Boers Reoccupy Paphuel as War News Swirls
A Boers’ force of 400 reoccupies Paphuel in the Hevert district forcing rebels to rejoin the federal flag amid extensive looting. British moves near Mafeking and Kimberley create confusion as divisions maneuver toward Warrenton Fourteen Streams and Griquatown. The Times cites Boer strength around 80 000 and envoy Wolmarans with plans for European capitals and New York talks. Steyn fled Bloemfontein under pressure from Pischer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barkly West
Paphuel
Hevert
London
War Office
Mafeking
Lord Methuen
Warrenton
Kimberley
Biggarsberg
Buller
Washbank
Lord Roberts
Wolmarans
Et al
Ifischer
Wessels
Naples
New York
Antwerp
Hague
Times
Cape Town
Steyn
Bloemfontein
L’ost
Pischer
Churchill Urges Generous Policy Over South Africa Rebellion
Winston Churchill, in a Cape Town dispatch, calls for a forgiving approach to rebels and warns that the South African campaign remains lengthy. He cites the vast unsettled districts and the need for Milner to define treatment of rebels and compensation for loyal colonists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alfred Milner
Winston Churchill
Cape Town
Misquoted remarks on rebels and leniency in Africa
A fragment cites a statement arguing that crimes in Africa justify leniency unless the speaker is caught fighting rebels. It reflects retrospective justification for actions amid ongoing conflicts. The source presents a politically charged viewpoint without concrete events or named figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Dr Hillis Denounces Calvinism Stirring Chicago Presbyterians
In a Plymouth church sermon at Brooklyn on Sunday Dr. Hillis condemned Calvinism, saying he would rather defy eternal mercy itself than endorse the Presbyterian creed. The attack provoked sharp reaction from McCormick Theological Seminary professors, including Zenos who questioned Hillis's twelve year ministry and consistency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Presbyterians
Brooklyn
Nowell Dwight Utilis
Plymouth Church
Beecher
Lyman Abbett
Fied
Chicago
Hillis
McCormick Theologian Seminary
Iillis
Zenos
Anos
Electric Car Runs Away Near Bradford Derailment
A large passenger car on the Olean Rock City and Bradford electric railway derailed near Red Rock six miles east of Bradford. One man died, seven were injured including W D Harris Edward Norton FE N Hunter J J Reardon J Wheeler Lawrence Dana John Windgard and A J Doherty. Conductor and motor man suffered injuries. Dawn shows the incident caused multiple critical injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Olean
Rock City
Red Rock
C. Marsh
W. D. Harris
Edward Norton
Sterling Run
FE. N. Hunter
Dallas
Lucerne County
J. J. Reardon
J. Wheeler
Lawrence Dana
John Windgard
A. J. Doherty
Quiet Iowa city elections and scattered results across towns
Des Moines reports Iowa city votes largely routine with Democrats winning in Burlington and Independence, Republicans prevailing in Stuart and Creston, Mason City contest over liquor license minor, Centerville split votes, and New Hampton naming W Springer mayor. Chicago note covers strike update and a rear admiral promotion for Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Burlington
Stuart
Creston
Independence
Citizens
Centerville
W. Springer
New Hampton
Mason City
RK. Valentine
MacVicar
Lartenhower
Errors Must Stand Attorney General 80 Declares
Attorney General Akin rules that under the revenue law of 98 any corrections to real estate values by assessors in 1800 cannot be made in 100 nor any later year until 1903. Books cover four years and only additions for new buildings or destruction by fire or cyclone may be made.
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Springfield
Urs
Akin
Pann
A. Pann
State Register
C. 0. Penwell
Penwell Mining Company
State United Mine Workers
Owlinois Central Railroad Company
Iiners
Woods
Clay City
Dr. Lytton
PJ. Noble
2. Lytton
Ciy
Decatur
Arcola
Ill
Terre Tiaute
Ind
Lawrenceville
Ills
Reynolds
Noble
Woman Abandons Eloped Bride in Chicago Flight
Isa belle Warner of Lafayette Indiana accuses her fiancé Farry Hoon of dupe and desertion after eloping from Omaha to Chicago to marry. He allegedly took her $200 savings and only $50 remained, while she waited on the train as he vanished after a stop in the smoker car. Warner says she met Hoon at a ball and agreed to marry him when he proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Isabelle Warner
Lafayette
Ind
Miss Warner
Farry Hoon
Omaha
Toon
Hoon
Leon
Iowa
Thaw and deaths mark multiple stories across towns
Grace Poulmes uncovers a body in the Illinois river in Peoria two months after a girl tied to Mrs Sommers case. Separate notices report Joseph Penry Martel’s death and a cousin of Col onel Carn. a DeKalb county tax tally, Henry Squeck’s death in Deena, Vienna jealousy killing, and two towns reporting smallpox cases in Springfield.
