Start of Roberts Advance Toward Pretoria Reported
Telegraph dispatch says rail links to the Cape remain intact and Lord Roberts plans to push toward Pretoria in days. Mafeking is the last major anxiety while a relief column reaches Kimberley. Rumors of a new Orange Free State government policy surface in Parliament.
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Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Orange Free State
Mafeking
Kimberley
Russia
Leyds
Leopold
Johannesburg
Bloemfontein
Germany Ready to Aid Mediation if Opponents Desire It
German consul to President Kruger offers friendly mediation in South Africa once both sides show willingness. London inquiries or third-party offices could confirm British desire, but Germany cautions earlier steps could spark suspicions and hinder a peaceable settlement.
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Pretoria
Kruger
Germany
London
South Africa
Europe
Mediation Fulfilled Between Austria Hungary Swiss Governments
Immediate mediation between the Austro-Hungarian and Swiss governments has been completed, with interest guarded by the German consulate and monitoring officials. The move aims to ease tensions and align diplomatic channels for ongoing discussions.
Cecil Rhodes Attacks British Boer Casualty Claims
In a London interview reprinted from the Daily Mail Cecil Rhodes ridicules home authorities and Buller’s leadership. He asserts only about 30,000 Boers were in the field with 15,000 foreign mercenaries, calling British figures exaggerated to justify reverses.
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London
Mal
Julian Ralph
Baller
Lord Methuen
Kimberley
Orange River
England
Buller
Rhodes
Boers Fled Bethulie Before Gatacre Arrived
General Gatacre reached Bethulie in the Orange Free State to find the Boers had already fled the town. The Dutch trekked away after Bloemfontein’s occupation, likely heading toward Denetsdorp. Reports say President Kroger annexed the Orange Free State to the South African Republic two days earlier. London reports a 70 officer 712 man force will sail for Lourenco Marques including artillery and cavalry.
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Gatacre
Bloemfontein
Denetsdorp
Springfontein
Kroger
South African Republic
Delagoa Bay
London
Lisbon
the Standard
Lourenzo Marques
Sermons by Telephone Reach First Baptist Church
Rev. H. H. Barbour plans to broadcast sermons from Columbus city First Baptist Church using a large transmitter on the gallery. The Citizens' Telephone Co will wire the church creating private lines so members can hear the service at home including singing prayers and the sermon.
Nippon Marine Insurance Cancels Policies in San Francisco
The Nippon Marine Insurance Company of Osaka has cancelled all policies written in its name in San Francisco since January, totaling about 250000 dollars. The action, repudiated by the company, was reported by its agent H. M. Newhall & Co. The cause remains unknown.
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the Chronicle
Nippon Marine Insurance Company, Limited
Osaka
Japan
H. M. Newhall & Co
Bundy Confesses $30,000 Shortage in City Accounts
Kumiza New Jersey March 17 Frank E Bundy longtime city employee who served as chamberlain and prior clerk in the chamberlain's office has admitted a voluntary shortage of more than thirty thousand dollars in his accounting over six years in office.
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N. J
Frank E. Bundy
Chamberlain
Cradle to Grave: Unions Aim to Unionize Coffins and Gravediggers
The Times-Herald reports Chicago unions plan to require union labels on coffins and cradle production, with efforts to organize coffin factories on Carroll Avenue and then extend to gravediggers who would only bury in union made caskets. John Lee vows all cradle work is already union made and advocates full cradle to grave coverage.
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the Times- Herald
Chicago
Carroll Avenue
John Lee
Miners Get an Increase Scale Agreed On by Operators and Their Employes
Des Moines March 17 The conference of coal miners and operators in session since February 2 has adjourned after adopting a uniform scale of prices for mining. It amounts to about 1 percent raise for miners. Operators will work in harmony and coal prices will likely rise about 10 percent to meet higher mining costs.
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Des Moines
Nye Awarded $500 For Libel Damages In Western Union Suit
In Minneapolis March 17 a U S circuit court jury reduced a $50,000 libel claim by Frank M Nye against Western Union Telegraph Co to $500 in damages after finding two New York telegraphs reflected on the former county attorney's political integrity.
