United States Uses Good Offices to Seek Peace
Washington reports the government is using its good offices to restore peace between Great Britain and the South African republics. No mediation is offered, but past successes in ending major conflicts are cited. Lord Pauncefote met Secretary Hay as officials offered only cautious remarks and urged awaiting developments over the next 24 hours.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Lord Pauncefote
State Department
Hay
Pretoria
United States Offers Mediation in Transvaal War
The United States government offered good offices as mediator to Britain at the request of Presidents Kroger and Steyn to seek peace in South Africa. Lord Salisbury declined with courteous terms, after a brief audience with Henry White at the foreign office.
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London
United States
Kroger and
Steyn
South Africa
Lord Salisbury
Associated Press
Great Britain
Hay
Pretoria
State Department
Henry White
Lord Lord Salisbury
Foreign Office
Mr. White
France Declines Initiative on Anglo Transvaal Mediation
Paris reports a French government stance that Paris will not initiate mediation in the Anglo Transvaal war. The official notes France would not sponsor Britain mediation, citing public sentiment and potential complications. Germany or the United States could propose mediation while France and Russia would back such action.
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Paris
Associated Press
France
Kruger
Transvaal
England
Russia
Germany
McKinley
Transvaal Appeal to Great Powers Reported
Report states President Kruger via the Preto ria consulate has appealed for intervention by the great powers and has also addressed Belgium Holland and Switzerland seeking aid to end bloodshed. The appeal follows calls for mediation and a peaceable settlement among warring parties.
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Hague
Kruger
Pretoria
Transvaal
Belgium
Holland
Switzerland
Democratic convention plans and GOP nomination note
Kansas City reports a July 4 convention date will not be altered without full committee consent. The railroad committee's data was approved. Ex Governor Stone dismisses Harrison challenge talk, predicting McKinley renomination by acclimation and a post election victory for Democrats. Washington proposes militia armament funding rise.
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Kansas City
Philadelphia
Stone
Benjamin Harrison
McKinley
Oil car explosion destroys 13 cars on Chicago and Alton line
Springfield Mill March 13 reports an oil car explosion on the Chicago and Alton road destroying 13 oil cars, wrecking the train, and burning the San gamma river bridge. No fatalities, estimated loss reaches 100000. cause unknown.
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Springfield Mill
Chicago and Alton Road
Sangamon River
Farmers in Palo Pinto plant corn in Texas brief
Farmers in Palo Pinto county Texas are planting corn. A group of Texas incidents include the death of Colonel J D Roquemore a Montgomery Alabama lawyer, a two year sentence for Vernon Brownlow in Denton for forgery, Sheriff E B Bryant wounded in Sonora during an arrest attempt, a child death from swallowing a marble at Berclair, a Houston political meeting shooting of W H Smith, the discovery of A Schwanis body in the Neches river Beaumont, a Bridgeport coal mine set to open, 53 smallpox cases at Dallas county pesthouse with no deaths this winter.
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Palo Pinto County
Texas
J. D. Roquemore
Montgomery
Ala
Vernon Brownlow
Denton
Tex
Bryant
Sutton County
Sonora
Berclair
Houston
W. H. Smith
A. Schwanis
Neches River
Beaumont
Bridgeport
Dallas County
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