Boer retreat, Cronje reported killed in South African war
London April 26 Dispatches describe a running fight as Boers retreat from the Orange Free State ridge, with General French's horsemen and infantry of Pole-Carew Chermside and Rundle in pursuit. Cronje is reported killed and Brandfort and Thabanchu contacts frustrated by Tucker forces.
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Orange Free State
French
Pole-Carew
Chermside
Rundle
Aliwal
Wepener
Cronje
Bloemfontein
Brandfort
Thabanchu
Tucker
Glen
Pretoria
Lord Rosslyn
War Office
Roberts
Baden-Powell
MacLaren
Mafeling
House of Commons
George Wyndham
Methuen
Magersfontein
James Lowther
Spionkop
Note Delivered in Turkish Indemnity Dispute
The United States and the Ottoman Empire again discuss Armenian indemnity claims in Constantinople after Charge Griscom delivered a note to Foreign Minister Tewfik Pasha. Washington demands prompt payment, with councils of ministers to consider the matter as other powers move to act.
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Constantinople
United States
Porte
Griscom
Tewfik Pasha
Washington
Council of Ministers
Strauss
Associated Press
State Department
Ahmed Pasha
America
Wages in Germany and American labor compare
Consul Kehl reports Germany has about 10.9 million workers including 2.1 million women. Daily food for a family of four costs about 35 cents, two-room rent about $2.58 monthly, and shoes and petroleum are costly. Household wages and shipyard pay vary, seamen earn up to $26.16 monthly, captains receive per officer allowances. American labor earns roughly three times German wages while food costs are higher in Germany.
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Washington
John E. Kehl
Stettin
State Department
Germany
German Empire
Kehl
United States
Bay River
Medals for Veterans Honor Confederate Soldiers in Georgia
Memorial Day observances across Georgia included the presentation of the Southern Cross of Honor to about 300 Atlanta veterans. The ceremony, held in the Georgia House of Representatives, was organized by the Daughters of the Confederacy as the first widespread tribute to southern soldiers. In Havana, Cuba, officers complain about being assigned government quarters instead of commuting back to the United States for the summer period.
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Atlanta
Georgia
House of Representatives
Daughters of the Confederacy
Cuba
Havana
United States
Indian Territory smallpox funding ends. camps to close
The Choctaw medical board reports no further cases will be treated due to Congress not providing an appropriation. All camps will be abandoned as patients are discharged, leaving towns to handle any future epidemic. Also noted is the death of Robert Mitchell, 23, after a horse accident.
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South McAlester
I. T
The
Choctaw Medical Board
Congress
Indian Territory
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