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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
2
London dispatch reports British forces dominate Mafe king and Burgherendorp, with Roberts claiming 5 Krupp guns captured. General Clement has occupied Norvala Point as Boer forces reportedly disperse toward peace. Analysts sense democratization and potential peace, while Musk eling telegrams show minor despondency.
Reports from Mafeking describe a severe typhoid and malaria outbreak worsened by lack of vegetables and food. Hospitals overflow, children’s graves near the women’s quarters, and many residents face starvation as shelling and disease claim lives. Hope for relief remains slim.
Reports from Washington indicate a brewing movement to name Benjamin Harrison as a potential anti administration leader within the Republican party. Indiana opposition to the Porto Rican tariff bill fuels talk, though friends doubt headway beyond the state.
London March 8 Roberts dispatch reports two cavalry brigades plus horse artillery and Kenny's division advancing ten miles eastward. Boers surprised and fled leaving cooked dinners. Krupp gun tents wagons captured. Casualties: two lieutenants killed, several wounded, one missing, two men dead, forty around wounded. Norvalpoort bridge blown March 6 as Clementa holds south bank of the Orange River.
March 8 report on Archbishop John Hennessy’s obsequies at a crowded cathedral with Cardinal Gibbons and archbishops officiating. Courts adjourned and many businesses closed in mourning. The Pure Food Convention in Washington opened with Wilson and officials urging federal reform and tighter food laws.
A morning blaze swept forty buildings causing heavy damage and prompting dynamite detonations to halt the fire’s advance. High winds and water shortages hampered efforts amid inflammable structures.
The piece discusses a possible shift in the Republican ticket away from Lieut. Gov. Woodruff toward a Kansas or neighboring state candidate. It cites Senator Patt and other leaders as favoring a change and notes potential picks from Kansas Nebraska or Missouri. The aim is to secure an easy victory by balancing the ticket with a strong regional figure.
An official Hinds county report details a dire smallpox outbreak in Jonesville, southern Jackson county. Over six weeks nearly 100 deaths occurred as families were wiped out, many patients lack medical care and die rapidly. The board authorized physicians to buy supplies and 43 coffins were approved.
Chicago reports an unresolved rift between building trades unions and contractors. The contractors’ demand to avoid arbitration is backed by a pledge not to be dictated to, signaling a potential test of endurance amid strike and lockout tensions.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal released figures from 322 state and 64 private banks as of February 13. Loans total 21.58 million with state banks at 14.71 million and private banks at 2.87 million. Deposits rose by 1.08 million since December 2 while the reserve fund increased by 31,308.84.
New York City March 8. The New York University council accepted a 100 000 gift to fund a Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights. The semi circular building 108 feet long 15 feet wide and 170 feet high will bear panels naming Americans greatest in their fields and remain unnamed the donor.
Reports from Indianapolis say intimate friends reveal General Harrison resents being linked to current public debates and denies any desire to reenter politics. In Richmond, Indiana, Representative James E. Watson was renominated by acclamation in the sixth district. The mining disaster at Fire Creek, West Virginia, claims rising victims with 39 believed dead and more entombed as rescuers pull 21 bodies by the afternoon yesterday.
The Social Democratic convention discussed Debs report showing 26 branches and 4,636 members in 33 states. The adopted platform calls for public ownership of utilities and mines, worker rights, public works, universal suffrage, initiative and referendum, and international arbitration.
A fragmented notice lists livestock and farm goods with prices and lot counts. Mentions steers cows mules and jabs with assorted weights and a May date. Indicates locations including Coch Mo and Saner-]4PM with unclear buyer terms.
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