Milwaukee Hosts Prince Henry in Enormous Welcome
Prince Henry of Prussia spent six hours in Milwaukee on March 4 with a grand review through business and residential districts before 200000 cheering residents. He attended a public reception, a German-American banquet, and a 32–train fire department run, and left at 10 PM for Niagara and New England.
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Prince Henry of Prussia Views Chicago by Day
The prince enjoyed a sunlit tour of Chicago after a grand welcome. He attended a speech by the Central Band of St. Paul, laid a wreath at Lincoln Park, and dined at the Germania club. A large crowd followed his carriage through the boulevards, with photographers eager for his portrait. He then visited the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank as part of the day’s events.
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Defenders Hold Two Hours Before Boer Break at Klerksdorp
Telegrams from Klerksdorp report a February 24 Boer attack on a British convoy near Klerksdorp resulting in 467 British soldiers captured. The assault, delivered from multiple points, overwhelmed the defenders after two hours of fierce fighting amid stampeding mules and burning wreckage. General Delarey later restored order and halted widespread looting of wounded.
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Loubet Invited to Visit St Petersburg by Czar
Paris March 5 The Figaro reports President Loubet received an autograph letter from the czar inviting him to visit St. Petersburg and asking him to fix a date for the trip. The letter will be submitted to the French government for consideration.
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Russian visit to Russia sets date for end of May
The cabinet will decide on the timing of a visit in late May. President Loubet will remain in Russia for four days.
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Legislature Honors McKinley in Albany Memorial
The New York legislature marked the memory of the late President William McKinley with exercises in the assembly chamber. Governor Odell presided, Senators Platt attended, and Charles Emory Smith delivered an eloquent address detailing McKinley’s life as soldier, lawyer, and statesman.
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Thomas C. Platt
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City Grants Three Franchises In Long Distance Phone Deals
The Billings city council approved two long distance telephone franchises for the Montana and Wyoming Telephone company and the Billings and Musselshell Telephone company and granted a local exchange franchise to L. Is. Moffett. The Citizens' Electric franchise was sent back for amendments while Austin North and Yegen seek electric street railway rights, pending committee action.
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Trixy Coleman Named Defendant in Montana Divorce Suit
Nellie R. Chapman also known as Trixy Coleman, a Helena and Butte stage performer, is defendant in a divorce suit filed by her husband Walter R. Chapman. The couple married in Chicago in November 1896 and Coleman is currently employed at the Midway theater in San Francisco.
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Missionaries Murdered in China and Outlaws Buried Alive
Reports from the Empress of India describe two massacres of Catholic priests in China, one in Kansas where Fathers Van Merhaeghe and Bougaerts were killed, and another in Kangshi where Father Julien was slain. Pirates guarding captives were buried alive by outlaws. A Kobe Herald note reports 200 fishermen drowned in a storm near Mijikan. British subjects in Japan plan silver vases to honor the Anglo Japanese alliance.
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Welsh steel firms form Baldwin led group in Swansea
A new five firm Welsh steel combination headed by Baldwin & Co limited of Willede is announced from Swansea.
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Swansea
Bilant Sentenced to Life In Montana After Murder Verdict
Special Dispatch from Red Lodge reports Judge Henry sentences Andrew Bilant known as Cuckoo to life imprisonment after a jury finds him guilty of murder. The judge denounces the verdict as false sentimentality and assigns the death penalty by Montana law but hands down life imprisonment per the jury. Bilant made a brief farewell reply to the judge.
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Porto Rico Law Revision Proposes Local Government Reform
A U. S. commission led by Daly Rowe and Lopez presents a plan to revise Puerto Rico laws. It calls reorganizing the judicial system and local government, revising marriage and divorce, wills, and intestacies, and updating the Foraker act. It also introduces habeas corpus provisions and aligns divorce laws with New York and Massachusetts standards.
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Joseph F. Daly
New York
L. S. Rowe
Pennsylvania
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Portorco
Massachusetts
International case tests line between foreign and domestic affairs
The British officer Gilmour’s dispute with Japan over costs from a Japanese court ruling becomes an international matter after Tokyo rejects indemnity. The exchange highlights a strict division between international diplomacy and purely domestic issues. Governor Yamamoto notes Japan’s improved finances with a 5 million yen gross profit.
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Tanaka
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Czar Donates 150000 Roubles for Shamaka Earthquake Relief
In St. Petersburg on March 4 the czar sent 150000 roubles to aid victims of the Shamaka earthquake in Trans-Caucasia. The contribution underscores relief efforts for the disaster.
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Mob Strikes Norfolk Rail Streetcar Lines
A mob of 500 strike sympathizers seized Norfolk streets as cars of the Norfolk Railway and Light Co ran under guard. Police and militia clashed with stones and derailments repeated. eight militia regiments and 100 police failed to restore order as martial law loomed. Strikers cut trolley wire. unions boycotted cars. arrests mounted with soldiers and locals involved. Six nonunion men from Knoxville were stopped and arrested for concealed weapons.
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Knoxville
Kwangsi Rebellion Spreading With Rebel Forces
The Kwangsi uprising grows as unrest appears in Kwelin and Nanking ports. Rebels, likely ex soldiers of Marshal Su, urge overthrow of the Manchu dynasty and seek aid for oppressed Chinese. France is said to secretly support them. Su is ordered to resume command but wage arrears may hinder control. A French officer was reportedly killed near the Tonquin border.
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City to sue pool rooms over daily license demand
City Treasurer Kirkendall and City Attorney Horsky demanded a $10 per day license from pool rooms, totaling $1,070, under a city council resolution. The proprietor refused, saying he was not selling pools but keeping books. A suit will be filed to settle whether the license can be collected.
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