British Troops Advance as Boers Close North of Bloemfontein
London reports Boer forces concentrate about fifteen miles north of Bloemfontein with Lord Roberts sending Seventh Division and French cavalry to engage. Berghers raid near Bloemfontein and Campbell reoccupied. Joubert dies after bowels inflammation. Roberts orders recall of Barkly district forces to Kimberley.
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London
Bloemfontein
Glen
Lord Roberts
French
Johannesburg Mounted Police
Natal
Ganotzki
Campbell
Taungs
Barkly West
Warrenton
Lord Methuen
Ladybranda
Clocolan
Basutoland
Buller
Free State
Pretoria
Mafeking
Joubert
Rustfoontein
Wakkerstroom
Little Cuban American Girl Born to Wood in Havana
Gen Wood the father of a girl born at the palace in Havana at noon yesterday. The ten pound child and mother Mrs Wood wife of the governor general are reported doing well. The birth is noted as a rare event in Havana records for a governor general family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Counter
Alton School Segregation Case Reaches Third Trial
Alton Illinois on March 30 reports the citys race admission suit moving to a third trial before Judge Schaffer in Madison County Circuit Court. The first trial verdict favored whites, later reversed by the state supreme court and remanded for retrial. In the second trial one juror sided with the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton, Ills
Alton
Schaffer
Madison County
State Supreme Court
State Supreme Court Rules Nonregistered Out-of-State Firm Cannot Sue
In Philadelphia on March 30 the state supreme court filed an order ruling that a company incorporated under another state and not registered in Pennsylvania cannot recover in a suit at law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
State Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court Affirms Tax Invalidity in Negaunee Case
Marquette Michigan March 30 The supreme court affirms Judge Stone's ruling that the 1896 Negaunee taxes are invalid involving about $25 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette, Mich
Supreme Court
Stone
Parson Pleads Guilty in Hardware Store Robbery Case
Madison Indiana March 30 Elmer Parson a returned Spanish war soldier pleaded guilty to robbing Adams hardware store and was committed under the indeterminate sentence law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Ind
Elmer Parson
Adams
Democratic Organizing Efforts Highlight Indiana Politics
Indianapolis reports D W Ferguson and A L Herford of Springfield Illinois, allied with the national Democratic committee, aiding Marks Martin in a thorough Indiana canvass and fund drive. Herford leads 12 to 15 assistants visiting all regions. He predicts Illinois will back Bryan at the national convention and notes free silver remains strong but not a leading issue.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
D. W. Furguson
A.L. Herford
Springfield
Ills
National Democratic Committee
Marks Martin
Herford
Ilinois
Bryan
Illinois
Repied Hertford
Chicago
Michigan landmark moved from Winona Salt & Lumber mill
The Winona Salt & Lumber company mill at Tawas City, the oldest local landmark built in 1854 by G. O. Whittemore & Co., was moved. The site has seen multiple owners and periods of idle status since 1893, with the associated salt block having produced up to 20,000 barrels in a season.
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Tawas City
Mich
Winona Salt & Lumber Company
Tawas Bay
Iosco County
G. O. Whitttemore & Co
Pontiac
Whittemores
C. H. Whittemore
Burglars Steal Jewelry From Peters Home Near Bristow
English Indiana March 30 burglars entered the home of Andrew J Peters near Bristow after the family retired for the night and took a gold watch and jewelry including items given to Mrs Peters on her bridal day. A purse containing $200 was stolen.
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English
Ind
Andrew J. Peters
Bristow
Publisher Harvey L Gooddall Dies of Heart Trouble
Chicago reporters state Harvey L Gooddall proprietor and publisher of the South Side Daily Sun and the Chicago Daily Drovers Journal died Wednesday from heart trouble at his home. Edward B Ryder book keeper for Gooddall also died today from pneumonia.
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Chicago
Harvey L. Gooddall
South Side Daily Sun
Chicago Daily Drovers’ Journal
Edward B. Ryder
Goodall
Ryder
Philippine commission selects staff for Manila mission
The Philippine commission met in Washington on March 30 to choose the staff that will accompany the delegation to Manila and to outline the work plan to be submitted to the secretary of war.
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Washington
Philippine Commission
Manila
Philippines
Magee and Long Elope to Wed in Tuscola
William Magee of Mattoon and Garnet Long of Newman eloped to Tuscola and married midweek. Garnet Long is the daughter of the late prominent banker S. W. Long whose death recently occurred. Revolution in Colombia unsettles government, as reported by Athos from Colon.
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Mattoon
William Magee
Garnet Long
Newman
Tuscola
S. W. Long
Colombia
New York
Athos
Panama
Colon
Miner Stewart Smith Killed by Falling Slate in Pere Marquette Mine
Saginaw Michigan March 30 a miner named Stewart Smith was killed in the Pere Marquette coal mine by falling slate. He leaves a widow.
