Delarey Report Details Boer Atrocities and Child Killings
Amsterdam reports Gen Delarey and Ignatius Ferreira publish affidavits alleging British forces used women as screens around camps and killed wounded prisoners. The dossier cites Van Der Merwe and a Bushveldt Carbineers trooper recounting 35 to 40 murders including Dutch siblings and a girl, as a trooper’s gruesome account from Liverpool.
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Amsterdam
Methune
Gen. Delarey
Klerksdorp
van der Merwe
The
Rand
Delarey
Liverpool
Bushveldt Carbineerrs
Carbineers
United States Seeks Canal Rights Deal with Nicaragua
Washington reports that Secretary Hay has sent a counter proposal to Nicaragua on the price the United States would pay for canal rights. Nicaragua and Costa Rica move toward treaties without the protocol stage, while Colombia has a definite U S proposal under consideration with possible amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Nicaragua
Washington
Carea
Hay
Merry
Corea
Calvo
Costa Rica
Colombia
Desperate negro in Alabama gun battle near Enardtown
A sheriff and deputies clash with Will Reynolds, a desperate negro, in Tuscumbia area. Reynolds fires a 45 caliber Winchester killing Hugh Jones and Bob Wallace, mortally wounding Sheriff Gassaway and Will Gassaway, wounding Prout, Finney, Patterson, and Davis. Reynolds is killed as a mob and militiamen burn buildings to reach him. Several houses burn, relic seekers pry at remains, and the town braces as three die and others suffer critical wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Age-Herald
Tuscumbia
Sherii Gassaway
Will Reynolds
Hugh Jones
Bob Wallace
Charles Gassaway
Will Gassaway
P. A. Prout
Payne
Jim Finney
Robert Patterson
Jesse Davis
Reynolds
Gassaway
Enardtown
Winchester
Simpson
Wheeler Rifies
Jones
Finney
Wheeler Rifles
Wallace
Davis
Falkner
Prout
Judge Grants Permanent Injunction in Boycott Case
Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania April court held J E Patterson and Co of this city liable for wage demands and a boycott declared by the Building Trades Council. Judge Ferris ruled the boycott destructive to personal liberty and subversive of social order law and government making the injunction permanent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Ferris
J. E. Patterson & Co
Building Trades’ Council
Trades’ Council
Patrick Sentenced to Death for Rice Murder at Sing Sing
New York on April 8 Albert T Patrick was condemned for the murder of William Marsh Rice and ordered to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing on May 5. An appeal will stay the execution pending a decision by the New York Court of Appeals.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Goff
Sing Sing
Court of Appeals
Patrick
Italian anarchist Malatesta jailed for McKinley murder articles
Rome reports Enrico Malatesta an Italian anarchist has been sentenced to five months in prison for contumacy after articles praising the assassination of President McKinley.
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Rome
Enrico Malatesta
McKinley
Remains Found in Box At Gilroy Station
In Gilroy California a box left for ten years at the railroad station was opened revealing the remains of a man and a woman. No identification marks were found. Rancher Jamison left the box with the station agent and vanished afterward. Police presume a double murder may have occurred.
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San Francisco
Gilroy
Cal
Jamison
Monarch of Money and Work in Robert Mackay Poem
A poem about the dangers of worshiping money and the call to merit and labor. It contrasts wealth with true worth and urges people to be rulers of purpose rather than slaves to gold. Published in Success and credited to Robert Mackay.
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Earth
Robert Mackay
By the Home Fireside
A short verse praising the home hearth as a haven from world’s strife. Florence L. Bain, aged 16, writes in St. Nicholas praising family warmth and simple joys over public applause.
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Florence L. Bain
St. Nicholas
Joy in Absence Poem by J J Bell in Chambers Journal
A lyric verse on longing and memory comparing a beloved to spring. The speaker finds joy in absence as his heart and mind evoke the beloved’s beauty and grace, bringing spring to his lonely hours. The tone is reflective and romantic with imagery of flowers and birds.
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J. J. Bell
Chambers’ Journal
Corruption in St Louis Bribery Report Attracts Attention
The February grand jury in St Louis delivered a final report to Judge O Neill Ryan detailing a widespread bribery and corruption system in the municipal assembly. Indictments include bribery and attempted bribery charges against Robert M Snyder Edward Butler and George J Kobusch as street railroad magnates and city leaders face possible action.
