Siege of Ladysmith and Kimberley Shelling Report
The British report a heavy bombardment near Ladysmith and Kimberley with Boer guns in new positions. Col Scott Turner led a dawn sortie at Kimberley, briefly attacking Boer redoubts, capturing 26 enemies but failing to seize a larger force amid approaching reinforcements. Telegraph lines disrupted near Stormberg and reports cite ongoing Boer activity and strategic movements.
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London
Ladysmith
Frere
Modder River
Hilla
Kimberley
Jacobadal
Lord Methuen
Jacobada
Scott-Turner
Bost
Spytafontein
Kenilworth
Bin
Chomider
Severn
Iein
Th Koers
Two car loads bring new holiday furnishings to town
Two car loads of sew furniture and other holiday goods arrive this week featuring new up to date items. Prices are stated as the lowest cash prices. The offerings include carpets, mattings, lace curtains, portieres, linoleum and window shades. A specialty is made to order picture frames.
Mob Burns Confessed Slayer in Maysville Colony Spectacle
Thousands witness the public execution of Richard Coleman a colored man who confessed to murdering Mrs. James Lashbrook. He is strapped to a sapling on the cricket grounds outskirts of Maysville Kentucky as the mob torches him with dry brushwood and brass. The husband of the victim lights the first flame while a brother of the deceased strikes the second. The crowd theatres surrounding bodies, tearing teeth bones and other fragments. young children watched as the blaze raged and Coleman pleaded for water before dying. Local authorities had moved Coleman to Covington earlier to avoid mob action but were unable to prevent the vigilante killing. The incident highlights the volatile atmosphere and brutal responses to crime in the era.
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Maysville
Richard, Coleman
James Lashbrook
Kentucky
Coleman
Richard Coleman
Covington
Govington
Harbeson
Richard Colemat
Mabie Cab
Broad daylight shooting at Rev. Cheney home in Racine
Baptist preacher Rev. David B. Cheney and his wife were shot by a burglar at their Racine residence. Mrs. Cheney wounded in the breast, possibly in the left lung. he shot in the abdomen and chest. Both in critical condition. Suspect fled. a large posse searches the countryside. A $500 reward offered for the capture, dead or alive. Cheney noted as a prominent state preacher and former A P A leader.
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Racine
Wis
David B. “Cheney
First. Baptist Church
Cheney
David B. Cheney
Lacreme
Superior
Medicine Ad Promises Low Prices for Short Course
An old newspaper snippet offers medicine for eight months at $1.00 for ten weeks, with half price 50 cents and a 26 cent option. It directs readers to write for a free sample from THE DR HO KLICK MEDICAL CO located at 211 and 310 Baal Ninth Street, Cincinnati Ohio. The text also mentions weather indications and a rising time, showing garbled Illinois references.
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Aix
Hoklick Medical
Baal
Ninth Street
Clockmnatt
May Prove Fatal Physician's Will Takes a Headache
In Kennedy Stillwell Ind Mrs Anil Walkinshaw wife of Dr Walkinshaw lies near death after taking 30 grains of agetanilid to treat a heartache. One dose failed and 79 more were taken before she lost consciousness as doctors fight to save her.
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Kennedy
Stillwell
Ind
Anil Walkinshaw
Walkinshaw
McKinley message pleases Cubans and Berlin welcomes him
Havana reports Cubans of all classes satisfied with President McKinley’s congressional message as hints of civil governance ease Cuban tensions. Berlin greets McKinley warmly with a proffered welcome to Congress while agrarian papers note cautious optimism amid political clouds. Market quotes for grain, cattle, and provisions follow across major exchanges with varied activity.
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Willkd McKinnley
Havana
Ley
Elia
Collazo
Mrs. Kinley
Crete
Congress
Berlin
McKinley
Manny
Agrarian
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Senate Privileges and Election Committee
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Honest
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Supreme Court of Indiana
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Michael Houlihan
Houlihan
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Woman Suilvagions
Indianapolis
Dea
Woman's Suffrage Association
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Oleneil
Maye
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