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Saginaw
West Side
Mich
Stewart Smith
Pere Marquette
Hawley Signs with New York Club for 1900 Season
New York reports Hawley the Cincinnati pitcher has signed with the New York baseball club for the 1900 season.
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New York
Hawley
Cincinnati
New York Baseball Club
Youtsey Not Ready for Trial in Kentucky Case
Frankfort March 30 H E Youtsey appeared before Judge Moore but was not prepared for trial and the case was passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youtsey
Frankfort
H. E. Youtsey
Moore
Tariff Clause Stays Vote Defeat Signals Political Drift
Senate rejected a motion to strike 15 percent duties from the Porto Rico measure by 16 to 33. Beveridge delivered the keynote speech urging reciprocity and hinted support for the pending bill if free trade fails. The session featured multiple amendments and discussion of coinage and trade with Porto Rico.
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Washington
Senate
Porto Rico
Beveridge
United States
Porto
Martin
Jones
Nevada
Daniel
Penrose
McLaurin
Pritchard
Hoar
McEnery
Taliaferro
Mason
Turner
Aldrich
Rawlins
Wolcott
Money and Teller
Caffery
Burrows
Pettigrew
Platt
Conecticut
Simon
Depew
Chilto
Elkins
Heitfeld
New York
Butler
Allen
Davis
McCumber
Mallory
Nelson
Proctor
Stewart
Thurston
Tillman
West Morgan
Morgan
Coeur d'Alene Petition Backed by Troop Retention
The House Military Committee opened its inquiry with Governor Stennenberg on the stand and Lentz as cross examiner. A petition from Coeur d'Alene district requesting federal troops be retained is filed with the secretary of war. about 1500 names support the policy to quell disorder. The matter remains unofficial and the committee adjourned for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coeur d'Alene
Stennenberg
Lentz
Coeur d’Alene
Secretary of War
Turkey and American Hog
The Porte in Constantinople informs the United States legation that importing American pork will be prohibited for public health reasons. Lloyd Griscom protests and seeks annulment while the State Department awaits official word and considers negotiations if a blanket pork ban is imposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Turkey
Washington
Constantinople
Porte
State Department
Able
United States Legation
Lloyd ©. Griscom
Secretary of Agriculture
Labor bill hearings on extending eight hour law
Washington March 30 The house committee on labor held hearings on a bill to extend the eight hour day to all government work including private establishments. W W Hyde of Hartford opposed the measure while President Gompers of the Federation of Labor presented letters showing labor impact across industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On Labor
W. W. Hyde
Hartford
Gompers
Federation of Labor
Soap Trust Aims to Standardize Prices in Six Rhine Provinces
Consul General Gunther in Frankfort reports to Washington on a soap manufacturers trust formed last summer in six Rhenish provinces seeking uniform prices for hard and soft soap across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gunther
Frankfort
State Department
Rhenish
Secret Service Finds Poor Counterfeit Treasury Note
Washington reports Chief Wilkie of the secret service announces the discovery of a very poor counterfeit one dollar treasury note, marked B with series 1801, registered under Lb. K. Bruce.
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Washington
Wilkie
Secret Service
Treasury
Lb. K. Bruce
Register
Commander S W Very Relieved of Command in Manila Return
Washington reports Commander S W Very has been relieved of command of the Castine and is ordered home from Manila by regular steamer. He will be replaced as the ship’s head by an incoming officer. The move comes amid routine wartime rotations in Pacific duties.
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Washington
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
McKinley
Pacific Coast
Union Ironworks
San Francisco
S. W. Very
Castine
Manila
LUNATIC DEFIES OFFICERS IN GILLS COOLIE BARRICADE
Fred Greenwald of Gill’s Coolie, three miles northeast of LaCrosse Wisconsin, barricaded in his home with a double barreled shotgun loaded to kill to oppose arrest. The elderly farmer, recently acting strangely, fled when doctors Wakefield and Nuton were appointed to examine him.
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LaCrosse
Wis
Fred Greenwald
Gills Coolie
Greenwald
Backle
Drs. Wakefield and Nuton
West Salem
Killed on the Railway Across Chicago Rail Lines
Three men die in railway accidents in Chicago and nearby towns. An unidentified man is struck at Sag Bridge by a Chicago and Alton train. Leonard Danderhilr, a Hammond car repairer, dies after being sent to Mercy hospital. Henry Dittman of Ashland Avenue is killed by an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train at Forty-ninth and Laflin. William Ellis of Greentown, Indiana, dies from injuries after a fall while pruning an apple tree.
