Armistice talk in South Africa as Boer envoys meet
London dispatch reports an armistice arranged while Boer leaders Schalk-Burger and Steyn negotiate with British commanders. De Wet De la Rey and Botha suspend operations. banishment proclamation may be withdrawn if peace terms are accepted. News from The Hague notes civil and military Boer authorities in harmony with ongoing peace talks.
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London
The
Daily Chronicle
Schalk-Burger
Steyn
de Wet
de la Rey
Botha
Lord Kitchener
House of Commons
W. St. John Brodrick
Schalk- Burger
Mr. Steyn
Brodrick
Associated Press
Pall Mall Gazettte
Lee
South Africa
London Stock Exchange
Hague
Orange River
Pretoria
Kruger
Transvaal
Advise Boers to Give In
Brussels correspondence says Belgian opinion opposes Kruger and Boer delegates on independence. Leading Belgian papers call Boer pretensions folly and dismiss the Rand exchange as impracticable. They propose making the late Republics British colonies with autonomy and urge Britain to avoid domination terms.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
South Africa
Brussels
Times
Belgium
Kruger
Transvaal
Great Britain
Boers May Modify Demands in South Africa Crisis
Amsterdam dispatch reports Boer leaders in Europe expect Acting President Schalk Burger to press for changes. An ex-Transvaal official said a February conference with Kruger, Leyds, and delegates agreed to dispatch six emissaries home by separate routes, signaling potential shifts in terms and amnesty for rebels.
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Transvaal
Amsterdam
Schalk-Burger
Europe
Kruger
Leyds
South Africa
Index to Departments and Market Summary
A ledger style index lists page references for markets and society items. It notes Wheat No 2 red price, corn No 2 mixed price, oats No 2 mixed price, cotton middling price, iron foundry price, butter quote, and sections such as Amusements, Arrivals at hotels, Business troubles, Court calendars, Insurance notes, Legal notes, Telegraph intelligence, Foreign mails, New corporations, Railroads, Real estate, Weather, Fires, and various society notes across pages 1 to 14.
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Age New S Corporations
United Service
Weather Peer
Burnett's Vanilla Extract Endorsed by Grocers
Burnett's Vanilla Extract is popular with grocers who know its value and quality. They urge consumers to insist on using Burnett's vanilla for best results in cooking and baking.
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Burnett
Boers and British Set Out Terms After Middelburg Meeting
Commandant General Botha pressed Lord Kitchener for details on future governance of the two Boer colonies. Terms included limited amnesty, a £1,000,000 debt assumption, and licensed firearms with oath of allegiance. Botha and his officers did not commit to accepting the proposals after exchange of views.
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Middelburg
Botha
Lord Kitchener
Cape
Cape Colony
Gen
Canada offers fourth contingent for service in South Africa
Ottawa March 24 The Dominion Government has offered a fourth contingent for service in South Africa. The offer, forwarded to Lord Chamberlain via the Governor General, awaits Imperial reply. If accepted, Canada will supply up to men and the Militia Dept will equip the unit while Britain recoups costs.
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Ottawa
Dominion
South Africa
Mr. Chamberlain
Lord Minto
Canada
Imperial War Office
War Office
Department of Militias
Great Britain
Chicago Transit Systems Examined by NY Rapid Transit Team
E P Bryan general manager of the New York Rapid Transit Company leads a Chicago inspection party including George Gibbs and engineers through the Metropolitan L lines and loop circuits. They tour Northwestern Lake Street and South Side roads after eight days in Boston comparing Sprague and General Electric systems. An informal dinner at the Auditorium Annex hosts local transportation officials.
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Chicago
E. P. Bryan
New York Rapid Transit Company
George Gibbs
S. L. F. Deya
L. B. Stillwell
J. van Vleek
W. Scott Bryan
Lake Street
South Side
Boston
Sprague
Northwestern
General Electric Company
Auditorium Annex
Harvard Receives 450000 From St Louis Benefactor
George Smith, adopted son of James Smith, founder of Smith Academy, wills 450000 to Harvard University. The gift funds three dormitories with one named for Smith and two for his foster parents. He had been a party in a prior suit over his foster mother's will, which relatives failed to overturn. He leaves nothing to the relatives of his foster parents.
