Rhodes and Kekewich clash over Kimberley relief
Cecil Rhodes ordered Colonel Kekewich to leave his Kimberley residence after a heated clash over the siege relief. A Daily Telegraph Kimberley correspondent reports Rhodes pressed for records of the town’s hardships and questioned surrender as Lord Roberts prepared to relay the communications.
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Lord Roberts
Rhodes
London
Cronje
Ladysmith
Cecil Rhodes
Kimberley
Daily Telegraph
Spytfontein
Ouri
Cape Town
Modder River
Mr. Rhodes
Enslin
Gatacre Ready to Defend Rail Line to Bloemfontein
Springfontein reports Boers hover near the railway to Bloemfontein and General Gatacre pledges vigorous measures to foil any attempt to cut Lord Roberts' line of communication at that point.
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Springfontein
Bloemfontein
Gatacre
Lord Roberts
Casualties Reported From Karee Sprint Action
London April 4 A further list of British officers casualties at Karee sprint March 41 adds 11 missing and one wounded bringing total to 22 confirmed.
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London
Kooru
Karee
British Forces Advance Report From Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein dispatch dated April 2 notes Colonel Porter leading carbineers and Scots greys in a British advance. The Daily Mail relays the field report from London dated April 5.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Bloemfontein
Porter
Bravery Story Of Rescue By Guns On Sunday Front
A British force reported Sunday action where a soldier named Guns led a sudden charge against a large Boer force and rescued nine British prisoners including eleven officers taken the previous day with no British casualties.
Confused British Move in South Africa as Bloemfontein Action Fails
General Colville and General French abandon the advance east of Bloemfontein and join the main army. Lord Roberts faces an unclear situation as Boers possibly move southwest. Schreiner flees from a Cape Town English demonstration while Premier vows to reach Parliament. Modder river bridge opened. Springfontein garrison warned of Boer attack.
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London
Colville
French
Bloemfontein
Lord Roberts
Boers Move To Encircle Bloemfontein In War Update
Descriptions from Bloemfontein on April 4 report Boer efforts to surround the town and sever the southern rail link. Forces are said to approach from east and south targeting Thaba N'Chu and the water works as Lord Roberts concentrates troops. Four 4.7 inch guns and four 12 pounders are mounted on kopjes overlooking the plain. Naval camp moved to northeast of the city. Rails southward protected amid arrests of locals suspected of aiding the enemy. Railway northward to Kareeo siding remains in British hands.
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Bloemfontein
Thaba N'Chu
Kopiea
Kareo
Bold Boers Miss Their Chance at Bloemfontein
London reports that the Boers may try to block Lord Roberts at Bloemfontein or harass British lines to slow his northward advance. Roberts concentrates forces and weighs bold tactics while managing remounts transport and baggage losses from the convoy.
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London
Lord Roberts
Bloemfontein
Lord Roberta
Colonel Broadwood
Dispatch reports relieved garrison near Mafeking
A March 2 dispatch from Mafeking via Dairy Mall says a relief column is moving from Vryburg. The report notes no Boers on the road, Plumer's column is advancing from the north, bombardments continue, and about 2,000 Boers remain surrounding the town with many leaving daily.
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London
Mafeking
Gaborones
Vryburg
Plumer'sa
Boers Across Modder Engaged Near Bushman’s Kop
The Times reports Boer forces east of Bloemfontein clashing with mounted infantry at Bushman's Kop, about 12 miles away. The dispatch suggests a mishap may show the folly of leniency policy for the current war situation.
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London
Bloemfontein
The
Times
Bushman's Kop
Patent warning for laxative remedy on 19th century label
A cure claim for La Gkhiprpe is advertised to work in two days using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. The label guarantees refunds if it fails to cure and bears Groves signature on each box. The price noted is 25e.
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Dre
Groves
Stingy man’s misfortune as bee yard chaos unfolds
A Kansas City Journal item recounts a stingy homeowner who did not subscribe to the paper causing his son to borrow a neighbor’s copy. In the scramble a beehive stand is knocked, a fence is damaged, a cow damages corn, milk spills ruin a carpet, a man cuts a hand, teeth drop, and a runaway daughter etches chaos with the hired man as the household sustains a cascade of mishaps.
