On to Pretoria Lord Roberts to Begin March Soon
London reports Lord Roberts will advance on Pretoria within days as railway links to the Cape stay intact. British forces bolster relief efforts at Mafeking and Kimberley, while rumors of a proclamation abolishing Orange Free State governance surface in Parliament lobbies. Russia and other powers reportedly decline intervention. Pope and King Leopold entries cited with limited action.
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London
Cape
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Orange Free State
Mafeking
Kimberley
Tne
Russia
Despatch reports Boers surrender efforts and rail links
London reports General Clements crossed the Orange River and repairs to Norval's Pont bridge begun. Bloemfontein gains rail traffic to Cape Town as Pole-Carew reaches Springfontein. Proclamation fosters surrender with several hundred burghers planning to lay down arms. Basutoland notes 800 Boers arrived from Bloemfontein, others waiting on proclamation terms after refusing a council at Kroonstadt called by President Steyn.
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London
Lord Roberts
War Office
Basutoland
Bloemfontein
Allwal North
Kroonstadt
Steyn
British Establish Position After Crossing Orange River
British forces crossed the Orange River and surprised the Boers, occupying a position on the north bank with light resistance. They are now constructing a pontoon bridge to secure the crossing.
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Orange River
Cape Town
Ex Governor Brown to Lead Republican Defense in Goebel Case
Ex Governor John Young Brown, former Democratic candidate, is hired as lead counsel for Caleb Powers John Davis W T Culton and Harlan Whittaker in the Goebel conspiracy matter. He plans a swift trial and may file habeas corpus if prisoners remain jailed, with potential move to federal court if needed. Examining trial date to be set by County Judge Moore for late this week or next.
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Louisville
John Young Brown
Caleb Powers
John Davis
W. T. Culton
Harlan Whittaker
Goebel
Honest Election League
Brown
Taylor
Moore
Whittaker
Powers
Davis
Culton
Jefferson County
Frankfort
Watterson Believes Kentucky Dispute Will Court Resolve
Col Henry Watterson of Louisville says the Kentucky gubernatorial contest and Goebel assassination fallout are being settled in the courts and foresee no serious trouble. He spoke at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on March 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Col
Henry Watterson
Louisville
Walforf-Astoria
Kentucky
Goebel
Boom for Hetty's Son in Texas VP Boom
Austin March 16 Hon FE H R Green son of Hetty Green is the Texas Republican leaders’ choice for vice president on the national ticket. The movement gains quiet support among eastern and northern leaders including Senator Hana. Green’s business ties and Texas party leadership are cited as major strengths, with Mrs Green reportedly backing her son's ambitions.
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Austin
Tex
H. R. Green
Texas Republican Executive Committee
Hetty Green
New York City
Texas
Green
Hana
East
West
Yale Fraternity Quarantine After Varioloid Case
New Haven March 16 A second varioloid case is reported at Yale in the Berzelius chapter house. Rufus Parks Jr 1901 of Norfolk Va lives at The Colony. Seventeen men are quarantined and vaccinated as a precaution while some residents flee town.
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New Haven
Berzelius
Yale
Rufus Parks, Jr
Norfolk
Parks
Perkins
More Worthless Checks Claimed Against Clara Hill
Clara Hill identified as Julia Griffin, alleged to have served time in Boston for forgery, was to be tried for larceny in Providence on March 16 but was ill at a state institution. Captain Parker found four more worthless checks she allegedly passed, three on the Methuen National Bank and one on Brockton National Bank, processed through Rhode Island News Co for gospel hymn books, jewelry for Charles F Irons, and goods for a Boston store, each yielding about $10 in change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Clara Hill
Julia Griffin
Boston
State Institution
Parker
National Bank of Methuen
Brockton National Bank
Rhode Island News Company
Charles F. Irons
Faith Healing barred in Kansas church case
The southern Kansas Methodist conference committee on church conduct expelled Rev. S. D. Osborne of Pearyville First Methodist after he studied faith healing in Chicago, earned a diploma, and began healing during preaching. Bishop Vincent and Presiding Elder Martindale supported relieving him from duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kan
Southern Kansas Methodist Conference
Vincent
S. D. Osborne
First Methodist
Pearyville
Kan
Chicago
Osborne
Martindale
Venezuela Arbitration Costs for Britain Since 1895
In a Commons question today William St John Brodrick said British expenses in the Venezuela arbitration from 1895 to today totaled £65,625. He added there was no suggestion that British Guiana should cover any part of the cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Foreign Office
William St. John Brodrick
Venezuela
British Guiana
Puerto Rico City Faces 80000 Deficit From Alcohol Tax Slump
San Juan reports a municipal deficit of 80000 in the fiscal year due to lower liquor and cigarette revenues. The 1899 budget estimated 96000, but only 26000 has been collected so far, with 13000 more expected by July. City owes 390000 to the U S Treasury and 20000 secured by mortgage on City Hall. Prize fights have been barred.
