British Reject Armistice Move Endorses Boer Election Plan
In Parliament A J Balfour reported two conferences between Lord Milner and Boer delegates in Pretoria. Kitchener refused an armistice but agreed to allow Boer command leaders to elect representatives to consider peace terms. Boers left Pretoria to pursue this plan as discussions pause for weeks. Wolmarans in The Hague denied knowledge of any breakoff in negotiations.
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London
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
Lord Milner
South Afria
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Mr. Balfour
The
Hague
A. D. W. Wolmarens
Amsterdam
Starvation in Siberia Reports Pressed by Famine
From St Petersburg reports detail severe famine in Siberia Altal highlands where scurvy and typhoid fever devastate peasantry. Seeds consumed, no spring crops sown, wheat prices spike, and fodder scarcity leaves homes thatched half of their houses to save livestock.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Altal
Siberia
Allal
Admiral Dewey Invited to Denver Banquet
Denver officials announce Admiral Dewey is invited to be guest of honor at a May 1 banquet at Windsor hotel honoring General Frederick Funston. The invitation comes from Colonel Verdeckberg and Captain Elison, on the organizing committee of the First Colorado National Guard.
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Denver
Colo
Admiral Dewey
Colorado National Guard
Frederick Funston
Department of Colorado
Windsor Hotel
Manila Bay
Dewey
Verdeckberg
Elison
Subscribing to New Loan in London Heavily Subscribed
London on April 19 reports the over subscription of the new loan totaling £16,000,000. The public offering closed this morning to avoid market disruption from locking up large funds.
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London
Rotman Goes to Jail for Hole in the Wall Fine
Ernest Rotman has begun serving a 365 day county jail term in Nebraska City after bondsmen released him. He originally was fined 1000 dollars by Judge Jessen for running a "hole in the wall" at Douglas, a sentence sustained by the supreme court on appeal.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Ernest Rotman
Jessen
Supreme Court
Douglas
Controversy Reopens Over Spionkop Defeat Dispatches
London reports publish official disputes linked to the British defeat at Spionkop Natal January 24 1900. Rivalries between Generals Buller Warren and Roberts feature new censure of Buller for failing to intervene and Warren's alleged hesitation. Roberts asserts Buller should have assumed command when the situation deteriorated.
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Spionkon
London
General Buller
Spionkop
Natal
Slr
Charles Warren
Lord Roberts
General Warren
Roberts
Buller
Warren
Roosevelt Vetoes Pension Bill for Disobedient Civil War Lieutenant
President Roosevelt sent a veto to the House denying pension to Tobias Walter a Pennsylvania volunteer lieutenant from the Civil War. The War Department records show Walter was sentenced by a general court martial for disobedience on picket duty and admitted the act. The veto argues pension would condone an excusable offense and harm soldiers currently on the pension roll under the 1890 act.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Tobias Walter
Pennsylvania
War Department
Exclusion Bill Defeated in Senate Substitute Passed
The original drastic Chinese exclusion bill from Pacific coast lawmakers fails in the Senate. A substitute by Mr. Platt of Connecticut extends the present exclusion law to all insular U S territories. Vote for substitution 48 to 33. final passage 76 to 1 with all but Mr Hoar voting in favor.
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Washington, D. C
Pacific Coast
Senate
Platt
Connecticut
United States
Hoar
Queen Wilhelmina Illness Clarified After Bulletin
From Amsterdam on April 18 an official bulletin reports Queen Wilhelmina’s condition steady with fever unchanged after a troubled night. Officials deny reports of peritonitis or nephritis and say childbirth is the cause of illness while noting the fever persists but not worsened.
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Amsterwaam
Wilhelmina
Castle Loo
Fitzsimmons Proposes California Title Bout With Jeffries
Bob Fitzsimmons sent a telegram to James J. Jeffries stating only California offers a free glove contest venue and that he will meet Jeffries there at any time to box for the world championship, leaving all arrangements to Jeffries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bob Fitzsimmons
James J. Jeffries
California
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Volcanoes In Action Near New Hebrides Islands
Ad vices from Australia report that on the 10th of last month an earthquake shook the New Hebrides. Shocks subsided then reappeared for a week. Six hours after the first tremor, the cities lit up as Alb erim Lopevi and Tingoa volcanoes erupted, Tingoa sending a waterspout over the land.
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Vancouver
B. C
Australia
New Hebrides
Alberim
Lopevi
Tingoa
British Offer Amid Pretoria Peace Talks Complex Settlement
London reports say a peace basis is near at Pretoria but details remain unsettled. British terms include amnesty banishment and responsible government, with Boer delegates warned to choose acceptance or a break in negotiations. Botha and Schalkburger press for a conference while Dewet and Free State leaders may seek broader agreement.
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Leard Milner
South Africa
Executive Council
Daily Mail
Lord Milner
Johannesburg
Holland
Ifaas Sauer
Afrikander
Bradford
Great Britain
Transvaal
Free State
Pretoria
Botha
Schalkburger
Big Wheat Crop in Sight From New York Dispatches
A Dun and Company report from New York predicts a large winter wheat yield. Acreage is similar or higher than last year and expected gains range from 10 to 60 percent. Winter weather caused some loss but insects are less damaging. moisture shortage remains the main worry for several states. If weather holds, yield may surpass the average and match last year’s large production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Cholera Figures Rise in Manila and Provinces
Manila reports 306 cholera cases and 235 deaths by noon with 621 cases and 422 deaths in the provinces. The disease spreads across the region as public health measures intensify.
