Roberts Drives the Boers Back in Ordeals at Osfontein
Field Marshal Lord Roberts telegraphs from Osfontein that operations today promise major success. He describes Colville on the north bank and Kelly-Kenny Tucker forces on the south, a cavalry flanking movement, and the enemy retreating toward the north and east. Roberts notes light casualties and plans to establish headquarters at Poplar’s Drift.
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London
Lord Roberts
Osfontein
Modder River
Colville
Kelly- Kenny
Tucker
Tuckus
Guards
Cold Pole-Carew
Poplar’s Drift
Bloemfontein
Buller Plans Move on Harrismith Route in Natal
London dispatch reports General Buller advancing a force along the Harrismith line toward Van Reenen's Pass and using the railway for communications. Boers reportedly fortify the Riggersberg range and Glencoe passes while Roberts and civil peace rumors circulate amid expectations from Cape Town statements.
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London
Lord Roberts
Natal
Buller
Harrismith Lne
van Reenan’s Pass
Riggersberg Range
Glencoe
Free State
The
Times Today
Cape Town
Bright Little Boy Welcomed Amidst Suffering Family
A mother’s letter endorses Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets, claiming the medicine cured female weakness and brought childbirth, calling the Bright Little Boy a sign of healing in a troubled home. The text touts the products as helpful for women and promotes the cure for misery.
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Dr. Pierce
Pes Pierce
Casualties in Ladysmith Relief Reach 1859
A casualty tally from February 14 to 27 lists 123 killed 573 wounded and 54 missing. With a Monday issued list the total rank and file loss in the Ladysmith relief rises to 1 859 men.
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Buller
Ladysmith
Flying column enters Transvaal forces skirmish near border
A Durban dispatch reports a flying column of British troops from Zululand including mounted infantry Natal scouts and artillery under Major Prendergast has entered the Transvaal. They crossed February 28 and now hold an entrenched position at Catalanill nine miles inside the Transvaal with daily small scale clashes against Boers.
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London
Durban
Zululand
Transvaal
Natal
Prendergast
Catala Nill
Reason of Retreat from Ladysmith
The Federals withdrew to the Biggersberg line south of Dundee after a commander ordered a retirement from the key position without cause. Following bad Modder river news, wagons moved east and west, with over a thousand wagons traced to Biggersberg and laager, many tents and ammunition abandoned, and the Long Tom siege gun difficult to dismount.
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Biggersberg
Natal
Dundee
Ladysmith
Modder
Laager
Drakensberg
No Hope for Entombed Miners in Red Ash Mine
Charleston West Virginia March 7. Hope for rescuing miners thought entombed after yesterday explosion at Red Ash mine is almost gone. Bodies recovered past 11 p m total twenty nine with eight identified. sixty two men were in the mine at the blast. rescue workers press on though chances of saving the trapped men fade.
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Charleston
W. Va
Plague Case Reported in San Francisco Chinatown
A case of a bubonic plague like illness was found in Chinatown, San Francisco on March 7. The patient, a Chinese resident at 1004 Dupont Street, was isolated and Chinatown placed under strict quarantine with a large police force maintaining order. No fear of wider spread was stated.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Dupont Street
Wadeworth Dentist H BR McDowall At Lafayette Hotel
Dr H B R McDowall the Wadeworth dentist is at the Lafayette hotel prepared to attend to all kinds of dental work in a first class manner.
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H. BR. McDowall
Wadeworth
Lafayette Hotel
Newlands on the Porto Rico Tariff Debate
The Baltimore News summarizes Mr. Newlands of Nevada arguing in the House that Puerto Rico should receive territorial status and equal rights under U.S. law. He warns that tariff inequality would complicate governance and urges free trade to avoid unrest among islanders.
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Newlands
Porto Rico
Lydia E Pinkham’s Product Promoted for Women’s Health
A 20 year practitioner in Lynn Massachusetts endorses Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The ad claims relief from painful periods menstrual regulation backache and uterine disorders and invites readers to write for help.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Newlands Warns on Philippine Policy and Porto Rico Status
The speaker argues communities would feel victimized by discrimination and unrest if migration and trade were limited. He urges independence for the Philippines and recommends annexing Porto Rico as a U S territory to reflect constitutional equality, warning Philippine independence would curb free goods and labor competition, fearing a second Chinese invasion.
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Philippines
Newlands
United Stats
United States
Porto Rico
Union of States
Brass Workers Strike Ends? Turnout in Chicago Unclear
Chicago March 7 Two hundred thirty workers joined the strike wave among buffer polishers and brass workers at Turner Bros and L Wolff Manufacturing. They walk out demanding union recognition and a nine hour workday.
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Chicago
Turner Bros
L. Wolff Manufacturing Company
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Quinine
An old advertisement touts a one day cure for colds using laxative quinine tablets. It claims a money back guarantee if no cure and notes E. W. Grove’s signature on each box as a brand marker.
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E. W. Grove
Lic
Notice to Lien Holders in Nevada Foreclosure Case
Notice to all lien claimants against Loule Ah and Amson Reinhart property in Galconda Humboldt Nevada. Peter Ward filed February 40 1900 in Fifth Judicial District Court for foreclosure of a mechanic's lien claimed at 148 dollars plus costs and attorney fee totaling 263 dollars. Claimants must appear in court and show proof of their liens.
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Loule Ah
Amson Reinhart
Galconda
Humboldt
Notice to Creditors in Elizabeth Jaasch Estate
In the Fifth Judicial District Court Humboldt County Nevada the administrator of Elizabeth Jaasch deceased invites creditors to file claims with vouchers and affidavits within three months of first publication. Administrator Charles Larsch was appointed February 3 1900 and qualified February 21 1900. Dated February 21 1908.
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Fifth Judicial District Court
State of
Nevada
Humboldt
Elizabeth Jaasch
Elizabeth Laasch
Charles Larsch
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Hermitage
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