Windberg Captured as British Advance Near Pretoria
London dispatch reports Windberg fell to General Hamilton, placing him nearly parallel to Roberts and 29 miles eastward. Boers retreat toward Kroonstadt as Roberts pushes toward Bloemfontein. Dispatches note British gains at Vet River crossing, Queenslanders and Australians gaining ground, and Methuen Reconnaissance near Startkoppiésfontein with Boer laager moved.
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London
Windberg
Pretoria
Roberts
Hamilton
Smaldeel
Windberg Road
Buller
Natal
Biggarsberg
Vet River
Bloemfontein
Kroonstadt
Hunter
Mafeking
Barton
Paget
Winburg Road
Winberg
Boshoff
Methuen
Startkoppiésfontein
Aguinaldo Rejoins Forces in Northern Mountains
Telegrams from General Young say Aguinaldo has rejoined General Tino in the north and gathered a strong mountain force. Reinforcements asked as Young plans to strike before the rains. Reports also note Company F of the Forty-seventh Regiment routing a band between Legaspe and Bisgo in Albay on April 13 with two Americans killed and five wounded.
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Manila
Young
Aguinaldo
Tino
Legaspe
Bisgo
Albay
Sorsogon
Garcia Captured Near San Isidro In New Eciza
Manila May 7 General Pantelon Garcia the highest insurgent officer after Aguinaldo was captured Sunday by Lieutenant W Smith of Funston’s staff in the town of Jean three miles northeast of San Isidro New Eciza province He slept when seized The Houston note reports John Gatling awakening from a somnambulistic promenade after falling from a second story window Sunday morning
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Manila
Pantelon Garcia
Aguinaldo
W. Smith
Funston
Jean
San Isidro
New Eciza
Methodist conference weighs bishops move and theater bans
Chicago on May 7 reports the Methodist conference faces a week of debate over whether to appoint new bishops and to lift the ban on theatergoing card playing and dancing. The discussion follows ongoing calls for church reform.
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Chicago
Methodist Conference
Destructive Tornado Hits San Antonio Causing Major Loss
A tornado struck San Antonio at 5 am for about 10 minutes, wrecking trees, barns, sheds, and fences. It destroyed two large buildings, including the $70,000 steel and terra cotta five story Loan and Trust Company building on Commerce and the Southern Mercantile Company's warehouse near the International and Great Northern yards, both total losses. Wind reached about 60 miles per hour.
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San Antonio
Storm at Bastrop damages Midland hotel and injures family
A high wind and rain in Bastrop wreck a portion of the Midland hotel roof, burying Charley Wilkes and injuring Lizzie Wilkes. Ten upstairs rooms are damaged, with debris filling two rooms and surrounding property lightly affected. No fatalities reported.
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Bastrop
Tex
Midland
Wilkes
Charley Wilkes
Lizzie Wilkes
Theer
Fort Worth
Denver Road
Bowie
Boyd
Populists Convention Opens in Cincinnati Amid Fusion Debate
Cincinnati hosts the national convention of the middle-of-the-road Populists with expected two-day sessions. The National Reform Press association and state conventions for Ohio and Kentucky meet ahead. Fusion opponents gather at Wehrman building and Robinson's opera house amid decor and protests. About 2000 delegates anticipated in a week of meetings and strategy.
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Cincinnati
National Reform Press Assocision
Ohio
Kentucky
People's Party
Wehrman
Fifth Street
Post Office
Robinson’s Opera House
People’s Party
Senator Butler
North Carolina
Fusion National Committee
Allen
Nebraska
Chicago
Jones
Hanna
Editor Alberti Shot Dead in Gibra Cuba Theater
Senor Alberti editor of Don Claridides was shot and killed at the theater in Gibra Cuba Sunday night by an unknown assassin. He was an active politician whose paper attacked American officials and election orders. Hidalgo, a former editor of Don Claridides who killed Captain Smith in January, is related to the case. Alberti had received threatening letters he ridiculed in his paper.
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Gibra
Cuba
Senor Alberti
Don Claridides
Alberti
Hidalgo
Captain Smith
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Maryland Casualty Accident Insurance
John Wittman
Bryan, Texas
Norwoodd's
Transvaal
Garcia
Houston
John Gatling
The
Denver
Populists Convention
Rae
Epicure
Racery
Searcy
Ben S. Read
Bryan and Vicinity
C. M. Proctor
Bryan Water, Ice, Light and Power Company
Paul M. Baylor
James Drug Store
Rescience
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