No Peace Overtures as Britain Faces War in Warrenton
British scouts clash with Boer forces near Warrenton while London reports no peace overtures to Lord Salisbury new battles unfold at Kimberley and Pretoria. Telegraphs focus on prisoner treatment and possible relief attempts as Cape towns brace for prolonged siege and rail access improves.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Great Britain
Johannesburg
Mafeking
Jaden-Powell
Snyman
Plumer
Buller
Warren
Laurence Marques
Pretoria
Transvaal
Navy seeks illuminating projectile for warships
Navy officials and inventors pursue a shell that lights on water impact. tests at Indian Head show light but design flaws: too cumbersome and unstable in flight. Such a weapon could help deter torpedo boats by illumination.
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New York
Naval
Washington
Spain
O'Neil
Ordnance
Indian Head Proving Grounds
Strauss
Roberts' Next Move In South Africa War
London reports ongoing telegraphs between President Kruger and Britain while Lord Roberts prepares a new push toward Pretoria. Generals Gatacre and Brabant move through the Free State, with rail bridge reconstruction at Norvals Pont delaying supply lines. Methuen eyes 20,000 troops from Kimberley toward Fourteen Streams into the Transvaal.
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London
Kruger
Lord Roberts
Gatacre
Brabant
Free State
Pretoria
Daily News
Springfontein
Norval’s Pont
Lord Methuen
Kimberley
Transvaal
Mining Suit Between Daly and Clark Moves Toward Verdict
In Butte on March 24 the long running copper suit between Marcus Daly and United States Senator William A. Clark proceeds in federal court. The case covers the Neversweat mine of Anaconda and Colusa Parrot holdings, with apex questions and multi million dollar stakes for a favorable ruling. Prominent geologists and mining experts testify as mine models cost thousands. Washington officials discuss Nome sea bed mining concessions and a rapid legislative agenda follows.
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Butte
Mont
Copper Kings
Marcus Daly
United States
William A. Clark
Neversweat
Anaconda Company
Colusa and Parrot
Colusa-Parrot Mining Company
Clark
Apex
Ninth Infantry Ordered to Yaqui War Front
Monterey Mexico March 24 The Ninth regiment of infantry stationed here has orders to proceed to the Yaqui Indian war to join General Torres forces in the campaign against rebels. It is probable Diaz will seek U S approval for passage through Eagle Pass Tex and Nogales Ariz by rail to reach the rebellion scene.
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Monterey
Mex
Torres
United States
Diaz
Eagle Pass
Tex
Nogales
Ariz
Murder of Chicago Barber Gilchrist at Twenty-second Street
Robert W. Gilchrist, owner of a barber shop at 1764 Twenty-second Street, Chicago, was shot and killed in his shop as he prepared to shave a customer. The assassin arrived at the door, opened it half way, took a slow aim with a rifle and fired hitting Gilchrist in the temple before witnesses could pursue.
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Chicago
Robert W. Gilchrist
Twenty-second Street
Gilchrist
Religious Mob Tarred Figg and Wife in Gretna Neb
A mob of about 380 prominent Gretna residents seized Louis Figg and his wife from their beds and tarred and feathered them. The couple allegedly caused several women to leave families and join Figg's religious commune known as the heaven.
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Gretna
Neb
Louis Figg
Figg
Filipino victory reported near Cubat town
A telegram to Avonville, Aguinaldo's envoy, claims General Paya routed American forces near Cubat and captured the town, signaling a Filipino victory on March 24 in Paris.
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Paris
Avonville
Aguinaldo
Paya
Cubat
Gas Explosion Destroys House in Marion Indiana
A natural gas explosion in Marion destroys the home of Henry Elsroth. Mr and Mrs Elsroth and their 14 year old son along with Samuel D Payne were injured. The boy and Payne are not expected to survive. The family was asleep at the time of the blast.
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Marion
Ind
Henry Elsroth
Vienna Street Railway Cost and Payback Projection
The Vienna street railway system requires 40 million dollars to build and is projected to break even in ten years as the system pays for itself.
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Vienna
Permits Granted for Underwater Gold Prospecting Near Alaska
Secretary Root states the War Department has not issued concessions to mine offshore gold near Nome. Permits issued under the 1899 navigation act allow dredging where navigation is not hindered. The department aims to equal access for citizens to prospect under water, with permits granted or in process, subject to navigation not being affected.
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Washington
Root
Senate Ans
War Department
Alaskan
Cape Nome
Secretary of War
United States
Department
Chief of Engineers
Congress
Explosion of Collodion Wrecks Philadelphia Store
A deadly collodion explosion at Thomas M. McCollin & Co. on South Eleventh Street kills Flor man Weiss and injures four others. The blast wrecks the McCollin building and damages the adjoining Clad & Sons factory, with over 100 people present in the latter. Property loss about 75000 dollars as fire follows and affects nearby Jefferson Hospital though without major damage.
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Philadelphia
Thomas M. McCollin & Co
South Eleventh Street
Florman Weiss
George W. Nicholas
August Hauser
Daniel Reed
John A. Granton
W. Clad & Sons
McCollin
Weiss and Hauser
Nicholas and
Granton
Jefferson Hospital
Four Men Accused in Chesterfield Woman Murder and Arson
Cassie Boone, 20, enticed by four white men in Chesterfield County South Carolina, lured into woods, stabbed with knives, doused with coal oil, set on fire, and left to die. She was found by a crowd as she screamed, wearing only a braid on her forehead.
