Three Boer Generals Arrive in London in Warm Reception
Generals Botha De Wet and Delarey reached Southampton and were greeted by officials and crowds before boarding the Nigeria. They declined the naval review citing fatigue, planned to travel to Holland, and aim to raise funds for Boer families. De Wet hinted at a US visit before returning home.
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Botha, DE Wet
Delarey
London
Botha
de Wet
Delary
Southampton
Nigeria
Joseph Chamberlain
Earl Roberts
Lord Kitchener
Mrs. Chamberlain
Lady Roberts
Abraham Fischer
Hague
Holland
Lucas Meyer
United States
South Africa
Witnes
Lord Roberts
King Edward
Cowes
Papal Delegates and Peer News From Across Europe
The report notes Mer. Merry Del Val may head to Vienna as Papal nuncio while Mer. Falconio could move from Canada to Washington. In Switzerland an avalanche on the Matterhorn kills one tourist and injures two guides. Paris hosts Putnam Bradlee Strong and May Yohe incognito at a hotel amid a quiet mood. Peter’s Pence in Rome raises only £5,000. The Earl of Dudley becomes lord lieutenant of Ireland. James R. Keene and J. H. Levy sail to New York aboard the Lucania. Charlemagne Tower visits Chicago and Albany as ships prepare to sail to Copenhagen.
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India
Mer. Merry del Val
Edward
Vienna
Mer. Falconio
Canada
Washington
Peter
Rome
Earl of Dudley
Ireland
Earl Cadogan
Dubin
James R. Keene
J. H. Levy
New York
Cunard
Liverpool
Charlemagne Tower
United States
Russia
Chicago
Albany
Kroonstadt
Copenhagen
United States acquires German gun for army upgrade
Berlin reports the War Department secures rights to Ehrhardt’s new gun design for U S field artillery. Capt Heny D Borup travels to Dusseldorf to learn construction details while Ehrhardt’s firm, with a branch in Eisenach, has supplied prior models to Britain. Krupp’s lighter bore gun is discussed as a competing design.
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Berlin
United States War Department
Herr Ehrhardt
Dusseldorf
Heny D. Borup
United States Ordnance Department
Eisenach
Krupps
United States
Herr Krupp
Pittsburg
Germany
Borup
Paris
Bonds Listed For Various Indiana Counties And Cities
Bond listings show multiple county and city allocations across Indiana and nearby Ohio. Entries include Delaware, Clark, Lake, Fowler, Lawrence, Greene, Martin, Cass, Clay, Knox, and Laporte counties with varying sums, plus a Springfield Ohio amount and a Citizens' Street by 10 shares Capital National.
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Col
Del
Mar
Clark County
Ind
Lake County
Fowler
Lawrence County
Greene County
Martin County
Cass County
Springfield
Ohio
Jefferson County
Laporte County
Clay County
Knox County
Capital Nationa
Grocers Plan Annual Picnic At State Fair Grounds
The Retail Grocers Association will host its big picnic at the state fair grounds on August 27 afternoon. Eighteen events include youth races, clerk sprints, delivery and grazing horse trotting, open two mile bicycle race, and balloon ascent with parachute. Cash prizes for motorcycle and horse events. other prizes donated by city merchants. Music by the Indianapolis Military Band and dancing from 2 to 10:30 p m.
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Indianapolis
Grist family reunion noted at Broad Ripple Park
City briefs report a Grist family reunion at Broad Ripple Park next Thursday. George H. Thomas W R C No 2 will hold a meeting Tuesday afternoon in Pearsons Hall. Zouave Cadets exhibit drill at Broad Ripple this afternoon. Tata Council D of P 123 hosts lawn fete Wednesday at Mrs Bower Smiths 117 North State. Rev Frank C Beck to speak at 3 30 in the YMCA building. Ladies Auxiliary Cap itol Council YML hosts reception and dance next Thursday night at the Canoe Club. Mr and Mrs W P Batchelder entertain Woman's Auxiliary of R W P C tomorrow evening. Judge Stubbs may seek next lace to empower County Commissioners to build an industrial school.
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Grist
Broad Ripple Park
George H. Thomas
Frank C. Beck
Maleton M. E. Church
Capitol Council
W. P. Batchelder
Talbott Avenue
Woman's Auxiliary
Stubbs
Chicago
P. P. McAleer
J. W. Lewis
J. G. Murray
Holleran
W. J. Moore
West Washington Street
Joliet
New York
Father Lewis
Archbishop Corrigan
Henry Warrum
North Meridian Street
Pennsylvania
Washington Streets
Robert Scott
New Boston
Scott
Sample
Judge Reprimands Attorney Over Court Rulings
Judge Stubbs reprimanded Attorney Edward C. Little for contesting court rulings. Little argued his remarks were aimed at the prosecutor over alleged evidence suppression in a previous case. The judge warned him not to attempt to dictate courtroom rules in the future.
