Boer leaders reach Pretoria under flag of truce in peace overture
Acting President Schalk Burger with Reitz Meyer and Krogh arrived at Pretoria from Balmoral under a flag of truce and met Lord Kitchener before boarding for Kroonstad. British dispatches suggest peacemaking moves though no clear outcome is known. Bruxelles commentary ties the visit to renewed British overtures for independence talks.
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Pretoria
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Transvaal
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Krogh
Balmoral
Here
Lord Kitchener
Rhenoster
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London
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Reltz
Meyer
Steyn
Dewet
Delarey
Steyn Narrely
Mr. Schalk
Rey
War Office
Associated Press
Swaziland
Brussels
Methuen
Rioters Slain as Guards Fire on Batoum Strike Mob
In Batoum on the Black Sea 300 strikers marched to the police station demanding jail ringleaders release. Firefight followed after the mob attacked the jail. thirty rioters died and a soldier was wounded. Reports note concurrent unrest in Tiflis and Baku with preconcerted movements and unknown casualties.
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Tiflis
Caumisus
Rothschilds Petroleum Works
Batoum
Black Sea
London
Odessa
Vienna
Daily Mall
Transcaucasia
Final Effort of Civic Federation Aims to Avert Mine Walkout
Shamokin Pa March 25 The Civic Federation is pressed to avert a coal strike in the anthracite region where 140000 workers could walk out if talks fail. United Mine Workers districts 1 7 and 9 threaten a date set by district boards amid demands for shorter hours higher wages and weighed coal. President Mitchell warns a strike seems imminent as delegates name a 14 member mission to press the federation for concessions.
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United Mine Workers
Lowell
Shamokin
Civic Federation
Special Resolutions Committee
Mitchell
Railway Injunction Suit Targets Major Chicago Railroads
United States District Attorney Bethea files injunction petitions in the U S circuit court against six Chicago area railroads the Michigan Central Illinois Central Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Cincinnati and St. Louis Lake Shore and Chicago and North Western alleging violations of the Interstate Commerce Act over rate cutting. Judge Peter S Grosscup to hear next week with broader actions expected if Kansas City suits proceed. western roads press for including all centering in Kansas City and Chicago.
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Chicago
United States Circuit Court
United States District Attorney
Bethea
Kansas City
Michigan Central
Illinois Central
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Lake Shore
Northwestern
Peter S. Grosscup
Judge Day
Day
miners strike and textile walkout sweep across states
Bevier Missouri reports President George Richards of United Mine Workers orders a strike at Marlin Coal mines affecting 800 miners in Macon Randolph and Ray counties over a contract interpretation dispute. Textile workers in Lowell Massachusetts vote to strike after wage demands are rejected by mill agents. In New York a conciliation session is planned to hear miners grievances with notable attendees including Hanna Potter Strauss Moore Sargent Duncan Mitchell and McVeagh.
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Bevier
George Richards
United Mine Workers
Marlin Coal Company
Macon
Randolph
Ray
New York
Ralph M. Easley
National Civic Federation
National Conciliation Committee
Association
Senator Hanna
Bishop Potter
Oscar Strauss
Charles A. Moore
Frank P. Sargent
James Duncan
John Mitchell
Franklin McVeagh
Miners and Operators Adjourn Without Agreement in Springfield
In Springfield Illinois miners and operators of the Springfield subdistrict ended four days of sessions without agreement on rates. Based on state conference terms they must continue at old rates until May 1.
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Springfield
Ills
Thousands Travel Westward to Kalispell Homes
Five sections of a Great Northern westbound train passed Kalispell on March 25 with about 3000 travelers seeking western homes. Over 100 passengers remained to explore the valley as potential settlers in the area.
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Kalispell
Mon
Great, Northern Railroad
Jury Acquits Stewart Fife in Richardson Murder Case
The Savannah jury returned a verdict of acquittal for Stewart Fife in the Christmas Eve 1900 murder of Frank Richardson. One ballot was taken with jurors reportedly unanimous from the start. Mrs Fife and Mrs Richardson reacted emotionally as the court heard the verdict.
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Savannah
Stewart Fife
Frank Richardson
Richardson
Familly of
St. Joseph
Race War in Kentucky Claims Two Negroes Killed
Paducah March 21 In Madrid Bend on the Tennessee line two enslaved men were killed by white men and three more fatally beaten. Elijah Drake allegedly caught stealing chickens and was driven into the Mississippi river and shot dead. A second Negro, Jim Stewart, was shot and killed during the melee while three others were nearly beaten to death. Authorities fear further trouble and a reward is sought for the murderers.
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Paducah
Madrid Bend
Tennessee
Elijah Drake
Mississippi River
Jim Stewart
Pagan Roots and Christian Refrains in Early Spring Flowers
A survey of spring blooms notes how pagan plant names and myths were adapted by Christianity. It traces how flowers acquired names linked to Mary and Jesus, explains legends of Christ's thorn, Veronica, and the four woods, and recalls an old tale of Adam, Abel, and a guiding tree toward paradise.
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Europe
Christ
Bethlehem
Veronica
St. Veronica
Bede
St. Chrysostom
Lebanon
Adam
Abel
Garden of Eden
Paradise
Solomon
Bethesda
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