Across the World in a Day of War and Politics
A sweeping digest notes events from June adjournment plans to clashes in Philadelphia tunnels, the Paris municipal elections, and Dreyfus in Paris. It references Boer strongholds, Manila trade, bubonic plague counts in Sydney, a Seattle murder sentence, and a Bryan campaign. It mentions railway aims to Portland, Monopolies in landing rights, and a vast turquoise syndicate.
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Chicago & Rock Island Railway
Portland, Or
Dreyfus
Paris
France
Dundee Held by Helpmarkers Evacuated Amid Mountain Pass Foray
London May 17. War office dispatch reports Dundee occupied by British, 2500 Boers retreating toward Glencoe and Laing’s Nek. Looting widespread. Dundee coal machinery destroyed. Meanwhile Kemp’s Farm telegrams describe operations at Biggarsberg with Bethune and Hildyard advancing, Romaase evacuated, and Low casualties despite heavy smoke and difficult terrain.
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London
War Office
Buller
Dundee
Glencoe
Dejager
Tha
Lourenco Marques
Mafeking
Retoria
Biggarsberg
Bethuene
Umvoti Mounted Rifles
Imperial Light Infantry
Wasehbank
Pomeroy
Hildyard
Eland
Laagte
Indoda Mountain
Hamilton
Withek Hill
Bethvene
Nekis
Helpmaaker
Berg
Romaase
Teith
Dundonald
Burslinden
Gough
Dondonald
Dundes
Wessel’s
Nek Station
Lord Roberts
Kroonstad
Prince Alfred's Guards
Prince Alfred's Guards, While Out Foragin, Yesterday Af Miles From Kroonstad
Glenc
Gras
Japan's Fleet Review by Emperor Inspires Pride
The Emperor reviewed about 50 warships after inland sea maneuvers, a massed spectacle in Kobe port watched by crowds. Japan showcased its naval strength as the fleet simulated attacks and defenses, signaling strategic prowess and national pride.
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Yokohama
Victoria
B. C
Japan
Corean
Kobe Bar
Snow Falls Across Leipsic and Chemnita in May
Leipsic reports continuing snow since early morning with a thermometer showing 364 percent. A heavy snowfall also blankets Chemnita, marking a rare late spring storm with surprising cold.
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Leipsic
Chemnita
Senate committee backs subsidies bill for Columbia River aid
The Senate commerce committee ordered favorable reports on amendments to the subsidy civil appropriation bill. It would appropriate 250000 dollars for an emergency expenditure for the mouth of the Columbia River.
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Senate Committee On Commerce
Columbia River
Fire at Chateau d Ray Exhibit in Paris
A blaze broke out in the basement of the Chateau d Ray at the Paris exposition this afternoon. Firemen fought the flames for about an hour and contained the fire with minor damage to the nearby Salle de Fetes, avoiding spread to other features.
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Paris
Chateau d’Ray
Judge rules treaty lowers duty on French spirits
New York May 21 Judge Townsend grants Nicholas relief from higher duties on Chartreuse after comparing French and American treaty texts. The ruling narrows the tariff by 560 cents a gallon, potentially costing the government millions annually.
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New York
Townsend
United States Circuit
Board of General Appraisers
Customs Administration Act
George 8
Nicholas
France
Bidwell
United States
Aguinaldo Proclamation Circulating Among Insurgents
Manila May 21 A document purporting to be Aguinaldo issued May 4 from Pollilo island claims the McKinley commission acts without Congress and urges Filipinos not to surrender, while welcoming the commission and seeking their preferred form of government. The report also notes fighting in Catarman and Samar with American and rebel casualties, and describes reinforcements to the Liago garrison and Legaspi transports.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Pollilo
Luzon
McKinley
Congress
Agai
Catarmna
Forty-third
John C. Gilmore
Pambugan
Samar
Lennox
Eleventh
J.P. Bell
Sime
Legaspi
Liago
Senate probes canal monopolies and istmian rights
Washington May 21 Morgan Democrat Ala chair of the committee on inter oceanic canals offered a resolution broad in scope to investigate dealings of individuals or corporations aiming to monopolize a ship canal at Panama or Nicaragua and whether they seek to obstruct U S in Isthmian canal construction. aim to empower the president to check and destroy a conspiracy founded on fraud corruption and arrogance against the people and government. Explosion in a boarding house in Chicago May 21 many burned as kerosene can explodes in kitchen. owners and guests suffer serious burns with two others possibly fatally injured. Stockholm Eskilstavana dispatch: Philip Nordlund confesses planning the crime aboard the steamer Pring Carl killing seven men and a woman. Grand Vizier Ahmed Ben Mussa dies May 13. internal politics threat convulsion but Germany Italy and Britain back status quo. Tacoma: waiter William Patterson dies after falling from Lexington hotel window.
