Pretoria Falls to Lord Roberts After Armistice Refusal
London dispatches report Lord Roberts's forces entering Pretoria after fierce fighting and a flag of truce. Commandant General Botha refused armistice, insisting surrender be unconditional. Many British prisoners remained at Waterval as the town changed hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War Office
Pretoria
Lord Roberts
Tan Hamilton
de Lisle
South African Republic
Sandberg
Boetha
Botha
Sigon
Isinger
Waterval
Lor Roberts
French
Queen Victoria
Duk
Duchess of York
Christian
Victoria
Balmoral
Craig Gowan
British tighten grip as Pretoria walls hold
Lord Roberts claims overwhelming force. Many Boer troops under General Botha escape Pretoria. Baden-Powell linked with Hunter near Lichtenburg while Buller remains still. Johannesburg dispatch says President Kruger carried £2,000,000 in cash to Middleburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Roberts
Botha
Pretoria
Baden-Powell
Hunter
Lichtenburg
Redvers Buller
Bennet Burleigh
Johannesburg
Kruger
Middleburg
Pretoria celebration rocks London amid jubilation and cheers
In London and major towns crowds erupt after Pretoria is occupied. The Lord Mayor, War Office, and Mansion House led cheers as processions filled Strand and Piccadilly. The Prince of Wales attended the opera, Queen alerted, and Etonians sent congratulations to Lord Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Office
Lord Roberts
Spruit
Henry
Ross
West Somerset
Dorset
Bedford
Sussex
Naval
Royal Artillery
Prietoria
Stevenson
Pole-Carew
Maxwell
Tucker
Ian Hamilton
Pretoria
Guards
Houtton
New South Wales Mounted Rifles
Broadwood
French
Hamilton
Gordon
Irene Station
Thone
Jffield
Iukkee
Ilondon
United Kingdom
Mafeking
Baden-Powell
London
Mansion House
Stock Exchange
Roberts
A. J. Newton
Strand
Piccadilly
Exinger
Pall Mall
Marlborough House
Prince of Wales
Balmoral
Royal
Kruger
Great Britain
Lord Wolseley
Henry James
Rye
T. de Witt Talmage
Mansion
Boston
Eton
Ward Roberts
Eton College
Waterloo
Consul Hay Quietly Completes Pretoria Duty
Washington reports the occupation of Pretoria by the British without incident. Consul Hay conveyed only that all well, avoiding any military details. He served amid tense times, earning praise from both British and Boers before returning to the United States once the position stabilized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Hay
State Department
Pretoria
Lord Roberts
Department
Trans- Vaal
Boers Arrive in Chicago After Pretoria Fall
Boer envoys reach Chicago as newsboys shout Pretoria surrender. Mr Fischer notes fall not surprising and fights will continue. Wessels reads dispatches at the Hotel confirming the fall and signaling a shift in Boer resistance strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pretoria
Transvaal
Fischer
Morrison
Wessels
Boer resolve and Pretoria defense amid British advance
An interview chronicles Boer courage under pressure as Lord Roberts leads a larger force toward Pretoria. The speaker argues retreat preserved the city, notes guerrilla warfare rarely favors attackers, and expresses hope for favorable terms if European powers engage a China-like crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Geverally
China
Boers Capture a Battalion Near Lindley
Lord Roberts reports the Thirteenth Imperial Yeomanry surrendered near Lindley on May 31 after a five hour engagement as Boer forces 2,000 to 3,000 strong. Methuen failed to reach in time to aid Col. Spragge's unit. 400 to 500 men were taken prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Roberts
War Office
Pretorian
Thirteenth
Imperial Yeomanry
Lindley
Methuen
Heilbron
Kroonstad
Col. Spragge
Ashanti Rising Rumor Of Hodgson Departure From Kumassi
A Daily Mail dispatch from Accra dated Tuesday reports rumors that Sir Frederic Mitchell Hodgson Governor of the Gold Coast Colony has left Kumassi where he had been besieged and is believed to be in great straits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Mail
Accra
Frederic Mitchell Hodgson
Gold Coast
Kumassi
German press trims insult cases as overblown
