Mafeking Fight Report and Wide Boer Trap Losses
London reports a heavy engagement near Mafeking with Colonel Broadwood’s relief column retreating after fierce fighting. Boer forces and a German-American Reichman trap wounded and captured, British casualties around 350 with 200 prisoners. The scene described as carnage with Boer fire from three sides and a daring British scout passage.
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Pretoria
Brandfort
Mafeking
Plumer
London
Broadwood
Reichman
French
Pers
H Owever
Froce
Dr Newell Dwight Hillis Leaves Presbyterian Church
Dr Newell Dwight Hillis of Brooklyn asked Chicago presbytery to accept his withdrawal from the body and from the Presbyterian church at Olivet Memorial chapel. He says he is no longer a Calvinist having renounced predestination and cannot remain a member. Debate followed before a vote ordered that the letter be read.
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Chicago
Newell Dwight Hillis
Brooklyn
Hillis
Senate poll on Porto Rico bill shows 47 votes expected
Washington April 8 senate committee on Porto Rico tallies indicate a 7 vote margin for the bill with an anticipated 47 votes. They name supporters including Aldrich Allison Baker Bard Beveridge Burrows Carter Chandler Clark of Wyoming Cullom Deboe Depew Elkins Fairbanks Foraker Foster Frye Challinger Gear Hale Hanna Hansbrough Tawley Jones of Nevada Kean Kyle Lodge Perkins Platt of Connecticut Platt of New York Pritchard Quarles Ross Scott Sewell Shoup Spooner Thurston Warren Wetmore and Wolcott.
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Washington
Senate Committee
Porto Rico
Senate
Aldrich
Allison
Baker
Bard
Beveridge
Burrows
Carter
Chandler
Clark
Wyoming
Cullom
Deboe
Depew
Elkins
Fairbanks
Foraker
Foster
Frye
Challinger
Gear
Hale
Hanna
Hansbrough
Tawley
Jones
Nnvada
Kean
Kyle
Lodge
Perkins
Platt
Connecticut
New York
Pritchard
Quarles
Ross
Scott
Sewell
Shoup
Spooner
Thurston
Warren
Wetmore
Wolcott
Police seek missing Roeland Quintin after $19000 theft
The Journal's Jacksonville correspondent reports Roeland Quintin, cashier of a large St. Louis corporation, is missing after allegedly absconding with $19,000. Traced to New Orleans, he left for Florida via Atlanta, prompting police inquiries from St. Louis.
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Atlanta
the Journal
Jacksonville
Fla
St. Louis
Roeland Quintin
Quintin
New Orleans
Florida
Train wreck near DeKalb halts eastbound freight
About 6 p m Sunday an east bound freight on the Chicago and Northwestern railroad was wrecked near DeKalb Illinois. A broken wheel on a car near the engine caused the accident which sent five grain cars down an embankment. A brakeman escaped serious injury.
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DeKalb, Lls
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Queen Victoria Begins Slow Night Journey to Ireland
Queen Victoria departed Windsor at 9 30 p m with Princess Christian and others aboard a royal train bound for Ireland. The journey aims for eleven hours but typically takes six with careful preparations and thorough inspections of the train and track. Dublin anticipates the queen as crowds gather and rooms fill, with Belmullet and other towns expecting large numbers for the royal visit.
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Holyhead
London
Queen Victoria
Windsor
Ireland
Christian Andrincess Henry of Battenberg
Countess of Antrim
Harriet Phipps
Arthur Biggs
Ivate
Streetwood Hdwards
Pennby
Dublin
Treland
Tondon
Multiple Local Notices and Legal Announcements
A batch of brief items from Racine Bedford and Kewanee notes include William L Utley of Derry New Hampshire arrested for criminal libel former local newspaper man and son of late Colonel Utley. William Achilles inherits four thousand dollars from his late father Louis Achilles after marriage. William I Miller tied to Franklin syndicate faces grand larceny charges in Brooklyn. Father D L Crowe of Keewanee Church receives Pope Leo XIII birthday cable and apostolic benediction. Webster Davis resigns from the White House pending acceptance.
