Boer Delegates Enter Balmoral Under Flag of Truce in Effort for Peace
Pretoria dispatches report Acting President Schalkburger with F W Reitz and Lucas Meyer arriving by special train from Balmoral under a flag of truce. They meet Lord Kitchener and proceed to Kroonstad under safe conduct after hours of tense press from British columns.
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Pretoria
Schaikburger
F. W. Reitz
The
Transvaal
Lucas Meyer
Krogh
Balmoral
Here
Schalkburger
Lord Kitchener
Kroonstadt
Mr. Schalkburger
Rheesswe Kop
Boer government move prompts cautious peace hopes
London reports that the wandering Boer government group including Schalke r Reitz Meyer and Krogh has entered British lines, fueling cautious talk of possible peace negotiations with Steyn and the Boer generals De Wet and De la Rey. The War Office denies any official confirmation, while Krogh is noted as a Boer official and Swaziland administrator formerly.
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London
Messrs
Schalker
Reitz
Meyer
Krogh
Mr. Steyn
de Wet
de la Rey
Steyn
Schalkler
Schalkburger
Peace terms debated as Pretoria reports loom locally
London observers note Schalk Burger and allies may pursue peace, with Lucas Meyer linked to Louis Botha. Papers question Botha’s absence from delegation, suggesting lenient terms possible if Boers are treated as civilized combatants. The Daily Chronicle hints at renewed overtures, while the Daily News stresses unconditional surrender prospects after capturing a general and four guns.
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London
Pretoria
Schalkburger
Lucas Meyer
Louis Botha
Daily Chronicle
Botha
Suca Ests Eetie
Kitchener
Mace
Daily News
Peace overtures in Boer war move no result
The Petit Bleu notes the arrival at Pretoria of Schalkburger Reitz Meyer and Krogh and says Schalkburger seeks British peace overtures as gratitude for General Methuen’s release. It predicts thus far no progress unless Boer independence is conceded.
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Brussels
Pretoria
Messrs. Schalkburger
Reitz
Meyer and Krogh
Schalkburger
Methuen
Brussels Liberals and Socialists parade for universal suffrage
In Brussels a large parade with many Chamber of Deputies members carried a petition for universal suffrage and proportional representation to the burgomaster, who promised to present it to Parliament. No disorders occurred as Prince Albert faced Socialist student crowds after a theater event. Earlier, dynamite was set off at La Louviere post office damaging the building but injuring none. another blast near a Catholic deputy’s home in Binche was blamed on suffrage agitation, with unclear details.
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Brussels
Chamber of Deputies
Bur-Geys
Prince Albert
Leopold
la Louviere
Hainaut
Belgium
Binche
Algo
Russian OFF Strikers Fired On in Batoum
The Caucasus Gazette reports a strike at Rothschilds petroleum works in Batoum on the Black Sea. About three hundred strikers reportedly went to the payroll last Friday, with tensions rising over dismissals and demands.
Riots Raise Tensions as Prisoners Threatened Release
Reports from Odessa Hatoum Tiflis and Baku describe revolts and clashes with mounted troops. Riots lead to warehouse fires and uncertain casualty figures as authorities clash with mobs across Transcaucasia and Epirus.
Condition of Cecil Rhodes Grows Weaker in Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes' condition steadily worsened over the last 24 hours ending at 6 am Monday. He passed a restless night but was quieter by morning, with no other changes in his state noted. In Peking Chinese papers discuss humiliation in Europe and view the Franco-Russian declaration as favoring peace, while noting little diplomatic discussion among diplomats and Chinese.
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Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Peking
Oleo margarine bill to be debated in Senate this week
The oleomargarine bill will dominate Senate debate this week with Senator Proctor in charge. Chinese exclusion bill may follow as Penrose, Mitchell, and Fairbanks plan speeches in support. Indian appropriation bill expected from committee and likely quick action.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Proctor
Penrose
Proctor
Committee On Agriculture
Bailey
Mitchell
Fairbanks
Cuban Reciprocity Fight May Move to House Floor
Washington March 23 There is a bare possibility the Cuban reciprocity dispute will reach the House floor next week. Payne's reciprocity resolution may be delayed until the following week as leaders haggle. The agenda centers on the army bill after Moss Rhea contested election results are resolved. Rhea is expected to be unseated on Tuesday's vote.
