Boer Rear Guard Stakes Battle as British Prepare for Thaba N'Chu clash
London dispatches report heavier fighting imminent near Thaba N'Chu with Gen. French leading 15 000 to 30 000 troops facing Boer forces 6 000 to 10 000 strong. Col. Plumer reportedly advancing with Rhodesians while Mafeking relief looms and Boer posts at Boshof attacked.
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London
Ladysmith
Thaba N'Chu
Lord Roberts
French
Pretoria
Botha
Boshof
Lord Methuen
Warrenton
Mafeking
Ootsi
Wth
Morning Post
Col. Plumer
Windsorton
Lord Lansdowne
House of Lords
Lorenzo Marques
Transvaal
Bavarian Brings 1099 Boer Prisoners To Jameston
Jameston St Helena May 2 The British auxiliary transport Bavarian has arrived from Cape Town with 1099 Boer prisoners all in excellent health. They will be landed as quickly as possible though wharves are blocked with stores owing to insufficient transport inland.
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Jameston
St. Helena
Cape Town
Hungry garrison workers trap locust swarm in Mafeking
A Times dispatch from Mafeking dated April 20 notes a rare unity of white and native residents as they join to catch a swarm of locusts that passed over the town, highlighting food scarcity in the garrison.
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London
the Times
Mafeking
US Declares No Recognition In Danish West Indies Purchase
Washington reports the state department asserts it has never recognized any individual in the Danish West Indies sale negotiations and has no knowledge of private intercession or unofficial influence. The statement follows claims of Standard Oil linked pressure for a commission. The secretary does not know Rogers named in the report. Chicago hosts the Methodist General Conference opening after prayer led by Bishop Bowman and presiding by Bishop Merrill. Boston notes the New England 8 hour day extends to most local trades with minimal strikes.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Danish West Indies
Standard Oil Company
Secretary of State
Rogers
A Stitch in Time Saves Nine in Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad
A vintage ad asserts broken stitches of health require Hood's Sarsaparilla to cleanse the blood and restore color. Mae Cross of South Minneapolis testifies three bottles improved her complexion and well being.
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Uthe
Tam
Axll
Hood
Porto Rico’s New Governor Inaugurated Amid Clamor
May 2 San Juan Porto Rico crowds fill streets for inaugural ceremonies amid a festive atmosphere. Gov Allen takes the oath at the executive mansion as troops civic groups and marines salute on the plaza under a clear sky.
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San Juan de Porto Rico
Porto Rico
Diario
Julio Henna
New York
Allen
Davis
Gov Allen
Senate Passes Alaska Civil Code Bill After Two Months
Washington May 2 The senate passed the Alaska civil code bill after extended consideration. Mr Carter withdrew the mining claims relocation amendment and other disputed points. The army appropriation bill for over 114 million dollars was debated with a trust related amendment by Mr Berry defeated. The measure was not completed at adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
Army
Berry
Dem
Ark
Quartermaster’s Department
Change of Venue Granted in Goebel Case
Judge Cantrill granted five defendants petition for change of venue after testimony from about 40 witnesses and arguments by both sides. Joined defendants include Caleb Powers, John W. Davis, Henry Youtsey, Harland Whittaker, and Richard Coules. County for venue was not agreed upon.
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Frankfort
Cantrill
Goebel
Caleb Powers
John W. Davis
Henry E. Youtsey
Harland Whittaker
Richard Coules
Last Ecumenical conference meeting at Carnegie Hall
New York May 2 The final Ecumenical conference session was held at Carnegie hall with attendance rivaling opening night. Former President Harrison presided and welcomed speeches by prominent delegates while President McKinley and Gov Roosevelt had attended earlier. the hall was filled to capacity and hundreds were turned away.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
McKinley
Harrison
Roosevelt
Sormer
Benjamin Ctarrison
Indian Justice Near Ponca Agency Dance Killings
At the Ponca Indian agency a row at a dance ends with Veter Birdhead shot dead by Laurier a half breed who surrendered. Birdhead’s relatives vow revenge and it is reported Laurier was mutilated with an ax while Birdhead’s relatives fled the area.
