Cronje's Plan Carried Out in Tugela Stand Still
Berlin reports at midnight say Cronje may have escaped through lines. War Office disputes denial. Buller pressed, Boers reportedly repelling across Tugela, with heavy losses on Thursday. Colesberg remains hotbed for Dutch rebels as Bushveld clashes continue and casualties mount.
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Buller
Tugela
War Office
London
Cronje
Commercial Tribune
Berlin
General Cronje
Cronje Death Struggle Unresolved As News Gaps
London reports no new messages from the Cronje death struggle scene since yesterday afternoon with officials saying Cronje’s fate remains uncertain. A Berlin line claimed his escape, but Boer HQ and Colenso dispatches show slow British advances and Boer withdrawal toward the north. Durban prepares relief trains as communications stay down.
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London
Cronje
Lord Roberts
Berlin
Brussels
Seat of War
Colenso
Grobler
Kloof
Hlangwane
Ladysmith
Durban
Battle Report From Colenso In February Skirmish
General Buller strengthened his hold on the rail station south of the river and near Ft. Wylie as Boer forces fled in disorder. The engagement, an infantry clash aided by British naval guns, stretched from Thursday into Friday with trenches, shelters, and an English electric searchlight plant found on Hiangwana Hill.
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Commercial Tribune
Colenso
Buller
Ft. Wylie
Hiangwana
British repulsed at Arundel in Namibia theater action
Special despatch from Colesberg reports Commandant Delarey advancing to a position east and south of Arundel where British forces under siege were attacked at sunrise with cannon infantry and cavalry. Boers reportedly repelled a late evening rear attack from a force likely from Naawpoort.
Free State and Transvaal Forces To Gether Reinforced
A Hague cable says President Kruger reports Free State and Transvaal forces are to join and be reinforced south of Paardeburg, with strong entrenchment. The despatch was printed in the Evening Journal via a Dutch resident in New York.
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Free State
Transvaal
New York
the Hague
Evening Journal
Leyds
Kruger
Paardeburg
British Retreat After Tugela Crossing Brings Heavy Losses
British forces crossed the Tugela in large numbers with cannon and over sixty wagons and attacked Ermelo and Middleburghers' commando Sibut but retreated under heavy Mauser fire. A renewed storming attempt failed again and fighting continues with very heavy British losses. Ambulances collected the dead and wounded as Ladysmith fired shells until Long Tom silenced them.
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Tugela
Natal
Ermelo
Middleburghers
Commando
Sibut
Hrmelo
Ladysmith
Life in Kimberley diary vivid on garrison trials
Extracts from a Rueter correspondent at Kimberley reveal siege hardships. Scurvy, typhoid, water contamination, shelling, mine sheltering, and a mass evacuation state the dire conditions. Relief arrives as French forces proximity and cavalry signal end the siege with public rejoicing.
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Cape Town
Rueter
Kimberley
Pruyn Receives Urgent Dispatch From Durban Aid Delegate
Howard C. Hillegras reports from Durban that medicines and surgical instruments are scarce and urgently needed. He asks for immediate funds to be cabling from the American committee to aid wounded in Boer conflict zones.
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New York
John V. Pruyn
American’ Committee
Durban
Howard C. Hillegras
South Africa
Cronje Breaks British Lines Reported by Berlin Papers
Berlin newspapers report based on private sources that General Cronje has forced his way through the British lines. The claim is unconfirmed and part of ongoing conflict coverage.
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Roberts
Berlin
Cronje
Son of Lord Cathcart Among the British Officers Killed
London February 24. The War Office lists casualties from February 22 fighting. Killed Lieutenant the Hon. R. C. Cathcart son of Lord Cathcart of the Rifle. (Continued on second page)
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Lord Cathcart
London
War Office
Buller
R. C. Cathcart
Rifle
Gift to Library at Ohio Wesleyan Receives 30000 Donation
Special Despatch reports Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware Ohio receiving a 30000 gift including a complete set of the expositors Bible a comprehensive commentary series. Donor is Hon Morris Sharp of Washington D C a member of the university board and a noted benefactor.
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Commercial Tribune
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
Morris Sharp
Washington D. H
Ohio Wesleyan
Deranged Man Cuts Hands After Dream Command
John Stein wandered near the Stna Standard Mill and severed both hands with steel shears. He claimed a dream instructed him to do so and expects recovery. He is described as temporarily deranged due to an attack of grip.
