Boers Sign Peace Terms Stir London Crowd
June 2 the House of Commons announced acceptance of peace terms with the Boers. Restrictions include Boer arms and ammunition surrender, possible return to Africa, and language and education concessions. Aerial of celebration spread through London as crowds cheered and the king held a levee at St James.
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Balfour
South Africa
Africa
Angers
Transvaal
Kitchener
Oer
Bifour
Herlain
Joe
Wolll
St. James
Bucogham Palace
House Thanks Secretary Hay Amid Tight Vote on Debate
A House vote of 129 to 46 expressed thanks to Secretary Hay for his eulogy of McKinley amid a sharp debate. Twenty-five members abstained or answered present, with mentions of Roosevelt attending the fair in October and a letter from Brow Peele tied to the association.
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House
Haythington
Hay
McKinley
Congress
Roosevelt
Brick workers threaten big wage strike in Portland
June 2 Portland reports a major strike threat as brick workers demand higher wages. The Board of Trade urges manufacturers to raise brick prices to contractors to cover the higher wages or risk a walkout.
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Portland
Board of Trade
Ex-Governor Pennoyer Buried in Portland Service
The funeral of ex Governor Pennoyer was held Sunday at St Stevens Episcopal church in Portland. Hundreds of telegrams of condolence arrived for the widow from across the United States.
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Oregon
Portland
Pennoyer
St. Stevens Episcopal Church
United States
Conference on Tuberculosis Opens in New York
The American Congress ofTuberculosis began three days of sessions at the Hotel Majestic with eminent physicians and surgeons from the United States and Canada in attendance. Discussions focus on prevention and treatment, recent proposed cures, and government aid for scientific institutions.
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New York
American Congress of Tuberculosis
Hotel Majestic
United States
Canada
Wisconsin Sunday School convention opens in Portage
Portage Wisconsin June 2 More than 200 delegates from every county attend the annual Wisconsin Sunday School association convention in Portage with a welcome at First Presbyterian Church The sessions run through Wednesday Reports from President McKillop and Secretary Potter show Wisconsin ranks high in Sunday schools and scholars with about 600000 members La Crosse leads a delegation pressing to host next year s convention
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Portage
Wis
Wiseconsin Sunday School Association
First Presbyterian Church
McKillop
Secreary Potter
Wisconsin
la Crosse
National Travelers Association Opens Session in Portland
Portland June 2 The annual session of the National Travelers Association will open tomorrow with the first train of delegates arriving this afternoon. About 800 delegates from the middle and southern states have arrived. The city is decorated in their honor.
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Portland
National Travelers’ Association
Colonel Pat Donan Dies in Portland
Colonel Pat Donan, noted writer and newspaper man employed by the O. R. & N., died at his Portland home Sunday morning of pneumonia after resigning from his post a few days earlier.
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Portland
Pat Donan
Supreme Court adjourns after term concludes
Washington June 2 Chief Justice Fuller announced the adjournment of the United States Supreme Court for the term at the close of business today.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Business Today
Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Penitentiary for Life for Coeur d Alene Indian
Walla Walla June 2 Indian Adri an a Coeur d Alene Indian received at the state penitentiary from Spokane under a life sentence for assaulting a white woman near Spokane with a big knife. He confessed after capture and trial, pleading drunkenness in extenuation. The 24 year old man is described as a good looking, well dressed fellow who has a wife and two children.
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Walla Walla
Pasi
Adrian
Coeur d' Alene
Spokane
Spokase
Pendleton Election Day Sees Voter Turnout Rise
Bright morning yields to clouds as Pendleton voters head to polls for election. Both factions expect large majorities for Chamberlain and Furnish, with polling places listed and early turnout across four precincts reaching 628 of 1110 registered voters by 2 PM.
