Not Yet Crushed Boers Threaten Roberts East of Advance
London reports late June dispatches from the theater of war with General French at Irene and Lord Roberts nearing Pretoria. Boer claims of surrender and logistical outbreaks circulate from Lourenzo Marques while observers note four Boer columns moving east of the Roberts line, all seemingly failing. The result is a muted sign that Boer resistance persists despite dire claims and irregular telegrams.
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London
Pretoria
French
Irene
Lord Roberts
Johannesburg
Orange Grove
Lourenzo Marquez
Komati Poort
Middleburg
Machadsdoran
Lydenburg
Lourenzo Marques
Transvaal
Lindley
Elandsfontein
Klipsniverberg
Vereeniging
Boemfontein
Brabant
Ficksburg
Rundle
Senakal
Heibron
Kroonstad
Poers
Senekal
Grenadiers
Scots Guards
Roberts Reports Attack Near Kroonstad and Peace News
London report dated June 2 from Lord Roberts describes an Imperial Yeomanry battalion attacked between Kroonsadt and Lindley on May 29 with casualties expected. Johannesburg shops reopen amid relief over peaceful occupation. annexation proclamation of Orange Free State announced at Bloemfontein. Four Pretoria prisoners reported escaped.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Orange Grove
Spriggs
Imperial Yeomanry
Kroonsadt
Lindley
Johannesburg
Orange Free State
Bloemfontein
Preytyman
Kelly Kenney
Orange River Colony
Pretoria
Indian Famine Report Horrific Scenes From Bombay Presidency
Louis Kopsch of New York, publisher of the Christian Herald, reports from Bombay and surrounding districts on famine conditions. He cites cholera and smallpox decimating relief camps, thousands dying daily, with hospital death rates around 90 percent in Dohad and Godhra and 10 percent in Ahmedabad. He details scorched fields, fleeing victims, and extreme squalor.
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Bombay
Louis Kopsch
New York
Christian Herald
Bombay Presidency
Gujerat
Barola
Godhra
Dohad
Ahmedabad
Virigam
Coal Price Drop Prompts Ready Orders in Dix Street Ad
The notice advertises summer-rate coal sales of first-class, screened loads with careful delivery. Customers can weigh loads at city scales at Quinn’s expense. Orders by mail, telephone or in person for delivery, with pickup points at J J Gaynor Prescott Street T F McSorley Bridge Street J J Magee Lawrence Street K M Sheehan Jefferson Street Broadway Cash Store and B Buckley Fayette Street.
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John P. Quinn
Dix Street
J. J. Gaynor
Prescott St
T. F. McSorley
Bridge St
J. J. Magee
Lawrence St
K. M. Sheehan
Jefferson St
Broadway
Colombians Rebels Advance Toward Panama City
Kingston Jamaica June 3. The British steamer Orinoco reports May 31 rebels within six miles of Panama City. Government troops prepared, Colon residents fled to Taboga, 280 troops from Savanilla headed to Panama, US ships Machias ready to land marines if needed. Gordova gunboat sunk by rebels. Carthagena and Savanilla calm amid currency flood.
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Kingston
Colombia
Panama
Taboga
Colon
Savanilla
United States
Machias
Orinoco
Carthagena
Savilla
Boy Fatally Shot in St Louis Street Riot
A small riot in St Louis left 16 year old Peter Frank fatally wounded by a revolver shot from a passing streetcar. An explosion later hit the Olive street line, suspending service but causing no injuries. Police increased patrols as deputies swore in hundreds to bolster security around transit lines.
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St. Louis
Tower Grove
12Th
Calhoun
Peter Frank
Frank
Olive Street
Maryland
Boyle Avenues
Hawes
Police Board
Nervy Highwaymen Rope Three Stages In California Holdups
In Raymond California two highwaymen held up three Yosemite Stage & Turnpike stages a private wagon and two soldiers. Major Rucker and Capt Wilcox led 67 cavalry troops in pursuit but the robbers escaped. About 350 dollars per stage was taken from passengers while mail and express were untouched. The attackers left a taunting card and vanished into chaparral two miles from Grub Gulch.
