Trapped by Boers British Force Walks Into Ambush
British force under Col. Betiviene marching from Newcastle Natal was ambushed six miles west of Vryheid in the Transvaal. About 60 to 66 casualties reported with many killed or wounded. British troops later reached Vereeniging. a bridge on the Vaal River remained intact and twenty seven locomotives were captured.
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London
Betiviene
Newcastle
Natal
Vryheid
Transvaal
Cepe
Vereeniging
Vaal
Herasss
Free State
Highbinders Defy San Francisco Health Board
Chinese residents in San Francisco fear vaccination as the board of health fights bubonic plague. Health officials report initial Chinese willingness to vaccinate, but threats from highbinders deter participation. Chinese merchants close shops amid fears of unrest and backlash from the masses.
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San Francisco
Toy Board of Hearth
Tto
Board of Health
Boers Meet McKinley as White House Confirms Hay View
Boers envoys Fischer Wessels and Woolmarans visited the White House in Washington at 10 am to pay respects to President McKinley. They stated they understood Secretary Hay's position that the United States could not interfere in the South African conflict. The president confirmed this view, noting that with England declining intervention there was nothing further the United States could do.
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Hay
Washington
Fischer, Wessels Amd Woolmarans
White House
Mc Kinley
United States
South Africa
England
Noted Crook Moran Arrested in Chicago
Noted thief Nick Moran, said to have police records in many cities, was captured in Chicago while attempting to rob K. Chapsdale, a New York silversmith. Moran resisted but was restrained by a night watchman as he fled. He has recent arrests in Chicago, New Orleans, Mobile and Franklin.
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Nick” Moran
Chicago
K. Chapsdale
New York
Chapshike
Attavhed
Moran
Ohoah
Tts
Sherman Tonge
Cladus Moran
New Orleans
Mobile
Frankfo.t
Odde
Silas ML Valley
Gnard
Tien
pAt Tsso
Uniontown
Matte
Jeli
Aulp St. Sains
Ty Cook
Soneste Nated Murali Ag
Bill Kegs
AC Dyer Ottes
Irince Mace
Eurhanate
Doha
Kready
Fiend
Talbet Nan Ja Marghitud
Boxers Suppression Grows as Troops Expand Effort
Chinese officials mobilize more troops to quell outrages in disturbed districts with orders for strict suppression. Six Pekin leaders arrested. John Powers and Frankfort, Ky. figures noted in varied political upheavals. Reports include elections results, resignations, and other political incidents across multiple cities.
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MIB
Pekin
Bristow: Absolute Control Over Cuban Post Service
Postmaster General suspends Cuban Director General Rathbone and appoints Fourth Assistant Bristow as acting director in Cuba. Bristow gains power to hire or dismiss staff, arrest suspects, and direct actions against, and within, the Cuban postal service. Administration aims for swift punishment of conspirators, including Neely, with extradition efforts if needed.
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Bristow
Attalus
Washington
Doathbone
Uristow
Cuba
Rathbone
Wtmost
Republican Party
Neely
Congress
St Louis Strike Riots Kill and Wound Several
A deadly strike riot in St Louis leaves one boy dead and four injured including a 8 year old girl. Martin Zeira, 15, was hit by a streetcar conductor’s shot and died. Motorman Clarence Mullin and Minnie Kreuger sustained non fatal injuries. The conductor responsible for the fatal shot is under arrest.
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St. Louis
Que
Tonday Ag Wresult
Martin Zeira
Puller
Clarence E. Mullin
Jacksonville
Minnie Kreuger
Leaving Pretoria Migration Rush to Vaal and Lydenburg
A dispatch from Lorenzo Marques reports women, children, and foreigners fleeing the Boer capital. British horsemen near the Vaal River, within forty miles of Johannesburg, begin mass movement from Pretoria. Trains carry many passengers including Germans bound for Europe toward Machadorp and Lydenburg.
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London
Lorenzo Marques
Tueaday
Vaal River
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Machadorp
Lydenburg
Lorénzo Marquez
Europe
Boer Delegates Visit Secretary of State in Washington
Unofficial meeting at 2:50 PM with three Boer delegates Edward Whittington Dennis Brogan and Thomas Coleman unaccompanied in the diplomatic room. A quarrel with the porter led to Mrs McKenna being beaten and Whittington fatally shot after she seized a revolver and fired.
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Washington
Stile
Metptus
Edward Whittington
Dennis Brogan
Thomas Coleman
Long House
McKenna
Abie
Boers Honored at Washington Reception at Grand Opera House
Representatives of the Boers were greeted warmly at a Sunday night reception in Washington held at the Grand opera house. The event, organized by a congressional and citizens committee, featured both U S and Transvaal flags, with about thirty senators and representatives present. Speakers included Finbar Wolmarans Wessels and Wellington, while Father Atwokin gave the invocation.
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Washington
Grand Opera House
Congressional and Citizens' Committee
United States
Transvaal
Uara
Senate
Lavings
White House
Howe
Sulzer
Patriote
Chareter
Cheennae
Mesara
Finbar
Wolnarans
Wessels
Tiv Boer Waveys
Wellington
Bourks Cockrau
New York
Father Atwokin
Alty
Striking St Louis Transit Employees Face Federal Injunction
Federal judge issued a sweeping injunction ordering St Louis Transit Company strikers to stay off operations that could delay or obstruct mail car service. The order, returnable in May, targets interference with city streetcars and mail collection. Despite the writ, cars ran Sunday on several lines with no reported interference.
