Boers Hold Thaba N'Cho Outlet In Boer War Dispatch
London April 28 the war office quoted Lord Roberts from Bloemfontein April 2 detailing Gen French reaching Thaba N cho and plans to turn out the boers holding the town eastern outlet while Gen Rundle advances. Casualties include Lieuts Barry Hill and Private King killed or wounded and two Royal Scots prisoners.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Bloemfontein
French
Thaba N’cho
Tan Hamilton
Smith- Derrien
Hamilton
Rundle
Thaba
Ian Hamilton
Barry
Hill
Marshall
Bethulie
Smithfield Road
King
Prince Alfred Guards
Royal Scots Service Corps
Yeomanry
Brabunton
Wepener
Denetsdorp
Louis Botha
Joubert
Beabhant
Pole Carew
Hart
Chermside
Aliwal
Springfield
Two Days They Fought the British Rear Guard
From Vaalbank dated April 25 the Boers fought rear guard actions along the Modder River crossing and retreated into kopjes southeast of the crossing. Gen. Alderson pursued while Gen. Rundle neared. the Boers escaped eastward between the two generals. A prisoner claimed President Steyn was at Slangfontein with a shaved beard.
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Modder River
London
The
Daily Chronicle
Vaalbank
Modder
Alderson
Kopjes
Rundle
Rundie
Steyn
Slangfontein
Leeuw Kop
Frontline Commandos Reluctant to Advance Amid Boers Fire
Lorenzo Marques April 27 report that commandoes are advancing reluctantly. A veteran burgher notes Boers have frequently fired on the Red Cross. Cronje’s exile to St Helena provokes greater Boers resolve to fight to the death.
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Lorenzo. Marques
Red Cross
Gen. Cronje
St. Helena
Consul Hay Wins Success
Pretoria reports AI advised that United States consul Adelbert Hay achieved success. The brief notice notes the consul's status and outcome, with the date cited as April 28.
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Consul Hay
Pretoria
United States
Adelbert 5S
Hay
Wen A. Dinlo
Supreme Court Upholds Barrett Street Improve ment Law
Indiana’s State Supreme Court ruled the Barrett street improvement measure constitutional and valid. The decision in the Adams versus Shelbyville case upholds curb and sidewalk projects that funded vast state wide improvements and faced previous injunctions in Marion. Justice and earlier federal rulings influence the now settled question amid many awaiting suits.
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Indianapolis, Incd
Supreme Court
Thomas B. Adams
Shelbyville
Baker
Marion
Norwood
Adams
Political Ticket for President and Vice President Named
A. L. Minis of Tennessee and H. B. Kany of Minnesota are presented for national Populist tickets with Cincinnati convention May 9. Secretary Walters plans to push the ticket in Cincinnati and hopes for nomination as Tennessee and other states back it. In Brazil Indiana Alva Ringo is jailed for $200 misappropriation from the United Mine Workers. his wife drank morphine. In Muncie Indiana Mrs Cadis Button is found dead with an ax. natural causes suspected. In Indianapolis Indiana George T Jarvis reports Louisville Evansville St Louis railroad earnings 1 818011 23, expenses 1 202186 37 net 615824 86 up from last year.
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Tidianapolis
Ind
Walters
Cincinnati
Watters
A. L. Mims
Tennessee
H. B. Fay
Minnesota
Brazil
Alva Ringo
Staunton
Order
United Mine Workers of America
Ringo
Indianapolis
George T. Jarvis
Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis Consolidated Railroad
United States Court
Royal Arcanum selects Ft Wayne as next meet site
Indianapolis April 28 The grand council Royal Arcanum adjourned after naming Ft Wayne as the next meeting place. Millican Evansville elected grand regent and Lehroer Indianapolis chaplain. Roney Terre Haute and Elder Richmond with Russe Lawrenceburg named supreme representatives. Brazil reports. Uriah Butt, wealthy farmer near this place, declared insane after attempting to kill his family and abduct his infant son. Hagerstown reports Daniel W. Deardorff, longtime mail clerk, fell from a car and was killed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Royal Arcanum
Ft. Wayne
KR. Millican
Evansville
E. E. Lehroer
W. S. Roney
Terre Haute
J. F. Elder
Richmond
John H. Russe
Lawrenceburg
Brazil
Uriah Butt
Hagerstown
Daniel W. Deardorff
Cloudburst Flood Kills Eight in Waco Texas
A April 28 cloudburst and high winds flood Waco business streets turning basements into rivers. Eight persons are dead including Mrs Caudle Miss Caudle Rosa Chapman Emma Decker Thomas Capps Frank Walker and two unnamed Black men. Property damage is extensive with basements flooded on Franklin Washington and Austin avenues and waterways running through the city. Relief committees take action to aid sufferers.
