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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1900
Page
6
Reported clashes show Boer relief forces attacking Roberts with two officers killed and 13 wounded, plus four enlisted men killed and 78 wounded in the engagement.
A force under General Gatacre with eight guns repelled a Boer ridge hold near Molteno. Montmorencys scouts suffered heavy losses with fourteen missing while captains Montmorency and Hoskier were killed. British artillery and weather affected operations as Canadians fought bravely. At Paarl the British took eighty prisoners and shelled newly found works.
Report from Kimberley says Boer forces were strong at Fourteen Streets to the north on Wednesday with two guns and many wagons They destroyed the bridge over the Vaal river indicating escalation near Kimberley.
Telegraphing from Paardeberg and London, reports say Cronje’s troops have good artillery cover and ample provisions. Analysts note Boer reinforcements threaten Roberts’s lines as discussions of a possible peace strategy and intensified siege actions unfold.
From Paardburg Orange Free State on February 21 to 23, 1900, British lines tighten around General Cronje. Terrific shelling reports as Gloucesters and Essexs stumble, kopje near Cronje’s camp captured, and Cronje refuses a safe pass offer. Deserters note heavy casualties and a grim outlook with women and children among Boers.
At Grobler's Kloof Natal on Thursday British and colonial units under General Wynne and General Lyttleton pressed the Boers who held hill trenches. Artillery and naval guns pounded trenches while Fifth Brigade Inniskillings and Dublins advanced reach within a few hundred yards of Boer lines by night. General Wynne was slightly wounded.
Lord Roberts forwards Methuen updates from Paardeberg on February 24. Barkly West was occupied February 22 with enthusiastic locals. Troops move from De Aar toward Britstown and plan visits to Douglas and Prieska. Methuen commends Kimberley Hospital management and notes desire to send more wounded there.
A Morning Post despatch from Kimberley dated Friday says General Cronje has plenty of provisions but is running short of ammunition while Mr Rhodes is ex-
In Paardeburg on February 20th several soldiers were wounded. Private J. Holland of the Toronto unit is listed with others from the Tenth Royal Grenadiers, Sixty Second St John Fusiliers, Thirtieth Kings County Battalion, and Twenty-seventh Fusiliers. Private Adams is reported missing but later reappears as accounted.
The Standard reports from Cape Town that Boer forces occupy Prieska with 120 rebels led by Free Staters. A proclamation annexes Prieska to the Free State and British loyalists have eight days to evacuate the area. Refugees warn that without swift troop dispatch the entire northwestern district may rebel.
Massachusetts House figures cited by Representative James A. Carey of Haverhill show a razor thin party split. The event at Paine Memorial Hall, organized by the Workers' Educational Club, featured Carey opposing and Reuben Rush supporting the view that Democratic policy benefits wage workers.
Adjutant George W. Marsh of Theodore Winthrop Post 35 G A R Chelsea was buried after funeral services at First Universalist Church. Private rites occurred at Herbert H Carter undertakers with Rev R Perry Bush delivering the eulogy and pallbearers from MA G A R groups represented.
Typographical Union 13 met at Wells Memorial Hall and elected a committee to request Mayor Hart that a union be considered if a new superintendent of printing is appointed. Endorsed for International Union offices were Lynch Syracuse for president Hawkes San Francisco first vice Harbor Boston fourth vice president. Foster O Halloran Boston Cain New York named as delegates to the A F L convention.
At a meeting at 49 Bennett Street Captain William Brophy’s report to Mayor Hart on the city electrical department drew sharp criticism from Building Trades Council delegates who accused him of bias against organized labor. A committee was named to prepare a public reply. Plumbers, Sheet and Metal Workers also charged that Boston schoolhouses were poorly ventilated and unsanitary. The group voted to investigate the charges.
At a crowded Sanitary and Street Cleaning Department meeting union members chose a grievance committee P H Shaughnessy T J Hannon and J J Downing and elected a delegation to the Central Labor Union including Downing McNally Burns Hannon Manning Donlon Gallagher Shaughnessy and Gallagher. Fourteen new members were initiated and the group voted to march with a band to Faneuil Hall on March 21 to celebrate the eight hour workday victory.
Roland B. Molineux met with lawyer George Battle and his father at Sing Sing in a long conference about the motion for a new trial. Battle explained the case steps while Molineux showed confidence in success and General Molineux greeted his son in the death house.
The Rev. Peter MacQueen preached a farewell sermon at Day Street Congregational Church in West Somerville yesterday morning and lectured on Religion in the Philippines to a large evening audience. He received formal receptions after both services before leaving for New York on Wednesday en route to South Africa.
The summer home of Andrew J. Lloyd on Myrtle Street Melrose near Wakefield line was burned down early Sunday morning in an incendiary fire. The 212 story dwelling valued at 9000 with 1500 in furniture was unoccupied and fully insured.
A testimonial for Edward E. Rice at the Boston Theatre will feature Madge Lessing and Ethel Jackson in a scene from Little Red Riding Hood. A star cast is expected for Evangelina with Dick Golden as Le Blanc Richard Harlow as Catherine Cheridah Simpson as Gabriel and an unknown as Lone Fisherman. Seat sales begin Thursday morning.
Mr John F Murray of the North End and Miss Mary Looney of Charlestown were married at St Francis De Sales Church at 3 pm yesterday. The bride wore white organdie over white silk. Bridesmaid Miss Margaret Looney wore silver gray. Best man was Mr George Murray. A reception and supper followed at the bride’s home. The couple leave for a wedding tour of New York Philadelphia and Washington and will reside at 4 Seaver Street Charlestown.
Sergeant Fred H R Smith of the Chelsea police department will this week send his resignation to Mayor Gould after 14 years with the force and five years as sergeant. He testified against Chief Drury in the recent charges and will take up mercantile pursuits.
George Work a New York clubman and famed pigeon shot died in Davos Platz Switzerland from consumption. He left two sisters Mrs Burke Roche and Mrs Cooper Hewitt. He held the amateur mark by killing 98 of 100 birds against Brewer and competed internationally in England France and Monte Carlo.
The fragment expresses strong optimism that the war may be approaching its final stages, reflecting cautious anticipation amid ongoing conflict and uncertain outcomes.
A cablegram arrived in Ottawa today from Lieutenant Colonel Otter at the militia department reporting new developments. The brief message confirms ongoing activity and directs immediate attention to the matter.
Council and fraternal representatives from Paul Revere Commandery Knights of Malta and Whitn’s Immet Lodge joined the burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. A Battery H volley saluted the deceased and Bugler Burns sounded taps.
Margaret E Thurston 70 says she came from Nova Scotia and was abandoned by her two nieces who brought her to Boston. Cambridge police care for her while awaiting relatives or friends. She wandered the streets near the University City after a car ride and patrolman found her.
Cold clear harbor weather shifted to a snow squall by 5 p m as vessels dragged anchors and moved toward East Boston. The tug Nathaniel P. Doane towed back four ships, larger towboats tied at wharves, and a fleet of barges anchored off Bird Island flats.
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