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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1900

Page

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Evening Light Office Notice Fragment

Fragmentary OCR note mentions an office at dress, tent, and other items. Lacks clear names, actions, or dates to establish a full notice.

Fragmentary OCR note on weather and local bonds

A damaged excerpt describes uncertain forecasts for Friday and Thursday in the northwest area, mentions cold conditions, and notes a local discovery related to bonds and capital. The fragment includes stray names and incomplete figures, with references to a roadway and a planned event before noon.

Britons Marching to Vaal River as Bloemfontein Falls

London reports 120000 Britons moving toward the Vaal River with Lord Roberts set to command about 80000 and General Buller 40000. Bloemfontein surrendered after a cordial meeting with Lord Roberts, the Union Jack hoisted at the presidency, while Steyn fled to Kronstadt and preparations for Pretoria advance continue.

Bloemfontein Roberts Lord Roberts London Lady Roberts Orange Tree Mr Fraser Steyn Kronstadt Lord Hunt Weston Royal Engineers Nnes Suclediea Pretoria Lor Roberts Norvaals Point Bethulle Natal Veurren Durban Buller Zulul Joubert Brandfort Biggersberg

Boer Sympathizers Meet at Cooper Union

A mass meeting of Boer sympathizers was held in New York at Cooper Union with presiding George M Van Hoesen. Speakers included Montagu White, John E Milholland, and P Louter Wessels who urged intervention and condemned British actions. Wessels accused England of misusing natives and falsifying surveys while urging America to prevent bloodshed. no resolutions were offered.

New York Cooper Union George M van Hoesen Montagu White John E Milholland P Louter Wessels Orange Free State van Hoesen McKinley Bryans White Bryan Lse America Johannesburg Blornfontein Vir Wessels England Ciamondielos Amet Cetter United States

Wilkinson on the situation predicts Boer forces can’t divide now

London dispatch reports Spenser Wilkinson in The Morning Post contends the occupation of Bloemfontein preserves British leverage. He expects separate-column moves to crush Boer resistance, notes Warre ngs in Natal, and predicts Roberts may cross the Vaal if Natal holds. Serious resistance looms as the campaign tightens.

London Lord Roberts Vaal River Buller Movng Afrian Campisn Weston Bloemfontein Joubert Fraser Cape Town Free State Wessels United States M Delvisse Belef Nicholas Montagu White Johannesburg Chambrlain Kruger Times White J B Robinson Irie Venters Viel Genfal Kelly Kenny General Cole Guards Brigade Mounted Infantry Trench Mornine Casany French Sydney London Daily News Nwt Ger Lord Tisea Kopie Yormard Spenser Wilkinson Morning Post Orange River Sir Charles Warrengs Natal Vaal Serloua South Africa Orange Free State Pretoria

Montagu White Warns Johannesburg Will Be Destroyed

Montagu White declares in a New York interview that Chamberlain’s warning to President Kruger against destroying Johannesburg will be fulfilled. He recalls Moscow as a holy city and comments on the threat amid the crisis.

Montagu White Johannesburg New York Chamberlains Kruger Moscow

Snow Kills Texas Fruit In Snowstorm Reach Waco

Snow swept across north Texas and reached as far south as Waco overnight. The storm caused damage to fruit crops and disrupted conditions across the region as officials warned of continued cold and travel hazards. Continued on Fifth Page.

City of Waco Houston Tex Texas

Senators Change Porto Rican Bill Sparks Tempers

The Senate passed the Porto Rico relief bill with amendments after Democratic objections in the House. Debate centered on the president’s power over funds and the lack of explicit fund uses. Senators Jones and Spooner clashed over duties collected and the potential return to Porto Rico versus to taxpayers. Continued on second page.

Washington Senate House House Representatives Democrats Bacon Messrs. Richardson and Bailey Jones Arkansas Indian Territory Idian Affatra Sullivan Mississippi Philippines Allison Porto Rico United States Joness Spain Congress Wr Lindsay Kentucky Jone Lindsay Mason Hinds Spooner Wisconsin Turley Tennessee Euwe Porto Clay Georgii Turin Cockrell Wissouri

Eight Inches of Snow in March Across the South and East

Record snow for the season sweeps from Louisiana to New England as eight inches fall in Washington with icy mix and possible hail. The storm spreads east of the Mississippi with colder weather and freezing risk expected tonight or tomorrow across much of the south, except east Florida where temperatures stay above freezing.

Washington Weather Bureau Mississippi Louisiana New York New England Gulf Coast East Florida

Machinery Outlined For One Convention In Georgia Primary

Democratic leaders from every district converge in Savannah to chart a single convention plan for Georgia. The Kimball meeting weighs circuit primaries for judges and solicitors, with most reforms favoring one uniform primary and a single convention, likely in June, to nominate governor, state officers, and Supreme Court justices. The debate includes voter registration, county consolidation, and timing ahead of the Kansas City national convention.

Georgia du Bignon Savannah JL Wimlard Offlerson J A Branham Kimball Statehouse Supreme Court Safa State Democratic Judiciallcuit Kansas City

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