Kruger Defiant at Utrecht Talks With Boer Generals
The Utrecht conference between Generals Botha DeWet Delarey and former Transvaal president Kruger lasted about three hours. Reports say the meeting was stormy as Kruger refused to accept British dominion and pressed for a united Boer South Africa. The generals later returned to The Hague.
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Hague
Utrecht
Kruger
Botha
DeWet
Delarey
Transvaal
South Africa
German Deficit In Imperial Treasury for Fiscal Year
Berlin reports final treasury figures for the year ended March 31 showing a deficit of 12,125,000 dollars from budget estimates. Receipts shrinkage of about 6,750,000 and increased expenditures around 5,250,000 driven by pensions, army and navy. Swamp tax revenue fell 7,500,000 due to weak borese transactions amid low mood.
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Berlin
Imperial Treasury
Rossland Fire Destroys Large Part Of Town Centre
A daytime blaze in Rossland British Columbia caused about 75000 dollars in damage to business and residence blocks. The fire began at P Burns and Co butchers on Spokane Street at 3 pm and rapidly spread through a wooden block as wind shifted, consuming Anaconda and M and M saloons and Thompson's restaurant, then reaching First Avenue and Spokane Street, destroying multiple stores and homes within an hour.
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Rossland
B.C
P. Burns & Co
First Avenue
Spokane Street
Anaconda
Coeur d’ Alene
Thompson's
Burns Block
Burns Place
California Republicans Choose Neff Over Metcalf At State Convention
Sacramento reports the Republican state convention elected Lieut. Gov. Jacob H. Neff as chairman over Congressman Victor H. Metcalf in a hard fought vote. Neff drew support from the Flint Edson and Hayes forces while Metcalf was backed by the Gage Pardee faction. The outcome marks one of the most strenuous battles in the state party’s history. A Times note discusses the global trade in rare books and manuscripts, warning of a wholesale export to the United States unless curbs are enacted, and suggests a defense fund to keep prized items in Britain.
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Cal
Jacob H. Neff
Victor H. Metcalf
Neff
Flint
Edson
Hayes
Metcalf
Gage-Pardee
The
London Times
United States
Atlantic
Italy
England
Rise from salesman to steel magnate Gates details
The interview profiles John W. Gates, crediting him with conceiving and financing a vast steel and wire empire. He traces his rise from barbed wire salesman to founder of J. W. Gates & Co, Braddock Mill, and Consolidated Steel and Wire, later shaping the Illinois Steel and the American Steel and Wire companies amid a century of expansion and litigation.
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Grant-Ward
Europe
Carnegie-Phipps Company
Braddock Wire Company
Illinois Steel Company
American Steel and Wire Company
Steel Trust
Gates
Carnegie
Mother Jones Arrested at West Virginia Miner Rally
The longtime labor organizer known as Mother Jones, aged fifty eight, was arrested in West Virginia for attempting to assemble striking miners in defiance of an injunction. A Cork Ireland native who fled to America as a child, she has worked with unions for twenty years and remains a vigorous advocate for workers.
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George Jones
England
Ireland
Germany
France
Austria
Jones
West Virginia
Cork
Toronto
Advertising in Pittsfield Merchants Sign to End Event Ads
A Pittsfield Massachusetts group of clothing dealers votes to end advertising on social event programmes and similar papers. They sign a pledge to discontinue such ads, hoping other merchants will join. The move aims for relevance and measurable benefits, aligning with timely advertising theories.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Dowry Worth Half A Million For New York Bride
Sarah Stewart Van Alen, soon to wed Robert J. Collier, receives a dowry near half a million dollars. The marriage draws New York and Newport society chatter as relatives provide a chest of table silver a diamond brooch and a diamond tiara among other gifts. The bride, granddaughter of Mrs. William Astor, remains a prominent social figure known for charm and wit.
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Sarah Stewart van Alen
Robert J. Collier
New York and
Newport Society
Metropolitan
William Astor
Modesty of an Amir and His Domestic Diaries
A Madras Mail note reports the late Amir Abdur Rahman left diaries for publication by his successor focusing on private domestic life while omitting political matters. The collection titled Encyclopedia of the World is described as an informal domestic record.
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Amir Abdur Rahman
Madras
Love Is Like a Rose Canadian Magazine Poem
A brief verse from the Canadian Magazine compares love to a rose, describing a single chosen flower that sleeps folded in green and dew, opens under a shy smile, and gathers to the heart before fading with the day. The imagery emphasizes tenderness and fleeting beauty.
Luck of Lum and the Lady of the Ballroom
In a London mansion a social whirl centers on Miss Beryl Heathcote and the aristocratic Earl as she resists a rich match, choosing love with Captain Lumsden, a wounded veteran bound to a lifelong limp. The tale follows secrets, bravery, and a daring choice amid wartime echoes.
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Arl Davesham
Austin Drysdale
Austin
Beryl Heathcote
Boudoir
London
Drysdale
Lumsden
Wardlaw
Sam
Earl Davesham
Wiltz
Phonetic Spelling Faces Long Road to Adoption
The Chicago Record-Herald notes that despite years of effort the phonetic spelling movement makes little headway. Experts acknowledge practical difficulties in adoption and the need for a much larger alphabet, while authorities warn that changes will come slowly and by gradual custom rather than decree.
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Longman's Magazine
Longman
Chicago Record-Herald
Good Samaritan helps girl cross busy street
A young girl seeks help to move her small brother across lower Broadway. After turning away several passersby, a limping African American boy offers aid, grabs the boy’s hand, and leads them safely across amid cars and horses, singing a cheerful tune as they go. The piece ends noting men become near sighted when seeking work.
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Lower Broadway
The
New York Mail and Express
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