British ambush near Bloemfontein traps Boer guns
Telegraph reports Gen Broadwood’s force moved to the Bloemfontein water works when Boers shelled the camp. A convoy and six of twelve guns were captured in an ambush, many British soldiers presumed dead or captured. Gen Buller faces questions over scouting and retreat.
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Weeadwood
Tenth Aassars
Col
Pilcher
Thaba N’chu
Broadwood
Bloemfontein
Modder
Colsiire
Bloemfontein Vasty
London
Buller
Answees
Bord Roberts
Af&ee
Gunbkk
Sushmankop
Colville
Colvile
Col. Broadweed
Botha
Strike ends as machinists reach arbitration deal
The Chicago strike by 5500 machinists ends with a pact between the National Metal Trades Association and the union to arbitrate future disputes. About 4000 workers voted. 3028 ratified the agreement, 396 opposed. Nonunion workers and wage hour questions to be settled within 30 days.
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Chicago
International Association of Machinists
National Metal Trades’ Association
Machinists’ Organization
United States
Cleveland
Columbus
Paterson
N. J
Waverly Theater
O’cloeck
Permanent Board of Arbitration
Archbishop Ireland to Deliver Lafayette Monument Address
Paris reports Archbishop Ireland will give the dedicatory talk at the Lafayette monument unveiling on July 4. The address will be in French, nonreligious, with Ambassador Porter as president and other American ambassadors as vice presidents. A Franco American demonstration in Vendome praised U.S. friendship and a Rochambeau monument fund received the president’s gracious reply.
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Paris
Ireland
Lafayette Monument
Porter
Europe
General Peck
France
Frank J. Thompson
Vendome
America
Rochambeau
Ambassador Porter
Marquis de Rochambeau
McKinley
United States
Miners Celebrate Eight Hour Day Across Pittsburgh Area
In Pittsburgh on April 2 celebrations marked the eight hour workday for coal miners. Executives explained the new pay scale and urged strict adherence through year end as about 30,000 miners gain roughly a 20 percent wage increase. In Springfield Illinois miners also marked the movement with a parade and speeches at the state house.
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Pittsburgh
Springfield
State House
Fall Destroys Owosso Central School in Deadly Blaze
Firestorm at Owosso Mich on Sunday leveled the central school worth 159000. Two firemen Fred Ross and Frank Tucker died. five others injured including firemen Charles Beatty and Frank Bulledge plus students Frank Davis Solomon Vogel. Wall collapse pinned rescuers. many saved by church quarters as school eyed reopening. Insurance valued at 4600.
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Owosso
Mich
Central School
Fred Ross
Frank Tucker
Charles Beatty
Frank Bulledge
Frank Davis
Solomon Vogel
Will Ross
Ross Brothers
Beatty
Fred
Frank Rutledge
Tucker
Vogel
Ex Senator Charles Gibson of Maryland Dies at 72
Ex United States Senator Charles Gibson of Maryland died at his brother Lieut Gibson's residence in Washington at two o'clock Saturday morning from heart disease. He had visited the Metropolitan Club the night before and left home around ten after reporting illness. A physician was summoned at one and Gibson died at two.
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Washington
United States
Charles Fl. Gibson
Maryland
Lieut Gibson
Navy
Senate
Metropolitan Club
Muscatine, Ja
John A. Jelly
Muscatine Evening Journal
West Liberty
Ireland
America
Sawyer Burial Impresses Oshkosh with State Turnout
Former Senator Sawyer was buried in Oshkosh with 400 attendees arriving on special trains. The ceremony, arranged by Rev. Edward H. Smith, featured solemn simplicity and a long civic militia procession. State officials and prominent residents attended. pallbearers were relatives.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Sawyer
St. Paul Road
Edward IL. Smith
First Congregational Church
Attorney General backs treasury on wrecks of Spanish ships
Washington April 2 Attorney General Griggs issues an opinion to the secretary of the navy stating the secretary of the treasury holds full authority over disposing wrecks of Spanish vessels along Cuba shores. The ruling centers on U S jurisdiction in Cuba. Cambridge Wins boat race over Oxford Cambridge with time 18 minutes 47 seconds at Putney Mortlake.
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Washington
Griggs
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of the Treasury
Cuba
United States
Cambridge
Putney
Jingland
Oxford
Mortlake
Former Senator Sawyer Dies in Oshkosh at 78
Philetus Sawyer former United States senator died Thursday morning at his son Kh D P Sawy ers home in Oshkosh Wisconsin after a illness beginning Tuesday afternoon He was born September 22 1816 in Rutland County Vermont and built a fortune in lumber He served as alderman mayor congress and United States senator for three terms His public bequests were vast and he is believed to have provided large charitable bequests in his will for education and philanthropy.
