Boers Driven Back in Cape Colony Engagement
March 4 9 a m Dordrecht Cape Colony General Brabant’s division attacks La Buschagnes Nek as Boers fall back under British shell fire Brabants advance praised and losses listed in report from Osfontein and Norvals Pont bridge.
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Norvals Pont Bridge
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Mafeking
Relief Arrives as British Force Drives Boers from Bulwana
Correspondents report unexpected relief at Durban after Buller’s army seemed to pull back. Boers attempted to move a large gun at Bulwana but British guns fired, foiling the plan. A wagon derrick toppled, a thunderstorm followed, and British shelling resumed as Boer retreat appeared to continue. Horsemen crossed the flat below Bulwana in pursuit.
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Death of Dubuque's First Archbishop John Hennessy
Most Rev. John Hennessy the first archbishop of Dubuque died at 8 25 yesterday afternoon aged 74 after a series of strokes the last occurring February 15 and fatal on Friday night. Funeral set for Thursday at 10 am with Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia giving the elegy. Monsignor Ryan to administer the diocese until a successor is named and Archbishop Kaine of Washington University is suggested as probable replacement.
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Starting late in life lawyer at 71 in Detroit
Mrs. Catherine V. Waite, 71, appears 35, plans to apply for bar admission and then, with her husband, form a Denver firm. She owns 1,000 horses and 15,000 acres in Colorado managed by a son, after years in the west building a fortune. In 1893 she earned 42,000 in Chicago real estate.
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Butcher sues Armour over contract damages
J M Ralya of Sioux City sues Armour & Co for 175000 dollars claiming the packing firm failed to deliver fresh meat at a fixed price from a May 1899 contract. Pork loin prices rose sharply around August, and Armour allegedly refused orders. Also notes Senate adjournment after Rep Epes death and actions on currency and war records.
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J. M. Ralya
Armour& Co
Chicago
Avsmour Packing Company
Ralya
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Senate
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Virginia
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Quay
Teller
Pettigrew
War Office
Corbin
House
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Roosevelt Defends Expansion Policy At New York Dinner
The Ohio Society of New York held its fourteenth annual dinner with over 400 guests including President Theodore Roosevelt. He denounced opponents of the Philippines war as weak and unpatriotic, and ex Governor Campbell urged building a canal without foreign consent. The president emphasized neutrality and open trade with all nations while noting gold standard assurances and a surplus in sales over purchases.
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New York
Ohio Society of New York
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United States
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The
Theodore Roosevelt
George K. Nash
Levi P. Morton
Cornelius N. Bliss
Hanna
Timothy L. Woodruff
Addison Brown
Wager Swayne
HL. C. Corbin
H. Clay Evans
Thomas H. Hubbard
Charles Dick
John Barrett
Tunis G. Bergen
Julian T. Davies
Philippines
Far East
Queen abandons spring holiday and stays home
London reports Her majesty cancels an Italian rivera visit to remain in Britain. The decision is seen as proof of her devotion to the people, including dispatches to generals and a visit to Nettley hospital. In Kalamazoo Mrs Henry F Severens dies at 61, wife of the new U S circuit judge, with daughters Catherine Severens and others noted. In Omaha James Shannahan is convicted of murder in the second degree for firing on Ed Callahan and Ed Joyce in his saloon, claiming self defense.
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Rivera
Nettley
Kalamazoo
Mich
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals
J. Ruggles Weld
Buffalo
J. B. Balch
Catherine Severens
Omaha
James Shannahan
Ed Callahan
Shannahan
South
Ed Joyce
Man Hangs Self in Barn Near Phoenix Mine
Timo thy Harrington aged 26 of Houghton attempted suicide in a barn at Paul's hotel near the Kear sarge mine. He cut his throat with a handsaw and is under medical care with slight hope of recovery.
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Houghton, Mich
Timothy Harrington
Kearsarge
Paul's Hotel
Phoenix Mine
Hermes Reports Shaft Breakage Off Cat Island
Nassau dispatch notes the British second class cruiser Hermes seen near Cat Island Bahamas with a broken shaft hindering its movements. The vessel is part of the royal navy and the incident affects its sailing capabilities.
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New Providence
Hermes
Cat Island
Bahamas
Nation faces grave trials and duties after war
The president states the nation's responsibility to shape peace and aid distant peoples, urging unity against imperialism and pledging steady effort. Cecil Rhodes plans to sail for England from Cape Town on Wednesday.
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Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
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