LULL IN WAR PROMPTING CROWN COLONY EXPECTATIONS
London reports a military lull as the cape town proclamation on destroying property signals no compensation and possible levy on private property. Pretoria hints administration of the Free State, Milner travels to Bloemfontein, and Gen Boller's Natal move looms. Carrington named colonial force commander. Boer losses exceed TA000 with Mafeking dispatches quiet.
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London
Colonial Office
Cape Town
South Africa
Transvaal
Apywal
Aragon
Alfred Milner
Bloemfontein
Free State
Steyn
Lord Roberts
Natal
Boller
Frederick Carrington
Mr Chamberlain
Australia
Rhodesia
Pretoria
Mafeking
Pliner
Lobatst
Boers Begin Surrender on Basutaland Frontier
Lord Roberts dispatch from Bloemfontein reports Kitchener's forces at Vreyska and unopposed, with Transvaalers fleeing across the river. Boers begin surrender along the Basutoland frontier as 33 prisoners are captured at Prieska with 260 arms and supplies seized. Bloemfontein hospital aid expanded to 500 beds and strict terms threaten traitors.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Bloemfontein
Kitchener
Prieska
Basutoland
Churchill defends Ladysmith relief as Roberts thrusts
In a dispatch from Pietermaritzburg London, March 21, Winston Churchill argues that Ladysmith relief did not arise from Lord Roberts' actions. He asserts Roberts benefited from Buller keeping 16,000 Boers occupied and says depriving the Natal army of their laurels would be unfair, a view Roberts would share.
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London
Winston Churchill
Pietermaritzburg
Ladysmith
Lord Roberts
Buller
Natal
Boers Wear White Flags as British Becomes News
A Tonkerpoort dispatch reports reconnaissance toward Philip polis, 25 miles west of Springfontein, finding farms flying white flags. British troops were cordially received. Mr. Steyn is said to be rallying Boers, but they claim they have had enough.
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London
Daily Mail
Tonkerpoort
Philippolis
Springfontein
Steyn
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Pure Blood Health
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as cleansing the blood to stop eruptions and skin blemishes. A Brooklyn reader testimonial claims facial scabs disappeared and overall health improved after using the tonic.
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J. Hartstein
Grand Street
Brooklyn
N.Y
Hood
Hood's Pills and Sarsaparilla Ad Claim Liver Cure
An advertisement touts Hood's Pills as a cure for liver ills and promotes taking them with Hood's Sarsaparilla. The copy stresses non irritant effects and positions the pills as the only cathartic to accompany the sarsaparilla.
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Hood
Boer Reply to British Charge In White Flag Incident
London reports a war office dispatch from Lord Roberts recounting a reply from General Delarey. He denies Burgher guilt and says British troops fired on the Burghers after a white flag signal, claiming Commandant De Beer was wounded.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Free State
South African Republic
Delarey
de Beer
Proclaimed Boers Threats to Destroy Johannesburg Discussed
In the house of commons the war office secretary George Wyndham said Joseph Chamberlain planned to issue a proclamation on Boer threats to destroy Johannesburg and what the Boers may face if British property is destroyed. The lobby claimed the proclamation would broadly forbid destruction of farms houses property and gold mines.
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London
House of Commons
War Office
George Wyndham
Joseph Chamberlain
Johannesburg
Rescue of City of Florence Crew After Reef Collision
Captain Stone and 26 crew members of the British ship City of Florence were saved by the tug Alert after the vessel struck a reef near Point Pedro on March 19. They reached San Francisco aboard the Alert, while the ship foundered with its nitrate cargo.
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San Francisco
Stone
Menu
City of Florence
Point Pedro
Alert
Florence
Bailey Dies After Mob Shootout at Marietta Jail
Joshua Bailey, the Black man removed from Marietta jail Saturday night and shot by a mob, died in Atlanta’s jail yesterday after confessing to the attempted assault on Miss Snellgrove.
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Atlanta
Joshua Bailey
Marietta
Twenty Four Drowned In Danube Boat Disaster
Twenty four peasants drowned when a boat capsized during a gale while crossing the Danube from Kalooosa to Pays. Rescue efforts are underway as authorities investigate the tragedy.
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Budapest
Danube
Kalooosa
Pays
Cure a Cold One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
An advertisement touts a cold cure claiming rapid relief in one day using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. The copy references E W Grove and a 25 cent price on a box labeled with a proprietary signature.
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Ati
Rure
E.W. Grove
Fatal Rivalry in Kentucky at Penrod Station
In Muhlenberg county Kentucky on March 21 Simon Garrett shot and killed Clem Robinson at Penrod station. Both men were colored cousins and rivals for the same woman. Garrett fled the scene and is unlikely to be captured. The article also notes a stray editorial remark about unsafe cold remedies and a miscaptioned drug advertisement.
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Lewisberg, Ky
Simon Garrett
Clem Robinson
Penrod Station
Muhlenberg County
Garrett
Evansville Judge Winsfrey Uses Whipping to Tame Tramps
Evansville Ind March 21 Judge Winfrey city court known for ordering corporal punishment has condemned circuit court rulings on appeals saying the rich escape while the poor suffer. He rarely jails youths preferring parental discipline and he orders police to corral and whip tramps driving them from town to end the nuisance.
