Rumored Relief for Mafeking Dominates War News
London reports unconfirmed British gains and a possible blow to the Boer center as Roberts and Hamilton compare moves around Houtnek and Thaba N'Chu. Dispatches claim success at Jacobsrust and heavy fighting near Mafeking. Casualties include sixteen from the foreign legion with two killed.
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London
Roberts
Loxpox
Lord Roberts
Thaba N’chu
Houtnek
Rundle
Thaba N'Chu
Brandfort
Winburg
Stock Exchange
Dlus Toa
Africa
Kruger
War Office
Tore Boterte
Bloemfon
Hamilton
Ata
Ces
Jacobsrust
Ian Hamilton
Bruce Hamilton
Maxsinoff
Foreign Legion
Isa
Houtuek
Baden
Mafeking
Boers Claim Victories In War Bulletin
An official war bulletin reports federals captured nine prisoners and ten horses east of Thales N'Cha on April 28. On April 80 a British mounted corps appeared near Brandfort. Eleven prisoners were taken. The text notes British and American action with unclear phrasing and mentions Brandfort and Begbeo.
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Parton
Thales N'Cha
Brandfort
SECOND DAY OF CONFERENCE WITH EQUAL REPRESENTATION
Clergy and laity are described as equal in the second session of the Methodist Episcopal general conference. Devotional exercises were led by Rev. William Burt of Italy and the business session was presided over by Baronin G. Andrews. Notes indicate controversy over bishops and new appointments, with claims of five bishops and six new ones proposed but disputed.
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Cnrcano
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
William Burt
Italy
Baronin G. Andrews
Motha
Soiree
Ip Merritt
Americans suffer heavy losses at Leambanao action
A dispatch from Panay reports a reconnoitering party of the Twenty-Sixth Infantry skirmished at Leambanao. Four Americans were killed and sixteen wounded as reinforcements were sent to Iloilo and Filipino forces retreated to their mountain stronghold.
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Leambanao
Mania
Tilo
Panay
Twenty-sixth
Tloilo
Demand for explanation as Choate probes ship treatment
Ambassador Choate requests inquiry into the handling of a ship amid tensions. London reports confirm hints of official questioning and press coverage on treatment of the vessel and its crew.
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Choate
London
New Jersey
Allen's Foot-Ease and Cough Cure Ad Claims Quick Relief
An old advertisement extols Allen's Foot-Ease by W W Mayhew of Morton Wisconsin as a harmless remedy that provides immediate results for coughs colds croup bronchitis grippe whooping cough pneumonia and throat and lung diseases. It claims early use prevents consumption and notes children and mothers endorse it. Hood's Sarsaparilla is also urged for blood cleansing with strong promises.
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W. W. Mayhew
Morton, Wis
Palmer& Bons
Porte
Constawrso
O. W. Williams
Bterlingtow
Palmer& Hons
Scott's Emulsion Bowne Cure For Chest Diseases
An old ad asserts that cold settled chest infections require a strong medicine to fight inflammation, speed lung healing, and prevent chronic disease. It claims scott's bowne from Unemins New York strengthens the system to conquer illness and end danger.
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Scott's
Labor Unions in Clash Halt Carpenters at Sites
May 8 Prunapeienia Allied Building Trades Brotherhood cites union recognition as condition for work and orders out all carpenters where Brotherhood men operate. About 16 000 workers joined the strike as preparations for the Republican national convention continue, complicating the dispute.
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Denver
Dexven
Denver Water Company
Platte Canon
Castewood
Prunapeienia
Allied Building Trades Brotherhood of Carpenters
Allied Building Trades Council
Brotherhood Carpenters
Tao cAitida Naru
Sankeyers
Ed Building Trades Council
Demand Increase Of Wages By Atlanta Labor Unions
In Atlanta on May 8 four unions including Soft Stone Cutters Granite Cutters Carpenters and Garment Workers seek higher wages and shorter hours. Most members of Soft Stone Cutters are striking with about forty workers involved. Employers offered a five and a half hour day and wages around 35 cents an hour, sparking the dispute.
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Atlanta
Soft Stone Cutters
Granite Cutters
Carpenters
Carpent
Soft Stone Cutters’ Union
Buffalo Strike Settled and Railroads Agree to Wages
May Burrato reports the Buffalo strike is settled with railroads acceding to higher wage demands. Nickel Plate to follow New York Central’s lead. Erie Lakawanna La high Western New York and Pennsylvania expected to acquiesce in arrangements. Also noted: Box Makers Strike in Bay City, Michigan with 400 workers seeking 10 to 15 percent wage increases, rejected by manufacturers.
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Burrato
May
New York Central
Erie
New York
Pennsylvania
Bay Crrr
Mich
Old Scheme Exposed in Brooklyn Claims Agency Probe
American Embassy investigates workings of a Brooklyn based claims firm under the name Royal British colony. Officials report repeated inquiries prompting an inquiry leading to exposure of the scheme run by a local concern. The matter involves various notices and names linked to the Brooklyn operation and broader fraudulent activity.
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Brooklyn
H. Clark
Chauncey, Ga
de Witt
Hassel
Bewan
Pabae & Sons
Goebel murder details emerge in Fulton testimony
At a Lexington conference it was stated Goebel was shot and plans discussed to seat Henry Berry in the Kentucky House. Witnesses describe Governor Taylor allegedly authorizing payments to influence outcomes. The account names several figures and mentions attempts to thwart rival VanMeter.
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Taylor
Tayiee
Brad Fort
Moore
Jackson County
Goebel
Spencer Adams Nominated for Governor by North Carolina Republicans
Barzan May 3 The white Republicans held a state convention with orderly proceedings and named Spencer Adams of Guilford county as their candidate for governor. The platform emphasized individual rights and opposed overreach by the administration, while urging support for their preferred vice presidential nominee.
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Spencer Adams
North Carolina
Barzan
Guilford County
Steel and iron trade grows less favorable
The New Year period shows a softer domestic iron and steel market with prices slipping amid unfavorable developments. Reports from trade sources indicate a lower value range as a general trend continues into May. The note mentions the president approving treasury secretary recommendations to raise authorized army commissary grants from 165 to 200.
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New Yeas
Ina
Panama
Ashington
Secretary of the Treasury
The Revised Cuban Tariff Goes Into Effect June 15
War Department announces that the revised Cuban tariff will take effect on June 15. The decision was issued from Havana and confirmed in official gazette records.
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War Department
Wasmaatox
Official
Havana
NEW TARIFF ACCEPTED AND DEMANDS FOR CONCESSIONS
Ambassadors replied to the Porte on May 8 regarding tariff increases, noting intent to remove abuses in warehouse duties and to handle indemnities to foreigners separately. The exchange also references postponing certain questions while awaiting formal replies.
Still Removing Bodies From Mine In Hat of Dead Near 200
Still no living miners expected in the Scofield disaster as rescue teams continue pulling bodies from the Hat of Dead near 200. The air force inside the mine shows the strength of the danger, with rescuers noting many victims yet to be recovered and families awaiting news. News notes Adkins acquitted in Atlanta, with local remedies and products advertised.
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Saur Sage Crry
Scofield
Joseph Graves
Utah Battery
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Wasminotox
H. R. Fuller
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