Cecil Rhodes Dies in Cape Town After Illness
Cecil Rhodes, legendary South Africa magnate and empire builder, dies in Cape Town after weeks of illness. The unwed founder of vast wealth lived at Great Selmy near Cape Town, with sister Alice managing affairs. Rhodes, known for adventure and wealth, shaped British influence in Africa and faced mixed public views on his legacy.
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Celi Rhodes
South Africa
Cape Town
Rhodes
Great Selmy
Ilis
Alice
Sdngland
Thedes
Africa
Midas Jouch
Severse for Delarey and the Pretoria movement
The text reports on Delarey and Tepe Covet Ty facing Iren with Haye aiding Wilel. It mentions 105 pris etets seized, fifteen pommders thrown, two pom stocks and wagons captured. Spy networks and a Pretoria movement are described with chaotic, partial phrases and references to ships, gauges, and a British royal yacht voyage.
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Iren
Pretoria
Cuec
Order That Makes Cuba Free
Secretary Root directs General Wood to transfer control of Cuba to its people by May 20 and to inaugurate the government elected by Cubans. The plan includes preserving key defenses, convening Congress, certifying constitutional acts, and appointing transitional officials to ensure a smooth handover.
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Root
Ger. Wood
War Department
Wood
Cuba
Congress
Assime
Ruderinke
United States
Were
Spain
Paris
Bratos
Cada
Yttiniedt
Tiedshord
Amd
Nba
Cebu
Beini
Palma
Acee
Hawroot
Irigadioy
Leonard Wood
Guba Ultivina
Dillon Episode Stirs Commons As Chamberlain Jabs
Unprecedented Commons moment as Sir Chamberlain taunts Irish MP John Dillon calling him a good judge of a traitor. Dillon, a physician and lifelong Irish advocate, is famed as “Honest John” and has endured multiple imprisonments for loyalty to Livli n d.
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Chamberlain
Commons
Disraeli
Chramberlain
Dillon
Glasgow
Delirey
John Juon
Livdind
Tie
Calarey
John
Notable Prisoner Suicides and Criminal Incidents Across States
A summary of scattered crimes and deaths includes Fawin Douglass in a Boston jail who hanged himself while awaiting assault charges, Engineer G. H. Vantassel of Lake Shore Railroad dying of heart disease in New York, Charles Royal in Findlay Ohio attempting suicide in his cell as a confessed wife murderer, and burglars binding Edward Lowencelle the Waterbury watchman who blew a mill safe and stole 75 dollars before escaping.
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G. H. Vantassel
Lake Shore Railroad
New York
Charles Royal
Findlay
Ohio
Edward Lowencelle
Platt Mill
Waterbury
Conn
Cuban Post Office Embezzlers Sentenced to Ten Years Each
Three men Rathbone Neely and Reeves were found guilty of embezzling Cuban post office funds. Each received ten years imprisonment and heavy fines Neely 56701 Reeves 35516 Rathbone 35324. They held key posts in the Cuban postal system during American administration.
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Havana
Cuba
Rathbone
Neely
Reeves
W. Neely
W. H. Reeves
Estes G. Rathbong
Cuban Post Office Department
United States
Spain
I. G. Rathbone
Washington
Postal Committee
Tluvana
Muncie
Ind
Perry
Veath
Postofice Finanee
Stamips
Island Postminsters
Lievves
Postoffice
Neeves
Rochester
N. C
Geronimo the Apache seeks release and possible citizenship
Geronimo at Fort Sill in Oklahoma, age eighty, seeks release and citizenship with support from Gen. Frank Armstrong. He has lived under surveillance for years, runs a small farm, and receives a government scout’s allowance of 352 dollars monthly as part of his status.
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Geronimo
Miles Haus
Fort Sill
O. T
Washington
Frank Armstrong
Regular Army
Florida
Subsidy debate questions ship lines and protection
A collection of editorials attacks the ship subsidy bill and tariff policies arguing subsidies distort trade, favor England, and harm American industry. They praise protectionism, critique Cuba relief timetables, and warn against pork barrel spending and political manipulation.
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Frye
North Atlantic
Senate Committee On Commerce
Chamberlain
England
Great Britain
Providence
McKinley
Dingley
Senate
Minneapolis Tribune
Protectionist Hypocrisy and Tariff Controversy
A collection of editorial excerpts denounces Republican Cuba tariff reciprocity as hypocrisy and mocks the idea of temporary protectionist measures. It critiques imperialism in the Philippines, British subsidies, citizen duty, and Roosevelt era cabinet communications.
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Cuba
Kkansas City Star
Old Joe the Night Watchman and St Jacobs Oil Tale
A Pall Mall Gazette vignette praises Old Joe the night watchman of the Lam beth Water Works. After rheumatism and sciatica threaten his job a passer by gives St Jacobs Oil, and his back pains vanish. He vows to keep a bottle by him, claiming the remedy conquers pain for fifty years.
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Joe
Pall Mall Gazette
London
Gity Council
St. Jacobs Oil
Lambeth Water Works
Old Joe
St. Jacobs
Five-Cent Banquet Highlights Charity Fundraiser
Mrs Styles recalls attending a donation supper where Mr Allarton provided a fine spread. She admits she contributed five cents because she lacked change, later realizing she could have given a dime. Uncle George jokes about the cost of supper and donations.
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Mrs. Styles
Strong Letter Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
La Charge Wisconsin resident William T Payne reports four weeks of back pain eased after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says after four boxes the pain vanished and one box was worth more than five dollars in doctors’ medicine, calling it a true wonder and deserving of credit.
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la Charge
Wis
Wm. T. Payne
Dodd
Curious to Know The Bachelor Why I Reached My Prime
The note reads a playful exchange about age and charm between a caller and respondent in a lighthearted column. The humor centers on timing and self confidence, framed in a witty back and forth.
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Excursions Offer
Speedy rail deals include $33 to California Oregon and Washington from Chicago with daily service in March and April. Berth in tourist car $6. Personally conducted tours depart Tuesday Thursday from Chicago and Wednesday from New England. An illustrated pamphlet is available for two stamps from S A Hutchison Manager 212 Clark Street Chicago. Also notes timber facts about mahogany and pine.
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California, Oregon and
Washington
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Chicago
New England
S. A. Hutchison
Clark Street
Red Cross Ball Blue and a Woman’s Library Gift
An old item notes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry powder offered for five cents a two ounce package. It also reports Mme Kaissavov left a library of 18 000 volumes authored by women in St Petersburg after her recent death.
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RED Cross
Groce
Mme. Kaissavov
St. Petersburg
Putnam Faceless Dyes Reveal Sunlight Fast Results
Faceless dyes produced by Putnam prove fast to sunlight washing and rubbing. The text notes Sydney Smith's mother as a clever conversationalist noted for quick repartee in a contrasting aside.
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Putnam
Sydney Smith
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