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Minneapolis
United States Circuit Court
Frank M. Nye
Western Union Telegraph Company
New York
Treasury Officials Burdened by New Financial Law
Washington reports the new financial bill forces the treasury to process about 27 million dollars in exchange applications for old bonds into 2 percent gold bonds. The comptroller’s office handles many new bank charters. roughly 200 applications so far with several favorable actions. In Kentucky Caleb Powers and three others were moved to jail from Louisville amid orderly crowd scenes and police escort.
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Washineton
The
Treasury
Department
Comptroller of the Currency
Legal motion details in Nye civil action heard
The text notes that the die is cast concerning the Nye case with M. H. Boutell as attorney for one side and Mr. Nye’s attorney also present. W. H. Vanderburg led the opposing argument, and Nye had previously won a civil action against him.
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M. H. Boutélle
Russia Massing Troops and German Outlook on England
Berlin dispatch reports Russia has moved 160000 troops into eastern and central areas with Merv and Samarkand as camps. A possible decisive anti English move is forecast. German papers hint at Britain aiding Germany against Russia and caution on Asia Minor and the Baghdad railway.
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Journal and Advertiser
Berlin
Constantinople
Tageblatt
Russia
Caspian
Merv
Tashkend
Samarkand
England
Persian Gulf
Straits of Ormuz
Munich Neuste Nachrichten
Germany
Great Britain
Asia Minor
Bagdad
Turkey
Cyprus
Prosecution Drive Against Standard Oil by Rep Fitzgerald
Representative Fitzgerald of Massachusetts introduces a resolution asserting Standard Oil paid a 17 million dollar extra dividend on March 15 1900 plus an 8 million quarterly dividend. He cites a 5 million excess and a 3 cent kerosene price rise as a tax arguing Sherman antitrust violations. The attorney general would direct district attorneys to prosecute.
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Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
New York
Congress
United States
Indict Commissioners Predicted by New York Grand Jury
The New York grand jury is expected to indict four police commissioners Bernard J York John B Sexton Henry E Abell and Jacob Heas for an offense against public justice. Indictments likely by Wednesday.
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Grand Jury
Presa
City of
Bernard J. York
John B. Sexton
Henry E. Abell
Jacob Heas
Grand
Thoughts From Ruskin on Hearts and Money
This reflection argues that true purpose comes from heart in all actions not driven by money. It warns against equating enemies with God and asserts that wealth should serve higher aims. When money is not the main goal, both acquisition and spending can be virtuous and beneficial.
Yellowstone Geysers Shrinking Threatens Park Future
Observers warn heat and activity in Yellowstone National Park geysers are waning. They predict a distant date when the Dead Sea becomes a dry salt mine as part of a broader environmental decline affecting major natural wonders.
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Great Yellowstone Park
Dead Sea
Why Novels Stop at the Marriage Address Sparks Debate
Yale economics professor William G Sumner argues marriage idealization has limited lasting happiness and calls for economic independence for women. Annie Russell Dyer and Olive Schreiner influence discuss roles, duties, and the evolving social contract surrounding marriage and gender.
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Sumners
Fragmentary NYC Phrase Reflects Public Reading of Law
A brief, incomplete excerpt from a New York City text shows discussion of public access to information. The readable portion hints at openness and civic duty without detailing a specific event or date.
Skeptical View Of Marriage Happiness Cites Real-Life Joy
The speaker asserts from years of travel and contact with families that 90 percent of marriages end happily and 10 percent unhappily. He argues that people grow wiser and more refined through truth and love, noting cheerful faces in public as evidence against pessimistic views.
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Emile Pickhardt
Sumner
Pref
Sumner’s
Duties and Obligations in Marriage and Divorce
A 19th century view argues that marriage and divorce involve three parties the man the woman and the State. It condemns casual talk of happiness and ideals and urges adherence to law as ministerial and judicial guardians of solemn marriage duties.
The Ideal Marriage and Maturity of Soul
The passage discusses the ideal marriage as achievable only when both partners reach maturity of soul through submission to God's will. It defines maturity as power, wisdom, and repose, attained by disciplined human nature in physical, mental, and spiritual aspects, enabling the removal of selfishness.
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James Rus
Lowell
Mnion
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