Cronje Surrenders to Roberts at Paardeberg
London dispatch reports General Cronje surrendered unconditionally at Paardeberg with about 8000 prisoners. Canadian regiments and engineers supported the attack, securing a position near the enemy trenches. Roberts announced transport to Capetown under Major General Prettyman for orderly handling and transfer of prisoners.
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Spion Kop
Old Buller
War Office
Lord Roberts
Paardeberg
Intelligence Department
Cronje
de Aar
First
Gordon Highlanders
Second
Shropshires
Capetown
Prettyman
Modder River
House of Lords
House of Commons
Balfour
Boerguna
Boer Officers Captured by Roberts
Conon Feb 27 officers captured by Roberts include Chief Commandant Wolverans a Volksraad member field cornet Frus Scandinavian Major Albrecht the famous German artilleryman Major Von Denis the distinguished German officer behind many Boer engineering works since the war began
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Conon
Roberts
Cronje
Wolverans
Volksraad
Cornet Frus
Albrecht
von Denis
Canadian Gallantry in Fierce Paardeberg Assault
London February 27 report from Roberta states that at Paardeberg this morning the Royal Canadian contingent led a successful trench assault. Major Pellemler was wounded, eight men killed, twenty nine wounded, and General MacDonald is expected to return to duty in a few days.
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London
War Office
London News Quiet as Cronje Surrender Is Read
London reports Cronje surrender with restrained joy. Rain dampens crowds gathering at war office bulletins. Few readers aside from regulars show the expected celebration as officials and clerks absorb the news.
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London
Cronje
War Office
London Cheers as Surrender News Spreads
Crowds in London erupt with enthusiasm after surrender news of General Cronje. At Mansion House, bustling businessmen shout Bravo Robverts and Ma Juba as headlines spread. Lord Mayor notes relief, predicting rapid end to hostilities. stock exchange opens with initial excitement but no substantial price gains.
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London
Mansion House
Associated Press
Cronje
Stock Exchange
Guns Captured in Transvaal and Free State Actions
London report states twentynine Transvaal officers were captured and eighteen Free State officers were taken prisoner. The guns captured include three Krupps and several small arms from the Transvaal side and a single Krupp and a Maxim gun from the Free Staters.
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London
Transvaal
Four Thousand Taken Prisoners Reported by Roberts
London February 27 6 25 pm Roberts has notified the War Office that about four thousand Boer prisoners are taken with roughly eighteen hundred from the Orange Free State and the remainder from the Transvaal.
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London
Roberts
War Office
Orange Fre
Tranavaal
British Prisoners in Cape Town and Cronje Prisoners Count
Are British Prisoners London February 27 The secretary of state for war Marquis of Lansdowne announced in the house of lords this afternoon that the prisoners captured with General Cronje number about three thousand men General Cronje will be sent to Capetown.
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London
Marquis of Lansdowne
House of Lords
Cronje
Capetown
Wounded From Paardeberg War Casualties Listed
London war office lists 721 non commissioned officers and men wounded in the Paardeberg fight on February 18 including 63 Canadians and 273 Highlanders.
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London
War Office
Paardeberg
Murder Charge for Fry Man in Indian Child Death
Frank Hakey of Fry twenty miles south of Tulsa has been arrested for murder in connection with the death of a six year old Creek boy. Authorities say Hakey sought to learn if the child's Indian allotments would revert to him upon death. The child died after burns sustained in a field incident. the mother alleged she would reveal the truth if Hakey were jailed to prevent further harm. Hakey has prior penitentiary time and is held in the Muskogee jail as public tension rises.
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Tulsa
I. T
Frank Hakey
Fry
Here
Hakey
Muskogee
Rail plan to build trolley from New York to Albany
A New Line. New York, Feb. 27. A bill pending in the New York legislature repeals the act forbidding construction of railroads on the Albany and New York post road. The bill is linked to a syndicate including John D. Rockefeller Levi P. Morton and J. P. Morgan. The plan is to build trolley lines along Hudson River towns and connect them into a line from New York to Albany.
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New York
Albany and
New York Post Road
Broadway
John D. Rockefeller
Levi P. Morton
J. P. Morgan
Hudson River
Albany
Telegraph Line Reaches Nile at Ripon Falls
African Telegraph Line from Mombassa reports Uganda Falley way telegraph line reached the Nile at Ripon Falls on February 18 and was carried across the river the next day, establishing telegraphic communications between London and the Nile sources.
