Cronje Surrenders as Boer Army Forms Near Bloemfontein
Dispatch from Lord Roberts confirms Gen Cronje and all forces capitulated unconditionally at daylight. Boer forces mass near Bloemfontein to block invasion while Brits press toward Ladysmith. Reports note fatigue, supply issues, and reinforcements flowing to Bloemfontein as Mafeking holds.
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Cronje
Bloemfontein
Free State
Winberg
Steyn
Kruger
Lord Roberts
Colenso
Mafeking
Casualties Report From Buller Army List
War office releases list of casualties from February 23 and 24 with seven officers killed twenty three died and one missing. The death toll includes three lieutenant colonels Thackeray Sitwell and an unnamed Royal Welsh Fusiliers officer among those killed or missing as British forces fall back near Panderberg.
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Buller
London
War Office
Anaea
Thackeray
Royal Inniskilling Fusileers
Sitwell
Secacon Dublin Fuier
Royal Welsh Fusileers
Panderberg
Boers Concentrate Forces Near Bloemfontein
London February 27 dispatch reports from Lourenco Marques that about 5000 reinforcements have left Ladysmith for the front as Boer forces concentrate near Bloemfontein. Some Boers are tired of fighting amid the South Africa conflict reports.
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Boérk
Bloemfontein
London
Daily News
Lourenzo Marques
Jane
Ladysmith
Ee Btate
Cronje’s Camp Houses Four Thousand Men Reported
London dispatch cites the Daily Mail from Paarlberg describing about 4,000 Boer soldiers beleaguered in General Cronje’s camp. His wife is absent. women and children remain with the encampment. The Boer position rests in the river bed while Lord Roberts shows humane restraint.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Paardeberg
Boers Fear the Natives in Southwest Africa
Gaberones dispatch reports Chief Lindiwo reprisals near Sequani with killings and wagon captures. Boers at Crocodile Pools warned by Col. Plumer. ambulance to be respected, yet natives warned of poor behavior during native incursions. London dispatch notes Churchill says Ladysmith relief premature as Boer advance continues with heavy losses. Kruger's grandson among the dead.
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Lorenzo Marques
Gaberones
Lindiwo
Sequani
Crocodile Pools
Col. Plumer
London
Winston Churchill
Morning Post
Frere Camp
Diesitays
Ladysmith
Kruger
Cronje's Gun Mount Attempt Frustrated by Artillery
London dispatch reports from Paardeberg dated February 23 that Gen Cronje attempted to mount guns but was repelled by Allied artillery. TheDaily Chronicle summary notes the action took place amid ongoing engagement with British forces.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Paardeberg
Boers Concentrate to Defend Bloemfontein
Cape Town reports Boers are concentrating to defend Bloemfontein as activity intensifies. Lord Rosslyn has joined Thorneycroft's horse and proceeds to link with Sir Redvers Buller.
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Cape Town
Bloemfontein
Lord Rosslyn
Thorneycroft
Redvers Buller
Boers Hover Near Paardeberg, Times Dispatch Says
A Times dispatch from Paardeberg dated Friday reports several thousand Boers are lingering in the area, intensifying tensions near the neighborhood. The field status and movements of forces remain fluid as the situation develops.
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London
Paardeberg
the Times
Canadian Troops Reach Cape Town
The Canadian transport Pomeranian from Halifax arrived in Cape Town on February 26 with another contingent of Canadian troops on board, the ship having left Halifax January 27.
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Cape Town
Halifax
Only One Shaft. Eagle Pass Coal Mine Tragedy
An explosion at Dolph coal mines near Eagle Pass Texas killed three miners Jesus Martinez Antonio Garcia and Francisco Gonzalo and severely burned several others. The men failed to carry a gas tester and the blast engulfed them in flames. The Colch mine has a single shaft and many miners were entombed yet survived.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Dolph
Jesus Martinez
Antonio Garcia
Francisco Gonzalso
Colch
Supreme Court rules express messenger cannot claim damages
Washington Feb 27 The U S supreme court ruled in Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad Co vs William Voight that an express messenger injured in a railroad accident after signing a contract relieving the railroad from liability cannot seek damages. The court found no public policy preventing such a contract.
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Washington
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad Co
William Voight
United States Supreme Court
Party leaders back Turley for vice president nod
In Memphis on February 27 a gathering of Arkansas Mississippi and Tennessee Democrats endorsed United States Senator Thomas S Turley of Tennessee as a vice presidential candidate for the national Democratic convention. William Jennings Bryan was not part of the meeting.
