Confusion Over Mafeking Aid Plans and Boer Skirmishes
Military observers report confusion over succor plans for Mafeking as field forces move from Warrenton toward Kimberley and Griqua Town. Boer horsemen clash with British outposts from Biggarsberg to Warrenton while Gen Buller’s patrol skirmishes at Wash bank. News from Bloemfontein notes Gen French failing to halt Olivier with fifteen guns.
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Kimberley
Ax Strong
French Faille
Olivier
Lord Moverty
Breastry
Jamien
Marea
War Office
Mafeking
Lord Methuen
Warrenton
Kintherley
Vigua Lown
French
Bloemfonte
Whaba Neha
Biggaraberg
Buller
Stallarp
Washbank
Lord Roberts
Waro Ce
Mesars
Wolmarens
Fischer and
Wessels
Naples
New York
Antwerp
Hague
Mes
Cape Town
Steyn
Filipinos Disorderly Over Incendiary Play in Manila
On March 28 in Manila the Lagalo theater staged an incendiary play about love of country in Tagalog. The audience, stirred by independence rhetoric, cheered Vive Filipinos and Vive Aguinaldo. Police restored order and arrested the theater manager and the play's author, proprietor of the Tagalog newspaper warned to moderate radical utterances. American authorities had forbidden the production.
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Manila
Lagalo
Aguinaldo
Five Men Rob a New York Restaurant Safe
Five well dressed men entered Healy's restaurant at Sixty sixth Street and Columbia Avenue yesterday. While one engaged a waiter, another opened the safe and took 1200 dollars comprising 700 in checks and 1 in cash. Checks were later returned by mail. The robbery went undetected for about five minutes in a fashionable dining spot with around forty diners.
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New York
Healy's
Sixty-sixth Street
Columbia Avenue
New U S Naval Hospital at Mare Island Opens
The new United States naval hospital at Mare Island in Vallejo California is completed and ready for turnover to the government. The facility promises ample capacity and high standards of care in line with top national institutions.
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New Naval Hospital
Vallejo
Cal
United States Naval Hospital
Maresland
Senate to press Porto Rican bill in near term
Washington March 27 Senator Foraker in charge of the Porto Rican bill announced that starting with the next session he would push for a vote as soon as possible. Senator Hanna denied a Washington newspaper report alleging a deal with the Republican national committee and called for investigation. Alaska civil code bill would license almost every trade in the district from 10 to 3500 per annum, but session adjourned before passage. The House debated army appropriation with Hull explaining provisions while Jett criticized rapid promotion and others argued against a permanent army increase and Philippine policy.
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Senate
Washington
Foraker
Jobiy
Manna
Republican National Committee
Republica
House of Representaties
Hanna
District of
Alaska
Hull
Jett
Finois
Cox
Tennessee
Ridgley
Kansas
Meyer
Louisiana
Caucus Without Result on Porto Rican Legislation
Republican Senators failed to harmonize differences in a Washington caucus over Porto Rican legislation. Twenty speeches yielded no concessions. the group agreed to proceed with the general bill as is and discharge the harmony committee, with Allison noting no motion to continue past lines.
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Washington
Senate
Harmony Committee
Allison
Bank on the Verge Ruin Threatens Merchants National Bank
Ruin looms for the Merchants' National Bank of Rutland as cashier G W Massey, now jailed, faces embezzlement and a civil suit for 100000 dollars. The bank owes 351000 dollars to depositors while stockholders are urged to help cover the deficit. Massey confessed before directors after being traced to Albany. He remains in jail with bond set at 100000 by the U S circuit court.
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Rutland
G. W. Massey
Merchants’ National Bank of
City
Agsera
Massey
Albany
United States Circuit Court
Battleship Wisconsin Nearing Sea Trials
San Francisco reports the battleship Wisconsin nearly completed at Union Iron Works. Within a week she will undertake a series of trial trips with heavy guns mounted and machinery fully tested. The vessel is expected to match the Oregon in readiness and performance as construction nears completion.