Polite Lie In Embryo From a Child’s Viewpoint
A London Chronicle note recalls a mother prompting Effie about Edith’s absence at a party. Effie says she is sorry yet explains Edith’s illness does not hurt her inside, illustrating early polite behavior and emotional awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Effie
Edith
London Chronicle
The Ruling Passion Wife Finds Dream Hat
The wife comes home exhausted after a long shopping day and tells her husband she bought a hat for 28 dollars. He asks about luncheon and she recalls only a plate of soup, noting she could not afford more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
John
Collier’s Weekly
Language notes in Washington news and Scottish names
Mrs Smyth asks about the lower house in Washington reporting and Mr Smyth explains it is the House of Representatives while the Senate is higher. They discuss meanings of Mac prefixes and surnames like Macpherson Macdonald and Fairfax meaning fair of face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac
Macpherson
Macdonald
Donaldson
Tairfax
Alaska Finds Rare Wild Sheep Only In State
A claim notes the wild white sheep occurs nowhere else and few specimens for mounting have ever been obtained, highlighting Alaska as its unique home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Time Comes for Illinois People to Tell What Has Been Done
Public appeal urges Illinois residents to endorse a state change. An accompanying testimonial from Burt Adams of Belvidere praises Morrow's Kid-ne-oids for back pain, kidney issues, and general health, noting improved appetite and energy after use. The product is described as Yellow Tablets, not pills, sold for fifty cents per box with a descriptive booklet available from John Morrow & Co.
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Morrow
Burt Adams
Menominee Street
Belvidere
Ill
Adams
H. Jd. Moogh
John Morrow & Co
Springfield
Ohio
Expulsion At Western Seminary Over Secret Society Initiation
Miss Sue Smith of Muncie and Miss Grace Iarley of Delphi were expelled from the Western Seminary for Young Women at Oxford Ohio for participating in a secret society. Smith says initiation occurred on a bridge near the school and ended in a cemetery, with alleged frivolities but no serious acts. She denies elder use and cigarettes and says the motto Die game was meant to provoke curiosity rather than conceal intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Sue Smith
Western Seminary
Oxford
Grace Iarley
Delphi
Iarley
Michigan City
Miss Smith
Ina
Salisbury apologizes over Durban mail censorship
The Journal and Advertiser notes Lord Salisbury apologized to the United States for the British censor reopening mail addressed to ex Consul Charles H. Macrain in Pretoria. The apology will go to the House Foreign Affairs Committee via Secretary of State May as Macrain's case against the state department is heard in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal and Advertiser
Washington
Lord Salisbury
United States
Durban
Charles MH. Macrain
Pretoria
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Macrum
State Department
New York
County Convention Notes From Multiple Illinois Counties
The Ma con county Republicans instructed delegates for Gutom for senator at the state and senatorial conventions in Monticello March 287. Pr att county Republicans instructed for Cullom for senator Yates for governor Northcott for lieutenant governor Rose for secretary of state Hamlin for attorney general and McCullough for auditor. John son county Republican convention in Vienna March 27 failed to adopt resolutions. Cass county Democratic convention in Virginia March 27 endorsed the Chicago platform of 1896 and denounced trusts imperialism and militarism.
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Decatur
Macon County
Gutom
Monticello
Ill
Pratt County
Yates
Northcott
Rose
Hamlin
McCullough
Vienna
Johnson County
Virginia
Cass County
Trombly Loses Nerve at Prison Gateway
Sheriff Gun Termann reports Daniel J. Trombly, sentenced to life, collapsed in fear upon seeing the prison wall and raised his arms as the gate closed behind him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trombly
Bay City
Guntermann
Daniel J. Trombly
State’s
Bout Set for June 25 Sharkey vs Kid McCoy Signed
New York reports Marcel failed to post $2,500 to bind a match with Mid McCoy yesterday. The Kid quickly arranged a twenty five round bout with Sharkey for June 25. Articles for the fight have been signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marcel
Bob
Iazsimmons
McCoy
Kid
Sharkey
Midland Steel Works Sold to Sheet Iron Trust
A telegram from New York reports the Midland Steel works in Muncie Indiana transferred to the sheet iron trust for about one million dollars. Resumption of work is ordered immediately at the mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Miareh
New York
Midland Steel Works
Sheet Iron Trust
Forty Painters Strike at Jackson Vehicle Company
About forty painters at the Jackson Vehicle company strike over a rule requiring workers to buy the sand paper used. A few men who filled strikers positions may face trouble as the dispute continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miel
Jackson Vehicle Company
Search for Carrie Selvage Resumes After Canal Drain
In Indianapolis on Sunday workers drew off water from the canal hoping to locate Miss Carrie Selvage who vanished two weeks ago. No trace of her was found as the search continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Marvel
Carrie Selvage
Nine Buildings Burned In Kingston Wisconsin Fire
The business portion of Kingston Green Lake county suffered a major blaze yesterday. Nine stores and dwellings were destroyed with estimated losses of $20,000. Local fire crews contained the damage and investigated the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wis
Kingston
Green Lake County
Markets Report From Chicago and Milwaukee Grain Prices
Chicago scene shows wheat and corn futures with May and July contracts quoted. oats and pork futures listed alongside tavrel and rib items. Chicago live stock section notes hogs cattle and lamb quotations with various weights and prices. Milwaukee grain closes with higher wheat and rye values for No 1 and No 2 grades and updated oat prices.
