Roberts Triumphs as Boers Flee at Bloemfontein Battery
Lord Roberts achieves a surprise victory, forcing 14,000 Boers to flee from Bloemfontein area. French pursues while Colvile and Kelly-Kenny execute flanking maneuvers. Boer drivers leave dinners. dispatches report rapid mounted moves and confusion amid misreported news from Mafeking.
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Bloemfontein
Colvile
Transvaal
London
Standard
Poplar Grove
Soc
Hollowell
Daily News
Mafeking
Pretoria
Lourenzo Marques
Botha Elevated to Lieutenant General in Natal War Council
In a wartime council of war Louis Botha is named lieutenant general for Natal. Analysts note the selections of Lukas Meyer Schalkburger David Joubert Daniel Erasmus and J Fourie as major generals. Kruger appeals for faith as fighting continues at Mafeking and British courtesies to General Cronje are praised.
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Natal
Kruger
Bloemfontein
Biggarsberg
Louis Botha
Lukas Meyer
Schalkburger
David Joubert
Daniel Erasmus
J.fourie
Pretoria
Free State
Volklaad
Mafeking
Cronje
Queen Victoria Hearts London in Celebratory Welcome
London crowds hailed Queen Victoria amid massive displays of loyalty as soldiers mourned losses in South Africa. Women in mourning pressed close to Buckingham Palace as the sovereign appeared in simple black, eliciting touching scenes of sympathy for fallen soldiers.
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London
Victoria
South Africa
Itverse
Buckingham Palace
General Harrison Troubled by Newspaper Use
The News Says reports that intimate friends say General Harrison is chagrined by frequent newspaper references linking him to anti administration politics and potential presidential bid. His friends insist he has no desire to return to politics.
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Indianapolis
Harrison
Warrison
Porto Rico tariff debate shows president and congress aligned
A cabinet member argued there is no real split between the president and congress over Porto Rico free trade. The argument centers on whether free trade is a constitutional right and how it affects future possessions like Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Also noted are Mrs J B Angell’s stroke in New York and testimony by David Brooks on railway union issues.
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Congress
Porto Rico
United States
Spain
New York
J. Bo Angell
University of Michigan
Turkey
Angell
Annapolis
Ann Arbor
Ex-Alperman arraigned for attempted murder in saloon shooting
Peter Brewer of the Tenth ward was arraigned before Justice Kersten on charges of attempting to murder Victoria Goodwin. The shooting occurred at Frawley's saloon, 445 North Clark Street, Tuesday night. The case was continued to March 1 and Brewer held without bail pending Goodwin's condition.
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Chicago
Peter Brewer
Tenth Ward
Kersten
Victoria Goodwin
Frawley
North Clark Street
Miss Goodwin
Brewer
Public School Vaccination Controversy In Fort Dodge
Three Christian Science teachers in Fort Dodge Iowa submitted to compulsory vaccination under school board orders. They returned home and washed off the virus, but one teacher developed a very sore arm and stayed home.
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Fort Dodge, Ila
Proposed Hay-Pauncefote change faces disapproval
Washington March 9 senate foreign relations panel to debate a favorable report with an amendment to defend the canal in war. Officials say inserting Suez like provisions would grant U S wartime closure rights but not fortifications, and the idea would be rejected by administration insiders.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
United States
Egypt
England
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Afraid He'll Grow Feathers and Other Twists of News
A mixed batch of early 20th century dispatches reports skin grafting progress at Indianapolis city hospital led by Dr. W Y Morgan. The patient, Scott Smith, a colored man, shows eye skin grafts now part of his facial skin but remains unsure if pigment will transfer. Separate items note Paris expo shipments from Minnesota Iowa and the Dakotas, a Chicago murder suspect jailed in South Bend, and several regional notes on fraud trial verdicts tariffs and a British gift to the president.
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Indianapolis
City Hospital
W. Y. Morgan
Scott Smith
Smith
Auburn
Ind
Marshal Hilkey
Harry Bowden
Chicago
Hugh O'Neill
William Doyle
South Bend
Huurder
Wheeler Discusses Philippine Territory and Trade Promise
General Wheeler argues for a territorial form of government in the Philippines and for expanded trade with Asia. He predicts vast prospects from Pacific commerce, Nicaragua Canal access to Asia, and Manila as a key depot, urging unified U S effort for prosperity.
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Philippines
Pilipines
Wheeler
Arlington Burials Honor 66 Cuban War Soldiers
Washington reports sixty six soldiers who died in Cuba were buried at Arlington cemetery with full military honors yesterday. The ceremony reflected solemn tribute to the fallen in the Cuban conflict and featured formal military honors.
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Washington
Cuba
Arlington Cemetery
Gov Shaw’s Father Dies in Morrisville News
Board man Shaw father of Governor Shaw dies at his Morrisville home aged 84. He spent the night in a street car. In Racine Wisconsin on March 7 eleven residents endured a snowy eight mile Milwaukee Racine line stuck in a drift during Sunday travel.
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Racine
Wis
Tanner
Springfield
Ars
Wokstron Egough
McCrystal arraigned then moves case to justice court
Sioux City report says Kack McCrystal charged with murder of John F. Robson was arraigned in police court but requested a change of venue to a justice court. McCrystal declares innocence. In Michigan, John Mangerson a Swedish miner was killed by a dynamite blast at the Crystal Falls mine after failing to escape the working section. Des Moines notes show lawmakers split over Porto Rican tariff bill with Republicans anxious about its passage.
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Sioux City
Kack McCrystal
John F. Robson
McCrystal
Mangerson
Crystal Falls
Mich
John Mangerson
Des Moines
House
Iowa
Controversy Persists Over McGiffert Case Despite Proceedings
The report says Dr. McGiffert may withdraw from the Presbyterian church but the dispute continues with Dr. Birch determined not to drop the case. The appeal now goes to the general assembly, and the fight appears centered between the presbytery and the contesting party.
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McGiffert
Presbyterian Church
Birch
Presbytery
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