British Press Reports Boer Efforts Against Pretoria Relief
London dispatches describe ongoing Cape war operations as Lord Roberts pushes toward Pretoria. Reports claim Boers attempted a eastern breakout, with sieges, desertions, and captures near Johannesburg, Lindley, and Lindley. Proclamations mark Orange River Colony annexation. prisoners and contingents reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pretoria
Johannesburg
Lorenzo Marques
Lorenzo
Komati Poort
Middleburg
Mahadasdoran
Lydenburg
Lorenzo -Marques
Transvaal
Lindley
Elandsfontein
Lord Roberts
Klipriverburg
Vereeniging
Bloemfontein
Brabant
Ficksburg
Rundle
Senakal
Heilbron
Kroonstad
Lord Lansdowne
Orange Grove
Botha
Zoutpansberg
War Office
Sprigg
Imperial Yeomanry
Orange Free State
Pretyman
Kelly-Kenny
Orange River Colony
The
Times
Louis Botha
Irene
Newcastle
Laing
Nek
Pongwana
British Break With Boers Near Senekal Ends With Prisoner Release
Gen Rundle's force attacked seven miles east of Senekal on May 29 but saw no Boers all day as troops were screened. British losses reached 182 as Grenadiers and Scots Guards advanced over burned grass. Rundle withdrew at sundown, freeing threatened units and sending medical aid to Commandant de Villiers, with champagne and compliments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kopje
Rundle
Spragge
Duke of Cambridge
Free
Senekal
Lindley
Lieut
Murray
Grenadiers
Lord Seymour
London
Lord Roberts
Scots Guards
Sundown
de Villiers
Daily Tee
British Americans Plan GOP Support Despite Boer Issue
Chicago leaders of British subjects forming a group to back the Republican Party for not adopting Boer resolutions at Peoria. John Jamieson George Sutherland George Gooch and Gen Walker lead the British American effort tied to wartime sympathy and hospital aid for the Transvaal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Illinois
Republican Party
Peoria
John Jamieson
George Sutherland
George Gooch
Gen. Walker
Sons of Great Britain
Central Music Hall
Transvaal
Great Britain
England
Philadelphia
Windmuller Meets Chamberlain in Paris Amid Mafeking News
Louis Windmuller of New York met Joseph Chamberlain at the House of Commons rooms through Ambassador Choate. The informal talk touched on Boer peace efforts, Anglo Boer relations, and a hopeful view that the South African war may be nearing end. Windmuller travels with his wife and daughter to Paris for the exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Times
Paris
Louis Windmuller
New York City
Choate
Joseph Chamberlain
Windmuller
Mr. Chamberlain
House of Commons
All England
Mafeking
Chamberlain
America
Windmiller
Windmill
Prohibition Meeting Stopped by Irish Police Sweep
In Newmarket Ireland June 3 police of 200 were sent to quell a banned United Irish League gathering. James Flynn MP for North Cork and E Crean MP for Ossory slipped in unseen at 7 am and burned the proclamation forbidding the meeting. The crowd cheered as police arrived and the meeting dispersed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newmarket
Ireland
United Irish League
James Christopher Flynn
North Cork
E. Crean
Ossory
Queen’s County
Transvaal Dispatches Misrouted In Indian Mail Mixup
London reports dispatches from Pretoria misrouted in the Indian mail. A bag intended for Naples landed at Aden by a German steamer, then joined the Brin-dispatched mail and was seized by British authorities. Berlin notes Transvaal officials expect Boer trek to German South Africa amid British garrison plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
London
Dover
Pretoria
Naples
Aden
Brindisi
German Africa
Berlin
Dr. Reitz
Cologne
Great Britain
German South Africa
New Open Basket Collection Trial at St. Leo’s Church
Father Thomas J. Ducey of St. Leo’s East Twenty-eighth Street tries an open wire basket collection plate after the 11 o’clock mass. The neighbor‑watchable design shows more bills in the basket and will be tested once, regardless of outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Ducey
St. Leo’s Church
East Twenty-eighth Street
Father Ducey
Lawlor Ordered to Show Cause in Contempt Case
Surrogate Silkman notified Norman A. Lawlor to appear before Justice Gaynor in Brooklyn to answer why he should not be held in contempt of court. Lawlor, a New York lawyer formerly of Mount Vernon, allegedly muddled Thomas Connell's estate in a $50 000 trust for Grace del Candie and redirected funds via John Quinn's trusteeship. Officers had searched for Lawlor for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