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St. Louis Street Railway
St. Louis
St. Louis Transit Company
Adame
United States Chramit Court
Ransit Company
W. D. Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street Hallway
AHMED PASHA S MISSION AENGINEER NOT A DIPLOMAT
Rear Admiral Ahmed Pasha arrived at this port aboard the Auguste Victoria and stated his mission is engineer work not diplomacy. He aims to inspect American warships and ordnance methods for a possible Turkish cruiser purchase, denying any indemnity talks.
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New York
Ahmed Pasha
Nls
Ameriaat
United States
Turkey
Washington
Market Quotations From City to New York
Market quotes by city for cattle hogs sheep and grains across multiple regions. Listings include prices for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Toledo Wheth er and New York with varied grades and units.
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Sons City
Chicago
Lair
Bermuda
Indianapolis
St. Louis
SONY
Poisoned Candy Scare Traced To Local Sender
Mrs John Seifhorn of Boone narrowly escaped poisoning after eating wrapped candy pieces found in Perrine's pantry boxes. Federal authorities defer. local investigators pursue sender details as poison levels prompt warnings and inquiries at the post office.
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John Seifhorn
John Selfhorn
Boone
Perrine
Sethorn
Shence
Haase
Watterson
Thearter
Discouraged Buildtage Firms Face New Law Impact
Northwestern state firms and lawn care businesses express deep concern over a new law fixing interest at a set rate and restricting expense recoveries. Several associations, including the Algona Deposit and Loan, weigh liquidation or conversion to fraternal insurance as court action seeks to overturn the measure. Fort Dodge savings and loan also plans rate changes, while most lenders expect tighter margins and potential liquidations come June.
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Luit
Vine Building
Guuse
Algona Deposit and Loan Associats
Busiess Affairs Uty Lye Company
Supreme Court
Fort Dodge Savings and Loan Ags Ein
Cher
Generous Gift to Cornell College From Iowa Falls Leader
John H. Carleton, a prominent Iowa Falls capitalist and former Methodist minister, donates 10000 to Cornell College to endow a philosophy lecture series. The report also covers various local notices, including a lawsuit over damages, a poisoning incident, a public works bid, a saloon petition ruling, a smallpox case, stock tips, and political notes from the region.
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John H. Carleton
Cornell College
Don HH. Carleton
Iowa Falls
Corewell College
Mt. Vernol
Carleton
Aral
Daring robberies and violent incidents shock Ottumwa area
Reports recount a bold bank safe robbery in Feb with $7000 stolen, several gang members named and pursued, plus multiple crimes including a child’s death under earth, a jail term for Hueck Murray, a near fatal drug overdose attempt, Clinton silk thieves, a fatal pistol quarrel near Ottumwa, a drowning near Tow River, and local arrests, with public notices of store burglaries and a Fourth of July celebration plan in Akron.
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Panaerdunademis
Copan
Sy Bank
Eblun
Sherlalu
Ottumwa
Charles Stivines
Ebdon
Fatal riot over ball game ends in deaths near Oakolonia
A violent brawl at a local ball game near Oakolonia left multiple people dead after a colored miner from Touch fired a weapon during the clash. Police and a sheriff were injured as authorities attempted to arrest suspects amid gunfire and a hastily halted train evacuation.
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Catorel Minor
Given
Ft Sinitt
Oakolonia
Bagug
Pryor
Chivane
Groyding
Ali
Trent
Duyt
Strick
Edgar
Lawn
Donner
Atoka
Joory Brower
Adie
Mafeking Siege Reported Amid British Garrison Stand
Fragmented text recounts Mafeking defense under British garrison during a prolonged siege. Describes bombardment, African forces, and steadfast defenders delaying Boer advances, noting fatigue, casualties, and the resolve of commanders as surrounding operations unfold in late colonial warfare.
Westward expansion spurs new towns and rail growth
The article reports booming western settlement aided by railroads centered in Chicago. It notes expected population gains of up to 200000 in certain regions and widespread pamphlets touting resources across Europe and New England. Rail lines push land sales, school and church plots, and sizable acreages in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Dakota territories, with excitement over new towns and economic prospects.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
West
Europe
New England
Arevady
UME
Arcun
Ris Row
Lecel Painta
Vallputier
Daekore
Minnesota
Santa Bety
Hully
Titus
Senate approves appropriation and military bills amid debate
The Senate debated and advanced multiple measures including a general appropriation for war and civil services, a national road and public works package, and a proposal to fund veteran pensions. Leaders defended expenditures, while critics urged thrift and questioned wartime costs. The House also passed a separate river and harbor survey bill and prepared Alaska funding, with adjournment looming.
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Board of Health Declanes
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Mt Vernon
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Big Ditch
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G. W. Wakefield
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Will Riley
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Robert G. Gaushis
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Sam Ritchie
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Ret & Conger
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Towle & Sproter Company
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Myalle
William Quineley
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Gitar
South
Leo
Pusirantis Talesy
Mechiya
Boston
Benton
Ulyseoe S. Grant
Fatutls
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