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San Juan
de Puerto Rico
United States Treasury
Three Rioters Sentenced After Bordeaux Consulate Riot
In Bordeaux on March 16 the three ringleaders of the recent riot at the British consulate and residence were convicted. Two students and a clerk received short prison terms and fines plus costs for the prosecution.
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Bordeaux
Arthur Mead Strands on Coral Reef Near Bermuda
Cablegram from New York reports the British steamer Arthur Mead stranded on a coral reef outside Bermuda. Built for Delaware breakwater, the vessel lies exposed and badly damaged. Rescue teams are evacuating the crew amid rough seas.
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New York
Marine Underwritera
Bermuda
Arthur Mead
Alexaniria
Bagot
P@reary
Delaware
Oswego Leads Drive to End Vice In City
Oswego New York declares a vice crusade led by Rev Father Hadry pastor of Saint Pauls church. Mayor Hall and the police commissioners order closure of all concert halls as part of the crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswego
N. Y
Father Hadry
St. Paul's Church
Gold Seekers Ready Thousands Booking for Cape Nome
Seattle March 16 The steamer St Paul with Capt Abercrombie s exploration party sailed for Valdes. Expedition of 200 will build a wagon road and telegraph to Valdes Tenana and St Michaels. Government bought three million feet of lumber for army posts at Valdes St Michaels and Cape Nome. Nome transporters report 15000 berths engaged to Nome mines, with many sailing craft to follow.
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Seattle
Wash
St. Paul
Abercrombie
Valdes
Tenana
St. Michaels
Cape Nome
Nome Transportation
Nome
Americans Vow Revenge at Atlin Vancouver British Columbia
D Menzies Canadian customs collector reports a Cape Nome committee to drive Canadians from American placer fields in retaliation for alleged Canadian mistreatment. He says spotters in Seattle warn Canadians en route to Nome and warns of anti Canadian vigilance. The tension rise ties to US rejection of a British ship due to port of entry status.
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Vancouver
B. C
D. Menzies
Atlin Gold Fields
Klondike
Atlin
Cape Nome
Menzies
Seattle
Nome
British Columbia
United States
Rich fields persist as Klondike fortunes grow
Victoria reports Norman D. McCauley says Klondike is not worked out. With better machinery and labor, output could double this season. Sulphur creek near Sensation contributes millions. On claim 46 steam thawers yield 6000 buckets daily, each worth $6, totaling $36,000 daily. Gay Creek emerging as a money maker. Siberian coast finds mirrored near Cape Nome.
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Victoria
B. C
Norman D. McCauley
White Horse
Dawson City
Klondike
Gay Creek
Siberian
Cape Nome
Alaska Development Plans Set by Gen Randall in Seattle
Gen George M Randall commander of the Alaska department and staff arrived in Seattle. Temporary headquarters will operate until June 1. Five companies will move north, joining three already there to form the command. He pledged to protect life and property and aid development while aligning with all settlers. A telegraph line from St Michael to Valdez via Eagle City will be completed, followed by a Valdez Seattle cable.