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Wisconsin
San Francisco
Union Iron Works
Bevor
Oregon
Army commissions proposed for officers in field forces
London March 28 in the house of commons the parliamentary secretary of the war office Mr Wyndham announced a plan to issue a total of commissions in the army to colonels and officers for distribution to the forces in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
War Office
Mr. Wyndham
Lord Roberts
Sir Robert Peel to Join Stage as Rootless Hero
London March 28 Sir Robert Peel has decided to pursue acting and will join the Rootless Baby company. He will play Rootless in London and on tour in the provinces, marking a new career shift for the noted figure.
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Nobert Perl
London
Robert Peel
Rootless Baby
Rootless
Ihe
The
Provinces
Wild Scene in Court during Powers Trial in Kentucky
In Frankfort Kentucky Judge Denny clashed with Col Campbell amid a mass meeting styled scene with a crowd in an anxious courtroom. Spectators surged toward doors as order broke down before peace was restored. The defense sought adjournment while Mrs Golden news remained unsettled. Col Chinn announced a speaking tour to aid the Goebel monument fund.
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Moore
Brown
Cal. Campbell
Denny
Col. Campbell
Golden
Commonwealth
Fia Bewalf
Bering Sea Patrol Funded by Treasury Plan
Washington reports treasury department is arranging the establishment and maintenance of a Bering Sea patrol by five revenue cutters headed by the Bear Manning Perry Mc Culloch and Rush. The Bear will depart in April with others following. Manning arrives May at Callao en route to San Francisco. The patrol aims to address unresolved Iskite questions with Canada after the joint high commission's failure.
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United States
New York
Herald
Washington
Treasury Department
Bering Sea
Callao
Peru
San Francisco
Joint High Commission
Iskite
Canada
Fitzsimmons Fails to Post as McCoy Sharkey Set Bout
New York March 28 Kid McCoy and Tom Sharkey signed articles for a twenty five round bout on June 25 at $00 per cent of gross receipts. The fight is to be held before the Sea Side Sporting Club at Coney Island. Each man posted 1,000 and Johnny White was selected as referee. The action follows Fitzsimmons failure to post 2,500 for a fight with McCoy.
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McCoy
Sharkey
Wight
New York
Kid McCoy
Tom Sharkey
Representativer
Sporting Clu Nt
Coney Teland
Johny White
Bol Fitzsimmons
Stone, longtime Mississippi governor, dies at 10-year tenure end
M Stone Tend Holly Springs Mise Mr Stone, for ten years governor of Mis sigaippi, died after a brief illness of varpsiness.
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M. Stone
Holly Springs
Mise
Bloomington Star to Turn Over Paper to the Devil
Editor Moomington Star Selius announces that the Bloomington Star will publish a March 31 issue with the devil as its theme. Readers may submit brief contributions, but no religious notices or advertisements for a religious mime will be accepted. City and county administrations will face scrutiny of church and social elites.
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Moomington Star
Churcl
Attorney who settled the King Controversy to pay one million
A New York attorney who helped broker peace between Carnegie and Wrick and the Tron Kings will be awarded one million dollars. The man, who began as a Chicago Tribune reporter, has in recent years represented major corporate interests across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
The
Journal
President Commutes Rape Case To Twenty Years Hard Labor
President commits Robert Porter a civilian customs department employee of the army to hard labor for twenty years at a penitentiary. Porter was convicted by general court martial of rape for an act in Panique Philippines in December and sentenced to hang, now changed to hard confinement.
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Washington
Robert Porter
Customs Department
Army
Panique
Philippine Islande
Attempted Wank Robbery at Sutro & Co Bank Clash
An attempted robbery at Sutro & Co in San Francisco occurred March 28 as men crawled through a vacant store wall and the bank wall to reach the vault but miscalculated. Police believe the lone attackers were part of the Safe gang linked to last week’s French Bank attempt. No money was taken.
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Uheir
Noth
San Francisco
Bank of Sutro & Co
British move on Alaska matter likely after U S election
The British government aims to resume talks on the Alaska issue after the U S presidential election. The Associated Press notes that a modus vivendi is seen as the best temporary settlement while negotiations continue.
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Associated Press
New banks to form under 1900 financial act in plan
A settlement has been prepared by the currency controller for the organization of about 400 national banks under the act approved March 14, 1900. Each bank except ten or twelve will have a capital of 25 000 dollars.
