Defence of Pretoria British shells fall in city during formal occupation
London reports detail Pretoria bombardment as British naval guns strike southern forts and Boers retreat toward Lydenburg. British prisoners numbered 520 from Orange River Colony. Baden-Powell returns to Mafeking. colonial and Indian reactions mixed. Military moves focus on Lydenburg with fortifications and supplies as Roberts plans pursuit.
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the Tribune
London
Pretoria
Six Miles Spruit
Closing Moves of Campaign
London telegraph from June 7 describes a war weary mood in Britain as Pretoria seems within reach for the Boers facing British advances. Lord Roberts plans may move east only after eastern ground cleared. Buller’s army prepares to evacuate Laing’s Nek and occupy Standerton. Yeomanry losses are heavy and political talks linger over postwar governance.
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London
Bobs
Pretoria
United Kingdom
Lord Roberts
Waterval
French
Spruit
Botha
Lydenburg
Hunter
Potchefstroom
Klerksdorp
Johannesburg
Lichtenburg
Heilbron
Lindley
Senekal
Ficksburg
Frankfort
Bethlehem
Free State
Redvers Buller
Laing’s Nek
Standerton
General Buller
Newcastle
Duke of Norfolk
South Africa
Buller and Botha Meet After Truce Request
Dispatch from Lourenco Marques dated June 5 says General Buller asked for a truce and Botha agreed to a three day armistice at Laing's Nek. British forces have evacuated Utrecht as part of the arrangement.
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London
Lourenco Marques
Buller
Christian Botha
Laing’s Nek
Utrecht
Occupation of Pretoria Declared by Lord Roberts
London reports Lord Roberts telegraphed from Pretoria on June 5 that the occupation of the town went satisfactorily and the British flag was raised over government offices. The Grenadier Guards led the march through a warmly received square as former prisoners watched the ceremony.
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Pretoria
Grenadier Guards
Premier praises Roberts for crowning military success
London June 6 Lord Salisbury sent a dispatch to Lord Roberts congratulating him on the crowning result of his brilliant strategy and the devotion of his gallant soldiers.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Lord Roberts
Boers Capture British Officers In Yeomanry Action
London reports that officers of the 13th Battalion of Imperial Yeomanry including the Earl of Leitrim the Earl of Longford and the Earl of Ennismore were captured. In Basutoland a Brabant's Horse trooper says the Boers took fifty four British prisoners in the last engagement and released an officer conditionally. The officer estimates Boer forces between Ficksburg and Bethlehem at about six thousand men.
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London
Imperial Yeomanry
Earl of
Maseru
Basutoland
Brabant
Ficksburg
Bethlehem
Accident to the Duke of Norfolk
The Duke of Norfolk, lieutenant-colonel of the 2d Royal Sussex Yeomanry in South Africa, fell from his horse near Pretoria. He sustained a dislocated hip and other injuries. Dispatches from Lord Roberts report the accident and state his condition is satisfactory.
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London
Duke of Norfolk
Royal Sussex Yeomanry
South Africa
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
New York Hospital Appointments Pending This Week
Dr. Robert F. Weir and Dr. W. T. Bull resigned as visiting physicians at New York Hospital. Successors likely to be named within the week as trustees met Tuesday. superintendent told Tribune reporter no final appointments heard. Sheppard Gandy leads the hospital trustees. Difficulty locating president due to address changes. Secretary Henry W. Crane also not residing in the city.
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Robert F. Weir
W. T. Bull
New York Hospital
Tribune
Whsile
Sheppard Gandy
Henry W. Crané
St. Louis Strife Holds City In Transit Standstill
St Louis reports ongoing talks between street railway strikers and the transit company with deputies under arms. City lawyers affirm the power to revoke charters amid pending measures to cancel the franchise for not meeting schedules. A line operates under police protection while others idle at night since the strike began. Delegates seek militia from Governor Stephens. Special mountain train ad notes travel options and a baseball game next Saturday.
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St. Louis
Street Railway
Transit Company
Pohlman
Schmurmacher
Municipal Assembly
Mhills
Jefferson City
Stephens
Grave Crisis in China Warns Against Concerted Action
Cable from Washington on June 6 states the president directs Conger and Admiral Kempff to meet emergencies in the Chinese crisis while avoiding any inter-power “concert.” US forces must act under American command and not join others, with focus on protecting the Legation and American citizens.
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Washington
Conger
Kempff
United States
Hay
Legation
Deadlock in Congress over Naval Bill and armor disputes
The House repudiated its conferrees on the Naval Appropriation bill after a bitter clash with the Senate over ocean surveys and armor plate costs. Speaker Cannon led a shift to new House negotiators Moody Shafroth and Cannon, delaying adjournment and leaving uncertain prospects for agreement before June 7.
