Roberts at Pretoria Ends War News as Johannesburg Quiets
London reports British advance to Pretoria with Boer forces abandoning the city. Dispatches claim Groote, Transvaal border tensions with Portugal and possible guerrilla resistance linger. Generals Hunter Baden-Powell Snyman move north as Utrecht surrenders. about 10 000 Boers at Laings Mek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pretoria
Reuter
Transvaal
Earl of Rosslyn
War Office
Lord Stoberts
London Morning
Daily Mail
Lord Rosslyn
Lord Roberts
Lourenso Marques
Portugal
Komatil
The
Times
Bulawayo
Rhodesia
Waterval
Hunter
Maribogopan
Geysdorp
Baden-Powell
Snyman
Natal
Utrecht
Hildyard
Lyttleton
Vryheld
Laings Mek
War progress report from London on Pretoria flags and Kruger flight
The Times reports the war advancing with the British flag flying at Pretoria. Kruger is believed to have fled toward Delbay with Hay, the American consul at Pretoria, overseeing British prisoners and urging measures to safeguard them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Times
Pretoria
Kruger
Delsbay
Hay
United Sates
Pyretoria
Recluse Tortured to Death in Perry County
Jamee Maegan, a recluse in northern Perry county near Vanesville Ohio, was fatally tortured by masked robbers Tuesday night. They beat and burned him with a red hot shovel and left him gagged beneath a feather bed. Neighbors found him yesterday and he died this morning with no clue to the motive or identity of the assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanesville
Jamee Ma@egan
Perry County
Rathbone Plans Island Departure Saturday
Mr. Rathbone tells friends he intends to leave the island on Saturday though authorities threaten arrest and have so far refused to permit his departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rathbone
Trans poet Meade arrives with Maj. Gen. E and Otiséboed
General Ots Neaslies Hem bans Fraociaop. The trans poet Meade arrives from Mintisla with Major General E and Otiséboed. As the transport enters the harbor the landing time becomes indefinite due to weasel snakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ots Neaslies
Ban Fraociaop
Meade
Mintisla
E. & Otiséboed
40 per cent within three days
In the Kaira district there have been 1,890 deaths in seven days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaira
Of Clubs and Result NATIONAL LEAGUE Impacking Your Trip
Note shows a fragmentary ad style item praising Dr Bell's Auto Pain remedy for relief of pain and discomfort during travel. It mentions bottles and a mix of garbled phrases with references to Clot or bowels and satisfaction implied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bell
Foreign Situation In China Remains Menacing to All
The ongoing crisis in China raises alarm for foreign nationals as tensions escalate. Officials warn observers of potential spillover effects on trade and travel amid uncertain political climate and security advisories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Foreign Powers Reinforce Peking Area Amid Rising Tensions
Reports say 5 Russian warships and 2 gunboats plus French British Italian ships have landed near Taku and Beijing area. Imperial troops clash with locals at Lai-Shin-Hi-Sien as railway traffic resumes. foreign legations guarded by ordered detachments while transit through Taku blocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artes
Pao ‘Ting Te Bonta
la Kow Chiao
Fang ‘Tai
la Han
Taku
Orlando
Algerine
Hoxdie
Lai-Shin-Hi-Sien
Pekin Mas
Foreign Powers Hold Pekin Situation Tight
The article reports fears for missing foreigners and the Boxers in Pekin amid Chinese officials blocking foreign guards. Ministers press for access and threaten to land warships from Taku to Pekin without Chinese consent, urging a definite response today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Po Chi Li
Taku
Pekina
Untitled fragment hints at Brown and Louis May event
Readable portion mentions Brown and Louis with references to May and a monetary amount. context remains unclear but identifies two named individuals and a date-related cue.