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Mombassa
Uganda
Nile
Ripon Falls
London
Five Women Drowned After Rex Sinks in Fog
The Swedish steamer Rex stranded off Lobmorgui inland in thick fog. Five stewardesses were drowned while attempting to abandon ship. The remaining crew and passengers remain aboard as rescue efforts continue.
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Bsassnibe
Germany
Rex
Lobmorgui
Stewardenses
Mall
Fishing Boats Lost Near Alberdeen In Gale
Five Alberdeen trawlers set sail for the fishing sea before a recent gale and have been abandoned with no hope of safety. About 70 men and boys comprised the crews, missing after the storm.
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Alberdeen
Nolan Faces Clark Case With Montana Law Details
Attorney General Nolan of Montana testifies again in the Clark disbarment case adding he supplied funds to witnesses and paid expenses from Campbell funds. He details payments for testimony, editor gifts, and witness travel as the inquiry probes Montana election law compliance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Atttorney
Nolan
Montana
Clark
Gral
Campbell
Daly
Helena
Foster
President McKinley to answer Hoar resolution on Philippine info
Washington dispatch reports President McKinley will send to the Senate his reply to the Hoar resolution seeking government information on the Philippines. General Otis’s letters are said to shed light on insurgent aid from U.S. sources and on events near Manila Bay, including Aguinaldo’s landing and arms shipments.
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New York
Herald
Washatoln
McKinley
Senate
Philippine Islands
United States
Otis
Luzon
Manila
Otia
Aguinaldo
Hia Amstanta
Cavite
Manila Bay
Amal
Depew Explains Porto Rico Policy In Senate
Washington updates show Senator Depew arguing that Philippine questions are mostly academic while asserting the United States holds sovereignty by conquest and treaty. He cites executive power limits, denies any binding commitment to Aguinaldo, and contends future territorial holdings like Porto Rico and the Philippines are sacred US territory.
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Washington
Senate
Depéw
Depew
Philippines
Senate of the
United States
Philippine Islands
Army
Peery
Agul+naido
Schuremann
Philippine Commission
Vastampire
Congress
Porto Rico
Thawwall
Guam
Louisiana
Congras
Jefferson
Islands
Institutons
Acta
Married Naval Man in London Ceremony
Naval Commander Arthur Gough Galthorpe wed Miss Effie Dunsmuir daughter of the late Hon. Robert Dunsmuir of Victoria at St George's Hanover Square. The Bishop of British Columbia officiated.
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London
Arthur Gough Galthorpe
Effie Dunsmuir
Robert Dunsmuir
Victoria
St. George's Hanover Bees
British Columbia
Order for First American Locomotives From France
Philadelphia February 27 The Baldwin Locomotive Works has received an order from the Paris and Orleans railway of France for thirty ten wheel passenger engines. This marks the first locomotive compact ever placed by the railway in America.
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Philadephia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
City
Pans
Orleans
France
America
Charming Spring Overcoats On Display This Week
A local shop presents ten new styles of Spring Overcoats in gieana cloths unfinished worsteds rough cheville uts and covert cloths in graggy tans browns and dark steel. Edges may feature silk edging. Prices range from 20.00 to 40.00 each. The ad notes a variety of lengths and urges consideration of different fits to suit buyers.
Cravenette English Box Coats Offered At $22.50 and $25.00
English Cravenette box coats boast rubberized cloth from West of England clutha making them rainproof yet porous for light weight. They resemble high end overcoats and are suitable for all occasions and climates, offered in two styles at 22.5 and 25 dollars.
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West of England
Clutha
Men’s Nobby Suits for Spring
We have opened up stylish blue gray and brown Herringbone cheviot and brown worsteds in single and double breasted Prince ton sack coats with vests. Garments well made with fine trimmings and finishes. All sizes, price 20.00 per suit.
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Princeton
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Gronje
Majuba Hill
St. James
Lady~ Smith
Ladysmith
England
Bloemfontein
Free State
Windsor
Glasgow
Liverpool
Nettley Hospital
First Dragoons
South Af- Nca
Buller
Whitmore
Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
Whiteside
Ber Hill
Rinewalt
Folk
Berne
Singapore Free Press
Pratt
Hennessy’s
Cravenette
KNOX
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