Boer Leader Captured as 72 Boers Taken in Transvaal
Standerton dispatch reports Imperial Light Horse capturing Commandant Prinzloo and 28 wagon convoy. Englebrecht surrenders. Lord Kitchener says 72 Boers captured in Orange River colony and French took 51 prisoners with 93 Boers surrendering. Also notes strikes by Portuguese officials and desertion by West African troops.
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London
Standerton
Imperial Light Horse
Prinzloo
Englebrecht
Transvaal
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Orange River Colony
French
Duke of Cornwall and York Arrive Aboard Ophir
The Ophir steamer brought the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to Portland Egypt on a Saturday voyage. Muhammad Ali greeted them in the name of the khedive, with Lord Cromer present among other notables. The ship used wireless telegraphy to Malta and Crete, contacting Prince George of Greece as the commissioner of the powers on Crete and sending replies.
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Portland
Egypt
Ophir
Duke
Duchess of
Crete
Duke of Cornwall and
York
Prince George of
Greece
Lana
Wirness
San Juan Harbor Cleared After Explosive Dismantling
The steamer Cristobal Colon, sunk in the San Juan harbor channel by Spaniards in the war, was blown up on Saturday widening the harbor entrance by forty feet. A Paris cable reports France may levy a heavy duty on Porto Rican coffee, threatening the island’s coffee industry. In Providence James G. Laycock, about 50, choked to death in a Dorrence street restaurant after meat lodged in his throat while intoxicated.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Ag. 1
Cristobal Colon
San Juan Harbor
Spain
Paris
France
Providence
R. L
James G. Laycock
Dorrence Street
Palmer
Laycock
Standard Oil to pay 5 million for Salt Lake patent
Salt Lake City April 1 It is said Standard Oil has agreed to pay 5 000 000 for a patent controlled by Salt Lake men. The invention is a device to convert petroleum into a gas that yields intense heat and light at a cost far lower than any known process. It has been publicly tested in Salt Lake and worked satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Utah
Standard Oil Company
Bank Firm W J Brewster & Co Fails Affecting Oswego Village
Oswego, April 1. The banking firm W J Brewster & Co of Hannibal has failed with assets of 125000. The entire village is affected and many small depositors in Oswego Wayne and Cayuga counties suffer. Among depositors is said to be the state grange Patrons of Husbandry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswego
N. Y
W. J. Brewster & Co
Hannibal
Wayne
Cayuga
State Grange
Scene Fire Victim Dies Hours After Accident
A woman was on the scene within minutes of an incident and was engulfed in flames. Her hair and face suffered severe burns. The fire was extinguished and medical aid summoned. She died within three hours of the accident in great agony.
Well Known Railroad Man Dead
C. T. Kittridge chief train dispatcher on the Great Northern road at Grand Forks North Dakota died yesterday afternoon He was one of the best known railroad men in the northwest Remains will be taken to Milwaukee for interment
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Minneapolis
Grand Forks
N. D
C. T. Kittridge
Northwest
Milwaukee
Legacy for educational uses exempt from tax
The commissioner of internal revenue ruled that a legacy for literary charitable or educational uses paid before March 1 1901 is exempt from taxation in the case of a legacy to the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. He also endorsed a Ninth Circuit ruling that goods are offered for sale only at their premises and not by agents abroad or distant offices.
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Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Philadelphia School of Design
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Ninth District
Fr iars land purchase urged for Philippines solution
Schurman of Cornell and ex head of the Philippine commission urged buying friars lands in a Good Government club talk in Ann Arbor. He said the move would cost about 4 million dollars, with friars willing to sell, allowing the US to parcel land to natives.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Schurman
Cornell
Philippine Commission
Good Government Club
Philippines
United States
More Emigrants for Hawaii From Porto Rico Sailings
In Ponce Porto Rico on March 28 the American steamer California departed Guanica with 880 emigrants bound for Hawaii. Of them 305 are men and the rest are women and children. The emigrants are described as physically superior to those in the prior expedition. The steamer Porto Rico left yesterday with 400 persons hired for Cuban iron mines.
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Ponce
Porto Rico
California
Guanica
New Orleans
Bas
Hawaii
Crisis Deepens in Ottoman Empire as Rebellion Spreads
London reports from Constantinople warn of an Ottoman crisis with salaries months in arrears and over a million pounds owed for war material. Arab rebellion in Yemen intensifies fighting, while Abdul Hamid faces palace unrest and Arab proclamations as troops clash in Macedonia.
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London
Constantinople
Yemen
Arabia
Macedonia
Mohammed Keshad Effendi
Mohammed V
Young Turks
Abdul Hamid
Izvet Bey
Asia Minor
Bulgaria
Captain Rich mound P Hobson to Miss Griggsby engagement
The engagement of Captain Rich mound P Hobson to Miss Griggsby of New York is announced in society records.
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Richmound P. Hobson
Fire on Gunboat Petrel Claims Lieutenant Roper
A fire in the gun boat Petrel in the Philippines kills Lieutenant Commander Jesse Mims Roper while attempting to rescue men below. Twenty two officers and sailors are prostrated but recover. Admiral Remey reports the fire began in the jail room and Roper died at 7:45 as crews fought the blaze.
