Peace Talks and War Developments in South Africa
The London Daily Chronicle reports negotiations may end the war with limited amnesty and self government questions unresolved. Parliament plans to debate the educational bill next week while budget talks stall. A May 8 dispatch from Middleburg Transvaal notes Major Collett’s mounted force clashing with Boers on May 27, with Commandant Mason fatally wounded. An armored train also engaged Boers that evening with details pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Chronicle
South Africa
Mmnday
Chamberlain
Middleburg Trafsvaal
Collett
Repon
Mason
Burkett Renominated for Congress in Lincoln
Elmer J. Burkett of Lincoln was unanimously renominated at the First Nebraska district convention in Lincoln. He arrived by B and M at 5 40 pm and received a warm reception at the depot before addressing the audience in the auditorium. Burkett thanked supporters and cited securing a 300 000 post office appropriation with help from Mysvid Mercer and the Nebraska delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer J. Burkett
Lincoln
Nebraska
Theld
Lever
Barkett
Mysvid Mercer
Congress
Senate Proceedings Brief Silver Coinage Bill Discussed
Washington dispatch reports the senate, amid Pauncefote funeral attendance, recessed from noon to 2 pm. The rules committee report on the silver coinage measure was debated as special business, with a roll call vote failing 49 to 75. The bill would authorize the secretary of the treasury to coin silver bullion purchased under the July 24, 1890 act into subsidiary coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pauncefote
Senate
Hoar
Dafzeld
Rep
Hon
Dem
Colo
Secretary of the Treasury
Edison claims storage battery tests prove promise of electric transport
Thomas A. Edison announced a sold problem of electrical transport as his storage battery showed endurance on test runs. Two automobilists reported a twenty one cell battery powered a car over sixty two miles on rough hills and eighty five miles on gentler terrain per charge with no deterioration. Edison aims for a thousand mile test next week. The battery weighed 332 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Edison
Arange
Edison
Morgan Progressing Toward Major Mining Deal in Czar Domain
The 4, Post reports Morgan advancing plans for a large mining agreement in the Czar realm with high level discussions featuring prominent figures in St. Petersburg. The article notes significant quarrels and growing interest from key parties in the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quar
Petersburg
Philippine rebel leader Buencamino visits Washington
Senor Filipe Buencamino arrives in Washington from San Francisco and meets Secretary Root. He plans to meet President and testify before the Senate Philippine committee. He seeks ties with US people and visits his sons at Berkeley College, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senor
Filipe Buencamino
Federal Party
Philippines
San Francisco
Root
War Department
Senate Philippine Committee
Buencamino
Aguinaldo
Fire Starts With Xerosené Injures Woman in Fort Dodge
In Fort Dodge Iowa a fire started when a can exploded while using xerosené. Mrs H L Hahn’s clothing caught fire as her baby lay in the burning kitchen. Neighbors broke a window to rescue the infant uninjured. The mother suffered serious burns but is expected to recover.
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Fort Dodge
H. L. Hahn
Eother
Waverly Philanthropist Surrenders Land for Mercy Hospital
Abraham Slimmer of Waverly Iowa arranges to surrender his home and park to the Sisters of Mercy of Dubuque for a hospital. The sisters expect operation by October and will add to the existing building. The property, including the land, is valued at about 20 000 dollars with a quit-claim deed already given.
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Abraham Slimmer
Waverly
Sisters of Mercy of
Lincoln church supper poisons affects thirty families
Thirty families in Lincoln reportedly fell ill after a church supper at the Second Presbyterian Church. One man, Asngero, grew very ill while others suffered violently but are improving. Doctors have not determined if the illness comes from potted ham frit gelatin potato salad or ice cream.
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Lincoln
Sofar
Second” Presbyterian Church
Hulthorst
Elephant Kills Spectator At Forepaugh Circus
R F Blount aged 39 of Fort Wayne Indiana was killed by Topsey an elephant in Forepaugh and Sells circus now in Brooklyn N Y Blount was flashing a water glass to the beast when it struck him lifting him with its trunk and dashing him to the ground breaking his bones and beating his brains out
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R. F. Blount
Seort Wayne
Ind
Forepaugh & Sella’ Circus
Brooklyn
N. Y
Blount
Woman given life for Delta murder by poison marriage
Sarah Kuhn, a young woman, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her aged husband at Delta. The Supreme Court denied her a new trial this morning. The crime occurred four months after their marriage. the husband was crippled, and she concealed his long illness until after the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah . Kuhn
Delta
Supreme Court
Kuhn
Hasbanad Suspected of Stealing Children in Iowa Case
Hasbanad steals children. Willberger of Phattsmouth who deserted his wife and two small children last summer and recently married a younger sister of his wife in Council Bluffs is supposed to have kidnapped his children from their mother. The woman left her children with a family for a few weeks and when she returned for them they were gone.
