Peace Issues Yet Unsettled Says London Mail
London May 27 optimistic peace mood clashes with unsettled financial points in the Boer negotiations. Daily Mail notes a cabinet decision on details, likely Friday, with King Edward’s birthday looming. Mentions Lord Kitchener Milner and Pretoria dispatches amid rumors of a possible hitch in talks.
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Vereningen
Daily Mail
Great Britain
Pretoria
Edward
Kitchener
Milner
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Bauer
Lord Milner
Associated Press
Belgian election results reshape chamber and senate
The final returns show the new Chamber of Representatives with 96 Catholics, 34 liberals, 34 socialists, and 2 Christian democrats, giving the government a 26 vote majority. The Senate will have 62 Catholics, 41 liberals, and 6 socialists, increasing the governing majority. Separately, Chicago and Pittsburgh capitalists plan to buy Clinton County firebrick plants to form a 30-plant trust, with organization to occur in Pittsburgh.
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Chamber of Representatives
Chicago
Pittsburg
Clinton County
Question of Hours for Peace Proclamation Seen in British Circles
London reports from May 27 indicate government circles expect a peace proclamation within hours. While A. F. Balfour avoided forecasting, insiders doubt a statement today and await tomorrow's cabinet meeting. Possible accompanying measures include removal of the grain tax.
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London
A. F. Balfour
South Africa
House of Commons
Balfour
Pay Honor To Pauncefote Funeral Planned In Dignified Manner
Washington May 27 It is evident the funeral of late Ambassador Pauncefote will be conducted with great dignity and will be a memorable occasion. All available military and naval forces in Washington and vicinity will take part in the procession. Services at St Johns church will be conducted by Coadjutor Bishop Mackay Smith. The remains will be carried to England on an American warship likely the Olympia or the Brooklyn selecting the ship now returning from Cuba.
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Ambassador Pauncefote
St. John’s Church
Mackay-Smith
Satterlee
Lord Pauncefote
England
Olympia
North Atlantic
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Brooklyn
Schley
Santiago Bay
Cuba
President to sign Indian appropriation bill expected
President Roosevelt said he would sign the Indian appropriation measure after concession on objections. He noted a provision granting exclusive one year mining rights to the Florence Mining Co on Uintah lands. a repeal is expected to open exploration to the public and allow claims.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Forence Mining Company
Uintah Reservation
Utah
Congress
Oppose Hoar Canal Bill Adverse Senate Report
Isthmian Canal Committee filed an adverse report on Hoar’s bill that would place route selection in the president. The panel argues the bill omits further route exploration and trusts a single executive decision, warning the policy is unsafe as government practice.
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Washington
Senator Morgan
Committee On
Senate
Hoar
Farmers Organize to Fight Road on Union Pacific Right of Way
Fifty farmers in Wood River Nebraska organized the Farmers' Protective association to contest the railroad right of way wagon road along the Union Pacific line. Officers were elected and two committees named to secure counsel. A Merrick and Hall county joint meeting is set for Grand Island on June 24.
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Neb
Union Pacific Railroad
Farmers’ Protective Association
Merrick and
Hall County Farmers’ Associations
Grand Island
Grants Funds to Palma
HAVANA May 27 Both the senate and the house have passed a bill granting President Palma three hundred thousand dollars for current expenses in connection with insular affairs.
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Havana
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House
Sugar Men Back Cuban Tariff Battle Obstruction
Senate debate on Philippine Nicaraguan and Cuban reciprocity bills stretches into a longer session. Beet sugar interests cheer any delay that blocks the Cuban tariff reduction, hoping appropriation bills pass first and Congress adjourns before a Cuban measure can be acted on. Senators Burrows Patterson Pettus Bailey Bacon speak for, Spooner for, while advocates of delay seek time to push postponement and demand a quorum.
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Washington
Senate
Burrows
Patterson, Pettus, Bailey and Bacon
Spooner
Isthmian Canal Committee
Canal Bil
Congress
Friends of
TRY TO KILL PRINCE OBOLENSKY IN RUSSIA MARCHING ASSASSINATE
A report from St Petersburg says an attempt was made on Prince Obolensky the governor of the Kharkoff government who was praised by the czar for quelling peasant riots. Lieutenant General Von Wahl Vilna governor whose earlier flogging of political prisoners drew criticism defends the acts saying he was ordered to do so by Minister of the Interior Von Blehwe.
