10 Jun 1899
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1899
Page
1
James J. Jeffries defeats Robert Fitzsimmons in eleven rounds at Coney Island Athletic Club after a dramatic bout. The Westward challenger proves faster and stronger, overcoming the longtime champion to claim the title amid roaring crowds.
Chicago lawmakers grilled Justice Bowman and other officials over a pattern of low value suits with high costs. The committee cited 440 cases since December, many heard at 5:05 a.m. far from defendants, with fees totaling 4.60 when statutes cap 1.15. Victims, including Mary Burns and Kate Means, described losses and improper levies as the “poor man’s court” fails the needy.
In Washington on June 10 Professor Schurman of the Philippine commission announces his resignation and return to the United States in July due to policy differences with General Otis and other members. Colonel Denby and Professor Worcester stay in the Philippines as they align with Otis on stopping parleying and pursuing unconditional surrender of rebels.
Terre Haute Indiana June 10 hundreds of visitors gathered at the Thompson residence to honor the venerable ex secretary of the navy Uncle Dick Thompson on the ninetieth anniversary He has been a major figure in American politics since 1828 with ties to Jefferson Madison and Lincoln and close associations with Adams Webster Calhoun Clay and Grant A banquet at the Terre Haute House featured his toast response while Chicago households linked Mrs Inge Nelson to a prior servant disappearance that echoed a theft.
Washington reports no London signature yet on the modus proposal for the Alaska boundary. The United States accepted the British plan in principle but demanded precise wording to avoid future disputes. Aimed at averting clashes along the border, the plan may guide later treaty delimitation if accepted by Britain, with a full settlement hoped through direct talks between the two governments.
Washington reports a London rumor that the United States might mediate between Great Britain and the Transvaal. The White House would extend mediation only by mutual request, with Kruger unlikely to seek U.S. good offices due to overlapping interests in Uitlanders welfare and mining imports.
German farm hand Herman Weider was gored to death by an infuriated bull on Mills farm seven miles north of Springfield. After a half hour battle, Weider fought the beast over the horns and threw it to the ground but died from exhaustion several hours later. He had worked on the farm only a short time and no relatives are known.
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