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Niobrara, Neb
Ponca Indian Agency
Veter Birdhead
Laurier
Birdhead
Death of Bertha Hoffman Found in Woods Near Prospect
The 19 year old Bertha Hoffman was found dead with a bullet wound in the head in woods near Prospect height. Ollg Botts is under arrest on suspicion though he claims Hoffman killed herself while riding with him. Police doubt his account and investigate further. Fotty's Kidney Cure advertised in the same dispatch.
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Peoria
Ills
Bertha Hoffman
Prospect Highto
Ollg Botts
Botts
Deadly mine disaster at Pleasant Valley No 4 claims many lives
May 2 Schofield Utah a massive explosion in Pleasant Valley Coal Company mine No 4 killed many workers with estimates of 200 dead. Rescue teams worked amid fumes and charred remains while officials coordinated digs and coroner preparations.
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Schofield
Utah
Pleasant Valley Coal Company
Salt Lake City
May Mean War War talks tied to Danish West Indies sale
May 2 New York hints that Secretary Root’s Grant dinner remark on possible war relates to a Danish West Indies sale plot. H H Rogers of Standard Oil allegedly promised 10 percent commission for island sales, with Capt W Von Christmas Dircknick-Hohenfeld as Danish agent. Denmark seeks to shed these possessions and a plan to swap for European territory may be pushed if Congress acts by June 1.
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New York
Root
Danish West India Islands
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
Denmark
W. von Christmas Dircknick-Hohenfeld
Rogers
Christ- Mtias
Capt. Christmas
Hay
Germany
Europe
Congress
North Schlesweig
Holstein
Porte customs note deemed satisfactory by embassies
London dispatch says embassies consider the porte's note on customs duties completely satisfactory. Negotiations for a specific tariff next year are expected to start soon, ending a potentially disagreeable issue.
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London
The
Standard
Congress Starts Formal Move Toward Interoceanic Canal
Washington May 2 for the first time in 50 years the house considered a measure to authorize building a canal. A debate followed and a vote was planned before adjournment. Key leaders opposed, arguing timeliness and treaty issues, while others warned the route and costs could delay the project for years.
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Congress
Washington
House of Representatives
House
Barton
Ohio
Fill
Illinois
Foreign Affairs Committee
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Burton
Hitt
Admiral Walker
Isthmian Canal Commission
Shackleford
Missouri
State Wins Initial Victory in Rate Regulation Case
Columbus Ohio May 2 The state secured an initial victory in the fight against combinations of local insurance agents to regulate rates. The supreme court overruled the demurrer to the petition and the interrogatories of the state in the case of the state ex rel the attorney general vs the Akron board of underwriters.
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Columbus
Supreme Court
Attorney General
Akron Board of Underwriters
Andrews minister's daughter reunites with long lost sister
Miss Cora, adopted daughter of the Rev. Mr. Mason of Andrews, Indiana, has lived in the city for a year. During a visit to Ohio, the minister learned that Mrs. George Kurtz, longtime Andrews resident, is the sister of the adopted daughter. They have been joyfully reunited.
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Andrews, Ind
Cora
Mason
Ohio
George Kurtz
Andrews
Grand jury to probe Chicago labor troubles exhaustively
News notes a grand jury will conduct an exhaustive investigation of the labor troubles in Chicago. Other items report fires wiping Arnold Michigan, rising Trinity river in Texas, and extensive forest blazes in Michigan and Wisconsin.
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Chicago
M. Dupuy de Lome
Washington
Italy
Arnold
Mich
Trinity
Texas
Dallas
Treasury Dalances
General Fund
Michigan
Menominee County
Wisconsin
Cape Town
South Africa
Markets by wire prevailing prices for grain and livestock May 1
Indianapolis and Chicago grain and provisions quotes show No 2 red wheat mostly steady to mixed, corn firm to dull, and cattle hog sheep and lamb prices varying across cities. Notable figures include Chicago No 2 red wheat 74c, Cincinnati hogs 4.30-5.50, New York cattle 4.20-5.60, and Toledo corn 2 mixed at 7c to 8c.
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Indianapolis
Louisville
Cincinnati
Aesea
New York
Toledo
Forty Mafia members arrested in Palermo raid
In Palermo Sicily on May 2 forty Mafia members were arrested after an officer fired upon police when resistance was offered. The crackdown has created a powerful impression and is expected to lead to more arrests.