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Washington
Payne
Repubean
Moss- Rhea
Philippines
Rhea
Battleship Retvizan Joins Czar's Navy in Philadelphia
The Russian battleship Retvizan, completed at Cramp's yard, was formally added to the czarist fleet in Philadelphia. Chaplain Father Ratskowfsky led a Greek Church service as the crew, with Captain Stohnesnevitch signaling the hoisting of the blue cross of St. Andrew. The ship was then moved to midstream by four tugs and will sail to Cronstadt around April 12.
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Philadelphia
Retvizan
Cramp
Father Ratskowfsky
Stohnesnevitch
Cronstadt
Explosion Kills Two Men in Oskar House Near Houghton
An explosion of dynamite at the Oskar area near Houghton Michigan on March 23 killed Gustave Jenkala and Erick Kallianen and seriously injured Henry Daplo. The blast occurred in John Boullard’s house as the building burned while the family was away at church. Two dynamite boxes stored for stump blasting exploded during the fire.
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Houghton, Mich
Oskar
Here
Gustave Jenkala
Erick Kallianen
Henry Daplo
John Boullard
Chuch
Jenkala
Kallianen
Physician dies in suspected fall near Sewickley
The body of Dr. Harry Whitewell, a young Sewickley physician, was found on a rock ledge along the Ohio river near his home. Coroner rules death a fall after initial murder speculation. Family says he was summoned to a patient early that morning and may have slipped from the high bank to the rocks below.
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Pittsburg
Harry Whitewell
Sewickley
Ohio River
Yatkins i
Moros Attack Morale Detachment Near Paran Paran Mindanao
Manila dispatch reports a 17 man signal corps detachment attacked by about 200 Moros near Paran-Paran Mindanao with one killed and transport seized including four pack mules. The Buford transport arrived with Twenty-seventh Infantry, Eleventh Cavalry squadron, and 50 pack mules. Cholera cases rise. Third Infantry aboard Grant to avoid city contact. five provincial cases noted.
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Manila
W. O. Davis
Zamboanga
Island of
Mindanao
Signal Corps
Paran-Paran
United States
Buford
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Eleventh Cavalry
Chaffee
Third Infantry
Grant
San Francisco
Commerce in Philippine Islands Shows Growth in Imports
War Department summary compares nine months to Sept 30 1901 and 1900. Imports rose to 21 818 212 from 17 187 991, exports 18 366 798 vs 17 883 200. Gold and silver imports and U S sourced merchandise rise. exports to U S grow as well.
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Washington
Insular
War Department
Philippine Islands
United States
Train Accident Tragedy Near Ysleta Leaves Youths Dead
Three boys sleeping on a railroad track near Ysleta fifteen miles east of town were struck by a train last night. One victim is Freddie Winchester of Brunswick Georgia. A fellow resident later identified another companion as J. J. Johnson from Abilene Texas. The third boy’s name is not recalled, but his home was listed as Los Angeles.
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Ysleta
Here
Freddie Winchester
Brunswick
Arca
J. J. Johnson
Abliene
Tex
Los Angeles
Hunting stable burns in suspected arson blaze
The hunting stable of P. F. Collier in Eatontown New Jersey and sixteen hunting horses were destroyed in a pre dawn fire. The loss is about 100000 dollars. A party returning from an evening gathering found the stables in flames. One horse named Greenfield valued at 100 dollars was among the victims. The fire is believed incendiary and marks the third such blaze in two weeks.
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New York
P. F. Collier
Eatontown
N. J
One Man Killed and Another Fatally Wounded Near Henderson
Henderson Ky March 23 A fatal shooting in Corydon left Green W Pritchett dead and John Below fatally wounded after a street confrontation over business. Pritchett a wealthy land owner and tobacco dealer died after firing a final shot at Below which missed. The coroner ruled Below blameless.
