Mafeking Silent Fate and Pretoria War Rumors
Reports in London on March 23 say Mafeking may have been relieved, though no confirmation exists. Boer rumors of Olivier’s victory are dismissed. British plans in the Free State appear favorable with Buller’s moves still undisclosed. A Times correspondent notes Kru ger and Steyn issuing proclamations and possible talks at Kroonstad amid tense Transvaal Free State relations.
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London
Mafeking
War Office
Olivier
Gatacre
Laden-Powell
Snyman
Plumer
Free State
Buller
Lourenzo Marquez
Pretoria
Fr ‘Sh
Kruger
Steyn
the Times
Bloemfontein
Transvaal
Daily News
Mr. Steyn
Kroonstad
Orange Free State
Irish Row Disrupts British Commons Then Tax Debate
In London on March 23 the Irish question halted a London water bill reading amid loud interruptions. John Redmond urged delay for full Irish debate. after clashes and a threat of disorder, Balfour intervened and the motion to postpone passed. Irish Nationalist A O Connor argued Ireland’s over taxation since the union. In Michigan, over $500,000 in mining machinery sits blocked by a Chicago strike risking $3,000,000 in orders for Lake Superior mines as Debs speaks in Joliet. Saginaw considers delaying municipal electric lighting plant at city hall rear property.
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Ireland
Great Britain
Johbn Redmond
Trish
Local Government Board
Chaplin
Balfour
John Redmond
A. O'Connor
France
Germany
Houghton, Mich
Chicago
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Lake Superior
Saginaw, Mich
Common Council
Well Known Illinois Judge Samuel F P Cummings Dies at 82
Springfield report says Judge Samuel F P Cummings a prominent Democratic politician jurist and Knight Templar is dying at his Astoria Fulton county home at age 82.
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Illinois
Springfield
Hls
Samuel FP. Cummings
Astoria
Fulton County
Ills
Carnegie and Frick Agree on Reorganization Plan
Pittsburg reports that H. C. Frick and Andrew Carnegie have settled their differences. The Carnegie Steel company announces a new New Jersey incorporated firm with Schwab as executive head. The plan will terminate equity lawsuits and has the new company capitalized around 550 million dollars with current owners taking all stock. Frick is expected to stay in a similar role.
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Pittsburg
H. C. Frick
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Steel Company, Limited
New Jersey
Schwab
Carnegie Company
Frick
Tax titles of no value troubling Mason county area
Local attorneys in Ludington Michigan assert no tax title in Mason county over the past five years is worth a dollar citing missing court days for objections to land sales. Similar errors plague other circuits in northern Michigan, keeping quiet a troubling condition.
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Ludington
Mich
Mason County
Mason
Michigan
Queen and Princess Visit Woolwich Hospital
The queen accompanied by Princess Christian visited Her bert hospital at Woolwich to see sick and wounded soldiers. Large crowds greeted the royal party and Windsor flowers were distributed in the hospital wards.
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Princess Christian
Herbert Hospital
Woolwich
Windsor
Immigration agent files bankruptcy in St Paul with $51,620.58 liabilities
Rein deer EK. Wekman, an immigration agent, has filed a bankruptcy petition in St Paul. Liabilities total $51,620.58 with no assets. Principal creditor A. H. Brink of Holland Michigan holds many notes from Fames in part payment for Fanning's mills, notes dating back to 1856 and claimed outlawed.
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St. Paul
Minon
Reindeer EK. Wekman
A. H. Brink
Holand
Mich
Fanning
Funeral for Colonel R. B. Wallace Expected Huge
Remains of Colonel R. B. Wallace of the Thirty seventh Infantry arrive from Fort Huachuca Arizona where he died from wounds received in the Philippines. Body lies in state at the Auditorium Saturday and funeral with military honors Sunday. Likely the largest funeral in Montana history.
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Helena
Mont
R. B. Wallace
Thirty-seventh Infantry
Fort Huachuca
Ali
Philippines
Smiley Chambers Leads Steel Trust Challenge in Wage Suit
Indianapolis March 23 Smiley Chambers counsel for the Republic Steel trust outlines the defense in the wages case. He asserts the weekly wage law discriminates and is unconstitutional, signaling a broad constitutional attack on the statute.
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Indianapolis
Smiley Chambers
Republic Steel Trust
Miners’ Gas Ignites Fire Fatality at Prospect Hill Mine
In Vineeanes Indiana, Thomas Dant sparked an explosion by igniting accumulated gas as thirty miners prepared to quit. Several were seriously burned and one is reported fatally injured. the incident follows a dangerous mine environment and casualties. In Madison Wisconsin, ex Governor Taylor underwent cancer surgery on the lower lip, removing an inch of flesh under chloroform. the 50 year old former governor who served 1874 to 1876 recovered well.