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ST. Louis
George Smith
James Smith
Smith Academy
Harvard University
Smith
Persis Smith
Easter Trains to Atlantic City Express Departures
Easter special Atlantic City 3 hour Express via New Jersey Central leaves Liberty Street March 29 at 1 30 P M Returning train from Atlantic City Easter afternoon at 6 30 P M Adv
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Atlantic City
New Jersey Central
Freight rate injunction halts six railroads in Chicago
In Chicago Judge Grosscup granted a temporary restraining order against six railways including Lake Shore and Michigan Southern and Illinois Central. The order holds until June 1 or further court orders. Judge Day alleged a monopoly in freight rates and said illegal favors lowered rates for a few shippers while denying for others.
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Chicago
Grosscup
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Fort Wayne
Michigan Central
Illinois Central
Chicago and Northwestern
Courts of Equity
W. A. Day
United States
Judge Day
Inter State Commission to Probe Rates on Grain and Packing Goods
Chicago reports consternation as the Inter-State Commerce Commission plans a second investigation into alleged violations of the Interstate Commerce Act. Aimed at grain, grain products, and packing house products, hearings begin April 1 in a U S Courtroom. The inquiry seeks detailed shipment data and billed versus actual rates from Kansas City eastward Feb 16 to March 15.
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Chicago
Inter- State Commerce Commission
United States
Itio
Kansas City
Inter-State Commission
Lloyd Bowers
Dispute Over Rail Rates Comes Before Inter State Panel
Judge Grosscup halts long running Chicago freight rate dispute between railways and the Chicago Live Stock Exchange. Evidence showed rate cutting and rebates to favored packers. an Oct 19 order required end to discrimination. The Exchange filed a fresh complaint and rail owners testified to continued pooling and preferential pricing. The ICC asked the U.S. Attorney General to direct prosecutors.
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Chicago Live Stock Exchange
Inter-State Commerce Commission
United States Attorney General
Overland Limited Train Leaves Chicago at 8 P.M.
The Every-Day Train to California known as the Overland Limited departs Chicago at 8:00 P.M. It runs via Chicago and North-Western Union Pacific and Southern Bus. Offices listed at 461 Broadway, 287 Broadway, and 349 Broadway.
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California
Chicago
Chicago & North-Western
Union Pacific
Southern Bus
Broadway
Government files suit to halt railway alleged violations
The Attorney General directs action to stop Chicago to Kansas City railways from violating the act to regulate commerce and the Sherman law. Petitions for injunctions were served on railway officers in Chicago, with Friday filings in the circuit court and a weekend conference among six railways agreeing not to resist the government move.
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Chicago- Kansas City Railways
Chicago
Commission
United States Circuit Court
United States District
S. H. Bethea
Terror in the Subways Blasting Alarm Ridge Homes
Residents along One Hundred and Fourth Street and Broadway report powerful blasts from Farrell and Hopper tunnel work beneath private homes. Cracked ceilings and broken windows disrupt life as complaints to officials go unanswered. Inmates at the Home for the Destitute Blind fear nightly tremors and falling ceilings.
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Fourth Street
Broadway
Central Park
Farrell & Hopper
Board of Health
Mayor Low
One Hundred and Fourth Street
Amsterdam Avenue
M. J. Hadley
F. W. Becker
West One Hundred and Fourth Street
R. Hartley
Hope Baptist Church
Miss MacClellan
Subway Realty Company
Central Park West
Gen Miles Defends Army Departments in Senate Hearing
Gen Miles testifies before the Senate Military Affairs Committee on the proposed General Staff bill. He defends the Inspector General, Pay, Quartermaster, and Commissary Departments and criticizes centralization as monarchic and autocratic, urging adherence to democratic military governance.
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Washington
Miles
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Pettus
Proctor
Gen. Miles
Inspector General’s Department
Ample Time for the Theatre on Lackawanna Train
Advertisement notes extra time for theater travel by the Lackawanna Railroad to Buffalo. Sleeper cars available, with departures and opening times listed. travel options emphasize late evening to early morning service.
