Peace in South Africa Near, Dispatches Hint Ultimatum Accepted
London reports May 23 that peace in South Africa appears practically assured with Dispatches from Lord Milner and Lord Kitchener, while Britain’s cabinet meets to discuss terms. The Daily Chronicle claims authority on early settlement, and the Daily Mail notes an apparent British ultimatum to Boer leaders awaiting reply.
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Daily Chronicle This Morning
South Africa
The
Chronicle
Lord Milner
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Times
Vereeniging
Daily Mail
Great Britain
Guests of the Nation Meet President Roosevelt in Washington
President Roosevelt hosts the Rochambeau commission from France with cabinet members and top officials. General Brugere places a laurel on Washingtons tomb at Mount Vernon while Count de Rochambeau plants a Yorktown tree. The visit includes a White House reception and dinner.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Loubet
Pennsylvania Avenue
United States
White House
Miles
Admiral Dewey
Mount Vernon
Brugere
Count de Rochambeau
Yorktown
Packers Enjoin Agents From Conspiracy in Trade
Chicago May 23 Agents of packing houses under Judge Grosscup injunction were ordered to observe all clauses in the restraint of trade. A personal letter and a copy of the order were mailed to each agent by the employing packer. Each firm acted on its counsel’s advice.
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Chicago
Grosscup
Low Rates Remain in Force in Western Lines Meeting
Western lines freight officials reported no withdrawal of reduced tariffs despite injunctions from the U S circuit court. After an all day session little progress was made toward discarding the low rates, indicating rates would stay in force unless executive officials intervene.
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Chicago
Western Lines
United States Circuit Court
Fatal Boxing Bout Ends In Tragedy At Lenox Club
Tommy Noonan of Chelsea is believed to die from brain concussion after a boxing match with Eddie Dixon of Chicago at the Lenox Athletic Club in Boston. Dixon surrendered to police after the knock out near the end of the fourth round in a six round catchweight affair.
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Tommy Noonan
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Eddie Dixon
Chicago
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Dixon
Ranch Owner Warned to Leave Country in Wyoming
I N Bard a Cheyenne rancher says a note on his doorstep warned him to depart the country. He reports that vast tracts of government land and county roads are fenced, forcing him to cut fences to reach his Little Bear creek ranch.
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I. N. Bard
Little Bear Creek
Bard
Strike at Portland Spreading Across Building Trades
Portland May 23 reports a widening strike among building trades with tighter enforcement. The action disrupts projects and mobilizes workers amid evolving labor tensions in the city.
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Portland
Portland, Or
Portland Labor Standstill Targets Planing Mills
Pickets patrol the town urging scattered workers to quit. an estimated 8,000 men in Portland will join the contest against the planing mills within 48 hours.
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Portland
Planing Mills
Tornado Hits Near Elk City Oklahoma
A tornado struck six miles southeast of Elk City causing major damage estimated at $25,000. Several people were fatally hurt including Mrs Combs. Mr Knox and his son escaped unharmed after their residence was demolished. Two funnel clouds formed and traveled in northeasterly directions before dissipating.
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Oklahoma City
Mra. Combs
Knox
Roger Milla County
Sensation in murder trial as Oleson confesses
In Alliance Nebraska Oliver Oleson testified he and Gus Jahnke killed Michael Sherk by shooting him in the back at his breakfast table. He said they had tried to poison and drown him and Jahnke held a life insurance payout as beneficiary.
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Sierk
Alliance
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Gus Jahnke
Michael Sherk
Oliver Oleson
Slerk
York County
Perry Oklahoma Flood Hits Homes In May 23
Heavy rains flood Perry Oklahoma as the creek overflows at 2 a.m. Several small houses along the banks are washed away before occupants escape. One woman is reported drowned. G W Cooper rescues two women and a baby from a tree. George Ney saves the hotel proprietor’s wife from a midstream house. A bridge is washed away and stores flood on East Street.
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O. T
G. W Cooper
George Ney
Lindt named Iowa G A R commander at encampment
Des Moines reports John Lindt of Council Bluffs was chosen commander of the Iowa department of the Grand Army of the Republic. Lieutenant Governor John Herriott of Stuart was selected as representative to the national encampment.
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John Lindt
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
John Herriott
Stuart
Prohibition Nominee Swallow Nominated for Governor
The Pennsylvania Prohibition convention nominated Rev. Silas C. Swallow for governor. Also noted: James A. Norton renominated for a fifth term by the Thirteenth Ohio district Democrats and other political and court news from across the nation.
Second eruption of Mont Pelee shocks Martinique
A Fort de France dispatch reports panicked inhabitants fleeing to sea after Mont Pelee's second eruption. The event, described as a seething furnace, follows a fatal blast that wiped out St. Pierre and 80,000 residents, with 1000 seeking Guadeloupe and 3000 moving to southern towns.
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Fort de France
Martinique
le Journal
Grande Riviere
le Journals
Mont Pelee
St.Merre
Terris
Guadeloupe
St. Lucia
le Carbet
Hoar Urges Withdrawal From the Philippines Senate Speech
Massachusetts Senator Hoar delivers a long, closely read speech denouncing U S policy in the Philippines. He urges U S withdrawal and self government for the islands, faults Funston’s methods, and receives unusual gallery and floor applause. Teller of Colorado provides a historical counterpoint on Cuban independence.
