British Forces Inch Toward Bloemfontein Invasion
Dispatches report Gen. French arriving at Bloemfontein with cavalry actions and railway disruption near the city. Lord Roberts presses advance from Venter's Vlei as telegraph lines are cut and rolling stock secured amid casualties and prisoner news.
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Cape Town
French
Bloemfontein
London
Lord Roberta
Lord Roberts
Vener
Petrusberg
War Office
Venter's Viel
Pratt
Essex Regiment
Senate Caucus Divides Over Porto Rico Tariff Provisions
Republican Senators debated the Porto Rico tariff with Foraker defending a 5 percent duty both ways and keeping government features intact. Hanna urged Republican control, Proctor favored free trade with a military governor, and Davis pressed constitutional extension for taxation. Lord Salisbury declined mediation, sparking Conservative approval amid Boer negotiations.
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Washington
Porto Rico
Foraker
Hanna
Proctor
Fairbanks
Davis
Congress
United States
Philippines
Death of Judge Finch in Indianapolis at Ninety
Judge Fabius M. Finch, aged ninety, died at his Indianapolis home from anemia poisoning. Born in what is now Livingston County, New York, he moved with his family to Indiana and helped settle Noblesville. He studied law at eighteen and served as circuit judge for Marion, Johnson and Hendricks counties before moving to Indianapolis in 1865.
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Finch
Fabius M. Finch
Indianapolis
Judge Finch
Livingstone County
New York
Connersville
Ind
Bigger
Marion
Johnson
Hendricks
Indiana
Truce in Kentucky Maintains Governorship Status
A sine die Tuesday truce by Adjt. Gens Collier and Castleman produced a perfect understanding. Mr. Taylor stays as Governor while Beckham defers move on state buildings until the Court of Appeals rules. Legislature allocates 100000 for Beckham to reorganize the militia.
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Adjt
Mediation Offer From United States Declined by Lord Salisbury
The United States offered to mediate peace in South Africa at the request of Presidents Kruger and Steyn, but Lord Salisbury declined politely. The offer stressed no intention to intervene, merely to aid peace efforts, and was forwarded by Consuls in Pretoria to Secretary Hay and then to London.
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South Africa
Lord Salisbury
Kruger
Steyn
London
United States
Stein
Britain
Adelbert Hay
Pretoria
State Department
Mr. Hay
Kruger and
Hay
Death of Representative Harmer Overshadows Congressional Session
Reports show the death of Pennsylvania representative Harmer casting a pall over House business as tributes are paid and a funeral committee named. Senate debates Philippine policy while Ad rousing statements highlight the administration’s strategy. Meanwhile Alabama seat changes and Porto Rican tariff talks continue through the week.
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Harmer
Pennsylvania
House
Richardson
Bingham
Philadelphia
Senate
Lodge
Philippines
Penrose
Representative Harmer
Gaston A. Robbins
Alabama
William P. Aldrich
Robbins
Overstreet
Mr. Foraker
Pettus
Bacon
United States
Porto Rico
Conditions not suitable for officers wives to go to Manila
The article reports that General Otis opposes allowing officers wives to accompany their husbands to Manila. Despite prior protests about Manila's suitability, many wives sought to join in Hong Kong and Japan after failing to find accommodations. A cable to Otis asks if conditions have improved. he answers no, noting unrest and lack of facilities and that women are leaving for Japan or the United States until pacification advances.
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Washington
Manila
Army
Navy
General Otis
Hong Kong
Japan
War Department
Otis
United States
Will Blow Uptown Johannesburg Officials Say British Flag Ghali
A Daily Mall correspondent cites high officials claiming the British flag will never fly at Johannesburg. The city would be razed and mines prepared to be exploded from the fort as needed. Gold mines outside government control are described as flooded rusting and being willfully smashed.
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London
Daily Mall
St Laurenzio Marques
Johannesburg
Boer Women With Rifles Among Captured Prisoners
A March dispatch from Himonstown Cape Colony reports many Boer women are among prisoners of war. They wore cartridge belts and carried arms when captured and are treated as POWs. The women are said to be accurate shooters and would return to the Transvaal if released to join trench positions. They are confined on board transports at this port.
