Severe fighting in South Africa reported in multiple engagements
London dispatches describe Plumer capturing rifles and ammunition at Rooikop with seven prisoners and seven wounded on British side. DeWet's forces are said to be scattered near Johannesburg after a sharp fight. Buller engages Botha near Lydenburg with heavy fire. Ladybrand garrison besieged. Gen Hunter advances toward the beleaguered town. The Orange Free State is noted as now the Orange River Colony with Transvaal to appear on maps after the war.
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London
Lord Roberts
Belfast
Plumer
Rooikop
Roberts
DeWet
Johannesburg
Zeerust
Krugersdorp
Buller
Botha
Lydenburg
Ladybrand
Orange Free State
Hunter
Beleaguereu
Elty
Orange River Colony
South African Republic
Transvaal
Roberts to be named commander in chief with dukedom
London rumor says General Lord Roberts will soon be recalled to take command of the English army with the title Duke. The report notes possible appointment as commander in chief and dukedom, reflecting high wartime expectations.
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London
Lord Roberts
Boer leaders vow to continue fight against England
Secretary Von Boischoten, from the Transvaal legation, reports direct from President Kruger that the two Boer republics possess ample men and ammunition and are prepared to continue the struggle against England indefinitely.
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Brussels
von Boischcten
Transvaal
Kruger
England
Sewall in Critical Condition After Stroke at Maine Home
Arthur Sewall, Democratic vice presidential nominee in 1900, lies unconscious at Small Point, Bath, Maine, after an apoplectic stroke. Doctors say one chance in a hundred for recovery as family stays by his bedside.
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Bath
Arthur Sewall
Small Point
Vermont Election Sets Tone For Nation In Tight Year
Washington notes that a Republican Vermont plurality under 25,000 in a presidential year typically signals a Democratic win for the country. Since 1876 Vermont results have often aligned with that view, with 1876 an exception. Tuesday’s vote may sway betting and mood among party leaders depending on the outcome.
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Vermont
Will He Be Lynched? In Piketon Ohio Murder Probe
James Scott a colored man is jailed in Piketon pending investigation of conductor Woods murder. Woods was found with his head crushed after a feud with Scott. Public sentiment is bitter and tense as authorities probe the case.
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Piketon, O
James Scott
Wm. ‘Woods
Woods
Scott
Emperor William Eyes Pekin Power Move
Reported desire by Emperor William to hold Pekin as a strategic move. Yu Hsien, Shanghai governor, seeks reward for inviting 52 foreigners and later massacring them. Chung Li of Tsung-li-yamen arrested in Pekin by Austrians for legation attack complicity. Col Coolidge cites 20000 Chinese killed at Tien-Tsin with a third of the city burned. Russians said to kill 11 Chinese in Manchuria.
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William
Pekin
Yu Hsien
Shanghai
Chung Li
Tsung-li-yamen
Col. Coolidge
Maj. Hooper
Denver
Tien-Tsin
Manchuria
Fierce Fight in Prison Cell in Indiana
In North Vernon on September 4 Frank Pupa an Italian railway worker was arrested for drunkenness. In the same jail cell William Koontz and Harry Pool of Butlerville were involved in a vicious brawl. Pool was stabbed in the neck and liver and may die. Koontz was cut on the head. Pupa likely sustained internal injuries. No weapon found on Pupa. Koontz turned over a knife. A fourth prisoner offered hazy details. Pupa moved to county jail as tensions rise over Pool's condition. Indianapolis Architects Retained.
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North Vernon
Ind
Frank Pupa
William Koontz
Harry Pool
Butlerville
Koontz
Pool
Papa
Oddities and Feats From Indiana Towns
Reports from Indiana locals describe John Miller of Anderson owning an eight footed pig, Nathan Mayer planning to raise one million rabbits near Wabash this year, Mrs. C C Henry of Muncie blooming Indiana’s first Egyptian lotus, and a Lafayette Salvation Army captain briefly going insane during street services while bragging of a new dress.
