Kruger's Prisoners Rumors of Sentences and Health News
London reports circulate on possible fines or banishment for four reform committee leaders in the Transvaal. Hammond health worsens as the Jameson raid is linked to a prearranged plan. Burghers petition Pretoria to overturn prison terms. The British press warns the South Africa Company charter may be challenged.
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Ll Bealth
London
Tretoria
reform union
Kruger
executive council
Transvaal
Hammond
Rhodes
reform committee
Hl Health
Times
Frevoria
John Hays Hammond
Curtis
New York
Johannesburg
Diggers
Pretoria
high court
smg
reform
Jameson
South company
England
south Africa company
Work of spotters in Boston carriers under review
Letters from the postmaster general’s office notify fifteen Boston district carriers that charges have been filed by special agents or spotters who have worked in the district for six weeks. The letters were sent personally, and it is unclear who received them. Charges are believed trivial, but removal will depend on replies sent to Washington.
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Boston
Washington
Speedy conviction for assaults by Philadelphia traction workers
James Campbell Wallace McGee Joseph Dinsmore and Nicholas Walther motormen of Union Traction were indicted arraigned before Judge Yerkes in quarter sessions Campbell was convicted in the box and sent to Eastern penitentiary for two years Walther pleaded guilty but awaits sentence while McGee and Dinsmore also pled guilty Thomas Pillion was not tried.
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Philadelphia Traction
Philadelphia
James Campbell
Wallace McGee
Joseph Dinsmore
Nicholas Walther
Union Traction company
Yerkes
Campbell
Eastern
Walther
McGee
Dinsmore
Thomas Pillion
Lothaire Acquitted In Captain Trial Of Stokes Case
Brussels reports Capt. Lothaire a Belgian officer was tried for the alleged illegal hanging of Stokes the wealthy English trader accused of arming natives. The verdict: acquittal. Washington dispatch notes treasury rules on sea otter hunting requiring licenses and port manifests, banning steam vessels from territorial waters.
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Stokes
Brussels
Lothaire
Como Free State
Washington
treasury department
Model City Power and Niagara River Canal Resumption
Two thousand people gathered in Model City to mark work resumption on the canal that will develop 140000 horsepower from the Niagara river for manufacturing. Niagara Power & Development plans include free power for factories, land giveaways, and a total abstinence town with new school, hotel, and church aims.
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Niagara Falls
Model City
Chicago
Hartford
Springfield
Mass
Cleveland
Tittsburg
Philadelphia
New Yor
Boston
Albany
Bay City
Mich
Toronto
Love
Niagara Power & Development company
United Press
Three Hundred Drowned in Shanghai Collision
London May 31 It is believed about 200 persons drowned after the collision of the British ships On Wo and New Chwang of Woo Sung ten miles north of Shanghai European survivors include Second Officer Cooper and Third Engineer Allen US warships Olympia Boston Yorktown and Detroit aided the stricken vessels On Wo sank immediately while New Chwang was beached to avert sinking
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London
Woo Sung
Shanghai
Cooper
Allen
United States
Olympia
Boston
Yorktown
Detroit
Lincoln Birthplace Bill Seeks Lincoln National Home
Congressman Lewis of Kentucky introduced a bill in the house to appropriate 100000 dollars to buy the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln and build a home for disabled soldiers on the site to be known as the Lincoln National home.
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Washington
Lewis
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln National home
Minister Willis Seriously Ill in San Francisco
The Hon. Albert 3. Willis, minister to Hawaii, is seriously ill in San Francisco with pneumonia. The update notes his critical condition and hospitalization amid a series of other brief items on baseball scores, political rumors, and personal injuries from New Haven and Washington.
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San Francisco
Albert
Willis
Hawaii
Explosive attack rocks Havana palace amid insurgent surge
A dynamite bomb exploded in the captain general Weyler's palace in Havana on Tuesday, injuring one and causing extensive damage. The blast, blamed on laborers sympathetic to the insurgents, shattered two doors and sent dust and fear through the building as officials pledged tougher security measures. Reports also describe Gomez advancing with a strong force into Matanzas, with artillery and ammunition, and ongoing clashes near Zanja Camagüey and Saguals Grande as rebel and government forces clash across Cuba.
