Wepener Front Reports and Kruger Conference Plans
London reports show Cape Town correspondent stating Brabant’s forces defeated Boers at Wepener and seized guns with prisoners. Dalgetty notes slackening attacks as Chermside’s division holds east of the railway. Kruger attended a Brandfort conference with Boer commandants and may withdraw forces north of the Vaal river. Basutoland reports detail 3,000 armed Natives resisting Boer encroachment and Dalgety’s strong position amid shelling near Wepener.
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London
Cape Town
Daily Telegraph
Uny
Brabant
Wepener
Reddereburg
Dalgetty
Chermside
Rettrea
Vaal
Bloemfontein
Times
DeWet
Dorp
Teen Post
Rouxvilto Lane
Hehendret
Swanepoel
Royal Irish “Rifles
Rouxville
Tandrost
Guiney
Free State
Dalgety
Basutoland
Basu
Sercely
Wepenerda
Grenfell
Weponer
Wiliams
Tieutenant Halford
Tieutenant Duncan
Godfrey Lagden
Maseru
Mandamus Petition in Knox County Election Ballot Case
Springfield April 16 Dickerson Democratic candidate for circuit clerk files in supreme court a writ of mandamus against county clerk Williamson to place his name on the November ballot. Williamson refuses citing whether Democrats hold 2 percent of county votes to qualify. Debate centers on whether June preelection is a general election affecting party nominations and ballot access for Craig the independent incumbent.
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Supreme Court
Cras
Springfield
Iris
Charten Dickerson
Elrcuit
Knox County
Williamson
Dickerson
Ahd
Iate
Craig
H Alighy
Pomon
Omaha
Augustus Irank
Paxton
Frank
Kearney
Ned
Witow
Wabash
Ind
Ada Magers
Anthony Conway
Allen
Brutal Crime Tops Toledo News With Tramps Slaying
In Toledo four miles west of West Toledo two sisters Kate and Johanna Sullivan are attacked by two masked tramps. Johanna dies from injuries and Kate is left a raving maniac. Robbers escape with $200. Local dispatch notes other brief items including cattle buyers, a congressional withdrawal, and a wage dispute among Milwaukee telephone linemen.
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Toledo
Kate
Johanna Sullivan
West
Johanna
Skate
Kaise
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Bell Telephone Company
Hayes Leaves the Army After Honorable Discharge
Washington April 12 Lieutenant Colonel Webb C. Hayes son of the late President Hayes, of the Thirty first Infantry, has been honorably discharged from the U S army at his own request. He served in the Philippines with Colonel Pettit and is now bound for San Francisco. No reasons given by the War Department.
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Wouh Hayes
Army
Washington
Webb C. Hayes
Thirtyfirst Infantry
President Hayes
United States Army
Philippines
Pettit
San Francisco
War Department
Belgium
William Booth
Salvation Army
McKinley
New York
Protestant Acumenical Conference On Foreign Missions
James B. Kellogg
ELS
Dean
New York State
Richard W. Kenny
Chicago
Eliphatey Wood
Abraham Tdncoln
Irvington
N. Y
Walter Deliuvld
Cubigo
Northwestern
Green Bay
Wis
Berlin
North Side
Turnverein
Oshkosh
Louie Goose
Prehistoric Man Skeleton Discovered in Iowa County
In Eldora Iowa April 17 a mound skeleton of a prehistoric man is shown in a large display. Joseph Booda and Elliott C Gaynes reported innumerable mound builder relics and remains found nearby. Curator Charles Aldrich of the State Historical Society notes the specimen’s age and remarkable preservation including a very large skull and long femurs suggesting a giant.
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Jim
Eldora
Joseph Booda
Elliott Charles Gaynes
Charles Aldrich
State Historical Society
Iowa River
Eagle City
Curious Monon junction chicken feast at railway
In Monon Indiana on April 17 travelers witnessed dining cars being set out at the junction of the Monon railroad and the Indianapolis division. Cooks cleaned kitchens and scraps fed to nearby chickens that recognized engine whistles, then rushed to the dining area for the feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlous
Monon
Ind
Trainine
Indianapolis
Is Baby Too Thin and How to Help
A health note questions if a baby is undernourished and urges checking food adequacy. It argues healthy babies grow with proper nourishment, warns against overmedicating, and suggests simple care steps with common sense to support natural growth.
