Global News Roundup From Imperial Capitals And Americas
Numerous brief items cover treaties ratified in London and Berlin, a May 14 boxing match date between James J. Corbett and James J. Jeffries, Mexican customs reforms, a treasury report, quarantine in Noumea, and a range of incidents including opium shipments, shipyard plans in Monterey, light stations on the Alaskan coast, and a deadly alcohol poisoning among Cree inlets.
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Portugese
James J. Detferes
James
Corbett
London
Herlin
Mexico
Gol Tekerve
Noumea
New Caledona
Iran
Salvation Army
United States
Carnegie Fall
Chicago
Iiverpool
Gunna
Smale
Boers Retreat in South African War Creeping Developments
Long dispatch reports a British advance around Kimberley with General Roberts pressing from Kimberley toward the Modder River and a semicircular maneuver to trap the Boer position. It notes reinforcements, supply moves, and shifting control as the war fronts evolve amid claims of heavy movements and strategic pincer actions.
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Kluberley
Oronje
Ioemfontein
Prrwait
Lord Roberts
Ntelkingg
Companion’ Granja
Kimberley
Moiler River
Ladyamith
Cronjy
Haute de Gaulinane
Belbloth
Modder
Kinderley
Modier
Thosbord Roberts
Magers
Jotwin
Modder River
Week in Congress January fourth reports action on currency and bonds
A compiled summary notes the Senate adopting an empathy resolution for the Boer War, debates on a currency bill, and a government bond plan to back notes with gold. The House approves military and civil appropriations, with emphasis on pensions, corruption measures, and Philippine commission printing. A train robbery in Arizona is reported with suspects fled to Rimrock area. The admiralty readies ships at Portsmouth. cable company announces rapid telegram delivery to Kimberley. General French secures Modder and West Rivers as advances continue toward Bloemfontein.
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New York
Senate
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Haniel
House
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Iriya Tom
Yeie
Aldrich
Allison
Neveeldge
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Ear
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Hein
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Lodge
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McCamber
MeMillan
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Nelson
Penrose
Per
Keine
Pinte
Commi
Plottx
Pritehard
Quar
Secretary of the Treasury
Dick Rodney or The Adventures of An Eton Boy Chapter XIII
The crew aboard the brig Eugenie face a mutinous scene as Antonio the Cubano seizes control after a deadly aboard dispute. Ned Carlton and Will White die from gunfire as Antonio declares himself captain and forces obedience. The narrator, Dick Rodney, contemplates the violence and the crew’s fear while Antonio seizes the cabin and prepares to purge remaining resistance.
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Olichen
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Ieee
de Caie-Bolthes
Ueker
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Herma
Chapter XX Confed Crew In Turbulent Pirate Night
An aboard mutiny erupts as Antonio wounds Hislop and plunders the captain’s cabin. With no captain at helm Lambourne at wheel, the crew contemplates drastic measures to survive the oncoming crisis and avoid capture.
Extraordinary Maritime Scheme in the South Atlantic
The narrative describes a failed plan to launch a ringboat, fill it with bread and water, weigh anchor, and sail for South America while attempting to man the brig. Antonio is seen to feign calm as danger rises, and Anfarilo returns on deck with a knife and two revolvers, shouting men bear toward land. The scene ends with orders to alter course west as the brig nears the continent.
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Sid Tom
Carlton
Ani
Hank
South America
Antonio
Weston
Marc Hislop
Remy
Anfarilo
Lin
Mail Nuisance At Adamine Revert Residence
A misdelivered mail creates a heated scene as a youth threatens to report the postmaster and seek an injunction over a week of undelivered envelopes. A gentler voice pleads for caution while catalogues from female seminaries flood the scene, provoking scorn for the prank and the waste of mail.
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Yio
Avery
France
Caay
Detroit
Boy's Essay on Hornets and Bold Lessons from Fear
A fragmentary piece presents a boy's essay on hornets, altering tone with quirky samplings and misheard phrases. It juxtaposes vivid hornet imagery with scattered quotes implying risk, caution, and the idea that confrontation leaves a sting. Notable oddities evoke Josh Billings and aphorisms about inference.
Curious London man preserves fifty year collection
A London resident gathers half a century of items, carefully wrapped and labeled by date of purchase. Only mountain dwellers without valleys can fully see his joys and sorrows in this quiet, inviting hobby.
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London
Paper Taxes Spark Public Outcry Across Nation
A Philadelphia Times editorial argues against high paper tariffs that raise costs for publishers and printers, calling the system theft under color of law. It cites forest destruction, foreign pulp competition, and calls for Congress to end the tariff to protect American industry and consumers.
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Paper Trust Ie
Pohdme
Congress
Canwili
Philadelphi Times
Parson Helps Woman Up Stairs In South London Odd Scene
A South London scene unfolds as a parson assists a pale asthmatic lady to climb stairs at the Croft door. A visitor asks for Wat wing to preach while the parson notes a watchful moment and the old woman bids farewell with a quip about her failing effort.
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London
New Lighting Method for Electric Road Tunnel System
A novel lighting system for an electric road tunnel is described. Electric fusion wells would activate automatically as the train enters, controlled by sensors, with lights arranged on each side of the tunnel to stay off during the day and on at night. Inventor claims great utility for safer, energy efficient travel.
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Parla
Exr
Fragmentary Romance Line in Detroit Edges Into Odd Banter
A garbled dialogue snippet from a Detroit page shows a couple exchanging odd lines about memory and identity. The piece has minimal clear narrative details, with names and events unreadable, yielding a vague, fragmented exchange.
Language Quirk Spawns Dictionary of Accents
A playful note from the New York Weekly cites Hank and Fle, describing their unusual talk. The piece claims Fle pronounces each word in multiple ways, while Hank, described as a pied piper of dialects, inspires a dozen varied pronunciations.
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Ferenl
New York Weekly
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