N. Y
Silkman
Norman A. Lawlor
New York
Mount Vernon
Gaynor
Brooklyn
Lawlor
Lawler identity confirmed in Orange homicide case
An informer who had worn long hair and a mustache was found in the house in East Orange. After being confronted by a detective he admitted to being Lawler. His sons lived at 315 West Eighty-ninth Street Orange New Jersey. An ore analysis from Grove Street Old well in East Orange suggests copper and silver deposits under several Orange residences. Copper had been found in parts of the Oranges in prior years and Doddtown showed a rich streak in an old lead, though profits remained unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawler
Lawlor
West Eighty-ninth Street
New York Times
Orange
N. J
Grove Street
East Orange
Oranges
Doddtown
Miniature Almanac This Day Sailings and Mails Schedule
Maritime notices list daily sun and moon times, high water, and ship sailings for June. Entries include vessels Belgravia to Grenada and Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse to Bremen with sailing times. Supplementary mails open on piers, Transpacific routes, and post office notices with incoming ships docketed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.M. A. M. S. Hook
Colon
Belgravia
Hamburg
Catalina
Genoa
el Norte
New Orleans
Vitacece
la Plata
Grenada
Hevelius
Brazil
Iroquois
Charleston
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Bremen
Mt. Vernon
Inagua
Majestic
Liverpool
Manila
Naples
Heehee
Noordland
Antwerp
Patria
Sea
Tyhta
Skimodue Gadeats
Siete Salerno
Newcastle
Anata Seneca
Tampico
St. Paul
Southampton
Barbarossa
Caracas
Porto Rico
el Mar
Gregory
Para
Kaiser
Friedrich
Ham-te
la Bragne
Havre
Niagara
Nassau
Cuba
Entiunes Suerte
Bermuda
Yucatan
Havana
Themis
Alene
Fortune Island
Algonquin
Glasgow
Castilian Prince
Per- Mambuco
Concho Galveston
Hilarius
Island
Christiania
Mesaba
London
Ohio
Hull
Proteus
Whines
Statendam
Rotterdam
St. Cuthbert
Seatsies
Syrakusa
Uller
Demerara
Aeeevee
Anl
Transpacific
China
Japan
Philippine Islands
Tacoma
Society Islands
San Francisco
Australia
West Australia
New Zealand
Awali
Fiji
Samoan Islands
Sanrancisco
Campania
New York
Hawaii
Vancouver
Europe
Fiji Islands
Warrimoo
van Cott
Iia
Hongkong
Shanghai
Yokohama
Honolulu
Melbourne
Auckland
Sydney
Cymric
el Paso
Gardenia
Gibraltar
Hesperia
Hispania
Louisiana
Rio Grande
Brunswick
Vimeira
Summer Furniture and Decor Reduction Bonanza
Retail sale itemizes wide ranges of ribbons hats lamps and china with substantial discounts as season ends. Highlights include ta ffeta ribbons at 24 to 36 cents, washables 24 to 26 cents, and stri ped sashes 36 cents. Kitchenware sets and Dres den pieces priced well below regular, with multiple table lamps and fruit bowls featured.
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Arnheim
Broadway
9Th Street
the Genuine Chemical Bank
Johann Hoff
L.J. Schofield
le Meays
Johann Hoff’s
Reputabe
Hunter Baltimore
A.b.aes
Frank Mora
William St
New York, N
Frrilmar
Ben
Errye
Calbety St
South
York
Mauser Mfg. Co. Silversmiths
15Th St
Bethway
5Th Ave
lewis &@ONGER
West
28Th St
T. M. Stewart
Roberts
Johannes
Shipping and Foreign Mails
Altai
Port Simon
Concho
Galveston
Frieland
Laurentian
Seminole
Jacksonville
Aller
Alliance
Caribbee
St. Thomas
el Sud
Exeter City
Swansea
Flaxman
St. Lucia
Koenigin Luise
Lahn
Oceanic
Bucéros
Hamel
Palatia
Pocasset
Werneth Falls
Astoria
Bedouin
Columbia
Cherbourg
Newton
Aral
Nicholas
Port Talbot
Columbia Oil Co
Salerno
Bearpark
Moise
Sanderson & Son
Fire Island
St. Bede
McPherson
Hempto Viru
Siilae
Oo Ees Sumner & Co
la Bretagne
Ahx
Ndse
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Horrox
Bayly, Pernambuco, &c
Mdse
Vanderzee
Boulogne
George W. Clyde
Chichester
W. P. Clyde & Co
Segrave
Atlantic Transport Line
Bar
Hamilton
Boaz
Newport News
Norfolk
Old Dominion Steamship Co
Gager
Newport
E. S. Allen
Port Tampa
Inchmaree
Algoa Bay
East Lowon
Queen Eleanor
Samarang
Paraense
Maranham
Cearo
Strathmore
Adelaide
Hildur
Potsdam
Bou
Logne
Pernambuco
Rio Janeiro
Cable
Don
Ontario
Deal
Philadelphian
McCallum
Kinsale
Voege
Aerdam
Lizard
Caledonian
New
Dundee
Point de Rose
Chantilly and
Oriental Laces
Taffeta Metallique
Macy
Royal Dresden
Royal
Dresden Pottery
Dresden
Annex
Haviland
Rogers
Meriden
Ima
R. H. Macy & Co
14Th St. Cop
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