Wounded Churchill Treated as Boers Enclose Colesberg
Reports from November conflict detail Winston Churchill wounded in the hand and sent to Pretoria as British prisoners arrive. Colesberg falls to Free State and Transvaal burghers, with Kimberley bombardment resumed. Dispatches note Boer artillery origins and encampments six miles from Estcourt.
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Pretoria
Lourenzo Marquez
Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Blue Jackets
Winston Churchill
Colenso
Lady Randolph
Town
Free State
Transvaal
Colesberg
Cape Colony
Durban
Manggvrs
Europe
Kimberley
Bateman
Ladysmith
London
Estcourt
Growing weaker Hobart shows little change in condition
In Paterson New Jersey on November 20 Vice President Hobart spent most of the day by the bedroom window reading with Mrs Hobart and eating less. His friends remain hopeful yet cautious noting a gradual weakening while he stays cheerful and engaged with news. A separate dispatch from Sydney reports a disastrous civil war in New Guinea with many villages destroyed and heavy casualties.
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London
Daily Mail
Sydney
New Guinea
Revolution in Colombia Sparks Widespread Movements
The British steamer Atrato reports a broad revolutionary movement across Colombia with a grave outlook. After landing cargo from Barranquilla and Colon, she failed to secure an outward cargo due to the unrest.
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Colombia
Kineetox
Jamaica
Atrato
Barranquilla
Colon
Village Marshal Fatally Shoots Man in Fairchild
James Sullivan of Louisville Kentucky was shot Thursday by Village Marshal Al Bard at Fairchild and died Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred in Eau Claire County Wisconsin on November 20.
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Eau Craig
Wis
James Sullivan
Louisville
Fairchild
al- Bard
Tax exemption limits for life insurance policies
Revenue Commissioner Wilson rules that only fraternal and beneficiary societies, lodge based or cooperative groups, and non profit employes relief associations qualify for tax exemption. Mutual or old line fixed premium life insurers are considered for profit and taxable.
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Wasninetax
Wilson
Internal Revenue Bureau
Congress
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Mutual Life Company
Father Cornelius Corcoran Kills Four Children Then Ends Own Life
In Curia co, November 16, Cornelius Corcoran, 49, shot four of his eight children at 5401 Dearborn street, killing Margaret 5, John 7, Lizzie 8, and sparing Kate 14 who may lose an eye. Timothy died after laudanum administered earlier. Police deem him insane. he and the children had lived in the flat for a month.
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Curiaco
Cornelius Corcoran
Dearborn Street
Margaret Corcoran
Mercy Hospital
John Corcoran
Lizzie Corcoran
Kate Corcoran
Corcoran
Clifford
Timothy
John
Margaret
Lizzie
Soroner
What a Gentleman Is Asserts Social Adaptation Over Style
Aline Gorren argues in Scribner's that the modern gentleman is defined not by rigid standards but by adapting to current circumstances. He or she mingles with social life, avoids intrusion, and shows quiet self-control without forcing personal views on a busy world.
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Aline Gorren
Scribner’s
Wanson
E. Lake ST. Chicaco
Fire at Park Place building in New York destroys upper floors
Fire broke out at 2 45 a m Saturday in a Park Place building housing Unexcelled Fire Works Lloyds Fire Works and E Bissell Co Three alarms sent in quick succession and by 3 a m the upper three stories were destroyed with total loss not yet estimable as fire remained uncontrolled.
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New York
Park Place
Fire Works Co
Lloyd’s Fire Works Co
E. Bissell & Co
Man sets dynamite under wife’s room in Janesville
Fred O'Brien placed a ten pound stick beneath his wife’s bedroom causing a massive blast that damaged a small one story house. No injuries reported. O'Brien jailed after confessing and implicating two other men amid cruelty allegations by his wife.
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Janesville
Wis
Fred O’brien
Frank O’brien
O’brien
O Brien
Death by morphine in Manhattan Club rooms
Nov 18 Franklin Haney aged 19 son of Joseph Haney a prominent insurance agent committed suicide by taking morphine in the Manhattan club rooms Friday afternoon. He had been suffering from insomnia.
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Younestown
Frank Haney
Joseph Haney
Manhattan Club
Haney
Bank Robbery at Car Junction Nets Cash
Robbers blew open the safe of the Bank at Car Junction ten miles north, after midnight, securing between eight thousand and four thousand dollars in cash.
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Joruim
Bank of Car
Here
Rustic Judge Tops Court in Queen Anne Era Tale
The piece recalls a rustic looking courtier at a Queen Anne state ceremony who matches the queen in status by wit rather than finery. Richard Cromwell, newly seated as protector, faces self doubt and soon resigns. Half a century later he visits Westminster Hall for legal business.
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Richard Cromwell
Westminster Hall
Politics as a Business Joke in Mississippi Campaign
The Memphis Scimitar reports a self mockery moment from Congressman John Allen during the Mississippi senatorial race. A teller recalls meeting an old family servant who exclaims joy at his still holding his office seeking position, highlighting a humorous take on political ambition.
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John Allen
Mississippi
Lawsy
Mars John
Memphis Scimitar
Still More Counterfeiting Imitations Target Tonic Goods
The article reports a surge in counterfeit and bogus bills found by local authorities. It notes counterfeiters mimic popular products, especially Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, with the Revenue Service covering the bottle’s value.
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Pages Service
Hostetter
Laughing gas experiment ends with student’s prank
A professor planned a gas experiment for illustration and a student volunteered to test it. He acted excited and began abusing the professor as the class laughed, until the professor teased that the gas had not yet been turned on. The incident is reported by Col s Weekly.
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Cols Weekly
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claimed Positive Cure
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy for catarrh. It asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, building up constitution and offering a hundred dollar pledge if it fails to cure. Testimonials supposedly back its efficacy.
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Hiall
Toledo
Cat Story in Fractured Echoes of a Gaunt Narrator
A fragmented tale features a gaunt man and quirky dialogue about cats and the sea. The piece drifts between surreal lines and partial phrases, hinting at a cat making noise and a vanished cat observed by an unnamed observer.
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Polis Journala
Alton Limited Sets Apace for Chicago St Louis Route
Describes the Alton Limited trains of the Chicago and Alton Railroad placed in daily service between Chicago and St. Louis. Details include standard Pullman cars, electric lighting, Pintsch gas for some cars, uniform Gothic windows, maroon interior scheme, and emphasis on construction quality and interior craftsmanship.
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Alton Limited
Chicago & Alton R. R. Co
Chicago
St. Louis
Eoomant
Chicago & Ton
United States Postal
Chi- Alton
America
Santa Fe
Anaty
St. Paul
Nneapo
California
T. A. Grady
California Tourist Service
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Adams Street
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Remedies Touted in Patient Letters
Readers attest to drastic relief from uterine and menstrual problems after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and related products. The testimonials claim eight bottles of the compound and washes restored energy, sleep, appetite, and the ability to work full days.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Palace On Wheels
Philadelphia Times
H. H. Green
Chicago Daily News
Putnam
Philadelphia
Piso
E. Jeane Rouble
Elandine
Ayer
RP. Haul & Co
Nasnua, NH
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Lave
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J. C. Hubinger
Red Cross
Hubinger
John M
TSO
West Madison St
Sma
Vavrieaia T
Anne
Science
VIA
Warren J. Lynch
Gen. Pass
Tkt Agt
Adams St
Demorest
Fifth Avenue, New York
Well & Clement CO
Main Bt
Arter
Nia
A. N. K.eb
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