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Pendleton
Chamberlain
Tme
Ing
T. J. Blair
Henry Shocky
J. W. Bryant
Floyd Anderson
S. Darnell
C. A. Frazier
North Pendleton
Lee Moorhouse
J. Barnhart
T. Brown
L Landow
East Pendleton
South Pendleton
Coal Miners Strike Triggers Mass Work Quit Across Mines
Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania June 2 6000 miners refuse eight hour day demand. firemen engineers and pumpmen desert posts as Mine Workers Union calls strike. operators say few plants idle. potential trouble in Scranton. separate Chicago scene sees meat embargo eased by police protected deliveries to hotels and others amid boycott of packers.
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Mine Workers’ Union
Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
Pollenbach
Scranton
Chicago
Fort Hamilton to Mount 16 Inch Gun from Arsenal
Arrangements are under way at Fort Hamilton to place the new 16 inch gun built at Watervliet Arsenal. The weapon awaits official test at Sandy Hook proving grounds before installation. Reported to hurl a shell twenty one miles, it requires 1000 pounds of powder and a 3000 pound projectile. The gun weighs 150 tons.
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New York
Fort Hamilton
Watervliet Arsenal
Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
Attempted assassination at Romanian premier in Bucharest
In Bucharest on June 2 Peth oviel a retired officer entered the chamber of deputies and tried to assassinate the Romanian premier. Bystanders seized the attacker and thwarted the attempt.
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Bucharest
Romania
Pethoviel
Chamber of Deputies
Train derailment near Otis injures ten
Des Moines reports a rear sleeper on the Chicago and Northwestern derailed near Otis last night. Ten people were injured and Captain Cook of San Francisco is expected to die from his injuries.
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Des Moines
Chicago & Northwestern
Otis
Captain Cook
San Francisco
Senate resumes debate on Philippines civil government bill
Washington June 2 The senate resumed debate today on the Philippines civil government bill, renewing discussion of governance and measures affecting colonial administration.
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Washington
Philippines
Senate
Milwaukee man loses bet after bull attack
Bert Peterson of Milwaukee wagered $100 he could hypnotize a ferocious bull in a field. The bull charged as he approached, Peterson dodged the animal and was beaten through a high board fence. He suffered three broken ribs, a dislocated shoulder, and a badly cut knee and was taken to a Milwaukee hospital. He said he would pay the bet.
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Bert Peterson
Milwaukee
Peterson
Mason Croaks On Philippine War Foe Says It Was Grave Error
Mason charged the war in the Philippines was the gravest mistake the United States ever made. He said the cost would have paid twice the pension roll and funded public buildings in hundreds of cities, while river and harbor appropriations would be liquidated for a quarter century, not to mention human lives sacrificed.
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Washington
Mason
Philippines
United States
Butchers May All Strike In Chicago Meat Markets
Chicago June 2. At a secret meeting held Sunday representatives of 20,000 butchers favored a strike if the teamsters strike is not settled soon. The move would affect nearly every meat market in Chicago and halt work in the stock yards.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge Meet Opens in La Crosse
Delegates wearing three links and Sisters of Rebekah insignia gather in La Crosse as the grand Lodge meeting of Odd Fellows and the women’s auxiliary take place. Early arrivals suggest a record crowd with more than 1000 visitors expected by sessions start tomorrow at Germania hall.
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Germania Hall
Government urged to appoint royal commission for Ferpie disaster
At Fernie Victoria on June 2 the government is asked to appoint a royal commission to investigate the Ferpie disaster. To date 110 bodies have been recovered.
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Victoria
Ferpie
Boy at Maywool Grammar Killed by Baseball in Chicago
William Zamuler aged pupil at Maywool Grammar School was struck by a baseball and died almost instantly while watching a game in Chicago. The incident occurred during the event drawing a crowd and is being investigated.
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William Zamuler
Maywool Grammar School
Chicago
Big bet offered on Chamberlain election
Portland reports a $50,000 wager placed by Clark, brother of Senator Clark, with no funds provided to cover it. Betting across most counties favors Chamberlain, with reports predicting a landslide win for him.
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Portland
Clark
Chamberlain
Wheat market highlights from New York and Chicago trade
New York market reports show wheat opening 4c lower on weak cables and favorable weather. Prices edge down in Liverpool and Chicago with varied closes, while visible supply drops by 2,420,000 bushels to 28,208,060. Regional wheat quotes appear for Portland and San Francisco as of June 2.
