Resting Lord Roberts Stockpiles at Pretoria Base
London dispatch reports Lord Roberts’s forces at a Pretoria base rest and replenish magazines ahead of a long pursuit of the retreating Boers toward Lydenburg. Cavalry aim to intercept General Botha while Lydenburg houses stores and a cartridge factory amid rugged terrain and native labor.
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London
South Africa
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Lydenburg
Botha
Lourenzo Marques
Laings Nek
British Flag Hoisted as Pretoria Occupation Declared Satisfactory
Lord Roberts reports from Pretoria that the occupation passed off satisfactorily and the British flag flies over the government offices. The Third Grenadiers led a march past in a notably enthusiastic reception, with many officers who had been prisoners among the spectators.
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London
Lord Roberts
War Office
Pretoria
Grenadiers
Armistice Declared at Laings Nek After Buller Meeting
A special dispatch from Lorenzo Marques dated June 5 reports General Buller and Christian Botha met at Laings Nek and agreed to a three days armistice. The British have evacuated Utrecht.
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Laings Nek
London
Lorenzo Marques
Buller
Christian Botha
Utrecht
Burghers Take Oath to General Botha in Pretoria Refugee Reports
London reports refugees from Pretoria say thousands of burghers have sworn to General Botha to persevere to the bitter end. United States Consul Hollis has begun a mission to the Transvaal, with its purpose not disclosed.
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London
The
Times
Pretoria
Botha
United States
Hollis
Transvaal
Roberts the First Governor in South Africa Plan
The Times editorial advocates a phased rule in South Africa starting with military government, then crown colony governance. It suggests Lord Roberts as ruler for the first period and Sir Alfred Milner for the second, proposing equal rights for all white men.
Duke of Norfolk Injured in South Africa Ride
London June 8 The duke of Norfolk lieutenant colonel of the Second battalion Royal Sussex yeomanry now South Africa has had a somewhat serious accident by falling from his horse.
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London
Duke of Norfolk
Royal Sussex Yeomanry
South Africa
Captured Officers Named in Imperial Yeomanry Losses
London reports officers of the Thirteenth Imperial Yeomanry captured near Lindley include the Earl of Leitrim the Earl of Longford and the Earl of Ennismoor in the June 8 dispatches.
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London
Imperial Yeomanry
Lindley
Earl of
Boycotting Schemes of the Dutch
Cape Town reports the boycotting schemes aim to force American and Continental houses to establish branches in the city.
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Cape Town
Roosevelt orders dismissal of Major Smith over El Caney failure
Governor Roosevelt dismisses Major Clinton A. Smith of the Seventy first regiment National Guard for not taking command at El Caney Santiago de Cuba when Colonel Downs failed to lead. The action follows the battle where Smith did not enter the field as required.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
Clinton A. Smith
National Guard
el Caney
Santiago de Cuba
Downs
Captain Coghlan III Ill in Washington Hospital
Word from the Navy Department that Captain J. B. Coghlan who commanded the Raleigh at Manila Bay is seriously ill and has been removed to a hospital for treatment.
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Coghlan III
Washington
Navy Department
J. B. Coghlan
Raleigh
Manila Bay
Alaskan Democrats Rally Behind Bryan at Janeau
The steamer Cottage City arrived in Seattle with news that the Democratic convention held at Juneau declared for Bryan. The event underscores Bryan’s support among Alaskan Democrats as the nation heads toward the nomination.
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Bryan
Seattle
Janeau
Deadlock Over Naval Appropriation Sparks House Senate Clash
The June congressional wrangle centers on ocean survey funding in the naval appropriation bill. Rep Cannon reveals tactics by Navy hydrographer Todd as the House rebuffs the conference report. In a rare move the Speaker appoints new conferees aligned with the House position.
