British Disbelief Over Baden-Powell Death at Mafeking
Reports from Pretoria and London deny Colonel Baden-Powell has died at Mafeking despite claims. General Roberts reports lack of new developments while Boer positions near Wepener, Aliwal North, and a fortified zone between Kroonstad and Winburg are outlined. Public awe toward Baden-Powell grows amid siege symbolism.
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Gatacre Removed. Chermside to Command Third Division
London dispatch reports General Sir Herbert Chermside appointed to command the Third Division in place of General William Gatacre who is ordered home. Brabant's force is said to be confident of holding out as the front reshuffles.
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British telegrams from Bloemfontein report Boer activity and staff moves
Lord Roberts wires from Bloemfontein noting active Boers on both sides of the Orange River near Aliwal North and Wepener. Major Springe of the Cape Mounted Rifles is dead. A six man patrol from the Seventh Dragoon Guards returns safely. General Gatacre’s recall follows criticism of his Stoomberg and Reddersburg actions. General Rundle appears to succeed him.
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England
Stoomberg
Formal Protest Says Portugal Tied to Hostile Action
The Boer Governments informed Portugal that shipping British troops and war munitions to Rhodesia via Beira in Portuguese East Africa amounts to hostile action. Britain is prepared to support Portugal if reprisals occur, though Portugal has not sought or received British aid or responded to the Boers' note.
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Beira
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Associated Press
Great Britain
Beira Treaties Referenced in Boer Reprisals Debate
The Foreign Office argues Beira transactions are justified by long standing Britain Portugal treaties. The situation is grave yet officials doubt Boer aggression. If reprisals occur it could benefit Britain by allowing use of Delagoa Bay.
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Foreign Office
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Great Britain Reports Over Twenty Three Thousand Casualties
The War Department in London releases casualty totals up to April 7 detailing 13 365 killed wounded missing and prisoners and 10 000 more wounded last week, bringing total British losses to 23 000 officers and men put out of action. Lord Roberts notes distribution of telegrams clothing and luxuries to Boer prisoners and support to soldiers.
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Antony Warby Caesar and Walsh McDowell Quarrel
Melbourne McDowell's unusual Antony performance at Boyd Theater sparks Omaha chatter amid reports of a quarrel with Blanche Walsh. A rumored backstage rift follows their Minnesota and Millard hotel quarrel with Walsh leaving for Her Grand. Authorities refuse to comment.
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Puerto Rico tariff bill passes House with nine Republicans opposing
The House approved the Senate amendments to the Puerto Rico tariff bill by a 161 to 1 vote, sending the measure to the President for signature. The bill eliminates most restrictions on Puerto Rico goods entering the U S while preserving a 15 percent duty on certain imports and outlines a civil government for the island.
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Meyer
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Ala
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Richardson
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Charles A. Magoon
Insular Bureau
Movements Near Bloemfontein Not Threatening
Morning Post correspondent reports Boers southeast show indecision possibly due to railway occupation. Enemy bodies move from Winburg toward Thaba N Chu with unclear destination. Boers near Paardeberg avoid disrupting Kimberley link as civil convoys continue arriving.
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Bloemfontein
Morning Post
Winburg
Thaba N’chu
Paardeberg
Kimberley
Suspected Chicago Corps Start for Pretoria Delayed
London April 12 The Daily Mail correspondent reports the Chicago ambulance corps for Pretoria delayed amid filibustering fears. About 100 men with a French and German following left by special train after talks with Portuguese authorities. No passports or credentials beyond Clara Barton letter. some intend to fight. Boers pay recruits £30 to £40 monthly. Thirty five thousand Boers with nine Ty guns concentrate on hills between Kroonstadt and Winburg fortifying an almost impregnable line.
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London
Daily Mail
Lorenzo Marquez
Chicago Ambulance Corps
Clara Barton
Kroonstadt
Winburg
Boer Peace Envoys Blast Milner in Naples Interview
Naples correspondent for Tribuna reports Fischer, one of the Boer Peace Commissioners, asserting Sir Alfred Milner went to Cape Town with a fixed war aim. Fischer claims Milner opposed Transvaal concessions and hinting British troop buildup. Envoys left Naples via the St Gotthard Pass without stopping.
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Naples
Tribuna
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Cape Colony
South Africa
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Welcome Home Powerful Arrives at Portsmouth amid Crowd
The first class cruiser Powerful arrived at Portsmouth this afternoon after service in the defense of Ladysmith. It was greeted by immense enthusiasm from thousands of people as the town welcomed back the ship and its crew.
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Powerful
Ladysmith
Portsmouth
Man Die in Arcade After Insane Episode in Springfield
Edward West, a well known local figure and painter, caused a stir in the Arcade by brushing at imaginary snakes while bareheaded and shoeless. He was taken to the station on insanity charges, then fell from a chair beside a stove and died instantly. West was reportedly an alleged morphin eater and eldest son of a prominent property owner in the city.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Edward West
West
Avid
Presidential Nomination for Second Lieutenant Bottoms
The president sent to the Senate a nomination for First Lieutenant and Second Lieutenant S S F Bottoms of the Sixth Infantry. The action names Bottoms for military promotion and awaits Senate approval.
