Lord Roberts Sends Big Force to Engage Boers Near Bloemfontein
London reports the Boers massing about 15 miles north of Bloemfontein behind Glen as Lord Roberts dispatches the Seventh Infantry Division and French cavalry to join 7th Brigade and two cavalry regiments. Johannesburg mounted police raid around Bloemfontein harassing farmers while British guns silence Boer trenches. Lord Methuen recalled to Kimberley. Maseru dispatches note Boers near Taunges and Barkly West and a Russian adventurer with horsemen near the Western border.
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Robert
Johannesburg
Bloemfontein
Methuen
Kimberley
Mafeking
London
Glen
Lord Roberts
French
Johannesburg Mounted Police
Natal
Ganazaki
Boarder
Taunges
Barkly West
Warrenton
Lord Methuen
Barkley
Lord Roberta
Kenhardt
Gen
Parsons
Maseru Arsert
Ladybrand
Clocelan
Wate Rasuveland
Transvaal
Archibald Hunter
Staf
Kitcheper
Heads the Main Column Near Kroonstadt Front
A cable from Cape Town to the Feening Journal reports President Kruger has moved to the front near Kroonstadt as fighting along the Doorfring line escalates.
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New York
Feening Journal
Cape Town
Kruger
Kroonetadt
Vupiver Halt at Mloemtoniin te Abe
Fragmentary text shows garbled names and places with unclear events. The readable bits reference a halt or meeting at a town with names Warely and Necemeris and a mention of devils or a trial atmosphere. Overall, content is incoherent and cannot establish concrete facts or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vupiver
Mloemtoniin Te Abe
Fragmented OCR Summary From NetPro Page
Incomplete OCR fragment from NetPro page shows garbled text with unclear names and events. Readable bits mention Cer Wren and Skea with scattered words about bets and sites, but no coherent outcome or concrete details emerge.
Frontline movements shift as commandants regroup
Aliwal North reports General Brant and staff back from a foray and now press the southern front on the Free State. Commandant Olyser and Row Moving north are under close watch while Godfrey Langton and the local commissioner stay in touch with General Preach regarding strategy.
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Aliwal
Mareh
Kabrant
Enin
Free State
Olyser
Godfrey ‘Langton
Theasuitoland
Wao Ts
Preach
London Dispatch Reports Shifting Troop Movements Near Sapenontets
A despatch tally from Sapenontets, about one mile away, notes concentrates of forces in cope d etable furre. Reinforcements from Mieenfontein arrive, including the seventh division and part of Gen. French's canary. Johannesthurn mottted puties raid cattle and harvest wheat before returning to farms.
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London
Sapenontets
All Arme
Mieenfontein
French
Untitled item from Morning Pere te newspaper
Fragmentary note from Hloetafonicin correspondent reports uncertain events and timelines. Mentions KE GRAVES GREEN, Tamton, and an apparent acceptance from Cork. Details are unclear due to damaged text and faulty OCR.
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Lemon
Hloetafonicin
Sar
KE Graves
Tamton
March
Ot York
Cork
Shamrock Seed Packets Sown on South African Graves
Report notes a plan to distribute a thousand packets of shamrock seed to be sown on the graves of Irish soldiers buried in South Africa reflecting a gesture of remembrance and solidarity with Irish expatriates and veterans.
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South Africa
Pepper's Ghost inventor Prof John Pepper dies in London
London march 2 Prof John Henry Pepper famed for Pepper's Ghost and other illusions has died. A chemist and inventor born 1821, he popularized stage phantoms and lectured at the Royal Polytechnic Institute, author of science books, and gave public demonstrations across Britain and Australia.
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London
Pepper
Australia
Brisbane
Queensland
French steamer Georges Croise sinks off Santo Domingo
Four lives were lost when the French steamer Georges Croise bound for Cuba with cattle and eighty passengers sank outside Santo Domingo. The New York arrived to assist and the Clyde line steamer rescued the surviving passengers and crew. The loss was blamed on officers leaving the ports open. Built in 1858 at Port Glaser, 355 tons, 155 feet long. Owned by Compagnie de Navigation et de Colonisation des Antilles of Dunkirk, France.
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Santo Domingo
Georges Croise
Cuba
New York
Clyde Line
Georges
Port Glaser
Compagnie de Navigation Et de Colonisation Des Antilles
Dunkirk
France
Murdered in Buda-Pest in a Strangulation Case
Vienna reports Julie Benkner née Braun found dead in her Budapest home. She had lived apart from her husband. Born 1853 in Lipto-Ujvar Hungary. A former servant confessed to killing for robbery, claiming the victim had an independent income.
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Vienna
Julie Benkner
Braun
Buda-Pest
Lipto-Ujvar
Hungary
Queen's Trip to Dublin Arrangements Near Completion
London reports rapid completion of plans for the Queens visit to Dublin. Two detachments of Life Guards departed to escort the royal party and trials of the royal trains are finished along the route. Gerald Balfour will travel to Dublin to welcome the Queen, likely with Lord Lansdowne accompanying him.
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London
Dublin
Life Guards
Gerald Balfour
Ireland
Lord Lanedowne
American pork import to Turkey banned
The Porte informs the United States legation that importation of American pork into Turkey will be prohibited due to health concerns. Lloyd C. Briscom, the U S chargé d affaires, protested against the measure and demanded its annulment.
