Fall of Pretoria Ends Boer War Advance
Lord Roberts announced Pretoria’s unconditional surrender with the British Commander in Chief entering the city at 2 P.M. A brief clash preceded capitulation as Boer artillery and flanking attempts were repelled by General Hamilton’s forces. The 13th Imperial Yeomanry was captured near Lindley, later rescued by no available aid as Methuen’s arrival arrived too late. The war nears conclusion with Boer forces retreating toward Lydenburg for a possible last stand.
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Lord Roberts
Pretoria
War Office
Hamilton
Imperial Yeomanry
Lindley
Lord Methuen
Buller
Laing’s Nek
Lydenburg
Roberts Rejects Terms as Pretoria Is Surrendered
Lord Roberts reports from Pretoria that the town will be taken by British forces with unconditional surrender. Boer officials sought an armistice but Roberts refused terms, demanding an unconditional capitulation while promising protection for civilians. Mrs Botha and Mrs Kruger are in Pretoria. most British prisoners remain at Waterval.
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Pretoria
Ian Hamilton
de Lisle
South African Republic
Sandberg
Botha
Waterval
Boers’ Faint Resistance at Pretoria Entry
London dispatch describes Lord Roberts entering Pretoria after a battle of manoeuvres rather than heavy fighting. Boers retreated behind concealed guns, and a feeble attempt to outflank failed as Hamilton’s mounted infantry filled the gap. The capitulation came with little resistance and the capital was left undefended after a brief engagement.
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London
Cape Town
Pretoria
Lord Roberts
Hamilton
Earl of Rosslyn
Spruit
Hamillon
Kriger
Johannesburg
Yeomanry Meet Reverse Near Lindley 1900
London reports from June 6 describe the capture of the 13th Imperial Yeomanry under Colonel Spragge near Lindley by a superior Boer force. Methuen attempted relief after a long 44 mile march but arrived too late. Dispatches note enemy fighting continues and Pretoria’s occupation prompts mixed British reaction.
Senate confirms Hazel for Western District of New York
Washington June 5 The Senate confirmed John R Hazel to be United States Judge for the Western District of New York at an executive session at midnight General Joseph Wheeler was also confirmed as brigadier general along with other nominations Hu Haywood of Honolulu to be Collector of Customs for Hawaii was not confirmed Others confirmed include Charles H Brown to be U S Attorney for the Western District of New York William R Compton to be Marshal for the Western District of New York George B Curtiss to be Attorney for the Northern Theodore L Poole to be Marshal for the Northern Elwell S Otis to be major general John E Kendrick to be Marshal for the District of Rhode Island.
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Washington
Senate
John R. Hazel
United States
Western District
New York
Joseph Wheeler
William Haywood
Honolulu
District of Hawaii
Charles H. Brown
William R. Compton
George B. Curtiss
Theodore L. Poole
Elwell
Otis
John E. Kendrick
Rhode Island
Government signs contract to renovate eight Turkish ironclads
Constantinople reports the Government has signed with Ansaldo of Genoa for eight Turkish ironclads' renovation and is negotiating with Krupp for rearming them.
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Constantinople
Ansaldo Company
Genoa
Krupp Company
Warning to Agrarians on Anglo American Inquiries
A semi official Berlin article in The Post warns the German press against describing Anglo American inquiries into the Meat Inspection bill as unwarranted interference in home politics. It notes such attacks could provoke reprisals and cites The Neuste Nachrichten saying Germany cannot ignore foreign representations.
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Berlin
the Post
Germany
Dewey Sets Off West on Social Trip From Washington
Admiral Dewey began a Westbound journey from Washington at 9 PM aboard a Baltimore and Ohio train bound for Columbus Detroit and Grand Rapids with Mrs Dewey Lt H H Caldwell and J H Maddy aboard The spectacle featured miniature Admiral flags in center windows and drew several hundred onlookers The trip is described as purely social with no political aims An advertising note promotes a New York to Chicago fast train via Pennsy.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Columbus
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Mich
Filipino Rebels Routed In Philippine Operations
Manila reports Major Johnson and two regiments landing on Tablas to clash with about sixty rebels. Forty insurgents are captured with rifles and ammunition, while 40 U.S. soldiers remain as garrison. Additional fighting near Norzagaray ends with trenches carried by Company G. Navy and army units pursue captors of Captain Roberts, and Mascardo’s camp is destroyed. Natives claim Mascardo may surrender if not imprisoned. An investigation into Candaba burning begins amid warnings of Filipino threats to white officials. Civil Commission members begin selecting offices and residences.