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Washington
Senate
Morgan
Dem. Ala
Committee On
United States
Chicago
Anna Smith
Lee Leahy
Edward Leahy
Grand Vicker
Morocco
Tangier
Ahmed Ben Mussa
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
Panama dispatch warns against rebel ships under Colombian flag
A Herald dispatch from Panama says the Colombian government told consuls that revolutionist vessels cruising on the coast may be chased and captured by foreign warships. It is alleged rebels cannot fly the Colombian flag. The U S minister in Bogota relayed the message to Washington.
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New York
Herald
Panama
United States
Im Bogota
Washington
Plague in Chinatown sparks suppression efforts San Francisco
In San Francisco a virulent plague is feared to be spreading through Chinatown. Six deaths in six weeks, all victims Chinese, prompt authorities to suppress information. Federal quarantine measures, fish poison for rats, and widespread fumigation are employed while health officials monitor suspected cases.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Health Board
Kenyoun
Angel Island
The
Chine
Ho Yow
He Woon
York
Pacific Street
K@inaman
Stockton
Williamson
Winge Chut Kin
Dupont Street
Ho Woon York
Pacific
Ho Sam
Thin Moon
Yong Hoop
Clay
Wing Ching
Chalmers
Kellogg
Glencoe
Locomotive boiler explosion kills two in Ashley
Two men died and seven were injured when the boiler of the locomotive attached to passenger train No. 21 on the Illinois Central railroad exploded at Ashley Illinois. The dead are Charles Price engineer Centralia Illinois and Tom Wright Odin Illinois. The fatally injured are Sam Ascoff Fred Crawford and John Hampton section hands.
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Ashley
Ill
Illinois Central Railroad
Charles Price
Centralia
Tom Wright
Odin
Sam Ascoff
Fred Crawford
John Hampton
Train robbery attempt near Glad Creek Texas
A Texas & Pacific through passenger train was halted at Glad Creek near Longview by an attempted robbery at midnight. Fireman Dobbs faced a pistol threat while the engineer Jacquish sped away, dropping to the door. robbers failed to board and the last car was reached safely.
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St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Longview
Texas
Texas & Pacific
Glad Creek
Dobbs
Mana
Jacquish
Dangers of Alum Baking Powder Stirs Public Health Debate
A historical notice warns of health risks from alum baking powders, citing physician consensus and a congressional report advocating prohibition. It guides readers on how to identify inferior products—low price, gifts, or schemes—urging prudent avoidance and emphasizing safer, high quality alternatives. Contains anecdotes and regional clipping from various papers.
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Congress
Senate
Quips and quotes on love, divorce, and banana trust
A collage of witty lines on romance and marriage from various papers. Notes include a Wintergreen remark on love among girls, a Terwilliver quip about which girl loves him, a Chicago Democrat musing on women and mothers, a bachelor lawyer's take on love and divorce, and a Chicago Daily News line about women and spinster expectations. An English journal mentions two Japanese pigeons with lifespans of six and twenty five years, reflecting light social commentary.
Buller Occupies Newcastle and Mafeking siege ends
Reports from Pretoria and London detail General Buller’s forces occupying Newcastle after the Mafeking siege action. British relief efforts disrupted Boer defenses, with fortifications and rail lines damaged. residents and officials captured or scattered as authorities declare the siege lifted.
Montana Politics Nears New U S Senator, Clerk Appointments
Dispatches report Governor contesting Lieutenant Governor Spriggs action and voiding Clark US Senate appointment while naming Martin Maginnis to fill the vacancy. Protests sent to Chandler and Frye. governor defends conduct and denies wrongdoing. Also notes open letter to Montana people and background on Finlen loyalties. Guerrilla warfare outlook in Philippines cited with Manila report.
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Butte
Govers Smith
W. A. Clark
Chandlen
Senate
Frye
Spriggs
Clark
Martin Maginnis
Helena
Miles Fisial
Finlen
Miles Finlen
Agaist
Eles
Montana
Tragic Memphis murder scene unsettles city
In Memphis on May 21 the bodies of Jet Reichman and Mrs. Badakin were found in a woman’s apartment on Jefferso ne avenue. Reichman had been shot multiple times and Mrs Badakin shot once. No weapon found. The case remains a shrewd mystery with little additional detail available.
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Memphis
Jet Reichman
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