Kitchener and Botha Confer on Possible Surrender Terms
London dispatch reports General Kitchener and Botha met at Middlesburg to discuss ending hostilities. A Pretoria message notes talks on surrender terms including De Wet, with an armistice granted for seven days to consult other Boer leaders. British losses cited at Lichtenberg, and 500 Boers occupy Marysburg.
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London
Pretoria
Kitchener
Botha
Gun Hill
Middlesburg
Lorenzo Marques
Cradoix
Marysburg
FIERCE FIGHTING CONTINUES AS REINFORCEMENTS SHIP OUT
London reports ongoing high intensity fighting in Pretoria area with De Wet and Steyn separated. Kitchener dispatches 12,000 troops to South Africa amid casualty reports from Lichtenberg where two officers were killed. Delarey attacked Lichtenberg defended by Yeomanry and Northumberland Fusiliers as reinforcements move southward.
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Delarey Allneys
Lichtenbere
London
Pretoria
Kruger
War Office
South Africa
Lichenberg
Lord Kitchener
Alleged British Brutality Questioned by Lord Roberts
London reports Lord Roberts at a meeting of the Army Temperance society contrasting British conduct in South Africa with prior campaigns. He cites Bloemfontein Johannesburg and Pretoria as examples where soldiers behaved properly toward Boer women and children who freely interacted with them.
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London
Lord Roberts
Army Temperance Society
South Africa
Bloemfontein
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Russian assurances on Manchuria cited by British envoy
London reports Sir Charles Scott's dispatch from St. Petersburg detailing Count Lamsdorf's statements on Manchuria. Russia denied seeking a permanent China arrangement or protectorate, emphasizing a provisional modus vivendi to cover joint Russian and Chinese presence and protect railway security while awaiting full evacuation.
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London
Maroh
St. Petersburg
Charles Stewart Scott
Count Lamsdorf
Russia
Manchuria
Charles Scott
China
Mansuria
Mancheria
Port Arthur
Denr
Peking
Chi-Li
Three Negroes Hanged at Little Rock
Three Black men Kirby Graves Bill Johnson and Henry Brooks were hanged in Richmond today for murder in Little Rock Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Ark
Kirby Graves
Bill Johnson
Henry Brooks
Richmond
British steamer Avlona wrecked at Bilbao breakwater
The British steamer Avlona, capt Lenox, was wrecked at Bilbao breakwater with all on board lost. Reports from Washington note political conference decisions delaying committee reorganization and an anticipated adjournment. Other items include Cuba export duty abolition after April 1, a denied threatening note about the Danish West Indies, Gen Harrison’s illness update, and a reciprocity agreement signed awaiting ratification of a French treaty.
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Avlona
Bilbao
Spain
Avlons
Lenox
Washington
Republican Senatorial Conference
Root
Gen. Wood
Cuba
State Department
London
United States
Danish West Indies
Hay
Cambon
Emperor William Attacked in Berlin No Serious Injury
The emperor was struck on the right cheek as he rode from the Rathskeller to the station. Surgeons report a one and a half inch wound over the zygoma with bleeding but no serious injury. Weil and Weiland are examined. the latter claimed to be ill and suffered epileptic fits. Berlin society and international diplomats sent congratulations while discussions about increased public trust in protection arose.
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Berlin
Emperor William
Count von Buelow
Bergman
Dietrich Welland
Rathskeller
William
Weiland
Reichstag
Count von Ballestrem
Reichsta Inting
Social Democrats
Herr von Kroecher
Asault
United States
Charlotten-berg
Potsdam
Koenigsberg
von Bergmann
Associated Press
Deutscher Tages Zeitung
Welland
Sensation Marriage Ends in City and St Louis
The partnership of Arthur W. Patterson known as Wallie and Mrs. Sue L. Ustick of St. Louis, named Glory, ended in a sensational marriage in Collinsville. Private detectives tracked them for weeks, gifts of flowers were sent, and the couple were arrested at a luxury Wabash avenue apartment referred to as Treaven. The case drew wide attention in Chicago and St Louis amid reports of a lavish, art filled home.
