London Topics of the Week on Politics and War Abroad
A London dispatch analyzes home politics after holidays noting MPs journeying to constituents, issues like drink tyranny, ground rents, pensions, and a cooling mood after Pretoria’s capture. The piece comments on Mafeking celebrations waning, Roberts’s march immobilizing his army, and a discouraged public awaiting a bold proclamation.
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London
Pretoria
Ladysmith
Mafeking
Mansion House
South African Republic
Lord Roberts
Transvaal
Cabinet Troubles and China Crisis Loom in Reform Debates
A. J. W. discusses cabinet strain with Salisbury and Chamberlain, Liberal leadership struggles, and the risk of intervention in China. He warns of royalist plots to keep Chamberlain out, notes Italy's political shifts, and flags rising lunacy costs and Cape Colony tensions.
Rockefeller Gives 150000 to Newton Theological Fund
Boston June 9 trustees of the Newton Theological Institution announced that John D. Rockefeller will increase its endowment by 150000 on the condition that they raise an equal amount. This marks the second gift by Rockefeller to the institution and immediate steps will be taken to meet the condition.
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Boston
Newton Theological Institution
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Benham Trial Opens With New Defense Plan
Canandaigua New York June 9 opening statements in the Benham murder trial reveal a defense focusing on pre marriage use of prussic acid to treat a disease and alleging Mrs Benham was a morphine user. The strategy marks a shift from the prior trial as Saw yer Wade lays out the case.
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Canandaigua
N. Y
Benham
Sawyer Wade
Boers Cut Telegraph at Roodeval Threaten Kroonstad Line
Dispatch from Cape Town reports 2000 Boers cut the telegraph north of Kroonstad at Roodeval with six field guns. Reinforcements are being sent from Bloemfontein and Cape Colony. The strong position may hinder Kelly-Kenny's move and signals sustained Boer guerrilla pressure.
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London
Forestier-Walker
War Office
Cape Town
Kelly-Kenny
Bloemfontein
Roodeval
Kroonstad
Cape Colony
Orange River Colony
Standerton
Lord Roberts
Steyn
Lydenburg
Boers near Laings Nek reject conditional surrender
A Durban dispatch reports on the June action at Laing's Nek where Boers offered to surrender conditionally but Gen. Buller insisted on unconditional terms. Another Mount Prospect dispatch details Buller and Gen. Botha discussing an armistice and the Boers delaying surrender while surrounding forces hold action. An Engo dispatch notes curt Boer reply to unconditional surrender demand as an artillery duel continues.
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London
Durban
Natal
Laing’s Nek
Buller
Mount Prospect
Newcastle
Christian Botha
O’neil
Umguela
Majuba
Botha
Gen. Botha
Gen. Buller
Lord Roberts
Lydenburg
Ingogo
Aristocrat Lord Rosslyn Noted For Hyde Park Proofs Habit
London on June 9 noted the young aristocrat Lord Rosslyn for his diverting habit of sitting under a tree during the season. He immaculately dressed and jeweled corrected proofsheets, covering each as finished with pebbles and arranging white slips around him. The public and papers, including The Times, believed his Pretoria dispatches.
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Associated Press
London
Lord Rosslyn
Hyde Park
Lord Hosslyn
Pretoria
England
The
Times
Large Numbers of Settlers Expected in New British Territories
London reports rising inquiries from Britons seeking emigration to Natal, Transvaal, and Orange River Colony. Steamship and development firms anticipate steady flow of trained agriculturists as plans for civil government advance under Milner and Chamberlain, with military handover expected later.
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Associated Press
London
South Africa
Natal
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Sir Alfred Milner
Orange River
Mr. Chamberlain
Colonial Office
Correspondent May Be Prosecuted for Letter in The New York Times
Wellington New Zealand May 12 controversy grows over J Grattan Grey article in The New York Times condemning Transvaal war and colonial troops. New Zealand private contributions exceed £100 000 and Treasury drain may reach £250 000, curtailing public works and reducing spending power.
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New York Times
Wellington
New Zealand
J. Grattan Grey
Transvaal
Yeomanry Battalion Captured Near Lindley
In London a June report notes many UK families have links to the Yeomanry near Lindley. The Duke of Cambridge's Troop, nicknamed the millionaires, included men who slept in one tent with high incomes and funded their own horses and kit, yet endured hardships with good grace on the Cape march. An officer remarks on a sailorly lad with sea legs who replies he kept a yacht for ten years.
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The
Associated Press
London
United Kingdom
Yeomanry
Lindley
Duke of Cambridge
Tommy
Cape Ana
Millee
French Investors Relieved as Johannesburg Mines Safe
Paris reports wavering concern over Transvaal war after Lord Roberts advances and confirms Johannesburg gold mines remain unharmed. Fear for French capital fades. Pretoria’s capture draws muted attention amid forecasts of prolonged guerrilla fighting and higher British costs.
