Boers Retreat on Frontiers as Mafeking Holds
London dispatch reports Boer forces withdrawing to inner ring of defenses except on the Natal frontier and at Mafeking. Lord Roberts plans another 40 to 50 miles advance, rest possible near Siualdest, with supplies and railway repair. Six thousand four hundred fifty eight troops are en route to South Africa.
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London
Natal
Mafeking
Kroonstad
Lord Roberts
Siualdest
Geo. Freuch
Ladybrand
Free State
Warrenton
Warrentop
Maseru
Basutoland
Transvaal
Lord Kitchener
Queen Victoria
Col
Kekewieh
Kimberley
South Africa
Movement that led to Winburg and Swaikdeel capture
The article describes a general movement from General Willater to General Rundle, with Lord Roberts' strategy placing five British troops to one Boer. It notes how initial confusion gave way to order, forcing Boers to meet Roberts under unfavorable conditions and ensuring British flanks advance to outflank the Boers.
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Smaldeel
Winburg
Siuiadeel
Willater
Rundle
Lord Roberts
London Telegram From Mafeking Reports Stalemate
Lady Sarah Wilson reports from Mafeking dated April 22 that the garrison remains pressed and shows no sign of relief. Boers on the western border are still denied a crowning triumph while a whisky sale raises 540 with a pound of flour selling for two guineas.
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London
Sarah Wilson
Mafeking
Peril of the Deep Rumored Loss of Atlantic Liner
Captain Campbell of the British steamer Tenby reports wreckage spotted at mid Atlantic suggesting an Atlantic liner disaster. Distress signals seen but rescue impossible due to distance and rough seas. Debris includes deck house planks and spars, indicating a recent sinking far offshore.
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Philadephia
Campbell
Port Said
mid-Atlantic
Bea
Tenby
Mr Path
Capt. Campbell
Congress Debates Boers Sympathy and Pension Legislation
The Senate discussed a sympathy resolution for the Boers urged by Mr. Teller, while the naval appropriation bill faced debate. An amendment to cut marine corps increases was tabled 30 to 14, and the armorplane provision was deferred to a secret session. The House suspended to pass bills including a pension reform to broaden disability definitions and raise net income, and the National Guard appropriation rose from 400,000 to 1,000,000. Mr Sulzer sought action on a Boers sympathy resolution but was stopped by the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
May
Senate
Teller
Great Britain
Chandler
Marine Corps
House
Pension
National Guard
Sulzer
N. Y
Judge Rules Ortiz Parole Bid Denied in Civil Jurisdiction Case
Judge Lochren of the United States circuit court rejected Raafel Ortiz’s bid for release from Minnesota state prison. Ortiz, a Puerto Rican, was convicted by a Puerto Rico military tribunal and life sentence, with the claim that military jurisdiction was invalid and that a civil trial was required. The judge issued an oral decision last Thursday and filed a detailed opinion yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SE Paul
Lochren
United States Circuit Court
Raafel Ortiz
Minnesota
Ortiz
Puerto Rico
Five Goebel murder suspects moved to Georgetown for trial
Frankfort Kentucky May 8 five prisoners Powers Youtsey Davis Whittaker and Combs charged as accessories to the Goebel murder were transported to Georgetown for trial. County officials petition Gov. Peckham to send the Democratic soldiers home now that the prisoners have left here.
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Frankfort
Powers
Youtsey
Davis
Whittaker
Combs
Goebel
Georgetown
Peckham
Hin
Standing of Clubs and Results of Current Games
The latest sports brief lists standings of clubs and confirms results from recent matches. Key teams and scores are highlighted, with emphasis on leaders and tight races in the league.
Indicted Indiana Man Neely Arrested in Cuba Post Fraud Case
Charles B. W. Neely former Cuba post department treasurer at Havana faces embezzlement charges of about 30000 dollars. Investigators report long running fraud with monthly losses, while Neely ties to Neely Printing and mining interests. Exposed by Col Burton after a 10 day probe. extradition papers sent to Washington. Williams to appear for explanations in his Muncie circles.