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Commercial Tribune
Bridgeport, CO
John Stein
Expedition Reported Preparing to Seize Hainan
A Cologne Volks Zeitung letter from Singapore claims a French Indies expedition is being planned to seize Hainan and threaten Siam's independence. Baron Wartegg says Prince Henry of Prussia was informed during his Bangkok visit.
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Berlin
Baron Hesse Wartegg
Singapore
Cologne Volks Zeitung
French Indies
Hainan
Siam
Henry of
Prussia
Bangkok
Dexter Chamberlin Bloomer Dead at 84 in Council Bluffs
Ohio editor and early Western Iowa journalist Dexter Chamberlin Bloomer died suddenly at his Council Bluffs home at age 84. Born July 4, 1816, in Cayuga County New York he edited the Seneca County Courier in New York before moving to Mount Vernon Ohio and later Council Bluffs where he helped organize the Republican party and served as mayor. He published county histories and remained active in law practice until his death. His wife Amelia Jenks popularized the bloomer costume through dress reform advocacy.
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Commercial Tribune
Council Bluffs
Dexter Chamberlin Bloomer
Cayuga County
N. Y
Seneca
New York
Taylor- Fillmore
Mt. Vernon
Western Home Visitor
Republican Party
Iowa
Council
Bluffs
Northwestern Odd Fellow
Pottawattamie County
Annals of
Amelia Jenks
Bloomer
Trial in Frankfort on Whittaker to be tried March 6
County Attorney Polsgrove and James A. Violet agreed to an examining trial for Harland Whittaker of Butler County with a March 6 arraignment, and Lee Jones of Whitley County also slated toface Judge Moore. The prosecution, led by Col T C Campbell, aims to press the principal fight on Whittaker. Speed Guffy, Butler County lawyer, arrived, noting Whittaker’s neighbors regarded him as inoffensive and thriftless.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Polsgrove
James A. Violet
Harland Whittaker
Butler County
Lee Jones
Whitley County
Moore
Jones
Pat Major
T. C. Campbell
Cincinnati
New York
Whittaker
Speed Guffy
Kentucky
Chittendens Filed for Absolute Divorce in Columbus
Late tonight a suit for absolute divorce was filed by Mrs. Henry T. Chittenden against her husband, a leading Columbus businessman. The petition cites failure to provide. Mrs. Chittenden, daughter of J. Y. Bassell, secretary of the Columbus Board of Trade, married Mr. Chittenden in 1892 amid a public life of wealth and a past hotel fire loss of 300000 dollars.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Henry T. Chittenden
Dr Adams critically ill at Wisconsin University
Madison February 24 Dr Charles Kendall Adams president of the University of Wisconsin is reported critically ill with gastritis and complications.
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Adams
Madison
Wis
Charles Kendall Adams
University of Wisconsin
London Denies Reports on Peace Terms as War Extends
London reports the British cabinet debates peace terms while Boer forces under Cronje reportedly retreat and regroup. Cronje’s fate and Ladysmith relief remain uncertain as Pretoria advices sketch a multi line defence plan and potential armistice talks.
Olney Calls for British Alliance and World Power
Richard Olney argues in the Atlantic that the United States has become a world power with the Philippines and must form a British alliance. He urges strong naval strength and predicts U S domestic policy will cease to be the sole focus of statesmanship. Olney is seen as a potential presidential candidate.
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Philippines
England
Olney
Wife claims choice of madhouse or street in divorce case
In Chicago, Mrs. Amber Louise McLellan seeks divorce from Orris I McLellan a Louisiana state senator and wealthy New Orleans figure. She testified cruelty and an 1896 attempt to have her interdicted forcing her to choose between an asylum or the street. She fled to Chicago in 1898 and seeks $5,000 yearly alimony and property, while the court weighs a possible share of his million-dollar wealth.
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Chicago
Amber Louise McLellan
Orris Irving McLellan
New Orleans
Louisiana
Tuthill
Indiana State Democratic Convention Date Set for June 6
The Democratic State Committee fixed June 6 for the state convention in Indianapolis after shifting from April 18 to align with the national gathering. Terre Haute proposed $1,000 to host, with South Bend also bidding, and Indianapolis won the bid after hours of deliberation.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Democratic State Committee
Terre Haute
South Bend
Fight to the finish in Chicago labor dispute
Mayor Harrison offered to arbitrate the building trades strife but the contractors council rejected mediation. They demanded the Building Trades Council dissolve and refused any talks with a group they accuse of a poor record.
