Boers Defeat De Wet and Rail Actions Reported
General Roberts reports British advances as Buller’s division moves toward Van Wycksvlei near Belfast with 20 casualties. Baden-Powell drives Grobler east of the Pinaars river and occupies its railway station while Rhodesians suffer losses. De Wet recrosses the Magliesburg with a small force. Steyn moves toward Machadodorp. Boers blow parts of railway near New Castle and damage rails south of the town.
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de Wet
London
Roberts
War Office
Pretoria
Buller
van Wycksvlei
Belfast
Paget
HamManekraal
Baden-Powell
Grobler
Pinaars River
Speckley
Oyferkuil
Plumer
Hickman
DeWet
Magliesburg
Orange River Colony
Bethlehem
Steyn
Pinnars
Kruger
Machadadorp
Kootzescrift
New Castle
Population estimates and prize rules for census guessing
The article outlines population projections for 1900 with multiple growth scenarios and prize rules. It notes percentages of increase from 1890, gives corresponding population figures, and states tie-prize division. It also mentions the Director of the Census in Washington announcing the official date and The Eagle naming the guessing close date.
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Washington, D. C
Prize guess contest details from Bryan Eagle and Meteor
The Press Publishing Association deposits 25000 dollars in Central Savings Bank Detroit to fund prizes with a first prize of 15000 dollars. Readers must send in a guess with cash accompanying the order and can obtain the paper at regular price. Postmasters are notified not to receive commissions or accept guesses for agents.
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Globe
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Bryan Daily Eagle
Madisonville
Press Publishing Association of
Detroit
Michigan
United States and Territories
Press Publishing Association
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Guam
Philippines
The
Central Savings Bank of
Mich
EAGLE
Bryan
Texas
Meteor
John Fiske on Authors Habits and Work Rhythm
John Fiske answers questions about a writer’s habits. He advocates drafting in cold rooms, wearing light clothes, working 24 hours daily, rarely changing words, and drinking beer while smoking a pipe during work. He credits music with restoring focus and argues for its hygienic benefits.
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John Fiske
Whist Anecdote Shows Washington Social Ties
A Washington woman, well known in diplomatic circles, recalls a Times correspondent tale about recognizing Senator Blank. When asked if she knows him, she replies that he knows her and that she has trumped his ace in a past whist game, illustrating social clout in Washington.
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Washington
New York Times
Senator Blank
Servant Mrs Alexander Capperton Ties to Walter Scott Legend
Mrs Alexander Capperton of Kirkhill Scotland died recently and was noted as one of Walter Scott’s few links to his era. She joined Scott’s household at age sixteen and recalled his heavy footfalls at five each morning. She stayed with him until his death and received a lock of his hair from Mrs Lockhart.
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Alexander Capperton
Kirkhill
Scotland
Sir Walter Scott
Substantial Donation to Van Dyke Upon Resigning Brick Church Post
Three hundred Brick Presbyterian parishioners in New York presented Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke with 30000 dollars as a testimonial after he resigned to accept a Princeton professorship. A like sum was given to Rev. Dr. Melloane upon his retirement from the church.
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Henry van Dyke
Brick Presbyterian Church
New York City
Princeton
Melloane
van Dyke
Church of
General White’s Son Henry E White Arrives in America
Henry E White a Cleveland letter carrier and son of General Sir George White who commanded at Ladysmith arrived in America about nineteen years ago.
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General White
Henry E. White
Cleveland, O
George White
Ladysmith
America
Astonishing Sale Reported for Choir Invisible
James Lane Allen announced that his work Choir Invisible has sold 500000 copies in England and America, signaling strong transatlantic reception and broad reader interest in his writings.
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James Lane Allen
Invisible
England
America
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Willis & Coleman
Bryan, Texas
Wilcox
Bryan Eagle
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E. C. Harder
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B. Morse
Houston, Texas
D. L. Robbins
Bryan Water, Ice, Light & Power Company
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Odell
New York
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Saratoga
T. ©. Platt
Huntington
Charles HM. Tweed
Collis P. Huntington
Tweed
Southern Pacific Railway
Charles H. Tweed
United States May Bay
Saale
Bremen
Hoboken River
United States
Wilson
Moran
Navy Department
Hoboken
Twelfth Street
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Nebraska
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Alvarez
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Negro Business League
Boston
National Negro Business League
Booker T. Washington
CS Nad Aid
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Walter Scott
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James Drug Store
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Virginia
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Saltillo
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