Terrible Blow to the British Near Johannesburg
The London report marks a fierce engagement at Windfontein on the Durban Johannesburg line. British losses are heavy and Delarey remains undaunted after Babington’s earlier gun capture. Windfontein garrison suffered many dead and wounded in close combat.
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London
Lord Roberts
Johannesburg
Gold Reef
Windfontein
Durban-Johannesburg
Lord Kitchener
Clements
Magaliesbury
Delarey
Babington
Tragedy at Covington Home Ends in Double Suicide
A violent scene at Ottie Hester’s Covington residence on Western avenue and Third street left Mrs. Kate Hester aged 82 dead after a quarrel with Ottie aged 42. Ottie shot his wife and their three year old daughter at the supper table before killing himself. The motive remains unknown.
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Ottie Hester
Western Avenue
Third Street
Covington
Kate Hester
Ottie
Woman Fatally Burned in Turpentine Kitchen Fire
Mrs. Benjamin Becker of Wikhart Indiana died in a kitchen fire after reaching for a shelf and toppling a turpentine bottle onto a stove. Her clothing caught fire and neighbors could not save her. Six children witnessed the tragedy. the eldest son, 14, was badly burned while aiding.
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Benjamin Becker
Wikhart
Ind
Woolen Goods Inspection Plan Proposed by National Live Stock
Denver dispatch reports President John W. Springer has appointed a special committee from the National Live Stock association to push Congress to pass laws requiring woolen goods inspection and labeling of all wool or cotton content.
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Denver
National Live Stock Association
Salt Lake City
John W. Springer
Merry Makers Drown After Row Boat Swept Over Dam
A party of eight youths from Philadelphia drifted over Flat Rock dam on the Schuylkill River. Seven died including Mazie Kennedy and Maud Rutter. Florence Densmore, Florence Bond, Mattie Sullivan, Bertram Osman, Roy Rickerts. John Moore, 21, survived.
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Flat Rock Dam
Sehuylkill River
Philadelphia
Florence Densmore
Mazie Kennedy
Maud Rutter
Mattie Sullivan
Florence Bond
Bertram Osmund
Roy Rickerts
John Moore
Justice Brewer to Wed Emma Mott in Burlington
Announcement of the engagement of Associate Justice David J. Brewer of the Supreme Court and Miss Emma Miner Mott a Washington schoolteacher. The wedding will be next week in Burlington Vermont a quiet affair due to the bride’s mother’s recent death. Justice Brewer is a widower.
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David J. Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Emma Miner Mott
Washington
Burlington
Miss Mott
Justice Brewer
French explorers reported assassinated in Peru valley
Telegram from Cuzho to Lima reports French explorers M. M. Reveaux and LeMonier killed by Italian Gianone in Convencion valley. Gianone then killed by local savages. No full details available yet.
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Cuzho
Lima
Peru
M. M. Reveaux
LeMonier
Gianone
Convencion
General Wilson Dies at 70 in New York City
Brigadier General Thomas Wilson U S A retired died at his New York residence at age 70. He was promoted to brigadier general for faithful and meritorious Civil War service.
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Wilson
Thomas Wilson
U.S. A
New York City
Hanged for Assault in Towson Maryland
Wiley Kirk, described as a Negro, was legally hanged in Towson Maryland for felonious assault on Mrs Barbara Green wife of the light house keeper at Welshmans Creek. Green was dragged to the woods and assaulted on March 7 last.
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Wiley Kirk
Towson
Barbara Green
Governor McSweeney Rejects Resignations of Tillman and McLaurin
South Carolina Governor McSweeney rejects the resignations of Senators Tillman and McLaurin to allow further consideration of their actions.
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McSweeney
South Carolina
Tillman and
McLaurin
Trade review says strikes little effect on general trade
The weekly Dun and Company trade review notes labor unrest hover ing over business but not yet widespread enough to hamper production and distribution. Prices hold firm, plants remain fully employed, and crop prospects are favorable with confidence in values evident.
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RL Gk. Dun & Co
Iron and Steel
United States
Canada
Knife frees dumb boy speech after eye injury
Jacob Pulver a 14 year old from Fultonville New York lost an eye when his sister threw a knife. He had been mute since birth and surgeons report a remarkable recovery of speech after the operation to save his eye. He can now talk though he is partially blind and may face life with limited sight. The incident was witnessed by Dr. Einstein and other physicians who performed the procedure.
