Ends War in Transvaal Declared in South Africa
A London special reports that after nearly three years the South African War ends with terms of surrender signed by Boer delegates and Lord Milner. King Edward declares cessation of hostilities and urges restoration of property as peace spreads across the empire.
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London
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Lord Milner
Edward
War Office
Buckingham Palace
Colonial Office
Presidential Nominations and Confirmations Sent to Senate
The president sent nominations to the Senate for a Maryland collector of internal revenue Phillips Lee Goldsborough, Baltimore appraiser C Roas Mace, Knoxville customs surveyor James C Ford, and North Carolina postmaster Geo W Depriest Shelby. Senate confirmations include Florida postmaster J A Simpson Kissimmee.
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Senate
Watlficntion
Peace terms offered to Boers after South African conflict
London report details a proposed settlement after the war in South Africa. The terms include surrender of arms and munitions, safe return of prisoners, limited action against those who break war rules, optional Dutch in schools and courts, maintained rifles for protection, withdrawal of military occupation, return to self government, no tax to finance the war, a 3 million pound fund to restock farms, trials for rebels under local law, disenfranchisement of rank and file for life, and no death penalty.
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London
House of Commons
Treasury
A. J. Balfour
Balfour
South Africa
Transvaal
Riots Erupt as Chicago Teamsters Strike Turns Violent
Riot clashes between police and teamsters and sympathizers surge through Chicago on Monday. Streetcar service halted as stones and clubs fly. Police fire revolvers and baton strikes. several strikers require surgical care but none seriously hurt. Fighting starts on the West Side and flourishes across the city through the afternoon.
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Chicago
Trial Over Ground Glass in Stomachs Hints at Mrs Hooks Case
Mrs George Emma Hooks faces murder charges in Memphis Tennessee over Cerro Gordo Hooks death after she gave him fifty thousand dollars before marriage Evidence includes arsenic and ground glass found in his stomach Autopsy results tie to rumors of poison linked to prior death of her first husband and son Harry Atkinson whose death occurred near age 21 after a large life insurance policy in her favor Dr Krauss testified locating glass and arsenic in Harry’s stomach after his exhumation at night
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George Emma Hooks
Memphis
Tenn
Cerro Gordo Hooks
W. H. Atkinson
Harry Atkinson
Harry
William Krauss
Canadians Celebrate End of War With War News in Ottawa
News from South Africa that the Frding of Beer War ended was greeted with joy in Ottawa Ontario. The city hall bell rang for ten minutes and the mayor arranged a Monday celebration. Flags flew on public and private buildings a royal salute fired at noon and school children had a half holiday. Monday night featured fireworks and a military parade.
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South Africa
Ottawa
Ont
Seventy and Still Flashing Pocahontas Eyes in Love
Bill Arp recalls his wife 70th birthday and their long marriage. He notes she bore ten children, raised twenty grandchildren, spun thousands of garments, and endured war-time hardship with cheer. He contrasts aging with family devotion and cites poets and prophets on birthdays and life.
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David
Solomon
Job
Jeremiah
Israel
James Russell Lowell
Julia Ward Howe
Presbyterian Church
Strait
Goodby
New York
Popocatepetl
Mexico
Martinique
Porto Rico
Bill Arp
Atlanta Constitution
Various Global Developments Highlight Early 20th Century News
Reports cover a wide range: a high visibility beacon on Hatteras shoals 30 miles out. an Indiana auto stage line between Redkey and Dunkirk. Chicago furniture manufacturers forming a price pool. English fruit growers paying children for wasp capture. Argentina ordering ironclads stronger than Chile’s. Siberian railroad cost up by 36 050 000. South Dakota Supreme Court to rule on cat ownership. Schaerbeck to train watch dogs with police. Kingston on Thames marks Edward the Elder coronation centennial. Flinders Column erected on Mount Lofty to honor Fulcrum navigator. U S plans to secure William Henry Harrison tomb at North Bend Ohio. Isidore Newman funds a city school in New Orleans with endowment and equipment.
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Hatteras Shoals
Redkey
Dunkirk
Ind
Chicago
Cambridgeshire
England
Argentina
Chile
Supreme Court of
South Dakota
Schaerbeck
Brussels
Kingston-on-the-Thames
Edward Th Elder
Alfred’ the Great
Mount Lofty
Adelaide
South Australia
Flinders
United States
William Henry Harrison
North Bend
Ohio
Ohio River
Isidore Newman
New Orleans
Newman
News Digest of Major Events Across States and Nations
Governor Jennings delivers address at Mercer University in Macon with honored guests Governor Candler and ex governors Northern and McDaniel. Reports from Richmond say Mrs Jefferson Davis withdrew objection to the arch. Chicago labor clashes injure over a hundred as strikers face police. Senator Morgan backs Nicaragua route in isthmian canal debate. New York Board of Trade urges Roosevelt to settle coal strike. Lord Kitchener titled viscount with 250000 dollars. Greene and Gaynor respond to habeas corpus petitions in Quebec. Mayor Mills eulogizes Jefferson Davis and attacks General Miles. President J M Gan resigns from Ocean Steamship Company. Major J F Yangon succeeds. Quarles likely to oppose Jelks for Alabama governor. Memorial arch to Jefferson Davis in Richmond debated. Jefferson Davis birthday observed southwide. Philippine bill proceeds after Near East measure. Morgan optimistic. Philippines bill passes 48 to 30. Beveridge accuses Miles of feeding Democrats. Joliet flood destroys property and claims lives. Uprisings and imprisonments of Americans in Ecuador reported. Kitchener tipped for title and payout in peace effort. Yaqui uprising in Mexico feared. Mrs Hooks trial in Memphis shows glass in son’s stomach. Chicago meat strike violence escalates with police rocks. House thanks Hay for McKinley address. Democrats object. London peace celebration marks liberal Boer terms. Fraterville horror toll 216 dead, 383 left supported. Barley arrest near Paducah over false marriage. Chicago Federation seeks banker support for teamsters strike.
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Richmond
New York
Jefferson Davis
Kansas City
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Chicago
Morgan
Nicaragua
New York Board of Trade
Roosevelt
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Quebec
Greene and
Gaynor
Livingston Mils
Atlanta
General Miles
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Great Britain
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Kruger
London Daily Express
Utrecht
Holland
Billarp
MrerArp
EAS
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Bartow
Pharaoh
Joseph
Herod
Herodias
John the Baptist
Lapland
Jennings
Flori
Mercer University
Macon
Candler
Northern and
McDaniel
J. M. Gan
The
Ocean Steamship Company
J. F. Yangon
W. W. Quarles
Selma
Jelks
Alabama
Davis
Hayes
South
Philippines
McLaurin
South Carolina
Hoar
Mason
Wellington
Beveridge
Miles
Joliet
Ecuador
Hooks
House
Hay
McKinley
Relef Committee
Fraterville
Barclay
Paducah
Chicago Federation of Labor
Teamsters
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