Boers Capture Methuen and Major Losses in South Africa War
London reports General Lord Methuen and four guns seized by Boers under General Delarey after a dawn clash near Winburg and Lindbergh in the Orange River Colony. British casualties include three officers and thirty-eight men killed, five officers and seventy-two men wounded, with one officer and 200 men missing. Methuen wounded and held as prisoner. Government reaction and stock-market tremors follow.
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London
Lord Methuen
Delarey
Methuen
Winburg
Lichtenburg
Orange River Colony
G. St. Venning
T. P. W. Nesham
Royal Artillery
South Africa
Stock Exchange
Throckmorton Street
House of Commons
Lord Kitchener
Brodrick
General Methuen
Major Varis
Kraaipan
Lord Roberts
House of Lords
Kimberley
Belmont
Graspan
Modder River
Magersfontein
Vondonop
Wave destroys two towns near Acajutla
The Paving Mail steamer Newport reports a sudden tidal wave hit La Libertad and areas 30 miles north of Acajutla. Fifty three bodies found and buried so far, with fears of higher death toll. No warning observed. possible volcanic eruption offshore. Wave rose four to five feet, inundating coast and embankments.
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San Francisco
Pavudle Mail Company
Newport
Central America
la Libertad
Acajutla
Rural Delivery Bill Passed In Congress
Washington March 10 The rural free delivery bill passed in altered form removing pricing provisions and continuing the salary system raising maximum carrier pay from 3500 to 600 per annum The act fixes pay for special agents route inspectors clerks and other staff with salaries ranging from 800 to 1600 and up to 1200 for clerks in the new contract system
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Washington
Nicaragua Canal Route Debate Moves to Hepburn Bill
Washington March 12 Senate committee on Isthmoian canals voted seven to four to report the Hepburn bill for an Isthmian canal via Nicaragua. Senator Morgan quoted Secretary Taft saying no Panama talks with Colombia are in progress while Nicaragua and Costa Rica have nearly completed concession terms including perpetual right of way. The bill authorizes President to acquire land for a right of way from Costa Rica and Nicaragua, directs construction for deep draft ships, surveys end harbors, guarantees canal use to Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and appropriates 10 million dollars to start work.
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Washington
Senate Committee On
Nicaragua
Morgan
Thayas
United States
Colombia
Panama
Costa Rea
Costa Rica
Greytown
Atlantic
Lake Nicaragua
Brito
Pacific
Mondell
Committee On Irrigation of
Patterson
Senate Committee On the Philippines
Manila
Denver
Colorado
Spain
Ray
New York
State Department
Townsend
Brussels
Treaty Department
Ways and Means Committee
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
John ‘Gliss
Secretary of the Navy
Glass
A. D. W. Wolmarnus
Mr. Wessels
South Africa
Jouge
Philippines
Committee On the Philippines
Root
Taft
Lodge
Cooper
House Insular Committee
Phiippines Assembly
Philippine Commission
Philippine Assembly
Boston faces hard winter as coal strike bites town
Boston townsfolk feel the impact of a coal workers strike as 20,000 men may be joined by allied labor groups. A business conference is planned to seek settlement or arbitration, with hotels and breweries among hardest hit as supply dwindles and factories cut hours.
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Boston
Building Trades Council
Boston Central Labor Union
Coal Teamsters
Tynn
Lured Men to Death in Beaumont Gang Case
Beaumont Texas March 12 Mattie Bennett confessed she led a gang of black women and white men luring men to her house drugging beating and robbing them If deaths occurred bodies were dragged to the river and thrown in Those stunned were left for finders to locate A white man Pullch Prom and two black women Mary Jane were arrested on thePearson murder link Sheriff Lindsay expects more confessions and seeks two more black women plus six or eight white men wanted as witnesses
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Beaumont
Texas
Mattie Bennett
Lindsay
Bennett
Denver Employers Form Anti-Union Coalition
An organization of Denver employers from many trades met at the Pioneer Building to form a temporary association aimed at opposing trades unions. Led by George J. Kindel, the group includes mattress makers, wiremen, butchers, fuel company tillers, carriage makers and others. The move follows several city strikes and signals a concerted industrial effort against labor unions.
