News from London on Kroonstad victory and Boer demoralization
London reports Lord Roberts occupation of Kroonstad with little resistance. Mrs Lockhead, American wife of a Scot, hoisted the British flag in the market place as troops entered. British observers note Boer demoralization but advise caution before confirming final victory. No news on Buller or Mafeking relief.
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London
Kroonstad
Lord Roberts
Natal
Boschrand
Kroonatad
Steyn
Daily Chronicle
Chary
the Times
Bethlehem
Brabant
Rundle
Thaba N’chu
Hoepellek
Ladybrand
Buller
Fire destroys Farmers Market building and fifty dwellings in Camden
A May 14 Camden fire at the Farmers Market house at Fifth and Federal streets destroyed the market building ten stores and about 50 small dwellings. Losses reach $125,000 with 250 people left homeless. Origin blamed on tarred lumber. insurance partially covers losses. Nearby reports note cholera raging in famine camps in India.
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Camden
N. J
Farmers’ Market
Fifth
Federal Streets
Cowgill Chemical Laboratory
M. L. Mowns
J. Z. Blair
Harry Grosseupp
W. Z. Gibson
Groecery
W. H. Decker
Rich Was Neely's Partner in Cuban Post Office Confession
Havana May 14 Corydon Rich admitted knowledge of many transactions tied to the post office defalcation case involving Neely. Rich and Neely were Cuban business partners and Rich helped recover 5000 in new issue stamps. He will testify when Neely goes before arraignment.
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Havana
Corydon Rich
Neely
Rich
Cuba
Presbyterian Faith Assembly to Convene in St Louis
St Louis May 14 In this city on Thursday next the Presbyterian general assembly will meet at the Washington and Compton Avenue church with about 1000 eminent divines and laymen from every synod and presbytery. The meeting will focus on whether the Westminster confession should be revised and how to handle changes while preserving the old text as history.
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St. Louis
Presbyterian General Assembly
Washington and Compton Avenue
United States
United Body
Presbyterian Church
Quiet Sixth Day In St Louis Street Car Strike
In St Louis on May 14 the sixth day of a street railway strike passed with no wheels turning except mail cars as police paused operations to allow officers rest. Management avoided running lines without protection, resulting in a calm day with only guards at power houses and car sheds.
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St. Louis
Campbell
Southern Industrial Convention Opens in Chattanooga
Chattanooga Tenn May 14 Arrangements are complete for the southern industrial convention to open Tuesday in the Auditorium with a seating capacity of 4500.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Industrial Convention
Paris Municipal Second Ballot Gives Nationalists Twenty Seats
In Paris on May 14 the second ballots in districts without May 6 results awarded nationalists 20 of 30 seats. The outcome marks a rebuff to the Waldeck-Rousseau cabinet and signals shifting political momentum in the city.
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Paris
Waldeck-Rousseau
Cuba sugar crop seen at about 255000 tons this year
Havana reports the year sugar crop is estimated at 255000 tons, about 80000 tons under last year after early forecasts had predicted up to 600000 tons for the season.
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Havana
Cuba
Insurgents Fail To Hold Leyte Towns As US 43d Vol. Inf Suffer Casualties
On Leyte May 14 the towns of Hi longos and Maasin were occupied by troops from the 43d volunteer infantry after a spirited engagement. The insurgents opposed the landing and suffered heavy losses while the Americans endured three casualties. Rumors of a native uprising in Manila stirred local papers, with several natives leaving employers to consider joining movements, amid arrests and dispersal of suspicious gatherings.
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Manila
Hilongos
Maasin
Leyte
43D
Street Car Strike Moves Quiet in Kansas City Area
Kansas City Missouri and Kansas City Kansas report a calm Sunday as federal court injunctions limit interference. Rail officials add extra crews to ensure service, while strikers say they remain hopeful. industrial council endorses a boycott of the railway company and urges union members not to ride or work in company shops.
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Kansas City
Thin City
Kanegas City
Kan
Holmes
Leavenworth
Industrial Council
Dynamite Outrage Terrifies Montgomery Indiana
An explosion at about 9 PM in Montgomery targets the home of John Westhafer principal of the graded schools. The blast damages the house, doors, and windows while two men seen fleeing south and west raise suspicion. No injuries reported. authorities promise vigorous pursuit.