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Willberger
Phattsmouth
Council Bluffsla
Robbery Reported In Paris Hotel Jewelry Heirlooms Stolen
A Paris dispatch says Mrs. Thomas Kensett and her daughter Gertrude Cornwall on Hudson New York were robbed of 50000 dollars worth of jewelry from a trunk in their hotel room near the Grand Opera. The items were heirlooms.
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Thomas Kensett
Gertrudf
Cornwall-on-Hudson
N. Y
Paris
Lincoln library opens with Carnegie gift to city
The city formally opens the new Lincoln library building funded by Andrew Carnegie. Tuesday ceremonies and informal events mark the handover and dedicatory activities, with the completed structure officially turned over to city officials.
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Lincoln Library
Andrew Carnegie
King Christian and Danish West Indian treaty development
A terse report notes King Christian moves on negotiations with Denmark over a West Indian treaty while Berlin officials report Emperor William refused to meet Lieutenant Commander Herbert H. Matteson, the implicated cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian
Berlin
William
Controversy Over School Move Ends With Fire
A district No 23 schoolhouse near Cushing Nebraska was burned, suspected arson amid long battles over relocating the building into town. The structure was a top county classroom and insurance losses are significant as the community awaits the next annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cushing
Neb
PRISONER BREAKS JAIL IN VALENTINE NE
Harmon Schwaberow was sentenced to five years for grand larceny in Valentine Nebraska but escaped custody during an evening court session. Deputies scour the region pursuing the 41 year old six foot two hundred pound suspect who may have fled toward the Sioux reservation. A $500 reward is offered for his capture.
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Valentine
Neb
Harmon Kwaberow
Harrington
Schwaberow
Sioux Reservation
Dakota
Nebraska
Famine Worsens in Russia as Scourge Expands
Report notes 6615 scurvy cases in 241 villages of Minzelinsk district on April 14, up from 2723 on March 14, signaling widespread famine suffering. Siberian merchants decry influx of foreign goods from Manchuria and beyond, urge frontier guard action against smuggling, while petroleum shipments go to Christiania amid oil market shifts.
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Russia
Minzellinsk
Curfa
Siberian
Manchuria
Siberia
Frontier Guard
Christiania
Norway
Sealing Schooner Hatzie Believed Lost After Storm
The sealing schooner Hatzie, the only coast fleet vessel not yet returned to Victoria, B C, has reportedly been lost. It vanished after its spring cruise began February 15 and is thought to have sunk in the February 24 storm. Captain Daley led the crew including Farley, Dooley, Medina, Christian, a cook, and twenty four Kiowotok Indians. Daley is married with a family.
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Hatzie
Victoria
B. C
Halzic
Daley
Monet N Farley
P. Dooley
A. Medina
W. Christian
Kiowotok
Captain Daley
Snakes Fill Otoe Depot Prompt Resignations
Two railroad operators at Santa Fe block station Otoe Kansas resign after rains flood creeks feeding snakes into a boxcar depot three miles from the agency. They cite an unusual infestation and inability to control the reptiles as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Watson
Santa Fe
Otoe
Kan
Homeseekers Excursion to Huron on June 17
Lincoln round trip fare listed at 12.30 dollars for a Homeseekers excursion to Huron on Tuesday June 17. The ad promises a free tourist sleeper and choice lands, with sales contact in Lincoln.
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Huron
Lincoln
Choice Lands
Clinton
Beef Famine Looms as Chicago Butchers Strike Escalates
In Chicago a beef shortage grows with 200 northwest side butchers closing shops until teamster concessions are granted. Jewish butchers refuse yard meat purchases, ice and coal deliveries halted in many areas, and renewed clashes prompt police to double details near stock yards. The scene resembles an armed camp as tensions rise and more businesses face disruption.
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Chicago
Kansas fruit crop seen as large this year
Secretary W H Barnes of the Kansas State Horticultural Society says the fruit crop in Kansas should be large with promise of a good season. B F Smith of Lawrence reports fifteen acres of pear trees, while Wellhouse expects to ship 100 carloads of apples from an 800 acre Osage county orchard. Peach crop in southeastern Kansas is excellent though strawberries will be weaker due to last summer's drought. Wellhouse is building a large apple storehouse and cooperage plant at Leavenworth.
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W. H. Barnes
Kansas State Horticultural Society
Kansas
Secreary Barnes
B. F. Smith
Lawrence
Osage County
Fred
Wellhouse
Leavenworth
Beauty treatment fatal mystery in Chicago case
Six hours after a face beautifying treatment by a specialist Miss May Thomson died. The coroner and police investigate possible heart failure induced by suffocation after a plaster cast was used during the procedure. Miss Thomson worked as a stenographer for Sprague Warner & Co.
