Forces Meet At Vet River In Intense Engagement
Advices from Vet River report a clash where the British after a long march engaged Boers holding the river with six guns. Heavy artillery fired. the Boers were driven back as General Hutton crossed the river at sunset and night fighting ensued. Aussie detachment captured a kopje and the Boers fled by dawn.
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London
Vet River
Hutton
Pote Carew
da Break
Hamilton
Winburg
General Hutton
Swaldsel
Dewey Visit Draws Half Million To St Louis Parade
Admiral George Dewey’s St Louis visit ends after two days of celebration with a parade of Missouri military and civic groups. About 500000 spectators attended, 75000 from outside points, cheering as the admiral passed in a lengthy parade through the business districts. Police and volunteers struggled to manage the crowds as women and children fainted and were moved to safety.
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Admiral Dewey
City of
St. Louis
Missouri
Loyal Legion
George Dewey
Otis Departs Manila for United States Aboard Transport Meade
Major General Otis leaves Manila aboard the United Meade for the United States. The Meade sails at 5 pm Saturday with Otis and two aides de camp. Warships fire a salute, ashore troops present arms, and bands play Auld Lang Syne as a shore battery signals. Supreme court officers bid farewell at the palace.
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United States
Meade
United Tran Meade
Manila
Otis
Aids de Camp
Supreme Court
Cholera Ravages India Amid Famine and Despair
Dispatch from London describes a severe famine in India worsened by cholera. About 93.5 million people are affected as relief funds barely meet needs. Viceroy Curzon and British authorities strive to help five million, while native states suffer extreme hunger and death. A Simla correspondent notes immense relief is needed, with scenes of starving families in Bombay presidency towns and widespread disease.
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London
India
Lord Curzon
Kedleston
Simla
Bombay
Ahemdabad
Presidency of Bombay
Culton Denied Bail in Goebel Murder Case
In Frankfort Kentucky Judge Cantrill refused bail for W H Culton an accessory in Governor Goebel s murder and remanded him to jail The decision cited uncontradicted evidence and set Culton s trial for the September term The other accused prisoners will be tried at Georgetown.
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Frankfort
W. H. Oulton
William Goebel
Cantrill
Culton
Georgetown
Eastern populists head to Sioux Falls for national convention
A party led by Senator Butler of North Carolina Senator Pettigrew of Dakota M O Gavock of Virginia N W Fitzgerald of West Virginia and George H Shibley of New York departed Washington by the Baltimore and Ohio Railway for Sioux Falls South Dakota to attend the populist national convention.
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Butler
North Carolina
Pettigrew
Dakota
M. O. Gavock
Virginia
N. W. Fitzgerald
West Virginia
George H. Shibley
New York
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio
Sioux Falls
Prohibitionists Nominate Ticket at Indiana Convention
The Indiana Prohibitionists met in Indianapolis to nominate a state ticket and denounce liquor traffic. They pledge perpetual war against it and call for abolition of sale of liquor in the army, accusing the president and cabinet of moral cowardice. Indiana Contingent raises army liquor issue.
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Prohibitionists
Indiana
Indianapolis
4 No
Cnt
Dr Broughton Urges Impeachment Of Atlanta Mayor
A Baptist minister in a Sunday sermon accuses Mayor James G. Woodward of drunkenness and immorality, demands impeachment, and cites a recent drunken incident at a house of prostitution. The charge comes amid prior denouncements and a public call to remove the mayor immediately.
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James G. Woodward
Atlanta
L. G. Broughton
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Broughton
Woodward
Americans Besieged in Catubig Church Revolt Ends
An American garrison of thirty from the Forty third regiment at Catubig island Samar held out five days against a large Filipino force. Twenty Americans were killed, ten survived after relief by a lieutenant and eight men. The church roof burned, walls stayed intact, and bodies of many attackers were reported. The relief arrival prevented a total rout. The fighting sparked renewed Filipino aggression toward Catarina and nearby Laon.
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Manila
Catubig
Island of
Samar
Catarina
Laon
NO WORD FROM OTIS Heroic Catubig Garrison Praise
General Otis has not reported casualties from Catubig to the war department. Officials believe he withholds news to protect victims' names. The siege saw the heaviest American losses since the insurgency began, yet officials laud the garrison’s courage and endurance.
