Boer War Despatches from Ladysmith and Black Watch Tales
A March 15 account discusses the defense of Ladysmith during the Boer siege, detailing near capitulation, British casualties, and bombardment. Eyewitness narratives describe Boer commander Lambert and Gen Joubert, with vivid prisoner and civilian interactions and a Boer soldier's letter recounting the Battle of Blandslaagte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladysmith
Buller
Joubert
Tommy Atkins
Hales
Daily News
Bloemfontein
Pipe Interview Questions Pipe Sales to Country Stores
A tobacconist notes that pipes are still sold to country stores and that old styles remain in demand. New styles appear, but buyers often return to older designs. He cites cash tied up in stocks, slow sale of high priced pipes, and multiple New York factories improving output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
White woman arrested for living with Black man in Phoenix
Katherin N. a divorced New Orleans native and daughter of a wealthy wool buyer, described as 24, is jailed in Phoenix on a charge related to living with a Black man. She says she was drugged and robbed of jewelry by Robert McClery, once known in sports circles and now proprietor of a local resort, who allegedly turned to the Black person, leaving her unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert
Hales
Blandslaagte
Transvaal
Lancers
Africa
America
England
Dom Paul
Germany
France
Phoenix
Ariz
Katherin
British Ship Oceanic Brings Irish Emigrants To New York
The Oceanic arrived in New York on March 15 bringing 1,400 Irish emigrants. Many passengers were young men who left Ireland to avoid being drafted to fight the Boers.
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York
Oceanic
Ireland
Age of a Prizefighter and a Homeless Patient in County
In Chicago on March 15 local readers note Michael McInery and Bays Sharkey, a prizefighter, are mentioned as a patient with no friends or relatives in America, described as homeless and in bad plight. The text records a distressed tone about a horse and a father’s blows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ekey
Cago
Michael McInery
Bays Sharkey
America
Adamson Urges Fortified Isthmian Canal Construction
In the house on Wednesday, Adamson spoke under general debate urging the United States to construct and fortify the Isthmian Canal. He denounced the Hay Pauncefote treaty and pressed for U.S. control of the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Adamson
United States
Editors in Prison Charged With Insulting Army
City of Mexico reporters and manager of La Voz de Mexico were arrested Tuesday afternoon and confined on a charge from the minister of war that the daily insulted the Mexican army and its generals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City OF Mexico
la Vase de Mexico
Political tip on committee selection and power shift
Republicans say that allowing the chairman to select committeemen toppled the old ring. Wesley Gerard’s city chairmanship followed votes from the same bloc that defeated a proposed chairman selection. Arch Young’s defeat marked the ring’s decline, observers say.
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Old Ring
Wesley Gerard
Arch Young
Wants to Die Alone
Chicago March 15 John Dugan thirty six a cutter in a clothing store for sixteen years is dying of consumption at the Alexian brothers hospital He is well connected and has two sisters in the east a brother in a Rochester wholesale dry goods business He refuses to reveal details preferring to die alone and unknown to them
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Dugan
Alexian Brothers’ Hospital
East
Rochester
Ducan
Grocer Power Fined For Liquor Violations
Jesse T. Power, grocer at 44 North Pennsylvania Street, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of selling intoxicating liquor without a license and was fined three dollars in each case. Indicted by a grand jury, the cases against Taylor Power, jointly indicted, were dismissed.
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Jesse T. Power
Pennsylvania St
C. Power
Puerto Rico road workers strike for higher pay
Five hundred laborers building a military road in Puerto Rico walked off demanding 50 cents more per day. The action could affect project timelines and local labor dynamics on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puerto Rico
Peck
United States
Loomis
Wells School
Chicago
Herman Dettermann
Columbus
Westbore
Stephan Bonsal
Mexico City
Henrietta Fairfax Morris
New York
Electric belt promisses cure for lost vigor and nerves
A professor touts a new electric belt that allegedly awakens nerves to restore muscular strength. He offers a 30 day free trial with testimonials from men claiming improved vitality and recovery from various conditions, urging readers to send for a trial copy and return if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhhood
Earth
B. Stephens
Derry Station
Westmoreland Co
Geo. A. Johnson
N. Y
J. W. Spencer
Grafton
W. Va
Zahlthaus
Sharpsburg
Geo. R. Makley
Oneonta
John
Bardsley
Gunnison
Colo
S.L. Fry
Redding
Iowa
Prof
A. Chrystal
Marshall
Mich
Boers Close Ranks After Kruger Peace Appeal
The Journal reports a Kruger dispatch claiming burghers will fight to death and that Natal campaign favored Boers. Steyn Joubert and others express unity. London dispatches say Kruger Steyn peace overture caused sensation. British premier’s reply arrived March 12.
