Week in Review: Battles and Business Headlines
Lord Roberts reports heavy Boer casualties at Driefontein and Bloemfontein falls to British forces. Steyn relocates capital to Kroonstad as war persists. Commondos mass at Warrenton. Gatacre and Clements unite at Burgersdorp. Boer leaders seek independence assurances. Also covered: corporate profits, plant leases, dividends, insurance rate hikes, insolvencies, strikes, and bank note issuance.
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Lord Roberts
Driefontein
Bloemfontein
Orange Free State
President Steyn
Kroonstad
Lord Salisbury
Kruger Steyn
McKinley
Warrenton
Free
Aguinaldo's infant son dies as Manila turmoil grows
Aguinaldo's infant son who was captured in November and had smallpox is dead. The Filipino junta in Manila has become active and General Otis has taken steps to prevent trouble. The Senate has declared 36 to 17 that the constitution does not extend to Puerto Rico. Postmaster Gordon of Chicago is in Washington to discuss improvements and facilities for the service. President McKinley signs the financial bill making it law.
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Aguinaldo
Manila
Otis
House
Bill
Gordon
Chicago
Washington
McKinley
Postal Savings Bank
Proctor
Davis
Simon
Mason
Puerto Rico
Bill Anthony
Maine
Census Bureau
Patent Office
Senate
Republicans Renominate Emerson in Twenty third NY District
A Republican convention renominated Congressman Louis W. Emerson in the Twenty third New York district. Milwaukee Republicans nominated Henry J. Baumgartner for mayor after a caucus backed his election. Georgia Democrats set primaries for May 15 with the state convention in Atlanta on June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis W. Emerson
New York
New Hampshire
Josiah M. Fletcher
Nashua
Tennessee
Nashville
Massachusetts
Indiana
General Harrison
Milwaukee
Theodore Fritz
H. J. Baumgartner
W. J. Bryan
Georgia Democratic Committee
Atlanta
Republicans
Henry J. Baumgartner
Multitude of Crimes From Across the Nation
Mrs J Dvorak in Chicago reports an alleged burglar knocked with a catsup bottle and silenced him until police arrive. M A Shay of Marysville Mont kills himself in El Paso Texas hotel room. Francis Truth Boston divine healer jailed for mail fraud. Rev Robert Brakeili Hiawatha Kan sentenced to seven years for horse stealing. Charles Adams Cincinnati shot and killed by his wife after he struck her. Cicero H Thompson Valentine Neb saloonkeeper shoots at soldiers who attempted assault. Goebel assassination trial delayed for state readiness. John Smith near Clarksville Tenn shot by unknown rider. he will die. Frank Dinsmore Neb sentenced to hang for wife murder. John B R Haines Topeka Kan sentenced to fifty years. Sergeant F W Golden Kentucky militia turns state's evidence on Goebel plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Adams
Cincinnati
Cicero H. Thompson
Valentine
Neb
Austin H. Millaman
Arthur London
Fort Niobrara
Senator Goebel
Kentucky
John Smith
Red River Bridge
Clarksville
Tenn
Frank Dinsmore
John Halle
Lexington
John BR. Haines
Topeka
Kan
Charles Watson
F. W. Golden
William Goebel
Andrew Carnegie's Answer in Frick Suit Cites Asset Claims
In the Frick property dispute, Andrew Carnegie's statement outlines alleged asset holdings and their allocation. The filing argues the scope of Carnegie assets and disputes the characterization of certain holdings as joint or separate property. Existing records emphasize Carnegie's role and the legal framework governing the asset division.
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Andrew Carnegie
Frick
Youth 15 Fatally Hurt by Streetcar and Truck Collision
Albert Aten of Chicago, age 15, jumped from a street car and was run over by a truck, sustaining injuries that may prove fatal. In Cincinnati a midnight fire claimed the life of 72 year old paralytic Lizzie Moore. James Guy of Etna Green Indiana lies dying after a horse fell on him.