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London
Himonstown
Cape Colony
Senate and House tally on foreign policy and Hawaii bill
The article records a session lull with a Loud and Sulloway exchange on pension policy, a debate in the Senate on Mason’s pro Boer resolution, and Hoar Tillman mediation proposals. It notes open versus secret session talk, a Lindsay speech on Porto Rico, and a Hawaii government bill set for April votes. It also covers Republican Democrat shifts in Virginia and Utah floor activity and eulogies for Monroe Hayward.
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House
Loud
California
Sulloway
New Hampshire
Senate
Mason
Davis
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Hoar
Tillman
South Africa
Great Britain
Lindsay
Kentucky
Hawaii
Wise-Young
Liliookalani
Monroe L. Hayward
ER. A. Whee
W. A Young
Virginia
Dering
Rawlins
Utah
State Senate Adjourns After Turn Speech
In a tense session the Nebraska Senate adjourned after a speech by Mr Mina and remarks on American underfed and unf ection. The debate centered on nutrition and policy as the session wound down.
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Braska
Mina
Turn
Senate
Peaceful departure noted after late meeting
A brief report records a peaceful exit following a late afternoon gathering, with attendees concluding around 29 minutes past 5 until 5 pm. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
National banks prepare for new currency law impact
The Evening Post reports banks across the United States plan to adopt a national currency system under a forthcoming law. Officials note many banks hold capitals around 2000 dollars and some towns anticipate starting with 25 000 dollars each. Authorities expect widespread adoption and capital requirements to be finalized.
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New York
United States
Antry
Jack Chinn Sues Kate M Banta for Libel in Goebel Case
Frankfort Ky special Jack Chinn turfman and Goebel associate sues Kate M Banta for libel alleging she publicly claimed he shot and killed William Goebel thereby causing damage of 25000 dollars. Counts cite multiple remarks and venues accusing Chinn of being the killer.
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Jack China Lace
Frankfort, Ky
Jack Chinn
Wth
Goebel
Iibel
Kate M. Banta
Chinn
Frankfort
William Goebel
Ex Minister Phelps Dead in New Haven
The Hon. E. J. Phelps former minister to England died at his New Haven home Friday after an illness of about two months.
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Phelps
New Haven, Conn
E. J. Phelps
England
Steele Renominated by Acclamation in Eleventh District
The Eleventh district Republican convention at Penna renominated Maj. Geo. W. Steele by acclamation on Wednesday.
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An Steele
Penu
Maj
Geo. W. Steele
The Pitiful Victims of the Needle in Our Large Cities
A polemic on labor by oppressed women, detailing wage injustice and toil. It contrasts sewing workers with medical and moral appeals, urging self reliance and justice over flattery. The author cites eight cent earnings, abusive employers, and the hardships faced by working girls.
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Method
Latimer
Ridley
Women's labor rights and the call for equal pay
A speaker denounces the social view that women must not work for a living and argues for equal compensation and opportunity for women. She urges young women to pursue skilled labor, self-reliance, and faith, warning against frivolity and urging responsibility and self-improvement. The piece also reflects on declining pulpit influence and the rise of concise, practical sermons.
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Ork
Heaven
Hell
Eden’s Gate
Appleton
Popular Science Monthly
Soggy Sanders Captures Tahlequah Crowd With Cherokee Style
Tahlequah cor St Louis Globe-Democrat reports Cherokee leader Soggy Sanders, famed full-blood, addressed U.S. Senators Jones of Arkansas and Platt of Connecticut during their visit eight years earlier. Sanders mocked white lawyer theatrics with a cautionary tale, eliciting a crowded, standing encore.
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Sanders
United States
Jones
Arkansas
Platt
Connecticut
Tahlequah
Opera House
Dawes Commission
Indian Territory
Soggy
Frien
Hisse
Eagle shot ends dramatic mallard chase tale
George H. Webb recounts a South Carolina hunt where a bald eagle chased a distressed mallard toward a cypress swamp. Webb retrieved his rifle fired twice and the eagle dropped to the ground, the mallard spared. The tale highlights tenacity of life in a dramatic wildlife encounter.
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George H. Webb
South Carolina
Mr. Webb
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