Ballot reform debated after Supreme Court veto ruling
Pennsylvania senators led by William Flinn warned voters face a pivotal ballot reform choice. They cited the Supreme Court ruling against Governor Stone and urged electing legislators who support reform to counter machine influence and curb fraudulent Philadelphia votes. Resolutions praised the court and pressed for swift public-approval steps.
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Supreme Court
Stone
Filin
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
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Elkin
League
Clinton Rogers Woodruff
Fifteenth
Boers Envoys Say War Is Not Yet Ended
In Boston May 31 Boer envoys Fischer Wolmarans and Wessels spoke at City Hall and State House amid praise for their cause. They argued the war continues, noted Kruger's retreat to Watervalboven, and warned that British capture of Boer guns and supplies remains unlikely.
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Wessels
Hart
South Africa
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State House
Crane
Senate Chamber
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Watervalboven
Orange Free State
United States
Canada
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Transvaal
Roberts
Boy Tours World to Get Education
An 18 year old Kansas City boy, Ben Bough, leaves home with nothing to ride freight cars and trains around the world, aiming to return first to Kansas City with the prize of a three year course at the Commercial College. The journey began May 16 and is expected to last about a year as he travels toward Europe and back.
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Kansas City
Philadelphia
Bough
The
Commercial College
Market Street
Pang Bassong Oe
Semine
Europe
New York
B and O to Gain Control of Jersey Central Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio plans to take control of the Central Railroad of New Jersey in a deal linked with New York Central and Pennsylvania agreements. The move would cover a large coal region and give B and O a Jersey City waterfront, with joint interests totaling over 16.5 million dollars and a trunk line reaching Cincinnati.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
New York Central
Jersey City
Jersey Central
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Delaware State College Holds Colored Graduates Commencement
The Delaware State College for Colored Students held its commencement near Dover with twenty graduates. Esther Burl Fort Ashon Joseph Eroseer Cornelia Aard W Henry Houston spoke on essays while Chief Justice Lore conferred degrees. The Independent Cornet band performed and Rev C A Tindley gave the address.
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Delaware State College
the Times
Dover
Esther A. Burl
T Fort
York Prohibitionists nominate county ticket at convention
Special Telegram to Tax Times York May 81 reports the Prohibition party county convention in York nominating a full county ticket. Agile Ricketts of Wilkes trea is favored for judge and a slate includes James Bell Stewartstown and Michael Mumper for local posts with attack on waste and public money use. The resolutions urge prohibition and retrenchment while pledging support for direct vote.
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Wilkestre
Ee Ee
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James F “Igied
Waterson
Oh Sons
Iiam Bell
Stewartstown
Rivett
Palchael Mumper
Foster Manian
Cunt Aouy Femberland County
Cael
Grendey
British Flag Now Over Johannesburg and Pretoria Advances
The main army advances toward the railroad with Pretoria expected by June 2 amid reports of German and Boer opposition. General Brabant loses 40 men, signaling that annexation does not mean pacification. Joseph Chamberlain proposed a message to the Queen celebrating captures, while US Consul Hay urges quick release of British officers to manage prisoners. Lord Cecil Manners, son of the Duke of Rutland, is named among captives.
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Brabant
Free State
Joseph Chamberlain
University of Birmingham
Johannesburg
United States
Adelbert
Hay
Cecil Manners
Duke of Rutland
Lord Roberts
Delayed Entry to Johannesburg Reported for Twenty Four Hours
Lord Roberts reports a Boer commandant requested entrance to Johannesburg be deferred for twenty four hours. Dispatch dated Germiston May 30 notes truce talks, Gordon-led night assault, ridge cleared, and British forces including Hamilton French and various divisions in position around the town. Praise is given to Bruce Hamilton and Colonel Spens for their handling under Smith-Dorrien.
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London
War Office
Germiston
Hamilton
Florida
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Mounted Infantry
Bruce Hamilton
Spens
Shropshire Light Infantry
Smith- Dorrien
Rundle Defeats Boer Commandos at Senekal
Cape Town reports General Rundle defeats a Boer commando at Senekal. British losses total forty five killed with many wounded. The victory follows May 41 dispatches confirming the engagement and its casualties.
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Cape Town
Rundle
Senekal
Kruger Rumor Supposed Capture Widely Reported
London May 31 The Westminster Gazette reports a rumor that Paul Kruger Transvaal president has been captured. The War Office says it has no knowledge of any prisoner and offers no confirmation of the rumor.
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Transvaal
London
The
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Reported British Movements Near Johannesburg and Pretoria
Dispatches detail Lord Roberts operations around Germiston and Johannesburg with Ian Hamilton and French’s cavalry in support. Reports mention enemy positions on kopjes and ridges, ongoing clearing near hills, and rumors of Kruger’s capture denied by the War Office.
Mother and Babe Perish in Flames
Special Telegram to The Timms Menta May 31 reports a Ranchito farm fire in Upper Providence township that destroyed a house and killed Mia Marie Corbin and her eight month old daughter Rene. Charles Corbin was away in Philadelphia. The elder son, a four year old, helped save his younger brothers before the mother and baby perished.
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Marie Corbin
Rene
Charles Corbin
Philadelphia
Benjamin Rawe
Calle Ty Eo
Louie Corbin
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States Bring Delegations as Republican Convention Nears
The piece notes delegations securing quarters in the city ahead of the Republican national convention. It details that twelve more state delegations booked hotels, with some rooms needed by Saturday, and that many delegates, boomers, and supporters will arrive to work on platforms and mobilize for their candidates. It lists prominent figures and committees preparing for the event and cites various club appointments approved for participant groups.
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Gaines
Texas
Wyoming
Afteen
Long
Stenton and
Walton
Woodruff
Hanna
National Republican Committee
William Jennings Bryan
Thomas C. Pratt
Ieutenant
Benjamin
F. Odell
Lemuel
Ay Aces
Tn. Muertenly
Boers Cornered in Johannesburg Mine by British Grenadiers
Special dispatch from Germiston reports several hundred Boers have taken refuge in a Johannesburg area mine. British Grenadiers have cornered them and blocked all escape routes. The report cites rapid, tense action in the crowded mine facility.
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London
Germiston
Johannesburg
British occupy Heidelburg on Natal frontier
Cape Town reports British forces have occupied Heidelburg on the railroad linking Johannesburg with the Transvaal frontier town of Volksrust near Laing’s Nek on the Natal frontier.
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Transvaal
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New Phase in Strike Leaves City With Few Electric Fans
Heat intensifies as line men strike and electricians split over work. Amateurs fail to repair delicate circuits, delaying fan deliveries. Inside and outside workers from unions No 21 and No 08 back each other, while No 98 and No 2l resist under unions. President Caldwell denies resignation rumors and faces conflicting roles amid ongoing labor action.
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H. H. Caldwell
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Toalle Trades
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Allied Son Dance
Coan
Caldwell
Wabhnet
Ness
Track Walker Held Up and Robbed at Shenandoah
Reese Richards, a track walker for the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, was held up at 2 o clock this morning by two masked men. One grabbed him by the throat as the other took his watch and fled.
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Times
Shenandoah
Reese Richards
Philadelphia and
Reading
Pany
Birthday Horoscope Forecast By Zadkiel and Raphael
An unfortunate birthday forecast with uncertain influences dominates the day. The Fast Indian Astrologist Zadkiel notes difficulties while the English astrologist Raphael echoes the unsettled outlook for most readers.
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Raphael
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