South Africa court martial tale arouses Australian anger
London April 2 Morning Leader reports alleged crimes by Australian officers in South Africa. It says they shot ten Boers after mock trials near Pietersburg while seeking £20,000 in Transvaal paper money. A German missionary was killed to stop news, prompting a Kitchener inquiry. Battles near Boschman’s Kop and a fatal train wreck near Barberton are also noted with casualties.
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London
Morning Leader
South Africa
Australia
Pietersburg
Transvaal
Hancock
Lord Kitchener
Geveral
Boschman's Kop
Lachey
Laeger
Boschman's Hop
Barberton
Hampshire
German Electrician Defends Wireless System Against Marconi
Berlin April 2 Prof A Slaby asserts in a written reply that he contributed to the May 1897 experiments of the British English telegraph department under Sir William Preece and that Marconi’s tuned telegraphy differs from those early works. He states his system is based on discoveries published in December 1900, and notes Marconi’s recent shift in views.
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Berlin
A. Slaby
William Marconi
Slaby
Engish
William Preece
Marconi
New York
Merits of Locomo Parliamentary Paper on British Tests in Egypt
London reports an Egyptian railway comparison by Lord Cromer and Lord Lansdowne. American firms win orders via rapid standardization, while British and Belgian engines rival on price and quality. British delivery delays remain a weakness.
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London
Egypt
Lord Lansdowne
Lord Cromer
United States
Amer
Promheaa Gane
Egypt Confirms American Locomotive Trials Questioned
The report details trials comparing American and British locomotives for Egyptian railways. American freight engines used more coal and carried lighter loads than British, while American passenger engines burned more coal with similar loads. The railroad board president warns against condemning American designs, citing operator differences and possible favorable outcomes with proper adjustments. Cecil Rhodes’s body lies in state in Cape Town after a private service, with his coffin draped by distinctive flags and the mass gathering of Cape police at Groote Schuur.
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Baldwin Company
Johnston
Railroad Board
Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Groote Schuur
Parliament Building
Rhodes
South Africa Company
Massikesi
Oxford
Return of Dr. Martin Former Principal of Imperial Chinese College
Dr W A P Martin former principal of the Imperial Chinese College in Peking arrives in Victoria aboard the Empress of Japan after resigning his post and accepting a possible position with the Chinese university at Wu Chang. He discusses China’s treaties, foreign influence, Manchuria and Mongolia, and predicts Russia will seek sole control with rail lines and tactics. He notes unrest in Kan-Su Shan-Si Mongolia Nin-Sghia and asserts Western powers aim to preserve China’s integrity while others pursue dissection.
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Victoria
B. C
W. A. P. Martin
Imperial Chinese College
Peking
Chinese University
Wu-Chang
Empress of
Great Britain
Japan
United States
China
Russia
France
Li Hung Chang
M. Lessas
Manchuria
Mongolia
Kan-Su
Prince Tuan
Shan-Si
Nin-Sghia
His-han-Su
Straits Settlements
Canton
F E. A. Baird
Britomart
Asapis Peking
Tso
Shin-King
Amur
Negro Butler Not Sorry in Philadelphia Murder Case
William Lane the Black man who murdered Mrs Ella J Furbush and her daughter Madeline and shot Eloise Furbush was held to await coroner action He expressed no remorse stating They deserved to die Eloise remains critical with little chance of recovery and her family member Charles A Furbush stayed near the house awaiting news
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Philadelphia
William Lane
Ella J. Furbush
Madeline
Eloise Furbush
Lane
Hosital
Eloise
Charles A. Furbush
Ella Jarden
Havana May Get a Library Proposal From Carnegie
Havana officials consider a Carnegie gift of 50000 for a public library provided a land site is offered and 5000 annually for improvements and maintenance. The council voted to accept the gift terms but noted law prevents binding future councils to the arrangement.
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Havana
Matthew Hanna
Cuba
Andrew Carnegie
Lieutenant Hanna
Carnegie
Result of labor war over brewers and union factions
In Cincinnati and surrounding towns a labor war pits trade autonomists against industrial autonomy. The Central Labor Council backed by 82 unions condemned brewery management amid a five week lockout as Gompers’s AFL ruling was rejected. Brewers deny conspiracies and seek stable rehiring terms while unions push for old workers’ reinstatement processes and control over personnel.
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Cincinnati
Central Labor Council of
Covington
Newport
United Brewery Workers
Central Labor Council
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Brewery Workers’ Union
Organized Labor
Brewery
Labor dispute Threatens Cat Industry Fallout
A labor faction seeks to press its position on the federation, arguing that the cat industry bears the brunt of a quarrel between laboring men and faces persecution for lacking the clout to sway the outcome.