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Constantinople
Porte
United States
Turkey
Lloyd C. Briscom
United States Charge Affairs
British view of Far East tensions in March
The British government has not received news confirming Japanese reports of Russian designs in Korea and doubts their accuracy. Premier Lord Sallebury expects no immediate rupture between Japan and Russia. No concerted action around Tien Tain is planned and official circles do not view China as seriously unsettled.
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Natal
London
Kimberley
Pasardsberg
Lord Roberts
Schreiner
Cape Town
St. Helena
St. Helene
Mafeking
Cheleea Barracks
Prince of Wales
Lord Dunraven
Imperial Yeomanry
China
Huntieh Foreign Office
Kt Ie
Japan
Peither
Far East
Kobe Despatch Says Huesia Demands Landing Near Masanpho
A Kobe despatch dated today reports Huesia demanding a land troupe deployment near Masanpho in Korea as tensions rise. The message notes inter-forenes talks continuing with no immediate settlement.
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Lomton
The
Evening News
Kobe
Japan
Huesia Hae
Masanpho
Korea
Birth of a Cuban girl at palace marks governor-general’s jubilee
Mrs Weed wife of the governor-general gave birth to a girl at the palace in Havana. Newspapers delayed reporting the event, but officials expressed happiness and pledged loyal support to Cuba’s prospects. The birth was welcomed by the public and dignitaries as a symbol of national progress.
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Weed
Embassy Ball Feud Sparks Possible Recall Drama
New York dispatch reports a tense dispute at the German Embassy ball where a titled German secretary clashed with a European legation member over seating. The secretary offered to escort a woman back to her former position, her husband protested, and the incident risks recall. Ambassador Dr Von Holleben is known as a strict disciplinarian.
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New York
Dr. von Holleben
Arraignment of the Boers in Julian Ralph’s Letter
Julian Ralph, the American war correspondent, reports from Kimberley in the Daily Mail criticizing Boer warfare. He portrays Boers as organized for long conflict, mocks their farms, accuses them of killing wounded, arming Africans, abusing red cross symbols, looting Loyalists, and desecrating homes with obscene writings.
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England
Julian Ralph
Kimberley
Daily Mail
Tten
Kruger
Steyn
Free State
United States
Spion Kop Otz
Modder River
George L. Abram
Jacobsdal
Red Cross
Natal
Dutton Freed From Sing Sing Over Fine Plea
Stephen A Dutton, once jailed for swindling Washington party members out of 55000 in real estate, was released from Sing Sing after a novel plea arguing an unable to pay fine prevents continued imprisonment. Justice Newburger issued the release order, avoiding a potential 13 year sentence if he served the full fine.
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New York
Stephen A Dutton
Hetty Greene
Theodore Havemeyer
Washington
Dutton
IS HOMESICK Wife of Turkish Minister Ali Ferrough Bey
A Washington report says Mme Ali Ferrough and the minister’s sister remain confined to small third floor rooms at the legation. He sought a country seat near Coevy Chase but costly walls and landlord refusals blocked villa life, leaving the family miserable and homesick. The minister plans to return to Constantinople when he can obtain permission to leave.
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New York
Ali Ferrough Bey
Washington
Coevy Chase
Mme
Ali Ferrough
Legation
Constantinople
Investigation Dropped Over Wrecking Probe
New York on March 29 the grand jury reportedly dropped its inquiry into the alleged wrecking of the Third Avenue railroad company after advice that no criminal law violation could be shown.
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New York
Unger
Third Avenue
Prices Current Lowell Retail Market March 24 1900
Market prices list groceries including butter tea sugar and coal with supplier attributions. The document records prices and discounts for various goods and local firms, reflecting early 20th century retail rates and commerce in Lowell.
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Lowell
Buttrick & Co
J. B. Cover & Co
E. A. Wilson & Co
Kilpartrick Res
F. EB. Putnam
Prescott Street
Terrific Dynamite Explosion at Saxtons River VT
A dynamite thawing accident in Saxtons River Vermont March 29 destroys a small house killing five year old Francis Farr and injuring seven year old Gladys Broodly. The blast occurred in BE H Stoodley’s house during blasting work. Farr died after hours of suffering and Gladys is severely wounded with slim chances of recovery. Farr leaves a widow and one child. Also reported is a fatal sawmill accident in Gorham Maine where Stanley Manley was killed by a revolving saw while attempting repairs.
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Saxtons River
Wee Tee
E. Werioun Ury
Francis Farr
Gladys Broodly
BE. H. Stoodley
Farr
Gladys
Stoodley
Gottam
Mareh
Meers
Stanley
Manley
Dickfor and Company
Navy plans to present silver Maine battle medallion
A movement seeks to honor the Maine battle ship by presenting a silver medallion to Helen Gould and the NAVY. The aim is to recognize enlisted men and material from the battle as a tribute to the Maine and its crew.
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New York
NAVY
Helen Gould
Maine
Fragmented OCR Note Sparks Unclear Event
Readable text is incomplete and scrambled showing partial words and names, making it impossible to identify the event, location, or involved parties. The fragment hints at a tense or tense sounding situation but lacks concrete details.
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NetPro
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Central St
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Eintisted Sen
Fin Nally
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Lethon
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Snyder Bros
Morn Srd
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Tenderloin Burlesquers
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