New York Welcomes Boer Delegates At City Hall
Boers led by Weigels Wolmarans and Fischer arrive for a formal welcome to Mayor Van Wyck in New York City. Delegates pledge resolve to continue fight for freedom, seeking American pressure on England to halt the war. Crowd gathers as officials praise the free people of America and the impulse for peace.
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New York
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Fischer
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Municipsl Assembly
Weshele
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Hotel Manhattan
City ‘Hall
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City Shall
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City Hall Park
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Meyor van Wyck
Sbilleen van Hnensselaer
City of
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Kennedy
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Deleto
Sutton case rumbles as bankers testify in Michigan court
In Lansing on May 19 bankers testified about cash transfers connected to the Sutton case. W. E. White described a $4,000 withdrawal used to fund Simmons and stock in a knitting company. The session aimed to probe White’s finances, but questions about the loan and shares were limited by objections. Also reported, two killed and seven injured in a Milioia Central locomotive boiler explosion near Dubois Sharsday, with several workers badly hurt and passengers shaken as the engine and cars were damaged.
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Michigan
Lansing
Mich
Sutton
W. E. White
Fourth National Bank
Simmons
Knitting Company
White
Witness
W. 1. White
White & White
W. L. White
T ¥. L. White
Tuttle
General White
Alinoia Central
Ashley, Lls
Milioia Central Railroad
Dubois Sharsday
Charles Fricke
Centralia
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Tom Wright
Odin
Sam Ascot
Fred Crawford
John Sampton
Henry Holtall
Frank Johnson
Charles Novack
William Scherer
Dubois
Counterfeit Stamp Case Expands From Muncie to Havana
Washington dispatch reports Cuban postal fraud widening with claims of counterfeit stamps printed in a Muncie Indiana printing office. Neely Printing Company denies wrongdoing, stating only legitimate work exists, while Havana postmaster and Danish consul figures face adjusted bail amid ongoing investigations.
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Washington
Muncie
Ind
True
Neely
Joss Cowan
Neely Printing Company
Ia Folice
Havana
Thompson
Herr Culmet
Mayo and
Mascaro
Reeves
Raj
Postal Department
Baracoa
Iowa orders portraits of Black Hawk and Wapello
The Iowa state library and historical department will acquire portraits of Black Hawk and Wapello. Des Moines artist Charles A. Cumming was commissioned for $500 to paint the portraits for the historical department gallery. This marks the first time Iowa funds have been used for Indian portraits.
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Des Aloines
State Library and Historical Department
Aldrich
Charles A. Cumming
Des Moines
Multiple scattered items from a 19th century news page
A collage of brief notices: a Danish murder suspect statement, three Alabama hangings for murder, Bishop elect Barnwell in Selma, a Madison law school gift, Milwaukee and Paris labor tensions, a charity carriage gift, May son police promotions, Danish West Indies sale refusal, a Swiss bequest, the Duke of Orleans club stance, a Chicago bicycle incident, Richmond vs Greater New York, Dietz vs Philadelphia Commercial Museum, Colombian battle fatigue, and America’s camp kitchen opening at Paris exposition.
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Philip Northlund
Koping
Sweden
Alabama
Robert Wood Barnwell
Selma
Ala
Alabama Episcopal Diocese
W. C. Baker
Mayson
Wis
Julian Sullivan
Scofield
Law School of the University At
Madison, Wis
Andrew A. Bruce
Paris
Danish West Indies
Louie Paul Surdez
Switzerland
Surdez
Cbivag
Duke of Orleans
Luchelors' Club
London
Wattle Powers
Dochetto
Chicago
Borough of
Wichmond
New York
Charles H. Dietz
Philadelphia Commercial Museum
Sugar Trust
Lamerica
THORUTY MICHIKAN OFFICIALS MADE MONEY OUT OF MILITARY MATTERS
During cross-examination Colonel Harold A. Smith admitted he and General White sold military railway mileage and kept the proceeds while claiming little was taken personally. He said records of Camp Eaton meetings were created after headquarters moved. He also admitted altering a meeting record to claim board authorization for advances to manufacturers, though no such authorization existed and White received $10,000 of state funds.
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Smith
Lansing
Mich
Harold A. Smith
HR. Sutton
Stith
General White
White
Military Board
Camp Eaton
Indiana Grand Army parade draws 20000 visitors in Indianapolis
The Indiana state capital hosted the Grant Army encampment with about 20 000 visitors and a parade of roughly 7000 participants. Grand Commander W N Dunlap presided at Tomlinson hall as candidates for grand commander, notably B F Hutchins of Columbus and David B Beam of Spencer, vied for the post.
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Indianapolis
Grant Army
James St. Carnahan
Department
Tomlinson Hall
W. N. Dunlap
Frank'n
B. F. Hutchins
Columbus
David B. Beam
Spencer
Fire at Grand Army Home destroys building
Fire yesterday afternoon wiped out the Grand Army Home for Soldiers Widows at Hawk ins station on the Pennsylvania railroad near Pittsburg. Forty inmates aged 50 to 95 escaped unharmed though one 65 year old woman may die from shock. Loss estimated at 20000. Cause unknown.
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Pittsburg
Grand Army Home For
Hawkins Station
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South Africa
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Marquette
Charles and
Peter Larson
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Holyoke
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Ackley, Iowa
Tom Frudsden
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