London Thanksgiving Service Praises Peace in South Africa
King Edward and Queen Alexandra attended a London thanksgiving for peace in South Africa. Crowds lined the route from the palace to St Pauls, cheering the royal party as swords were presented at Temple Bar and the sovereign spoke briefly, thanking the officials.
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London
South Africa
Empire
Edward
St. Paul's Cathedral
Metropolis
Prince of
Joseph €. Dimsdale
Queen Alexandra
St. Paul's
Stepney
Canal Week in Senate Supports Nicaragua Route Vote Plan
In Washington on June 3 the senate will devote most of this week to the inter oceanic bill. Supporters of the Nicaragua route aim to secure a vote next Saturday, though odds are against it. Senator Harris of Kansas opens debate today in favor, with others following for and against. Senator Fairbanks has scheduled a Wednesday speech in support of the Spooner bill.
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Nicaragua
Washington
Senate
Harris
Kansas
Fairbanks
Spooner
Too Much of Athletics at Columbia and Bernard
Bishop Burgess of Long Island, delivering the baccalaureate at Columbia University and Bernard College, warned that athletic glory endures in bronze while Greek prize winners fade like water. He urged harmony between physical vigor and moral strength, saying true leadership requires a healthy body to confront life’s battles.
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New York
Burgess
Episcopal Diocese
Long Island
Columbia University
Bernard College
Whipped by White Caps Near Bloomington
A band of about fifty men raided Henry Demming and his wife six miles north of Bloomington at 2 AM, forcing them from their home in their night clothes and whipping them with buggy whips. The attackers accused Demming of brutal whipping and ordered him to leave the county. Mrs Demming is reported to be seriously injured.
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Bloomington
Ind
Here
Henry Demming
Demming
House considers Pacific cable and irrigation bills this week
The House agenda for the week includes debate on the Pacific cable and the Senate irrigation bills. Special rules are prepared and two days are allotted for the cable measure and three for the irrigation bill. Proponents push American built cable to run insular Philippines and fund it from treasury. Opponents favor private enterprise for the cable. Some leaders oppose the irrigation bill, but supporters remain hopeful.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Rules Committee
Cabe
Philippines
Treasury
Corliss
Cannon
Odell Praises Nebraska On National Tour
New York report on Gov. Odell’s nationwide trip notes he visited twenty five states and found broad prosperity. He highlights Nebraska praising its munificent crops and says Nebraskans focus on business and politics only around the Cuban sugar proposal.
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New York
Odell
Nebraska
Pleasure Is Soon Ended Excursion Train Wrecks in Michigan
An excursion train of the Detroit & Mackinaw railroad with over 500 passengers crashed at Black River near Alpena while traveling at about forty miles per hour. One man died instantly, three were fatally injured, and nearly fifty others suffered injuries from bruises to broken limbs.
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Michigan
Alpena
Mich
Detroit & Mackinaw
Saginaw
Black River
Negro Kills White Woman in Lawrence
Lawrence, Kansas reports the killing of Mary Coop, a white woman, at her home. Charles Anderson, a black restaurant employee, was arrested after the incident with no witnesses. the neck injury is described as fatal.
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Lawrence
Kan
Mary Coop
Charles Anderson
Anderson
Pug Ryan Captured in Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek Colorado June 9 Pug Ryan once reputed leader of a desperado gang is arrested here after years on the run following a deadly Breckenridge posse clash that left two officers dead.
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Pug Ryan
Cripple Creek
Colo
Breckenridge
Oregon Railroad to Link Coos Bay and Roseburg
The Oregonian states a railroad will be built between Coos Bay and Roseburg with construction to start by September 1 at the latest.
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Oregon
Portland
Ore
The
Oregonian
Coos Hay
Rosebury
Kruger Will End Days in Holland
Brussels reports that Mr. Kruger declares he will spend his remaining years in Holland, detailing his plans and reflections on his future.
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Kruger
Holland
Brussels
Mr. Kruger
Plot Leads to Sixty Arrests in Pretoria
From Pretoria dated May 18 a Daily Mail correspondent reports sixty arrests after a large scale plot to blow up government buildings and Lord Kitchener's residence and to spike artillery barracks guns was uncovered. The parties involved were Boer and Dutch prisoners.
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London
Pretoria
Daily Mail
Lord Kitchener
City in ruins after Guatemalan volcanic eruption
News from San Francisco June 7 reports Retalbulen at the foot of Mount Tacona buried by lava ash and rocks. About 1,000 residents are presumed dead as Champanico Bay fills with pumice and ash. Mt Tacona and Santa Maria show ongoing eruptions following the April 18 earthquake that devastated Quezaltenago.