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Manila
Parry Elected President of National Manufacturers
D M Parry of Indianapolis was elected president of the National Manufacturers association in Indianapolis on April 18. The event marks a leadership change for the industry group with Parry taking the helm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parry
Indianapolis
Ind
D. M. Parry
National Manufacturers’ Association
Prelates Will Go to Rome
Arch bishop Ireland and Bishop O Gorman likely will travel to Rome to meet the Vatican as Governor Taft heads to Manila. They are aware of the U S government plans on the friars land question and church state relations in the Philippines.
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Washington
Ireland
O'Gorman
Rome
Vatican
Taft
Manila
Philippines
Live Stock Market Report notes mixed demand and steady prices
The market saw light cattle runs with steady to strong value for lead cattle and good beef demand. Hogs were fairly steady to strong with high quality hogs reaching top prices, while sheep and lambs sold with limited supply and steady to strong prices. Packers purchased heavily and kept pens clear, aided by a robust overall market.
Kansas City Cattle and Lamb Markets Steady to Higher
Cattle prices show steady to higher movement with steer and cow categories posted. Trade centers on export and dressed beef steers and various stocker feeder ranges, plus strong sheep and lamb values with native and western lambs and ewes selling firmly. Top bids near 739 dollars. females and calves also shown with mixed totals across grades.
Cuban Reciprocity Bill Passes in House Amid Party Clash
In Washington April 19, Democrats and Republican insurgents toppled chair rulings to accept an amendment removing the sugar differential during the Cuban reciprocity period. The measure passed 247 to 52 after further votes, with 64 Republicans joining Democrats for the amendment and a split overall among Republicans and Democrats on final approval.
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Washington
House
Feuuers
Sherman
Senate send bill to conference on Chinese exclusion
Washington April 19 The senate last night amended the pending bill with the Chinese exclusion substitute and is expected to disagree to in order to send the bill to conference California members expect the final exclusion measure to be no less than the senate bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
California
Farewell to Dr. Hopkins at McPherson Post
Rev. Dr. Henry Hopkins president elect of Williams College received a farewell reception in Kansas City by McPherson post No. 4 Grand Army of the Republic Department of Missouri. Ex Confederates attended and spoke including Hopkins and Major William Warner.
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Kansas City
Henry Hopkins
Williams College
McPherson Post No. 4
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Missouri
Hopkins
William Warner
Henderson silent on shin subsidy bill stance
Reports say Speaker Henderson opposes the shin subsidy bill after Iowa senators voiced opposition. Those aware of his views say he has offered no opinion or conclusion yet and will wait for the committee's proposed action and public views before deciding.
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Henderson
Washington
Iowa
Lady Visitor Recalls Lahinch Bath Shower Tale
In Lahinch, a seaside town in west Ireland famed for growth via tourism and golf, a humorous memory surfaces. A visitor prepared for a ceiling shower in a cottage bath, but the fisherman owner warned her to shift West for the full deluge, a tale noted by T P O Connor.
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Lowlde
Ireland
Labinech
Pnalls
Lahinch
T. P. O'Connor
London
Croker Jr Brings Six English Bull Dogs to Ithaca
Richard Croker Jr arrives in Ithaca with six English bull dogs worth about 16000 dollars. The procession through Tompkins county streets drew attention to the dogs described as the finest of nine species. The note urges courtesy and kindness in daily conduct amid the public display.
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Richard Croker, Jr
Cornell Law School
Ithaca
Tompkins County
Miss Braddon Career Tells of Stage to Novelist Transition
The article notes Miss Braddon published over sixty novels since 1862, after an earlier stage career. An old player claims she debuted at Brighton Theater Royal in 1857 and portrayed fifty eight characters over five months. Stage name Mary Leyton. now Miss M L Braddon, really Mrs Maxwell and a widow.
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Miss Braddon
Brighton Theater Royal
Mary Leyton
M. L. Braddon
Maxwell
Wood Engravings in Dolly Madison Prayer-Book 1844 Frontis
Victor Smith notes that the book contains quaint wood engravings from Dolly Madison's prayer-book. The frontis piece shows Christ kneeling in prayer before a large silver goblet with the caption about not my will but thine be done.
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Dolly Madison
Victor Smith
Christ
Torrington Wheel Club Meeting Attracts State Leaders
Governors and chief officials join Torrington Connecticut Wheel Club gathering along with H S Earle of Michigan, Abbott Bassett of Boston, and local dignitaries. The item also contains assorted quotations and advertisements for remedies and household products.
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Torrington
Conn
H. S. Earle
Michigan
Abbott Bassett
Boston
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Jeff
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Minara
Lincoln
Miss Brandon
Heaven
Earth
Matt J. Johnson
Mother Gray
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Hamlin
Wright
Thompson
Tor Prices
Smith Refining Co
Council Bluffs
Ta State
Chicago
Sawyer’s Excelsior
Sawyer Amon
Suletra
yKact
Cambridge
Mass
G & J Tire Company
Libby
U.S
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la Havana
Standard Navy
OLD Peach & Honey
J.T.” Tobacco
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