Wepener Front News and Kruger Conference Report
Cape Town reports a possible Boer defeat at Wepener with guns captured and prisoners taken. Dalgetty notes a slackening attack while Cherniside's division encamps near the railway. Kruger attends a Brandfort conference amid hints of northern withdrawal and renewed Boer mobilization. Reinforcements near DeWetsdorp suggest imminent action as Free Staters reportedly arm.
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Ondon
Cape Town
Daily Telegraph
Brabant
Wepener
Reddersburg
Dalgetty
Cheriiside
Kruger
London
Bloemfontein
Daily News
Brandfort
Wetwiver
Vaal
Enemies In Front And Rear In Basutoland
London dispatch reports Sir Godfrey Lagden stationed 3000 Basuto armed to deter Boer encroachment near Wepeuer. Dalgetty surrounded, Boers shelling and retreating behind walls. Casualties at Wepener include Quartermaster Williams and Lieutenants Walford and Pubean. British infantry and artillery moved toward Rotsville.
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London
Maseru
Busutoland
Godfrey Lagden
Wepeuer
Free State
Dalgetty
Basutoland
Basteto
Aliwal
Wepetes
Greniet
Wepener
Williams
Walford
Pubean
Brabiant
Rotsville
British Prisoners Treated Worse Than They Should Be
Bloemfontein dispatch reports Lord Roberts protested to President Kruger over Boer treatment of prisoners sick and wounded. The protest cites Geneva conventions and notes colonial officers and troops held at Pretoria as criminals. It mentions ninety cases of enteric fever and dysentery in the Waterval camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bloemfontein
Lord Roberts
Wiuger
Krneer
Pretoria
Marshal Compliunus
Prisoner Care In Transvaal Described As Harsh
A report accuses the Transvaal government of failing to provide medicines and comforts on demand, forcing prisoners to bivouac on open veldt and placing the sick in an open shed with an iron roof. Only after the new doctor threatened to resign were medicines and mattresses supplied, highlighting a contrast with British treatment of prisoners, sick and wounded, as cited by Lord Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
Kruger
Lord Roberts
US Consul Delivers Goods for British Prisoners
Pretoria reports U S Consul Adelbert Way received six and one half tens of present for British military prisoners from Ireland and the Cape. The gifts include wires groceries clears cigarettes and hospital boxes. All admitted duty free to the Transvaal with full facilities, a gesture greatly valued by May 1 May.
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Pretoria
United States
Adelbert
Way
Ineland
Cape
Transvaal
Royal Irish patrol captured with Lord Rosslyn in South Africa
A Bloemfontein dispatch dated April 1 reports a patrol of the Royal Irish with Lord Rosslyn captured. Lord Rosslyn has been sent to Kroonstad.
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South Africa
London
Bloemfontein
Royal Trish
Lord Rosslyn
Rosslyn
Kroonstad
Chicago Shooting Sensation Ends With Wounded Executive
Rufus Wright, treasurer of Morgan & Wright bicycle tire makers, was shot in the apartments of Mrs. Louisia Lottridge at the Leland hotel in Chicago. The 68 year old victim suffered a left neck wound, partial paralysis, and is not expected to survive. Mrs. Lottridge and a female friend were detained after the incident.
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Chicago
Rufus Wright
Morgan & Wright
Atvs
Louisia Lottridge
Leland Hotel
Ahes
Wright
Tie
Mars
Lottvidge
Ape
Paw Paw Take
Mich
Brutal Crime Near Toledo Left Two Sisters Murdered
In West Toledo two robed men knocked, struck Johanna Sullivan and bound the sisters Ikvate and Johanna. Johanna died, Kate is a maniac from injuries. The robbers fled with $200. Police news from Toledo, QC, April 16.
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Toledo
Ikvate
Johanna Sullivan
West
Johanna
Ixaie
Kate
Troops Deployed for Croton Dam Labor Strikes
General Roe announced receipt of a written demand from Sheriff Malloy of Westchester to mobilize 500 troops to the Croton dam scene. Strikers are armed, seeking higher wages, and vow no work until demands are met. Troops ordered out.
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New York
General Roe
Sheriff Malloy
Westchester County
Croton Dam
Flo
Malloy
Westchester
Moses Prowler Chase Seeks Name Change in Inheritance Case
Moses Prowler Chase, a young millionaire of Tafayette Ind, sails for Europe next Wednesday. His attorneys will petition the court to change his name to Moses Prowler, in honor of his grandfather whose estate he inherited. His father has arraigned the son for insanity amid litigation over the estate.