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Catubig
Otis
War Department
Department
Philippines
Question Discussed by Alabama Daughters of the Confederacy
The Alabama Daughters of the Confederacy in Montgomery debated purchasing the Jefferson Davis mansion. Delegates filled the floor as the convention split evenly. The decision was postponed to eight unrepresented chapters as the most important issue before the group.
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Alabama Daughters of Confederacy
Alabama Daughters of the Confederacy
Montgomery
Jefferson Davis Mension
Roberts aims to seal frontier posts to halt Boer raids
London dispatch reports Lord Roberts seeks a string of British posts from one Free State frontier to the other to stop Boer incursions southward. Boers retreat to Thabanchu district and shift to the rear. Monday and Tuesday shelling has gained little ground as their tactics persist.
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London
Lord Roberts
Free State
Thabanchu
Ledybrand
Endicott Secretary of War William Endicott Dies in Boston
Ex Secretary of War under President Cleveland William Endicott died at his Boston home Sunday afternoon from pneumonia at age seventy three. He served in the first Cleveland administration and was a prominent Boston figure.
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Radlett
William Endicott
Cleveland
Boston
Witness describes sensational testimony in Goebel murder case
In Frankfort, W H Culton, clerk to Auditor of State Sweeney, on bail hearing, testifies he conspired with no one to kill Governor Goebel. He recalls talks with Powers and Taylor and notes Youtsey’s claims and gun rumors, while remarks from Cape Town meeting evoke Irish support for queen and country.
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Frankfort
W. H. Culton
Sweeney
Goebel
Culton
Powers
Davis
Youtsey
Whittaker
Combs
Cantrill
Georgetown
Gun Golden
Campbell
Oulton
Taylor
Jackson County
Cecil
Davidson
Howard
Senate
Berry
W. R. Johnson
Henry Youtsey
Bradley
Jim Howard
Statehouse
Secretary of State
Culberson Ex-Congressman Dies at Jefferson Texas
Former congressman David B Culberson father of Senator Charles A Culberson died at his Jefferson Texas home. A Democrat, he served multiple terms in the House and once sought the speakership. He was long chairman of the Judiciary Committee and regarded as a leading constitutional lawyer.
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David B. Culberson
United States
Charles A. Culberson
Texas
Jefferson
Suny
Culberson
Judiciary Committee
House
Scofield Mine Disaster Death Toll Sought
Dispatches from Scofield Utah indicate far fewer than 300 dead with an estimated 230 likely. Bodies decomposing amid coffins shortage. fifty unburied. Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias volunteers search among the dead. flowers from local schoolchildren arrive. Relief subscriptions reach about $18 000. President McKinley expresses sorrow and sympathy in a message to Governor Wells.
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Scofield
Utah
Odd Fellows and
Knights of Pythias
McKinley
Washington
Wells
Salt Lake City
William McKinner
French Ambassador Brings Condolences After Salt Lake City Disaster
The French ambassador met with President McKinley and Secretary Hay on Thursday to convey France's condolence over Salt Lake City’s mine catastrophe. He delivered a personal letter from the French Republic pledgeing sympathy through diplomat Juuzs Camsox dated May 3, 1900, and assured high consideration to the U.S. government.
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McKinley
Hay
United States
Salt Lake City
Washington
Saltnre City
United States of America
Loubet
M. Delcasse
Republic
Juuzs Camsox
Florida Central and Peninsular to Discontinue Shared Tracks
Florida Central and Peninsular Railway notified Southern Railway it will cease using shared tracks, bridge, and terminals near Columbia Maryland from May 10. FC&P plans to run its own trains RIchmond to Tampa, with new Seaboard Air Line service linking New York to Tampa on its own tracks.
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Florida Central and Peninsular
Southern
Florida Central and Peninsular Railway System
Southern Railway
Columbia
D. C
Petersburg
Jacksonville
Tampa
Richmond
Seaboard Air Line Railway
New York
Florida
Porto Rico Treasury Receives 285000 Dollar Transfer
The Porto Rican treasury opens with a comfortable balance per new civil government. Governor Allen and General Davis say J. H. Hollander has qualified as treasurer with a $100,000 bond, and General Davis orders the transfer of $285,000 cash from the military governor to the new official.
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Meiklejohn
Allen
Davis
J. H. Hollander
Porto Rico
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M’kinley
Parson. Broughton
Jas. G. Woodward
Gate City
Cape Oh
South Africa
D. B. Culberson
France
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