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Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Kenney
Asiatic
Petrel
Cavite
Petrey
Roper
Buffalo
Remey
Hill in Molineux Case
District Attorney Philbin said ex Senator David B Hill will present the prosecution in the court of appeals for the Molineux case. John G Milburn of Buffalo will defend Molineux. The court of appeals will convene in Buffalo in June for the argument.
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New York
Philbin
David B. Hill
Molineux
Court of Appeals
John G. Milburn
Buffalo
Lebarbier
Osborne
Milburn
Hill
White man turning black in Wells County case
Frank Kep linger of Union township Wells county Indiana is undergoing a drastic skin darkening transformation over two years. Once fair skinned he now nearly matches a Negro in color losing appetite and much weight. He has seen many doctors and tried remedies with no effect and is barely able to walk. Physicians say the case is without precedent.
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Wabash
Ind
Frank Keplinger
Union Township
Wells County
Keplinger
Soldier’s suicide ends tormented Cuba era veteran life
Thomas L. Sobey, 37, crippled health after Cuba service, killed himself at his mother’s home 4352 Fifth Avenue after a hospital stay. Earlier he shot himself but recovered at Mercy Hospital. His death follows a recent parole note on wartime trauma. Separately, President pardoned Wright Lancaster for Forsythe murder due to insufficient evidence, and J. L. Bosley, then Paris Ky postmaster, for embezzlement lacking fraudulent intent.
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Chicago
Volunteer Army
Cuba
Thomas L. Sobey
Ann Sobey
Fifth Avenue
Mercey Hospital
Washington
Wright Lancaster
John C. Forsythe
Georgia
J. L. Bosley
Paris
Structural steel price advance hits beams and channels
New York reports an immediate rise of two dollars per ton on beams and channels and four dollars per ton on angles. Demand for structural material is said to be enormous and mills are running at full capacity.
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New York
Collision injures two on Main Street street cars
Terre Haute Indiana March 80 a collision of street cars on Main Street injures Miss Robertson of Clay City and William Smith of Terre Haute.
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Terre Haute
Ind
aMrch
Main Street
Miss Robertson
Clay City
William Smith
Funston Made Brigadier General in Regular Army
Washington April 1 General Fred Funston was appointed brigadier general in the regular army for bravery in the capture of Aguinaldo. Lloyd Wheaton became major general and Jacob Smith was promoted to brigadier general. The president says promotions will continue, Wheaton has a record of rapid rise and honors, and Smith, a non West Pointer, has also risen through ranks. The Hong Kong Maru brought a large cargo from the Orient including opium and silk valued at about 2 million dollars.
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Washington
Fred Funston
Aguinaldo
Lloyd Wheaton
Jacob Smith
McKinley
Funston
Army
Leonard Wood
Wood
General Funston
Wheaton
General Wheaton
Michigan
Illinois
Philippines
Ilinois Infantry
Thirty-fourth Infantry
Fort Blakely
Ala
Eightholinois Infantry
Imus
Philippine Islands
Thirteenth Infantry
Smith
Shiloh
Orient
San Francisco
Filmer
District Flood Threatens Bridges Between City and Renton Harbor
Flooding along the river rises high after a heavy season causing concern for bridge safety. In Huntington on March 28 Blake Stevenson's wholesale warehouse burned, with $100,000 loss insured for $50,000. Fireman John Wright died and WIT Sturreon suffered serious injuries. Also noted, Z B E Spurr of the US Geological Survey has left for Turkey to inspect sultan mines and report on their valve.
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Tory
Renton Harbor
Niuntington
W. A
Sehon, Blake & Stevenson
John Wright
Wit Sturreon
Washington
Z. BE. Spurr
United States Geological Survey
Turkey
French Company Faces Loss of Panams Canal Concession
Washington reports Colombia offers a route across the isthmus independent of the Panama Canal company. The French firm, unable to complete the canal by 1910, seeks an extension and may lose rights under the contract. Colombia may deny the company and consider selling its rights to the United States for about 30 million dollars.
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Washington
United States
Republic of Colombia
State Department
Silva
Panama Canal Company
Diary of Major Andre Found in England After One Hundred Years
Lord Grey discovers Major Andre diary in England dating 1777 to 1778 campaign. The diary, likely original, includes maps drawn by Andre and offers day by day soldier’s view of events. It hints at motives behind his later execution and portraits a historic Revolutionary figure.
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London
Andre
England
Lord Grey
America
United States
Will of Horace Cousens Gives Estate to Deserving Poor
The Newton Mass will of Horace Cousens leaves about 850000 to the poor with conditions. After 20000 goes to Lyman Me for a fund the rest goes to Newton for investment in loans to Newton workers to aid homesteads. On reaching 1000000 yearly interest goes to city poor. failure to accept may send 10000 each to two Boston institutions and 5000 to a Newton charity with remainder to Lyman. Disposition may hinge on the fate of the testator's two children.
