Boer Leader Botha Again Eludes British Pursuit
General Roberts shifts headquarters to Pretoria as Botha and thousands escape into the mountains. British operations center on Middleburg and Rustenburg while French occupies Middleburg and Pole-Carew arrives to reinforce. Reports say a train captured carried Welsh fusiliers and supplies. Kruger is said to be at Waterval under and a big fight is anticipated with a trek to Delagoa Bay if defeated.
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Baden-Powell
Rustenburg
London
Roberts
Pretoria
Howev
Botha
Buller
Eireamy
Genera Botha
French
Middleburg
Transvaal
Pole- Carew
Guards Brigade
Brugsprint
War Office
Lord Roberts
Kroonstadt
Vaal
Fouriesburg
Hunter
Delarey
General Powell
Blickman
Daily Telegraph
Laurenco Marques
Kruger
Watervalander
Wilds
Swaziland
Delagon Bay
Europe
War in Chinatown Draws San Francisco Spy Drama
In San Francisco Chinatown a clash grows between Ho Yaw the Chinese consul general and Tong K Chong editor of The Chinese World and editor of The Oriental and Occidental. Chong accuses Ho Yaw in a three page American paper of weakness and deception as part of an attempted overthrow of the emperor Kwan Tsu. Ho Yaw counters by portraying Chong as leading a 3000 member revolutionary party in Chinatown watched by spies and detectives.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Ho Yaw
Tong K. Chong
Chinese World
Oriental and Occiental
Reform Association
Kwan Tsu
General Wilson Heads to China for Pacific Mission
Brig. Gen. James H. Wilson left For China New York at midnight to sail Aug 5 on the Japan steamer America Maru for the seat of the disturbances in China. He is escorted by aides Lieuts Reeves and Turner. Wilson, former governor of Matangas in Cuba, is ordered to join active operations in China and is familiar with the region.
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China
Bryan seeks Lincoln or Topeka as notification site
Mr. Bryan progresses on his notification speech and plans for a trip to Indianapolis and return. His exact time and place for the notification by the Populists and Free Silver Republicans remain unknown. Local politicians favored Lincoln, but Topeka is now considered likely for the meeting.
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Deyan
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Indianapolis
Tie
West
Topeka
Bail Delay and Resignation Rumors In Early Era Court
No Bail . Rathho Iayana July 10 The court before Mr Estes G Rathbone formerly director of posts of Cuba arraigned Saturday after his arrest on a charge of fraud issued an order directing removal to the Carcel Lt Col Scott acting govern or general advised he be allowed to remain in the Vivace until bail decisions. His attorneys expect a satisfactory verdict today. Among sympathizers was General Lee Commissioner Duell to Resign Syracuse day 30 Commissioner of Patents Charles HW Duell plans to resign soon to devote time to his patent business.
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Rathho Iayana
Estes G. Rathbone
Cuba
Carcel
Scott
General Lee
Duell
Syracuse
Patents
Charles HW. Duell
Hancock Sails for China with Artillery Batteries
The transport Hancock departed at 10 o clock yesterday from San Francisco bound for Taku via Nagasaki carrying four batteries of the Third Artillery totaling 475 men under the command of Sapt. Charles Humphreys Major Hugh J Gallagher chief commissary on General Chaffees staff was among the passengers.
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China
San Francisco
Hancock
Taku
Nagasaki
Third Artillery
Sapt
Charles Humphreys
Hugh J. Gallagher
Chaffee
Steamer Goldsboro Arrives From New York Fire Supposedly Spontaneous
The Clyde Inland steamer Goldsboro arrived from New York with part of its cargo in fumes after a fire started in the forehold. Authorities attribute the blaze to spontaneous combustion. Local forecast calls for rains then fair weather with fresh southerly winds.
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Sxs
Philadelphia
Clyde
Goldsboro
New York
Three O Clock in the Morning Poem Excerpt
Olive Molesworth in Chambers Journal depicts dawn’s approach as a magical hour. The speaker urges standing alone in a purer world, awaiting wings and rising toward truth as the east grows luminous and the night yields to day.
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Olive Molesworth
Chambers’ Journal
Sproat’s Bone Pickers and a Soldier’s Lunch Joke
Colonel Ebenezer Sproat of Revolutionary fame grew up in Middleboro Massachusetts and loved a joke. On furlough, three soldiers hungry for a cold meal asked for payment. He sought his mother’s price for picking bones and, after she said a shilling, paid the soldiers from the till. The tale ends with a humorous misinterpretation and a mother’s consent.