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Cc. F. W. Neely
Muncie
Cuba Post Department
Havana
Charles B. W. Neely
Post Office Department
Cuba
Neely
United States
Ingalls
Col. Burton
Fortress Monroe
Washington
Rochester
N. Y
Fidelity Deposit Company of Maryland
Reeves and
Reynolds
Maj. Rathbone
Aet
Oral Perry Heath
C. Claypole
Neely Printing Company
Joplin
Muncle
Governor Mount
Neely Secures Bail After Embezzlement Arrest
Charles F. W. Neely, arrested in Rochester while en route to California, posted 20 000 bail in New York after officials say he embezzled 36000 from the post office in Havana. A friend claimed clerical errors hid the shortage and noted Neely’s Cuba service and cocoanut shipment speculation.
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New York
Charles F. W. Neely
Rochester
N. Y
California
Neely
Ludlow Street
A. C. Smith
Neevly
Cuba
Smith
Postoffice
King
Havana
Postoffice Department
Arrest of Neely as Embezzlement Spur in Cuba Postal Probe
Hints emerge that Neely’s arrest on embezzlement may unveil wider exposures tied to a Cuba postal service probe. War department control of contested funds cites silence while figures from $100,000 downward are referenced as missing. Tensions rise between the war and post office departments as officials offer cautious statements about Neely’s ability to clear himself.
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Washington, May
Charles F. W. Neely
Cuba
Corbin
Wa Department
War
Post Office
Heath
Smith
Neely
Muncie News Pioneer Charles I Neely Dies
In Muncie Indiana on May 8 details tie to Charles I Neely who for years ran the Morning News the citys first daily newspaper and later took a Cuban posting after a long local career previously teaching at a local school and selling his property to the current owner and serving as First Assistant Postmaster General.
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Muncie
Ind
Charles I. Neely
Morning News
Arrest in Lancaster counterfeiting case linked to Monroe note
Philadelphia May 8 Harry Taylor was arrested after confessing his part in a Lancaster counterfeiting conspiracy. He admitted passing about 45 of 150 Manninghead head $20 notes and implicated Arthur Taylor and others who engraved stamps and the Monroe $100 note. He was committed in default of $5000 bail for trial.
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Philadelphia
Lancaster
Harry Taylor
Taylor
Harry Tayloras
Arthur Taylor
Jacobs and Kendig
Ellery P. Ingham
Harvey K. Knewitt
United States District Attorney
Secret Service Department
Wilkie
Barnes
Secret Service
United States
Peck
Baldwin
Bredell
Warry Taylor
Fire destroys Ware Furniture plant and cottages near Atlanta
A large fire yesterday afternoon burned the Ware Furniture company factory near Atlanta and forty nearby cottages. Many employees became homeless as several hundred thousand feet of hardwood lumber burned. Total loss estimated around 200000 dollars with about half covered by insurance.
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Atlanta
May
Ware Furniture Company
South
Lmits
Populist Convention in Cincinnati Hears Two Nomination Talks
In Cincinnati on May 8 the leading Middle-of-the-Road Populists discuss Ignatus Donnelly of Minnesota and Whartoner of Pennsylvania as possible presidential contenders. Cha Deber is expected to call the convention to order at Robinson's opera house tomorrow afternoon.
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Cincinnati
Ignatus Donnelly
Minnesota
Whartoner
Pennsylvania
Deber
Robinson
Markets by Wire Prevailing Prices For Grain and Livestock
Prevailing prices for grain cattle and provisions on May 7 across Indiana Louisville Cincinnati Chicago and New York markets. notes include No 2 red and mixed grain prices and various cattle hogs sheep and lamb values with regional disparities and shifts from steady to higher or lower.
