War Office Says No Public News On War Front
London reports reveal the war office has nothing new to announce. Rumors of General Bra Wrant victory at Wepener are considered premature as forces move toward Nouxville and lines remain quiet with limited engagements expected. Winter approaches and front conditions worsen with rain and logistical strain noted near the Free State.
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London
War Office
Bra Wrant
Wepener
Alisinworth
Nouxville
Hioemfontein
Winston Churchill
Pretoria
Lord Roberts
Clearme
Vree State
Morummfontell
Keagar
Kroonstadt
Beandfort
Churchill Telegraphs War Cost From South Africa
Winston Churchill dispatches from Bloemfontein to the Morning Post on a Saturday date. He states the war will be an expensive business and that two hundred fifty thousand men will be needed. Remounts are crucial though many arrive in poor condition with high death rates. More horses and a large nurse staff are required, and four to five months hence cavalry gains.
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Huntieh
London
Winston Churchill
Morning Post
Hieemfontein
Census of the Cotton Crop Begins In June
The 12th census will use gin reports to measure the cotton crop. An expert agent will collect returns from all ginning and baling establishments in the cotton growing region. No ginnery is too small to be visited for a return.
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Washington
Wreck in Hungryte Alabama Claims Two Killed in Freight Crash
A Memphis division freight train on the Southern railway struck a mule and wrecked near Huntsyte Alabama. Engineer Percy Armstrong of Stevens Alabama and fireman Sandy Orborne colored were killed. Five crewmen were badly hurt as cars crowded the overturned engine.
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Alabame
Chattanooga
Tenn
Huntsyte
Ala
Percy Armstrong
Stevens
Freaan
Sandy Orborne
Whitney plans move to New York area with Ina and kin
Whitney intends to keep Ina and relatives in Lexington until Tuesday then relocate them toward New York for easier access and fewer troubles, as he stated.
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Lexington
Tlon
Whitney
Ina
Kentucky
New York
Rival Parties Clash As General Gomez Visits Santiago
In Santiago de Cuba on April 16 General Maximo Gomez arrived amid shock and crowd turmoil. The black Cubano Libre party met his steamer, while the white group was snubbed. a collapsed quay caused drownings and police under American officers restrained rioting.
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Santiago de Cuba
Maximo Gomez
San Domingo
Cubano Libre
Maria Herrara
General Gomez
General Castillo
Gomez
Tornado Toll Reported in Kansas City Area
A Wichita special describes a severe storm near Winfield Newton and Clear Water with two deaths and several injuries from overturned houses. Wires are down, confirmations pending for Putnam Newton and affected points, with two reported fatalities by train but unconfirmed.
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Keraar
Kanmea City
Wichita
Kan
Winfield
Newton
Putnam
Putnam, Newton
Engineer Colonel Roberts Visits Galveston Harbor Plans
Colonel IL M Roberts United States divisional engineer and chairman of the army engineers board arrived in Galveston aboard the Comal from New York. He plans to discuss Buffalo Bayou improvement and other harbor work with Captain C B Riche to speed up unresolved arrangements.
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Haffalo
Galveston
Texas
IL. M. Roberts
United States
Board of Engineers
United States Army
New York
C. 8. Riche
Buffalo Bayou
Bicviet
Scuss
Riehe
Hoo Hoo Fraternity Plans Major Texas Concentation
Local Hoo Hoo members prepare for a May 12 event in Texas described as the most eventful of its kind. Captain George Locke of Lake Charles and W I McClure of Galveston are named figures, with attendees from Houston Galveston Beaumont Lake Charles and other cities. organizers solicit applicants for the program.
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Houston
Galveston
Beaumont
Lake Charles
Post Office Robbery in Buckner Arkansas
The Buckner Arkansas post office about forty miles north of Texarkana was entered by robbers last night. The safe was blown open and $50 in currency taken. $51 was stolen from the postmaster’s desk. The evidence suggests the same gang that wrecked a Corton Belt railroad train near Bearden Arkansas last Monday, with one wrecker confessing after arrest.
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Texarkana
Texas
Buckner
Ark
Corton Belt
Bearden
Waterbury Bank Teller Missing, $2000 Deficit Reported
A Waterbury National Bank teller is missing and officials report a deflation of about $2000 in bank funds. The notice originates from Waterbury, Vermont, with Burlington, Vermont as the distribution point. Authorities are investigating the disappearance and financial shortfall.
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Burlington, Vt
Waterbury, Vt
Waterbury National Bank
Mystery Shot Murders Guard at Cornell Dam Strike
At Croton Landing New York on April 17 a sergeant of the Eleventh Separate company Mount Vernon was shot and killed by an unknown assassain during relief duty at Cornell Dam. The strike's tension surged as armed Italian strikers were seen earlier on the hilltop, with no witness to the shot.
