Boers Retreat With Stand At Kroonstad Expected
London dispatch reports Boer forces falling back to prepare defences at Kroonstad while British movements press from multiple fronts. Lord Roberts aims to advance 40 to 50 miles, rest to repair railways, and potentially rest at Smaldeel. Cavalry under Gen. French may be raiding toward Ladybrand as 15,000 British operate on the Free State frontier.
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London
Natal
Mafeking
Kroonstad
Lord Roberts
Smaldeel
French
Ladybrand
Free State
Warrenton
Transvaal
Lord Kitchener
Vet River
Queen Victoria
Kekewich
Kimberley
South Africa
Boers Driven From Fourteen Streams By British Forces
Warrenton May 7 The Boers have been driven out of Fourteen Streams and the British are now encamped on the north banks of the Vaal river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenton
Cape Colony
Vaal River
Garrison Morale at Mafeking Amid Relief Delay
London dispatch dated April 22 reports Lady Sarah Wilson noting the Mafeking garrison remains determined despite low spirits over no relief in sight. They describe a whiskey raffle raising 108 pounds and a flour auction selling at two guineas per pound as examples of scarce supplies and morale under siege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sarah Wilson
Mafeking
Lord Roberts Crushes Boers at Ninburg and Smaldeel Disadvantaged
Smaldeel May 6 report describes Roberts strategy forcing Boers into unfavorable ground as British forces hold five to one superiority. Gen Hamilton's Winburg arrival and Hunter's left movement tighten Boer position, with 40 Boers killed. Pole-Carew’s division covers 58 miles in four days as Tucker and Maxwell advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamilton
Winburg
Hunter
Pole-Carew
Tucker
Maxwell
Weavers Face Harsh Air and Lung Disease Risks
A 19th century textile mill life account notes long shifts in dusty, heated spaces with toxic coloring agents. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery is extolled as a cure for lung troubles and consumption, with patient letters from Maryland praising recovery after extensive use and confidential doctor correspondence offered free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Mia
Cora L. Sunderland
Chaneyville, Calvert Co
Altoene T
Tam
Pierce
River crossing and bridge destruction hinder retreat
The brigade must cross the river before night under tight scrutiny by Lord Roberts. Farms examined reveal many houses acting as arsenals with mausers martinis and ammunition. Railway culverts along the line have been destroyed and three of four Vet river bridge spans wrecked. A temporary line may be built down the river bed. More culverts and bridges reportedly being destroyed northward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Roberts
Vet River
Hodder
Building Collapse Buries Seven in Kansas City Fire
A three story brick building at 1302 Grand avenue in Kansas City collapsed trapping seven people including Jacob Goodman and his family and former mayor John W. Moore. Firemen rescued all, Moore and Anna Goodman faced serious injuries but survived. others suffered bruises or were unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Grand Avenue
Jacob Goodman
Mary Sohn
John W. Moore
Goodman
W. Kline
Anna Goodman
Fannie Goodman
Methodist Conference weighs future bishops at large meeting
Chicago May 7 The Methodist general conference debates how many bishops to elect with a plan for five new bishops two to oversee Asia missions and three in the U S. Opposition grows against reappointing current bishops and a colored bishop candidate Dr Bowen faces white opposition. Memorials critique McKinley laxity on temperance and seek jail for impure saloon property rentals while motions on amusement clauses move through committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Methodist General Conference
Committee On
Asia
Boston
J. F. Bowen
Washington
Bowen
Committee On Temperance
McKinley
Condemned St Louis House Collapse Kills Two
A two story condemned dwelling at 1430 North Eighth street collapsed in St Louis Missouri killing Cora Everson and Milvina Nelson both colored and injuring seven others who were rushed to the city hospital. Firemen rescued the remaining occupants as all were asleep at the time of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
North Eighth Street
Cora Everson
Milvina Nelson
City Hospital
Queen orders Swatis harvest and mourn dead king
A Lobombo dispatch dated May 3 reports the Queen of Swasiland orders the Swasi to speed harvest and assemble for mourning the dead king. A Malagana chief and nine women and children have been killed at the kraal, with plains strewn by skeletons of murdered natives. Kreough, the Boer administrator of Swasiland, has been recalled to Pretoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lobombo
Swasiland
Kraal
Kreough
Pretoria
Monument to Jefferson shipped for Louisville
A magnificent statue of Thomas Jefferson, modeled by Moses Ezekiel, was shipped from Berlin to Louisville, Kentucky. The 32 year old Jefferson holds the Declaration in one hand and stands atop the Liberty Bell, as Ambassador and Mrs White viewed the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Thomas Jefferson