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Waco
Tex
Nancy Caudle
Clara Caudle
Rosa Chapman
Emma Decker
Thomas Capps
Frank Walker
Franklin
Washington Streets
Austin Avenue
Waco Creek
Barron’s Branch
Severe storm warns valley residents with limited damage report
Reports from Belton and Rockport say the storm was severe in those areas but no loss of life is reported. Although property damage may rise with another crest, a timely warning helps valley residents protect themselves.
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Belton
Rockport
Record rainfall floods Texas as rivers rise and bridges wash out
Heavy rain across Texas bursts banks and floods towns. Brazos overflow expected near Hempstead as Navasota dumps large volumes upstream. Southern Pacific bridge at Columbus washed away cutting rail service. Navasota cloudburst drops four inches in 40 minutes. Belton loses a dozen houses while residents escape. Statewide crop damage is extensive.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Brazos
Hempstead
Navasota
Columbus
Colorado River
Southern Pacific
Houston & Texas Central
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
Belton
Waco Flood Claims Several Lives In Severe Storm
A severe Friday storm flooded Waco with waters from the Bosque and Barron streams. Nancy Caudle and her daughter were among the dead. Norton couple survived after their house was swept away. A bridge collapse near North Second and Barron left three Black residents missing. The Brahios and Colorado rivers rose, and property losses were projected around $50,000 as detections of drownings continued.
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Nancy Caudle
Brazos
Waco
Colorado
Lone Bandit Still At Large After Iron Mountain Robbery
Posses comb the White county woods for the lone bandit who robbed a south bound Iron Mountain train near Higginson early Friday. About $500 taken. E Riegel of New York says $215 was his. Conductor Collatt forced to wake passengers. bandit returned watches and jewelry. Only the St Louis sleeper and Memphis chair car were touched. He fled after pulling the air cord. In Hot Springs Adolph Spitzel dies from brain concussion. authorities believe murder. Spitzel, known in sporting circles, had come from New Orleans weeks earlier.
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Little Rock
Ark
White County
Higginson
E. Riegel
New York
Collatt
St. Louis
Memphis
Hot Springs
Adolph Spitzel
America
Spitzel
New Orleans
Riot Report Sets West African Regiment to Rotofunk
Free Town dispatch notes a serious uprising among the You nies in Romietta district. A detachment of the West African regiment has been sent to Rotofunk to quell the disturbance.
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Free Town
Sierra Leone
Romietta
Destructive Ottawa Hull Fire Devastates City
Ottawa and Hull endure a massive fire over Thursday and Friday consuming over five square miles, destroying more than 2 000 buildings and leaving 7 dead and 7 000 homeless. Ottawa households lose many opulent and modest homes. relief efforts mobilize with churches and civic groups.
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Ottawa
Ont
Hull
Fall of Carthagena Reported as Revolution Gains
Washington reports confirm Carthagena has fallen into rebel hands. The port city is Colombia’s main sea gateway and revenue collector, boosting the insurgents. The U S Navy may send a gunboat to protect American interests while telegraphic links to Bogota remain down.
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Navy Department
Columbia
Washington
State Department
Carthagena
Colombia
West
Bogota
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Western Turf board exonerates Lyneh and clears Piggott and Martin
After a two hour session the Western Turf association board exonerated Danny Lyneh of any wrongdoing in the Hard Knot affair and dismissed charges against jockeys Joe Piggott and Willie Martin. The investigation followed a confession by jockey Mike Hennessy who alleged fraud in races involving Hard Knot.