Declare Checks Are Bogus In Nebraska City Theft Attempt
A man who gave the name Harry Carroll passed counterfeit checks in Nebraska City on Thursday. He secured seven dollars from Mrs. G. W. Anderson, eight fifty from Bader Bros, and eight seventy five from U. S. Paradise before being stopped. He carried signed checks and a conductor card bearing the alias W. J. Auld of Durango Col. He was jailed after one victim grew suspicious.
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Harry Carroll
Nebraska City
G. W. Anderson
Bader Bros
U. S. Paradise
W. J. Auld
Durango
Pierce plans Fourth of July celebration with sports and speakers
Citizens of Pierce Nebraska appointed committees to organize the Fourth of July. Subscriptions reached nearly $1,000 with a large purse for a baseball game and plans include correspondence with noted speakers. The afternoon features various sports and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Neb
Clang to Tree Tops Rescue Near Elmdale
Two Russian Jewish men attempting to ford Diamond Creek near Elmdale lost their wagon and supplies. They clung to tree tops for hours until Elmdale residents rescued them, their clothing and cash gone and both men near exhaustion.
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Elmdale
Diamond Creek
Town Fire Destroys sixteen Buildings in Jerry Shore
A two hour blaze in Jerry Shore Pa. swept through the business district destroying sixteen structures and causing losses between twenty five and thirty thousand dollars. Help from Lockhaven and Wil arrived as flames were brought under control.
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Jerry Shore
Ee Se
Lockhaven
Wil
Water Scarcity Strains Sekai Farm Community
In Sekai, residents report severe water shortage affecting farming and daily life. Local officials and organizations work to secure supplies as households conserve and seek aid.
Work of scientists machine to aid engravers
A Roanoke inventor J. H. Martin presents an improved pantograph style device to copy or resize patterns for engraving or drawing. The machine supports in-position work, uses a tracer and engraver arm, and allows horizontal lengthening or shortening of the copy within a circle of tool travel.
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J. H. Martin
Roanoke
Mars Ice Caps and Cold Temperatures Questioned
The article discusses Prof Holden and Prof Percival Howell in Popular Astronomy. It argues Mars is extremely cold perhaps 100 to 200 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. It claims Mars lacks atmosphere to retain heat and suggests frozen carbonic acid may compose the so called ice caps.
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Kifte
Mara’ Lee
Holden
Mars
Percival Howell
Earth
Tts
Wind powered scarecrow lamp uses mirrors to deter birds
Inventor Alexander C. Davis of Lafayette Indiana unveils a wind driven animated scarecrow device. A fixed frame supports two lamps at ends and a central revolving wheel carries mirrors to flash light across fields. Wind turns the wheel aiding daytime sun flashes to frighten hawks crows and pests.
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Alexander C. Davis
Lafayette
Ind
Paris As Hub Of International Telephone Wire Net
Paris functions as the center of a world telephone system with cables reaching London Hamburg and Berlin and linking to Tunis through a French ring port. The Paris Hamburg circuit spans about the same distance as the Paris Tunis link. The air line distance from Paris to Turin is not completed in the fragment.
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Paris
London
Hamburg
Berlin
Tunis
Turin
Roundabout Telegraph Routes Reduce Distance in Transatlantic Messaging
A Paris to Cologne relay via Bertin increases wire distance by about 375 miles, totaling around 1,000 miles. Cologne notes no loss of message distinctness or time due to the longer path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Cologne
Bertin
Inventive Outlook Promises New Processes and Machines
A magazine article surveys fresh ideas from waste oils and byproducts to replace scarce materials. It highlights kerosene refinement from sludge, plant fibers in warship fillings, and a novel boat launching device by Samuel Teyruttain of Boston to ease water entry and propulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everybody's
India
Samuel Teyruttain
Boston
Mass
Improved Fog Signaling by Submarine Bell at Egg Rock
An experiment at Egg Rock Lynn England placed a bell fifty feet below a buoy in fifteen fathoms of water and struck it by electricity from Egg Rock Lighthouse. Listening devices on ships can hear the bell three to five miles away and possibly ten to twelve miles, signaling fog.
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Egg Rock
Lynn
Englana
At &Brson
Improved bulkhead doors on German liner ship
The North German Lloyd steamship Kronprinz Wilhelm features water tight bulkhead doors below the water line. Invented by Prof. Dorr the system allows doors to be controlled from the bridge or the bulkhead. A demonstration closed all twenty doors from the bridge.
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Krotpring Wilhelm
Lloyd Steamship Company
Prof
Dorr
Kronprinzg Wilhelm
Unknown Germs Balloon Ascents Lead Hutchison Venture
English scientist Dr. F W Hutchison conducts a series of balloon ascents from Lom London vicinity aiming to study unseen germs. The project seeks to advance understanding of atmospheric biology and microbial spread at high altitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Hutchison
Lom 4On
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