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Harrison
Chicago
Building Trades Council
The
Parsee Philanthropist Furnishes Missionary Building
A Parsee philanthropist Nanroji Wadia has provided a large building and grounds in Bombay free of charge for use by rescued children cared for by the American Board in India. The gift is significant as native reluctance to support missionary work stems from religious concerns.
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New York
J. E. Abbott
American Board
E. 8. Hume
Bombay
India
Nanroji Wadia
Babe on the Pilot. Buggy struck by Erie Limited in Decatur
A buggy carrying W. Gilbert his wife and baby was hit by the Erie Limited in Decatur Indiana. Gilbert and his wife were thrown about 100 feet. He may die and the wife was slightly injured. The baby rode on the engine pilot unharmed after the train stopped.
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Commercial Tribune
Decatur
Ind
W. Gilbert
Erie Limited
Gilbert
Rage on the River Packet Race Ends in Damage
Valley Belle and William Duffy raced toward Parkersburg on February 24 near Neal's Island. Crews cursed each other, revolvers were drawn, a deck hand tried to throw an ax, and the Duffy struck the wharfboat first but was disabled. Legal action will follow in U.S. Court Monday.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Valley Belle
William Duffy
Neal’s Island
Duffy
Baltimore & Ohio
United States
German boy 18 admits hatchet death after drinking with employer
Joe Schmidt 18 admits killing his employer R Cothern with a hatchet at CentraHa Illinois on February 21 after an evening of drinking together. He says Cothern insulted him and reached for a weapon, prompting Schmidt to strike. He fled with $28 from the pocketbook and a revolver, intending suicide if captured, but was surprised and arrested in Princeton Indiana. He blames drunkenness for the crime.
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Commercial Tribune
Princeton
Ind
Joe Schmidt
R. Cothern
CentraHa, III
Cothern
Schmidt
On Eve of Wedding Death of Drug Clerk Under Suspicion
Porter Simms a Brown's Pharmacy head prescription clerk died under mysterious circumstances after a night of ton salitis and a dose of Epsom Salts. He was due to wed Miss Fannie Schiedecker, daughter of Standard Oil chemist Alphonse Schiedecker, who knew Dreyfus era notoriety. The bride to be Miss Schiedecker is prostrate from shock.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Porter Simms
Brown’s
Fannie Schiedecker
Alphonse Schiedecker
Standard Oil Company
Dreyfus
Miss Schiedecker
British steamer Torino arrives Havana after reported loss
Advices state the British steamer Torino reached Havana yesterday morning. The ship had been reported lost in a storm Tuesday night off Pensacola.
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New York
Havana
Pensacola
Governor Dismisses Minister Woodford in Bond Vote Defeat
St Johns, N B February 24 Governor McCallum dismissed William Woodford Minister of Public Works for voting with the bond opposition in the Monday cabinet defeat.
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ST. Johns
N. B
McCallum
William Woodford
Murder at Hotel Endicott Ends in Double Suicide
In New York on February 24, Dr. Franklin L. Caldwell shot Mrs. Mamie Hayes in her hotel room and then killed himself. Hayes, a dentist, had employed Caldwell as an assistant. motive linked to Caldwell's obsession with Mrs. Hayes. Police found morphine and noted Caldwell’s recent access to the drug. family and staff provided details of the fatal sequence and the room’s arrangement.
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Hayes
Franklin Caldwell
New York
Mamie Hayes
Well
Anassis
Ephraim H. Hayes
Caldwell
Chicago
Endicott
Dr. Caldwell
Ralph Hayes
Dr. Hayes
Mrs. Hayes
Richardson
Mills Blast Kills Three at Platteville Powder Plant
Three men Thos. D. Bass Fred Genthe and Wm. Rotticker were killed when two powder mills at Laffin Rand exploded in Platteville Wisconsin late this afternoon destroying the mills and scattering debris across the site.
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Platteville
Wis
Laffin & Rand
Thos. D. Bass
Fred Genthe
Wm. Rottickers
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