British Retrench and Boer Pursuit in South Africa
Lord Roberts reports a successful day with the cavalry driving Boer forces from their position at Osfontein. French’s mounted troops chase retreating Boers, with light British losses and several officers wounded. Queen Victoria to visit Ireland next month to honor Irish soldiers.
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Queen Victoria
Ireland
Steyn
Osfontein
Lord Roberts
French
Keswick
Bailey
Twelfth Lancers
de Crespgny
Second
Live Guards
DeWet
Delarey
Bloemfontein
Free State
Transvaal
Pretoria
Europe
London
St. Patricks
South Africa
Victoria
Vice Regal Lodge
Dublin
Earl Cadogan
Queen's Visit to Ireland and London Drive Stir Public Mind
London dispatch reports the queen's planned London drive and a historic pledge to visit Ireland for the first time since Prince Albert's death. Officials call the move a remarkable act showing devotion to her people, with the trip timed amid royal celebrations and wartime events.
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London
Paddington Station
Buckingham Palace
Embankment
St. Paul's Cathedral
Holborn
Wiccadilly
St. James
Lord Roberts
Annals of
Ireland
Prince Consort
Forty-Two Victims Confirmed in West Virginia Mine Disaster
At Hinton West Virginia March 8 officials report twenty nine bodies recovered from the Red Ash mines bringing the death toll to forty two. The mine housed at least 42 men when the explosion occurred and had the blast happened twenty minutes later one hundred fifty might have been inside. Names of those known to be in the mine at the time include B B Long Sam Sheff John Clair Y Pritt Quit Stewart Ed Hobbie Robert Jones Granville Holmes Sam Shew Junius Sanders Bill Sledge Vale Edgars John Stone Ed Harper William Holmes Ed Have rich William Haverich Alfred Collins Tobe Collins Charles Fouts H C Ramsey James Washington Newvelle Douse John Douse Berry Tucker Rolston Holmes Charles Downey Ed ward Downey Ernest Long Thomas Long Carl Downey Date Long.
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Ed Hobbie
Robert Jones
Granville Holmes
Sam Shew
Junius Sanders
Bill Sledge
Vale Edgars
John Stone
Ed Harper
William Holmes
Ed Haverich
William Haverich
Alfred Collins
Tobe Collins
Charles Fouts
H. C. Ramsey
James Washington
Newvelle Douse
John Douse
Berry Tucker
Rolston Holmes
Charles Downey
Edward Downey
Ernest Long
Thomas Long
Carl Downey
Date Long
Illinois Anti-Trust Law Question Arises in Chicago Suit
Initial arguments on the constitutionality of Illinois anti trust filing affidavits will be heard in Judge Tuley’s court. About 900 suits seeking damages of 8150 each were filed last fall for failure to file. Many defendants settled, others to contest penalties. In Pontiac, Doepke Steinmeyer Lally Murray convicted of the Cornell bank robbery and sentenced to prison. Karney and O’Leary pled guilty.
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Chicago
State of
Illinois
Tuley, Dunne and Waterman
Tuley
Pontiac
Charles Doepke
Henry Steinmeyer
Edward Lally
James Murray
Cornell
James Karney
Thomas O'Leary
O'Leary
Karney
Judge Rules Butter Trial Favoring Defender in Process Butter Case
Jackson judge Crowe rules in favor of defendant in State Food Inspector Grosvenor versus Ar mour's local agent over process butter. Court finds evidence does not prove process butter injurious and that pure food laws aim to prevent fraud and protect public health with no violation shown.
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Jackson, Mich
Crowe
Grosvenor
Armour
Miners Demand Higher Wages and Rates in Massillon
Miners in the Massillon district presented unlocked-for demands prompting the adjournment of the Massillon joint conference with operators until March 15. The Indianapolis convention set the Ohio mining rate at 10 cents, up 14 cents from last year. Massillon miners now seek a cents per ton rate, the 15 cent differential with the Hocking districts, and higher day labor wages.
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Massillon
Massillion District
Indianapolis
Ohio
Canton City Clerk Reports McKinley Violation Of Building Ordinance
Canton Ohio March 18 The city clerk reports President McKinley violated a city ordinance by remodeling his recently purchased residence without a building permit The fine range is 10 to 50 dollars and the permit costs 25 cents Washington March 5 Mrs John A Logan plans a year abroad sailing from New York for the Mediterranean with Mrs Jay for health reasons following the death of her son Major Logan
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Canton, O
McKinley
Washington, Mareh S
John A. Logan
New York
Mediterranean
Jay
St. Louis
Receiver Appointed for Racine and Wyoming Land and Cattle Co
A receiver is appointed as the Racine and Wyoming Land and Cattle company nears bankruptcy. Local citizens in Racine reportedly invested over 50,000 dollars, now a total loss amid draining general expenses.
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Racine, Wis
March S
Racine and Wyoming Land and Cattle Company
Racine
Secretary Root Arrives in Havana Aboard Sedgewick
Secretary Root reached Havana aboard the United States transport Sedgewick. He was greeted with a salute from Castle of Cabana as General Wood and all division and Havana staff escorted him ashore.