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Rome
Mafia
Palermo
Sicily
Proclamation Extends Filipino Allegiance Period
Washington May 2 The president issues a proclamation extending for six months from April 11 the time allowed Spanish subjects in the Philippines to announce their allegiance under the Paris Treaty.
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Washington
Philippines
Armor Plate Works Planned Near Kiel to Rival Krupp
Berlin on May 2 reports factories will build armor plate near Kiel to compete with Krupp. Prominent shipbuilders show interest in the project.
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Berlin
Kiel
Herr Krupp
Pistol Accident Leaves Bedford Woman Injured At Home
In Bedford Indiana Mrs Sarah Roby, 70, was shot when a toy pistol fired during cleaning at her daughter Mrs J H McPheters home. The ball traversed her cheek under the tongue and lodged near the neck, with feared complications. The McPheters family is prominent and both women are distressed as litigation is discussed.
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Bedford
Ind
J. H. McPheters
Sarah Roby
After Many Years Claim to Spencer County Estate
James Cravens, once a Spencer County resident who sold his farm in 1854 and moved west, remarried in Missouri after his first wife believed him dead. He later returned to Indiana and remarried again, still under the belief his first wife was dead. Upon Cravens dying, his first wife’s heirs transferred interests to their son John, who now seeks a one third share in the estate in court.
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Greenfield
Ind
James Cravens
Spencer County
John
Aged Indiana Woman Ends Life in Woodhouse
Greensburg Indiana May 2 Elizabeth Myers aged 72 living near Harris in this county committed death by her own hand by hanging herself in the woodhouse yesterday. Once wealthy the family fortune was lost in a business venture. The tragedy followed the death of a favorite daughter. She leaves a husband and nine children.
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Greensburg
Ind
Elizabeth Myers
Harris
County
Woodhouse
Indiana justice of the peace linked to elopement case
Gov. Mount received a Clark county prosecuting attorney letter stating steps will be taken to prosecute L P Warder justice of the peace. He is alleged to have aided the elopement of Henry Brokaw and Effie McAllister from Indianapolis and promised no trouble in securing a marriage affidavit though the girl was under age.
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Indianapolis
Attempted arson at Geneva bicycle shop alarms town
In Geneva near Portland Indiana on May 2 a female witness spotted a lit candle set to ignite a paper with a pound of giant powder. Two nearby packages also held explosives while no suspects have been identified.
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Portland
Ind
James Krause
Geneva
Strong gas well drilled on Hall farm near Loogootee Indiana
A gas well two miles south of Loogootee Indiana on the Hall farm throws gas rock and water high above the derrick. Drillers cannot gauge its strength yet until proper machinery is procured. They deem it the strongest well yet opened in southern Indiana.
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Loogootee
Ind
Hall Farm
Here
Indiana
Gas well expert narrowly escapes nitro explosion
Herbert Estell, a gas well expert from Knightstown Indiana, and several others escaped death after a nitro-glycerin can exploded in a well. The blast nearly set off 60 pounds of explosive on the ground above but the men were knocked down and suffered no serious injuries.
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Knightstown
Ind
Herbert Estell
Panhandle mail train kills unidentified German man in Knightstown
A Pan handle mail train struck and killed an unidentified German man in Knightstown Indiana yesterday. He is middle aged with no identification. The body lies at the station awaiting developments. A companion who was with him has disappeared.
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Knightstown
Ind
Panhandle
Local Painter Arrested on Burglary Warrant
Connersville Indiana May 2 Lee Bishop a painter in the city for three weeks was arrested on information from the Starmers City Illinois police chief where he is wanted for alleged burglary.
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Connersville
Ind
Lee Bishop
Starmers City
Ills
Sheriff Finds Swank Jewelry. Thief Clue Devised
Goshen Indiana May 2 Sheriff Elliott recovered part of the jewelry stolen from the George Swank residence in a Chicago pawnshop. He also has a clue pointing to the thief. The jewelry valued at 500 dollars.
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Goshen
Ind
Elliott
George Swank
Chicago
Wrecking Crew Aims to Lift Locomotive From Wabash River
In Terre Haute Indiana on May 2 a wrecking crew began lifting a sunken locomotive from the Wabash River after a bridge collapse. A fireman and a brakeman were killed. Several carloads of coal and pig lead were salvaged. ten carloads of cotton remained in the debris.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Wabash River
Three men attempt to rob Lake Sora railway office in Goshen
In Goshen Indiana on May 2 three men on bicycles tried to rob the Lake Sora railway ticket office. They distracted an operator named John Egan and sawed a panel from the door before fleeing. The $80 drawer remained untouched as the robbers escaped.
