South Africa Reaffirms Stand in Notes to Britain
Pretoria reports the Transvaal government rejects new British proposals and expects arbitration under the 1884 London convention. It defends past invitation to a joint committee, questions the 5-year franchise plan, and mentions readiness for a conference only if conditions are acceptable.
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South African Republic
Joseph Chamberlain
Transvaal
Rehie
Pre
Conningham Greene
F. W. Reitz
Spens
Volksraad
Joint Committee of Inquiry
Willere
Great
Too Late: Steyn Replies To Peace Appeal
London dispatches report near war as South Africa braces for conflict. In Johannesburg the Orange Free State reportedly backs Kruger’s note and pledges aid if war ensues. Capetown says Hofmeyer urged peace to Steyn, who answered with the phrase Too late.
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Chamberlain
Orange Free State
London
South Africa
Johannesburg
Prsident Kruger
Volks ‘Rust
Transvaal
Capetown
Hofmeyer
Steyn
London Press Views on Boer Crisis From London Papers
London editors weigh in on the Transvaal situation. The Morning Post says the Boers intend to fight, the Standard criticizes the peace terms, while the Daily Mail voices a view that British policy ends unrest. The Daily Chronicle cautions against Kruger’s portrayal as impracticable, and all papers doubt Cunningham Greene’s influence.
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London
Morning Post
Transvaal
The
Daily Mail
South Africa
Daily Chronicle
Kruger
Onningham Greene
Nevin Urges Federation of South American Republics
In City of Mexico Rev. Dr. Nevin argues a federation uniting United States of America Mexico and South America would strengthen North American ties and deter world powers. He says South American states lack influence alone and a republican union would secure closer relations with the North. Ambassador Clayton is honored amid congressional ceremonies.
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City of Mexico
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Rome
Italy
Potter
Julia Dent Grant
Prince Cantacuzene
Newport
South America
United States
United States of America
United States of Mexico
South American
Powell Clayton
The
Republic
Congress
Pillsbury Dies in Minneapolis After Ill Health
Charles A. Pillsbury, famed Minnesota miller, died in Minneapolis following heart trouble linked to stomach enlargement from overwork. He had traveled to Europe in 1898 for health and consulted doctors in London Paris Vienna and Berlin before returning to New York and then Minneapolis where he recovered briefly. He grew worse after a southern Minnesota trip and died after intense medical care as his wife and friends spoke with him.
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Charles A. Pillsbury
Minneapolis
Pillsbury
Europe
London
Paris
Vienna
Berlin
New York
Metropolis
Porter
W. A. Jones
Minnesotta
REAR ADMIRAL SCHLEY CALLED FOR SOUTH ATLANTIC COMMAND
Washington Sept 16 Admiral Schley, former head of the retiring board, is ordered to be ready to command the South Atlantic station. The navy plans to expand the fleet there with five or six ships including the Cincinnati Detroit and Marblehead. The move follows tensions from South Africa and unrest in South and Central America.
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Admiral Schley
Navy Department
South Atlantic
Department
Cincinnati
Detroit
Marblehead
South Africa
South
Central America
South Atlantic Command
Bridge Fire Tragedy Claims Three In Freight Wreck
A Missouri Pacific freight train ran on a burning bridge eight miles south of Nebraska City Nebraska, the bridge collapsed, and the locomotive plus 20 cars derailed into a ditch. Engineers Gillian Brakeman Foster and Fireman Miller Rouse died in the wreck.
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Nebraska
Nebraska City
Neb
Missouri Pacific
Gillian
Foster
Miller Rouse
Plague Claims Twenty Lives in Hong Kong outbreak
Hong Kong reports twenty deaths from bubonic plague last week and eighteen new cases officially documented. The outbreak intensified with confirmed fatalities and rising infections in the city.
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Hong Hong
Assumption
Hong Kong
New Battle Ship Kearsarge Arrives in New York Harbor
The battleship Kearsarge arrived from Newport News and anchored off Tompkinsville New York. She will proceed to the navy yard for hull scraping and painting ahead of a trial trip scheduled for September 25 off the New England coast.
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Kearsarge
New York
Newport News
Tompkinsville
Navy Yard
New England
German Attache Stay Backed by Berlin on Dreyfus Case
The National Zeitung denies any plan to withdraw Germanys military attache from Paris. It states good relations between the French and German governments have undergone no change over the Dreyfus case.
