British Forces Evacuate Ronsborg As Boer Move South
Cape Town reports British evacuation of Ronsborg and retirement to Arundel. General Botha and a small force cross the Tugela near Ladysmith to attack a British camp, engaging 50 lancers with 18 killed 5 wounded and 9 captured. A prisoner sent to demand British return for their wounded.
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Loupon
Cape Town
Daily Chronicle
Ronsborg
Arundel
Ladysmith
Botha
Tugela
Speculation on Censor Cure of All Sources of Communication
London notes after lord Roberts’ supposed silence amid war. Cronje’s lines from Bloemfontein are unlikely to hold against a British siege or relief efforts at Ladysmith. Reports itemize casualties and mobilization while Baden-Powell cites Mafeking losses and troop movements. The War Office orders 21 new batteries and three infantry battalions as tensions rise.
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Lord Roberts
Lonobon
Lord Foberts
Fourteen Streams
Transvaal
Bloemfontein
Cronje
Free Stiate
Chieveley
Ladysmith
Baden-Powell
Mafeking
Gatacre
Stormburg
House of Commons
War Office
African Napoleon Rout Routed By French in Central Sudan
Paris reports M Gentil’s expedition defeated Rabah the central Sudan chief at Kouna near Lake Chad. Rabah, once ruler of a vast empire, was wounded and fled as French forces with 19 000 defenders and 2400 rifles faced heavy losses. The battle left 43 Senegalese sharpshooters dead. 4 Europeans and 106 Senegalese wounded.
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Congo
Paris
M. Deorpis
French Congo
Rabah
Soudan
Byia
M. Gentil
Rebah
Souda
Zebohr Pasha
Africa
Napoleon
Kouna
Lake’ Tchad
Sahara
Algeria
West Africa
Robillot
Lords Discuss The Crisis In A Fierce Debate
In London Rosebery denounces the government in the Lords, calling the South Africa crisis urgent. He notes previous overtures to Germany and the United States failed, questions France and Russia ties, and warns of national weakness as the chamber seethes.
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Rosebery
United States
South Africa
Lord Rosebery
Germany
France
Russia
Persia
England
Lord Salisbury
Boers Damming Klip River Report from Lourenzo Marquez
Dispatch from Lourenzo Marquez via the Daily Mail notes Boers damming the Klip River near Ladysmith with 200 artificers and 10,000 sandbags in place. The citizen reports work only possible at height under British fire and doubts the operation’s futility.
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Klipi
Lennon
The
Daily Mail
Lourenzo Marquez
Ladysmith
Ime
Klip
Hight
Havana Remembers Maine Second Anniversary Observance
The second anniversary of the Maine destruction was observed in Havana with hundreds of Americans visiting the wreck in the harbor. The ship flew at half mast and the site was lit with memorial flames as prayers were offered at services led by Dr McGee and Father Jones. Governor General Wood attended the municipal ceremonies at Church of Mercedes.
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Ita
Havana
United States
Maine
United States Fig
Dr. McGee
Episcopal Church
Father Jones
Church of Mercedes
Wood
Shipping bill debated by Senate commerce committee amendments adopted
The senate committee on commerce discussed the shipping bill at length and agreed to several subcommittee amendments. Provisions include foreign built vessel registration with American ownership, subsidy caps at 2.9 million dollars for 20 and 21 knot ships, higher pay for 11 12 and 13 knot vessels, and exclusion of dual coastwise foreign trade vessels. Captain Ralph Ingalls received war department orders to report to San Francisco amid possible deployment to the Philippines.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Ingalls
Arozison
Kan
Ralph Ingalls
United States
John J. Ingalls
War Department
San Francisco
Philippines
Bryan speaks to large Charleston audience in telegraphic note
W J Bryan addressed about 7000 people in Charleston District of Columbia. The note lists several brief items including bank absorbption, lockout of Chicago tailors, canal commission arrival at Granada, Sioux Falls Populist convention bid, civil service reform defeat, freight-rate protest defeat, Illinois Prohibition chair election, Pearsons charity demand flood, and claims of theft from President Harrison in Paris last summer.
