Rhodes and Kekewich clash over Roberts plan
March reports from Dordrecht to Cape Town describe General Braant's Boer pursuit at Sterkstroom and Stormberg gains. Parliament approves war funds of 60 million pounds with total spend 154 million. Mafeking siege to be relieved as Kimberley forces move. Rhodes and Kekewich clash over strategy while Sir William MacCormac operates in battlefield surgery.
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Kinderley
Rhodes
Mtekivich
Roberts
Parliament
Irteh
Dordrecht
Braant
Sterkstroom
Gallacre
Stormberg
Mafeking
London
Kimberley
Kimberley Light Horse
DeBeers
Lord Roberts
Cecil Rhodes
Kekewich
British and Boers Face Off In Modder River Front
London reports from Osfontein describe Lord Roberts arranging a strong riverfront line with Sixth Division under General Kelly Neuny to the right, Seventh in the center, and Ninth on the north bank. Cavalry led by French guard the left, with mounted infantry on the right. Boers occupy kopjes north and south of the Modder, forcing a long, flat arena for movement. Churchill praises Buller’s Feb. 27 attack as a steel masterwork, noting risk and high costs and the men’s trust in Buller.
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Charles Tucker
South Africa
French
Cape Town
Kimberley
Prieska
Kenhardt
Britstown
Barkly West
London
Osfontein
Lord Roberts
Kelly Neuny
Modder
Tucker
Colville
Mounted Infantry
Lidley Martyr
Winston Churchill
Ladysmith
Morning Post
Redvers Buller
Retreat of Boers From Ladysmith Detailed
From Ladysmith dated Saturday March 8 the report says the Boers conducted their retreat in a masterly fashion without loss of a wagon or ox. Only a few small camps have fallen into our hands.
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Ladysmith
Kruger Opens Door to Peace as War Likely Stays On
Brussels March 6 The Transvaal agency confirms Kruger is ready to conclude peace with Great Britain on the basis of independence for the two republics and that otherwise the struggle will continue to the bitter end. The agency believes the Afrikander element in Cape Colony and Natal will rebel rather than allow annexation.
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Brussels
Transvaal Agency
Kruger
Great Britain
Cape Colony
Natal
Buller Announces Casualty Toll for Feb 14–27
London dispatch reports General Buller’s revised casualty list covering February 14 to February 27. It records 98 men killed, 68 wounded, and 25 missing.
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Buller
London
Train Wreck Near Brazil Indiana Kills Two Killed and Forty Wounded
A miners train of 400 men east of Brazil collided with a Chicago and Eastern Illinois freight at 6 pm. The caboose and two cars were smashed. two men were killed and dozens seriously wounded. The injured include Melvin Aster and Charles Alberti missing. many others suffer leg and arm fractures and internal injuries. Rescue crews moved the wounded to Indianapolis. crowd chaos and fires followed as rescuers fought flames and carried men home.
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Indianapolis
Marek G
The
Sentinel
Brazil
Ind
Here
Chicago
Illinois
Caboose
Melvin Aster
Charles Alberti
Thomas Barrowman
Chas Kkramp
Sud
Srown
Strank Iane
William Lumsden
Matthew Lumsden
Flenry Gordon
Creston Gordon
Martin Shultz
Richard Watkins
William Tage
Ab Miller
George Faulkner
William McDonald
John Burns Baughman
Portemont
Daniel O'Brien
W. T H. Jackson
McIntosh
Sheehan
Surreys
Mysterious Bank Robbery Shocks Farmington
Bank cashiers found the Parcels' Link vault rifled with most contents gone. Officials remain unsure how burglars gained entry. The vault was locked after a 36 hour time lock. Only about 1700 dollars in currency missing. gold and silver undisturbed.
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Ottumwa
Farmington
Barry Wier
Iink
Lightfoot
Pod
Barty
Dip Elarge
Barr
Akin Seeks Facts as Trustee Faces Criticism in Chicago Water Case
Attorney General Akin responded to Trustee Jones petition for mandamus to force full minimum water flow into the Chicago river channel. He warned opening gates at Lockport could flood the country and derail navigation. Board hearing awaited before action. Critics accuse Jones of endangering Chicago’s water system and enterprise, with vessel interests voicing strong opposition.
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Springfield
Uls
Akin
Jones
Sanitary District
Lockport
Chicago
Josieh
Commission
Could Not Live Without Her Because of Wife’s Death
The life less body of Wimit Roehrig was found in a pool of blood at A Nebinger’s shoe factory in Springfield Hls. He killed himself by severing both arteries and slitting his throat after his wife died in Chicago eleven months earlier. He worked as a fitter in the Nebinger plant and had recently become despondent, even threatening to shoot himself. In darkness he could not locate his razor, then used another blade to nearly sever his head.
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Springfield
Hls
Wimit Roehrig
A. Nebinger
Roehrig
Chicago
Nebinger
Smallpox Outbreak Reported in Sefton Township
Vandalia Illinois March 6. An outbreak labeled smallpox affects Sefton township with Charles Wendell dead and two Brownstown cases. Ex Supervisor Munroe Bryan of Otego township and his family exposed. Davis family members also reported ill. State Board of Health notified. Chicago and Alton Railway to sink a shaft near Virden with mine plans for Tod cars daily. President Irelton outlines full development of adjacent coal fields and securing necessary epi til.
