Defeat at Zeefontein listed as British casualties rise
London reports Boer forces under Gen De Wet overran Col Pitman’s three company yeomanry camp at Zeefontein on December 24. The tally shows six officers and 50 men killed, eight officers wounded, four missing presumed captured with guns. War office dispatch signals minor African constabulary successes and further casualties across fronts as peace talks resume.
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London
Zeefontein
Pitman
de Wet
War Office
New Electric Line Aims Benton Harbor Route
Chicago businessman George A. Tuille surveys 385 farms between Benton Harbor and South Haven to gauge a rural trolley network in Michigan. He plans an Interurban from South Haven to Benton Harbor via Coloma Covert and Watervliet with a Paw Paw lake loop to be built next spring. Benton Harbor and South Haven grant franchises to 1 next.
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Benton Harbor
George A. Tuille
Chicago
Coloma
Covert
Watervliet
Paw Paw Lake
South Haven
Nly
H. Patterson
South
Fan
Haven
Spelig Lake
Chicago Edison Company
Saht Petal
Chicagan City
Iowa Governor Shaw Named Secretary of the Treasury
Washington December 26 Gov M Shaw of Iowa is appointed secretary of the treasury to succeed Lynne J Gage. No change in Agriculture with Secretary Wilson remaining in place. Transfer date to be set by mutual convenience, with January anticipated for induction.
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Gov. Shaw
Iowa
Lyman J. Gage
Secretary of
the Treasury
Wilson WH
Washington
Gov. M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Lynne J. Gage
Tie Tew
Fragmented OCR note hints at multiple events and names
The readable fragments mention church services at Notedame and Weill with various names and places, plus a murder lynching report and governors from five states discussing rail mergers. Also references a warlike Argentina Chile dispute and a life insurance case in Chicago for Frank Hutchinson.
Five Lives Lost in Virginia Rail Crash
Five persons were killed when a James River railroad wreck near Reusens Virginia caused by a landslide buried passengers under debris. The engine and cars derailed as a second slide toppled a passenger car. Conductor Whittaker drowned after being swept into the river. Thompson Fisher and Sharon died crushed in the overturned car.
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Lynchburg
James River
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Reusens
Here
Pa Js
Thompson
Fisher
Sharon
Whittaker Wa
Enormous Sum Affects Tax Payments In New York
An unclear report notes a massive amount tied to tax collection in New York City. The government warns that about half the funds are tied to a future settlement and that payments this year will be delayed or adjusted. Local officials urge care as rates and deadlines loom.
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Low York de
New Yorke
Aletineree Styne
Chile
Geertieet
Kansas Tragedy and Industrial News Across December
Fragmented OCR recalls a mining accident in a Kansas town with workers trapped in a shaft and six of eight bodies recovered. It also notes Chicago scientific claims on cyanide and a Chicago bank building plan, plus Belmont’s Democratic nomination win in New York.
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Kreet
Bank
Chicago
First National Bank
Belmont
New York
Municipal Bureau of Elections
Perry Belmont
Remarkable Cure of Croup A Lottie Boy Saved
A testimonial extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as life saving for an eight year old boy. The letter recounts vivid details of respiratory distress, a near death moment, and gratitude toward the medicine sold by AJ Steere of Good-5 and Bivins. It frames the remedy as a crucial turning point in the child's health.
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Lottie Boy
Chamberlain
Bivins
Bed Four Weeks with La Gripe
A garbled letter from Mr Hay Kergy Avwelu Indiana discusses illness and treatment in a diary-like fragment. The readable text hints at descriptions of fever, vaccines, and medical care with unclear phrasing and stray terms.
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Denitte
William MH. WH. Cowles
Hhis
Wilkesboro
N.C
Col. Cowles
la Gripe
Hay Kergy Avwelu
Ind
Denk Fou
Naples
Puley Howe
Sheir Mule Bond
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