Boer Activity Marks Struggle With Pretoria War Desk
London dispatch reports heavy bombardment at Mafeking on March 26 and a planned move toward Bloemfontein as Lord Roberts stores up supplies. Jokes aside, Boer leaders praised, Kruger urged to retire to Lydenburg, while Johannesburg remains under rumor of mine threats and Milner surveys the new territory.
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London
Pretoria
Daily Mail
Mafeking
Lord Roberts
Glen
Bloemfontein
Lord Stoberts
War Office
Alfried Milner
Ife
Waneriabs
Chamberlain
Ely
Gen. Joubert
Sid Reegret
Kruger
Lydenburg
Johannesburg
Natal Border Strongly Defended and Boer Force Massed at Kroonstad
The Bloemfontein correspondent reports Commandant Grovelaar’s commando of 6000 moved north toward the Basutoland border while 40,040 Boers remain armed, including 10,000 near the Natal border. Tents and stores are arriving but a railway block delays arrivals from the south as about 20,000 Boers mass at Kroonstad.
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Natal
Kroonstadt
London
Bloemfontein
Daily Telegraph
Grovelarr
Colesburg
Basuta
Natal Torder
Kroonstad
Boer Attack at Warrenton Threatens Camp
Warrenton march 20. Boers opened fire on the British camp with heavy artillery and rifles. Shells and bullets struck the village and hospital hotel, killing cattle. Despite a large attacking force, only one man was wounded.
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Warrenton
Reconnoitered Prakensberg Passes With 2000 Boers Holding
London reports British scouts thoroughly reconnoitered the Prakensberg range passes. Boers in the area are said to number about two thousand and are working half heartedly on trench works. A separate dispatch notes Villebola De Marouli appointed to command the foreign legion operating in the Free State.
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Drakensberg Range
London
Pietermaritzburg
Prakensberg Range
Daily Mail
Lourenzo Marques
Villebola de Marouli
Foreign Legion
Free State
Prinsfoe
Hood's Sarsaparilla Purges Pimples and Disease
A Brooklyn reader reports Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses the blood and removes pimples after taking three bottles. The testimonial notes a proverb about small causes and large effects and claims the medicine brought lasting improvement.
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Hood
Mickle
Lissie Meyerheim
Hunterfly Place
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hood's Pills and Hood's Sarsaparilla Promote Liver Health
A vintage remedy claim promotes Hood's Pills as a non irritant liver cure paired with Hood's Sarsaparilla as the sole cathartic. The ad emphasizes a gentle cleanse and overall health benefits.
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Hood
Gen Joubert Dead A Forceful Boer Struggle Leader
Pretoria reports Gen Joubert died last night after a stomach ailment. The death prompts mourning and prompts discussions of his burial wishes and a state funeral. London notes his successor Gen Louis Botha and praised him as a brave and honorable opponent.
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Pretoria
Joubert
London
Daily Mail
Louis Botha
Natal
George White
Ladysmith
Cape Town
Bromine Quinine Tablets Promise Cure or Refund
Advertises Laxative Bromine Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee if they fail to cure. The offer specifies refund to E. W. Grove’s signature on each box.
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E. W. Grove
Funeral of Rabbi Wise Opens with Largest Cincinnati Tribute
The funeral of Rabbi Wise in Cincinnati drew a vast crowd with many Jewish businesses closing from 10 until 2 o'clock. The city paused as a mark of respect for a prominent citizen.
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Rabbi Wise
Cincinnati
G Vacher Reports Home Remedy For Grippe Cough
G Vacher of 157 Ospnol Street Chicago says his wife suffered a grippe with a bad cough. She used Foster's Honey and Tar and found relief. a 50 cent bottle was enough.
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G. Vacher
Ospnol St
Chicago
Foger
Gista
Senate to vote on Porto Rican bill Tuesday at 4
In Washington on March 20 the Senate agreed to vote Tuesday afternoon at 4 on the Porto Rico government and tariff bill. Senator Beveridge spoke of his ill wife in Dranville and was not expected to attend the vote, but would be paired for or against amendments. Senator Davis of Minnesota urged internal taxes on rum and tobacco rather than duties on Porto Rican products. The committee on pensions asked for additional help with the growing list of bills.
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Washington
Senate
Davis
Minn
United States
Porto Rico
Carter
Cape Nome
Committee On Pensions
Galinger
House
Cone
Proctor
Beveridge
Dranville
N. Y
Democrats Block W. D. Bynum Nomination at Port of New York
Senate failed to confirm W D Bynum as general appraiser of the New York port due to lack of a quorum. Debate centered on party status and legality of a Gold Democrat nominee with Democrats withholding votes to adjourn.
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W. D Bynum
Port of New York
Washington
Senate
W.D. Bynum
New York
Jones
Arkagosas
Berry
Money
Fairbanks
Spooner
Bynum
Palmer and
Buckner
Gold Democrats
Gold Democratic Party
Gold Movement
Democratic Party
Bryan
House Debates Army Appropriation Bill Lengthy Session
In Washington on March 20 the house spent most of the day on the army appropriation bill with several minor amendments. about half the bill was reviewed amid extemporaneous debate. Mr Driggs of New York sparked a distraction by charging extravagance in fitting up the transport Sumner and signaled a future house inquiry.
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Washington
Driggs
N. Y
Sumner
Renewed Russia Japan Tensions Reported in Korea
A Kobe dispatch to The Daily Mall says renewed trouble between Russia and Japan in Korea is imminent. Rugatan fleet movements suggest a possible seizure of a Korean port while Tokyo war office officials hold conferences amid increased military and naval activity this month.
