Panic in the Transvaal as British advance nears Johannesburg
London reports Lord Roberts near Johannesburg after a day of fighting by Generals French and Hamilton. Despatches describe Transvaal demoralization, threatened rail sabotage, scarce food, and rising anti British sentiment. Kruger opposes freeing prisoners while Boers discuss peace terms and await Pretoria’s fate.
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Lord Roberts
Johannesburg
French
Ian Hamilton
H. J. Whigham
Daily Mail
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Pretoria
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Lydenburg
Steyn
Kruger
Volksraad
Commando
Europe
Great Britain
United States
Bewaarplaatsen
Frech Syndicate
Witwatersrand
England
Hay
Lourenzo Marquez
Louis Botha
Laings Nek
Heidelberg
Lourenzo Marquéz
Lord Roberts Reports Movements Near Johannesburg
Lord Roberts dispatch from Tiidon dated May 28 describes 20 miles marched, 18 miles from Johannesburg, with French and Hamilton forces engaged about ten miles to the left. Farmers surrender arms and horses as Rundle takes Senekal, Kruger preparing to flee to Holland, and a special train ready near Pretoria.
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Tiidon
Ffice
Lord Roberts
Kip Viver
Transvaal
Johannesburg
Hamilton
Rundle
Senekal
H. J. Whigham
Lourenzo Marquez
Pretoria
Kruger
Holland
Botha and Steyn Urge Peace as Struggle Fails
Lourenzo Marques Times reports Commandant General Botha urged capitulation to the Transvaal government noting the struggle is utterly hopeless. Steyn favors peace while Kruger remains obdurate. Pretoria peace advocates show strong sentiment amid rumors of possible conflict with Portuguese.
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London
Times
Botha
Transvaal
Steyn
Kruger
Pretoria Peace Party
Portguese Flag Rumor Spreads at Pretoria Consulate
Local officials face unease amid sensational rumors claiming the Portuguese flag was hauled down at the Portuguese consulate in Pretoria. The fragmentary report notes growing tension and speculation without detailing verification or official comment.
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Pretoria
James Smith Heads to Pretoria by Krugers Car
James Smith American district messenger boy carrying sympathy message from Philadelphia and New York school boys to President Kruger has reached Lourenzo Marques. Kruger sends his private car to convey him to Pretoria on May 28.
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Durban
James Smith
Philadelphia
New York
Kruger
Lourenzo Marques
Pretoria
Lord Goschen Reports Curious Battle Result
London May 28 in the House of Commons Lord Goschen stated the Belle Isle did not catch fire after Majestic fired on it for nine minutes near Portsmouth. Spectators' distance and smoke obscured flames, with only a cabin showing slight smoldering while shattered wood remained largely intact. The naval test aimed to compare woodwork burning with Spanish ships destroyed by Americans.
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London
House of Commons
Majestic
Belle Isle
Portsmouth
Admiralty
Geo. J. Goschen
Pekin's Plight Boxers March on City After Rail War
In Tientsin on May 28 the Boxers burned Liulinee station 29 miles from Pekin, wrecked track and cars, and killed several Chinese workers. Belgian engineers are safe at Fingati. Boxers move toward Pekin as British and Belgians depart Fingati. Refugees reach Tientsin by a relief train. Pekin–Tientsin rail service halted. Newark and a French warship arrive at Taku.
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Tientsin
Liulinee
Luhan
Pekin
Fingati
Ieter
Tintsin
U. S
Newark
Taku
Fight on Gold Coast pressures from Kumassi rising
A London despatch from Accra reports Col. Wilcock's relief force has met opposition after starting from Kumassi. One officer is reported wounded. Earlier dispatches claimed three European officers killed and many Hausers wounded in fighting from months past. Government sees no immediate wide extension of the rising.
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London
Colonial Office
Accra
Gold Coast
Wilcock
Kumassi
Newark the Flagship Assigned to Senior Squadron
A cablegram says Newark sails from Nagasaki and arrives at the Taku forts. Rear Admiral Kempff becomes senior squadron officer, preparing to protect foreigners and possibly relay forces to Pekin. Wu Ting Fang meets with Acting Secretary Hill. diplomatic corps in session amid Boxer unrest and disrupted rail links to Tien Tsin.
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Washington
Navy Department
Newark
Nagasaki
Taku Forts
Kempff
Taku
Wreeling
China
Pei Ho
Conger
Pekin
Wu Ting Fang
State Department
Hill
Colonial Marriage Bill Passes Second Reading in Lords
In London on May 28 the Colonial Marriage to a Deceased Wife’s Sister Bill moved by Lord Strathcona passed its second reading in the House of Lords 116 to 31 in the presence of the Prince of Wales the Duke of York and the Duke of Connaught. The Lord High Chancellor Earl Halsbury noted it would alter inheritance of real property as colonial and British laws differ.
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London
House of Lords
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Duke of Connaught
Redmond Predicts Early Parliament Dissolution
London May 28 John Redmond chairman of the United Irish Parliamentary party said before leaving for Dublin that he expects an early dissolution of Parliament. He argued it would hurt Nationalists by leaving little time to organize and by undermining funds for seats. He also hoped for American aid to support National candidates.
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London
John Redmond
United Irish Parliaamentary Party
Dublin
Associated Press
Redmond
Most Prosperous Year Reported at National Railroad Meet
Milwaukee May 28 One hundred delegates including a representative of the interstate commerce commission and many state railroad commissioners attended the opening session of the National Railroad Members association President Lindley of Illinois opened the convention noting the year as the most prosperous in railroad annals He added that tariff or schedule rates remains the key issue for railroad commissioners
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Milwaukee
Wis
Inter-State Commerce Commission
National Railroad Members’ Association
Lindley of
Ilinois
Covention
British Embassy Members Honored on Queen's Birthday in St Petersburg
For the first time on record the Czar invited the members of the British embassy to dinner on the Queen's birthday last week. This innovation is regarded as of great political significance.
