Kruger’s Proclamations and Boer Retreats Near Brandfort
London reports from March 31 describe British forces driving Boer burghers from kopjes near Karee Siding south of Brandfort. Casualties include Scottish Borderers killed Captain Going and several wounded. about 100 men lost. Kruger’s fiery proclamation warns residents to leave Bloemfontein as bombardment and executions loom. Queen Victoria sends sympathy to Mrs Joubert via Lord Roberts.
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War Office
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Bloemfontein
Aarch
Karee Siding
Brandfort
Tuecker
le Gallais
Tucker
Kopjes
Going
Sellar
Luard
Peebles
Curgonven
Edwards
Coulson
Kruger
The
Daily Chronicle
Sruger
Daily Mail
Koffytfontein
Maureh
Foemuan
Australians in Fierce Kelme Battle Near Karee Sidin
Australians take part in a heavy shelling and infantry assault near Karee Siding south of Brandfort. New South Wales mounted infantry and Australian cavalry fought with British units, facing Boer fire. The Boers fortified Brandfort with about 5000 defenders as reinforcements stalled.
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Karee Siding
Brandfort
Packer
Prench
Wreight
New South Wales Mounted Infantry
Lec Gallai
Mermachtile
Australi Horse
Sydney Dancers
Cox
Porter
Carbineers
Ringe
Johannesburg
Macrain versus postmaster in Pietermaritzburg case unfolds
A South African court hears Former United States Consul Macrain's breach of contract claim against the Pietermaritzburg postmaster over private letters opened by authorities. Judgment expected tomorrow. Churchill dispatches from Durban criticizes Morning Post stance on rebels and urges tolerance. Parliament notes war office refuses to reveal Lord Roberts's plans for Mafeking relief.
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House of Commons
War Office
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Mafeking
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Trade Features of the Week From Bradstreet's
Bradstreet's notes a quiet distributive week with strength in agricultural products and provisions. Hog futures may rise as litter prices advance. corn moves with wheat. Wages rise boosting purchasing power. leather up while boot and shoe firms are overall favorable. Lumber stocks accumulate amid talk of over production in the south. US weekly business failures total 178 versus prior weeks and years.
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New York
Marcel
Bradstreet
South
United States
Tsou
Thieves Boldly Loot Rails at Army proving grounds
A bold theft near the United States proving grounds at Sandy Hook saw two men, Thomas Arvicksen and Martin Sorenson, arrested on warrants from Jersey City for stealing a whole carton of steel rails and stripping gun carriages and brass from the grounds. The stolen goods were placed on a schooner in broad daylight close to officers quarters. Erickson had six years service at the proving station. The report blends sensational detail with legal actions and local observations.
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New York
P Thomas
Arvicksen
United States Proving Grounds
Sandy Ibook
Alartin Sorenson
United States
Rowe
Jersey City
Army
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Hook
Erickson
Proving Station
Hanging for Six Hours Aims Rescue From Cliff Edge
James Jolas dangled six hours by a wire hooked to his ankle after a fall near a cliff above a rock quarry. Workmen arrived late, fire department led a difficult rescue, and a fence wire saved him from the rock. Cleveland approves the Treaty in a rare public interview. President Cleveland praised the Mi-Parafute Treaty for neutralization of the Nicaraguan embed. Barracudas welterweight Walcott defeats Andy Walsh in a twenty round bout at Broadway Athletic Club. Armstrong & Son clothing firm of Newcastle, Ind., goes into assignment. city oldest firm.
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Abe
James Jolas
Daown
Dohnson
Cleveland
Princeton
Noah
Marvelote
Hitself
Cleve Lrnes
New York
Miarel St.o
Newcastle
Ind
Armstrong & Son
Dickens Perceived as Grotesque in Dress by Satirists
The passage notes that satirists miss their own absurdities and praises Dickens for his sharp eye for grotesque personal appearance. It recalls an anecdote from New Orleans where an uncle described Dickens’s makeup as caricaturelike, citing curled beard, corsets, red vest with lavender pants, two watches on chains, and rings worn outside gloves.
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Dickens
Charles Dickens
New Orleans
Fragile Talk and Advertisements Tip of an Era
A fragmented collage shows a domestic exchange about curing moods with fasting and a sly jab about temper. It blends local ads for Banner Salve and Foley’s Honey and Tar with notes on an upcoming Philadelphia exposition hall renovation costing $25,000, plus mail order valentine quantities and public skepticism of remedies.
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Maria
Philadelphia
John Bitus
One Minute Cough Cure Praised by Hinsdale Mother
Mrs Harriet Evans of Hinsdale Illinois writes that she would not feel safe without One Minute Cough Cure to relieve her children from croup and quickly cures coughs colds grippe and all throat and lung diseases as promoted by H J Moogh.
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Harriet Evans
Hinsdale, IL
H. J. Moogh
John G. Oyler Vocal Culture Teacher Ad
Mra John G Oyler announces vocal culture instruction at 186 West Street offering lessons by appointment. Contact for information and scheduling.
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Mra
John G. Oyler
West St
Winter in the South Gulf Coast Holiday Retreat
Winter in the South invites escape from northern cold to the gulf coast along the Louisville and Nashville line between Mobile and New Orleans. The region offers mild climate pure air even temperature and hunting and fishing. First class accommodations available at moderate prices with through cars from northern cities via L N R R to Florida points. Write for folders to J K Ridgely NW P A Chicago.
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Gulf Coast
Louisville& Nashville Railroad
Mobile
New Orleans
Florida
J. K. Ridgely
Chicago
Chamberlian Cough Remedy Gains Noted Fame
Chamberlian's Cough Remedy, marketed for coughs colds croup whooping cough and influenza, is praised in testimonials across much of the civilized world for soothing persistent coughs easing severe colds and often saving lives of children. Sold by Joseph Emmert, successor to none.
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Chamberlian
Becme
Joseph Emmert
Emmert & Burrell
Midland Route Tourist Car resumes Chicago to San Francisco
The C M and St Paul Railway resumes the Midland Route Tourist Car service between Chicago and San Francisco with a Friday 10:35 p m departure from Chicago and a Saturday 3:55 p m arrival at Omaha. The journey continues via multiple connections reaching Salt Lake City and San Francisco, with a potential layover in Salt Lake City to visit local points of interest. Eastbound departures from San Francisco occur Saturdays at 8:00 a m arriving in Chicago Wednesday at 8:25 a m.
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San Francisco
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Omaha
Colorado Springs
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Dubuque
Minneapolis
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Des Moines
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Kanbag City
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Bart
Chicago Express
WEST
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Baily
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Southern Railway offers cheap tickets to Southern states
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month through October the Southern Railway sells homeseekers and settlers tickets to nearly all points in Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Florida. One fare plus 2.00 for a round trip, tickets valid twenty one days from sale. For details contact W H Taylor A G P A Louisville Ky or J C Beam Jn N W P A Chicago Ills. 6-8dwtf
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Florida
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Louisville
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N. W
Trains Chicago to Freeport Schedule Summary
Chicago and northwest trains eastbound depart Freeport and Chicago at various times with Nos 150 152 154 156 158 168. Westbound departures from Chicago to Freeport include Nos 149 151 155 157 161 167. Freight excludes passengers. Daily operation with some exceptions. agent notes.
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Trains and connections between Freeport and Milwaukee
Trains No 6 and No 72 freight move between Freeport and Elkhorn with early and late departures. Passenger No 6 connects for Chicago Racine Rockford Janesville and Madison. No 36 provides connections to Chicago Racine Rockford Janesville Madison and Mineral Point routes, arriving Milwaukee in the evening.
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Janesville
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