Victory for Tories Fitzmaurice Amendment Defeated
London reports the British House of Commons rejected Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice's amendment to the address by 3852 to 130, a government victory. Ladysmith notes ongoing cannonading as Buller missing in Natal. Macdonald threatens Magersfontein's Boer right as Roberts calls for Free Staters to surrender.
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Modder Spruit
Ladysmith
Natal
London
Gen. Buller
Buller
Macdonald
Magersfontein
Lord Methuen
Lord Roberts
Europe
Koppiesdam
Lancers
Modder River
Koppies Dam
Kimberley
Hope Town
Douglass
Market Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers
Market updates from St Paul Duluth Milwaukee Chicago and Sioux City show grain prices for wheat corn oats barley and rye across multiple grades and months. Livestock prices for cattle hogs sheep and lambs vary by grade and region with steady to firm trends and notable price ranges.
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St. Paul
Duluth
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Roberts pleads not guilty in unlawful relations case
Brigham H. Roberts, arrested on return from Washington on charges of unlawful relations with Dr. Maggie Shipp, enters a not guilty plea at his preliminary hearing. His $300 bond is promptly furnished.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Brigham H. Roberts
Washington
Maggie Shipp
Murderer Levi Steward Hanged in Sandwich Jail
Levi Steward was hanged in Sandwich Ontario jail for the July 18 murder of Old Jim Ross during a robbery attempt. He confessed to the crime.
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Sandwich
Ont
Levi Steward
Jim” Ross
O14 Couple Perish From Gas in Wilmot Home
Wilmot, South Dakota, February 8. Mr and Mrs Elof Knudsen, aged residents, were overcome by coal stove gas Saturday morning. The husband died on discovery and the wife died about an hour later.
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Wilmot
S. D
Elof Knudsen
British Ambassador Monson Heads to Italian Riviera
Sir Edward J. Monson, Britain’s ambassador to Paris, has gone to the Italian Riviera as he finds his position unpleasant due to strong anti British sentiment in the press and city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Monson
Paris
Italian Riviera
Great Britain
Forties Fifth Attacked Near Niac and Bridge Siege
Reports from Manila Feb 8 describe insurgent attacks on U S forces near Niac and at a creek bridge between Orani and Dinalupijan. Wounded: a major and a captain. a sergeant killed. multiple casualties among the enemy and defenders. A caper and ambushes accompany patrol losses. The piece ends with a parable about trust and hope in a village blacksmith tale.
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Niac
Manila
Legaspi
Pana
Shipton
Forty-seventh Infantry
Mabalacat
Orani
Dinalupijan
Taft Chosen for Philippine Commission Chairman
Washington reports President nominates Circuit Judge Taft of Cincinnati as chairman of the Philippine commission with Taft to sail after March 15. Judge Severance of Michigan to fill his Sixth Circuit seat as cabinet announces the move and outlines civil government aims for the islands.
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Washington
Taft
Cincinnati
Philippine Commission
San Francisco
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Severance
Michigan
Philippines
Col Richard W Thompson Nearing Death In Indiana
Terre Haute Indiana February 8 Col Richard W Thompson veteran Indiana statesman lies critically ill at his home with nervous prostration and failing recuperative power at ninety or ninety one He once served as secretary of the navy under Hayes and has been a prominent Republican figure since 1856 entering public life continues to be seriously ill awaiting his possible death in the coming hours
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Indiana
Col. Thompson
Navy
Hayes
Governor Tanner Confined by Serious Stomach Illness
Gov Tanner is bedridden at the executive mansion in Springfield Illinois with a serious stomach attack. All visitors are denied and he has not been at the state house since last Friday.
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Tanpmer
Springfield
Tanner
Executive Mansion
State House
New U S Consul Adelbert S Hay Arrives in Pretoria
Adelbert S Hay the new United States consul in Pretoria was received by the Transvaal government and presented his credentials yesterday. He created an excellent impression.
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Hay
Pretoria
Adelbert S. Hay
United States
Transvaal
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Pitches laxative benefits
An old promotional piece touts Cascarets as the natural gentle cure for constipation and bowel relief. It markets the product as harmless purely vegetable and guarantees refunds if not effective. Also included is a short anecdote about Kate Schaar shingling a barn roof in North Union township, noting her return from Philadelphia.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Montréal
Can
New York
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Notes For Army Use
A Pretoria letter from December 1899 praises Swanson Rheumatic Cure products used by the army. It transmits payment for 25 gross of 6-DROPS and urges shipment, citing relief of rheumatism neuralgia and other pains among troops. The message advertises 5-DROPS and 56-DROPS, plus external and internal skin remedies from Cuticura with pricing and world-wide sale claims.
