British and Boers duel over uncertain pursuit in South Africa
London reports that Lord Roberts may fail to envelop the retreating Boers as French cavalry face difficult hills and uncertain horse condition. Boer odds tilt between Federals and Generals Brabant and French with Wepener relief noted. At Mafeking rationing continues. Warrenton describes a night bombardment with ground action and a Boer laager retreating east.
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Brabant
London
Lord Roberts
Rundle
Denetsdorp
Renter
Wepener
French
Hamilton
Free State of
Delgety
Mafeking
Warrenton
Wharves Near Completion for Works and Freight
Freight slip and wharves near finish as master Thomas expects tracks ready for passenger trains by May while the necessary ferry or service may extend into later dates.
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Thomas
Ibexin
Eighty Were Killed in Filipino Guerrilla Action
Manila dispatch from April 25 reports 80 Filipinos killed in an April 16 clash near Nuevo Cacares Camarines. American outposts repelled bolomen, with Forty-sixth Regiment and guards engaging. General Bell vowed ruthless retaliation. insurgents burned villages including San Fernando. A later report notes 53 insurgents killed near Sorsogon and plans for Grant’s flagship May voyage.
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Nuevo Cacares
South Camarines
Well Pant
Forty-sixth
Bell
Eleventh
Lennox
San Fernando
Sorsogon
Albay
Forty-seventh Infantry
Gordon
Bolomen
Otos
Grant
Hong Kong
Denver Largest Creditor in Bankruptcy Claim Amid Fox Island Talk
Francis J. Prim rose a Wal merchant filed a bankruptcy petition with liabilities of 1133355 The First National Bank of Denver holds 61958 as the largest creditor William B Smith doing business as Worthington Smith Co shows liabilities 299028 assets 104661 The piece then shifts to a Chicago Record note on Alaska fox island leases and fur breeding costs detailing farm runtions and trials on Pribilof and Aleutian islands and the Santa Fe shop plans in Richmond California with no complete continuation of the narrative.
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New York
Francis J. Primrose, & Wal Merchant
First National Bank of Denver
William B. Smith
Worthington, Smith & Co
Sam
Chicago
Alaska
Atu
Phibilof
North America Commercial Company
Pribilof
Semidi
Richmond
Cal
Santa Fe
Fogriess
Creedy
Relief Expedition Reaches Rankin County After Flood
Jackson Miss April 26 A relief expedition reports dire conditions among homeless families in Rankin county most are colored over forty destitute households found on islands with three days without food Two boat loads of rations distributed and a subscription drive started A island scene showed forty negros and over a hundred head of hogs cattle and dogs cut off by flood trains may resume service in ten days transfer by tugboat operates in daylight with risky night trips
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New Orleans
Mobile
Belden Refutes Stock Ties To Pneumatic Tube Firm
Ex congressman James J Belden tells a Herald reporter that he held bonds of a pneumatic tube company that built a tube line at the Brooklyn Bridge but had no stock in the operating firm. He says he took bonds as collateral, did not vote on related measures, and challenges Moody and others to prove any urging to vote for the companys bill.
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New York
James J. Belden
House Committee On Appropriations
Moody
House
Herald
Brooklyn Bridge
Congress
Cures Weak Men Free Offer Prompts Self Cure Advice
A dubious advertisement promises free remedies for sexual weakness and enlarged organs via Dr. L. W. Knapp in Detroit. It includes testimonials, assures confidentiality, and catalogs related notes, while also mentioning fur breeding animals and a sensational bear-raising venture as side notes.
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L. W. Knapp
Hall Building
Detroit
Mich
Daily Mail
Bir
Siege Vegetables Harshly Scarce in Lifeblood of Garrisons
The Spectator notes Ladysmith and Kimberley faced severe vegetable shortages during sieges causing health declines and hunger. Fresh greens vanished save for potatoes and canned tomatoes selling at high prices. It cites maize self-sufficiency ideas and recalls General Philippon sowing wheat near Badajoz. Also reports Honore Palmer, son of Potter Palmer, leaving bank duties for rest in Berkshire hills and travels to meet Livingston Cutting at Pittsfield while bankers discuss future roles.
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Ladysmith
Kimberley
Colonel Ward
Commissariat
Moses
Philippon
Badajoz
Ramparta
Honore Palmer
Potter Palmer
Berkshire Hills
Mary
Livingston
Pittafield
Masa
Palmer
Newport
Paris
Orson Smith
Water Treed Weeping Canary Plant Fire Wonder
The Canary Islands host a laurel family tree that weeps water from many leaf margins. Daytime heat turns water to vapor and evening coolness yields liquid droplets that form ponds at the base, providing drinking water for locals. The process creates a dramatic, rainlike shower as leaves bend under the droplet load.
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Canary Islands
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