Mafeking Relief Hopes Rise as Boers Remain Declared Desperate
London dispatch notes no immediate Ladysmith news and shifts focus to Lord Roberts. Boers near Paardebers must be dispersed before Bloemfontein advance. Mafeking relief seen as likely soon. British campaign in northern Cape progresses with Orange River lines near collapse. White may be recalled at sea. Troops seized clothing and gear from Boer laager while news editors hail imperial unity.
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London
Ladysmith
Lord Roberts
Orange Free State
Wynburg
Roberts
Bloemfontein
Paardebers
Mafeking
Great Britain
Baden-Powell
Cape Colony
Orange River
White
Battle At Colenso Fights Wreck British Casualties Heavy
At Colenso Camp on Feb 28 Boer losses were heavy amid fierce shelling with Lyddite gas wreaking havoc in trenches. Over a hundred prisoners were taken including Hollanders and some Boers. British casualties ran around 200 as 95 guns fired 974 rounds in intense bombardment.
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Colenso
Lyddite
Cronje
Prisoners Parade Shows Release Calm After Long Suffering
Paardeberg February 28. Prisoners formed a long serpentlike line as they were paraded. Free State and Transvaal groups kept apart. Faces showed joy at release from shellfire and constant danger. They spoke freely with British guards, admiring Highlanders for bravery and dash. Some described Cronje night march and Boer rations of meat and bread.
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Paardeberg
Free State
Transviers
Cronje
General Cronje Passes Through Orange River En Route to Capetown
General Cronje and family traveled through the Orange River area en route to Capetown. Strict precautions kept him from public view as officers were removed from the station and the refreshment room shut before arrival. He appeared weary and changed in appearance, praying briefly at the table with wife, son, and interpreter.
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Orange River
General Cronje
Capetown
Kimberley
Prettyman
Cronje
Wild rejoicing across Britain over Ladysmith relief
A London dispatch describes festive chaos as crowds celebrate the Ladysmith relief. Women parade in streets, omnibus conductors shout pro Pretoria, students drag freight vans with flags, and unions wave Union Jacks amid loud music and church bells. House of Commons cheers Buller’s dispatch, while William Redmond protests Cronje’s captivity.
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New York
London
Ladysmith
Pretoria
West End
University College
House of Commons
Balfour
Buller
William Redmond
Cronje
Capetown
Dutch Colensberg Rebels Arrested as Boers Retreat
Dutch residents at Colensberg rounded up as rebels. Boers retreat northward under pressure from British forces following yesterday’s actions.
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Rensberg
Colensberg
Supplies Enter Ladysmith in First 11 Wagon Train
A Buller dispatch to the war office reports 73 wagon loads of supplies reaching Ladysmith. The first 11 wagons carry hospital comforts, aiding the besieged town in South Africa.
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London
Buller
War Office
Ladysmith
Rhodes Hosts Kimberley Guests in March Visit
Cecil Rhodes entertained Lord Roberts and General Kitchener during their stay in Kimberley as part of a March visit. The guests were welcomed by local officials and noted for their role in regional affairs.
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Kimberley
Lord Roberts
General Kitchener
Cecil Rhodes
Cronje Arrives at Simonstown March 2 with Party
General Cronje and his party reached Simonstown near Capetown on March 2 marking the start of their southern travel route. The entourage proceeded through coastal areas amid routine military and official reception by local authorities and allied officers.
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Capetown
Cronje Guy
Simonston
Blood Thicker Than Water Hearten General Merritt Speech
New York on March 3 General Merritt spoke at a St Davite society dinner praising the American army. He said he was glad to offer a good word and emphasized patriotism amid wartime strain. The remarks reflected unity and support for service members.
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New York
St-Davite Society
Merritt
Army autocracy and fears of military power in America
The speaker denounces the army as an autocratic force that would throttle the American people if left unchecked. He defends reduced armament to 26,000, expresses sympathy with Britain over Manila Bay, and argues liberty requires freedom to fly unrestrained from wartime fetters, drawing parallels to the Transvaal.
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Manila Bay
Transvaal
Will Aid Porto Ricans in Puerto Rico Relief
A Washington dispatch reports Secretary Root authorized 1,225,000 to relief efforts in Porto Rico from the emergency war fund. General Davis will direct funds to clear plantations, enable harvests, and allow natives to work, easing distress while awaiting congress reimbursement.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Porto Rico
Root
Davis
Foraker
United States
War Department
Congress
Iron and Steel Combine to Form Massive Trust
A Wheeling dispatch says a new iron and steel combination with about one trillion dollars in capital will form within six weeks from April 1. It includes Americans Tinplate, National Steel, American Hoop and Wire, and National Steel Sheet, with another large firm unnamed. The informant helped plan the Tinplate and National Steel ventures alongside W. T. Graham and Judge Moore of Chicago.
