Crone Cornered Hope Lifts Cape Campaign Spirits
Crowds flood the war office as Lord Roberts presses the Cape campaign. Cronje remains surrounded and fighting to hold his position while prisoners mount and rumors swirl of peace terms and Afrikaner congress actions. Foreign commentary notes Cronje’s possible surrender and strategic delays benefit the besiegers at Ladysmith.
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War Office
Lord Roberts
General Cronje
Pretoria
Cronje
Roberts
Congress of the Afrikander Bund
Hofmeyer
South Africa
Great Britain
Ladysmith
Murder at Hotel Endicott Ends in Suicide
Mrs. Mamie Hayes was shot in her New York sleeping apartment at the Hotel Endicott by Dr. Frank Lin Caldwell who then killed himself. Hayes, a dentist by training, had placed his practice in Caldwell’s care after moving from Chicago four years ago.
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Mamie Hayes
Endicott
New York
Franklin Caldwell
Caldwell
Ephraim H. Hayes
Hayes
Chicago
Store Closed by Creditors at Shelton Nebraska
Ghasnoif Richards store in Shelton Nebraska was closed under a $13,000 charted mortgage to Shelton Bank for creditors. The failure followed claims from several wholesale houses urging payment. The business had operated about two years and was thought to be profitable. Li Wanton Investigation. The Frankfort Kentucky city council authorized the mayor to appoint a committee to investigate alleged armed mountaineers threatening judges of the court of appeals.
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Ghasnoif %& Richards
Shelton
Neb
Shelton Bank
Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Wood vetoes proposition on Cuban birth citizens voting
Governor General Wood issues an order allowing persons born in Cuba who renounced nationality under Spanish rule to vote in upcoming elections after fulfilling citizenship. The move affects more than thirty thousand Cuban Americans and could reshape party alignments, though voters are expected to be dispersed among existing parties.
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Wood
Sawmill Boiler Explodes in Pullman Arkansas Tragedy
At Pullman Arkansas the boiler of the Pullman Lumber Co sawmill exploded killing Hoover Thompson and Al Hutton and injuring J W Dicus and several others. Names listed include Taylor Brown Lloyd Busby Jim Busby Dr Baldwin James Brown plus three more believed buried. Cause cited as low water. workers affected include machinists at Frazer Chalmers and Crosby firms and Western Electric staff with broader strike fears across electrical plants.
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Pullman
Ark
Pullman —Lumber Company
Hoover Thompson
al Hutton
Trucker
J. W. Dicus
Taylor Brown
Lloyd Busby
Jim Busby
Dr. Baldwin
James Brown
Thompson
Chalmers
Crosby, & Co
Chicago
Frazer & Chalmers
Crosby & Co
Western Electric Company
Will Serve China With Warning
The United States plans to send warships into Chinese waters after the tsungli yamen ignored notes from US and other powers demanding protection for missionaries. Germany plans similar action. In Kentucky both Senate chambers convened, with Lieutenant Governor Marshall and President Pro Tem Carter ruling, a brief chair clash ended with Republicans adjourning. German steamer Admiral arrived at Lorenzo Marquez with 110 German passengers eager to join Boer forces.
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United States
Tsung- Li-Yamen
Germany
Kentucky
Republican Senate
Senate
Marshall
Anxions
Hamburg
Lorenzo Marquéz
Governor Tanner Botter Improves and Sits Up
Governor Tanner Botter is reported improving though very ill. Taylor says the governor’s condition is not considered dangerous, but he remains sick and under care.
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Tanner Botter
Tanner
oDer
Taylor
Eight Firms Burned Out in Chicago Fire at Jefferson Street
A four story brick building at 51 to 55 Jefferson Street in Chicago was destroyed by fire. Eight firms were burned out with the building valued at 40000 dollars and contents at 35000 dollars.
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Chicago
Jefferstreet
Killed In Self Defense Elsie Gardner Discharged
Elsie Gardner charged with the murder of Thos Haas on February 11 at Sioux City was discharged by the court, the ruling holding she acted in self defense. An advance in prices may follow a secret woodenware association meeting in Cleveland, with estimates of a ten percent rise.