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Chicago
Arthur W. Patterson
Board of Trade
Patterson
Sue L. Ustick
St. Louis
Collinsville
Wallie
Ustick
Wabash Avenue
Treaven
Moran Defends Nicaragua Canal Policy In Senate
Senator Morgan of Alabama denounces the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and urges the Senate to declare it not obstructing Nicaragua canal work. He argues protocols with Nicaragua and Costa Rica show a president defying the treaty and says action is needed during the recess to advance canal construction. The report also notes export values to Russia and ongoing treaty considerations as the Senate delays ratification.
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Washington
Frye
Senate
Hobart
Morgan
Alabama
United States
Great Britain
Tie
Nicaragua
Nigua
Costa Rica
Congress
Executive
Italy
Russia
War over patronage flares in Illinois federal appointments
Angered by Governor Yates and party allies, President McKinley shifts federal posts in southern Illinois. J Otis Hampson of Springfield becomes district judge. Thomas Worthington of Jacksonville named U S attorney. McKinley blocks Fred Rows as Springfield revenue collector amid clashes with Senators Cullom and Mason. James McKinney slated as Chicago treasurer. politics rift widens.
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Springfield
Southern Illinois
Illinois
J. Otis Hampases
Allen
United States
Minois
Thomas Worthington
Jacksonville
Humphrey
Worthington
McKinley
Join
Fred H. Rows
Yates
Mekiewy
Cullom
Mason
Tlinois
Rowe
Washington
Hook
Humphrey and
Ashington
James McKinney
Aledo
Republican State Executive Committee
W. P. Will'ams
Chicago
Mo Kinney
Gov Yates
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Ilinois
Joe Cannon
Warner
J. Frank Wright
Spooler d. G Mills
Decatur
Internal Revenue
Balleved
Ae National Committee
White House
Farmer Was Taken In Because He Thought He Saw His Way to Make Big Money
South Bend Indiana March 8 Joseph Haas a well known farmer of Union township was approached by a man selling six watches for 27 dollars with a time limited resale plan. Haas opened a sealed contract and found it called for six dozen watches for 300 dollars. The second agent demanded the contract and Haas refused. The agent threatened prosecution for opening a sealed packet and coerced Haas into signing a note for 108 dollars in return for two watches.
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South Bend
Ind
Joseph Haas
Union Township
Haas
Riot in San Juan ends with soldiers freeing superintendent
A riot in San Juan, Porto Rico, saw about 1500 locals clash with U S troops. Five artillerymen and a corporal left their post, fired into the air, and charged into the crowd to rescue School Superintendent Armstrong besieged in a nearby house.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Hiscock
Armstrong
Montana selects Gibson for senator in short term
Helena March 8 Hon Paris Gibson of Great Falls a strong democrat was elected United States senator for the short term at 3 30 this morning. The vote tally came from seven Daly faction members joining the fusionists. Gibson born in 1830 in New Hampshire has been a leading figure in state affairs and served in the constitutional convention and the first state senate. Dover March 8 the Delaware legislature adjourned sine die without naming a United States senator after forty five joint ballots since January 16 leaving full representation unresolved since ex Senator Higgins term expired in 1895.
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Montana
Gibson
Helena
Mont
Paris Gibson
Great Falls
United States
Daly
New Hampshire
Dover
Del
Delaware
Senate
Higgins
Herriett in Race for Iowa Governorship
Des Moines reports ex-State Treasurer John Herriett has formally announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor.
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Herriett
Iowa
Des Moines
John Herriett
Big Implement Trains Reach City via Rock Island Line
Two 26 car trains delivering agricultural implements arrived last night over the Rock Island road. One train from Bellevue Ohio carried Ohio Cultivator goods for distribution in Kansas City, with G A Plank Su Ww Nichols and W S Tinsman aboard. The second train from Battle Creek Michigan headed to Minneapolis, under T S King. Both trains were decorated and stayed in the city until morning. Rock Island Club hosted the visitors.
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Advance Thresher Company
Battle Creek
Mich
Minneapolis
T. S. King
Detroit
Rock Island Club
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Pick
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Bureau of Statistics
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General Grant
War Department
General Dodge
Corcoran Gallery of Art
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United State
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Frank White
Linton
Southern Indiana Railroad
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Thomas Zell
West Middletown
Peck
Marine Engineers’ Association
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Edward Swanson
Moline Plow Company
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St. Louis Exposition
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