British Advance Near Pretoria Ends Boer Siege
Dispatches report British forces approaching Pretoria with minimal resistance as Boer garrisons retreat. Officials arrange protection for prisoners and authorities appoint civilians to oversee life and property during the interim. Release of 177 officers and 4,152 soldiers aids Lord Roberts’s army.
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Gregorowski
Haseen
Church Square
Watervalle
United States
Hay
Leigh Wood
London
Pretoris
Reuter
Transvaal
Earl of Roslyn
War Office
Lord Roberts
London Morning
Daily Mail
Waterval
Manitoba Legislature Debates Revenue Tax and Agriculture Role
Winnipeg reports from May sessions show opposition critiquing budget items including a proposed 150 per mile rail tax and 3 percent earnings tax. Premier Macdonald announces measures and a three-minister agriculture lineup while bills on child aid, university funding, and a bicycle path face debate and divisions.
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Wiesipeg
Sfierucen
Mesere
McFaddeo
Mollime
Riddell
Brandon
der. Grain
Selkirk
Political arrests in Russia reported by The Standard
From Kiev dated Tuesday The Standard cites 76 arrests in Odessa 18 in Kiev and 29 in Warsaw by secret political police. The actions appear linked to sedition charges that two months ago caused 200 arrests in St. Petersburg and 100 in Warsaw.
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London
the Standard
Kieff
Russia
Odessa
Warsaw
St. Petersburg
New War Minister Andre Takes Charge in Paris
Paris reports Gen. Andre presented to President Loubet at the Elysee Palace and then assumed authority at the war office. The premier Wadeck Rousseau escorted and introduced him, marking a formal transition in France's military leadership.
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Paris
M. Wadeck-Rousseau
Gen
Andre
Elysee Palace
Loubet
Gen. Andre
War Office
Rev Jos Edge Dies at 48 in London Ont
London Ontario May 30 Rev Jos Edge pastor of Wellington Street Methodist church and London conference president died this morning aged 48 after three weeks of illness He rode bicycle from London to Goderich last fall to over exert himself He leaves a widow and three children Nyack N Y May 29 Robert Sneden Irish born resident of Momsey raised a British flag on his house for Queen's birthday Neighbors demanded flag removal Sneden refused and legal action was threatened Toronto May 20 Reverend Wm Patterson will leave Toronto for Philadelphia despite pleas from Cooke's Church offering to raise his salary to 2000
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Macdonald
Davidson
Roblin
London
Ont
Jos. Edge
Wellington Street Methodist Church
Goderich
Nyack
N.Y
Robert Sneden
Momsey
Suedeu
Suedeo
Toronto
Wao. Patterson
Philadelphia
Cooke
Canada
Baer
United Irishman
Dublin
Welland Canal
Buffalo
Manitoba
Killarney
Mansion House
Akron
Ohio
W. Barll
A& C Cooression
America
Trade unions' clash shadows Chicago building scene
Victor Folkenan, chair of the contractors press committee, warned the meeting of local unions and representatives of the National Trades Council. Labor leaders say the statement foreshadows months of trouble paralleling Chicago building operations while the Building Trades council and National Building Trades Council face barred status.
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Chicago
Taiding ‘Trades’ Council
Victor Folkenan
Contorters Council
Faikenau
Vuil of
National Building Trades’ Council
Robber holds up sleeping car passengers near Falls City
Passengers on Missouri Pacific train No 1 from Kansas City were awakened between Verdon and Stella by a lone bandit who forced a verter at gunpoint and fled at Stella, taking only small plunder after a fifteen minute window.
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Falls City
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Here
Stella
Verdon
Canadian militia to become mounted infantry under policy
Dr Borjell, minister of militia, visited St John to inspect stores and local forces. He announced a policy emphasizing mobility as essential for infantry and cited the War in South Africa. He proposed equipping Canadian infantry with horses and converting foot militia into mounted infantry.
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St John
N. B
Borjell
St. John
South Africa
Canada
Gunfire on a Park avenue train injures three in St Louis
In an attack on a Park avenue division train at Comp ton and Park last night several shots were fired to guard the train and three people were wounded one seriously. In Montreal Stanley hall on Stanley and St Catherine streets burned badly causing about 315000 in damage with water and smoke affecting Gould and Gendron Bicycle and Club Shoe stores.
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St. Louis, Mo
Park Avenue
Transit Company
Compton and
Park Avenues
Montreal
Stanley
St. Louis
David Dumas
Willamn Rows
Tonga Islands
Britain
Labelle
Southampton
William Wise
Aucks
Minn
Virden Turf Cob McLachlans Chatham
Open door imagery across papers sparks era of foreign fleets
A collage of headlines notes China’s open door policy and imperial figures. The Milwaukee Journal hints at Sam controlling a door handle while the San Francisco Chronicle urges shutting the door. The Philadelphia Ledger warns of a fleet in the offing and the Kansas City dourval suggests Uncle Sam may force the door open with ordnance.
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Tnele Sam
Milwaukee Journal
Emperoes
China
San Francisco Chronicle
Philadelphia Ledger
Saci
Kansas City
Watery notes amid wartime cruft and various reports
A jumble of late 19th or early 20th century notices, including military detachments, Boxer uprising mentions, political shifts in Canada and Britain, accidents, fires, and public notices. Names like Aguinaldo, Prince of Wales, General Hernandez, and various cities appear, with scattered references to elections, rail and canal incidents, and weather.