Louisville
Moses Ezekiel
Friedrichshagen
Gladenbeck
White
Jefferson
Committees Busy As Conference Heads Into Routine Work
Second week sessions of the Methodist general conference opened with many seats vacant. Committees handle most business with the episcopacy and state of the church facing long memos and resolutions. No decisions yet on retirement or election of bishops, amusements plan pending, and first committee meetings delayed to this afternoon. Dr. F. S. Merrill of Buffalo led devotional exercises. Bishop Hurst presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist General Conference
Pattison
Pennsylvania
F. S. Merrill
Buffalo
Bishop Hurst
Gompers Defies Injunction At Cigar Makers Meeting
Samuel Gompers president of the AFL addressed striking cigar makers in New York urging defiance of Justice Freedman’s injunction banning picketing and aid to keep strikers from taking their places. He called the injunction illegal and unconstitutional and said he has already contributed five dollars to the strike committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Justice Freedman
Gompers
Arcot brig wrecked off Brazil coast
Cable advices report the Arcot of Boston captained by Sheppard from St Johns Newfoundland March 1 bound for Bahia was wrecked on the Brazil coast and set on fire. The crew reached Pernambuco.
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London
Arcot
Boston
Mass
Sheppard
St. Johns
N. F
Bahia
Brazil
Pernambuco
Reichstag bans subsidized steamers to German ports
In Berlin on May 7 the Reichstag adopted a resolution prohibiting subsidized steamers from convoying into German, Belgian, and Dutch ports agricultural products that compete with German agriculture, with exceptions for tobacco, beeswax, hides, and wool.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Circassian wife travels with Shah in male disguise
London report cites Daily Mail stating the Shah of Persia will be accompanied on his European tour by his favorite Circassian wife, who will disguise herself in male attire for the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Petersburg
The
Daily Mail
Persia
Europe
Lamb Files Reply in Case Against Gates Over Steel and Wire
New York May 7 George Alfred Lamb complainant against Gates of the Steel and Wire company filed with Magistrate Zeller his reply to Gates counsel points. The reply argues the original complaint legally justifies witness examination to determine probable cause that Gates violated the penal code. Magistrate Zeller denied the motion to dismiss the case as applied for by Gates counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Alfred Lamb
Gates
The
Steel and Wire Company
Zeller
New York State
Casualty List Receives General MacArthur Cable
Washington May 7 General MacArthur has cabled a list of casualties among troops including typhoid on April 29 with B 424 1st Infantry Clayton S Weed Brights disease May 4 D 42d Infantry James Jackson cholocystis April 28 E 26th Infantry Thomas J Welch
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
MacArthur
Clayton S. Weed
Bright
James Jackson
Thomas J. Welch
Mills Begin Full Force at American Steel and Wire Plant
A Chicago dispatch says three of the four American Steel and Wire mills opened today with nearly full crews, about 1200 men reporting for work. Only a day shift runs at present, with plans to add night shifts soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joliet
American Steel and Wire Company
Bartholdt Renominated by Acclamation in Missouri
Union Missouri May 7 Congressman Richard Bartholdt was renominated by acclamation by the Republicans of the Tenth district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Richard Bartholdt
Tenth
Granite workers deadlock halts Westerly yards
May 7 in Westerly Rhode Island a deadlock arose as granite manufacturers from Westerly and Natick refused to budge from a 38 cent per hour minimum wage offer. A contractor has placed a $50,000 contract on hold due to the stalemate, and there is no immediate settlement in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westerly
R. I
Natick
Boer Resolutions Downgraded in Two Chambers
Washington May 7 The Senate debated Mr Teller Col urging sympathy for the Boers in their war with Great Britain while considering the naval appropriation bill. In the House on suspension day several bills passed incl the general pension law amendment enlarging widow pensions from 96 to 250 and the NGA budget increase from 400000 to 1000000. Mr Sulzer of New York failed to secure action on his Boers sympathy resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Teller
Great Britain
Chandler
Marine Corps
House
Pension Office
Dan Sickles
National Guard
Sulzer
N. Y
Belmont's Mineola Makes Trial Run in Narragansett Bay
August Belmont of New York owns the new seventy footer Mineola which sailed in Narragansett Bay with Nat Herreshoff at the wheel. The craft gathered headway quickly and performed well on the wind during a four hour trial. Belmont, J W R Kennedy and wife, and L A Willard were aboard. The crew was short by six men and the boat will have another trial next week.
