Policy on Boers Brings Calls for Harsh Punishment
London reports on Chamberlain policy declaring Boers guilty of killing natives to face death and treating armed Boers as brigands. Analysts say guerrilla warfare is demoralized, while destitution grows in western towns and theft disrupts mail service in Portland and Reno.
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New York
Aig
London
The
Tribune
Champerlain
House of Commons
South Africa
Kitchener
Botha
Kruger
Russo Russia Bank Official Linked to Alaska Siberia Rail Project
St Paul reports Robert Barbier of Pekin who runs the Russo China bank and advised by Russian government is connected with a proposed 2000 mile Circle City to Bering Sea rail link and 1800 mile Siberian coast line to Vladivostok with a $200 million price tag backed by French and American interests and possible James J Hill involvement.
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St. Paul
Robert Barbier
Russo-China Bank of Pekin
Alaska
Siberia
Circle City
Wladivostock
trans-Siberian
Fortune to Be Given Away by Philanthropist
A noted philanthropist plans to distribute his fortune to charities, promising substantial good. Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters is promoted as a trusted remedy with fifty years of cures, aiding appetite digestion and regularity while preventing heartburn and bilious symptoms. The late Baron Faber praised the product for its impact.
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Tit
Hostetter
Ladies Wanted for Paney Work and Embroidery
An old reliable firm seeks women for bartender, embroidery, and paney work with steady hours and good pay. For information send a stamped reply to Parivan Needle Work Co. Deartorn St. A west side business man insists on receipts for every visit reflecting scrupulous exactness in all transactions.
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Parivan Needle Work Co
Deartorn St
Uienga
Berlin Receives 1.5 Million Marks From Vierling Will
The municipality of Berlin obtains 1.5 million marks for benevolent purposes under the will of Dr. George Vierling the Berlin composer who died in Wiesbaden last month.
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Berlin
George Vierling
Wiesbaden
Storm Damage and Pension Claims Noted in Piedmont
A storm lasting about fifteen minutes dropped hail an inch in diameter over Piedmont smashing roofs and causing damage. In Washington D C claimants for Coath pension and related protests continue to seek quick replies from officials noting 1878 as the start of prosecuting claims.
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Piedmont
Hromo-Quinine Tablets claim cure a cold
An advertisement touts Hromo-Quinine Tablets as a cure a day with no cure no pay and a price of 25 cents. A market line notes between 24 and 29 million cans of French peas have been packed in Indiana this year.
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Indiana
Grove
FITS Permanently Cured By Dr Kline Nerve Remedy
An advertisement claims permanent cure for fits nervousness after one day’s use of Dr Klines Great Nerve Restorer at 2.00. Includes fillers and testimonials from Dr Ruane of Lad, Pa and other endorsements.
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Dr. Kline
Adelpinia
Pace
H. Ruane
Aroha
Naniag Did Deadly Work Here William Steffen Shoots Doctor
A fatal shooting occurred as William Steffen wounded doctor W W walking, officer Cool 8 Kouly injured, the fugitive reached his mother's house where he was killed. The incident ends with a deadly confrontation and immediate casualties.
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William Steffen
Dr. W. W
Officer Cool
Kouly
Ovaritis and a deadly spree in Moscow Idaho
Ovaritis described as first stage of inflammation with dull throbbing pain and swelling. In Moscow Idaho a man named William Steffen shot and killed Dr. W. W. Watkins, then wounded George W. Creighton and Deputy Sheriff W. E. B. Cool before dying in a standoff with a mob. investigators found envelopes with names and notes in his possession.
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Moscow
Idaho
William Steffen
W. W. Watkins
George W. Creighton
W. EB. Cool
Mothers Place
Collins
Steffen
Dr. Watkins
W. A. Simpson
First Street
Jefferson Street
Bu&ge
Watkins
Second Street
Joseph Collins
George Langdon
August Held
Eb.e
Jolly
Langdon
Held
Pullman
Ladies urged to seek free expert medical help
A LADY ad invites women to contact Mrs Pinkham's laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice on female illnesses. It recounts a case where ovarian trouble led a doctor to consider surgery but after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound the patient was cured and felt the system toned.
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Mus
Anna Astoy
Troy
Columbia Beats Independence in Triangular 30 Mile Race
In a brisk Newport contest from Columbia Beat Independence at Bateman's Point on Aug 5 the Colimbia boat earned a narrow win by three quarters of a mile after a tense last five miles. The Independence pushed hard in the final leg, suggesting a longer course would have favored Lawson. Meanwhile in Tientsin Yuan Shi Kai builds arsenals for arms and smokeless powder as China’s trade shows cautious gains amid a defiant mood.
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Bateman
Colimbia
Independence
Lawson
Newport
China
Tientsin
Shansun
Yuan-Shi-Kai
Paoting
Spokane Interstate Fair Opens September 10 With Full Departments
The Spokane Interstate fair runs for 12 days starting September 10 and will feature livestock products of the soil art and needlework horse racing and musical and other attractions. A remark notes that an ill tempered man smiling looks ashamed.
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Spokane
Maclay Historians and Naval Figures in Early 1900s
In this excerpt historian Edgar Stanton Maclay, son of Rev. Robert Maclay and a Brooklyn navy yard appointee, is cited for his critical view of Admiral Schley in the Santiago battle. The text also notes Maclay’s background, Syracuse University graduation in 1885, and prior NY Times and Sun work, plus later lighthouse keeper duties and historical pursuits. Nearby items reference a cold remedy advertisement and a Paris lottery ticket held by the Rothschilds.
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Edgar Stanton Maclay
Edgar Stanton “Maclay
Schley
Santiago
Robert Maclay
Far East
Foochow
China
Syracuse University
New York Times
Sun
Old Field Point
Setauket
N. Y
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Long
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Omaha
Seattle
Porthind
Daniel Wells, Jr
Milwaukee
Baron Faber
Seo A i. Smith
Naniag
Columbia
Joo Drors
Castoria
M. Coquelin
Dramatic Artists’ Association
Paris
Rt As
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Tin
Perey
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