Cronje and Boer Forces Besieged Near Bloemfontein
Dispatches from Pietermaritzburg and Paardeberg report about 4 000 Boer troops under Cronje surrounded by Lord Roberts forces near Bloemfontein. Crumbling morale and efforts to mount guns are noted while Steyn may favor peace and Mafeking burghers seek defending farms.
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Winston Churchill
Buller
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the Times
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Dublin Fusiliers
Grobler
Kloof
Daily Chronicle
Paardeberg
Cronje
Roberts
The
Daily Mail
Lord Roberts
Daily News
Lorenzo Marquez
Laysmith
Free State
Winburg
Kruger
Colenso
Mafeking
Pretoria
Robinson Bank
Churchill ill as Boer battle reports reach London
London reports Winston Churchill ill and detailing ongoing heavy fighting near Ladysmith. Dispatches describe Inniskillings nearing a Boer position, Connaughts and Dublin Fusiliers supporting, and night halting the main attack. Casualty lists from General Buller’s Fifth Brigade include seven officers killed and twenty three wounded.
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Morning Post
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Kruger
Churchill
Inniskillings
Connaughts
Dublin Fusiliers
Spenser Wilkinson
Buller
Wilkinson
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Thackeray
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Sitwell
Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Thorold
Royal Welch Fusiliers
Paardeberg
Corroborated fears of Afrikander bund plots in Boer circles
The Brussels correspondent of The Daily Mail reports danger from Afrikander bund intrigues and a looming congress that could fan rebellion in the colony. The Prince of Wales visited wounded Canadians at Southampton aboard the hospital ship Princess of Wales and praised the empire's men.
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Brussels
The
Daily Mail
Prince of Wales
Southampton
Canadian Losses Prompt Dominion Sympathy
Lord Roberts promotes Major Dennison of the Royal Canadian regiment. Ottawa reports Lt Governor Darlet of New South Wales cables Lord Minto from Sydney expressing deep sympathy for Canada over its wartime losses, on February 26.
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Major Dennison
The
Royal Canadian Regiment
Ottawa
Ont
Darlet
New South Wales
Tragic Transit Death In Wisconsin Township
Clifford Ellis 21 son of A G Ellis a Brooklyn Wisconsin druggist died after leaping from a midnight fast mail train in Evansville Wisconsin when the car did not stop at Brooklyn. He struck a mile post and lay unconscious two hours before being found. He suffered multiple injuries and died Saturday night after being placed in care.
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Wis
Clifford Ellis
A. G. Ellis
Brooklyn
Ellis
Fire Burns Dry Goods District in Detroit
Fire gutted the four story Marr Taylor and Darwin ladies garments buildings on Woodward Avenue. Losses totaled seventy thousand dollars for Marr Taylor and ten thousand for Darwin with additional millinery and shoe firms insured. Building owned by Lowrie Brothers insured for ten thousand and damaged accordingly.
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Woodward Avenue
Marr & Taylor
George C. Darwin
Darwin
H. S. Weaver
Rosenzweig & Co
Lowrie Bros
Congress of Cyclists Ends After Turbulent Sessions
In Paris on February 27 the International Cyclists Association wrapped up meetings after stormy debates over the retirement of the League of American Wheelmen and the possible admission of the National Cycling Association in its stead.
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International Cyclists’ Association
League of American Wheelmen
National Cycling Association
Simpson Co Glovers and Hatters Assigns in Boston
Boston February 27 The firm of Simpson and Co glovers and hatters assigns. No assets or liabilities statement will be known for a week. The failure is tied to the collapse of the Globe National Bank. The firm has existed twenty eight years and operated three stores in the city.
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Boston
Simpson & Co
Glovers and Hatters
Globe National Bank
Preparations Underway for German Baptist Dunkards Meeting
In Wabash Indiana preparations are underway for the National German Baptist Dunkards annual meeting at North Manchester. A carload of building materials for the tabernacle in Harter's grave arrived Friday and more is expected this week.
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Wabash
Ind
National German Baptist Dunkards
Manchester
Harter
Soronian goat parade charms Olivet students
In Olivet Michigan on February 27 the Soronian society staged a playful goat event slipping into college life. Girls wore large aprons and hair in ribbons while marching in reverse to chapel, their capes reversed for the day, amid lighthearted mischief.
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Olivet, Mich
Goat of the Soronian Society
Kokomo Captain Garrigus Named State Commander Candidate
Kokomo Indiana February 27 Captain Milton Garrigus is announced as a candidate for state commander at the upcoming G A R encampment. He received strong local post endorsement at the last meeting and has wide statewide acquaintance.
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Kokomo
Ind
Milton Garrigus
Allan line steamer Californian runs aground near Ram Island
The Allan Line steamer Californian grounded off Ram Island ledge Sunday morning and was found to have twenty five feet of water in her hold. Passengers were rescued and the vessel likely cannot be saved.
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Portland
Allan Line
Ram Island Ledge
To Care Constipation Forever
Cascarets Candy Cathartic advertises a remedy for constipation with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure. The copy emphasizes a small dose of one candy and appeals to readers seeking quick relief.
