West Ude Snow Storm Delays Business and Traffic
The widespread snow storm grips the West and Northwest delaying trains and closing schools. From Omaha to Toledo and Milwaukee to the Gulf weather disrupted travel, with eight to eighteen inches of snow in Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Coal fears arise in Jacksonville as lines, wires, and streetcars suffer outages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onion
Omaha
Toledo
Milwaukee
Gulf of Mexico
Winer
Indiana
Missouri
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Sakt
New York
Moline
Chicago
St. Paul
Port Byron
Stattoon
Jacksonville
Waukegan
Bloomington
Michigan
Lansing
Three Livers
Saginaw
Benton Hartor
Kalamazoo
Niles
Venesha
Wis
Darlington
Tosa
Dennison
Texas
Indian Territory
Porto Rico tariff bill passes in House
The Porto Rico tariff measure cleared the House by 172 to 61 after amendments set a 15 percent tariff and made the law temporary. The vote showed Republicans largely split. six Republicans voted against the bill, and Warner of Illinois was paired absent due to illness. Democrats supported the bill while several absent Democrats affected turnout.
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Cause
House
McCall
Massachusetts
Jifflefield
Maine
Crimpacker
Indiana
Lorimer
Lliois
Heatwole and
Fletcher
Minesota
Warner
Hiinois
Davey
Meyer
Louisiana
Devries
California
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Alabama
North ‘Carolina
Smith
Kentucky
Fleming
Georgia
Bellamy
North Carolina
Majuba Hill Siege and British Defeat in 1881
The 1881 Majuba Hill assault led by Sir George Colles failed at dawn on February 16. Joubert’s Boer forces outflanked and surrounded the British, causing heavy casualties and Colles to fall as orders to cease firing were given. The defeat marked a final grim chapter of the first British Boer War.
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George Culley
Joubert
MajJoba
Tord loveFts
Cronje
Culley
George Colles
Mount Prospect
Majuba Hill
Laing
Peare
Fall of Cronje: Surrender at the Laager After Crippling Fight
Gen Cronje capitulated to Lord Roberts leaving behind a starving Boer camp. Food and ammunition exhausted, wagons burned, and corpses scattered as British relief and burials began. About 3,000 combatants surrendered with over 1,000 women children and laborers in the aftermath.
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Cronje
Lord Roberts
Lord Stoberts
Red Cross Relief Corps
Dewey Receives Award From Court of Claims for Manila Battle
The United States Court of Claims approved naval bounty for Admiral George Dewey tied to the Manila battle. The decision fixes the bounty at 100 dollars per claimant instead of 200, citing Spanish forces in Manila as inferior. Dewey’s share would have risen to 19 thousand dollars if the opposite finding had stood.
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Court of Claims
Manila
United States Court of Claims
George Dewey
Americas
Adpital
Dewey
Senate Faces Shifting Ranks and Canal Talks
A survey of Senate turnover shows many old leaders gone and new faces rising, with Republicans gaining strength and figures like Culberson and Chilton noted for potential impact. Debates over the Nicaragua canal continue amid mixed signals from Hepburn Morgan and the President. A Utah polygamist, Brigham Roberts, attended a theater as three women in his box caused a stir, while Mrs. Potter Palmer earns praise as U.S. representative for Paris exposition. Liquor exports to the Philippines decline since occupation, and pension data show about 1.03 million surviving veterans with 312 thousand unpensioned. 1919 projections rise to 800 thousand survivors.
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Senate
Chamber
Maryland
Gorman
Ulysses
Turpie
Indiana
Gray
Delaware
Smith
New Jersey
Murphy
New York
Mitchell
Wisconsin
White
California
West
Cockrell
Mills
Culberson
Chilton
Texas
Eping
Mason
Illinois
Congress
Hepburn
House Canal Committee
Senator Morgan
Committee On Rules On
House
Mas
Brigham H. Roberts
Utah
Roberts
Washington
Soberts
Hammond argues Britain bests Boers in Transvaal crisis
John Hays Hammond declares American sympathy should favor Great Britain in the Boer War during a Chicago dinner. He credits English capital and American ingenuity for Transvaal mining success, criticizes Dom Paul and Outlanders, and asserts no taxation without representation as their demand. He says Kruzer is pressed by conspirators and warns Dom Paul seeks independence. He emphasizes his American stance and presents the case plainly.
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John Hays Hammond
Dom Paul
Johannesburg
America
Mr. Hammord
Chicago
Transvaal
Ard
England
Hammond
Mr. Hammond
Kruzer
Great
Side Lights on the Boer War
Reports warn that horse health is a major concern in South Africa as drought and disease cut horse survival rates. The piece notes native runners delivering unaltered messages, frontier marches covering long distances, and a young Bugler Dunn famed for his wartime bravery.
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South Africa
Senate Debates on Quay Hawaii and Porto Rico
A week of Senate and House actions featured discussion on former Senator Quay’s seating, Hawaiian government measures, and the Philippines. In the House, the Porto Rican tariff and a Windward ship register moved forward, while Aldrich Robbins contested case advanced amid votes. Friday, the President urged allocating Porto Rico revenues for island relief. Senate and House awaited final conference report actions amid Epes memorials.
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Senate
Quay
Turley
Mr. Depew
Philippines
Mr. Turley
Dolliver
Iowa
Bailey
Texas
Cannon
Illinois
Aldrich
Finance Committee
Ale Laurin
South Carolina
Hawaii
Mr. Clay
United States
Foraker
House
House of Representatives
Porto Rico
Congress
Hoar
Representative Epes
Virginia
Ross
M. 8
Teller
Epés
Aldrich-Robbings
Epes
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Eneral
Pieter. Arnoldus
Dieter Arnoldus Cronje
Paardeberg
London
Orange Free State
Jameson
Bureau of Statistics
Britain
Jonn Hays Hammond
Glencoe
Cape Town
Croujd
Free State
Harsmith
Bugler
Dunn
Royal Algusileers
Tugelg
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