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New York
Journal
Kruger
Berlin
Natal
Pretoria
Steyn
Joubert
London
Rev Schell Sues Over Harsh Attacks and Loss of Office
In Chicago on March 15, Rev Edwin A. Schell former Epworth League general secretary files a 25000 dollar suit against Rev Charles Parkhurst Rev H C Jennings and Rev Joseph F Berry. He claims a concerted effort to humiliate him end his secretary post and disrupt royalties from a song book. He cites 72 columns of criticism published in Zion's Herald.
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Chicago
Edwin A. Schell
D. D
Epworth League
Chas. Farkhurst
H. C. Jennings
Joseph F. Berry
Parkhurst
Boston
Zion’s Herald
Jennings
Methodist Book Concern
Berry
Epworth Herald
Dr. Schell
Schell
Zion
Third Avenue street railway reports heavy indebtedness
Receiver Hugh J. Grant filed with Judge Lacomb a report on the Third Avenue street railway showing total indebtedness near 25 million dollars. Outstanding Third Avenue stock amounts to 16 million, and the company’s real estate is secured by a 5 million dollar mortgage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hugh J. Grant
Third-ave. Street Railway Company
Lacomb
United States Circuit Court
Grant
Fined for Stealing Sapho from Chicago Book Store
Amelia Stafford and Annie Farley were fined 1000 each for stealing copies of Sapho from a Chicago book store. The girls, said to come from respectable families, planned to study the book to pursue the Sapho role on stage after a resemblance rumor about Amelia.
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Sapho
Chicago
Amelia Stafford
Annie Farley
Miss Stafford
Olga Nethersole
Beauty Secret Free Trial Mail Order Beauty Package
A Cincinnati woman reports discovering a skin secret by mail from Mme. Ribault. The offer promises a free prepaid trial of a complexion beautifier and claims dramatic improvements without oils or chemicals. Mrs Bert Riley endorses the product and invites others to write for a free sample at 318 Elsa Building, Cincinnati Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Bert Riley
Mme
M. Ribault
Bert Kiley
Ward-aye
Bellevue
Mme. Ribault
Ribault
Elsa Building
Ohio
Free Postal Card Offer Mentions The Real Felephons 880
A fragmentary note in a historical paper hints at a free postal card offer with an address line reading THE reall felephons 880. The wording is incomplete but suggests a promotional mailing or subscription request linked to a mysterious group or term.
City Markets Prices From Indianapolis Provisions List
A March 15 Indianapolis market report lists smoked meats, bacon, lard, pickled meats, and fresh pork products with prices for hams, shoulders, sausage, lard, and pork loins. It also covers onions, potatoes, cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, celery, fruit, nuts, confections, sugars, coffee, teas, canned goods, dry goods, and oysters with detailed bulk and crate prices.
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Indianapolis
California
Hamlets
T&c
Indiana
Tierces
Baltimore
Florida
Market Price List for Seeds Hides Leather and More
A scanned price list shows seed orders and commodity pricing including Clover alfalfa and Timothy seeds with per bushel rates, hides leather and tallow prices, flour and feed jobbing rates, eggs butter and live poultry prices, coal coke and smokeless, drugs and chemicals with unit costs. Names of items include English bluegrass rye oats millet Hungarian and Dwarf Essex Rape with per lb or per bbl quotes. Also listed are assorted oils and medical chemicals with their typical price ranges.
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Timothy
Kentucky
Canada
G. S
Train class legend fragment appears in timetable notice
fragmentary OCR shows train divisions with Daily Sleeper Parlor Chair Dining and notes on exceptions including Sunday. lacks full context or actions.