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Krueger
Pretoria
Transvaal
South Africa
Messrs
Swanson Rheumatic Care Company
Chicago
Swanson
Peter Haas
Swanson Rheumatic Cure CO
Lake
Ill
Axd Chem
Bole Fraps
Boston
The Surest Way Out in a Collier's Weekly Q and A
A humorous exchange reveals a marriage as the clever solution to a troublesome engagement. The dialogue features a man denying involvement with Maude and admitting to marriage as the break. The piece reflects light social wit from Collier's Weekly.
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Maude
Collier’s Weekly
Elevation Proclaimed in Quiet School Moment
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt recalls a child boast at school about being head of the class while the teacher illustrates a Bible teaching that the last will be first. The quote captures a simple classroom scene and moral framing.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Thirty Days Trial Free at Iowa College Offer
An advertisement invites new students to enroll at the Spring Term beginning March 26 1508 offering thirty days free trial in reparatory normal commercial shorthand and typewriting departments. President J F Hirsch invites inquiries for details at Charlies City Iowa.
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Iowa
J. F. Hirsch
Charlies City
Language Misnomers and Bank Teller Humor
A collage of quotes from Mrs Brown and Mrs Smith about language mix ups. The exchange notes a bear of a man described as civil engineer and mocks a bank teller named in a joke about deposits. Collier's Weekly as the source.
A Girl Keeps Slippers For Wedding Years Ahead
An old saying advises a girl not to discard her slippers as they may prove useful at her wedding and even more so in later years. The advice frames practical thrift in domestic life, reflecting a period tone on preparing for marriage.
Gas Lamp Ad Promises Cheap Bright Light
An advertisement offers a new gas lamp by the Standard Gas Lamp Co referencing a gas plant brighter and cheaper than electricity and other fuels. It claims one candlelight for a cent a day, retail price 65.0, and invites live agents with a guaranteed profitability.
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Welebach
Prosene
Standard Gas Lamp Co
Michigan &T
Clicagy
Mature men reflect on goals and habit’s hold
A reflective note argues that older men should count their blessings as many youthful plans fail. Some pursue hobbies as simple exercise while habit weighs on individuality like a mortgage, shaping character over time.
Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
Northwestern inventors are listed with patents granted last week. Names include Emil I. Draver Stillwater Minnesota dust collector Henry Hammer Mountain Lake Minnesota muric leaf turner Knudt N. Knudtson Beaver Creek Minnesota concentrator Jacob Lampert Hill City South Dakota motor device William McIntosh Winona Minnesota blow off cock Mathias A Patton Livingston Montana locomotive for elevated railways William H Neehe North Dakota harvesting machine Merwin Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys Merwin Lothrop Johnson 911 012 Pioneer Press Bidg St Paul
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Northwestern
Emil I. Draver
Stillwater
Minn
Henry Hammer
Mountain Lake
Knudt N. Knudtson
Beaver Creek
Jacob Lampert
Hill City
8. D
William McIntosh
Winona
Mathias A. Patton
Livingston
Mont
William H.ee Neehe
N. D
Merwin, Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
T. Paul
Half a loaf proverb frames unpaid board bill dispute
A compact saying appears as a proverb about preferring partial payment to an unpaid board bill. It suggests practical caution in debt matters and reflects common 19th or early 20th century editorial tone on household finance.
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Ayer
R. N. Mann
Fall Mills, Tenn
Earnest
Minnesota
N.Y
U.B
Balser
Johnasalzer Seed Co
LA Crosse Wis
A. J. Tower
Chase
Aettion
M. Green
Boz BE
Atlasta, Ga
Thompson
Tories
Fitzmauric
Ballet
Ler
Modder
Calcutta
Maharajah of
Jaipur
South Africa War Fund
Brigham
Judy
C.C. C
Seana
Ccc
John Schaar
North
Union Township
Klondike
Kate
Philadelphia
Candas
Canada
Ottawa
Ben Davies
East Third St
St. Paul, Mina
Arnold
Coug Killer
Ies
Caloe Sastec
Bal
Fretion
Gmaver
Blake & Compant
Codar Rapits
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