Protests, Bonds Likely as Indemnity Talks Advance
Peking dispatch says ministers expect settlement soon with indemnity amount and 4 percent rate nearly agreed. Japan may receive additional bonds to cover its loss while China and allied plans push for end by July. German troops transfer winter palace to Chinese as transit for 3,000 troops is organized for Peking.
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Peking
Japan
Mlsters
Rockhill
United Staes
China
Shan Si
Pei Ho
Legation Guards
Pao Ting Fu Railway
Two Bodies Found After Staten Island Ferry Collision
After more than 48 hours of searching the Staten Island ferry Northfield after its collision with the Mauch Chunk, only two fatalities are confirmed. Known dead include Jere V. Wright of the Oriental Bank in New York and Juan A. Benitez, a Porto Rican clerk with French, Edge & Co., New York. The Northfield is to be raised this afternoon.
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New York
Staten Island
Northfield
Jersey Central
Mauch Chunk
Jere V. Wright
Oriental Bank
New Brighton
Juan A. Benitez
French, Edge & Co
Negroes in Leavenworth Suspected to Arm Themselves
Excitement in Leavenworth Kansas follows reports of a scheme by black residents to arm with revolvers bought from soldiers at Fort Leavenworth. Since Fred Alexander’s burning, tensions rise as police and Fort Leavenworth officers work to quell unrest. Three men who purchased revolvers were arrested and detained.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Fort Leavenworth
Fred Alexander
Wreckers Right the Army Transport Ingalls in Erie Basin
A steam crane and a large crew battled all day to raise the transport Ingalls after it capsized in Robins company dry dock at Erie basin. By day end the ship rested on an even keel and clearance to afloat is expected within a week. Albert Miller of New York, a carpenter on the Ingalls, died from injuries, the second victim. Thomas Williams of Brooklyn is expected to die soon.
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Ingalls
New York
Robins Company
Erie Basin
Albert Miller
Thomas Williams
Brooklyn
Fourth Annual Zionist Convention Opens in Philadelphia
The fourth annual Zionist convention began in Philadelphia with record attendance. Delegates from across regions discuss creating a refuge in Palestine for persecuted Jews from Russia and other European countries and providing means to start anew. Greetings were read from Baron Rothschild and Mme Nadal.
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Philadelphia
Palestine
Russia
Baron Rothschild
Mme. Nordau
Jealous Stockman Kills Wife Then Ends His Life
Roswell New Mexico report says R M Kline shot and killed his wife Rosa Kline wounded Marshal Masidox and the landlady who tried to intervene. Kline then shot himself, driven by jealousy after his wife deserted him. The landlady likely died from injuries.
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Roswell
N. M
R. M. Kline
Rosa Kline
Marshal Masidox
Lynching Fears After Plantier Foster Murder Near Shreveport
In Shreveport Louisiana on June 15 a prominent planter John Gray Foster was shot and killed by Prince Edwards a black worker on the Foster plantation five miles east of the city. Armed white posses scour the area seeking Edwards while over a dozen black suspects are held at Kennebews store amid fear of a mob. Edwards would be burned or lynched if captured as authorities move prisoners toward Benton to avert outbreaks.
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Shreveport
John Gray Foster
Prince Edwards
Foster Plantation
Edwards
Kennebews
Foster
McMillan
Tennessee
Benton
Indiana coal mine consolidation proposed by Chicago capital
Chicago capitalists back a plan to unite Indiana coal mines under a single 15 million dollar company led by John S. Bays of Sullivan. The move aims to extend to Illinois and then to Kentucky Pennsylvania and Ohio with a 300 million dollar capitalization and includes leasing coal lands to block new competition.
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Chicago
Indiana
John S. Bays
Sullivan
Ind
the Chronicle
Illinois
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Epperson Attacks Judge Bell After Jury Verdict
Andrew Epperson, found guilty of stabbing his paramour Ida Allison, attempted to kill Judge Bell in Chatham county court. He lunged from the prisoners’ dock toward the judge, grabbing a razor amid a securing struggle as attendants intervened.
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Chatham
Ont
Andrew Epperson
Ida Allison
Judge Bell
Epperson
Two Firemen Killed In Arizona Crash Near Williams
Two firemen died and four were injured after a head end collision six miles east of Williams Arizona. The dead are Lee Perkins of Williams and Jim Monahan of Winslow. The eastbound passenger train crashed into a westbound double header freight. the freight’s leading engine was wrecked and its cab torn away. Monahan’s body remained unrecovered in the debris.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Fe
Williams
A. T
Lee Perkins
Jim Monahan
Winslow
Monahan
Prison health at Cavite shows no illness in April
Colonel Cochrane reporting as inspector of the Cavite naval station to the navy department states that in April there was not a single illness among prisoners and overall conditions at the naval prison improved during the preceding month.