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St. Louis
O’neill Ryan
House of Delegates
Robert M. Snyder
Edward Butler
George J. Kobusch
High Street
Spring's Voice Across Poems and Passages in Boston and Chicago
A collage of poetry and prose extracts celebrates spring’s vitality with lines by Lilla Elizabeth Kelley and B. W. Burleigh, plus reflections from Catholic Standard and Rennell Rodd. The pieces contrast nature’s awakening with personal longing and spiritual musings on life, love, and mortality across U.S. publications.
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Lilla Elizabeth Kelley
Boston
Rennell Rodd
The Plaint of a Man Who Pays Poem
A satirical verse contrasts a debtor who owes nothing with Old Baldrickson who owes thousands and lives richly. The speaker laments desire to owe money to gain attention, noting others flatter Baldrickson while ignoring the speaker. The lines are attributed to S. E. Kiser in the Chicago Record-Herald.
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Old Baldrickson
S. E. Kiser
Chicago Record-Herald
Big Lion Slays Hyena At Jacksonville Animal Show
Prince the South African lion leaped from his cage to attack a hyena brought from its cage for a fight. The hyena fought hard but was killed. The crowd fled in alarm as workers contained Prince with a barricade and red hot irons, and a man fled in panic into the St. Johns River.
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Prince
Jacksonville
Fla
Bay Street
St. John’s River
Wisconsin paper on Western Canada urges migration for land and wealth
A Wisconsin commentator promotes Canadian prairie lands as free or cheap purchase options with rich wheat soil. Immigrants target Saskatoon districts, aided by Canadian agencies across the U S. A street fair immigration officer touts crops. patriots chase money, then an English professor doubts women’s ability to learn Chinese.
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Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Canada
St. Paul
Duluth
Minnesota
Grafton
North Dakota
Watertown
South Dakota
Omaha
Nebraska
Kansas City
Missouri
Des Mines
Iowa
Wausau
Milwaukee
Chicago
Illinois
Indianapolis
Indiana
Sault Ste. Marie
Detroit Michigan
Toledo
Columbus
Ohio
Leader
Prairie
Dominion of Canada
United States
Caleb
Jepunneh
Joshua
Nun
Saskatoon
Manitoba
Assiniboila
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
Joseph Young
East Columbo
H. M. Williams
Law
Tragic House Fire Claims Four In Boyne City
Four people died in a Sunday night fire that destroyed Dr Boyne’s frame dwelling in Boyne City Michigan. Occupants included Mrs James Thompson Mrs Frank Littlefield a six year old girl and an eight year old boy.
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Boyne City
Mich
Boyne
James Thompson
Frank Littlefield
Poetic Adage on World Spanning Verse by Edwin Barkham
A Century magazine quotation by Edwin Barkham asserts that a true poet's work touches hearts and travels across seas and ages. He imagines the Bard's verse reaching distant realms where Orion’s kings might sing it.
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Edwin Barkham
Peruna Promises Recovery For Spring Fatigue
A period advertisement touts Peruna as a reliable spring remedy that cleanses the blood through digestion and boosts nutrition. It claims to correct digestive disorders and renew vitality, citing a Buffalo woman who reports significant health restoration after using Peruna and advises readers to seek Dr. Hartman’s free advice if results are not prompt.
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J. E. Finn
East High Street
Buffalo, N. Y
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Farm imports and exports in 1901 reflected value gaps
Washington April 7. The state department of agriculture reports American farm products valued at 952 million dollars were supported in 1901 while agricultural imports reached 392 million dollars. The figures show a significant domestic production surplus over imports.
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Washington
Department of Agriculure
Cupid Targets Two Hearts in Whimsical Quip
A playful exchange in which Cupid jokes about a man losing his heart and turns the arrow toward a teasing woman who has two hearts as a cheeky remark. The light dialogue captures a flirtatious, humorous tone typical of poets and period writers.
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Enchantment
B. W. Burleigh
Chicago Record- Herald
Carter
Peruna
Lena Hilto
Los Angeles
S. Olive Street
Peruna Medicine Co
Lena Hilton
Teshah
Parker
Douglas
E Peres
L. Douglas
Corona Kid
Corona Colt
National Kangaroo
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Cupid
Ladies’ Home Journal
Qure
Balzer
John A. Salter
A. N. Kellogg Newspapers
Ontario St
Cleveland
Henry C. Blair
Walnut Street
Philadelphia
Dre Ley
Atlanta, Ga
A.N. K.C
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