Indiana Democrats Nominate Kern for Governor on First Ballot
Indiana Democratic State Convention at Tomlinson Hall Indianapolis June 6 nominates Hon John W Kern on first ballot for governor. Platform reaffirms Chicago platform, condemns imperial policy and trusts, endorses Bryan, sympathy for Boers, anti trust and tariff stance. Burke Rozarth and Shively receive minor votes.
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John W. Kern
Indiana
Tomlinson Hall
Indianapolis
Martin
Samuel M. Ralston
Lebanon
John Johnson, Jr
Versailles
Myron D. King
Ralston
Chicago
Bryan
Shively
Messrs
Kern
Burke
Bozarth
Taggart
Jehn W. Kern
Rozarth
Fall of Pretoria Meant Victory For Lord Roberts
Lord Roberts reports Pretoria will be taken by her majesty s troops after Boer surrender terms, with De Lisle and Hamilton s mounted infantry pressuring the town. Officials brief that a flag of truce was rejected then accepted and that most British prisoners remain at Waterval. The public views the incident with mixed concern.
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Tendon
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
James
Tan Hamilton
de Lisle
South African Republic
Sandberg
Botha
Bretha
Proto- Tin
Hotha
Surrender and pursuit amid Irish Yeomanry capture
London bulletin reports the Thirteenth Imperial Yeomanry surrender near Lindley to a superior Boer force on May 1. Lord Roberts relays Methuen’s delayed march from Kroonstad to aid, but forces could not prevent the rout of the Boers and captivity of Irish yeomanry.
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London
Lord Roberts
Imperial (Irish) Yeomanry
Pretoria
Imperial Yeomanry
Lindley
Methuen
Hellbron
Kroonstad
Sprague
Queen Victoria toasts Roberts and army at Balmoral
Queen Victoria and royal figures including the Duke and Duchess of York and Princess Christian toasted Lord Roberts and the army at Balmoral. A large bonfire was lit by command, with celebrations reported by the court and the public.
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London
Queen Victoria
Duke and Duchess of York
Princess Christian
Princess Victoria
Lord Roberts
Balmoral
Annexation Ceremony Declares Orange River Colony Status
In Eloemfontein on May 27, Maj. Gen. George Prettiman the military Governor formally proclaimed the annexation of the Free State as the Orange River colony amid salutes cheers and the crowd singing Gini Save the Queen The market square scene was described as imposing and inspiring.
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Eloemfontein
Gini
George Prettiman
Free State
Orange River Colony
Market Square
Crisis in China dispatch alarms Washington officials
A cable from Admiral Kempf aboard the Newark reports engagement at Taku forts near the Pei Ho river with troops landed. The cipher caused confusion prompting a demand for plain English messages. London papers note foreign gunboats guard the Pei Ho and foreign legations while the Empress dowager’s influence is cited for safety.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
W Kempff
United States
Newark
Taku
Pet-Ho River
Cap
Long
Remey
Manila
London
China
Tien-Tsin
The
Times
Pei-Ho
the Times
Pe-Chi-Li
Peking
Bold Hold-Up Strikes Yosemite Stage Route in Cal
Two highwaymen robbed three Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Co. stages and a private conveyance near Grub Guich, taking about $350 from each stage while Maj. Rucker and Capt. Wilcox with 67 cavalrymen pursued. A passenger’s hat and the card reading Black Kid were left as clues. mail and express were untouched.
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T. H. Griffiths
Southern Pacific Company
Express
Noted State Case Noah Wilhelm Faces Brief Prosecution End
The State vs Noah Wilhelm, tied to the green goods fraud against Amos Overman, wraps quickly after the defense declines further evidence. Evidence shows Overman funded $200 for spurious money, with Wilhelm to handle bogus bills from New York, but the box to him arrives empty and mispacked. The trial, moved from Grant county, has drawn prior Marion hearings and a broader notoriety as a cause celebre.
