War swept Cape Town report details and Vanderbilt entry
A Cape Town dispatch dated August 17 notes extensive war damage across the Transvaal and Free State with collapsed fencing, burned timber shortages, and a looming need for iron posts and agricultural machinery by March 1901. It also mentions railway expansion, demand for bridge materials, and mining population concerns after Johannesburg’s meat shortage. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt begins work at New York Central, while other items discuss fortifications in Europe, Babylonian walls, and falconry minutiae.
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Free State
Stowe
Cape Town
Cape
Johannesburg
Harrismith
Orange Colony
Netherlands
Lord Roberta
Clement Com Mon
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Possesnor
Hove
Bright
Grand Central Station
Rossiter
Tan
Bo Hie Han
Baltic Sea
Konigsberg
Dansig
Germany
Spandau
Kustrin
Mote
Strasburg
Cologne
Koblena
Walla
Banlbeo
Babylon
England
William the Conqueror
Windsor
Iime
Capt
Cook
New Zealand
Krestyr
Gold Fields Found in South Kordofan Sudan
Dr Linck of Jena, ally of Slatin Pasha, reports rich gold mines in South Kordofan after explorations by Han Jumt. A company is expected to be formed to work the fields. Golden prospects were long suspected, with historical attempts blocked by local conditions under the khalifa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linck
University of Jena
Slatin Pasha
Sudan
Han Jumt
Kordofan
South Kordofan
Mehemet Ali
Khalifa
Linek
Turkish buyer favors Yankee notions in Constantinople dispute
The United States charge at Constantinople, Mr Criscom, writes of a shipment of electrical appliances refused entry to the empire where such items are prohibited. Grincom sent samples of the merchandise.
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United States
Constantinople
Criscom
Empire
Grincom
Savage English in 1ui natives in Constantinople opinion
A correspondent from Constantinople reports locals believe English travelers dress poorly and are different from natives. The piece notes English women seen as exotic yet unfashionable, with remarks about skirts coats hats veils and behavior. It contrasts perceptions in Trafalgar style travel writing and local attitudes.
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Constantnople
Saya
England
Angs
London
Stamboul
Angry French Engine Makers Protest Government Exhibit
A Paris dispute pits Minister Baudin against French engine buyers over an exhibit seen as favoring American firms. Lille industrialist Dansettel and deputies press the issue in the chamber. Tales from Jammerberg recall a brutal first day at an investment, with a wounded sergeant carried by stretcher bearers as Trumpeter Washington shields a fallen comrade.
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America
M. Pierre Baudin
Angree Averioup
Ve. M. Dansettel Repube Lich
Jammereberg
Wes
Washington, C. M. R
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Will. M. Robins
Purple
Ailleboro
Sierra Comity
Nym
Busines
Ocean Grove
Lim
Lake Valley
Hillsborough
Kingston
J. W. Orchard
Grachic
APL Railway
Taye
Gannon Basin
el Pren
Rene Areagh
St Less Isily
North
Eset
Sieavapirtar
New Orleans
Soutesst
R. W. Curtis
E. P. Turner
el Paso
Texas
Dalles, Texas
Eureka Harness Oil
W. Downs
Baird
Mise
Ortine
Abatty Ames
Cardus
Thore
Fe Kath Browder
Attire
Ostroes
Danny
Wraaie Sammdy CO
Chicago
New York
BSE
Burlingame & CO
Goncetraton Tents
Lewrense Bt
Alfred
Vanderbilt
Goode
Got, Girard
Neufehatel
Switzerland
Moor Wank
Vince
Virgina
Tennexnee
San Francisco
Atelanta
Cassell
A. J. Rowsen
Hawke
Indiana
Depaus
New Albany
Lid
Opeie Hen Funk
Harrison County
Gotheer Mins
Alin Ritter
UG Cageville
Oranke County
Mice Ritter
Kokomo
Kordofas
Sultan
Interco
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