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Stubbs
Edward C. Little
Little
Picnic at Broad Ripple by Indiana Republican editors
A basket picnic will be held at Broad Ripple on Friday August 2 by the Republican editors of Indiana in accordance with arrangements from the Republican Editorial Association meeting at Put Bay. The arrangements committee includes L L Whitehead L Small and N N Landon.
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Broad Ripple
Indiana
Put- Bay
Committee On
L.L. Whitehead
L. Small
N. N. Landon
Fire from defective Mue gutted rooms at Belmont Ave house
A defective Mue caused a fire in a double frame house at 9% North Belmont Avenue yesterday afternoon, severely damaging furniture in the rooms occupied. No injuries reported. Fire department investigated the blaze and noted flames confined to the interior living spaces.
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Belmont Avenue
Indianapolis Gas Plans Fuel Gas Venture In City
President Hastings of an Indianapolis company is expected in about ten days to discuss fuel gas plans with local officials. The firm may convert part of its big storage tank capacity to fuel gas and mix natural and artificial gas for customers, with price concerns noted at about one dollar per thousand cubic feet.
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Indianapolis Gas Company
Hastings
John R
Action Against John Newhouse Is Filed
Constable Philip Marer pressed the power of Deputy Constable John Newhouse after his return from San Francisco with Charles M. Davis, a fifteen year old deserter from the navy. Attorney Richard Coleman is accused of paying Newhouse 25 for the trip, while Davis the boy’s father, George B. Davis, says Newhouse promised to take him along. Coleman denies the charge and Davis has asked W. P. Regan to pursue action.
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Philip Marer
John Newhouse
Newhouse
San Francisco
Charles M. Davis
Richard Coleman
George B. Davis
Street Car Company
Coleman
Davis
W. P. Regan
State Board of Tax Commissioners to hold third session
The second session ends tomorrow and the board will start a ten day third session Tuesday to hear appeals from first session assessments. An unusually large number of appeals from telephone and railroad companies are expected. Governor Durbin will return Monday after visiting Michigan to resume duties with the board.
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State Board of Tax Commissioners
Durbin
Michigan
Night shooting in Illino is street shocks neighborhood
G K Haverfield of 1133 North Illinois street fired at a colored man in his kitchen last night. He chased the man through the house, fired as he moved, and again after the man fell against a grape arbor. The intruder escaped in darkness, with Haverfield claiming he wounded him.
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G. K. Haverfield
North
Ilinois Street
Haverfield
Gardener Injured as Wagon Struck by Street Car on Shelby
Leon Dufranz of 164 Shelby street was knocked from his wagon by street car No 5H at 11 last night. He received a gash on the left temple as his barrels and boxes spilled across Shelby street, elderly gardener on his way home from market.
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Leon Dufranz
Shelby Street
Dufranz
Market
Dufrant
Plans for Merchants Heating and Lighting Company works
The Board of Works reviewed proposed downtown distribution plans using Court and Pearl streets from New Jersey street to Senate avenue as far as practicable. It notes these streets have enough pines and suggests laying new pipes on both sides of Washington street from New Jersey street to Senate avenue.
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Board of Works
Merchants’ Heating and Lighting Company
Court
Pearl Streets
New Jersey Street
Senate Avenue
Washingtontreet
German Day Parade and Picnic Planned in Indianapolis
A German day celebration features a parade through downtown streets at 9:30 this morning with forty three singing and social societies. Capt. J L Bieler will present a silk flag to the Indianapolis Zouave Cadets before the parade. This afternoon at Germania Park the singing societies perform followed by gymnastic displays by Turner organizations.
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Germania Park
J. L. Bieler
Indianapolis
Mrs Julia Bindemann Dead in Detroit Death
Word comes from Detroit of the death of Mrs Julia Bindemann formerly Miss Julia Stein daughter of Heinrich Stein of this city. She was married to Albert Bindemann a Detroit musician. Death due to paralysis. Mrs Bindemann was well known here years ago active in German singing societies.
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Detroit
Julia Bindemann
Julia Stein
Heinrich Stein
Bindemann
Albert Bindemann
Mre Bindemann
South Africa Settlement Interest Dwindles in London
London reports little public interest in settling South Africa as proposed schemes fail to draw emigrants. Many Americans file South Africa pass applications at the U S embassy, but none qualify as emigrants. Pro-Boer voices cheer while mine labor remains tight with a 200 000 worker shortfall and Kaffirs wary of steady toil.