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Cabhebre
Noah Wilhelm
Amos Overman
Grant County
Marion
John W. Crum
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Wilhelm
New York
Express
Witness
Michigan City
Overman
Texas
Neelys scheme in Cuban postal fraud exposed by Stubbs
A. P. Stubbs reports from New Orleans on Cuban postal frauds involving Charles Neely. Paper imported duty free through Havana and sold to local printers undercutting rivals, with Neely allegedly using his Ohio firm to supply paper and evade tariffs.
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New Orleans
A. P. Stubbs
Havana
Aransas
Charles Neely
Ohio
Neely
Oho
Neely Extradition Ordered by Gov Roosevelt
New York Governor Roosevelt signed the Neely extradition papers recognizing Cuban authorities demand. Neely, charged with defrauding the postal service, is confined on Ludlow Street Jail and will be handed to Cuban courts for trial. The action follows weeks of advisement and the Senate's approval of extradition.
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New York
Roosevelt
Neely
Washington
C.F. . Neely
Postal Department
Ludlow Street
Senate
Robbers Blow Bank Near Des Moines and Loot Vault
Four masked robbers blew open the Savings Bank of Sheldahl about twenty miles north of Des Moines on Friday night. They seized 91,580 from the vault after holding fifty or more citizens at bay with rifles, then escaped. The bank building damage is estimated at 0.00 and 0.9 stolen, with no trace of suspects.
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Des Moines
Savings Bank
Sheldahl
Here
Actress Della May Fox Ordered Committed to Wave Crest Asylum
Judge McAdam commits actress Della May Fox to Wave Crest asylum in Astoria on a petition by her brother William H. Fox. Doctors Austin Flint Jr. and Edward J. Fisher testified she suffers delusions in the Supreme Court Friday.
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New York
Della May Fox
McAdam
Supreme Court
Wave Crest
Astoria
William H. Fox
Austin Flint, Jr
Edward J. Fisher
Wilhelm and Overman scheme ends with jury verdict
Wilhelm and Overman plotted to insure a house for 800 dollars and invest 200 more in fake green goods, agreeing to ship a box of brown paper to be opened Sunday. Witness refused funds, a thousand dollar check was destroyed, and the plan unraveled. Noah Wilhelm was convicted and jailed awaiting sentence, with a possible one to fourteen year term.
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Wilhelm
Overman
Witness
Jonesboro
Noah Wilhelm
H. B. Shirley
Farmers Reach Square Deal After Arbitration
Isaiah Carmichael mediated the dispute between Gray and Brown who each owed the other $15. The amounts were tied, so the two farmers shook hands and called it square.
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Isaiah Carmichael
Gray
Brown
Andrews Sues Former Treasurer Over 3 000 School Debt
Huntington special: The town of Andrews files suit in Huntington Circuit Court through its attorneys to recover 3000 from Lesser Long, town treasurer 1891–1896, or his four bondsmen WW A Lee, John Stouder, Joseph Baker, T B Alpaugh. Discovery shows 3000 of school indebtedness listed as canceled was not paid. Long allegedly admits shortage and pays interest on bonds to hide misdeed.
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Huntington
Andrews
Lesser Long
Long
WW. A. Lee
John Stouder
Joseph Baker
T. B. Alpaugh
Meade Arrives From Manila With Gen Ottson and Escort
The transport Meade reached San Francisco from Manila on Wednesday night. Major General E. 8. Ottson led a group of gaily decorated tugs and launches that greeted her with thirteen guns. Quarantine officers boarded the ship and she moved toward Angel Island quarantine station.
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San Francisco
Meade
Manila
Ottson
Fred
Angel Island
Evansville murder case tightens as Keith confesses
Evansville arson detectives tie Joseph D Keith to the Nora Kiter murder with blood evidence at his home and on a buggy wrench. Keith admits paying Mike Cassidy 75 to “get Nora out of the way” and implicates William H Clark and Nora in a planned elopement, Cassidy denying involvement.