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Senate
F. Bottoms
Sixth Infantry
Governor Nunez of Havana joins Cuban domination debate
Governor Nunez participates in the agitation surrounding the issue of Negro domination in Cuba, highlighting a contentious power struggle within Havana’s political scene and national discourse.
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Havana
Cuba
Paris Exposition Nears Opening Amid Busy Preparations
Paris crowds surge through boulevards as April 16 opening draws near. railway officials report congestion and heavy turning of goods to the grounds while foreign visitors pour in, creating a festive yet crowded streetscape.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Warning to Girls About Suspicious Employment Ads
Mme Gay arrives in London to warn American and English girls about fake Paris jobs tied to the exposition. The Girls' Friendly Society and the YMCA back a Paris home offering safe shelter and proper company for unprotected young women, with support from American and British ambassadors.
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London
Mme. Gay
Paris
Girls’ Friendly Society
Young Women’s Christian Association
Impersonated Artists Burglar Gang Nabbed Near Paris
Paris dispatch reports a house breaking gang posing as art students to steal furniture bronzes paintings clocks and silver from suburban villas. Police recovered the loot and two large vans were needed to move the goods to the station. Abbe Blanchette was lured to a dying child scene and seized by four men before resisting the assault.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Abbe Blanchette
Church of St. Denis
Adversaries Oustet to Flee as Victim Calls for Help
A man cried for aid during an attack as onlookers rushed to assist but the assailants escaped. No further details on injuries or location are provided.
Paralyzed Telephone Girl Struck by Mysterious Shock
Maud Turnbull an 18 year old Chicago telephone operator remains near death after a shocking accident at a Chicago Telephone Company switchboard. Doctors call the case one of the strangest in medical practice as she suffers paralysis dazed senses and heart distress while living with her mother at 234 North Franklin Street.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Maud Turnbull
Chicago Telephone Company
North Franklin Street
Seizure Overstamped Plug Tobacco Shipment From St Louis
Five hundred pounds of plug cut tobacco from a St Louis firm were seized in San Francisco stores by Internal Revenue agents for insufficient stamping. Packages ranged from one ounce three quarters to two ounces, unofficially stamped as one ounce two thirds. Collector Thomas says the fraud appears extensive and the yearly loss to the government is about $6,000.
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Internal Revenue
St. Louis
Thomas
Seizure of Tobacco Not Seen as Serious by Official
In St Louis on April 11 Internal Revenue Collector Granner questioned a San Francisco despatch about the seizure of 500 pounds of plug tobacco by a St Louis firm. He cited that the case is generally a routine overweight packaging error and not a criminal matter, with local officials doubting a $50,000 yearly loss claim.
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St.louis
Internal Revenue
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Love Feast Draws Indiana State Candidates in Columbus
In Columbus Indiana Republicans held a love feast featuring Governor hopefuls T B Posey Edward G Hogate Colonel J 3 Dodge Durbin J L Griffith and W S Haggard and Congress candidate James S Barcus along with Supreme Court hopefuls John S Foster and Charles S Reemy. Gurley Brewer spoke on current issues as delegates for the National convention to be chosen tomorrow were W P Masters and Art Overstreet.
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T. B. Posey
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Edward G. Hogate
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J. 3. Dodge
Elkhart
Durbin
Anderson
J L. Griffith
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Lafayette
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Terre Haute
Congress
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Charles 8. Reemy
Supreme Court
Gurley Brewer
W. P. Masters
Seymour
Art Overstreet
Germany denies intent to join naval demonstration at Taku
Berlin reports the Foreign Office denies Germany will participate in an international naval demonstration at Taku. A high official says no decision yet but notes Britain the United States and Russia may have agreed to such a demonstration.
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Russia
Kellogg Sentenced in Grand Larceny Case
James D Kellogg, head of the E B Dean Company, was today sentenced in New York to seven years and six months in state prison after a four week trial for grand larceny in the first degree.
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McKinley Runing Mate Candidate Backed in Ohio Candidacy
A new candidate for secretary of state is spoken of as McKinley’s running mate. Dick plans to return to Ohio to manage Laylin’s bid and will stay through the state convention in Columbus. Mannington’s letter provokes little notice, while postal receipts show Cincinnati leading Ohio cities in March 1900 growth. The Comptroller approves Ohio National Bank of Columbus as reserve agent for First National Bank of Kenton.
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Cat Tribune
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McKinley
Long
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Hoar
Sherman
New York
Henderson
Ohio
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Lins
Columbus
Howard Mannington
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Ashtabula County
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King Leopold gifts Belgian real estate to nation for public spaces
In the Chamber of Deputies Premier De Smet de Nailer read King Leopold's communication announcing the donation of all his estates to Belgium. The King, marking his sixty fifth birthday, urged open spaces and gardens near cities for hygiene and artful country beauty. A bill to accept the offer was introduced.
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Leopold
Webb Hayes Returning Home From Philippines Controversy
Lieutenant Colonel Webb Hayes is coming home on leave after criticizing army methods in the Philippines and how Colonel Pettit of the Thirty-first Volunteer Infantry conducts operations on Zamboanga Island. Hayes will report to the Adjutant General on arrival in San Francisco and then resign his commission. Pettit is a regular army officer with prior service in Cuba.
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