Atlanta Cotton Mill Machinery Plan Proposed
A committee backs a plan to form a $500,000 cotton mill machinery plant near Atlanta with $100,000 in city subscriptions. McKerrow outlines a modern works to produce high class textile machinery and parts, including drawing frames and spinning machinery, to serve southern and northern markets. The group aims to raise the remaining capital, with several prominent citizens already committing funds.
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Atlanta
McKerrow
New England
England
Delaware
Wis Res Bion
South
Southern Mills
Senators Caucus On Porto Rico Tariff Dispute
Republican senators in caucus reached a partial agreement on Porto Rican legislation. The House bill for 2 million dollars was to be passed immediately, a civil government bill moved quickly, and the tariff provision postponed while a seven senator committee seeks a compromise acceptable to most Republicans. Debates noted milder tone than yesterday with focus shifting to government question. Senator Elkins urged military rule for two years, while Foraker pressed swift congressional action.
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Washington
House
Allison
Elkins
Foraker
Congress
Porto Rico
Platt
Connecticut
United States
Mr. Bryan
Chicago
Republican Party
National Democratic Party
Keach
Antipodal views on tariff issue in Porto Rico debate
Colorado Senator Teller argued the Constitution cannot extend over acquired territory while Washington Senator Turner claimed the constitution applies the moment possession is taken. Both opposed the current tariff bill and favored limiting political rights for island inhabitants.
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Colorado
Porto Rico
Washington
Teller
United States
Turner
Insular
Senate
Frye
Cuba
Lutle
Telfer
Gomez Talks With Root in Havana Interview
Gualberto Gomez publishes an interview with Secretary Root discussing Cuban self government and the pace of reforms. Root says intervention may be brief and autonomy for municipalities is possible, while Gomez cites administration issues and prior conditions as barriers. The dialogue covers elections timing, military authority, and American views on Cuba learning self governance.
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McKerrow
Ce. McKerrow
Constitution
Atlanta
Havana
Gualberto Gomez
Root
Senor Gomez
Mr. Root
United States
Followhouse
Negro Assaults White Girl in Mobile Search for Suspect
Mobile police seek Daniel Lockett a 20 year old Negro described as five feet six inches brown ginger colored smooth face wearing brown foul weather gear after he assaulted a young white girl at Falk ford Washington county last night leaving her unconscious. A broad manhunt followed but he escaped. Also noted James Smith president of the Telegraph Union and inventor of telehic devices died at age 64 in New York.
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Mobile
Ala
Falkford
Washington County
Daniel Lockett
Fixer Union
New York
James Smith
Telegraph" Union
the. oltYs
Salisbury Peace Overtures End With British Rebuff
The United States secretary of state received the Boer appeal and the British reply from Lord Salisbury, marking the end of the first peace overture. President McKinley hopes for a future effort, while the text remains officially withheld but described in outline. The dispatches detail the separate notes from Kruger and Steyn and Salisbury’s firm decline.
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Washington
Marth
Lord Salisbury
Kruger and
Steyd
Hay
White
London
Adelbert Hay
United States
Pretoria
Fretoria
Allen
Senate
State Department
Kruger
Steyn
Parament
The Grip Cure That Does Cure
A historical note touts Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets as removing the cause of La Grippe E. The text claims Groves’s signature appears on each box, priced at 2 cents.
The Surrender of Bloemfontein Reportedly Declared
The article records a surrender at Bloemfontein with forces returning in good order. It notes the Natal campaign favored by our side, and asserts no British advance to Pretoria. It quotes burghers Sieyn Jowbert and others urging unity and defiance.
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Natal
Pretoria
Johannesburg mined as Boers threaten city destruction
Montagi White confirms rumors that the Boers will utterly destroy Johannesburg if forced to retreat. He states Pretoria could not be defended if Johannesburg remains, signaling heavy stakes in the conflict.
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New York
Montagi White
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Cape Town Demonstration Over Bloemfontein Occupation
A large popular demonstration occurred on March 14 in Cape Town after news that Bloemfontein had been occupied by the British. Church bells rang nationwide and a procession led by the union jack marched to government house where Sir Alfred Mulner made acknowledgments.
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Bloemfontein
Cape Town
Government House
Sir Alfred Mulner
Police raid shut down music in New York restaurants
New York March 14 police arrested proprietors of fashionable restaurants for hosting music without a concert hall license. Sherry's, Imperial, Hotel Majestic, Marie Antoinette, St Andrew, Empire and others halted orchestras. Waldorf Astoria licensed venue unaffected. Detectives seized several patrons and operators, bail posted, officials cite license enforcement amid Tenderloin crackdown.
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New York
Imperial Hotel
Hotel Majestic
Marie Antoinette
St. Andrew
The
Empire
Tivoli
Bohemia
Cairo
Sherry's
Waldorf-Astoria
Buckingham
Savoy
Netherlands
Fifth Avenue
Thompson
Tenderloin
Donahue
West Forty~ Seventh Street
Michael Shanley
Hague agreement failure marred by lack of ratifications
Washington reports in diplomatic circles that The Hague conference may have produced no progress as none of the powers has ratified the three conventions. The United States Senate has ratified only one treaty and not completed the formalities.
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Hague
Washington
United States Senate
Ensible
Alabastine Co
Grand ‘Rapids
Mich
Peffer Son Found Dead in Rooming House
J Sherman Peffer son of ex senator W A Peffer was found dead in a Kansas City rooming house on Eighth street. A morphine box and note I am tired lay on the bureau along with typographical union cards. He was about thirty and a linotype operator. In Effingham Illinois the Democratic congressional convention split with two nominees J B Crowley and A Hunter.
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Kansas City
J. Sherman Peffer
W. A. Peffer
United States
Kansas
Eighth Street
Effingham, Ill
J. B. Crowley
A. Hunter
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Spring Health Cures
Spring Humors of the Blood advertise Hood's Sarsaparilla as curing 75 percent of people annually and aiding a wide range of conditions from scrofula to rheumatism. The ad cites testimonials including Mrs Dan Martexp of North Londonderry New Hampshire and claims unique purifying power not found in other medicines.
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Hood
Dan Maxrtexp
North Londonderry
New Hampshire
National Democrats Split Over Bryan As 200 Hold Aloof
A group of about 200 national Democrats refuse to back William Jennings Bryan in the current campaign, choosing to abstain and let party preferences unfold. Their stance signals a rift within party ranks and raises questions about future alignments and endorsements.
Death Rattle At Indianapolis Democrats Split on Bryan Bid
About 200 gold democrats convened in Indianapolis to decide support for Bryan in the coming campaign. James L. Keach chaired the meeting and led adoption of resolutions affirming the 1898 platform while opposing the Chicago platform and calls for recoinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1. The group pledged to resist the Bryan faction and defend private contract, federal judiciary independence, and revenue policy.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James L. Keach
Bryan
Indiana
Chicago
National Democratic Party
United States
Talif
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H. T. Inman
J. W. English
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Il. Peel
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Tanner
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Supreme Court
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McKinley
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Retoria
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Hox
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Ilocal
Warde
Sherry
Imperial Cafe
Peffer
Uneeda
Junior Wayfer
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Scrofula
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Spurn
DR. Tanner & CO
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Decatur
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