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John Miller
Anderson
Nathan Mayer
Wabash
C. C. Henry
Muncie
Indiana
Salvation Army
Lafayette
Kankakee
Crown Point
Clinton may have a new city hall and other items
A column lists varied local notices from Shelbyville to South Bend, including potential city hall for Clinton, a deadly lightning strike on Lena Voss of Tracy, a first class post office in Anderson dependent on ongoing business, and widespread health concerns. It notes typhoid in Yorktown, plant disease risk in New Castle areas, a large Britannia mine windfall, and other miscellaneous incidents.
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Robert Hall
New Castle
Rocket salute turns fatal in New York parade
John Probst fired rockets in a Monday parade welcome, holding five or six in an earthen jar. One rocket struck Rebecca Moroquitz in the left eye and skull, causing an instant death as bystanders reported the fall of the jar and blast near the crowd. Police reported the incident as a fatal accident linked to the improvised firework display.
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New York
John Probst
Rebecca Moroquitz
Weataine
Labor Day Laborer Blows Up Garment Workers House
A dramatic Labor Day stunt at the state fair grounds ends with a man pouring kerosene and a match igniting a small front yard house after Jessie Lendormi fails to trigger the gas house explosion. The crowd watches as the roof lifts and smoke fills the air amid other event results.
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Labor Day
Jessie Lendormi
Garment-makers' Union
W. B. Blair
Marshal T. Levey
James Bryson
Harry Irrgang
Non-Resident Owners Heard in Suit to Block Highland Place Paving
In a Tuesday filed injunction, Amos C. Heltzel and partners M2 Bride & Denny ask the court to halt Highland Place paving with wooden blocks. They argue remonstrances must include nonresident property owners, challenging resident control. The Board of Works approved the improvement on August 20, 1900.
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Highland Place
Bride & Denny
Amos C. Heltzel
Board of Works
Young Vanderbilt Joins Republican Convention Delegates
Cornelius Vanderbilt, after 24 hours studying politics, seated as a delegate at the Republican convention in Saratoga. He mingled with leaders, praised citizen involvement in nominations, and urged every elector to take an interest in politics, stressing no one is absolved from citizenship rights despite wealth.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Platt
John McGregor Seeks 4000 for Central Ave Project
The county council met Tuesday to approve funding for a road improvement on Central Avenue north of Fall Creek. John McGregor said he will push a $4000 request, noting the project should take about ten days this year after 32 days last year due to increased familiarity with the work.
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John McGregor
Central Ave
Fall Creek
Manila Papers Complain of Old Methods Still Prevail
Reports from Manila detail criticism of Spanish-era practices under American rule. A recent amnesty celebration failed to meet expectations, with Aguinaldo images removed and Filipino flags banned, and calls grow for civil court reform and American-style governance. Six hundred prisoners at Bilibid attempted a major escape, four leaders killed.
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Filmpinos
Aggie
Manila
Aguinaldo
Bilibid
Afro Methodist Zion and Colored Methodist to Build Grand Tabernacle
In Chicago on September 4 a merger of the Afro Methodist Episcopal Zion Church with the Colored Methodist Church will form a unified body. A methodist tabernacle will be erected in Chicago, estimated as the most costly church structure owned by a colored congregation in the United States, reflecting combined memberships of over 450,000.
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Chicago
Afro-methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Colored Methodist Church
United States
CITY MARKETS INDIANAPOLIS PROVISIONS UPDATE
Indianapolis market notes for September 4 list smoked meats with prices for hams sugar cured ham bone less reliable and black ham dried beef hams shoulders breakfast bacon and bacon clear sides per pound with varying cents. торгов
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California
SAKS AND COMPANY PRICES LIST FOR GROCERIES MEATS AND PRODUCE
A detailed price list from Saks and Company covers meats including pork and lard, sausages, pickled meats, and bellies with prices by weight. Vegetables and fruits list New potatoes, beans, onions, apples, peaches, bananas, lemons, pineapples, and more with per unit figures. Also includes nuts and candies, canned vegetables and fruits, fish and game, seeds, leather goods, flour and feed, oils, cheese, butter, live poultry, coal retail, drugs, and miscellaneous items.
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Indiana
Tierces
Michigan
Brazil
Ridgewood
Phoenix A
Empire
Ideal
Windsor
Lion
Jersey
Singapore
Imperial
Young Hyson
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