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Chicago
Sag Bridge
Chicago and Alton
Leonard Danderhilr
Hammond
Ind
Chicago Terminal Transfer Company
East Chicago
Mercy Hospital
Henry Dittman
Ashland Avenue
Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe
Forty-ninth
Laflin Streets
Funeral for Rabbi Wise Draws Thousands in Cincinnati
Thousands attend the funeral for the late Rabbi Wise in Cincinnati with a notable gathering of Hebrews. Other brief items note Mrs Langtry's play banned in Pittsburg, Lincoln Park Zoo’s old lioness sold, counterfeit passes seized at Chicago Grand Opera House, and town name change in North Holland Michigan to Cronje.
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Cincinnati
Rabbi Wise
Langtry
Pittsburg
Queen
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Grand Opera Llouse
North Holland
Mich
Cron
Paris
New York Herald
Manchester
England
Butter Scarce Eggs Steady In Muscatine Market
Butter was scarce and eggs stayed steady at 10 cents a dozen in Muscatine as bad roads kept farmers from markets. The city weighmaster reported 7,001 loads weighed last year, yielding a city profit of 700.15 dollars.
Muscatine Markets in Late March Prices and Varied Goods
Muscatine Iowa market report lists prices for wood lime cement coal flour mill products and grains with market conditions described as weak. It covers live stock dairy produce beeswax hides fruit vegetables hardware meats lumber and related items with multiple price points and quality notes.
Chicago Live Stock Prices and Market Ranges March 29
Hogs receipts 22 000 with prices from 4.60 to 5.50 for various hog lots. Cattle receipts 8 500 with steers 3.90 to 6.40 and cows 2.00 to 4.75. calves and heifers also listed. East Buffalo quotations show steady to strong cattle and higher hogs with lambs and sheep ranges. Grain markets in St Louis Milwaukee and Detroit report mixed gains and firm bids across wheat corn oats rye and barley.
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Chicago
Cattlie
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis
Titec
Marcelle
Milwaukee Grain
Milwaukee
Northern
Detroit
Wen A
Joy Setae
Pulv Cencen
Cc & Lower Heavy
Sansas City
Omaha
Attie
Northwestern
Liverpool
Market prices for building materials listed in rough quantities
A fragment shows price quotes for boards, rough dimension and fencing material. It lists quantities and costs such as rough boards at 10 25, dimension at 16 50, fencing 4 and inch at 14 22, battens per 1000 feet at 3 6.50, shingles 1.25 4, lath 4.50 5, pickets 15 22, posts 10 38c.
Nichols Market Quotations for March 29
Nichols Iowa listing shows wheat 57 cents per bushel corn 32 oats 23 rye 48 barley 32 and potatoes 35 per bushel or hundredweight from M Doran.
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Nichols
M. Doran
Chicago Markets Special Dispatch Report by Toher Brokers
J J Toher and Co brokers with H F McKay manager report from Muscatine office postoffice. Chicago telephones. Dated March 3, 1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Toher & Co
H. FE. McKay
Muscatine
Postofice
Chicago
Ill
Community Notes From A Small Town
Mrs Byron Drury returns home after a week with friends in Masc tine. Sabbath school and preaching planned at the French school hall next Sunday. Mrs Jim Kennedy listed as ill. Dr B Marquis summoned Sunday. Henry Kettelkamp visiting his brother in Wrayville. Clarence Tomes passed through en route to Muscatine. Mr Satterthwaite of Muscatine doing mason work for Th Fowler. Krueger friends gathered at W F Krueger’s last Friday. Artie Price back from Davenport. L Kreuger sewed for Mrs Fowler. Emma Krueger called on Mrs Ely. Telephone talked about as usual.
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Byron Drury
Corone
Jim Kennedy
B. Marquis
Henry Kettelkamp
T Mt. Pleasant School
Wrayville
Clarence Tomes
Quiet Village
Muscatine
Mr. Satterthwaite
Th Fowler
Jim
Agein
Kruegers
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Kruger
Berghers
Roberts
Methuen
Kimberley
Morning Post
Gen. Wood
Democratic Politics
Michigan
Lodge
Christian Endeavor
Grand Rapids
Michigan Christian Endeavor
Park Congregational
Fountain Street
Archibald Hadden
Muskegon
R. W. McLaughlin
Kalamazoo
Wild Rose
Wantoma
Here
F. M. Clark
Terre Haute
George W. Faris
H. C. Pugh
Pelmero
Gotham Club
House Military Committee
Discover
Greentown
William Ellis
Muscatine Markets
Iowa
Graham
Timothy
Illnois
New York Munn & Co
F &T
Nichols Markets
Ferdinand, III
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