Boer War Dispatches Chronicle Cronje’s Surrender and Boer Army Rally
London reports Gen Cronje surrendered unconditionally at Paardeberg at 7:45 am and becomes a prisoner. Boers mass near Bloemfontein to oppose Lord Roberts with potential 50 000 to 70 000 troops. Ladysmith and Mafeking communications flag amid hardships. Swirling updates note Buller’s success, White’s artillery, and supply strain as campaigning season ends.
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Bloemfontein
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Pretoria
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Mafeking
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Casualties Reported in Buller’s Forces in February
London February 27. The War Office released an updated casualty list for the fifth brigade under General Buller from February 23 and 24 showing seven officers killed, 23 wounded and one missing. It includes three lieutenant colonels Thackeray Sitwell and Thorold. An extra roll of British entljes at Pandoerberg on February 15 records one lieutenant and eight men killed, one lieutenant and seven men missing, and 28 wounded.
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Sitwell
Royal Dublin Fusileers
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Royal Welsh Fusileers
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Panderberg
Leutenant
Boers Concentrate Near Bloemfontein Amid Fatigue
A Lourenco Marques dispatch reports Burghers leaving Ladysmith and Bree State as Boers concentrate forces near Bloemfontein. Some fighters are tired of the fighting, signaling shifting tactics in the campaign.
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Bloemfontein
Boer Forces Move Toward Bloemfontein as Roberts Advances
Outside Bloemfontein 30 miles the Free State government shifts to Winberg while reinforcements stream through town. Steyn telegraphs Kruger that Lord Roberts is within hours of Bloemfontein and urges universal conscription. A Boer commander reports a defeat at Colenso and hints at peace talks. Mafeking burghers prefer defending farms over other battles.
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Steyn
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Lord Roberts
Colenso
Mafeking
Cronje Camps With About Four Thousand Men
London dispatch reports from Paar deberg that General Cronje camps hold about 4,000 men not counting earlier losses. His wife is absent but women and children are present in the camp. The Hoer position lies mainly along the river bed as British troops show mercy under Lord Roberts.
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The
Daily Mail
Paardeberg
Boers Fear the Natives In Gaberones Skirmish Report
A Gaberones dispatch dated February 22 reports Chief Lindiwo claiming reprisals near Sequani by Boers resulting in several deaths and wagon losses. Boers at Crocodile Pools warned Col Plumer they protected wounded in a laager, while Plumer warned natives may not show restraint as they invade native territory.
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Crocodile Pools
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Laager
Col. Plumer
Churchill ill as Boer siege at Ladysmith continues
Frere Camp dispatch reports Winston Churchill ill and states the Ladysmith siege remains ongoing with Boers facing stubborn resistance and heavy losses. It notes Kruger's grandson among those killed.
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Winston Churchill
Morning Post
Frere Camp
Ladysmith
Kruger
Cronje's Gun Mount Opposed by Our Artillery
Gen Cronje's attempt to mount guns at Paardeberg was frustrated by our artillery according to the Friday February 23 Daily Chronicle report from Paardeberg. The action reflects ongoing combat pressure in the engagement surrounding Cronje's position.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Paardeberg
Boers concentrate to defend Bloemfontein as British forces advance
Cape Town reports Boer forces massing for defense of Bloemfontein. Lord Rossin has received a commission in Thorneycroft's horse and proceeds to join General Sir Redvers Buller.
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Bloemfontein
Lord Rossin
Thorneycroft
Redvers Buller
Hoers Hover Near Paardeberg in South Africa
A London Times dispatch from Paardeberg dated Friday reports several thousand Hoers are now hovering in the vicinity, signaling intensifying activity in the region.
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Paardeberg
The
Times
Canadian Troops Arrive in Cape Town on Pomeranian
Canadian transport Pomeranian from Halifax arrived in Cape Town on February 26 carrying troops, with the ship having departed January 27.
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Halifax
Split in Cuban national party shocks Havana politics
In Havana on February 27 delegates to Cuba’s national party resign as Cuban Americans push to form a distinct party and ally with autonomists. Gen Maximo Gomez declined leadership, while the Society of Veterans and veterans leaders loom large as contenders for influence and independence.
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National Party
Cuba
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Lacoste
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United States
Diverse 1900s News Briefs Span Politics to Disasters
Senator Clark of Wyoming introduces a bill on Arizona statehood. McKinley to attend Ohio Society banquet at Waldorf. Pacific railroads panel favors report on Sioux City & Pacific debt. Adm Kautz to return to San Francisco March 20 and transfer flag to Philadelphia. India cotton crop expected exports drop. 641,327 bales this season. Reed sues Westinghouse Air Brake Co. in Supreme Court. Census bureau ships schedules for agriculture and demographics nationwide. U S Court of Claims awards Dewey less than claimed. Shipping subsidy bill sent to Senate committee. Armed Chinese resist new German railway in Shantung. Montreal fire devastates theater Francaise block. Ex-Minister Phelps gravely ill. Mine shaft tragedy in Scranton kills four. Porto Rican tariff committee deadlock. bill to be revised. Marr & Taylor building and Darwin's retail dry goods burned in Detroit. Dr. Charles W. Dabney named to Paris expo awards committee. Cronje’s Boers fortified Paardeberg. few escape. Three receivers for United States Milling Co. over $25 million capital. mills across several states.
