Mafeking’s Fate Rumors Over Cape Town Telegrams
London dispatches note lack of decisive news from South Africa as Mafeking’s relief remains unconfirmed. Reports mention Methuen’s operations, a possible cross Vaal reconnaissance, and Boer forces near Kimberley. A Pieters cross with bullets is described. Dr Leyds returns. Boer arms lay down under dubious terms. Roberts may strike with cavalry to unsettle Boer defenses.
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London
South Africa
Mafeking
Roberts
Methuen
Warrenton
Vaal River
Kimberley
Telegraph
Cape Town
Gatacre
Springfontein
Tagols
Coienso
Princess Christian
Standard
Ladysmith
Pieters
Brussels
Morning Post
Dr. Leyds
Transvaal
Holland
Wilhelmina
Borr
Paria
M. Delensso
Legation
Spencer Wilkinson
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Savannah Hosts Admiral Dewey and Miles Visit
Admiral George Dewey and General Nelson A. Miles arrived in Savannah with Mrs. Dewey for a two day visit. They toured river fortifications, attended a public reception at the DeSoto Hotel, and will participate in a banquet where Dewey will receive a silver vase celebrating America's growth in commerce.
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Mrs. Dewey
Savannah
Admiral
George Dewey
Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Nelson A. Miles
DeSoto Hotel
America
Kentucky Crisis Ahead as McKinley Is Sought Aid
Kentucky delegates travel to Washington to brief President McKinley on the Governor Tayor Breckinridge dispute. A published confession by Sergean Wharton Golden links to the Goshal plot, prompting cautions and talk of force if the state courts declare Breckinridge governor.
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McKinley
Louisville
Sergean Wharton Golden
Barbourville
Goaj Bal
Times
Richmond
Wharton Golden
Lexington
Burhoursville
W. S. Taylor
Internal Revenue
E. Sapp
C. M. Barnett
Republican State Central Committees
Washington
Taylor
Messrs. Barnett
Sapp
Kentucky
Breckham
Court of Appeats
State House
Clare Derly Shoots Himself in Madison Home
J Clare Derby manager of Stafford Ink Company New York died at his Madison home from self inflicted gunshot wounds. Wife saved herself and their three children by summoning help after his sudden relapse into nervous prostration and odd behavior. Three shots fired in bedroom led to his fatal condition while Dr Calvin Anderson and a police officer attended.
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Madison
N. d
J. Clare Derby
Stafford Ink Company
New York
Derby
Calvin Anderson
Mr. Derby
To Save Johannesburg German Ambassadors Visit Discuss War Town Immunity
The German ambassador’s visit to the State Department on Saturday aimed to address Montagu White’s claim that the Boers will destroy Johannesburg to stop it from aiding the British. Germany might seek an agreement guaranteeing the town’s immunity from damage in exchange for not using it as a war base. The meeting did not concern editor matters at Topeka Capital.
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State Department
Washington
Hay
Montagu White
Transvaal
Johannesburg
Jose
Germany
Daoage
Philippine Problems Praise Military Rule in Islands
Bishop Potter praised the American administration in the Philippines, saying Filipinos are not ready for self-government and the military rule is beyond praise. He noted factory work by Filipino youths and anticipated Anglican expansion, while contrasting Catholic presence and moral American soldiers shaping order. He spoke during a New York visit on March 20.
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New York
Potter
Philippines
Japan
India
Protestant Episcopal Church
China
England
Russia
Germany
Otis
Aguinaldo
Hong Kong
Manila
The Angry Husband Kills In A Courthouse Fight
Noland Street area, March 20. James Hile an oil operator with Mallory Brothers shot and killed by lawyer Joseph Noland after a dispute over Mrs Hile. Noland surrendered to police. The second item notes a fast mail train plunging from Clay Bank trestle near Ozark, with 15 passengers affected and two expected to die.
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Noland
St. Mary's
W.a
James GO. Hile
Mallory Brothers
Joseph O. Noland
Hile
Hila
Montgomery
Ala
Ozark
Six Cundred Acres Disaster Shakes San Jacinto Mountain
San Jacinto California March 20 excitement over discovery that part of San Jacinto Mountain slid into a subterranean cavern. 600 acres at 6000 feet elevation dislodged by the Christmas earthquake and settled 150 feet lower. Crevices wide from an inch to six feet. a man lowered 40 feet into a crevice could not reach bottom. Aftershocks continue, residents uneasy as cracks traverse the new valley.
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San Jacinto
Cal
San Jacinto Mountain
Family of Dwarfs Sues Village for Damages
Elizabeth Lehoff of Brockport New York three feet six inches tall and 43 years old and her siblings are called dwarfs by locals. She slipped on a hole in a village sidewalk on October 23 1898 sprained her knee and now doctors say the kneecap is being eaten away she seeks four thousand dollars in damages in a case before Justice Nash in Brockport. A separate Bridgeport note reports three affidavits in the William Hutchinson theft case seeking his release from two years in state prison stating he did not commit the crime.
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Brockport
Rochester
Elizabeth Lehoff
N. Y
Miss Lehoff
Brookport
Nash
Misa Lehoff
Bridgeport
William Hutchinson
Margaret Broderick
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ICE
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Naugatuck Grocery CO
West, the
Optician
Bank Street
Waterbury
Linskey
Pharmacy Union City
Hudnuts
Luzells
Palmer's
Spiebler’s
Frank H Judd& Co
Naugatuck
Orwey
Miles
Driv
Fee
Zora
Herkimer
Galvin Chapman
Richfield Springs
George Lake
Mercury
Chapman
Metropolitan
Third Avenue
H. K. Vreeland
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Metopolitan Street Railroad Company
Third Avenue Street Railway Company
People's Party
Seattle
Wash
Herman E. Taubneck
The
Peoples’ Party
Illinois
Clare Derly
Ildren
Topeka Capital
Topeka
Kansas
General Hudson
Capital
Hudson
John [Kshoe
Ireland
John Redmond
Philippine
Texas
United
Sates Supreme Dow
United States Supreme Court
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Waters-Pierce Company
Standard Qi Trust
Aitle
McDonnald
I. T. Syndicate
Providence
R. I
Rapid Travels
John McDonal
New York Life
A. W. Quigg
Rhode Island
Lemuelly Quigg
McDonald
George W. Perkins
Belmont
Misa Vieth Huslocker
Hastings
Neb
Viola Horlocker
All Saints’ Church
Anna Moray
H. Durrant Cheever
Waterbury Furniture Co
Moriarty’s
Stearns
Columbia
Pierce
Sterling
Louis P
M. To
Waverley
Stormer
Columbia Bicycle
North
Main Street
Ourning
Golta
Greenburg
Barnum’s Block
Taylor’s Market
FISH
Finnan Haddies
Water Street
S. Gladding, Jr
Freeman's Block
Church Street
Diamond Laboratory Co
Naugatuck, Conn
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