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Associated Press
Paris
Transvaal
Lord Roberts
Johannesburg
Moscow
Pretoria
Africa Policy Debate Shapes Postwar Plans
Berlin reports a semi official article weighing annexation and Africa after the war. It notes British aims from Cape to Cairo threaten German and French belts, and suggests a modus vivendi with limited Boer acceptance in German colonies. The piece envisions shared civilizing and trade duties among Europe’s powers.
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Associated Press
Berlin
China
Africa
Germany
Cape
Cairo
Morley Questions Liberal Imperialism Versus Unionist Imperialism
London says Morley at Oxford could not distinguish Liberal imperialism from Liberal militarism. He praised British wartime strength and hopes for end of the war, but condemned actions in South Africa and feared the Orange Free State renaming harmed liberty. He urged a different spirit for settlement.
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London
John Morley
Oxford
Morley
Orange State
British MPs and Lords Serving with South Africa Troops
A parliamentary return shows thirty six members of the House of Lords and twenty eight members of the House of Commons currently serving with British forces in South Africa.
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London
House of Lords
House of Commons
South Africa
Senate passes address to the Queen on war end in South Africa
In Ottawa on June 9 the Senate approved an address congratulating Her Majesty on the early termination of the war in South Africa without a single dissenting vote.
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Ottawa
Ont
Senate
South Africa
Grobler Arrives in Lorenzo Marques From Transvaal
Piet Grobler under secretary to the Transvaal Foreign Affairs department has arrived at Lorenzo Marques on June 8. The arrival was announced from the port city as part of his official duties.
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Piet Grobler
Lorenzo Marques
P. G. W. Grobler
Transvaal
Tue
Peary Arctic Windward Ready to Sail for North Greenland
The Windward, undergoing major repairs at St John s Newfoundland, will leave for Sydney July 1 to begin Peary s Arctic expedition. Captain Samuel W Bartlett commands and the ship will carry coal provisions arms and instruments for Peary s work with two new whaleboats built in New Bedford. Mrs Peary and Miss Peary will sail to Etah with the vessel.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Windward
Sydney
C. B
Samuel W. Bartlett
Cisco
Etah
Greenland
Peary
Diana
Heavy rains end classic drought across Northwest
Heavy rains last night and today broke the protracted drought across the Northwest regions including Central and Southern Minnesota the Red River Valley and Manitoba. The precipitation was widespread and intense.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Red River Valley
Manitoba
Dr Sutorius Located in London in Abduction Case
Dr Francis Alexis Sutorius a Bronx physician is found living at 44 Pentonville Road London amid an abduction case involving Adelaide Schell age seventeen. Police and father R D Schell say cooperation with authorities is needed before a reunion.
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Francis Alexis Sutorius
Bronx
Adelaide Schell
Pentonville Road
North
London
England
Sutorius
Trinity Avenue
R. D. Schell
Miss Schell
Yonkers
Smith & McNeil’s
New York
Adelaide
Red Bananas Boom Triggered by One Persistent Girl
A Washington visitor notes red bananas appear in shops after a Northern girl demanded them. Stores claimed no stock, but her persistence spurred dealers to source red bananas, creating a citywide craze and proving one determined buyer can revive a fruit.
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New York Times
Washington
New York
United States
Yesterday's Fires Report of Streetfront Damages
A list of fire incidents from Friday night to Saturday night records multiple addresses with owners or tenants, damages estimated from slight to 2000 dollars, and names including W J Brien Frank Conn Maxieom Barrister Hibson Da zoren Mel neck Fisher Brothers and others across avenues and streets.
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Wales Avenue
W. J. Brien
Seventh Avenue
Frank Conn
West Eighteenth Street
East Forty-second Street
Max Maxieom Slight
Henry Street
Fast One Hundred and Fifth Street
West One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Richard Barrister
First Avenue
Charles Hibson
Grand Street
Peter Dazoren
Bowery
Harry Melneck
Policemen Accused Of Street Disorder In Allen Street Disturbance
Frederick J. Seelig of 13 Allen Street alleges Policeman Henry Heinatz of Eldridge Street Station used abusive language and drew a pistol after a night stick mishap in Allen Street near Canal. Roundsman Hoffman and Sergt Norton dispute. Seelig plans to file charges at Police Headquarters Monday.
