Hay Makes Report on Chicago Ambulance Corps Detention
Washington reports United States Consul Hay in Pretoria cable to the War Department about Chicago ambulance corps members taking up arms in the Boer war rather than remaining with hospital duties. Detained at Lorenzo Marques by Portuguese authorities who questioned neutrality until a letter from Miss Barton influenced their release.
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Pretoria
War Department
Chicago
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Lorenzo
South Africa
Transvaal
Ashanti and Gaman disturbances linked to Dahomey frontier
In a shuffled note the report hints at unrest near the Dahomey frontier affecting Yoruba country with possible ties to Ashanti and Gaman. Washington April 20 Representative Hepburn says the Nicargua canal bill is set for House consideration May 1 and 2 and likely passage.
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Roberts' Advance Marks Start of Northern Campaign
From Bloemfontein a dispatch reports firing near Karee Siding six miles north of Glen as Roberts appears to begin movement toward Pretoria. Currents say Boers retreating south of Bloemfontein. Rhodes returns to Cape Town to oversee Chartered South Africa and DeBeers interests. Lagos reports 300 Nigeran troops moving toward the Gaman country amid renewed West African unrest.
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Census Seeks Gin Reports to Gauge Cotton Crop
Washington April 20 managers of the twelfth census criticize current crop estimates as unreliable. They propose counting ginning and baling outputs from all establishments to obtain a precise nationwide total. A special agent will collect gin reports starting June 1, visiting every gin and baling shop in the cotton belt.
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Largest Apple Farm Grows to Eight Hundred Acres
Leavenworth Kansas April 20 The farm of ex Governor E N Morrill south of Leavenworth along the Wyandotte line expands to 800 acres of apple trees within three years, doubling from 450 acres. 12 000 trees planted under horticulturist Francis Goble cover long rows 16 feet apart. Varieties include Jonathan Ben Davis Willowtwig Missouri Pippin Winesap.
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