British Drive Boers From Fourteen Streams in Fourteen Streams
News from May 8 reports British forces driving Boers from Fourteen Streams and encamping on the Vaal north bank. Dispatches describe Snyman seeking permission to retreat north of Mafeking, and Roberts' tactics enabling flanking advances. Mafeking spirits low but firm. loot and rations noted in Mafeking.
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Warrenton
Cape Colony
Vaal River
London
Lourenzo Marques
the Times
Snyman
Mafeking
Plumer
Methodist conference committees drive talks in Chicago
The Methodist general conference focuses on episcopacy and temporal economy as committee work proceeds. Buckley authorizes sub committees on tenure of office and districting of bishops while twenty plus candidates remain for bishop. Memorials and resolutions move to sub-committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Methodist General Conference
Smallpox report prompts Clarksville post office closure query
Springfield Ill May 8 Dr Egan secretary of the state board of health received a message from Vandal ia stating smallpox was prevalent in the home of the postmaster at Clarksville and asking if the supervisors should close the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Iils
Egan
State Board of Health
Vandalia
Clarksville
Reichstag bans subsidized steamers from carrying certain farm goods
Berlin May 8 The Reichstag adopted a resolution forbidding subsidized steamers from carrying to German Belgian and Dutch ports agricultural products that compete with German agriculture with exceptions for tobacco bees wax skins hides wool.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Forest fires encircle Arbor Vitae town
Forest fires surround Arbor Vitae Wisconsin on May 8 but threaten only a small timber patch, not endangering the town's property or workers' homes. No evacuations reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbor Vitae
Wis
Dividend Declared for Indianapolis National Bank Creditors
The Comptroller of the Currency announces a 1 percent dividend in favor of creditors of the Indianapolis National Bank in Indianapolis.
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Washington, May
Indianapolis National Bank
Indianapolis
Thug Defies Police in Cleveland Shootout
In Cleveland on May 8 a gun battle ended with a suspected burglar fleeing after exchanging fire with a police squad over the murder of Patrolman John Shipp. The man fired from a second story window and sprinted through an alley, with officers claiming hits but no injuries reported.
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Cleveland
John Shipp
Central Avenue
Greenwood Street
Aguinaldo Backed by Large North Luzon Force
Manila dispatch reports Aguinaldo leading a sizable force in North Luzon with General Tino as top subordinate. General Young seeks reinforcements from General MacArthur in Manila as U S troops suffer casualties in recent operations.
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San Tino
Luzon
Chicago
Manila
Aguinaldo
Tino
Young
MacArthur
Legaspi
Riago
Company F
Forty
Visayan Islands
Directors Seligman and Strauss resign from American Steel and Wire
Henry W. Seligman and Frederick W. Strauss quit the board of the American Steel and Wire company after John W. Gates did not retire from management at the meeting. They state they could not force a resignation or stay on the board while Gates retained control.
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New York
American Steel and Wire Company
John W. Gates
Henry W. Seligman
Frederick W. Strauss
Gates
Reverend David Houser Dies After Choosing Prayer Over Aid
Wabash Indiana May 8 Reverend David Houser of Hartford township Adams county died under odd circumstances after six months with a side abscess. He refused medical help preferring prayer and faith that God would cure him until it was too late for care.
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Wabash
Ind
David Houser
Hartford Township
Adams County
Houser
Labor strike in Philadelphia leaves 10,000 jobless
The second week of the trades unions strike shows 10,000 still unemployed. The national Republican convention hall work remains unaffected with 65 carpenters at work, as Allied Trades council pressures the carpenters to proscribe non union men.
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Philadelphia
Allied Trades Council
Carpenters’ Union
Baseball Scores From League Clubs Yesterday
Chicago May 8 report lists results across leagues with games at Brooklyn Philadelphia 9 Brooklyn 18 and Boston New York 11 Boston 18 as well as rain and wet grounds affecting Pittsburg Chicago and Indianapolis Detroit matches. Cleveland Buffalo 7 Cleveland 5 and Kansas City Detroit postponed due to wet fields.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Boston
New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Buffalo
Detroit
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Ministers Lead Mass Meeting Over Liquor Law Reform
Sioux City leaders rally as ministers of a branch of the Anti-Saloon League push for enforcement of the Martin liquor law. H. H. Abrams of Des Moines presides and warns of violent opposition to any attempt to close screens and back doors in the city’s open liquor trade.