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Albert Aten
Chicago
Lizzie Moore
Cincinnati
James Guy
Etna Green
Ind
Notable Deaths Across the Nation Highlight Wartime and Public Life
General John J. Elwell of Cleveland dies after a Civil War hero career. John F. Gowey, U S consul general in Yokohama, Japan, dies. Ex Judge William Fullerton of Beecher Tilton trial fame dies aged 88 in Newburg New York. Clarence A. Webster, Alameda artist and writer, dies. Reverend W Shumway of Baraboo Wisconsin dies at 85 after fifty years in ministry. Herman Detterman editor of the Westbote dies in Columbus Ohio. Archie Middlemass prominent Scotsman dies in Milwaukee at 58. General Henry Harnden dies in Madison Wisconsin after long illness. linked to Davis capture. Justin Dewey Massachusetts judge and Admiral Dewey cousin dies in Springfield aged 63. Herman E Taubeneck, ex chairman of People’s Party national committee, dies in Seattle. Walter L. Miller jurist dies in Abbeville South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Elwell
Cleveland
John F. Gowey
United States
Yokohama
Japan
William Fullerton
Beecher-Tilton
Newburg
N. Y
Clarence A. Webster
Alameda
Cal
W. Shumway
Fire destroys multiple city buildings causing large losses
Fire burned the E W Swisher Cigar building in Columbus and the Columbus Cigar Box plant for major losses. Miamisburg saw a tobacco warehouse fire and adjacent damage. Davenport Iowa canning plant suffered total destruction. Oswego Illinois saw Shickler block and War ner stock burn. Quincy Massachusetts Music Hall and Southwest City Maine blocks burned. Port Gibson Massachusetts compress stored 2000 bales of cotton. Academy of Music in Quebec burned. Charles Auburn saved his family after the blaze.
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E. W. Swisher Cigar Company
Columbus Cigar Box Manufacturing Company
Columbus
Miamisburg
Rothchild Tobacco
Davenport
John Shickler
Warner
Oswego
Ills
Music
Quincy
Mass
Southwest City
Port Gibson
Academy of Music
Quebec
Charles Auburn
Advices from London dispute Paunceforte dispatch reports
London advices contradict claims that Lord Paunceforte the British ambassador in Washington sent dispatches to the foreign office on the Nicaragua canal treaty. A sub committee for the forthcoming Democratic convention meets in Kansas City Missouri to arrange preliminaries. Jimmy Michaels to return to cycle racing after jockey experience. Missouri hospital ship investigation leads to captain Dillon’s dismissal and third officer. Kentucky political leaders agree to a truce pending court settlement of the governorship contest. Distress in Puerto Rico grows as congressional remedial legislation lags. Sapho stopped in act one at Kalamazoo. Ohio House passes Griffin bill to fund Toledo centennial with one million dollars. Colville reservation in Washington to open for settlement about May first. German flag hoisted at Apia, Samoa. Harry M. Weldon of the Cincinnati Enquirer recovering from paralysis. Peach orchards in Berrien County Michigan show buds in fine condition. Reduced rates for G A R at the national encampment in August. Mayd 8: the famous trotter is dead.
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London
England
Lord Pauncefote
Washington
Foreign Office
Kansas City
Jimmy Michaels
Missouri
Quartermaster General
Dillon
Kentucky
Puerto Rico
Congress
Kalamazoo
Ehich
Ohio House
Toledo
Colville
Apia
Samoa
Harry M. Weldon
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Berrien County
Michigan
Trotter
Five Mile Liquor Ban Near Iowa University Passed Senate
Des Moines reports the five mile limit bill to bar liquor sales within five miles of Iowa Citys state university Cedar Falls normal school Ames Agricultural College and other state education institutions was approved 29 to 18 in the senate. The attorney general is empowered to enforce the law and it will affect Iowa City, currently home to 21 saloons. Barnard Murphy of Wintov and Howard Tedford of Mount Ayr were elected state printer and state binder, to assume Jan 1, 1901. Governor Shaw asserted no financial or business conflicts with official duties and the Harrriman bill creating a department of agriculture in Iowa was passed by the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Wallace
Senate
State University
Iowa City
State Normal School
Cedar Falls
State Agricultural College
Ames
Barnard Murphy
Wintov
Howard Tedford
Mount Ayr
Assembly
Shaw
House of Representatives
House
Harriman
Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Iowa Senate advances tax on express company capital
Des Moines reports the Iowa senate approved a bill taxing express company capital stock and surplus by Iowa mileage. The house backed an elective three member state appellate court. An amendment limits express company interest to eight percent in all forms. Savings banks may take deposits up to ten times capital stock and surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Senate
Indiana
Ohio
House
Man Finds Century-Old Bullet After Ax Wounding
In Lone Tree Iowa March 20 John Carson, long-time resident, shot himself in the groin July 4 with a .32 caliber revolver. The bullet could not be found. he later suffered pain. While chopping wood, he cut his calf and shed the bullet from the wound, revealing the long troubled bullet had remained in his body for twenty four years.