Train Ticket Offices and Schedules Across Cities
A fragmented list of station ticket offices and timetable times shows connections between Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Columbus, Richmond, Piqua, Madison, Dayton, Cincinnati, Chicago, Logansport, Knightstown, Martinsville, Vincennes, Springfield, New York, and Louisville. Entries include station names with morning and evening times and fares, illustrating intercity routes and transfer points.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore & Wash
Colum
Ind
Louis
Richmond
Col. O
Piqua
Columbus
Columbus & Richmond
Mad
Col, Ind
Louisville
Vernon and Madison
Martinsv
E & Vincen’s
Dayton & Xenia
Sham Tidam Pittsburg & East
Logansport
Chicago
Knightst’n & Richm
Phila’phia & New UK
Baltimore
Martinsoe & Vincen’s
Pittsburg
East
Phil’phia
New York
Col, Ind. & Louta
Logansport & Chicago
Train schedule garble shows multiple routes and times
Readable fragments list T H St L and West lines with various departure times and connections. Mentions T H St L fast mail, Effingham, and all points west. Lacks clear dates or complete sentences. cannot confirm full itinerary or schedule.
Postal Schedule Fragments From Historic Telegraph Lines
Readable OCR fragments show mail and express times between Toluca Mich City and Peru Plym tac and ex, with departures at 7.00am 2.20pm 6.10pm 7.00pm and overnight 410.20 am Peru Toleco ex with 20pm 02am times, indicating inconsistent transit windows. The piece preserves era style timing notation and route pairings without formal details.
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Mail and Express
Tol & Mich. City
Peru
Chicago Monon Route train schedules and ticket office
City schedule snippet listing multiple trains with destinations and times on the Chicago, Indianapolis and Leuissiils Railway Monon Route. Includes ticket office address at 25 W Washington St Chicago and various express and accommodation rail services to Cincinnati Tol. Cleveland Toledo Peru St Louis and others with departure and arrival times.
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Washington St
Cincinnati Express
Detroit
Dayton
Dayton Lim
Toledo
Chicago
Chicago T M’ls
Chicago Express
P.d
Chicago Vestibule
Cincinnati Im
Tol
Mich
City
Peru
Foledo
St. Lem &Ex
Tuscola Accom
St. L
Ang c
St. L.ry
Washington-st
Cleveland Line Train Schedule Fragments
Schedule fragment lists departures and arrivals for routes including Cleveland to New York Boston and Benton Harbor with times such as 6:35 am 3.25, 4:50 pm, 10:00 am and 11:15 am. Mentions mail and accom provisions and multiple connections with St Louis and Mattoon lines.
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Ridgewood A
Phoenix A
Umpire A
Ideal Gold
Ex. C
Windsor
Ridgewood
Lion
Jersey
Marion Club
Navy
Pittsburg
Kanawha
Winifrede
Raymond City
Jackson
Brazil
Indiana
Island City
Blossburg
Arriv Munere
Union City
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Boston Mail
Bos “Knick
St. Louis Accom
Dsidem
T. H. & Mattoon Ac
St. Louis CX
Cincinnati Express
Cincinnati Accom
Cincinnati
Greensburg Accom
Cin., Wash
Flez
N.ver
Lovis
Louis
Peoria
Bloom
Peoria & Bios
Springfield
Columbus
Spring
Columbus & Spring
Rail Schedule Fragments for Midwest Line Travel
Fragmented timetable listings show Lafayette Chicago Cincinnati Greensburg and Springfield routes with multiple departures and arrivals. Entries include express and local trains, varied times from early morning to late night, and connections between Cin Wash and Louis with several partial times and notes.
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Arizona
The
Emerald Isle
Editors IN Prison
Grocer Power
M. E
Third-ave. Street Railway
Beauty
Reall Felephons
City Markets
Floridas
Lemans
Messina
Choice
Imperial
Young Hyson
Johnson
Fish and Game
W. S
New York State
Wisconsin
Michigan
C. Henig
Dregaian
Eecal Pruggists
Philada
49S
Pennsylvania-st
Indianapolis Gas Co
Cartee & CO
Minois
Ars
Pennsylvania
Finois and
Washington-sts
Vandalia Lines
West WiSam
T. H
St. L. Accom
T. H. St L. & West
T. O. & Effingham
St. L. Fast
St L
All P’nts West
Lake Erie & Westerns BR. EB
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway
Indianapolis & Leuissiils
Indiana, Decatur & Western Ry
Cleveland Line
Benton Harbor Line
Benton Harbor
Wabash
ST. Louis Line
Lafayette Accom
Lafayette
M’l
WC Spr
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