British Forces Walk Into Trap at Bushman Kop Fight
British detachment under Colonel Broadwood marching from Thabanchu to Bloemfonter waterworks walked into an ambush near Bushman Kop. The convoy and six guns were captured after a shelling by Boers as General Colville’s division arrived to shell the Boers.
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Bushman Kop
Broadwood
Tenth Hussars
Pilcher
Thabanchu
Bloemfonters
Modder
Colville
Bloemfontein
Boers, Prisoners Die as Transports Delayed
Cape Town reports British transports carrying Boers for St Helena delayed by rising sickness. Three die today, twelve die this week. Arrangements to prevent overcrowding underway. Prisoners complain little about food. worn-out cronje captives struggle with disease and confinement after outdoor life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad Greed
Cape Town
St. Helena
Cronje
British convoy loses guns near Bloemfontein
London's dispatches report a Boer ambush near Bloemfontein where a convoy with six of twelve guns and many wagons fell into enemy hands. Colonel Broadwood retreated through Tha-Lancha while General Colville may attempt rescue but faces difficult country. Boer morale rises as General Botha gains fame. Kare Siding battles put Boer forces at 3,000 to 5,000. Jord Methuen at Kimberley issues west of Vaal River warning to punish rebels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
London
General Bullen
Bloemfontein
Lord Roberts
War Office
Broadwood
Colville
Botha
Free State
Kare Siding
Hrabant
Wepener
Jord Methuen
Kimberley
Vaal Rivers
Roberts Sends Sympathy for General Joubert
British Commander Lord Roberts dispatches to President Kruger expressing sincere condolence on General Joubert's death at Bloemfontein. He notes the distinguished general devoted his life to his country and the humane, chivalrous bearing of all ranks of her majesty's forces share in the grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steyne
Bughers
Maseru Basutoland
Steyn
Ladybrand
Piatberg
London
Lisbon
Daily Mails
Berra
Rhodesia
Veiga Boirag
Chamber of Deputies
Delagoa Bay
Botha
Joubert
Pretoria
Kruger
Louis Botha Roberts
Free State
Cape Town
Free State Railways
International Miltary Railways
Bloemfontein
Lord Roberts
Old Custom Revived Two Methodist Branches Meet
Washington April 1 the first time since 1861 the two Baltimore conferences of the Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal Church South will hold concurrent annual conferences in Washington. The Episcopal sessions begin Wednesday at Metropolitan M E Church under Bishop John M Walden. The South conference meets at Mount Vernon Church with Bishop W A Candler of Georgia presiding and delivering the opening address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Washington
Hallimore Conference
Methodist Episcopal
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
United States
Baltimore
Methodist ‘Episcopal Charch
M. E. Church
John M. Walden
South
Mount Vernon
W. A. Candler
Georgia
Ready for Queen's Coming in Dublin Crowds Grow
Dublin readies for the queen's visit as the British squadron anchors off Kingston. Hotels fill, trains arrive, grand stands rise, and a general holiday is declared countywide. Nationalist groups plan a monster procession from the Transvaal committee rooms, likely to be banned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Kingston
County
Transvaal
Mayor Valiente's Funeral Sparks Race Fueled Contention
In Santiago de Cuba on April 1 the mayor's funeral drew elaborate rites with Col Whiteside and U.S. officers as honorary pallbearers. The death shifts politics as black and white parties contend for control while the whites worry about annexation and potential clashes. Quarantine rules tighten with new form, allowing departures unless yellow fever outbreaks occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Santiago de Cuba
Valiente
Whiteside
United Statees
Senor Valiente
Wood Orders State Service Lists for Salary Review
Governor Wood has ordered all Havana heads of departments to provide lists of state service employees with salaries and duties. The data will go to a special committee for review, with opinions on changes in compensation and whether any employees are superfluous as part of an economy drive.
