Cronje Exile Boers Massing Amid London Jubilation
Reports from Mafeking Osfontin Glencoe and London describe Boer and British movements as Lord Roberts advances at the Modder River and a 3,000 strong Boer commando swears to surrender on hard terms. Kruger returns to Pretoria while public sentiment remains hopeful for victory and prisoners are to be sent to St Helena.
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Osfontein
Cronje
London
Marelia
Island of Helena
Lord Roberts
Lord Bathurst
St. Helena
Cape Town
Ife
Ipotantry
Cape Colony
Queen's Visit Inspires Loud Public Loyalty
London reports a dramatic display of loyalty as the queen travels in semi state from Paddington to Buckingham Palace and along the embankment to St Pauls and back. A planned Ireland visit adds to the remarkable display as ministers weigh such a bold act during the year. The war office notes a successful day with the enemy routed near Poplar Grove as Lord Roberts reports the retreat.
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London
Paddington Station
Buckingham Palace
Embankment
St. Paul's Cathedral
Holborn
Piccadilly
St. James
Lord Roberty
Annals of
Irelind
War Office
Lord Roberts
Poplar Grove
Promises to Astonish Europe From South Africa
A Daily News correspondent freed from Boer captivity at Bloemfontein reports an interview with President Steyn in Sterkstroom. Steyn says burghers will fight to the last man and that the Free State struggle will outmatch Transvaal. He predicts Pretoria’s capitulation preceded by events to astonish Europe and names a deputy president at Bloemfontein during his Pretoria absence.
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Europe
London
A. G. Nags
The
Daily News
Bloemfontein
Sterkstroom
Steyn
Free State
Transvaal
Pretoria
Decisive Engagement Imminent in South Africa War
London dispatch reports Boers occupy a broad position between Bloemfontein, Winsburg, and Natal forces under Gen. Joubert. Van Reenen’s Pass and Laing’s Nek garrison remain. Widespread desertions noted as trek continues. Engagement expected to be decisive for the war.
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London
The
Times
Modder River
Bloemfontein
Winburg
Natal
Joubert
van Reenens Pass
Laings Nek
Stop the War Meeting Abandoned in Edinburgh
Edinburgh on March 8 saw a stop the war gathering disrupted as university students seized the hall before start time. Authorities say hundreds gained entry with counterfeit tickets and the crowd grew unruly, leading to barricaded doors and the meeting's abandonment.
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Edinburgh
Plague Reports and Global Affairs Hit Headlines
The bulletin notes a bubonic plague case on a Rosario steamer quarantined at Cape Town and a genuine bubonic outbreak in Tuy Spain. Other items report transit tunnel work starting March 24 in City Hall Park, Queen Victoria to Ireland, and various diplomatic, legal, and financial notices across cities and nations.
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Tuy
Spain
Henry W. Diedrich
United States
Bremen
New York Rapid Transit
City Hall Park
Lady White
George White
India
Mantes
France
Chamber of Commerce
Rosario
Argentine Republic
Cape Town
Alton
Ills
Honor
UHI
Lilloukalani
Philadelphia
Nile
Victoria
B. C
Nyk
Diamond Head
Port Townsend
Abe & Bickham
Philippines
Dayton
Amelia Herr
Louisville
Queen Victoria
Ireland
Vice Regal
Dublin
Karl Cadogan
Jeane Gordon
London
Birmingham
Kingdom
James B. Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pittsburg
Laxative Browo Quinine Tablets Ad Ends with Refund Promise
Advert says take Laxative Browo Quinine Tablets and go to druggists for a refund if they fail to cure. Each box bears W. Grove's signature and offers a money back guarantee.
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W. Grove
New Parisian Dog Cemetery Aims for Profit in Paris
George Harmels owners a new dogs cemetery in Paris expects strong early returns. He estimates 20000 dogs die yearly in Paris and at least one sixth will be buried there at 6 dollars each yielding over 20000 dollars. Additional revenue from monuments and graves upkeep is anticipated.
