British advance in South Africa reports mixed gains
London dispatches describe General Roberts and Hamilton pressing forces with Boer withdrawals at Vet River and Winburg. Reports say Mafeking relief delayed, Brandfort resistance collapsed, and Kimberley and Mafeking fronts show heavy activity as Lord Roberts pursues the Boer army.
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London
Lord Roterie
Winburg
Vet River
Pole-Carew
Hamilton
Little Vet River
Bloemfontein Winburg
Lord Hoberts
Oer
Thabanchu
Stundle
Thabancebu
Brandfort
Hunter
Mafeking
Daily Mall
Capetown
Kimberley
Lord Methuen
Vaal River
Lord Roberts
Lorenzo Marquez
Plamer
Sommer
Transvaal
New South Wales Lancers
Watervaal
Delagoa Bay
Vicksraad
Pretoria
Johannesburg
Shootings in Davis Leave City Marshal Dead
News from Ardmore May 7 reports City Marshal Hugh Myers killed near Davie while investigating a disturbance. Three colored suspects resisted arrest. Myers shot in the abdomen and died minutes later. Lyman McNardy arrested near the Washita river and jailed. A lynching mood spreads as armed crowds hunt the other two suspects. Wolves menace Bonham area with livestock losses. hunts capture multiple wolves and pups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Davie
Hugh Myers
Myers
Lyman McNardy
Washita
Federal
Davis
Indemnity Talks Stall as Yildiz-Kiosk Communique Sought
In Constantinople on May 7 the United States legation does little on indemnity as direct talks between the Yildiz kiosk and the Turkish minister in Washington, Rear Admiral Ahmed Pasha, are anticipated. The sultan forms a relief fund committee for Indian famine victims to offset recent Young Turkish arrests and exiles.
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Turkey
Constantinople
United States
Legation
Yildiz
Washington
Ahmed Pasha
Young Turkish Party
Hay Pauncefote Extend Ratification Period for Canal Treaty
Secretary Hay and British Ambassador Lord Pauncefote signed a treaty extending the months for exchanging ratifications of the Hay-Pauncefote canal treaty. The extension, due to anticipated lack of legislation this session, lasts until the end of President McKinley’s term.
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Washington
Hay
Lord Pauncefote
McKinley
Congress Bill Proposes $100,000 Water Hyacinth War
Congressman Davey of Louisiana introduced a bill in the house seeking a $100,000 appropriation to be spent under the agriculture secretary to destroy the water hyacinth in streams bayous and waterways of Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Texas Florida and other South Atlantic and Gulf States by chemical or mechanical means. The bill was referred to the Ways and Means Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Davey
Louisiana
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Mississippi
Alabama
Texas
Florida
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Committee On Ways and Means
Miller Kills Father and Brother in Texas Tragedy
In Buffalo Texas May 7 a feud between J W Miller and Edgar Linson escalated after a Thursday night dispute. Miller killed W T Linson Edgar Linson’s father, wounded L Q Linson Edgar Linson was shot three or four times but survived. Miller surrendered and posted $4000 bail. I Q Linson reported for the Houston Post.
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Buffalo
Texas
J. W. Miller
Edgar Linson
Miller
W.T. Linson
L. Q. Linson
Young Linson
I. Q. Linson
Houston Post
Cox Surrenders in Cuero Texas Murder Case
W. W. Cox, charged with the 1876 Braver murder in Cuero County, surrendered and was admitted to bail on habeas corpus before Judge Wilson. Bail set at 10,000 in each case, bond posted. Prominent citizens from Cuero and Bexar County joined the bond, aggregate value over 1,000,000. Cox now resides in New Mexico and is described as influential and wealthy.
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New Mexico
To Erect An Oil Mill at Roxton Texas
A Roxton company formed with capital of $60000 to build an oil mill to process the next crop. Capacity set at forty five tons per day. Directors elected include A H Bywaters C R Caldwell Dr W H Carlisle Dr A Ty Wight Walter Bywaters William Milling of Paris and F W Underwood of Honey Grove.
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Paris
Texas
Roxton
A. H. Bywaters
C. R. Caldwell
W. H. Carlisle
A. Ty Wight
Walter Bywaters
Boxton
Willia Milling
F. W. Underwood
Honey Grove
Press seating for national Republican Convention announced
The press committee on the national Republican Convention states all applications for press seats from daily newspapers must be submitted to William L. McLean, chairman, at the courthouse on Independence Square, Philadelphia, by May 15. Applications received after that date will not be considered.
