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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1899
Page
1
A runner from Ladysmith arrives at Estcourt with dispatches stating a Boer repulse at Ladysmith and heavy Boer losses. General White reports no British casualties, but notes daily bombardment and a looming relief column assembling at Pietermaritzburg.
Correspondent reports from near Ladysmith describe censorship and limited damage from eight Lyddite shells on Nov. 10 striking the central Transvaal artillery position on Bulawan hill.
Fragmentary dispatches claim Colonel R.8 and Commandant Weilbach captured a man alleging General White wounded and Pietermaritzburg movement. Reports conflict with Transvaal notes. British forts north of Ladysmith faced shellfire. Boers hid underground. Heavy fighting noted south of Ladysmith with unknown outcome. General Joubert reportedly improves.
In New Orleans on November 18 the city faces severe drought water scarcity crippling the poor. Cisterns lack drinkable supply and many families must draw from gutters as rainfall falls 274 inches below last year. Fire Chief OConlo n asks relief and pumping limits hinder cistern filling. Senator Johnston of Nebraska wedding to Lola Purman is noted as a separate social item.
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