Dispatches Point to Imminent South Africa Hostilities
News from London says South African dispatches forecast looming war with imminent hostilities. Officials in Volksrust post a telegram claiming Transvaal and Orange Free State reject British suzerainty and back a seven year franchise. Cape Town notes Afrikander leader Arthur Meyer urged peace, but reply said too late. Military men predict no offensive actions before mid next month due to dry veld.
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South Africa
Johannesburg
Orange Free State
Kruger
Volksrust
Transvaal
Cape Town
Arthur Meyer
Steyne
Politician Governor Pingree Tops Trust Conference Evening
At Cmicano on September 16 Governor Pingree of Michigan drew strong applause as the evening session opened the trust conference. Speakers included ex Secretary Charles Foster and George Gunton, with debates on government regulation and future Philippine governance.
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Pingree
Michigan
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Dudley Wooten
W. Bourke Cochran
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Chicago Board of Trade
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St. Paul
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South Bend
Ind
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New York
Foster
Ohio
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Buell
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Transvaal Reply Rejects New British Proposals
The Pretoria government expresses regret at the withdrawal of the August 23 invitation and the substitution of a new proposal. It defends its August 21 proposals, contends a joint commission is still needed, and refuses unconditional acceptance of a five year franchise. It accepts arbitration under the 1884 London convention and hopes for less onerous terms on reconsideration.
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South African Republic
Joseph Chamberlain
Transvaal
Volksraad
Joint Commission of Inquiry
Antis Organize Plan to Get Delegates on Record
The anti trust delegates meet at Sherman House and appoint a steering committee and a resolutions panel. They vow to place convention delegates on record as anti pro and instruct the steering group to survey delegates and align them for a fight.
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CuicaGo
Sherman House
Transport Tartar Held Over Crowded Conditions
A cable from Hong Kong reports the transport Tartar blocked by a British consular ruling over overcrowding aboard the ship chartered by the United States and under the British flag. The matter, involving British navigation law and possible unloading, has been referred to Ambassador Choate, with the Twentieth Kansas volunteers aboard awaiting clearance to sail.
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National Glass Seeks Price Rise in Glassware Industry
Purssure Sept 16 The National Glass company formed recently has withdrawn all quotations on prices. Salesmen from the member concerns have been recalled and told to make no sales on the road. A sharp price increase is anticipated and could be announced within days.
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Rider Haggard Leaves for Alaska Incognito with Hamilton
Rider Haggard the English novelist and Lord Ernest Hamilton depart for Alaska in the morning. They travel with an English mining syndicate active in the Atlin district and are traveling incognito.
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Alaska
Vancouver
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Five Milwaukee Brick Yards Grant 10 Percent Wage Increase
Milwaukee five brick yards, part of the Building Supply company, have granted a ten percent wage increase affecting about six hundred employees. The raise is effective immediately and applies to all in the yards.
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Milwaukee Building Supply Company
Morong Abandoned by U S Forces on Laguna Bay
Morong once held on Laguna de Bay by General Otis has been abandoned and its garrison sent to Calamba. Morong is described as unhealthy and of little value as a supply base.
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Washington
Laguna de Bay
Otis
Calamba
Bay
Hood's Sarsa parilla Promises Relief for Persistent Ills
An advertisement urges readers to invest in Hood's Sarsa parilla after wasting money on ineffective medicines. It claims many who tried it found relief and describes Hood's Pills as curing sick headache and indigestion, presenting the product as the best value.
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Milwaukee Judge Sutherland Dies in Milwaukee Hotel
Judge George E. Sutherland of Milwaukee County Superior Court died suddenly at 3 am after falling ill with heart trouble while in a theater. He was taken to a hotel, where he later died.
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Milwaukee
Cuicano
George E. Sutherland
Superior Court
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin
Yellow Fever Cases Rise in Key West
Thirty five new yellow fever cases reported in Key West over 24 hours include 13 adults and 22 children, bringing total to 253. No deaths recorded in the same period.
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Key West
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