Defiant Transvaal Vows Fight to Finish Amid City Clearings
Reports from London describe the Transvaal government rejecting unconditional surrender and pledging continued resistance. Johannesburg and Pretoria are being cleared of noncombatants as Boer leaders reinforce defences under Generals DeWet and Botha while British operations advance toward the Vaal river. Some dispatches hint Kruger seeking peace terms.
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London
Transvaal
Pretoria
Johannesburg
Kruger
Steyn
Teitz
Lorenzo Marques
Daily Chronicle
Duateh
Amsterdam
Great Britain
Roberts
Kroonstadt
Cave
Rhoonister
DeWet
Botha
Vaal
Boer Envoys Visit White House Acknowledge U S Stance
FischER Wessels and Wolmarans met the president in the blue parlor to discuss South Africa. They noted U S policy against intervention, while the president recalled offering good offices to England to seek peace, which Britain declined.
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Washington
Messrs. Fischer, Wessels
Wolmarans
White House
Cortelyon
Transvaal
England
Great Britain
United States
Oklahoma Eastern line to Bartlesville extended from Pawnee
Santa Fe headquarters ordered the Oklahoma Eastern railway crew to immediately extend the line from Pawnee to Bartlesville in Indian Territory. The road is already in operation from this point southward.
Guthrie Improves Link to St Louis via Central Road
A report notes a new connection at Bartlesville with the Kansas and Oklahoma Central road, extending from Coffeyville Kansas southwest to Guthrie and bringing Guthrie 100 miles closer to St. Louis. It also mentions various local incidents including a death from a fall in Edmond and a fatality in Billings.
Neely rearrested as bail denied in Cuba finance case
New York May 23 C F W Neely former Havana Cuba post office finance chief is again in custody. Bail set at 59600 after a marshal rearrested him. he was arraigned before Judge Lacombe and taken to Ludlow Street jail. Affidavits from Army Inspector General Burton claim Neely misappropriated funds totaling 122658 with 77281 deposited and 45375.25 unaccounted for. Levi Bresson of Foster Rhode Island becomes father to his 41st child all sons. Thirty six living. twins from first wife and triplets from second. Charters filed in Austin include Paris Manufacturing Co Corsicana Land and Improvement Co and Sulphur Springs Loan and Building Assn amended charter.
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New York
C. F. W. Neely
Post Office Department
Havana
Cuba
United States
United States Marshal’s Office
Lacombe
Neely
Ludlow Street
George H. Burton
United States Army
Burton
Wood
Department of Posts
Mexico
Slonel Burton
Charles ¥. W. Neeley
Bureau of Finance
Ocuba
Killingly, Conn
Levi Dbresson
Foster
R. I
Bresson
Austin
Paris Manufacturing Company
Paris
Tex
Capital Stock
Land and Improvement Company of
Corsicana
Sulphur Sprags Loan and Building Association
Plucky Bride Reaches Church Despite Carriage Crash
A wedding hopeful, after being thrown from a carriage en route to the ceremony, insists on reaching the church to marry. The incident draws mixed commentary from observers about fate and responsibility in politics and romance.
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Peei
Peek
Philadelphia
Dialogue Finds No Satisfaction in Bon Mot
A terse exchange from the Boston Transcript notes a judge remarking that a speaker is dull and cannot appreciate sound reasoning. The judge counters that the man does not respond to nonsense, highlighting a clash over wit and perception.
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Mumser
Boston
Married life ends in divorce in Detroit Journal remark
The Detroit Journal records a terse conclusion as a man and his wife part ways. The wife reflects on the old adage that one is enough for two, and the couple is divorced.
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Detroit Journal
Sagacious Suitor Faces Test Before Courtship
In a witty exchange likely from Life magazine humor, a suitor declares he must show he can earn five dollars before marrying the woman, while her father hints at the condition. The dialogue reveals playful social expectations and the humor of courtship.
Fisherman’s Wife Quizzed on Fish Purchase
Jones asks where the fish came from and Mrs. Jones replies the fish came from the fishmonger. He speculates a remnant gale at the Royal Aquarium might be involved. Punch notes the humorous exchange.
Diagnosis and odd morning chat in Chicago News
A light exchange between Mrs J and Mrs Jaggsby in Chicago News catches a quirky domestic moment. Mrs J feels ill and wonders about a cause while Mrs Jaggsby reassures her with a simple remark about coming home sober.
Burglar Confounds Homeowner With Lobster Flat
In a Philadelphia North American item a man guarding his home with a revolver mistakes a burglar and asks if he is a burglar. The thief, despondent, clarifies it is a lobster flat, a phrase indicating a comic or mistaken scenario rather than a crime report.
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Philadelphia
North American
New Fashion of Devotion Dominates Chicago Rec
Cladys-Dorothy rarely ventures out while Blanche faces love trouble. Cladys-Dorothy embraces family devotion as a new fad, according to Chicago Rec eed.
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Cladys
Dorothy
Blanche
Chicago
Local dealer delivers 25 binders in Whitesboro parade
In Whitesboro Texas on May 22 a local agricultural dealer showcased 25 binders with a simultaneous delivery to area farmers. A brass band paraded the streets and the merchant hosted a free dinner for buyers as he touted record wheat and oats prospects.
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Whitesboro
Tex
Lhe
Choctaw Chickasaw enrollment closes May 1 1901
Dawes commission and Choctaw Chickasaw commissioners set May 1 1901 as closing date for tribal rolls. Anyone born before that date is eligible for enrollment and each enrolled person will receive 509 acres of land.
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Muskogee, I. T
Dawes Commission
Weevil Threat Delays Cotton Crop in Texas Fields
In Wharton Texas R. A. Nich reports boll weevils attacking very young cotton plants. He cultivates 600 acres, with plants only three to four inches high and not yet blooming, marking an early pest invasion for the season.
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Wharton, Tex
R. A. Nich
Tragedy Reported in Greer County Oklahoma
May 23 reports a killing near Mangum Greer county in which D B Hyson and Adam J Gibson farmers five miles from Mangum quarrel over wires for a fence. Gibson is dead and Hutson is jailed. A separate incident notes a fatal bridge accident near here tonight involving a wagon and team.
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Guthrie
O. T
Mangum
Greer County
D. B. Hyson
Adam J. Gibson
Gibson
Hutson i
Sumter factory markets Persimmon golf sticks claim
Items of interest report a Sumter South Carolina plant producing Persimmon golf sticks praised as best in the world. The Dresden china works are noted as Saxony government property with 5000 employees in the world’s largest porcelain factory. A Wyoming snowfall story recounts horses dug out three miles through five feet of snow near Battle Lake. Paris offers 20000 dollars to any air navigator circling the Eiffel Tower and returning in 30 minutes. A medical paper notes railway passengers asleep during collisions mostly escape injury due to natural anesthesia.
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Sumter
8. C
Dresden
Government of
Saxony
Wyoming
Battle Lake
Paris
Longchamps
Riffel Tower
Notable Child Narratives Highlighted by Nurse Tales
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes a woman who boasts about her children while a nurse recounts remarkable stories about the youngsters. The exchange underscores contrasting views of parental pride and medical observation.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Two For One Home and Farm Offer
Special arrangement offers Home and Farm with our paper for 1 dollar, including a year free for new or renewing subscribers paid in advance. Home and Farm is presented as a leading agricultural journal for the south and southwest with revised departments for Aunt Jane and Dairy.
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Home
South
Southwest
Jane
Henew
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Billings
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Washington Star
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D. T. Flynn
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McCall CO
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McCall’s Magazine
Lecal Blanks
Shiner Gazette
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