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Manila
Johnson
Romblom
Tablas
Norzagaray
Bulacan
Speaker
Funston
4Th Cavalry
Charles D. Roberts
San Miguel de Mayumo
Dunalufihan
Mascardo
Santo Tomas
Nueva Ecija
Candaba
Civil Commission
Hodgson Leaves Coomassie Amid Siege Rumors
A Daily Mail dispatch from Accra dated Tuesday reports rumors that Sir Frederic Mitchell Hodgson, governor of the Gold Coast Colony, has left Coomassie where he was besieged and is believed to be in great straits.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Accra
Frederic Mitchell Hodgson
Gold Coast
Coomassie
Moors Ready to Attack French Forces in North Africa
Dispatches from Algiers describe thousands of Moors massing at Figuig and nearby areas for a planned assault on French advance posts. French columns meet at Zoubia, suffering heat and thirst as camels perish. engineers prepare intrenchments and officials say they can repel the assault or even strike toward Figuig if required.
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London
Algiers
Figuig
Zoubia
House Judiciary Panel Advances Conspiracy Bill Limiting Meaning
The House Committee on Judiciary voted to report favorably a bill narrowing the definition of conspiracy and restraining orders in labor disputes. It bars criminal penalties for agreements between employers and workers in interstate or foreign trade unless threats or coercion occur, with exceptions for existing penal provisions.
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Washington
House Committee On Judiciary
District of Columbia
United States
Sensational charges against 1892 campaign managers denied
Washington June 5. Senators Carter and Hanna deny Pettigrew's sensational charges that 1892 Republican funds came from corporations with promised contracts. The anti trust bill fight narrows to quick passage offhand amid adjournment pressure. Pettigrew accuses, Hanna and Carter rebut with emphatic denial as Senate debates committee reference.
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House of Representatives
House
Senate
Allen
Bacon
Pettigrew
Teller
Jackal
Republican National Committee
Ohio
United States Senate
Carter
Republican Committee
Hanna
South Dakota
Fighting Begins at Taku in Chinese Crisis News
Washington reports from Admiral Kempff at Taku stating engagement has begun with a landed force of marines and sailors. The State Department cautions plain language in dispatches while noting Boxer activity near Beijing and limited US options. Dispatches detail multi-nation naval forces at Takunine and recent fighting around Lai-Shin-Sen and Tien-Tsin with casualties.
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Battalion of Marines
Kempff
Preparations for defence near Tien Tsun amid Boxer advance
The Shanghai correspondent reports Boxers within three miles of Tien-Tsin as marines and volunteers under Major Higgs fortify the town. A June 4 dispatch says the situation is very serious with Boxers approaching from all sides. Berlin sources note officials discuss a single commander for a united European and American squadron as powers consider joint action.
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Tien- Tsin
Higgs
16Th Lancers
Tien-Tsin
China
Russian Troops Move Toward Pekin After Port Arthur Action
A Shanghai dispatch reports Russian forces have been ordered from Port Arthur to the Peking area to punish the Boxers for killing two Cossacks and wounding two. The news is dated Tuesday and appears in the Daily Express from London.
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London
Daily Express
Shanghai
Port Arthur
Peking
American Car Company to Move Freightcar Plant South
A dispatch from Martin H. Sullivan says the American Car Company of Detroit will transfer its large freightcar manufacturing plant to Pensacola Florida. Sullivan cites cheaper timber and material costs from Pensacola, enabling lower production costs and higher profits. Senator S A Maly t of Florida has acted as attorney to finalize the move.
