Pretoria Silent London Has Received No News From There
Roberts announces British in possession of Johannesburg as of Wednesday. London reports no new information from Pretoria since midweek.
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London
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
1
Boer capital reports and Johannesburg fall dominate Pretoria telegrams
London dispatches say Kruger and cabinet may have left Pretoria Tuesday night and committees were chosen to run the city. War Office had no word but London believes Johannesburg is in British hands. Smuts stayed. government may move from Middleburg as Boers head toward Lydenburg.
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London
Pretoria
Kruger
Lorenzo Marquez
War Office
Johannesburg
Lord Roberts
Smuts
Lorenzo Marques
Middleburg
Lydenburg
Boers retreat as British report light casualties
Dispatches from Lord Roberts headquarters say Boer forces withdrew after fighting General French and General Ian Hamilton on Monday and Tuesday. Estimates of Boer numbers were not given, while British casualties were reported as slight.
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Fenders
Leshes Nek
Lydenburg
Lord Roberts
French
Ian Hamilton
Roberts Despatch Reports Johannesburg Taken by British
A London War Office dispatch from Lord Roberts dated May 31 at Johannesburg confirms British forces now control Johannesburg and the British flag flies over government buildings. The message announces possession of the city and marks a major milestone in the campaign.
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London
Lord Roberts
Johannesburg
War Office
Capture of President Kruger Rumor Reported Abroad
A May 31 report from London says rumors claim President Kruger has been captured by British forces six miles beyond Pretoria. The War Office has no knowledge of any such capture.
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Kruger
War Department
Commercial Tribune
London
Pretoria
War Office
British seize Heidelberg on Johannesburg rail line
CAPE TOWN May 31 The British have occupied Heidelberg on the railroad linking Johannesburg with Volksrust near the Natal frontier at Laings Nek.
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Heidelberg
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Transvaal
Volksrust
Natal
Laings Nek
Flight of Kruger Reported Amid Boer Disarray
The Daily Mail confirms via cable from Pretoria that President Kruger has fled and that Boers are generally disorganized, corroborating yesterday's correspondent's statements.
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Commercial Tribune
London
The
Daily Mail
Pretoria
Kruger
Rundle Victorious in Cape Town Skirmish
CAPE TOWN May 31 General Rundle defeated a Boer commando at Sene kal. Casualties included forty five killed and many wounded.
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Rundle
Cape Town
Senekal
Son of the Duke of Rutland Captured by Boers
A Basutoland dispatch reports a Brabant's Colonials detachment ambushed near Hammonia with four killed five wounded and three captured. Lord Cecil Manners son of the Duke of Rutland and acting newspaper correspondent was among the prisoners taken during Lord Roberts' May 2 advance.
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Duke of Rutland
London
Maseru
Basutoland
Lord Roberts
Brabant
Hammonia
Lord Cecil Manners
Duke of Utland
Bold British Capture at Blandsfontein
Special Cable reports from Germiston May 21 that British troops captured Blandsfontein as a train carrying several hundred Boers attempted to withdraw. The Boers opened fire as the train moved out, eliciting a clash with colonial forces.
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Commercial Tribune
Germiston
Blandsfontein
Henry's Mounted Infantry Stop Train and Pave Way for Advance
Report describes Henry's mounted infantry halting a train and Grenadier Guards moving to where Boers sought refuge. Boers allegedly trapped in underground lodges with escape impossible. Many Free Staters forced to accompany Transvaal forces surrender arms and horses.
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Henry
Portrait for Joubert's Widow in Amsterdam Honor
The Netherlands plan to present an oil painting of General Joubert to his widow as a token of national admiration. The same dispatch notes War Office casualty figures from Ian Hamilton's Johannesburg fighting with officers killed wounded and prisoners taken, and General Rundle reporting six wounded officers at Senekal.
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Commercial Tribune
Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Joubert
South Africa
Holland
London
War Office
Ian Hamilton
Johannesburg
Rundle
Senekal
Fire destroys custom house in Martinique port
A fierce blaze at Fort de France on May 31 destroyed the custom house and several nearby structures. Troops aided by dynamite battled flames until 2 am, bringing the fire under control.
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FT. DE France
Island of
Martinique
London notes bolster peace as South Africa crisis delays Russia Japan clash
In a May dispatch from London the South African conflict is credited with postponing a likely war between Russia and Japan. England promises intercession for Tokyo but cites inability to act during the South African hostilities. Japan withdraws its hard line after British intimation.
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Commercial Tribune
London
South Africa
Russia
Japan
Masampo
Korea
England
Great Britain
Tokyo
General Davila To Exhibit Captured Insurgent Leader
General Davila commander of government troops explains that the insurgent leader captured after last Sunday's victory near Tierra Negra will be shown in the streets of Caracas. The capture followed the engagement with General Hernandez.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Haytien
Davila
Hernandez
Tierra Negra
Action on Constitutional Amendment In House Debated Today
Sharp debate centers on a constitutional amendment as Republicans in the House challenge charges of bad faith. The session features heated exchanges and pushback against opposition accusations.
