British Forces Report Wepener Siege Developments
Describes heliographic updates from Col Dalgety and Roberts brigades near Wepener. Notes British losses from April 9 to 18, including 3 officers and 28 men killed and 14 officers and 66 men wounded. Brabant reported well with wounded and missing. operations push toward Thaba Nchu and Ladybrand as roads worsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wepener
Menu
Bloemfontein
Brabant
Hart
Datgery
Border Regiment
Art
Poteen
Frenel
Tweede Cefuk
Rundle
Jenkins
Yavier
Cank
Tan Hamilton
Situs Bast
Oiivice
Smith-Dorrien
MacDonald
Thamilton
Maxwell
Chermiside
Modder
Hamilton
Tucker
Guas
Karee Siding
Glen
Gennaadenale
Ladybrand
Lord Roberts
Thaba Nehu
Dewetsdorp
Fighting at Wepener Boonee Boer attack repelled by British fire
Maseru Basutoland April 24 The Boers attacked Col Dalgety northern position at Bokpoort Action and stretched across the flats. British heavy fire forced a Boer recoil after hours of long range fusillades. Artillery heard toward Dewetsdorp but no sign of relief column advancing. Natives report another British force detached from Bloemfontein endangering Boer hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maseru
Basutoland
Col. Dalgety
Bokpoort
Dewetsdorp
Bloemfontein
Wepener
Combined Operations Move Against Boer Position
London dispatch dated April 25 reports Winston Churchill outlining progress as combined rations are readied on a large scale. General Rundle’s force is pressing to retake the Boer position at Jewetsdorp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchires
Wakkerstroom
Rundle
Jewetsdorp
Philippine engagements report from General Otis
General Otis wires news from the Philippines reporting fights around Cagayan Mindanao with 2 U.S. dead and 11 wounded while the enemy sustains 53 killed 18 wounded and captured. Additional clashes near Batoe produce 106 enemy dead and overall losses 333 dead for the attackers with two American dead and four wounded. Troops gain control of interior islands as Luzon reports improve.
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Washington
Otis
Philippines
40Th
Cagayan
Mindanao
Tuzon
Aguinaldo
Aglipak
Batoe
Young
Luzon
Couple Drown in Canal After Marriage Seven Months
Dayton reports Albert J. Deady age 28 and his wife Bessie age 16 died by suicide in the canal. They had married seven months, had scarce lived together, and after a day of financial worry and Deady’s long absence they met at her mother's home and walked into the water clasped in each other’s arms. Both bodies were recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Albert J. Deady
Bessie
Deady
Ludlow Street
Fire at Wilson and McCulloch warehouse factory in Fairmount
A midnight blaze at Wilson and McCulloch fruit jar warehouse in Fairmount destroyed 300 carloads of finished jars. Estimated loss is 159,600 dollars with 70,600 insured. Fire burned through the night. origin unknown and shipments were not yet sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmount
Ind
Indiana
Wilson & McCulloch
Rebels listed for Cape Colony and Natal aid
Cape Town authorities have listed the names of 2000 allowed rebels in Cape Colony and Natal. A consignment of thousands of boots shirts clothes and tobacco will be sent to the United States consul at Pretoria ALS for distribution among British soldiers held as prisoners by the Boers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Cape Colony
Natal
United States
Pretoria
Als. Hay
Man-Hunting Elephant Rajah Dies in Kansas Quarters
Rajah the man-killing elephant owned by a local circus died at winter quarters near Argentine Kansas of brain fever. The massive elephant, one of the largest ever in the country, was 35 years old and had killed nine men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jwansans City
Rajah
Argentine
Kan
Forgery Case Ties Chicago Banker to Confidence Game
In Chicago on April 25 S W Jacobs president of the Chicago Loan and Trust Co was arrested amid a large-scale forgery scheme involving sugar trust stock. The arrest followed a complaint by H Gilbert son alleging Jacobs was implicated in a confidence game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
S. W. Jacobs
Chicago Loan and Trust Co
H. Gilbertson
Rain Deluge Strains Texas Farms and Flood Risk
Rain continues across Texas causing river levels to stay bank-full and prompting flood fears. Farmwork is severely delayed due to waterlogged fields and saturated ground across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Dallis
Tex
Wreath laid at Moltke grave on anniversary
On the anniversary of Field Marshal Von Moltke's death the German Emperor William laid a wreath on Moltke's grave at Kreisau in Silesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Marshal von Moltke
William
Kreisau
Silesia
Navy board approves plans for three battleships
The naval board of construction in Washington approved plans for three battleships authorized by the list congress and ordered immediate preparation of specifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Naval Board of Construction
Congress
Secret Lima document urges U S aid on Vera
