British corps faces Boers near Osfontin with rain aiding field
Lord Roberts at Osfontein six to eight miles east of Paardeberg confronts a re formed Boer force of about 5000 to 6000. Rain improves veldt conditions and may aid the Boers temporarily while British troops, healthy on half rations, receive supplies and await a likely battle.
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London
Lord Roberts
Osfontein
Paardeberg
Ladysmith
Cecil Rhodea
Kimberley
Remington
Kotha
de Larey
Dewet
Natal
Money Goes Back as Puerto Rican Relief Funds Move
Washington March 5. Two hours after a presidential message urging immediate passage of a bill to place all Puerto Rican goods revenues since Spanish evacuation under federal control for relief, the House passed the measure 162 to 197. Republicans split. 13 Democrats, 2 Populists and 2 Silver Republicans joined in support.
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Washington
House
Senate
Cannon
Hailey
Texas
British War Mobilization Sparks Nationwide Ecstasy
London crowds erupt in patriotic fervor as Lord Lansdowne announces war estimates topping £61 million and plans to deploy 56,000 fresh troops, joining 80,000 already afloat. Armament orders flood Woolwich, with 224 guns ordered and 25,000 workers already at the arsenal. Boer forces retreat from Ladysmith as Joubert rallies 50,000 at Winburg and Albrecht reports 75,000 remaining.
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London
Lucknow
Sebastopol
Lord Landowne
War Office
Lord Roberts
Woolwich
Ladysmith
van Reenan
Pretoria
Free State
Leyds
Joubert
Winburg
Bloemfontein
Albrecht
Paardeberg
Heir to Millions News of Chicago Woman Fate of Estate
Mrs D B Ten Eycke of 87 North Levitt Street in Chicago is listed as a potential heir to more than 20 million dollars from uncle Rousler Wandell who died in Albany, New York, 12 years ago. The estate passes to the siblings of Wandell, and Ten Eycke would receive about one fifth of the fortune.
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New York
Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
Iron and Steel Industries
American Tin Plate Company
National Steel Company
American Hoop & Wire Company
Binations
W. T. Chaham
Judge Moore
Chicago
D. B. Ten Eycke
North Levitt Street
Albany
N. Y
John Wandell
Chicago & Northwestern
Ten E
Hawaii Form of Government Bill Passed by Senate
The Hawaii territory government bill cleared the Senate with no division. Clay of Georgia spoke on the Philippine question supporting the Hacon plan to hand the Philippines to its people when ready. The Puerto Rico tariff bill became unfinished business at Foraker’s request and will follow the financial conference. Democrats won in Alabama election case voting, and the Loud bill on second class mail is set for March 20. An American register bill was passed for the Windward, aiding Peary on the North Pole expedition.
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Germany
Berlin
Ptice
Herr
Grandnauer
Hague
Count von Bulow
Washington
Hawaii
Senate
Cullom
Clay
Georgia
United States
Foraker
Puerto Rico
House
Aldrich Robbins
Alabama
Mondell
Wyo
H. C. Smith
Mich
Peary
North Pole
Philippines
Victoria
Hong Kong
Breconshire
Manila
Chapelle
Madrid
Otis
Train Robber Lon Curry Shot Dead by Detectives
Lon Curry, one of the Wilcox Wyoming train robbers, was killed near Kansas City while resisting arrest. Logan, tracked from Cripple Creek to Kansas City, was surrounded at the Lee home. Curry was shot after a chase across a field with a bullet through the head.
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Lon Curry
Wilcox
Wyo
Union Pacific
Curry
Bol Lee
Lizzie Lee
Thomas Sayers
Pinkerton
San Francisco
Logan
Cripple Creek
Colo
Lee Home
Employed Rebels Tactics Reported Near Batan Gas
Manila dispatch details Colonel Anderson and the Thirty-eighth Infantry using insurgent methods to ambush a passing detachment, killing about 24 insurgents, wounding 30 and capturing arms. Additional ambushes near San Fernando cause casualties and loss of provisions. A separate note cites religious controversy in Manila over reinstating friars.
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Manila
Anderson
Thirty
Batangas
Filipino envoy to Paris aims to fund anti American struggle
A Madrid dispatch says Aguinaldo's envoy will travel to Paris in March then London and Berlin to raise money for continued guerrilla warfare against American rule. It notes European funds may support the fight and signals ongoing resistance. In Le Creusot France a cannon factory burned destroying two large buildings with gun materials and artillery models. losses near 1 million francs and many workers left unemployed.
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Herald
Madrid
Aguinaldo
Paris
London
Berlin
Europe
le Creusote
France
Long Toins
Three Chicago Board of Trade Officials Arrested in Bucket Shopping
Three prominent Chicago Board of Trade figures James Nicol first vice president Henry O Parker and C A Whynland president of C A Whynland Company were arrested by federal authorities on charges of bucket shopping and using the mails to defraud in collusion with McLain Brothers.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
James Nicol
Board of Trade
Henry O. Parker
C. A. Whynland
C. A. Whynland & Company
McLain Brothers
General Brooke Assigned to Military Division Headquarters
Major General John R. Brooke, recently in Washington after leaving Cuba, is delegated to command the Military Division of the Mast with New York as headquarters. The shift occurs next June when Major General Merritt retires, paving the way for Brigadier General Otis to become a full major general in the regular establishment.