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Hawall
Lew
New Bae
Washington
Eurency
Ech
Officers Overpowered Mob Lynches Suspect in Mis.
On March 28 Terry Harris, a black man arrested for felonious assault on Miss Annie McElaine, was lynched by a mob after Sheriff Kennart and his deputy fought to protect their prisoner and fired on the assailants, wounding two.
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Terry Harris
Annie McElaine
Sheri Kennart
Not Bend but Believed Dead Case Shocks Court
Frank C Mallory interrupted a court proceeding claiming he is alive after being missing for over five years and his wife s relatives sought a death declaration. The suit could forfeit his estate and further litigation is planned. In Chicago Robert Berger, once with Dreyer banking, was found not guilty of accepting deposits knowing insolvency. judge noted indictment proof disagreement and he was arrested on another similar charge.
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Bend
Terye Taute
Ind
Circuit Court Room
Frank C. Mallory
Mallory
Chicago
Marc —l Robert Berger
Dreyer
Waterman
Berger
Former Con sul Macrum to be heard on Pretoria service
Macrum I Rents Washington March 28 Former Con sul Macrum called on Chairman Hitt of the house committee on foreign relations yesterday. He signified his readiness to be heard in connection with his service at Pretoria. It was arranged that Mr. Macrum would be put on file when the committee is ready to proceed which may be in a day or so though no time has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macrum
Washington
Hitt
House Committee On Foreign Relations
Pretoria
Apology Dramatized Over Durban Mail Censor Issue
Washington reports that Tard Salisbury apologized in the United States for the British censor opening mail to Consul Charles B. Maeva in Pretoria. Secretary of State Way will send the apology to the House Foreign Affairs Committee as part of the Macrum case against the UK.
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Ford
Ed Siaten
Min
Durhap
May Wil
House
Ataten
Warnthers
New York
Mareh
Aspac
Journal and
Washington
Salisbury
Durban
Charles B. Maeva
Pretoria
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
New Half Cent Rising in Western Markets
Washington drafts a bill to empower the treasury to coin half cent pieces. Some western merchants already test the coin, though not legal tender. Chicago and others flood the market with these unusual coins, using them to lure customers and advertise stores.
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New York
Washington
Teeasury
Chicago Hi
Bloodhound on Burglar Trail Near Bloodhol
Sheriff’s bloodhound from Sioux City arrived to track burglars who hit Wogan’s saloon in South Dakota for the third time. The scent 36 hours old led two miles east of town before loss, active pursuit abandoned.
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Ad. Mitchell
Wien
Thomas Spence Read Dead Former Manitoba Official
Provisional President of the ite public of Maattels Winnipeg Thomas Spence prominent in early Manitoba history and longtime clerk of the legislature has died in Edmonton at age seventy five. In 1869 he helped form a republic in the province which briefly claimed recognition from the imperial government. The republic ultimately failed to gain lasting status.
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Ite
Winnipeg
Thomas Spence
Manitoba
Edmonton
Spence
Accident injures sixteen year old near Lion River
A sixteen year old, Mayer ford Gillespie, was badly hurt while rabbit hunting near the Lion River as a rifle discharged accidentally striking him. Medical staff worked to assess his condition amid uncertain prospects.
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Eni
Mayerford Gillespie
Fa Gillespie
Lion River
Avenlentilly
Wisconsin's Cotton Promoted to Rear Admiral Status
Milwaukee March 28 News says Secretary of the Navy Long announces Capt Cotton promoted to rear admiral and will serve as president of the naval retiring board at Washington navy yard. Cotton is Wisconsin's senior officer and first to reach rear admiral rank.
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Milwaukee
Journal
Weeler
Secretary of the Navy
Cotton
Naval Retiring Board
Washington Navy Yard
Wisconsin
Jail on Fire at Reedsburg Sparks Narrow Escape
In Barahoo Wisconsin on August 28 Radloff jailed on a charge of intoxication nearly burned to death as a city jail stove caused a fire. The jail filled with smoke and Radloff struggled for help, revived after rescue, with fears he might die.
