Boers Launch Simultaneous Attacks in South Africa War
Dispatches report Boer forces from the Transvaal and Orange Free State striking Mafeking and Ladysmith while Natal is probed from several columns. Gen. Cronje commands at Mafeking as Col. Baden-Powell defends with a small force. The opening campaign shows coordinated efforts to disrupt British supply lines and fortresses across Mafeking, Ladysmith, and Natal.
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Mafeking
Transvaal
Emuder
Kock
Lave Q
Natal
Lacysmith
Orange Free State
Republic
Wimberley
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Orange Free
Ding
Ladyssmith
Estimated 1899 world wheat crop and 327 million bushel drop
An analysis by the Agricultural Department and international estimates places 1899 world wheat production around 2.458 to 2.893 billion bushels. After reconciling figures, a drop of about 327 million bushels from last year is estimated, signaling lower yields and potential price effects for farmers. The article also notes the US military and naval presence in the Philippines.
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Agricultural Department
Department of Agriculture
Beerboim
Bulletin Des Halles
Fron
Beerbohm
Opium Eating and Global Hints From a Fractured News Reel
Notes report rising opium consumption in England and a string of disparate items from 1979 world fair rumors to Japan cuisine. Mentions of Lyndex melodrames returning, Melbourne snow, British censorial talk, and Congo era logistics mix with Paris siege costs and imperial shifts in Delagoa Bay.
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China
Japan
Melbourne
Australia
Great Britain
Congo
Metz
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Port Chambrai
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Queer Hortense
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Delagoa Bay
Engl
Hastings
Global War News and Market Rumors From The Era
Reports describe Boer guerrilla gains and long campaigns in South Africa. Naval and army deployments count 70,000 soldiers and 45 ships, with Manila arrivals in December. Telegraphic items note meat market cornering, poultry demand, and packer strategies, plus European political moves, earthquakes, religion, and oddities from Tokyo to Vienna.
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Cian
Manila
Philippines
Robbery loss for Northwestern train seems exaggerated
Officials of the American Express Company deny reports of up to 10000 dollars in robbery funds and state the loss will be much less. Robert E. N. Cowie, secretary to President Antisdel, says the official figure will be considerably short of ten thousand dollars, and the reward is offered to secure.
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Express
Pinkerton Agen
William A. Pinkerton
Des Moines
Trial of Jester Opens in Paris Murder Case
Alexander Jester faces trial for a murder allegedly committed in 1871. He sits expressionless as testimony unfolds, insisting on his innocence. Irene Delanor testifies that Jester and Gates were near her Paris Bonneville road home the night of January 24, with screams heard from their camp.
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Gilvert Gane
Lina
Sven
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Irene Delanor
Seed 8
Middle Grove
Bonneville
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Jester
Gates
Jin
J. G. Delaney
Unknown witness recounts morning inquiry at wagon
A fragmentary account notes that a person went to a wagon in the morning and asked about the previous night’s sale. The dialogue suggests the speaker claimed dreaming and spoke in a surprised manner. Additional context is unclear from the text.
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Che Wagon
Noisy Student Demonstration Ends in Arrests
A chaotic campus scene near several local schools led to multiple student arrests after disturbances. Police dispersed demonstrators as large crowds gathered, with windows damaged and a back doorway incident noted. Charges varied, with some released after paying fines.
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Call the War a Grime Anti-Imperialists Meet Denounce Campaign
Anti imperialists from thirty states gathered in Apollo Hell Chicago Tuesday morning to open a conference against expansion. Public meetings were held Tuesday with Prof A H Tolman among speakers. Sentiments urged disapproval of administration and defense of liberty, with quotations from Lehure Morton and Ackitsor reflecting fear of imperial violence and the need to warn presidents.
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Chicago
Ward Burtt
A. H. Tolman
Univers
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Lehure
Caesar
Napoleon
Sterling Morton
Paii
Edward Ackitsor
Colleges and universities report freshmen and campus changes
College tallies show Brown gaining fewer freshmen than last year while Williams and Vassar add new students. Dormitory building planned at Penn, Bryn Mawr housing updates, and MIT faculty changes noted. University of Rochester president chosen, Cornell library usage reaches high levels, and various college grants and alumni roles mentioned amid broader American higher education trends.
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Newton
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Soydy
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Tufts Cologne
Government money in circulation urged amid tight market
The article notes suggestions in Washington to deposit more of the Treasury balance in banks to keep money circulating, citing an $88 million cash balance with $83 million in banks and $205,000 stored unused, urging Treasury action to prevent funds from sitting idle as rates stay high. It covers related tax and counterfeit cigar issues, Transvaal travel data, Admiral Dewey’s church affiliations, and U S labor statistics on cities with large populations.
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Treasury
Variti
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Internal Revenue
Wilson
Congress
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Lancaster
Internal Revenue Offix Cialis
State Department
Transvasl
Republic
China
Morocco
Transvaal
Admiral Dewey
St. John's Episcopal Church
Dad
Vermont
Hite
John
Admiral Dewer
October Heat Records Reported in Chicago Weather
Chicago endured an unusually warm October with residents cooling in summer attire as winds shifted. The Weather Bureau recorded temperatures near 66 degrees, within four of the record high for October, while thermometers rose dramatically inland and sparked debates over instrument readings.
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Tudian
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Mercny
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