British Forces Rapidly Advancing in South Africa
London dispatches report Mafeking relieved on May 18 as General Hunter’s flying column nears Johannesburg. Trains carry women and children to Machadadorp while Mozambique-bound Germans board ships at Lourenco Marques. Mahon’s relief force moved 130 miles in five days, behind Boer lines, prompting Boer retreat northward and preparations for siege trains. Daily Mail correspondents report heavy losses among staff and ongoing mobility across the veld.
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Machadadorp
lLourenzo Marques
Europe
Hunter
Mahon
Mafeking
C. E. Hands
Daily Mall
Lord Roberts
War Office
Bush
Vryburg
Kimberley
Barkley
Imperial Light Horse
Ladysmith
Kimberley Mounted Corps
Royal Horse Artillery
Vaal
Boordam
Tmunter
Hart Rivers
Hart
Taugus
Pudimoe
Roedeport
Barkly West
Plumer
Jamashi
Daily Express
Harrismith
Klip Riversburgh
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Transvalt
Daily Mail
Grand jury indicts in Philadelphia counterfeiting case
The grand jury in the United States district court today returned a true bill of indictment charging Arthur Taylor and Baldwin and Bredell with engraving the plate used to print the counterfeit 620 notes that flooded the city. Harry Taylor, Arthur’s brother, is indicted for possessing a quantity of the counterfeit notes.
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Philadelphia
United States District Court
Arthur Taylor
Baldwin & Bredell
Harry Taylor
Six Lively Rounds in Philadelphia Bout
May 21 report from Philadelphia notes a crowd of nearly 4000 waiting an hour as Tenry McGovern defending world featherweight title faced McCloskey of the city. McGovern held the edge in action with the bout described as the most intense rounds seen in years, despite a delayed start.
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Philadelphia
Tarme
Penn Art Athletic Club
Tenry McGovern
McCloskey
Gore
McGovern
Supreme Court rules banks must bear loss on forged checks
The Supreme Court, with two justices dissenting, holds that banks paying checks endorsed with forged signatures must bear the loss. The Land and Tithe Trust Co sued Northwestern Bank for 5,000 after a forged endorsement on a check used in a loan scheme involving Dr. Herman Bissing, a man named Ashley, a conveyancer, and Rogers. The high court reversed a lower court judgment in favor of the trust company.
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Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Land and Tithe Trust Company
Northwestern Bank of Philadelphia
Trust Company
Herman
Bissing
Ashley
Herman Hilseing
Rogers
Kentucky Governor Battle Ends as Beckham Wins
The U S Supreme Court ruled in favor of Governor Beckham in the Kentucky governorship case, dismissing the writ of error from the Kentucky court of appeals. Acting Governor Taylor arrived in Louisville and pledged to relinquish power once the Supreme Court mandate is filed, signaling a volatile race likely to hinge on the Goebel law and its repeal in next fall’s election.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Kentucky
Beckham
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Fuller
Harlan
Brewer, Brown
Mckenna
Louisville
Taylor
Frankfort
Custom House
Associated Press
Supreme Court
Supreme Bench
R. D. Collier
Supreme Court of the United States
Mr. Beckham
Sonnor
Commonwealth
Veterans at Gettysburg Honor Third Corps Reunion
Two hundred members of the Third army corps with spouses arrived in Gettysburg on May 21 and held their twenty sixth annual reunion. General Sickles spoke at a courthouse campfire while a roster of generals and officials from New York, Washington and Boston addressed the gathering.
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Third Corps
Gettysburg
Third Army Corps
Sickles
Court House
Henry Tremain
New York City
Chauncey McKeever
Washington, D. C
Steamship Arrivals and Clearances Reported
New York steamship news shows arrivals and clearances including Ivernia from Liverpool Amsterdam Rotterdam and Cleared Kaiserin Maria Theresa bound for Bremen and Southampton, Georgia and Liverpool. Also Fried erich Der Grome arriving New York via Southampton and Ems arriving at Gibraltar for Naples and Genoa with Trave passing Genoa for New York.
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New York
Ivernia
Liverpool
Amsterdam
Notterdam
Kaiserin Maria Theresa
Bremen
Southampton
Georgia
Friederich der Grome
Sivuathampton
Gibraltar
Ems
Naples
Genoa
Trave
Charles Finley Arrested in Goebel Conspiracy Case
Charles Finley former Kentucky secretary of state was arrested in Indianapolis for alleged complicity in the Goebel murder conspiracy. Governor Mount refused Kentucky’s requisition for his return, and Finley was released.
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Indianapolis
Charles Finley
Kentucky
Goebel
Mount
Finley
Elmira Man George Losey Dies in Lawrenceville Pa
Elmira May 21 George T Losey died suddenly at his home in Lawrenceville Pennsylvania of apoplexy aged years He served two terms in the Pennsylvania lower house of the legislature.
