Boers Show Activity West of Bloemfontein
The Boers press west of Bloemfontein between Fourteen Streams and Winberley and threaten to cut British communications at Warren as General Buller plans a Mafeking march. Reports note mounted wagon trains with wheat, a captured convoy, and ongoing artillery duels with scarce casualties. Queen Victoria decorates Ladysmith defenders after White’s Windsor visit. Fever grips garrison at Mafeking amid delays.
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Boers Persist Against British Forces Near Thabanchnu
London dispatch reports April 30 fighting around Thabanchu where Eighth Division plus Gordon Dickson brigades and mounted units held a strong line. Casualties include Lt Geary and four others. Pole-Carew's division returned from Denersdorp. Boers attempted to cut British convoy but Brabazon’s yeomanry rescued the convoy amid broken ground.
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Dickson
French
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Pole-Carew
Denersdorp
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Geary
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Thabanchnu
Thabanchu
Denetsdorp
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Severe storm toll across Texas city cites May 1
A sweeping Texas rain and wind storm caused widespread damage from Hondo to Velasco. Bridges washed out on the Kerrville branch and traffic disrupted near Latt and Waco. Velasco reports houses blown from foundations and freight cars rolled on tracks. Granger endures heavy rain with crop and structure damage. Cat tle losses on north Concho and Grape Creek reported near Selma. A fierce cyclone at Orrville leaves vegetative devastation and stock losses.
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Granger
Frank Lee
Selma
Orrville
Louis Johnson
Macon Ellis
Swan Place
Reservation and Sacrament Debate in England Sparks Law Fight
The article discusses opposition to any form of reservation of the sacrament in England and the push to change the law. It defines reservation as preserving elements of bread for adoration and use with the sick or prisoners. It notes regional statements from Oakland and Laredo with separate incidents. Captain C L Hooper, US Marine Service, is reported dead in Oakland. He led cutters including Corwin Bear Rush and Mc Culloch in Manila after Dewey's victory and was born in Massachusetts. In Saltilo, Mex Rafael Garcia killed himself in front of his sweetheart after she rejected him.
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Oakland
Cal
C. L. Hooper
United States Marine Service
Corwin
Bear
Rush
McCulloch
Manila
Dewey
Massachusetts
Laredo
Tex
Rafael Garcia
Saltilo
Mex
Archbishops Rule on Reservation of the Sacrament
The archbishops of Canterbury and York have rendered judgment on the reservation of the sacrament. They said they were obliged to decide the Church of England policy and present a formal ruling.
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London
Canterbury
York
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