British advance and Boer actions near Johannesburg clashes
Dispatches from May 28 to May 30 report British forces closing on Johannesburg area with rumors of cut communications and heavy bombardments at Ingogo. Reports of laagering at Dornberg and Utrecht as British moves continue. Mafeking notes General Snyman wounded. Baden-Powell hosts officers in celebration.
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Iberg
Boksburg
Aile
Johannesburg
Ria
Ruish
England
Transvaal
London
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Snyman
Baden-Powell
Paul Kruger
Cecil Rhodes
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Fox Bay Settlers Move From Anticost to Dauphin Manitoba
Settlers from Fox Bay Anticosts who have been evicted by law will depart for Dauphin Manitoba on June 5 or a few days after, despite conflicting reports.
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Quebec
Fox Bay
Anticosts
Dauphin
Man
Niagara dynamite evidence threat targets Dolphin
Niagara Ontario May 29 George A Dolphin proprietor of the Dolphin house Niagara Falls New York has received a letter threatening him with Cronin s fate for giving evidence incriminating the dynamiters at Welland last week
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Niagara, Ont
Welland
George A. Dolphin
Dolphin House
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Cronin
Capture of Leader Ends the War
General Jose M. Hernandez, a revolutionary leader, has been captured by government troops in Caracas. The revolution is now considered ended.
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Newcastle
Transvaal
Caracas
Venezuela
Jose M. Hernandez
Law to Exclude Chinese Gets Treasury Control
The senate agreed to a modified amendment in the sundry civil appropriation bill directing that enforcement of the Chinese exclusion laws be under the secretary of the treasury.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Farewell Banquet for Justice Craig Renfrew
In Ont on May 19 Hon. Justice Craig, recently named associate Yukon judge, was honored at a farewell banquet by local citizens on the eve of his departure to assume his new duties.
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Renfrew
Ont
Justice Craig
Yukon
Russians Ask For Gun Boats To Taku Amid Eastern Crisis
Incoming dispatches from Shanghai and Tien Tsin report Russian minister in Pekin seeking gun boats for Taku as Chinese forces push toward Pekin. British, French, and Japanese ships reinforce Taku and Shanghai observers note Boxers enlisting, with rumors of Russian troop landings and widespread anti-foreign sentiment.
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Shanghai
Orlando
Algerine
Taku
Catholics Win In Belgium General Elections
In Brussels on May 29 Catholics secured a majority of 102 to 25 in the general elections. The socialists gain ground as the political shift unfolds.
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Belgium
Brussels
City Clerk of Kingston Dead in Ontario
Kingston Ontario city reports the death of City Clerk Deeman from pneumonia after a short illness of three days.Officials note his service and request privacy for the family.
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Kingston
Kingston, Ont
Deeman
Proclamation of Orange River Colony Annexation in Bloemfontein
In Bloemfontein on May 28 Major General George Prettyman formally proclaimed the annexation of the Free State as the Orange River colony. sir Lord Acheson unfurled the royal standard as crowds cheered the Queen and army amid a cavalcade of bunting. The ceremony ended with a 21 gun salute and songs. Separately a magistrate committed a baronet for trial after defense sought suspension pending chancery proceedings over Peel settlements breaches of trust.
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Bloemfontein
God Save the Queen
George Prettyman
Free State
Orange River Colony
Market Square
Lady Roberts
Misses Roberts
Countess of Airlie
Henry Bentinck
Settrington
Lord Acheson
Lord Roberts
Toronto Council Backs Fire Chief Thompson
The Toronto city council voted confidence in Fire Chief Thompson after previously serving dismissal notice from Mayor Macdonald. The council also adopted a resolution prohibiting firemen from participating in civic elections.
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Toronto
Thompson
Macdonald
Arrest of Russian Plotters Reported by The Standard
Dispatch from Kieff dated Tuesday reports 76 arrests in Odessa 18 in Kieff and 29 in Warsaw by secret political police on sedition charges. The noting says similar crackdowns occurred two months earlier with 200 arrests in St. Petersburg and 100 in Warsaw.