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Elmira
George T. Losey
Lawrenceville
Pennsylvania Tegislature
Australian Federation Bill Read in House at London
In the house of command today the Australian federation bill passed its first reading in London on May 21, with terms outlined and the measure moving forward in the legislative process.
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London
House of Command
Czar Ratifies Hague Articles
Petersburg May 21 The czars ratified all the articles agreed upon at the Hague peace conference.
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Hague
Petersburg
No Official Recognition For Boers
The U S state department rejects intervention in South Africa while Boer delegates seek U S backing. Secretary Hay met them for over an hour, with the president reaffirming strict neutrality. In the Senate, Mr Allen's resolution to admit the delegates was tabled after pro Boer speeches. The Boer envoys will be received by the president unofficially tomorrow morning at the White House.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Hay
White House
Mesers
A. Fischer
UH. Weasels
A. D. W. Wolmarans
South Africa
Great Britain
Senate
Allen
Mason
Davis
Committee On Foreign Relations
Mr. Davis
Tillman
South Carolina
Walcott
Executive Mansion
Colonel Hoffman Dead in Atlantic City at 79
Colonel Wickham Hofman aged 79 longtime government military veteran and former secretary of legation and minister to Europe died in Atlantic City after a paralytic stroke yesterday. He left a widow and one son D Motflman of New York.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Wickham Hofman
D. Motflman
New York
Presbyterians in General Assembly Report On Freedmen Work
The Presbyterian general assembly at St Louis heard the freedmen missions report showing 132 578 dollars in annual work costs plus 17 997 toward debt. Education figures include 1 841 added on certificates 9 192 pupils in 64 schools and 820 schools with 251 teachers.
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St. Louis
Board of Missions For Freedmen
West Chester
Presbyterian General Assembly
Dickey
Rtoberts
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church, South
Atlanta
FE. Trumbull Lee
Cincinnati
Lee
Hay
Henry Frank
Carnegie Hall
New York
Board of Education
George F H. Stewart
D. D
Auburn Theological Seminary
Auburn
Sons of the Church
Murder of White Confession Prompts Philadelphia Inquiry
Philadelphia police say Henry Ivory, a colored laborer, confessed to being present at the murder of Professor Roy Wilson White of the University of Pennsylvania but denied delivering the fatal blows. Detectives pursued a suspect described as a Buffalo Bill Wild West show performer, while a wide net of arrests of Black men on vagrancy charges followed the crime.
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Philadelphia
Quirk
Henry Ivory
Roy Wilson White
University of Pennsylvania
Ivory
Peter Miller
Richmond
Ind
Professor White
Germantown Junction
Vagrancn
White
Harrisburg
Harrishure
Buffalo Bill
Handler Wins 20 Round 115 Pound Fight in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn at the Sampson Athletic club Joe Handler of Newark New Jersey defeated Jack Downey of Brooklyn in a twenty round bout at 115 pounds. Handler trailed from the start but the referee ruled him the winner at the end of the twentieth round.
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New York
Sampson Athletic Club
Brooklyn
Joe Handler
Newark
N. J
Jack Downey
Handler
Conference elects missionary bishops amid deadlock
The Fourteenth Ballot for General Superintendents failed to decide the vote at the Methodist General Conference in Chicago on May 21. Rev. F W Warne and Rev. E W Parker were elected missionary bishops of Southern Asia while the 16th bishop ballot showed Moore leading Hamilton, with Day trailing. Berry urged withdrawal to ease discord.
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Chicago
Methodist General Conference
F. W. Warne
Calcutta
E. W. Parker
Epworth League of India
Southern Asia
BE. A. Carter
M. BE. Church of North America
J. W. Hamilton
J. EK. Berry
BD. M. Moore
J. RR. Day
P. Spellmeyer
T. BE. Neely
Little
Dr. Berry
General Methodist Conference
David H. Moore
Cincinnati
Western Christian Advocate
New York
The
Freedmen'’s Aid and Southern Education Society
J. KR. Day
Henry Spellmeyer
Neely
Drs. Moore
Hamilton
General-Deer Peace Emissation and Joburg Advance Report
Abstracted digest notes British Army advancing on Johannesburg and a proposal not to officially recognize deer peace emissation. Methodist General Conference elects missionary bishop, Knights Templar gathering in Wilkes-Barre and Northeastern Tennessee. Local boards urge Scranton as a port of entry. eighteen councilmen face bribe charges alongside a serious accidental death of an elderly man. Scranton and suburban updates round out the county briefing.
