Wretaria Story of Gatacre's Defeat Scoffed by Britishers
March 23 London reports repeat unfounded rumors of Mafeking relief. War Office denies confirmation and no further news. Boer rumors of Olivier victory dismissed. relief chances hinge on southward column or Baden-Powell sortie. Pretoria siege fears rise. Boer women allegedly frantic. Kruger and Steyn proclamations noted. Gatacre's position described as still intact with punishment for looters.
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Wretaria
Gatocre
Proteeto
Kruger
Steyn
Ilondor
Mafeking
War Office
Olivier
Gatacre
Les
Coone
Baden-Powell
Heer
Snyman
Planer
Ifree
Nothng
Waller
Tourenzo Marquez
Pretoria
Times
Bloemfontein
Scruger
Free State
Transvaal
Daily News
Mr. Steyn
Roonstad
Orange Free State
Irish Question Dominates House as Redmond Pushes Delay
In Parliament, John Redmond urged postponing the London water bill’s second reading to allow Irish questions to be discussed. Irish interruptions grew, Speaker threatened disorder, and Balfour agreed to a postponement amid protests. A. O’Connor argued Ireland’s overtaxation since union, but his motion to address it failed 120 to 102.
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Qodon
Ireland
Great Britain
John Redmond
Local Government Board
Chaplin
Balfour
John Redamond
A. O'Connor
TSOC
France
Germany
Result Being a Lively Exchange of Lead and Steel
March 28 dispatches from Thondon report a brisk artillery duel near Warren with Kimberley Light Horse support. Major Blewitt’s battery fired four guns, the fish battery replied, and a scouting party near the river bank faced hot fire. One wounded. darkness delayed escape. Warrenton firing resumed later but slackened. Winston Churchill from Ladysmith pleads for mercy in line with rebels. The queen action noted March 23.
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Thondon
Wimberley
Warren
Blewitt
Kimberley
Eines
Glewitt
Npne
Warrenton
Winston Churchill
Om Ladysmith
Dlemmey
Deeudon
Queen
Queen Visits Woolwich Hospital To See Wounded Soldiers
Compatiled by Princess Christian and attended by a large crowd she visited Herbert Hospital in Woolwich yesterday afternoon to see the sick and wounded soldiers cared for there. Immense crowds met the queen at the Woolwich station and along the route to the hospital, where she distributed Windsor flowers in the wards.
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Princess Christian
Auke
Herbert Hospital
Woolwich
Windsor
Duke of Connaught Tours Belfast in Warm Reception
The Duke of Connaught and Strathern visited Belfast on a military inspection. Enthusiastic crowds greeted him as the Earl of Dufferin and Ava proposed the health of the royal visitor. He praised Belfast’s development and saluted Irish soldiers in the South African War for their devotion to the crown.
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Belfast
Duke of Connaught
Strathern
Ireland
Earl of Dufferin
Ava
Juncheon
Tie
South Africa
United Kingdom
Princess Stephanie Marries Commoner Count Longay
Vienna reports Princess Stephanie renounces royal privileges to wed Count Longay a commoner in a Miramar Castle ceremony officiated by the court chaplain Bishop Mayer roses adorn the chapel witness-counts Cholondowski and Longay at the breakfast staged at the castle the couple plan a Riviera journey after a few days at Miramar Castle
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Stephanie
Vienna
Count Longay
Miramar Cistle
Mayer
Miramar Castle
Riviera
Count Cholondowski
Explosion Kills One Injures Four at Philadelphia Photographic Firm
A deadly blast of calcium in the Thomas M. McCollin & Co. photographic supply shop on South Eleventh Street killed Herman Weiss and seriously injured George W. Nicholas August Hauser Daniel Reed a fireman and John A. Granton. The building was wrecked and adjacent W. Clad & Sons, hotel ranges and kitchen supplies, suffered heavy damage.