Santiago de Chile reports a Lima secret document states the international issue with Vera must be resolved with United States assistance. The text appears in local papers dated April 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago de Chile
Lima
Vera
United States
Inmate shot and killed during escape attempt at reform school
William Douglas, 22, inmate of the state reformator y, was shot and killed in Green Bay Wisconsin while attempting to escape. He had been sentenced from West Superior for burglary. In Clinton Illinois Perry Queeman of Chicago and Steve Crosby of Louisville fought to a draw in a 20 round public purse bout of 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Wis
William Douglas
State Reformatory
Douglas
West Superior
Clinton, Ta
Perry Queenan
Chicago
Steve Crosby
Louisville
Drowning of Baptist Preacher in Flood Strikes Deep South
Flooded districts along the Mobile & Ohio rail line report slow subsidence as work crews of up to two thousand repair bridges and lines toward Meridian. Rev W F Russell the Baptist preacher drowned near Waynesboro Mississippi and more lives are feared. Mixed trains resume to Quitman easing shortages while isolation and food scarcity persist in Enterprise Stonewall and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Meridian
W. F. Russell
Waynesboro
Miss
Louisville & Nashville
Pascagoula
Trafic
Alabama & Vicksburg
New Orleans
Northeastern
Mobile & Ohio
Quitman
Enterprise
Stonewall
Welland canal plot questions exonerate Fenians
The Clifton Canada consul reports no proof linking Fenians to the Welland canal outrage. Three men held in Canada await examination to reveal who moved the plan. The US state department has no official record of a conspiracy to destroy the Welland canal and business prospects for the canal are noted by consul Brush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Clifton
Canada
Welland Canal
Buffalo
State Department
Department
Brush
Westlind
Mystery still surrounds Welland locks dynamite link
Canadian officials say no Buffalo scooper interest ties to the Welland locks dynamite attempt. The case remains mysterious with three men in isolated confinement at Welland jail not revealing their antecedents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Ont
Welland
Short Specials and Miscellaneous Notables
George RB Webb a St Louis cone tractor was killed by a Negro workman. Count von Buelow German foreign minister has returned to Berlin from Italy. Southern iron makers doubt a legitimate slump in pig iron prices. Wilhelm Sehring German poet historian died in Cartsidhe at age 14 born in Koenigshberg. Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia stoneware prices rise slightly. Minneapolis printers exchange damaged by fire. building houses several firms. Wisconsin central committee sets August 5 in Milwaukee for state convention to nominate ticket for November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George RB. Webb
St. Louis
Wilhelm Sehring
Cartsidhe
Whoenigsberg
Wisconsin State Central Committee
Milwaukee
Morphine Price Cut and Senate Quay Vote Highlight Kentucky News
The article notes morphine prices dropping from 1.90 to 1.80 per ounce. It reports Lov. Taylor of Kentucky on the U S Senate floor. It mentions Republican minor state officials cases heading to the Kentucky court of appeals. It covers a 23 to 23 Senate vote denying Quay a seat. It references Gen Rundle facing stronger Boer opposition at Denersdorp. It reports the Colson indictment for the Demaree killing dismissed in Frankfort Ky. It notes Kentucky governor race arguments next week and a Supreme Court recess until May 14 then May 21. It mentions the Porte receiving Turkish telegrams on indemnity payment and U S insistence on prompt settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lov. Taylor
Kentucky
United States Senate
David G. Colson
Jaither H. Demaree
Frankefort
Commonwealth
United States Supreme Court
Porte
Washington
Ali Ferrough Bey
United States
Jockey Killed in Aqueduct Race Track Accident
At Aqueduct in New York during the fifth race Jockey Frank O Leary was fatally injured when Randy stumbled into fallen horses. Other riders G E K Wightman Pettifogeer and De Witt just bruised or shaken. O Leary died at St Marys hospital Brooklyn. three horses badly injured but not expected to race soon.
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New York
Aqueduct Race Track
Frank O'Leary
Wightman
Meroynt
Pettifogeer
de Witt
MeJvynt
O'Leary
Randy
St. Mary's Hospital
Brooklyn
President McKinley Visits Canton and Cleveland Personal Trip
President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley arrived in Canton with a large friendly reception. They toured the city visiting officials and tenants before a private trip to Cleveland to visit his sisters. The trip continues with a later departure to Pittsburgh for Washington. In Nashville a salesman from Baltimore hanged himself in a hotel after despondent sales troubles. In Berlin the Apia flag incident is reported with a ceremonial address by Mataufa and Tamasese and a banquet for 120 chiefs.