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St. Petersburg
Mrs Gladstone Illness Worsens In London Report
London on May 28 reports Mrs Gladstone’s illness is more serious with strength fading and family summoned to Hawarden as the condition worsens.
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London
Gladstone
Hawarden
Coal Dealer Ad Promises First Class Quality and Delivery
NOYTICK advertises coal at summer rates with thorough screening and careful delivery. John P. Quinn invites orders by mail phone or in person and offers weighing at city scales at his expense. Orders may be left at J J Gaynor T F McSorley J J Magee K M Sheehan Broadway Cash Store and other local outlets.
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John P. Quinn
Dix Street
J. J. Gaynor
Prescott St
T. F. McSor
Secret Understanding With Engldad Charged in Senate
In Washington May 28 Mr Wellington of Maryland urged a Boer sympathy resolution and claimed a secret understanding with Great Britain exists though Senator Lodge sought proof. The debate touched pensions, the Paris exposition role of the D A R, and amendments to the industrial commission. The Senate adjourned after a day of routine sundry civil appropriation action and bills passing Calais sub port of entry and tribal agreements.
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Washington
Wellington
Senate
United States
Great Britain
Lodge
Mass
State Department
Gallinger
Pensions Committee
Tillman
S. C
House of Representatives
House
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Allison
Industrial Commission
James
Mallory
Jones
Kyle
Lockwood
Pettigrew
Anti-Trust League
Chandler
Caffrey
Dalzell
Judiciary Committee
Signal Corps
War Department
Calais
National Red Cross
Bates Expedition Gains Mindanao Without Firing A Shot
Washington reports Major General J C Bates’s expedition into northern Mindanao in March landed at multiple towns including Surigao Cagayan Ilogan Misamis Dapitanon Baganga Zamboanga Cotabato Pollok Harang Davao Mati and secured them with flags of truce. Towns often surrendered peacefully as hemp stores and ports were opened without resistance.
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War Department
J. C. Bates
Mindanao
Philippine Islands
Manila
Bates
U. S. S. Manila
Gulf of Albay
Surigao
Cagayan
Ilogan
Misamis
Dapitanon
Baganga
Zamboanga
Cottabato
Pollok
Harang
Davao
Mati
Dewey's Case Settled by Supreme Court
Washington May 28 The Supreme Court ruled Admiral Dewey was entitled only to the minimum bounty for his Manila Bay victory, excluding land batteries mines and torpedoes from the enemy's force. Chief Justice Fuller read the dissent claiming defenses were part of Spanish forces, reducing the payout by half.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Dewey
Manila Bay
Justic Fuller
Manila
Brookline Country Club Race Meet Struggles in Dreary Boston Day
Boston on May 28 reports dreary weather as the Brookline Country Club hosts a second day with small fields in four of five events. Hunters, steeplechase, hurdle and flat races feature Smiths Diver leading early before a winded Golden Buckle falters at the final hurdle. B F Clyde's Cousin Jess wins the hurdles, while Harry Smith on George Keene takes the flat. Myopia Norfolk wins the Myopia event. Decameron and Parachute contend in the St Botolph steeple. Trillion loses speed. meet to run through Wednesday.
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Boston
S Brookline Country Club
Smith
Young Exile
Fifield
Golden Buckle
Mr. Goelet
B. F. Clyde
Philadelphia
Jess
Harry Smith
Worcester
George Keene
Lady Evelyn
Mr. Smith
Myopia’s
St. Botolph
Decameron
Parachute
Trillion
Jones Urges Early Meeting of Democratic National Committee
James K. Jones, chairman, asks national committee members to convene in Kansas City at noon on Monday July 2 to transact business in advance of the July 3 adjournment. The message was sent to each member from Washington dated May 28.
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Washington
Jones
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
Kansas City
Prairie at Brunswick Arrival After Weeklong Cruise
Assistant Secretary Hackett reports cruiser Prairie arrived at Brunswick yesterday following a weeklong cruise with the Georgia Naval brigade. The voyage showcased naval cooperation and local support in Washington.
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Washington
Hackett
Prairie
Brunswick
Georgia Naval Brigade
Goelet Seriously Hurt In Boston Accident
Boston May 28 Mr Goelet who had been removed by ambulance was thought badly shaken then unconscious and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with possible brain concussion. He had periods of consciousness but later condition remained uncertain.
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Boston
Penn Wins Dual Track Meet. Plaw Sets Hammer Record
The Penn and California dual track meet on Franklin Field ended 76 to 20 in favor of Pennsylvania. California's standout was Plaw who broke the inter collegiate hammer record with a throw of 165 feet half an inch.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
University of California
Franklin Field
Pennsylvania
California
Plaw
Unprecedented Kansas Wheat Yield Hopes Ahead
Topeka Kansas May 28 Twenty thousand men can secure employment aiding Kansas farmers in harvesting wheat. One county calls for two thousand workers. State Grain Inspector MecKinzie says the yield may reach about 85 million bushels, well below 100 million, with harvest beginning in the southern part of the state in ten days and strong activity among farmers seeking help.
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Topeka
Kansas
MecKinzie
Train derails near Conception injures 18 passengers
Left the Track Montreal May 28. The Canadian Pacific train from Ste Agathe des Monts this morning left the track and fell over a low embankment at Conception. Eighteen passengers were shaken up and slightly injured.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Ste. Agathe Des Monts
Conception
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