Boers Seek Peace or Battle Over Two Republics
Transvaal agency reports President Kruger ready for peace with Britain on basis of independence for the two republics. If rejected, the struggle will continue with fierce resistance. News notes Afrikander faction in Capetown, Natal, and the colony could rebel to oppose annexation amid British offensive at Ladysmith and Osfontein.
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Brussels
Transvaal
Kruger
Great Britain
Acehey
Lape Colony
Natal
Mafeking Relieved Soon As British Force Reaches Kimberley
London reports that Mafeking will be relieved as soon as the British force marching to Kimberley can raise the siege. The Kimberley Light Horse, under De Beers influence, may be used by Lord Roberts, amid Cecil Rhodes and Kekwich tensions. Boers in northwestern Cape Colony intensify, martial law declared, Bushmen expanded for pursuit of insurgents.
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London
Mafeking
Kimberley
Kimberley Light Horse
DeBeers’ Company
Lord Roberts
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodes
Kekewich
Kekwich
Cape Colony
Chamberlain
War Office
Intelligence Department
Zoutpansberge
Transvaal
Churchill reports British losses in Ladysmith relief
London dispatch notes the relief of Ladysmith cost about 5000 officers and men from a 25000 strong army. Churchill praises Sir Redvers Buller and his troops for the successful assault on February 27 and lauds the improved intelligence department. Boers hold Van Reenan's pass as Free Staters move north with Transvaalers.
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London
Winston Churchill
Ladysmith
Morning Post
Redvers Bulller
Buler
Attak
Churchill
van Reenan’s Pass
Preparations for battle span Boer lines near Modder River
London dispatch reports Lord Roberts forces occupying a strong position with divisions under Kelly-Kanny Tucker and Colville placed along the Modder River flow. Cavalry under French and mounted infantry advance as Boer kopjes lie to the north while shelling continues.
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London
Osfentecin
Lord Roberts
Kelly Kanny
Modader
Tucker
Colville
French
Ridley-Martin
Bridsa
Boers Move Safely As Veldt Improves For Advance
Dispatch from Osfontein reports Boers must advance to reach enemy positions with the front extending eighteen miles south of Modder river. Water is abundant from the river and springs, and troops are in good health and spirits despite limited fighting. The British reconnoiter the enemy positions, and the overall outlook remains cautious.
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Daily Telegram
Osfontein
Modder River
Skirmish at Osfontein near British pursuit
General French tracked a Boer trek northwest from Osfontein. A night squadron kept contact while dawn saw about 150 Boers advance around a hill. The British shelled them and the Boers opened long range fire from a kopje with a 15 pounder. The trek was temporarily halted by French’s movement.
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Osfontein
French
Force marches north from Kimberley toward Vaal river crossing
A strong British force including the Kimberley light horse moves north from Kimberley toward the Vaal river area. It is believed the Fourteen Streams crossing will be contested as the railway bridge there has been destroyed.
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Cape Town
Kimberley Light Horse
Kimberley
Vaal
Proclamation Establishes Martial Law in Cape Districts
Alfred Milner announces martial law in Proeska Kenhardt and Barkley West districts as British subjects take up arms to suppress the rebellion. The proclamation declares martial rule to quell the invasion and restore order.
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Cape Town
Alfred Milner
Proeska
Kenhardt
Barkley West
US diplomat says Monroe doctrine guides notes on Africa
Paris dispatch reports a United States embassy diplomat stating the US will not intervene in South Africa. He says the Monroe doctrine governs policy unless American interests are at stake, and that petitions to President McKinley carry little weight.
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America
Paris
The
Gaulois
United States
South Africa
McKinley
England Increases War Tax Budget Outline
In the house of commons Sir Michezel Hicks Beach outlined a budget with expenditure of 154,082,000 pounds for the coming year and supplementary war costs of 23,000,000 pounds, creating a 37,000,000 pound deficit. He proposed higher stamp duties on exchange notes, a shilling a barrel rise in beer duty, sixpence per pound on spirits, and two pence per pound on tea, to raise revenue. The plan aims to borrow the remaining funds after saving 4,640,000 pounds by suspending the sinking fund. The budget's proposals were adopted by the house.
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London
House of Commons
Michezel Hicks-Beach
Exchequsy
Americans Drive Insurgents From Libmanan In Luzon Fight
General Otis reports 2,200 to 2,300 American troops landed on San Miguel Bay and in Camarines to advance on Nueva Caceres. At Libmanan a battalion fought insurgents in a rice field with bayonets, 64 enemy dead, 140 total losses, and Americans sustained light casualties. The expedition then occupied Nueva Caceres as rebels retreated to the mountains.