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Barahoo
Wis
Marel
Radloff
Reedsburg
Wagon Trices Advance After Conference
Racine Wisconsin May 28 The announced that as a result of the conference a few days ago of manufacturers of wagons carriages etc an average advance of 20 per cent over the ad genle is now in effect.
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Racine
Wis
Mayeh
Kingston Fire Destroys Nine Stores and Homes
March 28 report from Green Lake county notes a blaze in Kingston wiping out nine stores and dwellings. Estimated damage around $20,000 with significant business and residential losses. Local fire crews battled the flames, authorities assess the cause and extent as investigators review the scene.
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Brainese
Vilage
Kingston
Green Lake County
Year of Larceny Sentences and Fatal Accidents Reported
Red Wing Minnesota March 2 John F Morrigan of Zambrosa given one year at Stillwater for grand larceny in the second degree. Fatal accidents include Peter Gibson of Holmfielt killed by falling from a hay load in Winnipeg and F Teakey fatally slipping into a well at Brandon.
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Red Wing
Minn
John F. Morrigan
Zambrosa
Stillwater
Winnipeg
Peter Gibson
Holmfielt
F. Teakey
Brandon
Fragmented News Bit Traces Odd Wires and Odd Accidents
Reported wire content references a promoter posting 1000 dollars to bind a wrestling match with Beck Obsen and a Paris club offering trains. A decapitation incident near Paverson Naho is described with garbled names. A distant telegraphed note mentions the Eiffel Tower and a seven minute distance of eleven kilometers, with unclear context.
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Iverson
Ernest Koeber
Beck Obsen
Wheat and Livestock Prices Mixed in March Trading
Wheat May opened lower and closed around 6 4/5 to 6 80 on the Chicago market with No 1 Northern and spring varieties quoted. Corn, Oats, Flax also listed with small shifts. Cattle and hogs show varied trades with steers around $4.75 to $5.10 and hogs near $4.80 to $5.00, stockers and feeders noted.
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Minuvapelis
Tab Gate
Chicago
Cuba Elections and Secretary's Reply on Voting Qualifications
Washington reports discuss Secretary Wout Raye sending a reply to a resolution requesting a letter of Apialide dated Pocor July 25 1808. The note references a major general’s report and notes a copy may be obtained. It questions radical changes to voting requirements for Cuba and notes elections target officers in severe municipalities with boards of nonresidents.
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Seretary Wout Raye
Washington
Toot Las
Pocor
Fetter
Cuba
Mail wreck on Atlanta and West Point line
Train from New York to New Orleans derailed between West Point and Opelika Alabama on Sunday. Express messenger Oslin was killed and baggage master W. B. Bhimt seriously injured. Baggage car mail coach and two day coaches left the track while the Washington sleeper stayed on. Railway officials report one death and one injury, amid conflicting accounts.
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Alabama
Atlanta
Marvel
Foat
Atkin
West Point
Opelika
Ala
Oslin
W. B. Bhimt
Washington
Blnal
Smith
Weel Point Road
New York
New Orleans
Santherm Railway
Navy cablegram on July 10 orders Chicago action
Washington reports that Admiral Bebley of the South Atlantic squadron transmitted from Ballina March 20 that the French steamer Bretagne was disabled and towed to port. The Montgomery has been directed to Chicago at once on July 10.
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Washington
Navy Department
Bebley
Balla
Marcel
Chicago
Albany Men Charged With Grand Larceny
Edward B Nobie cashier and Dennis Mc Graw salesman of Armour and Co beef department in Albany New York were arrested on warrants for grand larceny. One case showed accounts padded to ten thousand dollars.
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Albany
N.Y
Edward B. Nobie
Dennis McGraw
Beef Department of
Armour & Cos
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Wildscene
Col. Cambe
Frankfort
Case Powers
Glock
George Denny
Jack Cri
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Nuoment
Goebel
Tuck Chinn
Kentucky
Col Chinn
Jeading
Goebel Monument Fund
Bering Sur
Fitz
Satan
Consult
Macs
HALE
Thomas Spence Read
Moy
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Biro de Christiana
Qprise
de Wa Seine
Loubovs
Geaire
Volande
Giel
Paverson Naho
Hal Jd
Smatian Iy Che Aeter Club
Parle
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