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Havana
Root
United States
Sedgewick
Cabanas Fortress
General Wood
Department of Havana
Cigar Trade Seeks Tariff Change At Bond Withdrawal
Washington March 8 The Ways and Means Committee heard cigar and tobacco industry representatives urging a tariff shift to tax imported tobacco at withdrawal from bond rather than at entry. Washington March 8 The president received a Wedgwood bust of Houdin’s Washington as a gift from Merton Russell Cotes former Bournemouth mayor.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House
Cigar and Tobacco Industry
Choate
Houdin
Merton Russell Cotes
Bournemouth
England
Remains of Cuban War Soldiers Buried at Arlington
Sixty six soldiers who died in Cuba were buried with military honors at Arlington Cemetery yesterday. A second note mentions cost comparisons between renting and moving, and a separate item states Toronto municipal employees now enjoy the eight hour day.
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Washington
March S
Cuba
Arlington Cemetery
Toronto Municipal
Russian Industry Sees Idle Plants Idle Offers Better Terms
A Russian official returning from St. Petersburg says Moscow will withhold large contracts for Trans-Siberian equipment. Russian firms face delays and receiverships while promising 50000 freight cars and 15000 cars for the line, with June delivery. Americans may gain later via foreign capital incentives for new plants in Siberia and southern Russia.
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Russia
Japan
Corea
New York
St. Petersburg
Prince Hilkoff
M. de Witte
Ministry of Ways and Communications
Trans-Siberian
Port Arthur
United States
Siberia
War talk and telephony: Russo Japan tension and indpt line pact
Reports from Odessa and Yokohama discuss Russia pressuring Korea with Port Arthur and Vladivostok garrisons while Japan seeks Korea amid mutual concessions. Separate note from Terre Haute reports independent telephone firms forming the Interstate Telephone Association in Indiana Illinois and Kentucky to challenge Bell.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Bell Telephone Company
Charles R. Dustin
J. L. Horney
Clinton, Ind
Henry A. Colt
J. B. Connelly
Rockville
Interstate Telephone Association
Indiana
Ilinois
Kentucky
Dairy Interests Push Ten Cent Tax on Imitation Butter
Dairy groups urged a 10 cent per pound tax on oleomargarine before the House agriculture committee. Ex Governor Heard and Wisconsin dairy officials backed the bill, criticizing enforcement of the oleomargarine law, noting sparse prosecutions and mislabeling in Chicago while arguing the tax would boost government revenue.
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Washington
House Committee On Agriculture
Vermont
Heard
Wisconsin
National Dairy Union
Farmers’ National Congress
H. C. Adams
Wiscons
Chicago
Jersey
Indiana proposes bill to end life insurance rebates
State Auditor Hart prepares legislation to revoke licenses of agents who give rebates and to void policies with rebates. He cites reserves harmed by rebates and claims Indiana has about 60 percent rebated business. Hart says companies cannot stop rebates at will and vows to shield policyholders.
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Butler
Ind
Hart
Indiana
Senate committee reviews Hay-Pauncefote canal treaty
The senate foreign relations committee studied the Hay-Pauncefote Nicaragua canal treaty but did not decide. It adjourned to reconvene tomorrow to take up the treaty again, with a subcommittee ordered to investigate new facts related to the measure. Fond du Lac Wis March 8 Wilhelm Schleiden heir to over 250000 dollars in German fortune after death of an uncle.
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Washington
March S
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Fond du Lac
Wis
William Schleiden
Germany
Schleiden
Mine Workers Stand Ground in Wage Dispute at Des Moines
In Des Moines on March 8 representatives of the Mine Workers Union rejected the proposed wage scale, rejecting a 5 percent advance under new screening. They now demand 15 percent, after previously insisting on 24 percent.
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Des Moines
Mine Workers’ Union
Drakeville Boy Driven Mad by Ghost Stories
In Drakeville Iowa March 7 a sixteen year old boy Milt Hoyt living with his grandparents is said to have lost his mind after reading ghost stories and bad literature. He now hallucinates animals on walls and resists returning to his bedroom while under constant watch for rational periods.
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Drakeville
Iowa
Milt Hoyt
Schmidt Bros Spring Display Attracts Large Crowd
Large and varied stock at Schmidt Bros draws many eyes as the store showcases wall paper, pianos, organs, sewing machines, and bicycles. Prices astonish, with a call to visit, hear the graphophone, and explore the spring display, touted as the best in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmidt Bros
The Boers Fight for Freedom and Unity
The Boers are seen by the world as defending their government and independence with unmatched bravery and tenacity. Their patriotism is described as supreme, with remarkable unity and belief in their cause and national integrity against an invading conqueror.
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New York Sun
Aurelia Latrobe and the Manila Front Line Charge
In a Philippine campaign scene, Latrobe clashes with rivals around Manila as Billy Gray leads the Third battalion's poised assault. The regimental commander orders a delayed left-flank push, while reserves urge action amid heavy bamboo entrenchments and exploding firepower.
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N. Gray
Billy Gray
Billy
Latrobe
Gen
Dray- Long
Manila
Santa Mesa
Santa Ana
Pasig
Aguinaldo
Malate
Singalon
Block House 12
A Wedding on the Cards
A brief wedding notice from Collier's Weekly notes a romantic exchange with the youth declaring love and the maiden responding softly, signaling a forthcoming marriage episode.
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Collier's Weekly
Jack
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