Sur render crisis as Boer siege at Ladysmith nears plea
London reports Cronje faces annihilation with fifty guns in range at Paar deberg drift. News notes heavy losses for British units, slow progress toward Ladysmith, and continued Boer bombardment while capes and Capetown advices hint at shifting positions and late casualties among the Somersetshire Light Infantry.
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London
Cronje
Paardeberg
Lord Roberts
Roberts
Kelly-Kenny
Buller
Ladysmith
Capetown
Cape Colony
Orange River
Boer Account From Ladysmith Front Lines
A Boer dispatch from Rooshoofd Langer Ladysmith reports heavy fighting on Monday and Tuesday with ongoing bombardment since dawn. Boer officers hope to dislodge the British from their position after a British river crossing attempt was repelled with heavy losses. Our loss is light.
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Rooshoofd Langer
Ladysmith
Transvaal Alarm Over Boer Defeats and Movements
February 23 report notes Transvaal government is alarmed by Boer losses at Kimberley and Cronje's retreat. Newspapers are reticent though some claim Cronje's mobility aids planned operations. Reports also say the Free State seat may move to Wynburg and that 6,000 burghers were sent from Ladysmith to Bloemfontein.
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Lourenzo Marque
Transvaal
Kimberley
Cronje
Standard
Free State
Wynburg
Ladysmith
Bloemfontein
Mooifontein Farm Taken by Hendersons Troop
On February 22 Arundel saw Colonel Hendersons squadron approach Mooifontein farm en route to Colesburg and Hanover. They engaged Boers in the hills, shells were fired, and the Boers withdrew northward under pressure from two additional guns and Australian support near Dragon Hill. British patrols reported the Boers did not stand in strong force and retreated a considerable distance northward.
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Arundel
Henderson
Tihe
Innitkillins
Mooifontein Farm
Colesburg
Hanover
Dragon Hill
Moolfontein Farm
Covering Boer Retreat Amid Tugela River Action
Telegraphers report British forces press forward at the Tugela as Boer positions retreat along the river. Dispatches from Colenso dated Wednesday February 2 describe allied troops advancing and securing lines, signaling a shift in the campaign phase.
Highlanders Lose Heavily at Paardeberg Drift
London reports 146 men killed on February 18 at Paardeberg Drift including 63 Highlanders and 18 Canadians as official casualty figures are released.
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London
Paardeberg Drift
Maude Gonne Reports Wide Boer Sympathy in America
Miss Maude Gonne, back from New England lectures for the Boers, says America shows broad sympathy and full houses. She plans to tour Cincinnati and Omaha, sails March 8 to Ireland where anti-recruiting campaigns run, noting expected UK volunteer enlistments may not meet expectations and criticizing militia treatment in South Africa.
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New York
Maude Gonne
New England
America
Cincinnati
Omaha
Ireland
United Kingdom
Rosebery
South Africa
England
Mrs Kruger Ill Amid War Strain In Brussels Dispatch
From Brussels a Herak dispatch reports Mrs Kruger wife of the president is very ill. The war’s burden weighs on her health and on her concern for sons and grandsons serving, one killed at Derdropt.
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New York
Herak
Brussels
Pretoria
Passengers Shocked on Electric Car in Chicago
About fifty riders on a Halsted street electric car were shocked when a water soaked floor conducted electricity. Conductor Crawford and others felt effects as the car stopped after insulation failed, causing a panic though no one was seriously hurt.
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Chicago
Halsted Street
Polk Street
Crawford
Oneone
Jeffries Corbett Bout Planned for May 14 in New York
In New York on February 28, details emerged for a heavyweight title fight between James J. Jeffries and James J. Corbett. The Bellside Athletic Club arena is slated for May 14, with Brady signing for Jeffries and Corbett having signed two weeks earlier, pending any unforeseen events.
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New York
James J. Jeffries
James J. Corbett
Bellside Athletic Club
Willae Ae Brady
Jeffries
Corbet
Boxing talks on Jeffries Corbett bout progress
The article notes Jeffries would have signed the agreement to fight Corbett a week earlier if not for other duties. Jeffries stays at Hot Springs for three more weeks then travels to Ambury Park to finish prep. Corbett plans a Lakewood return next week to complete training with Gus Ruhlin and Joe Choynski along with trainer Tom Ryan.
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Jeffries
Corbett
Hot Springs
Ambury Park
Jack
Tommy” Ryan
Lakewood
Gus” Ruhlin
Joe” Choynski
Life in the Bull Pen at Wardner Idaho
Washington reports the house committee on military affairs continued an inquiry into the Coeur D Alene labor riots. H W Stinson described life in the Bull Pen where accused miners were held, noting filth unsanitary conditions and mistreatment including denied bail for his ailing wife.
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Washington
Coeur D'Alene
House Committee On Military Affairs
H. W. Stinson
Bull Pen
Stinson
Othrs
Offoers
United States
Lentz
Sulzer
Bartlett Sinclair
Idaho
Thait
Small Seal Catch Near Monterey
The British sealing schooner A. B. Marvin under Capt Campbell, part of the Victoria sealing fleet, had been at harbor several days then sailed again. Departing Victoria January 16, she cruised the coast to about 150 miles south of Monterey before returning for water. The catch totaled only seventy five skins.
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Monterey
Cal
A. B. Marvin
Campbell
Victoria
Marvin
Weird sight as cremations burn on Kahului beach
A Honolulu dispatch reports seven plague victims cremated in the open on Kahului beach due to lack of cremation facilities. Firewood piled high lit the night blaze, viewed from arriving ships as a surreal, eerie scene amid a busy harbor in February.
