British Forces Clash Near Fort Baker in Egypt Battle
Report of a large-scale clash near Fort Baker as Graham's expedition fights rebels. British square formations, Gatling guns, and Krupp artillery repel Arab forces amid heavy casualties on both sides. Rebels retreat after fierce four-hour engagement as pursuit continues toward Tokar.
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Loxpor
Trinkitat
Fort Baker
Daily Telegraph
Tumkrrat
Graham
Ft. Baker
Gordon's Highlanders
89Th Regiment
Black Watch Regiment
Hussars
Sand Knolls
Dgorab
Teb Roai
Teb
Gaving
Fort Burnaby
Teb Wells
Tokar
Baker Pasha
Industrial. A Grand Kick Protest in Philadelphia
Industrial protest erupts in Philadelphia on March 1 as workers gather to demonstrate demands for better conditions and pay. Organizers urge unity while police monitor the crowd near downtown streets.
New Triple Thermic Motor Promises Power Breakthrough
Announcement of a new motor using bisulphide of carbon vapor claims superior efficiency to steam. Demonstrations in New York drive a 60 hp engine. a Chicago engineer supports the test results. A syndicate with $26 million capital and notable figures like ex Governor Hubbard and ex Collector Baird are linked to the venture.
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Cutcags
Weat Forty-sixth Street
New York
Uolwell
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Hubbard
Texas
Baird
Boston
The Baby and Food Adulteration Hearings
New York reports the state Senate health committee hearing on food adulteration with butterine and related products. Chicago firms claim their products mainly use lard oil with impurities removed and include a cheaper item called Jane. Tests show large oleomargarine shipments and high butter receipts from Chicago, with concerns over mislabeling.
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New York
State Senate
H. Robinson
Chicago
Witness
F. Droster
The
In Exchange
C. Bank
Mercantile Exchange
West
Port Office Appropriation and Navy Construction Debate
The port office appropriation bill totals 10,500,000 for postmaster pay with a 4,000 cap. Postmaster General to readjust salaries after July 1 with a 6 percent mail-rate reduction for rail carriers. Senate approves steel cruiser bill with private shipbuilding preferred, bids allowed on ready-to-build terms. Debt statement notes February drop and overall public debt progress. Montenegro plans a Albania campaign as frontier tensions rise.
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Washington
Port Office
Congress
Omuay
United States
Senate
Sewall
Government Navy Yards
Jones
Navy Yard
Morgan
Hale
Multiple Disasters Reported Across States
A string of incidents includes a dynamite blast in Harrispona damaging sixteen buildings on Eleventh Street and injuring residents, the discovery of the Nelson children’s bodies in Dakotas snow cave, a Burlington and Quincy freight collision near Millington and Millbrook with fatalities, and a large shipment of gold and coins aboard the steamship Arizona bound for Europe.
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Harrispona
Eleventh Street
McCormick’s
Brauer
British Retreat Ordered From Tokar Amid Turmoil
The Times reports orders to General Graham to retreat from Tokar and return troops to England and Egypt. Tokar rejoicing locals greeted the withdrawal as 1,500 rebels killed are acknowledged. Irish Americans tied to Paddington and Waterloo plots are under police scrutiny.
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Angland
Lonpox
Graham
Tokar
England
Egypt
London
Southampton
Waverly
Portland Street
Paddington Station
Waterloo
Huntington
Buakie
Anthony Ashley
South African Republic
Harcount
Wilford Lawson
Savkim
Saukim
Teb
Temameb
Osman Digma
Batar
National Colored Convention Preparations Under Way
The Rev O B Smith of Bloomington Illinois arrives in Pirrapuna Pennsylvania to finalize plans for the national colored convention to be held in April. He says the gathering will meet for several days in secret session to adopt an address calling for recognition and better protection of the colored race in the South. About 260 delegates are expected.
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Vauney Orry
Dak
Nelson
Sanborn
Pirrapuna
Rov. O
Smith
Bloomington
Ills
Colored State Central Committee
Sxim
The Hare and the Chipmunk Tale
A fragment from St Nicholas recounts the Hare fleeing dogs and the Chipmunk’s ill fated aid. The Chipmunk offers to trade places to watch the countryside, but dogs surge and catch him. The tale ends with a grim quip on being apart.
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Rock Island, Ilinois
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Europe
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