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New York
Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
Iron and Steel Industries
Americans Tinplate Company
National Steel Company
American Hoop and Wire Company
National Steel Sheet Company
W. T. Graham
Judge Moore
Chicago
American Tinplate Company
Naonal Steel Company
She Won Her Case In Supreme Court
Boston March 2 The full bench of the supreme court sustained a demurrer in favor of Mrs Mary N Walker in a suit by her divorced husband M P Walker to enforce an alleged pre marriage agreement. The court reviewed letters claiming intent but held they show only that he would enjoy income, not that he would receive property upon separation or divorce.
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Boston
Supreme Court
Mary N. Walker
M. P. Walker
McGill Students Riot Over Ladysmith Relief Celebration
Montreal March 2 10 000 people gathered in Dominion Square to celebrate the relief of Ladysmith. McGill students demanded a holiday for Donalda girls and halfholiday for civic officers while Laval students urged lowering a flag. A British flag was torn and a riot was averted by a calm alderman.
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Montreal
Ont
McGill
Ladysmith
Laval
Dominion Square
Cleveland Illness Report From Princeston Home
The Journal and Advertiser reports ex-President Cleveland is seriously ill at his Princeston home. He is not bedridden but confines himself to a room on the upper floor and rarely rises, showing little interest in world events.
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New York
The
Journal and Advertiser
Cleveland
Princston
Butte
Eekiom
Testimony in Clark Case Highlights Expenditures
Campbell testified today on expenditures tied to the Clark case. Details include 19550 for newspapers and 2704 for investigation and disbarment efforts, with loans from Daly funding these costs. Other items covered attorneys and detectives, with no counsel fees in the pending inquiry.
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Associated Press
Washington
Campbell
Clark
Jurvingston Enterprise
Hazeman Kronigle
Carbon County Democrat
Daly
Meyers
Hill
Bill
James W. Kemper
Butte
Representative Woods
Ravalli County
Miles Finlen
Marcus Daly
Whiteside
Senate Committee On Elections
House Proceedings on Puerto Rico Relief Bill
Washington March 2 A special message from the president on importations from Puerto Rico after evacuation totaling over 2 million dollars was placed before the House for relief uses Republicans greeted the reading with enthusiasm. A debate was allowed twenty minutes per side and the bill passed 162 to 107 after discussion led by Cannon and Bailey with Richards on the floor.
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Washington
Puerto Rico
Shain
Richardson
Cagnon
Nid
Cannon
Burt
Bailey
Texas
California petition on treaties set to executive session
In the Senate Perkins presented a petition from many California citizens opposing ratification of the French and Jamaican treaties. Objection to presentation led the chair to move the matter to executive session. Pettigrew won adoption of a motion requesting information on saloons' numbers and character.
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Washington
Senate
Perkins
California
Pettigrew
Machinists Strike Looms in Chicago
In Chicago on March 2 the International Association of Machinists and the Chicago Association of Machinery Manufacturers failed to reach an agreement. The IAM executive committee ordered a general Chicago strike, with most machinists stopping work tonight except shops with signed accords, a move President O Connell described as a life and death struggle with potential national expansion to metal workers and about 500,000 men.
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Chicago
International Association of Machinists
Chicago Association of Machinery Manufacturers
The
Machinists Association
O’connell
Governors Oppose Public Lands Grazing Bill
Senator Carter of Montana presented western governors memorial opposing a proposed public lands grazing lease bill. He warned it would not pass and should “find eternal sleep.” Senator Teller denounced the measure as against federal policy, while Foster of Washington said he would not press it amid public opposition.
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Washington
Carter
Montana
Teller
Foster
Granite Cutters Strike Eases. Compromise Figures Reached
Boston march 2 The New England granite cutters strike began yesterday but did not halt business as expected. Unions and manufacturers reached compromise wage schedules in many places including Boston and Quincy where 2500 workers are affected. An eight hour day is accepted in all quarries surveyed.
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Boston
New England
empPoyeré
Quincy
New,England
Bishop Gilbert Dead in St Paul Diocese Pioneer Bishop of Montana
Bishop Gilbert coadjutor of Minnesota diocese died in St Paul aged 64. He previously served as pioneer Episcopal bishop of Montana, stationed at Virginia City during the Aller Gulch era. He visited Montana last summer, renewing ties with old timers of the period.
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St. Paul
Minn
Gilbert
Minnvaota
Biscopal
Montana
Virginia City
Aller Gulch
Stocks Slip as Sugar Dips to Record Low in New York
Telegraphic briefs report broad stock weakness with Sugar falling to 98 under par amid heavy offerings. Washington notes President McKinley heads to New York for the annual associates dinner and Secretary of War Hoot tours Cuba to meet General Wood. London lists Buker officers casualties from February 27 fighting including killed Colonels Majors and several wounded.
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New York
Washington
McKinley
Cuba
Wood
London
Buker
O'Leary
Lancashires
Captain Byker
Impron
Boots Fusileersa
Morilyean
Warwickshires
Daly
Irish Fusileers
Barton
Carr
Boots Fusileers
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Committee On Appropriations
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Secretary of War
Philippines
Penrose
Hoar
Tat Budy
Hennessy
Rodda’ Shoes
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Hennessy’'S
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