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Sioux City
Anti-Saloon League
H. H. Abrams
Des Moines
Martin
Grayville Chautauqua reorganized with new officers
Grayville Illinois May 8 the Chautauqua assembly elected president R W Jennings secretary W J Seil and treasurer H L Reynolds for the second annual session August 2 to 9 a fine program has been arranged with talent from Chicago Watertown Wisconsin May 5 a tramp robbed the Junction hotel safe taking about 300 before being caught by Mrs Bathorn who held him until the proprietor arrived
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Grayville, Ills
Grayville
Watertown. Wis
May
Junction Hotel
Swazi King Dead. Queen Orders Accelerated Harvest
A London May dispatch reports Swaziland Queen orders swazi harvest fast and assemble to mourn the dead king. It also notes a Malagana chief and nine women and nine children slain at Malagana kraal with plains littered by slain natives.
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London
Lobombo
Swaziland
Malagana Kraal
Strike Called Off by Montana Central Employees
Reports from Great Falls Montana say the strike by Montana Central railroad workers has been declared off. Advices reached St Paul yesterday confirming the settlement and return to work.
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Montana
St. Paul
Great Falls
Mont
Montana Central
Mansion House Ottawa fire relief fund grows to 39000 pounds
London report notes the Mansion House Ottawa fire relief fund reaching £39,000 with a £100 contribution from Sir Henry Irving among supporters.
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Mansion House
Ottawa Fund
London
Ottawa
Sir Henry Irving
Towne Favored by Butler in Populist Vice Presidency Debate
Delegates at the People's party convention in Sioux Falls discuss a vice presidential pick with strong leanings toward Charles A. Towne. Senator Butler signals possible shift toward Towne, while urging harmony with Democrats and Silver Republicans for Bryan support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
Butler
Towne
Bryan
People’s Party
Father
Cincinnati
Populist Convention Delegates Open Talks in Cincinnati
Delegates at the middle-of-the-road Populist national convention held informal meetings in Cincinnati with Reform Press association members and suffrage advocates pressing for a resolution. The Barker faction shows strength, Debs may abstain, and other ticket names circulate amid lobby chatter.
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Cincinnati
May
National Reform Press Association
Luna E. Kelli
Hartwell, Mo
the Prairie Home
Reform Press Association
Kelli
Wharton Barker
Redman Barker
Barker
Donnelly
Eugene V. Debs
Jerome Kirby
Texas
Howard
Alabama
Frank Burkett
Mississippi
W. 8. Morgan
Tobe Spilkins
Bony Fork
National Executive Committee
Temperance Promotion Aimed at Labor Fatigue
The proposal argues temperance would curb stimulant cravings by alleviating the weariness from long hours of labor. It frames the issue as a health and productivity measure. The text suggests reformers seek public support for restrictions on stimulants to improve worker wellbeing.
Turnpikes Likely to Drop as Mob Tensions Rise
A petition signed by 100 residents of Washington and Carrolton townships asks commissioners to acquire the Logansport and Burlington Turnpike segment of the Michigan gravel road. The road saw two bridges destroyed and a toll house wrecked by dynamite and fire amid proposed rail plans. Officials fear further destruction if sale is refused. The company owns nine miles and reportedly seeks 5,000 dollars per mile. county may offer about half that.
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Delon
Ind
Washington
Carrolton
Michigan
Logansport
Burlington
Indianapolis
Receptive on Possible Burt Congressional Run
Saginaw Mich May 8 The Democratic leaders hope to persuade Hon Well ington R Burt to accept a nomination for Congress if tendered though Burt says he is not a candidate and cannot say more He has not refused to run and close friends believe he might not decline if unanimously urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw, Mich
Wellington R. Burt
Mr. Burt
Burt
Storm Across Fort Dodge Area Causes Injuries and Deaths
A severe storm hit Fort Dodge and surrounding areas Saturday night with heavy rain and lightning. Farmer A T Emmons was killed by a direct lightning strike near Manson. R M Wright’s large home in Fort Dodge was struck and wrecked but occupants were uninjured. Marshalltown reports severe smallpox in a growing outbreak with churches schools and public venues closed and a first death recorded.
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Fort Dodge
A. T. Emmons
Manson
R. M. Wright
Marshalltown
Board of Health
Burns Ride Ends in Runaway Crash on Johnson Street
Fond du Lac Wisconsin May reports Mr and Mrs James Burns were hurled from a runaway team on Johnson Street Sunday afternoon. Burns suffered a fractured skull requiring surgery while Mrs Burns escaped with only shock.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
May S
James Burns
Johnson Street
Burns
Bankruptcy petition filed for Arnold Feldstein merchant
New York on May 8 a petition in bankruptcy was filed in the U S district court by Arnold Feldstein merchant with liabilities of 972000 of which 25000 is secured nominal assets 195000 including 7200 cash Lazard Freres is the largest creditor owed 207500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States District Court
Arnold Feldstein
Lazard Freres
Fire destroys shin gle and tie mill near Manistique
The shin gle and tie mill, owned by the Pankratz brothers at Hunts spur twenty miles east of Manistique, was destroyed by fire. Loss estimated at $18,000.
