Attack Near Ethel North of Transvaal Records Heavy Losses
Reports from Pretoria state a severe rear guard attack occurred about twenty miles north of Ethel near Broken Laarte. Cal. Benson's column faced two gun positions. many were wounded and fifty four commissioned officers and men fell. Benson, a gallant officer, led with resolve as close combat raged in heavy mist.
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Tékener
Northethel
Transvaal
Lord
Pretoria
Cal. Benson
Ethel
Broken Laarte
Durthick
Moi
Hener
Ben
Benson
Northwestern Railroad Employees to Receive Pay Increase
Thousands of Chicago Northwestern Railway system workers will gain an early pay rise for all trainmen as the company concedes to demands. The move, described as timely, is expected to go into effect soon, benefiting standard workers across the line.
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Northwestern Railroad
Bonelle
Santudori
Mally
Unclear fragment notes orphan tale in St Louis
Partially legible OCR mentions a boy linked to fortunes and poverty in St Louis on some date. The readable bits imply a charity or personal hardship context but lack concrete names or events.
Treasury Report Highlights Stronger US Finances and Currency Grow
Treasurer Roberts reports last fiscal year closed with strongest treasury in memory. Net ordinary revenues reached $587 million, up $20.4 million over 1900. Expenditures totaled $500.97 million, with a surplus near $77 million. Gold stock rose, gold reserves remained high, and paper money in circulation expanded as notes and certificates planned for 1902. Redemption of national bank notes surged to $147.49 million, up $50.5 million.
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Roberts
Hite
J. Roberts
United States
Treasury
National Bank
Auto Party Injured In Collision With Locomotive
Wenri Fournier and five companions suffered serious injuries when their automobile collided with a Long Island Railroad locomotive near Westbury New York. The crash demolished the car and left six hurt, including X B Fullerton, A G Batchelder, J W Gerrie, Arthur Lewis, Henry Everall, and Henri Fournier, with multiple fractures, head wounds, and sprains. Fournier said the party was returning to New York after a day with William S Vanderbilt Jr., aiming to find a road suitable for a mile record when the front wheels touched the rail and the locomotive appeared, causing the fatal crash.
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Wenri .Fournier
Henry Fournier
Long Island
Westbury
X. B. Fullerton
Long Island Railroad
Duel Ends in Tragedy at Virginia City Home
In Virginia City Montana a deadly duel between Mr and Mrs Plumb results in Ethel Plumb two years old dead at grandmother Mrs S Walker's house. Mrs Phinb wounded hip, Mrs Parker shot shoulder, Mr Plumb jailed with powder burn. The couple had long troubled relations and Mrs Plumb had been staying with her mother. The two women are expected to recover.
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Ethel Plumb
S. Walker
Virginia City
Mont
Plumb
Phinb
Parker
Turkey Resists Ransom Payment for Miss Stone
Turkey plans to resist US demands for Miss Stone’s ransom claiming she traveled at her own risk despite warnings, failed to notify authorities for escort, and that her kidnapper was a Bulgarian brigand group sourced from Bulgarian territory.
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Turkey
Miss Stone
United States
Associated Press
Contempt Hearing Ordered for Chicago American Staff
Judge Elbridge Haneey of Chicago Circuit Court summoned publisher Wil Yam Tt and six Chicago American employees to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt. The action stems from news items editorials and cartoons accusing the judge of bias in a recent decision involving the People’s Gaslight and Coke Company.
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Hearst
Chicago American
Elbridge Haneey
Circuit Court
Chicago
Hoththe
Wil Yam
Tenrsi
People's, Gaslight, and Coke Company
Signs of a Disaster at Deal Shipping Disaster Report
A fierce easterly gale swept Singlish channel Friday seriously interfering with shipping. Great numbers of animal carcasses washed ashore near Deal indicating a shipping disaster offshore.
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Deal
Baltimore train wreck report amid fog and debris
Fragmentary wires describe a passenger train on the Baltimore and Ohio line derailing in fog. Workers were aboard and many suffered injuries as carriages toppled, authorities launched an emergency response and preliminary investigations into the cause.
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Baltimore
Military honors renderd as Spanish vice admiral body sent home
The body of Spanish vice admiral Villamil, commander of the torpedo boat flotilla, killed at Santiago, was transferred to the steamer Montserrat for return to Spain. Capt. of the Port Young led the transfer in a U.S. Navy ceremony as a salute fired at Morru castle. The Spanish colony and military officials attended.
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Villamil
Spain
Market Quotations From Major Cities Cattle and Grain Prices
Market quotations from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis and other centers show cattle common to prime 3 to 6.40 plus hogs 3 to 6.40, sheep 3 to 4, wheat No 2 about 0.70 to 0.78, corn 0.59 to 0.68, oats about 0.87 to 0.90, rye 0.55 to 0.68 and hay and prairie prices ranging widely. Butter creamery 0.20 to 0.21, eggs 0.17 to 0.10 per dozen, potatoes 0.64 per bushel in places with regional variation in shipping costs.
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Chicago
Timothy
Indianapolis
Cattie
Cincinnati
Bbc
Gfe
Detroit
Murdered man Samuel Crofton near Treton found in corn rows
In a Treton area field a man described as Samuel Crofton was found dead lying between corn rows near a public highway. He bore a bullet wound through the skull and multiple facial gashes, with no weapon nearby. The body, aged about 40s to 50s, is said to have lain there perhaps six weeks. The coroner’s jury ruled death by the hands of an assassin.
