Boers Fortify Fronts as British Line Stretches
London dispatch reports Roberts facing extended Boer fortifications and disrupted lines of communication. Boers reoccupy sites, entrench, and may prolong the campaign, with Buller skirmishes and cautious British plans in Natal and the Orange Free State. Churchill calls for leniency toward rebels and a swift, just policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Roberts
Agsinat
Orange Free State
Cape Colony
Gatacre
Clements
Brabant
Orange River
Bloemfontein
Pole- Carew
Springfontein
Olivier
Transvaal
Natal
Buller
Drakensburg
Biggarsburg
Tugela
Fire devastates Suffolk Building with $150000 loss
A blaze at 294-296 Congress Street corner Purchase in Boston raged for hours, drawing eighteen engines and water towers. Flames engulfed the six story Suffolk building causing $150,000 damage and forcing rescue by Emergency Hospital ambulances and police units. Firefighters battled hazardous smoke and extreme heat to save adjoining properties including Charles F. Cross & Co. and other tenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Street
Corner Purchase
Ygar
Boston Department
Suffolks
Charles F. Cross & Co
Suffolk
Waugh
Galvin
Congress
Purchase Street
Boston Real Estate and Trust Company
Nas Ie
Smith & Thayer Heater Company
Hadley Marble and Stone Company
I. A. Bradley and
H. P
Plympton
Carl H. Heintzmann
Prine
Golden Says Fear of Arrest Led Him to Testify
In Frankfort Kentucky Judge Moore resumes the Powers murder preliminary hearing. Golden testified he learned of possible arrest two weeks earlier and agreed to reveal knowledge to help the Commonwealth. He described conversations with Cromwell and Powers and noted attempts to flee the State House. The defense prepared rebuttal as the court adjourned until morning.
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Golden
Frankfort
Moore
Caleb Powers
Goebel
Polsgrove
Brown
Commonwealth
Thomas Cromwell
Powers
Cromwell
State House
Dixon
Judge Fleming
Winchester
Dr. Foster
William Steele
Vernor Brown
Garog
Campbell
Denny
Ulet
Vernortown
Cemepen
Story of Lucky Box Man Parker Who Left $70000 Behind
A friend recalls Parker who vanished after building a Boston fortune selling genuine Hindoo lucky boxes. He started with $7.80, built a 3000 daily production, moved ads to omit import wording, and left Boston with $70,000 in cash. Banks filled with large bills, art paintings valued by critics, and pending legal actions threaten the haul.
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Parker
Post
Boston
London
K B. Sanborn
State Street
Philadelphia
Governor Taylor Travels to Frankfort in Transit
Louisville report says Governor Taylor left Louisville this morning and reached Frankfort by 10 a.m. He met with personal friends yesterday, but the talks yielded nothing of general interest.
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Louisville
Taylor
Frankfort
Why Roberts Is Waiting In Bloemfontein Delays War Move
London dispatch explains British caution in occupied territory behind advancing lines. Proclamation effects needed, communications safe, and enemy in isolated groups. Methuen awaits transport. Mafeking relief unlikely soon as Cape Town government buildings narrowly escape fire. Transvaal authorities reorganize as volunteers mobilize.
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London
Bloemfontein
Times of Today
Cauion
Methuen
Plumers
Mafeking
Cape Town
Lorenzo Marquez
Transvaal
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Pretoria
Lord Roberts
Boet
Civisladigotiieds
Wilkinson
Spenser Wilkinson
Morning Post
South Africa
Free State
Alfred Milner
Winston Churchill
Africa
Lial Lyas
Congress and
Purchase Streets
Suffolk Building
Story OF
VNA Nutshell
S. Vorenberg & Co
Washington and Hanover Sts
Parkers
Lucky Box Man
Engraving CompAny
Washington
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