Now for Pretoria Mafeking is the only anxiety point left
London dispatch reports Lord Roberts poised to advance on Pretoria with a relay of regulars from Kimberley and Mafeking, as pressure mounts in the Orange Free State. Rumors say a proclamation may abolish the former Orange Free State government and promise consideration to surrendering Free Staters. All continental powers except Russia refuse intervention. the pope allegedly wrote but offered no force. The Mafeking garrison endures short rations while guns stay busy and Kimberley seeks relief expeditions, though inconsistent reports circulate.
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Mafeking
Kimberley
Rusia
Roberts
London
Cape
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Orange Free State
Rassit
Lewds
Leopold
Johannesburg
Bloemfontein
Jine
Stayn
London Gazette
Lord Methuen
Syirita
Penkman
Mateking
Porto Rican relief bill passes senate in two-day debate
Senate passage authorizes 2,095,000 for Porto Rico. Funds to cover public education works and other government needs. An amendment asserting Puerto Rico rights under its own forts failed 36 to 17. Also notes on the Quay case and ongoing Philippines governance measures amid other business. Heavy treasury activity follows new financial bill authorizing old bonds into gold bonds at 2 percent.
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Washington
Senate
Porto Rico
Allen
Nebraska
Jones
Arankis
Spooner
Philippines
Fiownevil Hall
Treasury
Comptroller of the Currency
Bray
Authonty
Topeka Capital to become a strictly Christian daily
Owners of the Topeka Capital announce a shift to a strictly Christian daily format under Rev. C. M. Sheldon. PF O Papanoe says the change aims to resume old methods with a Christian publication, planning altered make up with more news and religious emphasis.
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Topeka
Kan
C. M. Sheldon
PF. O. Papanoe
Sheldon
Focal
Syndicate Millers Victims and Creditor Schedule Details
A filing in Brooklyn seeks to list 10 707 creditors of William F Miller of Franklin syndicate fame with amounts due totaling 942 253 50. Referee Koehler expects about 300 more names, pushing total debts toward 31 million. The schedule covers creditors in multiple states and Canada, plus New York.
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New York
Jovses
William F. Miller
Franklin Syndicate Fame
United States District Court
Brooklyn
Smith
Koehler
Maller
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Michigan
Ohio
Kingi
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Rhode Island
Mune
New Napdhire
Connecticut
Indiana
Oxons
Canada
Anti-Trust Motion Targets Standard Oil Actions
Representative Fitzgerald of Massachusetts introduces a House resolution asserting Standard Oil paid 17,000 090 on March 15 1900 as an extra dividend and 5 060 000 more than prior quarterly dividends, linking oil price rises to a tax on households and urging action under anti trust law with prosecutions.
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House
Lauder
Washington
Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
New York
Standard Oil Company
United States
New York's Crusade Against Disorderly Resorts
Magistrate Cornell hearings focus on Tenderloin venues charged with running disorderly houses and selling meals with alcohol without proper licenses. Several managers including Corey Akron and others face concert and license charges. six men discharged for lack of evidence as grand jury probes vice and police collusion.
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New York
Cornell
Tenderloin
Thomas Corey
Haymarket
Thomas
Corey
Court of Special Sessions
Barry
Corry
Haynarket
Magistrat Cornell
Charles E Akron
Fisoli
Binning
Sai
Akron
Samuel Brown
Beiig
Tivol
Achron
Frank Glath
George W Smith
The
Arcadia
Magstrate Tornell
Lini Gottlieb
Moorish Palace
Edward Botter
Columbian Club
John Qussar
Cara Eife
Paul Salvin
Royal Garden
Demetrius Rokopanolis
Bonemia
Ben Hurley
Dove and Pekin
Thes
Desert
Tenderluin
General Sessions
Sunday Marriage Contracts Upheld by Judge
Boston March 17 Judge Richardson rules that a Sunday night marriage engagement is not void under the Sunday law. The defense plans to appeal to the supreme court. Boston March 7 Locinda Huckins, an aged fortune teller, found dead in bed. several bank books totaling about $4,500 and clothing hidden in a dressing case. Dallas March 17 King Martin, a Black man who assaulted a white woman, was hanged at Kaufman after being rescued from a mob earlier. Helena March 17 William W Calder executed for murder of F Mc Rae last September. execution followed a brief interval after his conviction and prior to the hangman’s noose.
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Railond Wick
Terre Haute
Ind
John White
Big Four
Wabash River
Omon
Boston
Richardson
Commonwealth
United States
Ex Prema
Locinda Huckins
Texas
Dallas
Tex
King Martin
Sherif Keller
Kaufman
Yooo Yesterdy
Martin
Helena
Mon
Wiliam W. Calder
Lewiston
F. McRae
Rhodes interview and Boer prisoner notes in London dispatch
London reports quote Cecil Rhodes criticizing General Buller and British retreat plans in the Second Boer War. The Daily Telegraph cites Boer prisoners detained on transports while Free Staters may avoid shipment to St Helena. Rhodes disputes Boer counts and foreign mercenaries figures to explain reverses.
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London
Caps Town
Daily Telegraph
Orange River
Miner killed as five foot wall fails in Somerset shaft
In Somerville New Jersey March 17 a gas explosion in the Somerset chopper mines near Watchung Mountain killed John Matterson of Bernardsville and fatally injured George Germar of this town. Nine teen miners left minutes earlier. Matterson and Germar were behind a five foot thick wall when a rock fragment pierced it.
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John Matteron
Somerville
N. J
Watchung Mountain
John Matterson
Bernardsville
George Germar
Matterson
Germar
Thay
Masterson
Aces Germer
Seitz
John Schmidt
Germer
Schmidt
Scheme on foot to capture the Democratic Party in 1900
Ex Governor W. J. Stone, Missouri Democratic National Committeeman, warns of a scheme by Palmer and Buckner Democrats to seize party control, install Tom L. Johnson as national chairman, and drop silver from the platform. He says they will back Bryan but should not gain managerial power. he welcomes their return only as plain Democrats.
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St. Loui
W. J. Stone
Missouri
Palmer and
Buckner Democrats
Tom L. Johnson
Ohio
Washington
Vnce
Palmer and Buckner Democrats
Bryan
Palmer and Buckner
Yale receives 150000 endowment for forestry school
Yale corporation announces a 150000 endowment from J W Pinchot and family for Yale's new forestry school to open in the fall. The Pinchots also donate land in Pike county Pennsylvania for forestry demonstration work during summer, with supervision by Henry S Groves.
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New Haven
Gonn
Yale Corporation
New School of Forestry
Yale University
J. W. Pinchot
New York City
Gifford
Yale
Amos R Yale
Gifford Pinchot
Division of Forestry
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Henry S Groves
Pinchot
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Apollo-Chocolates
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Frank H Judd & Co
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Aready
Jore Comlog
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