Loss at Ladysmiths Many Dead Boers
An Associated Press representative reports large numbers of Boer dead at the Ladysmith battlefield on January 15. British guns caused great havoc with severed heads and dismembered bodies found, while some Natal Dutch among the dead. Wagons and graves were attacked by Boer artillery as volunteers moved corpses to the base. The Sprait river surged during a thunderstorm and softnose bullets were found among wounded prisoners.
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Ladysmith
Associated Press
Natal
Wagon Hill
No News Allowed to Pass the Censor Concerning Its Movem
Long dispatch reports Monday shells on the Boers from Modder River and Molteno patrols. Gatacre’s force threats Stormberg while 4500 Boers gather at Stormberg. Methuen’s Magersfontein blunder cited. Wauchope writes his final letter. Possible command change to Tucker. Censor amused as Tugela moves misreported. Buller to strike from the left.
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Sterkstroem
Gatacre
Molteno
Stormberg
Steyn
French
Methuen
Magersfontein
War Office
Wauchope
Tucker
War Office and Information Bureau
Winston Churchill
Natal
Glencoe
Ladysmith
Williams
Morning Leader
Tugela River
Warren
Fragmentary plan hints at Boer War movements and battles
The passage outlines a possible maneuver by a commander against the Boorse sect of ween bia and General White, with aims to link with White's forces. It mentions potential routes through Natal to Laings Nek or Charlestown and options to separate Free Staters from strong men of war, targeting Harrismith and Bloemfontein with expectant news by midweek.
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Elis
Colenis
Ween Bia
White
Natal
Laings Nek
Charlestown
Harrismith
Bloemfontein
Uneasy as to Caller in Arc Rival at Springfield
London and Springfield dispatches report General Ballet’s 30,000-man force moving, while expert Spencer Wilkinson argues the Boers in northern Natal outnumber British units. Boer camps say reinforcements reach Ladysmith as Buller confronts a larger circle and a bayonet clash near Rensburg leaves 21 dead and about 50 wounded.
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London
General Ballet
Springfield
Spencer Wilkinson
Morning Post
Natal
General Buller
George White
Ladysmith
Rensberg
Iloers
British Fort Demolished and Boer Straits Reported
Dispatches from Pretoria claim a British fort was demolished after a Saturday bombardment and Ladysmith faces dire straits. New Orleans reports show mules in South Africa vaccinated amid glanders fears, delaying transport. Dr Leyds denies Boer plans to discharge agents or attack surgeons and ambulances.
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South Africa
Admiralty
New York
Brussels
Wi. Leyds
Europe
United States
Pretoria
Macarin
America
Leyds
Killing at Frankfort ends in feud shooting
In Frankfort Kentucky ex congressman David J Colson shot and killed Ethelbert Scott and Luther Demaree and wounded a bystander named Goldman in the Capitol hotel lobby the feud between Colson and Scott dating to their army days Colson surrendered after being wounded in the arm.
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Frankfort, Ky
David J. Colson
Ethelbert Scott
Luther Demaree
Golden
Capitol Hotel
Colson
Scott
Demaree
Goldman
Quarantine Lifted in Pauls Valley Smallpox Case
Ardmore Jan 16 smallpox quarantine against Pauls Valley has been raised after a Pauls Valley committee visited Texarkana and assured health officials no smallpox exists in the town. Texarkana Jan 11 11 year old Maud Kizer broke her arm after falling from a picket fence at home. Columbus Jan 16 J W Murphy cashier of Third National Bank shot and killed teller P T Shutze then killed himself after bank opened.
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Pauls Valley
Board of Health
Texarkana
Tex
Maud
Columbus
J. W. Murphy
Third National Bank
P. T. Shutze
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