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Oshkosh
Wis
United States
Philetus Sawyer
Kh. DP. Sawyer
Sawyer
Phil Sawyer
Iax
Rutland County
Wssex County
Fection
Congress
United States Senate
Tie
Division of the Pacific Formed in Philippines Administration
Secretary Root creates Division of the Pacific to cover all Philippine archipelago with four departments Northern Luzon under Gen. MacArthur Southern Luzon under Gen. Bates Visayas under Gen. Hughes and Minandano and Jolo under Gen. Whobbe Maj. Gen. Otis remains division commander to focus on larger policy and civil matters. St. Paul reports Minnesota Dakota growth adds 900000 in ten years with 499 new settlements and 5754 urban areas.
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Washington
Root
Philippines
Pacific
Philippine Archipelago
Department of Northern Luzon
MacArthur
Department of
Southern Luzon
Bates
Department of the Viscayas
Hughes
Minandano and
Jolo
Whobbe
Otis
Miles
United States
War Department
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Montana
Rh.t. Polk, & Co
Desperadoes Battle Kills Two in Navajo Springs
A Gal lup dispatch reports a sheriff's posse clashed with a gang near Navajo Springs sixty miles west of Gallup. Posse members Gus Gibbons and Frank Lesuere were killed. Five outlaws were wounded, three escaped, and others are pursued. The gang had been cattle rustling across the region.
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Denver
Col
Eorey Mountain News
Gallup
N. AL
Navajo Springs
Gus Gibbons
Frank Lesuere
Arpaia
Machinists Strike Settled in Chicago Victory for Union
Chicago march 31 the machinists strike ends as 6000 machinists return to work after securing recognition from the national association of their employers the settlement signals the start of the end for broader building trades disputes.
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Chicago
National Association of
Farm Implements for Cubans Distributed in Santiago
In Santiago de Cuba on March 29 a large quantity of plows hoes and other farm implements was received for free distribution throughout the province. Hundreds of applicants have already been supplied and organizers say they can soon raise enough to support their families.
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Santiago de Cuba
One Man Killed In Paper Mill Explosion At Erie
An explosion at the H F Watson company mill in Erie early Wednesday night wrecked part of the building. One man, Joseph Stahl, was blown through a brick wall and killed instantly. Four others were injured.
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Erie
Sleven
H.F. Watson Company
Joseph Stahl
Professor Morrow Dead at Paxton Home
Champaign March 28 A gloom falls on university circles with news of Prof. G E Morrow’s death at his Paxton residence. The aged professor had been gravely ill for two weeks.
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Morrow
Champaign
G. E. Morrow
Paxton
Hoke Smith Sells Atlanta Journal to Boston Syndicate
Former Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith sells the Atlanta Journal to a Boston syndicate with T Jefferson Coolidge Jr as a member.
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Athints Journal
Atlanta, Ga
Interior
Hoke Smith
Atlanta Journal
Boston
T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
Iowa Senate Passes Anti Prize Fight Bill in March Sessions
Iowa lawmakers report strict measures in Des Moines with bills targeting prize sparring from boxing to be fined $300. Other actions raise Davenport orphans’ home's superintendent pay, curb convict labor, and address army post land near Des Moines. sessions adjourn date set for April.
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Senate
Soldiers’ Orphans
Davenport
Drea
Moines
Congress
Milliman
Bowen
Twenty-ninth
General Assembly
Board of Control
Brighton
United States
Germania
House
Iowa
Executive Council
Gen. Grant
Dental
State Board of Medical Examiners
Knoxville
Dows
State Board of Control
Towa National Guard
Woman's Reformatory
Anamosa
State Library Authority
Secretary of
Howsea
The
State University
Normal School and Agricultural College
Beaconsfield
Ringgold County
Chinese Fisherman Left to Die in San Rafael Scare
Chay Fook, a Chinese fisherman from Point San Pedro, was tied to a beacon stake on Richardson's hay rock by five rival-company men who suspected him of spying. He was left without food or water for two days and was found near death. his attackers remain at large.
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San Rafael
Cal
Chay Fook
Point San Pedro
Richardson
Plague scares eased by San Francisco test results
The surgeon general and the Marine Hospital Service report from San Francisco that three suspected plague specimens were examined and no bubonic plague was detected.
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Washington
The
Marine Hospital Service
San Francisco
Congress Figures and Rhetoric Are Noted
The article notes Senator Cullom submits more petitions in the senate than any other member. Senators Platt of New York and Connecticut are expert weather prophets, with tales of bets on forecasts. It highlights vocal sparks from Tillman and Brosius, and observes several House members are shorthand writers. Mr. Hitt of Illinois is singled out for stenography skill.
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Senate
Platt
New York
Connecticut
Capitol
Congress
Tillman
Brosius
Senator Tillman
House of Representatives
Hitt
Ilinois
Republicans win city offices in Cincinnati and Michigan aids
Cincinnati voters backed Republicans over fusionists for all city posts and new public service board seats. Michigan cities also swung Republican or Democratic in mayoral races with notable results in Lansing Grand Rapids Petoskey and Detroit amid broader statewide trends.