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reports the German Foreign Office findings on alleged flag insults in Hast London Port Elizabeth and Bendigo. It says descriptions were exaggerated by the German press and that the British Foreign Office apology left a favorable impression. The piece urges broad press satisfaction expressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Foreign Office
London
Port Elizabeth
Bendigo
British Casualties at Faberspur Outlined
Report from London details the May 29 engagement under Gen. Warren at Faberspur where 700 British troops faced 1000 colonial rebels. Canadian artillery suffered one killed and ten wounded, with total British losses at fifteen killed including Col. Spence and thirty wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Warren
Fabherspur
Faberspur
Col. Spence
Raid on Women Gamblers Atop Eighth Avenue Poolroom
Police raided a second floor poolroom at 264 Eighth Avenue arresting 33 women incl the alleged proprietress Grace R Ryan. Many escaped to the roof or third floor. bail set for Ryan and others. Officers seized poolroom paraphernalia and questioned witnesses amid claims of prior trouble and possible identity links to Gussie McKee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Avenue
Sergt
Dennis Grady
Devery
Sergt. Grady
Kuesser, Schonick
Darcy
Rosenberg
Brown
Welsh
West Twentieth Street
Mercer Street
Grace R. Ryan
Gussie McKee
Lexington Avenue
Grace Ryan
New York Hospital
Fire destroys Ste. Etienne lumber plant in Quebec
A massive fire at the Prince Brothers & Co. lumber plant in Ste. Etienne du Saguenay Quebec leveled the facility tonight. Loss estimated at 400000 with forty families left homeless and possible fatalities. telegraph office and several other buildings destroyed. arson speculation points to colonists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ste. Etienne du
Quebec
Ste. Etienne du Saguenay
Prince Brothers & Co
Wife Murderer Hanged in Williamsport
William H. Hummel was hanged in Williamsport Pennsylvania for the murder of his wife and her three children on November 16, 1899. After marrying a widow with three children he quarreled with her and killed them with an axe while they slept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Penn
William H. Hummel
Hummel
Will War Against Vice Unites Upper West Side Churches
Ministers and church members on the Upper West Side met at St. Michael's Parish house to form an organization aimed at enforcing excise laws and crusading against disorderly saloons. Dr. John Peters presided as Reform League delegates from the Anti-Saloon League attended, with Rev Dr Shaw proposing a distinctive group identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper West Side
St. Michael's
Ninety-ninth Street
Amsterdam Avenue
John Peters
Anti-Saloon League
Shaw
Weather Summary for United States Crops and Regions
Fair with southerly winds and generally favorable conditions for staple crops across the United States. Rain is needed in parts of the Northwest Middle and South Atlantic States and in the Lower Ohio and Middle Mississippi Valleys. Temperatures run above normal except along the Atlantic coast with highs near the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Coast over the next two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Northwest
Middle
South Atlantic States
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Ohio
Mississippi
Atlantic
Mississippi Valley
New England
Middle Atlantic
NEW York Times
Weather Bureau
Surrender of Pretoria Sparks Island-Wide Celebrations
In St. John’s Newfoundland on June 5 an enthusiastic reaction to Pretoria’s surrender unfolds. Fishing towns around the island hold bonfires and torchlight processions with illuminations as the Colonial Government sends official congratulations to Queen Victoria and Lord Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John’s
N. F
Pretoria
Queen Victoria
Lord Roberts
Mrs. Cecilia Sherman Dies After Stroke in Mansfield
Cecilia Stewart Sherman wife of ex Secretary of State John Sherman dies after a third stroke. The couple, aged 72, had returned from Washington May 25 to spend the summer in Mansfield. She left no children but adopted daughters, including Mary Sherman McCallum of Washington. Ex Senator John Sherman in fragile health at her bedside. The Senate chaplain noted her virtuous character at the opening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Ohio