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Lone Tree
John Carson
Carson
Grain Dealers Form Association in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa March 16 The Town Grain Dealers association organized in this city with about 175 members present. Elected officers include President J A King Nevada and a secretary treasurer to be chosen by a governing board comprising F J Wright Minneapolis E J Edmunds Marcus D Milligan Jefferson Phil Deitz Walcott and EF Bowen Des Moines
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Des Moines
Town Grain Dealers’ Association
J. A. King
Nevada
F. J. Wright
Minneapolis
E. J. Edmunds
Marcus
D. Milligan
Jefferson
Phil Deitz
Walcott
EF. L. Bowen
Chicago Lightweight Tommy White Wins in Des Moines Bout
Tommy White of Chicago defeated an opponent in Des Moines lasting less than two rounds. Advertised challenger Jack Downey of Brooklyn was not the well known fighter, and White stopped his opponent in the second round.
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Des Moines
Tommy White
Chicago
Terry McGovern
Jack Downey
Brooklyn
N. Y
White
Saloon Closures Possible Under Mulet Law, Judge Rules
Sioux City Iowa March 16 Judge Gaynor delivers a district court ruling that every saloon violating the mulet law may be closed and that any citizen can sue a saloon. All local saloons are said to have violated the law.
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Sioux City
Gaynor
Frank Hull Shot by Brother in Marshalltown
Marshalltown Iowa March 19 Frank Hull son of Charles Hull was accidentally shot Saturday evening by a younger brother and doctors give no hopes of recovery.
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Marshalltown
Frank Hull
Charles Hull
Phenomenal March Weather Stuns Burlington Audience
A lively show storm swept Burlington Iowa last night marking phenomenal weather for this time of March. The event drew local attention as residents noted the unusual storm for the season.
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Burlington
Rev F B Allen Sparks Boston Church Meeting Sensation
At a First Church gathering under the Watch and Ward society Rev Frederick B Allen claimed many vicious plays have appeared in Boston and urged patrons to check a show's character before attending He argued vice is protected in Boston and suggested police complicity with evildoers hindering legal action
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Boston
First Church
Watch and Ward Society
Frederick B. Allen
Allen
New York City
Arraignment in Goebel murder case set for next Friday
Caleb Powers Joan Davis and William H Culton charged as accessories to the Goebel murder were arraigned before Judge Moore in Frankfort Kentucky. The commonwealth said it was not ready and the trial was postponed to next Friday with County Attorney Polsgrove hoping to present witnesses without further delay.
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Frankfort
Caleb Powers
Joan Davis
William H. Culton
William Goebel
Moore
Commonwealth
Polsgrove
Illinois Governor Tanner Regained But Still Weak in Palm Beach
Governor Tanner of Illinois remains confined indoors in Palm Beach. His physician Dr. Taylor reports improvement since arrival and in New Orleans but notes lingering weakness from the long journey. Officials hope for a brief outdoor spell soon.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Tanner
Illinois
Taylor
New Orleans
War Guns Compared Mauser and Lee Enfield In Detail
The article explains differences between the Mauser and Lee Enfield firearms. It notes the Lee Enfield uses a beneath trigger guard magazine with a cut off for single loading and a ten cartridge reserve, while the Mauser carries a five cartridge magazine loaded at once by a clip and can fire rapidly when loaded.
