City election yields mixed gains amid reform votes
Chicago voters elected one new alderman in a citywide contest that ended with 39 Republicans, 30 Democrats, and one independent on the council. Across towns, Republicans won Lakeview Hyde Park Jefferson while Democrats swept north Lake wards. Voters approved abolishing town governments and municipal ownership of streetcars and utilities.
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Chicago
John Coughlin
Bath House
Coughlin
David L. Frank
Municipal Voters’ League
League
Lakeview
Hyde Park
Jefferson
Lake
Tennertoin
Cal 1
Munterpail Voters’ League
Senator Jones
Little Rock
Ark
United States
James YP. Clarke
James K. Jones
Dinsmore
J. C. Floyd
van Buren County
Milwaukee
Rose
Wis
David S. Rose
Charles H. Anson
Bose
Nebraska
Omaha
Nebr
Lincoln
Tablas
Elm Creek
David City
Ainsley
Indianola
Fullerton
Flein
Rising City
Franklin
Shelton
Pender
Stella
Topeka
Kans
Missouri
St. Louis
Springfield
Boers Meet in South African Peace Talks Amid Surrender Talks
Pretoria March 31. President Steyn and General DeLarey located for a conference with Acting President Schalk Burgers. General Botha may attend. Commandant Mears vows Boer unity. De Vilgiers seeks truce terms. British forces sweep northwest Gransé River Colony with about 1,000 De Wet men in cordon. Standerton district sees daily surrenders. Six scouts killed in ambush near Weidelberg.
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Pretoria
Steyn
DeLarey
Schalk-Burgers
Botha
Mears
de Vilgiers
Kimberly
Ars
Gransé River
DeWet
Weidelberg
Transvaal
Alberts
Springs Station
Hans Botha
Amsterdam
Aative
Marth 2
Standerton
Orient railway to link Kansas City and Mexican Republic
A. E. Stillwell and associates report success after a Mexico tour on the Kansas City to Orient railroad project. They claim sufficient funds are on hand and anticipate immediate active work.
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Kansas City
Mexican Republic
A. E. Stillwell
Kca
Orient Railroad
Lord Monson
Walter Chinnery
Harold Arbuthner
A. C. Boyd
Mexico
Svt
A C. Boyd
The
Reed
Meslea
England
Constitution Reporters Endorse Swamp Root Curative Claims
Reporters from the Constitution conduct interviews praising Swamp Root as a cure with persuasive testimonies. They emphasize health benefits, urging readers to consider the product as a remedy for various ailments. The piece presents multiple supportive quotes and anecdotes.
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Constitution
Free Sample Bottle Claim for Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Cure
Advertises Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney health aid promising relief from sleeplessness dizziness and back pain. Claims to purify blood improve organ function and offers a free sample bottle by mail with a testimonial book, urging readers of The Atlanta Constitution to request it.
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Klimer
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Atlanta Daily Constitution
One Bottle Cured Him Louis H Wolfson
Columbus Ga January 8 1902 I testify to the merits of Kilmer Swamp Root for kidney pain after a cold I could hardly walk after a druggist recommended a bottle the pain disappeared quickly I gladly recommend Swamp Root to all with kidney trouble Yours truly
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Louis H. Wolfson
Wolfson
The
Constitution
Columbus, Ga
Kilmer
Directinns
Words of Praise Short But to the Point
Winder Georgia December 16 1901 Hostor Constitution Atlanta Georgia reports a reader cured by Swamp Root after three doctors failed to help with kidney and bladder trouble. The letter endorses the remedy and notes the sender’s personal relief.
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Winder
Hostor Constitution
Atlanta
Wberry
Swamp Root Offer From Dr Kilmer Advertisement
An old style plea promotes Swamp Root with claims of curing kidney liver and bladder trouble. Readers are urged to send for a free sample bottle and a book detailing testimonials, mentioning The Atlanta newspaper as source.
Swamp Root Pleases in Two Bottles
A Valdosta reader from Georgia reports severe back pain and kidney trouble cured by Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. After trying plaster, baths, and liniments with no relief, one bottle brought improvement and two bottles completed a dramatic recovery. The testimonial praises Swamp Root as the best kidney remedy and urges others with kidney issues to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. Marsh
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Valdosta
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta
British Soldiers Killed in Transvaal Railway Wreck
London reports a Barer Transvaal wreck near Batherton on March 30. Thirty nine British soldiers died and forty five were injured, most from the Hampshire regiment. The War Office calls the incident accidental.
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Pretoria
Bathberton
Transvaal
London
War Office
Barer
Hampshire Regiment
Steamer Collision Sinks Cambrian Princess Eleven Drown
Near Nab Lightship the channel steamer Alma collided with the Cambrian Princess Captain Robert from Peru to Antwerp. The Cambrian Princess sank in four minutes with eleven crew lost while Alma, damaged, returned to Southampton. A governess attempted to assassinate Moscow prefect M Prepoff but failed.
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London
Alma
Robert
Peru
Antwerp
Southampton
Sleumers
St. Petersburg
Moscow
M. Prepoff
Allurt
Rebels Making Overtures In Santo Domingo Crisis
Santo Domingo reports rebels along the south coast facing government crackdowns with arrests in Barahona and nearby towns. The U S State Department, alerted by cable, requested a naval ship and the Machias to proceed from San Juan Puerto Rico as a precautionary measure.
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Santo Domingos
San Domingo
Santo Domingo
Rerrict
Barahoma
Washington
State Department
Revolutionary Movement
Navy Department
San Juan
Porto Rico
Railroads Being Probed Over Export Rates
The Commerce Commission examined traffic managers and freight agents of major railroads in Chicago concerning knowledge of cutting export rates from the Missouri River to the Atlantic seaboard. It was noted many roads did not publish export tariffs or paid little attention to them, while the commission urged publication like domestic rates and ordered future tariffs when changes occur. The commission also planned to study switching charges from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky.
