Peace Hopes Rise in South Africa as Boer Delegates Report
British officials and Boer leaders signal possible peace after Pretoria talks. Delegates including Botha Delarey De Wet and Smuts left for Vereeniging to report to the burghers, with amnesty and banishment terms central. Balfour hinted a definite statement may come next Monday as censorship guards terms.
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Kitchener
Milner
Pretoria
Vereeniging
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
South Africa
Schalkbur
Transvaal
Lucas Meyer
Orange Free State
Botha
Delarey
de Wet
Reitz
Smuts
Beyer
Landrost Brand
Great Britain
Jameson
The
Times
Balfour Talks Peace in South Africa as Cabinet Meets
London May 2 The British Cabinet met briefly to finalize terms of the South Africa peace agreement. Prime Minister Balfour said a public statement on the negotiations may come Monday though not guaranteed, and the budget discussion awaited the peace outcome. Commandant Malan and Boer pockets in Cape Colony remain active amid ongoing raider bands and the wider commando movement.
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South Africa
Mr. Balfour
House of
Joseph Chamberlain
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
Cap
Malan
Middleburg
Cape Colony
Scheeper
Beer
Kritzinger
Coliet
Vag
Transvaal
Cape Town
Beer Delegates Return to Vereeniging as Peace Talks Open
Lord Milner leaves Pretoria for Johannesburg while Beer delegates head back to Vereeniging to join peace conference preparations. Camp facilities include sixty bell tents, twenty marquees, ample water, electric lights, and British medical staff. Delegates enjoy outdoor games with the Orange Free State team beating the Transvaal and a Scots Guards guard of honor present.
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Lord Milner
Johannesburg
Vereeniging
Transvaal
Raconieine
Trasvaal
Vaal
Orange Free State
Scots Guards
Onor
Union veterans withdraw from parade over Confederate flag
In Birmingham Alabama members of the local post Grant Army of the Republic quit the parade honoring Gen Fitzhugh Lee after a color bearer carried a Confederate flag. About thirty five Union veterans left the ranks citing G A R rules forbid marching with a Confederate flag present.
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Grant Army of the Republic
Fitzhugh Lee
Gravel trains collide in Alma wreck kills engineer
At Alma Wisconsin a northbound gravel train collided with a standing inspection party on a new unloading car. E J Blake Burlington consulting engineer was killed. Several officials including Cunningham Breckinridge and Bessler were seriously injured or may die.
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la Crosse
Larson
Web Russell
Alma
Pekin
G. H. Frey
Trusts and the tariff move to lead campaign
In Washington on May 2 the Democratic congressional committee held a private session. Ben Cable of Illinois was named chairman and Judson Harmon of Cincinnati attended with senators and representatives. A seven member subcommittee was appointed to study trusts and tariff, with results to be reviewed at a House caucus. The headquarters will be in Washington with Griggs in charge and Cable directing Western operations from Chicago. The full committee also backed a pending immigration bill.
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Democratic Congressional Committee
Ben T. Cable
Alinots
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
Congress
House
Committee of Seven
Congressional Committee
Cable
Griggs
Chicago
Newlands
Nevada
Turner
Glenn
Four Persons Drown in Columbia River Boat Capsize
In the Columbia river near Martins Bluff twelve miles above Kalama four people died when a rowboat capsized last night. The drowned were Herbert Martin twenty four Ivy Martin sixteen Lillie Durkee twenty one and Lizzie Durkee eighteen. Mrs Jones Mrs E C Martin and Ella Martin were aboard. Herbert Martin saved his mother a sister and Mrs Jones before himself drowning along with three others.
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Ore
Columbia River
Martins Bluff
Kalama
Herbert Martin
Ivy Martin
Lillie Durkee
Lizzie Durkee
Jones
E. C. Martin
Ella Martin
Arc
Chicago Beef Shortage Sparks Riots and Strike Actions
Chicago May 29 shortage leaves thousands unable to buy beef as 200 Northwest Side butchers close shops until the teamsters gain concessions. Violence erupts with police, riots, and escort of meat wagons to hotels and restaurants.
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Chicago
Bohemian Butchers’ Association
Northern Pacific Tacoma Shops Give 5 Percent Wage Increase
Notice announced in Tacoma on May 29 states all employees at the Northern Pacific shops will receive a 5 percent wage increase starting June 1. About eight hundred workers are affected.
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Tacoma
Wash
Northern Pacific
Ford Tragedy Rivalry Claim Emerges in Unpublished Tale
A circulated tale links the Ford murders to a dispute over an inheritance. Malcolm Ford allegedly demanded 25000 dollars from Paul Leicester Ford a week before the shooting, citing a signed waiver on will rebating. He purportedly warned he would return for the sum or take drastic action.