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Deer
Johannesburg
Methodist General Conference
Knights Templar
Wilkes Harre
Anti-Trust Minority Reports On Amendment And Bill
The six Democratic members of the House judiciary committee filed minority reports on the anti-trust constitutional amendment and anti-trust bill. They argue the remedy is political, not principled, claim tariffs help trusts, cite the paper trust harming smaller papers and the poor, call for denying trusts the mails, and discuss publicity, free-list trust goods, and breaking monopolies under patent laws. They conclude that enforcing existing laws would reduce the trust evil, but enforcement is not being done.
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Washington
House Committee On Judiciary
Judiciary Committee
Eight Hour Law Extended to Government Work
Washington May 21 The House passed two labor bills under suspension of the rules The first extends the eight hour law to all laborers under contract on government work The second moves prison made goods under state police powers to curb interstate traffic Convince southern opposition over convict labor in fields and mines but assurances kept coal cotton and lumber production unaffected.
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Washington
House
Committee On Labor
New Corporations Chartered by State Department
Harrisburg May 21. These corporations were chartered today by the state department Unity Oil company Pittsburg capital 10000 Vandergrift Casino company Vandergrift Westmoreland county capital 15000 The Wilsons Creek Coal company Somerset capital 20000 Indicator Publishing company Darby capital 4000 K J Walsh Co Scranton capital 0 000 Towningtown Glam company Downingtown capital 2000
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Harrisburg
Unity Oil Company
Pittsburg
Capital
Vandeerift Casino Company
Vandegrift
Westmoreland County
Wilsons Creek Coal Company
Somerset
Indicator Publishing Company
Darby
K. J. Walsh & Co
Scranton
Towningtown Glam Company
Downingtown
Topeka Postmasters Convention Opens in State Capital
Topeka Kansas May 21 The convention of Kansas postmasters opened today in the state capital and will continue through tomorrow with discussions on postal operations and service improvements.
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Topeks
Kan
Senator Quay Declares Candidacy for Re Election
Philadelphia May 1 Senator Matthew Stanley Quay says he will seek re election to the United States Senate and to the Republican National Committee. He plans to fight before the next General Assembly and expresses confidence in victory. He declines to discuss state political mood beyond noting no reason for alarm.
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Philadelphia
Matthew Stanley Quay
United States Senate
Quay
Avalon Beach
Becker
United States
General Assembly
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Pennsylvania
AID OF CHILDREN ASKED FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Alderman John T Howe leads a drive for public and private schools in Scranton to contribute flowers and flags for Memorial Day graves. The letter asks teachers and pupils to support the Soldiers graves tribute, with donations routed via the Board of Control secretary Eugene Fellows and local posts.
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John T. Howe
Ezra Griffin Post
Colonel Monier Post
Mghe
Board of Control
Dunmore
John B. Hebday
B. Mott
Tragic Death of Lovers in Ridgway Train Collision
In Ridgway Pennsylvania Rennie Decker and his fiancée Fannie Sager were killed by a westbound Pennsylvania Railroad train while walking toward Decker’s home. Miss Sager died instantly and Decker died the following morning. The couple had planned to marry on June 1 after a visit to Decker’s house near the city.
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Ridgway
Rennie Decker
Fannie Sager
Pennsylvania
Decker
Miss Sager
Unoffending Man Killed in Geyer Avenue Shooting
Martin Zika, 18, was shot and killed by a bullet fired from a Tower Grove line car as he stood at his home on Geyer avenue. He watched a crowd pelting a passing street car with potatoes. Conductor Faylor and Patrolman Joseph Drake were arrested and held for investigation.
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J. Louis
Martin Zika
Tower Grove
Geyer Avenue
Zika
Faylor
Joseph Drake
Sousa Captivates Europe in Berlin Concerts Begin
Sousa and his band prepare to perform in Berlin starting tonight amid wide praise for their excellence. The concert series across Europe continues with acclaimed performances and strong audience interest.
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Sousa
Europe
Berlin
Germany
Arrival of the Knights Parade in Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne's capital glows with electrical decorations as Knights Templar from Pennsylvania arrive for the forty-seventh Grand Commandery conclave. Delegations from Altoona Harrisburg Philadelphia and Reading muster crowds in the business district, with receptions at the Sterling Memorial hall and Wyoming Valley house. The parade and review are planned for tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock.
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Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne
Knights Templar
Public Square
Court House
Court of Honor
Market Street
Duainess
Grand Commandery
Knights Templar of
Pennsylvania
Dieu le Veut Commandery
Alexander
Bayer
Scranton
Altoona
Sunbury
Williamsport
Harrisburg
Lebanon
Lock Haven
Lewistown
Philadelphia
Reading
St. John's
Pittsburg
Hotel Sterling
Memorial Hall
St. Alban's
Wyoming Valley House
Domplay Commandery
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