This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1900
Page
1
The London War Office reports the end of the British Boer War this afternoon. Officials say the peace terms have been agreed and signaling a formal ceasefire across the contested regions.
Special to Evening Journal notes British forces officially occupy Pretoria and regard the move as ending the war. The account jokes about Christmas plans, questions faith and predicts rejoicing in Britain while pondering Kipling lines and a Napoleonic prophecy.
A courtroom battle in San Augustin follows a feud between Wall Roberts and Brooks Borders factions. Felix Roberts Sid Roberts and Sheriff Noel Roberts are dead after gunfire at 10 am. Armed supporters head toward San Augustin as Governor Say ers is urged to call militia.
In Auburn Indiana the Belgian hare industry grows rapidly, rivaling poultry in commercial value. Breeders pay high prices for superior blood, with some bucks selling high. Rabbits breed every thirty days, and one doe is estimated to yield 300 to 400 pounds of meat annually. The pursuit aims to make hare a primary food source, with flesh praised as superior to chicken and beef. Prices for nonpedigreed rabbits start around 75 cents.
Secretary Root reports to the Senate on Philippine army casualties and suicide and insanity rates since 1890. He notes no increase in mental health or suicide rates due to service there, with totals around 1 851 dead and 1 964 wounded. In separate items, a Chicago elevator accident kills John Keating. in Oklahoma City a farmer William Davis’s disappearance ends with his murder. poisoning of Mrs. O Donnell and family in Martinsville endangers life. and a Fulton woman found guilty of manslaughter over her crying baby.
Summary notes congratulate Prince Albert of Belgium on his engagement to the daughter of the Duke of Bavaria. Mentions Mr Stevenson of the English mission at Yem-Ching reportedly murdered by boxers. Reports editor Robert A. Perkins of the Rutland Herald died. Colombian insurgents near Panama predicted a decisive battle. A Brooklyn boy is said to have swallowed two pounds of wood pulp after chewing toothpicks and matches.
Chicago quotes show wheat at around 65 to 66 cents for June futures, corn near 87 cents, oats around 21 cents, with a full slate of pork, lard and rib futures. East Buffalo and St Louis notes report mixed livestock prices, cattle and hog receipts, with lambs and sheep trading higher locally.
Havana reports Acting Director Bristow finds G F W Neely took about 17000 monthly from postal funds in May SYD and kept half while accounting for the rest. A lengthy examination of Estela Rathbone reveals a rotten system and a plan that was pigeonholed until May 15. Bristow estimates total theft between 80000 and 100000 with larger losses likely from burned and sold Parchage Statements.
June 5 Port Huron Michigan report of Dr Peter W Reed estate litigation includes claim a large sum of money in gold and greenbacks is buried on the Reed Sanborn property. Rats and mice have carried paper money to the old barn where a hidden nest yielded torn bills totaling about 100 dollars and notes worth up to five thousand dollars.
Six new bubonic plague cases and two deaths are reported in Cairo Egypt on June 5. Updates say work resumed on the Coliseum building in Chicago. Peter Frank aged 16 was fatally shot in St Louis amid strike sympathy clashes. Mrs John Sherman wife of the ex secretary has suffered another bite of paralysis art as expected.
June Lee Montagu White, former Transvaal consul general, visits Chicago for Boer envoy talks at the Auditorium Annex. He remains convinced the South African War is far from over and that the Transvaal and Orange Free State will keep their independence, safeguarded by the British.
Across reports from London and Pretoria correspondents, British forces are said to march on Pretoria with six columns converging from the north while Johannesburg holds one brigade. An undated Pretoria message claims the city is invested and to be surrendered upon formal demand. Boer leaders reportedly rallied from panic to defend the town.
Dispatch from Shanghai reports Cossacks killed sixteen Boxers during a Belgians rescue after a stormy interview between Baron de Vinck de Deux Orp and tsun-li-gainen members. Bridges and stations on the Lu Han line are destroyed, delaying repairs for months.
Louis Klopsch describes famine camps struck by cholera smallpox and dysentery in Bombay presidency Gujarat Baroda Godhra and Dohad with death tolls and collapse of sanitation. He notes corpses devoured by animals vultures dogs and jackals while authorities struggle amid heat and disease.
New York Kriegerbund officers returned from Munich for the Schriftenfest in Potsdam by imperial invitation. The emperor, in a brief audience, asked after delegates and wished them a pleasant stay and safe return to the United States. Also noted are German society meetings, a Berlin horse meat sausage controversy, Humboldt correspondence for sale, police chase with a fatality in Harlem, a Tallahassee murder over a business dispute, a counterfeiting confession in Missouri, and stray notes on London railway stations and a Winnebago disappearance.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.