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Washington
Senate
Hoar
Mass
Philippines
United Staes
Cuba
General Funston
Aguinaldo
Funston
United States
Teller
Colo
Require Educational Test for Immigrants in House Debate
Washington May 23 The House resumed discussion of the immigration bill. An Underwood Alabama amendment for an educational test for immigrants was adopted. The House also disagreed with Senate amendments to the omnibus public building bill and sent it to conference. A rules amendment requires conference reports to be printed in the Congressional Record before presentation.
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Washington
Underwood
Ala
Senate
Congressional
Baseball Results From Yesterday
National League games saw Boston top St Louis 7 to 1 and Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 9 to 6 New York shutout 6 0 Philadelphia beat Philadelphia 9 5 Cincinnati 6 6 Chicago 4 Philadelphia 11 Cleveland 11 Washington 1 St Louis 9 Baltimore 3 Detroit 1 Boston 3 Chicago 4 American Association Kansas City 4 Indianapolis 0 St Paul 0 Columbus 1 Minneapolis 9 Toledo 6 Milwaukee 4 Louisville 8 Western League Kansas City 6 Peoria 2 Des Moines 8 Colorado Springs 9 Omaha 1 Denver 3
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Andrews Ordered for Trial in Detroit Case
Detroit May 23 Frank C Andrews and EH R Andrews appeared for arraignment as the case moves toward trial in state court. The men were connected to a press-related matter requiring further hearing.
Trial date set for bank collapse defendants
Cent and Bhantel, named as toppers of the wrecked Citizens' Savings bank, were ordered for trial in the recorder's court on June 4. They were admitted to bail in the sum of $30,000 each.
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Bhantel
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Recorder's Court
Loubet Receives Warm Welcome in St Petersburg
President Loubet arrived from Tsarskoe Selo to an enthusiastic and popular reception in St Petersburg. The city sparkled with decorations as crowds of men women and children waved tri colored flags and wore Franco Russian alloy souvenirs. The mayor greeted him with bread and salt and he praised the cordial Russia France bond. Deputations sent bouquets for Madame Loubet as he toured the route to the cathedral amid throngs of cheering citizens.
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Rissa
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Tablea
M Loubet
Madame Loubet
Guard of Honor
St. Peter and St. Paul
Kansas Democrats Endorse Prohibition Law Resubmission
The Kansas Democratic state convention in Wichita on May 24 passed a resolution urging the resubmission of the prohibitory law to a new vote by the people. The platform denounces trusts, supports public utilities ownership by the people, and endorses Democratic policy on the Philippine question. Senator Harris was nominated to seek another term.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas City
Congress
United States
Harris
Roumanian Jews Flee Enforced Laws for United States
A large group of Roumanian Jews mainly women and children stopped in Vienna on their way to the United States. Many plan to join relatives in the U S and seek relief from hunger and poverty. The exodus is expected to grow over the next three months due to oppressive legislation.
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Vienna
United States
G A R Encampment Delegates Prepare for Final Day
Omaha May 25 Delegates to the state encampment of the G A R have held campfires heard officer reports and set for the last day of the gathering The Woman s Relief Corps elected Mrs Annie J Kinney Blair president and Mrs Elizabeth Lescher Beat Rice senior vice General Eli Torrance arrived yesterday as honored guest of the encampment.
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Omaha
Woman's Relief Corps
Annie J. Kinney
Blair
Elizabeth Lescher
Beatrice
Eli Torrance
Labor Troubles at Moscow Reported
Reports reach St. Petersburg of fresh labor disturbances at Moscow. Grand Duke Sergius the governor general of Moscow, who had come to Tsarskoe Selo for President Lombet's reception, departed for Moscow last night, skipping the military review.
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Sergius
Genera
Tsarskoe Selo
Lombet
Republicans Weigh Cuban Reciprocity Details in Senate
Washington May 23 Republican senators continue private talks on Cuban reciprocity. A Senate Cuba committee majority favors the House 20 percent reduction while omitting provisions repealing the differential duty on refined sugar.
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Senate Committee On
Cuba
House
National Electric Light association meets in Chicago next May
The 25th convention of the National Electric Light association adjourned at Cincinnati Thursday to meet in Chicago next May. A monument to Empress Elizabeth of Austria, assassinated in Geneva on September 10, 1898, was unveiled in Geneva Thursday. Pasty Lavin and Estill P. Butler, convicted of robbing Linden Missouri post office last June, were each sentenced to three years. Salvation Army congress is in session in New York. Commander Booth-Tucker announced General William Booth would visit the country in October. The appellate court affirmed Judge Chetlain’s injunction restraining Machinists union members from unlawfully obstructing a Chicago manufacturer.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Elizabeth of
Austria
Geneva
Pasty Lavin
Estill P. Butler
Linden
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Salvation Army
New York
Booth-Tucker
William Booth
Chetlain
Machiniets’ Union
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