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Indiana
Louisville
Chicago
New York
Barrett Law ruling questions front foot street assess plans
Indianapolis judge overruled the demurrer in Bradford v board of works and Indiana Bermudez Asphalt Co, upholding an assessment on Twenty first street and challenging the Barrett law and front foot method. The decision casts doubt on city charter validity and the state appeal proceeds to the supreme court.
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Indianapolis
Allen
Chester C. Bradford
Board of Works
Indiana Bermudez Asphalt Company
Asphalt Company
Bradford
Twenty-first Street
Indiana
United States
Supreme Court
Faith Failed to Cure Reverend Dies in Wabash
Rev. David Houser of Wabash Indiana dies under strange circumstances after six months with an abscess in his side. He rejected medical help seeking divine aid via prayer, continuing to rely on faith until recovery was no longer possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Ind
David Houser
Houser
Husband Granted Divorce With Custody Of Children
Terre Haute Indiana May 8 William Raugh awarded divorce on cruelty grounds and received custody of two children after claiming his wife abducted them and placed them in a convent home in St Louis He plans to seek return of the children from the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Willam Raugh
Raugh
Htugh
St. Louis
Coroner Rules Death Accidental In Newton Rail Yard
Charles Bell 28 of Newton Illinois employed by Heads Central railroad was found dead on a track in Linton Indiana with a crushed head. Four men were arrested on suspicion but released as no evidence emerged. Coroner's verdict: accidental death.
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Linton
Ind
Charles Bell
Newton
Ills
Heads Central Railroad
Bebs Plans Eastward Lecture Tour Before Nomination
Terre Haute reports Eugene Bebs will lecture in Baltimore and major eastern cities starting after a July–August stay at home. The trip occurs before his nomination by the Social Democracy for president, with campaign stops planned afterward.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Eugene Bebs
Baltimore
The
Social Democracy
Will Katzenbach's disappearance tied to Catholic dispensation refusal
In Terre Haute Indiana May the disappearance of Will Katzenbach a Vandalia railroad clerk and former amateur singer is linked to his desire to marry a divorced woman after the bishop refused a dispensation. His family opposed the match.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Will Katzenbach
Vandalla Headquarters
Mayors Franchises Southern Indiana Railway After Bitter Fight
Terre Haute Indiana May 8 The mayor signs the franchise granted by the city council to the Southern Indiana Railway company ending a long and bitter fight. Some councilmen who voted for the franchise warned the city would repent in sackcloth and ashes for granting the privileges demanded.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Southern Indiana Railway Company
Exposition Advice From E W Baker To Indiana Friends
E W Baker, visiting the Paris exposition, advises Indiana friends not to come yet as the great show remains incomplete and the exposition is inferior to the world's fair.
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Goshen
E. W. Baker
Indiana
Admitted to Dail Koketo Ind May
Arthur Woolford, accused slayer Ierman Schultz, is admitted to bond of five thousand dollars and has returned to his home at Tiptau.
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Dail
Koketo
Ind
May
Arthur Woolford
Ierman Schultz
Bill
Tiptau
Marion Scott Killed by Train Near Ramona Indiana
Spencer Indiana May 8 Marion Scott was struck and killed by an eastbound passenger train on the Indianapolis and Vincennes track near Ramona while walking yesterday officials report the fatal accident occurred in Spencer County words indicate the event happened along the rail line and the train crew is cooperating with investigators
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Spencer
Ind
Marion Scott
Indianapolis
Vincennes
Ramona
Gosport
May
Joseph Scott
Keystone
Fort Wayne Vigilance and Fatal Accidents Reported
A Waterloo dispatch says Lake Shore constabulary with 100 citizen deputies ready at the crossing as authorities prepared for a possible battle. In South Bend Rev Werhelm resigns after 10 years at 70, to Springfield Ohio. Elkhart sees farmer Jesse Rush end his life, and Gosport man Joseph Scott struck by a train near Keystone. South Bend reports Frederick Tescner Jr 28 crushed under a Lake Shore train.
