Des Moines hosts swine breeders bankers and gifts
The state and national associations of Swine Breeders and Sixpert Judges met in Des Moines to plan events next June. Officers were elected for the national group with A. M. Caldwell as president and W. M. Lambing as secretary. Drake University receives a $25,000 endowment for the E. J. and Mary Toot chair in Old and New Testament history.
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Drake University
Drake
E. J Oof
New Haven
E. J. and
Mary Toot
General Endowment Fund
Roberts Advances as British Win Ground in Boer Battle
London June 14 Lord Roberts fought a battle with General Botha and British forces gained considerable ground though Boers were not defeated Pre toria and Johannesburg. Roberts line of communication restored by victory of Methuen and Kitchener over De Wet. Boer camp captured burghers scattered in all directions.
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London
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Botha
Alliet
Pretoria
Johannesburg
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Methuen
Kitchener
de Wet
Rail line sale and sugar beet trial stir Iowa regions
The St Dodge and Omaha railroad sold to Dubuque and Sioux City and leased to Illinois Central. Hardin and Hamilton counties begin sugar beet trials with promising crop prospects. Counterfeiter Arrested in Cedar Rapids. saloon fines agreed after Sunday liquor violations in Sioux City. Disappearance of Webster City sheriff prompts family doubts and sensational rumors. Insurance rulings require valid securities. a Sioux City theater syndicate case lands Samuel Pickett in Anamosa. Amish man Will Amish found dead from strychnine after farewell visits.
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Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad Company
Illinois Central
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Tra Ilusted
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Usted
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Sioux City
Anti- Saloon League
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Webster City
Sinclair
Remley
Saumel Pickett
Oliver P. Shiras
Anamosa
Vielikett
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Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakotas
Pickett
Piekett
Big Auditorium Burned in Des Moines Losses Rise
The Des Moines building burned early Sunday. The new auditorium gutted, roof collapsed, walls damaged. Estimated loss about $25,000 insured. Chase suffered $2,500 from fittings. Insurance may cover rebuild. reconstruction to begin at once.
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Des Moines
Drs Monks
W. P. Chase
Prohibition Party Convenes in Des Moines Chooses Delegates
At the Iowa state convention in Des Moines on June 14 the Prohibition Party selected delegates at large Rev Dr Eaton D D Bett Malcom Smith J H Campbell D S Dunlevey Mrs A I Mc Murray A A Coates and officers including S O Pillsbury for secretary of state W L Ransom treasurer C H Lockin supreme judge J A Harvey attorney general J P Furgeson and Sherwood Dixon as railroad commissioner Electors at large were I A Buchanan and James Scull District delegates and electors were also chosen The party resolutions praise God oppose intoxicating beverages and back equal suffrage The convention also instructed Eaton for vice president at the Chicago convention The Iowa delegation to Philadelphia named officers and Dolliver as a candidate.
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Prohibition Party
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D. D. Bett
Malcom Smith
J. H. Campbell
D. S. Dunlevey
A. I. McMurray
A. A. Coates
O. Pillsbury
Wright County
W. L. Ransom
Dallas County
C. H. Lockin
Cherokee County
J. A. Harvey
J. P. Furgeson
Cedar County
Sherwood Dixon
Marion County
I. A. Buchanan
Marshal County
James Scull
Jasper County
Congress
Chicago
Dr. Eaton
NOT YET READY FOR PEACE Surrender Refused by General Botha
London dispatch reports Lord Roberts urged disarmament to General Botha on June 13. Botha sought a six day armistice, Roberts granted five, then Botha declined. Boer commandos retire toward Middleburg as British forces press. Boers burn veld, destroy bridges, loot cattle. Barbeton mines yield eight carloads of gold valued at £5,006,000 with Kruger. Steyn proclaims Tree State still free asserting annexation illegal.
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London
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Middleburg
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Lydenburg
Lorenzo Marquez
Kruger
Steyn
Tree State
Taku Forts Taken as Allied Forces Advance on Peking
Reports from Shanghai and Chu Foo state international troops occupied the Taku forts after bombardment by Chinese forces. The fleet replied and silenced Chinese guns, followed by landing and seizure of the forts. Japanese warships delivered the news to Chu Foo.
