French Step Toward Paardeberg Seizes Key Strongholds
London dispatch reports Pole-Carew division advancing toward the Orange Free State with 40,000 British troops and 150 guns. French moves threaten the Boer retreat as Chermside occupies Denetsdorp and waterworks. Roberts aims to encircle 25,000 Boers now in the northeastern sector.
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London
War Office
Roberts
Bloemfontein
Pole-Carew
Roodekop
Grootfontein
Modder River
Vaalsbank
French
Denetsdorp
Chermsides
Kopje
Hart
Brabant
Paardeberg
Orange Free State
Kimberley
Wepener
Pretoria
Boers Press Ahead as British Move Near Basutoland
In Maseru April 25 British forces under Generals Brabant and Hart report Boer troops who fell back toward Weener have advanced at night toward Strauss farm. Dalgetty's relief column faces six guns while Hart and Brabant push forward. Thirteen British wounded moved to Mafeking. Rumors say Commandant Olivier may strike Hart’s rear. no sign of Rundle’s move from Dewetsdorp.
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Maseru
Basutoland
Brabant
Hart
Weener
Strauss Farm
Dalgetty
Mafeking
Olivier
Rundle
Dewetsdorp
Siege of Wepener Not Yet Raised, Reports Overstated
London reports on April 25 state that the siege of Wepener has not been raised as some dispatches claimed. The Boer attack on Colonel Dalgety’s northern position near Maseru appears to be a last attempt to overrun the garrison before a secure retreat or relief.
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London
Wepener
Dalgety
Maseru
Message in Blood on Back of Chair Linked to Cuba Murder
The Washington state department informs Rita L. Ruiz widow of Dr Richard Ruiz that the chair on which he wrote his last message will be sent to her. The chair was owned by General Fitz-Hugh Lee after Dr Knutz’s murder in 1896 and later passed to the British vice consul Jerome in Havana.
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New York
State Department
Washington
Rita L. Ruiz
Ricardo Ruiz
Guatabacca
Cuba
Fitz-Hugh Lee
Knutz
General Lee
Havana
Mr. Jerome
Dr. Ruiz
Mercedes
Evangeline
Rita
Deplorable Flood Suffering in Rankin County Mississippi
Relief teams report destitute families mostly negroes living on small islands after Rankin county floods. Over 40 families lacking food for days received two boatloads of rations as fundraising begins for further aid.
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Jackson, Miss
Rankin County
Pay Dispute Over Earth Excavation Wages Sparks Complaints
Promised daily wages of 1.75 to 2.00 but workers report bosses reduce pay to 20 cents per linear foot excavated. Depths reach 30 feet in some cases, rendering compensation inadequate under harsh conditions. Houston and San Antonio items follow.
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