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Evansville
Ind
Winfrey
Gas Explosion Destroys Marion Home Injures Family
An explosion at the Henry Elsroth residence in Marion Indiana destroyed a one story frame house. Mr Elsroth and his wife and their four year old son and Samuel D Payne were badly burned. The child and Payne were expected to die, and a fire followed the blast burning the house to ashes.
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Marion
Ind
Henry Elsroth
New York turf man buys three horses in Terre Haute purchase
Terre Haute reports W. H. McCarthy bought Betsy Tell from 8S. J. Fleming & Son and Evangeline by Jersey Wilkes from Eva by Sultan plus Special by Jersey Wilkes from William Burke. All three horses shipped to New York.
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Terre Haute
Ind
W. H. McCarthy
New York Turf Man
Betsy Tell
J. Fleming & Son
Evangeline
Jersey Wilkes
Eva
Sultan
William Burke
New York
Fire destroys Bluffton resident's home. $160 hidden clock perishes
In Bluffton Indiana on March 21 the Zent couple were away when their Liberty township home caught fire from an overheated stone. The house had little value but their clock concealed $160, which was consumed along with the home.
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Bluffton, Ind
James D. Zent
Liberty Township
County
Mine Workers District 11 Convention Opens in Terre Haute
The annual convention of District No 11 United Mine Workers of America for Indiana bituminous miners opens in Terre Haute with State President W D Van Horn presiding and about 50 delegates in attendance.
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Terre Haute
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Thdiana
W. D. van Horn
Diphtheria Strikes Family in Flora Two More Die
In Flora Indiana on March 21 a third child in the Noah Sheets family has died from diphtheria. The 7 year old daughter is the latest death, the mother worn from constant bedside vigil as the illness sweeps through the household.
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Flora
Ind
Noah Sheets
Banquet to Honor Hon. Hugh H. Hanna in Indianapolis
Indianapolis March 21. Congressman Benjamin Warrison has agreed to serve as toastmaster at a Bates House banquet on Wednesday March 28. Invitations are going out and 250 to 300 covers will be laid for the event honoring Hon. Hugh H. Hanna.
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Indianapolis
Con. Benamin Warrison
Bates House
Hugh H. Hanna
Paragon High School Burns in Furnace Room Blaze
Paragon Indiana high school building burned yesterday in the furnace room. The term of school would have expired Thursday this week. Loss is about 5000 dollars with 2000 dollars insured.
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Paragon
Ind
Carpenters Return to Work at Old Wage Scale
In Muncie Indiana on March 21 two hundred striking carpenters resumed work at the existing wage scale after a three week stoppage. They demanded a wage increase of two cents per hour or 2.54 cents, intensifying the labor dispute.
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Muncie
Ind
Four year old daughter of Marcellus Wu cases dies in scalding accident
North Judson Indiana March 21 The four year old daughter of Marcellus Wu cas es near this place was scalded to death after falling backward into a tub of boiling water.
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North Judson
Ind
Marcellus Wucas
Garrett On Sails To Lay Claim On Gordon Estate
English Indiana March 21 Garrett P On a 21 year old started for Scotland to lay claim to a portion of the Gordon estate valued at 2 5 million dollars.
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Ind
Garrett P. On
Scotland
Gordon
Stamp WANTED Nice Legal Technicality Confronts the DeKalb Circuit Court
In Auburn Indiana on March 21 the DeKalb county court halted three hours over the state versus William Shellhouse for forgery. Attorneys challenged admitting a $200 note dated July 16 1898 lacking an internal revenue stamp under the 1895 act. Judge Bratton allowed the note in evidence and Shellhouse was convicted, with an appeal to the supreme court filed.
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DeKalb
Auburn
Ind
William Shellhouse
Internal Revenue
Sheilhouse
Hannah Draggoo
Miners In Good Condition In Southern Indiana
Evansville Indiana March 21 coal miners in southern Indiana are in better condition this spring than for years with no strike anticipated operators paying the scale and diggers satisfied.
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Evansville
Ind
Indiana
Britain Border Fortifications Topic Sparks House Debate
In Washington on March 21 the Loud bill to restrict second class mail matter was debated. Rep. Loud defended it while Smith, Little, Bell, Henry, Stokes and Brown spoke for and against. Sulzer denounced the administration over fortifications on the Canadian border, with Corbin stating Britain erected none threatening U S rights. Senate discussion on Porto Rico tariff and government followed, Morgan arguing Paris treaty supremacy and U S citizenship for Porto Ricans.
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Great Britain
Washington
House
Congress
Loud
H. C. Smith
Mich
Messrs. Little
Ark
Bell
Colo
Henry
Miss
Stokes
Philippines
Porto Rico
United States
A Boy's Desperate Act Shocks Chicago Suburb
In Austin, a Chicago suburb, 16-year-old Albert Finch shot and killed his intoxicated father George Finch who was menacing his wife with a deadly attack. The incident occurred March 21 with immediate fatal consequences.
