Two British Defeats Reported at Ladysmith War
Dispatches from Cape Town claim Boers won two engagements around Ladysmith, with General White's forces suffering heavy casualties and Colenso seized. Investment of Ladysmith said complete, Mafeking besieged, while official channels warn of baseless reports and interrupted communications.
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Waris
Havas
m@gency
Brussels
Cape Town
Ladysmith
Alfred Milner
White
Free Staters
Lucas Meyer
Colenso
General @White
Pietermaritzburg
Durban
Mafeking
War Office
Associated Press
Natal
Walter Francis Tlely-Hutch- Ninson
Farquhar
London
George Stewart White
Farqquhar
Carleton
Egerton
Special Dispatches Describe Boer Battle And Leader Loss
Ladysmith reports indicate renewed bombardment with Boers reoccupying positions and using big guns, while Lieutenant I G Myerton and his men silenced Boer guns. General Jan H M sok dies in hospital after Elandsmagte battle. Ford Roberts remarks war prospects as three actions unfold and Boers express fatigue and losses. Corresp’ndent notes Boers sick of fighting and eager to surrender.
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Rock
Elands‘Saagte
Roberts
London
Ladysmith
Sone W
I. G. Myerton
Jan H. M. Sock
Transvaal
Elandsmagte
Ford Frederick Roberts
Candahar
Ireland
Kilkenny
Daily News
Hornabrook
Clapham
Umbulwena Hill
Princess of Wales funds hospital ship for Red Cross
The Princess of Wales has donated the remainder of a fund raised during the London campaign of 1885 for equipping a hospital ship. A committee including Viscountess Wolseley Lady Wantage and the Marchioness of Lansdowne will designate the ship. Arrangements aim to acquire the British steamer Midnight Sun, to be renamed Princess of Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Princess of Wales
Fed Cross Society
Viscountess “Wolseley
Lady Wantage
Marchioness of Lansdowne
Ccmis
Midnight Sun
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Seen In Freeport Notice
Mrs Frank Spitler of 98 Tutty Street reports kidney trouble with recurring back pain improved by Doan's Kidney Pills. She bought a box at Emmett and Burrell's drug store and says the pills warded off attacks and improved her condition. Doan's Kidney Pills cost 50 cents per box and can be obtained from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's and take no substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Frank Spitler
Tutty Street
Dean
Emmett & Burrell
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
The Plumber Who Went For Art
A young man with a painter father chooses plumbing for ease and wealth. He studies art anyway but remains mediocre, painting as though a plumber. The tale notes many plumbers have faded from the world.
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Pather
August Flower touted as world’s largest medicine sale
Question Answered. The ad claims August Flower remains the largest sale medicine worldwide for indigestion and biliousness. It appeals to mothers and grandmothers, notes scarce doctors, and praises the tonic for cleaning the system, regulating liver action, and soothing headaches and other aches. Sample bottles offered at Emmert & Burrell's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmert & Burrell’s
The Lost Chord and the Coonsong Tale
A narrative voice recalls drawing wool over a shoe and a talk about coon songs. The speaker describes attempting to write a song after losing ink and paper and laments the loss of memory for a past verse as a symbol of bad luck. The dialogue includes dialect about music, stage scenes, and a scramble for materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wah
Remarkable Recovery After Foley Kidney Cure
A neighbor’s recommendation from Foley's Kidney Cure helped a daughter, once given up by four doctors, regain the ability to walk several miles without fatigue. Endorsed by Mas, J. M. Barney, H. J. Moogk, W. F. Jungkunz & Ca.
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Foley
Mas
J. M. Barney
H. J. Moogk
W. F. Jungkunz
Mystery of William Russell Murder Near 1867 Is Reopened
Pana Illinois November 58 After thirty two years county officers have cleared up the mystery of the disappearance of William Russell known as aunt He is said to have been murdered December 12 1867 with witnesses naming alleged killers A child witness George Peifer recalls the crime and a grave search was conducted The case hinges on testimony from a Shelby county citizen and a Missouri resident with one suspect long Dead The old mystery of the civil war veteran who withdrew 780 at a Shelbyville bank remains unresolved until further investigation is completed.
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Pana
Urs
Wijah Russell
George Peifer
Middlesworth
Peifer
Russell
Itellandl Township
Veifer
Pelfer
Shelby County
Missouri
Vetter
Stussell
Efe
Shelbyville
Union Broom Supply Company forms in Indiana
Incorporated in Indiana with headquarters in Chicago the Union Broom Supply Company aims to corner the broom corn market. Incorporators include G S Tarbox Thomas Lyons W J Roseboom Oscar I Merkle A J Whitne FF Myer William F Lang Augustus Rosenberger George L Mesker and Francis J Reitz. The group reportedly controls 15,000 to 20,000 tons, seven eighths of 1899’s crop, with over 2 million dollars invested and prices already rising.
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Chicago
Great Broom Corn Trust
Indiana
Union Broom Supply Company
Indianapolis
Tarbox
Thomas Lyons
W. J. Roseboom
Oscar I. Merkle
A. J. Whitne
FF. FL Myer
William F. Lang
Augustus Rosenberger
George L. Mesker
Francis J. Reitz
Self defense claim in Springfield killing case
William Wainscott surrendered to police claiming he killed George Tunks in self defense after Tunks refused to leave Wainscott’s house and demanded $20. Wainscott armed himself fearing harm as Tunks advanced. Tunks had moved from Paris Station, Ont. to Springfield about a year ago.
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Springfield
Tus
William Wainscott
George Tunks
Tunks
Wainscott
Pants patterns offered for order at three price points
Advertises heavy weight pants patterns available to order at $3.00, $3.50, and $4.00, with previous prices $4.00, $5.50, and $7.00. Mentions seeing them at ER. M. Harnish, Room 1 German Bank Building, Jildin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ER. M. Harnish
Jildin
Harvest Excursions Offer From Chicago Milw St Paul Rail
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway will sell Harvest Excursion tickets on November 7, 21, December 8 and 19 for travel to harvest areas. The notice appears amid other small classifieds including Hort's Laundry-lc advert offering flat pieces in lots of 25 or more with contact Tel 276.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hort
Chicagoé
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Southern Railway
Tennessee
Mississippi
Labama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
United States
Tarzoig
Louisville
J. Cc. Bram, JR
Adams St
Chicago
Jlls
Stray Mare Taken Up Near City
Dark bay mare about 1100 pounds with a white right hind foot was taken up near Neff foray, roughly one mile north of the city. Listed as available for claim by owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neff Foray
City
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Elijah Russell
Wismanent
Broom Corn Trust
Charities and Corrections
Ooera
Landlord
Tennant
Bloomington
Ills
State Conference of Public Charities
Henry T. Rainey
Carrollton
William Jewell
Danville
Talcott
Isabella Candee
Cairo
Sam RR. Jewell
Palcott
Dames Sue
Walter Toss
State Institution For the Deaf and Dumb
Jacksonville
Stouts
St. Louis
Toss
Litchfield
Wheeler
Castles
Chatterton
Central Music Hall
Schiffers
Tschigorin
St. Petersburg
Fede
Worsons
Rilo
Ladies’ Watch Chain
Lion
Lion Coffee
Woolson Spice CO
Toledo
Ohio
Century Cook Book
INTUR
GAS House
Freeporthight & FuelGo
Caroline B. ‘Hale
Pennsylvania House
Stephenson St
Lidin
Wee J. Rideout
Istephenson Street
Bose
California
Oregon
Chicago, Union Pacific and
North-Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Railway
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