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Cambridge
Mass
Horace Cousens
Ate
Newton
Lyman
Boston
Deaths and calamities cross nation across April reports
Rev John Jasper, famed sun do move advocate, dies at 90 in Richmond Virginia leaving Sixth Mount Zion Church ministry. George Q Cannon, Mormon leader, critically ill at Del Monte Monterey aged 73 with sons summoned. Lakeside Electric Railway franchise granted in Fremont Ohio promising start by April 15 and Lakeside by August. Anarchist arrested in Rome linked to plot against the Italian king.
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Richmond
John Jasper
Here
Mount Zion
North
San Francisco
George Q. Cannon
Hotel del Monte
Monterey
Salt Lake City
Mr. Cannon
Fremont, C
Lakeside Camp Meeting Association
Napoleon, Fremont
Port Clinton
Lakeside Electric Railway Company
Lakeside
United States
Rome
Italy
Amnesty Proclamation Guides Aguinaldo Case Actions
Washington reports Aguinaldo will not be tried for treason unless acts violate civilized warfare justify it. Government officials say no current proof ties him to inhuman prisoner treatment. amnesty proclamations will shape policy. General MacArthur’s December amnesty proclamation remains the basis for handling Aguinaldo and other leaders.
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Washington
Aguinaldo
United States
MacArthur
Aguinalde
Sugar Sugar War Reopens Arbuckles sue Woolson Spice
Arbuckle Brothers sue Woolson Spice Company for 50000 damages in U S circuit court over a malicious libel claim. The suit follows a pure food commission raid on glazed coffees and accuses a Woolson circular of harming Arbuckle business with graphic, false depictions.
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Toledo
Coffee and Sugar Trusts
Arbuckle Bros
Brown & Geddes
Woolson Coke Company
James Secor
Fr. M. Brigham
John Tl. Doyle
United States Circuit Court
Pure Food Commissioner
Arbuckles
Woolsons
Arbuche
Chicago crime and tragedy reported in fragment outline
The outline notes the death of Mrs. Joseph Conrad and six destitute children found at 650 North Springfield Avenue in Chicago. It mentions Joseph Fitzgerald, accused of killing Thomas Griffin in a dispute over a girl, acquitted in Judge Brentano's court. Also reports hoodlums looting a Case, Martin & Caspie wagon at Root Street and Union Avenue in Chicago.
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Joseph Conrad
Springfield Avenue
Chiicago
Joseph Fitzgerald
Thomas Griffin
Chicago
Brentano
Case
Martin & Caspie
Root Street
Union Avenue
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Crabbe
de Lisle
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Botha
Viljocena
Portugese
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Natal
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Deserta
Accra
Gold Coast
Kumassi
Cape Coast Castle
Cane Coast Castle
North Side Book Store
THE
Citizens’ Savings Bank
OWA
U.S
Josrel Kuck
CHAS
H. Keen
Oppfioers
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I. M. Sproum
Asst. Cashier
Conwall
Royal
Rebecca Shaw
Lockport
Ill
Ebecca Shaw
Shaw
Ogtess
Internal Revenue
J. G. Schurman
Fannie Shelton
Iowa
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Udt
Petral
Court of Appeal
Cube
Himeaci
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Twenty-eighth and
Twentyninth Street
Twenty-eighth
Denver
Col
A. M. Henderson
First National Bank of
Chagrin Falls
James Graham
Heward
Hannois
St. Joe Fl
St. Joseph, Mich
Fac
Huntington
Colombia
Panas Me Canal
Major Andre
Newton, Mass
Rev
Eorge
Mormon Church
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MacKintey
Root
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Bailey
A. S. Hays
L. E. Latta
Joseph Pollard, Jr
Temple R
H. Knecht
Over Journal Office
Harwood
South Side
Reavy
Gruipe
Nything
Johnson's Bakery
J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
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Temple Building
Washington, Iowa
W. H. Butterfield
Orasetore
Marsh W. Bailey
Hal Washington
J. L. Brookhart
Opera House
P.J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
W. E. Anderson
Pfloer
Klein's
City ‘Hus
Hotel Allen
Frank Bowers
W. A. Stiles & Co
West Main St
Lila Whitmore
Aller
Arbuckle Brothers
Welson Spice Company
Painesville, O
E. P. Latham
Burton
Jerome
Prescott
Ariz
United Verde
Madison Medicine Co
Madison
Wis
M. Lombardo
Lombardo
KembDie
T. J. Dempsey
National Bank
Capital
W.K. Jeffrey
A. Anderson
J.T Anderson
Washington County
SAI
A. H. Wallace
A. Wiore
Cachio
Ws. Buatnr
O. M. Kbox
Cagh
First National Bank
Lows
Wm. Blew
Wailace Mo
Kook
Ko Dson
Seowars
Noktenete
E, ©. Townsend
D. C
Flossie Roads
Columbian School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
Dixon & Matthews
Postoffice
Wanamaker’s
R. A. Riley
Puget Sound
Colorado
Fox
Haight
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