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Elsie Gardner
Thos. Haas
Sioux City
Lely
Woodenware Association
Cleveland
Arch bishop Hennessey gravely ill say recovery hopes gone
Telegrams from Dubuque Iowa report Archbishop Hennessey in critical condition with doctors abandoning hope for recovery and expecting death within a day or two. A mob of Mussulmans wounded the son of the British vice consul at Sidon and surrounded the consulate. troops dispatched and the consul general moved to the scene.
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Ile
Dubuque
Musselmans
Abela
Sidon
Cronje Refuses Surrender Amid Gallant Boer Stand
News from Parliament reports no new communications from the War Office about General Cronje. Crowded with dramatic descriptions of his besieged position, the tale highlights British admiration for Cronje's endurance under siege, with prisoners noting his wife urging surrender to save troops. Boer forces concentrate near Kimberley, while Redcoats probe intentions.
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Mr. Balfour
House of Commons
General Cronje
War Office
Lord Roberts
Great Britain
Cronje
Daily News
Lord Methuen
Kimberley
Durban News Sparks War Victory Rumor Rise
A Durban dispatch reports rumors gaining credence that Ladysmith is relieved and General Crouse has surrendered eight thousand men while General Kitchener is said wounded. Crowds fill streets cheering as Hoers suffer heavy losses including General Cronje. reports claim seventeen hundred Hoers killed or wounded.
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Durban
Ladysmith
Crouse
Kitchener
Cronje
Wild Day In Cotton Trade On New York Markets
A New York dispatch from February 23 reports extreme activity on the cotton exchange driven by a Liverpool price surge tied to rumors of Cronje surrender. The English market shows alarm over U S cotton holder aggression, with domestic stocks falling to 60,000 bales while exports shift to the continent. Early day highs climbed 9 to 27 points, with best advances 20 to 29 points.
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New York
Liverpool
Cronje
Lee Herdman Appointed Clerk and Librarian in Supreme Court
Lee Herdman of Omaha is named clerk of the supreme court reporter of the court and state librarian with Elon W. Nelson as deputy. Judge Wilbur F. Bryant to prepare supreme court reports for publication. Wreck of a Big Four freight train No 9 eastbound through a bridge on the Wabash River near Terre Haute causes two deaths. Fireman Ruddle of Indianapolis and Brakeman John Whiteman of Mattoon Illinois killed. Train carried lumber and wheat. forty nine cars, thirty eight into the stream. Loss estimated at two hundred thousand dollars.
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Lee Herdman
Omaha
Supreme Court
Elon W. Nelson
Wilbur F. Bryant
Big Four
Wabash River
Terre Haute
Ind
Ruddle
Indianapolis
John Whiteman
Mattoon
Ill
Russian Cruiser Arrives at Bandar Abbas in Persian Gulf
The Times of Bombay reports a large Russian cruiser reaching Bandar Abbas on the Straits of Ermue, linking the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea. British cruiser Pomone and gunboat Sphinx have moved to the area.
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the Times of
Bombay
India
Bandar Abbas
Straits of
Ermue
Persia Gulf
Arabian Sea
Pomone
Sphinx
Spanish bull fights and magnetic starch claims
A fragmented reader notice cites statistics on horse fatalities in Spanish bullfights and bull sacrifices yearly. It also promotes Magnetic Starch with testimonials and mentions a cure-all claim by C. L. Baker from Philadelphia in 1905. The text includes miscellaneous ad lines and a cautionary quip about a bearded fugitive from justice.
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Jacob
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East Weat
Farm Journal
United States of America
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Hobson
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Addres
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Jeneing
Peiladelteia
Piso
C. L. Baker
Regent Sq
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Alzer
Minnesota
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U.S
America
Balzer
Mall Great Seeq
Go. Portage
Wenn Johnasalzerseed Co
LA Crosse Wis
A.d. Tower
Boston
Mass
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Manueact Ling Co
Can- Hon
Land of Plenty
Department of Inverior
Ottawa
Canada
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New York Life Bldg
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W. T. Douglas
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