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Chu Foo
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Peking
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New York
the Tribune
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Tien Tsin
Remey
Oregon
Tuku
Tsung-Li-Yamen
McLean Funds Bryan Campaign in Columbus
In Columbus on June 17 John R. McLean sent a personal check for 25000 dollars to W J Bryan to aid the campaign. The payment is described as a goodwill gesture and comes second hand from McLean. He plans to back McLean Democrats for the legislature after returning from Europe.
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Fortiler
Columbus
Ohio
John R. McTean
W. J. Bryan
McLean
Europe
MclLean
McLean Democrats
Democrats
Foraker
Bryan Carrying States Uplands Hopeful for 1906 Campaign
Chairman Jones of the Democratic National Committee believes Bryan will carry every state he did in 1900 and more, with strong chances in Indiana Ohio and New York. He cites gains on the Pacific coast and predicts Kansas Colorado and Kentucky victory while noting improving conditions in other regions.
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Ohio
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Colorado
War Declared by China Opens Fire on International Warships
June reports indicate China declared war as Taku forts fired on the international fleet. Conflicting accounts note Yorktown involvement and possible American marines in a two thousand strong storming force. casualties include British, German, Russian, and French dead and wounded amid fort bombardments and torpedo boat seizures.
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China
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Yorktown
Associated Press
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Shanghai
Daily Mail
Peking
Kang Ye
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Mandshur
Ministers Death and Peking Destruction Reported
Hong Kong dispatch reports German minister Baron Von Ketteler killed and Pekin legations destroyed. Tien Tsin advices describe fires in eastern city burning three English and three American churches and foreigners’ residences. Reports of intervention discussions and Admiral Seymour’s Shanghai position amid Boxer activity.
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Yung Sun
Kiang Nan
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Austria
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France
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Kal-Gan
New York
Journal
Tien Tsin
Tien ‘Sin
Veiled War Now Exists as Foreign Legations Are Prisoners
Shanghai correspondent reports China in a veiled war. Foreign legations in Peking are effectively prisoners while Chinese troops stay back. Ministers fail to communicate with relief column officers as walls of the capital are guarded by 100,000 imperial troops. General Tung refuses entry of foreign troops and gates are heavily defended.
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Loxnox
China
Shanghai
Daily Express
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Tien ‘I'sin
Tung
Tsunp-Li-Yamen
Claude MacDonald
Britain Counts Big Losses at War Front
The War Office casualty returns up to Dane 9 show 23,004 upper totals plus 1,355 officers and men sent home as invalids, excluding sick treated in South African hospitals.
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London
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Regiment for China Ninth ordered from Manila to Tien Tsin
The Ninth Regiment, now in Luzon, is to be sent from Manila to China to reinforce the relief column toward Tien Tsin and Peking. A gunboat with marines sails for China, and the Buena Ventura carries troops to Hongkong for Tien Tsin support as international forces gather.
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Manila
Tien Tsin
China
Maniwa
Concord
Buena Ventura
Hongkong
Russians Attack Peking Amid Renewed Legation Assault
Shanghai cable reports Russian relieving force arrived before Peking and opened two front attacks with heavy artillery. Chinese forces under generals Tung Ya Siang and Tung Ching renewed assaults on legations after earlier arson. Casualty tallies vary as rumors circulate about foreign deaths and 700 Chinese killed in forts.
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Daily Express
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Legation
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Tung Ching
Legations
Taku
Berlin
Yalu
Korietz
Mandschur
Japan
Undaunted
Harrison expedition to Abyssinia returns to Mombasa
Reports from the White House indicate the Harrison expedition reached Mombasa after returning from Abyssinia. They found districts around Lakes Rudolph and Stephanie deserted with inhabitants either dead or fled. The kvaais were found to be full of skeletons.
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White House- Harrison
Abyssinia
Mombasa
Africa
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Stephanie
Chinese unrest grows across the empire reports say
Reports from Shanghai and other cities indicate ongoing disturbances near Peking with 2 044 troops, as serious upheavals spread from Yung Nan to distant areas. The Chinese empire appears to be in ferment amid renewed tensions and violence.
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Shanghai
Wiensin
Peking
Yung Nan In
Men ‘Nae
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