Colonial Boers May Come to United States
New York reports that Cape Colony Boers tied to the South African peace may seek homes in the United States. W D Snyman, a Boer ally, says punitive terms could push emigration. he hopes to persuade Roosevelt to open settlement options in states like New Mexico Arizona Texas or Colorado. His son recently passed exams for Columbia University admission.
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United States
New York
Cape Colony
South African Republic
Orange Free State
W. D. Snyman
Roosevelt
Portugal
South Africa
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas
Colorado
Surrender of Independence in Quiet Signings Ends Boer War
Pretoria reports the signing of the peace agreement after a silent ceremony with Lord Kitchener, Lord Milner, and Boer leaders from the Orange Free State and Transvaal. Signatures placed, arms to be delivered to King Edward, jubilant concentration camp crowds, and plans for royal coronation participation noted. Britain to fund reconstitution and a federal union with Dutch influence.
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Pretoria
Lord Kitchener
Lord Milner
de Wet
Orange Free State
Schalkburger
Transvaal
Col. Hamilton
Capt
Marker
King Edward
Great Britain
Dominance shift in Unionists after Boer surrender
London dispatch cites Joseph Chamberlain as the dominant Unionist figure as Arthur Balfour shows chagrin at the Boer surrender ovation. Ministerial opinion in the lobby says Boers gained nearly all demands and terms left little to claim British triumph.
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New York
Joseph Chamberlain
London
Arthur Balfour
Commons
Sur
Four men executed by garrote in Ponce Puerto Rico
Bernabe Acevado Jose Torres Ramon Troche Cadena and Juan Torres were executed by garrote in Ponce on June 3 for murder robbery and outrage committed in October 1898 at Guayo Adjuntas. They died within 50 minutes. each kill averaged about five minutes. All confessed as they neared the scaffold. two aided the executioner and forgave him. One prisoner resisted the cloth over his face. The scaffold hid the bodies. only 30 witnesses observed.
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Ponce
P. R
Bernabe Acevado
Jose Torres
Ramon Troche Cadena
Juan Torres
Guayo
Adjuntas
New Emmanuel Church consecrated in Newport Rhode Island
The new Emmanuel church in Newport Rhode Island, given by Mrs. Natalie Bayard Brown in memory of her husband John Nicholas Brown, was consecrated. Rt. Rev. Thomas M. Clark participated, with Rt. Rev. Wm. R. McVickar as consecrator, aided by Bishop Walker Rev. Emory H. Porter and Rev. Ralph W. Pomeroy and other city clergy.
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Newport
Ri.i
Emmanuel
Natalie Bayard Brown
John Nicholas Brown
Protestant Episcopal Church
Thomas M. Clark
Rhode Island
Wm. R. McVickar
Walker
New York
Emory H. Porter
Ralph W. Pomeroy
Cape Colony Premier Says Constitution Not to Be Suspended
In Cape Town Sir John Gordon Sprigg announced that Imperial Secretary Chamberlain had informed him the imperial government does not plan suspending Cape Colony's constitution. He warned that disfranchisement of rebels would defeat enemies in Parliament as in the field, and spoke of free trade at the upcoming London conference amid hostile, window-breaking protests.
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Cape Town
Cape Colony
John Gordon Sprigg
Chamberlain
London
Boer Prisoners In South Africa Reported By House
In the House of Commons the war secretary said South Africa and elsewhere hold 25,565 Boer prisoners. Among them 783 are under 16 and 1025 are over 60. The chancellor announced no grain tax removal from the budget.
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London
House of Commons
Brodrick
South Africa
Michael Hicks-Beach
New Grace Church consecration sermon at site of old Emmanuel
Rev Wm Reed Huntington preached the consecration sermon for the new Grace church replacing Emmanuel church. Clergy led a procession with a surpliced choir singing The Church's One Foundation. The stone Gothic building seats 400 in the main hall and 50 in a weekday chapel, on the site of the 1856 Emmanuel church whose cornerstone was laid last June.
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Wm. Reed Huntington
D. C
Grace Church
New York
Congregational Home Mission Society Cleared of Debt
Syracuse N Y June 3 It is ascertained the Congregational Home Mission Society which will begin its 58th annual meeting here tonight is entirely free from debt. At the close of the fiscal year March 31 there was a field of slightly less than $10 000 but receipts have obliterated it and all current obligations have been met so that on the first of the present month the Society was free from a debt which three years ago amounted to $134 000.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Congregational Home Pocn Query Society
Cotton acreage falls slightly from last year
Washington reports cotton acreage at three tenths of one percent less than last year with 27,878,000 acres and a condition rating of 95.1. Revised area for last year stands 2,000 acres higher, while the 1902-03 estimate runs about 27,450,000 acres.
