Springs Transvaal Letter From Soldier in 360th Regiment
Charles Soper writes from Springs Transvaal July 21 1900 to A Clee describing military life. He notes Springs coal town rails and 18 engine round house, daily coal output of 75 carloads per mine, and a large railway yard. He recounts moving from Elandsfontein to Springs, capture of enemy prisoners, and Johannesburg’s growth. He describes duties including outposts fatigue diggings and patrols, low pay and scarce provisions, and hopes to leave for home by August with better days ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Clee
C. Soper
Springs Transvaal
Drak Olp
Alf
Russell District
Plano
Elandsfontein
Pretoria
Springs
Johannesburg
Jamieson
East Rand
Botha
DeWet
Tommy
Brakpan
Bandslier
Keep money in Russell and buy local goods
A Russell reader scorns shopping eastward for Eaton's catalogs. He cites two ineffective orders and praises local Russell purchases, including boots at 1.75 and weatherproof strengths, urging residents to use judgment and avoid cheap stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Banaxa
S1ir
Eaton’s
Russell
Work in Lumber Camps and Rail Accident Reflections
A Banner column urges W C T U members to act in timber camp outreach in Russell County with literature for workers. The note recalls a Philadelphia railway collision on the 2nd lnst at Hatfield killing 15 and wounding about 30, with scenes of wreckage and fatalities as crews rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner
W. C. T. U.ism
Russell County
Philadelphia
Lnst
Hatfield
Rome
California
Brainerd and Northern Railway
Rainy Lake Country
Akron
Ohio
Union
Lord Roberts accepts honorary colonelcy of Queen's Own Rifles
A wide array of news items are recorded, including Lord Roberts taking the honorary colonelcy, settlers arriving in Winnipeg en route to Alberta, and various international incidents. The report notes 5,000,000 bushels of wheat passing Canadian seas this season and other political and social observations from Canada and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Roberts
Queen's Own Rifles
Kansas
Winnipeg
Alberta
Alaska
Canadian
Dr. Bing
Manitoba College
Mounted Rifles
Johannesburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Russell Banner
Soper
Bobs
Communications
Yours Truly
G. A. C. Russell
U Gov
Sir Chas. Warren
Lord Seymour
Her
North America
Halifax
Li Hung Chang
Chang Hung Li
Gordon
Li Chang Hung
Jas. A. Smart
Crown Timber Department
Stevenson
Charles Tupper
George Foster
Hugh John Macdonald
Ontario
Grassmere
Stonewall Man
John Carmichael
Lethbridge
Anderson
Fargo
North Dakota
Northern Pacific
New York World
Gladstone
Bryan
Birtle
Boissevain
T. J. Box Jo
P. Tuecell
Municipal
Rimting
Ais
Waghorn
T. A. Moynes
A. Bairid
Archie
Lawrence
Talmage
Turs
McMillan Fur ‘& Wool
First Ave
Norv
Mineapols
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