British forces break Boer position at Krantz Kloof
After a morning naval bombardment and feint, British troops pressed the Brakfontein line. Engineers carved a new position on the extreme right as Zwart's Kop sent cannons into action. By 4 p.m. Krantz Kloof hill fell and Boer attempts to retake were repulsed as British forces advanced along the ridge.
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Spearman
Buller
Ladyfaith
Brakfontein
Zwart
Krantz Kloof
Doorm Kloof
British hold kopje position after Boer shelling
Daily balloon intel aided by artillery as the British retreat from a feint. Boers suffer heavy losses, ambulances busy. The line of kopjes three miles long near Spionkop proves strongly entrenched, with a fresh British bayonet recapture and ridge advance. British losses remain undisclosed.
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Spionkop
Zwart
Fighting erupts at Sterkstroom in Cape Town
Fighting began this morning at Sterkstroom and continues. No additional details have been received.
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Sterkstroom
Cape Town
British forces press on in South African war fronts
London reports a combined British offensive across the South African theater. Buller gains a foothold north of the Pugela after two days of fighting while Metheun pursues a turning move on the Boer right. Steyn is moving toward Bloemfontein as Gatacre faces Boer attacks at Sterkstrom. Buller’s relief of Ladysmith and troop movements dominate telegrams from War Office, with 3000 more mobilized for embarkation and obsolescent coastal guns being updated.
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London
General Buller
Pugela
Lord Metheun
Macdonald
Lord Steberts
War Office
Bloemfontein
Gatacre
Sterkstroom
Buller
Spionkop
Doorm Kloot
Ures
Buler
Government plans conversion of yeomanry into strong army
The government prepares a parliamentary plan to convert yeomanry volunteers and militia into a well organized and heavily equipped army for home defense with modern naval guns.
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Hoite de Pense
British Forces Move Amid Uncertain Buller Campaign
The Morning Post reports British forces are on the move with limited local knowledge. Buller may strike east of Potgieter’s Drift toward Ladysmith, fighting to breach enemy resistance after river crossing delays. It is unclear if Lord Roberts has advanced or stayed to coordinate with generals.
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London
Spencer Wilkinson
Morning Post Today
General Buller
Potghter
Ladysmith
Buller
Lord Roberts
Ottawa Leaders Propose $2 Million War Support Fund
Keb and Fielding announced a resolution for a $2,000,000 Canada contribution to the South Africa war. The fund will cover contingents expenses and aid soldiers' wives and families by bridging pay differences while Canadians are in the field, with appropriation lasting until July 1.
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Ottawa
Ont
Keb
Canada
South Africa
Boers Seek Fresh Gunpowder Supplies as Britain Slyly Watches
Private advices reached parliament reporting the Boers are short of large gun projectiles and have pressed leading firms for immediate delivery. Continental rivals seize the opportunity as British firms hesitate to engage.
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London
the Times
Movement of Great Importance from Spearman's Camp
Special dispatch reports our advance hindered by Boer enfilade from Spionkop and Doorn Kloof positions. Casualties estimated at 950, though described as trifling given the significance of the movement just concluded. Report from Spearman's Camp dated February 7.
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London
Spearman
Spionkop
Doorm Kloof
Whip Makers Form Nationwide Trust
Wabash Indiana February 8 report says all U.S. whip manufacturers plan a combined trust within sixty days. American Whip Co controls about nine tenths of production with thirty five large Westerfield Massachusetts factories and others. It plans to appoint most officers and directors with an estimated capital of 20 million dollars.
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Wabash
Ind
American
Westerfield
Mass
East
Middle West
Java
South Africa
Col Richard W Thompson On His Death Bed In Terre Haute
Colonel Richard W Thompson aged 91 lies near death in Terre Haute Ind after years of declining health. The former naval secretary in President Taft's cabinet and longest continually serving ex member of Congress, he has witnessed nearly all presidents except two.