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Canton
McKinley
Olympia
Mercutio
Pennsylvania
Helen McKinley
AJ. Duncan
Pittsburgh
Washington
Nashville
Venn
Theodore Troutman
John E. Hurst & Co
Baltimore
Duncan Hotel
Berlin
Apia
German Samoa
Wilhelm Solf
Mataufa
Tamasese
Germany
Havana Official Resigns to Seek Havana Mayor Post
Gen Ruis Rivera resigns as secretary of Agriculture Industry and Commerce in the governor general's cabinet and announces candidacy for mayor. He cites a public dispute with Gen Wood over a letter published in the press as the reason for resigning. Wood says no change in intervening government plans and regrets Rivera cannot aid American objectives for Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Gen
Ruis Rivera
Agriculture, Industry and Commerce
Gen. Wood
Senor Rivera
Cuba
National League Baseball Box Scores From an Old Page
Box score snippets show Cincinnati, St. Louis, New York, Philadelphia, and Brooklyn games with inning by inning tallies, run totals, and battery pairs. Details include pitchers Peitz Tannehill Zimmer Young OConnor Chance Carrick Grady Nichols Clarke Donahue MacFarland Kennedy McGuire and umpires O Day thirst Connolly Emslie.
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R. HE
Cincinnati
Pittsbrgh
Lieitenstein
Peitz
Tannehill
Zimmer
O'Day
St. Louis
Chicago
Young
O’connor
Taylor and
Chance
Thirst
R.H
New York
Boston
Latteries
Carrick and Grady
Nichols
Clarke
Connolly
Rhe, Philad
Brooklyn
Donahue
MacFarland
Kennedy
McGuire
Emslie
Philadelphia
Ste Ey
Pittsburgh
Funnel Cloud Strikes Wymore Area Causing Minor Damage
A funnel shaped cloud swept northward into Wymore Nebraska. It touched ground intermittently and did no great damage. A windmill was carried over half a mile and several small structures were razed but no injuries were reported.
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Omaha
Neb
Wymore
Fisk University Greek and French Professor A K Spence Dies
Prof A K Spence a Fisk University Greek and French professor in Nashville died at 69. He leaves 30 years with Fisk and previously taught at the University of Michigan after moving from there to Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
A. K. Spence
Fisk University
Michigan University
Queen and princess visit Mater Misericordiae Hospital
In Dublin on April 25 the queen and the princesses toured Mater Misericordiae Hospital and were presented to the mother superior and nuns during their afternoon drive. In Columbus on April 25 the supreme court upheld the disbarment of ex Judge Dellenbaugh of Cleveland who allegedly received a fee in a divorce case while on the bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Mater Misericordise Hospital
Columbus
Supreme Court
Dellenbaugh
Cleveland
Prohibitionists Call State Convention for May 23
Columbus Ohio April 25 The prohibitionists issue a call for a state convention to meet in this city May 23 to nominate a governor and other state officers.
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Columbus
Banquet for Captain Lambton and Powerful's Naval Brigade
Captain Hedworth Lambton and the naval brigade from HMS Powerful were feted at the Portsmouth town hall after a city march. The event followed their public display of naval drill and serve as a celebratory civic reception for the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Hedworth Lambton
Powerful
Market Report from Cincinnati and Chicago Wheat Prices
Cincinnati data show flour prices for several varieties and a floor of No 2 red wheat at 74 to 76 cents on track. Corn No 2 at 41 1/4 to 41 1/2 cents, oats No 2 mixed 26 cents. Live stock listings include hogs, cattle, sheep, lambs, and veal calves with varied prices. Chicago figures list No 2 red wheat at 69 to 70 cents, No 2 hard winter 65 cents, spring wheat around 66 to 68 cents, and corn varying near 38 to 38 1/2 cents.
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Chicago
Nations pavilions and grand buildings at Paris fair
At Paris along the Seine the world exhibits in pavilions of many nations with diverse architectures. The English and German stands attract attention with replicas of historic houses and rich interiors. The table of exhibitors shows the United States second to France in presence, highlighting American enterprise.
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NORTY
Paris
Far East
Europe
America
United States
Sin
Hungary
Italy
Sweden
Germany
Peru
Belgium
Spain
Bosnia
South African Republic
Heligoland
Finland
Switzerland
China
Japan
Corea
Brance
Loviet
Great Britain
England
France
Witness Silence Delays Hearing As Judge Demands Facts
In Philadelphia the cratchety judge stops hearsay and presses for the witness's name and age. Mary Jones refuses to answer about hearsay points, saying she cannot provide information on that matter.
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Cratchety
Mary Jones
Philadelphia
Press
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von Moltke
Count von Buelow
Ohio
West Virginia
Printers’ Exchange
Minneapolis
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Senate
Wen. M. S. Quay
Denersdorp
Secretary of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce
Nebraska
Naval Brigade
Market Report
Seine
Kingston House
Bradford-on-Avon
Edward Burne- Jones
Royal Commission
Prince of Wales
Rhine
Frederick the Great
Watieau
Chardin and Laurel
Stadtschloss
Palace of
Sans Souci
Bernhard Bristol
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