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San Francisco
Western Turf Association
Danny Lyneh
Hard Knot
Joe Piggott
Willie Martin
Mike Hennessey
Lynch
Martin
Piggott
Hennessey
Swaziland Queen Allows Chiefs to Kill Grimly
Swaziland rumors report that after Sir Ashmead-Bartlett’s visit the queen still permits mass killings. She installs the former king’s 18 year old brother on the throne and tells chiefs they may kill as they please, citing she must answer for Sebugar’s death.
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Lorenzo Marques
Swaziland
Ehis Ashmead-Bartlett
Swazi
Sebugar
Oki
Multiple incidents reported in brief from across the nation
UK. A wage increase for Parkersburg Ohio B O railroad shop workers is announced. In Kalamazoo Michigan Mrs William Brace died from burns in a wood lot fire and her husband was severely burned. Laurel Forge in Cumberland County Pennsylvania nearly vanished in a $50 000 fire. Levi Myhill and wife found dead on a Coloma Wisconsin road. husband likely the shooter in a domestic dispute. Gen Ulysses S Grant’s 75th anniversary celebrated in major cities with banquet speeches. Oberlin M Carter arrives at Leavenworth wearing prison garb and is placed in a cell. John Lambert president of American Wire and Steel denies accelerated departure due to threats of legal action. Peter Goetz aged 16 found guilty of second degree murder for killing his father in Hays City Kansas. sentenced to 25 years. US weekly failures drop to 182 with mixed comparisons to prior years.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Wiliam Brace
Laurel Forge
Cumberland County
U. S. Grant
United States
Oberlin M. Carter
Leavenworth
Kan
Peter Goetz
Hays City
Irish Queen’s Return Ends Visit to Ireland
The narrative mentions Queen Victoria ending her visit to Ireland and returning to England. A senate vote of 42 to 3 declares Senator Scott entitled to his seat. Gen Warren appointed military governor of Griquiland West amid unrest. Blom Texas Tornado injures and destroys. A courtroom quarrel in Paris Texas leads to stabbing of Justice Hooks. Georgia’s Thomas F Watson declines populist presidential nomination. Montreal Bank donates to Ottawa Hull fire relief. Ottawa government pledges 100000 for fire victims.
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Blom
Tex
Dallas
Paris
Ie PT. Scott
J. J. Hooks
Hooks
Tlon
Thomas F. Watson
Georgia
Tonings innings and batter lines across multiple games
The data lists batters and umpires for several baseball matchups including Tonings at Pittsburgh, Philad'n at Brooklyn, New York vs Boston, and Chicago vs St Louis. Details show batter names, line scores, and umpires in a compact, score-focused summary.
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RAE
Pittsbred
Cincinnati
Tannehill
Woods
Zimmer
Lattimer
Newton
Scott
Peitz
Swartwood
Philad'n
Brooklyn
Orth
Douglas
McFarland
McGinnity
McGuire
Emslie
R.W EL
New York
Boston
Seymour
Carrick
Grady
Warner
Willis
Pettinger and Clark
Connolly
Jnnings
RWB
Chicago
St. Louis
Taylor
Chance
Jones and Criger
O'Day
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Thaba N’chu
Gen. French
Gen. Smith-Dorrien
Bosman’s Kop
Smithfield
Grys Kop
Klotter Drift
Caledon River
Wil
Indiana
Barrett Law
State Supreme Court
A. L. Minis
H. B. Kany
Wite
Muncie
Cadis Button
Wells
Railroad Receivers Report
Hilled
Kruger
Iron Mountain
Canada
Minnie Cook
John Pumple
Canadian Pacific Yard
George Peley
John Dare
E. B. Eddy & Co
Meyers House
Carron
A. Baudin
Charles Baudin
Montreal
Dalhousie
Housé Hero
Cuba
Jesus Rabi
Santiago
Seader
Oscar Gardner
Joe Bernstein
Broadway Athletic Club
Azmus Danny Lynch
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Parkersburg
W. Va
Levi Myhill
Coloma
Wis
John Lambert
American Wire and Steel Co
Mr. Gates
Victoria
Ireland
Ughland
Senate
Gen. Warren
Griquiland West
Bank of Montreal
National League
Pat
Philadelphia
Segaeue Ae
Vewnese
York
Entabargh
Boaton
Ae. Ke
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