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Ebenezer Sproat
Middleboro
Mass
Hildreth
Sproat
Ebenezer
Syboat
Ants Study Reveals Ingenious Warehouse Habits Near Covington
A Times-Democrat contributor recalls watching red ants near Covington tackle a spider carcass. The colony, noted for purposeful hauling, halted briefly before attaching a dry leaf fragment and sliding the prey to the nest. The observer highlights their organized teamwork and problem solving in moving heavy burdens.
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Anta
Country Place
Covington
New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Advance of Time in Human Life
The Scottish American notes the aging arc from birth through old age, stating three score years and ten as a measure. It sketches changes from 25 to 40 with little health change, then greater shifts to 50, and startling alterations by 55 to 60, while body and mind trade strengths in later life.
The Carp Displaying Remarkable Anatomy
The carp astonishes researchers with its complex anatomy including thousands of bones and muscles. While humans have about 492 bones and 60 arteries the carp moves thousands of bones and muscles with each breath and possesses thousands of veins and muscles.
Triple Engagement Warns of Romantic Turmoil
A humorous exchange notes a man engaged to three women and jokes he would face prison for polygamy, while a Chicago News quips about a wife heeding her husband’s precepts leaving no time for gossip.
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Chicago News
The Grand Schemer Major Crofoot and the Veal Tablets
A humorous tale in which Major Crofoot schemes to lure a chiropodist into backing a new product the Veal Outlet Tablet. The major boasts of sudden wealth from a venture and offers the doctor an official post and stock, then dodges a demanded dollar while the plan unfurls amid comic talk of tablets, dividends, and ambition.
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Capital
Crofoot
United States
Nan
Veal Outlet Tablet Company
Canadian General Agency
Toronto
Quebec
M. Quap
Higher aims and rarer achievements in success
The Philadelphia Ledger argues that grand purposes yield rarer success than simple helps. Aimed at lifting character or education, outcomes may be unseen or delayed, yet every noble effort will eventually bear fruit. The piece encourages steadfast pursuit despite uncertain or distant results.
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Mmn
Philadelphia Ledger
The Wickedest Sea a Puzzle to Travelers
Shipping World notes that the so called wicked sea is misidentified by nine of ten travelers. It is not Dover or the English Channel nor the Cadiz to Tangier race, but lies in rounding the Cape of Good Hope near the eastern parts of Cape Colony, a true challenge for sailors.
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C. B. Lewis
George
English Channel
Dover Strait
St. Jean de Luiz
Pauillac
Mediterranean
Cadiz
Tangier
Cape Horn
Cape of Good Hope
Cape Colony
Flight of Time Med-Well Quip in Punch Bowl Curb
A brief, quirky exchange mocks sleeping routines and counting remedies. The Pennsylvania Punch Bowl line notes time waking and a morning rise. A Dallas News adage warns against multi‑trouble burdens and urges restraint in speech.
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Pennsylvania
Linen Frock with Blue Foulard for Warm Weather
A linen frock shown with blue foulard features subtle hip tucks and matching stitching. The design emphasizes chic simplicity and cool fabric suitable for warm days.
Gown For Warm Weather Details With Foulard Velvet Belt
A New York Mail and Express fashion note describes a warm weather gown featuring a linen and blue foulard square vest, a lace collar, and blue velvet belt with an antique gold buckle. The outfit pairs with a lace straw hat and a large pale pink poppy motif, while the dress uses old rose lawn with white pattern, ruffled skirt edge, and a plaited bodice with square embellishments.
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New York Mail and Express
Matching trimmings on gowns shape waist and skirt
Harper's Bazar notes fashion detail where front waist trimming mirrors the skirt’s front trim, with belt crossings as the only break. Tucks at the waist line are narrowed where the waist meets the skirt, creating a smoother figure and removing a square silhouette. A consistent trim runs down both front waist and skirt sides.
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Harper’s Bazar
A Novelty: Soft chalsis with handkerchief border
A novelty of the season describes a fine soft chalsis with a handkerchief border. The ground features a ring or almond figure on a single color, with black accent on red or blue grounds. The two color border offers decorative possibilities.
Tribune Freeland Ad Speaks To Loyal Readers
The Tribune advertises a subscription price of $1.50 per year, claiming readers pay less than one cent per copy. It pledges full local news, world condensed coverage, and suitability for home circulation with safe reading for children.
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the Tribune
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