Botta the Boer Ther m The Victor in the Battles at Colense
The article reports Botta the Boer Ther m as the victor in battles at Colense and Spion Kop.
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1900
Page
1
The article reports Botta the Boer Ther m as the victor in battles at Colense and Spion Kop.
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Robert B. Roosevelt, in an interview after General Joubert's death, called him the Boers' ablest general and praised his grasp of British tactics. He recalled Joubert's New York visit, his English, his wife’s difficulty, and Joubert's stance against Basutoland annexation, even threatening resignation if it occurred.
Dispatches from Managua warn an outbreak may occur at any moment between Nicaragua and its rivals Costa Rica and El Salvador. An alliance could force Nicaragua to fight both, with U S and British naval movements signaling interest in protecting stakes.
North Carolina jury returns a nominal verdict for six cents in a case where the plaintiff sought five thousand dollars in damages. In Constantinople the Porte bans American pork imports for public health reasons, provoking a protest by U S legation official Lloyd Griscom. In Waterloo Iowa former Speaker Alford dies by his own hand in his bathroom after declining health. Calcutta records 216 deaths and 157 new plague cases on Tuesday.
A jury in Pittsburg hears the case of Assistant District Attorney Billows against William J. McCarthy a restaurant keeper accused of refusing to serve a meal to Billows and a companion Congressman White present in court as the suit proceeds.
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