London Interprets Visit as Step Toward Peace Effort
Pretoria dispatch reports Acting President Schalkburger and key Transvaal officials arriving at Balmoral on a flag of truce. They met Lord Kitchener, then traveled to Sroonstadt under safe conduct after a tense week near Rhenoster kon, where British forces pressed them and dispatch riders warned of the approach.
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Pretoria
Schalkburger
F. W. Reitz
Transvaal
Lucas Meyer
Krogh
Balmoral
Here
Lord Kitchener
Sxroonstadt
Move Toward Peace Noted As Boer Delegation in British Lines
London reacts to the Boer government party entering the British lines The possible aim is to seek permission to meet with Steyn and Boer generals De Wet and Delarey News of this maneuver is seen as a sign of potential peace talks, though expectations remain cautious Delarey’s recent successes may hinder any agreement
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London
Messrs. Schalkburger
Reitz
Meyer
Krogh
British Lines In Order To Consult With Mr. Steyn and the Boer Generals, de Wet
Delarey
Steyn
Mr. Schalkburger
London Papers Debate Pretoria Peace Overtures
London commentary treats Schalk Burger and his companions as seeking peace while discussing terms. Lucas Meyer is noted as Louis Botha's close ally. Papers infer Botha may stand aside, hoping for similar terms to a year ago, while urging the Boers to be treated as civilized combatants and questioning unconditional surrender after major losses.
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London
Pretoria
Schalkburger
Lucas Meyer
Louis Botha
The
Daily Chronicle
Botha
Peace Amid Franco Russian Declaration Echoes In China
Discussion centers on the Franco Russian declaration seen as a step toward peace. Chinese newspapers condemn the humiliation of China and compare its status to Corea, while the foreign office plans to dispatch independent ministers to establish legations in Italy Austria and Spain.
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Pekin
China
Corea
Italy
Austria
Spain
Great Britain
Russia
United States
Mexico City gold standard debate shapes cotton trade
In Mexico City a shift toward a gold standard is noted with importers urging government adoption. Planters and manufacturers back maintaining silver while workers earn in silver. rents provisions and clothing already follow a gold basis. Business remains strong with growing machinery orders from interior points.
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Mexico City
Mexican Herald
False Hair Ends Engagement in Iowa Breach Suit
In Emmetsburg William Strong wooed Jennie Amsler and proposed after being charmed by her hair described as a waist length mist. The hair proved false and the engagement ended. Jennie won a breach of promise suit, but the Iowa Supreme Court reversed, ruling love won on false pretense justified Strong not to marry.
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Des Moines
Emmetsburg
William Strong
Jennie Amsler
Strong
Jeannie
Tater Strong
Jennie
Supreme Court
Retvizan Battleship Joins Russian Navy in Philadelphia
The Retvizan, newly built for the Russian government at Cramp's shipyard, was formally added to the czar's fleet in Philadelphia. A simple ceremony led by Father Ratskowfsky with 750 officers and crew observed Greek Church rites before Captain Stohnesnovitch signaled the blue cross of St. Andrew. The ship then moved to midstream and will sail for Cronstadt around April 12.
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Philadelphia
Retvizan
Cramp’s
Father Ratskowfsky
Chaptain
Stohnesnovitch
Cronstadt
Mules Seized by Rebel Force After Mindanao Attack
Brigadier General W. O. Davis reports a signal corps detachment of seventeen men was attacked near Paran Paran Mindanao by about two hundred Moros. One signal corpsman was killed and four pack mules were captured. The US transport Buford arrived with troops and pack mules aboard. Five cholera cases reported in provinces and two deaths from plague. Health authorities praise precautions preventing an epidemic. General Chaffee moved the Third Infantry to Grant for safer transport to San Francisco.
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Manila
W. O. Davis
Zamboanga
Island of Mindanao
Signal Corps
Paran-Paran
Mindanao
United States
Buford
Twenty-Seventh Infantry
Eleventh Cavalry
Chaffee
Third Infantry
Grant
San Francisco
Philippine trade up in first nine months of 1901
Insular division of the war department releases a comparative table showing Philippine commerce for nine months ended Sept 30 1901 and 1900. Imports rose to 21 818 212 from 17 187 991 while exports fell to 15 566 798 from 17 883 200. Gold and silver imports and U S origin trade also noted.
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Washington
Insular
War Department
Philippine Islands
United States
Jade Tablets From China Locked in San Francisco Safe
Ten jade tablets engraved about two centuries ago by a Chinese workman for the emperor Shun Che are safeguarded in the customs appraiser J. T. Dare’s safe. The tablets are one foot long and wrapped in yellow silk, believed to have been looted from the Forbidden City. They await Washington’s instruction on their return to China.