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Washington
Taft and Cardinal Rampolla Meet Over Philippines Affairs
New York dispatch reports Gov Taft and Cardinal Rampolla had a cordial meeting in Rome. They discussed arranging Catholic church issues in the Philippines through cooperation rather than courts. Taft aims for a timely audience with the Pope before July 10 and plans to present President Roosevelt’s books in a morocco case.
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New York
Taft
Cardinal Rampolla
Rome
Tribune
Philippines
United States
Gov
Naples
Roosevelt
Morocco
Ten prisoners freed after Deming decision at Leavenworth
Ten enlisted prisoners at Leavenworth were released and given tickets home after the Supreme Court ruling in the Deming case. Among them was Wilson, a Black man convicted of murder in the Philippines and commuted by President McKinley. Four others had been released on bonds and are now free. Names include M J Spellman Delbert Jones J C Read and Charles Farris.
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Leavenworth, Kas
United States Supreme Court
Peter ©. Deming
Federal Penitentiary
Deming
Wilson
Philippines
McKinley
M. J. Spellman
Delbert R. Jones
J. C. Read
Charles Farris
Wage Disputes Dominate North American Chain Workers Meet
Pittsburg June 3 delegates from across the country attend the annual convention at Brad dock Pennsylvania. Key measures include adopting a wage scale for the coming year and possible constitutional bylaw changes. Later in the week the focus shifts to methods for settling wage disputes.
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Pittsburg
Chain Workers’ Union of North America
Braddock
Coronation Pageant Rehearsal Continues in London
London observers report the second day’s pageant rehearsal for the coronation procession to Westminster Abbey. The May 27 practice preceded a June 27 parade with a longer route and larger pageant, while today’s event covered the full route and all stops, with receptions and formalities practiced, lasting about four hours.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Case Against Dr Johnson Dismissed In Chicago
The case against Dr E Wesley Johnson linked to the death of Miss May Thompson after beauty treatment was dismissed before Justice Eberhardt. Johnson faced involuntary manslaughter charges as police cited lack of witnesses and sought a continuance.
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Chicago
Drowning on Monongahela River Near Fayette City
In Belle Vernon Pennsylvania on June 3 the overturning of a raft on the Monongahela River above Fayette City resulted in the drowning of Theodore Booth's 11 year old son. Several other children rode the raft and three are missing. authorities drag the river seeking the missing youths' bodies.
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Belle Vernon
Monongahela
Fayette City
Theodore Booth
Nineteen Past Grands Featured at Central ville I O O F
The nineteen past grand officers of Central ville lodge I O O F are pictured in Harmon's window. The framed collection, depicting leaders from the lodge's first decade, will be formally presented at the regular meeting this Wednesday night.
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Centralville Lodge
Harmon
Democrats and Republicans Split State Returns In Senate Race
Partial returns from 77 of 83 counties show Geo. Chamberlain Democrat leading for governor by about 1150 votes and likely 2500 total. Republicans lead in state ticket and both houses, with U S senator to be Republican. Tongue re elected in First district, Williamson in Second with large majorities. Williams Republican wins Portland mayoral race by 1000 to 1200.
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Portland
Ore
Geo. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
United States
Joseph Simon
Thomas H. Tongue
Williamson
Congress
Multnomah
Marion
Geer
Multnomah County
Geo. H. Williams
President Barrows Dies After Illness at Oberlin
John Henry Barrows president of Oberlin College died after a nine day bout with pleuro pneumonia at 2 50 this morning. Born July 1 1847 in Medina Michigan he was educated at Olive College Yale Union and Andover Theological Seminaries He led religious and educational work in Kansas Illinois Massachusetts and India before becoming Oberlin president in 1898 He is survived by a widow three daughters and a son.
