Boers Seek Peace Overtures From Pretoria to Kroonstad
Pretoria dispatch reports Schalk Burger Reitz and four officials arriving by train under a flag of truce after heavy British pressure at Rhenoster Kop. They met Lord Kitchener, then headed for Kroonstad under safe conduct amid renewed peace talk signals.
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Pretoria
Transvaal
Schalk-Burger
F. W. Reitz
Lucas Meyer
Isrogh
Balmoral
Here
Kroonstadt
Orange River Colony
Rhenoster Kop
London
War Office
Steyn
Louis Botha
Chroncle
Botha
Kitchener
Daily News
Brussels
Messrs. Schalk-Burger
Reitz
Meyer and
Krogh
Lord Methuen
Boer forces seize town near Cape Town in South Africa
Rev Dr H D von Broekhuizen says Boers captured Riebeek West only thirty miles from Cape Town, signaling a major advance and rising Cape Colony revolt. He cites British reports on Boer casualties and desertions, tying the unrest to concentration camps and Dutch sympathy in the colony.
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Cape Colony
South Africa
Great Britain
Ceylon
St. Helena
Bermuda
England
Lord Methuen
Cape Town
Cape
Riebeek West
Dr. von Broekhuizen
Botha
de la Rey
de Wet
Pretoria
Paul Kruger
Volksraad
von Broekhuizen
Columbus Hall
South African Republic
Orange Free State
Dundee
Edward Lauterbach
Edward van Ness
Western Starr
Chicago
Illinois
Congress
H. D. von Broekhuizen
West Sixtieth Street
Fourteenth Congressional Committee
American Society of Freedom
Lord Kitchener
Kitchener
Index to Departments and Page References
Amusements page 5 arrivals at hotels and out of town buyers losses by fire marine intelligence and foreign mails real estate railroads religious society weather report yesterday's fires
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Marine Intelligence
Cecil Rhodes's Health Deteriorates in Cape Town
Cape Town reports at 6 A. M. on March 24 that Cecil Rhodes remains weak after a restless night, with condition described as deteriorating this morning.
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Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Pilgrims Flee Mecca for Jedda as Cholera Rages
The Times report from London notes 240000 pilgrims flee Mecca to Jedda sixty miles west amid a cholera outbreak with 280 deaths last Wednesday. Indigent pilgrims face scarce provisions and hardship as relief efforts from the Yildiz Kiosk are contemplated.
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Jedda
London
TIMES
NEW York Times
Mecca
Constantinople
Yildiz
Waldeck-Rousseau to speak on extending French chamber term
The Paris correspondent reports Premier Waldeck-Rousseau will address the Senate on extending the Chamber of Deputies term from four to six years. He argues a longer term allows a simple dissolution method without destabilizing the government, noting the current four year term too short for useful legislative work.
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London
Paris
The
Times
Waldeck-Rousseau
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Belgian Socialist Leader Attacks Pope in Belgian Chamber
Brussels debate on foreign affairs budget features Socialist leader M Demblion denouncing the Papacy. He urges suppression of the Belgian Minister to the Holy See and cites alleged medieval crimes to discredit the Papacy. The motion is rejected amid interruptions.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Brussels
the Times
Chamber of Representatives
M. Demblion
Holy See
M. Demblon
Rival Kings County sheriffs seek orderly transfer of office
Rival claimants Guden and Col. Dike face a likely court path after Justice Gaynor ruled the Governor overstepped by removing the sheriff. Guden plans to seek a formal order directing Dike to surrender the sheriff’s office, jail, and records. Dike and his counsel expect a possible stay and appellate review to decide who remains sheriff.
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Kings County
Gaynor
Guden
Jere A. Weinberg
Justice Gaynor
Col
Norman S. Dike
Col. Dike
Appellate Division
Court of Appeals
Columbia Heights
County Court House
W. W. Wingate
Levi W Naylor
Irish Party Appeals for Funds Amid Financial Strain
Dublin Nationalist press reports via The Times that the Irish Parliamentary Party seeks funds though branches of the United Irish League, facing financial difficulties as peasantry in the West and South are squeezed and wealthier Nationalist cities and Midland districts resist contributions.
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London
Dublin
The
Times
Irish Parliamentary Party
United Irish League
Powers and the Orient in Japanese Press Commentary
The Times Tokyo correspondent reports Japanese opinion on the Franco Russian declaration. A leading journal says the alliance weakens where interests diverge, predicting distinct Orient and Occident sensitivities. Germany's isolated position intrigues Japan amid Franco Russian ties.
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Germany
London Times
NEW York Times
London
Tokio
The
Times
Orient
Japan
Russia
Brussels
the Times
Indépendance Belge
Independance Belge
Black Diamond Express Resumes on Lehigh Valley Route
Operation of the Black Diamond Express is resumed with all trains, including this service, running between New York and Buffalo and the West on schedule.
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Lehigh Valley
R. R
New York
Buffalo
West
China Faces Duty Evasion on Port Arthur Trade
The Times Shanghai correspondent reports a large shipment from Shanghai to Port Arthur with import duty drawback, then sent to Niu-Chwang by rail duty free. Russia pledged in 1899 to halt goods traffic until revenue protection, but the promise remains unfulfilled. If unresolved, the trade at Niu-Chwang may soon die.
