Gen Piet Joubert Dead Prominent Transvaal Leader
Victor of Majuba Hill and former vice president of the Transvaal Gen Piet Joubert dies after a stomach illness at about 11 30 p m in Pretoria at age around 69. He led Transvaal forces, defeated Colley in 1881 and served as president in 1883 84 during Kruger's absence. Mourning grips Pretoria and news wires recount his long service and role in the republic.
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Lorenzo
Marques
Joubert
Pretoria
Pietrus Jacobus Joubert
Transvaal
Piet Joubert
Commandant Jouvbert
Slien Piet
Slim Peter
Huegenot
South Africa
Cape Colony
Orange Free State
Natal
Trans-vaal
Victor
Majuba
George Colley
Majeba Hill
Krager
Europe
Plea for the Boers Calls U S to Intervene
In Washington the House debated the army bill amid broader topics including the Boer War. Sulzer urged moral support for the Boers, condemning Britain’s war, while Marsh denounced the speech. Hay announced a global open door policy in China with great powers endorsing, and asked diplomats to report uniform acceptance of the U S proposals.
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Free State
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Washington
Philippines
Pierce
Tennessee
Hull
Sulzer
Lentz
Ohio
Marsh
Illinois
Great Britain
South Africa
Congress
Kruger
America
Great Republic
Red Cross Society
International Low
Poland
Hungary
Greece
Armenia
Cuba
New York
Dom Paul
Republic
Wiste House
United States
Maccabees Entertain at Y M C A Event
Black Hawk Tent No 146 Knights of the Maccabees staged a concert and literary entertainment at the Y M C A auditorium. The Sylvan quartet and other performers drew a near full house despite poor weather. Louisa Henrichs from Chicago addressed the crowd and announced plans to organize a Lady Maccabees shive. The degree team in regalia closed the program.
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Black Hawk
Knights of the Maccabees
Sylvan Quartet
W. H. Jorgan
A. Jd. Riess
Helen Reimers
R. W. Sherwood
R. Maye Garrett
Lalla Swan
Franklin Williams
Clara B Hampton
Louisa Henrichs
The
Order
Chicago
Shive
Lady Maccabees
H. Schumacher
C. K E. Lundy
William Fitzsimmons
W. A. Porter
F. L. Hall
J. H. Nichols
C. M. Williams
Paul H Nnebergy
W. Lempfert
C. Schleuter
J. Pritchet, W. B. Mitchell, S. Anderson
Hints of Oriental War In London Dispatch
London dispatch from the Odia bureau cites massive Russian mobilization of nearly 250 000 troops and a ready Black Sea squadron as tensions with the Ottoman Empire rise. It warns that a stubborn stance by Turkey, aided by Germany, could spark serious complications in Asia Minor, with Russian garrisons along the Caucasus and Armenian front strengthened for action.
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Russia
Turkey
Czar
Rusia
Black Sea
St. Petersburg
Sublime Porte
Germany
Asia Minor
Caucanens
Goebel assassination case unfolds with partial confessions
In Frankfort Kentucky yesterday W H Culton waived examination and remained held over to circuit court after a two hour Capitol hotel conference with prosecutors. Reports of a confession proved inaccurate and Culton provided only information of varying importance. Auditor clerk Youtsey, jailed as an accessory, sought prosecutors to declare innocence and reveal knowledge, while Towers defense waived further examination and Powers was bound over to the grand jury. In St Petersburg the Russian squadron that recently visited Chemulpo has reached Port Arthur.
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Goebel
W. H. Culton
Capitol Hotel
Culton
Henry E. Youtsey
Towers
Stricken Dumb After Killing Partner at 107 Ewing Street
Vito Paoletto a saloon keeper, shot and killed his partner Frank Antonio Giavito. Five shots fired with Giavito facing away. Paoletto later found unable to speak despite efforts by police and doctors. Reported as a sudden loss of voice with no vocal-tract injury.
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Tanner Angles
Florida
Chicago
Vito Paoletto
Ewing Street
Frank Antonio Giavito
Giavito
Paulette
Wheeler
Paoletto
Peoria
Hrs
Elizabeth Dowe
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Miss Doweid
Hearing Macrum Before House Foreign Affairs Committee
Former U S consul to Pretoria Charles E Macrum testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about alleged British indignities during his tenure and claimed proofs of mail tampering by a censor The State Department said Britain apologized for the censor action but did not demand an apology from Britain The report notes Lord Pauncefote disavowed the censor’s action and that the mail transfer caused congestion in Cape Town Robbers blew a safe at the O F Alland bank in Hanlontown Iowa stealing 2000 dollars
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Bece
Ministers’ Association
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Ivankovich
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United States
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Great Britain
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Macrum
of Macrom
Durban
Cape Town
Lord Pauncefote
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