Scott's Emulsion Advertised for Infant Nutrition
An old advertisement claims Scott's Emulsion boosts a baby's digestion when given three or four times daily from day one. It suggests the mother should take the emulsion if the infant is nursing but not thriving, promising benefits for both mother and child. The copy notes twenty five years of proof and lists a price of $1.00 at all druggists.
Silver Republicans to Hold Des Moines Convention May 8
Des Moines national committeeman A. Ape Fier announces Silver Republican state convention on April 14 to name delegates for the national convention in Kansas City. The same date is set for the state gathering to formalize the slate and proceed with the national event plans.
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Towa
Silver Republicans
Des Moines
W. A. Ape Fier
Iowa
Silver Republican Party
National Organization
Kansas City
Samary
Chicago Live Stock Markets Report Summary
Hogs receipts 36,000 with prices from 4.50 to 5.76 for heavy packing and shipping lots. Cattle receipts 19,000 with steers quoted 4.00 to 5.40 and cows 1.28 to 4.90. veal calves noted up to 7.25. Sheep receipts 19,000 with western lambs 6.26 to 7.55 and native lambs 5.50 to 7.50. East Buffalo figures show varied cattle and hog prices, plus strong stockers and feeders. St Louis and Milwaukee grain markets report wheat up, corn mixed to down, and oats steady to lower across typical grades.
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Chicago
Helfers
Texas
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Cood
St. Louia
St. Louis
Ataukee Grain
Milwaukee
Detroit
Remarkable cure of Rhownatism in Jackson County West Virginia
A West Virginia reader credits Chamberlains Pain Balm with curing rheumatism after a long illness. The wife suffered bedridden pain and swollen limbs until the 50 cent balm’s directions were followed. The next morning she walked to breakfast without help and has had no repeat attack. Sold by J. M. Nix.
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Kenna
Jackson County
W. Va
Maddock
A. G. Parsons
J. M. Nix
Dr King's New Discovery Massively Promoted
Proclaim that Dr King's new discovery for consumption coughs and colds has given away over ten million trials and cured thousands of hopeless cases. It claims asthma bronchitis and lung diseases are cured and offers a free trial bottle through Praoder andackrott druggists with a 50 cent regular size bottle guaranteed.
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Publc
Dr. King
Praoder & Dackrott
One Minute Cough Cure Praised by Newark Resident
oWm Orr of Newark Ohio says the family always keeps One Minute Cough Cure in the home and that it saved his little boy during pneumonia. The remedy is described as safe, pleasant to take, and effective for coughs and lung diseases. J M Nix endorses.
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Calvin Zimmerman
Milesburg
iIt
J. M. Nix
Newark
Best in the World Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Ad
A reader testifies that Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy cured a severe cold and cough after a single bottle. The endorsement from The Herald of Andersonville, Indiana, notes the product as the best medicine for colds and coughs and mentions Nix Drugstore as a seller. Also references Heykens dry goods store promising quality assured by buyers.
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Chamberlain
Alerald
Andersgonvilla
Indiana
Nix
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Sondon Anrili
Hitch
Royal Irish
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Rosalyn
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Taraaton
Sioux City
Ollie North- Iake
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Shelby
Tryst
Anderson
American Steel and Wire Plant
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Mississippi Valley Telephone Company
Conmipany
Freons Parmer Hille Dimasif
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Man
Here
Scott
Scott & Bowne
DeWitt
Sssee
Illinois
Corbersat
Aoe Diba
Haat
Astoria
Eta
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E.C. Dewitt & GQ
Jd. M. Nan
Aim
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THE
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
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Ardova
Uordova
Mmichoa
Thos
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Hume
Kewanee
Ill
Spd
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