British Hold Heavy Fire as Boers Withdraw at Wepener
In Maseru Basutoland on Tuesday April 24 British forces under Colonel Dalgety repelled Boer pressure at Bokpoort Action. Boers crossed the flats in a prolonged fusillade but were pushed back. Artillery near Denetsdorp heard. a relief column's advance remains unconfirmed and reports say a second relief force may have been detached from Bloemfontein, risking Boer position around Wepener.
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Maseru
Basutoland
Dalgety
Bokpoort
Denetsdorp
Bloemfontein
Wepener
Siege of Wepener: Dalgety Rises to Final Stand
Reports from Maseru indicate the Boer assault on Colonel Dalgety’s northern position was a last bid to rush the garrison before retreat. Lord Roberts orders a wide-arc operation with 40,000 troops and 120 guns, while roads remain terrible slowing progress toward Pretoria.
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Wepener
Dalgety
Maseru
Lord Roberts
Tucker
Karee Siding
Glen
Gennaadenale
Modder
Ladybrand
Thaba N’cha
Denetsdorp
Pretoria
Bloemfontein
Depressing at Mafeking and relief efforts noted
Mafeking dispatch reports gloom over siege prospects into May as Colonel Baden-Powell faces hard truth while optimism fails to bring relief. In Pretoria a consign ment including boots shirts and tobacco heads to aid British prisoners. Carr Town lists twelve thousand rebels among Cape Colony and Na selectie.
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Mafeking
London
the Times
Baden-Powell
United States
Pretoria
Adelbert S. Hay
Carr Town
Cape Colony
Grain rates accepted by Southern Minnesota roads
Southern Minnesota railroads notified the state railroad and warehouse commission that they would accept the commission schedule for grain rates submitted April 4. The new rates take effect by May 20 and reduce current rates, with wheat leading reductions of 1 to ? cents per hundred and flax down about 5 cents per hundred in some cases.
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St. Paul
State Railroad and ‘Warehouse Commission
Dewey Day Chicago Parade Promises Sensational Labor World Result
Indianapolis April 25 President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers of America says the Dewey day celebration in Chicago next Monday will spark sensational labor world developments. He notes the reviewing platform is built by non union laborers and adjoins the new government building. Trades leaders plan to photograph the group and business men in the crowd may be boycotted.
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Indianapolis
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Chicago
Trades Council
Organized Labor Moves to Halt Dewey Reviewing Stand
Organized labor will seek injunctions to stop construction of the Dewey reviewing stand on federal property claiming no government permit was issued. The action cites a federal law barring structures for non government use on federal land. H. R. Owen Dies in Minneapolis
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Organized Labor
Chicago
Man-Killing Elephant Rajah Dies at Circus in Kansas
Rajah, the notorious elephant known for fatally injuring a man, died during the winter quarters period at the Kansas circus. The animal had long terrorized crowds and workers before its death, marking the end of a feared era for local observers.
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Kansas Orry
Rajah
Nca
Rajah the Elephant Dies After Long Career in Argentina
Argentine elephant Rajah, one of the country’s largest, died at 35 after a career marked by a notorious record of nine deaths attributed to the animal.
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Kun
Rajah
Three New Battleships Enlarged in Type
Washington reports the naval board approves plans for three battleships to be enlarged Iowa class, with 13 inch main turrets and two 8 inch turrets at corners. Ships will displace about 15 500 tons, about 440 feet long, speed 19 knots, and carry 14 pounders for secondary batteries.
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Washington
Naval Board of Construction
United States Navy
Ohio Republicans hail Hanna at Columbus convention
The Ohio Republican state convention in Columbus on April 25 featured two keynote speeches, with Senator Hanna delivering the standout address. He spent the morning receiving visitors and spoke at district meetings in the afternoon as friends were named to the new state committee amid contests mainly over preferences. tariff and currency topics were not raised.
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Columbus
Ohio Republicans
Hanna
New State Committee
Situation Improves in Flooded Gulf States
Reports from New Orleans outline slight relief in Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama flood districts due to limited railroad progress. Freight suspension and mail delays persist, cutting supplies after more than a week of isolation for interior towns. Rail service on the Illinois Central resumes. full freight runs expected within a few days.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Relef
New Oleans
Northeastern
Oleo Tax Rulings Clarify Dealer Shipments
Commissioner Wilson rules that oleo margarine shipped to a dealer's agent with names on packages creates wholesale dealer tax liability at the delivery point. He also declares that selling two 10 pound margarine packages on one order counts as 20 pounds, exceeding the 10 pound limit per sale.
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Washington
Wilson
Internal Revenue Bureau
National League baseball scores reported for various games
On the diamond National League results show New York 4 Boston 3 Philadelphia 3 Brooklyn 0 Cincinnati 3 Pittsburg 6 St Louis 4 Chicago 1. American League games include Chicago 6 Minneapolis 3 Detroit 4 Cleveland 2 Kansas City 2 Milwaukee Indianapolis 4 Buffalo 3.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Chicago
Minneapolis
Detroit
Cleveland
Kaansas City
Milwaukee
Indianapoli
Buffalo
Mystery Surrounds Buffalo Scooper Case At Niagara
Canadian officials say no one connected with the Buffalo scooper incident is involved in the Welland canal locks dynamite attempt. Three men in Welland jail offer few clues about their past as the mystery persists. Louisiana Purchase Exposition delegates prepare to travel to Washington to lobby for the 1998 fair.
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Niacara Fats
Ont
Welland Canal
Welland
Quay Loses Senate Seat in Close Pennsylvania Contention
In Washington on April 25 the Senate denied M. S. Quay a seat via a 33 to 32 vote after a day of debate. The chamber filled with spectators as Spooner and Daniel urged justice, culminating in a dramatic roll call and a silent, decisive rejection.
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Washington
M. S. Quay
United States Senate
Pennsylvania
Senate
House of Representatives
Spooner
Daniel
Frye
Chand
Quay
Pettigrew
South Dakota
West
Quay's Friends Stunned by Senate Defeat
In Harrisburg, Pa on April 25 the Quay camp learned his Washington senate loss came as a bombshell. Anti-Quay insurgents led by Senators Martin and Flynn celebrated, while Quay loyalists feared the defeat ends his bid for re election.
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Harrrisburn
Matthew
Quay
Senate
Washington
Harrisburg
Martin
Philadelphia
Flynn
Pittsburg
Sweet peas in one ounce packets seven different kinds
Plant seed buyers find seven distinct sweet pea varieties offered in one ounce packets. Prices, seasonal availability, and packet contents are listed for gardeners seeking variety and value in small seed lots.
Wanamaker Expresses Satisfaction With Quay Vote
John Wanamaker, visiting New York, said he was satisfied the Senate kept out M. S. Quay. He noted personal humiliation that a prominent public figure faced, and when asked about his own candidacy he replied he would have to change his mind first.
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Wanamaker
New Yor
Apri
John Wanamaker
United States Senate
M. S. Quay
Senate
Quay
Dean's Kidney Pill Endorsement From Winona Reader
Doubt cannot exist investigation strengthens proof in Winona. Charles E Heywood, railroad engineer, describes chronic back and kidney pain relieved after using Dean's Kidney Pills. Purchasers urged at Jackson & Rademacher's drug store. 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo sole US agents. Also promotes Rocky Mountain Tea by Madison Medicine Co. J W Lauer.
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Winona
Charles E. Heywood
Harriet Street
Dean
Jackson & Rademacher
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Madison Medicine Co
J. W. Lauer
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