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Bristol
R. I
Mineola
August Belmont
New York
Narragansett Bay
Nat Herreshoff
Providence
Newport
Hog Island
Wringe
Shamrock
Columbia
The Naval Militia Refuses Annual Practice Cruise
Washington May 7. New York State naval militia declines navy offer for the Prairie cruise this year to focus on small boats launches and shore reconnaissances. Other states follow, prompting a shift to shore exercises and an accelerated schedule for remaining militia practice cruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Naval Militia
Department
Adjutant General of
New York
New York State
Navy Department
Navy
Naval Reserve
Turkish talks on indemnity claims still pending in Washington
Washington May 7 The Turkish government has not yet moved negotiations from Constantinople to Washington as officially stated. The State Department is satisfied with Mr Tirscorn s conduct as US envoy and sees no need to alter methods mid negotiation. The United States awaits a Turkish reply to its demand that the Sultan honor promises to compensate for missionary property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Constantinople
Department of State
Tiriscom
United States
Strauss
Arguments in the Coeur D'Alene Investigation begin
Washington May 7 arguments by counsel opened in the Coeur D'Alene investigation with Frederick Robertson for the charges, followed by John C Cheney for Idaho authorities. Gen Merriam led troops in the field. Each side limited to three hours. Robertson pressed federal responsibility. defense to continue tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coeur D'Alene
Frederick Robertson
John C. Cheney
Idaho
United States
Gen. Merriam
Hawaii Names for Key Federal Posts and Revenue Plan
Washington on May 7 reports the President has practically chosen John C. Baird of Wyoming as United States attorney for Hawaii and Daniel A. Rey of Illinois as United States marshal. Internal revenue officials plan to extend the U S system to Hawaii and include it in the first collection district of California with a deputy at Honolulu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John C. Baird
Wyoming
United States
Hawaii
Daniel A. Rey
Illinois
Internal Revenue
Islands
California
Honolulu
President McKinley Delays Filling All Hawaiian Officers
President McKinley has decided not to make the remaining appointments for Hawaiian officers at present. In Washington on May 7, officials report the plan to delay filling the entire slate, outlining a cautious approach to governance in the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Washington
Appointment of Hawaiian civil government members
The article notes that appointments of members of the Hawaiian civil government have been made for the present. It is believed that by the appointment of the governor and secretary the immediate needs of the situation have been met.
American Woolen Company Denials and libel suit
The New York Press published a statement on the American Woolen company amid rumors of reorganization and financing troubles. Treas W W Wood says the firm has paid 7 percent dividends on preferred stock, ended the year with a surplus over 14.9 million, and expects common dividends soon. Davies Stone & Auerbach filed libel suit for 500000. J Clifford Woodhull denies any reorganization or borrowing issues and calls rumors baseless.
