Pieter's Hill Taken By Direct Assault In Boer War
London dispatch reports Pieter's hill captured by British forces led by the Dublin Fusiliers and Lancashire troops with heavy losses for the Boers. Cronje surrendered, 600 more prisoners taken, bringing total Boer captures to about 5,000 as Cronje and family were moved south under escort.
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Lancashire
Roberts
Cronje
Paardeberg
Queen
Buller
London
Ladysmith
War Office
Pieter’s Hill
Dublin Fusiliers
Barton
Warren
North
Kitchener
South Lancashires
Modder River
Kimberley
Rensburg
Prettyman
Lord Roberts
General Prettyman
Royal dispatches and casualty totals from early Cape War news
Queen expresses warm congratulations to Roberts after Cronje surrender while Buller and Irish troops receive sympathy. Casualty list totals reach 12 834 with 1 993 killed and 6 938 wounded, including several regiments. Armistice reached as Boers suffer heavy losses amid tree-lined fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Roberts
Cronje
Buller
Royal Canadians
Victoria Mounted
Colenso
Two Explosions Kill Several at Sistersville Area
In Sistersville West Virginia on March 1 two nitroglycerine blasts killed Edward Dalton a well driller and his team. A second blast near Elk Fork killed C A Campbell foreman Harry Benedict shooter and Frank Parks driller.
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Sistersville
W. Va
Here
Edward Dalton
Elk Fork
C. A. Campbell
Jacobs Farm. Oil Company
Harry Benedict
Frank Parks
Prohibition Party Nominee for Sixth District
In Ford du Lac Wisconsin on March convention of the Sixth district Prohibition party nominates Wesley Mott of Neenah for Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford du Lac
Wis
Sixth
Congressional District
Prohibition Party
Wesley Mott
Neenah
Hay loft discovery leaves man with frostbitten feet
English Indiana March 1 John R James was found in a hay loft near Elina with feet severely frostbitten, amputation may be required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ind
John R. James
Irreverent Young People Shamed For Church Peeing Mirth
West Branch Michigan on March 1 reports a church janitor public notice criticizing youths who attend Sunday services to eat peanuts and candy, leave trash on carpets, and invite public criticism. The notice aims to deter specific unnamed youths and preserve etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Mich
Chuch
Beloit Celebrates Finishing Forty Year City Debt
Beloit Wisconsin marked a city debt payoff on Tuesday after forty years of annual taxes higher than general expenses. The 1853 loan of 100000 for a railroad project grew with interest until over 300000 had been paid from the treasury, hindering progress until 1885 when a path to relief emerged and payments diminished the burden.
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Beloit
Wis
Racine
Judge Ludwig Enjoined and Smallpox Cases Spark Alarm
Madison reports state supreme court unanimous in prohibiting Judge Ludwig’s injunctions against Milwaukee city government in the Schwartzburg case. The ruling says taxpayers cannot sue, ordinance passage was legislative, and the mayor and aldermen avoid contempt findings. In Lansing the state health board warns of moving smallpox outbreak among Detroit Medical College students with cases spreading to Wheatfield and Williamston, prompting vaccination calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Wis
Milwaukee
Ludwig
Supreme Court
Schwartzburg
Lansing
Mich
State Board of Health
Detroit Medical College
Detroit
Wheatfield
Ingham County
Williamston
Secretary Root to Visit Cuba for Quick Political Review
Secretary Root announced a flying trip to Cuba to personally review political and industrial conditions before the first elections. He aims to give close attention during this critical phase in the island nation’s development.
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Washington
Root
Cuba
Dewey to Visit Three Oaks for Cannon Unveiling
Niles Mich March 1 President Warren of Three Oaks has received word from Admiral Dewey he will visit in early May for the unveiling of the Dewey cannon General Alger and other prominent figures will attend the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Three Oaks
Niles
Mich
Warren
Discovery of Michigren Coal
Residents in Highland Oakland County report an alleged coal discovery at Piety Hill near the Grub schoolhouse. Prospecting will continue in the spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland
Mich
Oakland County
Piety Hill
Soldiers’ Homestead Bill Reported Favorably
Washington March 1 The house committee on public lands reported favorably a bill granting to soldiers who served in the Spanish or Philippine wars an allowance equal to their service time on any homestead entry they made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On Public Lands
Clerk H R Carr Shoots Self at Hunt Company Office
Chicago state report says H R Carr a clerk at Hunt & Co 34 Wabash avenue placed a revolver to his head and died within minutes. No motive known and police note no clear cause for the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
H. R. Carr
Hunt & Co
Wabash Avenue
President Nominates Postmasters for Michigan Indiana Ohio
The president sent to the Senate on March 1 nominations for postmasters in Michigan Lapeer Eugene T. Slayton Indiana Winamac F M McDowell Ohio Salem F T Miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Postmasters
Michigan
Eugene T. Slayton
Lapeer
Indiana
F. M. McDowell
Winamac
Ohio
F. T. Miles
Salem
Ex-President Cleveland Receives Shoes From Cleveland Cobbler
The former president has been supplied footwear by a Cleveland shoemaker for 15 years. Each pair is delivered directly to the ex-president.