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W. J. Bryan
Charleston
D,c
Corn Exchange Bank
New York
Home Bank
Chicago
Tailors and Drapers’ Exchange
United States Canal Commission
Granada
Nicaragua
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Central Freight Association
Boston
S Hale Johnson
Newton, Ills
Prohibition State Central Committee
Mr. Johnson
John G. Woolley
D. K
Pearsons
Harrison
Paris
Free WALO Silversteel String Offer for Violin and More
A trade note promotes WALO Silversteel Strings for violin mandolin guitar or banjo sent free to any address for 3 cent return postage with a 12 cent set offer for a short time. The claim touts tone quality strength durability and superiority over current strings.
Reduction in Violin Outfits This Week Only
Advertises price cuts on WALO Stradivarius model violins with cases bows and accessories. Two models reduced from 5 to 3 item details include spruce top ebony trim and finishes. Also promotes music catalogues and repairs with request to mention the paper.
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WALO
Stradivarius
Hamburg Band Club Formed Aimed At Best City Ensemble
Prospects for a strong Hamburg music band rise as citizens and merchants rally at the opera house to organize. Officers elected include WS Jones Press and Chas Wulshizer as treasurer with a pledge to provide instruments and support through spring entertainments.
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Hamburg
Opera House
Wounuy
WS. Jones Press
Chas. W. Iulshizer
Treas G. W. Fort
See’y
Fifth Annual Declamatory Contest At Hamburg High
The fifth annual high school declamatory contest drew a large Hamburg crowd as ten students competed to represent the city at the Southern Iowa Declamatory Association meet in Bloomfield on March 30. Edgar Wells won first, Grace Cooley second, Iva Hammond third, with notes on judges and upcoming literary society debates.
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Opera House
Our City
Southern Iowa
Bloomfield
Hamburg
Fona Woods
Warren Meredith
Spartacus
The
Gladiators
Eddie Mincer
Mr. Landis
Roberts
Iva Kammand
Mr. Dooley
Maud Cooley
James Cowles
J. Q. Adams
Eddie Hoppe
Frank Travis
Senator Beveridge
Philippines
Henry Payne
Edgar Wells
Lords
Winnifred
Fort
Grace Cooley
Ona Woods
Jfdges
Mesers
L. A. Rees
C. W. Davey
S. C. Campbell
Iva Hammond
England
Uitlanders
Alpha Society
Wm Steinmetz
Alfred Danforth
George Brown
Irvin Evinger
Eigar Wells
Eddie Eloppe
Frank ‘Travis
Pearl Rees
Ben Warman
Down Town
Tragic death and local notes from Madison township
The report describes Mrs. Lee’s daughter Rosy dying after jumping into an open well near Madison. Her husband is mentioned, as is a war veteran relation. Other items note a failed Madison township judge bid, prophesied prosperity, and a warning of a stern rebuke from local women.
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Re ‘ Bey
John Lee
Mii
Sey Mottiar
Aliy
Yon
Madison
Mason M. E
Geo. Thompson
Madison Township
S.haulton
Elijah
Moses
Yon Yonson in Denver shows quick train travel tale
A humorous piece from Denver papers recounts Yon Yonson visiting Denver by a fast electric rail, comparing a past slow railroad journey to a modern air ride. The narrator jokes about life changing in seven years and his plans for a big night, mentioning six dollars in his pocket.
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Denver
Yohnson
Burlington
Washing Dish Cloths Care Tip
Daily washing prevents grease odors and illness. Use knitted crochet-cotton cloths in a square or suitable size. Add a teaspoonful of Gold Dust Washing Powder to hot water to cut grease and clean faster, then dry in sunshine and air.
Special Notice for Newspaper Filings and Correspondent Contact
Copy of this paper available in Washington at the office of special correspondent E. G. Siggers located at 918 F Street Northwest. Readers may file copies or request additional information through this contact.
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Washington
E. G. Siggers
F. Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Tell Your Sister Health Claim Ad for Karl's Clover Root
An advertisement extols a beauty claim linking pure blood to digestion liver and bowels. It promotes Karl's Clover Root Tea as directly acting on bowels liver and kidneys to maintain health, priced at 25 cents, from Yas Magn & Soni.
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Karl
Magn & Soni
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