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Chicago
Milwaukee Grain
Milwaukee
Northern
Chinese Leather Process Described for Peculiar Leather
The Boston Transcript explains how Chinese leather gains its unique character. Skins soak in water saltpeter and salt for 30 days, hair is shaved, skins washed, then cut into three pieces and steamed. Pieces dry on boards in sun while nails hold them flat. Oven smoke darkens color. yellow tint achieved with wongebee tree fruit water. Glue is made by heating olfal over 12 hours, then coagulated in earthen vessels for days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Word to Women by Dr. Pierce Promises Free Letter Consultation
Dr. R V Pierce chief physician at Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute Buffalo New York offers free letter consultations for diseases peculiar to women. He cites thirty plus years in practice and a staff of nearly twenty associates. over a half million women treated. Confidential replies mailed promptly in plain envelopes.
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R. V. Pierce
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo, N. Y
Soap as Germ Killer And Disinfectant Effects
Koch and others show soap is a microbicide. Professor Serafini notes soda or potash soap as a good disinfectant, aided by heat. Marseilles soap is very effective. An 8 to 4 percent solution kills the most resistant microbes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koch
Serafini
Marseilles
Foley's Kidney Cure Ad from H. J. Moogk Co
An old advertisement claims most serious diseases originate in kidney disorders and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure with a guarantee. It urges readers to try the product if unwell, credited to H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
France Introduces Oil and Electric Assist Motor Carriage
A new motor carriage in France runs mainly on an oil engine with electric boost on hills. The oil engine maintains constant speed and any excess power drives the electric motor as a dynamo to charge the accumulators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Poet Eugene Hall Predicts Voice Return After Foley’s Dose
Eugene J. Hall, the poet and publisher, credits Foley's Honey and Tar with restoring his voice just before a lecture at Central Music Hall in Chicago. H. J. Moogh, Wm. F. Jungkunz & Co. report on Guam houses built on stilts four to six feet high to avoid dampness in the rainy season with primitive furnishings and simple homemade utensils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene J. Hall
Foley
Central Music Hall
Chicago
H. J. Moogh
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Guam
Relief for croup with One Minute Cough Cure
Mrs Harriet Kyvans of Hinsdale Til endorses One Minute Cough Cure as a quick relief for her child with croup and says she would not feel safe without it. The ad claims quick cures for coughs colds grippe and throat and lung diseases by E J Moogh.
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Harriet Kyvans
Hinsdale, Til
E. J. Moogh
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French
Thaba Nehu
Olivier
Spenser Wilkinson
DR. Hillis
Iowa City
Mareh Vit Siemoens & Tlalske
Machinists’ Union
Joel Motuesta
Miawreh
Hamilton
Hand & Co
Walter Veale
Thand
Puartners
Teale
Typographical Union
Wien
Federation of
Tarbor
Samday hasSt Capotlner
First Wisconsin Regiment
Journal
Secretary of the Navy
Captain Cotton
Cotton
Wisconsin
Wiineis
Tttle
Grace Holmes
Pana
Grace Wolmes
Peoria
Grace Poulmes
Ilinois
Joses Ts. Martel
Joseph Penry Carr
Oithers
Lens
Cour
Dark Fi
Carn
Catesture
Sycasore
Sotonguk
de Kalb
Thant
T Henry Squeck
Deena
Ghee Hoteb
Marek
Mes
Vesti
Ifowe
Clara Gurley
Jogge
Springield
Tis. Mare
State Board of Health
Sandalla
Sunsburg
Absania
ALL Drugeists Prl
Illinois
Salisbury
Macrain
Fitzsimmons
Chicago Gearn and Produce
Wm, Campbell & Co
Standard Wall Paper Co
Warren Fuller
Geo. Halbert
Janeway & Carpenter
New Jersey
Creswell & Washburn
Philadelphia
Thomas Strahan & Co
Massachusetts
Pittsburgh Wall Paper Co
Bongye & Parks
Car
Exchange
Chicago Sts
Deyoe
Brewster House
Freeport
Great Medical College
University of Michigan
DR. Deyoe
Sacramento Ave
Satarah
Hayfever
Ely’s
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren Si
Newcate
F. A. Schulz
Harriet M. Burbank
West Street
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