British Losses Highlight Early War Drift Actions
A lengthy war summary details British and Boer engagements around the Orange River, including a dawn clash at Kiip drift and the north bank maneuvers. Gen Kelly-Kenny and Gen Smith Dorrien push to outflank, with heavy casualties and ongoing shelling as Cronje seeks an armistice. Reports from London describe strategic withdrawals and the broader campaign toward Bloemfontein, plus related naval and logistics notes and a note on rising paper prices affecting European markets.
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Peri
Togela
Gen
Baller
Paaseterg Drift Munder
Keily Keonyz
Cromje
Kiip Drift
Kae
Domrand
I Sfantry
Kelly-Kenny
Kollox
Smith Dorrien
Jevel
Thin Waa
Cronje
Vondon
Lord Roberta
Bloemfontein
Mettnen Han
Kimnberney
Cape Town
French
Oll
Per Sistently
Geo. Kitchener
Cronjew
Nin
Cal Jiumer
Mafeking
Groendile
Kentucky Court to Decide Governor Dispute in Tumultuous State
The Kentucky courts will decide who is governor and who fills lieutenant governor duties after attorneys for Gov. Taylor and Lt. Gov. Marshall and Beckham reach an agreement. Beckham withdraws his injunction. suits to be consolidated on the docket. In the interim, all parties retain offices with supersedeas bonds while appeals proceed.
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Macram
House of Representatives
Secretary of State
Warner
Kentucky
Charles BE
Macrum
State Department
Durtean
United States
Great Brasin
South Africa
Munerum
Pretoria
Great Britain
Lt Ie
Way
Taylor
Beckham
Marshall
Me. Beckham
Cumtrill
Loninville
Taylor and Marenall
Goulaville
James F. Carey
Massachusetts
State House
Keeley of Gold Cure Fame Dies in Los Angeles
Dr Leslie B E Keeley famed for the gold cure for liquor habit died in Los Angeles after a heart attack prompted by a severe cold. He left no children. estate to widow and sister at Dwight, Illinois. Born sixty five years ago in New York, he served in the Civil War medical corps and later developed his treatment and institutes beginning in the 1880s.
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Panera
Leslie BE. Keeley
Los Angeles
Cal
Keeley
Dwight
New York State
Michigan
Rush Medical College
Towight
Side Lights on the Boer War and Mafeking Siege
Telephotographic gear aids warfare with British use in South Africa though not official. Mafeking lies open and undefended, 870 miles from the Cape, amid flat veldt with few landmarks. Unmarried generals including Kitchener and Gatacre serve as reservoirs of personnel for home and colonial duties.
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South Africa
War Office
Italy
Spain
Russia
Germany
Mafeking
Ladysmith
Skimberley
Cape
Kimberley
Lord Kitchener
Gatacre
Archibald Hunter
Gen
MacDonald
Kitchener
Fragmented 19th century notes mix people and places in a wide sweep
The text surveys diverse items from American politics and society, mentioning figures like William Aiden Smith and Mrs. Patterson, court actions involving Mrs. Woodbury, lobbying reforms, Buddhist and religious notes, and a Pennsylvania railroad plan. It blends personal biography, legal notices, and infrastructure news with assorted historical details.
Butter Makers Meet Attendee Turnout and Awards
A dairy meeting in Lincoln Nebraska drew about three thousand delegates for an eight annual session. Talks covered milk testing starter advantages and skim stations with leaders from Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Wisconsin and Illinois. Prizes went to H Sondergaard Mortenson Magnusson and Carpenters with auctioned prize butter raising funds for the butter makers association. The next gathering favored St Paul Minnesota. L Elliot Pierce of Boston died of pneumonia amid proceedings.
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Lincoln
Neb
Siness
Poynter
Wei
Wilsem
Massion
Thurston
Eaith
Nebraska
F. W. Graham
LeSueur
P. H. Kiefer
Strawberry Lowe
G. L. McKay
Ames
Iowa
Rochester
Minn
Minnesota Agricultural College
Chas. E. McNeil
Chicago
H. L. Russell
Madison
Wis
Siinvis
Minnesota
Kansas
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Illinois
Buttermakers’ Association
H. T. Sondergaard
Litchfield
Martin Mortenson
Willow Creek
M. Magnusson
Beebe
R. A. Carpenter
York
Grant Mallory
Freeport
Maj. Alvord
Washington, D. C
M. Mortenson
George Haskell
L. Griffen
E. Ludendorf
St. Paul
L. Elliot Pierce
Boston
Pierce
Philadelphia
Laundry on the Nile and a Gypsy Hair Fortune
The piece notes Egyptian washermen washing along the Nile with slaps causing pistol-like noises on river stones while women wash similarly. It then recounts Ida asking a Gypsy about her future husband’s hair. the Gypsy predicted varied hair shades and the woman soon married a wig dealer.
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Nile
Egypt
Ida
Irl
War News and Public Opinion Izmined By Continentals
A collection of clippings voices from London and American papers discuss British resolve in the Boer War, Irish contributions and taxation, and the broader effect on national unity. Reports praise Buller and the Ladysmith situation, note Irish regiments, and reflect on Chicago drainage work and city pride. Includes editorials from London Herald London News and U.S. papers such as Chicago Star and Omaha News.
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London Herald
London News
United States
St. Kansas City
British War Office
Tugela River
Paul Vioneer
Washington Star
Buller
Denver
Ladysmith
Joubert
Omaha
Kimberley
Chicago News
Journal
Tug with Shis reme Judge Day
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a tug or dispute and a judge day at an unclear location. The readable words hint at a legal or court context with a possible proceeding or hearing described in terse terms. No clear names, dates, or places are identifiable from the legible text.
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