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Jacob Pulver
Imad
Pulver
Fultonville
N.Y
Einstein
Washburn students accused in Topeka property raid
In Topeka Kansas a Washburn College professor and forty students helped plunder property during a raid on local joints and buildings. A $10 000 bequest to the college hinges on Topeka citizens supporting it amid protests from business leaders. Also reported a woman hurled from a train in Louisiana, a Chicago station robbery, and a Norwegian shipwreck with one survivor.
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Topeka
Washburn School
Mre. Nation
Kan
Washburn Cllege
Herrick
Wastehurn
Fur Seals in Antarctic Bring 1400 Skins on Eight Month Voyage
The Edwin Roy schooner returned to Tlalifux from Capellora after an eight month sealing trip. It carried 1400 fur seal skins and reported abundant seals in the South seas with no other vessels active in the fishery.
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Antarctic
Edwin Roy
Tlalifux
N. S
Capellora
South Seas
Livestock and grain prices across major U.S. markets
Regional price sheets list cattle hogs and sheep values in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York. Grain figures show wheat corn oats rye and butter and eggs across No 2 grades with varying bid ranges.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
Burley
Ste
New York
Branded by Hazers as Batavia Class Feud Escalates
In Batavia New York a brutal hazing feud erupts between the graduating class of 1902 and younger students. John Swartz from the class was Way laid in a secluded area tied to a tree his face daubed with acid and iodine. the mark 02 appeared on his cheek as he was released for medical aid.
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New York
Nich
Batavia
N. Y
John Swartz
Tramps Shoot, Sheriff in Chase. Carrollton Murder
In Carrollton Missouri Charles McKinney son of a policeman was shot and killed at 2 a m while aiding his father to arrest a group of tramps. Three tramps were jailed. others fled and a posse cornered them three miles south, trading shots and wounding the sheriff’s horse as two more were captured.
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Ben
Carrollton
Charles McKinney
McKinney
Wale
Steamer Hennepin Saved From Fire by Cuba on Lake Michigan
The steamer Hennepin of the Soo line, en route from Buffalo to Gladstone with general merchandise, caught fire in Lake Michigan for eight hours. The Cuba came to the rescue off Seul Choix point and towed toward the straits of Mackinaw as engineers abandoned their posts. Fire damaged boiler deck components before the Hennepin's crew extinguished the blaze near Wangoshance and resumed toward Gladstone.
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Hennepin
Soo Line
Buffalo
Gladstone
Lake Michigan
Cuba
Seul Choix Point
Straits of Mackinaw
Vennepin
Wangoshance
Straits
Cadets Fight Bloody Duel Ends With Dying Boy
Two Rochester State industrial school cadets clashed after reveille. Arthur Colby 17 Canton N Y died from a knife wound. Henry Caraher Allen is jailed in the guard house. Army school mystery and a rare, grim incident. Meanwhile Oklahoma mob lynched Bill Campbell a Negro near Pond Creek after a fatal deputy sheriff shooting.
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Reveille
State Industrial School
Rochester
N. Y
Arthur Colby
Canton
Killip
Henry Caraher
Allen
Oklahoma
Hanes
Pond Creek
Bill Campbell
Campbell
George Smith
Two Dozen Die In Richland Mine Explosion Near Dayton Tenn
A coal dust explosion at the Richland mine of the Dayton Coal and Iron Company two miles from Dayton Tennessee killed twenty one white workers, most of them married with families, in a devastating blast.
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Richland
Dayton Coal and Iron Company
Dayton, Tenn
Cuba Accepts Platt Amendment in Constitution Debate
By a one vote margin the Cuban constitutional convention in Havana approved the committeer's majority report endorsing the Platt amendment. The action advances the withdrawal of American troops and sets Cuba on a path toward a reciprocity treaty while raising concerns over potential financial obligations. Delegates Gomez and others led a radical opposition, with some confrontations and strong speeches as the vote neared.
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Havana
United States
Cuba
Switzerland
Congress
Root
Gov. Wood
Secretary of War
Republic of Cuba
Portuondo Gomex
Tamayo
Gomez
Castro
Robau
Mandaley
Gener
Portuondo
Lacret
Manduley
Cisneros
Ferrer
Fortun
Robun
Silva
Zayas
Aleman
Riyen
Bravo
River Steamer Laurine Blown Up on Missouri River
The Laurine a 14 ton freight boat between Booneville Missouri and Rocheport on the Missouri river was blown apart by explosives stored on board. Two laborers are believed killed and nearby property suffered damage as the blast was felt miles away.
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Laurine
Booneville
Rocheport
Missouri River
Aroma
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