May Surrender and Mafeking Siege War Updates
London reports Boer delegates urged surrender if defeated at the Vaal as British forces push toward Mafeking. Telegraphs describe ongoing relief efforts, harsh weather, and shifting fronts near Kroonstad and Lindley. Pretoria and Beira dispatches recount heavy fighting, strategic movements, and daily Boer capitulations as the war widens.
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London
Cape Town
Cape
Glencoe
Mafeking
Britain
Alent Tiahore
Beira
Portuzoise
Africa
Leol Dunraven
Dunraven
Staf
Sener Noyrelles
England
Portugal
Lor Roberts
Kroonstal
Vaal
New York
Vaal River
Baden-Powell
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Snyman
Horse Guards
F. D. Baillient
Mafekine
Borrs
Transvaal
Blaauwinsehdoort Pass
Heilbron Road Station
Kroonstadt
Walseh River
Lindley
Transvaal Artillery
Gereeniging
Botha
Limmer
Kruger
Rundle
General Brabant
Ladybrand
Daily Mail
Laurence Marques
Lourenco Marques
Netherlands Railway Company
Baden- Powell
War Office Dispatches From Kroonstad and Glencoe
London reports from May 15 to May 16 describe Prince Alfreds guards encountering white flag farms near Kroonstad, suffering casualties and prisoner losses. General Bullers forces claim Glencoe occupation and Boer evacuations, with trains now running to Wessels Nek and large counts of guns encamped.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Kroonstad
Offie
Prince Alfred’s Guards
I. B. Walton
W. E. Egerton
Buller
Dundee
Glencoe
Four Italians Die After Wood Alcohol In Altoona
May 16 at South Fork Altoona Pennsylvania four Italians died and three others were reported in serious condition after consuming wood alcohol. The three deceased are brothers.
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Altoona
South Fork
I. O. O. F. Bridgeport Holds Sixtieth Annual Session
The I O O F met in Bridgeport on May 16 with over 500 delegates from eighty seven lodges. Grand Master Jackson and Grand Secretary Botsford presented yearly reports detailing lodge counts finances membership and relief figures. Officers elected included G Blackman Derby deputy master W S Hutchinson South Manchester grand warden J A Carpenter Warrington grand secretary F Botsford New Haven grand treasurer W J Marigolt Bridgeport and Horace A. Jackson Bridgeport as grand representative.
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Bridgeport
Jackson
Botsford
Pease
Rebekah Lodges
Grand Lodge
UeSeiboes Wi
Rebekah
G. Blackman
Derby
William S. Hutchinson
South Manchester
South Manchester; Grand Warde
James A. Carpenter
Warrington
Frederick Botsford
New Haven
William J1. Marigolt
Horace A. Jackson
Bidgeport
Italian Deputies Resume Obstruction Over Rules Debate
The Italian chamber of deputies reassembled after weeks of protest by the Extreme Left who withdrew to oppose Signor Colombo's procedure changes. Giolitti’s compromise failed as Leftists demanded a poll the president refused, sparking uproar and singing before adjournment.
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Rome
Halian Chamber of Deputies
Signor Colombhy
Sne
Signor Colombo
Signor
Giolitti
Pantano
Pelloux
Chamber
Tabor
Lignor Colombo
Garibaldi
Noted German Editor Arrives in New York
Yesterday at the port Dr. Johannes Trojan arrived in New York. He is editor in chief of the Kladderadatsch, Germany’s leading comic satirical weekly, likened to Punch in England. Trojan is a renowned humorist, poet, and short story writer.
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New York
Johannes Trojan
Kladderadatsch
Germany
England
Heroic Fire Rescue at Hotel Helene Chicago May 16
A hotel blaze at 110 to 114 Fifty third street in Chicago killed two, left a missing man, and injured fifteen. James McNeil, a hotel porter, warned occupants, carried a burning woman to safety, then collapsed. Police officers rescued him, while another officer saved a woman and her baby from a second story ledge amid heavy smoke.
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Chicago
Ue Hotel Helene
Fifty-third Street
Charlotte Peterson
Lena
Miss Peterson
Dutterson
W. E. Horn
Les
C. McMaddin
I. B
Tarbux
Lizabeth Florence
I. B. Allen
D. D. Allen
Helen Joseph
Stella Neuwolski
James McNeil
Porter
Sarah Hutchinson
James Costin
Bruce
Baby
Thomas Morgan
Adelina Lawson
Lelen Joseph
Wolf
McNeil
Jedgie
Bynee
Mr. Bruce
Jen
Lad
Suit Against Mrs Conward for 20000 Dollars
The Conyard family sues Mrs Augustine V. Conyard of Charles [eset for 20000 dollars noting papers filed with Clerk Cole of the superior court. The plaintiffs are Clement C. Verzier and others alleging misappropriation of property and estate actions following the death of Mrs Conward’s husband. The case is returnable before the June term. Attorney Durant represents the plaintiffs.
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Augustine V. Conyard
Charles [Eset
Cole
Superior Court
M Convard
Clement C. Verzier
New York City
Halas
Smith & G
Peter
Stonyhill
Simonsville
Conward
LeComte
Nicholas Verzier
Brooklyn
Bank l and
Porter Stree
Verzier
Durant
Santiago's New Organs Debates White Party in Cuba
La Republica, a new Santiago journal, defends a white party platform urging organized orderly classes to influence polls and prepare for independence under republican rule. Critics accuse it of pro annexation and foreign influence. Separately in Boston plans for a 75th anniversary celebration of the American Unitarian Association highlight global liberal participation.
