text_original: In May, 1899, the High Commissioner met President Kruger in conference at Bloemfontein. The conference proved abortive, and on October 10th the two Boer Republics declared war.
text_transcription: IN MAY EIGHTEEN NINETY NINE THE HIGH COMMISSIONER MET PRESIDENT KRUEGER IN CONFERENCE AT BLOMFONTAINE THE CONFERENCE PROVED ABORTIVE AND ON OCTOBER TENTH THE TWO BOER REPUBLICS DECLARED WAR
phonemes: ɪn mˈeɪ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ðə hˈaɪ kəmˈɪʃənɚ mˈɛt pɹˈɛzɪdənt kɹˈuːɡɚɹ ɪn kˈɑːnfɹəns æt blˈoʊmfɔntˌiːn. ðə kˈɑːnfɹəns pɹˈuːvd ɐbˈɔːɹɾɪv, ænd ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈɛnθ ðə tˈuː bˈoʊɚ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪks dᵻklˈɛɹd wˈɔːɹ.