British Troops Stirred in Transvaal Drags Near Philippstown
Lord Kitchener reports Dewet’s force north of Philippstown with Orange River crossing at Zand Drift. French say a large Boer force is driven toward Piet Retief, with failed breakout attempts. Ten Wgoers killed or wounded, wagons carts and cattle seized, one British soldier killed and five wounded. Fighting near Aberdeen leaves Boers defeated.
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Pretoria
Christian Dewet
Philippstown
Dewet
Orange River
Zand Drift
Ermelo
Piet Retief
Cape Town
Aberdeen
Tientsin Dispatch Claims Chinese Inflexibility Foreshadows Spring War
London reports from The Standard's Tien Tsin correspondent say Peking's situation worsens as peace signatures may be flawed. Sir Ernest Mason Satow may act soon while Count von Waldersee allegedly sent an ultimatum to the imperial court. Observers say China's obstinacy aims to prepare for renewed hostilities in spring.
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Tien Tsin
The
Standard
Peking
Ernest Mason Satow
Coun von Waldersee
Imperial Court
China
Debated Sale of New York Customhouse Dominates House
Washington February 15 The sale of the old New York customhouse to National City Bank sparks a heated debate on the sundry civil appropriation bill. McRae and Jones attack the terms and profits while Cannon Hepburn defend the deal. The center of attention shifts to letters among Democrats and Secretary Gage as votes end in party lines and the rent amendment fails.
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Virginia
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Hopkins
Ilinois
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Arkansas
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Cleveland
Representative Richardson
Tennessee
House
Murfreesboro
Tenn
New York
General Dewet's Force and Cape Town News
London reports Dewet's force at 2000 to 3000 men and a Boer bid to sway Botha to surrender. Kimberley orders suspend civilian traffic southward as fighting rages near Bank station with 3 Boer dead and 23 wounded and 1 British fatality. Melbourne notes Chamberlain seeking 1000 Australian volunteers for Baden-Powell's constabulary.
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South Africa
Cape Town
Dewet
Louis Botha
Pretoria
Kimberly
Bank Station
Johannesburg
Melbourne
Chamberlain
Australia
Baden-Powell
Strong Opposition in Court Delays Chinese Reform Talks
In Peking strong official opposition emerges to concessions demanded by foreign powers. Court plenipotentiaries have not yet conveyed any new communication after four days of dispatches. Memorials urge the emperor to reject further negotiation and promote those foreigners seek executed, while Hankow viceroy Shang Chi pushes for immediate reform.
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Peking
Prince Chuan
Yu Hsien
Sian Fu
Austrian minister settles Austro-Hungarian consulate at Tien Tsin
A Peking dispatch reports the Austrian minister has secured a settlement for the Austro-Hungarian consulate at Tien Tsin in the ongoing foreign office talks.
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Vienna
Peking
Tien Tsin
Nation's Defense Trial Opens in Topeka Court
Mrs Carrie Nation faces a city court trial on destroying property at W F Lytle's Senate saloon. Lytle admits running the saloon while Nation pleads guilty to smashing it and argues she acted to abate a nuisance after police inaction. Hearing set for next Monday afternoon.
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Kan
Carrie Nation
W. F. Lytle
Senate
Epidemic Declared Bubonic Plague in Cape Town
Cape Town on February 15 reports bacteriologist Professor Edington identifies the current outbreak as bubonic plague. He states the epidemic now prevalent in Cape Town is undoubtedly the bubonic plague.
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Cape Town
Edington
Incendiary Fires Strike Three Chicago Hotels
Fires were set simultaneously in the Palmer House and the Great Northern with nine floors damaged at the Palmer House and jewelry worth 500 dollars stolen at the Great Northern. Two men seen fleeing the Palmer House are sought as part of what police believe is an organized gang. A earlier suspicious fire had occurred a day before.
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Chicago
Palmer House
Great Northern
United States Withdraws Interest in Danish West Indies Purchase
Washington reports say the government is not actively involved in Copenhagen talks on selling the Danish West Indian islands to the United States. A previous push to buy was blocked by a Danish cabinet, and now despite a more favorable cabinet in power, Washington has largely lost interest and expects no immediate acquisition.
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Washington
Copenhagen
United States
Steel billets command premiums as demand surges
In Pittsburg on February 15, reports note a remarkable steel market oddity. Consumers are begging for steel billets and offering premiums on the billet pool price. Some buyers have paid as much as $14 per ton over prompt delivery costs.
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Pittsburg
Mardi Gras Momus Parade Opens New Orleans Carnival
Mardi Gras in New Orleans begins with the Momus parade as crowds fill the city. Strangers pour in while merchants illuminate streets with 3,000 extra lights and more elaborate decorations than in past years.