Senate Debates Civil Appropriation amid Trust Reform Push
In Washington May a day amid a special order a heated debate on a constitutional amendment to regulate trusts and Sherman antitrust law. Leaders clash over timing and amendments as Republicans argue political motives and Democrats press for action before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ray
N. Y
Terry
Ark
Lanham
Texas
Dalzell
Boer War Briefly Told In British Losses And Key Dates
A compact summary lists British losses by engagement during the Boer War and marks key events. It notes engagements at Elandslaagte Ladysmith Magersfontein Spion Kop and major milestones: Kimberley relieved February 15 Cronje captured February 27 Ladysmith relieved March 1 Bloemfontein entered March 12 Mafeking relieved May 18 Johannesburg entered May 89 and Kruger in flight May 30.
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Kimberley
Cronje
Ladysmith
Bloemfontein
Mafeking
Johannesburg
Kruger
Otis Still On Board awaiting landing in quarantine
The Meade arrived from Manila with Major General Elwell Otis and three smallpox cases aboard. Otis and cabin passengers likely land next Sunday or Monday, while steerage travelers stay longer. Quarantine in effect until Washington orders change.
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San Francisco
Cal
Meade
Manila
Elwell
Otis
Kinyoun
Arthur
General Otis
Washington
Senate set for Dreyfus case impeachment demand
Paris May 21 Senator Delpech a Republican Radical and Socialist will demand the impeachment of General Mercier minister of war in connection with the arrest of Captain Dreyfus who was elected a Senator from Loire Inférieure.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Senate
Delpech
General Mercier
Dreyfus
Loire-Infeurieure
Bailey Critiques Opponents as Trusts Debate Continues
The tone centers on a Senate session where Speaker Bailey condemns opposition to anti trust moves and calls some opponents hypocrites. Dalzell counters for the majority, arguing no future lies with those against trusts while Republicans push for decisive legislation. The piece notes a party split and signals continuation on the second page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalzell
Dreyfusard in Trouble as War Minister Prosecutes Paper
Paris reports General Andre, newly in charge at the War Office, orders the prosecution of the Dreyfusard newspaper Aurore over an Urbain Gillier article attacking staff linked to the Captain Fritsch affair. Minister Gohier, author of The Army Against the Nation, is cited in the cabinet decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Andre
War Office
Dreyfusard
The
Aurore
Urbain Gillier
M. Gohier
Eral Andre
M.monis
Coutcil
Father Reunites With Runaway Daughter At Memorial
A New York father and his runaway daughter Jes sie J. McMullen aged 17 from Salamanca N Y were reunited at an Opera House memorial service in Findlay Ohio after two months estrangement. The daughter had left with George H Dean a 70 year old Advent minister the father pursued and obtained a warrant for their arrest. After spotting the pair in the crowd the father rushed the stage and embraced her before they walked away together returning home that day.
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Commercial Tribune
Findlay
Opera House
Jessie J. McMullen
Salamanca
N. Y
George H. Dean
Man Hunt Ends With Bloodhounds Treed After Ten Mile Chase
In Suffolk Virginia on May 31 two men Albert Wilson 19 white and John Ward 21 colored were pursued by many locals including officials and merchants then treed up small oaks after a chase lasting more than ten miles. Ward and Wilson fled to avoid danger with over two hours start before dogs closed in. Ward spotted the hounds fifty yards away as they tired and approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Albert Wilson
John Ward
Ward
Wilson
Wedded His Ward Harrison Cheney Marries Granddaughter
Special despatch reports Harrison Cheney aged about 70 wed Agnes May 18 in Bowling Green Ohio. The marriage fulfills a promise made years earlier after Cheney cared for a dying love interest’s daughter then. Cheney, formerly of Union City Pennsylvania, moved to Ohio recently.
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Harrison Cheney
Commercial Tribune
Bowling Green
Agnes May
Cheney
Pennsylvania
Union City
Eight Men Dead in Marietta Nitroglycerin Blast
A catastrophic nitroglycerin explosion at the Whipple development near Marietta Ohio killed four men and fatally injured four others while several more were seriously hurt. The blast occurred after a failed detonation sequence and subsequent ignition of glycerin from the squib in the derrick. Names of the deceased include William Watson Frank Speers Tom Daniels and H E Zelton with others wounded.
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Whipple
William Watson
Frank Speers
Tom Daniels
H. E. Zelton
James P
Hermat Speers
Dawson Stallar
Wm. Carpenter
John
Henry Stallar
Walter Daniels
Six Die as Dynamite Blast Hits Wisconsin Farmhouse
In Forest Junction near Brillion Wisconsin six people including Wm Broehm his wife and three children and H Stevens were killed when about twelve pounds of dynamite near the stove exploded. The blast wrecked the house scattering debris and parts of the banister through walls. An inquest was held tonight.