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Chicago
George Finch
Austin
Albert
Finch
Markets by wire prevailing prices for grain and livestock
Prevailing prices for grain and livestock on March 20 list Wheat No 2 red at 71 cents, Corn No 2 mixed at 36 cents, Oats No 2 mixed at steady. Cattle steady from 3.25 to 5.40. Hogs higher at sunset. Sheep quiet around 4.00, Lambs steady to 6.50.
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Suen
Grain and Livestock Market Report Across Cities
Louisville grain and cattle report shows wheat at 73c No 2 red, corn 42c No 2 white, cattle steady around 3.00, hogs at 5.50, sheep 8.00, lambs 6.00. Cincinnati notes mixed grain prices and cattle 3.00 to 5.00, hogs 4.25 to 5.15, sheep 4.25 to 6.00, lambs 5.75 to 7.35. Chicago lists cattle steady to slow, hogs lower, lambs 5.50 to 7.00. New York reports cattle 3.90 to 5.50, hogs steady and higher 5.25 to 5.40, sheep 4.25 to 6.00, lambs 5.50 to 7.70. Toledo shows No 2 cash prices and mixed at 87c.
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Louisville
New York
Rural mail routes to start in Shelbyville county
Shelbyville Indiana on March 21 department announces three rural mail routes will begin operation April 2.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Newton
Future of Cuba Prosperity Assured
Secretary Root reports satisfactory conditions in Cuba after visits to Havana Matanzas and Pinar del Rio. He notes peace and improving local governance with municipal elections planned as steps toward self government. Root cautions elections may not occur by May but expects future independence and renewed investment if stability continues.
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Washington
Root
McKinley
Cuba
Havana
Matanzas
Pinar del Rio
War Department
Cubsnans
United States
Congress
Chinese Governor warns missionaries as anti-foreign movement grows
A Shan-Tung dispatch reports Gov. Yuan cautioned missionaries that interior travelers go unescorted and the Toval authorities bear no responsibility for their safety. Native Christians face deplorable conditions and continued anti-foreign sentiment could lead to serious consequences.
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Shanghai
North China Daily News
Shan-Tung
Yuan
Fire destroys business block. farmer John Davis dies
In Red Lodge Montana a fire tore through the business district causing about 200000 dollars in damage. John Davis a farmer was trapped by a falling stair and burned to death. The blaze yesterday prompted emergency responders to battle the flames through the night.
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Red Lodge
John Davis
Daniel J. Trowbey Convicted of First Degree Murder
In Bay City Michigan on March 21 Daniel J. Trowbey was found guilty of first degree murder for killing his wife and infant child in 1806, with a verdict delivered last night.
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Bay City
Mich
Daniel J. Trowbey
Goebel Assassination Probe Ties Mulatto Gunman to Case
Reports from Kentucky detail a tie between Sergeant F Wharton Golden and goebel assassination investigators. A mulatto marksman once in Winchester is named as the shooter and later linked to Frankfort documents. Fire at Flint wagon works destroys plant, 200000 loss, 120000 insured.
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Flint
Mich
Flint Wagon Works
Sultan yields on railway concessions in Asia Minor
Constantinople reports The Times that the sultan has yielded in all essential particulars to Russian demands regarding railway concessions in Asia Minor.
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London
Constantinople
the Times
Asia Minor
Plague Rising in Bengal and Calcutta Death Toll
The report from Calcutta dated March 21 notes bubonic plague rising rapidly in Bengal with 4,725 deaths last week including 74 in Calcutta and 2,044 in Patna.
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Calcutta
Bengal
Patna
Compromise measure on Porto Rico appropriation reported
Conference reports a compromise on the Porto Rican appropriation bill. The agreement limits the appropriation to customs revenue from Porto Rico imports up to January 1, 1900, plus future revenues, with funds to aid Porto Rico governance, education, public works, and relief. The measure names $2 005 455 in revenues and directs use as specified until law changes.
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Washington
Senate
Porto Rico
United States
Miraculous Escape and Cure by New Discovery
Manchester Indiana resident W A Hines recounts a severe illness after measles leading to consumption and hemorrhages. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for curing him and says it’s worth $50 a bottle. hundreds have used it per his recommendation. Free trial bottles at C D noteet rug store.
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W. A. Hines
Manchester
Hissa
C.D
Miners End Strike at Davis Colliery in Warrior Run
About 500 miners at the A. J. Davis colliery Warrior Run returned to work after a week long strike as a satisfactory agreement was reached local report states.
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Wilkesbarre
A. J. Davis
Warrior Run
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Toledo Grain
Future OF Cuba
Affairs In China
Montana
Grand Army of the Republic
Warner
Freudenstein
Tacoma
Wash
Medicire
Adam Frendenstein
Custer
Louieville
F. Wharton Golden
Barbourville Company
State Militia
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Goebel
Golden
Campbell
Polsgrove
Gov. Goebel
Winchester
Frankfurt
W. H. Culton
Frankfort
Breslau
Casestoria
Spain
G. Vacher
Osgood St
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