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Washington
Otis
Luzon
Manila
Bates
Signal Corps
San Miguel Bay
Camarines Province
Nueva Caceres
Godwin
Libmanan
Galleher
Camarines
Albay
Sorsogon
South Camarines
Daet
North Camarines
Fortieth
Paragua
Legosasi
General Ige Wheeler Is Home From Manila Voyage
The U S transport Grant arrived from Manila with 201 sick soldiers sixty seven discharged men and twenty seven cabin passengers six deaths were recorded on the voyage The U S transport Warren carried Gen Wheeler his daughter Lieut Commander Briggs G S N Capt Johnson U S V and others It stopped ten days at Guam for Wheeler to study the local government On Honolulu we learn three plague suspects were reduced to one true case and officials thought the outbreak near death out
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San Francisco
U. S
Grant
Manila
Warren
Mong Keni
Guam
Honolulu
Wheeler
Briggs
Johnson
Gen. Wheeler
Lieut Leary
Muscatine Democrats Win Mayoral Election
Muscatine voters elected Barney Sehmidt Democrat as mayor over Republican Dr. Oliver in a municipal contest. Democrats also won the treasurer and assessor posts and secured police judge and wharfmaster seats with aldermen elected in three of four wards. Nearby Cedar Rapids showed Democrats winning the full ticket except treasurer by a wide margin.
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Muscatine
Barney Sehmidt
Dr. Oliver
Cedar Rapids
Cedar, Rapids
Italy Not Ready to Meddle in South Africa
In the chamber of deputies Marquis Visconti Venostat, Italy's foreign minister, said mediation could be considered when circumstances were opportune and likely to succeed, but he believed the moment had not yet arrived.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
South Africa
Visconti Venostat
Steel Mills to Reopen in Indiana After Pay Law
Muncie Indiana March 5 officially announces by District Manager Simon ton of the Republic Iron and Steel company that the last semi monthly payroll will be made Saturday and that several miles in the state will resume work one week from Monday henceforth observing the weekly pay law. Five thousand men will get to work.
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Muncie
Ind
Simonton
the Republic
Iron and Steel Company
Topeka Newspaper Sees 100000 Copy Milestone
Topeka's Daily Capital reports rising demand as the post office and city offices note heavy distribution. The edition yesterday passed the 100000 copy mark amid strong sales and growing interest in the capital city paper.
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Topeka
Kan
Sweed
Esterday
Fox chase planned near Rich Valley in Indiana
Residents around Rich Valley Indiana plan a fox hunt next Tuesday within a six square mile area centered on the Benson Herrison farm. Local foxes have damaged poultry and prompted the organized hunt by nearby residents.
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Wabash
Ind
Rich Valley
Benson Hearrison
England's heavy war loans and treasury bonds proposed
London reports a government budget proposal for war loans totaling between 160 million and 150.9 million pounds over 10 to 12 years. It is also anticipated the government will issue about 30 million pounds in treasury bonds.
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London
Treasury
Miners Cleared in Center Ville Riot Murder Case
Vienna March 5 jury in a riot murder trial found the miners not guilty after a long trial lasting 40 days. The case concerned the murder of African American victims during the Center Ville riots last June.
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Centerville
Vienna
Miners Train Collision Kills Two Injures Dozens
A miners' train carrying 400 workers collided with a freight near Brazil Indiana at 6 pm. Melvin Easter and Charles Crompey were killed instantly. More than forty injured, many seriously, with multiple broken limbs and internal injuries. Fire from overturned stove was extinguished as wounded were taken to town.
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Brazil
Ind
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Melvin Easter
Charles Crompey
Thomas Barrowman
Will Dodwell
Wim. Lumsden
Samuel Lynch
John. Dickson
Thomas Davis
John Little
Wm. Vesper
Iowans Among the Injured in Illinois Central Collision
Chicago March 5 Twenty stock men and railroad employees were injured two possibly fatally in a collision between two Illinois Central freight trains near Broadview. The list includes Joseph Hobbs Marcus Iowa Frank McCall Freeport Illinois E. E. Farewell Manchester Iowa Jo Counsell Dyersville Iowa Edward Yeager Primghar Iowa Charles Peters Matlock Iowa and many others with head injuries fractures and bruises.
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Chicago
Dlinois
Edward Yeager
Primghar
Charles Peters
Matlock
H. B
Emerson
Manchester
Sedes Collins
J. A. Clark
Elmhurst
Joseph
Bernard
Anton
J. H. Dunne
Marcus
W. F. Spear
Dubuque
C. M. Wixcell
H. O. Booth
Sioux Falls
S. D
Peter J.baadte
G. P. Statter
W. Bryant
Cleghorn
Brazell
Otto
Thomas McMahon
Quimby
E. A. Wilkinson
Quimby, Ja
Weather Forecast Iowa Illinois Snow and Sleet Prospects
Washington reports Iowa to see snow or sleet Tuesday with Wednesday fair and fresh northerly winds. Illinois to have rain in the south and snow or sleet in the north Tuesday, with colder conditions in the south. Wednesday, fair with brisk winds turning from east to south to west.
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Washington
Iowa
Illinois
Five Die in Fire at Bowery Lodging House
A blaze at a Bowery lodging house run by Dominico Milano killed five people on the fifth floor. A policeman removed a victim from the hall before dying later, and firemen extinguished the flames with modest building damage estimated at $2000.
