Britain rejects amended Hay Pauncefote treaty in canal dispute
Lord Lansdowne announces Britain's refusal to accept the United States amendments to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. He argues the changes violate the Clayton-Bulwer principle, threaten neutral use of the canal, and would leave Britain unable to defend its vast imperial interests while the United States gains broad wartime rights near the canal.
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Washington
United States
Lord Pauncefote
Lord Lansdowne
Nicaragua
Congress
Great Britain
Mr. Hay
Joint High Commission
Lord Salisbury
Senate
Sieuch
Britain
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Eas
East
Queenstown SCARED amid Boer advance near town
Queenstown in the Cape Colony braces as the town guard is mobilized and shops close to man trenches and forts. Boers reportedly twenty miles away after crossing near Brummonda. a March 22 clash occurred at Hartebeesfontein east of Klerksdorp. Kruger eyeing a U.S. visit if health permits. London dispatch notes possible trip next month. Chamberlain says peace talks are over and will not be reopened.
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Brummonda
Cape Town
Hartebeesfontein
Klerksdorp
Transvaal
Kruger
London
Geneva
Daily Mail
United States
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Botha
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Alfred Milner
Pretoria
Orange River Colony
Kitchener
War Office
Orange Free State
Tord Ixitchener
Republic
Miner
Gen
Lotha
Natal
St. Helena
Ceylon
Czar Calls Ministers as Student Demonstrations Grow
In St. Petersburg on March 27 Emperor Nicholas summoned a council of ministers at Tsarskoe Selo to review the student protests. The meeting, chaired by the czar, halted drafting for now but kept the law in place, and ordered a revision of the university statute. Rioting and threats against officials continued to loom, with reports of disgrace for Prince Viazemsky and possible arrests. Sunday saw 40,000 citizens along Nevsky Prospect, mostly curious onlookers, as no major action occurred.
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Council of Ministers
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Czar
Tsarskoe- Selo Palace
Kouraptkine
Mirer
N. MM. Mouravieff
Justice
M. Sipiagnine
Interior
Prince Viazemsky
Lagowsky
Pobledonostzeff
Senoral
The
Holy Synod
Leo Toistei
Toistei
Russia
0Tieff
Gragomieroff
Kleigels
St .Petersburg
Nevsky Prospekt
Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan
Ianofi
Ladowski
Nightly Overdue Florence Feared Lost at Sea
Philadelphia March 25 a schooner Florence from Port of Spain bound for the city is over a month overdue with fears it and all aboard have been lost at sea.
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Philadelphia
Schoon
Florence
Port of Spain
Forthia City
Peage Parleys at the Boer Capital
London reports detail negotiations between Boer general Botha and Lord Kitchener over ending the war. Milner and Chamberlain push for amnesty limits while preserving franchise, with Botha demanding independence concessions and later accepting limited terms, leading to ongoing diplomacy and a potential peace.
De Wet s Raiders Resting After Skirmishes in Cape Colony
Cape Town reports British and Boer forces clash near Blaankranty on March 20 leaving three British dead and four wounded, with Boer casualties unspecified. General DeWet’s command dispersed for rest as Kritzinger advances northward. Bloemfontein items note 200 Boers, 120000 sheep, 5000 horses captured in Thaba N'Chu movements. later reports say refugees surrendered. Major J Van Byng reports 300 refugees and large livestock moved from Wepener Smithfield, Bethune prison camps growing.
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Cape Colony
Scoville
Fouche
Malan
Blaankranty
Kritzinger
DeWet
Bloemfontein
Thaba N'Chu
London
Thaba N’chu
Orange River Colony
J. ‘An Byng
Wepever
Smithfield
Bethune
Tragedy in a Hotel in New York City
Two men were shot in the Rathskeller of the Pabst hotel by a guest named Richard Hayden Moulton a twenty five year old Tennessee student and alleged drug user He is jailed John B Leffingwell of Broadway theatre and Alexander F Dingwall Jacob Litt manager were wounded Dingwall rests easily in hospital The suspect claimed amnesia and was described as insane Nashville reports identify Robert Moulton son of the late grain dealer Frank Moulton and a Columbia College architectural student aged about twenty four
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Rathskeller
Pabst
John B. Leffingwell
Broadway
Alexander F. Dingwall
Jacob Litt
Richard Hayden Moulton
Tennessee
Criterion Hotel
Moulton
Dingwall
Nashville
Tenn
Robert TR. Moulton
Frank Moulton
Memphis
Columbia College
Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Sale Sees Strong Prices
Kansas City March 25 Aberdeen-Angus cattle sale ends with 55 head averaging $250 and 104 head at $235. Animals come from breeders C. H. Gardner Blanchirsyville Illinois, Thomas Mattinson Jr South Charleston Ohio, M A Judy Williamsport Indiana, W B Seeley Mount Pleasant Iowa. Notable sales include Black Cap XV to Gardner for 50 dollars and Maggie Estil 11 at 4850 to Pierce Creston Iowa.
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Kansas City
Stock Yards
C. H. Gardner
Blanchirsyville
Thomas Mattinson, Jr
South Charleston
M. A. Judy
Williamsport
Ind
W. B. Seeley
Mount Pleasant
B. R. Pierce
Creston
Primary election bill passes Wisconsin Assembly in bitter fight
Madison Wisconsin. After one of the bitterest battles seen in the state legislature the primary election bill won approval in the Wisconsin Assembly by a 51 to 43 vote. The measure aims to reform how candidates are nominated and encouraged changes in party procedures.
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Wisconsin Assembly
Madison
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Wisconsin
Assembly
Schwab Stuns Monte Carlo Crowd With Bold Betting
A Paris dispatch to the New York World describes Charles Schwab of the steel combine at Monte Carlo. He draws admiring eyes in a frock coat as he bets heavily at roulette, wins and loses across two days, and leaves with a dazzling smile while women press close seeking attention.
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New York
Monte Carlo
Schwab
Steel Combine
Europe
Mr. Schwab
Mr. Cook
Merci
Lord Chesterfield
Dairyman’s hog choice debated in Farmers' Review
Elias Gallup argues dairymen should raise high grade hogs instead of scrub types. He cites cost of production and feed efficiency, noting little difference between Berkshire and Poland China despite traditional preferences.
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Berkshire
Poland-China
Elias Gallup
Farmers’ Review
Pumpkins for Cows: Farm Note from Emma Clearwaters
Emma Clearwaters of Ohio Farmer describes feeding pumpkins to cows calves pigs and horses. She notes that a small chopped pumpkin ration twice daily can support milk production when combined with pasture water and salt. Pumpkins are said to fatten when cooked for poultry and are best when fed with corn, while seed is not removed.
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Emma Clearwaters
Ohio
Stone Dairy House and Cattle Feeding Tips
Instructions for building a stone dairy house using loose stones with an ice room at the rear, screened windows and door, earth brick or stone floor, and possible water line to reduce labor. Includes home dairy guidance by Mrs A. McPherson and Sarah E. Wilcox on cow feeding with scraps, fruit windfalls, and quiet, cooperative cows awaiting milking. notes cows’ docility and eagerness as milking time nears.
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Cesspools
Sarah E. Wilcox
Cattle Care Emphasizes Corn Fodder Quality
A farming note extols corn fodder as vital feed for cattle and horses in winter. It contrasts bright neat fodder with storm beaten stock and urges careful preservation equivalent to grain, noting well-prepared fodder keeps livestock in good condition when markets lean.
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Cape Colony Town
Peage
Milner
Mr. Chamberlain
Lord M Kitchener
General Botha
Middleburg
Stone Dairy
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