British forces seize Bloemfontein capital in Orange Free State stay
Steyn's capital Bloemfontein falls to Lord Roberts as General French hits Bleomsforten district. The town sits on a high plateau with a central capitol tower and a few churches. Four thousand nine hundred residents normally populate the capital amid ridge fortifications and earlier British maneuvering.
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Lord Roberts
London War Office
Orange Free State
Ish War Office
Mreneh
Blomtertein
Acter
Ovo
Uae
Sigs Roberts
Sisty
Devel
Bloemfontevin
Bloemfontein
Peace talks and Boer War diplomacy dominate U S reports
The article notes American pressure for Britain to negotiate South African peace, with Kruger and Steyn urging mediation through the British government. It mentions U S mediation efforts, the Hague pledge limit, and Boers proposing terms as a preliminary peace step. Also included are pension bureau counts of Civil War veterans and Representative Boutelle’s reelection bid.
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Krerngerdund
Steyn
Gee Boor
Titel Builes
South Africa
Nashewn
Great Britain
Kruger
Mel Minley
United States
Hague
Side Lights on the Boer War Intriguing Guns and Pigeons
Reports on early Boer War business note large Krupp and Austrian armament orders, with Krupp guns among the world’s largest. The text recalls Pietermaritzburg pigeons aiding British communications, the founding of the Orange Free State capital, debates on native cavalry use, and hardships faced by generals Buller and colleagues. It also mentions inoculations of Boer horses and double barreled rifles in British hands, concluding with the Orange Free State president’s wife being English clergy’s daughter.
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Krupp
Germany
Kroupp
Ladysipith
Victoria
Tso
Topeka Capital changes under Rev Sheldon censorship
The Topeka Capital, billed as a Christian daily under Rev Charles M Sheldon, opens with a prayer by Bishop John F. Vincent. The issue features famine relief pleas for India, editorials against war and saloons, and suppression of criminal and ordinary sporting news while favoring Christian advertisements.
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Topeka
Kay
Pactar
Charles M. Sheldon
John FL
Vincent
India
Seddon
Sheldon
Ditor Sheldon
Gong
To Toroman
Costs of Paris Visit Rise Amid High Rates Report
A Chicago correspondent in Paris reports steep price hikes in hotels, meals, and shopping. clothing and leather goods up 40 to 60 percent, canes and umbrellas 20 to 40 percent, and basic drugs and oils much higher. Only taxis stay cheap, at 30 cents within the city. Many Americans plan to return home as Paris costs bite.
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Chicago
Paris
Esso
New York
San Kateisco
Los Angeles
Sills
Isso
San Francisco
Alsace Lorraine Held as Conquered Territory
Notes of Current Events report that Prince Hohenlohe declared Alsace Lorraine must remain under German control in the Reichstag. Mercier’s Relair was barred from Alsace Lorraine by Berlin. A San Francisco minister, Rev Dr Mackenzie, amassed wealth from orange cultivation. In Kiel a mother, Mrs Doris Heescher, killed her daughter in a cemetery then died by suicide with a butcher’s cleaver.
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Prince Hohenlohe
Alsace-Lorraine
Mercier
Paris
Mackenzie
San Francisco
Doris Heescher
Kiel
Market Outlook Holds Steady Amid Trade Pressures
Chicago reports money moving closer due to dwindling New York bank reserves while overall business stays high. Europe buys American iron, copper, and cotton as supplies tighten. Argentina’s export surge and ships to Europe influence bears and bulls. Wheat shows little change. corn firm with 1 cent rise as speculators bid May and July delivery, signaling expectations of tighter future supplies.
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Chicago
New York
Navy
Europe
Argentina
Ty le
Pyde
Eli
Liverpool
Thiat
Insurrection Not Dead in Philippines Says Manila Officials
Reports from Mani and Benguet indicate ongoing insurgent activity and plans for wider guerrilla warfare as the rainy season starts. Insurgents gain sympathy from locals while protecting American supplies, and officials in Var lad arrest eleven municipal officers for plotting. Captured insurgent agents in Malabon hold incriminating papers and $4,000.
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Philippines
Varlac
Malabon
Sioux Falls Auditorium Opens New Hall for Conventions
The Sioux Falls Auditorium unveils a new hall with a seating capacity around 600, a major addition that enables large conventions in South Dakota. Without this building, Sioux Falls would lack such a facility and miss hosting regional gatherings.
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Iterium
South Thakota
National Populist Convention Planned for May Ninth
Article notes a Populist gathering set for May 9 at Sioux Falls Auditorium in a newly built venue. It references prior conventions and a broad regional machinists union action centered on Philadelphia area towns proposing a June 1 nine hour workday and an abolition of piecework if possible. A separate dramatic item recounts a hunting hounds chase ending with hounds in a thinly frozen pond on Long Island.
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Machinists’ Union of
Phiadelphia
Philadelphia
Facts About the Census For Agriculture and Farming
The article stresses the importance of the census for U S agricultural interests and outlines what the enumeration will cover. It details farm ownership, land use, crop variety, livestock counts, buildings and equipment, and value of farm products, with emphasis on accurate records and timing in June 1900.
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United States
Cie Gontra
United State
Carter
ST More
Fifteen Die in Newark Tenement Fire Trap
Fifteen people perished in a Newark tenement fire, many children, with thirteen bodies recovered within hours. The dive-like frame building had narrow hallways and small rooms, trapping families and forcing rapid-fire rescue efforts as flames spread.
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Newark
Barrow
Ttatian
Various 19th Century Dashes of News and Figures
A garbled wire service roundup reports diverse items including deaths in New York and North Carolina, a bank robbery in Chicago, a claim of cancer cured by X-rays, a freezing death prospect in Alaska, German population trends, Boer wars, large emigration to England, Chicago mayor’s water power plan, Mexican copper mines bought by the Rothschilds, and a large financial consideration of 800000.
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Sparkes
Benj
Morgenstece
New York
Wo Barts
Basher Mills
Yurwlars
Davidson
N.C
Whidh
Hiede Danvire
M. Selfridge
Qukland
Cab
Cleveland
Hie
Lloyds
Chicago
Charles Betseh
Alaska
Diermany
Lugland
Harrison
Mazapil
Mexico
Rothschilds
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Bloem
Fontein
Archy
Winburg
K Winerley
America
Our
C. A. Boutelle
Maine
Boston
Cronje
Britain
Coles Kop
Cape Colony
Grange Fyer
Orange Pree Staite
Wirs
Leones
Symons
IWC
Tirta
Buller
London
Rinderpest
The
Avist
Gostly
Sioux Falls Auditorium
Siouxalls
Sioux Falls Rustiers
National Creamery Buttermakers’ Association
Long Island
Ceylon
Franklin Macveach & CO
H. GC. Coon
Dee A
Muco-Solvent Company
Chicago, Ill
USA
M. G. Wilson
Estherville
Towa
Ansuce
Uignoz
Kansas City
Reen Mountain Listilery
National Bank of Cuonmerce
Mudraug Mervouilio Agency
Wash
Mak
Dnevon
Suvada
Montana
Abo
Culo
Ariz
Preyaid
Welraty
Montgomery Ward & GO. Michiges Av
Madinenie
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