Boer Forces Attack Near Bloemfontein Amid Heavy Losses
Dispatches from Bloemfontein describe Broadwood at Thabanchu under attack by Boers two columns. British forces suffered gun and baggage losses, 350 casualties with 200 missing, and several guns captured. French and Roberts movements follow as British seek to reinforce the Ninth Division.
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London
War Office
Roberts
Bloemfontein
Broadwood
Thabanchu
Here
Robert
Chester Masters
Remington
Spruit
French
Royal Mousehold
Tenth Hussars
Royal Horse Artillery
Pilcher
Boers Ambush Convoy Near Bloemfontein Captures Reported
London reports a Boer ambush near Bloemfontein as Colonel Broadwood retreats through Thaba N'Chu. Six to twelve guns and many men feared captured while Colville may attempt a difficult recovery. Critics fault British scouting and precautions as optimism wanes.
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London
Buller
Bloemfontein
Lord Roberts
War Office
Bushman Kop
Broadwood
Thaba N’chu
Colville
Public shaken by British setback and Boer action report
Dispatches from Bloemfontein and other cities detail renewed Boer activity along the Vaal river and reports that seven British guns were recaptured near Broadwood. The piece cites heavy casualties, prison transport delays, and growing tensions as Kruger aims to reoccupy Bloemfontein while Cronje's men suffer aboard ships.
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DeWat
Roberts
Household Cavalry
Ilussars
Pretoria
Kruger
Bloemfontein
Paardeberg
Kimberley
Vaal River
Christiana
Witrand
Klipdam
Boestap
Death of Dr St George Mivart noted in England
London reports the death of Dr St George Mivart former zoology lecturer at St Marys Hospital Medical School and biology professor at Laval University praised as a leading scientist within the Roman Catholic church in England.
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London
St. George Mivart
St. Marys Hospital Medical School
University of Laval
England
Baby Drowned in a Tub at Harvey Homestead
The infant son of W. A. Harvey, Joe Lee Harvey, drowned in a tub of water at the Harvey home on Avenue E in San Antonio. The mother watched in the yard as the child slipped into the tub. rescue efforts failed after a 15 minute search. Other items note rice industry visitors in Galveston and Texas land sale receipts in Austin, plus a fire at Owosso High School and a murder verdict in Hillsboro with two year sentence.
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San Antonio
Tex
Joe Lee Harvey
W. A. Harvey
Harvey Homestead
Avenue E
Owosso
Mich
Hillsboro, Tex
Harry Honeywell
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