Fierce fight with bolomen leaves eight rebels dead
Manila reports a harsh clash as the US Philippine commission awards medals of honor to Inspector Knoauber and two Filipino constabulary. Knoauber and colleagues killed eight bolomen near Cavite, capturing rifles and weapons. Samar bolomen killed many friendly natives in another attack, a native injured severely.
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Manila
United States Philippine commission
Knoauber
Filipino constabulary
Cavite
Magallanes
Ramos
Knuauber
Samar
Tillman
Charleston
S. C
the
exposition company
J. H. Tillman
Roosevelt
Colonel Tilman
Maryland man touts miracle from Yagers Sarsaparilla
A Maryland painter, once told by Philadelphia doctors he was critically ill, credits Yager's Sarsaparilla with a dramatic recovery. He lost 48 pounds, suffered hemorrhages, and says the medicine restored his health within months, prompting him to publicly endorse the remedy and display a sign near his fence.
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Philadelphia
avena
TAGES SARSAPARILLA
Weiet Iferlno
Win
sing
chaut
Boers Lose 600 Men as British Capture Supplies
Britain reports from Harrismith and Van Reenen describe a two day campaign ending with Boer line breaches. Marie Botha killed. over 600 Boers killed or captured, 2,000 horses, 28,000 cattle, 60,000 sheep, 50,000 rounds. De Wet's son and officers captured. surrounding raids yield multiple surrenders. Also notes a drowning near Doylestown and pension bill actions in Washington.
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Marie Botha
De Wet
London
Lord Roberts
Cronje
Paardeberg
Majuba Hill
Lord Kitchener
Harrismith and
Van Reenen
Frankfort
olr
General De Wet
Merer
Truther
Majuba
Matrinsmith
Mr. Stern
Rawlisson
Floods Threaten Towns Across Pennsylvania as Rivers Rise
Across Pennsylvania heavy rains caused widespread floods from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. The Schuylkill and Susquehanna rivers rose, submerging basements, mills, and streets, with towns like Safe Harbor and Manayunk facing major water intrusion and ice jams. Rail lines and bridges were damaged or overwhelmed, and residents evacuated to upper floors as crews evacuated depots and mills.
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Safé Harbor
Philadelphia
Schuylkill
Tower
Norristown
Manayunk
Schuylker Valley division
Pennsylvania railroad
Safe Harbor
Washington borough
Bedford
Dunning creek
Rainstown
Juniata
Johnstown
Mann's Choice
new county bridge
Pittsburg
Lincoln
Boyet
M C. A
Penn avenue
Prince Henry Rides With Roosevelt in Rainy Washington
Prince Henry accompanied by President Roosevelt took an informal hour long horseback ride through the Rainy Washington suburbs. The pair, seen by a crowd, planned to return within an hour and a half, then attended a German embassy dinner amid strong German resident enthusiasm as the prince prepared for a southern and western tour.
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Roosevelt
Ganter
Washington
Prince Henry
President Roosevelt
Ambassador Holleben
Dair
viders
Prince Henry of Prussia visits Naval Academy in heavy rain
Prince Henry of Prussia visited the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis on March 1, meeting cadets and inspecting work and play. He addressed them in a complimentary speech, expressing confidence in their future duty. Secretaries Long and other officers accompanied him as rain drenched the parade but the visit proceeded with formalities.
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Annapolis Naval Academy
Annapolis
Prince Henry of Prussia
Naval Academy
Secretar Long
naval college
Seventy Miners Buried in Serpentine Canyon Disaster
A severe snowslide at the Liberty Bell mine bunkhouse trapped 60 to 70 men. The structure crushed like an eggshell and swept into gulches below. Rescue efforts continued as additional slides hampered recovery. List of identified dead includes S. C. Clemmons, John Marshall, Henry Bauer, C Lemner, Charley L. Summerland, Gus Swanson, James Conly, Joseph Hennessey and Henry Trowbridge.
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Volhn tda
Coto
Marcy
Liberty Bell
guiches
Telluride
Trains Wreck Kills Four on Southern Railway Trestle
A south bound passenger train on the Columbus branch of the Southern Railway plunged through a weakened trestle near Zetelia Georgia after heavy rains. Four crewmates A F Mathews engineer F i L Hil baggage master Leo G Murray mail clerk Isaac McDowell fireman were killed and several passengers injured though none fatally. The train was traveling slowly and only the first class coach avoided going into the washout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Griffin
Columbus
Zetelia
A. F. Mathews
F. i L. Hil
Leo G. Murray
Isaac McDowell
TRAIN WRECKERS ARRESTED FOR WRECK ATTEMPT
Two tramps Oscar Francis of Schuylkill county Pennsylvania and John Snowden of Charlestown West Virginia were arrested at Deer Park charged with attempting to wreck a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train by placing a Janney coupler on the track. They said hunger drove the act. The obstruction was discovered as the train was due to pass.
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Cumberland
Oscar Francis
Schuylkill county
John Snowden
Charlestown
W. Va
Deer Park
Baltimore and Ohio
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H. BONDURANT Pittsylvania Co
WILLIAMSON'S
Green Mountain
mervene
Vermont
WSL
Smith
PEARRE’S
SOUTH MARKET STREET
E. EBERT & SONS
Sargent
WILLIAMSON’S
ERNEST HELFENSTEIN
W. Patrick St
Frederick, Me
Poesais
advent Colama
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QUEEN ALEXANDRA
Prince Henry of York
St. Tames
BOLOMEN
Ridgway
Bartel Sweeney
Mary
Wilcox
Sweeney
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Isaac Radcliffe
Buckingham
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warren
House
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Delaware river
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Standard Oil company
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Tennessee
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Florida
Jeffries Fitzsimmons
Vancouver
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Rockwood
New York
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EVERETT HALE
Edward Everett Latle
Boston
PRINCE
Moscow
Russia
John L. Mason
Frank Burlanek
Leavenworth, Kan
Daisy Carpenter
Camden
womsen
L C Younger & Co
Richmond
Colorado Mine
Chicago
South Chicago Furnace company
Frank Russell
Michael Jackular
Vienna
Constantinople
Ostdeutsche Rundschans
Albania
Detschani
Bjelopolje
Spehe
West Jersey Road
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Wertley and Seashore
Isran
G. Adams
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