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the Standard
Kieff
Russia
Odessa
Warsaw
St. Petersburg
British War Office Denies 10,000 Troop Landing Plan
London officials deny a New York cable claiming Lord Roberts could land 10,000 troops in England before October 1. The war office calls the story ridiculous nonsense and says no such inquiry was made.
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London
British War Office
New York
War Office
Lord Roberts
England
France
Canada to Arm Infantry with Horses Amid Mounted Infantry Plan
St John May 29 Hon Dr Borden minister of militia said mobility is essential for infantry as seen in South Africa. He proposed equipping Canadian infantry with horses and converting all foot militia into mounted infantry.
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Borden
South Africa
Canada
Sir Robert Peel Committed for Libel Trial
London May 29. At Marl borough street police court Sir Robert Peel was committed for trial at the Old Bailey on a libel charge. The plaintiff is Daniel Von der Heydt trustee of the Peel estates and Peel’s brother in law. The libel concerns letters describing Mr Von Der Heydt as ...
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London
Marlborough Street
Robert Peel
Old Bailey
Daniel von der Heydt
Peel
Robert
von der Heydt
Birmin ham slips away as Conservatives keep plans quiet
Toronto on May 30 reports Robert Birmingham slipped away yesterday afternoon and while his destination is unknown indications suggest a discreet move to avoid revealing Conservative party plans.
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Toronto
Robert Birmingham
Here
Smuggled Tobacco Probe Reaches Chatham Ontario
Inland revenue officials in Chatham Ontario are conducting a thorough search for contraband tobacco alleged to have been smuggled from Detroit in large quantities recently.
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Chatham
Ont
Inland Revenue
Detroit
Le Roi Shaft Linked With Black Bear Tunnels
Miners excavating the Le Roi mine have connected the new five compartment shaft with the upraise from the Black Bear tunnel and linked 700 and 800 foot levels. Timbering and enlargement to full size proceed with completion expected at 800 feet in three weeks. Machinery for the 46 drill compressor arrives from Sherbrooke and is being unloaded.
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le Roi
Black Bear
Canadian Pacific employes fund contribution total
Montreal May 20 The total amount of the Canadian Pacific railway company's employes contribution to the Canadian patriotic fund remitted to the treasurer is 12033.64 dollars.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Patriotic Fund
Royal Society approves Fisher copyright bill in Ottawa
The Royal Society of Canada in session here approved Hon. Sidney Fisher’s copyright law. They consider it fair to Canadian authors and publishers.
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Ottawa
Royal Society of Canada
Sidney Fisher
Manila under American rule praised for public works and reforms
Buencamino, ex Aguinaldo cabinet member, lauds American rule in Manila for funding markets bridges street repairs schools police and a more liberal municipal government and criminal justice system than the Filipino constitution envisioned.
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Buencamino
Aguinaldo
Manila
Prince of Wales' Diamond Jubilee Wins Derby Stakes at Epsom
London May 30 report on the Derby at Epsom where the Prince of Wales' Diamond Jubilee won the 6000 sovereigns race, with Simon Dale second and Disguise II third. The article notes race conditions, entries, and prize allocations, along with crowd reactions and royal attendance amid wartime travel constraints.
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London
Simon Dale
Disguise II
Prince of Wales
B. C
Epsom Road
Johannesburg
Lord Roberts
Gold Reef
Downs
Prince and Princess of Wales
Duke and Duchess of York
Duke and Duchess of
Sweden
Norway
Epsom
South Africa
Verdict on Mah Lin death by unknown shooter
Coroner jury finds Mah Lin died from a gunshot fired from a 32 calibre rifle within the Rossland kitchen where he worked. Police seek definite evidence as the Stevens family plans to leave the city and local Chinese residents await assurances that justice will prevail.
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Mah Lin
Rossland
Stevens
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