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Washington
Cochrane
United States Marine Corps
Naval Station
Cavite
Navy Department
Naval Prison
Discharged Soldiers Pawnshops Scrutiny Deepens In San Francisco
San Francisco authorities press a widening probe into the sale of government quartermaster supplies by discharged soldiers. Captain A W Kimball asserts no inquiry targets him while Colonel Rawles dismisses fraud talks as baseless. Detectives report salvor activity as 20 pairs of government shoes surface in a Sacramento shop and the Abrams family is linked to a broad trade in stolen army goods.
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San Francisco
A. W. Kimball
Presidio
J. B. Rawles
Artillery Corps
Reynolds
Sacramento
Seymour
Army
Colonel Mays
Abrams
Quartermaster’s Department
Barbour Backs 10 Percent Mine Tax for War Costs
Sir David Barbour, sent by the chancellor to study Transvaal and Orange River Colony revenues, endorses a 10 percent tax on mine profits, yielding about £450,000 yearly, while noting savings from the abolition of dynamite monopoly and limits on the Orange River Colony’s ability to fund war costs. He suggests directing land and mining rights revenues to war liquidation.
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London
David Barbour
Michael Hicks-Beach
South Africa
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Orange River
Sir David Barbour
David
Machinists Protest Over Student Labor Evasion
Covington Kentucky machinists union appeals to Governor Beckham for an investigation into Professor J P Anderson of Kentucky State College for sending students from the mechanical department to Cincinnati to fill striking workers’ places. Union says about 10 students are working without pay and seeks recall.
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Cincinnati
Machinists’ Union
Covington
Beckham
J. P. Anderson
Kentucky State College
Buying Up Electric Roads
Announcement of the Ever ett Moore syndicate purchase of all Toledo street railway lines and negotiations to merge electric railways from Detroit to Cleveland. The plan would control Northern Ohio and Southern Michigan lines except Pomeroy interests and Cleveland’s Little Consolidated Street Railway.
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Cleveland
Everett-Moore Syndicate
Toledo
Detroit
Ohio
Southern
Michigan
Pomeroy Interests
Little Consolidated Street Railway
European talks on indemnity refer to The Hague delay talks
European representatives at the state department discussed the American proposal to refer the indemnity dispute with China to The Hague. Most think it would prolong negotiations by at least six months. Russia reportedly supports the plan, while one continental power strongly opposes moving talks from Peking.
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Washington
China
State Department
Peking
Hill
Hague Tribunal
Hague
Central University of China Chartered by Methodist Church South
The charter of the Central University of China was filed in Nashville on June 15. The incorporators will establish and maintain a university in Kiang-Su province, China, under the Methodist Episcopal Church South with evangelical standards.
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Nashville
Tenn
Central University of China
County Register
Board of Missions of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Kiang-Su
Empire of China
An University
Body of Baron von Ketteler to be moved to Berlin
On the joint request of his mother and widow Emperor William ordered the disinterment of Baron von Ketteler in Peking and transport to Berlin for final burial on the paternal estate. A Berlin sculptor has received an order for a tombstone.
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Berlin
Baron von Ketteler
William
Peking
Emperor Receives Count von Walder See at Luncheon
Berlin dispatch to The Lokal Anzeiger reports Count von Walder See honored by Emperor Matsu Hito in Tokyo luncheon reception.
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Berlin
Count von Waldersee
Tokio
Lokal Anzeiger
Matsu Hito
Cannibal Massacre Report From New Guinea Frontier
From Australia a New Guinea massacre tale reaches Victoria B C of Reverends James Chalmers and B F Tomkins and 14 native teachers slain and eaten. Troops found a jaw and thigh bone with hats and trousers of Chalmers. The expedition punished villagers destroyed villages and canoes. Prisoners described the savage attack and cannibalism.
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Victoria
B. C
Australia
New Guinea
Sydney
James Chalmers
B. F. Tomkins
Chalmers
Tragic Bus Stop Incident Near Troppeau Killing Two Germans
In Vienna on June 18 a group of Czech travelers aboard a railway near Troppeau seized one German, Lazar, and ran him under a car wheel. The brother leaped free, escaping a similar fate but suffering serious injuries.
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Vienna
Troppeau
Lazar
Y M C A Jubilee Convention Closes in Boston Pulpits
The Y M C A Jubilee Convention winds down in Boston as its religious work is proclaimed from more than 100 pulpits across the city on Sunday. The event, practical close after almost a week of sessions, marks a global effort celebrated locally.
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Boston
Dr Rixey Reports Mrs McKinley Improving at White House
The physician expressed satisfaction with Mrs McKinley’s condition as she sat up in a rolling chair and chatted with the president and visitors. Over the last three days weather has been cloudy and rainy, dampening mood, but signs point to better results with fair weather returning.
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BIG Coal Trust
Ter’s Department
Annas
Price
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Cash Shoe Store
University For China
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von Waldersee
Sporting Goods
U.G. Fowler & CO
D. W. Smith
Red Cross
de Laval
Collier’s
Foremost Illustrated Journal
Hall Caine
Collier’s Weekly
West Thirteenth Street
New York City
Beadle County
WM. Waibel
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