Americans Capture Filipino General On Cebu Island
Special Correspondent reports that William J. Boyce of the Nineteenth Regiment details a January 25 to 29 operation near Cebu. His company surprised and defeated insurgents, captured a fort, seized papers and weapons, and took a Filipino general and officers prisoner, a first on the island, boosting morale and signaling possible end of resistance.
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William J. Boyce
Cebu
the Tribune
P. L
Ligon
Fiscus
Canoa
Liloan
Danoa
Fiecus
K Company
Twenty-third Infantry
el Pardo
England Rejects Boers Demand for Independence
The Salisbury government responds to a March 6 telegram from Bloemfontein demanding recognition of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State as sovereign states. It states that Britain will not grant independence, cites wartime invasions and damages, and asserts no discussion will recognize either republic’s independence.
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South African Republic
Orange Free State
Foreign Office
Bloemfontein
Free State
South Africa
Cape Town
Natal
Great Britain
Her
Cape Nome's Riches and the 60 Mile Gold Beach Rush
A detailed forecast of the Cape Nome gold frenzy with 2,500 to 60,000 hopefuls, boat and ice routes from Puget Sound to Nome, beach diggings yielding up to 1,500 dollars per day, tundra and creek claims, and looming winter hardships including lumber scarcity, scurvy, and typhoid risk.
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Klondike
Cape Nome
Alaska
Pacific Coast
Score
Nome
Puget Sound
Dawson
Yukon River
St. Michael
California
Iit
Charles W. Lane
Snow Gulch
Anvil Creek
Albion
Cape York
Kotzebue Sound
Dr Pierce Cure Promises Relief for Female Disorders
A testimonial heavy appeal lauds Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription for curing chronic female illnesses. It recounts a woman's life with pain and fatigue and a dramatic recovery after using the medicine, urging others to seek free letter consultation from Dr Pierce in Buffalo New York.
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Pierce
Invalides
Buffalo
N. Y
Doctors Hear Cure for Ulcers Through Pierce Remedies
A woman recounts severe internal trouble and ulcers of the uterus with seven weeks of sleepless nights. She credits Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Pleasant Pellets and Golden Medical Discovery, taking six bottles and three vials, for a full recovery and thanks the medicine for saving her life.
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Pester
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Fragmentary note on medical remedy and recovery
A damaged fragment describes abdominal pain and a husband keeping to the bed while a patient takes a remedy named Pleasant Pellets. The text hints at initial poor condition improving after starting the treatment on the first day. The fragment is incomplete but conveys reliance on the product for relief.
General Cronje as Seen by an English Eye
Arnold White in the Philadelphia Ledger argues Cronje is brave and cunning yet unsavory in conduct. He recalls Cronje’s actions during sieges and cruelties, noting refusals of safe conduct and aid, abuse of prisoners, and a Transvaal fine uncollected, concluding English view Cronje as dauntless but not worthy.
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Arnold White
Philadelphia Ledger
Cronje
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Potchefstroom
Winslow
Toeremetsjani
Transvaal
Elliott
Birthplace of the Potato in Peru and quinine note
The article discusses Peru as the potato’s birthplace used by Incas and later exported by Spaniards. It mentions the Countess of Chincon and her husband as viceroy, quinine bark for malaria, and the early European use, including a tale of a pope taking quinine. It then shifts to Russia's calendar reform and its impact on bills payable.
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Peru
Europe
Chincon
Lima
Spain
Italy
Russia
London Financial News
Vaid
Delicate vine bears plum-sized yellow fruit
A delicate vine yields a fruit about the size of a plum and as yellow as an orange. Cultivation has increased its size and improved its flavor.
The Great Equalizer and lives of great men
An echo from the Philadelphia Press notes that the lives of illustrious figures remind readers of equality among all people. It states that when we die we leave behind only immaterial legacies and character rather than material wealth.
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Philadelphia Press
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