British Forces Move On Pretoria as Kruger Flees to Waterval Boven
reports from May 30 indicate Pretoria ready to be occupied within hours with General Kruger at Waterval Boven. Burgomaster de Souza and a citizen committee take charge of public order while British officers are released to safeguard their men. Lourenco Marques notes traffic halt due to military movements.
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Pretoria
London
South Africa
Johaannesburg
Johannesburg
Hatherly
Kruger
Watervalboven
The
Daily Mail
Earl of Rosslyn
Watergalboven
de Souza
Gregorowski
Lse
Church Square
Waterval
United States
Hay
Leigh Wood
Lourenzo Marques
Here
Transvaal
Comat Poort
British Advance Near Pretoria Under Boer Withdrawal
Reports from a Reuters agent and Earl of Rosslyn indicate Pretoria was abandoned by Boer forces. The War Office had no confirmation by 2 am, but press dispatches suggest an end to the war with guerrilla resistance possible in remaining territories.
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Pretoria
Reuter
Tranvaal
Earl of Rosslyn
War Office
Lord Roberts
London Morning
Daily Mail
Lord Rosslyn
Boers Dissolve as Pretoria Evacuates into Coast
Dispatch from Lourenco Marques reports Commandant Rauss surrender of Johannesburg to Lord Roberts. Boers retreating from Pretoria fear demoralization as refugees head for the coast. Waterval Boven, 180 miles east of Pretoria, remains a Boer stronghold with uncertain fate.
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Lourenzo Marques
Raus
Johannesburg
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Selagoa Bay
Lydenburg
Lourenzo Marquez
Belon
Transvaal
Portugal
Komati Ldge
Mter
the Times
Tomain
tKomati Poort
Waterwai
Tere
Cerseere
Mafeking Siege Advances with Mixed Boer and British Movements
Reports say Mafeking lies twelve to fifteen miles east as General Stunter faces little resistance. Baden-Powell pushes north with Com mandant Snyman heading toward Pretoria. Utrect surrenders to Hildyard and Lyttleton moves to Vryheid. Cor respondents estimate Boers at Laing s nick around 10,000. Two Australians escaped Pretoria on April 28 reach Mafeking and denounce treatment.
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Ana
Mafeking
Stunter
Baden-Powell
Snyman
Pretoria
Natal
Hildyard
Lyttleton
Vryheid
Laing
Nick
Rebels Gain Ground as Pekin Braces for Massacre
Telegram from Shanghai reports intensifying rebellion near Pekin, with foreign envoys planning legation guards. Imperial troops fail to stop the uprising as hundreds are killed and former loyalists join the rebels. Boxers backed by the Manchu army, with Empress Dowager and Prince Ching said to approve.
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London
Daily Express
Shanghai
Pekin
Prince Ching
Holiday Base Ball Games Highlight Mixed Results
Chicago reports good weather for May baseball with both morning and afternoon schedules. Scores include Chicago beating Philadelphia 5 to 2 in the morning and 7 to 1 in the afternoon, plus Brooklyn and St. Louis games, and American League results featuring Chicago, Milwaukee, and Buffalo victories.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburg
Pitttsburg
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Springfield Woman Arrested in Chicago for Child Murder
After a fourteen year manhunt police report Ella Lee also known as Ella La Clared was arrested in Chicago for murdering her infant and disposing of the body in a well in Springfield. She had previously escaped from the local jail in 1886 with two other women after seizing keys from the jail door.
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Springfield
Ill
Peoria
Chicago
Ella Lee
Ella la Clared
Michigan Republican Convention set in Grand Rapids
The state central committee chose Grand Rapids as the site for the state convention on June 27. D. P. Markey of Port Huron will be temporary chairman, Dennis Alward of Clare secretary, and Homer Warren of Detroit treasurer. They back D. M. Ferry of Detroit for governor.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Republican State Central Committee
D. P. Markey
Port Sluron
Dennis Alward
Clare
Homer Warren
Detroit
D. M. Ferry
Lightning Kills Man in Doorway Near Sheridan
A thunderstorm struck a doorway post near John Cranfield in Sheridan county Indiana. Cranfield, standing in the doorway, was instantly killed and severely burned. His barefooted son in the yard suffered leg burns from the electric shock.
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Sheridan
Ind
John Cranfield
Here
Cranfield
Crane Collapse Kills One in Pittsburg Plant
A traveling crane collapsed at the Totten and Dogge Tron and Steel Foundry plant in Pittsburg killing Joseph Kwalka and fatally injuring George Dodson and George I Knox. Five others were badly hurt.
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Pittsburg
Totten and Dogge Tron and Steel Foundry Company
Joseph Kwalka
George Dodson
George I Knox
Resolutions Back Alsehuler At Joliet Democratic Meet
Joliet Illinois May 31 resolutions favoring Samuel Alsehuler of Aurora for governor were laid on the table by a large majority at the Democratic county convention. General Orendorf, candidate for governor, spoke to good reception. The state delegation remained uninstructed.
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Joliet
Ill
Samuel Alsehuler
Aurora
Orendorf
Derby Stakes Won by Diamond Jubilee at Epsom
London May 81 On the second day of the Epsom Summer meeting the Derby Stakes of 6000 sovereigns was won by the Prince of Wales Diamond Jubilee. Simondale finished second and James R Keene's Disguise II was third.
