Republicans Reach Agreement on Gold Standard Finance Bill
Washington Feb 24 Republican conference members reached a budget bill accord with Democratic conferees opposing it. The plan sets the dollar at 25.8 grains of gold nine tenths fine and orders redemption of notes in gold. creates a 150 million dollar reserve and bonds up to 150 million if needed. maintains silver and bullion policies and directs treasury actions. New York Feb 24 Joe Walcott defeats Joe Choynski by decision in seventh round at Broadway Athletic Club.
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New York
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California
Broadway Athletic Club
Newspapers Seek Congress Inquiry on White Paper Price Hike
The American Newspaper Publishers association meeting at the Waldorf Astoria in New York urges Congress to probe a sudden 60 to 100 percent rise in white paper costs. Aimed at addressing alleged trust behavior, the group asks for a special committee to consider remedial legislation in the public interest.
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American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
United States
Waldorf-Astoria
Congress
Republic
Ways and Means Committee
Half a Million Fire Destroys Philadelphia Millinery District
A blazing fire in Philadelphia's wholesale millinery district killed Clara Cohen aged 26 and injured several others. The flames engulfed multiple Arch Street buildings from No 721 to 729, destroying two acres and causing an estimated half a million dollars in losses. A London Ontario block also burned, with total losses around 250000 and insurance of about 190000.
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Philadelphia
Clara Cohen
Harry and
Bernard Cohen
Clara “Udar
George Sweeney
Arch
Simon May
Bowen, Dungan & Co
May
Arch Street
John W. Culver & Co
Philip Quellwasser
British Victory Rumor Spreads as Surrender Report Emerges
Durban reports say Ladysmith may be relieved and Gen Cronje has surrendered 8,000 men while Gen Kitchener is slightly wounded. Crowds cheer amid rumors of Boer setbacks. Telegraph lines and bullion figures appear in conflicting dispatches from the front.
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Kitchener
Gatacre
Sterkstroom
Free
Cronje Still Holding Out Against British Forces
London reports no conclusive news on Gen Cronje as British siege efforts continue. Pretoria bulletin notes cannon fire near Colesberg and Petrusberg, with De Wet reporting quiet except skirmishes. Cronje’s losses and near-surrounded events are described amid ongoing Boer War fighting and hopes of relief for Ladysmith.
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Daily News
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Kimberley
Ladysmith
Natal
Colenso
Free State
Gen. Buller
Heavy fighting reported near Ladysmith in South Africa
The Daily Telegraph dispatch from Chievely dated February 21 says Gen. White sortied from Ladysmith and captured a number of Boer wagons. Heavy firing continues in the Ladysmith area with actions by Sir George White or the Boers.
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Ladysmith
London
Daily Telegraph
Chievely
White
George White
Lord Methuen Named Administrator at Kimberley
Lord Methuen arrived in Kimberley and will act as administrator of the Kimberley district extending south to the Orange river. Col Kekewick remains in command of local forces. Siege soup has ceased. Sixty four Boer prisoners are held there.
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Lord Methuen
Kimberley
Orange River
Col. Kekewick
Gen Buller's Advance Opposed Near Pietersburg
A Pietermaritzburg dispatch reports fighting around Pietersburg as Gen Buller's advance meets opposition from both big guns and rifle fire.
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Boers Flee Chievely to Stem Roberts Advance
The main Boer force has fled Chievely evidently aiming to stem Lord Roberts advance. The retreat signals a strategic pullback as British forces push toward the area in the conflict.
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Lord Roberts
Indiana Happenings Claim of a Count
Victor Hochenstein, an assistant in a sanatorium, sues the Spanish government for 200000 in Havana related to treatment by Spanish soldiers in Cuba. He claims noble birth, speaks five languages, and served in the Soudan campaign with the British army. He aided Clara Barton after the Maine explosion and alleges a Morro Castle dungeon imprisonment.
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Ind
Victor Hochenstein
Cuba
Red Cross Society
Havana
Spain
Clara Barton
Maine
Morro Castle
Firearm scare in Ora ends as blank cartridge blamed
In North Judson Indiana Deputy Sheriff George Elder fired at Perry Hammond last week but the incident is described as a scare with a blank cartridge and burned clothing. Hammond remains jailed on prior charges including cutting ex sheriff Ed Harvey and resisting arrest as court dates approach. Montpelier Indiana reports the Cudahys of Chicago and Manhattan Quarry Company of Ohio consolidating into one company with staff moved to Lima Ohio. Indiana office in Warren closed.
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North Judson
Ind
Perry Hammond
Ora
George Elder
Hammond
Ed Harvey
Montpelier
Cudahys
Chicago
Manhattan Qu Co
Ohio
Lima
Manhattan
Indiana
Warren
Health Officer reports smallpox in 42 Alabama counties
The report lists widespread smallpox in Alabama with 42 counties affected. Other local notes include cattle shipments from Norfolk to Europe, a Honolulu report of plague victims cremated at sea, and a Kingston North Carolina church fire causing $5,000 loss.
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Sanders
Alabama
Norfolk
Honolulu
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Kingston
N. C
Grain and livestock market report from Cincinnati
In Cincinnati February 21 and 23 prices for flour, grain and live stock are listed. Flour terms include spring and winter varieties with several price points. Wheat corn and oats on track quotes cited, hogs cattle sheep and lambs with varying grades and prices. Veal calves shown with standard ranges.
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