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Allen Street
Canal
Frederick J. Seelig
New Jersey Milk and Cream Company
Mr. Seelig
Henry Heinatz
Eldridge Street
Rice
Heinatz
Division Street
Herlihy
Seelig
Hoffman
Sergt
Norton
John McDermott
Sergt. Norton
Police Deny Charges In Jersey City Parade Inquiry
Chief Murphy heard statements from all officers tied to the Sunday school parade as Capt. Cox testified the men were sober. Rev. Arthur N. Thompson said he did not name any officer and would file his full account Monday. Testimony and Thompson’s statement awaited by Police Commissioners on June 15.
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Murphy
Jersey City
Arthur N. Thompson
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Charles Cox
Cox
Eldior
Thompson
Smallpox Case Rises in Lowell Mass in June Report
Lowell Massachusetts reports a sixth smallpox case as Mrs Ladier Lazotte, relative of the Monbleau family where the outbreak began, becomes the latest victim. Health authorities vaccinated all workers in the Merrimack Manufacturing Company mill room where she labored.
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Lowell
Mass
Board of Health
Ladier Lazotte
Monbleau
Merrimack Manufacturing Company
Smallpox Outbreak Linked to Shared Razor Near Fall River
In New Bedford area, small pox has appeared in Dartmouth near the Westport factory village, with Michael Doucet the blacksmith as patient zero. A Westport man who used the same razor contracted the disease two weeks earlier. Health officials order mill managers to restrict hiring workers from Fall River and Westport.
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New Bedford
Mass
Dartmouth
Westport
Fall River
Michael Doucet
New Bedford Board of Health
Smallpox Situation Improves in Fall River
Fall River report notes no new cases since Friday morning. Two patients at the pesthouse discharged and quarantine lifted at the Third Street house where the outbreak began.
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Fall River
Mass
Third Street
President invited to two-state tours and veteran reunion
Senators Galinger and Chandler and Representative Sulloway invited the President to New Hampshire for bronze medals ceremonies for the battleships Kearsarge and Alabama in August or September. Representative Long invited him to Wichita for a Civil War veterans reunion on October 1. The President said he could not promise.
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Washington
Gallinger
Chandler
Sulloway
New Hampshire
United States
Kearsarge
Alabama
Representative Long
Kansas
Wichita
Kan
Fund for Garret A Hobart Memorial Reaches Goal
Paterson New Jersey June 9 The $15,000 needed for the Garret A Hobart memorial has been raised with only $50 left unpaid Contributors include President McKinley and Senator Hanna each giving $100 Designs for the monument will be secured immediately.
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Garret A. Hobart
Paterson
N. J
McKinley
Mark Hanna
Naval Veterans Organize In New York Fraternal Group
A certificate of incorporation for Farragut Squadron No. 1 Port of New York United States Veteran Navy of New York City was filed with the Secretary of State. It forms to unite naval veterans and extend aid to needy shipmates widows and orphans.
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Naval Veterans
Albany
Farragut Squadron, No
Port of
New York
United States Veteran Navy
New York City
Secretary of State
United States Navy
Child's anguished plea from a long search for her father
Eleven year old Agnes Lukiewicz traveled nearly 500 miles from Shenandoah Pennsylvania to Bayonne New Jersey seeking her father. She thanked janitor John McDonald of the City Hall for care and asked the police to take her father to the lock up if found, warning they may starve if not.
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Russia
Japan
England
Europe
America
China
Bayonne
N. J
Agnes Lukiewicz
Shenandoah
Penn
John McDonald
McDonald
Mrs Lister Seeks Divorce From Newark Manufacturer
Mrs. Robert P. Lister of Newark filed a second bill in Chancery Court seeking a divorce from Robert P. Lister of a Newark fertilizer firm. Married October 11, 1888 in Elizabeth, they lived with her parents for ten years. A prior 1893 suit for infidelity was withdrawn after Lister paid $1,000 and promised a $10,000 dwelling. She charges failure to provide the dwelling and extreme cruelty, with another separation in October last year.
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Trenton
N. J
Robert P. Lister
Newark
Chancery Court
Elizabeth
Lister
Randolph Savings Bank in Vermont Closed in Receivership
The Randolph Savings Bank closed its doors amid a 5 percent loan shrinkage that wiped out its $5,879.34 surplus. State Inspector Fred B. Platt estimated losses between $14,800 and $14,000, affecting 1,771 depositors owed $342,149.26 with interest. A receiver is expected to be appointed next week as the court considers action.
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Randolph
Randolph Savings Bank
Fred B. Platt
Platt
Body of murdered bicyclist found on sand bar
In Tacoma Washington on June 9 M J Henry reports the body of Frederick Clay son the murdered bicyclist found on a sand bar below the rapids. Identification came from clothing pedal marks on shoes and other noted details used in the reward request of 1000 dollars.
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Tacoma
Wash
M. J. Henry
Skagway
Frederick Clayson
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