President Roosevelt visits Charleston Exposition
The Charleston Exposition opens with a grand procession and speeches by Govs McSweeney Aycock and the president. A sword is presented to Maj. Micah Jenkins as Roosevelt reviews troops and delivers a lengthy address on unity, law, and national progress.
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Exposition Auditorium
Maj
Micah Jenkins
F. W. Wagener
South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition Company
McSweeney
South Carolina
Aycock
North Carolina
Emith
United States
Georgia
Epch
Gal- Jar
Joe Wheeler
Santiago
Palmetto
Micah Jenking
Philippines
Luke Wright
Tennessee
West Indies
Porto Rico
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Thompson
Maj. Jenkins
Grenter
Sam Hlad
Schalk Burger as Provisional Transvaal Leader
Gen Schalk-Burger, acting president of the Transvaal, visits President Steyn seeking a truce and peace proposals through British lines. A veteran of 1881, he rose from field cornet to provisional government executive, famed for oratory and integrity, born Lydenburg 1852.
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Schaik-Burger
Steyn
Fing
Sifé
Kruger
Transvaal
Schall-Burger
Schalk-Burger
Transvaal Republic
Lydenburg
Peace Near in South Africa Breakthrough Hopes
Reports from Amsterdam and London stir optimism that peace in South Africa may be proclaimed within days. Transvaalers urge terms while Free Staters resist surrender, with officials denying any imminent banishment. Kroger states Kruger believes victory is near.
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London
Amsterdam
South Africa
Stock Exchange
Strike Indorsed by United Mine Workers Board
The national executive board of the United Mine Workers of America indorsed the Michigan field strike and ordered national officers to pursue another conference between miners and operators to settle differences. About 3,000 men across Saginaw St Charles and West Bridas districts have been affected since April 1. Key issues include an eight hour day for engineers and a five percent per ton mining decrease resisted by operators.
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Michigan
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Saginaw
St. Charles
West Bry
Smith Opposes Cuban Reciprocity Amid Sugar Clash
William Alden Smith of Michigan leads Republican opposition to the Cuban reciprocity bill, arguing it harms US sugar interests and could disrupt world markets. He asserts loyalty to Cuba but says national needs and the sugar trust profits harm US farmers and industry, predicting a costly, long struggle. Senate action on Chinese exclusion and Philippine governance also noted.
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Cuba
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House
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Buch
West India Islands
South America
Republican Party
United States
American Sugar Refining Company
Peet
Sparkman
Frs
Morris
Minn
Fairbanks
Committee On Immigration
House of Representatives
Gallinger
N. IL
Turner
Wash
Insular Committee
Philippines
House Naval Committee
War College
B. M. Young
Department of California
San Francisco
War Department
Army Wbe College
Rebels defeated in Kong-Chuen battle in China
Reports from Hong Kong state Imperial Gen. Mu and Marshal Su defeated Kuang-Si rebels at Kong-Chuen after initial rebel success. Gen. Wong arrived with three quick firing guns and two Maxims to turn the tide. Rebels retreat to mountain strongholds while Su blocks roads to the seaport. Inland rebellion spreading.
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Hong Kong
Liu Chow
Marshal 5U
Kong-Chuen
Wong
Marshal Su
Vice President Votes Aye In Tie Breaker
A vivid report notes Adlai Stevenson cast the deciding vote in a Senate tie as vice president during a slow afternoon. The scene included incidental acts and a peppermint offered between lawmakers, reflecting the era’s political theater and constitutional prerogatives.
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Adlai Stevenson
Senate
United States Senate
Mr. Stevenson
Hoar
Sherman
New York
Isham G. Harris
Bargain Offer From Perret & Suns Trade House
Ada advertisement notes continued sale for 19 days with special pricing on Gerpet Warp cloth and other coloured items at Perret & Suns, urging customers to act quickly and secure the lowest prices seen.
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Bowie Tuby
Bf. J. Gillett
Perret & Suns
Political Ping Pong and Boer Independence
A long, mixed dispatch lists claims about Boer independence in the Witwatersrand, British reactions to Delarey, surrender rumors, and various global notes. It also mentions shoe shop ads, a California gubernatorial denial by Maj. Gen. Shafter, and other brief items from Copenhagen, Des Moines, Washington, Louisville, and Everett, with scattered local tragedy and legal notes.
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London
South Africa
Delarey
War Office
House of Commons
Methuen
de Hague
British War Office
Transvaal
Holland
King Leopold Mobbed by Socialists in Brussels
King Leopold was mobbed on his arrival in Brussels as socialists shouted for a republic and universal suffrage while waving red flags. The incident disrupted the king’s motorcade during the Wednesday encounter with the crowd.
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Leopold
Biarritse
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Flood threats rise as snow thaws in Pittsburg area
Heavy snow in Pittsburg followed by rain raises rivers toward flood stage within 24 hours though officials expect no major damage. Telegraph service suffers delays. Separately, Frank Abo of Kenton is missing amid murder suspicions in St. Paul. US soldiers in Cuba may import household goods without duty upon withdrawal. Edward Whitter convicted of Urbinalea murder and sentenced to 27 years, also linked to a separate killing.
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Nes
Champaign, HL
Edward Whitter
William Murnim
Urbinalea
Whitter
John Daly
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