Pretoria Is Captured Rumor Sparks Capital News
London authorities express uncertainty about a rumor that Pretoria has fallen as wires fall silent and reports remain unverified amidst mounting speculation.
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Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
1
Commandant Requests 24 Hour Delay Entering Town
The speaker notes a request from the commandant to delay entering Johannesburg for 24 hours due to armed burghers inside. He aims to avoid disturbances while enemy bodies hold nearby hills. Rundle reports a May 28 engagement near Senekal with light casualties. Brabant says two patrols, 2 officers and 40 men, were captured that day.
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Johannesburg
Rundle
Senekal
Brabant
Senate passes sundry civil bill with Louisiana Purchase expo funding
Washington May 31 Senate completes eight hour session by approving the sundry civil appropriation bill including a 5 million dollar appropriation for the Louisiana Purchase exposition in St Louis 1903 and a memorial bridge plan. Debate covers commissions expositions and alleged mis expenditure with calls for detailed accounting and transparency.
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Washington
Senate
St. Louis
Arlington Cemetery
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Delaware
California
Oregon
South Carolina
Military Academy
Gallinger
Eli Perkins
Jules Verne
China
Japan
Allison
Morgan
Committee of the Whole
Gatlinger
Platt
Connecticut
Congress
United States
Pettigrew
Messrs
Hale
Perkins
Tillman
Shoup
Carter
Bate
Jones
Arkansas
Ferdinand W. Peck
Commission
Peck
Paris
American Commission
Sharp Fight Near Johannesburg Aids British Troops
Lord Roberts reports from Germiston that Hamilton's column attacked strong enemy positions three miles south of the land west of Johannesburg. The Gordons led the offensive on one flank while the 164th, mounted infantry, and the 7th division held the town's heights. Bruce Hamilton and Colonel Sons praised for their leadership under Smith-Dorrien.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Germiston
Ilan Hamilton
Hay
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Hamilton
164Th
Gordons
Johannesbure
Bruce Hamilton
Shropshire Light Infantry
Smith-Dorrien
Leaders Flee as Boer Capital Falls and South Africa War Rises
Dispatches from London relay Kruger and cabinet’s departure toward Lydenburg and Middlesburg as British forces gain control of Johannesburg. Reports note Boers massing near Lydenburg with about 20 000 defenders and guerrilla bands scattered across the Transvaal amid rail disruptions and continuous skirmishes around Pretoria and Germiston.
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London
Pretoria
Kruger
Lourenco Marquez
War Office
Johannesburg
Lord Roberts
Smyth
Laurence Marquez
Middlesburg
Lora Roberts
Swedenburg
Laine
Nek
Lydenburg
French
Ian Hamilton
Prevost Battersby
Germ’ Ston
Vaal
Germiston
British Take Hold of Johannesburg as Boers Retreat
Germiston May 24 British forces appear poised to enter Johannesburg with French at Elandsjaagte. The mines remain undamaged. Nine engines a coal train and rolling stock were seized. Boer remnants fought in Germiston streets but were routed by grenadiers. Guards occupy Elandgante Elandfontein and Germiston. Boers move toward Pretoria. Vaal River line intact.
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Germiston
Johannesburg
French
Elandsjaagte
Elandgante
Elandfontein
Pretoria Surrender Celebrated in St Johns Newfoundland
The surrender of Pretoria to the British was celebrated in St John’s Newfoundland with wild enthusiasm. Buildings were decorated and business suspended as torchlight processions by police firemen and societies were planned for tonight and a general holiday was declared for tomorrow with demonstrations to begin.
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St. John’s
N. F
Pretoria
Provident Kruges Captured Near Pretoria Rumor
The WestminSTER Gazette reports a rumor that Provident Kruges has been captured by British forces about six miles beyond Pretoria. The item notes it is based on information to-night from a quarter thought well informed.
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Sonday
Westminster Gazette
Provident Kruges
Pretoria
War Office Receives German Reply To Flag of Truce
London May 31 The War Office received a message from Lord Job dated Germiston in response to a flag of truce. The contents indicate a formal reply from German authorities to the truce proposal. Further details were not disclosed in the dispatch.
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London
War Office
Lord Job
Germiston
Envoys in Boston Question Kruger Hold Still
May 31 Boston envoys from Boer territories were received by Mayor Hart at city hall and at the state house. Fischer stressed that justice is all they demand and that war is not over. Weersels echoed caution and distrust of South African telegrams while asserting Kruger will not surrender while oxen and a bullock cart remain.