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Goshen, Ind
Lake Sora
John Egan
Burglar Confesses to 1832 Double Murder Near Odin
Report from Odin Indiana says Frank Burger admits killing Mrs Foreman and her daughter near Prader's Point northwest of Indianapolis in 1832. Authorities doubt the confession and withhold belief pending verification.
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Indianapolis
Odin
Frank Burger
Foreman
Prader’s Point
Terre Haute Trotting Association Opens Matron Stake Field
Terre Haute Ind May 2 The entries for the Terre Haute Trotting Association ten thousand dollar Matron stake closed last night The field will be large with many entrants expected for the event at the track.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Terre’ Haute
Dewey Parade Draws 600000 in Chicago Honors
Chicago May 2 Admiral George Dewey led a citywide celebration marking the Manila Bay battle anniversary. The parade stretched miles with 900 white clad women spelling Dewey, while crowds packed streets and windows. Dewey acknowledged cheers from civic and military groups during eight divisions in two hours of marching. Receptions and luncheons followed as Mrs. Dewey attended two events.
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Chicago
Dewey
Chicdéo
América
George Dewey
Manila Bay
Art Institute
Michigan Avenue
Jackson Place
Editor and councilman shootout in Jacksonville street
In Jacksonville on May 1 Albert M. Williamson editor of the Florida Journal and city councilman C W Stansell exchanged gunfire after a cane strike that toppled Williamson from his bicycle. Williamson was wounded in the femoral artery and Stansell in the back. Neither was fatally hurt A row linked to criticisms aired in the Florida Journal.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Albert M. Williamson
Florida Journal
C. W. Stansell
Williamson
Stansell
Ben
Miners Die In Tems Creek Mine Fire Report
Officials say two miners J. E. Montgomery and Albert Thompson perished after warning crews. The Tems Creek coal mine fire was contained by flooding the tunnels and the rest of the crew evacuated safely.
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Bristol
Tems Creek
J. E. Montgomery
Albert Thompson
Death List Reports 18 Troops Lost in Philippines
Washington reports Gen Otis cabled May 1 listing 18 troop deaths in the Philippines. An anecdote features Henry H Richards of Willseyville New York praising Banner Salve for a breast sore cured after a half box, claiming no relief before use and urging others to buy from druggists.
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Washington
Otis
Philippines
Henry H. Richards
Willseyville
N. Y
New Russian Sect Honors Judas Discovered in Yakutsk
The procurator to the czar reports a new sect in Yakutsk eastern Siberia founded by peasant Filip Likhacheff exiled from Ufimsk to Siberia for joining the Skoptsi. Its tenets deny secular authority condemn property and family ties and exalt Judas as the first disciple.
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Holy Synod
Yakutsk
Siberia
Filip Likhacheff
Ufimskaya
Christ
Judas
Likhacheff
London Globe
Skoptzis
European
Russia
Miracle Cure for Consumption Claims Historic Escape
Manchester La resident W A Hines recounts a near fatal measles related illness that progressed to consumption. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for a complete cure after doctors predicted death. He praises its power despite cost and urges others to try it with testimonials from others.
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W. A. Hines
Manchester
Jayona
Re .Bros
C. D. Knoefel
Lrog
Duty and Habit. Policeman Threat to arrest protester
A citizen confronts a policeman in a Philadelphia North American excerpt. The officer warns that enforcing duty would lead to arrest, while the protester retorts not to go out of the way on their account.
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Philadelphia
See SEO ECE Re ps To Make Money
A fragmented reminiscence blends jokes about watered milk and watered silk with quips from Chicago and Baltimore papers. The notes highlight a humorous exchange and a line about professional life and long jumps from a kangaroo.
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Baltimore
BanNeER SatveE advertised as a universal healer
An advertisement extols BanNeER SatveE as a great healer for cuts wounds and skin diseases. It also touts long history and claims about corn and wheat production gains, plus Folky's Honey and Tar as a remedy for pneumonia lagrippe with broad druggist distribution since 1868.
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