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Racine, Wis
William L. Utley
Derry
N. H
Utley
Colonel Utley
New York
William I. Miller
Franklin Syndicate Fame
Brooklyn
Pranklin Syndicate
Kewanee, Hls
Father D. L. Crowe
Church of the Visitation
Pope Leo
Rome
Kewanee
Father Crowe
Ice Thickness Report Benches Green Bay Fishermen North
Escanaba Mich April 3 ice in Green bay two and a half feet thick. Island Passage fishermen report heavy ice extending to Poverty Island. Lightkeeper Armstrong Peninsula Point notes ice visible to the south. Summer eight solid.
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Escanaba
Mich
Apri
Green Bay
Island Passage
Poverty Island
Lightkeeper Armstrong
Peninsula Point
Manila Health Crisis and Epidemics Report
The Manila census shows a death rate over one percent with a 190,714 population and 30,000 Chinese residents. Beriberi tuberculosis and dysentery are major causes, while smallpox and leprosy remain widespread in Luzon and Manila. Epidemics threaten but daily life continues with a large volunteer regiment affected.
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Manila
Philippines
Luzon
Dagupan
Bell
Feneral Bell
Thirty-sixth
Toneray
Wing
Tennessee Volunteers
Dunlap Declares Innocence In Wellington Bank Job
James Dunlap known bank robber says he is not guilty of the Wellington Pate bank robbery. He awaits a preliminary trial next Thursday, with a $1500 bond and C H Payson to defend. He distances sensational reports and seeks a fair hearing.
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Kankakee
Ill
James Dunlap
Pate Bank
Wellington
Dunlap
C. H. Payson
Watseka
Arfuette Sues Rock County for Malicious Imprisonment
John Arfuette files a $10,000 damage suit against Rock County alleging malice by the district attorney led to his arrest while employed in Milwaukee and seven months in Janesville jail with no food for six days. He claims loss of wealth and that $860 in cash was taken.
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Janesville
Wis
John Arfuette
Rock County
Milwaukee
Chicago live stock markets report and related notes
Market summary from Chicago and East Buffalo on April 2 shows hogs receipts 83 000 with pigs 4 5 to 6 25 per cwt heavy packing 5 40. cattle receipts 19 000 with steers 4 90 to 5 60 prime to extra. sheep 16 000 with western lambs 6 00 to 7 20 and native lambs 5 50 to 7 25. Also brief political finance discussion on Porto Rico trade and Irish Nationalist meeting in London with self government demand.
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Chicago
Cattie
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis
London
House of Conmens
John Redmond
Irish National Party
Uator
Great Britain and
Ireland
Kroger
Joubert
Chicago Board of Trade
Enewees
Lord May Eee
Debates Over Porto Rican Tariff Stirred Senate Pace
Washington April 3 Advocates and opponents of the Porto Rican tariff and government bill waged a seven hour Senate debate. Spooner sparred with Democratic leaders over constitutional questions of acquired territory and the reach of the constitution in newly acquired lands. He argued the war power justifies U S authority in Porto Rico and that Congress could not cede lands held by statute if constitutionally acquired.
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Washington
Senate
Spooner
Chamber
Congress
TH Min Spooner
Calhoun
Myr
Webster
Tillman
Porto Rico
United States
Pettus
Ea Spooner
Alabama
New Mexico
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Webster Davis
White House
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Argette
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War Department
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England
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Germany
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Julia Duplici
Bateman
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Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Joseph Keck
Frank Stewart
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I. M. Sproull
Stewart's Pharmacy
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Wasaminaron Lowa
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American School of Osteopathy
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C. J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
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P. J, Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
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Florist
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W. KR. Jaffrey
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View Pros
Onahte Fa Ander
Washington County
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Iowa
Jon. Kero
A. Wurrm
Oashier
O. H. Krox
Kmox
Ans't Cash
Lemmon
L. D. Robinson
East Side
C. 8. Lemmon
Mr. Lemmon
D. Robinson
Burlington
Burlington Uni
Hiadelphia
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