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Vandalia
Marek G
Sefton Township
Charles Wendell
Brownstown
Munroe Bryan
Otego Township
Davis
State Board of Health
Chicago and Alton
Bloomington
Chicago and Alton Railway Company
Virden
Tis
Irelton
A& Plan
Carterville Miners Released After Acquittal
In Carterville on March 6, the nine miners acquitted of murder in the September killings of five on Carterville streets were not discharged until yesterday morning when the state's attorney entered a bill on the remaining four defendants and they were released at once.
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Carterville
Vienna
Nton
Nelle
Republican Convention at Freeport Names McKinley Delegates
Freeport hosts a Republican county convention that instructed delegates to back McKinley for president, Tt for congress, As pitwall for treasurer, McCullough for auditor, Rose for secretary of State, and James R. Cowley for the general assembly.
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Republican
Freeport
Tbs
Marek G
McKinley
Congress
Aspitwall
McCullough
Rose
James R. Cowley
General Assembly
Woman Charged with Grand Larceny in Springfield
Governor Turner honors Minnesota requisition for Gillian A. Burts extradition from Chicago to answer in Minnesotas Hennepin County for grand larceny indictment. police report states Burts wanted in connection with a grand larceny case.
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Springfield
Hbs
Mare G
Truner
Minnesota
Gillian A. Burts
Chicago
Llenhepin County
Minn
Judge Phillips improves amid illness recovery report
Judge Jesse J. Phillips is in far better condition with fever and pneumonia symptoms receding. W. H. Gridley named trainmaster for the Chicago Peoria and St Louis line with headquarters in Springfield. Governor Tanner also shows continued improvement in Springfield Illinois notes March 6.
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Phillips
Lhillsboro
His
Jesse J. Phillips
Springfield
W. HD. Gridley
Chicago, Peoria and St Louis Railway
Tanner
Ill
Twenty Men Injured In Illinois Central Collision Near Broadview
Twenty men were injured when two Illinois Central freight trains collided at Junction C siding near Broadview yesterday morning. The crash occurred after a coupling pin broke, causing the trains to run in line and collide. two may die. Injured include Marcus Ta., McCall brakeman Freeport, Farwell Manchester Ind., Counsell Dyersville Ind., Yaeger Pringhar Ind., Peters Matlock Ia., Eimer Manchester Ia., Clark Johnhurst, Dunne Marcus Ia., Spear Dubuque Ia., Bernard Anton La., Booth Sioux Falls Ia., Baadie Hetrick Ia., Bryant Cleghorn Ia., McMahon Quinby Ia, Wilkinson Quinby Ia.
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Chicago
Mareh
Hlinois Central Railroad
Junction “C
Broadview
Othe Teainas
Ino O
Aimer
Josent
Fouls
Marcus
Ierank
McCall
Freeport
F. BE. Farwell
Manchester
J. B. Counsell
Dyersville
Edward Yaeger
Pringhar
Charles Peters
Matlock
L. J. Eimerson
J. A. Clark
Iohnhurst
J. F. Dunne
W. R.spear
Brakeman
Dubuque
Joseph Bernard
Anton
W. Bryant
Cleghorn
Thomas McMahon
Quinby
BE. A. Wilkinson
The Calculating Barber and the Flea Jump Idea
Snyder the calculating barber ponders a flea scale world jump. He imagines leaping 70 times to circumnavigate the globe, from Philadelphia to Pittsburg, then offers witch hazel or bay rum to a customer. The Philadelphia Record notes his daydreaming aside from a haircut.
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Snyder
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Question Answered August Flower sales claim
An old advertisement touts Green's August Flower as the largest medicine sale in the civilized world and a cure for indigestion and biliousness. It claims doctors were scarce, and people used it to clean the system, regulate liver action, and calm nerves, with sample bottles at Emmert & Burrell's.
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Emmert & Burrell’s
New York Justice Considers Sapho Immoral Play
New York March 6 Justice Mott held Olga Nethersole Hamilton Revelle Marcus Mayer Olga Nethersole as Sapho and Theodore Moss for trial on the charge of presenting an immoral play Sapho at Wallack's theatre. Bail fixed at 500 dollars each.
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New York
Sapho
Collee
Mott
Olga Nethsole
Hamilton Revelle
Marcus Mayer
Theodore Moss
Wallack’s
Italy Pushes for Mediation In South Africa
In Rome on March 6 the foreign minister said mediation may be desirable but action must wait for a favorable moment likely to ensure success. Also on March 6 Brazilian Catholic bishops call for church state union and end to liberty of conscience civil marriages and cemeteries. London reports Boer casualties at Colenso for the week to Feb 25 as 31 killed and 130 wounded.
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London
Southampton
South Africa
O'Leary
Colenso
William MacCormac
Royal College of Surgeons
Italy
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Brazilian Roman Catholica
Rio Janeiro
Markets Report from Chicago and Milwaukee Grain Showings
Chicago and Milwaukee market items show grain and produce quotes across wheat corn oats and hogs cattle and sheep. Prices include May wheat around 0.60 to 0.67 and corn near 0.46 to 0.54, oats near 1.20, pork around 10.60 to 10.87, lard about 5.84 to 5.90, and various dairy fruit and poultry prices. Livestock receipts and bids for hogs cattle and sheep are provided with ranges for quality grades and western and native drops. Milwaukee reports No 1 northern wheat and No 2 northern at 63 and 63+ etc.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
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Freeport, Ill
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