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Cincinnati
Moses Prowler Chase
Mmilionaire
Tafayette
Ind
Europe
Attornneys
Moses Prowler
Chase
Dunacy
Lexington Dispute Ends in Fatal Shooting
In Lexington Wy on April 1 a quarrel between two men escalated from fists to gunfire after both returned home armed. A man named Antoumnila was shot and killed, with details unclear as to motive or parties involved. A second report notes a Saturday conference between officials and a minister to address tensions without finding evidence of Russian aggression.
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Lexington, Wy
St. Parker
Antoumnila
Kentucky Sahel
St. Petersburg
Lusstai Paaikers
Erect
Qlepeirehiene
Dingace
Mabbe Witte
Phieorunmiers
Drussia
Des Moines County GOP to Hold June Convention
Des Moines officials of the Iowa Silver Republican party announce a nonpartisan state convention in Des Moines to select delegates for the national convention in Padisas Cite. Secretary Love signals tentative support for a possible nomination if offered.
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Des Moines
Nurih
A. Spurriier
Uellous Ad
Lowa
Ves Moines
Padisas Cite
Long
Woastineton
Norib Dh
Fis Tae
Love
Lave
Dita Die
New College of Journalism Opens Offices Here
Cinedumadi, Norik Mive Murmat, was named president of the new College of Journadism, an institution devoted to teaching practical newspaper work, which opened its offices here Saturday.
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Cinedumadi
Norik
Murmat
College of Journadism
Tenehinge
Missing Waterbury National Bank teller amid $25,000 defalcation
Burlington report states John Parrar, teller at Waterbury National Bank, is missing and a defalcation of twenty five thousand dollars of the bank's funds is alleged. The note comes from Waterbury, Vermont, dated April 16.
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Burlington, Vt
Waterbury, Vt
John «. Parrar
Waterbury National Bank
Paris Exposition Opens Amid Incomplete Displays
News from Paris reports a bright opening day for the exposition with glorious weather and vast crowds. Many pavilions remained unfinished and interiors closed, yet the moving sidewalk proved popular and Americans celebrated with the U.S. pavilion showcased prominently as crowds cheered and the French president praised the display. The U.S. had 656 exhibitors, behind France, with messages of goodwill from President Wilson to the French government.
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Paris
Eiffel Tower
Champ de Mars
Murmi
Inaugural Ceremony Opens Exposition in Paris
The gala event at Sale des Metes saw President Loubert arrive from the Elysee to a formal transfer of the exposition to the republic. He praised the institutions, declared the exposition open, and toured the grounds aboard the state barge. A flood of officials, soldiers, and workers followed as the festivities unveiled the grand setting and decorative stairway.
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Sale Des Metes
Loubert
Great Salle Des Fetes
M. Millerand
Commerce
Mdnastry
Republic
Loubet
Alexander HE Bridge
Seine
The
Elysee
Lovbet
Salle Des Petes
Louvre
Louber
Spectacle of International Costumes At Jubilee Pageant
A dazzling display features participants in diverse national outfits from green breeches to silk garments and velvet dolmans. Oriental silk wear, Chinese attire, tall Cossacks, and European uniforms mingle as brass cartridges and sabres glint. The event also included a tableaux series amid the crowd.
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Sur
Novel suit for damages in St. Louis court
Fred C. Meter supply commissioner sues the February grand jury members for 50,000 actual and 50,000 punitive damages alleging remarks published March 20 harmed his reputation. The petition says the statements claim he ignored city supply ordinances and paid excessive prices to favored firms without seeking lower bids. Grand jury members are described as prominent St. Louis businessmen.
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St. Louis
Fred C. Meter
Circuit
Theebruary Grand Jury
Meier
Senate ends quiet day with pension bills and Morton tribute
Washington April 16 Senate transacted little beyond eighty-three private pension bills and minor measures. The Alaska civil code bill was held over. Petticrew gave a strong anti-British speech on Mason resolutions. The House spent the session hearing eulogies for Indiana's Governor Oliver Morton as his statue is placed in State Capitol. Fifty-three private pension bills were enacted.
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Washington
Senate
Httle
Petticrew
Mason
House
Oliver I. Morton
Indiana
Stattity Hall
Capitol
Fatal Brooklyn fire claims life of bookkeeper at Newton Creek
In Brooklyn, a $400000 blaze at Newton Creek and Grand street left one man dead,John C.G. Donaldson, a book keeper, and two others gravely hurt. The injured, William J.D. Ronaldson, 17, and Stephen Moneypenny, jumped from an adjoining building to escape flames. Mexican Vets to Talk Pensions in Centralia meeting notes upcoming discussion on Senate Cullom bill to boost pensions for Mexican War veterans aged over 75.