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Santiago
Cuba
la Republica
United States Congress
Partido Republicano Democratico
Annexation Movement
Boston
American Unitarian Association
Disgust at Demoralizing Plays Sparks Commons Debate
In the house of commons Mr Samuel Smith Liberal MP for Flintshire moved a resolution urging stricter stage supervision. He pointed to the plays Zaza The Belle of New York and The Gay Lord Quex as examples that disgusted Bogland s colonial and American visitors amid ironical cheers.
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England
London
House of Commons
Samuel Smith
Flintshire
Clowes Miller Affair Tragedy Legal Maneuver Fails
Attorney John ONeill for George Clowes seeks dissolution of an injunction and withdrawal of suits against Randolph Clowes Co and Miller parties. Colonel Burpee blocks broader settlement and Judge Wheeler denies the motion, keeping restraining orders and pending actions in place.
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John O'Neil
George Lt. Clowes
Ralph Wheeler
Superion Court
Charles Miller
Miller
Randolph- Clowes Co
O'Neill
Clowes
Randolph-Clowes Co
Co. P. Goss
Franklin Taylor
Death of Louis Hellmann Proprietor of Waterbury Saloon
George L. Hellmann, about 34, longtime proprietor of the Hellmann Brewing Co saloon at 1000 Bank Street, died this afternoon after a brief illness. He was stricken after visiting the saloon Monday morning and passed away around 3 pm. He leaves a widow and two children, plus his mother, two brothers, and two sisters. His mother and younger brother Robert live in Bridgeport, Henry and the sisters in New York. He was nephew of Marcus Hellmann, a Grand Street hotel man, and belonged to Hermann Soehre, Reederick Wilhel Lodge, K of P, Lyra and Concore Singing societies, Turn Verein Vorwarts, and Waterbury Elks Lodge.
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George L. Hellmann
Hellmann
Robert
Bridgeport
Henry
New York
Marcus Hellinand
Grand Street
Folowing
Hermann Soehhe
Rederick Wilhel Lodge
K. of P
Lyra
Lynch Held for Superior Court After Escape and Recapture
New Haven on May 16 Martin W Lynch, who escaped from the New Haven county jail weeks ago and was later recaptured in Providence, was held for trial in superior court. The crime carries a maximum penalty of ten years in state prison.
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Superior Court
New Haven
Martin W. Lynch
Providence
Lynch
Body found on tracks in Cheshire mangled beyond recognition
The mangled body of an unknown man, about 30, was found on the railroad tracks in Cheshire today. Identification is deemed almost impossible due to severe injuries.
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Cheshire
Customary Peach Crop Story in Middletown NY May 16
Peach growers in the county report two thirds of the exposed crop ruined by the recent freeze after promising yields before the cold. In other news a Norwegian ship Johannes with 29 crew wrecked off Oesel island in the Baltic. 12 saved. Berlin reports publishers to form a paper mill due to a printing paper syndicate.
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Middletown
N. Y
Windalu
Russia
Johannes
Andersen
Tonsberg
Norway
Canada
Oesel
Baltic
Pers
Berlin
City News Highlights From Waterbury Region
Circus day prompts school closures and pupil participation in festivities. Dorothy Lovering wins a solid silver tennis trophy from the tennis club. Mortgage papers filed against W. M. Hurlburt's estate. Waterbury High School plans a June 1 graduation event with Niobe statue gift. Democratic caucuses set for mid next week as Chairman Reeves prepares the call. Thatcher hardware store burglary and suspect leads follow. Molders' strike at Waterbury Manufacturing Co intensifies. Local teams schedule games by Curley as rivalries heat up. Hebrew Miller incident ends with gored cow and wounded bow. Finger injury from fish hook incident at St Mary’s yard. minor. Isaac Matthews arrested for assault. Bodin protests outcome. Graduation prep for class of 1900 progresses with June 22 exercises. Loomis secures Waterbury Manufacturing Co. victory. Guinn awarded nominal damages after punch press accident.
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Dorothy Lovering
St Margaret's School
W. M. Hurlburt
Waterbury High School
Reeves
Seymour C. Loomis
New Haven
Waterbury Manufacturing Co
Howard C. Curtis
Court of Common Pleas
Fairfield County
Frank Guinn
Beccause
Lillian O. Morris
Winchester Arms Co
Wheeler
Mindanao Civil Commission Brings Hope for Press Reform
Manila editors and foreign correspondents welcome the civil commission as censorship friction and financial losses threaten local papers. They cite suppression of news, threats to publication, and a desperate climate under military rule. The piece discusses Mindanao’s potential, U.S. military policy toward Moros, and the prospect of a harsh, decisive approach if hostility rises.
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Civil Commission
Island
Mindanao
Manila
Islang of
Philippine
Luzon
Cuba
Bates
United States
Spain
Sultan of
Sulu
Zamboanga
Army
Associated Press
Fire destroys Can ada Gyele and Motor Co and Wellands Vale Co
Fire began in the Can ada Gyele and Motor Co plant and spread to the Wellands Vale Co building in St Catharine Ontario. Both structures were wrecked and the loss is estimated near half a million dollars. About five hundred workers were left unemployed.
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St Catharine
Ont
Canada Gyele and Motor Co
Wellands Vale Co
Postmaster Admits Theft From Money Order Funds
Havana May 16 Postmaster E P Thompson sworn statement says in September last he took 435 from the money order funds, recording memoranda as receipts. Discrepancy not discovered until April 7.
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Havana
E. P.thompson
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