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San Francisco
Central America
Italy
Retalbulen
Mount Tacona
Guatamala
Champanico
Tapachula
Palena
Quezaltenago
Retalbuilen
Bay of
Balfour, Guthrie & Co
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
G. M. Mellville
Guatemala
Countervailing Sugar Duty Passes Council in India
SIMLA June 7 The sugar bill to empower the Indian government to levy a countervailing duty on bountied sugar until the Brussels convention takes effect passed the council. Viceroy Lord Kurzon of Kedleston urged refiners to improve methods to justify the protection granted by the duties.
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Simla
India
Lord Kurzon of
Kedleston
Union Pacific Increases Southern Pacific Holdings
New York June 7 The Evening Post reports Union Pacific Railroad has raised its stock in Southern Pacific from 75 million dollars to 90 million dollars expanding its stake in the western rail empire.
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New York
The
Evening Post Today
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Southern Pacific
Immigration Increases At Port of New York May Entry
New York June 7 official figures show 2 054 immigrants landed at the port in May, compared with 74 667 in April. The data highlights a sharp monthly change in settlement and mobility patterns for the city’s immigration intake.
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New York
Port of
Spain names Ojada minister to Washington
From Morocco to Washington. Madrid June 7. Senor de Ojada, former Spanish minister to Morocco, has been gazetted minister of Spain at Washington, succeeding the Duke de Arcos.
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Morocco
Washington
Madrid
Senor de Ojada
Spain
Duke de Arcos
Boers Granted Parole by Bermuda Camp Authorities
Boer officers living in prison camps near Hamilton Bermuda have been granted liberty on parole. The parole decision allows these officers to leave the camps under specified conditions, marking a notable easing of confinement in the island camps.
Kruger in Good Health Declares Dutch Agent
THD Hague June 7 reports there is no foundation for illness rumors about Mr. Kruger. He is described as enjoying good health and in no need of concern.
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Kruger
THD
Hague
King Albert of Saxony Seen as Critical
Dresden June 7 The condition of King Albert of Saxony who has been ill for some time is regarded as critical.
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King of
Saxony
Dresden
Albert of
Balcony criticizes liberals over South Africa war concessions
London June 7 A J Balcony government leader to the house of commons told a conservative banquet the war made peace costly with concessions. He said liberals erred in claiming peace could have been secured years earlier because General Botha threatened independence.
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London
A. J.balcony
House of Commone
Botha
Vote of Fifty Thousand Pounds for Kitchener Sealed
London June 6 government leader A J Balfour asked Parliament for a £50 000 grant to Lord Kitchener for his South Africa services. The vote passed 330 to 44 after a Redmond disruption and closure. Nationalists opposed the war policy and praised him as a soldier and statesman.
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South Africa
London
Edward
House of Commons
A. J. Balfour
Lord Kitchener
Parliament
Egypt
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
John Dilon
Dillon
William Redmond
Unionize Farm Hands Cited In Labor Convention Move
DENVER June 6 The American Labor union convention adopted a resolution inviting the National Brewery Workers association to join the American Labor union The drive aims to organize farmers and farm hands in the west and enlist their cooperation in political contests against the AFL foes
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Denver
Colo
Western) Labor Union
American Federation of Labor
National Brewery Workers’ Association
American Labor Union
West
Trophies of Henry's Vigil
In Berlin on June 6 Emperor William presented hundreds of souvenirs from Prince Henry’s U S trip to the Hohenzollern museum. A prominent item is a cartoon showing President Roosevelt in German guard uniform and the Emperor in an American army officer’s uniform bowing deeply.
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Henry
Berlin
Emperor William
Prince Henry
United States
Hohenzollern Museum
President Roosevelt
Garde du Corps
United States Army
Hardware Dealers Organize in Hastings Nebraska
About sixty retail hardware merchants from Nebraska met in Hastings on June 6 and formed the Nebraska Retail Hardware Dealers association to secure mutual protection and curb excessive price rises by trusts targeting their goods.
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Hastings
Neb
Nebraska
Money in Strawberries in Shenandoah
SHENANDOAH Ia June 6 The local strawberry crop is coming in nicely and commands a fancy price. Henry Field a local gardener has already sold 200 dollars worth of berries from a single one acre patch and expects the acre to return almost 1000 dollars.
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Shenandoah
Henry Field
Brisson Refuses to Form Cabinet in Paris
June 6 Paris report says Henry Brisson, former premier and radical republican, went to the Elysee at President Louhet's summons to form a new cabinet but declined the task. Prime ministerial leadership remains unsettled as political factions weigh next steps.
Rains Help Winter Wheat at St Francis Branch
Heavy rains across the St Francis branch from Beaver City to Herndon raise prospects for winter wheat. In Cedar Bluffs Kansas farmers report wheat is assured as moisture boosts the crop outlook.