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Washington
John R. Brooke
Cuba
Military Department of the Mast
New York
Wesley Merritt
Brooke
Department of the Lakes
Department of the East
Merritt
I. S. Otis
United States Volunteers
Philippines
Winter Snow Paralyzes Rail Traffic In St Louis
A heavy two day snowstorm across the Mississippi valley cripples rail service into St Louis and blankets streets in deep snow. Interior New York reports indicate the worst storm in years with blizzard conditions widespread.
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St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
New York
Prospecting on the Cape Nome tundra yields rich gold claims
Reports from Cape Nome via Dawson describe winter prospecting along the shore and tundra as gold bearing. Claim No. 1 owned by Japhet Linderberg leads with $117,000 after six weeks. other claims like Discovery, No. 2, No. 4, No. 5, No. 7, No. 8, No. 9 and Nos. 10 and 11 show substantial payouts, ranging from tens to nearly two hundred thousand dollars, as bedrock remains elusive due to deep freezes. Anvil creek identified as a potential Eldorado with vast prospecting potential across multiple sites.
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Cape Nome
Dawson
Anvil Creek
Eldorado
Alaska
Japhet Linderberg
Discovery
Dr. Kittelsen
Price & Lane
How to Write Advertisements
The article explains a plain businesslike method for advertising. It stresses earning reader confidence through earnest belief in the product and factual presentation without exaggeration or misleading claims.
Prospecting Notes Point to Rich Gold Finds in Alaska
Reported prospecting along AM11 UT ULpyroser 3:9 and opposite No 7 suggests a mother ledge may be found with enormous potential. Other Nome and Snake river tributaries show limited work but promise Eldorados and Bonanzas by the score next summer. Fire destroyed the North American Transportation and Trading Company store at Fort Yukon on January 9, ruining provisions dry goods fur and more.
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Nome
Snake Rivers
North American ‘Transportation & ‘Trading Company
Fort Yukon
New Cabinet Post Proposed For Mines Department
A bill approved by the house committee on mines and mining creates an executive department and a secretary of mines with cabinet rank and an assistant secretary. It also funds mining experiment stations in mining states and appoints a government geologist and an assayer with salaries of 3500 and 2500 respectively to issue bulletins and explore mining regions. A Yale Oregon commercial club forms in Malheur county to boost local business.
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Department of Mines
Secretary of Mines and Mining
House Committee On Mines and Mining
Agriculture Experiment Stations
Soldier's battlefield will noted by end of bullet
A Soldier enlisting in the English army receives a volume with blank will forms. Wills are often found on the body of the deceased, or in other places. A soldier found dead on the battlefield reportedly scratched inside his helmet, All to my wife, with a bullet end. The war department deemed the will valid.
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War Department
Cranberry Crop Returns Highlight Early 1900 Census Data
Early census details on cranberry culture reveal acreage, tenure, fruit yield, labor costs, new plantings, crop value, and losses for each bog. Michigan and Wisconsin show rising numbers despite forest fires. national association headquartered in Trenton with Massachusetts ties. Also notes Yakima Washington and Toppenish Indians holding annual pom pom grass dances with tepees and feasts as winter ends.
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United States
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Maine
Connecticut
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Oregon
Rhode Island
Washington
New York
National Association
Trenton
Toppenish
Yakima
Wash
Indiana
West brothers buy Chehalis buildings for saw mill move
Doerrnbecher Manufacturing of Chehalis Washington sells its Chehalis buildings and three dry kilns to the West brothers who plan a saw mill. The mill will use its engine to power Chehalis city electric light plant as factory moves to Portland in the early spring.
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Doerrnbecher Manufacturing Company
Chehalis
Wash
Portland
West Brothers
City Electric Light
Larry West
Spring Trade Expands Across Markets With Mixed Signals
Dradstreet notes spring trade enlarging in many East and West markets with ample buyer presence aided by special rates. Prices of speculative staples soften modestly while foreign wheat demand remains weak and stocks are high. Corn strengthens, pig iron varies by market, and structural iron stays active signaling spring building. Canada shows strong staple value, high factory activity, and weekly business failures at 28.
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Dradstreet
Hardeware
Pacific Coast Trade Prices From Seattle Market Report
Seattle market prices list fresh vegetables, fruits and staples including onions $2.25 to $2.50 per sack, lettuce 40c per dozen, potatoes $18 to $20 per sack, cabbage $1.00 to $1.25 per 100 pounds, butter and eggs variously priced, meats quoted for beef pork mutton and poultry, feed grains and millstuffs, flour and hay figures, with extensive price ranges across dairy and farm goods. Numerous entities such as Puget Sound timothy hay and Oregon wild hay are named alongside market items and regional prices.
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California
Puget Sound
Washington
Portland
Walla Walla
Oregon
America
Wool—Valley
Commodity price list from Eastern Oregon and Nevada markets
The catalog shows grain and dairy prices for Wool Spring Nevada Oregon regions with per pound rates for hops butter eggs and milletuffs and middlings prices. Markets list various quality grades appetite for butter creamy and dairy products with prices per pound and per ton for milletuffs and bran.
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Nevada
Oregon
Valley
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