Death of General Piet Joubert shocks Transvaal forces
The death of General Piet Joubert, chief of the Boer army, is reported. A state funeral is discussed with burial on his farm mausoleum wish. General Louis Botha expected to succeed, Kruger possibly taking command in Pretoria. British editorials praise Joubert as honorable and skilled.
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South Africa
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British forces brace for Bloemfontein advance amid Boer holds
General French reports 6000 Boer troops under Commandant Olivier north of Ladybrand as Bloemfontein stores grow. Lord Roberts aims to move next week but heavy road conditions and rail delays may push invasion to May. Milner tours the Free State to plan civil government while Mafeking bombardment continues.
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Thaba Nechu
Olivier
Ladybrand
Lord Roberts
War Office
Pretoria
Daily Mail
Mafeking
Michael Davitt
Kruger
Boers Still At Arms Amid Natal Tensions
Dispatch from Lourenco Marques reports 40,000 Boers under arms with 10,000 near the Natal border. Rail delays hinder southbound arrivals as tents and stores reach the region. Colonel Villebuis de Marouil named to lead the foreign legion in the Free State. General Prinsloe arrested on high treason charges.
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Col. Marontil
London
Daily Mail
Lourenzo Marques
Villebuis de Marouil
Foreign Legion
Free State
Prinsloe
Tyson Family Widening Search For Melbourne Estate Heirs
New York March 29 Elsie Tyson of Humboldt California sailed for England with an Australian attorney to establish claims of John Tyson heirs to James Tyson's 13 million estate. Attorneys trace Tyson lineage from New Jersey to California and England as they pursue a lawful resting place for the fortune. Baltimore March 29 two devastating fires cause about 200000 in losses at Likes Berwanger Co and a Pratt street building housing Diges Currin Co and Heiser Shoe Mfg Co. Des Moines March 20 State Treasurer Herriott charges railroad friendly assessment practices by Gov Shaw and others, amid insinuations against senior state officials.
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N. J
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Jobin Tyson
George Tyson
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Executive Council
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Dobson
Americans warned against seeking jobs in Japan
Consul Gowey in Yokohama reports to the state department urging Americans not to seek employment in Japan. He notes growing numbers of educated Japanese returning home and says official policy aims to replace foreigners with native workers as positions become available.
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Yokohama
State Department
Japan
Detroit to host Knights of Pythias Supreme Lodge convention
Detroit was chosen to host the Knights of Pythias supreme lodge convention next August after Major General Carnahan of Indianapolis, supreme commander of the uniformed rank, spent the day reviewing the ground and decided in favor of Detroit.
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Pythias
MACRUMS CHARGES AND CHEMINS OF A SHARP DISPUTE
Washington March 2 Senate and house committees heard Macrum recount alleged British censorship of U S mail and cable traffic at Durban Pretoria and Durbin He cited delays to his mail and two opened letters and claimed Britain could block cables The military committee clash centered on Lentz idaho and attorney Cheney with Hull threatening to end the confrontation and promising further confrontation before investigations close
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Foreign Affairs Committee
Macrum
United States
Durban
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Pretoria
Cape Town
Great Britain
Russia
St. Petersburg
Lentz
Idaho
Cheney
Hull
Hay
Virginia
Cox
Lewis
Italian saloonkeeper fails to commit suicide at inquest
In Chicago on March 20 Vito Paoletto, Italian saloonkeeper and partner killer Michael Giavito, attempted suicide after being struck dumb. The act failed but led to his speech returning, with the inquest noting he recovered ability to talk.
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Chicago
Vito Paoletto
Michael Giavito
Hills Sermon Sparks Presbyterian Split Talk In Chicago
Chicago March 20 Dr Newell Dwight Hillis sermon challenges the Presbyterian church and prompts a possible withdrawal from the Chicago presbytery Editor W C Gray at The Interior weighs Hillis case as decisions loom May assembly at St Louis may address the matter Gray notes Hillis may leave rather than disturb the denomination and has asked for candid counsel on his rights as a minister.
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Theodore Schintz
Chicago
Mary Maslowska
St. Charles Hotel
Zebulon Pheatt
Pereles
Newell Dwight Hillis
Presbyterian Church
Hills
W. C. Gray
Interior
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Brooklyn
Hillis
Gray
Herrick Johnson
McCormick Seminary
An Yee
General Assembly
St. Louis
Tillis
Johnson
Pls
Cipher Telegram Holdups and State Department Silence Stir Hearings
The text outlines claims of cipher telegrams being delayed by military censor and consular tensions with the United States. It mentions Consul Stowe of Cape Town and President Steyn of the Orange Free State seeking intervention, and a reported unfavorable US reply. It also covers Paoletto’s throat shock affecting speech after a fall and a coroner's jury awaiting grand jury action.
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Weekler
Paoletto
Consul Howe Reports Satisfactory Apology From Durban
After Macrum's statement the committee met in executive session and read a letter from Secretary Hay. It states that on the 21st the government learned by dispatch from J G Stowe, consul general at Cape Town, that two letters from the consulate to Pretoria and Lorenzo Marques were opened by the censor at Durban. A high commissioner wired Durban and a very satisfactory apology was returned.
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Durban
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Pretoria
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Hay
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Lorenzo Marques
Man recovers lost 1864 funds after Montreal bank payout
Simeon Tripanier of Merrill enlisted in 1914 and sent $300 by express to his Montreal father. The check vanished until a brother’s ad led to a $1,260 payout after identity proof. He returned home after the Montreal bank settlement. Rockford council rejects a pipeline gas plan while new rates surface. Dunlap the bank burglar is jailed in Watseka. a box marked Dell ties to the theft.
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Connecticut
Express
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Tripanier
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Bank de Paryue
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Als
Dunlap
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Webster
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Ills
Dell
Presbyterian ministers clash over doctrinal lines in Tarbell era dispute
In Joliet, Dr. Gray cites clashes among Drs. Johnson Hillis and McGiffert over doctrinal positions and church fidelity. He notes resignations, Edwardsian eschatology, and regard for honesty amid heated debate. Also reports Tarbell burial and a public building site in Oskaloosa.
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