text_original: Becoming alarmed at the rapid progress and the appalling ravages of the disease, and apprehensive about Egypt and possibly India, the British Government, in June, 1902, got the Royal Society to send commissioners to Uganda to investigate, and if possible to find out the cause of Sleeping Sickness, with the view of instituting measures to stay its spread.
text_transcription: BECOMING ALARMED AT THE RAPID PROGRESS AND THE APPALLING RAVAGES OF THE DISEASE AND APPREHENSIVE ABOUT EGYPT AND POSSIBLY INDIA THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN JUNE OF NINETEEN O TWO GOT THE ROYAL SOCIETY TO SEND COMMISSIONERS TO UGANDA TO INVESTIGATE AND IF POSSIBLE TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF SLEEPING SICKNESS WITH THE VIEW OF INSTITUTING MEASURES TO STAY AT SPREAD
phonemes: bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐlˈɑːɹmd æt ðə ɹˈæpɪd pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ænd ðɪ ɐpˈɔːlɪŋ ɹˈævɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə dɪzˈiːz, ænd ˌæpɹihˈɛnsɪv ɐbˌaʊt ˈiːdʒɪpt ænd pˈɑːsᵻbli ˈɪndiə, ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ɪn dʒˈuːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː, ɡɑːt ðə ɹˈɔɪəl səsˈaɪəɾi tə sˈɛnd kəmˈɪʃənɚz tə juːɡˈændə tʊ ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪt, ænd ɪf pˈɑːsᵻbəl tə fˈaɪnd ˈaʊt ðə kˈɔːz ʌv slˈiːpɪŋ sˈɪknəs, wɪððə vjˈuː ʌv ˈɪnstɪtˌuːɾɪŋ mˈɛʒɚz tə stˈeɪ ɪts spɹˈɛd.