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Mauser
Lee-Enfield
Lee- Enfield
Close shave in Chicago street scene with Eben and wife
Uncle Eben drags his wife to safety from an oncoming streetcar as they discuss Chicago life. She rails at the city’s excitements and its effects on hair color and morality while recalling summer theater friends turning browner and taller in the glare of urban life.
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Uncle Eben
Chicago
Liza Jane
Ellen
Chicago Journal
Steel combs in furrier and dog grooming use found
A sidewalk sighting of steel combs led to the discovery they are used by furriers to comb furs. Variants include half toothed tools and a comb with a solid end handle. Similar steel combs are used to groom dogs, including long haired breeds like poodle.
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New York Sun
Unc Zek el Watson Prefers Generous Ice Cream Cup
Uncle Zek el Watson, used to large cakes, samples city ice cream and complains the accompanying confections, calling the ice cream excellent but the sponge drops, macaroons, and lady fingers insufficient in quantity. His niece explains the city honors.
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Zek
el Watson
Books That Sustain Hope and Stir Courage Across Times
A reflective ode to how books aid hope and faith, soothe pain, and unite distant ages. The passage highlights literature’s power to create beauty, reveal truths, and offer enduring blessings to readers in harsh homes.
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James Freewan Clarke
Earliest Clear Detection of Kee Pronunciation in Key
The note surveys historical pronunciation of key as kee, tracing shifts from kay in Milton Comus and Marvell to later usage by Dryden Swift and Green. It cites Herbert and others, notes rhymes with day fleas and way, and cites Nares 1764 arguing long e sound for ey except key.
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Key
Kee
Kay
Skeat
Eternity
Marvell
Theeno
Herbert
Wither
Phil’arete
Dryden
Swift
Sociable lodging leads to accidental trio joke in Dinant
A returning traveler recounts a hotel miscommunication in Dinant Belgium. A party of three women and a young man are shown two rooms each with three beds and three slop basins and milk jugs. The hostess jokes that sleeping in threes is more sociable.
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Dinant
Belgium
Madame
Humorous Harsh Pranks Of Heliogabalus And Nero
The text recounts Emperor Heliogabalus inviting guests with deformities to dinners for cruel jokes such as overcrowded rooms with no space to eat and air sofas that collapse when deflated. It also notes Nero tossing nuts at bald critics in the theater.
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Fanny
Heliogabalus
Nero
Heaven Twice Found in a Man's Shifting Ideals
A Detroit Journal excerpt contrasts a man’s early exaltation with later disillusion as time passes. He repeatedly proclaims heaven as his lover’s kiss marks bliss, but two years later the infant’s quieted cries reflect a faded ideal and altered happiness.
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Detroit Journal
TailorSmarts Says Suit Won’t Be Ready By Saturday
A customer asks a tailor for a new suit by Saturday and vows eternal thanks. The tailor fires back that the clothes will not be done if that is the customer’s plan. Ohio State Journal reports the exchange.
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Ohio State Journal
Illness costs vast weekly loss of work across ages
The estimate shows illness drains about 20,000,000 weeks of work annually, equating to 214 percent of the output by the population aged 15 to 63. The figure highlights the heavy economic impact of sickness on workers and productivity.
Rough estimate of 15,000 060 glove imports yearly
The figure estimates about fifteen thousand sixty pairs of gloves entering the country annually.
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Geo. Howell & Son
Southwest Corner Square
West Side Square
Danny
Aoe
Sterling Remedy Company
Montreal
Parsons College
Fairfield
Daniel E. Jenkins
Red Cross
Vin de Cinchona Co
Bradshaw & Thoma
Eth
Rennedy Co
Bontres
Telegraph
A. J. Davis
Warrior Run
Westerne Union Telegraph Company
Standard Oil Company
Live Stock Exchange
Indianapolis
William Cunningham
St. Paul
Chicago National Banks
Philippines
Washington News
Odds and
State News Notes
Doings of
Solons
F. B. Allen
Goebel
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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