High Treason Arrests in South Africa Shock Pretoria
A dispatch from Pretoria reports the arrest of seven former British officers Nichol Patterson Tremlett Ellis Fries Hooper and Mitchell on high treason charges. They were brought to Pretoria by special train and later visited by the British diplomatic agent. Incriminating papers found, with expected further arrests. Chicago Day plans note Admiral Dewey may attend with President McKinley Diaz and Lord Minto also expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Transvaal
Johannesburg
Nichol
Patterson
Tremlett
Ellis
Fries
Hooper
Mitchell
Chicago
A. J. Beveridge
Indiana
Long Kong
Dewey
Diaz
Mexico
Lord Minto
Canada
McKinley
Train Jumped the Track at Logacres Curve
A passenger engine on the Little Schuylkill branch of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway jumped the track at Logacres curve three miles below Tamaqua Penn. Engineer Samuel Grier was killed and fireman Lott Keraher was fatally injured though there is small hope of recovery. The coal train’s fireman and several passengers were severely injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logacres Curve
Tamaqua
Penn
Little Schuylkill
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Samuel Grier
Lott Keraher
Mrs Jennie Houston Sues Saloon Keeper for 10000 Damages
In Anderson Indiana Mrs Jennie Houston sues Frank Stinson saloon owner for 10000 damages claiming that his intoxicated customer caused an accident on the Big Four Railway track two years ago resulting in the death of her large band who had fallen asleep on the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
Jennie Houston
Frank Stinson
Big Four
Stingon
Miners Wage Increase Announced By Berwynd White Coal
The Berwynd White Coal Mining Company, a major world producer, notified employees of a wage rise effective June 1. Miners will get 50c per ton for pick mining and 2c per ton for loading after the puncher type machine, affecting about ten thousand men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Berwynd White Coal Mining Company
Natives Forced To Fight In Manila Special
Gen Lawton seized 600 prisoners in San Miguel none armed among them. Gen Gregorio Pilar says natives were forced to fight under penalty of death. Prisoners include fifteen Spaniards and insurgents grow weary of hopeless war. A Porto Rican battalion under Uncle Sam is to serve on the island, authorized by Secretary Alger. Aguinaldo reportedly vows to continue the war until independence is gained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila Special
Lawton
San Miguel
Gregorio Pilar
Washington
Uncle Sam
Alger
Arms Supplies Trigger Hong Kong Exit
A dispatch from Hong Kong reports that Spitzer & Co. of Hong Kong abruptly departed after it was disclosed they were supplying arms and ammunition to Aguinaldo for insurgent use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Sys
Spitzer & Co
Aguinaldo
Double tragedy in California and Nebraska murders
J L Hamilton a Santa Maria painter killed his wife by throat cutting and then took his own life in the same manner. In Valley Nebraska John Kerr was convicted of second degree murder for killing his father-in-law John Reid during a reconciliation attempt with his divorced wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Hamilton
Santa Maria
Cal
John Kerr
John Reid
Valley
Neb
Kerr
Reid
Rounds of Fire and Crime Highlight Eastern News
Noted physician Dr. Austin Flint recovers from illness. National Baking Co building in Rochester burns for approx. 100000. Diamonds worth 4000 to 5000 stolen from Mrs Norton in a New York boarding house. Rev Dr Charles A Briggs ordained priest amid opposition. Kennard block in Manchester suffers fire loss near 100000. Three injured and two fatally in explosion at New Jersey Tron and Steel works in Trenton. Rev Dr Rose F Alsopp declines Episcopal secretary post. Dr Robert S Tracy’s body found at Lake Flower after disappearance from Saranac Lake sanitarium. Bodies of Mr and Mrs Henry Tincknall found in Auburn rooms. Rev Edward Morgan becomes millionaire per aunt’s NY death. George Abler in Mount Hope Pa murders wife then hanges self. religious insanity cited. Ex-Gov Roswell P Flower dies of heart failure post indigestion at Eastport L I. Pittsburg and Western train wreck near Newcastle Pa. four dead, several injured. Fleisch & Co bankrupt with liabilities 235412 assets 95260. Yale Professor William H Brewer to Alaska expedition returning Aug 1900. Ten Philippine natives barred from land in San Francisco. contract labor claim supported by Washington officials.
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Austin Flint
New York
National Baking Company
Rochester
N. Y
Frederick Norton
Charles A. Briggs
Protestant Episcopal Church
Bishop Potter
San Francisco
George Abler
Mount Hope
Roswell P. Flower
Eastport
L. I
Pittsburg and
Newcastle
Spangler's Run
Jacob H. Fleisch
Nathan Fleisch
Fleisch
Fleisch & Co
William H. Brewer
Yale Sheffield Scientific School
Alaska
Commissioner North
Washington
Diverse 1890s US news brief roundup includes deportations and shipwrecks
The twenty seventh session of the grand division Order of Railway Conductors began in Detroit. Twelve Filipinos destined for deportation from San Francisco aboard the City of Peking. Government seed distribution contract awarded to Charles Parker of Santa Clara for 64800 dollars. Dover National Bank teller William N. Boggs sentenced to five years in Trenton prison plus fines. The schooner Nelson foundered on Lake Superior with nine lost. Catholic Knights of America vote to admit women. Iowa Supreme Court rules board debts tied to gambling. Collision near Marine City sinks steamer White Star with no deaths. Sixteenth Infantry to sail from San Francisco May 29. stations at Fort Crook Fort Leavenworth Jefferson Barracks. Newby Transfer warehouse fire in Kansas City over 100000 loss. foreman James G. McNeilis killed. Leon Kansas bank Kenoyer robbed of about 2000. River packet collision at Muskingum. Zanetta damaged but afloat. St Louis levee panic as crowds chase gunboat Nashville. few river entries. Mrs Charles A Marts in Kirkville Missouri noted.
