Front Clear For British As Boers Remain Disorganized
Portar Grove Orange Free State March 9 General French reports his front is clear of Boers ten miles ahead while other reports confirm Boer disorganization in Transvaal and Free State The British advance toward Bloemfontein seems unopposed as Boers destroy ammunition including cases of explosive bullets marked Manufactured for the British government.
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Portar Grove
Orange Free State
French
Transvael
Free State
Bloemfontein
Butash
Peace Terms in Boer Talks Promise Possible Conquest War
The Daily Mail reports from Pretoria via Lourenco Marques that Boer leaders seek understanding with England. If conquest is pursued they will fight to the finish, but a plain statement of Boer intentions may open a basis for negotiation. Kruger and Steyn met at Bloemfontein to coordinate the position and independence of the republics.
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The
Daily Mail
Pretoria
Lourenzo Marques
England
Kruger
Steyn
Bloemfontein
Lord Seadisbury
Minneapolis Journal
Tawney
A. D. Gray
Preston Ia
W. B. Anderson
Winona
Kingsley
Austin
E. S. van Ness
First Baptist Church of
Albert Lea Tribune
Republican Party
First
Minnesota
Washington
Senate
Nelson
British terms of peace doubt Dutch independence
London reports the Standard states the government will affirm that no terms will preserve the Dutch republics independence amid the Boer war. A Dublin meeting of Nationalist council members plans to address the queen on her visit. A separate note mentions disturbances in Wisnires involving local groups.
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Doenix
Corporation of Dublin
Attempted Queen’s Effigy Burn Thwarted by English Riflemen
A crowd planned to burn a queen’s effigy but were met by a dozen English riflemen who threatened to fire if the effigy was lit. The Mennonites dispersed after the confrontation.
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Wisnires
Gretna Sfemnonites
Strerg
Roer Simonetzers
Government notes end of war may be near in Boer conflict
March 10 Gore 71 Loxpon report says Sir Michael Hicks-Beach told bankers the government sees signs the war may end soon and that not all estimated funds will be needed. He cites changes since estimates and notes possible troop reallocation as Lord Roberts plans increasing force toward the Transvaal frontier. Mafeking siege draws sympathy amid unconfirmed relief rumors.
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Michael Hicks-Beach
Bankera
Eighth
Roberts
Lord Roberts
General Buller
Charles Warren
War Office
Transvaal
Mafeking
Baden-Powell
Indian uprisings surge across Sonora territory
Advices from Ortiz Sonora report Indians continuing depredations over the past week. They have ransacked a wide stretch and damaged several hamlets along the Potam to Torin road. Mexican troops appear unable to cope and more men are needed to suppress the uprisings.
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Austin
Tex
Ortiz
Sonora
Mex
Potam
Torin
General Wheeler's Alleged Resignation Not Yet Confirmed
Washington dispatch reports that General Joe Wheeler allegedly tendered his resignation last November in a San Francisco interview. Officials say no resignation document has reached the adjutant general's office, causing surprise in the War Department.
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Washington
Joe Wheeler
San Francisco
Volunteer Army
War Department
Wheeler
Adjutant General's Office
Secret Sessa on Boers Sympathy Debate in Senate
Washington March 10 The Senate debated whether to discuss openly the Mason resolution of sympathy for the Boers with key figures like Mason Spooner Hoar Tillman and Hale weighing positions. The session focused on whether such expression should be public and its impact on foreign relations and mediation efforts.
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Senate
Mason
Davis
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Frye
Maine
Great Brita
Spooner
Great Britain
Mr. Mason
House
Hoar
Tillman
Mr. Hale
First Day Pension Session Opens Under New Rule
Washington March 10 The first day pension session of the house under the new rule proved a great success with little friction. Ninety seven bills were favorably acted upon in committee of the whole and subsequently passed by the house.
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Washine Ton
Pension policy debate undercuts disclosing prize fights bill
The House session included a brisk exchange between Mr Loud of California and Mr Sulloway of New Hampshire over pension policy with Loud attacking the system and Sulloway defending it. In Washington, Hepburn of Iowa introduced a bill to ban mailing any depiction or description of prize fights or bets on fights via interstate carriers.
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Cal
Sulloway
Hepburn
Washington
Iowa
State to Drop Duluth Swamp Land Litigation
The State of Minnesota will not appeal the Duluth and Iron Range swamp land grant cases. Auditor Dunn will select several hundred thousand acres owed to the railroad within 60 days. Officials say this is the most practical course after Judge Lochren's ruling and likely U.S. Supreme Court inaction.
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State of
Minnesota
Paul
Duluth and Iron Range
Dunn
Lochren
United States Supreme Court
E J Phelps Former Minister to England Dies in New Haven
E J Phelps former minister to England died at his New Haven home after about two months of illness. He had pneumonia earlier and never regained vitality. Remains to Burlington Vermont for interment. In Nevada Missouri a pistol duel left United States Commissioner Douglas Wight and Horace H Blanton wounded with Wight hurt on the scalp and Blanton dangerously wounded in the abdomen.