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WasHingTon
House
Congress
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Todd
Navy
Moody
Shafroth
Boxers in Feng Tai Provoking Imperial Edict Call
In Pekin a growing crisis as Boxers drill openly near Feng Tai. An imperial edict condemns cowardly troops and orders suppression by viceroy Pe Chi Li and General Jung Lu. Sir Claude McDonald seeks 75 more marines as foreign ministers weigh a potential audience with the empress dowager.
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Pekin
Claude McDonald
Feng Tai
Pe Chi Li
Jung Lu
Senate Battles Over Naval Bill and Armor Plate Plan
In Washington on June 8 the senate failed to agree on the naval appropriation and abandoned final adjournment. A fight over armor plate factory provisions split leaders and sparked heated charges of robbery and political corruption before Penrose’s compromise passage. The chamber adjourned amid renewed disputes on the naval bill.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Penrose
Work of Congress Sets Unprecedented Record in Short Session
Washington June 8 A complete summary shows Congress met 137 days this session with 12 152 bills introduced 1 215 total passed 283 public acts 932 private acts and 7 137 pages in the Congressional Record. The activity surpasses all four prior first sessions in shorter time.
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Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate and House Appropriations Totals Released
Senator Allison and Chairman Cannon issued a formal statement on the Fifty First Congress spending. The total appropriations for the first session reach 709,729,476 dollars.
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Washington
Allison
Tee
Cannon
House Committee On Appropriations
Hall and Ottawa Fire Relief Thanks Americans
The Hall and Ottawa fire relief committee thanks the American people for sympathy and aid. The amount received and on the way will ease present demands.
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Ottawa
Ont
Hall and Ottawa
Associated Press
Barker and Donnelly to Speak at Peter Cooper Dinner
Wharton Barker and Ignatius Donnelly, Populist candidates for president and vice president, will address a banquet at the Coliseum in Omaha Monday evening June 18 under the Peter Cooper club. The event features a dollar dinner.
Li Hung Chang Receives Highest Chinese Decoration
Vancouver June 8 Advices from the Empress of Japan report Li Hung Chang again in high favor as the dowager empress confers the Square Dragon, the highest decoration in her gift, upon him.
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Li Hung Chang
Vancouver
B. C
Japan
China
Kruger Holds Presidency in Railway Car at Machadop
London dispatch reports Transvaal executive offices are in a railway car shunted at Machadorp Station. President Kruger says the war continues with burghers fighting to the last as British forces occupy Pretoria. He notes Steyn and Dewet boost Free State efforts and defends his mobile leadership. Nine hundred British prisoners arrived at Nooitgedacht. Mrs Kruger remains in Pretoria.
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London
Transvaal
Machadorp
Kruger
Daily Express
Lourenzo Marques
Pretoria
Steyn
Dewet
Free State
Mr. Kruger
Republic
Nooitgedacht
Reinforcements Sent to Pei Ho River Action
Washington reports Bat news from Minister Donger and orders to reinforce the American naval force in the Pei Ho. Admiral Kempff warns of danger at Pekin and Admiral Remey is to send Helena or a light craft to Kempff to ascend as far as Tientsin.
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Washington
Donger
Pei Ho
Pekin
Berlin Treated Chinese Situation As Ominous
In Berlin the Chinese situation is viewed as ominous with full power given to the German admiral in Chinese waters. He could act as circumstances require if joint power by the powers is adopted as in Crete. The move may be introduced.
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Berlin
Jane
Crete
Families of Foreign Representatives Leaving Pekin for Safety
A Shanghai dispatch reports most legation families in Pekin, including Britain, are evacuated for safety. Prominent Chinese residents also depart. Unconfirmed word says two European merchants were killed at Tu Fu Chow.
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London
Shanghai
Pekin
Tu Fu Chow
Boers Concentrate Near Hath erly East of Pretoria
A dispatch from Lorenzo Marques says General Botha is concentrating near Hatherly twelve miles east of Pretoria. British prisoners are moved to Nooitgedacht in the Elands valley, with 300 arriving June 5 and 700 on June 6.