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Evansville
Joseph D. Keith
Nora Kiter
Elderfield
Keith
Indianapolis
Mike Cassidy
Nora
Cassidy
Nora Kifer
Wm. H. Clark
Clark
Eivansville
Marth
Tell City Youth Kills Himself After Mother’s Rebuke
Albert Ever, 21, shot himself Monday night after his mother scolded him for not going to work at a Tell City desk factory. He sat on the ground and, addressing passerby Carl Fischer, said let me show you a trick before pulling the trigger. Death was instantaneous.
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Tell City
Albert Ever
Tell City Desk
Carl Fischer
Carl
Mammoth American eagle shown in Kokomo by rescued man
James Eli Fisher of Wabash county arrives in Kokomo with a seven foot eight inch American eagle captured along the Wabash river near Treaty. The bird, nearly extinct and rarely seen in the U S, was sold to showman John Robinson and shipped to the Cincinnati zoological gardens.
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Kokomo
James Eli Fisher
Wabash County
Indiana
Montana
Wabash River
John Robinson
Zoological Gardens
Cincinnati
Pearl Bryan Case Update in Terre Haute Special
The body of Emily Price aged 1% was found in a pond near Youngstown on Sunday with blood clots on her face and disordered clothing. A coroner's inquest will determine if foul play occurred. She had worked as a domestic in a farmer’s family for some time.
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Pearl Bryan
Terre Haute
Emily Price
Youngstown
Smallpox cases reported in Sullivan County area
A report to the State Board of Health states three smallpox cases found at Meram Station in Sullivan county and one death from the disease recorded at Montpelier.
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Sullivan County
State Board of Health
Meram Station
Montpelier
Congress Passes Pension Bills and Debates Trust Powers
The 6th Congress saw the House approve 19 pension measures and adjourn after Decoration Day. Senate activity included the sundry civil bill with a Louisiana Purchase Exposition appropriation, a memorial bridge plan, and a failed two thirds vote to empower Congress to regulate trusts. Debates featured fierce exchanges over trust definition and political volleys across both chambers.
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Dalsell
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Congress
St. Louis
Thayer
Massachusetts
Hanna
Grosvenor
Ohio
Monnett
Lentz
Republican Party
California
India
Mr. Hale
Maine
Great Britain
South Africa
England
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Hale
Allen
Nebraska
Military Academy
Mike
Army
Corbin
Mississippi River Commission
District of Columbia
Tawney
Minnesota
Teller
Colorado
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Hull
Yowa
Gaines
Tennessee
Stubborn Boers Hold Off Roberts In Northern Campaign
Gen Roberts reports 189 fatalities in operations from Lindley to Senekal as Dutch resistance persists. Highland Brigade advances from Ventersburg toward Heilbron skirmishing along the railway to Vaal. Boer forces reinforce Bethlehem area while Colville Rundle Clem ents and Brabant extend eastern flank toward Lindley Senekal Ficksburg. Public focus remains on line between Johannesburg and Pretoria.
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London
Roberts
Highland Brigade
Ian Hamilton
Ventersburg
Heilbron
Colville
Vaal
Free State
Lindley
Senekal
Bethlehem
Brabant
Ficksburg
Rundle
Clements
Lindley and
Harrissmith
Cape Colony
Warren
Johannesburg
Pretoria
French
Pest on wheat in Guthrie prompts cautious bulletin
Prof John W Fields director of the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station reports a wheat insect that overwinters as egg or adult and multiplies rapidly in spring. He notes potential 1 to 3 percent yield loss in some fields and that small scale remedies exist but none practical for large scale field use currently.
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Guthrie, Okla
John W. Fields
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
Stephen Crane Dies in Germany at 3 A.M.
The American writer Stephen Crane died at 3 a.m. Tuesday after a long illness. Born in Newark New Jersey on November nineteenth eighteen seventy one he began as a journalist at sixteen and later focused on fiction. He was moved to the Black Forest in Germany recently, but the change did not help.
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London
Stephen Crane
Cyrane
Black Forest
Germany
Newark
N. J
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W. H. Brown
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