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Philadelphia
Thomas M. McCollin & Co
South Eleventh Street
Herman Weiss
George W. Nicholas
August Hauser
Daniel Reed
John A. Granton
W. Clad & Sons
Ex-Gov Taylor Undergoes Cancer Operation in Madison
Madison reports ex Governor Taylor of Cottage Grove underwent surgery for cancer on his lower lip Tuesday. An inch of flesh was removed while the patient, 86 years old, remained under chloroform for over an hour and recovered well. Taylor served as governor from 1874 to 1876. Naples notes a thief attempted to rob two American ladies, Mrs Burges and her daughter, as they left a shop, grabbed Miss Burges purse, she grabbed the thief by the throat, recovered the purse, and asked him to leave.
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Madison
Wis
Taylor
Cottage Grove
Naples
Miss Burges
Boston
United Mine Workers face rejection in coke regions
Dunbar, Pa. March 23 Roe and Melay, UMW representatives, aimed to reorganize miners and coke workers in coke regions but met with firm refusal.
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Dunbar
Dilehler
Melay
United Mine Workers
Roe
Ohdo
Australian beet import surge hits Berlin market
Berlin reports rapid growth in canned beet imports from Australia now reaching about 80 percent of such imports, with observers noting Australian output is claimed to be superior to American. The shift signals changing supply chains and potential price effects in local markets.
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Berlin
Marvel
Germagn
Australia
City welcomes Ales and Dewey with receptions
In Macon Georgia on March 23 Admiral Ales and Dewey arrived to fanfare as crowds met them at the station. They received a private dinner then a public reception and were granted the freedom of the city. Separately in St Joseph Missouri on March 2 President Vickey Kias summoned Western League managers in Omaha for a March 27 schedule meeting. Berlin marked Emperor William I’s birthday with a Kaiser's visit to the Charlottenburg mausoleum.
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Macon
Muarel
Ales
Dewey
St. Joseph
Mareh
Vickey Kias
Omaha
Kuiser Wilhelim
Berlin
Emperor Wiliam 1
Kaiser
Charlottenburg
Republicans Endorse Free Trade Push In Senate
The Republican peace committee met after adjournment and tentatively backed separating the Porto Rico tariff from the government bill and voting on the House measure. Some senators seek amendments to maintain exemptions and improve duty collection, while others fear House changes could derail a conference report. Eight senators, including Davis, Nelson, Wellington, Hoar, Mason, Beveridge, Proctor, and Simon, reportedly require amendments to back the bill.
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Washington
Mareh
Senate
Peace Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Tse
Elaim
Davis
Nelson
Minnesota
Wellington
Maryland
Hoar Mason
Beveridge
Proctor
Simon
Oregon
Licenses Granted for Cape Nome Dredging
Secretary Root said the War Department will issue about a dozen licenses to prospectors dredging Cape Nome Alaska waters within three miles. He noted authority rests on navigable waters statutes and that dredging would not harm navigation or riparian rights. He added that anyone may dig for gold in the open sea.
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Washington
Root
War Department
Department
Cape Nome
Alaska
United States
Coeur d Alene Affairs Heard In House Committee
Washington March 26 The prosecution in the Coeur d Alene case finished testimony yesterday and Governor Steunenberg testified about conditions after the Bunker Hill explosion last April He said owners of the mines anticipated trouble and sought protection arbitration was offered but rejected He sent troops when notified of the attack and weathering of the mine Mitchell Sinclair acted as his representative due to illness Sinclair, likely not biased against the miners union, reported after examination
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Loud Hill
House
Committee On Post Offices
Loud
Coeur
Fie
Tie
Wardner
Bunker Hill
Ile
Grand Army
Miller
Steunenberg
Washington
Coeur d'Alene
Clavernor Steunenberg
Coeur d’ Alene
Halagh
atYair
Tripper
Mnanly Heowas
Philippines
Coeur dAchene
Bartlett Sinnclair
Sinclair
George Kanound
Miners’ Union
Sinchur
Hie
Franks Jones to Vote for McKinley in November
Washington March 923 Frank Jones of New Hampshire long a Granite State Democracy leader and ally of ex President Cleveland during his political years has announced he will vote for McKinley next November.
