Boers Seize Rail Station North of Fourteen Streams
British and Boer forces clash near Mafeking as the Boers blow up an armored train carrying telegraph operators and seize a railway station. General Buller departs for Africa to assume command while reports vary on British victories and Boer moves across the border toward Rooigrond and Laing's Neck.
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London
Restene Telegraph Company
Cape Town
Mafeking
Vryburg
Kimberly
Pretoria
Rustenburg
Marico
Rooigrond
Litchenburg
Maloppo
Cecil Rhodes
Koch
Natal
Botheas
Kraaipin
Nesbitt
Buller
Redvers Buller
South Africa
Waterloo Station
Southampton
Dunotter Castle
Majuba
Boston Welcomes Admiral Dewey in Naval Pageant
Boston residents and thousands of visitors greeted Admiral Dewey today as he rode in the front ranks of a grand naval and military pageant through the city. The event united states from eastern Canada to Long Island Sound to honor Dewey and his men for Manila Bay triumphs, with governors and prominent figures attending from New England and beyond.
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Boston
Thia Commonwealth
Admiral Dewey
Vermonter
Canada
Long Island Sound
Bay of
Manila
New England
McKinley in the Dakotas on First State Visit
At 8 o'clock this morning President McKinley's special train arrived in Aberdeen South Dakota. A large crowd greeted the arrival as the first U S president to visit the Dakotas since statehood. The First South Dakota Volunteers and G A R veterans escorted the president and cabinet amid speeches by McKinley, the cabinet, and Governor Lee.
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Siiver
Aberdeen
8. D
McKinley
Milwaukee Line
United States
Dakotas
South Dakota
Philippines
Lee
Illinois Hold-Up Near DeKalb Reported
A Northwestern limited train was robbed near tower W three miles from Maple Park Illinois. Five men used a towel gag on operator Whisler and bound crew. Pinkerton men pursued. A bundle of mutilated bills worth about $2000 yielded no exact haul. A $5000 reward was posted by the railroad and express company for information leading to arrests.
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Chicago
Northwestern Limited
DeKalb
Ill
Tower “W
Maple Park
Northwestern Station
Sanborn
Battisfire
Pinkerton
Whisler
South Almhurst
Express Company
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
The
American Express Company
Granite Creek Payment Reported in Gold Mines Deal
The Golconda News notes a granite creek property settlement where Button and Hoenstine bonded to Mr. Lindley with an alleged $5,000 payment split between them. Lindley ordered that the machinery hauled to Granite Creek mines be advanced. The afternoon inquiry sought confirmation of the rumor.
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Granite Creek
Button & Hoenstine
Lindley
Golconda News
Future of Golconda Hinges on Spring Mine Openings
The speaker confirmed rapid work at the two largest copper belt mines, Adelaide at 500 feet and Granite Creek operations. Spring findings will determine Golconda's fate as to what lies ahead in the camp. The message brings hopeful outlook after recent fears about the copper camp's future.
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Adelaide
Operations in the Philippines report from General Otis
Otis dispatch describes Schwan's column moving from Das Marinas to Imus and Bacoor, driving insurgents toward Indang. Thirty-seventh Volunteers pursue toward Zapote, with 3 killed, 2 wounded, 1 missing. Insurgents suffer about 200 killed, 400 wounded. stores and grain captured. Young disperses forces from Arayat with minor casualties and grain taken.
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Washington
Otis
War Department
Manila
Schwan
Imus
Das Marinas
Bacoor
Indang
Chetham
Muntinlupa
Zapote
Young
Arayat
Gacat Race Off Today and Trolley Train Collision in Dallas
The gacat race was declared off for today with the next race scheduled for Monday. A trolley car carrying passengers collided with a train in Dallas, Texas, resulting in three fatally injured. A Bucharest dispatch reports the Sultan drowned in the Bosphorus and that several women of the harem are suspected of involvement with youthful Turkish party members.
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Dallas
Tex
Bucharest
Bosphorus
Local and Personal Notes From Winnemucca
No. 4 is reported at 6 o'clock this evening. Mrs L L Rickard arrived yesterday from Disaster Peak. B L Little, representing the Burlington route, arrived yesterday. B Eastburn arrived yesterday from Adell Oregon with twenty five head of horses, which he shipped to Indiana today. Mrs BE L Dean and Miss Rose Kind leave on No 4 tonight for San Francisco to attend the grand lodge of the Order of Eastern Star. Snowstorm yesterday extended to the valley with six inches on the ground this morning causing damage to young trees. Up-to-Date Cafe will serve tomorrow. Cantor the Leader milliner of San Francisco will be in Winnemucca this month with fall and winter millinery.
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L. L. Rickard
Disaster Peak
B. L. Little
Burlington
B. Eastburn
Adell, Or
Indiana
BE. L. Dean
Rose Kind
San Fran_cisco
Grand Lodge
the Order of Eastern Star
Cantor
San Francisco
Winnemucca
Steamer Nutmeg State Burned Off Execution Light
The Nutmeg State, Bridgeport Steamboat Company, left at 3 am and was destroyed by fire three hours later off Execution Light. Eight people killed and several injured as lifeboats capsized. City of Lawrence rescued survivors. vessel and cargo total losses near 200000 dollars.
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New York
Bridgeport Steamboat Company
Bridgeport
Samuel Jayne
Barney Hendricks
Ofler
Patrick Coffee
Terrence Brady
Charles Anderson
Thomas Murphy
John Connors
Harry J. Wilt
Philadelphia
City of
Lawrence
East River
Charles Cook
Nutmeg State
Brooks
Execution Light
Sand's Point
Sand’s Point
Te City
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promotes Self Preservation Claim
An 19th century promotional note asserts self preservation as nature's law and urges starts with Hood's Sarsaparilla to enrich and purify impure blood for health. It claims Hood's Pills cure sick headache and indigestion.
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Hood
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Africa
Lord Rothschild
Associated Press
Laing’s Neck
Volkeraat
Laing’s
Ingago
Durban
Ladysmith
Gault
Whenzarda
India
Wardha
East London
King Williamstown
Cape
Cape Colony
Sir Alfred Milner
W. P. Schreiner
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Republic
Telegraph Department
Volksrust
Illinois
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