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Botha
Pretoria
London
Lorenzo Marques
Hatherly
Nooitgedacht
Elands
Lord Roberts
Waterval
Buller
Missionaries Not in Danger Across China
Advices from Dr. W. J. Willingham and Dr. W. R. Lambuth report no missionaries under Baptist or Methodist boards in China are in danger amid the Boxer movement.
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Atlanta
W. J. Willingham
Baptist Foreign Mission Board
Nashville
W. R. Lambuth
Methodist Foreign Mission Board
China
Inquiry Ordered Over Consul Focke Utterances
Berwin June 8 The German chauvinistic party denounced Dr Focke the German consul general at Cape Town for saying Germans in South Africa should act as part of a great Anglo Saxon community The foreign office ordered an inquiry and Focke has been temporarily retired pending results
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Focke
Berwin
Dr. Focke
Cape Town
South Africa
Foreign Office
Kruger rejects land offer in favor of fighting for independence
In a telegram to President Kruger, LovarEenzo Makrgves reports that Kruger thanks the offer of 100 acres of land in America but states the burghers are determined to fight for their own land and independence to the bitter end.
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LovarEenzo Makrgves
Kruger
America
Levy Named Chaplain for Next Republican Convention
Rev. Dr. Edgar M. Levy of Philadelphia received official notice from Chairman Hanna of his selection as chaplain for the upcoming Republican convention in Philadelphia. Levy, aged 80, previously served as chaplain at the 1856 Fremont convention held in this city.
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Philadelphia
Edgar M. Levy
Hanna
Levy
Brewers' association meets as tax burden shocks trade
The 40th annual United States Brewers' association session opens at Hotel Rudolph in Atlantic City with President Rudolph Brand of Chicago warning Congress tax burdens push the trade toward destitution. In Albany Georgia a Dougherty county surveyor shoots at his son after a parental dispute. the son, 19, is wounded and the father jailed.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United States Brewers’ Association
Rudolph
Rudolph Brand
Chicago
Congress
Albany
J. P. Keaton
Dougherty County
Walter
Postmaster Bans Two Credit Firms From Mails
June 8 report says the postmaster general barred the Credit General du Canada of Montreal and the Credit du Epargne of Paris from mail service over alleged lottery activities. Authorities act to curb unlawful gaming and protect postal integrity.
Consul Hollis Visited Transvaal on Private Business
Washington reports no official knowledge of Consul Hollis’s visit to Lorenzo Marques in the Transvaal. If he traveled there, it was likely for private reasons, reflecting his Boer sympathies rather than U.S. government action.
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Washington
State Department
Hollis
Lourenzo Marques
Transvaal
Casualties Grow As Thirteenth Yeomanry Surrenders
London reports indicate severe fighting before the Thirteenth Yeomanry surrendered. Publication lists 19 killed and 28 wounded, including Sir John Elliott Cecil Powers, Bart., and the Earl of Longford among the wounded.
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London
Thirteenth Yeomanry
Sir John Elliott Cecil Powers, Bart
Earl of Longford
First Royal Guests at the Exposition Arrive in Paris
The king of Sweden and Norway arrived in Paris from London as the first royal guest for the exposition. President Loubet and Foreign Minister Delcasse greeted him at the railway station.
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Paris
Sweden
Norway
London
Loubet
M. Delcasse
Donation Creates Free Scholarships at Iowa State University
E Whitney Carr of Jordan New York has given the Iowa state university 50000 dollars for free scholarships for poor young people. Mr Carr is 75 years old and made a fortune in land speculation in Iowa.
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Iowa City
E. Whitney Carr
Jordan
N. Y
Iowa State University
Carr
Iowa
City Meat Market Acquired to Serve Huron Patrons
The new owners announce purchase of the City Meat Market and pledge to merit the patronage of Huron residents through improved service and community engagement.
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