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ST. Petersburg
Prince Obolensky
Kharoff
von Wahl
Vilna
M. von Blehwe
the Interior
Caught Robbing the Mails in Kansas City
Frank M. Sturgeon an old mail carrier in Kansas City Kansas was arrested by post office inspectors for stealing a bundle of letters in the May 26 report from Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Frank M. Sturgeon
Kay
Post Office
End to Boer War in Sight
London reports peace in South Africa appears assured though no official declaration has arrived. Ministers may discuss peace terms at cabinet or House of Commons meeting on Monday, with armistice possible if terms are accepted. fighting persists with Boer supplies seized near Fouche's command in Cape Colony. Times correspondent cites Boer delegates may return to Vereningen after reviewing points.
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South Africa
House of Commons
Lovat
Scouta
Fouche
Cape Colony
Pretoria
the Times
Vereningen
Mine Explosion Traps 150 Men at Fernie No. 2 Shaft
A blast at Fernie British Columbia last evening blocked the No. 2 mine and connected shafts trapping 150 workers. Sixteen escaped from No. 3 before safety crews began relief. one boy who escaped later died. Authorities report little hope for the trapped and efforts continue to reopen passages and assist survivors.
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British Columbia
Fernie
B. G
No. 2
No. 3
Volcano erupts again at St Vincent May 18
Volcanic activity at Chateau Belair intensifies with a May 18 eruption, bringing dense ash, stones, and a dark cloud that plunged the village into Egyptian darkness for about an hour. Residents fled, sustaining injuries as lava, smoke, and detonations persisted through May 19.
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Kingston
Island of St. Vincent
B. W. IL
Chateau Belair
Cumberland
Remains of General Leavenworth Moved to Kansas
The remains of Brigadier General Henry Leavenworth were disinterred at Woodlawn cemetery Delhi and shipped to Fort Leavenworth Kansas for re interment in the National cemetery on Memorial Day. He died July 21 1834. Only bones remained in a well preserved state and were placed in a metallic chestnut case for shipment.
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Hobart
N. Y
Henry Leavenworth
Woodlawn Cemetery
Delhi
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
National Cemetery
General Leavenworth
Tolstoi Stricken With Typhoid Fever in England
VONDON May 26 The agent of Count Tolstoi confirms the Russian writer is gravely ill with typhoid fever. His temperature is 102 and his mind is reported torpid as doctors battle to stabilize him.
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V.ondon
England
Count Tolstoi
Associated Press Today
Tolstoi
Chickasaw Nation Leads In Farm Count
Washington may 26 census bureau report shows Chickasaw nation in Indian Territory leading the United States in the number of farms. The statistics cover counties and Indian nations and provide agricultural data.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Indian Territory
Cholera Toll Rising in Manila and Provinces
May 26 report shows Manila with 1,146 cases and 619 deaths and the provinces with 3,922 cases and 2,774 deaths, illustrating the severe spread of the outbreak across the region.
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Manila
Peace in South Africa Near as Boer Readings Point to End
London May 24 The Associated Press believes peace in South Africa is practically secured though the timing depends on Boer readers not British gov t. Cabinet discussions at Pretoria are deemed of minor importance. the end of the war hinges on discipline within Boer forces led by Botha and De Wet. Boer leaders are expected to accept British terms after today’s cabinet decision.
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London
Associated Press
South Africa
Lkely
Botha
Dewet
Vereningen
War Office
Pretoria
Botha and
Kansas Democrats Adjourn After Nominating Key State Officials
The Democratic state convention in Wichita adjourned after naming six of fourteen positions to be filled in November. W. H. Craddock of Kansas City was nominated for governor, with James McCleverity of Fort Scott and J. C. Cannon of Mound City for supreme justices. Claude Duvall of Hutchinson was named secretary of state, and J. M. Love of Kinsley for auditor, among others.
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Kan
W. H. Craddock
Kansas City
James McCleverity
Fort Scott
J.C. Cannon
Mound City
Claude Duvall
Hutchinson
J. M. Love
Kinsley
Veteran Woodard of Exeter Dies in Omaha
Warren Woodard an aid to the department of Nebraska Grand Army of the Republic died at the Paxton hotel in Omaha while attending the state encampment. His wife had arrived from Exeter before his death. He was among the first settlers of Exeter, locating there thirty two years ago.
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Omaha, Neb
Warren Woodard
Exeter
Neb
Department of Nebraska
Grand Army of the Republic
Paxton Hotel
Woodard
Man Dies at Grave of Son in Wilber Neb
Bartholomew Zoubek aged 72 collapsed and died at his son’s grave in Wilber Nebraska while visiting with his wife. He had lived in the town for thirty years and succumbed to heart disease.
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Neb
Bartholomew Zoubek
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