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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1900
Page
2
United States Mediary Effort Rejected by Britain
The United States offered to mediate to end the Boer War as requested by Kruger and Steyn. Lord Salisbury declined the good offices, stating a courteous verbal rejection after a brief meeting with Henry White at the Foreign Office. The offer, presented as a neutral service to aid peace, was not seen as intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Henry White
Lord Salisbury
White
Kruger
Steyn
South Africa
Adelbert S. Hay
Pretoria
State Department
Robbery Suspected as Bank Safe Is Opened
Bank of Hitchcock South Dakota says the safe lost about 11000 that was in the bank at the time of a recent fire. Officers stayed in the building until 7 30 that evening and the blaze occurred shortly after 9. Cashier Wilson states depositors will be paid in full, money already received for that purpose. Authorities suspect robbery and arson to cover it up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Hitchcock
Wilson
Wife Beater Is Whipped in Covington
Jack Edwards a Covington Kentucky resident known for beating his wife was beaten by several women neighbors after his recent release from sixty days in jail for the offence. The women stopped his abuse by striking him until he nearly lost consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Edwards
Covington
Edwards
Paris editorial notes shift in trade with Germany
La Liberte argues US seeks new markets after Germany bars its meat exports while pursuing friendlier ties with France. Consul Stowe toured Cape Town to see Gen Cronje on board the Doris and visited Boer prisoners at Simons Town Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Paris
America
la Liberte
United States
France
Consul Stowe
Cronje
James (. Stowe
Cape Town
Gen. Cronje
Doris
Mr. Stowe
Simonstown
Nevins coal mines burn at Ehrmandale Indiana
Fire destroyed all buildings at the mouth of the shafts in the Nevins coal mines Ehrmandale a small town north of Terre Haute Ind Officials believe incendiary origin and say the company refusal to discharge an unpopular employee likely prompted the act The loss is expected to be heavy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Nevins
Ehrmandale
Terre Haute
Ind
Mills Close In Chicago Area Over Labor Riots
Sash door and blind makers in Chicago and vicinity shut their mills until labor disputes settle. About 4,000 workers join 50,000 idle, delaying business for at least sixty days. Also, Mrs Booth Tucker III of the Salvation Army collapsed on arrival in Racine and could not speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New Counterfeit Found
Chief Wilkie of the Secret Service reports the first counterfeit of the new one dollar silver certificate. The Cleveland, Ohio specimen is a poor zinc etching. Masonic Temple Fort Wayne Ind March 21 A Lady of Quality March 22 Sapho March 24 Three of a Kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkie
Secret Service
Cleveland
Ohio
Masonic Temple
Fort Wayne
Ind
Sapho
Bloemfontein Falls to French as British Gain Key Hills
Lord Roberts reports Gen. French has reached Bloemfontein after a hard fight with the Boers, occupying two hills near the railway station. Wounded total 321 with 60 to 70 killed or missing. The town sits on a high plateau with limited fortifications and a small population, while its capitol and a few churches form the town’s notable structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Office
Lord Roberts
French
Bloemfontein
Roberts
Steyn
Orange Free State
Boers Move West as Government Relocated to Winburg
Army forces concentrate in the west while the Kbuers shift government to Winburg. They have built several lines of works west of Bloemfontein, akin to those used in the Kimberley siege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kbuers
Winburg
Bloemfontein
Kimberley
Kruger and Steyn Ask U S Mediation for Peace in South Africa
The Boer leaders Kruger and Steyn ask the United States to convey terms for peace to Great Britain. President McKinley and Secretary Hay agree to transmit Pretoria’s proposals, seeking Britain’s consent to discuss a peace arrangement or appoint a mediator. The move follows failure to win mediation from continental powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruger
Steyn
Britain
United States
South Africa
Great Britain
McKinley
Hay
Adelbert S. Hay
Pretoria
Hague
Cape Colony hill image shows 1400 foot ascent for gun crews
The illustration depicts Coles Kop from the British capture in Cape Colony and explains the uphill march of ammunition to the summit. It notes the camp to summit distance of 1400 feet and the difficulties gun crews faced even when guns were in effective position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coles Kop
Cape Colony
Side Lights on the Boer War Reveals Guns and Pigeons
The piece notes 1894 orders for large Krupp guns and 1890 Creusot weapons, with deliveries by 1895. It highlights pigeons aiding British news from Ladysmith, Boer adaptations, and Indian native cavalry debates. It mentions Symons widow’s remarriage, Cronje’s defense praise, Buller’s harsh conditions, and surgeons’ pay for South Africa service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krupp
Germany
Ladysmith
Pretoria
Sheldon as News Censor in Topeka Christian Paper
The Topeka Capital under Rev Charles M Sheldon opens with a prayer by Bishop John H Vincent and a famine appeal from India. The paper suppresses war and crime news, bans sensational items, runs only Christian ads, and prints a single-line top head style. A journalist notes the experiment may fail financially as a news product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Charles M. Sheldon
John H. Vincent
India
Curzon
Sieldon
Sheldon
Gong
Costly Paris Visit Raises Expenses for Travelers
A Chicago newspaper man in Paris reports sharply higher prices across hotels clothing stores and daily meals. He notes hotel rates up 40 to 60 percent and clothing and millinery prices up 40 to 60 percent with many items dearer than in 1889. The cab remains the only cheap item and many Americans plan to return home sooner than expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Paris
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Senate and House Debate Philippine Policy and Contested Election
The Senate votes 44 to 26 to pass currency reform by conference agreement. A House contest over the Fourth Alabama district ends with Aldrich seated over Robbins amid fraud findings. Lodge defends Philippine policy while Foraker backs the Porto Rican tariff bill. The House establishes a pension session, passing 97 bills, amid a brief clash over pension strategy. The Senate and House consider Hawaii governance and other measures with several key votes planned for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Scott
Philippines
Congress
House
Aldrich-Robbins
Alabama
Lodge
Spooner
Harmer
Mr. Foraker
Messrs. Pettus
Tillman and
Hoar
Mr. Mason
Committee On Foreign Relations
Gaston A. Robbins
William F. Aldrich
Richardson
Hhis
Overstreet
Lindsay
Mason
Allison
Porto Rico
Loud
California
Sulloway
New Hampshire
Lilnokalani
Hawaii
Wise Young
Weeks
Rep
Mich
Burke
Dem
Texas
Hull
Iowa
Linney
N. C
Rawlins
Phippine
W. A. Young
Virginia
R. A. Wise
Various Historical Financial and Demographic Notes
A collage of archival items reports 1899 patent office receipts of 1 325457, Philippine public funds up to 1890, a Magnolia Mississippi boiler blast killing Green Cockerham and injuring Wallace Cockerham and Boyd, Western Indians using 41 unknown vegetables, old Bank of England notes, Seattle feed shipments, and large migratory waves toward New York Philadelphia and Chicago drawing 40 000 to 60 000 rural youths yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Pan- American Congress
Patent Office
Philippine Islands
Green Cockerham
Wallace Cockerham
Boyd
Magnolia
Miss
Bank of England
Seattle
Mississippi
Asia
Pacific Coast
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Steyn’s
Lord Roberts Cable
London War Office
Gesknal French
E. Lee
Pietermaritzburg
Johannesburg
Orange River
Symons
W. P. Symons
Glencoe
Indy
Buller
War
London
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