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George Harmels
Dogs
Paris
Monumenta
New York
Hongy
Indiana operators seek to regulate coal price
In Terre Haute Indiana mine operators held two meetings to prepare for a state wage conference with miners. President J Smith Talley said the executive committee was empowered to seek an understanding with Illinois operators to regulate market coal prices. Details on the wage scale were not disclosed as meetings were private.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
J. Smith Talley
Illinois
Indiana Bituminous Operators’ Association
Httle
Golden wedding marks 50 years for Dr Stucky and wife
Gosport Indiana March 8 Dr and Mrs Stucky celebrated the 50th anniversary of their wedding They were married fifty years ago in the village and have lived there ever since Dr Stucky born June 15 1825 near Louisville He practiced medicine in Gosport since 1848 He served as Civil War surgeon in the 59th Indiana and was later elected to the state legislature They have four sons and one daughter all sons physicians including T E and E W Stucky in Indianapolis F W and H W Stucky in Gosport and daughter Mrs H C Binkley of Alexandria Virginia
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Gosport
Ind
Indianapolis
F. W
H. W. Stucky
This Place
H. C. Binkley
Alexandria, Ltd
Muncie Captures National Roller Skate Polo Title
In Muncie Indiana last night the seven game series ended with Muncie defeating Richmond 25 to 10 in total, and on the final night tying 3 to 3. Muncie claimed the United States championship after a victory over Racine, with manager Wachtell pledging to defend the title for any purse against any challenger.
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Muncie
Ind
Richmond
Racine
United States
Wachtell
Village school principal accused of indecent proposals
In Sellersburg Indiana on March 8 Miss Grace Little a 17 year old pupil told her father that Prof. W N Parks the principal had enticed her into his private room and insulted her with indecent proposals. Parks fled when confronted.
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Sellersburg
Ind
Grace Little
W. N., Parks
Parks
Steele Named by Acclamation to Succeed Himself
The Eleventh district Republican convention in Peru Indiana nominated George W Steele by acclamation to seek reelection. Resolutions endorsed McKinleys policy support for Nicaragua canal and Porto Rico tariff bill. Steele defended the tariff bill amid the brief platform.
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Mr. Steele
Peru
Ind
George W. Steele
McKinley
Nicaragua Canal
Porto Rico
Steele
New Island
Temperance sweep replaces saloons in Bourbon township
In Bourbon Indiana on March 8 the last saloon license expired and the temperance effort, aided by about 100 farmers who helped establish a local college a year ago, left the township saloon free.
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Bourbon
Ind
Dr Jabez C Casto Indicted for Arson in Terre Haute
The grand jury indicted Dr Jabez C Casto in Terre Haute Indiana charging arson in connection with a sensational attempt to burn the doctor's drug store months ago.
Trichinosis Death in Valparaiso Family
Death of 15 year old Lilian Lohse from trichinosis linked to undercooked pork. Several other family members are critically ill in Valparaiso Indiana as of March 8.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Lilian Lohse
Indications of Sunrise and Moonrise at Indiana-Fair
Weather notes predict rising sun and moon visible after 1:20 am at Indiana-Fair with warmer, fair conditions today and clear skies expected tomorrow.
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Indiana
Danville Whitedcaps Beat Sons for Refusing to Help Mother
A dozen masked assailants dragged Otis aged 22 and Edward 19 from their Danville home and beat them with a black snake whip in a coal shed. They claim the brothers refused to send support to their ailing mother. Suspects Silas and Edward Walker and Lee Bolton are named by the victims, who say they will press arrests.
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Danville
Ind
Hughes
Otis
Edward
Silas
Edward Walker
Lee Bolton
Death by Self Inflicted Shot Stuns Ellsworth Community
Dr Samuel Watkins aged 50 a former township trustee and prominent Ellsworth resident shot himself in the head ending his life. He leaves a wife and two children. Authorities note financial affairs were unsettled and the act is blamed on nervous tension linked to alcoholism.
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Ellsworth
Ind
Samuel Watkins
District Pythias Meeting Set for Shelbyville
Shelbyville Indiana hosts the fifth annual meeting of the Fifteenth District Knights of Pythias. Representatives from Johnson Bartholomew Decatur and Shelby counties will attend the gathering in this city tomorrow.
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District Pythias
Shelbyville
Ind
Ff Ceenth District of Knights of Pythias
Johnson, Bartholomew
Decatur
Shelby Counties
Tragic Child Dies After Fall Into Open Grate
In Muncie Indiana a 3 year old daughter of William Holloway while reaching north of the city last night fell into an open grate and was burned to death a grim family tragedy reported from the scene.
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Muncie
Ind
William Holloway
Mining Horror at Red Ash Mine Tragedy Toll Climbs
Rescue teams in Fire Creek West Virginia continue through debris at the Red Ash mine after Tuesday's explosion. Officials estimate up to 60 killed, with many bodies unrecovered and fear among nearby miners.