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Croton Landing
N. Y
Cornell Dam
Robert Douglass
Mount Vernon
Little Italy
Douglass
McDougall
Glover
Giovanni Branchi
Boers Move Near Bloemfontein Amid Foraging Activity
London dispatch reports small Boer groups prowling within eight to ten miles of Bloemfontein. Three Johannesburg ZARPs entered the town at night and left unseen. The Karee Siding demonstration aimed to cover a large convoy's withdrawal, while the southeastern Free State incursion appears driven by the need to replenish victuals in a fertile region. Various movements occur but details are not specified.
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London
Bloemfontein
Morning Post
Johannesburg
Famine in India Raises Alarm From Boston Missionary
The Rev Rockwell Clancy visiting his brother In Medod reports from Bombay that about 60 million suffered famine and over 80 million were in distress with only 5 million receiving government aid. He calls the situation in famine stricken India uniquely dire.
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Boston
Rockwell Clancy
Allahabad
Medod
India
Bombay
Filipino Village Burned in Benguet Province Action
Captain Dodd and a Third Cavalry squadron surrounded a Benguet village and surprised about 200 insurgents living in barracks thought to be a recruiting center. Fifty three Filipinos killed and forty four captured. One American wounded. In Buffalo Richard Mansfield cancels dates to seek medical treatment for laryngitis in New York.
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Manila
Captain Dodd
Third Cavalry
Benguet
Buffalo
N. Y
Richard Mansfield
New York
Reckoning of a Nation’s Events from Diaz to Rail Wrecks
President Diaz hunts as heavy rains lash Oklahoma while new rail lines emerge from Chicago to San Francisco. Military orders send Lieut. Gen. Henry Rundle to Kimberley. Warship models worth 1007000 suffer damage en route to Paris exposition. Multiple political nominations and state actions unfold across the country with notable incidents from Canton to Washington.
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Oklahoma
Chicago
San Francisco
Henry Rundle
Eighth Division
Kimberley
Colorado Falling In Wharton After Flood Recedes
Wharton Texas reports the Colorado River fell three feet last night and water is receding. Caney also falls. business resumes. A heavy shower preceded sunshine and clear weather. Settlers blame dam waters from Austin for the rise, hoping it will not recur. Locals say the situation is greatly improved.
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Colorado
Wharton
Texas
Caney
Austin
Unexplained Brazos River Rise Threatens Texas Settlements
At San Felipe Texas on April 17 the Brazos river swelled to flood levels despite minimal rainfall. The main channel overflowed the lower bottom lands, alarming residents who moved stock to safety as observers wonder where the surge originates.
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San Felipe
Texas
Storm Hits Royse Texas. Homes Damaged and Injuries Reported
A Texas storm at Royse Rockwall county wrecked twelve houses and injured several people, with Frank Trimble badly hurt but likely to recover. Crops, fences, and trees were damaged. property losses in Rockwall county estimated at 25 to 30 thousand dollars, with additional damage in Hunt and Grayson counties and at Whitewright to the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway.
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Texas
Dallas
Tex
Royse
Rockwall
Frank Trimble
Hunt
Grayson
Whitewright
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company
Rainy Weather Hurts Texas Strawberry Crop
In Alvin Texas on April 17 the rainy damp weather slows the strawberry harvest. Shipments that should reach over a thousand crates daily are well below that, as three cloudy rainy days retard ripening and picking. Farmers seek sun and warm weather for several weeks.
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Alvin
Texas
Duel with knives ends in mortal wounds in Dallas
J. M. Ford and D. A. Reilly fought a knee duel in South Dallas after a children’s quarrel. Ford had five head cuts while Reilly suffered eighteen injuries across his body. Reilly’s injuries are considered mortal.
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Dallas
Tex
J. M. Ford
D. A. Reilly
South Dalas
Ford
Reilly
International and Great Northern buys Colmesneil line
The International and Great Northern Railway has purchased the Colmesneil branch of the Missouri Kansas and Texas. Stock is being taken this week and the line will run a daily local train and passenger service between Colmesneil and Trinity soon. Melbourne McDowell suffered a breakdown in the third act of F edora and is reported to be nervous.
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Colmesneil
Tex
International
Great Northern
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Pwhcuisers
Trinity
Lion City
Melbourne
McDowell
Heavy Rain Harms Crops and Rail Lines in Vicksburg
Vicksburg Mississippi reports over four inches of rainfall in the past thirty six hours causing extensive crop damage and rail road disruption across the region.
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Vicksburg, Miss
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