British and Boer forces battle near Vaal and Lydenburg
The dispatches describe a shifting Boer retreat toward Kruiststat and Lydenburg with rail and bridge destruction north of the Rhenoster. British forces form a crescent with French and Ian Hamilton's mounted troops near the Vaal as 3,000 British reportedly advance toward Vredefort. Reports note reported Boer movements, the capture of Pretoria information embargo, and prospects of a referendum among Transvaal commanders on continuing the war.
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Natal
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Laings Nek
Earl de la Warr
Bethune
Mafeking
South Africa
Durban
Laurenz Marques
Kruger
Perfecto Lacoste's Plea on Foraker Law Amendment
Secretary of industry and commerce Perfecto Lacoste submitted a statement urging modification or repeal of the Foraker Law. He argues the current law hinders Cuba's improvements and requests a report to Governor General Wood with recommended changes. He prefers amendment, but would accept abolition to avoid inaction.
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Sia
Senor Perfecto Lavaste
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TWO KENTUCKY CONVENTIONS
The Democratic state executive committee voted to issue calls for two conventions to nominate a governor and select delegates to the national convention. Louisville will host June 9 for delegates and Lexington on July 19 for the gubernatorial nomination. Beckham’s supporters favored one convention.
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Blackburn
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Strike Bulldozers Arrested in Wilkesbarre Mine Dispute
John Witesy2 and Mrs. Mary Kanchefeki faced Magistrate Donohue in Wilkesbarre for assault on John Morgan a non union miner at Buttonwood mine amid ongoing strike. Bail set at 206 dollars to keep peace. magistrate warned strikers not to interfere with workers. Also reports Jeffries Sharkey boxing match setup with possible changes if prior opponents fight. Pittsburgh Coal charter denial in Ohio cited. Public notice of medical remedy testimonial included.
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John
Two Murderous Stereos The Father in Law of Mia
Philadelphia officers report the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Prof Roy Wilson of the University of Pennsylvania. Ivory White identified Amos Sterling alias William Field as his accomplice. Sterling, age 26, was found with bloodstained clothes and could not account for his movements on the murder night. A nationwide search followed, with Trenton and New Jersey workhouses visited to inspect suspects gathered in custody.
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Ace
Philadelphia
Henry Ipry
Wilmington
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Roy Wilson
University of Pennsylvax
Merver County
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Germantown
Ivory Wit
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Wiliam Field
Sterling
Murder of Stella Morrison in West Chester Pa
West Chester Pa May 25 a murder case unsettled as bloodhounds failed to reveal a trail. Elder James Morrison over 80 was arrested amid denial and confusion while Washington Morrison faces questions. The elder claimed blood came from dog fighting disturbance. Husband at Hickey farm near the scene.
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James
Washington Morrison
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Lawrence Hickey
Hickey
Wilkesbarre
Thomas Oakley
John Bauer
S. F. Thurston
Ford
John Herroder
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Brooke
Washington
Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Cuba
Secretary of War
United States
Bank Robbery in Williamsburg Nets About $10,000
Robbers blew open the Peninsula Bank of Williamsburg with six explosions on a Wednesday night and escaped with around ten thousand dollars in currency and gold. A man named William D. Powell of New York was bound and threatened at gunpoint during the heist as citizens and police converged on the scene.
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Williamsburg
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Rioting in St Louis strikes spur violence and injuries
A night car attack by a mob wounded two striking motormen and a bystander after a day of relative calm in St Louis streetcar protests. John Harding was shot, likely to die, and Donald Watts suffered a serious wound as an unknown bystander was lightly hurt. Meanwhile a New York court martial charged Lt. Edward H. Martin with forgery for misappropriated funds from a past exchange. A proposed Hammoth Wire Mill project in Webcar Virginia and Charleston aims to build a major steel wire mill with 300 acres along the Monongahela riverfront, creating a new town of about 15,000 within 18 months.
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Ministers back constitutional ban on polygamy in church press
Reports note Mrs Gladstone widow of William E Gladstone is seriously ill in England. Both Methodist and Presbyterian bodies push constitutional amendment making polygamy a crime. Chicago Record hints Mayor Carter Harrison may seek Democratic presidential nomination. Virginia election returns trickle in but conditions favor a constitutional convention.
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Price McCormick Co Fails in New York Cotton Market
Price McCormick & Co., a major brokerage firm, failed in New York amid a fast selling cotton market. Assignees William J. Curtis and William N. Cromwell report liabilities nearly all secured. The firm, organized 1897, faced a sharp market decline and widespread panic on the exchanges.
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