British Parliament session signals delivery debate roughs out policy
Fragmented report shows Parliament considering a delivery session with rumors of military movements in Khartoum and tension over colonial interests. Mentions U S gunboat in Hong Kong, German birthday tributes, and Italian actions abroad. Indicates influenza cases rising and economic strains amid coal and rail disputes.
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Topeka
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Goebel Death Sparks Kentucky Political Shift
In Frankfort Kentucky February 3 William Goebel dies after an assassination attempt. J C W Beckham sworn in as governor an hour later as Louisville becomes temporary seat of Democratic state government. Dem leaders plan to hold quorum in Louisville while Frankfort conflict with troops continues unresolved.
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Arizona
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Taylor
London
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Ee Tas Ky
Sohoose Walker
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Advantages in Smokeless Powder
Cape Town February 5 observers note that modern magazine rifles with smokeless powder favor the defender, making assaults ten to one better for defense compared to past three to one for attackers. Mafeking Kimberley Magersfontein and other British experiences illustrate the shift. Scouts mounted infantry Remington guides and Australian New Zealander units now cope with Boers as infantry seeks cover in action.
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Cape Town
Mafeking
Kimberley
Magersfontein
Remington Guides
Little
Public opinion sways Chinese imperial policy wins praise
The Shanghai correspondent for the Daily Mall reports that the empress dowager abandons plans to depose the emperor due to a torrent of public remonstrance. It marks the first time in Chinese history that public opinion has been effective in influencing imperial decisions.
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China
London
Shanghai
The
Daily Mall
Great Fire in St. Louis Devours Blocks and Kills Fireman
A major blaze in central St. Louis destroyed four blocks between Third and Sixth streets and Franklin to Morgan, causing an estimated 1.5 million dollars in loss. One fireman was killed, nine firefighters injured, and several civilians hurt as Penny & Gentles and neighboring dry goods firms burned. Fire surged under a northwest wind, collapsing Deere Brothers store and trapping workers before crews freed six civilians. Firefighters faced peril as upper floors fell, with the German-American Bank spared and nearby structures gutted.
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Sixth Streets
Franklin Avenue
Morgan Street
Broadway and
Penny & Gentles
Penny & Geniles
Schaper Brothers, Dry Goods
Broadway
Deere Brothers
Engine Company No. 11
Charles Mappes
John Judge
No. 11
Mappes
Fourth and
Franklin Avenues
Funeral Train Brings Lawton Logan to Chicago
Soldiers wives meet as Major General Lawton and Major John A Logan arrive with their bodies. Mrs Logan consoles Mrs Lawton, both fainting from grief, while Captain King and an orderly revive them. Family members from Louisville also enter the car.
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Chicago
Lawton
John A. Logan
E. L. Armstrong
Pacific Coast
Buller Tries Again in Ladysmith Push
Pietermaritzburg correspondent of the Daily Mail reports General Buller has secured the road to Ladysmith and should reach his objective this week. Rumors say Joubert is seriously wounded and may retire from field command. A Durban dispatch says Buller crossed the Tugela near Trichard’s drift and is marching toward Ladysmith, with relief expected by Monday night.
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Daily Mail
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Vryheld
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Durban
Trichard
Acton Homes
Butler
Recipe for Max and Boer from Household Words
The excerpt presents a provocative recipe for a Boer by combining traits from Breton Norman Scot. It comments on stereotypes and prejudices, noting dirty bravery obstinacy suspicion slyness hospitality puritanism and bigotry as defining ingredients. The tone is satirical and editorial.
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Aga & Er
Max O’rell
Norman
Trade With China Sparks English Competition Assertion
A promotion text declares that England cannot match the speaker's trade with China, praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as fifty years top in curing constipation indigestion dyspepsia and biliousness, followed by a brief quip about a fiancé and a motherly rebuke.
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China
England
Hostetter
Curicura Soap Promises Skin Scalp and Hair Benefits
An broad promotional notice extols Curicura Soap for purifying preserving and beautifying the skin scalp and hair. It touts use for infants and mothers claiming exclusive efficacy versus other soaps and markets a complete three product kit including soap ointment and resolvent with prices and worldwide sale.
Nature Abhors a Vacuum Hood’s Sarsaparilla Ad
An old advertisement extols blood purity and vitality, claiming nature dictates health. It urges daily strength through Hood’s Sarsaparilla, asserting it best preserves the blood’s vigor and guards against disease.
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