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Oberlin, O
John Henry Barrows
Oberlin College
Barrows
Medina
Mich
Olive College
Yale
Union
Andover
Kansas
Springfield
Ill
Lawrence
Boston
Mass
First Presbyterian Church of
Chicago
India
Haskell
University of Chicago
Yaqui Outbreak in Sonora Manages to Hold, Pursuit Ongoing
In Nogales report from Gen. Torres’s camp at Storre’s, Yaqui disturbances in El Carmen ranch area led to the killing of Juan Gomez Mayor Dow and Juan Martinez time keepers. Izabel’s force counted 100 fighters and 300 family members at Los Tanques, with eight Yaqui and two Mexicans dead. Torres pursues toward Mazatlan as 12 men are confirmed killed overall.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Nogales
Torres
Storre’s Station
Juan Gomez
Dow
Juan Martinez
el Carmen Ranch
Izabel
Manila troop ships reach San Francisco area report
San Francisco dispatch notes arrivals from Manila expected in mid month. Han cock carried the Ninth infantry headquarters 10 companies and 448 enlisted men with 50 prisoners and 314 casually. Sherman carried Maj. Gen. Wheaton and Brig. Gen. Snyder with 580 Sixth infantry, 56 Nineteenth infantry, 51 sick, 11 on honor, and 42 discharged soldiers.
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San Francisco
Warren
Manila
Kilpatrick
Hancock
Ninth Infantry
Sherman
Lloyd Wheaton
Simon Snyder
Sixth Infantry
Nineteenth Infantry
Volcano View From Inlet Ship Reported By Voyagers
Passengers from Cook Inlet aboard the Chico confirm another eruption of Redoubt volcano located west of Iliamma about forty miles away. A. C. Lozey of Ta coma witnessed the event sailing May 8. Dense smoke covered Cook Inlet with flames lighting the sky at dusk as the ship moved westward, exposing a continuous sheet of fire miles high.
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Seattle
Wash
Cook Inlet
Chico
Redoubt
Iliamma
A. C. Lozey
Tacoma
Trans-Alaska Company
Hiamma
Mr. Lozey
Waldeck Rousseau Resigns Cabinet at Elysee Palace
Paris June 3 cabinet council at the Elysee Palace presided by President Loubet saw premier M Waldeck Rousseau formally present the cabinet resignation. He thanked the President and colleagues for support during difficult times as Loubet expressed regret and gratitude for their cooperation.
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Paris
Elysee Palace
Loubet
M. Waldeck Rousseau
Suez Canal Receipts Top 100 Million Francs in 1901
Paris report shows canal transit dues exceed 100 million francs for 1901, with a dividend of 133 francs. Shipping totaled 10,823,360 tons through the canal, and cargoes beyond Suez were mainly petroleum and railroad material.
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Paris
Suez Canal Company
Suez
Further Strike Riots in Lemberg as Hussars Charge Mob
Vienna reports more strike riots at Lemberg Galicia with Hussars charging a mob. Several children are reported killed and others wounded from yesterday's rioting, with some dying in hospitals.
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Vienna
Lemberg
Galicia
Hussars
Expulsion of Priest Declared Personal by Guatemala
San Francisco reports Guatemala denies political motive in Father Francisco Munoz expulsion. Consul Galicia sought details and Guatemala replies that reasons were entirely personal, not tied to politics or officials.
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San Francisco
Felipe Galicia
Francisco Munoz
Central American Republic
Galicia
Guatemala
Pierce Mill Weavers Return to Work
New Bedford June 3, after grievances of striking weavers at Pierce mill No 1 were settled the operatives returned to their tasks this morning signaling a resolution of the dispute.
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Pierce Mill
New Bedford
Pierce Mill No. 1
Record time in dead water by Argonaut eight
Toronto June 3 The Argonaut eight training for Flenley competed in a mile and a half race yesterday in 7.35 in dead water. This time has never been equalled in American waters.
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Toronto
Ont
Argonaut
Flenley
Cable agent denies plan to link American and British cables
Honolulu May 27 report, via AP, states S. E. Dickinson of MacKay Cable Co denies a Victoria telegraph report claiming he proposed connecting the American and British cables at Fanning Island. The denial arrived through San Francisco on June 3.
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Honolulu
Associated Press
San Francisco
Dickinson
MacKay Cable Company
Victoria
Fanning Island
Judge Hadley Rules Vaccination Not Required
In a police court session Judge Hadley dismissed four Bay State mill workers cases for vaccination violation after learning the board of health had not ordered mass vaccination. Other defendants faced charges of highway robbery and assault with Potters injured. cases continued a week with bonds set at 900 dollars. Two first offenders paid fines while others faced jail and dismissed complaints followed by returned seized property.
