British Hold Back in Tugela Region After Two Days of Fighting
London reports limited territorial gains by British forces near the Tugela as Boers resist with stubborn defense. Dispatches note British use of artillery over infantry charges, with Buller and Warren commanding northern and right flank positions. Casualties implied but specifics unclear amid censorship and ongoing maneuvers.
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London
Tugela
South Africa
Lord Wolsely
War Office
Wauchope
Magersfontein
Buller
Potgieters Drift
Warren
White
Ladysmith
Kelly-Kenny
Gitacre
Reemead Junction
Hart and Clery Make Ten Hour Advance at Spearmars Camp
After ten hours of heavy fighting, Generals Hart and Clery advanced about 1000 yards. The Boers kept up irregular fire through the night while the British outpost did not reply.
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Ladysmith
Hart
Clery
Spearmars
Sympathy for Boers Draws Large Washington Audience
The Grand opera house in Washington packed as public sympathy for the Boers in their fight with Britain was voiced. Speeches framed Boer resistance as akin to America's 1774 struggles, with leaders from United Irish Societies and German groups present alongside Senators Mason Allen Tillman and others. A delegation from Baltimore attended.
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Washington
Grand Opera House
Great Britain
United Irish Societies
Mason
Allen
Tillman
Clark DeArmond
Cochran
Bailey
Carmack
Cox
Rhea
Jones
Lamb
Shafroth
Meyer
Sulzer
Lentz
van Sielen
Orange Free State
Newark
Baltimore
Diplomatic status questioned in Transvaal visit dispute
Washington reports deny Webster Davis carries a diplomatic mission in South Africa and say his trip is personal. Stowe declined leave for Davis and Pretoria. Macrum’s status is unsettled. Montague White arrives as Transvaal envoy in London, with debates over recognition. Berlin notes anti-British outcry after Marie seizure.
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Washington
State and
Interior Departments
Webster Davis
Interior
Department
United States
South Africa
Cape Town
Stowe
State Department
Mr. Davis
Pretoria
Davis
Interior Department
Macrum
Montague White
Transvaal
London
South African Republic
Berlin
Marie
European powers threaten over Africa and Delagoa Bay sale
Paris reports Henri Rochefort claims the powers will curb England before Africa overreach. If Portugal sells Delagoa Bay, Europe will lose a king. Berlin notes Durban dispatch that the German bark Mare captured by the Fearless and sent to Port Elizabeth has been released unharmed.
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Paris
Henri Rochefort
England
Africa
Portugal
Delagoa Bay
Europe
Berlin
Durban
Fearless
Port Elizabeth
Washington records single complaint on filibuster plan for South Africa
The state department has one registered complaint about a filibustering expedition aimed at South Africa. Filed by the British ambassador, it notes an armed expedition bound for the Boers and reported departure from Philadelphia aboard a tug with coal capacity to the Delaware breakwater and return.
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Washington
State Department
South Africa
Ambassdor
Philadelphia
Treasury
Delaware
Missouri Missouri vs Illinois Drainage Canal Supreme Court Ruling
The United States Supreme Court allows Missouri Attorney General to file a bill and issue a summons in the case State of Missouri versus State of Illinois seeking injunction regarding the Chicago drainage canal with returnable date April 2.
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Washington
State of Missouri
State of Illinois
Chicago
United States Supreme Court
Attorney General of
Missouri
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