WAR WITH THE BOERS Reports and turmoil over press silence
The dispatch discusses the Boer War campaigns, leadership fatigue, and the public outcry in Britain over censorship. It notes Gen Sir William Symons's death at Glencoe and rumors of unified Boer forces near Ladysmith, highlighting official secrecy and its political impact.
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England
London
Ladysmith
White
Get
Ladyeamith
Great Britain
Lord Wolseley
William Symons
Glencoe
Global war news moves by cable as censorship tightens
The article details transoceanic telegraph routes from Africa through Aden, Lisbon, and London to New York, noting British military censors at Durban Aden Enez Alexandria Gibraltar and London. It explains how all cipher or code messages are forbidden on east coast lines and west coast routes, with London approving relays.
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London
Ameriez
Airicz
Concore
Greeel
Tnd
Landys
Trewer
Trapsrail
Rarten
Netal
Cape Town
Pretoria
Lorenay Marquez
Portues
Poriczat
Oera
Wynest
Johony Ball
Gleace
Ledysmith
Natal
Dorvan
Lorenzo Marquez
Delorca Bey
Egein
Mossinbique
Zanzibar
Aden
Hed Bea
Suez
Suez Canal
Port Said
Alexandria
Maite
Gibraltar
Les
Lisbon
Wand’s End
England
Dublin
Waterville
Ireland
Nova Scotia
New York
Durban
Enez
Gitral
Cape Lown
Mesesamedes
Benguela
Loand
Accra
Sierra Leone
Weathhurst
Wathhurst
Santiago
Cape Verde Islands
St. Vincent
Madeira
Brazil
Has Many Wives Ol The Chicago Candy Salesman Charged
Chicago police allege a candy commission man Walter L Warneworth has bigamy charges based on a confession claiming many wives spread worldwide. He was arrested on a 4,000 dollar bond with four wives in Chicago and others abroad. He claimed to know of eleven in Europe four in China three in Peru one in England and over twenty in other places.
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Chicago
Bates
Walter L. Warneworth
Candy Commission
Paineworth
Annex
Charles Urad
A. J. Stuttly
L. Thomas
al Kieler
Bradshaw
Europe
China
Peru
England
Nsworth
Michael Davitt quits amid Mayo protest against Boer War
Irish leader Michael Davitt, MP for Mayo, announced in the House of Commons his resignation over Irish opposition to the Boer War. He said he would resign Thursday unless released, adding he would not consent to supporting the war and would resign to back Irish autonomy.
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Selah
Michael Davitt
Mayo
House of Commons
Davitt
British Admiralty Orders Warships Ready for Immediate Service
The Admiralty ordered all cruisers mobilized for July maneuvers to be prepared for active service at a moment's notice. The plan signals tension over possible French and Russian support for the Boers amid rumors of international interference.
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France
Russia
Hangman Amos Saunt Faces Mental Break After Record Runs
The San Quentin hangman Amos Saunt, who oversaw twenty executions in five years, has become a mental wreck from insomnia and hallucinations. He has not slept for nearly two weeks and says he sees the spirits of the murderers he executed, haunted especially by the spirit of Durrant. Californian authorities plan to commit him to a sanitarium for evaluation.
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Amos Saunt
San Quentin
Cal
Ale
Durrant
Hale
British War News In Brief From Transvaal Fronts
British moves show superior strategy as refugees flood Rand coast towns. Boers report 100 killed and 300 taken prisoner at Mlandslaagte while Gen French and Gen Symons win key engagements. Transvaal awaits large medical staff, 19 000 officers sail, and Dutch insurrection fears loom near Cape Colony. Public dissent grows over sparse London updates.
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Rand
Cecil Rhoden
Lingland
France
Russia
England
Yale
Glencoe
Gibraltar
Mlandslaagte
New York
Transvaal
Klandslaagte
French
Oupl
Hamilton
Cape Colony
Ladysmith
British War Office
White
London
Pronunciation guide for Transvaal terms and Afrikander words
A reader's note explains Dutch Afrikaans pronunciations for common Transvaal terms. It covers Boer and Burgher words, city names like Bloemfontein, and place names such as Veld and Witwatersrand, linking meanings and origins to historic events like the Great Trek and the rise of the Afrikander identity.
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Rome
Oom
Paul
Orme
Joubert
Yowbert
Transvaal
Bloemfontein
Cooreee F Wer
Foeninin Boer CP One
Borgher Hahr
Agd
Hasdhuis
Rand-Hogg
Senate House Mand
Rahat
Wtaht
Ueil
Mate Ene Breatkunderstaht-kuhn-de
Staateread
Atabte-Rahd
Brad
Stat
Ultlander Loyt-Lont-Ery
Veldheer
Felt-Harey
Veldwachter
Rural Guard Volkuraad
Fuike-Rahd
House of Congress Voorregt
Fore-Fekt
England
Johannesburg
Johnstown
South Africa
Leonid Meteor Shower to Dazzle World Next Novem ber
A grand meteor display is predicted for November 18 when two thousand million Leonid meteors cross the sky. Billions of fiery particles will ignite on entering the atmosphere creating blue skies and multi colored flames. The event recurs about every 33 years with the last sighting in 1866 sparking end of the world fears.