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New Orleans
Martin H. Sullivan
Pensacola
Fla
American Car Company
Detroit
Sullivan
R. A. Alger
S. A. Malyt
Florida
Waldorf Policeman Loses an Arm in Streetcar Fall
Policeman Barros of the West Thirtieth Street station fell from a Thirty-fourth Street horsecar near the Waldorf Astoria. He was taken to New York Hospital where doctors feared amputation to prevent blood poisoning. Barros, fifty four, has served on the force since 7. He had been stationed at the Waldorf-Astoria since its construction and was well regarded there. By midnight reports said his arm had been amputated and his condition was precarious.
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Barros
Waldorf-Astoria
West Thirtieth-st
American Killed at the Exposition in Elevator Accident
Paris in June reports Tony Stringer of Chicago, employed at the Worthington Commons exhibit, killed today in an elevator accident at the Exposition. The item includes an advertisement urging travel on New York Central from Grand Central and another ad promoting Platts Chlorides for household disinfection.
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Paris
Tony” Stringer
Chicago
Banner Boxers Suspected in Shan-Tung Mission Pillage
Berlin dispatch reports mobs, likely stirred by Boxer agitation, pillaged several German and Catholic missions in Shan-Tung Province. The unrest reflects wider anti-foreign and anti-Christian sentiment observed in the region.
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Berlin
Shan-Tung
Viceroy Implicated as Chinese Stand Formed At Yung-Ching
From Tien-Tsin dated June 5 news arrives that Norman of the North China Mission was murdered on Friday or Saturday. The Viceroy is believed to have known. A visit to Huang-Tsun reveals station burned and two bridges damaged. Chinese troops faced desertion and heavy fighting with Boxers. Sixty killed or wounded. many bodies mutilated. Railway workers desert posts. guards at Feng-Tai bolted on news of trouble.
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Shanghai
Taku
Port Arthur
Lai-Shin-Sen
Tien-Tsin
Tull
Feng-Tai
Lu- Kou-Chiao
Huang-Tsun
Empress Orders Yamen to Face Europe Over Boxer Crisis
The China Gazette, cited as the highest authority, reports the Dowager Empress has ordered the Tsung-li Yamen to confront Europe while avoiding interference with the Boxer movement. In related dispatches, the Viceroy is said to have ordered troops to block new foreign warship landings and to prevent further foreign reinforcements reaching Peking.
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Shanghai
The
China Gazette
Europe
Peking
New Hour Train to Chicago via Pennsy Railroad
Daily departure from New York West 2nd Street at 1 55 p m. ad advertises The Day Line offering rest for tired people and luxury for the lazy with music and steamboat ads.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
West 2Nd St
Blockade Proposed on Pei-Ho and Tien-Tsin River
Vienna reports the Neue Freie Presse states foreign powers urge their governments to approve a squadron blockade of the Pei Ho River leading to Peking and a blockade of Tien-Tsin. The notice also advertises trimmed and untrimmed hats on 6th Ave. to Ist St. venturing low prices.
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Vienna
Neue Freie Presse
Peking
Pei-Ho River
Tien-Tsin
O'Neill
6Th Ave
Hill Cows the Tiger at State Democratic Convention
The Democratic State Convention at the Academy of Music adopted a Hill drafted platform rejecting Chicago demands. Augustus Van Wyck and Norman Mack led efforts to influence resolutions while Chicago platform advocates clashed with Bryan supporters. The convention elected four delegates at large and set the New York delegation for Kansas City amid a tense, brief fight over the Chicago platform.
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David B. Hill
Frank Campbell
Edward Murphy
S. van Saantvoord
Richard Croker
Jacob Reppert
Augustus van Wyck
James Shertin
Bath
Eugene Hades
Onondaga
Charlies BR
de Frees
Academy of Music
Chicago Platform Democrats
Chicago Platform
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John F. Carrolb
Hill
New York
Kansas City
Senator Hill
Chicago
Bryan
Republican Party
Committee On Resolutions
Frederick C Sebraub
Lowville
Norman E. Mack
Committee On
Hoffman House
Lackawanna-Wabash Luxury Through Service Line Ad
Luxurious through service from St Louis via Lackawanna and Wabash departs after June 2 at 0 a m daily with arrival in St Louis at 2 p m next day. Features unexcelled mealy and unrivaled scenery at reasonable rates.
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ST. Louis
Lackawanna-Wabash
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