Anxiety Over Mafeking News Grips London Crowd
London crowds gathered outside the War Office awaiting word on Mafeking. Officials said no confirmation of relief or prisoner exchange had arrived, fueling public anxiety. Reports from four corners described movements and positions, with Boer forces entrenched near Rhenoster Spruit and possible attacks expected. A House of Commons reply noted negotiations remain premature.
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Newcastle
Lenton
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Treasury
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Verdict In Luts Case Proclaims First Degree Guilty
Wilkes-Barre May 18 jury in the Lutz murder case returns a first degree verdict after 16 days, with ten jurors in favor and two opposed. One holdout, James Barrett, shifts politics but remains aligned with the majority only after pressure. Koons, a well known local figure, refuses to back the death penalty and endures isolation and taunts from jurors during confinement, yet maintains his stance until he signs the final ballot. The mood in the jury room grows oppressive. Koons’s health declines as deliberations conclude. The 11th ballot seals the verdict as the court moves to authority.
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Wilkes-Barre
Luts
James Barrett
A. Koons
Koons
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Luta
Bob Ingersoll
Tie
Jascifa
Lutz
River and harbor survey passes House amid other measures
The emergency river and harbor bill clears the House authorizing a Branford harbor resurvey to assess conditions and needed improvements to keep shipping safe. If necessary, federal funds would be sought. fate in Senate viewed as uncertain with lawmakers pushing to block any hindrance to appropriations. A Brookfield protest against rural delivery accompanies coverage of a rich bequest to Boston institutions from Walter S. Dickson of Salem, including Tufts College and local charities.
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Salem
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Salem ¥. M. C. A. Public Library
Academy of Science
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Salem Universalist Church
City Orphan Asyluum and Seamen's Friend Society
Essex Institute
Salem Fraternity
Dickson Chapel
Death claims Thale on scaffold at Clinton Street site
Henry Thale, an iron worker living at 109 Walls street, fell from a 75 foot scaffold at the Western Electric building site in Chicago. A lawyer from Colorado seeking Thale as heir to a $100,000 estate arrived but arrived too late to prevent the death. Thale, who worked for Victor Fulkernan, died awaiting burial at the county morgue after the fall.
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Tel
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Colorado
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Walls Street
Victor Fulkernan
Western Electric
Clinton Street
W. OC. Kestler
Bribe claim rocks Stamford Republican faction
Daily Advocate reports A W Paige offered M G C Rogers 1500 to back O R Fyler for state committee chair against Samuel Fessenden. Rogers declined after meeting in Hartford Allyn House. Paige's offer sparked factional tensions as Fyler allies criticize the tale amid internal party strife.
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M. ©. Rogers
Conn
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O. R. Fyler
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Fyler
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Newtown
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Bridgeport
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Paige
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Allyn House
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