Kruger Asks Advice On Continuing Fight or Peace
London dispatch reports President Kruger's proclamation seeking whether Transvaal burghers want to persist in the war or seek peace. Generals Roberts and Hamilton push advances across the Vaal as British forces defend coal mines and monitor Boer fortifications near Klip River and Ladysmith.
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London
Krug Acording
Newcastle
Transvaal
Kroonstad
Hamilton
Wonderfontein
Roberts
Vaal
War Office
Lord Robrts
Venoeriiging
Baden-Powell
Mafeking
Bulawayo
Col
Plumer
Beira
Webber
Heilbron
Buller
Laing’s Nek
New Republic
Hildyard
Klip River
Myerton
Boers Trek Toward Vennering Area After Bridge Destruction
A Boer force moves on foot toward Vennering from Heilbron, destroying bridges and culverts. They view Klipriverberg as a stronghold and may fortify there. Johannesburg buzzes with alarm as Boers threaten to blow mines amid wreckage and water concerns draw British attention.
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Transvaal
Lyvenburg
Carsee
Venee
Heilbron
Klipriverberg
Vaal
Johannesburg
Streeters Invasion At Lincoln Park Sparks Chicago Siege
Chicago faced an attempted land grab led by Captain George W. Streeter as about thirteen men with fortifications and armament seized land along Lake Michigan inside Lincoln Park. Police and volunteers mobilized in force, clashes occurred, and five invaders were arrested with others fleeing.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
George W. Streeter
Superior Street
Father O'Donnell Identity Probed After Suicide Note
New York May 28. J O'Donnell a keeper for the department of charities says a Buffalo telegram links him to Father John J. O'Donnell once at Providence Retreat. A Sacred Heart assistant notes a likely suicide and traces a decline into melancholy and insanity leading to confinement.
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New York
Y. J. O'Donnell
Whirlpool Rapids
Department of Charities
Buffalo
John J. O'Donnell
Providence
O'Donnell
Church of the Sacred Heart
Father Rhodes
Father O'Donnell
Ile
Europe
Riots Continue In St Louis As Train Car Is Fireed Upon
On the Jefferson avenue line a mob blocked the car near Sullivan avenue and fired about 100 shots at occupants. Patrolman Peter Well was wounded in the left armpit while two strikers were injured. Police arrived to find the crowd dispersed and no arrests made after the St Louis and Suburban Railway dispute was reportedly settled.
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St. Louis
Jefferson Avenue
Sullivan Avenue
Peter Well
Fifth District
St. Louis and Suburban Railway Company
Transvaal Hills Sighted as British Advance Presses North
From Grootviel near Vereeniging May 27 Lord Roberts forces push north as Transvaal hills come into view. General French uses a strong flank while Boer positions are outmaneuvered and abandoned. Reports blame burning farms and alleged cruelty fueling distrust between Transvaal and Free State burghers.
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Transvaal
Free State
Toledo Grocer Shot by Stepson in Financial Dispute
R A Bartley a leading Toledo wholesale grocer was wounded when his Chicago real estate man stepson Charles Bartley fired twice at the Bartley residence. The second shot struck the father in the side. Neither man will talk about the incident. authorities arrested Charles amid financial dispute rumors.
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Toledo
R. A. Bartley
Charles Bartley
Chicago
Charles
City
Bartley
William Sievert Dies by His Own Hand in Merrill
Merrill Wis May 28 William Sievert a Fourth ward resident killed himself at his North East street home yesterday morning. He came to the city thirteen years ago from Germany and remarried after leaving his first wife. His second wife died about a year ago and his intended second marriage was halted when his bride declined to wed. Foreign powers threaten to land troops in China unless the boxers are suppressed at once.
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St. Joseph
Robert Viziarde
Kansas City
Wiziarde
Julia Marlowe
Merrill, Wis
William Sievert
Fourth Ward
Hs City
North East Street
Sievert
Germany
America
China
Grinnell
Olds
Iowa Central
Gold Discovery Reported in Sulphur Lick Creek Case
Frankfort Ky May 28 Gold has been discovered in Sulphur Lick Creek a branch of Elkhorn near Limville this county The find is to be developed and miners expect to work the vein soon in the Kentucky mining district soscopic report indicates promising prospects for local ore output and investment interest from prospectors and merchants in the region.
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Frankfort
Limville
Methodist conference keeps church stance on amusements
The Chicago May 28 report states the Methodist conference adopted the minority report on the amusement question. The church will maintain its long held position on card playing dancing and amusements with the majority siding to uphold the minority view.
