War Looms Across South Africa as Boers and Transvaal Unite
The Volksraad of the Orange Free State backs alliance with the Transvaal amid mounting tensions with Britain. Reports from Pretoria describe expected war, troop concentrations, and fortification plans at De Aar, with water shortages delaying decisive action. An Englishman, Robertson, is jailed for treason in Johannesburg.
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London
Volksraad
Orange Free
Free State
Transvaal
Africa
Pretoria
Robertson
Johannesburg
Imperial Light Horse
Ladysmith
Laings Neck
Glencoe
Dundee
Deaar
Orange Free State
Times
Cape Town
Wilson on Nevada soils to guide state map
From the Reno Journal Prof Wilson has collected over a hundred soil samples across eastern and central Nevada. Analysis at the State University will feed into a statewide soil map. His expeditions, funded by the national government, will take years to complete for thorough results.
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Reno Journal
Wilson
Nevada
State University
Battle Mountain
Fort Halleck
Starr
Clover
Secret
South Ruby
Newark
White Pine County
Huntington
Mound
South Fork
Pleasant
Lamoille
Elko
Lovelock Valley
Humboldt County
Lovelock
Rattle Mountain
Humboldt
Starr Valley
Raby Mountains
War talk and arms shipment rumor headline
Several responsible locals once hopeful for peaceful settlement now view war as inevitable. The Birmingham Post reports two Hamburg or Rotterdam cargoes bound for the Transvaal with 50 000 Mausers 500 000 cartridges and mortars for dynamite charges. Married at Unionville Eugene J Thacker and Annie N Fellows wed at the bride's mother's home with Greenfield officiating. The groom works for Wells Fargo & Co and is son of J N Thacker. The bride is Unionville's estimable young woman.
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Birmingham Post
Hamburg
Rotterdam
Transvaal
Unionville
Eugene J. Thacker
Annie N. Fellows
Greenfield
Wells, Fargo & Co
J. N.thacker
Photographer Richards Arrives in Winnemucca for Limited Stay
Richards the Photographer arrived on No. 2 yesterday from Wells where he has been for two months. He will stay in Winnemucca one week to ten days then travel to California. Those wanting photos should call before October 3 as he leaves the 4th. He employs Mr. Handley a leading Sacramento photographer and guarantees first class work.
MacArthur advances into Porac in Philippine clash
General MacArthur entered Porac after about thirty minutes of fighting. American losses were five killed and several wounded. insurgent losses estimated. Two American columns from Santa Rita and San Antonio assaulted Porac, driving insurgents from trenches and securing the town.
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Manila
MacArthur
Porac
Porace
Ninth Infantry
Santa Rita
Wheeler
Thirty
Bell
San Antonio
Smith
Angeles
Liscum
Mascarno
Bamban
Dewey Home fund gifts and midwest shipping in brief
Contributions to the Dewey Home fund include C. P. Huntington two thousand dollars and the Chicago Tribune five hundred dollars. The tug McCarthy bound for Toledo from Chicago reportedly sank after a Lake Michigan gale. Amos L. Allen, former private secretary to Thomas B. Reed, is nominated for Congress by the First Maine District Republicans. The London Echo notes Smyrna earthquake deaths over one thousand with eight hundred injured and two thousand homes and two villages demolished. The British chartered Elder Dempster Steamships to sail for New Orleans for South African supplies. A Brooklyn Coney Island line train struck a trolley at Gravesend and Foster, killing two and wounding several. Calcutta dispatch reports four hundred lives lost, announced by Lt. Governor Sir John Woodbury.
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Liverpool
Dempster
New Orleans
Brooklyn
Coney Island Road
Gravesend
Foster Avenues
Calcutta
John Woodbury
Chief Natchez Visits Frisco With Sons and Medals
Chief Natchez head of Nevada Piute tribe visits San Francisco with his two sons Billy Overton and Gilbert Captain Overton Natchez. He seeks compensation for Little John’s family after a fatal train incident. He prizes a Humboldt medal for services in 1878 and notes name changes at Pyramid Lake. The chief, 68, plans to stay briefly as the boys tour and they telegraph for funds.
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Natchez
Nevada
Billy Overton
Gilbert Captain
Overton Natchez
Captain Overton
Virginia and Gold Hill Water Company
Fillmore
Little John
Wadsworth
Sarah Winnemucca
How Is Your Wife Has She Lost Her Beauty
An advertisement touts Karl's Clover Root Tea as a cure for constipation indigestion and sick headache claiming results for over half a century with a money back guarantee. It mentions Eagle Drug Store and a testimonial from Rev W B Costley praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as life saving and relievable. It lists W A Brown as a druggist seller.
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Karl
Eagle Drug Store
W. B. Costley
Stocksbridge
Ellenwood
State
W. A. Brown
Admirals Dewey Welcomed Aboard Olympia In New York
The day features Admiral Dewey resting after visits while crowds cheer aboard the Olympia. Three hundred fifty Manila veterans receive bronze medals from Congress. Governor Roosevelt and General Merritt meet Dewey as naval and army officials greet the flagship during state ceremonies.
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New York
Admiral Dewey
Brumby
Dewey
Manila
Olympia
Congress
Howison
Chicago
Sampson
Washington
Lamberton
Miles
Roosevelt
National Guard
Francis W. Greene
Wild Duck
New Hampshire
Naval Militia
Merritt
Department of the East Jett
Governor's Island
General Merritt
Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad Teaser
An old ad copy touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a quick relief remedy claiming two heads are better than one and promising prompt relief from ailment with its tonic.
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STRON
Raad
South Africa
General Wheeler
Darjeeling
Clara Rheiner
Catherine Street
Detroit
Harold
Elier
Rheiner
New York Herald
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Caracas
Cipriano Castro
Valencia
Victoria
San Casimiro
Ocumare
Tuy River
Dewey Home Fund
C. P. Huntington
The
Chicago Tribune
McCarthy
Toledo
Lake Michigan
Straits
Green Bay
Amos L. Allen
Thomas B. Reed
Maine
Portland
London Echo
Smyrna
Frisco
General Miles
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