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Chicago
Honolulu
San Francisco
Kahului
Laundrymen’s Grievances in New York Push for Rate Update
Chinese Laundrymen’s association and Laundrymen’s Protective Association plan a conference next Monday night to agree on raising present low rates to the protective schedule. The protective group says rate cutting is ruining members, and some may quit the business if the Chinamen refuse to join.
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New York
Chinese Laundrymen’s Association
Laundrymen's Protective Association
Protective Association
Prisoners move from Yaqui country toward Guadalajara
A special from Guadalajara reports 600 Yaqui prisoners recently moved from Yaqui country to Manzanillo have left Colima for Guadalajara. They are guarded by three government troop companies. The journey will be long and fatiguing as the Sierra Madre mountains must be crossed.
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Chicago
Guadalajara
Mexico
Manzanillo
Colima
Sierra Madre
Favorable Reports on Wyoming Land Refinement Bill
The house committee on public lands submits a favorable report on a bill allowing Wyoming to refine certain lands of a desert character but not irrigation, and to accept urban lands thereon, with specifics on dedicated land use.
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Washington
Flo
Wyoming
Defense in Clark case rests for me atty gen Nolan called
In Helena, the Inter Mountain reports Nolan testifying in rebuttal on grand jury evidence in the Clark case. The dispute centers on Nolan's use of stenographic notes and whether testimony should be admitted. He recalls Daly campaign costs and confirms about $9,000 state committee expenses, while noting 1896 onward links with Marcus Daly.
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Washington
Nolan
Clark
Steele
Charles Clark
Daly
Associated Press
Senate Committee On Elections
Faulkner
Cc. W. Clark
Montana
Marcus Daly
Whiteside
Wellcome
State Committee
House Debates Puerto Rican Tariff Bill in Feb Session
Washington February 28 in the house debate on the Puerto Rican tariff bill resumed at 11 o'clock. Payne announced plans to close general debate Monday while Rich ardison and Powers sought more time. Jones of Virginia opened with a plea for immediate relief to avert famine on the island. Madox of Georgia and Barthold of Missouri spoke in support. Barthold warned against withdrawing from the Philippines, arguing it would harm Filipinos and disgrace the nation.
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Washington
Payne
Richardison
Powers
Jones
Virginia
Madox
Georgia
Barthold
Miswouri
Congress
Philippines
Chicago Baseball Team Preseason Schedule Underway
Chicago February 23 President Hart sues for a March 8 reporting date for preliminary training. Loftus to tour potential southern practice sites including Selma Vicksburg and Tuscaloosa to arrange early games with the league. Players listed span catchers pitchers infielders and outfielders as the squad plans early conditioning and travel.
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Chicago
Hart
Chicago Baseball Club
Lotus
Donahue
Chance
Nichols
Griffith
Callahan
Taylor
Killen Garvin
Harvey
Phyle
Menefee
Cogan
Everett
McCormick
Clingman
Connor
Wolverton
Magoon
Bradley
Ryan
Mertes
Green
Dungan
Dexter
McCarty
Quinn
Loftus
Selma
Ala
Vicksburg
Miss
Tuscaloosa
Henry Clay Miner Dies Suddenly in New York
New York February 28 Henry Clay Miner theatrical manager died of apoplexy in his Riverside drive room aged 58. He had shown no warning and was preparing to drive with his wife when he collapsed. Miner's estate is valued over 5 million dollars and he owned theaters on Bowery and Eighth Avenue Harlem Newark and Detroit among other interests.
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New York
Henry Clay Miner
Riverside Drive
Eighth Avenue
Miner's
Harlem
Newark
Detroit
Spain Gets the Islands Caya fen Sulu Sibitut
New York February 23 Herald reports U S cession of islands Caya fen in the Sulu Sea and Sibitut near Borneo. Government planned to claim all Spanish islands. Map used by commissioners is Spanish origin. Naval officers regret return of the islands. Spain unlikely to keep them and may sell them perhaps to Germany.
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New York
Spain
Cayafen
Sulu
Sibitut
Sulu Sea
Borneo
Herald
Germany
Theosophical Colony Plans Buildings at Point Loma
The Theosophical Society at Point Loma San Diego begins constructing a school for revival of ancient mysteries. The first structure to rise will be a temple, followed by a museum, a library, and residences for Mrs. Catherine Tingley and colonists, forming a unified complex.
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San Diego
Cal
Theosophical Society
Universal Brotherhood
Point Lomas
Dwelligs
Catherine Tingley
Quay Case Taken Up In Senate Debate
Washington February 23. Spectators crowd the gallery in anticipation of a lively debate over Benedict Quay as senator from Pennsylvania. Pettigrew had been absent from the senate for several days due to illness. The resolution was pressed to adjournment as the discussion opened.
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Washington
the Galleriaa
Bentine Quay
Pennesylbe
Pettigrew
Senate
Ebrecel
Plague Strikes Aden Prompt Measures Enforce Isolation
Aden reports six plague cases and one death with drastic steps to halt spread. Infected districts are isolated as health authorities enforce containment.
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Aden
Five Years Banishment Declared by Senate High Court
In Pans senate acting as a high court found Deputy Marcel Habert guilty of inciting rioters during President Faure's funeral and sentenced him to five years' banishment. Justice proceedings followed a trial held today.
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Pans
Senate
Marcel Habert
Faure
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