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London
Simondale
James R. Keene
Quarantine in Chinatown Orders Police Guard Entrances
The San Francisco board of health orders Chinatown quarantined. Police chief Sullivan posts officers at all entry points to stop anyone without a certificate from entering or leaving the district. Great crowds attend the first Oberammergau Passion play performance.
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San Francisco
Board of Health
Chinatown
Sullivan
Oberammergau
Memorial Unites North and South at Antietam Monument Dedication
A Maryland ceremony linked former foes as a monument to soldiers of both sides at Antietam was transferred from Maryland to the federal government in a nationwide gathering. President McKinley and Cabinet members attended with thousands of veterans as eli hu Root spoke for the War Department. A procession of Civil War veterans preceded brief addresses by Gov John Walter Smith and Col Benjamin B Taylor. The event followed by other items from Tien Tsin to San Francisco.
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Ilagerstown
Antietam
United States
Maryland
Benjamin B. Taylor
Henry K. Douglass
B. F. Clarkson
John Walter Smith
Taylor
Antietam Battlefield Commission
Elihu Root
Confederates Open 10th Reunion Under Grey Banner
General John B. Gordon presides as 8,000 Confederates and hundreds of ladies attend in Louisville amid rain. Georgia delegation returns with a large flag and old war songs trigger loud cheers as Gordon delivers an eloquent address.
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Louisville
Confederacy
John B. Gordon
United Confederate Veterans
Order
Sinc
Georgia
J. W. Poyntz
Third Georgia Infantry
Dixie
Maryland
Gordon
Powers to send troops to Peking reported from Shanghai
A Shanghai dispatch dated yesterday reports that the Chinese government has ordered troops to Peking as part of a larger mobilization. The message indicates involvement by Western powers, including the United States, in the capital crisis.
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United States
China
London
Shanghai
Tragic Suicide After Family Dispute In Bay City
Bay City Indiana May 31 Alice Travis 18 swallowed carbolic acid during a personal crisis in West Bay City and died shortly after in the presence of her brother who had accused her of improper conduct. Also Milbank South Dakota May 381 crops outlook improves after a shower. Brownsburg Indiana May 381 John Lee aged 18-19, six feet seven inches tall and over 200 pounds, is noted as the son of Martin Lee.
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Bay City
Ind
Alice Travis
West Bay City
Brownsburg
John Lee
Martin Lee
Tragedy at G Kuehle mill leaves Wil son with severed foot
May 31 Tower Michigan Melvin Wilson 22 loses his right foot when it is drawn into a bolting saw at G Kuehle's lath mill. Other notes report Cecil Rhodes distant cousin Joshua Rhodes uncovering kinship in Galesville Wisconsin amid local genealogical finding. Also Racine sues water utility for 129600 and 18000 while Pittsburgh log speeds test 67 mph over 52.9 miles with one mile at 76 mph.
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Tower
Mich
Melvin Wilson
G. . Kuehle
Galesville
Wis
Cecil Rhodes
Joshua Rhodes
Caledonia
Rhodes
Cecil
Strikers Scheffler and Allen Bonded in Rioting Case
John Scheffler and Albert Allen, leaders of the Big Four strikes at Litchfield, appeared in the U S circuit court and posted $1000 bonds each for violating Judge Allen's injunction and interfering with railroad operation. They faced rioting charges as the Supreme Court adjourned leaving 304 cases on the docket. In Cologne a railway worker strike emerged and the Switchmen's union convention in Detroit elected I T Hawley of Chicago as grand master and J B Kinton as grand secretary.
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Springfield
Als
John Scheffler
Litchfield
Albert Allen
Switchmen’s Union
Detroit
I. T. Hawley
Chicago
J. B
Kinton
Census starts June 1 with vast field operation
After fifteen months of prep the twelfth census begins June 1 with about 55 000 workers including 52 600 enumerators and 2 000 agents. Over 15 million schedules prepared the cost expected between 15 and 16 million dollars and completion aims within two years.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Wall
Congress
Rich Rathbone Scandal Links Post Office Frauds and Threats
A Cuban era dispatch notes Rathbone fearing violence from Rich after a postal theft ring surfaced. Rich claims Rathbone ordered advances to Neely and blocked reimbursement, while Rathbone denies talks. Beloit obituary lists Robert Burt as America’s oldest locomotive engineer. Rathbone Sisters convention reported with 100 delegates from twelve cities. Nathaniel Hil will of Colorado senator valued around 4.6 million. Nebraska marchers total a thousand for Kansas City Democratic convention parade.
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Tien Tsin
Pkin
Tsung H-Yamen
Taku
Marquette, Mich
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Brown
Stillwater
Minn
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Peaslee
Dwyer Company
Williston
Cgeorge Osterholt
Clyde Wildiams
Stephen Dunlap
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William H. Lloyd
Otis
Frisco
Meade
Manila
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la Crosse
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Peking
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Rathbone Sisters
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Florist
Iowa
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Allen
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Klein's Clothing
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Washington, Lowa
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Osteopath
American School of Osteopathy
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Marsh W. Bailey
Oferice
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Towa
J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
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P. J. Hanley
Omlee
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Side Square
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Washington County
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Ase't Cash
Wm. Blair
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J. ¥. Henderson
Clare Sitlar
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