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Dominico Milano
Bad Wreck Near Bagley Delays C M & St P Trains
Passenger train No 4 the fast mail collided with a westbound freight near Bagley Iowa shortly after midnight. Engineer George Herron received internal injuries and stayed at his post. Fireman John Ward jumped and broke a leg. Other crew shaken. Several passengers injured. Two engines and several cars wrecked. No lives lost.
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Bagley
Fast Mail
Chicago, Milwaukee& St. Paul
George Herron
the. Fast Mail
John Ward
Bank Robbery Reported in Farmington
Farmers Bank in Farmington was robbed of funds between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning. Officials say the lock showed no tampering and the missing amount is reported as about $1,700, though earlier estimates claimed thousands.
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Farmington
Towa
Farmers’ ‘Bank
Violence in Chinatown Leaves Two Merchants Dead
In San Francisco on March 5 a gang war within the Sam Yup organization killed two prominent merchants, Poon Gee and Low Soon Leong Che, and wounded a third. The victims were connected to the pork packing firm of Tuck Wo & Co.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Sam Yup Organization
Poon Gee
Low Soon
Leong
Che
Tuck. Wo ‘& Co
Olga Nethersole Held on Immorality Plot Charge
New York police magistrate Mott held Olga Nethersole Hamilton Revelle Marcus Mayer and Theodore Moss for trial on the Sapho case at Wellack's theater. They were paroled to counsel Abraham Humel and to appear Wednesday to post bail of 590 dollars each.
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New York
Mott
Olga Nethersole
Hamilton Revelle
Marcus Mayer
Theodore Moss
Flames claim multiple victims in Lower East Side lodging fire
A fire in a one story lodging house at 44 to 48 Lowery Street in New York killed six men and injured two others. Victims include Charles Buttie and Stephen Carney among others. 29 rooms housed occupants when the blaze broke out. Police and firefighters rescued survivors including Thomas Harner and Edward Walker as flames spread through hallways and upper floors.
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New York
Lowery
Buttie
Charles
Carney
Stephen
Clark
John
Dorie
Edward
Jackson
Henry
Gallagher
Martin
Walker
Thomas Harner
Nan
Edward Walker
Stephen Carney
America Will Take a Hand in Central America Crisis
The navy department announced that the Detroit and Marblehead were sent to Central America to guard American interests amid threatening conditions. The action stems from reports of unrest linked to Mora's revolutionary expedition in Nicaragua seeking to overthrow Costa Rica President Iglesias.
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Detroit and
Marblehead
Central America
Washington
Navy Deparment
Detroit
Mora
Siglesias
Costa Rica
Family burned to death in Richmond blaze
Richmond readers report a fatal fire at Caf fins Bluff killing John Westerveldt his wife and their six year old daughter the family perished in their home as flames consumed the building in the early hours today
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Richmond
John Westerveldt
Caffins Bluff
Bankruptcy Suit Filed in Cleveland Against Akron Manufacturer
S.J. F. Sicher fing, once an exclusive Akron manufacturer, filed a bankruptcy petition in Cleveland. His liabilities are described as solvent? and assets practically nothing, signaling a large suit with vast claims and minimal assets.
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Big Ohio
Cleveland
March
S.J. F. Sicherfing
Akron
Ohio
McKinley Attends Church Service in New York
President McKinley, after a late Saturday Ohio society banquet, wrote a note and breakfasted, then attended church at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian with his brother Abner and Secretary Cortelyou. The sermon was delivered by Rev. Dr. Edward G. Andrews, bishop of New York's Methodist Episcopal church.
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New York
McKinley
Ohio Society
Abner
Corlelyou
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Eoward G. Andrews
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Jealous Husband Kills Woman in Texas. Flees After Double Slaying
Brenham Texas March 5. Near Chappell Hill King Howard in a jealous rage struck his wife with an iron bar breaking her neck He then shot and killed Larkke Taylor and escaped
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Brenham
Texas
Chappell Hill
King Howard
Larkke Taylor
Sharkey to Fight Fitzsimmons in 25 Round Bout
New York reports Tom Sharkey and Bob Fitzsimmons signed articles for a 25 round bout in early August. The winner takes all the purse while both men and the club post a $5,000 forfeit.
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New York
Tom Sharkey
Bob Fitzsimmons
Winer
Esch
Visible grain supply in the United States
In Chicago dated March 3 the visible grain supply reports Wheat 54,084,000 bushels comn 19,959,000 bushels ots 6,059,006 bushels.
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Chicago
United States
Treaty Talks and Philippine Autonomy in Wartime Notes
A Washington report traces Philip Pine negotiations and U S policy toward independence and autonomy. It cites Otis proclamations, Merritt instructions, and a 1898 outline for a Philippine government with a governor general, cabinet, and elected council.
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Sharkey
Fitz
Sigm
Mkinley
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