Negro may be lynched in wake of deputy’s death in Maryland
Easton Maryland March 4 Thomas J Thompson deputy sheriff was shot and killed while re arresting Lewis Green a negro murderer who with five other prisoners escaped from the jail using a wooden key Green and his brothers were captured and brought to town for investigation amid public anger over Thompson’s death Green awaited trial for murder the alleged victim being his mistress It is unclear who fired the fatal shot
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Susquehanna Receding But Williamsport Still Flooded
Susquehanna River remains at flood height longer than ever in Harrisburg area. Waters receded at Sunbury Milton and Williamsport overnight, but Wilkesbarre reported a great flood. South of Paxton street flood persists. mills and furnaces shut. Pennsylvania Steel Works closed. mines in Lykens Valley damaged. Pennsylvania railroad cannot run trains between Harrisburg and Middletown.
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Pennsylvania Steel Works
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Boers Great Victory Charges Confused British
Dispatches from London dated March 4 describe a Boer force of 1,210 to 1,700 attacking a British convoy near Vondonop southwest of Klerksdorp in the Transvaal. Boers stampeded mules and charged repeatedly, killing and taking prisoners as Lt Col Anderson reported.
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Klerksdorp
Transvaal
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Delarey
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Celliers
Lemmer
Waolmeerans
Potgieter
South Africa
war office
Senate in Disarray Over Disorderly Conduct row
South Carolina senators clash on the floor leading to calls for discipline under Article 1 Section 5. The Constitution grants the chamber power to punish disorderly behavior and to expel a member with a five fifths vote.
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Shipping bill debates amid subsidy critique and war fears
Washington discussion on a shipping bill to fund ocean mail service, defend commerce, and aid fisheries. Senator Frye argues American wages raise ship costs and U S subsidies lag rivals. warning of a war disruption if foreign tonnage withdraws. Other notes cover rural delivery bills and Panama canal legal issues. Halifax steamer Antish reported lost with crew, later found.
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Jamishute
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Goldboro
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YACHT RACES DISCUSSION FOR SHAMROCK II AND COLUMBIA
Sir Thomas Lipton offers Shamrock II for race versus Columbia with American and British crews. W. Post considers charter, aiming to test American versus British crews. Lipton suggests racing with Columbia under its own British skipper and American crew if possible. Post plans to send a representative to London to finalize arrangements.
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Philippine Rebels Active Near Manila in Fight
Eleven constabulary missing after a clash with insurgents near Manila. Twenty-five Morong troopers faced well armed fighters. ten miles from Manila the pursuit failed, with eleven unaccounted for believed killed or captured. A band previously captured Ampil of Cainta, with private feud blamed. Ampil reportedly alive but under torture. General Lukban offers aid if peace terms are fair.
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Chicago Greets Prince Henry in a Night of Festive Pageantry
Chicago welcomed Prince Henry of Prussia with a citywide display of electric lights and torch parades. Crowds packed Jackson Boulevard to Michigan Avenue as he arrived by train and later attended a grand ball at the Auditorium, where German and American symbols and music dominated the event. The prince later declined Canadian honors for a quiet view of Niagara Falls, while other local items reported a Newark homicide and arson-suicide.
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