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Lackawanna Railroad
Weeks bill would disfranchise 169000 New York primaries voters
Local politicians discuss Assembly Bill No 898 nicknamed Weekes bill aimed at New York City. It would bar 169000 voters enrolled in blank from primaries, exempting New York City only, shifting control to party bosses and reducing independent voters access to primaries.
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New York
Board of Elections
Five Boroughs
City of New York
Weekes
Greater
Tammany
John R. Voorhis
Voorhis
Republican Party
Col. Murphy
Tom” Foley
Nicholas T. Brown
J. P. Keating
Weekes Defends His Primary Election Bill
Albany March 24 Assemblyman Weekes defends his bill to amend the primary election law amid strong political attention. The measure is viewed as the key proposed reform among current legislative efforts.
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MR. Weekes
Albany
N. Y
Weekes
Cuban postal embezzlers sentenced to ten years each
Havana reports the Audiencia Court verdicts in the Cuban postal funds scandal. W. H. Reeves C. F. W. Neely Estes G. Rathbone receive ten years in prison and fines totaling over 177 thousand dollars. Neely, once editor of The Muncie News, led the scheme. Rathbone and Reeves also faced charges.
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Rathbone
Neely
Havana
Audiencia Court
Co. F. W. Neely
W. H. Reeves
Estes G. Rathbone
Carrydon Rich
C. F. W. Neely
United States
Cuba
Muncie
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
New York Central
Rochester
Shields
New York City
Ohio
Washington
Treasury
Reeves
United States Supreme Court
Spitters Fined In Court Over Public Expectorations
About fifty men appeared in the Court of Special Sessions to answer charges of spitting in public places. Most blamed colds and weather for their acts, with one swearing off cigarettes and attempting tobacco chewing. Seventeen were discharged after short detentions. the rest were fined five dollars each with warnings of harsher penalties on repeat offenses.
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Court of Special Sessions
Bunko Men Foiled by Farmer in Shawangunk Hold Up
In Goshen New York on March 24 Farmer Thomas Jefferson Nearn of Shawangunk outwitted two bunko men during a poker game with cards and a buckboard calf driver present. After losing, Nearn retrieved money from the two men and forced them to return his cash plus a large sum. Authorities reported the haul likely ranged from four hundred to nine hundred fifty dollars.
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Goshen
N. Y
Bunko
Thomas Jefferson Nearn
Shawangunk
Mr. Nearn
Nearn
New York Central Praise From Buffalo Express Ad
The Buffalo Express extols the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad for superior track quality fast trains safe and comfortable service scenic routes and numerous cities. The advertisement lauds its uniformly correct character of service and prominence among railroads on both sides of the Atlantic.
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New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Buffalo Express
Adv
Matthews Store Offers Wide Bookcase Selection
Easy to buy a bookcase at Matthews' store located at 275 Canal Street. The ad notes all sizes designs and prices available for customers.
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Matthews
Canal St
Conference on Cuba at the White House
The President met with seven Republican House members opposing Cuban reciprocity to discuss Cuba policy and unite opposition. Generals Wood and Palma’s plans were outlined with focus on easing Cuba’s trade and the transfer of government. Senators Platt Hale Spooner and Quay joined to share views.
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Washington
White House
T House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
Tawney and Morris
Minnesota
Ohio
William A. Smith
Michigan
Minor
Wisconsin
Metcalf
California
Dayton
West Virginia
Cuba
Gen. Wood
Root
Congress
Sibley
Cubs
Payne
War Department
Wood
Weod
Palma
New York
United States
Platt
Hale
Spooner
Quay
Chicago Traction Directors Meet Over Transfers
General Counsel W. W. Gurley and President John M. Roach of the Chicago Union Traction Company travel to New York for a directors meeting. Topic includes the judge Ball ruling forcing transfers between Union and Consolidated traction lines and broader traction issues with New York investors led by J. Pierpont Morgan. John J. Mitchell’s discussions in New York are noted. he has returned to Chicago without commentary.
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Chicago
W. W. Gurley
John M. Roach
Chicago Union Traction Company
New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
John J. Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Hoff's Extract Ad
Ad claiming Johann Hoff's Extract is non stimulant with no reaction and preserves gains from use. Recommends a wineglassful with meals and warns to avoid cheap substitutes.
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Johann Hoff
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