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New York Press
American Woolen Company
Textile Manufacturers’ Journal
William W. Wood
Davies, Stone & Auerbach
New York Press Company
Julien T. Davies
Davies
Wall Street
New York
J. Clifford Woodhull
Ex Governor Ramsdell Stricken By Brain Congestion
Ex Governor G A Ramsdell of Nashua New Hampshire was found unconscious in his bed this morning from congestion of the brain. Initial fears of paralysis gave way to diagnosis of a serious brain congestion caused by overwork. By noon he was more comfortable than earlier hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
N. H
G. A. Ramsdell
COLOR PREJUDICE IN BALTIMORE
A New York Evening Post report notes over 50,000 Baltimore residents trace to New England and the West. It says the colored population sees little education-based advancement, faces strong race prejudice, and remains segregated in theaters, churches, hotels, and restaurants. It highlights limited job prospects and rising resentment among younger African Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
New England
New York
West
New York Evening Post
Stole in Cuba Ex-Treasurer Arrested for Embezzlement
Chas F Neely ex treasurer of Cuba post office department is arrested in Rochester N Y charged with embezzling 36000 from Havana funds. Six thousand cash found Neely held on 10000 bail. extradition papers sent as investigators allege ongoing monthly shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Chas. F. Neely
Post Office Department of
Cuba
New York
California
Neely
Shields
Havana
Post Office Department
Shelds
Ludlow Street
United States
Fidelity Deposit Company of Maryland
Rostal Department
Burton
Maters
Washington
Reeves
Reynolds
Major Rathbone
Rathbone
Col. Burton
Gen. Wood
Neely Named Cuba Finance Chief Amid Embezzlement Charge
Washington May 7 Charles P Neely, arrested on charges of embezzling postal Cuban funds, was appointed from Indiana as chief of the Cuba finance division. Postmaster General Smith said the department began an inquiry earlier, with decisive information arriving Saturday enabling action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles P. Neely
Indiana
Cuba
Smith
Neely
Major Fire at Constable Hook Docks Big Loss Near $500000
A large section of docks and sheds at the New Jersey Storage company tied to Standard Oil at Constable Hook burned. The blaze, sparked amid suspicions of striker activity, destroyed ships, oil cans, barges, and piles, with Standard Oil losses near $400000 and private losses around $100000. Firefighters from multiple cities battled the flames as the Adelphia, several barges, and the Josephus were wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey Storage Company
Standard Oil Company
Constable Hook Works
Oxford Copper Works
Adelphia
Staten Island
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Josephus
Arthur Sewall
Maine
Weeks Goes Free After Ten Year Embezzlement Case
New York May 7 Judge Foster dismissed four old indictments against Francis H Weeks a lawyer who had just completed a ten year prison term for embezzlement of about 1 5 million from numerous states where he acted as manager Weeks served about seven and a half years of the sentence with the remainder commuted for good behavior This ends the longstanding prosecution after his release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Foster
Francis H. Weeks
Weeks
Thirty-Five Cent Toothbrushes on Sale at Carleton and Hovey
Carleton and Hovey advertise toothbrushes priced at 19 cents each. The Courier notes a strong retailer message urging readers to inform advertisers they saw the ad in the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton & Hovey’s
Doan's Kidney Pills Praised In Lowell Testimony
Local resident Charles Cooper endorses Doan's Kidney Pills after relief from nightly kidney distress and dull hairache. He cites three boxes as sufficient to end trouble, noting the medication’s value. Pills priced at 50 cents per box, available from Foster Milburn Co and Carter & Sherburne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cooper
Schoo Street
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. 3
Doan's
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Legaeet
Methodist Conference
H. T. Ames
W. H. Cardwardins
A. E. Ackerman
Ames
Revisal
Cardinardin
St. Louis Falls
Swasi
OF Jefferson
Germany
M. E
Rbeichstag
AIS
Bartholdt
Granite
Capitol
Dows
Belmont’s
the Naval Militia
Turkey
Beegham
Ramsdell III
New Hampshire
Constable Hook
Courier
Lowell
Dean
Carter & Sherburne
Excelsio
Gardner Bros
Pine Street
Westford Street
Highlands
Charles Wheeler
Andrews & Wheeler
Thorndike
Derby & Morse’s
Middle Street
Electrica
Devine
Merrimack ST
Beddins
P. R. Burtt’s, Florist
Cor. Merrimack & Bridge Sts
A. W. Brown
Aim Middlesex
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