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London
Timmes
NEW York Times
Shanghai
the Times
Port Arthur
Niu- Chwang
Russia
Belgian Activity in China
Shanghai dispatch notes a Belgian syndicate negotiating for the Shanghai Nanking Railway concession once granted to Britain in 1898 but未 carried out. The Times correspondent urges British government backing for commercial ventures in China to counter continental influence.
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LonDon Times
NEW York Times
London
Shanghai
the Times
China
Accused Turkish Marshal Sentencing Pending in Istanbul
The Times dispatch from Constantinople reports Marshal Fuad Pasha’s military commission sentence remains unrated. The Sultan is believed to refer the case to the Court of Cassation. Reports of arrests are likely exaggerated and claims officers are banned from foreign clubs are unfounded.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Constantinople
the Times
Fuad Pasha
Court of Cassation
Miss Burns Not in Greenwich Conn Here Today
Florence Burns is not in Greenwich and no family with her name is found here. A woman matching her description was seen at the railroad station at 10 A.M. today, traveling east, but officials say she is not the missing person in this area.
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Greenwich
Conn
Florence Burns
von der Bosch
Miss Burns
Canal Pool Controls Erie Tonnage Across State
A canal-boat pool will oversee nearly all Erie Canal tonnage this year. The New York and Western Transportation Company, capitalized at 500000, formed by prominent New York, Buffalo, and Rochester investors, has options on canal boats in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Lyons, Troy, and New York and aims to secure every boat operating on the Erie canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Utica
N. Y
Erie Canal
New York and Western Transportation Company
New York
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Lyons
Troy
Erieanal
Belmont party visits Milwaukee for subway engine inspection
August Belmont and associates arrive in Milwaukee to inspect engines built by Allis Chalmers for New York subway contracts. The group has already committed 1 750 000 dollars in orders and may place more after visiting local supply houses before touring Chicago and Pittsburgh. John B. McDonald and E. P. Bryan accompany Belmont.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Belmont
New York
Allis Chalmers Company
Milwaukee Machine Shops
Chicago
Pittsburg
John B. McDonald
E. P. Bryan
Actor Nearly Hanged in Village Theatre Incident
In Morton New York Wilbur Bassett twenty was playing Hercules at private Reform Club theatricals when a faulty noose left him suspended for nearly a minute before officials freed him entangled ropes blocking the descent. He turned black and remained unconscious in critical condition.
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Rochester
N. Y
Morton
Reform Club
Wilbur Bassett
Hercules
Bassett
Vie
Lowell Textile Workers Threaten Large Strike Over Wages
Lowell Mass March 23 mill agents reply to the Textile Council demand for a 10 percent wage raise. Each agent signs a separate note stating it is better to close mills than raise wages. Unions plan meetings and a strike vote with about 16 200 workers affected. The Cotton Spinners call meeting tomorrow. Trades and Labor Council supports the Textile Council.
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Lowell
Mass
Textile Council
Boston
Rafferty
Lowell Textile Council
Trades and Labor Council
Merrimack
Tremont
Suffolk
Massachusetts
Boot
Appleton
Lawrence
Hamilton
Concession Terms For Gulf of California Fisheries
The contract requires Gulf of California lines to be established within two years of promulgation or forfeiture. Concessionaires must build at least one fish cannery and return to the Government the oyster and abalone fishing beds with improvements, without any indemnification at contract end.
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Gulf of California
Henry Watterson Defends Gen Miles in Roosevelt Row
Louisville correspondent reports Henry Watterson’s Washington interview backing Gen Miles amid the Roosevelt Miles controversy. Watterson argues Miles faced punishment since refusing to become an Admin orderly, condemning Roosevelt and McKinley era actions as overreach and likening the President to a military dictator.
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Louisville
Washington
Roosevelt- Miles
Henry Watterson
Miles
McKinley
Roosevelt
United States
White House
Lake Front In Litigation Over Public Water Rights
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania Lily Lake near the resort town is at dispute as farmer Aaron Boyd claims rights to the waterfront and has a chained log boom blocking cottagers. A judge ruled the lake public property and Boyd plans to appeal to the Supreme Court as cottagers prepare to occupy their summer homes. The outcome will affect water rights for lakes statewide.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
Lily Lake
Aaron Boyd
Boyd
Lynch
D. L. Rhone
Supreme Court
Loom Fixers Union Considers Strike Discretion
In New Bedford on March 23 the National Loom Fixers' Union executive committee authorized the Loom Fixers' Union of Lowell to use its own discretion about striking.
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New Bedford
Mass
National Loom Fixers’ Union
Loom Fixers’ Union of
Lowell
Fire destroys Monmouth Hunt Club stables killing sixteen horses
A blaze at the Monmouth Hunt Club stables between Eatontown and Oceanport, New Jersey, killed sixteen horses including ten Collier hunters and valuable polo ponies. The main stable with twenty six stalls burned despite steel roof protection, causing an estimated loss of about $50,000 with partial insurance.