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London
South Africa
United States
Foreign Office
Rhodes Scholarships Likely Delayed Arrival at Oxford
London Aug 16 The Rhodes scholarships may not reach Oxford until 1904 due to complex details in Cecil Rhodes will. George R Parkin principal of Upper Canada College has been appointed to draft the plan for allocation and will tour British colonies after leaving London for New York on Aug 12 to gather authorities views before regulations are drawn. Executors seek broad input from governors colonial premiers and national groups before final decisions.
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London
Cecil Rhodes
Oxford University
George Robert Parkin
Upper Canada College
Toronto
Oceanic
New York
Mr. Rhodes
C. C. Kitson
Military College
Sandhurst
Royal Commission
War Office
Kitson
West Point Academy
Gates faction eyed for Colorado Fuel and Iron top post
Chicago reports Henry C. Rice, superintendent at Bayview Mills, Illinois Steel, slated for Colorado Fuel and Iron president if the Gates faction wins the annual meeting. John J. Mitchell, John W. Gates and Edwin Hawley travel from New York to Denver for the August 2 meeting. Proxies indicate Rice’s presidency is likely while board direction remains unsettled. George Gould and D. G. Reid named as potential board members.
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Chicago
Henry C. Rice
Bayview Mills
Illinois Steel Company
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Gates
John J. Mitchell
John W. Gates
Edwin Hawley
New York
Denver
Fuel and Iron Company
Mr. Gates
George Gould
D. G. Reid
Three Boer Leaders Concluded From First Page
Inadequate medicine and food rival ship fever scandals at Montauk Point. Overcrowding admitted on the transport Aurania before sailing to Cape Town. The wartime relief system aided widows and orphans, but time expired soldiers seek work. Employers failed to preserve jobs, while farmers need laborers as postwar distress grows. A Westminster Abbey plan aims to stage Housman’s Nativity play at Westminster Cathedral.
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Montauk Point
Long Island
Spain
Australia
Aurania
Cape Town
United Kingdom
Westminster Abbey
Cardinal Vaughan
Westminster
Laurence Housman
Wills and deaths of Mr and Mrs Fair stir San Francisco estate case
The article explains two wills found in Knight & Haggerty's custody for Mrs. Fair and Charles L. Fair, detailing legacies to relatives and questions of separate or community property. It notes the public administrator's pending motion for letters of administration, priority of death issues, anticipated probate hearings, and the plan to place both bodies in the Fair mausoleum beside Senator James G. Fair.
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L. Fair
Knight & Haggerty
Charles L. Fair
Hagerty
Herman Ostrichs
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Farnham
Charles IL
Fair
Carroll Cook
Texan steamship launched at Camden yard
The Texan, last of three sister ships built for the American-Hawaiian line by New York Shipbuilding Company, was successfully launched in Camden New Jersey. It measures 484 feet 3 inches in length, 57 feet beam, 42 feet 6 inches depth, with a displacement of 16 16 tons and a cargo capacity of 11.0% tons.
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Camden
N. J
Texan
New York Shipbuilding Company
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
Verdict Reached in Penrose Court Martial
ERIE Pa August 4 The court martial to try Assistant Paymaster Charles W Penrose on false returns embezzlement scandalous conduct absence from duty and negligence reached a verdict tonight after four and a half hours of deliberation. Findings were sealed and sent to Washington for revision and public release by the secretary of the navy.
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Erie
Charles W. Penrose
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
New Customs House Scheme Approved
Treasury approves a plan for collecting duties on passengers baggage by express company checks drawn against deposits with the Treasury. Express firms must deposit 10000 in U S government bonds to cover overdrafts and insurer losses, with daily deposits often exceeding 35000 before 10 am.
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New York
Port Stranahan
Treasury Department
United States
Many Kaiser Songs Written for 1903 Saengerfest
President I ff Wieman of the National Saengerfest Association announced that 381 Kaiser song compositions for the June 1903 saengerfest in Baltimore have been received and submitted to judges David Melamet O B Bolse and Edward Helmendahl. The time limit has expired. About one third come from the United States. the rest from Europe including Germany Russia Switzerland France Poland Austria Holland and England.
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Baltimore
I. Ff. Wieman
David Melamet
O. B. Bolse
Edward Helmendahl
Europe
Germany
Russia
Switzerland
France
Poland
Austria
Holland
England
Exhumation Sought in Morris Death Probe near Guthrie
Authorities in Guthrie Oklahoma Territory investigate the death of C N Morris of Emporia Kansas near Orlando as a possible murder after a runaway accident. Morris is buried in a country cemetery in a lot reportedly bought by loan agent Cox who disappeared after Morris died. Both men were strangers in Orlando.
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Guthrie
C. T
C. N. Morris
Emporia
Kan
Orlando
Morris
Cox
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