Scene shifts in Africa as Boer War fronts harden
London reports no war news yet from the front while Britain grows more confident. Field Marshal Lord Roberts and General Kitchener are seen guiding a unified campaign. Boer forces press at the Modder river and Chieveley as Ladysmith await decisive moves.
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London
Great Britain
Lord Bob
Kitchener
Gululand
Chieveley
Joubert
Buller
Rensburg
Modder
Lord Roberts
Ladysmith
MacDonald
Koodoorberg
Methuen
Frank Harris
Saturday Review
St. James
Wellington
New Orleans
Arnold White
Daily Chronic
Buller Tells of Last Failure From Modder River
Field Marshal Buller reports to Lord Roberts from the Modder River dated February 11 stating that after seizing Vaal Krantz he needed to entrench it as a pivot but found after two days rest impracticable due to the ground and exposure, ending with an unfinished telegram.
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London
Lord Roberts
Modder
Buller
Mary
Flag raised on other islands amid tense colonial moves
Manila reports the U S gunboat Princeton visited Tulanes and Calagan islands north of latitude twenty, raised American flags and set native governors. The Princeton found a Japanese flag at a naval island but did not land. Native sources claim insurgent general Pio del Pilar died of fever. Natives replaced insurgent officials with American ones and swore allegiance as Samar and Leyte restore normal life.
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Manila
United States
Princeton
Tulanes
Calagan Islands
Naval Island
Pio del Pilar
Japan
Allewiance
Samar
Leyte
Debating the Financial Bill in the Senate Session
Washington Feb 12 The Senate debate on the financial bill drew unusual interest as Wolcott Butler and Elkins prepared speeches for the final week. Allen's Boers sympathy resolution remained in limbo while Elkins opened by referencing Chandler's speech alarmed by political opponents.
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Washington
Senate
Wolcott
Colorado
Butler
North Carolina
Elkins
West Virginia
Allen
Chandler
Men Who Oppose Trusts In Chicago Conference
At Central Music Hall Chicago the anti trust conference opened with President Lockwood presiding Mayor Harrison denouncing trusts and urging voters to elect a legislature to abolish monopolies The meeting elected Former Judge Prentiss temporary chairman and Franklin H Wentworth temporary secretary.
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Chicago
Anti-Trust League
Central Music Hall
Lockwood
Harrison
Senate
United States
Judge Prentiss
Illinois
Wee
Franklin H. Wentworth
Democrats Hold Session in Louisville on Goebel Assassination Stakes
In Louisville February 12 a truce emerged in the battle for Kentucky state offices as lawmakers discuss a bill offering 100000 for Goebel assassins’ detection. Senate and House debated militia withdrawal and a three Representative two Senator inquiry into Frankfort safety and resuming sessions.
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Louisville
Goebel
Blackburn
Washington
D. H. Smith
House
Senate
W.S. Taylor
Statehouse
J. W. Beckham
Frankfort
Republicans Meet at Frankfort In Kentucky Assembly
In Frankfort Kentucky on February 12 the Republican House and Senate convened with nine senators and twenty eight representatives present. The Senate formed a committee to inform Governor Taylor they were ready for business and received his reply Go ahead. The House did likewise and both chambers adjourned for the day.
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Frankfort
House
Senate
Taylor
Death of General R M Clarke in San Francisco
R M Clarke a prominent Nevada lawyer and former attorney general of Nevada died suddenly in San Francisco after a stroke of paralysis. He came for medical treatment and was joined by his wife and sister Mrs Lyons of Seattle.
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San Francisco
R. M. Clarke
Caraco City
Nevada
Lyons
Seattle
Clarke
Noted Nevada Lawyer General Clarke Dies Aged 65
Born in Ohio 65 years ago General Clarke was a member of Clarke Warren in Winne.mucea later based in Carson. He held high standing in Nevada law and was respected in private life. The state mourns one of its best citizens and the bar one of its ablest members.
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Ohio
Nevada
Clarke
Clarke & Warren
Winnemuccea
Carson
Bryan on a Southern Tour Reaches Richmond
William J. Bryan arrived in Richmond with a Virginia Legislature joint committee escort and spoke at the Academy of Music amid rain. A reception followed with General Assembly members present. he heads to Raleigh for a speech tomorrow and will then speak in Apfel Hill, South Carolina, the following day.