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Wood
Havana
Neral Wood
Georgia tax ruling on deeds and assignments by Commissioner Wilson
Commissioner Wilson of the Internal Revenue Bureau issued a decision in Washington on April 1 holding that Georgia deeds of conveyance executed under section 1910 of the 1862 Georgia code are not taxable. He also ruled that the tax on an assignment at the time it is executed applies as if a new mortgage were made, meaning the assignment is taxed in the same amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Intertal ‘Revenue Bureau
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
State of
Georgia
Duel Fervor Escalates Between Lubersac and Rothschilds
Paris April 2 The quarrel between Comte De Lubersac and Baron De Hoths child grows. The comte writes another savage letter to Baron Robert and addresses Edouard de Rothschild, accusing him as the family head and warning of renewed insults. The letter notes the recipient has sent seconds to the comte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubersac
Paris
Comte de Lubersac
Baron de Hothschild
Comte
Baron Robert
Edouard de Rothschid
Beveridge and the Free Trade Clash in 1900s Politics
Washington commentary surveys Senator Beveridge of Indiana amid Republican tariff tensions over Porto Rican bill provisions. It notes party loyalty, fears of derailing the GOP, and Beveridge’s stance on free trade as a means to aid the Porto Ricans while preserving party unity. It also touches on a controversy about President McKinley being labeled a “tipper” by cranks in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. Ohl
Washington
Beveridge
Indiang
Marcus Alonzo Hanna
Ohio
Pettus
Mr. Beveridge
Hey Sincere
Wumington
Del
United States
McKinley
Reform League
Washlington
Japan Will Contest Claim Over Korean Concessions
The Times reports from Seoul that Japan disputes Russia's demand that only Russian subjects may work and develop mines, forests, and other properties, while Russia tests the claim as Japan seeks a concession to operate certain gold mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
London
The
Times
Seoul
Korea
M. Partoff
Japan
Town Elections in Ohio Shape Municipal Contests Today
Ohio voters head to polls for municipal races across the state led by Cincinnati where Republicans feud over Cox backed by Fleischmann versus Cohen fusion. Cleveland and Toledo face factional battles, Columbus vies over streetcar franchises, and Dayton pits Lindermuth against Lowes as voters weigh leadership and cheaper eats. Women play a growing role in school board contests and electors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
George B. Cox
Julius Fleischmann
Fuston
Alfred M. Cohen
Cohen
Dayton
Lindermuth
J. E. Lowes
Boards of Education
Three crooks from Chattanooga seized in Birmingham gang case
Chief of Police Austin and Detectives Dishroon and Bodeker bring three men to Birmingham charged with forming a gang of safe blowers and post office robbers active in Georgia Alabama and Tennessee. The arrested are Tom Far Frank Duncan and John West. Manning and Duncan identified as the men who shot Officers Kirkley and Adams, with Kirkley dead and Adams dying. The five-man gang remains in jail as post office inspectors trace stolen lamps and money linked to the crimes. The crowd at the depot reflects high public tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Austin
Dishroon and
Bodeker
Chattanoora
Georgia
Alabam
Tennessee
Tom Far
Frank Duncan
John West
John Manning
Ida Anniston
Wanning
Atlanta
Columbus
Duncan
Reformers Attack McKinley Over Water and Wines
A fragmented report accuses reformers of anti Roosevelt style zeal while defending President McKinley as temperate and fair. It notes debates on army transport extravagance, focusing on the Sumner’s lavish fittings and wartime ship spending, with officials arguing the costs and repairs are excessive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Potomac
Delaware
McKinley
Mark Hanna
White House
War Department
Driggs
New York
Brooklyn Eagle
Army Transport Service of
United States
Sumner
Raf Pavillc Street
Brooklyn
Trac
Spain
Cassius
Manila
Washington
Magle
Navy Department
Quartermaster’s Department
Army
Norfolk Navy Yard
Norfolk Yard
Erie
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Secretary of War
Navy Yard
Navy
Avy
Nation to Control the State Militia
Fleet returns from the winter's hunt as Newfoundland reaches St Johns with 21000 seals aboard. The sealing fleet reports heavy catches and icebound steamer decks loaded with thousands more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nation
St. Johns
N. F
Newfoundland
Twenty-Five Insane Men Transport Sails From Manila
The United States Transport Sherman sailed from Manila with a battalion of the Fourteenth Infantry. Captains Richard T. Yeatman Armand Lasselene and William Biddle, Lieutenants Robert Field and Oliver, 17 military prisoners and twenty-five insane men aboard for San Francisco California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
San Francisco
Cal
United States
Sherman
Fourteenth Infantry
Richard T. Yeatman
Armand Lasselene
William §. Biddle
Robert Field
Oliver
Students Make Trouble as Socialists Provoked Riots
Riots break out in Bologna Turin Naples and Forli as socialist deputies press to convoke a constituent assembly. Cavalloti cantico banned in AvcngHari sparking protests and Garibaldi hymn chants. Police disperse crowds while Turin guards station workers at the railway to welcome deputies. Coste urges calm amid several arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Bologna
Turin
Naples
Forli
Chamber of Deputies
Constituent Assembly
AvCngHari
Sardinia
Cavalloti
Aatuel
Garibaldi
Signor Morgarl
Signor Costa
Chamber
Signor Coste
Bailey Carries Two Counties in Texas Senate Race
Houston April 1 Two counties held primaries yesterday and declared for Bailey in the United States senate contest. Montague county in Bailey's district gave him a large majority and Wise county also backed Bailey. In Tarrant county Chilton's campaign manager was beaten for a county office despite his popularity.
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Houston
Texas
Montague County
Bailey
Wise County
Tarrant County
Chilton
Two Conventions To Meet At Chattanooga Courthouse
In Chattanooga Tennessee this morning April 1 two Republican conventions are scheduled for tomorrow. The Evans farm mass convention will align with a state call while the Iowa low people hold a delegate convention per the county chairman’s call. Both groups plan to meet at the courthouse at the same hour to overslide opponents by sheer membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Evans Farm
Saved From Burial Alive In South Carolina Case
In Greenville Pinckney Sizemore thirty five collapsed in Magistrate Mauldin's office and doctors pronounced death from heart failure. A coroner's jury later ruled natural causes after his family prepared for burial and police halted proceedings when signs of life appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
D. C
W. J. Bramier
Sizemore Way
Igemore
Sizemore
Magstrate Mau‘din
Ready militia bill aims to form nationwide volunteer army
Representative Hay of Virginia pushes a plan to create a national militia as a 65,000 strong volunteer force to supplement the regular army. The proposal would mobilize citizens aged 18 to 45, fund national guard equipment, and establish state boards and promotions by merit, arguing for a leaner peacetime force with a ready wartime machine.
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Washington
Hay
Virginia
National Guard
Democratis
Volunteer Army
Secretary of War
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Broadwond
Mayor Valiente
Fayne Strahan
Manning
Officer Adams
Federal Penitentiary
Greenville, 8. C
Mr. Hay
Duline
Sorensen
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