Political Quips From Detroit Journal and Minneapolis Tribune
The Detroit Journal notes politics seem rotten to some yet appeals to cultivated taste with a garbled quip. The Minneapolis Tribune praises harmony of labor and dues as more beneficial to humanity than a large army of politicians.
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Detroit Journal
Minneapolis
Tritmne
Mrs Bingo and the cook clash over treatment
A brief dialogue vignette shows Mrs Bingo warning about speaking to the cook, followed by a sharp exchange about tone and authority. The exchange hints at underlying tension and social roles within a household.
Convict coercion ends with confession in perilous room
A prison cell scene climaxes as Samuel Fitch, under duress from Henry Cattermole, writes a false confession admitting he killed James Savage. With a ticking clock and a door break imminent, Fitch battles fear and suggests the truth, while outside the police close in on the hideout.
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Fitch
Samuel Fitch
Cattermole
God
God Almighty
Henry Cattermole
Bury Assizes
James Savage
Woode
Wolboro
Savage
Harry Cattorsmcle
Old Fitch
Eleot
Harry Cattermole
Jock
Wordsworth and readers from a literary anecdote
A fragmentary memoir tone recalls Wordsworth as a genteel yet dexterous reader who charms friends with his MS. readings. The piece cites the reactions of Lamb Hazlitt Cole ridge Hunt Byron and Jerome Rooney, noting a vanity and habit of reading aloud.
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Wordsworth
Lamb
Hazlitt
Coleridge
James T. Fields
Leigh Hunt
Byron
Jobn Jerome Rooney
Not Lo on Staps and a lawyer father’s sleepless night
A Genesee avenue jeweler recalls a prominent lawyer father whose infant keeps him awake with crying. He uses a soothing sirup that calms the baby but earns a wife’s quip about judging soundness of his method. Asia Minor is noted as the chief opium market until the twelfth century and then global spread follows.
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Genesee Avenue
George
Sazigaw Courier-Herald
Asia Minor
Western Canada Championship and Trap Tournament at Winnipeg
Winnipeg hosts the Western Canada Championship and Fourth Annual Trap Shooting Tournament under the Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition. Over $2,000 in prizes will be distributed among contestants, with shotgun enthusiasts offered substantial winnings and entertainment. Visitors are urged to bring their guns to try clay pigeons at the Magan Trap.
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Winnipeg
Chicago
Immigrant case and manslaughter ruling headline
Commissioner Ritchie sends inspector to detain two Irishmen, Jans Fitziarris and Joseph Mellert, on suspicion of involvement in the Phoenix Park murders. They face admission or deportation decisions at the Welland office. Frank Werke alias Oiovo pleads guilty to manslaughter in Niangra Falls, sentenced to ten years at Kingston penitentiary.
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York
Ritchie
Jans Fitziarris
Welland
Frank Werke
Oiovo
Niangra Falls
Welland Assizes
Kingston Penitentiary
Loyd
Halfbreed Commission Returns to Moonee from Willow Beach
Qa Appelle May 29 The halfbreed commission arrived back at Moonee from Willow Beach on the Coteau of the Missouri near the Montana boundary. The valley was a buffalo stamping ground and Sitting Bull once pitched camp there. Two hundred and fifty cases were heard, with halfbreeds favoring land scrip. Despite a large crowd, order was good and the community appeared law abiding.
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Qa Appelle
Moonee
Willow Beach
Coteau
Missouri
Montana
Canada
Reas
Sitting Bull
Commission
Cowardly assassination rocks Hill Creek area
A weekend shooting near Hill Creek 60 miles north of here left Grand County Sheriff Tyler and cattle owner Sam Jenkins dead. Outlaws opened fire Saturday afternoon, triggering a hard fight and swift fatalities.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Thompson
Tyler
Grand County
Sam Jenkins
Hill Creek
Here
Stage Glints On Stage and Screen Talent in Europe and Britain
Coquelin shines as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables. Pax and Lizzie Raymond emote in British music halls. Maude Adams signs off her season May May S, while letters from Europe show American performers in demand. O'Mara tours Ireland as Rankin and Davenport eye The Tounders in London. Bernhardt stages charity recitals in Paris. Irving marks sixty second birthday with $1 gifts to “supers.” Hopper preserves lace collection amid tour news. Mansfield to play English Don Juan after reform. the lamented hero dies in spirit land.
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Will TE. Pax
Lizzie BL Raymond
Great Britain
Maude Adams
Europe
Jonel O'Mara
Phyllis Rankin
Farre Davenport
Tod Dan Daly
Lobespierre
Wallace Hopper
Chris Snd the Wonderful Lamup Company
Richard Mansfield
Spirit Land
Mexsander
Cole
Canadian Pacific and Nor western rail routes schedule list
A dense timetable of routes and intermediate points across Canada and the United States. It lists daily services ex Sundays and varied frequencies to destinations including Montreal Toronto New York Portage la Prairie Brandon Lethbridge and Edmonton with notes on connections via Via Can Nor and M W Ry lines. Names James Oborne Co. E McPherson Genl Passenger Agent appear as officials.
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Montreal
Toronto
New York
All Rail
Nor
Hy Grints
Gretna St. Paul
Chicago
West Selkirk
Mon
Wed
Frills
Tues
Thurs
Stonewall
Tucson
Thara
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Frij
Wb Morden
Deloraine
Sun
Glenbero
Souria
Melita
Alameda
SR Otek
Prince Albert
Thur
Edmonton
Thors
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Tellier, Rothwell & Co
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Chicago Methodist Conference
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Canadian Pacific
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