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Grub Gulch
Sergt. Buchanen
Big Oak Flat
T. H. Griffiths
Southern Pacific Company
Mail
Express
International Episode Involving U S Ministerial Mail
News from Costa Rica reports the post office box of United States Minister Merry in San Jose was broken into and letters stolen including a dispatch from Consul Davidson in Managua. The theft draws Costa Rican inquiry amid Nicaragua tensions and U S protest. Authorities disavow responsibility and investigate thieves.
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New Orleans
Costa Rica
Port Lime
United States
Merry
San Jose
Davidson
Managua
Nicaragua
Books in Paper Covers at Low Prices in Lowell
Lawler the bookseller advertises a large line of paper cover books priced from 10 to 50 cents. Regular 50 cent titles offered at 35 cents, 25 cent books at 15 cents, and 10 cent items. Choice fiction bound in cloth also promoted. Readers urged to mention seeing the Courier ad.
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Lawler
Merrimack Street
John Streets
Lowell
First Session of Fifty-Sixth Congress Near Adjournment
Washington June 3 report notes a busy six months with key actions on Porto Rico Hawaii territorial government Nicaraguan canal and anti trust measures. The record highlights major laws including the financial act and Samoa treaties while investigations and debates created prominent political drama. Adjournment is expected Wednesday in both houses.
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Washington
Spain
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Hawaii
House
Senate
Congress
Brigham H. Roberts
Quay
Pennsylvania
Clerk
Montana
Idaho
Roberts
Great Britain
Germany
Samoa
United States
Tutula
Pago-Pago
France
British West Indian Islands
Inter-Oceanic Canal
New England
Lindsay and
Caffrey
Chandler
Ways and Means
McCall
Massachusetts
Island
Chas
F. Neely
Grand Army of the Republic
Secretary of Agriculture
Alaska
Italian Night School Helps Fathers Support Families
At 156 Leonard Street the Italian night school run by the Children’s Aid Society shows men learning English to better provide for families. Histories of 231 visited families reveal widespread low incomes. some fathers earn as little as $1.25 daily, yet many attend sewing and cooking classes after day jobs. The program includes a gym, drill, and music to keep youths away from saloons, while highlighting substantial weekly attendance and the role of skilled immigrant workers.
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Leonard Street
Children’s Aid Society
Italy
Children's Aid Society
New York Sun
Imitative Dog Imitates Master in Bold Feats
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote notes Bixby’s dog as a superb imitator. The dog stands on hind legs and drinks from a bottle, a trick attributed to observing his master perform the act.
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Bixby
Cleveland Plain Dealer
CA Stormria Bears the Signature of Hrythiziu
Fragmentary notice references a CA Stormria item and a signature by Hrythiziu. No clear event, date, or entity details readable. The text appears damaged and incomplete.
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Hrythiziu
How to Save Our Birds and Mammals Speech by Lacey
Congressman John F. Lacey of Iowa speaks at a League banquet on preserving wild birds and mammals. He urges strong action to protect forests, streams, and wildlife, criticizes overhunting, and promotes House Resolution 6634 granting the Agriculture Secretary power to reintroduce birds and curb interstate trading in illegally killed wildlife.
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John F. Lacey
Iowa
League of American Sporstsmen
Congress
Committee On Public Lands
West Virginia
Ohio
English
Ben Bolt
W. T. Hornaday
House of Representatives
Audubon Societies
Eve
Secretary of Agriculture
The Downward Path Brethren at Revival Meeting
A repentant man from Brooklyn tells of a sad life turning bad, sharing his spiritual turn at a revival meeting in a Baltimore American style report. He recalls his birth in Brooklyn and a downward journey prior to seeking redemption. The dialogue includes a question about his time in New York from a long- whiskered man near the organ.
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Brooklyn
New York
Baltimore American
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Mr. Hood
Pacific
Atlantic
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St. Paul
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Co. W. Lenhart
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