Vet River Action Presses Boer Defenses on Opposite Bank
London dispatch dated May 5 reports Lord Roberts’s forces near Vet River with Pole Carew and Seventh Division in march. The enemy holds a strong position opposite the river as guns contest for hours. Mounted infantry under General Hutton crossed at dusk under heavy fire. Hamilton’s cavalry and the Twelfth Lancers disrupt Boer junctions and Black Watch troops dislodge the right flank with naval gun support. Barton’s brigade is heavily engaged two miles north of Roodan as they advance ridge after ridge. Casualties for Hamilton and Hunter expected soon.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Vet River
Pole ‘Carew
Wavell
Maxwell
Hutton
Household Cavalry
Twelfth Lancers
Kitchener
Macdonald
Highland
Black Watch
Hamilton
Kleinenet
Congress at Routine Work for the Coming Week
The senate plans a busy week with Teller’s Boer sympathy resolution to be called up for an early vote and the naval appropriation bill likely to dominate debate. The Montana senatorial case is due Thursday, adjournment aimed by mid June, while the house handles miscellaneous business and conference reports on appropriations. The enhanced pension bill, the Grand Army of the Republic measure, heads for passage under rules suspension. The militia bill and war claims move forward, with Pearson Ford contested in North Carolina possible midweek.
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Washington
Senate
Teller
Great Britain
Colorado
Committee On Foreign Relations
Hale
Montana
House
Grand Army of the Republic
Committee On Claims
Pearson Ford
North Carolina
Nationalists Win Broad Gains in Paris Municipal Elections
Paris reports significant nationalist advances across the wards in yesterday's municipal elections. The results show fifty definite elections in Paris, a strong performance for nationalist efforts and a setback for republicans and radicals.
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Paris
France
Dan's Wesear Baees At Tom Som Yet
Fragmentary OCR text shows a person named Dan and mentions Wesear Baees at Tom Som. Details are unreadable. no clear event, date, or place. The note lacks coherent facts for a fuller newspaper item.
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Dan
Tom
Boer peace envoy cites imperial tribunal offer
Abraham Fischer of the Boer peace commission says war arose from misread intentions. He notes British leaders signaled willingness to forgo territory and accept most demands, urging submission of guarantees and indemnity to an imperial tribunal and promising to disarm if granted.
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London
Daily
Ex‘press
Abraham’ Fischer
Boer ‘Peace ‘Commission
Boulogne-Sur-Mer
Fischer
Lodge to be the chairman for Philadelphia convention
Joseph H. Manley of Maine met in New York with local politicians to discuss seating for the Philadelphia convention. National Republican leaders reportedly plan Senator Lodge as permanent chairman with Senator Wolcott as temporary chair. Senator Foraker would renominate McKinley. Hannah’s plan aimed to bring Governor Roosevelt forward to second the nomination, with final decisions to follow.
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New York
Joseph H. Manley
Maine
Fifth Avenue
Philadelphia
Manley
Senator Wolcott
Colorado
Senator Lodge
Senator Foraker
Ohio
McKinley
Hanna
Roosevelt
Gramt
Furnaces Must Be Rebuilt at Oxford Copper Works
In New York on May 5 a conflict at the Oxford Copper works near Con stable Hook continues as striking workers assemble early, met by police and deputy sheriffs, with tensions remaining high and no change in the standoff.
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New York
Oxford Copper Works
Constable Hook
To Reveal Chinese Explosion Laws
Representative Baker of Massachusetts speaks in Washington on Chinese explosion laws, addressing policy developments and potential legislative actions amid ongoing debates.
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Washington
Baker
Mahastatro
Fragmented OCR Social Column Note
A damaged OCR snippet mentions Grand Rapids and a dessert award, with unclear names and scattered phrases. It references a card or notice style from a local paper and includes stray words like animal, Yale, and baker phrases, but the full event and details are unreadable.
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Temions Mendes
B. Claye
Animal Yale Taras
Desser
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