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Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Cannon
Naval Affairs
Naval Hydrographic Bureau
Senate
Naval Committee
Committee On Appropriations
House
Treasury Department
Messrs. Foss
Dayton
Cummings
Conferrees
Cannon Wins His Fight In Congress On Sundry Civil Bill
The House reassembled after a brief recess with Speaker Henderson in the chair. The conference report on the General Deficiency bill and the Lava yette statue resolution were agreed to. Key items were retained or struck in the Sundry Civil bill, including provisions on Nevada claims, Chinese Exclusion enforcement, and new allocations for the White House enlargement and Spanish war claims. Mr. Lentz blocked private bills to protest delays in printing Coeur d Alene testimony, leading to repeated recesses. The Naval bill fight continued as armor plate pricing drew scrutiny, with prolonged voting and conference actions. Cannon sought to speak on appropriations but was obstructed until printing orders were resolved.
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House
Senate
Secretary of the Navy
Cone
Cannon
Illinois Statesman
Foss
Appropriations Committee
Washington
Henderson
Lafayette
Paris
Nevada
Potomac River
St. Mary's River
Pacific Coast
Idaho
Corea
Siam
Rochambeau
Secretary of the Treasury
White House
South Pass
Mississippi River
Mississigh
Missouri
Columbia River
Mississippi
Newlands
Corliss
Bromweil
Michigon
Greene
Maine
Lentz
West Virginia
Johnston
Lents
Bers
Cushman
Coeur d'Alene
Mr. Lentz
McPherson
Iowa
United States
Hedge
Dolliver
Mr. Kitchin
Mr. Foss
Congress
Naval Committee
Kitchin
Cummings
Mc Cannon
Buffalo Exposition
Massacre fears as Boxers threaten foreigners
Peking reports worsen as ministers seek leeway for action. British minister requests seventy five more marines while Boxers drill openly near Feng Tai. An imperial edict condemns cowardly troops and orders suppression by Viceroy and General Jung Lu. In Tien Tsin, bodies are found along the Grand Canal and a Boxer placard warns June 10. Barfleur and Terrible ships arrive with reinforcements totaling 131 British, 31 German, 50 French, and 45 Italian marines.
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Peking
Claude Macdonald
Feng-Tai
Pe-Chi-Li
Jung Lu
Tien-Tsin
Pao-Ting-Fu
Grand Canal
Tung-Hu
Tien- Tsin
Policy notes on China crisis and naval reinforcement efforts
In Washington the State Department outlined maintaining American policy in China with Conger guided by Washington instructions while protecting citizens and property. Kempff to be reinforced, Remey to be asked for gunboats, Helena likely to Tien Tsin, marines transported as needed, and coordination with Admiral Kempff and Washington ongoing. Possible British troop involvement discussed as China crisis implications unfold. Shanghai dispatch notes Boxer engagements and Central Station quip about clubmen travel.
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Conger
State Department
Tsung-li-Yamen
Washington
Remey
Helena
Tien-Tsin
Cavité
Kempff
Pei-Ho
Luzon
Dewey
Boston
New Orleans
Russia and Japan at Odds Over Troop Landings
Shanghai reports that Japan prompted a halt to a large Russian landing at Taku. Fear grows that continued Russian troop movements could trigger a clash with Japan. Rumors say Japan mobilizes its fleet rapidly as Russia seeks formal Chinese help to restore order, which Beijing has not accepted.
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Shanghai
Japan
Taku
Russia
Peking
M. de Giers
Foreign Office
British Legation Families Flee Peking Amid Chinese Unrest
A Shanghai dispatch dated June 6 reports most legations in Peking evacuating families including Britain. Prominent Chinese residents also leaving the city. An unconfirmed claim says two Russian engineers were murdered at Yu-Chau-Fu after their wives were outraged. Chinese railroad damage from the Boxers is estimated.
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London
Shanghai
Peking
Yu-Chau- Fu
Port Arthur
Boxer Organization Stirs China Fears of Foreign War
London June 6 Rev Sowerby reports the Boxers as a violent, leaderless group lacking a formal chain of command. They now use modern weapons supplied by the Imperial family, drill frenzy follows, with empress dowager backing a anti foreign movement amid German actions at Kiao-Chau. If Boxers reach Peking, foreign missions face disaster.
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London
Sowerby
China
Pao-Ting-Fu
Tung
Kiao-Chau
Peking
Pressure on State Department for tougher China policy
Washington reports alarm among friends of American missionaries in the disturbed Chinese zone. The State Department faces pressure as Russians act to rescue foreigners. debate centers on dispatching Marines to aid missionaries at Pao-Ting-Fu while concerns over risks of advancing through hostile territory persist. Possible calls to deploy additional ships and marines loom as events unfold.
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Washington
Friends of American
China
State Department
United States
Peking
Pao-Ting-Fu
Department
Conger
Pei-Ho
Tien-Tsin
MacArthur
War Department
Lackawanna-Wabash Through Car Leaves After June Second
Luxurious through car departs Lackawanna-Wabash services from here after June 2 at 1am daily, reaches St. Louis by 2pm next day with meals included at reasonable rates. Also notes Pennsylvania Railroad fast trains to Cincinnati from New York West 2d Street Station leaving at 9am, 1:35pm and 5pm daily.
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ST. Louis
Pennsylvania
New York
Adyt
Lackawanna-Wabash
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cincinnati
West 2d St
Naval Appropriation Bill Stands as House Closes Session
Pare for fighting out the survey issue on the new line the House had decisively chosen. No other business remains except the Naval Appropriation bill before adjournment.
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