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Denver
George J. Kindel
Pioneer Building
Denvere
Appointments and bills shape late Washington news
Leads named postmaster at Superior and Brittain nominated for Sheridan post. Senate confirms Ross as Glenwood receiver. Hillrose Fierro Valende NM offices become money order post offices on April 1. Committees advance public building funding for Colorado Springs and Laramie. Manila immigration debateایت. Cuban sugar duties eyed. rural free delivery under fire. ongoing irrigation and Philippines debates. Navy records veto and Boer mission remarks. election plan for Philippine assembly debated.
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B. Leads
Superior
Brussels
William IF. Brittain
Sheridan
Wyoming
Senate
J. W. Ross
Glenwood Springs
Colorado
Hillrose
Fierro
Valende
N. M
Senate Committee On
Colorado Springs
Colo
Laramie
Wyo
Dubois
American Chamber of Commerce of
Manila
Philippine Islands
New of
Indianapolis
Roosevelt
Felix Toupan
Grand Junction
John C. Hull
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Abraham Silver
Fort Bayard
Merbert S. Lyon
Payne
Ways and Means
House
Cuba
House Committee On Public Lands
Secretary of the Interior
Luft
Senate Committee On Immigration
Philippines
Manlla
Legislative Assembly of
Arizona
St. Louis
Force in a Year’s Winks Novel Statistician Tale
A New York Press note recites a man with a mania for calculations who analyzes life away from work. It claims at 60 the average man spends years in sleep work meals and other acts, and by winking 95 million times yearly the force could lift an electric car.
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New York Press
Lapse of Memory in a Campaign Lobby Tale
A Nevada man recalls Senator William H Stewart in Virginia City campaign events. The chairman tries to introduce speakers while the senator forgets the name, muttering repeatedly The Honorable before the pause ends with a whispered question about the speaker’s name.
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Hoffman House
William H. Stewart
Nevada
Stewart
Senate
Virginia City
Bill
Foraker Reunites With Old Army Comrade After 38 Years
In the marble room of the senate a weather clerk quiz prompts a memory from Senator Foraker. A stout man recalls Marietta Georgia 1864 and the army of Tennessee with the Cumberland soldier, revealing he is Joe Foraker. They recognize each other and reminisce.
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Senator Foraker
Marietta
Army of the Tennessee
Army of the Cumberland
Foraker
Joe Foraker
Washington Post
A London Publisher's Confession
A London Morning Post report recalls a publisher from twenty years ago who could publish any novel unless hopelessly bad and expect profit. He notes changed conditions and admits past ethics of publishing were once denounced by Sir Walter Besant.
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London
Sir Walter Besant
London Morning Post
Farming Matters at St Louis Fair Exhibit Plans
Directors urge Colorado to present a fine fruit exhibit. Frederic W. Taylor will oversee horticultural displays and stresses locating fruit varieties statewide, timely gathering, cold storage, and meticulous wrapping to prevent decay before the exposition.
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St. Louis
Colorado
Shite
Frederic W.taylor
St. Dante
Last Year’s Crop Statistics Reported By Agriculture Dept
Reports from the Agriculture Department indicate about twenty three percent of last year’s wheat remains with farmers. The corn in farmers’ hands is estimated at about twenty nine percent, with oats and cuts also below average. The wheat crop of 1901 is described as one of the largest on record, while the corn crop was the smallest in twenty years.
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Department of Justice
Canada
Gaynor
Greene
Savannah
O. M. Carter
State Department
United States
Vicksburg
New Chiang
Agricultural Department
Methods For Destroying Prairie Dogs Use Of Carbon Bisulphide
D E Lantz reports extensive tests with gases and poisons to kill prairie dogs. Carbon bisulphide shown most effective and affordable, applied to burrows with absorbent material and covered. Gasoline mix boosts efficiency. Strychnine solution also effective, prepared with hot water syrup and sugar, poured over wheat and mixed with corn meal.
Dairy cattle sale caps largest Colorado herd dispersal
The St. Lambert dairy farm near Denver sells over 150 Jersey and Holstein cows this week, dispersing one of Colorado’s largest known herds. The piece also notes advise on crop rotation, winter weather, bean varieties, and lamb feeder markets, with prices cited for livestock and screenings.
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St. Lambert
Denver
Colorado
Bancroft
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Commercial Club of
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Gila River
Nevada Reservoir
St. Mary’s River
Montana
House Judiciary Committee
Shafroth
Hill
Connecticut
ITM
Chamber of Comerce
Orator
St. Louis Fair
A. Hunon
Greeley
North Park
F. B. Kellam
Valentine
Jandell
St. Paul
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