Cecil Rhodes the Colossus of Rhodes and his Africa
Cecil Rhodes rose from frail youth to become a defining imperialist figure in South Africa. He built the Chartered Company and De Beers, shaped Cape Colony politics, and pursued a Cape to Cairo railway, guiding British expansion amid Boer resistance until ill health and war setbacks ended his career.
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Cecil John Rhodes
South Africa
Bishop Stortford
England
Francis W. Rhodes
Church of
London
Herbert
Natal
Cecil Rhodes
Africa
Orielcole
Oxford
General Gordon
Barkly West
Gordon
Toto
Egypt
Cape To Cairo
Rhodes
Colossus
Bechuanaland
Theophilus Spenstone
Thim
British South Africa Company
Chartered Company
Hudson Ebay Company
Canada
British East India Company
Cape Colony
Crown Lands
Rhodesia
Chartered
Transvaal
Majuba Hill
Jameson
Chamberlain
Germany
Mr. Rhodes
Schreiner
Rivodes
Cape Town
Cape
Blindfolded by Chemicals at Ice Plant Blaze
Bluffton Indiana March 27 Charles Gantz a mother employed at the Marcy wind pump factory may lose the sight of both eyes after a city fireman allegedly turned a stream of acid from a chemical engine into his face during the destruction of the ice plant Monday night Gantz had climbed on a Clover Leaf freight car to release a brake so cars could be moved away from the fire.
Married at Logansport in simple ceremony
Sadie Izette Denton and Robert Hargraves of Fort Wayne wed at the bride's brother Gus Girrard's home on Third street. Justice Frank V. Guthrie performed the ceremony in the presence of a few friends. The couple will reside in Logansport. Hargraves works for King Drill. Denton had been granted a divorce from W. H. Denton in Cass circuit court Thursday.
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Logansport
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Syrup Stresses No Opiates
The product contains no opiate ingredients and is claimed not to cause constipation unlike most cough medicines. Substitutes are refused. Available from Dreier & Bro. and Pellens & Polster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Pellens & Polster
Kendallville Aims for Free Mail Delivery by July
Kendallville officials project restoration of free mail delivery by July. City leaders cite budget adjustments and service efficiency as key factors while coordinating with postal authorities for districtwide access. Local residents anticipate improved postal service and economic benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendallville
Christian Scientists Meet in Warsaw on Healing Power
The First Church of Christ Scientist held a Wednesday evening meeting at Harmony hall in Warsaw Indiana. William Bradford Dickson led readings from the Old Testament and Science and Health. Attendees testified to healing from cancer blindness gall stones and inguinal hernia. Jacob Shield spoke of personal healing and transformation through Christian Science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Harmony Hall
West Berry Street
William Bradford Dickson
Dickson
Mary Baker Eddy
Jesus Christ
Jacob Shield
Warsaw
Ind
Shield
Parker
Chicago
Ian
Woman Dies After Epileptic Fall Into Boiling Sugar Water
Mrs. Charles W. Hively of Thorn Creek township near Columbia City Indiana died after a seizure caused her to fall headfirst into a pan of boiling sugar water while preparing syrup. Neighbors could not save her and Coroner Williams planned an inquest. She was about 45, survived by husband and young daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia City
Ind
Charles W. Hively
Thorncreek Township
Botanic Blood Balm Promises Cure for Rheumatism and Catarrh
Advertises Botanic Blood Balm as a universal remedy for rheumatism and catarrh claiming to cleanse the blood, ease bone and joint pains, and relieve throat irritations. Offers $1 price, free trial by mail from Dr. Gillam of Atlanta and notes local availability through Ranke & Nussbaum in Calhoun Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catarra
Gillam
Mitchell St
Atlanta, Ga
Ranke & Nussbaum
Calhoun St
Valparaiso Man Involved In Unclear Incident During Hunt
A Valparaiso resident, James Gnman, appears in an unclear account of a duck hunting incident. The fragmentary report offers limited details and no stated outcome or agency involvement.
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James Gnman
Valparaiso
Patrick Convicted in Rice Murder Trial After Short Jury Deliberation
Albert T. Patrick is found guilty of murdering William Marsh Rice and forging a will to seize a $7,000,000 estate. The verdict comes after 44 days of testimony and four hours of jury deliberation. sentence is postponed for a week.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Patrick
Goff
Molineux
Pattick
Rice
Charles F. Jones
Jones
Emma
Francis
William M. Rice
Texas
Madison Avenue
Old Man Rice
Vallely
Captain Baker
Rice Institute of
Houston
Morris Meyer
David Short
Valet Jones
Bellevue
Baker
Chicago
Turner
Osborne
Schepfel
Adams
One Minute Cough Cure Promoted for Spring Colds
An advertisement urges readers not to neglect coughs and colds in spring and claims One Minute Cough Cure acts at once against coughs colds croup grip bronchitis and other throat and lung troubles. Postmaster C. O. Dawson of Barr Illinois attests to its effectiveness. Meyer Bros. & Co. markets the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Dawson
Barr
Meyer Bros. & Co
ENK Medicine CO
Blic
Columbia City Sees Prospects For Union Depot
Columbia City officials believe the project has potential for a new union depot. Local leaders cite anticipated traffic and regional connectivity as key benefits for economic growth and transit access.
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Columbia City
Union Depot
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Kimberley
Legislative Assembly
Compensation Commission
DE Beers Company
de ‘Beers Company
Ynonymous
First Church
Mr. Dickson
Mr. Shield
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Charles Hively
Wis
Burdock
Croup
Thomas
Doan
Enk
Union City
Gale
Pellens & Polster, Dreier Bra
L. B. Buest
Undertakers
Klade & Melching
West Main Street
Seth
Fort Wayne
Chas. Stedeford, & Deposit Co
Pittsburg
Eles H A
Sterling Remedy Company
Corner Court
Main &T
Meaey Payments
Henry C. Paul
Samuel M. Foster
Andrew Hoffman
Charles A. Wilds
William Paul, Asi
Charlies
Bank
George W. Pixley
William E. Mossmai
Henry
Paul Charles A. Wilding
Vt Secretary
Andrew E. Morriss
John ©. Peters
William J. Vesey
Louis Fox
John B. Reus
Navid Studebaker
U. S
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