24 Feb 1900
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1900
Page
1
A discussion outlines how conditions have changed since the original constitution and urges a convention under which government is administered. It warns of dangers from alterations by general consent and calls for an instrument to meet emergencies beyond the framers' imagining.
Washington voices growing talk of reconstructing or reconstruing the Constitution to fit evolving national needs. Critics warn against vague revisions and urge formal amendment while observers warn of dangers from hasty, popular driven changes and the potential end of a written constitution.
United States Consul Wildman in Hong Kong reports three members of the Filipino junta Luban Ponce and Agoncillo have gone to Japan to meet Aguinaldo. The message supports the claim that Aguinaldo fled Luzon for Formosa while General Lawton's expedition hunted him through northern Luzon.
The ad claims disease stems from impurities in blood and that Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood to keep wearers healthy year round. It also advertises Hood's Pills as liver tonics and notes a fried oyster with every drink at the Blue Front and Sunday Morning Cigars from Kelley & Moyers.
An old advertisement touts Ker mott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine as a one day cure for colds with a cold head and sore throat. The copy claims it is as easy to take as candy and that children cry for them.
A local notice urges readers to prepare for spring by closing out fall and winter items at cost. Mrs G B Stevenson offers 10c refunds for each package of Puimsn Fdeless Dye bundles. Monroeug Co announces sale through Pa Top G.vcey Company in Unovville Missouri.
Rumor of a smallpox case in Fairmont proved unfounded though symptoms appeared. Authorities ordered widespread vaccination of workers including miners in Marion county. Nearby outbreaks prompted quarantines and reduced railroad and mail service.
Washington reports no agreement with Germany or any plan for joint mediation between Britain and the Boers. The president would offer peace efforts only if invited by all parties, and he rejects unilateral intervention as entangling and improper under international law.
Rev. Ottoman Zadarusht Hanish of Teheran Persia proposes building a temple in Chicago for sun worship. A 54 year old missionary with Russian heritage, much of his life spent in Persia, he has recently arrived in the United States and already held several meetings aiming to gain converts.
Chicago Feb 23 Miss Emily Roller a storekeeper at 3120 Dearborn street kept 600 in a bureau secret drawer. She fell ill and a neighbor aided her. While unconscious her store and furniture were sold and a second-hand dealer bought the bureau for 10 cents. Police seek the bureau as the $600 vanished.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve is advertised as a universal healer curing eruptions, fevers sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns, warts, cuts, bruises, burns, scalds, chapped hands, piles, and skin conditions. Sold at all drug stores.
Dispatches from Pretoria deny a heavy Boer loss claiming General Cronje defends at small cost while General De Wet reportedly captured the rear guard of General French with 180 wagons 2800 oxen and 58 prisoners. Reinforcements under Joubert may move to the Transvaal frontier if Cronje cannot be relieved.
London dispatches report Ladysmith bombardment intensifying with no Boer withdrawal seen. Pretoria says heavy Tugela fighting resumes and General Buller is repulsed. Chieveley Camp notes 500 Boers recross Tugela and take a defensive stance before retreating. Boers shell northern slopes of Hlangwana Hill.
War Office lists 147 slain at Paardeberg on Sunday across several regiments. Seaforth Highlanders suffer 35 dead, Canadians 18. Dispatch from Lorenzo Marquez notes 6000 Boers moved from Ladyemith to Bicenfonten.
Hezekiah H. Thomas died in the county at 103, after never leaving the county and chewing tobacco for ninety years. Funeral attended by four children aged 60, 63, 68, 71, and 80. His last wish was burial in the clothes he died in.
In the House of Lords Lord Salisbury stated Great Britain had no engagement with any power on the course toward the South African republics after the war. He added no power had asked or suggested any arrangement.
A garbled note references Kermott's Chocolates and a laxative quinine product claimed to treat head pain and sore throat. The fragment hints at a medicinal candy line by C eo lie candy but lacks clear context or full details.
Mrs Michael Curtain of Plainfield DL says she caught a cold that settled on her lungs and was told a hopeless consumption. After taking Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption she improved after the first dose and, after six bottles, is healthy enough to do housework. Free trial bottles offered at drug stores. Also mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers for constipation and liver issues.
reports say General Cronje and his Boer forces are surrounded by a foe triple their strength with collapse seen as the only likely outcome. The situation signals a decisive turn in the campaign and raises concerns for civilians in the surrounding areas.
Reports describe severe bombardment with heavy casualties as British artillery drives combat in the region. Reliable figures place killed and wounded above a thousand, with ongoing clashes and widespread destruction amid the conflict.
London reports a Daily News edition claiming General Cronje surrendered but the war office denies the report. Paardeberg Drift battles show Cronje surrounded while Boers fight fiercely versus British forces three to one. Casualties exceed a thousand. bombardment targets Boer laager as Ladysmith shells hint at Boer retreat.
Report from Capetown says Commandant Cronje is boxed in at Petrusberg forty miles east of Jacobedal with about nine thousand Boers and heavy casualties on both sides. Smootfontien on Colesberg road seized by British from Arundel as Boer forces retreat. Transvaal government alarmed by Kimberley defeat and Cropje retreat.
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