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J. L. Ray & Co
Pendleton
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Liverpoo
Hicago
Special Train for Shriners Heads to San Francisco
One of the finest and best equipped trains that ever left Pittsburg pulled out of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie station this afternoon carrying members and their wives of Syrian Temple en route to the national gathering of Mystic Shrine ers. En route to the coast the visitors will stop at Chicago Omaha Denver and other principal cities.
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Pittsburg
Pitsburg
Lake Erie
San Francisco
Chicago
Oumba
Denver
World’s Greatest Business Advertising Opens Careers
An essay extols advertising as the world’s greatest business and urges training for entry. It notes high demand for skilled professionals, promises quick pay and advancement, and cites Charles Austin Bates of Vanderbil building New York as advancing plans to teach advertising widely. Bates offers materials to begin earning with minimal cost.
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America
Charles Austin
Vandervil
New York
Eminent Advertising Authority
My. Bates
Rusela Young Women Send Czar Handsome Souvenir Infernal Machines
Citizens report a note that a group of young Ruselan women has sent the czar a string of ornate infernal devices. The gesture appears to be a symbolic or provocative act reflecting tensions between factions within the empire. No injuries are reported.
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Rusela
Clash Looms Between Officers and Sooners on Spokane Reservation
Indian Agent Anderson leads a large force of deputy marshals to Spokane Indian Reservation armed with warrants to arrest men charged with impersonating officers resisting Indian police with firearms and related crimes amid a recent surge on the reservation.
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Spokane
Anderson
Sooners
Republicans Claim Sweep In Portland Forecast
Portland reports Chairman Matthews of the Republican Central Committee issued a statement declaring the Republican ticket secured a clean sweep. He noted majorities may shrink from four years ago and warned the governor’s race would show a smaller margin.
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Portland
Matthews
Republican Central Commitsiow
Chamberlain Sees Strong Support In Western States
June 2 reports from Baker City and Moucham indicate Democratic electors for Chamberlain with about 6000 majority and many Democratic restorative candidates likely to be written. In Athena, early tallies favor Chamberlain for governor by 16, with quiet voting and high turnout at local precincts. T. C. Taylor and W. B. Chamberlain are notable candidates polling heavily at reservation precincts.
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Baker City
White
Democratic Committee
Chamberlain
Athena
North
South
T. C. Taylor
Sherif
W. DB. Chamberlain
Automobiliot Exonerates Bakers in Fatal Crash
June 7 coroner's jury exonerated W C Baker and C B Denser from blame for the deaths of Andrew Featherstone and John Bogert, run down by Baker's racing automobile last Saturday. The jury ruled the incident an unavoidable accident.
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Stapleton, N
W. ¢. Baker
Andrew Featherstone
John Bogert
Baker
New Woodmen Officer Coral? Pendleton Camp Elects Officers
NEW WOODMEN OFFICERB6 Pendleton Camp No 41 Woodmen of the World elected officers for the year at a Saturday meeting A J Owen comm commander Thomas File Gerald advis or F W Krebsler escort Lee Drake waterman C D Wilson sentry G A Hartman arg ar manger They also named delegates to the fifth district convention in Wee ton on the 18th with alternates listed including Hartman Drake Wilson and others
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Pendleton Camp No
Woodmen of the World
A. J. Owen
Thomas File Gerald
F. W. Krebler
Excort
Lee Drake
Waterman
C. D. Wilson
G. A. Hartman
Manger
Detriet
Weeton
J. P. Walker
Phil McCryan
V. Stroble
H. M. Sloan
V. P. Bark
J. B. Krause
J. B. Beam
William McParland
W. Krabler
Thomas Fite Gerald
Ir C. Brown
Aeuske
Cronin
W. B. Hale
Wiliam
Brooklyn man telephoned undertaker then killed himself
A Brooklyn resident phoned for an undertaker and later took his own life, leaving authorities to determine the circumstances and timing of the death as they search for clues about his motive.
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Brooklyn
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