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San Francisco
Shun Che
Tartar Dynasty
China
J. T. Dare
Washington
Eemperor
Forbidden City
Secretary of the Treasury
Department of State
Headache Powder Crime Sparks Arrest in Michigan
Grind Trapids Michigan special William Klump jailed on suspicion of participating in his wife’s poisoning death from headache powder in Lowell two weeks earlier. Police say murder likely, but no case solid against him. Anna Jiull narrowly survived a headache powder sample in the city and is recovering.
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Mich
William Klump
Lowell
Anna Jiull
Three Bills Pass in Congress Repeal and Protect Leaders
Washington report notes Senate approval of three measures including repeal of war revenue taxes and a President protection bill, while the House backed the river and harbor appropriation at 60,658,267 dollars. Senator Fairbanks spoke on federal crime jurisdiction and President protection. Tillman urged tea duty retention citing benefits to bond tea owners and a growing tea culture in South Carolina. House bill passed with minor amendments and no extra funding.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Fairbanks
United States
Secretary of War
Regular Army
War Revenue
Tillman
Bond
South Carolina
Wml
Sulzer
New York
Messrs. Smith
Iowa
Fitzgerald
Cochran
Missouri
Ogdens Offers Large Bonus to American Goods Retailers
London cable reports Ogden’s Limited, local representative of the American Tobacco Company, will grant its retailers the whole net profit plus a 200000 pound yearly bonus for four years. The Imperial Tobacco Company had offered large bonuses to stop selling American goods, prompting this counteroffer.
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London
Ogden'’s (Limited
American Tobacco Company
Imperial Tobacco Company
British Tobacco Combine
Huronian Missing Off Newfoundland Sea Route
Reports from St Johns Newfoundland state the Allan Line steamer Huronian under Captain Brodie from Glasgow February 11 has not arrived and is about a month overdue. Maritime circles fear foundering with all hands or collision with ice in the North Atlantic, with a slim chance crew may be saved by a sealing steamer.
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St. Johns
N. F
Allan Line
Brodie
Glasgow
St. John's
North Atlantic
Mandarins Driven Out in Kam-Chou Rebellion
Rebels seize Kam-Chou town in Kwang Tung province capturing the arsenal and granaries. Mandarins flee to Canton for aid as the Canton garrison remains stretched. Canton urges General Ma to crush the uprising at any cost.
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Hong Kong
Kam- Chou
Kwang Tung
Canton
Bryan Moves To Farm Barn After Birthday Move
W. J. Bryan no longer resides in Lincoln Nebraska and on his 42nd birthday he moved to a farm four miles from the city. Until a country residence is finished the Bryan family will live in the barn on the property.
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Lincoln, Neb
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Woman shoots husband in drunken quarrel in Washington Indiana
Police report Mrs. Kempf visited stations at seven PM with a concealed revolver and claimed she shot Lib erty Kempf, a wealthy businessman, during a struggle in their home. Officers found him dying from a brain shot, after he allegedly throttled her. five shots were fired, the fifth hitting him in the right eye.
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Washington
Ind
Liberty Kempf
Kempf
Government to bar boracic acid foods from imports
The Department of Agriculture will list imported articles containing boracic and related acids to retaliate for Germany’s ban on boracic acid meats. Secretary Wilson will task Dr. Wiley to compile the list and bars may extend to butter and preserved meats. Regulations will guide consuls to refuse invoices for suspected products.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Wiley
Department
State Department
United States
Treasury Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Germany
Vossische Zeitung
Santos-Dumont Plans US Visit for 1903 Aerial Trials
In Paris Santos-Dumont told Associated Press representatives he plans to travel to the United States to help draft the rules for the 1903 aerial contests. He will be accompanied by his secretary and chief mechanic and will bring the 45 horsepower motor, balloon frame, and two propellers of balloon No. 7 to New York, then proceed to St. Louis to meet exposition authorities.
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Paris
ML. Santos-Dumont
Associated Press
United States
M. Santos-Dumont
St. Louis
New York
Choate Denies Plot Linking Britain to Maine Explosion
United States ambassador Joseph H. Choate dismisses a U S news agency report about a man named Griffiths who allegedly came to the London embassy with a confidential urgent package claiming documentary proof of British government involvement in the February 15 1898 Maine explosion in Havana harbor.
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London
United States
Joseph H. Choate
Griffiths
Maine
Havana Harbor
Pope Leo Robbed in Vatican Embezzlement Case
Rome court trial opens Thursday before a secular tribunal of three Vatican officials over alleged embezzlement totaling £16,000. La Patria claims the Vatican has suffered up to £520,000 in losses, largely from the pope's personal property.
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Leo
Rome
Vatican
la Patria
Ban on Giorki Election Rocks Academy Rumors
An official notice claims the election of Maxime Giorki as an honorary member of the Academy of Sciences is null. Giorki faces a tribunal over political charges in Russia, after being banished from the capital years ago.