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Ford
Paul Leicester Ford
Malcolm W
Malcolm
Paul
Receiver for Oil Company Named in Kentucky Court
Judge Tarvin in Covington Kenton County Circuit Court appointed George M. Keefer as receiver for the Texas and Louisiana National Oil Company. The firm, with 2 million capital, owns thousands of acres in Texas, Louisiana and Kentucky and operates drilling prospects with mixed results. A 3000 acre tract near Somerset Kentucky is among its holdings, with options on more land in Texas.
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Tarvin
Kenton
Covington
E. Y. Ames
George M. Keefer
Texas and Louisiana National Oil Company
Texas
Louisiana
Kentucky
Dr. Ames
Somerset
Preacher Warns Women on Marriage Decisions at College
Rev. Peter Ainsley of Baltimore urged Hamilton Female College graduates to choose husbands carefully. He warned against reforming a man through marriage, saying he would rather marry an ape and wait for him to change. The address at the Lexington Opera House drew daughters of southern wealth from various plantations and stock farms.
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Lexington
Peter Ainsley
Baltimore
Christian Church
Hamilton Female College
Lexington Opera House
Quarantine Talks Stir As Indiana Boards Convene
Health boards in Indiana may convene today with little expectation of a quarantine. Officials express strong optimism that a fully satisfactory compromise may be reached during the meetings.
Indiana aims to curb smallpox quar antine clash with Kentucky
Indiana State Board of Health plans to meet in Louisville with Kentucky officials to resist a quarantine against Indiana. Governor Durbin pledges state action to curb spread and ensure county health officers fully enforce smallpox controls. Attorney General Taylor affirms Indiana's power to compel county officers to act.
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Indiana State Board
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Kentucky Board
Harry
Kentucky
Durbin
Taylor
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Matthews
Kentucky State Board of Health
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Galt House
Indiana Kentucky on Smallpox Quarantine Dispute
Indiana and Kentucky health officials clash over border smallpox control. Governor Durbin backs strong county actions with the State Board of Health, while Kentucky weighs retreat if enforced orders are issued. The dispute centers on powers to quarantine and coordinate across the Ohio river counties.
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Indiana State Board
Kentucky Health Board
Ohio River
Kentucky Board
Hurry
Durbin
State Board of Health
State Board
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Posey, Clark
Ohio
Pee
Spencer County
Kentucky
Indiana
Louisville
Taylor
Boards of Health
Nelson Bill Approved by Postmaster General Payne
Postmaster General Payne approves Senator Nelsons bill for free delivery in towns over 5000 population or with gross postal receipts over 6000. The plan aims to bridge between city carrier service and rural free delivery and adds 919 cities to free delivery, with 400 to be funded next year. Roosevelt expresses satisfaction as Cabinet discussions proceed in Washington. James Barcus of Terre Haute in town. Mrs Gresham and son Otto attend Arlington memorials.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Payne
Nelson
Senate
James 8. Barcus
Terre Haute
Jury Reprimand Follows Not Guilty Verdict in Brother Murder
Chicago May 2. Judge Kav anaugh reprimands jurors after William McFettridge is found not guilty of murdering his brother Robert. The judge says the evidence was direct and conclusive and would have supported the death penalty. McFettridge claimed self defense despite witnesses saying Robert was unarmed.
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Chicago
William McFettridge
Kavanaugh
McFettridge
Willam McFettridge
Robert
William
Panama Governor Criticizes Consul Gudger Over Resupply
Panama City May 23 General Salazar denounces U S consul Gudger for delaying action as Herrera’s decree expropriates Chiriqui province produce Americans own plantations. Salazar orders government gunboats to seize revolutionary vessels to protect U S citizens interests while awaiting a key decision at Punta.
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Colombia
Salazar
Herrera
Chiriqui
H. A. Gudger
United States
Philadelphia
General Salazar
Gudger
General Herrera
Bocas del Toro
Chuculto
Boyacatesca
Punta
Filipinos Not Fighting for Liberty Say Morgan
Senator Morgan argued Aguinaldo was a tool of the Hong Kong junta and that Filipinos were not fighting for liberty but for foreign agendas. He defended U S policy, praised religious freedom, and urged steady governance in the Philippines amid a close Senate debate led by Mr Lodge and Mr Spooner.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Lodge
Philippines
United States
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Aguinaldo
Hong Kong
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Spooner
Roosevelt
Momiey
Alabama
Morgan
Manila
Spain
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Dewey
Congress
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Hong-Kong
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