St Louis calls an army to fight strike in city
The St Louis police board prepares for a large security expansion by swearing in 1 50 more special deputies, joining 1 000 already authorized. Amid street car clashes four people were shot, with two union workers seriously wounded and one suspect in custody.
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Koenig
Crane
Maher
St Louis
Board of Police Commissioners
Thomas Kehoe
Thomas Riley
Union
Frederick Potter
John A. Davis
Ora Havill
Kehoe
Springfield
Chester
Iils
Citizens’ Committee
Johannesburg Captured by British Forces Amid War Turmoil
London reports British troops occupy Johannesburg with the flag over government buildings while General Rundle defeats a Boer commando at Senekal. Casualties total forty five. Kruger and cabinet reportedly escaped Pretoria. government set to provisional administration. Boers retreat east toward Middleburg Lydenburg area with possible 20,000 could resist. Germiston correspondent notes a massing six miles south of Pretoria for a new stand. Donohoe captured.
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London
Cape Town
Rundle
Senekal
Lord Roberts
Johannesburg
Pretoria
War Office
Kruger
Lourenzo Marques
Middleburg
Lydenburg
Laing
Nek
Germiston
M. H. Donohoe
Daily Chronicle
Boston South African policy sparks unopposed resolutions
In Faneuil Hall Boston, a reception for Boer envoys Fischer Wolmatans and Wessels drew applause as a long set of resolutions expressing sympathy with the South African republics and urging the U S to urge Britain to end its war actions were unanimously adopted. The crowd cheered as Fischer spoke and denounced Transvaal claims, with Higginson presiding.
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United States
Great Britain
England
South Africa
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Wolmatans
Wessels
Faneuil Hall
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Hartzel
MacKenzie
Lord Roberts
Independence Resolve Stated as Kruger Retreats to Waterval Boven
Fischer asserts supplies and troops are moved to be used effectively. He notes Kruger has retreated to Waterval Boven, calling it the government’s capital and stating the people remain determined to win independence. He claims Kruger won’t surrender while a bullock cart and sixteen oxen exist to move him.
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Waterval Boven
Fischer
Transvaal
Whole family killed in Wisconsin dynamite blast
Brillion area in Forest Junction saw six killed in a dynamite explosion at the home of William Broehmat. Victims include William and Mrs Broehm, three children aged 2 to 7, and H Stevens, a Broehm relative. Cause unknown. likely twelve pounds near a stove overheated and exploded. All occupants died. house wrecked beyond recognition and debris scattered across yards. Breehm was a well driller of means.
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Milwauke
Wis
Brillion
William Broehmat
Breehm
Who is the person Peck in the Paris Exposition debate
Senator Stewart of Nevada questioned the identity and integrity of Ferdinand W. Peck amid a debate on the $400,000 spent for the Paris exposition. Jones of Arkansas admitted ignorance about Peck, while Stewart pressed for detailed public expense statements and questioned Peck’s reputation. Additional items cover floods in Texas, glass workers in Muncie, a medical congress delegate, Basutoland correspondence, and baseball scores.
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Senate
General Peck
Peck
Ferdinand W. Peck
Stewart
Nevada
Jones
Arkansas
Congress
Foreign Marines Ride to Peking Under International Umbrella
A multi nation force led by the United States sails toward Peking to guard the legations. Seven American officers and 56 enlisted, plus British Italians French Russians and Japanese units, accompany five quick firing guns. Berlin reports powers vow armed intervention as China crisis escalates.
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Tsung-Li-Yamen
Tsungli-Yamen
Ah Sin
Tien-Tsin
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Berlin
China
Foreign Office
Tsing Tau
Taku
United States
Russia
Go-Devil goes wrong in glycerine blast kills four
Four men die and four fatally wounded when fifty quarts of nitro glycerine explode during well shooting on the Kelly farm at Whipple near Marietta Ohio. Victims named include William M Watson H E Zelton Frank Speers Thomas Daniels. Several others seriously or fatally injured as the crowd rushes to witness the blast. The incident involved Humes Torpedo Company and a jack squib miscue leading to a devastating explosion.
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Marietta
Whipple
Kelly Farm
William M. Watson
H. E. Zelton
Frank Speers
Thomas Daniels
James P. Speers
Herman Speers
Dawson Stallar
William _Carpenter
John Stallar
Walter Daniels
Henry Stallar
Humes Torpedo Company
Queen Lil sued U S for crown lands in Hawaii
A report states Queen Lil intends to bring suit against the United States government seeking restoration of crown lands and revenues in Hawaii. The outline also notes various political and international items, including a Montana senatorial case delay and other world affairs.
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Lil
Unite States Government
Hawaii
Chicago Markets Mix in Grain and Livestock Prices
Chicago markets show hogs with receipts and varied sales from 4.00 to 5.12 percent for packing and heavy lots. Cattle receipts about 13,000 with steers priced up to 5.75 and butchers around 4.70, plus feeders and veal calves. Grains list No 2 white oats and barley samples with small price ranges.
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Chicago
Aoe
Texas
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