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Philadelphia
William L. McLean
Court House
Independence Square
Corsicana Oil Field Reports April Production Surge
The Corsicana oil field in Texas reports for April 28 new wells completed 18 good producers and 10 dry holes. Nine wells were abandoned as unprofitable. At month end 15 wells drilling and four rigs ready. Totals: 464 producing wells 13 gas wells 146 dry holes 133 abandoned. April production exceeded all prior months since opening.
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Corsicana
Oil Statiatics
Texas
Witnesses reveal pardons in Goebel assassination case
In Frank Ky on May 5 the bail hearing in the Culton case yielded major testimony. Assistant Secretary J B Matthews and Memenzie Todd testified that pardons were issued to Charles Finley John L Powers Harland Whittaker and possibly W H Culton. Matthews said a pardon for Culton may have been entered March 10 with others including Caleb Powers and John Davis. The hearing ends today.
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Frank Ky
Goebel
Culton
J. B. Matthews
Memenzie Todd
Taylor
Matthews
Charles Finley
John L. Powers
Harland Whittaker
W. H. Culton
Specifications Completed for Buffalo Bayou Project
Galveston Texas May 5 Colonel C B S Riche of the United States engineer corps finished specifications for section 1 of the Buffalo bayou improvement and will forward them to division headquarters Monday. The work uses the 1890 congressional appropriation for channel improvement and a ruling from the war department is expected within about fifteen days.
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Galveston
Texas
C. 8S Riche
United States Engineer Corps
Buffalo Bayou
Congress
War Department
Riche
McArthur Succeeds Otis in Philippine Command
Washington May 5 General Otis to return to the United States orders issued to take effect May 10. General McArthur to succeed Otis in command of the division of the Philippines. Brevet Major General Whedon to succeed McArthur as commander of the Department of Southern Luzon.
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McArthur
Otis
Washington
United States
War Department
Tate
Bus
General McArthur
General Otis
Whedon
Luzon
May Lose an Eye in Flatonia Scissors Accident
Anita Kubiana, daughter of Albert Kubiana, suffered an eye injury while playing with an older sister. The scissors jabbed her left eye, lacerating it and endangering sight. She was transported to San Antonio for treatment.
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Flatonia
Texas
Anita
Albert Kubiana
San Antonio
Price Drop for Corsicana Crude Oil Announced
In Corsicana Texas on May 5 pipeline officials posted a bulletin reflecting a price decrease for Corsicana crude oil. The new price is $1.10 per barrel, down from the prior $1.11 per barrel, aligning with softer crude markets in the east.
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Corsicana
Texas
Woman Killed in Texas Farm Shooting Near Red River
News from Clarksville Texas says Sallie Williams a colored girl was shot and killed by the wife of Bedford Ewing colored on Col W A Shaws farm on Red river across the Bowie line yesterday The killer fled the river into Indian Territory leaving the scene of the crime
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Clarksville
Texas
Sallie Williams
Bedford Ewing
Col. W. A. Shaw
Red River
Bowie Line
Indian Territory
Five Train Robbers Assault Passengers Near North Yakima
Bandits aboard a Union Pacific freight train near North Yakima robbed five passengers and forced them to jump from the moving cars. The assailants fired guns and struck victims with firearm handles during the raid.
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Tacoma
Wash
Union Pacific
North Yakima
Severe hailstorm hits Norden County town of Gall
In Gall Texas Norden County a heavy rain and hailstorm occurred yesterday evening around five o clock. Hailstones reached three to four inches in diameter and weighed about four ounces. No significant damage reported at the town.
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Hall
Norden County
Gall
Texas
Pranks and Prayers in a 19th Century Column
A string of quick, humorous vignettes from a Brooklyn Life style piece with a Missouri senator's grandson, a Virginia Chesapeake & Ohio station lunch vendor offering spring chicken, and a Cleveland court test for naturalization with a playful capital-city riddle.
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West
Missouri
Harry
Mamma
Grandpa
Papa
Brooklyn
Chesapeake & Ohio
Virginia
Hyer
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
Indiana
Arizona
Washington
The Facts of the Cane and Banker Bustupp
A terse Indianapolis Press note questions the complicity behind banker Bustupps downfall. It suggests he was betrayed by trusted associates, describing him as damaged by those he trusted. The brief inquiry frames the victim as unfairly harmed by confidants.
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Bustupp
Indianapolis Press
Her Way Punch Cartoon Fragment Sparks Quiet Joke
A brief Punch cartoon caption shows a husband declaring he has given noise to the crowd to keep them quiet. The line humorously contrasts a loud scene with domestic calm as a gag. The exchange centers on a household workaround for noisy surroundings.
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