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St. Michael
Valdes
Eagle City
Seattle
Russian Generals Ages and Ranks Revealed in Rediscovered Registry
Moscow Correspondence summarizes a Russian army officer’s claim about the general staff. The last unprinted register lists 1248 generals at ages 40 to 89, including 101 full generals, 465 lieutenant generals, and 782 major generals, with a total salary pool of 7 million rubles yearly. Full generals include three field marshals, thirty seven aides de camp, four foreigners, plus fifty seven other generals. Education notes show five university or high military academy graduates, two with both common and staff academies, forty seven with one academy, and forty one educated outside these institutions. Lieutenant generals range 45 to 85, major generals 40 to 78.
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St. Petersburg
General Staff Academy
Empire
Moscow
Chicago
Only a Printer Is Praised as a Superior Mind
In a broad claim about intellect and vocation the piece notes that many great leaders and thinkers including nobles and presidents worked as printers or in publishing roles. It argues that printing skill accompanied brilliance, citing Caxton and Franklin among others while suggesting brains are essential for the craft.
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Earl of Stanhope
Prince Edward William
Prince Napoleon
Czar
Russia
Duke of Battenburg
China
William Caxton
G. P. Morris
N. P. Willis
James Gale
James Parker
Horace Greeley
Charles Dickens
James Buchanan
Simon Cameron
Schuyler Colfax
Bayard Taylor
Mark Twain
Amos Cummings
Bret Harte
Opie Reid
Artemus Ward
Petroleum V
Nasby
Sut Lovingwood
Senator Plumb
Jam
Fragmentary Riff on Gains and Pain
Fragmented text mentions unification by a certain Sarsa and the idea of gains through pain. The passage is unclear, with garbled phrases and missing context, but hints at health, suffering, and a repeated refrain about effort and reward. No identifiable person or event is clearly present.
What to Do for the Baby
A prescriptive piece extols maternal health before birth and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe aid for mother and child. It presents testimonials from women across states praising the medicine for relieving female weakness and supporting successful pregnancies.
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Greece
Dr. Pierce
Roy
Favorite Prescription Proven Best for Women Claims
Mrs M B Wallace of Texas and Mrs Rose Kennedy of Wisconsin praise Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for restoring health after years of illness. The ad invites women to consult Dr Pierce by letter, claiming over half a million cures and a confidential, free service. It stresses brand loyalty and warns dealers against substitutes.
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T. Dolan
Madrid
Perkins County
Neb
Doctor Pierce
James W. Blacker
Catherine St
Syracuse
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Vincent Bohall
Franklin, Johnson Co
Indiana
Carrie B. Donner
Dayton, Green Co
Wis
C. N. Anderson
Rockbridge Baths
Rockbridge C
M. B. Wallace
Muenster, Cooke Co
Texas
Rose Kennedy
Springbluff, Adams Co
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Pierce
Knowledge Not by Instinct Says Dr Pierce Ad
A sales notice touts Dr Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser as essential knowledge for women, claiming 1008 pages and 700 illustrations. The advertisement offers the book free on stamps to cover mailing costs, with 21 stamps for paper bound or 31 stamps for cloth bound versions.
Submerged Tenth drinking places in New York described
The New York Sun outlines the “Five-cent whiskey houses” and the “deep” drinking culture among early New York whiskey drinkers. It explains slang like hook in, morgue, bungfloo, and how cheap, unpretentious saloons operate with minimal fixtures, no free lunch, and a cash-only policy, highlighting pricing, turnover, and profit dynamics.
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New York
New York Sun
Revival of Cut Nails Challenges Steel Wire Nails
The industry of making cut nails from iron and steel is revived as factories increase hours and machinery to meet demand. Builders prefer cut nails for roof shingles, noting steel wires fail in weather. tests once showed cut nails were 50 percent more adhesive. Agricultural demand drives revival despite steel-wire prejudice and a special galvanized nail claim arriving via a late sixteen tang Begg dispatch to the New York Evening Post.
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Watervnlet Arsenal
New York Evening Post
Worldly Quotes Silence Hums The Harm of Talkative Crowds
A fragmentary reflection notes that harm arises when people dominate conversations. The piece probes why disruptions occur and hints at the value of listening and balanced dialogue.
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Leyds
Leopold
Johannesburg
Kentucky Republicans
Watterson
Bon Ami
As. Aeae
Hetty
E. H. R. Green
McKinley
England
Alaska
Gen. Randall
Buffalo, N. Y
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