Village of Bartonia witness to Stevenson murder attempt
William Moorman shot Charles Stevenson in Bartonia eight miles south of Onion City after threatening to kill him. Stevenson, a single 22 year old said to be a former U S soldier, ran into a blacksmith shop as Moorman fired. The killer fled toward Ohio, leaving behind a shocked village. Moorman, a 40 year old farmer with a family, had long borne a good reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onion City
Ind
Stevenson
William Moorman
Bartonia
Moorman
Ohio
United States Army
Judge orders acquittal after torture confession in arson trial
A judge directed a jury to acquit Fred Schreiber, a former inmate, in a penitentiary arson case after Schreiber testified a confession was wrung from him by torture in a dungeon. The hearing centered on claims of coercion and coercive confinement during interrogation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schrieber
Tral
Behreiber
Schreiber
Oza
Committee on Relations with Cuba Holds First Meeting
The committee met yesterday and adopted resolutions calling on the War Department for information to aid the Cuba investigation. It directs four communications to obtain accounts on receipts, expenditures, public works contracts, and personal property entrusted to officers in Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Senate
Secretary of War
Anti-Trust Bill Deferred as Decoration Day Observed
Washington May 31 The House postponed debate on the anti-trust resolution and bill to honor Decoration Day. Speaker Dalszell withdrew the order to allow passage of 190 penalty bills before adjourning. The Chinese commission bill returned to calendar after defeat of striking the enacting clause. The Senate had no session for Decoration Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dalszell
Senate
Oliver Loving Cup Presented by South Bend Residents
Jaemes Oliver, a self made leader of the plow industry, was honored on his wedding anniversary with a large loving cup presented by South Bend citizens. J N Studebaker spoke, and Mayor Colfax addressed the crowd at the event celebrating the gift’s 19 inch cup and gold filled base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Jaemes Oliver
Olivers
J. N. Studebaker
Colfax
Christians Massacred by Boxers Near Pekin
Reports from the Pekin area describe fresh Boxers attacks with three Christian families killed at Shan Lay Ying, 60 miles from Pekin, on Friday May 25. Only two escaped as the emperor signs an edict threatening death for Boxers, yet the wording remains equivocal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Shan Lay Ying
Man Dies After Dog Bite in Muncie Hydrophobia Suspected
Charles Harshman aged 26 died in agony at Pidelar station after a thumb bite last Saturday. He ignored the injury until a second dog and two head of cattle bitten by the same dog died. He became delirious and was held by several men. Diagnosis points to hydrophobia though some doctors suspect death from fright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Charles Harshman
Pidelar Station
Harshman
Beeve Harshman
Fatal shooting after craps quarrel on river steamer
In Mound City license records May 81 Lee Williams of Union City Tennessee shot and killed Jasper Hawkins of Paducah Kentucky then shot Will Mathis of Paducah in the stomach on the Dick Fowler pocket steamer. The incident followed a quarrel over a craps game and Williams was jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mound City
Lic
Lee Williams
Union City
Tenn
Jasper Hawkins
Padnesah
Will Mathis
Paducsh
Cairo
Paducah
Dick Fowler
Arsival
Willams
Insurgents Overrun San Miguel de Mayumo Bulacan
Manila May 31 insurgents rushed the town of San Miguel de Mayumo Bulacan garrisoned by three companies of the 85th volunteer infantry They killed five Americans and wounded seven Capt Charlies D Roberts and two privates are missing No Filipino dead were found Ban Migte de Mayumo lies near Manila A separate band attacked near Ilang llilang escorted by troops of the 46th Infantry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
San Miguel de Mayumo
Bulacan
Luzon
85Th Volunteer Infantry
Charlies D. Roberts
Ban Migte de Mayumo
46Th Infantry
Ilang
M@llang
Photographer James M. Vance Dies After Bicycle Ride
Crawfordsville Ind May 31 James M Vance a photographer recently moved from Frankfort died here yesterday after a strenuous bicycle ride He had been in perfect health before and died a minute after dismounting his wheel He leaves a wife and four young children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
James M. Vance
Frankfort
Indictment Expected in Kifer Murder Probe
Evansville Indiana May 80 The grand jury convened to examine the Kifer murder and an indictment is expected within days. Police and Coroner Walker continue a search for Nora Kifer’s clothes and Pigeon Creek has been dragged about 20 miles south of Elberfeld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Kifer
Walker
Nora Kifer
Pigeon Creek
Elberfeld
Suicide by vermin preparation ends life in Windfall
James L. Leasure of Windfall Ind committed suicide by taking a vermin preparation that contained carbolic acid and other ingredients. The death occurred in Windfall with local authorities noting self inflicted injury. A coroner's inquiry was expected to determine further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windfall
Ind
James L. Leasure
Local Elderly Man Passes After Wounding Incident
A 95 year old man identified as Mmy Hinde of a prominent family and business ties was described as mortally wounded in a recent incident. Police report no further details available at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinde
Unclear OCR Snippet on Waco Supply Run
Fragmentary text mentions Waco and supplies, with unclear names and numbers. Possible reference to a return for provisions and a figure 4500, but details are unreadable and place names uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boas
Chicago
Trial in state case drags on in Wabash court
In Wabash Indiana Noah Wilhelm faces a lengthy state case as jury deliberations stretch into hours. details of the matter remain unclear from the fragment.
