War expert offers views on Boer campaign failures
Hammersmith Browne, a London observer, criticizes General Buller and other British leaders for failing to press advantages in Natal. He argues for aggressive maneuvers behind Boer lines and blames kopje warfare for repeated defeats, calling for a new strategic approach and citing his pamphlet How to Win Battles on Vapor. The piece also notes a concurrent science wager by Mr Rush challenging Newtonian astronomy and outlining broad implications if his circular-orbit theory gains acceptance.
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Hammersmith Browne
Pimlico Square
London
Browne
Great Britain
Natal
Buller
Kazamias
Atin
Serfely
Roberts
Cieneral Methuen
Methuen
MacDonald
Dendonald
Rush
Vraaklin and Marshall College Science Building Fund
Yo M. GC. A. Building Fund
Lancaster
Beyoend
Centurion
Mr. Rush
Heime Taucht Bicher
Lanenaster Chemical Company
People’s National Bank
Philadelphia
Russell Sege
General Methuen
Joubert
Corsham
North
Carolin
Fluttz
General Joubert
Iamtin Garland
New York
Kamlin Garland
Zulime Vyatt Garland
Leiowtz
Wen
Bonster Tillman
Senate
Congress
Fragmentary Washington Star Quote On Napoleon and St Helena
A garbled Washington Star quotation critiques Napoleon and his exile on St Helena. The text references ego and hitmen race and imagines if Napoleon were in another place the world might be smarter, but the fragment is unclear and its exact point is hard to discern.
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Napoleon
St. Blelena
Washbington
Aladia Cates
Dusa
Kmepie
Orie
Fhoell
Survivor of Thirty Years War Dies After Wife's Death
The fragment mentions a survivor described as seventy in the early survivor of the thirty years war, noting he participated. A Philadelphia Press quote dismisses the thirty years war as ancient, then claims the war ended just last week with his wife’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Hoaxs-Kiluimsy Spotted With Horses In Curious Outing
The Philadelphia Record notes Hoaxs-Kiluimsy shown riding a horse with arms around its neck. The report mentions the scene as a new habit for him and questions whether he is fond of horses.
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Kiluimsy
Joax
Hoax
Philadelphis
Pondering Lenten Sacrifice in Mrs. Qui Vive Dear Mr Surplice
The dialogue features Mrs. Qui Vive and Mr Surplice debating suitable Lenten offerings and whether she should abandon church duties. The humorous exchange centers on Females seeking profit and modest piety within church life.
Dortora Weather Affects Curves Reveals Nervous Thunditry
A fragmentary report hints that extreme cold worsens body curves and triggers unusual nervous sensations described as a thunditry event. The speaker notes feeling unsettled, with below zero temperatures prompting a morning wake-up reaction.
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Valantiic Medica
Discoverica
What’s ther news title bor
A playful exchange quoted by the New York Journal features Veo Sax asking Mead for news while LT dismisses reading news, saying he simply purveys it. The snippet highlights tongue in cheek banter about news gathering.
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New York Journal
Farmer Henry Rush Offers 1000 Dollar For Orbit Challenge
Henry G Rush a farmer from Lancaster county Cu offers 1000 dollars as forfeit if he cannot demonstrably prove that the world moves in a circular orbit. He challenges established science figures Kooler Str legac Newton and others to the test with the claimed wager.
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Henry G. Rush
Launcaster County
Notable Personalities in Political and Social Circles
A survey of prominent figures includes Grant regretting pallbearer limits, Thomas Darragh of Granite Mountain claiming age, Walter Rothschild defying dress codes in Parliament, and President Loubet planning retirement. Also noted are J C Needham’s lifelong stamp hobby, Charles Sprague’s planned retirement, and other varied public figures and anecdotes.
