Abandoned Spienkop Triggers London Debate on War News
London circles react to Warren's abandonment of Spienkop as editors and officials weigh whether the move was a strategic retreat or a reverse. The Westminster Gazette defends cautious reporting while ministers meet to review the new situation amid hopes from Ladysmith reports overshadowed by Tugela concerns and Lady smith fortifications.
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London
Westminster Gazette
Associated Press
Warren
George W. Smakey
Times
Great Britain
Buller
Splenkop
Spienkop
War Office
Salisbury
Ladysmith
Tugela
Vith
Carring
South Afford
Victoria Closs
Lord ‘Wolseley
White
Gifford
Spionkop
Iion
Market Collapse Hits Kaffirs After Splenkop Abandonment
A London market dispatch reports a stock market collapse with general losses, especially in Kaffirs, after General Warren abandoned Splenkop. American railroad shares fared better than home securities, Congors slid 13 to 16. Leases in Americana ranged from percent to 1 percent.
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London
General YY
Kaffirs
General Warren
Splenkop
Fourth Cavalry Division Ready for South Africa Return
London January 26 reports orders have gone to Aldershot to assemble the Fourth Cavalry Division in readiness to embark for South Africa early February following news of Splenkop being abandoned by General Warren's British force.
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London
Splenkop
Warren
Asershot
Fourth Cavalry Division
South Africa
Prince of Wales inspects yeomanry for South Africa
London life guards barracks woke to the Prince of Wales inspecting the first yeomanry units set to sail for South Africa tomorrow. He declared pride in being honorary colonel and urged duty to uphold British honor as the troopers, including Mrs. Patrick Campbell’s husband, prepared to depart.
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London
Life Guards
Prince of Wales
South Africa
Patrick Campbell
Abandoned the Hill War Office notice posted
London Jan 26 11 10 a m The War Office has just posted the following dispatch about abandoning the hill and related military movements with terse official wording and no further details provided.
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London
Modder River fight detailed by Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders
London dispatch quotes a Highlander account of the Modder River engagement with Methuen forces. He describes a night march into Boer trenches, heavy rain, hunger, and shelling, the death of General Wauchope, rival camp spies, and calls for older officers while lamenting high casualty and poor leadership.
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London
Associated Press
Modder River
Argyle and Sutherlands Highlanders
Methuen
Highland Brigade
Wauchope
Aldershot
War Office
Military experts doubt Spionkop capture celebration
London dispatches, quoted by The Leader, say experts are not as jubilant as crowds at bulletins suggest. No detailed particulars from Tuesday night’s operation have appeared. Analysts question whether the Boers at Spionkop overstretched their defenses or faced an unexpected retreat by the enemy under pressure.
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New York
London
Spionkop
Dmin
Bormitn
Debated Spionkop Action Shapes Ladysmith Front
The Morning Post notes Buller must drive Boer forces from Spionkop and cover the gap to Ladysmith. Viewpoints split on Spionkop as strategic or misread by boer defenders. Some blame Dr Lewis for entanglements and Leyds for circulating sensational cargo stories.
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Mo Re
Ladysmith
Morning Post
Sedvers Buller
Borra
Spienkop
Lewis
Els
Leyds
Battle of Colenso Report From Frontline Infantry Officer
London dispatch recounts the Colenso engagement with nine hours of constant fire on the Tugela front. Officers suffered heavy losses, 6 killed, over 100 wounded or missing, while troops pressed forward amid Maxim-Nordenfeld and Mauser fire. The writer praises Tommy's resolve and recalls a front-line bayonet charge gone wrong.
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London
Associated Press
Colenzo
Colenso
Tugela
Buller
Jolly
Nies
Heventh Maileers
Inniskirlig
Chatham
Akip
Boers Wartime Claim Ties Nobility to War
Chicago reports Cart Ernst Wilhelm Baron von Biedenfeld, who left the city last April after being acquitted of murder, is said to fight the British as a commissioned Boer regiment officer in the South African conflict with Dom Paul’s soldiers.
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Chicago
Ernst Wilhelm Baron von Biedenfeld
Dom Paul
Charlet A. McDonali
Tolstoi Attacks War in South Africa interview
Tolstoi denounces the South Africa war as sordid and soulless, expressing hope for British reverses and calling for freedom while criticizing the cruelty of imperial conquest in a published interview in the Russia Listok.
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Moscow
Leo Tolstoi
Ruseia Listok
South Africa
Boers suffer heavy losses at Tugela battle
Durban dispatch reports the Boer losses on Tugela fighting Sunday were very great. Warren's forces captured 160 prisoners and 180 Boers were found dead in a trench, signaling a severe setback for the Boer side.
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Aon
Durban
Tugela
Warren
Bartlett Indicted for Perjury in Helena Case
Grand jury in Helena returns an indictment charging Fred A. Bartlett with perjury. Bond set at 5000. He allegedly swore he owed nothing, then paid funds to his wife after selling his Butte business. Eastern creditors pursued the money, and a prior robbery tale was deemed suspect. Witnesses from Butte supported the perjury finding.
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Fred A. Bartlett
United States
Meikiejohn
United States Grand Jury
Helena
Bartlett
Butte
Ras Rochester
Fatal Railway Accident at Ashley Pennsylvania
Five men killed and eight injured in a runaway Central Railroad of New Jersey train at Ashley. Victims include brakemen Frank McLaughlin and Michael Bird and engine wiper Peter Frey. Tramp cause cited. dynamite car wrecked, houses damaged, several passengers rescued, many injuries non life threatening.
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Wilkesbarre
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Ashley
Frank McLaughlin
Michael Bird
Peter Frey
Charles Haney
Haney
John Raschig
John Bovin
Henry Geissler
John Thomas
Y Iun
Edward Meehan
Keman
Robert Carroll
Round House
Transport Arrives Capetown Bus From Lancaster
Capetown reports the British Lancaster Corporation bus has arrived, marking a notable transport milestone on January 26. The arrival confirms continued services linking the city with the Lancaster region.
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Capetown
British Transport Lancaster Corporation
Dress Trimmings and Braids At Marked Down Prices
Fall season odds and ends gathered and discounted for today. Includes Black and colored Hercules braids 3 and 2 1/2 inches wide, black blade and tassel fringe. Original values up to 50 cents a yard.
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Sc Yard
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