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Chicago
Methodist Conference
General conference amusement question sparks warm discussion at meeting
The report notes a very lively discussion on the amusement question during a general conference. It lists baseball results across cities including Cincinnati, Chicago, Brooklyn, Cleveland, Buffalo, Indianapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis with varied scores and rain affecting games.
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Work
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Boston
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Buffalo
Kansas City
Todianapolis
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee
FIGHTING WITH THE ASHANTIS IN KUMASSI RELIEF EFFORT
Reported fighting at Kumassi includes heavy Ashanti resistance and casualties among Lagos Hausa forces. European officers killed and Captain Alpin among wounded as three hundred Ashantis die in prior action. Rising details reach Accra and Valparaiso, Indiana, with separate obituary notes on Guy Cannon's death from cigarette habit.
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Accra
Alpin
Nlausas
Kumassi
President to name new industrial commissioner nominee
Washington May 28 reports the president will appoint Charles Leitchman of Massachusetts to the industrial commission to replace M B Ratchford who has resigned. The same day the president sent nominations to the Senate for Ek Rk Stackable as collector of customs for the district of Taiwan and Sergeant Major FP Mec Smith of the Thirty-eighth U S V to be first lieutenant.
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Washington
Industrial Commission
Charles Leitchman
Massachusetts
Knights of Labor
Senate
EK. Rk
Stackable
District of Tiawan
FP. Mec. Smith
Multiple incidents and events reported across cities and nations
A Chicago fire at 200 208 South Water Street cost 300000 to firm and insurers. A duel in Hidalgo Texas leaves two dead. Reid McCormick Co faces 13 million claim, settling at about 75 cents on dollar. Kansas corn for India passes Chicago. Grant sisters to attend G A R encampment in Chicago. London seeks Chicago servants. Japan and China protest inoculation of Orientals in San Francisco. Lietuva editors sue Rev Krawczunas for 100000. US warns Boxer suppression to protect lives. Clark Howell to wed Annie Comer July 12. Elsie Nufer wins 12 50. Bunyan descendant Mrs Keyworth dies at 99. William Peel elected MP in Manchester. 850 fortune hunters sail to Cape Nome. Switchmen Union to establish HQ in Buffalo. Boers urged to settle in southern regions. Canadian exhibit to close Sundays at Paris expo. Greenwood Dairy announces cheese factory in Greenwood Wisconsin.
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South Water Street
Chicago
George B. Carpenter & Co
Emmet Coy
Bonifacio Perez
Hidalgo County
Texas
Reid, McCormick & Co
Kansas
India
A. Grant
Nellie Grant Sartoris
National Domestic Association of London
Japan
China
San Francisco
Lietuva
Matthew Krawczunas
United States
Clark Howell
Atlanta Constitution
Annie Comer
Elsie Nufer
G. H. Abbott
Brookline
Mass
Keyworth
John Bunyan
Lincoln
England
William Peel
Viscount Peel
South Manchester
Lorne
Cape Nome
Portland
Ore
Grand Lodge
The
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Buffalo
Greenwood Dairy Association
Greenwood
Wis
Extraordinary Case of Love and Poison Death Emerges
Ernest Hecht confessed to murdering Mrs. Louisa Wester in Syracuse after a December meeting and Christmas plan to die together. Hecht described her preparations including morphine pills a loaded revolver and a plan to be buried side by side in Mount Hope cemetery after their deaths.
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New York
Syracuse
N.Y. Miys
Ernest Hecht
Louisa Wester
Louisa Moeter
He- Sune
Tonext
Lockster
Mount Tope
Woman dies after morphine ingestion and chloroform smoke
An alarming account details a woman in a European setting who prepared coffee, took about twelve morphine pills, and, after an emotional exchange, used chloroform and a damp towel to suffocate herself with a grim consent. The report follows other local incidents including a near-fatal baby accident and various regional crimes.
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Menu
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William S. Taylor
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Ind
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Gp& TA Bors&n Ry
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Armerican School of
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Attorney At Law
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Iowa
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Tim Soynen
Apocony
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Warfel
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National Bank
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Aurplus
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W. KR. Jeverey
Pres. A. Anderson
Onehlar
J.T. Anderson
Aga't Onah
Washington County
Ings Bank
Amited Cotobea
Jon. Kwon
A. Wrrrm
Oashler
O. W. Keox
V.P. O. M. Knox
Aae't Cash
First National Bank
Wm Riatr
A. A. Wallace
Os Oph Keck
A. Keck
D. Robinson
Vran Stewart
I Henderson
Clark Sitlar, Prop
North
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Moothart
Kemble
Kembie Flower Co
Oskaloosa
Lowa
R. F. Riley
Smouse
J. Anecht, ‘Chant Tailo
Burlington
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