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Cedar Bluffs
Kan
St Francis
Beaver City
Herndon
Priest and Miner Drowned in Silverton River
Denver dispatch reports Rev. Cornelius O Rourke, a prominent Catholic clergyman from Silverton Colorado, drowned in the Las Animas river while with a miner colleague. Local authorities investigating circumstances of the incident.
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Denver
Dune
Cornelius O'Rourke
Silverton
Colo
Las Animas
Herbert Named Ambassador to United States
London reports universal approval of Hon Michael Herbert as ambassador to the United States succeeding the late Lord Pauncefote. No dissent appears. Newspapers praise the foreign secretary Lord Lene downgrade and Herbert for the appointment and his upcoming departure for America.
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Herbert
London
Michael Herbert
United States
Lord Pauncefote
Lord Lenedowng
Hoerbert
America
Strike Not Over Yet At Chicago Stockyards
Quiet after a June 6 settlement of the meat teamsters strike in Chicago stockyards raises fears of renewed trouble. Packets may rehire only nonactive leaders, sparking unease among unionists. A compromise agreement set wage scales as satisfactory, with no discrimination against teamsters and protections on Labor Day and wage floors. Michael Donnelly to mediate. the Grand Pacific conference produced the compromise drafts.
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Chicago
Imeat
Yardg
Butchers ‘Union
Michael Donnelly
North American Meat Cutters’ Union
Grand Pacific Hotel
Chicago Packers
Packing House
Teamsters
Carter TH. Harrison
State Board of Arbitration
Packers
Holy Spirit Reveals Slayer in Murder Trial
James Sharp, father-in-law of James R. Hay, testified in Salt Lake court that God revealed Peter Mortenzen as the killer. Sharp said he charged Mortenzen after a vision showed blood trails from railroad tracks to Hay's burial site.
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Salt Lakh
James Sharp
James R. Hay
Peter Mortenzen
Mortenzen
Hay
Sharp
List of British Losses in South Africa May 1900
London reports a War Office tally showing total British losses in South Africa to May 8 1900 reached 97 477. The figure includes killed wounded prisoners deaths from disease and invalided home with many later rejoining. 28 434 were dead or permanently incapacitated.
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London
War Office
South Africa
Live Stock Market Report From South Omaha and Kansas City
Live stock prices from South Omaha and Kansas City show cattle trading slow with large Chicago supplies depressing value. Hog markets opened strong but weakened late. top hogs reached 7.40, medium and light hogs lower, while feeder and veal prices drifted down. Sheep offerings scarce with steady prices, native lambs at 6.65 and clipped lambs at 6.25, good stock selling if offered.
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Chicago
Cattle and Hog Market Prices From Kansas City Report
Kansas City market reports show cattle steady to weak with top export steers reaching 7.60 and hogs steady to strong with top at 7.45. Figures span steers, cows, calves, bears, heifers, bulls, and various sheep and lamb categories with mixed prices across classes.
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Kansas City
Texas
Scientist describes eruption site near Gallup New Mexico
Dr. C G L Herrick of the University of New Mexico, a leading western geologist, analyzes a crater fifteen miles from Gallup. He notes a fold and fault, metamorphism, and heated air with sulfurous oxide from sandstone cracks over lignite. He attributes toric action to slow shale oxidation in water and cites eastward cracks filled with iron and lime indicating historical water rise.
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Albuquerque
N. M
CG. L. Herrick
New Mexico University
Gallup
Boer officers freed on parole at Bermuda camp
In Hamilton Bermuda on June 7 the Boer officers housed in prison camps near the island were granted liberty on parole. Generale Cronje, Wessels, and Botha among others were interviewed and said they were glad the war ended and hopeful to return home. Rank and file Boers expected ashore in batches of ten, with officers invited to a Government house at home tomorrow.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Generale Cronje
Wessels
Botha
Government House
Seevers Buys Hocking Coal Mine For 550000
DES MOINES June 7 George W Seevers general solicitor for the Iowa Central Railroad at Oskaloosa has purchased the valuable Hocking coal mine in Monroe county for 550000.
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Des Moines
George W. Seevers
Towa Central Railroad Company
Oskaloosa
Hocking
Monroe County
War Office Congratulates Kitchener on Campaign
The War Office cabled congratulations to Lord Kitchener for his energy skill and patience in the South Africa campaign. It praised the troops spirit endurance bravery discipline and humanity. Lord Kitchener replied with thanks.
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War Office
Kitchener
London
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Troopa
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England
Pacific Cable
Garden Grove
W. D. Duff
W. H. Clark
Duff
Blockton
Clark
Clarke
Union Pacific
God
Cronje
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