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Wadesborough
S. C
Chesterfield County
Cassie Boone
George Boone
Sam Woodward
Vince Melton
Tom Steen
James Jackson
Ross Jackson
John Jackson
Able Kirkly
Jim Verner
Murder and arson strike Garners town in North Carolina
Raleigh report describes Tom Jones known as Preacher Jones killing Kell Jones and Ida Jones with an ax, then burning the house and four sleeping children aged from one month to five. A 7-year-old girl Laura Jones escaped and helped recount the brutal crime three miles east at Garners.
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Raleigh
N. C
Tom Jones
Preacher Jones
Kelln Jones
Ida
Garners
Here
Laura Jones
Jones
Elevator fall injures three at factory building
An elevator in a seven story factory at 247 Center Street plummeted seven stories after its cable broke. Three workers were injured, including elevator boy John Pododa, 17, and two men from Brooklyn Bernard Katzung and Anton Schroeder.
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New York
Center Street
John Pododa
Bernard Katzung
Anton Schroeder
Brooklyn
Senate approves Puerto Rican tariff bill conference report
The Senate adopted the conference report on the Puerto Rican tariff bill by 85 to 15 in a party line vote. No Democrat supported the report, though Stewart and Silver of Nevada sided with Republicans. Tillman led a sharp attack accusing Republicans of hypocrisy and dirty work.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Today
Stewart
Silver
Nevada
Tillman
Republican Party
Kansas City Police Chief Sets $25 Reward for Highway Robbers
Kansas City March 24 R J Mc Farland chief of police has hung up a bounty for the bodies of all highway robbers killed in the city while in the act of committing robberies or directly thereafter. The price the chief offers for the body of each highwayman is 25 dollars the reward is open to members of the force as well as any citizen.
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Kansas City
R. J. McFarland
Riches Promised at Yankee Boy Mine Bonded for 200000
A six-claim Yankee Boy group on Dixie mountain near Quartzburg in John Day valley was bonded today to Captain J. W. Heisner of Baker City for 200000. The mine shows high grade ore across porphyry and other ledges with tunnels and shafts in place and ample water timber and mill site.
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Oregon
J. W. Heisner
Baker City
Dixie Mountain
Quartzburg
John Day Valley
Unique Wedding Noted In Spokane By Chinese Japanese Couple
A rare wedding in Spokane was performed by Justice Leonard uniting Tom Wing of Chinese origin and Wennie from Japan. Reports note varied local opinions on water prospects in Vale and Malheur county amid winter conditions.
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Umatilla County
Spokane
Justice Leonard
Tom Wing
China
Wennie
Japan
Malheur County
L. Parnaud
Alaska
Everett
Trade advices cheerful amid mixed commodity trends
Bradstreet reports overall cheer in trade advices with firm values in farm products and cereals, pork, and cotton. Manufacturing materials stay steady while shoe production and weather help retailers. iron markets show divergence with Western strength and Chicago idleness. Wheat shipments rise slightly. weekly business failures total 190 in the United States and 28 in Canada, with year over year comparisons provided.
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Bradstreet’s
London
Chicago
United States
Canada
Pacific Coast Trade Market Prices Seattle
Market round up Seattle listings show fresh onions at 2.25 to 2.50 per sack, hot house lettuce 0.45 per dozen, new potatoes 15 to 18 per sack, beets 0.75 to 0.85, turnips 0.60, carrots 0.50, parsnips 0.75 to 0.85, cauliflower 0.75 to 1 per dozen, cabbage 1.00 to 1.25 per 100 pounds, apples 1.25 to 1.50, prunes 0.60 per box, butter 0.28 per pound creamery, eggs 0.15 to 0.16, cheese 0.15, poultry dressed 0.14 to 0.15, spring 5.00, hay timothy 12.00 to 19.00, corn 23.00, flour prices 8.25 to 8.00 per barrel, millstuffs 13.00 to 15.00 per ton, feed items 19.00 to 30.00 per ton, fresh meats beef 7.4 to 8.0 cents, cows 7, mutton 8, pork 7, veal 8 to 10, hams 18, breakfast bacon 12 to 13, dry salt sides 8.0.
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California
Puget Sound
Washington
Graham
Walla Walla
Shorts
Oregon
America
Wool—Valley
Commodity Price Table From Wheat and Live Stock Market
A detailed price list covers wheat, flour, oats, barley, millstuffs, hay, butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, potatoes, vegetables, hops, wool, mohair, mutton, hogs, beef, veal and tallow. Prices shown per bushel, ton, dozen, or pound with ranges for regional goods and assorted grades.
Market Prices for Hops Butter and Feed in 1899
Wool prices list regional rates for Nevada Oregon and Yale with output per pound. Hops 1899 crop ranges between 111 1380 per pound and butter Fancy Creamery 210 with seconds 19 20c. Egg and bran Milletuffe middlings priced at 17 20 and 12 18 dollars respectively.
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Nevada
Oregon
Yaleley
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Pacific Coast News
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Bonanza
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York
Cape Rodney
New Eldorado
Norton Creek
Lebanon, Dr
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Lebanon
Lake Michigan
Tom Brown
Salmon River Steelhead Hatchery
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Greenman
W. Downing
Clackamas
Northwest Notes
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W. W. Fish
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Alex Still
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