28 Feb 1900
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1900
Page
1
Reported unconditionally surrender of Gen Gronje and his entire force with about four thousand Boer prisoners in Lord Roberts camp. Ladysmith relief expected hourly as Joubert retreats amid disarray. Boers port stores toward Klip River drift. Descriptions note critical position and strategic retirement.
London dispatch from Field Marshal Roberts states General Cronje and all his forces capitulated unconditionally at daylight and are now prisoners in Roberts camp. Four thousand prisoners, including eleven hundred and forty Free Staters, are listed with captured Krupp guns and artillery.
Washington February 27 Army officers at the newer department express the view Cronje surrenders mark the beginning of the end of the Transvaal crisis Generals Corbin Wooton Breckinridge and Ludwig concur in the assessment
Reported lines indicate Boer forces repulsed with heavy artillery use near Chieveley Camp as preparations accelerate for a possible retirement of Hie Position under critical conditions.
News from Loudoun dated February 26 says Nina the relief of Ladysmith is hourly expected at the War Office. It is believed the Boers will choose Winberg as their next stronghold, while Roberts reports four thousand Boers captured at Paardeberg, suggesting reinforcements sent to Cronje were not included in the surrender.
In Norfolk area on February 27 Mrs. T. C. Fell, an aged white woman, saturated her night clothes with kerosene and burned her husband and herself in a Portsmouth tenement. Firefighters extinguished the blaze after both were fatally burned. An empty oil can and prior suicide attempts indicate a preplanned double tragedy.
Sydney Nova Scotia February 27 reports another case of bubonic plague. Twenty five people with suspicious symptoms are in quarantine. Alarm rises from unusual rat deaths, seen as ominous by health officials.
A lost map roll left on a train at Elkhorn station Sunday evening February 2, 1900 is prompting a reward. Email inquiries to J. McWilliams at Keystone West Virginia.
Mrs Stevenson promotes Hester Beer with a spring opening sale to close out fall and winter stock at cost and below cost. The message invites readers to take advantage of the discount offerings and prepare for the upcoming season.
An old advertisement promotes Kermott’s Chocolates Laxative Quinine as a quick cold cure. It claims easy candy like consumption and appeals to children. The spot also touts Hoster Beer Best, Kelley & Moyer’s shop, a Sunday Morning cigar, and a fried oyster offer at Blue Frout.
An advertisement from Barcelona resident Mr R P Olivia promotes Electric Bitters as America's greatest nerve remedy. It claims to cure liver and kidney trouble, purify blood, and energize the body with a 50 cent bottle, sold at drug stores. A Mendota Virginia testimonial also touts a digestive cure.
Paris on February 27 notes that France resents Britain's Africa strength. Public bitterness over the war is tied to Britain being seen as France's formidable rival in Africa. British successes spur France to escalate efforts in the continent.
Washington reports unanimous support from the French government for a mission to study a transsaharan railway uniting Northwest African French possessions. Advocates say the project would bind colonies to France, boost commerce, and deter other powers.
J Koontz of Curry, Pali reports using One Minute Cough Cure to ease coughs colds croup asthma grippe and throat troubles in children who previously suffered winter bronchitis and relied on laxatives and other remedies.
Secretary Root submitted to the House detailed claims for damages alleged against U S troops during the Spanish American War while encamped or traveling. Total amount $132,006 with state totals listed from Alabama to Virginia and miscellaneous items. Draft bill seeks authority for payment and to certify results to the Treasury for disbursement.
Local Democratic politicians report hotel charges at Kansas City during the Democratic National Convention are outrageous. Rates cited include 64 dollars per day with five dollars for meals, seen as robbery by delegates.
The United States Supreme Court will not hear the case of former Usptein. Washington reports indicate the court declined review, leaving lower court rulings in place.
Washington reports Justice Gray may retire from active duty at age 70 with full life pay. He turns 72 on March 27 after serving since December 19, 1881, older than Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Harlan. Possible successors include Attorney General Griggs or Judge William R Day.
Washington Feb 27 The Republican leaders after hours with Speaker Henderson proposed a revised Porto Rico tariff bill. The plan cuts duties on both American goods into Porto Rico and Porto Rican goods into the United States from 25 to 10 percent and makes the levy temporary until a general revenue law is framed. Tawney says only five Republicans will oppose the compromise.
In Santiago de Cuba on Feb 27, soldiers at posts near Ban tiago face quarantine as the marine hospital service drafts strict rules to prevent yellow fever spread. Regulations to detain arrivals and departures will start in April, drawing protest from Army families and local business leaders including the Chamber of Commerce calling the plan unnecessary and disastrous.
A vintage advertisement proclaims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood to prevent disease and keep people healthy year round. It asserts impurities in blood cause illness and credits Hood's Pills for liver troubles, urging seasonal use to maintain health.
An old advertisement touts Kermott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine as a quick cure for colds. The copy references Blue Front, Sunday Morning, and Sugar King in a promotional claim attributed to Kelley & Doyers.
Ada E Hart of Groton writes that after doctors gave up on her she tried Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. She took all eight bottles and was cured, thanking God and the medicine for restoring her health. She notes her husband’s business and mentions a price of one dollar.
A bill to establish a national university was introduced in the Senate by Mr. Depew of New York and is now before both houses. A compromise on the Porto Rican tariff bill has been agreed to and is expected to pass, setting duty on goods imported from Porto Rico at 10 percent.
A Senate bill introduced by Mr. Depew proposes establishing a national university run by a regents board led by the U S president and other federal officials. The plan allows real estate, donations, and endowments, with no sectarian or partisan bias, site to be University Square at the old naval observatory.
Washington February 27 The industrial commission plans to send tomorrow the trust report to Congress. It will include recommendations to prohibit railway discrimination and to require publicity of large industrial combinations and trustees as investor protection. The package will also contain a synoptical report of testimony and the testimony itself in a large volume.
Fragmentary OCR text shows nonsensical beverage or remedy notes with names and abbreviations. no coherent event or figure identified. Content lacks identifiable persons organizations places dates or outcomes to summarize reliably.
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