Unclear text: birthday mention and names
Fragmentary line references a birthday for Mr. Mustard and a Christmas event. Names and details are garbled, with no clear dates or locations to establish a complete notice.
Day at Ante Tam battlefield seals historic US relations
In Hagerstown Maryland on May 1 a joint gathering at the Ante tam battlefield brought together old blue and gray veterans in fellowship. The event honored Civil War memory and pledged enduring reconciliation between Maryland’s people and the nation, described as a historic epoch in American unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Antetam Battlefield
Maryland
United States
Colored man commits suicide in Liberty Indiana
A 20 year old colored man named Doremus or Tom Dixon, employed by Dr. D. Kell, killed himself by cutting his throat with a razor in his room. Found dead yesterday, he had been melancholy for about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Ind
Doremus
Tom Dixon
D. Kell
May Cut Political Figure In City School Contention
A strong protest has been raised against the forced retirement for partisan reasons of Prof. J. N. Study, superintendent of the city schools, and it is expected to influence the election of a school commissioner in Wayne in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
J. N. Study
Mrs Ridpath and Daughter Travel to Aid Doctor
Greencastle Indiana May 31 Mrs J C Ridpath received a telegram from her son in New York announcing the low condition of Dr Bidpath and she and her daughter Mrs Thayer of Greenfield left for his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Ind
J. C. Ridpath
New York City
Bidpath
Thayer
Greenfield
Lobster Profits Rise as Canadian Imports Expand
The New York Tribune notes live lobster imports from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are surging in value and may reach at least one sixth of all goods shipped to the American market this year. Duty free, scarce domestic supply drives high prices and strong returns on investment. Also an advertisement touts Foley’s Kidney Cure as beneficial for kidney and bladder troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Embankment Caves In at Sabermattee River Nearly 30 Die
In Ahmedabad, India, a river embankment broke yesterday while residents, including many women and children, washed clothes. At least thirty lives were lost in the collapse and ensuing chaos as the Sabermattee river flooded portions of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahmedabad
India
Walker’s Tonic Aids Nature in Relief and Cure of Diseases
Advertises Walker’s Tonic as a life changing remedy said to relieve and cure diseases of the brain and heart. Claims include brain nourishment and restoration, presenting the product as a universal health elixir with confident testimonials and medical language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Remarkable Recovery With Dr King's New Discovery
A Missouri man from Sen nibal credits Dr King's New Discovery with saving his life after typhoid fever worsened to pneumonia and lung weakness. He reports rapid relief from a trial bottle, and continued use restored strength. The medicine is advertised as the surest cure for throat and lung trouble with regular and trial bottles available at Cnoefel's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Lavy
Sennibal
Aquspicious Opening Sparks 10th Reunion of Confederate Veterans
In Louteville on May 81 8 a cheering crowd welcomed Gen John P Gos don as he opened the 10th annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans. Attendees numbered among the largest ever, with banners bearing symbols and songs from hundreds of ladies and veterans, highlighting prospects tied to the signature act and regional prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louteville
Crowning of Napoleon and relics at Notre Dame
The robe of Pius VII in the crowning of Napoleon is shown to visitors at the Church of Notre Dame in Paris. ACosta Rica ice business operates with factories in San Jose Port Simon and Panta Prenas supplying smaller towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pius VII
Napoleon
Church of Notre Dame
Paris
Costa Rica
Emall
San Jose
Port Simon
Panta Prenas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roberts
Johannesburg
Kenton
Berlin
Lourenzo Marques
Kraus
Lord Roberta
Blandefontein
Pid
Eavese
Sm ‘Fotenspoue
Ies
Minnecapolis Cage
Afalotas Ecerennsarsee
Seow
Etseseeesee Lj
National League
Og Ven
Bernhardt Eeeaee 'Phstage Cait Eeeseeeasesens
Be Osdiy
Rennsay, Ritson Oatoseeean Wees
Rennsay, Ritson Oatoseeean Wees Eeennvese A . 3% 3 Bitevsrg Pet Ceeeme Svar Ean
Serine Etteeesearsrevpaee Oan
Aed
Errr
Denzer
Buning Sere
Esus Henry
Richards
Wiileyvills
N. Y
Churl
Tim
Ft. Louis
Ali
Werder
Charles Stevenson
Slayer
Maclades
Oliver Loving Cup
South Bends
Marriel
Marie Fen
Mr. Mustard
Dr. Hidpath
FouEy
Neous. Fram, ef,Mhae
Gagtile
Hin
Soa. Ito
Bignature
Iowa
Middle West
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!