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Manistique
Mich
May S
Pankratz Brothers
Hunts’ Spur
Here
Journeymen plumbers seek eight hour day in LaCrosse
LaCrosse Wisconsin May 8 journeymen plumbers demand an eight hour day with the same pay as now received replacing the current nine hour standard.
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LaCrosse, Wis
Vast Mix of 19th Century News Briefs Across the Globe
A varied set of items reports events from April to current issues: a flag raising in Pagolage Tutuila. a birthday in Viroqua Wisconsin. a fatal railway collision near Chaville France. potential sale of a Wisconsin newspaper stock. Polish Chicago celebrations. a Wisconsin prize paper on finance. a San Francisco drowning accident. cyclones in Kansas with fatalities and injuries. a plot to blow up a Paris expo electric plant. theft of a St Bernard dog in Chicago. Hodgson and garrison besieged in Kumassi. a child run over in Chicago. Maine representative Littlefield’s religious background. Japan’s mills with 1,000,000 spindles and 25,000 workers. a Roumanian crown prince governess.
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Pagolage
Tutuila
Elizabeth Hammond
Viroqua
Wis
Chaville
France
A. P. Wilder
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison
H. A. Taylor
Chicago
T. C. Richmond
State University
Adeline McNally
Page Street
San Francisco
Kansas
W. O. Field
Napoleon
North Shore
Hodgson
Kumassi
West Africa
Bruno Anderson
Littlefield
Maine
Japan
Miss Winter
Roumania
Wilhelmina
Horu
New Postage Coupon Scheme Faces Congressional Fight
Washington May S reports a proposed Economic Postage association plan to license a patented coupon envelope and pay postage on returns. The Post Office opposes, citing existing postage due options. House hearings advance despite objections as lawmakers press ahead.
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Washington
May
Congress
Economic Postage Association
Post Office Department
United States
Mexican Railway Project Aims for 1000 Mile Yucatan Route
Chicago financiers J W Midge ley and Robert Eastman reported to the Mexican government on a plan to build a 1000 mile trunk road from Tehuantepec to Yucatan and Campeche linking Mexico City with Guatemala. The line would solidify southern federal power, boost commerce, and serve strategic needs in war. British interest waned as American capital likely leads construction and material orders.
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City of
Mexico
J. W. Midgeley
Robert Eastman
Chicago
Yucatan
Tehuantepec
Sir Weetman Pearson
Republic
Frederick Bishop Mason
Vera Cruz
City
Guatemala
Central and
South America
Campeche
South Africa
Belize
British Honduras
Chamberlain
London
United States
Promotion of Captain French to Major in Philippines
Sparta Wisconsin May 14 Captain Frank L French of Company H Thirty Fourth Infantry now in the Philippines has been promoted to major for gallant and meritorious service since landing in Luzon.
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Sparta. Wis. May
Frank L. French
Company H
Thirty-fourth Infantry
Philippines
Luzon
Spring Examples of Fashionable Attire Parade
Behind The Times advertises woolen suits and trousers with price points of $23.00, $25.00, and $5.50 and up. It emphasizes measuring and fitting by skilled craftsmen for artistic dress results and invites readers to view assortments of leaders in suits. Cleaning and repair services are offered.
Cosgrove Merchant Tailor At 110 East 2d Street
J H Cosgrove a merchant tailor operates from Up Stairs location at 110 East Second Street. The notice lists the tailor’s business address and service designation.
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J. H. Cosgrove
East 2d. St
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Marshal Roberts
Burghers
Winburg
Dorty
Hamilton
Hutton
Pole-Carew
Tucker
Maxwell
Lord Roberts
Vet River
Modder
Sarah Wilson
General Conference of Methodists
Thug
Seligman
Strauss
Daily Base Ball Record
Sioux Falls
Barker and Donnelly
Edgarton
Lincoln
National Committee
Shanghai
Weei Hai Wei Boundary Commission
Penrose
W. R. Burt
LaCrosse
Smith
Post Office
House Committee On Post Office
Economic Association
Smith McPherson
Iowa
House
Heaven
Post Office Committee of Congress
Deal
Wisconsin
Behind the Times
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Niagara Falls
Chas, S. Lee
Gen. Pass
Kecnard’s Model Laundry
Owa Ave
Ack
Wittich Bros
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