John Sherman
Mary Sherman McCallum
Washington
Nelson A. Miles
Senate
Devery Transfers Captains and Roundsmen
Chief Devery announced yesterday afternoon transfers among police captains and four roundsmen. Moynihan moves from Bathgate Avenue Bronx to West Twentieth Street Manhattan. Dean from Alexander Avenue Bronx to East 126th Street Manhattan. Walsh from West Twentieth Street Manhattan to the Steamboat Squad. Allaire leaves the Steamboat Squad for Bathgate Avenue Bronx. Sheehar shifts from 126th Street Manhattan to Alexander Avenue Bronx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allaire
Bronx
Devery
Moynihan
Bathgate Avenue
West Twentieth Street
Manhattan
Dean
Alexander Avenue
East One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street
Walsh
Steamboat
Sheehar
Alger's Ventures to Build Railroad Car Works in Pensacola
Special to The New York Times reports Russell A. Alger leads Ameri can Car Co of Detroit in establishing extensive Pensacola works for railroad cars. Location favors timber and iron. materials cheaper than Detroit. Details of the Alger Sullivan Timber Syndicate include mills and railroads in Southern Alabama. Pensacola HQ, $100,000 to improve Sullivan's wharf for export.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pensacola
Efla
American Car Company of
Detroit
Russell A. Alger
Alger
Alger- Sullivan Timber Syndicate
Alabama
Sullivan’s Wharf
Explosion in Lansing College Lab Injures Prof Atkins
An explosion in the agricultural college mechanical laboratory in Lansing Michigan last night during a student demonstration seriously burned Prof M D Atkins and destroyed his left eye. Student helper H D Hornbeck was badly burned and may lose his right eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing, Mich
the Agricultural College
M. D. Atkins
Atkins
H. D. Hornbeck
Feldstein’s Collapse Linked to Roulette Losses
Creditor meeting cites total liabilities of 972,899 with assets 195,636. Feldstein says most losses occurred at roulette venues on Forty third Street, East Forty fourth Street, and Twenty sixth Street near Fifth Avenue, paid with checks drawn on credit. Losses totaled 56,716 from 30 checks. creditors contest claims and fraud questions arise over names Canfield Bucklin Maynard and Maynard's Forty fourth Street gambling house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Bucklin
Mr. Blumenstiel
Canfield
Mr. Johnson
Forty-third Street
Broadway
Sixth Avenue
William Johns
Feldstein
A. Feldstein
Arnold Feld & Co
Ernest Hall
Mr. Feldstein
Fortythird
Forty-fourth Street
Alexander Blumenstiel
Blumenstiel & Hirsch
Blimenstiel
Charles M. Hough
Mr.Feldstein
Maynard
Historic hotel list of prominent guests and managers
A long roster of names linked to major hotels and managers includes Kerr of Fall River Hamilton E. G. Leigh Jr. of Richmond, McMurtry of Pittsburg, Pettit of Colorado Springs, and others across New Haven Boston Rochester and Savannah. Also noted are figures like ex Secretary Morton and Ishida of Tokyo with listings for Holland Imperial Cambridge Fifth Avenue and Manhattan properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldorf-Astoria
R. ©. Kerr
Fall River
William Prentice
Hamilton
E. G. Leigh, Jr
Richmond
Alden L. McMurtry
Pittsburg
William V. Pettit
Colorado Springs
Lynde Harrison
New Haven
William F. Hogg
Worcester
Pope Barrow
Savanah
J. Starling Morton
Nebraska
Normandie
K. Hamaguchi
M. Tamura
H. F. Ishida
Tokio
Japan
Holland
Lincoln Bryant
Boston
John G. Holmes
Norman van Voorhis
Rochester
Imperial
E. P. Coyne
Geneseo
Carl Whittaker
Saugerties
Grand
C. L. Flaccus
M. F. Collins
Troy
Gilsey
Charles W. Wilbur
Henry Lloyd
Selma
Ala
Cambridge
Charles E. Bailey
Providence
Fifth Avenue
Isaac Baker, Jr
Comstock
F. M. Atterholt
Akron
Ohio
Astor W. L. Noble
Texas
Kenneth Belmont
New Orleans
Manhattan
Elbridge
Adams
H. J. Fisk
Montreal
J. Garza
Durango
Mexico
Arthur Jordan
Indianapolis
Plaza
F. W. Huidekoper
Washington
D. J. Woodhull
San Antonio
Buckingham
Michael B. Wells
Chicago
Netherland
John H. Kirby
Houston
Arrival of buyers list for fashion and dry goods houses