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Red Bank
N. J
Monmouth Hunt Club
Eatontown
Oceanport
Peter Fenelon Collier
New York
Consolidated Gas Company
Punch
Black Royal
Europe
Collier
Lord Goshen
Lady Mary
Lamb
Greenfield
Black Prince
Girl Bitten by Drunk Saloon Dog Named Danger
Five year old Lily Martin was severely bitten by a large stray dog called Danger on Oak Street. The dog, living mainly at a New Chambers Street saloon, attacked after being drunken and unowned. Lily was treated at Hudson Street Hospital and sent home. Her father asked police to shoot the dog, but responders could not locate it.
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Lily Martin
John Martin
Oak Street
Hudson Street
New Chambers Street
New Bowery
No. 10
Martin
Dolly Gray
Lily
Democrats' Plans Blocked in Maryland Legislature
In Annapolis on March 23, Democrats report failed to advance most plans as independent Republicans block House action. Only the Primary Election bill, aimed at Baltimore City and preventing straw candidates, passes. Districts redrawing and Cecil County shift loom. party aims to modify ballots to remove party labels, impacting black and illiterate voters.
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Annapolis
Arthur P. Gorman
United States
House
Isaac Lobe Strauss
Baltimore City
Cecil County
Anne Arundel County
Mr Havemeyer Buys Alaska Mines
The McClelland group of forty five gold and copper claims in the Chittyna district Alaska sold for 1 100 000 to the Alaska Copper Company a New York based concern with H O Havemeyer as president The claim owners R F McClelland and nine other miners transfer ten elevenths of the property for the sum retaining one eleventh The balance is to be paid in installments through Nov 1 1904 Contracts for the sale were filed two weeks ago at Valdes.
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Tacoma
Washington
McClelland Group
Chittyna
Alaska
Alaska Copper Company
New York
H. O. Havemeyer
R. F. McClelland
Valdes
Concessions for Mexico to establish steamship service
Ambassador Clayton reports to the State Department a concession issued by the Mexican Government on December 17 granting Tarpey and Bennett, American citizens, rights to establish steamship service between Mexico and Asia and a Pacific coast line, with exploitation of fisheries in the Gulf of California.
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Washington
Clayton
Mexico
State Department
Gulf of California
Tarpey & Bennett
Asia
Pacific
Mendacity Charged to Tillman's Nephew
South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Tillman faces accusations of misrepresentation to justify a Senate ruling. The piece details his handling of a debate on a bill, the Rules Committee interpretation, and letters from United States Senator Frye and Speaker Henderson contesting Tillman's claims.
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Columbia
D. C
Tillman
Senate
Committee On Rules
Jefferson
Sheppard
Marquis of Queensberry
United States
Frye
Henderson
House of Representatives
South Carolina
Washington
Gov
Journal of the Senate
Major Jenkins to Receive Sword in Presidential Presentation
Major Mikah Jenkins will receive a handsome sword presented by South Carolinians through President Roosevelt. After refusing the Tillman sword due to insult to the President, Jenkins is honored by a gift of greater intrinsic value, with Roosevelt agreeing to present it on April 9 at the exposition in Charleston. Ex-Gov. Hugh S. Thompson leads the South Carolina Committee.
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Columbia
S.C
Micah Jenkins
United States
Major Jenkins
Gov
Tillman
South Carolina
Tillman Sword
Jenkins
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Charleston
Washington
Hugh S. Thompson
New York
Convicts to be removed to new coalfield
Five state convicts leased by Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron will be moved from Coalburg near Birmingham to a new coalfield near the Walker and Jefferson county line. The move follows a public statement by the State Convict Commission as the Southern Railroad builds a spur to the mines.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company
Coalburg
Walker
Jefferson Counties
Southern Railroad
Carnegie declines title to kingdom of Patagonia
In Pittsburg the tale claims Andrew Carnegie refused Achilles I’s offer to sell the title and lands of Patagonia and Araucania. An Austrian lieutenant who mapped the region said Carnegie weighed ore transport costs and concluded shipping would not be profitable. The story circulated after the engineer left Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Achilles I
Patagonia
Araucania
Paris
Count de Belligarde
Carnegie
Achilles
Portland Mine to Close in Colorado Springs
James F. Burns of the Portland Mine says the property will close on the first of next month, putting 900 men out of work. He cites high smelter and mill treatment charges and notes the partner mill will soon be ready, allowing suspension until then to save about $200000 annually.
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Colorado Springs
James F. Burns
Portland
Director Hennequin Shoots Self In Brussels
In Brussels General Hennequin head of the Military Cartographical Society died by suicide shooting himself with a rifle.
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Brussels
Hennequin
Military Cartographical Society
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Burnett
Brooklyn Sheriffs
Far East
Associated Press
Peking
Korea
Niu-Chwang
August Belmont and
J. B. McDonald
Lowell Weavers
Textile Union
Gen. Miles
Kentucky
Lake Front
Pennsylvania
Farmer
Maryland
MR. Havemeyer
New York Capitalists
Maj. Jenkins
Sloss-Sheffield Iron Company
Andrew I
Kingdom
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