Buller recounts Tugela passage and Pieters Hill assault
General Buller reports finding a new passage across the Tugela on February 26 and relaying a pontoon bridge. Barton’s force climbed a 500 foot cliff to take Pietershill, aided by Fourth and Eleventh brigades under Warren, with about sixty prisoners taken and lighter British losses due to naval artillery support.
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London
War Office
Buller
Landwanik
Tugela
Sandbach
Royal Engineers
Markeg
Barton
Dublin
London Comment On Buller Operations
London reports Gen Buller faces tremendous resistance in his operations as details of the engagement unfold. The dispatch notes the sustained German and Allied troops' defense and Buller’s corrective actions.
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London
Buller
Gental Buller
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Cures Coughs
A testimonial claims Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures persistent coughs and lung issues by purifying blood and boosting circulation. It recounts a husband with years of coughing recovering in days after use, then returning to work. also notes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for bile and gentle relief.
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Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
Saneath Akops
Ant Shireman
Public interest sharpens over Natal relief efforts and casualties
The narrative tracks public reaction to General Buller and Lord Roberts in Natal as Ladysmith relief remains the objective. It notes high casualty counts, prisoners at Kimberley, and praise for Canadian troops amid Paardeburg fighting while Queen Victoria expresses concern and admiration for Irish soldiers.
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Ing
Ladysmith
Lord Roberts
Natal
General Briter
Buller
General Buller
White
Free Staite
Bloemfontein
Kimberley
Kandahar
Cronje
Paardeberg
Prisoners Sent to Cape Town Dispatch
Lord Roberts reports Cronje and family moved from Paardeberg under Major-General Prettyman escort. The rest of the prisoners followed under the Earl of Erroll with Gloucesters and 100 Imperial Volunteers. Women and children are being sent home after inspection of the Boers laager.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Paardeberg
Cronje
Prettyman
Earl of Erroll
British again occupy Rensburg
A dispatch from Arundel reports British troops have again occupied Rensberg, with confirmation from London dated February 28. The notice emphasizes renewed British control in the area amid ongoing conflict developments.
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Rensberg
London
Arundel
Farmer Kills Daughter's Lover Then Takes Own Life
Bluefield West Virginia reports a farmer Joseph Glean shot and killed Albert Marsh after forbidding their relationship. Ellen Glean died shielding Marsh as the farmer then shot himself, ending the tragedy.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Joseph Glean
Albert Marsh
Glean
Marsh
Ellen Glean
Snowfall to Eight to Fifteen Inches Hits Midwest
Snow depth ranges from eight to fifteen inches across Illinois, northern Indiana, and eastern Missouri. Heavy snow and high winds are expected to disrupt traffic from northern Ohio through western Pennsylvania and the lower lake region tonight. Conditions in the Mid Atlantic and South shift to snow as temperatures drop. Willis L. Moore, Chief U. S. Weather Bureau.
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Washington
Ilinois
Indiana
Missouri
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Lower Lake Region
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Virginia
Willis L. Moore
U. S. Weather Bureau
Southwest Snowstorm Strands Trains and Shuts Streets
The Southwest is buried under two to three feet of snow with trains delayed telegraph and telephone service interrupted and streetcar service nearly halted in Kansas City. Snow drifts and sleet caused stock damage as the fiercest storm in years abated with clear skies today.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Snowstorm Halts Chicago Traffic Across City
Chicago faces widespread disruption as a fierce storm blankets the region with the heaviest snowfall since 1898. Weather officials forecast no quick relief as trains run late, cable cars idle, and residents wade through deep snow from Illinois to Missouri and beyond.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Middle
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Michigan
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Mississippi Valley
St. Louis
Pinkham Fecord Promotes Vegetable Compound
The piece touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for women's ailments. It claims the remedy offers safe, free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts and asserts it has helped a million women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Military inquiry probes Coeur d Alene riots in Idaho
Wilbur H. Stewart testifies before the House Military Affairs Committee about events linked to the Coeur d Alene mining troubles. He describes arrest without warrant, confinement in the bull pen, and alleged mistreatment by soldiers including obscene language and forced labor. He plans to continue testimony.
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Washington
United States
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
House Committee On Military Affairs
Wilbur H. Stewart
Mullan
Bartlett Sinclair
Sinclair
Wallace
United States Army
Stewart
Tomorow
Attempted assassination shocks Caracas carnival
In Caracas on February 28 a Venezuelan shot at President Castro during a carnival procession but the attempt failed. Castro, about 36, educated, Liberal ally, was later acclaimed. US recognition had come in 1899. The city remained quiet after the incident.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
General Castro
Andrade
United States
Liberal Party
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Quinine Tablets
An old ad promises a one day cure for a cold using a laxative with quinine. Refunds offered if it fails. Box bears E. W. Grove's signature. Price 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Puerto Rican bill passes the House after votes and recommit
Washington Feb 28 The substitute for the Puerto Rican bill was defeated 159 to 175 with 159 yeas. Mr Richardson Tennessee moved to recommit the bill to Ways and Means, defeated 162 to 122. The bill then passed final passage 172 to 161.
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Washington
Richardson
Tennessee
Ways and Means Committee
Notice to lien holders on Nevada property foreclosure
Notice to all persons holding liens on the property of Loule Ah or Amson Reinhart in Golconda Humboldt Nevada. Peter Ward filed a foreclosure action January 26 1200 in Fifth Judicial District Court seeking $263 total including lien costs and attorney fees. Liens must be proven at the court February 0 1900.
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Loule Ah
Amson Reinhart
Golconda
Humboldt
Notice to Creditors in the Elizabeth Laasch Estate
In the Fifth Judicial District Court Humboldt County Nevada administrator Charles Laasch notifies all creditors to file claims with vouchers and affidavits within three months of the first publication. The administrator was appointed February 3 1900 and qualified February 21 1900.
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Fifth Judicial District Court
State of
Nevada
Imind
Humboldt
Elizabeth Laasch
Charles Laasch
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