Withdrawals Mount as Burghers Surrender Near Springfontein
March 16 17 reports say General Olivier evacuated a hill fort near Burghersdorp and surrendered Severs Moers while Dr. Dewett and Urother were arrested. Dispatches describe patrols at Basutoland borders and engagements at Van Beenn Pass and Tintwas Pass with Boer forces retreating toward the Vaal river. General Pole-Carew arrives at Norvale Pont as rail links reopen and proclamations encourage burghers to surrender and return to work.
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Porto Rican relief bill passes senate in two day debate
The senate approved the Porto Rican relief appropriation of 2,005,000 to fund public education and works in Porto Rico after amendments failed. An amendment claiming the constitution extends over Porto Rico was rejected 36 to 17. Other efforts to amend the bill were not successful as debate closed.
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One Man Annihilated In Furnace Explosion At McKeesport
An explosion at Monongahela Furnace in McKeesport killed George Martin and severely burned George Curran Rydney Jackson and two others. The 100 ton ore load collapsed trapping Martin with no trace of his body found. The accident created a mystery surrounding the missing man.
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Filipinos in Band Enlistment Listed Questioned
Washington March 17 The adjutant general received a telegram from Otis asking authority to allow Filipinos to enlist as members of regimental bands in the Philippines The request will be granted as a matter of policy Also weather notes from Fort Valley Georgia report fears of crop damage if another cold spell recurs and fires burn around orchards
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Love at First Sight Cupid Gets Another Chance
A Chicago police court tale follows Horace G Dowling US Army and Miss Anna Ecker of St Louis after a romantic railway meet His bonds were set at 300 dollars and his wife Ruth Dowling of Springfield is notified Dowling served in the Fifth Field Artillery and was discharged with disability He awaits bail and may face grand jury consideration in a case framed as reconcilable love.
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Fire damages trestle near Macoupla station
Reports from Garliavitte, Us dated March 17 describe a blaze on a trestle near Macoupla station. Thirty four feet of the structure burned before a south bound passenger train alerted crews. The wreck could have caused a severe accident on the steep curve between two grades on the Alion line.
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Five Die In Flames In Ohio House Disaster
Five people died and others were injured after a gasoline fire test went wrong at James Weaver’s home in Columbus Ohio on March 17. The dead include Philip Weaver 49 Roy Weaver 14 Leroy Weaver 3 and Tully Weaver 1 with Joseph White 35 fatally burned. Alice Weaver suffered burns and James Weaver was seriously burned. Property loss described as trifling.
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Shamrock Day Celebrations Across United Kingdom
March 17 reports show broad Irish festivity as loyalists across Britain mark St Patrick's Day. The queen hosts a luncheon at Windsor with Irish airs, while London displays the royal Irish flag at Mansion House.
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