Miners Idle as Rochester and Pittsburg Strike Spreads
In Altoona Pennsylvania today no mine of the Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron Company operated. Leaders met in Clearfield and a national president could not visit. Local operators who skipped the convention face a time limit to sign the scale or be called out. About 300 men at Hastings quit after a dispute over a check-off clause. Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg shops closed, 40 workers laid off, rail crews cut back, and the strike disrupts coal traffic along the line to Buffalo, Rochester and Butler. In Rochester, A G Yates of the railroad announced deliveries will be halted to protect other parts of the line, warning serious consequences for cities off the road and noting the strike may be short.
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Altoona
Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron Company
Gilday
Gilbert
McKay
Hastings
James L. Mitchell
Mitchell
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Coal Company
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
Dubois
Buffalo
Rochester
Butler
N. Y
A. G. Yates
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad
Yates
Striking hod carriers repudiate city agreement in Chicago
In Chicago on April 2 a strike was called by hodcarriers and building laborers after agent Herman Lilian repudiated an agreement made with employers. The men demanded an immediate wage rise from 30 to 30 cents effective June 1 and ordered a city wide strike. About one thousand workers may join, delaying downtown and other building operations.
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Chicago
Herman Lilian
Lilian
Lillan
Federated Metal Trades Holds Preliminary Toledo Meeting
The executive council met in Toledo to discuss matters of interest to metal workers. Attendees included E. J. Wynch president of the Metal Polisher, Plater, Buffer and Brass Molders union and federation head, John R. Cleary Coremakers president and federation secretary, L. J. Thomas Patternmakers president, P. J. Conlon of the International Association of Machinists, and Robert Kerr of Moline Illinois president of the Brotherhood of Journeymen Blacksmiths of America.
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Toledo
The
Federated Metal Trades
E. J. Wynch
Brass Molders’ International Union
Federation
John R. Cleary
Coremakers’ International Union
L. J
Labor officials hear reports at national convention
New Orleans on April 2 the second day of the national convention of officials of the bureaus of labor statistics focused on reports from state labor commissioners. Commissioner Johnson of Kansas announced the eight-hour law, long battled by employers, has been sustained by higher courts. Attention noted toward free employment bureaus in Illinois Missouri Maryland.
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New Orleans
Bureaus of Labor Statistics
Johnson
Kansas
Minois
Missouri
Maryland
Blizzard Sufferers Stranded Passengers On Snowbound Train
A snowbound train left passengers confined for four days and five nights with limited food and scarce fuel. Reports describe cramped cars, cold conditions, and gradual relief as rescue efforts progressed.
Telegraph Instrument Rescues Blizzard Stranded Train
Passengers on a Great Northern train snowbound for four days on North Dakota prairies endured hunger and cold. An amateur electrician tapped a telegraph line, enabling Minot and Williston to summon aid. Professor Colegrove of the University of Washington attempted suicide and is gravely wounded. He was en route to Hamilton, New York.
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ST. Paul
Great Northern
North Dakota
Northwest
Williston
Minot
Ray
Colegrove
University of Washington
Hamilton
N. Y
G A R Chief Tor rance Plans Southern Encampments
Judge Eli Torrance commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic will depart Minneapolis to attend multiple encampments. He will first visit the Atlanta camp on April 14 and 15, then proceed to the national soldiers home in Virginia for the Virginia and North Carolina encampment on April 16, followed by the Alabama encampment in Montgomery on April 17.
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Minneapolis
Eli Torrance
South
Grand Army
Atlanta
National Soldiers’ Home
Virginia
North Carolina
Alabama
Montgomery
Commander Torrance Heads to Louisiana and Texas Encampments
From there Commander Torrance will go to Florida for a few days rest leaving in time to attend the Louisiana encampment at Cane Girardeau near New Orleans on April 2 and on the 2th will be in Beaumont for the Texas encampment.
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Torrance
Florida
Louisiana
Cane Girardeau
New Orleans
Beaumont
Texas
Terrorizing Turks and Albanian Rebels Reported
Vienna reports allege Albanian chief Issa Boljetinao and nine followers crossed into Novibazar terrorizing Turks and threatening massacres. Morgen Zeitung notes Albanians inviting Garibaldi II to land in Albania to raise rebellion. Constantinople blames the Macedonian committee for revolutionary activity and says it has issued protection instructions to diplomats.
