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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1900
Page
3
Washington reports a Spanish account of the July 3 battle near Santiago and the fate of the Cristobal Colon. Captain Concas argues Spain’s fleet faced preparation failures, asserts American gunfire hits and misreads, and gives a dramatic rescue tale amid heavy losses.
An advertisement touts Vinol as a powerful blood purifier and builder. It claims Vinol concentrates curative elements from cod livers to invigorate vital organs including the stomach, aiding flesh, muscle, bone, and red blood production. A Salvation Army testimonial from Betsy Habershaw supports its benefits with a promise of money-back if unsatisfied.
Jacobs Pharmacy at the corner of Whitehall and Alabama streets in Marietta is cited with a brief notice dated March 8, detailing street location for a local listing.
A man registered at Pennsylvania Hospital in Hamilton Greyson died from hiccoughs. Letters from Cecil Rhodes and generals including Baden-Powell, Miles, Wheeler, Laton, and Allen were found, detailing a world‑spanning career as a civil and mechanical engineer, railroad builder, and mining ventures, with links to Manila postmastership and an alleged Victoria Cross nomination.
February 25 report from Cape Henry describes a two masted schooner Jane C Harris weighing forty three tons, shipping lumber from Washington North Carolina to Philadelphia, going ashore near Oregon Inlet. Crew of three saved by Captain Ethridge and Oregon Inlet life saving station surfmen. Vessel expected to be total loss.
Washington February 23 The Post to morrow says Cardinal Gibbons will spare no effort to visit Rome and other European points. This trip marks the seventh since his consecration in Baltimore as titular bishop of North Carolina.
New York reports say Dr Hayes defends his wife and blames his assistant after the murder of Mrs Maude Hayes and the suicide of Dr Frank Caldwell at the Hotel Endicott. Autopsy confirms Mrs Hayes died by Caldwell’s hand and that he killed himself.
London mourns architect William Butterfield who died at eighty six. He first gained distinction by introducing color in churches and homes using bricks marble and mosaic. His later works include many renowned ecclesiastical and educational buildings in England.
New York February 23. George Work the clubman and pigeon shot died today in Switzerland of consumption aged forty two. His two sisters Mrs Burke Roche and Mrs Cooper Hewitt were with him. He held the amateur pigeon shooting record after killing ninety eight of one hundred birds against Brewer a professional. His wing shot reputation was international.
Lycurgus F. Laflin of Chicago, a wealthy gun powder maker and Hamp ton Roads Hotel Company stockholder, died suddenly at the Chamberlin hotel while staying at Old Point Comfort. He had arrived from Chicago recently and expected his son the next day.
From a sanitized wartime report, Boers atop crests and in trenches repelled British advances as infantry neared the Boer firing line, with darkness falling as the British probed within hundreds of yards of the danger zone.
Lord Roberts reports from Paardeberg and Kimberley that Boers from Natal attacked British outposts in force. British losses include four officers wounded, nine men killed, twenty three wounded, two missing, with hundreds of Boers killed or wounded and about one hundred captured. New hollow-nosed Mauser bullets caused major concerns.
Detroit February 25 Leaders in Michigan of the pro Boer movement plan a Detroit conference of activists from various states to unify the cause and push for mediation and arbitration in the British Boer conflict. Sybrant Wesselius of Grand Rapids spoke at a mass meeting of 4,500 Boer sympathizers. Resolutions called on the president to offer friendly mediation to both sides.
London reports Spenser Wilkinson in the Morning Post reviews the war status stating the Boers probably cannot assemble a large attacking force against Lord Roberts. Cronje may surrender at any moment as he weighs delaying tactics while Roberts tightens the siege and Buler presses the advance.
London reports Lord Roberts communications from February 25 stating Barkley West was occupied by troops on February 22. Loyal inhabitants showed enthusiasm while the region west of the Cape Town Kimberley railway settles. Detachments move from Dy, Aar, Britstown, and Douglas and Prieskt will be visited soon by troops. Methuen commends Kimberley hospital management.
British forces tighten siege on Boer General Cronje at Paardeberg as artillery bombardment continues amid heavy rain and thunder. Canadians on Sunday’s fighting show gallantry in action.
A force recon under General Gatacro with eight guns found Boers on a ridge beyond Molteno in the Stormberg direction. Montmorency's scouts charged but were flanked and repulsed with heavy losses. Fourteen missing and Captain Montmorency killed.
General Gatacre announces the killing at Schoeman's farm yesterday of Captain Montmorency commanding Montmorency's scouts and Lieutenant Colonel F. H. Hoskier of the Third Middlesex volunteer artillery, near Schoeman's Farm Sterkstroom February 25.
The Hibernian Benevolent Society of Nashville passed resolutions of sympathy with the Boers in their war with Great Britain. They urged President McKinley and his cabinet to strictly enforce neutrality laws to ensure America does not appear to aid England and tilt the balance against the South African republics.
From Paardeberg in the Orange Free State on February 21 reports state General Cronje’s position is more hopeless with British artillery controlling the river slopes and Shropshires charges. Deserters say British fire has been deadly as the Boers lose ground across the river.
Mrs. George F. Field traveling with her three children dies at Union Station in Indianapolis while en route from Arkansas to Vermont. Her husband had fallen ill and died earlier. their daughter and two younger children survive and are cared for by strangers as the coroner investigates. The family had a long, mobile journey seeking a final place among relatives.
Montague White, Boer representative in London now in Washington, responds to Mr. Stead’s claim that Kruger would fill Boer trenches with women. He says Boer women will go to the front without a call, fight for liberty and property, and do so beside men rather than for display or sympathy.
In South Africa the Boer fighters prioritize independence over glory, with women pledging fierce defense as the conflict widens to the Transvaal. A New York Mail and Express item notes the broader war mood and its focus on practical care for wounded and news from home.
A Scranton Tribune segment describes a bicycle party admiring pale green globes in a fence garden. The gardener explains they are onions gone to seed, provoking playful astonishment from the young artists and their teacher.
Billy Drach, a traveling man, arrives in a small Arkansas settlement and checks into the Eagle House. After dinner he asks for a bath, prompting the proprietor to bring a huge cup of soft soap, a rough towel, and a pick and shovel to dam up the creek for the bath water.
A fragment from a Boston Journal piece offers quirky marital tips and cautions for wives about managing husbands. It contrasts airs of control with practical household realities and includes a brief note on distant ship safety and canal commission travel.
Dr Hathaway 20 years as a specialist in chronic diseases. He claims near total public confidence in the south, with thousands cured where others failed. His office features an advanced electrical cabinet machine with three currents, and a unique belt said to aid cures at home. He offers treatment for varicocele, loss of vigor, kidney and nervous disorders, rheumatism, and women's diseases, with a claimed 9 percent permanent cure rate. He handles cases personally at 2% A South Broad St Atlanta, hours daily.
A confusing OCR fragment hints at a case involving a woman with a handkerchief in her mouth and two unidentified men. The incomplete text mentions sons and an Engyraz term, leaving unclear names, dates, or locations. Further readable details are needed for a precise summary.
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