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The
Commerce Commission
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hockersland
Santa Fe
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Chicago and Alton
Burlington
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
Proutty
Louisville
Testimonial Endorses Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy
A Greensboro druggist testimonial from J. We. Jay endorses Kilmer Swamp Root for kidney trouble. He recounts illness, six bottles bought for five dollars, symptom relief lasting years, and willingness to testify without payment. He urges others with kidney issues to try the remedy.
Free Lutherans Begin Session in Roanoke Va
The Free Lutheran conference gathers in Roanoke for a three day session with representatives from the senecal sact general council and united synod of the south. Opening sermon delivered by M W. Famm D C of Washington D C focuses on practical administration topics. Secretaries named include Rev William Baum Jr Norristown Pa A R Hancher Staunton Va and others.
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Roanoke
Philadelphia
Free Lutheran Conference
Senécal Sact
General Council
United Synod of the South
M. WV. Famm
D. C
Washington
Wiliam Baum, Jr
Canayjo
Andrew
Wifthorn
Norristown
A. R. Hancher
Staunton
Miller
D. D
PeRoot Drug Store Item For Sale In Bottles Of Two Sizes
PeRoot is offered at all drug stores in two bottle sizes with prices set at fifty cents and one dollar each. The item is marketed as a pharmaceutical product available to consumers nationwide through retail outlets.
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peRoot
Reprimand and Tragedy at Belmont College Girl
In Nashville on April 1 Miss Henrietta Ligon 15 daughter of B H Ligon of Fulton Kentucky disappeared after a light rebuke from a Bel mote college teacher last Thursday morning. Her body was found in a pond in the college yard as rains receded. The notebook found on the bank. Her father has been searching since Saturday. Teachers say the reprimand was taken lightly and the girl was held in high esteem.
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Nashville
Tenn
Belmont
Henrietta Ligon
College Yard
Ligon
B. H. Ligon
Fulton
Joseph Smith Fowler Dead Former U S Senator from Tennessee
Joseph Smith Fowler died in Washington at age 82. A Ohio native who moved to Tennessee, he backed the Union in the Civil War, left Tennessee after Jefferson Davis's order, returned in 1862 to serve as state comptroller under Andrew Johnson, and was one of seven Republicans who voted against Johnson's impeachment. Remains to be interred in Lexington, Ky.
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Senate
Andrew Johnson
Washington
Joseph Smith Fowler
United States Senate
Tennessee
Fowler
Ohio
Union
Jefferson Davis
Andrew Johm
Nice
Lexington
Demonstration of Winners Demands Eight-Hour Day
In Jellico Tennessee a miners meeting drew about 1000 workers from Coal Creek Pioneer Elk Valley Newcombe and Wooldridge in a rally for an eight hour day. Speakers urged Congressman Gibson to back the eight hour standard and Governor McMillin to probe the Dayton mine disaster while calling for stricter state mine oversight.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Coal Creek
Pioneer
Elk Valley
Newcombe
Wooldridge
Jellico
Gibson
McMillin
Dayton
Pasteur Governors Meet Reports Record Cures at Institute
Dr. Henry Slack reports at the third semi annual Pasteur Institute board meeting that 39 patients from Georgia Louisiana Alabama South Carolina and Tennessee were cured. Attending were Slack Hurt Smith Brawner Hunt Walters. Resolutions thanked The Times Democrat New Orleans for support. Treasurer’s report praised.
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Henry Slack
Georgia Pasteur Institute
Auburn Avenue
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
South Carolina
Tennessee
Pasteur Institute
LaGrange
D. Hurt
Claude A. Smith
James N. Brawner
B. N. Hunt
George C. Walters
Times-Democrat
New Orleans
Woman's Life and Honor Charged to Louis Toombs
Chicago April 1 Henry Keissig testified that Louis G Toombs murdered Carrie Larsen last winter on the Peer at sea. He described binding the body with rope and weights, carrying it to an ice hole, and Toombs threatening him to keep silent.
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Louis Tombs
Chicago
Henry Keissis
Louis G. Toombs
Carrie Larsen
Keissig
Kelssig
Tooumbs
As &Sistant
Peer
Jtelesig
Toombs
Keivsig
Barnes
Toombe
Toomha
Eighty Two High Scores in Kansas City Handicap Shoot
The result of the handicap shoot in Kansas City lists eighty two high guns with each scoring a straight twelve birds. Notables include Fred Gilbert and T. A. Mares, who missed a bird after ten straight, with Marshall having won the grand American handicap previously. Annie Oakley and others are mentioned in the day’s event amid a nitro powder Bandits context.
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Kansas City
New City
Fred Gilbert
Pett Tetkeys
Budd
T. A. Mares
Gilbert
Marshall
Annie Oakley
Miere Tstian Smith
Aywenenak
Calitet
Mee
St. Johnson
Minnson
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Ey Il li Btn
Kitchener
Schalk-Burger
Orient Railway
Joore
Farmers’ Directory
Inverness, Fls
Ala
Captain Barksdale
Longstreet, Go
Geb
South Africa
Wwe
J. Wingham
Lideration
Willingham
Pat
Widney
L. We
Jay
Greensboro
Abere
M. J. Willinghaw
Joseph
Smith Fowler
Pasteur
Gould
Clark
Cumberland
Montana
W. A
George J. Govid
West Virginia Central
Atlantic Seaboard
Richard ©. Kerens
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