Roberts Outflanks Boers and Reaches Bloemfontein Road
Dispatches from London report Lord Roberts advancing along Kaalspruit and outflanking Boer positions near the Modder. British forces, about twelve miles from Bloemfontein, encounter deserted farms with white flags as the expedition moves toward the capital.
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Parias
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Orange Free State
Dreifontein
Bloemfontein
London
Daily
Lord Roberts
Gregorowski
Bobs
Kaalspruit
Ccommander
Balfour Promises Commons Papers on Peace Proposals
In the house of commons Balfour said government will present papers on South African peace proposals shortly He denied Kruger sent a direct communication and said Salisbury rejected any plan to retain independence of the Transvaal The South African conciliation committee plans to memorialize Salisbury urging peace with equal white rights and disarmament.
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House of Commons
Balfour
Kruger
Lord Salisbury
Steyn
Transvaal
Leonard H. Courtney
M. P
South African Conciation Committee
Washington
Lord Pauncefote
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Lay
Chantel
United States
Henry White
Great Britain
Consul General Stowe Sees General Cronje Aboard Doris
James G. Stowe United States consul general visited General Cronje on the British cruiser Doris at his request. They spoke through an interpreter. Cronje expressed great satisfaction with his surroundings and the treatment he received from the British.
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Cape Town
James G. Stowe
United States
General Cronje
Diplomatic Letter from Transvaal Agent to Irish Leader
London March 13. The letter from Pr Leyds the Transvaal diplomatic agent to Mr John Clancy Irish Nationalist MP north division Dublin thanks the Dublin corporation for their resolution of sympathy for the...
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London
Pr. Leyds
Transvaal
John Clancy
North
County Dublin
Dublin Corporation
Newark Fire Tragedy Claims Fourteen Residents
A Newark fire killed fourteen people and injured many when a two story frame tenement, once a church, burned. Thirteen bodies were recovered from the ruins and one more died in hospital. Suspected arson led to the arrest of Vito Credanza amid reports of a late night card game and threats.
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XN. J
City
City Hospital
Nunziata Boldi
Salvatore Boldi
Teresa Oldi
Angela Casillo
Uggenio Casillo
Benninita Casillo
Antonio Casillo
Astenio Casillo
Frank Casillo
Carmina Casillo
Antonio Vpalmisano
Sebastiana Palmisano
Antonio Palmisano
Guizeppi Vpalmisano
Nunziata Palmisano
Antonio Palmisino
Angelo Rosso
Salvatori Boldi
Agcenio Casilio
Vito Credanza
Credanza
Piayvers
Foraker Threatens Free Trade Plan Over Porto Rico
Washington talks on Porto Rican government split the senate with Republicans pushing Foraker’s plan to organize Puerto Rico as a territory and grant full US citizenship and free trade, while others favor keeping tariff policy and war department control. The debate signals possible long drift ahead.
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Washington
Senate
Foraker
Porto Rico
War Department
Friends
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
United States
Ohio
Allison
Witnesses for Prosecution in Coeur d Alene Case Testify
L J Simpkins electrical engineer testifies before the house committee on military affairs in Washington regarding the Coeur d Alene investigation. He recounts arrests in the bull pen, a Swede attacked by a soldier, offers of money to implicate others, and alleged coercion during detention.
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Corbett
Washington
L. J. Simpkins
Wardner, Ida
Coeur d' Alene
House Committee On Military Affairs
United States
Bunker Hill
Simpkins
Beaker Hill
Merriam
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