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Leonida
Earth
Space
Window Sash Tragedy Shocks Fort Dodge Area
In Fort Dodge Iowa Lavina Fitzgerald a nine year old girl was found dead hanging from a school window sash after entering to retrieve books. Police say the door was locked and she attempted to reenter through the window. The incident follows a Chicago note about a flag law being ridiculed and a barber in arrest under alleged law violation.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Lavina Fitzgerald
Chicago
General Symons First of His Rawkte Pel in Sesth African War
This fragment chronicles General Symons as a senior British officer in the South African War, noting his leadership in various expeditions and campaigns. It claims he earned Knight Commander of the Bath for his conduct in the Tirad expedition and praises his fearlessness, while mentioning engagements with Boer forces and other colonial campaigns.
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Symons
Apoe
Eim
Srigadier
Warziristan
Tirad
Bath
Dowie Attacked by Mob in Hammond Ind
Dr. John Alexander Dowie and about twenty followers were mobbed in Huekh's Hall Hammond Indiana after he attempted to deliver a healing discourse. The crowd of nearly 40 townspeople frustrated police interposed as Dowie fled three blocks to an awaiting electric car. Windows were broken and passengers panicked.
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Chicago
Hammond
Ind
Alexander Dowie
Dowie
Huekh
Britons Demand Full War Reports On Natal Fighting
Public indignation in London over War Department “doctoring” of Natal reports targets Lord Wolseley and the withholding of bad news. Calls grow for returning to full field commander dispatches. government controls telegraph networks and mutilates press copies. Citizens urge faster, fuller official releases to inform the nation.
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London
War Department
Natal
Lord Wolseley
South Africa
Vanderbilt forced donation of 6 million to Cornelius
Cor nelius Vanderbilt claims Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt was compelled to transfer about 6 000 000 from their father's estate through the intervention of Cornelius' attorneys. The cash amount equalized Cornelius' share before he signed the waiver relinquishing his right to contest the will.
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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius
Trade and Industry Sparks Shifts in Global Markets
St Louis horseshoers push price raises while Japan faces a vast tea crop and lower costs. Milwaukee leads as top bicycle manufacturer as Southern cotton mills struggle for workers. American timber ships as sleepers for Japanese railways. U.S. machinery sales in Australia triple over three years.
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St. Louis
Japan
Milwaukee
Vanderbilts Reach Settlement Over 45 Million Estate
In New York a sprawling estate dispute unfolds as Alfred Vanderbilt agrees to transfer 6 million dollars to Cornelius Vanderbilt to equalize shares among siblings and avoid contest. Cornelius, the eldest, will receive roughly 1.5 million plus other assets. The widow and fellow heirs gain substantial bequests, with real estate and trust income valued at about 8 million.
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Alfrea Gerant Vanderbilt
New York
Corpelus Vanderbispes
Alfred Gwynne Vau
They
Corpenes Vanierbilt
Grece Wilson
Beriiell C. Vanderbilt
Gladys W. Vanderbilt
Wiiow
Fifth Avenue
Newport
Senator Depew
Alfred Vanderbilt
Cornelius
Alfred
Cornelus
Gen Guy V Henry Dead Ex Governor General of Porto Rico
Brig. Gen. Guy V. Henry U S A died in New York at age 60 from pneumonia after a week of illness. He had just become governor general of Porto Rico last December, with his son in the Philippines. A West Point graduate of 1861, he served in civil and Indian wars and was honored for Wounded Knee era service. Burial was at Arlington with War Department funeral control.
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Porto Rico
Guy V. Henry
New York
Gen
Henry
William Seaton Henry
West Point
Fortieth Massachusetts Infantry
Wounded Knee
War Department
Arlington
Washington
National Capitol
Free Delivery Service Expands to 73 Offices
First Assistant Postmaster General Heath reports a strong free delivery showing in the year ended June 30. Fifty offices received free delivery, bringing total offices to 738. Carriers reach 14,256, up 4 percent. gross receipts total $68,957,815.81, up 21.64 percent from last year and the best year since the service began.
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Heath
Senator Mason Threatens Resignation Over Philippine Policy
Illinois junior Senator William E. Mason says he will resign from the U.S. Senate if the Republican national platform of 1900 does not align with his Philippine policy. In a Chicago interview he declared no evasion on the issue of freedom for the Filipinos and vowed to step down if necessary.
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William E. Mason
Illinois
United States Senate
Mason
Chicago
Diamond Mines Annexed by Orange Free State Leader
President Steyn announces a proclamation annexing a western portion of Cape Colony south of the Vaal river, including Kimberley with its famed diamond mines. The move marks a bold step amid hostilities and targets strategic resources tied to Cecil Rhodes.
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Steyn
Orange Free State
Cape Colony
Free State
Vaal River
Kimberley
Cecil Rhodes
Proverbs and maxims from a moralist trumpet
A compact fragment of moral aphorisms and theological reflections. It weighs on genuine character over outward books, warns against pride and boast, and urges sincerity, generosity, and faith in God. The tone mimics a religious periodical with pithy cautions and spiritual guidance.
War talk and a barber named Lukahyear in Washington
A congressman recalls a colored barber who urged war with Spain and offered to send names to the War Department. The barber, frightened by the request, pleads illness as the reason he would not join the war mood. The note ends with Bulgarian wedding customs where the groom is shaved and weighed in festive ceremony.
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War Department
Spain
Gore
Washington Star
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