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Havana
Weyler
Gomez
Matanzas
Maceo
Zanja
Santiago de Cuba
Munez
Canxto Garcia
Canto river
Col Ardanaz
Holguin
Caibaguan
Pozo
Palma
Laborde
Rio Blanco
BEindera
Artemisu
Col. Segura
Robau
Nunez
Zayas
Saguals Grande
Williams
nort
Pinar del Rio
Populist Senator Predicts Collapse and Naval Bill Stalemate
Washington May 1 The House debates bankruptcy and naval bills with little progress. Key speakers include Dearman Tawney Bailey Burton Culberson Raw and Gorman. A pension hike for Gen Grose is approved and Mississippi election contests are settled. AlIen predicts party collapses within months.
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Washington
house
Messrs. Dearman
dem
Tawney
rep
Minn
Bailey
Tex
Messrs
Burton
Culberson
Raw
Mississippi
elections committee
Allen
Williams and Spencer
Wm. Grose
Indiana
Germany and Japan sign liberal twelve year commercial treaty
Washington reports a new twelve year commercial treaty between Germany and Japan. The text is not released but reductions in duties on German manufactured goods for Japan are noted, with most favored nation treatment for Japan. A 1904 review of the commercial portion is mentioned, along with a convention on patents trademarks and consular jurisdiction to take effect in 1959.
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Washington
United States
Berlin
state department
Germany
Japan
Austria
Russia
House Committee Studies Total Disability Pension Veto
Washington May 1 The house committee on invalid pensions has examined the president's veto message on a bill increasing the pension of Francis E Hoover a totally disabled former soldier from Ohio. Indications suggest the bill may be returned to the house with recommendations to pass despite the veto.
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Washington
house committee on
Francis E. iloover
Ohio volunteers
house
Beath of Rev. Dexter Moody in Troy Community
Rev Dexter Moody aged 84 died in Troy New York May 1. He was one of the pioneer ministers of the Methodist church in this locality.
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Beath
Rev
Dexter Moody
Troy, N. Y
Dexter Mriiy
mitian
Armenian Relief Reports Massacre Toll at Corfa and Relief Work
New York May L The Armenian relief committee reports from March 22 that Corfa Corfu suffered vast destruction with 7 000 to 8 000 killed in a massacre. A hospital with five rooms rebuilt offers care to patients though demand outstrips capacity, while 6 000 relief articles have been distributed. Rev EK Fay Mills will lead relief meetings to aid Turkey and Armenians.
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New York
Qorfa
national Armenian relief committee
Corfu
Turkey
EK. Fay Mills
Earl Grey Arrives in Bulawayo With Strong Escort
Earl Grey and Cecil Rhodes administers of the British South Africa Company arrive in Bulawayo with a heavy guard. Reports say Matabele resistance has been seriously weakened and the town is viewed as practically relieved though more than 15 000 armed natives remain nearby. A deserter notes internal strife among hostiles and threats to wipe out Sekuti Imbezu and other regiments. Imbezus allegedly threaten their Gods over unfulfilled promises to turn bullets into water.
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Bulawayo
Matabeleland
Earl Grey
Cecil Rhodes
Imbezu
Philadelphia Strike Quiet as Leaders Claim More Out
Philadelphia on May 1 reported a quiet city with the strike’s scope disputed. Leaders say more workers are out than officials admit, with hundreds possibly absent as notices are posted. In Washington gold policy and postmaster appointments also appear in brief dispatches.
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Philadelphia
Union Traction company
Traction company
McKinley Victory Shocks Illinois at State Convention
In Springfield Illinois McKinley supporters secured a sweeping win at the state convention defeating Cullom forces. Four delegates at large were instructed to back McKinley for the St Louis presidential nomination amid a divided Republican contest.
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Springfield
Mar
McKinley
Callomites
conversion
Ohio
friends
Aickinley
Cullom
Ilinois
St. Louis
Illinois
Cultom
Chicago
republican party
Mystery Clears on Noxon Disappearance From Sing Sing Banks
Isaac B. Noxon, long time cashier at the National and Savings banks, sends letters from Caracas, Venezuela, stating he is heartbroken and destitute but hopes to return to settle his affairs. Authorities report the banks found his accounts in order after his disappearance.
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Noxon
Sing Sing
Isaac B. Noxon
JL Cy Nelson
First National bank
M. sheriwood
Sing Sing Savings bank
Caracas
Venezuela
National bank and Savings bank of bisens
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