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New Board of Public Service
Board of Education
Pieischmann
Cohen
Ohio
Cleveland
Washington Gladden
Columbus
Mich
Michigan
Detroit
Port Huron
Lansing
J. F. Hammell
George R. Perry
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Stuart
Petoskey
P. GB. Wachtel
Hudson
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Saginaw
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Lapeer
Alpena
Mount Clemens
Sturgis
Traverse City
St. Clair
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St. Iynace
Niles
Adrian
Manistee
Jackson
Eaton Rapids
Hastings
St. Joseph
Grand Haven
Albion
Benton
Marbor
Cadillac
Coldwater
Corunna
East Tawas
C. H. Berg
Topeka
Kan
Beattie
Marshall County
Salt Lake City
Utah
Roberts
House
King
Congress
Hammond
Queen Victoria Leaves Windsor for Ireland Amid Rigorous Security
Queen Victoria departed Windsor at 9 30 last evening bound for Ireland. She travels with Princess Christian and Princess Henry of Battenberg, attended by the Countess of Antrim Hon Harriet Papps Sir Arthur Biggs keeper of the privy purse and Capt Ponsonby. Crowds greeted the departure at Frogmore and security details for the royal train were unusually extensive between Windsor and Holyhead.
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Apus
Victoria
Windsor
Ireland
Christian
Princess Henry of Battenberg
Countess of Antrim
Harriet Papps
Arthur Biggs
Fleetwood Edwards
Ponsonby
Frogmore
Great Western
London & Northwestern Railways
Windscur
Holyhead
Wage Scales to Benefit 15000 Pittsburgh Builders
About 15 000 building trades workers in Pittsburgh will gain new wage scales effective Monday and May 1. Scales cover eight hour days for bricklayers carpenters and plasterers with carpenters receiving 33 cents per hour for May 1. Painters scale starts Monday on a nine hour day with a ten percent increase.
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Pittsburgh
Free Rural Delivery Starts in Carbondale
A complete letter-carrier system began in Carbondale on Monday with four free rural deliveries. Rural routes will serve 2500 people within seven miles of the city. In town two deliveries occur daily and one daily in the country.
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Carbondale
Dewey to Visit Knoxville May 4 and 12
Admiral George Dewey replies to Knoxville invitation and confirms visits to the city on May 4 and May 12. The announcement notes the scheduled dates and the expected agenda surrounding his appearances in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Dewey
Knoxville
Uenn
George Dewey
Sister of Actress Insane
New York on April 3 Miss Kily Coghlan sister of Rose Coghlan the actress was taken to Bellevue hospital apparently insane after several days of illness and a violent day that prompted doctors to order Bellevue confinement. Dismissed the Charges. Washington on April 2 the commissioner of patents dismissed gross misconduct charges against Gen. R G Dyrenforth as unproven.
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New York
Kily Coghlan
Rose Coghlan
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue
Washington
Commissioner of Patents
R. G. Dyrenforth
Lake Now a Meadow Former Iowa Pleasure Spot
Ten years ago Wall lake five miles west of Belmond Iowa was a popular resort known for clear water fish and sea serpent legends. Warmers drained the lake turning it into a rolling meadow, wall remnants toppled, and a mound builder history sparked renewed digging nearby for weapons canoes and skeletal remains. Further search will occur this season.
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Wall Lake
Belmond
Iowa
Walter Elder
Clarion
Towa
Ex-Sioux City Alderman Charles Moore Found in Washington
Charles Moore a former Sioux City alderman and well known hardware merchant has resurfaced after a year away living with a brother in law in Waterville Washington. His wife pursued him to his home where a confrontation led deputies to detain her after she refused hotel or jail hours later Moore signaled willingness to file for divorce while Mrs Moore plans to stay in Washington to contest the issue.
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Charles Moore
Sioux City
Moore
Sioux
Waterville
Wash
Army Post In Des Moines Proposed By Citizens
The Des Moines congress passes a bill to establish a United States army post here. A committee chair says the ground must be one hundred acres level with good drainage within 15 miles of the city and near a railroad. The post promises a $1.5 million investment, 1500 new jobs, and yearly local distribution of $1 million as plans proceed.
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Congress
Des Moines
United States Army
Lewis Schoder
Seed Testing At Iowa State College
Seed testing is being repeated at the Ames experiment station for farmers gardeners and fruit growers. Send in corn clover and grass seed samples by mail with at least 100 seeds per sample for germination tests. A ten cent charge covers labor. mail samples to the Department of Horticulture Iowa Agricultural College Ames.
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Ames
Department of Horticulture
Iowa Agricultural College
Beet sugar acreage drive closes with record signed
D B Lyons of Des Moines organized the campaign in Buena Vista County, contracting four thousand acres from over 300 farmers in eight weeks. The effort promises the 1901 opening of the first beet sugar factory at Storm Lake, Iowa.
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Buena Vista County
D. B. Lyons
Des Moines
Storm Lake
Towa
Town Hornests Nest Brigade to Hold Union June 12 1900
The executive committee of the Town Hornests Nest Brigade the Second Seventh Eighth Twelfth and Four teenth Iowa infantry met in Des Moines and decided to hold the next brigade union June 12 1900 at Davenport.
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Hornests
Des Moines
Davenport
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