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London
Vienna
Neue Freie Presse
Belgrade
Issa Boljetinao
Novibazar
Morgen Zeitung
Ricciotto Garabalul
Albania
Constantinople
Macedonia
Porte
Twelve Men Shot At Waller Trial Reported In Manila
At Major Littleton Waller's court martial in Manila Private McGee testified twelve men were shot eleven in one day and one the next. The panel awaits General Smith's arrival before more witnesses. Private Healy was hanged for murder as cholera cases rise across the islands. Transport schedules push troops home by June 1 amid cholera fears.
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Manila
Littleton W. T. Waller
Marine Corps
Island of
Samar
McGee
Jacob H. Smith
Healy
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Moreland
Health Board
Major Maus
Insular
Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Congress
United States Philippine Commission
Pope cites Philippine commission and aims for concordat
In Rome a Tribune dispatch quotes the Pope as hoping for swift understanding on the Philippine commission. He says Governor Taft is most knowledgeable on the issue and plans to issue a papal bull on the Philippines. The allocution will note the commission and outline the desired concordat, seen as a major pontifical achievement.
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New York
Philippine Commission
Rome
The
Tribune
Taft
Philippines
Rumors dispelled on Bishop Messmer Manila note
Green Bay April 2. Bishop Messmer of Green Bay received a telegram from Mar Satolli stating no archbishop appointment to Manila has been made and none will be for the present. Messmer had written Satolli seeking clarification amid persistent rumors of a Papal nomination.
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Green Bay
Wis
Messmer
Manila
Philippine Islands
Mar. Satolli
Mer. Satollli
Detchemendy Seeks Recognition for Aguinaldo Capture Role
Captain George A. Detchemendy, ex Twenty second Infantry, met with Secretary Root in Washington to discuss official acknowledgment of his unit’s role in securing documents tied to Aguinaldo’s capture by General Funston’s forces. First Lieutenant Bert Fr. Merchant of the Eighth Infantry died in Manila on April 2 from dysentery and liver abscess.
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Washington
George A. Detchemendy
Twentysecond Infantry
Root
Aguinaldo
Funston
War Department
Manila
Bert Fr. Merchant
Eighth Infantry
Michigan
Cable Crook Arrives with Soldiers from Manila
SAN FRANCISCO April 2 The transport Crook arrived this morning from Manila bringing 7 soldiers in total. Among them 8 belong to the Seventh United States Infantry. The rest are discharged men and casuals.
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San Francisco
Crook
Manila
Seventh United States Infantry
Appointment of Captain Pierce as marine superintendent
San Francisco April 2 Major Devel announced Captain George H Pierce will succeed Captain John Barneson as marine superintendent of the army transport service in the city. Pierce has commanded the transport Sheridan for three years, one of the largest troop ships.
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San Francisco
George H. Pierce
Sheridan
John Barneson
Army Transport Service
Devel
Oscar F. Lane
Pierce
Army Promotions Retain Four War Heroes to Brigadier General
President Roosevelt elevates four seasoned officers, including Brigadier General Robert P. Hughes and Colonel Andrew Burt, to major general and brigadier general respectively. The group, with Michael Vincent Sheridan and Isaac D. De Russy, brings long service records from West Point, Civil War feats, and frontier campaigns to the Regular Army.
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Indianapolis
Washington
Roosevelt
West Point
Col. A. 8. Burt
Indiana
Robert P. Hughes
Isaac D. DE Russy
Andrews
Burt
Michael Vincent Sheridan
Robert B. Hughes
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Bhighteenth Infantry
Issk
Manila
P. I
Department of the Visayas
Fort Gregg
Hughes
Virginia
New York
First Infantry
Fourth Infantry
Fourteenth
Eleventh
Spain
Porto Rico
Philippines
Andrew Sheridan Burt
Cincinnati
Sixth Ohio Infantry
Eighteenth
United States Infantry
George H. Thomas
Min Springs
Halleck
R. L. Mee Cook
McCook
Eighteenth Infantry
Atlanta
Western Frontier
Seventh United States Infantry
Eighth Infantry
First Army Corps
Lee
Volnteers
Fort Logan
Colorado
The
Pee
I Burt
Shriners
Somerset
P. H. Sheridan
Leutenant
Second Missouri Infantry
Fifth Cavalry
Infantry
Adjutant General's Department
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Kitchener
Boschman
Col. Lawley
DR. Martin
Negro Butler
Mrs. Furbush
Mr. Carnegie
Reed
Brewers
Labor News
Pittsburg Company
G. A. RR
Sele Hie
Wgee
Major Waller
Smith
Heavy
Secretary of War
Kilpatrick
Sherman
Logan
Pope
B. H. Merchant
G. H. Pierce
R. P. Hughes
Andrew S&s. Burt
Isaac D. de Bassey
West Pointer
Michael V. Sheridan
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