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Montgomery
Ind
John Westhafer
Graded Schools
Westhafer
Westhafers
Telegraphic Brevities From Early 20th Century
Dr Herman Leller a court musical director is dead in Munich. Belgian glassmakers cut prices for US due to low orders. German shippers protest proposed tax on bills of lading and ocean tickets. Sydney reports 216 bubonic plague cases with 3 fatalities. Lackawanna collision at Scranton kills fireman Wm E Sehenbach. others unhurt. Cuba elections set for June 16 with 160000 to 200000 registered voters expected.
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Herman Leler
Dead
Munich
Looking
United States
Sydney
Lackawanna
Scranton
Wm. E. Sehenbach
Judge Rules Teachers May Punish Pupils in Schools
In Indianapolis Judge Alford upheld the use of corporal punishment in public schools, stating teachers may punish pupils to a reasonable and warranted degree while on the bench. He warned that parents who oppose punishment are mistaken if they send children to school. Amy Alega had been fined and appealed, reflecting ongoing disputes over discipline.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Alford
Criminal Court
Amy Alega
Consul Nomination and Paris Exposition News in Brief
Sunday’s brief notes include Chas. Winans of Michigan named consul at Iquique Chile. The U S pavilion opened at Paris exposition with a large crowd. Former Mine Workers’ Union head Ratchford resigns from the U S labor commission. Panama’s fate reported as possibly fallen to Colombian revolutionists. Adm Dewey visits Knoxville and will tour Farragut birthplace near there. Lynchings in West Virginia spark black retaliation fears. Virginia mine disaster in Wise county Tom’s Creek claims six lives, with ten suffocated ten days earlier. British forces capture Kroonstad, Orange Free State under British control. Kansas City streetcar strike halts Metropolitan Railway Co. service with about 1500 workers idle. B&O collision near Fairmount Park kills engineer, fireman and five tramps. tower watchman blamed.
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Chas. Winans
Michigan
Iquique
Chile
United States
Adm
Dewey
Knoxville
Tenn
Farragut
Lee
Hinton
W. Va
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Co
Tom’‘s Creek
Wise County
West Virginia
Lord Roberts
Kroonstad
Orange Free State
Metropolitan Railway Co
Kansas City
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
George Loeb
Filipino Insurrection Rumors and MacArthur Reorganization
Reports describe a possible uprising as Filipino factions plot amid Gen. Lawton’s funeral delays and suspected insurrection motives. A Pantaleon Garcia note accuses Filipinos working for Americans of treason. Gen. MacArthur reorganizes staff to emphasize policy over detail while decentralizing authority and aligning with streetcar workers. The industrial council of 53 unions weighs in on park concerts protests.
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Lawton
Manila
Pantaleon Garcia
United States Congress
Civil Commission
Senor Buencamino
Aguinaldo
Buencamino
MacArthur
Col. Crowder
Senate to resume naval appropriation debate this week
Washington forecast notes the senate will press the naval appropriation bill and likely pass it today while Chandler plans to push the Clark case toward a vote. Wolcott may move the post office bill, with house action on the deficiency and military academy bills and adjournment in sight. Conference reports on appropriations take priority through session end, with sine die hoped by June 1 though delays push June 10.
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Washington
Senate
Chandler
Clark
Wolcott
House
Military Academy
Talmage Addresses Crowd At Synod Hall In Edinburgh
In Edinburgh on May 14 Rev. Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage spoke to a large audience at the Synod hall, a 6000 capacity venue, with the hall crowded and approaches blockaded as he delivered a second discourse to the assembly.
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Edinburgh
Synod Hall
T. DeWitt Talmage
Indian Feminine Relief Committee Appeals to Citizens
In New York on May 14 the Indian feminine relief committee issued a plea to citizens. The appeal asserts that the systematized aid approach must adapt to needs and calls for collective support from the public.
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New York
The
Indian Femine Relief Committee
Police-name shooting on Augusta streetcar
Augusta Georgia May 14 Al Whitney 25 a society leader and popular young man was shot and killed on a street car. Gus Wilson a Negro opened fire in a dispute over a seat in the car and the shooting followed.
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Augusta
al Whitney
Gus ‘Wilson
FALSE AFFIDAVITS CHARGE INDIANA TRAVELING SALESMAN
Frank A. Sellers of Sellersburg Indiana is arrested on a charge of fraudulently using the mails. He allegedly prepared false affidavits of financial standing and mailed them to wholesale houses in Chicago Cincinnati and other points to obtain goods on credit. Postal inspectors pursued the case for weeks. Sellers comes from a prominent Southern Indiana family and previously ran a Utica Clark County general store.