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Fire Creek
W. Va
Red Ash Mine
Wheeler Party Cleared to Land After Quarantine
Gen. Joe Wheeler and his party who had been in quarantine since arriving from the Philippines aboard the Warren last Monday were allowed to land last night in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Joe Wheeler
Philippines
Warren
Markets by wire Prevailing prices for grain and livestock
Indianapolis grain and livestock report for March 7 lists Wheat No 2 red firmer at 69c, No 2 mixed 34c, Corn steady at 42c, No 2 oats 24c. Cattle active at 8.40 to 8.50, hogs 4.25 to 5.00, sheep steady to higher at 3.00 to 5.00, lambs 5.00 to 7.00.
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Indianapolis
Louisville
Aris
Smallpox Ravages Jonesville Area in Mississippi
An official report to the Hinds county supervisors describes a severe smallpox outbreak in Jonesville, Mississippi. In six weeks about 100 deaths occurred, coffins ran short, makeshift caskets from rails were used, and many patients lack medical care while deaths reach three to five daily. The board authorizes physicians to purchase supplies to curb spread.
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Jackson
Miss
Hinds County Board of Supervisors
Jonesville
Board of Supervision
Mourning in Congress as Harmer Dies
Washington reports the death of Representative Harmer of Pennsylvania known as the Father of the House. He served longest and oldest in continuous service, swore in the speaker at openings, and led a quiet, influential career. His desk was draped in black, and the House adjourned to honor him.
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House
Harmer
Washington
Representative Harmer
Pennsylvania
Alhough
Philadelphia
Henderson
John Tr. Chauncey
Gen. Henderson
Mann
Qus
Aldrich-Robbins
Larnier
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Markets
Louisville Grain and Cattle reports mixed results with steady cattle and hogs at varied bids. Cincinnati grain holds firm on No. 2 red wheat and No. 2 mixed corn, while New York and Chicago show mixed gains and price activity across cattle hogs sheep and lambs. Toledo notes active trading in wheat and corn with No. 2 cash and futures movements.
Renunciation Under Duress in Vancouver Dispatch
Chinese advices report that during Kaung Hau’s dethronement on January 24 the empress dowager compelled him to renounce the throne, declare a new emperor, and claim his election to replace Tung Chih was illegal, effectively branding him a usurper.
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Vancouver
B. C
Kaung Hau
Tung Chih
Plague Rages in Calcutta as Merchants Flee
In Calcutta during March 8, bubonic plague deaths total 411 in the previous week. Merchants flee the city while Viceroy Lord Curzon of Kedington visits plague stricken patients and vows to inspect all quarters of the vast dependencies assigned to him.
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Calcutta
Lord Curzon of
Keddington
Momentary fall claims two lives at city curb
A bundle of iron pipe dropped from the sixth floor of L. C. F. Kochs & Co. on West One Hundred Twenty fourth Street yesterday striking Walter Walsh and his helper George Conners who were unloading a truck at the curb below. The accident occurred at the rear of the store and the workers were killed instantly.
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New York
L. C. F. Kochs & Co
West One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Street
Walter Walsh
George Conners
MAY VISIT CUBA Senate committee to study island
The senate committee on relations with Cuba authorized Senator Platt to appoint a three member subcommittee to visit Cuba if senate business permits. The panel not named yet, and appointment not mandatory, reflecting interest in a report on island conditions.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Committee
Cuba
Senator Platt
Conn
Platt
Senate debates Philippine question amid calls for strong U S control
In Washington on March 8 the Senate discussed the Philippine issue. Senator Lodge urged against broad new laws and favored keeping a strong U S role with defined policy. Senator Proctor read letters from officers asserting Filipinos lack self government capacity and need guidance. A funeral committee was named for Representative Harmer.
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Philippines
Washington
Senate
Lodge
Massachusetts
Proctor
United States
Harmer
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Mason
Illinois
Hansbrough
Nort Dakota
Sullivan
Mississippi
Scott
West Virginia
Remains of Cuban War Soldiers Buried at Arlington
Washington March 8 remains of 66 soldiers who died in Cuba were buried at Arlington cemetery with military honors. The ceremonies were simple with a Protestant and a Catholic clergyman reading the burial service taps sounded and a volley fired over the graves. About 500 Cuban War soldiers rest at Arlington today in this historic spot with Fort Myer officers in charge.
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Washington
Cuba
Arlington Cemetery
Fort Myer
Senate committee eyes early adjournment before June convention
Washington March 8 The Republican committee on order of business discussed the legislative programme for the remainder of the session but reached no conclusion. The committee favors a final adjournment prior to the Republican convention in June and will push toward that goal.
