British Drive Boers At Vaal River Riverfront Clash Near Mafeking
Dispatches from Bloemfontein report General Hamilton and General Broad's cavalry shelling the river line as British columns push on to Mafeking. The Sixth and Fifth brigades advanced under artillery cover, forcing the Boers to retreat leaving clothing ammunition and personal effects. Maleking food is scarce as natives report 4500 Boers in Mafeking with more recruits en route.
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The
War Office
Lord Roberts
Hattom
Broad
Hamilton
Hunter
Paget
Vaal River
Warrenton
Kroonstad
Lourenco Marques
Heilveen
Haadquarters
Finaliee
Bmalieel
Smaldee
Camvan
Malekimg
Sarah Wilees
Ealler
Eloff
Krager
Mmadson
Times
Jamaica Seeks Freedom From British Rule
Jamaica pushes for self government as it battles for independence from England. The movement gains momentum amid calls for full political autonomy and national identity.
National People's Party convention opens in Sioux Falls
The People's Party National Convention begins at 2:20 p m in a large tent on Sioux Falls hill. About 500 delegates and 800 alternates attend with guests, amid decorum and ideal weather as speeches dominate the first day. A Minnesota delegation receives hearty applause for Bryan themes.
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Sieux
People’s Party
Sioux Falls
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Bryan
Senate
Minnesota
U S Forces Clash With Insurgents Around Lake Taal
A War Department report details Brigadier General Wheaton s expedition south of Manila into the Lake Taal region from January. Engagements December 71 and 7 near Fatol and Imus saw insurgents routed with heavy losses. American forces suffered wounded and killed. Major Taggart and Lt Johnston led decisive actions. Taal was reached on the lath with further skirmishes and cannon capture.
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Washington
War Department
Wheaton
Manila
Lake Taal
Ward Cheney
Imeurgenta
Birkheimer
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Reilly
Fifth Artillery
Fatol
Taggart
Imus
W. H. Johnston
Lemering
Taal
Batangrs
Anderson
The Soft-Nose Shell Explains Armor-Piercing Design
James W. Johnson of Johnson & Co describes soft-nose steel as concentrating impact at the point to prevent glancing. He cites tests at Indian Head where a softly nosed projectile at 21 degrees struck armor plate and turned and penetrated.
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New York
James W. John
Soc
Isaac G. Johnson & Co
Bouyten Duyvid
Mr. Johnson
Navy bill debate signals urgent build up in U S
Washington May 14 after all day debate the senate reached an agreement on the naval appropriation bill. Lodge urged immediate armor factory construction while Allison criticized a government plant on economy grounds.
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Washington
Senate
Lodge Wpen
United States Navy
Ledge
Daniel
Allison
Sealing bounty scheme and diverse regional notices
Pacific coast brief items report a fund drive for a seal skin bounty in Astoria and related fisheries policy moves, a Vernon B C robbery sentence, Eastern oysters shipments to Oysterville, Riverside Tennis Club in Arlington, gold dust as currency in Sparta, electric plant franchise bids in Kalama, National Guard recruitment in Cottage Grove, arrow head collections in Goldendale, milk output at Browseville, and river navigation plans on the Upper Columbia with Blaine harbor developments.
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Riverside
Arlington
Sparta
H. M. Ptevens
W. F. Yook
Darnell
Commet
Kalama
Wash
National Guard
Cotttage Grove
de. R. EK. Stewart
Goldendale
Waah
Bradstreet's Report Signals Steady Demand and Price Leveling
Bradstreet's notes ongoing demand and price leveling across regions with dull distribution and cautious new engagements. Wholesale activity quiets while retail demand drives observed progress. Pacific coast and Northwest show strongest reports as 4,587,022 bushels of wheat and flour shipments mark the week. US failures total 153 for the week, April Dominion liabilities up 15 percent versus last year.
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Bradstreet’s
Dare
Pacific Coast
Northwest
United States
Pacific Coast Trade Prices From Beatie Markets
Market notes list onions eight dollars per box, lettuce 40 to 45 cents a head, potatoes 16 to 17 dollars per hundred pounds, beets ten cents per sack, strawberries nine dollars per case, cabbages one dollar ninety six, apples two dollars, plan es six hundred per box, poultry fourteen to fifteen cents a pound dressed, hay timothy prices from eleven to nineteen dollars, flour eight to eight ninety eight per barrel, feed and meal prices across grains and by ton, beef and pork dressing values listed.
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California
Nfo
Puget Sound
Washington
Portland Market Prices From Wheat To Poultry
Readable price list shows Portland market values for wheat, flour, oats, barley, millet, hay, dairy products, cheese, poultry, potatoes, vegetables, hops, wool, mutton, beef, veal, pork, and grain by the ton or pound. Includes grain grades and various per unit costs with many units and typos reflecting old market notation.
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Portland
Walla Walla
Oregon
Young America
Bool
Yoosd
Veal
Lange
Paltow
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Great Northern Employes’ Investment Association, Ltd
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Sieux Falta
Pacific
COAST
NEWS
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Astoria Progressive Commercial Association
Martin Everett
Vernon
B. C
Grand Forks
Conan] Dudley
State Department
Washington, D. C
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Wachemuth
Oysterville
Esatern
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Upper Columbia
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J. A. Pound
CO. T. Moore
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