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Hadley
Bay State Mills
Patrick Brennan
James Jackson
Fred Grieves
Joseph Shackluski
Board of Health
Agent Knapp
Benjamin Ayers
James H. Rule
Frank Scott
Bay State Company
Knapp
Rogers Street
Selina Martel
Bay State
Harry F. Timney
Ira Hammond
James Kelly
Hall Street
Nelson Potter
Potter
Hammond
Timney
John Murphy
Dover
N. H
John
Clancy
Edward Murphy
Quiet Wyoming region holds line in coal strike
Wilkesbarre Pa June 3 reports show no change in the Wyoming region with engineers firemen pumpmen and mine workers staying firm. Some starting-time shifts favored the strikers as reserves stay ready to replace quitting workers. Mines near flood risk if further men walk out while minor violence by youths is reported and a strikers’ march near Miners Mills ends without incidents.
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Wilkesbarre
Wyoming
Miners Mills
Here
Picket clash near Tunnel Ridge colliery halts bosses
In Mahanoy City two hundred union pickets blocked accesses to Tunnel Ridge colliery of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company. Bosses James Holloway Charles Carl George Oliver and Wm Dodds were refused passage and forced to return home. Maye Hill colliery resumed water hoisting while strikers halted engineers at the Gilberton water shaft leaving the hoist idle.
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Mahanoy City
Tunnel Ridge
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company
James Holloway
Charles Carl
George Oliver
Wm. Dodds
Maye Hill
Gilberton
Kidnapped Specials Safe At Home In Hazelton
Five railroad station special officers kidnapped by strikers in Hazelton Pennsylvania last night were brought home today under guard of J P Gallagher district secretary of the United Mine Workers who provided the transport.
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Hazelton
Philadelphia
J. P. Gallagher
United Mine Workers
Electric car demolished by gravel train at Forest River
Salem June 3 electric car stalled by power failure as it crossed Marblehead branch of Boston and Maine railroad at Forest River station was demolished by a gravel train. Forty passengers aboard escaped injury by leaping clear before impact.
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Salem
Marblehead
Boston and Maine Railroad
Forest River
Death at once in Meriden man shoots self
Peter G Meather a wealthy retired business man of Meriden Connecticut shot himself in the temple today and died instantly. He was subject to insanity and had previously attempted suicide. He was 53 and a well known member of the Connecticut Scheutzen bund.
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Meriden, Conn
Peter G Meather
Meaurer
Connecticut Scheutzenbund
Durgin Appointed Porterfield Postmaster
Washington announces A. L. Durgin is appointed postmaster at Porterfield Maine on June 3. Durgin succeeds prior office holder and begins duties with the federal appointment.
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Washington
A. L. Durgin
Porterfield
Saiman Sirk visits city hall with real estate plans
Saiman Sirk met Acting Mayor Badger to present plans, while revealing he will move to the city for good and reside at 63 to 67 Kirk street in the brick building used by Agent Southworth. He denied no Church of John Street sale but said he talks with church powers and is ready to buy anytime.
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Saiman Sirk
City Hall
Badger
Sirk
Courier-Citizen
Pearson seeks police board seat after Dimon appointment
Fisher H. Pearson said he will attend tonight's police board meeting to present the certified copy of his appointment by Mayor Dimon. If no rival appears, the board may accept his credentials and he would replace Mr. Brady, allowing minor license business to proceed.
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Fisher H. Pearson
Board of Police
Badger
Dimon
Pearson
Brady
Pope Rejoices Over War End News From Rome
Rome reports Monsignor Stonor, archbishop of Trebizond, conveyed to the Pope the termination of the South African war. The Pope expressed blessing and asked the British government be informed that he is content with the news.
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Rome
Monsignor Stonor
Trebizond
South Africa
City Hall Notes Foreseen Tonight’s Aldermen Meeting
City council convenes for regular session with high priority items including a 2500 repair fund for walks in parks and commons a 5000 boost for Fort Hill park and the Old Home Week order. Councilman Casey also seeks 9500 for city farm repairs as the overseers of the poor board of health and street committee schedule meet times.
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Fort Hill Park
Common Council
Casey
Board of Health
Settlement Expected After Textile School Dispute
The new textile school building remains largely unchanged with only a few laborers and painters working this morning. A conference this afternoon between union representatives, trustees, and contractors is expected to yield a settlement of some kind.
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Congregational Home Missionary Society
Pope
Gov. Taft
President’s Works
Cardinal
Chain Workers
Oregon
Alaska
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Suez Canal Shipping
Wyoming Region
Ry L. Durgin
Will
Lowell
John Street Church
Commissioner Pearson
Police Board
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