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Richmond
Wiliam J. Bryan
Virginia
Bryan
Academy of Music
Ellison
General Assembly
Raleigh
Apel Hill
South Carolina
Roosevelt Declines Nomination for Vice Presidency
Albany February 12 Governor Roosevelt states he will not accept the vice presidential nomination under any circumstances. He cites ongoing press speculation and letters urging or opposing the move as factors in issuing a definite denial.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
Lincoln Birthday Observed as Legal Holiday in Philadelphia
A Kansas City Star dispatch from St. Paul Kansas reports a major fire in the city destroying one third of the business district with a total loss of 50 000 dollars and eight buildings. In Congress the pension bills cleared by the Committee of the Whole were approved by the House and a resolution to print 15000 copies of the Philippine Commission report was adopted. New York marked the ninety first anniversary with patriotic activities while business was suspended and many public facilities closed.
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Abraham Lincoln
Philadelphia
Kansas City Star
St. Paul
Kansas
Phillippine Commission
New York City
Cure a Cold in One Day and Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad
An old advertisement touts Laxativ. tromo Quinine Tablets promising a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee if it fails. E. W. Grove's signature appears on each box and Hood's Sarsaparilla is recommended. Also includes a sale notice for 300 box-elder trees aged two to four years by W. Funk in Winnemucca, Nevada.
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Isabel Miller
Neve Providence, Calloway Co
Talso
Dr. Pierce
Tromo
E. W. Grove
W. Funk
Winnemucca, Ney
Seeds Distribution by Congressman Newlands
Congressman Newlands has received a quota of seeds for distribution in the State and will send them to anyone desiring them. Address requests to F. G. Newlands House of Representatives Washington DC. Also an ad for watch chains rings and pins made to order at Bell's saloon The Gold Wire Worker rebéots.
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Newlands
F. G. Newlands
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Bell's
New Cabinet Post Proposed Secretary of Mines and Mining
Washington officials report the House Mines and Mining Committee favorably acted on a bill creating a new cabinet department for mines including the Geological Survey. The Secretary would have cabinet rank and salary. an assistant secretary is provided. A second measure would establish mining experiment stations in mining states with a Government Geologist at 3600 dollars and an assayist at 2500 dollars per year.
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Washington
Golconda Mill Restart Boosts Local Production
Golconda News reports the mill, smelter, and yard operations resume after six months of shutdown for development and sinking. About sixty workers are employed as furnaces, Huntington mills, and Wilfley tables come online. capacity reaches around 160 tons per day as concentrates supply increases.
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Golconda
Huntington
Wilfley
Golconda News
Republicans Meet at Reno for April Delegates Convention
Reno hosts the Republican state Central Committee meeting called to order by ex Governor Colcord. Humboldt members Thomas Nelson John O Kane and R T Evans attended. Carson was chosen as the convention site for April 10 to select delegates to the national convention. Representation set at two delegates per county and one for every fifty votes cast in the last election.
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Republican State Central Committee
Reno
Colcord
Humboldt
Thomas Nelson
John O'Kane
R. T. Evans
Carson
Karl’s Clover Root Tea Promises Cure For Digestive Ailments
Advertises Karl’s Clover Root Tea as a remedy for constipation indigestion and sick headache claiming over fifty years of efficacy. Priced at 25 and 60 cents with money back if not satisfactory. Eagle Drug Store sells the product.
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Karl
Eagle Drug Store
Engine for Sale Item with Boiler and Tank
For sale an early four horse power gas engine complete with belts pulleys and a four inch cylinder force pump. Also offered a galvanized iron 1 000 gallon tank. February item from a 19th century classified notice.
Do You Know Consumption is Preventable
An old ad notes that science proves consumption is preventable and neglect worsens crisis. It touts Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure with a fifty year guarantee, advertised by Eagle Drug Store alongside food products from F. C. Robins & Co.
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Tne
Shiloh
Eagle Drug Store
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Ritish
Modder River
Harding
Monger
Vaal Krantz
I Buller
Democrate
Robt. M. Clarke
South
Hood
Secretary of Mines
F. C. Robins & CO
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