British Troops Repel Front-Front Engagement Near Brandford
British forces under Lord Roberts push on toward Bloemfontein after a sharp clash in the Brandford area. Seventh division with cavalry brigades drive Boer outposts. casualties include several officers and about 100 men. Boers retreat to Brandford kopjes as Roberts’ line advances. Fatally Wounded: Mollie Nims in Waco kitchen fire.
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London
War Office
Bloemfontein
Lord Roberts
Secretary of War
Brandford
Captain Tucker
French
Legalis
Kopjes
Going
Sellers
Luard
Peebles
Curgoven
Edowards
Coulson
Lord Roberte
Three New Cruisers Planned by Naval Board
A Washington report to the Tribune describes three new cruisers nearing completion. The ships California Nebraska and West Virginia are called formidable battleships with ocean liner speed and staging powers. They mount sixty one guns and magazines to hold over four hundred tons of ammunition.
Kruger's Proclamation Urges Exit From Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein under threat as President Kruger orders women and children to leave within five days. He plans bombardment and capture of burghers, while the British press for vigorous action against Transvaal Boers resorting to guerrilla tactics.
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Kroger
London
Bloemfontein
Chroniccle
Kruger
Aguinaldo Eludes Guard at Manila Visits Rumored
Captain Conradi of the transport Garonne reports from Manila that Aguinaldo can visit the city in disguise almost at will. He attended a grand masque ball on New Year’s night and has been seen in multiple locations since, moving rapidly between places while remaining elusive.
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Aguinaldo
Manila
Tacoma
Wash
Conradi
Garonne
Texas wheat proves fit for macaroni production in France
A Dallas Texas contact named J Bimson informs the Washington bureau of foreign commerce that tests show Northern Texas wheat is suitable for hard glutinous varieties used in Italian and French macaroni and similar products.
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Tessas
Washington
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
J. B. Bimson
Dallas
Texas
Secimen
France
Italy
Cotton mill subscription nears $40,000 in Ferris Texas
About $40,000 has been subscribed for a cotton mill in Ferris Texas and officials express optimism that the project will proceed to completion and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferris
Texas
Dallas to Fort Worth Interurban Railroad Approved
Judge Morgan dissolved a prior injunction and ruled for the Bishop and Coffinberry syndicate of Cleveland to build a Dallas to Fort Worth interurban line. Workers began rushing construction between Dallas and Oak Cliff as crews plan to extend toward Fort Worth, marking Texas’ largest street railway project.
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Port Worth
Trailas
Dallas
Texas
Judge Morgan
Bishop and Coffinberry Syndicate
Cleveland
Ohio
Fort Worth
Bishop & Coffinberry
Oak Cliff
Sawmill Explosion Kills One at Texarkana Area Mill
News from Pullman Ark reports a boiler explosion wrecking a saw mill just above Pullman. Worker John Smith is dead and four coworkers are wounded. The mill belonged to C Watledge Lumber Co and had recently opened near the site of a prior Pullman demolition.
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Omoiosion
Texarkana
Texas
Pullman
Ark
Pittsburg
Gulf
John Smith
C. Watledge Lumber Company
Cotton Seed Oil Mill Planned for Sealy Texas
Sealy citizens met March 28 to hear reports on a proposed cotton seed oil mill. An organization was formed and should announce soon that all arrangements are in place. Experts say Sealy is a highly favorable site for this enterprise.
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Sealy
Texas
W. Todd Found Dead in Waco Boarding House
J. W. Todd aged 45 was found dead in his room at Mr. Rather's boarding house in Waco Texas. A bottle of chloroform was found under his pillow. He had come from Galveston a week ago and planned to move his wife to Waco. Mrs. Dodd has been notified and will arrive today.
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W. Todd
Waco
Texas
J. W. Todd
Weatherford Gun Accident Claims Weatherford Guardsman
Weatherford Texas March 31 Wes Bouyer was accidentally shot and killed while hunting. Bouyer a member of the Weatherford Guards was buried yesterday by his military company.
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Weatherford
Texas
Wes Bouyer
Weatherford Guards
Mayor Receives Free Lot for Carnegie Library in San Antonio
Mrs Caroline Kampmann donated a free site in central San Antonio valued at $16 000 for the Carnegie free library. The offer was presented to the mayor yesterday as a patriotic gesture in support of the project.
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Patriotic
San Antonio
Texas
Mra
Caroline Kampmann
Carnegie Free Library
Miners End Strike in North Central Iowa with New Pay Pact
After a strike since December 11, North Central Iowa miners will resume work next Monday under a signed agreement. The pact includes a wage increase. Local notes mention Victoria Texas and a city survey by Winsor under a contract with the city council.
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Victoria
Texas
Winsor
Ey Ousell
British convoy ambushed near Bloemfontein in Boer attack
Report from Bushmankop describes Colonel Broadwood’s convoy with six guns walking into a Boer ambush near Bloemfontein. The retreat began Friday night, with heavy Dutch fire and questions over British scouting. General Colville’s division shelling the Boers and concerns over recovering convoy and guns.