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Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
United States
Thomas 8. Turley
Bryan
Democratic Officials Sworn In In Kentucky Power Play
Frankfort Ky Feb 27 Democrats won state offices, swore in and filed injunctions to oust incumbents. Officials include Secretary of State C B Hill Attorney General R J Breckinridge Auditor Gus G Coulter Treasurer S W Hager Superintendent H V McChesney. Court actions halt many state functions as disputes await ruling. Auditor Coulter warned county and circuit clerks to pay funds only to him.
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Frankfort
State House
C. B. Hill
Clark County
R. J. Breckinridge
Boyle
Gus G. Coulter
Graves County
S. W. Hager
Boyd County
H. V. McChesney
Livingston County
Court of Appeals
Shackelford
Coulter
Senate and House Pass Broad Economic Bills in Columbus
In Columbus the Senate and House advanced a series of bills affecting education bonds chattel mortgage loans and taxation. Provisions include lowering loan interest to 1 percent monthly and 3 percent overall, agricultural land incorporation limits, bond duties for teachers, and stricter railroad crew requirements. Legislation also revises mortgage loan reporting and probate tax procedures while proposing franchise submissions and state board meeting limits.
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Senate
Socie- Columbus
Troy
Ator
Inges
Rothe
Paice
Hinery
State Board of
Columbus C
Wirt
House
McKenzie
Two Trains Wrecked Near Dinmore in Steubenville
A Pan Handle wreck near Dinmore east of Steubenville left one man fatally burned, another passenger badly burned, and two engines plus cars destroyed. A west bound grain train struck a landslide in a deep cut, sending an engine and several cars onto the east bound track as the Greaser passenger train from Dennison approached, colliding and sparking fires in the baggage car and forward coach. Traffic was halted for hours.
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Steubenville
Din#more
Dennison
Rex Arrives for Carnival in New Orleans Front of Rex
Immense crowd greets Rex the carnival king as he sails to the Ze Hel lander in a royal yacht. A parade follows to city hall where the king receives city keys. Visitors swell hotel traffic while the National Editorial association and China minister Wu arrive. Proteus parade and ball highlight the night with notable attendees amid sunny springlike weather.
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New Orleans
Rex
Carnival
National
Baton Rouge
China
Col
W. H. Byrnes
Joseph H. Legrange
Foster
Blakely
Flower
Celestial
St. Charles Hotel
Proteus
Jack
Fairy Dell
French Opera House
Gov. Atkinson
West Virginia
Adm
Rogers
The
Texas
Sturrent Fish
New York
Farmer William Baker hanged himself near Tontogany
Bowling Green Ohio February 26 William Baker a farmer living near Tontogany hanged himself after severe pain from a Civil War wound. His wife witnessed him drop from a barn beam and attempt to help before he died.
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Bowling Green
Wm Baker
Tontogany
Baker
Ohio Centennial Co to Organize Despite Attorney General Stance
Toledo reports directors of the Ohio Centennial Co will ignore the attorney general's view that the pending appropriation bill is unconstitutional. With about 40,000 still needed of a half million capital stock, the company plans to organize next week as the city has spent 185,000 on grounds and seeks 200,000 more. Attorneys including ex-Secretary of State Ryan argue final clause of Section 1, Article 8, permits contracting debts to meet expenses not otherwise provided for.
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Toledo
Ohio Centennial Co
Ryan
One Man Frozen to Death in Ohio Storm
A severe Northern Ohio blizzard hit Friday night through Sunday with near zero temperatures and strong northwest winds. Snow disrupted streetcar service while Youngstown recorded 14 degrees below zero. Farmer Matthew Lattimer, 72, froze to death Saturday night while walking a half mile to his Elyria home.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Youngstown
Matthew Lattimer
Elyria
Toledo Wedding Interrupted by Bride’s Father Beating Groom
Louis H. Restemeier and Alice Kelly married before Justice Templeton as the bride’s father Thomas Kelly rushed the room seeking to attack the groom. Friends restrained him while the ceremony proceeded, then Kelly struck Restemeier with a heavy cane, injuring him badly.
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Toledo
Louis H. Restemeier
Alice Kelly
Justice Templeton
Thomas Kelly
Mr. Kelly
Restemeier
War dept contract for telescope boosts smokeless powder view
Cleveland Ohio February 25 The War Department awarded a local firm a contract to build one of the era’s largest telescopes. The device will enable observers to sight smokeless powder as it is fired, marking a notable advance in ordnance visualization.