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Brillion
Wis
Wm. Broehm
Forest Junction
Proehm
Carnegie Donation Praised at Birmingham University
Secretary of State for the Colonies Joseph Chamberlain lauds Andrew Carnegie’s gift to the University of Birmingham. He cites a deputation report from U.S. and Canadian colleges showing Britain lagging in college prep for global commercial competition and urges imitation of Atlantic liberal generosity.
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London
Colonies
Joseph Chamberlain
University of Birmingham
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Atlantic
Jersey Club Treasurer Wounded by Settings Hen
J M Knox treasurer of the Indiana Jersey Cattle Club was wounded when a setting hen pecked him in the eyes causing dangerous injury to his sight. The incident occurred in Lebanon Indiana on May 31. Authorities report the attack may affect Knox’s ability to oversee club affairs pending medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Lebanon
Ind
J. M. Knox
Indiana Jersey Cattle Club
Free Dispensary Attacked by Bohemian Mob in Chicago
Medical students running a free dispensary at 510 West Eighteenth Street were attacked by a crowd of Bohemians and Lithuanians. The riot damaged the building before police arrived. a boy reported missing earlier was later found unharmed. Several arrests were made as the mob dispersed.
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Chicago
West Eighteenth
Revenue Stamp Ring Suspects Nabbed in New York
Police uncover a cache of canceled and uncanceled revenue stamps worth 3500 dollars in a rented room. Three young men including George and Charles Reassama and William Brower are arrested as suspects in a potential revenue fraud case. A device to remove cancellations and several stamps with marks removed are found among the items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New ‘York
Henoligh
George
Charles
William Brower
New York Ice Trust Dominates House Trust Debate
In Washington on May 31 the House session featured a heated exchange over trusts. Sr. Sulzer accused Republicans of election fraud while Ray accused Tammany Hall of controlling the New York Ice Trust. Mahon labeled many Democrats in New York as trust scoundrels amid sharp replies from Driggs and others.
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Washington
House
Sulzer
Dem
N. Y
New York
Ray
Rep
Tammany Hall
New York Ice Trust
Ice Trust
Trust
Mr. Mercer
Neb
Santiago
Roosevelt
Tammany Hall Ice Trust
Capron
Rhode Island
Mahon
van Wyck
Driggs
Philadelphia
United States
Mr. Mahon
Free Church Assembly Approves Union With United Presbyterian
In Edinburgh on May 31 the Free Church Assembly approves union with the United Presbyterian Church by 592 to 29. The merger will take effect in October.
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Edinburgh
Free Church Assembly
United Presbyterian Church
Army of Citizens Forces 2500 Called to Duty
The article notes 2,500 prominent business and professional men are summoned to duty as part of a citizen force. It outlines the mobilization effort led by local authorities and the expectation of service contributions from the named professionals.
Police Arm Posse for Peace as City Faces Strike
In St. Louis a police push to 2,500 special deputies follows orders by Police Commissioners to swear in 1,000 then 1,500 more. Sheriff Pohlman cites an epidemic of sickness among conscripts resisting duty. Notables summoned include Wm. E. Fisse and Geo. H. Plant. Riot guns are authorized for the posse as talks with state officials continue without resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
St. Louis County
Police Department
Pohlsman
Wm. E. Fisse
Charles H. Grgen
Geo. H. Plant
Plant Milling Company
A.W. Stewart
The
Union Trust Company
W.D. Orthwein
Exchangé Grain Exporting Commission
John A. Warren
D. T. Byrne
Peyton Carr
Connectient Leerants
Whe Pc
Digpatch
Dry
J. Nichols
B.G. Farrar
United States
Pohlman
Strikers Seek Arbitration and Union Recognition
The St. Louis citizens seven met as replies arrived from President Whitaker of the Transit Company and ex-Governor Stone representing the strikers. The strikers demand union recognition, reinstatement of all employees, and arbitration for future disputes. The Grievance Committee’s reply will be submitted to Whitaker tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Citizens’ Committee of Seven
Whitaker
St. Louis Transit Company
William J. Stone
Captain McGowan Guilty in Cebu Killing Trial
Captain John McGowan of the United States Navy was found guilty by a court martial for the killing of a Filipino at Cebu. He is suspended two years on half sea pay and publicly reprimanded by the Secretary of the Navy, with the court recommending clemency.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
John McGowan
United States
Navy
Cebu
Secretary of the Navy
Troops Mustered Out as Republicans Lead State Guard
Frankfort Kentucky May 31 The assistant adjutant general orders mustering out ten companies of the Second Regiment of the State Guard all Republican led units listed as Barbourville London Corbin Pineville Paintsville Vanecburg Grayson Mt Vernon Maysville and Pleasureville Official word says more companies will be discharged later in the day
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
David Murray
Barbourville
London
Corbin
Pineville
Paintsville
Vaneceburg
Grayson
Mt. Vernon
Maysville
Pleasureville
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