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Boston
Messrs. Fiecher
Wolmarens
Weersels
Hart
State House
South Africa
Poers
Fischer
Johannesburg
Pretoria
British flag flies over Johannesburg government buildings
Lord Roberts reports Johannesburg captured by British forces at 2 p.m. on May 31. Entente forces now occupy the city and the government buildings display the British flag.
Fall of Pretoria Report Confirmed by Cable Dispatch
London reports from Pretoria confirm Lord Rosslyn announced yesterday the imminent fall of Pretoria, the capital of the Transvaal, as a cable dispatch reaches the Daily Mail.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Pretoria
Lord Rosslyn
Transvaal
Boers Cornered in Mine by British Grenadiers
A Germiston dispatch reports several hundred Boers sought refuge in a mine and were cornered and captured by British grenadiers in the Johannesburg suburb.
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London
Germiston
Johannesburg
Johannesburg Handed Over to the British Dispatch
The Evening News reports a Pretoria dispatch stating that Johannesburg has been handed over to British control. The timing is listed as May 31 at 6:45 p.m. Local authorities confirm the change in authority.
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London
The
Evening News
Pretoria
Johannesburg
General Rundle Defeats Boer Commando at Zen ekal
Cape Town reports General Rundle defeated a Boer commando at Zen ekal. Casualties listed as 45 killed and many wounded. Momentum shifts in the frontier actions near Cape Colony.
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Cape Town
Rundle
Zenekal
Johannesburg Occupied by British Troops
London May 31 Lord Roberts reports Johannesburg was occupied today by British troops.
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Johannesburg
London
Lord Roberts
War Office Not Confirm Capture Report of Kruger
London reports on May 31 that the War Office has no information confirming the claimed capture of President Kruger.
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London
War Office
Kruger
Riot damages free dispensary for medical students in Chicago
A mob attacked a free dispensary at 10 West 1st street run by medical students. The crowd damaged the building before police arrived. a boy vanished and was reported killed by the doctors but later reappeared unharmed. Several arrests were made as the mob dispersed.
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Chicago
West 1Sth Street
Indianapolis Man Will Decide On Requisition For Taylor
Indianapolis May 31 Mount was asked tonight if he would honor a requisition for Taylor He said he has no preconceived decision. If requisition papers are presented for Mr Taylor he shall decide as to grafting them and investigation will be based on his conscientious sense of right and justice.
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Hale
Committee On Appropriations
Peck
Mr. Stewart
Nevada
Mr. Jones
Jones
Congress
Buffalo
Chandler
Navy Department
Senate
Burrows
Michigan
War Department
Treasury
Ledge
Massachusetts
Naval
Pettien
Gallinger
Allen
Nebraska
Stewart
United States
Carter
Yellowstone River
Dawson County
Montana
Pettigrew
Secretary of the Interior
Industrial Commission
Caendler
McBride
Oregon
Daniel
Virginia
Poiemac River
Naval Observatory
Arlington Estate
St. Leonis
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Morgan
Alabama
West
Missouri
Indianapolis
Ind
Covern W Mount
Taylor
Governor orders mustering out 10 state guard companies
Mastered out Plankfort Ky May 31 Governor Beckham issues an order mustering out ten companies of the state guard.
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Plankfort
Beckham
State Guard
Clark Case Postponed by Privileges and Elections Panel
Washington Senate committee on privileges and elections postpones review of Clark and Maginnis credentials until next week. Senator Chandler reports full decision reached tonight.
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The
Standard
Washington, D. C
Chandler
Committee On Privleges and Elections
Clark
Maginnis
Three Men Killed by Lightning at Crain Boat Cabin
In Clair, Michigan on May 31 Captain Arlie Morris Frank Campbell and William Meesar were fatally struck by lightning while working in the cabin of a new boat. The bolt split the mast and sent its force into the cabin where they perished.
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Si. Clair, Mich
Arlie Morris
Frank Campbell
Willliam Meesar
Storm of Protests Engulfs Great Falls
Community demonstrations surge in Great Falls as residents rally against ongoing policy reforms. Local officials urge calm while organizers push for immediate action and broader stakeholder input. Protesters demand transparency and accountability in municipal decisions.