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New York
Newton Creek
Grand Street
Willsinsburg
Brooklyn
John CG. Donaldson
William JD. Ronaldson
Stephen Moneypenny
Centralia
Illinois Association of
Varied World News Notes and Local Facts
Mrs Pool aboard arrives in New York from Russia where she visited her daughter Urin VOSS CHULA Zene. Iranee boasts a fast cruiser Chateau Verault at twenty five knots on trehal trip. Paris crowds loot the British ambassador on opening day of the exposition. Edinburgh University confers degree on Joseph Td Choate US ambassador to Great Britain. Germany sees spiritualist fads grow with rising prices in Chale and slow California imports. Wharton Texas town and surrounding region face flooding. Druee Ed Luee of Wellesley elected dean of the wage maes department at Oberlin. The opevar and examua arrived Saturday. Navy rear supports cut in the US amid officer shortages. Paris exposition work spans eight years. Western railway earnings show a PR6 percent drop from last March. Excerpt notes Miss Lewis v Colorado millionaire Stronglas in breach of promise. $50,000 awarded.
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Pool. Grant
New York
Russia
Urin Voss
Paris
Edinburgh University
Choate
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Chale
California
Wharton
Tex
Druee Ed Luee
Wellesley College
Oberlin College
A. Bos
Chamber of United States
du Commission Ois
Mavy Department
Hazen
Dewey
Colorado
Milionaire
Stronglas
Miss Lewis
Savage Island Help and a Broken Back Tale
Excerpt from Robert Louis Stevenson in St Nicholas recounts a sick boy on an island who prefers native healers to white doctors. He describes fever, a broken back, and the boy’s escape to a native house, ending with the boy’s return and the author’s lament about white cures.
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Hasc
Jong
Robert Louis Stevenson
St. Nicholas
Rheumatism Cured By Pain Balm Says Merchant
W J Cuyter of Red Creek New York praises Chamberlains Pain Balm as a splendid liniment for rheumatism and household use. The Red Creek Herald editor confirms the testimonial and notes local prominence. Sold by Joseph Emmert, druggist.
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Chamberlain
W. J. Cuyter
Red Creek
N. Y
Cuyter
W. G. Puirrin
Try Schlott's Laundry Advertisement
A vintage ad for Schlott's Laundry at 42 South Galena Avenue offers shirt waists plain ten cents and fancy fifteen cents, lace curtains thirty cents per pair, rough dry work three and a half cents per pound. Call via phone 269 for pickup.
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Schlott
South
Galena Avenue
Sealed Proposals for Sidewalks and Daily Tourist Car Schedule
Sealed bids are invited by April 18 1900 for permanent cement walks at Lincoln avenue school and approaches. The Board of Education may reject any bid. H J Porter is chairman. The C M and St P Railway resumes Midland Route Tourist Car service from Chicago to San Francisco with southbound and northbound legs and a Salt Lake City stopover for sightseeing. G H Hearstorp GP&T A.
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Lincoln Avenue
Board of Education
H. J. Porter
C. M
St. P. Ry
Chicago
San Francisco
St. P
Omaha
Colorado Springs
Col. Mid
Salt Lake
So. Pac. Ry
Salt Lake City
Does it Pay to Buy Cheap German Syrup Advert
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as the remedy for severe lung troubles and coughs, claiming it heals tissues, destroys germ disease, soothes inflammation, aids expectoration, and improves sleep. It urges trying one bottle and notes sample bottles at Joseph Emmert's store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boschee
Joseph Emmert’s
Emmert & Burrel
Winter in the South Gulf coast appeal on L N line
Advertises warm gulf coast retreats along the Louisville and Nashville line between Mobile and New Orleans. Highlights mild climate pure air and hunting fishing along with first class accommodations and moderate prices. Through cars from northern cities to Florida destinations are offered with L N through service.
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Gulf Coast
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Mobile
New Orleans
Florida
J. K. Ridgely
W.P. A
Chicago
Magnetic cure for chronic diseases offered in Freeport
The ad touts a natural remedy claiming to cure chronic diseases without drugs or surgery. It cites diplomas from top magnetic schools including Weltmer in Nevada, Missouri, and mentions Freeport patients reportedly cured. Facial treatment via French method is advertised along with office hours at 158 Stephenson St.
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Weltmer School
Nevada
Freeport
Stephenson St
Ill
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Congress OF Strange Costumes
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Robert Lots Stevenson
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Clotilda Weineke
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Maria
Robert P. Eckert
Stephenson
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Maria A. Blust
E. Weineke
Marshall
A. Huenkemeier
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Stephenson Street
Michael Angelo
Mike
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Harpster
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Daily Telegraph Co
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