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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1899
Page
6
The report notes General Jeubert’s daring tactic to defeat the Durban relieving column while pressing Ladysmith’s reduction. A Moor River attack aims to destroy Weston bridge, potentially freeing Boers to attack Estcourt. failure could force a retreat to Weenen.
Nov 23 report details Hamlin Garland marrying Zaleme Taft at the bride's father D C Bai home. ceremony held last Saturday, postponed due to literary engagements. Separate note from LeMans mentions subscriptions started for Boer relief in Dutch settlements across Grange Sioux Centr Hospers Newkirk Maurice and others.
Daniel S. Kidder of Florida named consul at Algiers. Deboe hails McBinley on Kentucky crisis. Adirondack deer season ends with 23 hunters killed. Chicago brewers urge Congress to oppose $2 per barrel tax. Apostolic delegation names bishop of Havana. At Gweeboro Ey. Cison Caceres Barnett shines in patrician circles.
An American writer describes Turkish views on female beauty and social standing in Constantinople. The piece mocks preferences for weight as a sign of status, recounts a Concordia Music ball, and notes performers weighing under 300 pounds as Turks react with curiosity and applause.
Iowa happenings report the death of William L. Overbansser after a bicycle accident when his pedal struck a pile of stones sending him to brick pavement. The item notes interstate shoot at Sioux City and mentions smallpox spread and a crash tied to a falling tree amid continued problems with weather and attendance.
A Des Moines court district session closed after a robbery. Robbers used nippers to open a desk, blew a safe with powder, and escaped in minutes. County offices nearby were occupied by staff and residents. Other items note deaths, canal closures, a murder verdict, drunks, and local infrastructure plans.
England and the Transvaal watch anxiously as border tensions rise. Basuto resistance, colonial interference, and shifting land control mark a fragile border situation. General Gordon later sought peace terms but clashed with colonial authorities during attempts to disarm Basutos.
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