China Changes Front Action Removes Some Dangers
China soldiers entrench outside Pekin as foreign troops move toward the capital. Reports from Tien Tsin say guns trained on the American mission and British legations. American minister Conger requests 2000 U S troops. Empress Dowager reportedly allows foreign forces in China. Japan vows loyalty with Europe, not seeking single power leadership. Journalist notes the empress dowager’s acquiescence removes a major complication. Edna G Terry, a Chinese Boxers murder victim, was a U S missionary physician in Tsung Hua China.
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Pekin
Tien Tsin
Taku
Shanghai
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Conger
Washington
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Tsungli-Yamen
China
Chana
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Associated Press
Che Kiang
Io-Kien
Kiang-Si
Fo-Kien
Yang-tse River
Chicago
Edna G. Terry
Methodist Episcopal Foreign Missionary Society
Tsung-Hua
New York
Hopkins
Hayner
Boers Hit Rail Target and Generals Die in Africa
Cape Town dispatches report Boers captured a train at Smaldeel and destroyed two miles of line, while General Hunter routed the Boers. Noble casualties listed include the Earl of Airlie and Lieutenant Cavendish. General Buller advances near Laing's Nek as Boers retreat. 8000 Boers seen withdrawing and 15 guns counted at Ermelo. A Queen's Hall meeting denounces the war with antiwar resolutions. Donahue cites Kruger allegedly fleeing with 8.56 million pounds in gold.
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Hunter
Lord Roberts
Earl of
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Canada
Botha
Roberts
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Volksrust
Charleston
Laing’s
Nek
Ermel
van Ronhu’s Pass
Steyn
Orange River Colony
Rundle
Kruger
Lourenzo Marques
Chamberlain
M. H. Donahue
Daily Mail
Pretoria
End of Colombian Revolt After 21 Days of Battle
Official dispatches from Carthagena and Bogotas confirm rebels in Santander defeated after a twenty one day engagement. Government forces held the field with 1,800 enemy dead, 2,000 wounded, and 1,800 prisoners. General Vasayas Santos and General Avelino Rosas captured. Bogota fire on May 19 destroyed the city hall, with 36 dead and losses around 4 million dollars.
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New York
Carthagena
Bogotas
Colombia
Santander
Vasayas Santos
Boca Chica
Bay of Carthagena
Avelino Rosas
Cartago
Bogota
Fatal logging railway wreck near Williamsport
Six men died and one more was fatally injured when a logging railroad train jumped a 300 foot embankment at Cammal, thirty six miles from Williamsport, yesterday afternoon. Engineer McGilvaray and Fireman English perished, along with four Italian laborers. the wreck left cars and engine reduced to kindling. Coroner and undertaker left for the scene.
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Cammal
McGilvaray
English
Justice of the Peace
T. F. Schuyler
Mrahk Carlson
Jello Demnu
James Roe
Memnon
Dynamite blast damages farm house near Cadett
Chippewa Falls June 14 A dynamite explosion under a farm house eight miles north of Cadett wrecked the structure while the occupants slept. Mrs Peterson and two children are seriously hurt and another child severely injured. A mill hand gathered clothing for the injured family as they escaped. Mrs Beveridge remains in critical condition at a sanitarium in Dansville New York. Harold Ops dies at Mascoutah Illinois after two weeks of suffering from lockjaw following a rusty carpet tack injury.
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Chippewa Falls
John Peterson
Cadett
Dansville
N. Y
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Mascoutah
Harold Ops
Republicans Build Preconvention Bargaining In Philadelphia
A crowded day as the Republican National Committee met to frame preliminaries and contest delegates. Hanna arrived, met by citizens, and pressed for the best man. talk covered Bliss Allison Dolliver and possible vice president choices with no firm settlements yet. Other items noted include platform alignment with 1896, and Br yan and Dolliver statements.
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Republican National Committee
Hanna
Broad Street
Walton
National Committee
Dolliver
Ohio Democrats Nominate State Ticket at Columbus Convention
The Democratic state convention in Columbus under McLean influence nominated state ticket officers, with McFadden for secretary of state elected by acclamation after Reemelin withdrew. Winn and Smalley were presented for supreme judge, with Smalley chosen by acclamation. Dairy and food commissioner nominees were Yates, Cowden, Garrett, Shields, and Bunnel. police were called to restore order during ballots. Simpkins named state school commissioner and Brown to the board of public welfare. Kilbourne and Thomas named delegates-at-large to Kansas City.
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McLean
Kansas City
R. H. Reemelin
Cincinnati
Harry H. McFadden
Steubenville
Reemelin
McFadden
Simeon M. Winn
Zaneaville
W. Smalley
Upper Sandusky
Winn
Judge Smalley
Dairy and Food Commissioner
W. H. Cowden
Guernsey
Ballard B. Yates
Pickaway
Theodore M. Garrett
Henry
Thomas T. Shields
Union
Newton L. Bunnel
Warren
Yates
J. D. Simpkins
St. Mary’s
Peter Y. Brown
Chillicothe
James Kilbourne
P. W
Thomas
No bubonic plague in California says governor
Governor Gage informed Secretary of State Hay that no bubonic plague has existed in California. He criticized sensational reports and noted that physicians and officials have not seen a living case. The report includes endorsements from local physicians and business leaders. Louisville pilot John Thomas Taylor dies of heart disease after a war record at Vicksburg. San Diego reports the death of 110 year old Mission Indian Gardenio. Chicago baseball scores from June 14.
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San Francisco
Gage
Secretary of
Hay
Board of Health
India
Louisville
John Thomas Taylor
Taylor
Henry Clay
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Grant
Jewels Stolen From Campeche Cathedral Worth 50000
A theft at Campeche Cathedral, Mexico, saw jewels valued at fifty thousand dollars stolen. The incident adds to reports of cultural property crime amid a strained security climate across the region.
Three-Month-Old Baby Killed as Fire Rages Thayer KC
A troubling sequence reports a three month old baby killed southeast of Saunihaeld near D C Larue and Mrs Wi Jones badly hurt with fatal injuries. The line notes Thon ey is 13. In a runaway event Thayer Kansas on June 14. Fire destroyed the Phoenix and Vulcan buildings causing about 50 000 in losses. An hour before the blaze the city council voted to buy a fire engine. A bucket brigade fought the fire.
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Bryan
Chicago
William J
Saunihaeld
D. C
Thayer, Kas
Jue
Phoenix
Vulcan
Markets Report Chicago Grain and Produce Quotations
Chicago Board of Trade quotations for June 13 show mixed results across grains and livestock. Wheat and corn futures list opening highs and lows with July August positions, oats and short ribs quoted, live stock prices include hogs cattle and veal with estimated receipts and range quotes for the day.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Chaloe
Texas
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