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Ft. Wayne
Fort Wayne
May
Waterloo
Lake Shore
New Ha
Chicago
South Bend
Ind
Philip Werhelm
St. Peter's Evangelical Church
Springfield
Koenig
Frederick Tescner, Jr
Child Burned to Death in Indiana Play Incident
In Chesterfield Indiana a year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Teneea was fatally burned yesterday while playing near a gas fire near the family home. The tragedy occurred as the child was exploring the area close to the flame. Authorities prepared a report for the coroner and local police investigated the accident.
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Chesterfield
Ind
Frank Teneea
Here
Methodists Ahead on Bishop Elections in Chicago
Delegates expect five additional bishops to be elected by the general conference while resisting retirements. Twenty or more candidates seek bishop roles, notably J W Hamilton Chicago J F Berry Newark Henry Spellmeyer Philadelphia T B Neely and W W Kelly. Colored bishop candidate J E Bowen faces solid opposition from northern delegates.
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Chicago
Methodist General Conference
Apia
J. W. Hamilton
New York
J. F. Berry
Henry Spellmeyer
Newark
J. £. Bowen
Washington
Bowen
Chinese and Russians clash on Manchurian railway
Reports from St. Petersburg describe clashes between Russian forces and Chinese brigands in Manchuria along the railway route. Chinese soldiers killed a Russian captain and 10 Cossacks. Russians retaliated, and China agreed to punish local officials after a Russian complaint to Pekin.
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St. Petersburg
May
Manchuria
Pekin
China
Aguinaldo Active Rejoins Forces In Luzon
Telegrams from General Young report Aguinaldo has rejoined rebel general Tino in the north and rebuilt a sizable mountain force. Young seeks reinforcements before the rains and expects resumed fighting. Between Legaspi and Riago in Albay province, April 13, Company F, Forty Seventh Regiment routed a band of the enemy. two Americans killed, five wounded, including two officers. Filipinos suffered heavy losses.
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Manila
Young
Aguinaldo
Tino
Forty
Legaspi
Riago
Province of
Albay
Sorsogon
Mine Disaster Toll Report From Sco Field
Salt Lake reports W G Sharp, superintendent of Pleasant Valley Coal, released figures on the Sco field disaster. Totals show 199 killed, 195 bodies recovered, 7 injured. 103 escaped alive. 105 widows and 27 orphans.
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Salt Lake
Utah
W. G Sharp
Pleasant Valley Coal Company
Scofield
Royal Cure Promises Relief for Cough in Philadelphia Woman
Annie F. Springer of 1125 Howard Street Philadelphia credits Dr King s New Discovery for C pneumonia a long coughing illness to cure She says the remedy removed chest pain brought sound sleep and plans to praise it widely Trial bottles offered at C D Knoeller s Drug Store with a one dollar price and guarantee
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Annie F. Springer
Howard Street
Philadelphia
Dr. King
C .Neamption
Fran
C. D. Knoeler
Georgia Spring Notes in Whitsett Courier
Breezy spring titers from the Whitsett Courier note Dave Johnson's old mule plowing with mortgage in spring. Two picnics planned for Wednesday. snowshoe rental hoped to attend both. Wry line about not plowing for fame but for the sheriff who taxes the crop yearly.
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Georgia
Whitsett Courier
Dave Johnson
Atlanta Constitution
Kid MSD Quip and Kidney Remedy Ad
A London Tit-Bits joke about a school question on the highest form of animal life ends with a giraffe. An ad touts Foney's Kidney Ours as a safe remedy for kidney and bladder troubles, claiming benefits for the kidneys and noting availability at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foney
NEYS
Rice production in the United States grows into an industry
The Chicago Journal notes rice farming in the United States is shaping up as a sizable industry while local post offices reel from an influx of campaign literature. A consumer testimonial touts Banner Salve as curing a running sore after long failure with other remedies. All druggists carry Banner.
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The
United States
Chicago Journal
Henry H. Richards
Willseyville
N. Y
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