Boer Invasion Darkens South Africa Conflict Deepens
Across Cape Colony reports from Paris Washington London describe Boer forces under General De Wet marching southward while British troops dwindle at home. Kru ger reportedly gravely ill in Paris and King Alexander in Serbia proclaims happiness amid political shifts.
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London
Cape Colony
Orange River
Great Britain
Napoleon
DeWet
Seaboard
de Wet
Puerto Rico Cases Highlight Uniformity Rule Debate
Attorney General Griggs urged that internal revenue taxes should not automatically apply to Puerto Rico, arguing a need for discretion in distant territories. Carlisle contended about when Puerto Rico became part of the United States and how constitutional reach applies to territories. Senator Lindsay then began arguing Hans v New York and Puerto Steamship Co. on coasting versus foreign trade.
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Griggs
United States Supreme Court
Puerto Rico
Congress
John G. Carlisle
Mr. Grage
United States
Carlisle
Senator Lindsay
Kentucky
Hans
The
New York and Puerto Steamship Company
Danish West Indies sale nears settlement in riggsdag
Copenhagen reports negotiations for selling the Danish West Indies to the United States are nearing resolution. The crown and ministry back the sale though island opposition could delay final action.
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Copenhagen
Danish West Indies
United States
Rigsdag
Astor Ball Marks Social Debut at Clevedon
London residents noted as William Waldorf Astor hosted a Thursday night ball at Clevedon on the Thames with 200 guests. The event was the formal introduction of Miss Pauline Astor and Waldorff Astor Jr, with longtime society leaders absent from theMusicales and house parties of prior years. The second item reports the Thirty-Seventh Volunteers sailing from Manila aboard the Sheridan, with 27 officers and 654 enlisted men, while transports Logan and Lennox reached Manila.
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William Waldorf— Astor
Cleveden
the Thames
Pauline Astor
Waldorff Astor, Jr
Astor
Carleton House Terrace
Clevedon
Thirty-Seventh
Washington
Adjutant General
MacArthur
Manila
Sheridan
Thirty-seventh Volunteer Infantry
Logan
Lennox
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