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Cleveland
Alcohol as a healthful fuel not a poison, Atwater argues
Professor W O Atwater of Wesleyan University tells the National Educational Association that alcohol in small, diluted doses furnishes energy like food and should not be taught as a universal harm in schools. He explains ordinary foods deliver nitrogenous nutrients and abundant fuel, while alcohol's role requires careful scientific study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Educational Association
Department of
W O. Atwater
Wesleyan University
Cambridge
England
Michael Foster
University of Cambridge
Atwater
Chemical Laboratory
Wesley University
Alcohol in education and the dangers of scientific temperance
The author argues alcohol has limited nutritive value and warns school physiology overreaches in temperance teaching. He says alcohol can aid or harm individuals, may aid illness yet cause ruin, and urges educators to oppose deceptive methods while keeping science in step with research progress.
Bishops Edsall Morrison Reception Altered by Illness
In Davenport Iowa on March 1 Bishop Edsall of North Dakota and Bishop Morrison planned a reception at Morrison’s home after traveling from Chicago for the consecration of Bishop Anderson. Morrison stayed in Chicago by his physician's advice and Edsall was too ill to receive though the reception proceeded with the wives acting as hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Edsall
North Dakota
Morrison
Chicago
Anderson
Rock Island Republicans Endorse National Policy at County Convention
The Rock Island county Republican convention on March 1 refrained from endorsing any gubernatorial candidate. It adopted resolutions praising the national administration's policy and the business-like administration by Governor Tanner, and lauded the wisdom of Senator Shelby M. Cullom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island, Ill
Rock Island County
Tanner
Shelby M. Cullom
Polly Barnett Dies After Eccentric South Indiana Wandering
Polly Barnett a semi Indian descended woman famed for decades of wandering across Indiana and Illinois died last Sunday night at Mrs Elgina Cooks home in Linton Indiana. Her long pursuit to prove her missing eldest daughter had been murdered led her to search through many counties and states. Her younger daughter died from privation and exposure. Barnett kept a black cat as a constant companion after her death and she died with her wits restored.
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Linton
Ind
Polly Barnett
Indiana
Elgina Cook
Newberry
Illinois
Olive Branch
Greene County
Polly
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules poles may yield damages
The Wisconsin Supreme Court held that a property owner can recover damages from telephone telegraph and electric light companies for poles placed in front of a property. Krueger and Barnett v. Wisconsin Telephone Co. from Neenah involved a drug store on a street corner fifteen feet from the pole, reversing a lower court decision. This marks the first definite high court ruling on the issue in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Krueger & Barnett
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Neenah
Joliet Businessmen Form Ship Canal Civic Group
Joliet March 1 business men formed a permanent organization to back the ship canal project and city welfare. Colonel John Lambert of American Steel and Wire was elected president with officers and directors named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Lils
John Lambert
American Steel and Wire Company
George E. Feagans
E. E. Wolcott
W. F. McMasters
G. L. Vance
Ed .S. Munroe
N. J. Rowell
T. H. Riley
R. L. Allen
Fred C. Wilcox
C. S. Witwer
Mumps Epidemic Reported in Warren County South
An epidemic of mumps is reported in the southern part of Warren county near Dresser Indiana on March 1. Health officials note rising cases and urge precaution and reporting.
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Dresser
Ind
Warren County
Multiple World News Snippets From 1900s Outline
A train thug named Lou Curry was killed in Dodson Missouri while resisting arrest. In South Mayo Ireland voters chose John Mc Bride, allied with Boers, for 427 votes to succeed Michael Davitt. Sewer pipe manufacturers consolidate. Goebel mourning emblems removed in Kentucky. Edinburgh University to award Eleanor A Ormerod a Doctor of Laws. Crispi regains sight after blindness. Aga in Paris says Russia seeks no dominance in Persia and seeks friendly ties. John G Shortall appeals to senators against cattle stock car extension law. Emperor William hears The Iron Tooth and boos erupt. Cowboys and Mexicans clash at Pilares de Tierra. three cowboys and five Mexicans die. Caracas carnival shooting targets Cripiano Castro with no effect. Seven hundred sing at Chicago pro Boer rally March 8. Knopf proposes bronze Kruger statue in Chicago parks. A milkman’s life saved in Chicago when a bullet misses thanks to a small account book.