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New Albany
Ind
Frank A. Sellers
Sellersburg
United States
Chicago
Cincinnati
Sellers
Indiana
Utica
Clark County
Theatrical Starlet Leaves Home With Kids In Tow
In Kokomo Indiana on May 14 a note by Mrs. Bloomfield was found at a dinnerless table. She wrote goodbye to husband and children saying she is going to St Louis to join a theatrical company. She has worked as a vocalist and dancer in Hoopeston and Danville Michigan and may abandon her family. The husband remains with two young children and will not seek her return.
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Kokomo
Ind
F. C. Bloomfield
Bloomfield
St. Louis
Bank suit rules $7 500 as personal loan by Mackey
In federal court the International Bank of New York won a verdict against Mackey Nesbitt & Co of Evansville for 7500 plus interest 10450 alleging the money borrowed from the bank was diverted from a 50 000 loan and personally borrowed by Mr Mackey. Frightful runaway injures Klein family and kills Mrs Klein nine bachelor burial plan at Crown Hill Odd Fellows site.
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Indianapolis
Ind
International Bank of New York
Mackey, Nesbitt & Co
Evansville
Mackey
Loura Anderson
Crown Hill
Odd Fellows’ Fraternity
Evansville Pilot Captain Jan Damion Dies After River Career
Evansville Indiana May 14 obituary notes Capt Jan Damion a master and pilot on the Ohio River since 1887 died in Evansville. He leaves two children. Survivors and full career details are given in the local notice with emphasis on his long service aboard riverboats.
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Evansville
Ind
Jan, Damion
Ohio River
Paduenh Sen
National League Innings Scores and Battery Pairings
Cincinnati beats Pittsburgh 7 4 with Hahn Newton and Peitz backing Leever Zimmer. Chicago tops New York 9 7 behind Grifith Chance Hawley Carrick Bowerman O Day. St Louis shuts out Brooklyn 8 0 with Jones Criger Howell McGuire Hurst Umpire.
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R. HE
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Hahn
Newton
Peitz
Leever
Zimmer
Swartwood
H. H.E
Chicago
New York
Grifith
Chance
Hawley
Carrick
Bowerman
Markets Report from Cincinnati Flour and Grain Prices
The Cincinnati market notes May 12 show flour prices for multiple grades from spring fancy to winter patent, with ranges from 1.75 to 3.90 per unit. Wheat No. 2 red bids 73 73.5 cents on track, corn No. 2 mixed 41.5 cents, oats No. 2 mixed 26.5 cents. Live stock lists hogs at 4.95 to 5.34, cattle not fully quoted.
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Cincinnati
Homey Cookery Fragments and Substitutes in Plain Text
The article offers quick kitchen tips including sardines on toast with lemon, a plum pudding substitute using raisins bread crumbs and molasses, and rhubarb jelly with gelatin. It describes preparing sardines browned on toast, and notes on rhubarb stalk tenderness and jelly method.
Curious Useful Inventions Highlight New Household Aids
A survey of fresh patents shows a carriage attachment to raise and lower tops via a lever and cranks, a water heater for stoves surrounding the chimney pipe, and a door stop with a vertical bolt and friction grip. Also noted are a lawn leaf hopper on wheels and a folding wardrobe with hinged sides and dust curtain.
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Alabama
Olo Woran
Eldde
Oregon
Pointed Paragraphs and Teasing Wisdom Revealed
A fragment from the Chicago Daily News presents scattered maxims on human behavior. It notes that interest often signals curiosity, slow approach beats haste, and friends may trouble a man more than foes. It mocks vanity and suggests prudence in tenants and clerks, while lampooning weather excuses for blame and the limits of ambition.
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Chiago
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Mandivee
Godra
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Muncie
C. F. W. Neely
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General Assembly
St. Louis Street Railway
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Philippines
Leyte Island
43D Volunteer Infantry
Caras
Montgomery, Ind
Ratchford
Mine Workers’ Union of the
United States Labor Commission
Panama
Louisiana
Missieesppi
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Pacific Ocean
Mexico
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Cape Henry
Atlantic Ocean
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Algiera
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Red Sea
Congress
Mishawaka
Jacob Klein
Klein
Piet Desa
National League
Brooklyn
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