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London
Kobe
Russia
Japan
Korea
Rugatan
War Office
Tokio
Admissions alleged in Kentucky Republican state office plot
Detective Armstrong rushed to eastern Kentucky after a report that warrants have been issued for additional Republican state officers and others. The leads center on W. H. Culton who, it is claimed, confessed and provided information. Culton, a deputy under Auditor Sweeney, previously served under Auditor Stone and was in the executive building near Goebel's assassination. Rumors swirl about Culton's statements and implied state officials, deputies, and clerks.
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Frankfort
Uniton
Armstrong
Kentucky
W. H. Culton
Culton
State Sweetney
State Stone
Goebel
Postmaster General Clarifies Mail Delivery Rules
Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith telegrams Postmaster Holmes of Frankfort Kentucky outlining rules for delivering mail to official persons by name versus state offices. He states mail to named individuals is to be delivered to those names, while mail to state offices goes to actual incumbents, and that certificates issued to contestants do not authorize delivery until lawful induction.
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Washington
Holmes
Frankfort
Contest Board
Charles Emory Smith
Court to Hear Consolidated Governorship Cases Monday
Louisville march 20 the court of appeals will take up the consolidated governorship cases on appeal next Monday in Louisville. Lawyers expect immediate consideration and a prompt decision after the hearing.
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Louisville
Court of
Aid Plan Backed for Buffalo Reserve in New Mexico
A public lands committee directed a favorable report yesterday on establishing a buffalo reserve in New Mexico. The 12,000 acre arid, unoccupied district would be leased temporarily to house and recruit the rapidly dwindling American bison herds.
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Washington
House Committee On Public Lands
New Mexico
Fire Burns Farmhouse Killing Three Children
A blaze at John Brassim’s farmhouse in Providence, R. I. last night burned three children to death. The mother rescued one infant from the cradle, but the baby died within hours. The other children perished as the mother fought to reach them through the flames.
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Providence
R. 1
John Brassim
Train crash in Cave City injures five passengers
Southbound Louisville and Nashville passenger train collided with a freight entering a switch at Cave City. The engineer stayed at his post, the engine toppled onto its side, four freight cars wrecked, and five passengers were hurt though none seriously.
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Glasgow
Louisville and Nashville
Cave City
Eleven driers explode at Erie paper mill killing worker
Eleven driers in a paper machine at the H. F. Watson company mill exploded last night wrecking the adjacent area. One man, Joseph Stahl, was killed when blown through a brick wall and four others were injured. Additional details indicate extensive damage to the mill section.
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Erie
H. F. Watson Company
Joseph Stahl
Markets by Wire Prevailing Prices for Grain and Livestock
Market prices from Indianapolis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Chicago, New York and Toledo show mixed but generally steady grains and firmer cattle and lamb values. Wheat and corn move within narrow ranges while hogs and sheep see modest shifts, with notable activity in New York and Chicago futures. Local markets report No. 2 red wheat around 7.3, hogs near 5.30, and lambs around 5.50.
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Indianapolis
Louisville
Cincinnati
New York
Free Hand Power Over Islands and the Nation’s Destiny
A stern defense of congressional authority to govern island territories as vital to the United States. The speaker rejects fixed constitutional limits and argues for expansive, flexible power to manage Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii, the Philippines, and the canal region in pursuit of world leadership and national development.
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Congress
Providence
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Pacific
East
Gulf
England
Perto Rico
Cuba
The
Canal
China
Republi
Rome
Beara the Signature Schooner Wrecked Off Fort George
The three masted schooner Gertrudd Abbott of Philadelphia wrecked on the jetties south of the St Johns river near Fort George Florida. Two men in the rigging were rescued by the Three Friends yesterday.
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Fort George
Fla
Gertrudd Abbott
Philadelphia
Detroit Plans Mass Tobacco Plant Shutdown May
Detroit March 20. Preparations are underway to remove the Scotten tobacco operations from Detroit. All 1,000 men have been notified they may not be required after May. Machinery and equipment will likely be distributed to other Continental Tobacco plants, of which Scotten became part two years ago.
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Detroit
Continental Tobacco Company
Scotten Company
Elusive steamer sighted near Cape Inland of Luzon
Rear Admiral Watson aboard the Brooklyn has departed for Hong Kong to transfer command to Rear Admiral Remey. Two gunboats found a steamer signaling from Cape Inland of Luzon, which ditched lights and fled seaward into darkness.
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Manila
Jeffries Show Called Off in Chicago
Chicago on March 29 reports Mayor Harrison blocked a three opponent format for James J. Jeffries. The event was canceled as management scrapped the plan to fight any opponents in one night.
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Jeffries
Chicago
James J. Jeffries
Harrison
Open door doctrine and wage bill amid news items
Senate introduces a bill to raise government printing salaries by 35 percent, affect many male clerks. Annie E B Springer of Philadelphia praises Dr King s New Discovery for a chronic cough, calling it life changing. Berlin reports Washington open door policy in China receives press attention without comment.
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Washington
Senate Foraker
Annie EB
Springer
Howard Street
Philadelphia
Dr. King
C. D. Knopfel
Berlin
United States
China
Supreme Court Rules on Trust Clause Challenge
In San Francisco on March 20 the supreme court granted a bearing on its recent decision and asked about the invalid trust clause affecting United States Senator J. Walr.
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San Francisco
Supreme Court
Askaing
United States
J. Walr
Man Arrested for Bank Safe Blown Open in Perry Ga
George W. Clark of Macon Georgia was arrested in Jacksonville Florida charged with blowing open the Perry Loan and Savings Company safe and stealing over $4000. The report notes prior weeks’ crime and lists unrelated advertisements and club notices interwoven with the item.
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Jacksonville
Fla
George W. Clark
Macon
Perry Loan and Savings Company
Perry, Ga
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Ter
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