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Cleveland, O
War Department
Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling Rails Bond Issue Meeting
Stockholders of the Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling railroad are called to a March 1 meeting at company headquarters to authorize new bonds not to exceed 10 million dollars. About 6 million will retire old bonds and 4 million will fund track relaying and reballasting, equipment purchases and related improvements.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railroad
Governor Nash to Speak at Toledo Memorial Day Events
Toledo Governor Nash accepts invitations to deliver two memorial day ovations on May 31. One address will be at Woodlawn cemetery in the morning, the other at Memorial hall in the afternoon.
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Toledo
Nash
Woodlawn Cemetery
Memorial Hall
Portsmouth expands by annexing five suburbs
Portsmouth city council annexed Kinney Lawson Heights Earlytown Kendall and Jeffordsville. The move boosts the population to about 25 000.
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Portsmouth, O
Kinney
Lawson Heights
Earlytown Kendall
Jeffordsville
Portsmouth
Escape attempt thwarted as inmate found in washhouse
William the Hide-out, an inmate at the Columbus penitentiary, was discovered Friday morning in the washhouse after three days in concealment without food or water while awaiting an escape.
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Columbus, O
William
Foreign firms barred from dual charter loans and insurance
Columbus Feb 24 Assistant Attorney General Tod issued an opinion that foreign corporations cannot operate a building and loan association and life insurance business under a single charter.
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Columbus, C
Tod
Oldest Engineer Routson Dead in Massillon
Massillon Ohio February 24 Christian Routson one of the oldest engineers on the Pennsylvania Railroad and امر Pennsylvania company died Thursday Routson had served with the company nearly 40 years.
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Massillon
Christian Routson
Routson
Pennsylvania Company
Protest and Petition from Porto Rico Presented in Congress
A memorial titled Protest and Petition from the People of Porto Rico to the Congress of the United States was presented to the senate and house. It requests military withdrawal, Porto Rico's designation as an integral part of the United States, free commerce between the United States and the island, replacement of Porto Rican money with American currency, and the creation of a commission to codify laws and study insular interests. The petition is signed by the Porto Rican delegates in the city.
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Washington
Porto Rico
Congress of the United States
Senate
House
United States
Island
Judge Lot Wright Dies After Appendicitis Operation
Lebanon Colorado February 23 1884 Judge Lot Wright former United States marshal during the Cincinnati riots on election day in 1884 has died following an appendicitis operation.
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Lebanon, CO
Lot Wright
Cincinnati
Toledo Judge Henry E. Howe Dies at 70
Toledo attorney Judge Henry E. Howe, aged 70, a veteran member of the Toledo bar and one of the three original organizers of the G A R, died here. He helped frame the first ritual of the organization.
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Toledo
Henry E. Howe
Howe
Veronica Mohr Found Dead at 83 in Deyton Home
Veronica Mohr aged 83 was found dead in bed in Deyton on Feb 24 after a period of feebleness. She lived with her son Fred Mohr, a tobacconist.
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Deyton
Veronica Mohr
Fred Mohr
Ohio tax remission bill to run in public papers
Columbus Ohio February 24. A bill by Auditor Guilbert will be introduced in the house requiring all requests for tax remission to be advertised in public prints for 30 days to avoid future difficulties.
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Columbus
Guilbert
Fire destroys part of Minnetto Shade Cloth plant
Oswego New York February 27 A section of the Minnetto Shade Cloth Co plant at Minnetto a suburb of Oswego was wrecked by fire Loss estimated at 200000 The blaze started from friction in the paint mill and damaged the facility as firefighters battled the flames
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Oswego
N. Y
Minnetto Shade Cloth Co
Minnetto
Atkinson elected Captain of Ohio National Guard unit
Alliance Ohio Feb 24 Alton L Atkinson is chosen Captain of Company K 8th regiment Ohio National Guard to succeed Elliott L Gyger who resigns Gyger is the son of General Gyger.
Health board reports new smallpox and varioloid cases
Columbus CQ February 25 state health secretary Probst notes two additional smallpox cases and three varioloid cases at Lorain, plus one case at Findlay infirmary marking a continuing outbreak.
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Columbus CQ
Probst
State Board of Health
Lorain
Findlay Infirmary
Infant dies after leaving with neighbors in Centerville
Dayton, Feb 23. Mrs John W Hanby left her 2 month old son with a neighbor and three other children. The baby was later found dead in its crib. Coroner investigating possible smothering.
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Dayton
John W. Hanby
Centerville
George Smith confesses to passing counterfeit dollars
Bowling Green Ohio February 22 George Smith admitted passing counterfeit dollars. He claimed to have received three dollars for a single one and faces a four year sentence in Columbus prison.
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Bowling Green, C
George Smith
Columbus
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