A long roster of merchants and buyers from cities including Buffalo Chicago St. Louis Philadelphia Boston Springfield Providence and Washington prepares for a market event. Names such as Adam Meldrum Anderson Co J H Rivers J L Geraghty B Strauss G Fogg and Wanamaker appear alongside hotel venues and shop addresses in a dense commercial directory style note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam, Meldrum & Anderson Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Scher
Ladies
Walker Street
Keith, Edson & Co
Chicago, Ill
S. L. Walker
Straw Goods
Broadway
Hoffman House
Ely & Walker Dry Goods Company
St. Louis
J. H. Rivers
Church Street
Gross & Strauss Company
Bostom Mass
B. Strauss
East Tenth Street
Kaufman Brothers
Pittsburg
Penn
J. L. Geraghty
L. Kaufman
Smith & Murray
Springfield
Mass
P. Murray
White Street
Forbes & Wallace
R. M Wallace
Shepard’ Company
Providence
G. Fogg
Criterion Hotel
Milliken
Conseus & Short
Portland
J. H. Short
Leonard Street
Herald Square
Meldrum
H. A
Manhattan
Alms & Doepke Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
E. A. Ernst
Worth Street
Albert, Reid & Hughes
Waterbury
Dives
Pomeroy & Stewart
Reading
J. Dives
St. Denis
H. Eisenberg
Nations
Albert
Woodward & Lothrop
Washington, D. C
Bigelow and Lowell Axminster Carpets at 98c
Fourteen designs in Bigelow and Lowell Axminster Carpets offered at 98 cents a yard, with patterns for large and small rooms. Described as rich in color with leaves, foliage, flowers, and vines motifs, these carpets were previously priced at $1.50 to $2.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigelow and Lowell Axminster
Bigelow and
Axminster
Furnishings Bargains in Dining Room and Bedroom Sets
Advertising urges personal inspection to grasp selection with hundreds of bargains. Dining room and bedroom groups feature solid oak canopies, quarter sawn oak and bird's eye maple sets, large mirrors, and prices from 6.99 to 224.64.
Affordable Upholstery Aids for Home Decor
A local upholstery department showcases budget friendly drapery and decor items. Highlights include ruffled muslin and lace curtains, mosquito canopies, window shades, curtain poles, three fold oak screens, and repair services with estimates for awnings and slip covers.
Men’s Shirts Bargain Sale At $1.50 and 49c
Announcing a limited run of men’s Madras shirts at $1.50 with fine patterns, laundered neckbands and cuff details. Silk front shirts offered at 49c, cambric bodies and fine fabrics. Also Cheviot and Madras pajamas in select designs priced at 94c, a savings against higher tag prices.
Dry goods firms listed with addresses in city hotels
A long list of dry goods firms and representatives across cities names include M Buzzell T E Kib bey W W Everett F E Woodward H Barsch kies Kann S Sons Co H L Adler Schloss Brothers Co Gold enberg Dives Pomeroy Snyder Pearre Brothers Sutton Norwell Shepherd Simon Hundley Frazier Syracuse Dry Goods Salomon Hecht Heiser Mark’s White Forbes & Wallace Cohn Mayer Denholm McKay A Clark Long Jonas Sibley Lindsay S Carr Sibley Lindsay G M Pratt 454 Broome Street Hotel Normandie and other hotel addresses appear in the directory style row of shopkeepers and agents across cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Buzzell
T. E. Kibbey
W. W. Everett
Broadway
St. Denis
F. E. Woodward
H. Barschkies
Albert. Kann
S., Sons & Co
Baltimore
St. Joseph
H. .W. Hundley
Leonard Street
Imperial
Syracuse Dry Goods Company
Syracuse
N. Y
G. B. Williams
Herald Square
Salomon, S., & Co
Miss R. Field
Marlborough
Hecht Brothers & Co
F. Kieir
Heiser, Muhifelder & Co
Albany
S. A. Heiser
Mark’s, A., Sons
Amsterdam
C. Mark
Hotel Imperial
White, R. H. Company
Boston
Mass
A. L. Aldred
Broome Street
Cadillac
Forbes & Wallace
Springfield
R. P. Webster
Walker Street
Cohn
Rochester
H. C. Cohn
Hoffman House
Mayer Brothers
Demopolis
Ala
L. Mayer
Denholm & McKay Company
Worcester
A. Clark
Long, Jonas, Sons
Wilkesbarre
Penn
W. E B. Smith
Franklin Street
Sibley, Lindsay & Carr Company
G. M. Pratt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ditionally
Krueger
Botifa
Lucas Meyer
Church Square
DR. Talmage
MR. Hay
Ashanti
Frederic M. Hodgson
Great Straits
Germany
Sieger Eks Bitters
South America
Canada
Saguenay
TIMES
Cccaswecvecesce
Pirie
Aweannse
Mioccas
Printing House Square
Newfoundland
Big Car
Airbamae
Lansing College
Prof. Atkins
R. H. Macy & Co
6Th Ave
Nottingham
Madras
Lonsdale Holland
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