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Terre Flante
Ind
Richard W.thompson
Thompson
Congress
Navy
Trayes
Motron
John Adams
Head end collision at Donnan station kills passenger
A northbound passenger train and a freight train collided at Donnan station on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line in dense fog. The passenger train pilot PTuimble was killed, engineer Schaeffer and a clerk from Vancont were injured, with several others hurt but not seriously. Locomotives and cars were wrecked.
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Minneapolis
Nl Mittd
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Donnan Station
Ironman Ptuimble
Schaeffer
Chamberlain and the Teighbury Orchid Mystery
A story about the colonial secretary sparking a probe after a valuable orchid was broken at Teighbury. The gardener accuses Mr Chamberlain of striking the plant while rehearsing a scene mentioning Lord Salisbury and Mr Gladstone, then retracts. Sightseers are not banned from the orchid houses.
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Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Teighbury
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Gladstone
Misunderstanding of illness leads to wrong kidney treatment
Doctors misinterpret symptoms and treat other conditions while kidneys remain in distress. Foley's Kidney Cure promised health when other medicines failed, reflecting period medical advertising.
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Foley
An Eye for Business and Other Plains Talk
An odd encounter with a Native American and a surgeon leads to a quip about a wooden leg. The text shifts to a dental digestion analogy, praising Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for systemic health. New Orleans to receive a vast floating dry dock, the government-built project costing $1,000,000 and due for completion in the fall.
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Pierce
Roldon Medical
New Orleans
Bethesda Water Promises Cures for Kidney Ailments
It is now thirty years since Bethesda Mineral Spring Waters were discovered with thousands visiting Waukesha Wisconsin. The water is said to relieve and cure kidney troubles at home and is sold in sealed half gallon bottles by leading druggists. A M Jones president Bethesda Mineral Spring Co. Waukesha Wis. No other fibrous plant grows widely in central Asia beyond cotton. De Witts Little Early Risers touted as a modern cure for constipation and liver troubles by H J Moogk.
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Bethesda
Waukesha
Wis
A. M. Jones
Bethesda Mineral Spring Co
Central Asia
de Witt
H. Jd. Moogk
E.C. Dewitt & CO
Chicago
Harriet M Burbane Piano Teacher Advertises Studio
Harriet M Burbane lists piano instruction at studio 119 West I Street. Contact details read as a brief historic advertisement for private lessons. The sparse OCR includes misread characters but indicates a teacher offering piano lessons.
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West I Street
Beodtf
Senate Battles Over Diplomacy and War Grants
Washington reports depict a lively Senate clash as Depew challenges Pettigrew over claims about Schurman and Dewey. Pettigrew defends his remarks amid denials. House approves the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill totaling 3,748,908 dollars, with focus on Philippine issues and mediation in the Boer War. A sermon notes three grades of Christian life, urging exclusive devotion to Christ as the path to peace and strength.
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Depew
Pettigrew
Senate
Sehuman
Philippines Commission
South Dakota
Schurman
Dewey
Aguinaldo
Petti
South
Shafroth
Jesus
Ignatius
Christ
Jesus Christ
God
Witness Bickford in Clark investigation Testimony
Walter M. Bickford testified before the senate committee on elections in the Clark investigation. He admitted giving $7,000 to Dr. Ector to help Woods pay debt, then returned the money when not used. He discussed timber land dealings with Moe Laughlin and noted Clark paid him $2,000 in fees.
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Washington
Walter MM. Bickford
Senate Committee On Elections
Clark
Senator Clark
Bickford
Speaker Stiff
Myers
Sullivan
Eetor
Cowen
Ector
Woods
Rovelli County
Wood
McLaughlin
MoeLaughlin
William McDermott
McDermott
Upholding the Supreme Hour on a Dreary Road
A quotation from Alexander Maclaren contrasts moments of sudden greatness with the constant grind of daily travel and duties. It notes the ease of rising to a supreme occasion versus maintaining high conduct through long, uneventful miles.
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Dunty Road
Alexander Maclaren
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