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E. J. Phelps
England
New Haven
Conn
Burlington, Vt
Nevada
Douglas Wight
Horace H. Blanton
Wight
Blanton
Porto Rican relief: 500 tons of food for interior needs
Washington March 10. The subsistence and quartermaster's department prepare to forward 500 tons of food supplies to destitute Porto Ricans in the interior. The shipment will include rice and codfish to aid needy residents.
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Washincton
Subsistence and
Quartermaster’s Department
Porto Rico
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted as Best Remedy
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the safest proven cure for female illnesses after thirty years of use. It warns against trying new or untested remedies and claims support from numerous physicians and satisfied letters to Mrs. Pinkham.
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Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lydia E Pinkham Remedies Praised by Satisfied Women
Letters from readers praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier for restoring menses, curing leucorrhea, and reviving strength. Women from Visalia Binghanton Welaka report relief after taking multiple bottles and recommend the remedies to wives and mothers.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Guinan
Visalia
Et E. Co
Cal
Iles
L. A. Plorris
Welaka
Putuam
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Cures
Advertisements claim nervous prostration and bladder inflammation cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials from Delia Keiser of Marienville Pennsylvania and Mrs. Prisquam Grady of High Bridge New York City praise relief from female weakness and bladder inflammation after using the remedy.
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Deak Mus PlantHam
Delia Keiser
Marienville
Dean Mra. Prixuam
Tris
K. S. Grady
Union St
High Bidge, New York City
Hill Sees Bright Asiatic Trade for Great Northern
President James J. Hill, visiting New York, voiced enthusiasm for expanding Asiatic trade. He cited growing demand for wheat and cotton in China and Japan and said the market potential is vast, limited mainly by transportation to the Orient. He noted the Orient as a major new market for U S goods.
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New York
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway Company
Asia
China
Japan
Orient
Onstrycy
de Damand
Puerto Rican tariff bill draws Minnesota reaction across papers
Minnesota newspapers react to the Puerto Rico tariff measure. Critics charge the bill favors sugar and tobacco trusts and burdens Puerto Rico trade while supporters cite aims to fund island improvements. Public opinion splits among congressional delegates and editors across multiple papers.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Congress
Albert Lea
Puerto Rico
Austin
Jas. A. Tauney
Minneapolis Times
J A. Tawney
Winona
Koch
William McKinley
Minnesota
Tawney
Minneapolis
Page Morre
W. B. Anderson
Winona Peanpla
Blue Earth Post
Ortonville Journal
Goebel Murder Suspects Warrants Issued for State Officials
Warrants issued for Secretary of State Caleb Powers Captain John W. Davis ex Secretary Charles Finley and John T Powers in Goebel assassination case. Clerk W E Coulton arrested in Kentucky state capital. authorities say witnesses linked shots to Powers office. Public access denied by military order.
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John T. Powers
Powers
Whitley County
Whittaker
Goebel
Pavia
Bradley
Taylor
Finley
State Capitol
W. C. Bradley
Coulton
Thomas Rowell
Lexington
Rowell
Hardin
Bell
Whitley
Knox
Databan
Do Not Talk Before You Know In Art And Literature
Advice on taste character and intellectual integrity urges learning before speaking in science art and literature. Emphasizes reading only what authors mean and forming style from sincere thinking and real materials rather than rivalrous or polished fakery.
The Home Doctor Admonitions on Onion and Tea Remedies
A dated medical note suggests onions improve liver and general ailments when eaten freely and tea can relieve headaches. It also mentions lemon flavored lotion water and various cold beverages as cooling remedies, claiming benefits for rheumatism and dietary comfort.
Beecham's Pills Promoted as Cure-All Elixir
A historical advertisement touts Beecham's Pills as a universal remedy for biliary and nervous disorders stomach troubles and female ailments claiming world leading sales and harmless stimulant laxative properties. It asserts the pills possess occult inherent power and are highly effective with no adverse reactions.
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Beecham
Beechum
Telegraphic Brevities Summarize Early Labor Settlement Hopes
Labor trouble settlement in Chicago building industry predicted within a week or two. Pompton New Jersey Smith Fuse factory explosion kills four and injures others. Marblehead cruiser orders changed to San Francisco. Stanley Hunter Riggs commits suicide in a Mexican town while in civil engineering work. Terry McGovern KO’s Oscar Gardiner in third round at Broadway Athletic Club. Adnan C Anson nominated Democratic alderman candidate from Chicago Third Ward. Sixteen miners killed in Besacc coal mine explosion.
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Smith
Pompton
N. J
Marblehead
Corinto
San Francisco
Stanley Hunter Riggs
Riggs
Mexico
Terry McGovern
Brooklyn
Oscar Gardiner
Broadway Athletic Cab
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Adnan C. Anson
Besacc
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