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Philadelphia
Thomas M. McCollin & Co
South Eleventh Street
Herman Weiss
Ggorge W. Nicholas
August Hauser
Daniel Reed
John A. Granton
Be ¥. Clad & Sons
Vineeanes
Ind
Prospect Hil
Thomas Dant
Madison
Wis
Taylor
Cottage Grove
Chasmer Brothers Killed Crossing Wisconsin Central
John and Joseph Chasmer brothers from Cadott were struck and killed by a noon Wisconsin Central train while crossing the track in a buggy near Cadott. The tragedy occurred March 23 in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
John
Joseph Chasmer
Wisconsin Central
Cadott
Guerrilla Warfare Insurgent Successes Reported in Philippines
Hong Kong reports from Manila on February 13 describe improving civil governance in Philippine towns while insurgents seize rifles and ammunition from Americans. Casualties over the past two weeks rise, with ambushes and small bands operating ahead of patrols as authorities vow stronger measures to protect public safety.
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Roberts
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Philippines
England
India
Concessions for Cape Nome Venture Tie to Alaska Official
Chicago dispatch reports that a war office concession to a capitalist syndicate aims to dredge a gold bearing sea bed at Cape Nome. George W. Esterly of the Treasury is linked to promoters. Governor Brady of Alaska seeks involvement pending legality. A Senate inquiry seeks details as exchanges and letters tout vast gold potential.
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Chicago
Washington
The
Chronicle
War Office
Cape Nome
George W. Esterly
Whitewater
Wis
Treasury Department
Senate
War Department
Turner
Esterly
Brady
Alaska
Cape
Lacey
Tie
Colden
Princess Stephanie Marries a Commoner at Miramar
Vienna reports Princess Stephanie wed Count Longay at Miramar castle in a ceremony officiated by the court chaplain. Bishop Mayer lauded the union as one of affection. Witnesses included Count Cholondowski and the groom’s brother. The couple will vacation at Miramar before a Riviera trip.
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Vienna
Stephanie
Count Longay
Miramar Castle
Mayer
Riviera
Count Cholondowski
Young Man Vouched For Honesty Involved in Break-In
Ira C. Holt, 20, respected Spring Valley figure and tauberg Bros. former employee, was caught in the act stealing from the Tauberg grain and lumber office. He had access via a key and combination, robbing small sums weekly for about a year totaling around $1,000. Holt is jailed in Ellsworth awaiting bond after church service and usher duties.
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Spring Valley
Wis
Ira C. Holt
Congregational Church
North Wisconsin Land Company
Tauberg Bros
Holt
Ellsworth
Plague Reports in San Francisco and Other 1900s News
San Francisco reports three deaths in Chinatown linked to bubonic plague. Olga Nethersole faces indictment in New York over Sappho stage role. A New York elevator injures seven stories worth of riders. Bank of England declares a six month dividend of five percent. Kansas City police offer 25 dollars per corpse for dead local criminals. Queen Victoria’s government declines Transvaal intervention in the South African war. Appleton publishers in receivership with proposed reorganization. Italian astronomer Antonio Laparetti dies in Bologna. Budapest hit by influenza, slowing business. Landslide at Bondeno, Italy destroys homes and kills several. George N Wiswell named sergeant-at-arms for Republican convention. Ella Wilson loses her trousseau but marries Charles Pettis next day in Augusta. Large Polish contingents from Michigan and Indiana join Price county Wisconsin service. American Annuity Assurance Association licensed in Wisconsin. Ex-Judge Lambert Tree returns to Chicago sympathetic to England in Africa war. Oak Park pupils show widespread defective vision.
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Chinatown
Olga Nethersole
New York
Bank of England
Police Department of
Kansas City
Transvaal
D. Appleton & Co., Publishers
Antonio Laparetti
Bologna
Budapest
Bondeno
Italy
George N. Wiswell
Wisconsin
Ella Wilson
Trousseau
Augusta
Wis
Charles Pettis
Michigan
Indiana
Price County
American Annuity Assurance Association
Berlin
Lambert Tree
Chicago
Europe
England
Market report from Muscatine notes corn and oats prices rise
Muscatine markets show corn climbing to 35 cents from 30 32, oats at 22 23 cents, and hog prices up to 4.50 4.75. Eggs fall to 12 14 cents per dozen, lemons and bananas listed, and a summer dinner option offered with fresh vegetables. Hardware and lumber prices and several loads of hay near the square are mentioned as market activity heats up.
Muscatine Markets Price Report of Farm Goods
Market notes list prices for wood lime cement and coal across grades. Grain flour mill products and cereals include sacks of flour at 1.05 and 1.00, corn meal, oats, rye, and wheat with multiple market statements. Live stock dairy and produce entries cover hogs sheep calves cattle lambs and poultry with per unit prices. Fruit and vegetables and miscellaneous items round out the report with modest shifts in value.
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Graham
Illinois
Chicago Markets Special Dispatch From Muscatine Office
A brief note from CHICAGO MARKETS via a special dispatch lists A J Toher & Co brokers with H E McKay as manager based in the Muscatine office, including postal and telephone details for contact.
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A. J. Toher & Co
H. E. McKay
Muscatine
Chicago Live Stock Market Reports March 22
Chicago and East Buffalo markets show hog receipts around 27 000 and cattle receipts near government figures with assorted price ranges for various grades. Other regional notes include grain quotes from St Louis Milwaukee and Detroit with steady to firmer tendencies in some classes and new price levels for hogs cattle sheep and veal calves.
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Chicago
Texas
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