British Troops Captured Near Bethany and Reddersburg
General Roberts reports five British infantry companies were captured by Boers near Bethany, with three Royal Irish Fusiliers and two Ninth Regiment mounted infantry encircled by guns. The detachment held out from noon Tuesday to 9 am Wednesday before surrender. Gatacre and Cameron Highlanders were sent for relief, but no news of the detachment arrived.
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London
Roberts
Bethany
Royal Irish
Ninth Regiment, Mounted Infantry
Reddersburg
Gatacre
Springfontein
Cameron Highlanders
World Told Of Foe’s Deaths At Spionkop Battle
A World correspondent from Pretoria reports fourteen Boer men and their wives killed in a Br itish attack near Spionkop. The family party held the trench bravely, wives reloading, men using rifle butts as British bayonets closed in. All fourteen Boers fell. A survivor described Boer women’s continued valor and sorrowful losses among their families.
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New York
Pretoria
Spionkop
Tugela
Lachders
London
War Office
Roberts
Bloemfontien
Methuen
Bosher
Orange Free State
Kimberley
Villebois Mareuil
Villebois
Seve
Doyle
Williams
Yeomanry
Kimberley Mounted Corps
Boers Arrayed Near Waterworks as Lord Robert Moves
San Antonio April 6 heavy raider activity reported by the Boers near the waterworks with Lord Robert taking steps to meet them. A Pacific railroad disturbance west of Watkins and Fursor washed away four or five trestles across streams, halting westbound trains.
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Lord Robert
San Antonio
Watkins
Fursor
Dyoo
Denver Wreck Toll and Loss Grow with Details
Fort Worth dispatch更新 reports shift on the Fort Worth and Denver railroad wreck. Messenger Chapman and firemen survived. Mail Clerk John F Dane and a passenger named Kouitz died. Injuries include A H Schrogan Fred Lance Bence H G Bonebrake and crewmen McNeilus and Dibba with various injuries. Estimated property loss near 100000 dollars partly insured.
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Fort Worth
Ft. Worth
Denver
Chapman
John F. Dane
Kouitz
A. H. Schrogan
Independence
Fred Lance
Bence
H.gc
McNeilus
Dibba
Conference Clash and Strikes Stir Multiple Cities
Strike tensions flare in Cleveland as manufacturers refuse talks with the strikers led by O Connell of the International Union. Greenwich faces building trades turmoil with militia, police, and local officials poised to act. A separate piece from Perry Oklahoma describes a telegraphy inventor's claims. Vancouver reports foreign unrest around Tien Tsin and anti foreign placards. Chicago coverage notes a fatal clash over Admiral Dewey's candidacy.
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Cleveland
O'Connell
International Union
Chicago
Greenwich
Conn
Hawley
Loudsberry
Stamford
Norwalk
Vancouver
B. C
Yokohama
Tien Tsin
Hong Kong
Boxer’s Secret Society
Senate candidate Chilton’s physician on health status
Dr C A Smith says Senator Chilton rested better Wednesday night and that he should be relieved of correspondence and related care to ease his condition.
Stancliffe Named Receiver for National Building and Loan
Atlanta April 6 D D Stancliffe appointed receiver for the National Building and Loan association assets and liabilities about 300 000 ancillary receivers will be appointed in Florida Louisiana Texas and Mississippi two weeks rest and quiet urged to restore health
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Atlanta
D. D. Stancliffe
National Building and Loan Association
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
Mississippi
Starving crowds in Ponce Puerto Rico surge
News in brief reports Ponce overrun with starving Puerto Ricans. D O Dickensheets of the Kansas City Journal at Atlanta Ga taking morphine. H D Bates of St Thomas Ontario wins grand handicap for wing shots at New York. Southern railway operators threaten strike. General John B Gordon ill at Major Horner home Helena Arkansas. condition not serious.
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Ponce
P. R
D. O. Dickensheets
Kansas City Journal
Atlanta
H. D. Bates
St. Thomas
Ont
New York
Southern Railway
John B. Gordon
John K. Horner
Helena
Ark
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Dray Line
F. A. Lee
Bloemfontein
Trish Fusileers
Metheun
China
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Eugene Tucker
George Miller
Senator Chilton
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