Siege of Ladysmith Ends as Buller Reaches City
British forces under Gen Buller break through in Ladysmith relief after sustained combat, Dundonald division entering the city amid reports of heavy casualties. Lord Roberts gains on Cronje, while the Transvaal fight continues as 10,000 more troops are pledged and the Canadian Patriotic Fund reaches $130,000.
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Buller
Ladysmith
Dundonald
White
Charles Williams
Lord Wolseley
Cronje
Lord Roberts
Free State
Magersfontein
C P R Provides Excursion for Workmen at Depot
A crew of carpenters on the new depot project were given an excursion to Greenwood after finishing their section. The party traveled on No 1 to Greenwood and back on No 2 the same week. Foreman J F Johnson led the group with Thos Bull George Hart Thos Coles Wm Doner Geo Amos Thos Martin Wm Northgraves Wm Wilmott Thos Pritchard A McBain and Wm Thornton. Most expect to return to Winnipeg next week as their Columbia & Western R R commitments end.
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Greenwood
J. F. Johnson
Thos. Bull
George Hart
Thos. Coles
Wm. Doner
Geo. Amos
Thos. Martin
Wm. Northgraves
Plagiarism tale from local papers echoes Beecher tale
A clipped verse from the New Denver Ledge rebroadcasts content stolen by the Midway Ad vance financier from the Cascade Record. It lampoons local support for papers, cites Rev. Henry Ward Beecher’s village sermon anecdote, and notes March arriving in like a lamb.
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Denver
Midway Advance
Cascade Record
Henry Ward Beecher
New Hampshire
Mr. Beecher
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Transvaal
Gen. Cronje
Cape Town
Canadian Patriotic Fund
C.P. R
P. Burns & CO
F. Gribi
Second Avenue
Cascade City
Pabst
Milwaukee Beer
Main Street
Cascade, B. C
B.C. Livery Stable
J. A. Bertois
Prop
Gladstone
Burnt Basin
Cascade
Christina Lake
Brooklyn
Connection
Albert W. J. Belgrove
John Earle
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