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Grand Division Order of
Detroit
San Francisco
Peking
Agricultural Department
Charles Parker
Santa Clara
Cal
William N. Boggs
Dover
Nelson
Lake Superior
Grand Marais
Catholic Knights of America
Kansas City
Supreme Court of Iowa
Board of Trade
Marine City
Mich
Vanderbilt
White Star
Omaha
Fort Crook
Fort Leavenworth
Jefferson Barracks
Newby Transfer and Storage Company
James G. McNeilis
No. 4 Truck Company
Kenoyer
Leon
Kan
Multiple Sudden News Items Mix Arsenic Flask and Global Affairs
A silver wine flask with arsenic content draws deadly concern after a chemist analysis. The report also covers a poultry and produce trust consolidation, missing attorney Trafford Jayne, former prisoner Archie McCarter’s indemnity bid, domestic cases in Kansas City, and a mute revival tale in Ohio. Additional items include Oklahoma town Mountain View’s one-day boom, York Duchess launching a royal yacht, and European diplomatic updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry and Produce Trust
J. B. Dean
Wichita
W. B. Hurst & Co
Fort Scott
Kan
W. B. Redfearn
Springfield
Poultry and
Yucatan
Republic of Colombia
Washington
Daniel Mahoney
Mary
Kansas City
Mahoney
Bucyrus
Ohio
Joseph Harvey
Howard City
Mich
Robert Pierson
John Logenslayer
Pierson
Harveys
Harvey
Oklahoma
Mountain View
Washita County
Washita
W. Tf. V. Yates
G. W. Bellamy
Col
John Kerfoot
Stock Island
Multiple Disasters and Unrest Reported Across Several States
A fire in Valentine Texas destroyed half a block of business houses with losses around 75000 dollars. In Dalton Georgia Dr L C Bagwell and three children and a housekeeper died in a home fire possibly caused by a lamp explosion. Paris Texas saw a grandstand collapse injuring several during fireworks with 4000 in attendance. In Elkins West Virginia 500 residents allegedly headed to Beverly to seize county records prompting fortified defenses and a standoff that ended when they turned back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine
Texas
Police Chiefs’ Association of the United States
Chattanooga
Tenn
L. C. Bagwell
Dalton
Elkins
W. Va
Beverly
France seeks payment over priest assault in China
France asks China to pay 856 800 dollars after a French Roman Catholic priest was beaten and imprisoned by Chinese authorities. The government also probes American coal for potential navy use. An Odessa customs official killed his five children and then wounded his wife. Paris courts grant divorce linked to Esterhazy in the Dreyfus affair. London reports the US Canada high commission will resume August 2 after a hiatus. The US transport MacPherson was involved in a collision with a sunken vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
China
Odessa
Russia
Paris
Esterhazy
Dreyfus
London
Joint High Commission
United States
Canada
MacPherson
Record of 1900 Ecumenical Mission Conference Appointment
Organization of the bicycle trust report is complete. Ex President Harrison accepts honorary president role for the ecumenical conference on foreign missions to be held in New York in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bicycle Trust
Ward Line
Havana
Stevens
Cuba
Harrison
Ecumenical Conference On Foreign Missions
New York
Honda
Eagle Pass
Mexico
Meiklejohn
North
Alaska
P. H. Ray
Morgan-Vanderbilt
Ohio
Cleveland
Akron
Columbus
Pennsylvania Company
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Chicago
United States
Canada
Market prices for livestock and grains across U.S. cities
Chicago cattle range 3.00 to 5.75, hogs 2.75 to 4.50, sheep 2.50 to 6.50, wheat No 2 red 70c to 88c, corn No 2 33c to 42c, oats 20c to 31c, rye around 50c to 63c, butter 16c to 19c, eggs 10c to 18c. Similar bids from Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee, Buffalo, and New York with variations in grade and quality noted.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Historic banquet in Washington features Jackson toast
A Jefferson era banquet in Washington on April 13 1830 spotlighted Andrew Jackson as guest of honor. His famed toast Our Federal Union It Must Be Preserved set off a national stir as Calhoun and Webster Hayne debated states rights and Union preservation while other renown figures like Fred Funston and Charles Curtis surface in related notes.
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Jefferson
Washington
Thia
Gen
Jackson
Old Hickory
United States
South Carolina
Andrew Jackson
Congress
Webster
Hayne
John C. Calhoun
Senate
Calhoun
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Eset
Wear
Masonic Temple
Wayne
Richard Maysfield
Cyrano de Bergerac
Western
McConnellsville
Zanesville
Valley Gem
Zanetta
Taylorsville
Muskingum
St. Louis Levee
Nashville
Market Street
Charles A. Marts
Kirkaville
Merrimac
Santiago Harbor
Duchess of York
Pembroke
England
Victoria and Albert
Khartoum
Kitchener
Paris Petit Bleu
Republican Guard
St. Nazaire
Lafayette
William T. Stead
St. Petersburg
M. de Giers
Southern
Fred Funston
Calumpit
Twentieth Kansas
Presidio Field
Love
Manila
Edward Atkinson
Philippines
Lincoln
Clement L. Vallandigham
Vallandigham
Fort Warren
Alfred
Mrs. Crawford
Georgia
Sam Hose
Louis Gathmann
Sandy Hook
Mr. Gathmann
Hanover
America
Kangas
Charles Curtis
Topeka
Mr. Curtis
Shawnee County
Toybeka
Curtis
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