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New Orleans
Denmark Reconsiders West Indies Sale Costs
Copenhagen reports expect a definite United States favorable reply on the Danish West Indies sale. King Christian allegedly agrees to transfer if needed, while the riksdag refuses further funding, preferring to let the islands go.
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West Indies
Copenhagen
Danish West Indies
Foreign Office
United States
Christian
Riksdag
White House Dinner for Diplomatic Corps Held
President and Mrs. McKinley hosted a White House dinner for diplomatic corps members. It marked the first social function since the president's convalescence from the grip attack.
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Washington
McKinley
White House
Expunged King Edward Note from Topeka Legislature
The Topeka house expunged a note from King Edward VII thanking the legislature for sympathy over Queen Victoria's death because it contained the word loyalty. The incident marks a rare parliamentary action amid royal correspondence.
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Topeka
Kan
Edward VII
Queen Victoria
Cabinet Crisis In Madrid As Ministers Object To Martial Law
Madrid February 15 a cabinet crisis looms as Senor Garcia Alexis minister of public instruction and Senor Sanchez Torea minister of public works disapprove of the declaration of martial law for Madrid at the daily council.
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Senor Garcia Alexis
Senor Sanchez Torea
Senators Warn Against Extravagant Agricultural Bill
The Senate spent most of the day on the agricultural appropriation bill but did not finish it. Sen. Hale of Maine warned that the public would soon object to large expenditures and urged restraint, while Sen. Lodge of Massachusetts said spending neared the 1 billion dollar mark and called for cutting needless items like the river and harbor bill. A brief night session wrapped up the District of Columbia code reading.
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Lodge
Massachusetts
Congress
District of Columbia
Places Sampson Ahead in Naval Promotions
The president sent to the Senate nominations to advance Rear Admiral William T. Sampson and related flag officers. The message urges equal recognition for Sampson and his men for services in Manila Bay and around Cuba.
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Senate
William T. Sampson
John A. Howell
Winfield Scott Schley
Sampson
Congress
Dewey
Manila Bay
North Atlantic
Cuba
Generals Wilson Lee and Schwan Retired. Daggett Promoted
Washington February 15 Brigadier Generals James H Wilson Fitzhugh Lee and Theodore Schwan have been retired the last named on his application Colonel A B Daggett Fourteenth Infantry will be promoted to a brigadier general succeeding Schwan and will be retired immediately with his higher rank
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James H. Wilson
Fitzhugh Lee
Theodore Schwan
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Daggett
Fourteenth Infantry
Schwan
Rioters Storm Jesuit College in Valencia Clash
Valencia February 15 rioters stormed the Jesuit college doors were broken in police charged and met with stones one person was killed and several wounded authorities reported the deadly clash amid ongoing unrest in the city
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Valencia
Redmond vows continued Irish fight against England
In London, John Redmond states Ireland will boycott royal ceremonies and launch a vigorous campaign against the new king. He says Irish MPs will unite, press for estate sales, challenge Boer War policy, and demand constitutional rights under English rule.
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England
London
John Redmond
House of Commons
Defense Evidence in Hamilton Trial Details
Dr. William B. Murray testified at the Hamilton murder trial in Minneapolis on February 15 detailing what he observed in the West hotel billiard room. He said it is impossible Hamilton confessed to Rooney because Murray believed Hamilton innocent and would have heard any confession.
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William B. Murray
West Hotel
Leonard Day
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Billard
Murray
Rooney
King Edward VII Opens First Parliament in Person
London reports the king in person opening the first parliament of Edward VII’s reign with Queen Alexandra and royal family nearby. The route was lined with thousands, and the day featured time honored ceremonies. The king’s speech covered major issues without unexpected announcements.
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London
Edward VII
Alexandra
Duke of York and Cornwall
Tin Can Combine Promoter Plans National Output Control
The Record reports a new consolidation effort led by W. H. Moore with a capital of 10 million dollars. An agreement is said to exist that after April 1 the American Tin Can Company will control the output of every factory in the United States. There are 108 tin can factories nation wide.
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Chicago
Tin Can Combine
W. H. Moore
American Tin Can Company
United States
Almost a Total Loss for 1900 Leaf Tobacco
Chicago reports leaf tobacco crop of 1900 badly damaged by rust pole rot and smut causing near total loss. Dealers see demand for 1899 stock, with estimates that at most 40 percent of Wisconsin tobacco will be fit for use.
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Chicago
Illinois bill seeks governor power to stop prize fights
Springfield February 15. A bill introduced in the Illinois lower house would authorize the governor to call out the militia to prevent prize fights or sparring exhibitions. The measure changes existing statute by granting direct military authority without sheriffs' call.