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The
Kansas City Journal
Innocence in a London Pub Tale of a Diminutive Visitor
A London clergyman recounts a moving incident as a frail girl enters a public house with a jug to fetch her parents half a pint. After filling the jug she places two halfpennies on the counter and attempts to leave. The barman softly notes the shortage, but the girl insists you are short a halfpenny and departs.
Minnesota Supreme Court Holds Street Car Liability for Passenger Injuries
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a street railway company is liable for injuries to a passenger caused by dangers from overcrowded cars. The ruling cited a case where a man was pushed from a crowded platform and injured.
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Supreme Court of
Minnesota
Queen Victoria Visits Dublin in Spectacular Royal Pageant
Queen Victoria arrived in Dublin to an enthusiastic, peaceful welcome with 1,000,000 crowds. The lord mayor handed her the sword and keys at the gate while the Duke of Connaught and Earl Cadogan led a grand display of Life Guards and Inniskillings along a nine mile route through orderly crowds.
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Victoria
Ireland
London
Irish Tranevaal Committee
Kingston
Vice Regal Lodge
Duke of Connaught
Earl Cadogan
Burke
James Magen
Jublies
George Flaudel-Philips
Kingstown
Phoenix Park
Itia
Duke of Abercorn
Associated Press
Tublin
Royal Residence
Rack
Arma
Corporation
Earl of Denbigh
Life Guards
Matthew White-Ridley
Duchess of Connaught
Queen
Princes Christian
Prince Henry of Battenberg
Indy
Roore Life Guards
Earl
Cadogan
Steel replaces wooden bridges on New York Central lines
The Chicago Chronicle notes fifty wooden bridges along New York Central routes will be replaced with steel and iron structures during the current year.
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The
Chicago Chronicle
New York Central Railway
Wheeler Says Goebel Law Is There to Stay in Kentucky
In Washington April 4 the house saw a heated Kentuck y clash as Wheeler and Pugh traded charges. Boering framed the issue. Lacey denounced the Goebel election law. Wheeler defended it, warned a federal election law may be sought if removal is needed.
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Wheeler
Boering
Washington
Kentucky
Pugh
Lacey
Iowa
House
Hawaii
McDowell
Committee On
Territories
Senate
DeArmond
Missouri
United States
Abraham Lonecoln
Henry Clay
Puerto Rico
Roeringer
Congress
Kentucky Debate Ends With Adjournment At 4 55 PM
The discussion featured Mr Lacey of Iowa criticizing the Goebel law as unconstitutional and promoting anarchy in Kentucky. Mr Wheeler was challenged while Mr Hamilton defended the bill and praised removing voter property qualifications before the house adjourned at 4 55 PM.
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Lacey
Iowa
Wheeler
Kentucky
Hamilton
House
Mica Strike Reported Near Great Falls Farm
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Great Falls notes R. W. Fullerton’s farm well two miles north of the city has hit mica at 130 feet. Large mica cores were recovered all day, and tests will confirm if the bed stands upright or lies flat, with quality analysis planned.
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The
Standard
Great Falls
R. W. Fullerton
Sailor Jokes Sailors and Cars Clash on Broadway
An odd police tale from New York links a former truck driver turned surface car grip man to a collision with an express wagon near the post office. The wreck involved a jib boom through the car and a near-panic among passengers, with no serious injuries. A later letter from McCann humorously likens his wife to a ship, and police enjoy nautical slang among themselves.
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New York Mail and Express
Eigar Bells
Broadway
Rector Street
East Side
McCann
Valenciennes
British Columbia Considers Hair Regulation Act for Miners
Parliament debates a peculiar Chinese exclusion measure by regulating hair length worn by mine workers. The province avoids a direct anti Chinese act by framing it as a labor regulation affecting Chinese and non Chinese workers.
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British Columbia
Quay Case Dominates Senate Debate Amid Cuba Petition
In Washington on April 4 the senate opened with discussion on the Quay case and a speech by Mr Wolcott apologizing for yesterday’s remarks. The Colorado senator urged quick action while other supporters pressed to proceed tomorrow under a prior agreement. A Cuba petition for $150,000,000 capital was read and ordered printed after arguments about proper channel. The senate then considered the Quay seat question, with Burrows and Chandler debating timing and process as Stewart pressed for a vote.
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Washington
Senate
Wolcott
Lodge
Quay
Spooner
Stewart
Cuba
Congress
United States
Morgan
State Department
M. S. Quay
Pennsylvania
Chandler
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Burrows
Clark
Dani
Virginia
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