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University of Tennessee
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Paardeberg
Roberts
United States Milling Co
The
Flour Trust
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New York
New Jersey
Porto Rican tariff bill amended for provisional revenue
Washington reports a conference among Republican house members on the Porto Rican tariff bill. The amendments propose a provisional act to raise revenue for Porto Rico and specify it ends after March 1, 1902, with the Ways and Means Committee to clarify that a single internal revenue tax is the total import duty.
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Republican House
Cannon
Ways and Means Committee
Porto Rico
Fatal explosion at Dojoh coal mine in Eagle Pass
In Dojoh coal mines near Eagle Pass Texas three miners Jesus Martinez Antonio Garcia and Francisco Gonzalo died from burns after a gas fueled explosion when no gas tester was used. Others were severely burned and may survive maimed for life. The town notes Colch mine has only one shaft risking entombment for hundreds. In a separate case the U S Supreme Court ruled that an express messenger cannot claim damages after signing a release in a railroad accident case.
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Jesus Martinez
Antonio Garcia
Francisco Gonzalso
Colch
Washington
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad Co
William Voight
United States Supreme Court
Fire destroys Clarion block in frozen pipes scare
A March 27 fire at Wilson's billiard hall on Main Street Clarion Pennsylvania gutted a business block. Water pipes were frozen forcing residents to fight with snow and haul ice. Edensburg ten miles away offered no aid. Judge W W Barr collapsed and died from the excitement. Another note covers Kansas City's July Democratic convention preparations.
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Wilson
Kansas City
Turley Suggested for VP Nomination at Democratic Meet
In Memphis on February 27 a gathering of Arkansas Mississippi and Tennessee Democrats agreed to place U S Senator Thomas B Turley of Tennessee in nomination for vice president at the national Democratic convention. William Jennings Bryan, present in the city, did not participate in the conference.
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Tennessee
United States
Thomas B. Turley
Bryan
Kansas City Man Pleads Guilty in Street Car Hold Up Case
Albert Hoskins pleaded guilty in criminal court to holding up a street car conductor last September and received a 20 year penitentiary sentence. He is a widower with two children. A nearby jury recently sentenced a Negro highwayman to 40 years in the same court. Plague reports update from Honolulu note one death at Hilo and no new Honolulu cases for eight days.
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Market report mills and livestock prices slide across Chicago and Cincinnati
Cincinnati on February 26 reports flour prices by grade and grain on track with No 2 red wheat 73 cents No 2 mixed corn 36 cents No 2 mixed oats 26 cents Hogs range from 4 50 to 5 00 per hundredweight cattle mixed from 3 00 to 5 10 per head sheep active at 4 85 to 5 75 lambs 6 00 to 7 00 veal calves 5 00 to 7 25 Chicago market lists wheat futures 2 red around 65 to 68 1 2 cents No 2 corn about 34 cents No 2 oats about 23 cents
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Chicago
Tightly Tied Up the Democratic Officials Sworn In
Frankfort Ky Feb 27 the state contest committee awarded certificates of election to all democratic contestants for minor state offices. They were sworn in and demanded possession of the offices while injunctions were filed to oust current incumbents, tying up every state government branch pending court decisions. Auditor Coulter notified county clerks and others to pay over funds only to him or face prosecution.
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H. V. McChesney
Livingston County
Court of Appeals
Shackelford
Coulter
Rex King in New Orleans as Carnival Week Opens
Rex arrives with a riverfront procession and city officials greet him at the city hall. Visitors swell hotel occupancy while the National Editorial association and Minister Wu reach town. Proteus parade and ball draw large crowds including dignitaries and the Chinese ambassador amid sunny springlike weather.
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Jack and
French Opera House
Guv. Atkinson
West Virginia
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Rogers
Texas
Sturrent Fish
New York
Bowling Boom in the United States Drives Big Investment
The essay notes a nationwide surge in bowling popularity with rising investments in alleys and equipment. It highlights women gaining exclusive access to lanes, a record prize pool approaching ten thousand dollars, and plans for a large New York tournament with strong committee backing.
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American Bowling Congress
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Sam Karpf
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Omaha
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Minneapolis
Porto Rico petition seeks full integration and trade reforms
A memorial titled Protest and Petition from the People of Porto Rico to the Congress of the United States was presented to the senate and house. The petition asks withdrawal of the military, Porto Rico as an integral US part, free commerce, American currency, and a commission to codify laws and address insular interests. Signed by Porto Rican delegates in the city. Oswego plant fire damages Minnetto Shade, Cloth Co. Loss about 200000 from friction in the paint mill.
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Minnetto Shade, Cloth. Co
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