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St. Hpherehare
Maxime Giorki
Academy of Sciences
Gorki
Russia
Miles Condemns Army General Staff Plan Before Senate
General Nelson Miles warned the Senate military affairs committee that Hawley’s general staff bill would subvert the army's unity by shifting command to a chief of staff. He argued Section 7 could place a captain in charge, weaken the senior general, and serve personal interests of war department officials.
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Washington
Nelson A. Miles
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Hawley
War Department
Miles
General Staff Corps
Army
Secretary of War
General Staff
Napoleon
Wellington
Cass
Grant
Spain
Santiago
Secretary Long
Shafter
Yampa
Miles plan to pacify Filipinos with Cuban and Puerto Rican envoys
Washington reports reveal General Miles proposed sending six educated Cubans and six Porto Ricans into Philippine districts still resisting American rule. The aim was to win native confidence by direct contact and explain the benefits of American sovereignty, while also bringing prominent Filipinos to the United States to study its system and values.
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Washington
Miles
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
United States
Wanted English country house for wealthy American buyer
A rich American seeks to buy a grand English home within two hours of London. Requirements include at least thirty bedrooms, stabling for twenty horses, a well timbered park, extensive land, and good shooting. Desired price to be appealing. Address: Millionaire.
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London
the Times
LaCroix Crooks Hanged After Threats in Quebec Jail Yard
Stanislaus La Croix, convicted of murdering his wife and an elderly man named Thomas who tried to protect her, was executed by hanging in the jail yard at Thrall Quebec. He had threatened to die by his own hand but was subdued and quieted before the end, declaring himself perfectly happy.
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Thrall
Quebec
Stanislaus LaCroix
Thomas
Dillon Suspended After Parliamentary Fracas in Commons
In a heated Commons scene amid Irish Nationalist tension, John Dillon clashes with Chamberlain calling him a traitor. The speaker orders withdrawal but Dillon refuses. A suspension motion by A. J. Balfour passes 2419 to 48, ending the disruption as Dillon leaves the chamber.
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London
House of Commons
John Dillon
Chamberlain
Sentleman
Dillon
A. 5
Balfour
Rebels Gain 20000 Foreign Troops Across Annam Border
Advices reported by Can ton say the viceroy has telegrams from Lung Chin alleging Marshal Su's troops deserted and joined rebels. The notes claim 20000 foreign armed troops back the revolutionists. Robberies rise as drought halts spring rice planting and farm laborers turn to crime.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Lung Chin
Annam
Marshal Su
Bid for the Big Mill Fight Linked to Exposition Grounds
Al McMurray, matchmaker for the Southern Athletic Club of Charleston, left for New York to post a forfeit for the Jeffries Fitzsimmons contest to be staged in Charleston. He acts as representative of the exposition corporation, proposing the match on the exposition grounds beyond Charleston’s corporate limits.
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Savannah
al McMurray
Southern Athletic Club of Charleston
New York
Charleston
McMurray
Exposition Corporation
Exposition Grounds
Five County Prisoners Try Escape by Night Fire
Five county convicts attempted a nighttime prison break at Ixosciuske Mississippi with a stockade house set ablaze. The inmates Bob Burt Phil Newell Jim Culberson Amos Railford and Jim Jones were all negroes held for minor offenses. They were turned over to Robert Campbell a county contractor whose farm lies sixteen miles west of town.
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Ixosciuske
Miss
Bob Burt
Phil Newell
Jim Culberson
Amos Railford
Jim Jones
Robert Campbell
Trouble in Macedonia reported by Vienna paper
The Neves Winer Abendblatt says serious troubles are anticipated in Macedonia. The Porte has ordered 5,600 men to Macedonia and Albania. The agitation is linked to Boris Saranoff using Miss Stone's ransom. Saranoff's bands are said to be carrying murder and incendiary acts and blackmailing Bulgarian peasants.
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Vienna
Neves Winer Abendblatt
Macedonia
Porte
Albania
Boris Saranoff
Macedonian Committee
Miss Stone
Samanoff
Abendblatt
Speedy Trial Convicts Man in Texas Lynching Case
Henry Wright a negro who attempted to assault a white girl at San Marcos Monday evening was convicted on a guilty plea in San Antonio after less than seventy hours between the crime and conviction. He was sentenced to ninety nine years in the penitentiary by the district judge who allowed a speedy trial.
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Texas
San Antonio
Tex
Henry Wright
San Marcos
Record Stamp Sale Shatters Chicago Post Office History
Chicago post office reports a record sale of one million stamps for 25000 dollars. One package contained 500000 four cent stamps and the other 500000 five cent stamps, the largest single stamp purchase ever recorded in Chicago.
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Chicago
Chicago Post Office
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