12 Mar 1901
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1901
Page
1
In Bessemer on March 12 the Foote murder trial ended as the prosecution moved to drop the case, citing insufficient evidence against Arthur Foote and co defendant Charles A Foote. Attorneys and witnesses flocked to Rebie Hall as the judge dismissed the charges.
Lourenco Marques March 12 General Botha willing to surrender if armistice fails to secure talks with Dewet and Steyn. Boers lack artillery and ammunition and bury guns. Lourenco Marques to Pretoria railway seems clear of Boers as negotiations with Lord Kitchener near conclusion.
Manila dispatch reports Col Walter S Schuyler securing the surrender of Geo Mariano De Dios and 57 armed men at Naio Cavite. Lt Col Edward B Pratt seizing 38 rifles at Alfonso Cavite. a Thirty-ninth Infantry detachment taking 10 rifles at Batayon Batangas. Concurrently Fernandina Rustap faces charges tied to the Tabacelian Company case with new papers affecting M DeBrard.
Topeka Kansas March 12 The initial edition of Mrs Carrie Nation’s newspaper The Smasher s Mail is a four column sixteen page paper with illustrations. Nation declares no apologies for having Nick Chiles as publisher and invites letters for publication. A colored business manager portrait of Nick Chiles appears with note of his roles.
Reported movement shows General Dewet advancing at about twenty five miles daily toward the east with aim to cross the railway. He is west of Kroonstad as several small commandos hold the southeastern Orange River Colony. Ex Burghers join British lines and 13 000 refugees seek arms to defend homes amidst shifting loyalties.
In Carthage Mississippi mobs threaten quick justice as nine suspects face trial for the Gamble family slaughter. The case centers on a robbery gone wrong at the Gamble plantation near Conway with $200 taken. Evidence and killings led to arson and corpse burning, with bloodhounds pursuing a laborer tied to the crime.
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