Patriotism Drives War Plans in London March Rally
London crowds surged with patriotic fervor as War Office plans surfaced to send 90,000 troops plus 6,000 fresh soldiers, with Lord Roberts expected to command a quarter million. Arsenal orders for 224 guns and 25,000 workers signal intensified home armament. Reports place Boers near Ladysmith and Weinberg as Kitchener eyes Bloemfontein, rail lines shaping troop movements amid broader mobilization.
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Destructive Pacific quake flood hit Mexican coast
Guadalajara dispatch reports stronger than earlier shocks across southern Mexico with coastal towns destroyed and floods rolling inland over a mile from the shore. Pacific coast devastation from Acapulco to Manzanillo, including mountain towns in Michoacan, with several deaths and missing numbers.
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Boxing in Schools Gets Board Backing in Chicago
Boxing bouts held in the basement of South Division High School gain approval from the board of education. President J H Harris endorses them with supervision by Mr Santth, while City Schools Superintendent Andrews supports the exercise and calls boxing a valuable student activity.
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Chinamen Protest San Francisco March 2
Exiled Chinese fishermen employed by Alaskan contracting fleet have not begun their customary march to sea causing notable doubt about the season. Local protests and official inquiries surround the tension, with observers noting potential impacts on labor and regional fisheries.
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Quarantine official bars Chinese shipments of bodies in Alaska
Chinese workers protest a state quarantine officer in Alaska over the refusal to allow the shipment of corpses of Chinese who die there to their temporary resting place in China. The Chinese Six Companies urge appeals to Washington.
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The Packing Season Supplies Western Hog Slaughter
The Price Current reports the closing week of the winter packing season showing strong hog marketing with western slaughterers at 490,000 head for the week and 8,675,000 for the period since Nov 1. Last year totals were 475,000 and 9,?20,000 respectively. Prices averaged about 80 cents per 100 pounds higher than last year, about 22 percent, with the period among the highest in five years. The season favored feeding operations with unusually low sickness, and 12 months ending March 1 show 22,200,000 hogs packed, versus 23,600,000 last year.
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Investigating Death of American Engineer in Vera Cruz
Chicago dispatch reports the Mexican government will probe the imprisonment and death of Edward Turner, an American locomotive engineer who died in a Vera Cruz military hospital after ten months in prison without trial for a train wreck. Judge Lombardo arrived from Mexico City with formal instructions from President Diam to assess the case. no indemnity demand has been made.
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Chinese Dispensary to Open in San Francisco
A Chinese dispensary, funded by Chinese quarter volunteers and backed by Consul General Ho You, will open in San Francisco. It will employ ten physicians, six Americans and four Chinese, with no fees for the poor and will operate day and night.
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Three Chicago Board of Trade Figures Arrested for Bucket Shopping
Three prominent Chicago board of trade leaders James Nicol vice president Henry O Parker and C A Whynland president of C A Whynland and Company were arrested by federal authorities on charges of bucket-shopping. They allegedly used the mails to defraud in collusion with McLain Brothers.
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Somers Torpedo Boat Unfit for Sea Service
A Washington report from the board of Inspection and survey finds the torpedo boat Somers unfavorable in many respects. She mustered only 16% knots and is deemed not fit for sea duty, recommended for harbor defense only and not worth major expenditure. The Somers cost $72,997 and was bought March 35, 1898 from Schichau works, Elbing Germany.
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Garrison Relieved In Time From Ladysmith
London dispatch reports Buller’s observer at Ladysmith noting a hasty retreat of the besieging force, with the garrison now nourished on limited rations and expecting to be fit for field soon.
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Growing Time Children Diet and Growth Recitals
Article stresses the need for proper fats in children's diets to prevent thinness weakness and stunted growth. It cites fat deficiency causing puniness and nervousness and mentions Os and 1.00 dollar druggins KCOTT and BOWNE chemists New York.
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Waterway Dispute Sparks International Commission Vote
Washington reports the foreign relations committee favored a $20,000 appropriation to fund U S commissioners under a plan inviting Great Britain to join an international panel. The aim is to study diversions of Great Lakes and Niagara waters affecting navigation along the U S Canada boundary and riverine canals.
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Leyland Line Rumor Denied Over Atlantic Transport Assets
Rumors in shipping circles claim Leyland Steam Ship Line would gain absolute control of Atlantic Transport's New York to London fleet by May 1 and absorb the line. Officials deny any truth to talks between Leyland and Atlantic Transport as Col. Bernard M. Baker nears New York with alleged contract details.
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Filipino Envoy to Seek Europe Funds for War Effort
A Madrid dispatch reports the Filipino junta saying a special envoy from Aguinaldo will reach Paris in March and then go to London and Berlin to raise funds for continuing the struggle against American rule. Guerrilla warfare will persist and European assurances of support are hinted.
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Professor Bernard Moses summoned for Philippine commission
In Berkeley on March 1 Prof Bernard Moses received a telegram from Senator Perking summoning him to Washington to consult President McKinley about his expected appointment to the new Philippine commission. He will depart for the capital the morning.
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Austrians Must Go Melbourne Cable to Australia
Secretary of State for the Colonies Chamberlain cabled Australia asking if they can send more troops to South Africa if imperial forces are needed elsewhere. Also a domestic scene of a child crying and a family chat about games, with a Briar anecdote and a charades moment.
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