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Lou Curry
Dodson
South Mayo
Ireland
Michael Davitt
John McBride
South Africa
United States
Kentucky
Goebel
University of Edinburgh
Eleanor A. Ormerod
Crispi
General Aga
Paris
Russia
Persia
John G. Shortall
Cullom
Mason
Congress
William
Berlin
Pilares de Tierra
Caracas
Venezuela
Cripiano Castro
Chicago
Charles W. Knopf
Chicago West Park Board
Dom Paul” Kruger
West Side
H. R. Moore
Porto Rican tariff bill passes House amid tense roll call
The Porto Rican tariff bill, cutting duties to 15 percent and two year life, passed 172 to 161 after a frantic vote. Six Republicans joined the opposition. four Democrats supported the bill. Brownlow of Tennessee, carried from sick bed, declared he’d rather die than see the bill fail.
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Washington
Crumpacker
Indiana
Fletcher
Minnesota
Heatvole
Littlefield
Maine
Lorimer
Ilinois
McCall
Massachuetts
Davey and Myer
Louisiana
DeVries
California
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Warner
Boutelle
Lane
Iowa
Faris
Fleming
Georgia
Small
North Carolina
Smith
Kentucky
Stallings
Alabama
Brownlow
Tennessee
Tawney
Underwood
Payne
Porto Rico
Representative Campbell Describes Clark Case Testimony
Washington March 1 Representative Campbell principal counsel for the prosecution in the Clark case testified before the senate elections committee. He said he attended a preliminary conference for Clark supporters but slept through most talk. He denied opening the Bickford letter about Whiteside but said he advised Ben Hill to open it to protect Whiteside from unjust prosecution.
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Washington
Campbell
Clark
Senate Committee On Elections
Friends of
Ben Hill
Bickford
Whiteside
Hill
Senate Defers Hawaiian Government Bill to 4 PM
Washington March 1 The senate postponed final vote on the Hawaiian government bill to 4 o clock this afternoon after a largely unproductive session. Aldrich opened with a report on conference results leading to a lively debate. Senator McLaurin urged expansion, arguing the Philippines would boost U S trade with the Orient and aid the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Aldrich
McLaurin
South Carolina
Philippines
South
United States
Sioux City ministers push reform candidate for mayor
In Sioux City on March 1 ministers vow to back a reform mayoral candidate who will enforce the Martin liquor law and actively solicit votes to win the municipal campaign.
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Sioux City
Illinois Decisions Cite Mayor Stadler Salary Ruling and Insurance Suit
Third district appellate court upholds Macon county circuit ruling that Decatur mayor Stadler cannot have his $3500 salary increased during office. Court also reverses Sangamon ruling and remands Covenant Mutual Life suit for decree enforcing contract terms. In Wisconsin, Michael Sephie, Hungarian immigrant, beaten robbed and burned by unknown assailant near Weyerhaeuser after winning $200, leaving him grievously injured and likely to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Third District Appellate Court
Circuit Court
Macon County
Stadler
Decatur
Itr
Covenant Mutual Life Association
Galesburg
Sangamon County
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Michael Sephie
Weyerhauser
Sophie
Anti imperialist national convention eyed for July in Indianapolis
Indianapolis March 1 reports say anti imperialists plan a national convention in the city around July 20 after party tickets are named. E Burritt Smith of Chicago backs the plan as a way to set their political course post ticketing. Mattoon Illinois March 1 Mattoon seeks to host the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers disabled and aged engineers home offering Meadow Lawn farm valued at $20,000 as site with free water electricity roads and $2,000 in additional incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
E. Burritt Smith
Chicago
Mattoon
Als
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Meadow Lawn Farm
Boers Repatriated Prisoners at Modder River
Six hundred prisoners at Modder River are under guard between wire fences. Most surrendered on Friday and Saturday at Cape Town and Modder River camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Modder River
Mormon counts in South Carolina and eleven Southern States
President Anderson of the Southern Mormon mission field reports 1300 Mormons in South Carolina and 10,000 in eleven Southern States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Southern Mormon Mission Field
South Carolina
Porter pledges review of customs and revenue laws
Robert P. Porter vows to study the customs and internal revenue laws as soon as a stable government is established in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Porter
Philippines
County Treasurer Claims Kidney Cure From Dodd's Pills
Elkhorn Wisconsin February 26 The Walworth County treasurer W H Allen says kidney disease is cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills after one box he tried many medicines before. He reports permanent relief and continues using them as a preventive. He endorses the pills as safe and effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn
Wis
Walworth County
W. H. Allen
Dodd
Mr. Allen
Allen
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Pieter
Bullet
General Joubert
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Retail Lumber Dealers’ S Association
W. F. Pierstorf
Middleton
Lachmund
Hollawey, Mich
Jacob Rontekoe
Pere Marquette
M'Laurin
Walworth
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