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Henderson
Corydon
Green W. Pritchett
John Below
Pritchett
Strike in Lowell Textile Workers Raises Mass Out-At
A strike in Lowell Massachusetts spreads to nearby Eistern cities affecting nearly twenty thousand textile operatives. The action threatens production and labor unrest across the region as union leaders coordinate and call for solidarity among workers.
Lowell Loom Strike Threatens Major Historic Walkout
Lowell mass Textile Union faces possible general strike as mill agents reply with an unconditional wage increase rejection. Central council backs action. 16 200 workers would be affected. Separate Me Male Spinners Union in Lewiston votes a 7/8 percent raise to begin March 31, warning of strike if denied.
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Lowell
Mass
Textile Council
Boston
Trades and Labor Council
Lewiston
False Hair Sparks Breach Suit Reversal
In Emmetsburg Iowa, William Strong wooed Jennie Amsler and proposed after admiring her nut brown hair which proved to be false. He broke the engagement upon learning the truth. Jennie won a breach of promise suit, but the Iowa Supreme Court reversed, ruling love won on a false pretense justified withdrawal of marriage.
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Des Moines
Emmetsburg
William Strong
Jennie Amsler
Strong
Jennie
Supreme Court
Progress in pacification of Philippine islands in 1901
An Austro Hungarian official report published in Vienna on March 24 testified to great progress in pacifying the Philippine islands during 1901.
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Vienna
Philippine Islands
German American Bund Formed in Cleveland to Oppose Monopolies
A state German American Bund was organized in Cleveland on March 23 with ties to the German American National Bund. Representatives from Ohio German societies attended as Capt. William Backus, president of the Cleveland Bund, said the group aims to oppose monopolies across industries while not opposing progress. He criticized what he called a money aristocracy exploiting workers and corrupting politics.
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Cleveland
Bund
Brees
Harriman Special Returns From Mexico at Eagle Pass
The Harriman special, returning from Mexico, passed the frontier at 3 p m. in Eagle Pass Tex. The party included E H Harriman Julius Kruttschnitt M Felton of the Chicago Alton Dr Lyle and Harriman's private secretary. They visited Durango Guadalajara City of Mexico Cuernavaca San Luis Potosi Tampico and Torreon. First Vice President Markham and Manager Van Vieck of the Galveston Harrisburg San Antonio met them. The party proceeds to San Francisco via El Paso tonight.
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Tex
Harriman
Mexico
E. H. Harriman
Julius Kruttschnitt
M. Felton
Chicago & Alton
Lyle
Mr. Harriman
Durango
Guadalajara
City of Mexico
Cuernavac
San Luis Potosi
Tampico
Trouter
Markham
van Vieck
Galveston, Harrisburg
San Antonio
San Francisco
el Paso
Mexico City Sees Push for Gold Standard Gain
In Mexico City on March 23 importers push for the government to adopt a gold standard as a silver system continues. Planters and manufacturers back the gold movement, enjoying export premiums while wages and taxes stay silver. The Herald notes rents provisions and clothing already in gold terms amid strong business and growing machinery orders from interior points.
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Mexico City
Mexican Herald
Train Tragedy Downs Two Trespassing Boys in El Paso
Two boys aged fifteen and seventeen, members of a wandering trio, were struck by a train and killed while sleeping rough along a rail line in El Paso Texas. The incident occurred during a cross country tramp journey.
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EL Paso
Tex
United Mine Workers May Call Strike in West Virginia
Charleston reports that union officials indicate a strike of about 5000 miners in West Virginia and Virginia could be announced soon. Operators and miners from Kanawha and Elk River districts anticipate talks, while organizers plan entry into fieldwork. A wage scale meeting is being set with WV miners and operators.
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W. Va
WB. Wilson
United Mine Workers of America
Virginia
Kanawha
New
Elk River
United Mine Workers
Kanawha River
United Mine Workers’ Organization
West Virginia Miners
Ass Viaea
Denny Glass Workers Elect Officers in Pittsburg Vote
In Pittsburg on March 23 the Window Glass Workers L A Cen K of L completed votes for officers and on a resolution extending the fire year. The measure to extend to June 15 passed 2773 to 163 while Blair’s proposal to raise apprentices failed by 40. J L Denny was re elected president and John Phillips Jr secretary.
