In South Africa War Reports and Local News
War dispatches describe British advances near the Vaal and Vredefort with forts and kopjes on the south bank, confirming a strong Boer position at Rhenoster. Deserters claim DaWet’s anger over evacuations and reports note forces at Graylings Drift and Hoopstad. A royal birthday push aims for a record day in Ling making. A triplet birth occurs in New Haven, with one infant dying shortly after, while Dartmouth wins a debate on railroad pooling under federal supervision.
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London
War Office
South Africa
Baal
Transvaal
Rhenoster River
Kopjes
Vaal
DaWet
French
Hamilton
Pretoria
Hoopstad
Graylings Drift
Wolnaresstad
Methuen
Vredefort
Telegraph
Gous
Builer
Natal
Earl Dela Warr
Newcastle
Bethune
Sheeper’s Nek
Chinese Secret Society Drills at Pekin
Shanghai reported that the Boxers, a Chinese secret society, are openly drilling at Pekin with high Manchu and imperial clan members joining. Diplomats plan action as the movement grows threatening. Senator DeColagan and the Spanish minister demanded suppression or powers may land troops. Corean reports say Rangian troops hold Masampho and bar passage.
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Shanghai
Pekin
B. J. DeColagan
China
Corea
Masampho
Russia
Caught Bank Robber Hooded in Armor at Grundy County Bank
In Grundy County Tennessee an attempted bank robbery failed when the cashier Byers noticed missing revolver and a robber hidden behind a sofa wore a heavy armor of sheet iron. The suspect Wil Adams, a local tough, planned to force the vault and trap the cashier inside.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Bank of
Grundy County
Racey City
Tennessee Cost and Iron Railway Company
Byers
Hall
Wil Adams
Dashier Byera
Reform in Cuba Makes Good Beginning by Reducing Expenses
Havana dispatch reports Director of Post L Bristow pursuing evidence against Neely and associates in departmental frauds while reorganizing costs. A salaried solicitor staff is replaced by a law clerk, trimming expenses from 3900 to 3400 dollars. The Havana talk centers on the marriage question, Archbishop Sbarretti's petition, and General Brooke's decree on civil versus church ceremonies. The piece notes broad church support for a modified approach to marriage law.
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Havana
Brooke
L Bristow
Neely
Fenacy
Sbarretti
Wood
Post
Guba
United States
Woot
Trade sale offers corset covers and ladies garments at low prices
A promotional sale features corset covers from 9¢ to 15¢, embroidered and lace trimmed variants, Marguerite and vine cambric options, and a wide range of skirts, night robes, petticoats, infants' robes, and children's dresses. White goods and muslin underwear are heavily advertised with emphasis on low prices and large selection, urging early morning purchases.
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Tor Cooda
Waterbury
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Qdd Fellows’ Block
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IETY
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the Mothers' Congress
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Mothers’ Congress
National Congress
Susan B Anthony
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Iowa
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Roy Wilson White
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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Hartman
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Barrell
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Annapolis
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Naval Academy
Monuné Vernon
Rial Peck
Hartford
Nawton
R. N. FitzGerald
Collinsville
Ida R. Gridley Case
State Medical Society
Hartford County
American Medical Association
Qoase
Wesleyan University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
White Sale
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Londay
Moriarty’s
Waterbury Furniture Co
Nd Street
Greenburg’s
Rue
Gaiety & Brennan
Credit Clothiers
Center Street
Taylor’s Market
Water Street
Moresco
Kopal
Alfred Peate & Co
W. H. Watson
Prim. B
Union City Pharmacy
Union City
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