Roberts Nears Bloemfontein as War Scare Subsides
London dispatch reports Lord Roberts close to Bloemfontein with Boers defending outskirts and rail links, while Mafeking relief rumors persist. Frankfort KY notes renewed fears, arrests and possible Gov Goebel case actions amid political tensions. Washington details abuse allegations at Coeur DAlene mine investigations.
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Frankfort
Goebel
Taylor
London
State House
Peake
Davis
Insurrection in the Philippines reports continued fighting
Manila reports that Major Ward and a company from the Sixteenth regiment were attacked during withdrawal from Aparri in Cagayan province. A prolonged fight left eight Americans wounded, including Ward, as Tagalans harass advancing forces amid ongoing hostilities in the valley.
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Manila
Aparri
Cagayan
Ward
Cagayan Valley
Federal Mine Inspector Sought for Keswick Cave Collapse
The Keswick copper mines in Iron Mountain Shasta county face a collapse blamed on parsimony of the English operators for not supplying amber safety. The California press backs appointing a federal official to inspect mining property and promote a timbering system from the Comstock lode to prevent disasters.
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Keswick
Iron Mountain
Shasta County
Cal
California
Comstock Lode
Virginia Chronicle
For Sale Large Hotel Range With Attachments
For sale a large hotel range with hot water tank and attachments in first class condition. Cheap price offered. For particulars address or apply to Mrs. E Crook.
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E. Crook
Kentucky Officials Behind the Bars
Secretary of State Powers and Captain Davis, moved from Lexington to Louisville in custody of Sheriff Suter, were placed in the county jail after a transfer by train from Lawrenceburg. An immense new power plant near Madrid New Mexico will power the Cochiti Gola Mining Company works at Bland. The fly wheel measures twenty feet, shaft two feet thick, weighing 40 000 pounds. Boilers total six, each eighteen feet long and seventy inches in diameter. Construction is led by F W Hart from the University of Denver with Dillon and Wrightman of Colorado University assisting.
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Louisville
Powers
Captain Davis
Lexington
Suter
Frankfort
Lawrenceburg
Madrid
N. M
Cochiti Gola Mining Company
Bland
New Mexico
F. Ww. Hart
University of Denver
Messrs. Dillon
Wrightman
The
Colorado University
Fainting spells blamed on women and a cure claim
A testimonial asserts fainting spells are common in women tied to monthly cycles. It promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as cures, says the patient recovered in two months after taking two bottles plus one more, and recommends Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to keep the liver healthy.
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Tor Pierce
Miss Town
Guilford Co. N.C
Pierce Oe
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Remedy promising rapid cold cure with laxative tablets
An advertisement offers Laxativ fromo Quinine tablets as a one day cure for a cold. It guarantees a refund if ineffective and carries E. W. Grove's signature on every box. Another note advertises about 200 box elder trees aged two to four years and directs contact with W. Funk in Winnemucca Nevada.
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Washington
L. J. Simpkins
Wardner
Idaho
Simpkins
Bunker Hill
Merriam
Bull Pen
Johnson
Sulzer
Siberia of Horrors
E. W. Grove
W. Funk
Winnemucca
Nev
Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure Ad
An Eagle Drug Store promote Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure as preventable consumption treatment and a cure for cold or cough with a fifty year positive guarantee.
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Shiloh
Eagle Drug Store
Comstock Milling Plants Advance at Gould & Curry
The Kinkead pattern mill, 50 tons capacity, will be built for Gould & Curry Mining Co under Virginia Chronicle report. It will expand to 200 tons, cost about $20,000, and be powered by Floriston dynamo. Consolidated California & Virginia to build 300–400 ton mills nearby. agreement pays Kinkead $250 per ton for high grade ore and 12 percent for ore under $16 per ton. The mining company may withdraw and owns tailings from high grade ore.
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Kinkead Company
Gould & Curry Mining Company
Kinkead
Virginia Chronicle
Floriston Dynamo
Truckee
the Chronicle
Consolidated California & Virginia
Belcher
Yellow Jacket
Consolidated California & Virginia Mining Company
Big Borax Syndicate Moves Into Death Valley
The Columbia Mining and Chemical Company, a Hawaiian capital backed syndicate, gains control of twelve borax claims near Daggett California. They plan an 8 hundred ton plant to manufacture boracic acid on a ten acre site, with a 90 by 160 foot building and hopes for a railroad if outputs meet expectations. Headquarters will be set in Los Angeles.
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Big Borax
Columbia Mining and Chemical Company
Death Valley Desert
Dagget
Cal
Dageet
Mammoth
Los Angeles
Union Pacific offers up to date service and low rates
An advertisement extols the Union Pacific Railroad as a fast, modern line with buffet library and sleeping cars, claiming time saved equals money earned and urging travelers to choose UP for lowest rates. It lists contact details for H. M. Clay, Salt Lake City. Also includes a testimonial for Chamberlain's Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy and a Hood's Sarsaparilla endorsement.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Missouri River
Chicago
New York
H. M. Clay
St. Salt Lake City
Utah
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Bloemfontein
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Neral Gatacre
Bethulie Bloemfontein
Ree
Gatacre of Roberts
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Mafeking
Natal
Buller
Cape Colony
Itchener
Philippines
Comstock Milling Plants
Chamberlain
F. B
Watson
Aiken
Ala
Brown Bros., Drugeists
Hood
Edward Reinhart
Moses Reinhart
Simon Reinhart
E. Reinhart & Co
BE. Reinhart and Company
Nevada
A. D
State of
Humboldt
Geo. W. Rutherford
Union Township
Fifth Judicial District Court
Charles Senghas
B. Recanzone
Salt Court
J.T. Dunn
Wionemucca
Winnemucca, Nevada
B.C. Dake
Merchants’ Exchange
San Francisco
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