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June 24, 1914
Manchester Democrat
Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa
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In San Francisco recently, British statesman Earl Grey reunited with mining engineer John Hays Hammond and scout Maj. Fred R. Burnham, recalling their 1896 experiences in Rhodesia where Burnham killed outlaw M'Limo.
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Earl Grey, John Hays Hammond and Major Burnham Greet Each Other In San Francisco.
San Francisco.—There was a brief reunion here one day recently of three men who have become famous throughout the world. They were the British statesman, Earl Grey, John Hays Hammond, noted mining engineer, and Maj. Fred R. Burnham, famous scout and soldier of fortune.
The three parted company last in Rhodesia in 1896. Then Earl Grey was the administrator of Rhodesia, Hammond was consulting engineer for Cecil Rhodes and the Goldfield Consolidated Mines of South Africa, Major Burnham was a scout for Lord Roberts and he had just killed the noted Matabele outlaw, M'Limo, frustrating a projected massacre of the British settlers.
Major Burnham, hearing that Earl Grey was in San Francisco, came to the city from Three Forks to meet him. He brought a little gold nugget that he has carried as a talisman through all his adventures in different parts of the world, and the treasured letter Lord Roberts wrote to him when he was invalided home. The report by Burnham to Earl Grey, the administrator, of the killing of M'Limo is a noteworthy page in British history.
The three talked affectionately of the stirring South African times for half an hour.
San Francisco.—There was a brief reunion here one day recently of three men who have become famous throughout the world. They were the British statesman, Earl Grey, John Hays Hammond, noted mining engineer, and Maj. Fred R. Burnham, famous scout and soldier of fortune.
The three parted company last in Rhodesia in 1896. Then Earl Grey was the administrator of Rhodesia, Hammond was consulting engineer for Cecil Rhodes and the Goldfield Consolidated Mines of South Africa, Major Burnham was a scout for Lord Roberts and he had just killed the noted Matabele outlaw, M'Limo, frustrating a projected massacre of the British settlers.
Major Burnham, hearing that Earl Grey was in San Francisco, came to the city from Three Forks to meet him. He brought a little gold nugget that he has carried as a talisman through all his adventures in different parts of the world, and the treasured letter Lord Roberts wrote to him when he was invalided home. The report by Burnham to Earl Grey, the administrator, of the killing of M'Limo is a noteworthy page in British history.
The three talked affectionately of the stirring South African times for half an hour.
What sub-type of article is it?
Social Event
What keywords are associated?
Earl Grey Reunion
John Hays Hammond
Major Burnham
San Francisco
Rhodesia 1896
What entities or persons were involved?
Earl Grey
John Hays Hammond
Maj. Fred R. Burnham
Where did it happen?
San Francisco
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Primary Location
San Francisco
Event Date
One Day Recently
Key Persons
Earl Grey
John Hays Hammond
Maj. Fred R. Burnham
Event Details
Brief reunion of Earl Grey, John Hays Hammond, and Major Burnham in San Francisco. They parted in Rhodesia in 1896. Major Burnham came from Three Forks to meet Earl Grey, bringing a gold nugget talisman and a letter from Lord Roberts. They talked of South African times for half an hour.