Democratic Convention in Great Falls Courts Chaos
At the May 31 Democratic convention in the courthouse, A Rogers was chosen chairman and Andy Jensen secretary amid protests over alleged rigging by Gallagher allies. Delegates were elected amid chaos, with numerous adjournments, appeals, and accusations of “Clark boodlers” subverting the process.
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Standard
Great Falls
Butte
Court House
A. Rogers
Andy Jensen
Pat Gallagher
Gallagher
Chicago
Bryan
Porto Rico
Philippines
Cuba
McKinley
Sand Coulee
H. W. McLaughlin
J. J. Kinney
Belt
Mr. Kinney
Committee On
Neihart
A. G. Wilson
J. FL. Kelley
J. F. Staley
Peter Rush
Jerry Keegan
PD. Ledbetter
D. J. Condon
R. G. Vaughan
J. J. Sullivan
Clarence Boardman
Clark
Daly
Jim Donovan
Ecvair
Pogers
Rob Ford
Callagher
Ford
R. Vaughan
Explosion on Kelly farm kills four in Ohio
An explosion at the Kelly farm near Marietta Ohio killed four men and fatally injured four others with three seriously hurt. Fifty quarts of nitro glycerine were lowered into a 370 foot oil well when a squib failed to ignite the main shot setting off a blast that sent water oil and an unexploded squib into the air. Victims named include William M Watson H E Selton Frank Speers Thomas Daniels. Others fatally wounded were James P Speers Herman Speers Dawson Stallar and William Carpenter. All victims were county residents and prominent citizens.
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Marietta
Ohio
Kelly Farm
Marietta Torpedo Company
William M. Watson
H. E. Selton
Frank Speers
Thomas Daniels
James P. Speers
Herman Speers
Dawson Stallar
William Carpenter
John Stallar
Walter Daniels
Henry Stallar
Benny Clement Arrives in Kia Chou After 300 Day Voyage
The overdue ship Benny Clement from Hamburg for Kia Chou is reported to have arrived today. Ninety percent reinsurance had been paid upon her.
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San Francisco
Benny Clement
Hamburg
Kia Chou
Warrant Issued for Former Kentucky Governor Taylor
A bench warrant was issued in Frankfort for the arrest of W. S. Taylor former Kentucky governor. The indictment returned in 1901 names Taylor as an accessory before the fact to the murder of William Goebel, alleging conspiracy with several men to kill Goebel. The warrant is to be served in Franklin County with about 50 witnesses listed.
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Frankfort
Taylor
Kentucky
William Goebel
William &. Taylor
Willam Goebel
William
Franklin
A. D
William 8
Greebel
Caleb Powers
W. Golden
John L Powers
John Davis
Helenry Youtsey
Charles Finley
W. H. Cullan
John Howard
Berry Howard
Haran Whittaker
Richard Coombs
Henry Youtsey
James Howard
Harlan Whittaker
Richard Coombes
Franklin County
John Futer
Mount
Indiana
Epidemic of sickness sworn in to aid the sheriff in St Louis
In St Louis on May 31 the police planned to swear in 2,500 deputies to aid the force as a streetcar strike unrest loomed. Sheriff Pohlman cited an “epidemic of sickness” as many summoned seek medical certificates. Four shootings occurred during the night’s streetcar troubles.
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St. Louis
St. Louis County
Pohlman
Posse
Posse Comitatus
William E. Fisse
Charles H. Green
George H. Plant
Plant Milling Company
A. W. Stewart
Union Trust Company
W. D. Orthwein
Merchants’ Exchange Exporting Commission
John A. Warren
D. T. Byron
Peyton Carr
Corporation
Edgar Tilton
Stanard
Otto Teichman
Georges. Johns
Post-Dispatch
S. J. Nicholas
Second Presbyterian Church
G B. Farrar
United States
South St. Louis
Whittaker
Transit
Thomas Kehoe
Thomas Riley
Union
Kehoe
Broadway
Osage
Riley
Twenty-fifth
Parrar
Ora Havill
Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Albert Koenig
Policeman Crane
Keenie
Maher
Koenig
Koenle
Crane
An Brothers
Fugitives Surrender Amid Battle Near Manila and San Miguel
A chaotic report notes insurgents near Manila and San Miguel de Mayoma with several clashes. Five soldiers killed, seven wounded, and a captured sergeant are among the confirmed outcomes as authorities pursue the Benguet group and their allies.
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Manila
Cuyape
Benguet
Aguiapalde
Alt
San Miguel de Mayoma
Roberts
Sth
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