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Pittsburg
L. A. Cen. K. of L
Blair
J. L. Denny
John Phillips, Jr
New Jersey hotel man and son dead near Brunswick Ga
The bodies of Richard Albrecht of New Brunswick and a boy believed to be his son were found near a Seaboard Airline trestle in Brunswick Georgia. The boy's neck was broken and neither body showed other injuries. They had been missing since March 14 after being seen between Thalman and Everett City en route toward Savannah. A ticket from Baltimore to Jacksonville was found in Albrecht's pocket. Authorities think the man tried to rescue the boy after a fall from the trestle. His wife in New Brunswick has not yet been contacted.
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Brunswick
Richard Albrecht
New Brunswick
N. J
Seaboard
Albrecht
Thalman
Everett City
Savannah
Baltimore
Jacksonville
Thulman
Loom Fixers Union Lets Lowell Decide on Strikes
New Bedford March 23 executive committee approves letting the Loom Fixers Union of Lowell choose independently whether to strike, signaling a degree of autonomy in labor actions.
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New Bedford
Mass
National Loom Fixers' Union
Loom Fixers’ Union of
Lowell
Train Wreck on Southern Railway Kills Two Injures Eleven
A northbound Southern Railway passenger train derailed by a landslide near Covesville Virginia at 4 15 am. Six coaches burned. mail lost in what is described as the railroad’s greatest mail loss. Two people died including a Pullman porter and a tramp. Multiple passengers injured with varied burns and injuries.
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Charlottesville
Southern Railroad
Covesville
Here
Southern
Nicholas Lown
Irish policy outlined at Chicago rally
William H. K. Redmond and Joseph Devlin spoke to about 10100 Irish members of Parliament supporters in Chicago urging rights for Ireland and praising the Boers struggle. Crowd pledged to join United Irish League as they condemned British rule. Redmond vowed to harass and cheer the English Parliament and threaten to destroy it if home rule fails.
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Chicago
William H. K. Redmond
Joseph Devlin
Ireland
United Irish League
Mr. Redmond
England
Strikers encouraged as Terre Haute protests grow
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports that street railway strikers in Terre Haute on March 23 drew enthusiastic crowds. Two meetings were held at night as speakers circulated between venues. Manager Clark has conceded most early demands and expressed no objection to workers joining the union, while recognition via a formal contract remains the disputed point. The boycott reduces revenue despite trains running regularly.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Clark
White House Conference on Cuba Transition
A White House meeting on March 23 discussed Cuba’s shift from American to Cuban control. Participants included President, Secretary Root, Postmaster General Payne, and Governor General Leonard Wood. Payne expects postal matters to transition smoothly though some Cuban officials may stay temporarily to maintain operations.
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Washington
Cuba
White House
Root
Payne
Leonard Wood
Wood
Union Stand Marked At New Orleans Mass Meeting
At a mass meeting of the Central Trades and Labor Council resolutions urged recognition of unionism as more important than other grievances of street railway workers. The move may lead to a strike if the union does not endorse the demand at tomorrow’s conferences.
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New Orleans
Central Trades and Labor Council
Appeal Planned After Cropsey Murder Verdict
Elizabeth City report states Wilcox is found guilty of the murder of Miss Nellie Cropsey. District Attorney Ward expected a murder in the second degree verdict. Defense counsel Aydelett will appeal, arguing verdict not supported by the evidence. Likely death penalty delay until the Supreme Court reconvenes next September.
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Elizabeth City
Young Wilcox
Nellie Cropsey
Ward
Muder
Aydelett
Jones
Supreme Court
Dinner for PRESS MEN AT DINNER in New York
Dr H Mantler general manager of the Continental Telegraphen Compagnie hosted eleven Associated Press executives and editors at the Deutscher Verein in New York. Charles H Boynton of the AP eastern division chaired. A fraternal message from the Associated Press was cabled to Wolff's bureau in Berlin.
