Boers Confident of Victory and Demands in Africa
An aide de camp of Gen Louis Botha, Sandberg, touring Europe for Boer funds, says Boers expect ultimate victory and would only accept British withdrawal and autonomy plus mastership of the Cape and Transvaal. His remarks follow Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman’s stance on incorporating republics into the British Empire.
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New York
London Times
New York Times
Nantes
Sandberg
Louis Botha
South Africa
Cape
Transvaal
Paris
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
House of Commons
Sir Henry
Rail workers refuse sympathy strike amid union dispute
Pittsburg rail workers announce they will stay at work during the Switchmen's strike. Non union trains will run while Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen members do not join the walkout. Mills on Thirty-ninth and Carnegie streets face possible closure if Allegheny Valley supplies halt.
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Pittsburg
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Brotherhood of Trainmen
Crescent
Thirty-ninth Street
Thirt-third Street
Weatherford Wins as Granite Site Fight Goes to Supreme Court
Weatherford claims victory as the district court refuses to dissolve an injunction blocking the Oklahoma City board of regents from building the Southwestern Normal school at Granite. The fight stems from Gov. Barnes locating the school in Weatherford and Gov. Jenkins moving it to Granite. The case advances to the state supreme court. Surveyors gather at South McAlester to map a Beaumont Northern and Choctaw railway line to Beaumont Texas with Red River crossing near Shawneetown and Missouri Kansas and Texas backing the project.
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Weatherford
Guthrie
O. T
Tecumseh
Hainer
Jones
Oklahoma City
Board of Regents of Normal Schools
Southwestern Normal School
Granite
Barnes
Jenkins
South McAlester
I. T
Beaumont, Northern and
Edward J Phillips Dies in Kansas City at 58
Edward J Phillips secretary of the Trades Assembly of Kansas City Kansas died aged 58. He was born in Wolverhampton England and was reputed to be heir to an English dukedom which he refused and to an estate of 500000 dollars in progress of settlement.
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Edward Phillips
Kansas City
Edward J. Phillips
Trades’ Assembly
Kan
Wolverhampton
England
Freight Depot Burned at Alexandria Louisiana
Southern Pacific freight depot in Alexandria Louisiana was totally destroyed by fire. The blaze consumed local and transfer freight, with two hundred bales of cotton burned and four hundred bales damaged by fire and water. Several drummer sample trunks were lost and many cars were destroyed. Loss estimated at 70 900 dollars.
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Alexandria
Southern Pacific
Report of the Fight at Barbacoa Bridge
In a Tuesday skirmish at Buena Vista government troops lost ground and retreated to Tabernilla on the Colon side of Barbacoa. General Sotomayor commanded Liberal forces at Barbacoa bridge and is criticized for shielding himself, causing reckless ammunition waste and a Liberal retreat. Generals Diaz and Lugo have not yet arrived with their troops.
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Colon
Barbacoa Bridge
Buena Vista
Tabernilla
Barbacoa
Sotomayer
Studebaker Death Ends Blacksmith to Manufacturer Era
Hon. Clem Studebaker dies at his home in South Bend Indiana on a Wednesday afternoon. Born March 28 1831 in Adams county Pennsylvania he moved to South Bend in 1850 and began a blacksmith business with his elder brother Henry in 1852. The brothers built a large manufacturing enterprise over the years.
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South Bend
Ind
Clem Studebaker
Adams County
Henry
Studebaker Brothers firm history and Clem Studebaker roles
In 1868 the Studebaker Bros Manufacturing company was incorporated with Clem Studebaker as president. He served as a twice delegate to the national Republican convention and as United States commissioner for Indiana to the Paris Exposition of 1878 and to the New Orleans Exposition. He was appointed by President Harrison as a member of the Pan American congress during winter 1889 and 1890.
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Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Company
Clem Studebaker
United States
Indiana
Harrison
Pan- American Congress
Filipino Attack and Prisoner Capture in Manila
Insurgents attacked a commissary between Magdalena and Garagraza wounding a sergeant and a private of the Eighth Regiment and capturing Privates Dunn and Frenning. Two horses and rifles were taken. insurgent activity rises at Tanauan Batangas. An interpreter Alberto was killed for refusing to pay a salary percentage. Washington dispatch notes Hay received word from Constan t. Municipal notes report Lacy Duncan awarded 3999 damages over a 1879 Marfa railroad collision that killed his wife May 15. The accident involved a crossing where a double header freight train struck a hack carrying several women and two girls.
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Manila
Magdalena
Garagraza
Eighth Regimnt
Dunn
Frenning
Tanauan
Batangas
Luzon
Alberto
el Paso
Tex
Lacy Duncan
Galreston
Hartfebure
San Antonio
Marfa
John Krupp
William Cod@lron
Erfa
Reparation Me reports sanctification stir in Delta county
In Charleston, Delta county, the TOS band has sat eight weeks creating a stir with many professing sanctification. Three men who became sanctified approached a farmer and confessed they stole a gum 18 years ago, offering to pay restitution. They paid interest totaling $10.50 for the missing item valued at $1.50.
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Paris
Tex
TOS
Charleston
Delta County
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Wales
Wilson-Jenkins Drug Company
EACLE
Connelly & Carnes
Euthymos
Emmel’s
U.uu
Java
Robert, Johnson & Rand Star Brand Shoes
Saine
Ulster
John W. Couiter
James T. Kelly
Kely
Svet
Keily
Bryan
Studebaker
Washington
Hay
Constan
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