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Washington
Republican Committee On
Senate
Gruesome hanging seen from street in lodging house
In Minneapolis on March 8 hundreds of passersby along Washington Avenue South witnessed a corpse hanging in a second story lodging house window. The death was by his own action. John Srad y, a railroad man who lost both legs about a year ago, hanged himself with a trunk strap to his bed post.
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Minneapolis
Washington Avenue
John¢srady
Songa Grounded Near Tampico With 5,000 Tons Coal Cargo
The Norwegian steamer Songa ran aground in fog on a bar 40 miles north of Tampico. Offi cers report 18 feet of water and flooded engine rooms. With 5,000 tons of coal aboard, the vessel is expected to be a total loss.
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Tampico
Mex
Republican State Conventions Split in Waco Texas
The Republican state convention at Waco divided into two bodies, with a split delegation. One convention was led by William Mac Donald and the other by Henry Ferguson, reflecting a day of dual gatherings.
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Waco
Tex
Republian
William MacDonald
Henry Ferguson
Paris Bomb Throwers Hit Exposition Chief Home
A bomb was thrown yesterday into the Paris residence of Alfred Picard, commissioner general of the Paris exposition. It failed to explode. A woman who saw two men light the fuse gave the alarm and was attacked and injured by the assailants.
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Paris
P Nris
Alfred Picard
Duquesne Garden Mark: Nilssen Breaks Indoor Skating Record
In Pittsburg at Duquesne garden on March 8 John Nilssen world champion skater lowered Baptie s recent indoor record by skating a mile in 2 54 4 on the official 0 lap track Baptie held a 2 50% mark.
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Pittsburg
Duquesne Garden
John Nilssen
Baptie
Nile
Duquesne
Retired merchant Conrad Abel commits suicide at home
New York on March 8 Conrad Abel a wealthy retired produce merchant age 50 shot himself in the head in his home after months of nervous prostration. The notice ends with an advertisement for Banner Salve claiming it heals burns sores and cats and urges readers to obtain it from druggists.
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New York
Conrad Abelman
Maya Indians Fight Mexican Troops Near Aguada
From Oxaca March 8 reports a clash between about 300 Maya Indians and 1000 government soldiers near Aguada. Col Fernando Gonzales led the attack for Diaz’s forces. Indians suffered 37 killed with many wounded. three soldiers killed. 800 muskets abandoned and recovered by troops.
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Oxaca
Mex
Aguada
Fernando Gonzales
Diaz
Hero of Omourman Receives Victoria Cross for Valor
Captain Raymond H. L. J. de Montmorency, decorated with the Victoria Cross, fell in a scouting expedition for General Gatacre at Schoeman's Farm in South Africa. The dashing officer, son of Major General Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency, previously aided Grenfell at Omdurman and saved a comrade under heavy fire.
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Gatacre
Schoemen’s Farm
South Africa
Raymond H. L. J. de Montmorency
New York Herald
Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency
Ile
Twenty-first Lancers
Lord Elgin
India
Omdurman
de Montmorency
R. G. Grenfell
Kenna
Swarbrick
V. C
Remarkable Recovery From Pneumonia by Klug’s New Discovery
Han nibal resident J E Lilly credits Klug's New Discovery with a swift cure after a severe bout of typhoid fever and pneumonia. He describes lung hardening and weakness, reports great relief from one bottle, and notes the medicine treats lungs and throat. Knoefer's Drug Store offers guaranteed bottles with free trials.
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J.E. Lilly
Hannibal
Ithesius
Br. Klug
Knoefer
Reward Law Creates 100000 Assassination Fund
Reward of 100000 for the Gor bel assassination became law after Governor Beckham approved the measure. Commissioners appointed to spend the fund met and began work on apprehending or convicting the assassin.
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Frankfort
March
Gorbel
Beckham
Bard the Gardener Senator Introduces New Rose Varieties
The newly elected California senator Bard is described as an avid gardener. He has produced two new rose varieties, adding a horticultural note to his profile.
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California
Bard
Forry's Honey and Tar Eases Severe Cough
G Vacher of 157 Osgood St Chicago notes his wife suffered a severe la grippe and lingering cough. A bottle of Forry's Honey and Tar provided immediate relief and cured the cough at 50 cents. Price shows 25 and 50 cents at druggists.
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G. Vacher
Osgood St
Chicago
Forry's
Aji Druggists
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