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H. Mantler
Continental Telegraphen Compagnie
Wolff
Berlin
Associated Press
Deutscher Verein
Charles H. Boynton
Hor
Ilin
Labor chiefs seek adjournment without strike pledge
SHAMOKIN PA March 23 An official report says tomorrow's joint district 1 7 and 9 United Mine Workers convention may adjourn without committing delegates to a strike. A special committee led by President Mitchell will present a resolution to operators outlining demands while postponing a strike pledge set for April 1.
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Shamokin
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Nicholls
Fahy
Datffy
Special Committee
Scale Committee
Southern Educators to Meet in Chattanooga July 14
State Superintendent of Education W. N. Sheats, president of the Southern Educational Association, is arranging the meeting in Chattanooga on July 14. The Southeastern Passenger Association grants a one fare round trip rate over all rail roads plus membership of oc. The program prepared and 20,000 items will be sent out within a few days.
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Tallahassee
Fla
W. N. Sheats
The
Southern Educational Association
Chattanooga
Southeastern Passenger Association
Wilkinsburg Insurance Agent Arrested for Forgery
Lewis Strayer an insurance agent for Prudential Life Insurance Company was arrested by a city detective and Post Office Agent OBrien as he left a Wilkinsburg church on forgery charges. He confessed to forging at least one check and police believe he is a leader in a gang flooding Pittsburgh and New York with bogus checks ranging from 15 to 3.
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Pittsburg
Wilkinsburg
Lewis Strayer
Prudential Life Insurance Company
O'Brien
New York
Strayer
Major Jenkins Sword Presentation At Charleston Exposition
March 2 to April 9 designated as President's day at the Charleston exposition. Major Jenkins will be presented with a sword by his former Rough Riders commander. A state committee oversees the ceremonies with Gen. Hugh S. Thompson of New York leading the group.
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Columbia, &. C
Charleston
Major Jenkins
Rough Riders
Ugh
Thompson
New York
Woman Shoots Husband in Abusive Conflict at Home
A Washington Indiana woman, armed with a revolver, shot her husband Liberty Kempf after a heated dispute in which he abused her and choked her. Kempf died from a bullet wound to the brain. no arrest reported. Kempf, 36, was born aboard a Ohio steamboat named Liberty. Special report mentions Lafayette Painter, 32, a janitor in the Kelly block, who died by suicide by razor in Richmond Indiana.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Ind
Liberty Kempf
Kempf
Liberty
Richmond
Lafayette
Kelly
New Hope
Verdict for $1 50 in Lebanon damage suit
The jury returned a verdict for Isaac N Mugg for 150 dollars in the case against Benjamin A Salmon after a night out. He had sued for 10000 alleging Salmon alienated his wife affections. The suit moved from Hendricks county with Brownsburg citizens named in the action.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lebanon Ind
Isaac N. Mugg
Benjamin A. Salmon
Hendricks County
Brownsburg
Salmon
Christe Arrested in Elkhart Enticement Case
Henry Christe, accused of enticing Jennie Sanders into a disorderly house in South Bend, was arrested in Elkhart after bringing her back from a disappearance. He admits sharing a room with her but denies wrongdoing and awaits a hearing. Sanders says she went with him hoping for a home and education.
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Indianapolie Journal
Elkhart
Ind
Henry Christe
Jennie Sanders
South Bend
Christe
Plymouth
Chicago
Klondike Venture Faces Possible Losses at Wabash Meet
Wabash Klondike Company president S. T. Bilaard issues a circular to stockholders, mostly Big Four Railway employees, asking whether to continue mining claims near Dawson or liquidate. The firm, with 15000 capital, lost its best claim due to mining law misunderstandings and may need a substantial assessment to redeem it. A stockholders' meeting is set for April 1 to decide on continuation or dissolution.
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Wabash
Ind
S. T. Bilaard
Wabash Klondike Company
Klondike
Dawson
Charles Hayden
Lionel Gilchrist
Blusard
Died Amid Squalor in Fort Wayne Apartment
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Henry Louie Home, a 66 year old man who lived alone, was found dead in the old HMedekin house in Fort Wayne at 4 pm. He had not been seen since yesterday and the post mortem will be held tomorrow.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Louie
Hmedekin
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