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Washington
Frank Jones
New Tampshire
Granite State
Cleveland
Chicago
Mcssinley
Senator Cockrell Seeks 1903 St Louis Exposition Fund
Senator Cockrell introduced a bill in the senate proposing a 1903 exposition in St. Louis to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase. The measure would appropriate 5 million dollars to aid the exposition.
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Washington
Cockrell
Senate
St. Louis
Revenue Cutter Bill Favored for St Marys River
Corliss from the commerce committee reported to the house favoring a bill to appropriate seventy five thousand dollars for a revenue cutter on St Marys river Michigan.
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St. Mary's
Washington
Corliss
Committee On Commerce
House
St. Mary’s River
Michigan
Carnegie and Frick Agree on Reorganization Plan
Pittsburgh March 23 The differences between H C Frick and Andrew Carnegie are settled. Carnegie Steel Company announces a plan to reorganize into a New Jersey incorporated firm. Stocks and bonds will remain with present owners. Schwab to head the new company. Capitalization expected at 350 million dollars. Frick to stay in a similar position.
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Pittsburg
H. C. Frick
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Steel Company, Limited
New Jersey
Schwab
Carnegie Company
Frick
Heirship Claim On English Estate Reported
Mrs Joseph Derby of Albion Michigan received a letter from a London lawyer stating she has inherited a quarter share of the estate of cousin Mary Tolmes who died recently in England. Her brother Robert Tolmes near Devereaux also inherits a quarter share. The estate is valued between 30 000 and 50 000 dollars.
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Albion
Mich
Joseph Derby
Hluall
Ingland
Mary Tolmes
Robert Tolmes
Devereaux
Plague Deaths Reported in San Francisco Chinatown
A string of alarming items includes three deaths in San Francisco linked to bubonic plague, all reported as occurring in Chinatown. Other notes cover a New York indictment of actress Olea Nethersole for Sappho, along with various erratic business, political, and social items across the United States and Europe.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Olea Nethersole
New York
Sappho
Bank of Maelind
Kansas City
Queen Welhelmina
Transvindl
L. Appleton & Co. Publishers
Mo Selene
Alest
Budapest
Bonteno
Tritaly
George No Wiswell
Wisconsin
Missotha Wilson
Augusta
Wis
Phat
Charles Pettis
Michigan
Indiana
Price County
American Annuity Usistrduce Association
Berlin
Heese
Eix
Ladubert Cree
Chicago
Europe
Linghind
Freeport Readers Endorse Doan’s Kidney Pills
A Freeport reader testifies to kidney relief from Doan’s Kidney Pills bought at Emmett & Burrell’s drug store. He describes severe back pain dizziness and headaches that eased after using half a box. Doan’s Kidney Pills cost 60 cents per box and are sold by Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY, sole US agents.
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Freeport
Dean
L. Underwood
Brick St
the River School
Emmett & Burrell
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan’s
Unclear Romance Sparks At Woman's Republic Ball
A club dance scene ends with a bantering exchange about David Harwy and depictions of oppressive regimes. The woman denounces havens and harems, likening Turkey to degradation of women, while the suitor struggles to salvage the moment as music covers their dialogue.
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Woman's Republic
David Harwy
Turkey
Ely's Cream Balm for Catarrh and Cold in Head
The pamphlet extols drying preparations but warns they worsen catarrh. It recommends Ely's Cream Balm as a cleansing soothing healing remedy. Available from druggists for 50 cents or mailed by Ely Brothers, 56 Warrrer Street, New York.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
Warrer St
N. Y
Vital Magnetism in Disease Treatment
The article states magnetism as a centuries old yet perfected therapy. It claims magnetic treatment suppresses pain restores normal functions encourages secretion and excretion and allows nature to act as the healer. It presents magnetism as the century's greatest curative agency with scientific backing.
Magnetic Treatment Restores Health Says Charles Wallick
Mr Charles Wallick of Freeport reports a winter illness that forced quitting work and a persistent cough. He tried magnetic treatment from Prof HH I Gregory, improved immediately, returned to work after a month, and has felt fine for two months. He provides his address at No 1 Nickapoo St Freeport Ill.
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Hh. I Gregory
Charles Wallick
Nickapoo St
Freeport
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