Boers Hold Off British Forces in South African Campaign
London dispatch reports continued fighting as Lord Kitchener pursues the Boers toward Bloemfontein. Cronje reportedly surrounded, with delays awaiting confirmation. Buller gains minor ground at Hlangwane Hill while Ladysmith relief efforts advance and Kitchener plans a decisive move.
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London
War Office
Cronje
Wyndham
Lourenzo Marquez
Kimberley
Free State
Bloemfontein
Lord Kitchener
Kelly- Kenny
MacDonald
Highlanders
Kodoorstandford
French
Modder
Kitchener
Comandant Delarey
Colesburg
Daily Mail
Riet River
Buller
Tugela
Ladysmith
Lord Roberts
Kekewich
Leyds
Brussels
Rome
Roberts
Modder River
Hlangwane Hill
Chieveley
Daily News
Colenso
Hlangwane
Ralway
Monte Christo
Cape Town
Lord Methuen
Molgersfontein
Pretoria
Colesbury
Blambank
Washington a Wide Awake: Early Habits and Hampered Promise
A portrait of George Washington's youth shows awkwardness and shyness, with emphasis on hunting and fishing, family influence, and debts from Lord Fairfax. It notes his naval detours abandoned, education funded by Fairfax loans, social life, fashion interest, and late-life dancing despite age.
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George Washington
Lawrence
Georges
Washington
Virginia
Royal Navy
Thomas Fairfax
M. Bourdonaye
Tydhar
Lord Fairfax
Wagland
George
Wilson Carey
Lower James
Sally
Sally Carey
Ward
George William Tairfax
Williamsburg
House of Burgesses
Wiliam Payne
Continental Army
Alexandria
Payne
Mount Vernon
Thackeray Praises Washington In Noble Tribute
Readings from Thackeray’s Virginians present a praise filled portrait of George Washington. The eulogy, voiced by George Warrington and echoed by Harry Warrington, extols Washington’s constancy, magnanimity, and leadership through war and political strife.
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Washinton
Haindreds
Fabius
Washington
George Warrington
Congress
Thase
Harry Warrington
Conway
Roberts' Operations Open with Small Casualty Toll
In Jacobsdal Orange Free State on February 16 Lord Roberts reports a precise move of his corps. The relief of Kimberly is achieved with a loss of only fifty men as unexpected obstacles required adaptation to the plan.
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Kimberly
Jacobsdal
Orange
Free State
Lord Roberts
Frene Kim
Y . Paw Fur House
Metropolitan National Bank
Chicago
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Rage
Deseret National Bank
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Utah
People's National Bank
Rock Island
Ill
Iowa National Bank
Ottumwa
Iowa
Montgomery Ward & CO
Nelson Morris & CO
Beet and Pork Packers
Rosenbaum Bros
Suib
Tribune Publishing Company
Poignant Parables From A Jumbled Column
A collage of aphorisms on courtship wealth and human folly with scattered quips about suitors long heads hunger prayers and a nameless Chicago Daily News remark on a millionaire's trousers reflecting on luck and happiness.
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Chicago Daily News
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Mont
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Dillon, Montana
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Dillon, Mont
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