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Grant
Thomas Darragh
Granite Mountain
Les
Republica
Walter Rothschild
House of Commons
The Degenerates and Stage Vets Stir Vaudeville
Mrs Langtey claims autobiography in The Degenerates as McIntyre and Meath, longtime blackface partners for 26 years, plus the Macarte sisters and their vaudeville tarp hailed as a wonder in the act.
New York Theatre News and Touring Plans Noted
Collier's new play Mr Sinveth is staged in New York and Saratoga with exterior Grand Union Hotel scenes. Charles Frohman signs Horace Porter Pell for the stage. Andrew Robson plays a late Coghlan role in The Royal Box alongside Gertrude Coghlan. The Greatest Puritan about Cromwell ends after Marston Moor battle. Viola Allen and Jaros ONeill to tour the south with The Christian and The Musketeers during Mardi Gras week in parallel, under the same management.
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Australia
Collier
Mr. Sinveth
New York
Saratoga
Grand Union Hotel
Plance
Charles Frohman
Horace Porter Pell
iTearts
Trump” Companys
Andrew Robson
Charles Coghlan
Gertrude Coghlan
Oll
Cromwell
Arthur Paterson
Marston Moet
Daugster
Viola Allen
Jaros O'Neill
the Musketeers
South
New Orleans
Quotation Fragments on Wisdom and Horse Racing News
A jumble of maxims appears alongside horse racing notes. Walter Q. Palmer, Nashville horseman, reports $20,000 in mule earnings and speed gossip cites Palo Alto Chimes and Osmond L in Russia. Thomaa Grady trains Maxine 2:00 while Jarney Demarest leases Morristown track for three years.
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Walter Q. Palmer
Nashville
la Mow
Palo Alto
Airlion Osmond
Lockheart
Laphema
Pilot Prince
Steinway
Endow
Bon Mot
Hrin
Oregon
Thomaa Grady Ia
Maxine
Jarney Demarest
Morristown
N. J
John R. Gentry
Joe Pateben
Glass of Fashion Promotes Lace and Suede Trimmings
Fashion notes describe lace effects in hosiery for summer wear. Silk braid and narrow laces appear in trims with Valenciennes lace rising in popularity. Belts with suede covering and turquoise accents complement Zaha straw braids on ribbons, shown in varied colors.
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Valenciennes
Prince Lierbert Bismarck to Build Modern Retired Castle
Prince Lierbert Bismarck plans a new residence near Schloss Friedrichsruh far from rail lines and roads. The castle, larger than the old one cherished by the first Prince Bismarck and his wife, will house a modern, comfortable retreat and serve as a muse for the late prince’s possessions kept in good repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lierbert Bismarck
Schloss Friedrichsruh
Bismarck
Royalty and Portraits Across Empires
The piece notes global fascination with royal photo sessions. It cites Prince of Wales as the most photographed, Germany’s emperor seeking portraits, and Austrian Franz Joseph preferring his own pose. It mentions a sultan’s diffidence and the pope’s selective approval of images.
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Prince of Wales
Germany
Dems
Turtes
Franz Joseph of
Austria
Kbs
Items of Interest From Recent Reports
The column notes government suppression causing large losses to publishers and a dozen elephant trainers killed in the past year. It also mentions Boer patrols and family groupings, London's doubling Jewish population to 100000–120000, and a schoolyard peppering incident leading to a justice court case. The piece concludes with a poetic excerpt from Chivago Recess.
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Iset
London
Preneh Palotera
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Unammersmith Browne
Veo Sax
Mead
Yim
Loubet
France
Lat
Lome
Gordon Chesney Wilson
Bast
Africa
British War Office
Istan
Lady Wilson
J. C. Needham
California
United States
Charles Franklin Sprague
Massachusetts
Herbert
Pacitus
Parton
Cariste
Branklin
Leigh Hunt
la Fontaine
Hate
Arkde
Glass OF Fashion
Cantie
Xs Synes
Euclid
Dave
Charles Irish
Patrfax
Justice
Solu
Plchwick
Chivago
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