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Broadwood
Toggier
Colville
Bloemfontein
London
Buller
Lord Roberts
War Office
Bushmankop
Thabanchu
Brutal Robbery and Slaying at Clinton Store
In Clinton Alabama last night two men broke into J T Sterling’s store, struck the clerk with an ax, and murdered Thomas Buntain by throat cutting after robbing the shop. Buntain’s body was found this morning. Two negro suspects are jailed at Eutaw eight miles south, one partly identified amid threats of lynching if guilt is proven.
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Birmingham
Ala
Clinton
J. T. Sterling
Thomas Buntain
Buntain
Eutaw
Buffalo to Build New School Building
Buffalo Texas plans a $2500 school building with bonds drawn and signed by the local board and sent to Austin for approval. Construction will start at the earliest possible date once market placement is secured.
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Buffalo
Texas
Austin
Stephens County Crops Update From Brackenridge Texas
Brackenridge Texas April 2 The outles of wheat in this county was never better at this season of the year and sufficient season in the ground to almost mature the crop. The acreage is unusually good with oats also looking well though lighter. Corn planting delayed by wet weather but mostly completed. Cotton acreage to rise 10 to 15 percent. Cattle wintered well and stock about capacity with high quality. Prices good with demand strong and few sellers as buyers hold cattle for higher prices. Some reports of blackleg in parts of the county.
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Stephens
Brerkenridge
Texas
Blackleg
Methodist Episcopal Fracture Reunites In Washington Conference
In Washington two Methodist groups will hold concurrent annual conferences. The Methodist Episcopal Church meets at Metropolitan Church with Bishop John M Walden presiding. The Methodist Episcopal Church South meets at Mount Vernon Church with Bishop W A Chandler presiding and opening remarks.
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Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church
John M. Walden
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Mount Vernon Church
W. A. Chandler
Georgia
Glenn Belto Coal Company Organizes in Bastrop
The Glenn Belto Coal company at Glenn Station Bastrop Texas organizes with 8000 capital stock. Officers elected are H P S Luckett president T A Haster vice president Chester Erhard secretary treasurer John Belto general manager and superintendent. Shaft sunk 10 feet producing lignite. orders exceed capacity and stock trades above par.
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Bastrop
Tex
Glenn Belto Coal Company
Glenn Station
Texas
H. P. S. Luckett
T. A. Haster
Chester Erhard
John Belto
Lampasas Still Aground at Galveston Wharf
Lampasas remains hard aground off Galveston as dredgeboats, steam tugs, and the San Matcos push to float her. Day by day the odds of success grow slimmer while many spectators crowd the wharf to view the stranded steamer.
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Lampasas
Galveston
Tex
Dredge Finds Two Old English Cannon in Savannah River
The Babcock dredge at work for the Georgia and Alabama railway unearthed two ancient English cannons from a sunken man-of-war near Savannah. One gun weighs about 1000 pounds and the other 850 pounds. The site is believed to date to the British occupation era when French forces attacked the city. Cannon balls and silver coins over a century old were also recovered.
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Keiles
Savannah
Babcock
Georgia and Alabama
Honeywell Convicted in Hillsboro Murder Case
In Hillsboro Texas on April 2 the jury found Honeywell guilty of murder in the case of Pearl Adams, a boy under 16 killed about three years ago. The punishment was set at two years in the penitentiary.
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Honeywell
Hillsboro
Texas
Pearl Adams
Cannon Transferred to Huntsville Penal Institution
The mandate in the O. D. Cannon case affirms the life sentence imposed in district court last July and has been sent to local officers. The prisoner will be moved to Huntsville penitentiary once the contractor arrives to complete the transfer.
District court adjourns after nearly clearing docket
Goldthwaite report notes district court ad journ'd after making substantial progress on the docket with most cases concluded and remaining matters deemed ready for next sessions.
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Goldthwaite
Vast Snowfall Strains Cedar Rapids and Nation News
A compilation of 1900s wire items notes heavy snowfall in Cedar Rapids Iowa. ill Congressman Roberson of Louisiana. budget approval by the German Reichstag. Cuba’s evolving party scene. deaths including Ira E Bride in Detroit and Admiral Baron Duperre. a Denver area bank closure and cashier incident. a bridge collision near Demopolis Alabama. a Utah Mormons migration to Chihuahua Mexico. and varied political, railroad, and naval developments.
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Carlesbad
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John Perkins
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Chihuahua
Mex
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McKinley
Long
Clover Leaf Railroad
Foledo, O
Bondholders’ Reorganization Committee
Danish West Indies
Otis
Forty Third Volunteer Infantry
Baron Victor Amedee Duperre
Paris
Merchants’ National Bank of Rutland
Cheries W. Massey
Southern
Demopolis
Count von Buelow
James Baxter
Ferdinand Lemieux
Banque Ville Marie
Court of the Queen's Bench
Montreal
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Pineslut
Jack Hayes
Texas Mounted Regiment
Monterey
National Baseball League
Brooklyn
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St. Louis
Billy Madden
Tom O'Rourke
New York
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Tom Sharkey
Weather Service
Willis L. Moore
J. W. Stone
Starkville Agricultural and Mechanical College
Mississippi
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Iuka
Nebraska and Gulf Railroad
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Neb
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Kansas
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