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Berlin
The
National Zeitung
Germany
Paris
Dreyfus
Miners Riot in Carterville Ends in Seven Deaths
At Carterville Illinois a race riot left seven Black miners dead after armed Black miners attacked white miners at the Clinots Central depot. militia is in charge as authorities prepare for possible trials and arrests.
Dreyfus to Withdraw Revision Appeal Says Paris Desk
Paris correspondent reports Captain Dreyfus will soon drop his appeal for a Rennes trial revision. The government would proceed with a pardon but the verdict’s civil and military consequences will remain. He may later seek cassation if new facts arise and will likely settle in southern France after release.
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London
M. de Blowitz
Paris
The
Times
Dreyfus
Rennes
Court of Cassation
France
French Free Masons Brand Anti Semite Movement Odious
The French Free Masons in Paris on September 19 declare the anti Semite movement criminal and odious in a resolution from the Grand Orient. They urge the French government to oppose clerical militarism imperial and monarchist conspiracies.
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Paris
French Free Masons
Order of the Grand Orient
Nevada cavalry to depart Manila for Ohio shipment
General Otis reports Nevada cavalry booked for transport to Ohio, delayed due to sending for wrecked Morgan City troops. They will likely leave Manila on the 24th, with Io leaving Wednesday as the Tennessees arrive from the south, and sail once papers are completed, finishing all volunteer and discharged regulars shipments.
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Washington
War Department
Otis
Manila
Nevada Cavalry
Ohio
Morgan City
Murder in Boone County Shocks Charleston Readers
The Boone county murder report says Harvey Bailey killed his wife by giving rough on rats then striking her with an ax. He fled to the mountains after the crime, leaving Charleston in shock.
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Charleston
W. Va
Boone County
Harvey Bailey
Bailey
Mules For South Africa Patience of 1000 Pack Mules
An agent of the British government is negotiating extensive horse and mule purchases for deployment in South Africa. The talks focus on securing 1,000 pack mules through locale terminal deals as part of the logistics for the campaign.
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South Africa
Louisville
Locer Berminal
Largest Grain Cargo Cleared from New Orleans
The British steamer Angola departed New Orleans late yesterday with 68,172 bushels of corn and 160,000 bushels of oats. This marks the port’s largest grain cargo to date.
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New Orleans
Angola
Lifting and resignation news across events Sept 138
A Bremen dispatch reports United States consul Louis Lange Jr resigning. The war department charters the steamer Dublin for Manila animals. Czars of Russia and Germany reportedly to meet at Potsdam. several resignations protest Dreyfus verdict. Disparate items cover yellow fever cases in Key West, pensions, labor unions, and notable deaths.
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Bremen
Louis Lange, Jr
United States
War Department
Stoamer
Dublin
Manila
Berlin
Czar
Russia
William
Potsdam
Hungary
Lendon
Dreyfus
Denver
Dallas
Tex
Herman Bordasch
Saxony
Charles Bauman
Chicago
Ex Prisoners of War reunion set for Springfield event
The next annual reunion of ex Prisoners of War will be held at Springfield Illinois on September 27 and 23. Henry Gardener a 18 year old black man was hanged in Mobile jail yard for assaulting a one year old white girl six men are under arrest at Guysboro Nova Scotia charged with wrecking vessels and defrauding insurance companies Count Esterhazy continues to stay on Jersey Island hotel after Rennes verdict He has not left after nightfall since. Joseph Hammer of Des Moines shot his wife and drowned himself in the Des Moines river Mrs Ebene Phillips of Scotia Nebraska forced her children to drink carbolic acid and then swallowed poison all three died Domestic trouble Governor Tyler of Virginia refused to interfere in Noah Tinley case he was executed at Dublin yesterday.
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Springfield
Ills
Henry Gardener
Mobile
Guysboro
N.S
Esterhazy
Jersey
Rennes
Joseph Hammer
Des Moines
Ebene Phillips
Scotia
Neb
Tyler
Virginia
Noah Tinley
Dublin
Striking Cleveland Street Railroad Men Endorse Ongoing Walkout
Striking street railroad workers in Cleveland resolved to continue the walkout last night. The report notes unresolved labor tension and plans for further action as the stoppage persists.
Estate of Rosswell P Flower Valued at 33 Million
Tuesday reports show the late Rosswell P Flower estate in New York appraised at 33.781 million. Other items note a Tepec Mexico mine purchase for 900000 cash and a $145000 loss from a fire at Promise Land Fisheries plant in L L Promise Land.
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Rosswell P. Flower
New York
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