PEACE REIGNS IN TRANSVAAL AS WAR ENDS
London greets peace with jubilation as King Edward’s government announces terms. Crowds flood streets, stock exchange cheers South African securities rise, and cabinet members parade amid levees and royal celebrations. Prisoners released and occupation to be drawn down as Boer leaders may return home.
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Announcement of Peace From Lord Kitchener Sets London Wild
London declares peace after two years and eight months of war. Lord Kitchener, Milner, and Boer delegates signed terms of surrender in Pretoria. News anticipated for days, rushed to London with the nation surprised by the Sunday afternoon announcement.
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Peace Terms for Transvaal War Endgame Outlined
Burghers to surrender rifles and ammunition. prisoners to be repatriated with liberty and property intact. No broad action against prisoners except for rule breaches. Rifles allowed for protection. military occupation to end soon with self government to follow. No tax on Transvaal for war costs. A 3,000,000 pound fund to restore Boer farming. Rebels to be tried under applicable colonial law. death penalty not applied.
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Kruger Surprised at Peace in South Africa Victory
A dispatch from Utrecht reports Kruger learned last night that peace had been declared after terms of surrender were signed by Boer representatives, Lord Milner, and Lord Kitchener. London awoke to news of the South African war ending with public celebrations and the lord mayor’s call for orderly peace.
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Story of the War and the Boer Ultimatum
A sketch of the causes and key events of the long war between the Uitlanders and the Dutch in South Africa. The British faced reduced political rights for Uitlanders, Dutch government resistance, and the 1899 Ultimatum that led to war and the Boer invasion of Natal.
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Platt of Connecticut on Oratory in New York Sun
Senator Platt of Connecticut criticizes speakers who rely on words or loud gestures. He recalls a Pennsylvanian judge who says a speech is judged by content, not style, as a youthful storyteller recalls a lawyer who delivered a great talk by jumping high with each syllable.
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Nation's Chief Pays Tribute On Decoration Day
May 31 reports decorate Arlington with a vast procession of veterans, official remarks by President Roosevelt, and music by the Marine band. The ceremony honors dead from the Civil War to current conflicts, praises wartime discipline, and defends U.S. policy in the Philippines while urging national unity and civilian government.
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Roosevelt's Arlington Address Praises Union Roles
President Roosevelt spoke at Arlington Cemetery memorial exercises, honoring Washington and Lincoln and the Civil War generation. He called the preservation of the union the nation's greatest task, noting the peril of failure and the enduring duty of those in blue who kept the republic alive. He emphasized the long arc from colonial settlement to a united nation and warned against any crisis threatening the Union’s survival.
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Honor Dead Soldier Remains Reinterred at Fort Leavenworth
Reports from Fort Leavenworth Kansas detail the reinterment of General Henry Leavenworth at the national cemetery amid a large parade and ceremonies attended by descendants and military figures. The event featured a grand marshal Colonel C C Carr and aide Captain George Camhon, with thousands present from across the region. Also noted are Decoration Day observances in Kansas City and New York, including Confederate shaft unveiling and memorial ceremonies in Philadelphia and Manila.
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