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Springfield
Illinois
Empress Frederick condition worsens in Berlin
Berlin report says Dowager Empress Frederick in more critical condition than at any prior point. London's Daily Mail notes King Edward is expected to visit in a few days.
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Empress Frederick
London
The
Daily Mail
Berlin
Edward
Royal Wedding in Madrid Despite State Siege
Dona Maria de las Mercedes de Bourbon y Hapsburg, Princess of the Asturias, wed Prince Charles Bourbon in the royal palace chapel with the royal family present. The ceremony was orderly, watched by cavalry detachments as thousands gathered. Madrid remains under a proclaimed state of siege.
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Royal Palace
Spain
Dona Maria de Las Mercedes de Bourbon Y Hapsburg
Manitoba Rail Deal With Canadian Northern
Premier Roblin returns from the East and reports the Manitoba government has signed a long term railway contract with Canadian Northern. Manitoba leases via the Northern Pacific system with escalating annual rentals over the first 30 years and a purchase option at seven million dollars. The agreed arrangement yields about four percent on a capitalization of twenty thousand dollars per mile.
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Roblin
Canadian Northern
Manitoba
Northern Pacific
Minneapolis Lawyer Becomes Chief Justice in Philippines
Washington reports Minneapolis lawyer Charles A. Willard has been named chief justice of the Philippine supreme court by the Taft commission. The bureau of insular affairs received the Manila cable offering the post. Willard accepted and will earn $7 000 annually.
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Philippines
Washington
Minneapois
Charles A. Willard
Supreme Court
Taft Commission
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Manila
Willard
Statement on Manila robbery loss under three thousand dollars
General Superintendent Averill of United States Express Co reports the Manila Illinois robbery losses totaled under 3000 dollars. Payment on several drafts was stopped amid the incident.
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Sioux City
Averill
United States Express Company
Manila
Elevator Fire Ignores Mills at Granite Falls
Granites Falls Minnesota February 15 56 000 bushels of wheat and two cars on the Milwaukee track including one loaded with wheat burned in a blaze at the Pillsbury elevator. The blaze is believed caused by arson with a suspect.
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Granite Falls
Minn
Nebraska Senate Passes Anti Kidnapping Bill
The Nebraska state senate approved an anti kidnapping bill amid a series of state headlines. Other notes report Admiral Dewey nursing a cold but improving, a minor earthquake felt in Memphis, a Louisville investor organizing a whisky pool, and the sudden death of Judge Robert D Russell in Minneapolis from a brain clot linked to a prior nervous breakdown.
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Nebraska
Market Report Wheat and Flax Prices in Duluth
In Duluth on February 14, cash wheat markets show No. 1 hard 78 3 4 cents, No. 1 Northern 73 1 2 cents. Arrivals list No. 1 hard 76 3 4 and No. 1 Northern 74 1 2 cents with May at 76 1 2 and July at 77 0. Flax prices arrive at 1.64 dollars, cash 1.64, May 1.6034, September 1.15 dollars.
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Duluth
Wheat futures update from Minneapolis grain market
The Minneapolis grains report lists February 14 prices for cash wheat at 7440, May at 740, July at 546. On Track No. 1 at 7640 and No. 1 Northern at 74440, with No. 2 Northern at 694 and 71e.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Sioux City Market Report Cattle and Hogs Prices
Sioux City Iowa February 14 cattle sales ranged at 4.00 to 4.78 for beeves 2.00 to 3.75 for cows bulls and mixed 4.25 to 4.00 for stockers and feeders 8.25 to 4.00 for calves and yearlings hog prices ranged from 5.15 to 5.25 per hundredweight.
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Sioux City
Market livestock price report from South St. Paul
On Feb 14 at South St Paul market trends show hogs at 5.15 to 5.80, cattle good to prime butcher steers 4.50 to 5.00, cows and heifers 3.40 to 3.00, veals 4.50 to 6.00, feeders 3.26 to 8.90, and sheep lambs 4.50 to 5.00 with fat wethers 6.80 to 4.00.
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South St. Pavul
Chicago
Texas
Chicago Market Report Steamlines Mixed Cattle and Hog Prices
Cattle sales ranged five to six dollars for good to prime steers, three to four dollars for lower grades, and two to four fifty for stockers, cows, and Texas steers. Hogs sold from five to six dollars with varying weights, and sheep and lambs sold between three ninety and five twenty five per hundredweight.
Commodity prices and market quotes from Chicago session
Wheat and corn quotes for February March and May deliveries. Oats values given for February and May. Pork prices listed for February and May. Flax cash No 1 and May futures shown. Potatoes and poultry prices for cross turkeys chickens. Butter price from creameries and dairies. Fresh eggs noted.
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