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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1901
Page
3
Reported attack near Brakenlaagte in Eastern Transvaal results in three officers killed and two wounded. Commandant General Louis Botha led actions personally with allied commando forces. Recounted in state and national interest dispatches from the war front.
Report notes a colony of Boers and Holland Dutch in Sweetwater county Wyoming securing 300000 acres in Green River valley. Surveys for a vast canal and irrigation system begin, with prospective settlers brought over. Tests show soil suited for beet sugar culture and a beet factory planned.
The census summary reports for the nation show 26 110 788 people aged five to twenty, with 22 490 211 white and 13 085 160 male. Militia age males total 16 360 363, native born 13 132 280, white 14 495 396. Voting age males reach 21 329 819, native born 16 227 284, white 19 036 143, with 3 326 255 illiterate.
A fragment describes a supper party where talk turns to talking shop. Seeg claims he is an actor or never happy unless allowed to shop. Barristers are criticized as equally bad in a heated, alcohol fueled moment.
Report describes a confrontation near Fortuna after Leibas, accused of throttling, fled from a mining camp. Hart was killed in the ensuing fight while Leibas was captured. Authorities pursue further details of the incident.
Will Shay, a respected Hastings area farmer eight miles from town, was shot in the abdomen by his hired man who fired a .38 pistol in the yard as Shay stepped from a barn on a hillside. Dr. Arts treated him. surgery failed to remove the bullet, leaving his condition critical but hopeful for recovery.
Two machinists were shot in the Southérm shops at Oka Hic. Seavern was killed and Binder wounded. The attackers were described as former strikers. Harry Jones and Arthur McCraney were arrested with more expected. McCraney claims self defense.
An eight year old girl from Plattsmouth named Gladys Ries suffered a fracture to a lower limb after a fall in an arched area while playing. She was unconscious for a period and remained in that condition for some time.
The report notes that certain oats were judged superior in South Africa for their long term cost efficiency and overall performance, with the oats shown to be cheaper than others while proving better in trials.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at A Burtis from Garden and Olly seeking beet sugar and related items. The text is incomplete, but suggests a local commerce or trade note. No clear date, place, or full names emerge.
Fragmentary notes mention Vigné offering something with a complex core tied to Secaeh Ratiene. No clear events, dates, or organizations are readable in the text.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a stage performance with claims of a magical cure and audience requests. It mentions a song sung on stage by request, and references anger and a list of candidates with a terse tease about “How it happened.” The text remains unclear and incomplete.
Jumbled OCR fragment mentions Putnam and faceless dyes and stained hands in a troubling line. The readable bits reference men and a vivid, ominous image, but the exact event or context remains unclear.
A fragment from a Chicago page mentions the Society of Christian Ender on Michigan Avenue and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable preparations. It reads as a civic or social note tied to local organizations and brand endorsements.
A garbled note praises Pinkham remedy for relief after long trial. The writer expresses thanks, saying the medicine cured them after many attempts and wishes to convey gratitude for the treatment received.
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