Peace with Germany Yet War Clouds Loom Over Russia and France
London dispatch notes Britain seeks calm with Germany but fears Russia and France. Channel squadron sails toward Gibraltar amid war preparations seen as potential react to a distant power move. Rumors link Russia in Asia and Herat occupation with German aims in Asia Minor. English policy in South Africa and Samoan talks color the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
France
London
Gibraltar
South Africa
Herat
Persia
Afghanistan
Dardanelles
Levant
Asia
England
Transvaal
Jerusalem
Asia Minor
Mediterranean
America
HASTENED INTO WAR BY BRITISH LEADERS
London reports a reck less rush into war by ministers and supporters with the queen warning of dearly bought victories and dreadful loss of life. British forces in Natal suffer many wounded and near fatal engagements are noted amid the harsh realities of the campaign.
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London
Natal
Three Days of Battle Leave 600 Men Dead or Wounded
The report notes 600 men engaged in three days of fighting. Boers distinguish and shoot officers lacking rifles as uniforms blend with soldiers. A squadron of hussars and mounted infantry pursued the Boers after the first clash near Glencoe last Friday, now missing. Prolonged war beyond British expectations is deemed likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hussars
Glencoe
United States backs Britain in South Africa war
In an interview C R Breckinridge, U S minister to Russia, says if any nation interferes to burden England, the United States must support Great Britain with moral and material strength. He cites Anglo-Saxon duty and urges united American patriotism beyond political expediency. A Cape Town dispatch notes natives fleeing Johannesburg, and President Steyn near Aliwal North with a quiet Boer camp on the Orange river.
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Harrison
House of Commons
Mr. Balfour
Potsdam
Berlin
Cape Colony
Mr. Schreiner
Alfred Milner
Cape
Hofmeyer
Washington
C. R. Breckinridge
United States
Russia
Cleveland
England
South Africa
Great Britain
London
Cape Town
Herschal
Johannesburg
Natal
Steyn
Orange Free State
Aliwal North
Orange River
Transvaal Annexation Question and Southern Agriculture Meet
A Brussels telegram says France and Russia will not permit annexation of The Transvaal and Orange Free State to England. In Atlanta the southern states agriculture convention opens with six states represented and aims to discuss cotton and advocate uniform classification and beneficial legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the Herald
Berlin
Brussels
Transvaal
France
Rusia
Orange Free State
England
Atlanta
Convention of Commissioners of Agriculture of
Louisiana
North Carolina
Arkansas
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Texas
Atkinson
Virginia
Koiner
Stevens
Bandell Arrested Over Indian Property Crimes
Sioux Falls reports Frank Bandell entered Crow Creek Reservation and seized 1% cedar posts from an Indian owner. He was bound over to the grand jury, but the case was dismissed for lack of a federal statute punishing whites who commit crimes against Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Frank Bandell
Crow Creek Reservation
Suit Filed Over Damaged Corn Shipment
F Leidemann sues the Galveston Port Commission, Ir Connor, and Robert C Bornfield for 20006 damages over a January 1897 shipment of 157 42 bushels of corn to Amsterdam that allegedly arrived heated and damaged.
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Galveston
F. Leidemann
Galveston Export Commission Company
Ir. Connor
Robert C. Bornfield
Amsterdam
Rail lines trim Chicago to Kansas City train times
Passenger trains between Chicago and Kansas City will have schedules shortened by more than an hour starting next Sunday. The reduction, from 154 hours to 144 hours, will involve the Rock Island, Santa Fe, Burlington, Wabash and Alton lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wareago
Chicago
Kansas City
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Burlington, Wabash and
Alton Roads
Real Estate Listings Near Bryan and Benchley
Real estate ad for 150 acres on the H and T railroad between Bryan and Benchley in Thompson creek area known as Jesse Taylor place. Includes a five room house near graded school the Mrs Mary Mooring place and various town lots with water works and cheap prices. Also Brazos bottom Ayers farm of 290 acres between Little and Big Brazos rivers offered by Hudson and Nall real estate agents.
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Bryan
Benchley
Thompson Creek
Jesse Taylor
H. G. Rhodes
College Road
Brazos Bottom
Little
Big Brazos
Ayers
Hudson & Nall
Real Estate for Sale Offered by Private Buyers
Notice invites property owners to place real estate with the agency to find a purchaser at a price that will attract buyers. The ad emphasizes selling by private agreement through the agent.
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Richelieu
Hall’s Drug Store
Franklin Bros
John B. Mike
Geo. W. Higgs
Main Street
Bryan, Texas
Ion of War
South
Afri
Convention of Commissioners
Purcell
Phone 40
Summers
Jackson, Mias
McLaurin
Charles O. Summers
Express
Pinkerton
Switchman
Burt
Tyler
Tex
Ed Martin
Seax
Grice & Zimmerman’s
M. F. Heenan
Hudson & Nalc
Battle Axe
Sauer Kraut
Heering and Mackerel
DEE Mike Jr., & CO
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