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Samuel Crofton
Treton
Tomnessee
New County House At Haubeldt West Of Town
Haubeldt County builds a new county house about twelve miles west of town on 160 acres of county farm land. Equipped with modern appliances to comfort the poor, it aims to reduce reliance on private homes. Doubts remain about luxury amenities and cost.
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Haubeldt
West Forts
Taachaublt
Een
Tlave
Nthe
Suspect Dewitt Arrested in Siegel & Co Forgeries Case
A man named Dewitt, thought by officers to be a Morger, was arrested near a Grinseth restaurant by Marshal Munger on suspicion connected to Siegel & Co. forgeries in Oskaloosa. Shots fired during pursuit. noted Beyer checks drawn on Siegel & Co found on his person. he failed to post a 2000 bond.
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Grimwell
Dewitt
Grinseth
Marshal Munger
Siegel & Co
Oskaloosa
cHeTery
Towa Beyer
Connon
Bank Building Deal Shifts Two LeMars Signatures
In LeMars two prominent bank signs change hands as Coro American Savings acquires the First National Bank building for 1,000. The deal follows recent negotiations involving LeMars National and German American institutions. Attorney General Milian issues an opinion on accident insurance business, confirming that mutual and stock companies may issue that class of insurance.
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LeMars
Coro American Savings
First National Bank
First National Bank Berght
Thornton
Sue First Nation
Milian
Aumlites Merrinn ‘Puesday
LeMars Motel Proprietor Dies After Illness
LeMars hotel owner at the Western Hotel in LeMars died after a three day illness. He was 49 years old and survived by a widow and several children. A relative from Remsen arrived with the news. He had built a fine hotel business in LeMars.
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Ok Bes
LeMars
Fle
Jin Ley
Remsen
Neo
Severe Thunderstorm Floods City and Claims Local Journalist
A severe thunderstorm drenched Missouri Valley on Thursday causing two business houses on Jowerarle Streets to flood. Lightning struck a five ton barn in the southeast, destroying it and causing property damage estimated at about 2000 dollars. Newsman Gerard Bruce, longtime Sioux City Teavane reporter and Live Stock Journal editor, died Tuesday of pneumonia after years in journalism.
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Missouri Valley
Alee
Gerard Bruce
Sioux City Teavane
Live Stock Journal
Blanchard Secures Distinct Department Move in Fraternal Insurance
Des Moines official Blanchard arranges separation of fraternal insurers from Consolidated agency under state supervision. Meanwhile a bank robbery at the Bank of Toxley north of Des Moines left a vault blown and $700 stolen during Coeiday night.
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Bow. Blanchard
Des Moines
tAte Supervision
Jowa
Toxley
Wall Lake View gains lease with Lake View for $5.0
A damaged transcription notes Wall Lake View joining with Lake View in an executed lease valued at five dollars. Details are incomplete and unclear. The fragment references a transaction or agreement affecting property or with a venue named Wall Lake View and Lake View. Further context is not available in the readable text.
Des Moines Woman Dies In Self Inflicted Gunshot
Miss Cooper of Mangos Pate Rifle hanged a gun in her mouth and fired, dying by her own action near Malison after being brought to a local firm. The incident at the Des Moines River bridge left her body discovered after a fall from the bridge, with family implications noted and police vigilances mentioned.
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Mile Cooper
Smillie Cooper
Nyiel Payne
Manse
Couper
Uliqais Central
Des Moines River
Ort Diode
Cooper Finnl Ily
Worked and Smooth Trick on Cedar Rapids Merchant
A detailed account describes a swindle where a man alias Pat off goods from a Cedar Rapids merchant. He used representations of a United States revenue collector and other figures to purchase seeds and linseed oil products, cashing checks and avoiding full payment. Police reports note boxes opened at the depot and misrepresented samples, with losses estimated around twenty dollars and other stores opening later.
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Boytes
Cedar Rapin
Aostrapgen
United States
Railway Bridge Gives Way Near Waterloo Trains Crash
A Great Western freight train east of Waterton derailed a caboose and two cars when a railway bridge collapsed over a ditch fifteen feet deep. Conductor Dawes and crew member Lovin were injured, one asleep on board, as the wreckage slid into the creek. Several bystanders were shaken but unharmed.
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Stoeluuin
Ao Chiesage
Great Western
Waterton Mrnday
Stoelstn
Veneto
Pes Maines
Dawes Deusen Yaddy
Draleuen
Successful Bank Robbery at Matlock Sioux County
A six man armed gang robbed the Matlock area bank causing about 2000 in damage. A watchman was awakened by an explosion, one robber covered him with a Winchester, and the men escaped before authorities could identify them. Local investigation follows.
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Matlock
Mawdloek
Oat Mautlock
Sioux County
Winchester
Wrens
Wang Damagenk
Rob Bors
Aidjemims
Buto
Magnificent County Courthouse Finished and Occupied
The Cerro Gordo County courthouse is completed and occupied by county officials. The exterior features white Bedford stone and native stone, while the interior uses oak, pine floors, and marble stairways. The building includes large basement rooms for public meetings and offices on the first floor.
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First Moor
Whiting-Sloan Phone Ling Extension Considered
A brief note reports plans to extend a telephone line from Whiting to Blain via Losing and Albatan, with a small operation already in place from Ongwa to Whiting, indicating ongoing local telecom work.
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Whiting-Sloan ‘Phone Ling
Monona Telephone Canuning His
Whiting
Blaan
Losaing
Albutan
Pho
Ongwa
Aie Balla
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