Tillman and the Black Vote in Southern Suffrage Debate
The Senate session features Tillman admitting southern efforts to keep Black voters from polls. He defends South Carolina constitutional provisions and calls Black voters a dangerous influence on pure suffrage. Spooner cautions against racial dispute as Crumpacker and allies face party opposition. Marcus Daly testifies on campaign contributions in Clark election inquiry.
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Washington
Senate
Tillman
South Carolina
Iawakan Islands
Spooner
South
Wisconsin
Thf
Hay Pauncefote Canal Treaty Wins Administration Backing
Washington reports the Hay Pauncefote convention is strongly supported by the president and cabinet who deem it the best possible agreement and urge early ratification. Secretary Olney Day and Hay, with top lawyers, say Clayton Bulwer remains in force and cannot be ended without mutual consent. If rejected, the U S must choose between relying on Clayton Bulwer or breaking ties with England and Central American pledges on canal neutrality.
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Washington
Olney
Day
Hay
Senate
State Department
United States
Great Britain
England
Iowa Senatorial Fight Spurs Popular Election Move
Des Moines reports that a recent senatorial struggle in Iowa boosted support for electing United States senators by the people. A resolution to amend the federal constitution passed the house and awaits senate action, linked to Iowa origins rather than Pennsylvania efforts. The Gear Cummins contest influenced Republican nominations and unsettled the legislature. Chicago notes a gas poisoning tragedy at 4411 Wentworth Ave as five people, including a 13 year old, die or near death from a broken gas jet. Milwaukee reports a labor shortage unseen in years with woods workers scarce at $30 a month and Great Northern Cutoff work at Fort Benton needing more men.
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General Assembly
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C2 Wirpschlicek
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Lizzie Lawlor
Josie Lawlor
Wirpschlieek
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Wis
Fort Benton
Mont
Great Northern Railroad
Sabine Release Shifts View on British Seizure
London reports confirm the Sabine, a British vessel seized on the South African coast as a contraband risk, was released after the cargo appeared American and consigned to the Transvaal. Lord Salisbury and Ambassador Choate’s cordial talks centered on avoiding further trouble despite no official London instruction.
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United States
Sabine
Lord Salisbury
Ambasador Choate
Associated Press
Choate
Foreign Office
Salisbury
Hay
Conferences That Have Failed Over Porto Rican Tariff Bill
Washington Feb 27 Opponents and supporters of the Porto Rican tariff bill failed to reach agreement after four days of talks and plan to submit the matter to a final vote. Yesterday focused on counting noses and persuading wavering members.
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Washington
House
McCall
Massachusetts
Littlefield
Maine
Lorimer
Illinois
Crumpacker
Indiana
Church Not Consecrated In Polish Parish Dispute
In Menasha Wisconsin on February 27 Bishop Messmer refused to consecrate St John s Polish church after trustees failed to meet monetary requirements for the $16 000 building. Trustees guaranteed $15 000, prompting Rev Malkowski to seek private inscriptions to cover the shortfall. The bishop s decision was delivered by letter Friday night as a stern lesson asserting church authority.
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Menasha
Wis
St. John’s
Messmer
St. John’s Church
Malkowski
Mardi Gras in New Orleans as Rex arrives
And the pageant continues with Rex in town while other news items report a fatal mine accident in Scranton Pennsylvania and a Chicago fender bender over a quarrel. A Chicago fire destroys the Manufact urers building interior at Jefferson street worth sixty nine thousand dollars.
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New Orleans
Mount Pleasant
Scranton
Manufacturers
Jefferson Street
Chicago
British Seizures and Neutral Goods in Transvaal Trade
Officials suggest American goods not contraband but admiralty upholds seizure of the Sabine. The prize court release is not precedent and reseizure of cargo bound for Transvaal may occur. Salisbury avoids naming Choate. Broderick says cases must be judged individually and fresh Durban orders unnecessary.
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Foreign Office
Admiralty
Salisbury
Choate
Cape
Associated Press
William St. John Broderick
Delagoa Bay
Port Natal
Durban
Muskegon Ferry Reaches Racine After 18-Hour Gale
The steam car ferry Muskegon, after an eighteen hour battle with a gale on Lake Michigan, arrived in Racine with a frozen hull and disabled steering. One funnel jammed, two carloads of threshing machinery wrecked, and many crew members frostbitten or exhausted. It was the roughest trip the boat ever experienced.
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Racine
Wis
Muskegon
Lake Michigan
Supreme Court orders briefs on inheritance tax method
The court issued an order granting ten days for counsel to submit briefs on how the inheritance tax is measured in each legacy. The focus is whether the tax is based on the estate's volume or the individual legacy amount.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Gardner Freed in Self Defense in Haas Murder
Sioux City Iowa reports Elsie Gardner was discharged after the court ruled she killed Thomas Haas in self defense on February 11. The ruling concludes the alleged murder case with Gardner exonerated.
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Sioux City
Elsie Gardner
Thomas Haas
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