Boer Activity Report Across Cape Colony and Front Lines
Dispatches describe Boer operations near Upington and Elandslaagte as British forces bombardments continue. Reports note rebel actions at Smithfield Wepener and Waterval Drift, with Brabant and Brabant’s movements at Aliwal North and surrounding areas. British troops, Canadians, and Australians engage in the frontier theater as leaders shift and public interest turns to commanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Legislative Assembly
Upington
Kimberley
Condes
Apnlis
Elanislasgte
Wepener
Elandsllagte
Huntieh
Col. Baden -Powell
Pretoria
Portsmouth
Smithfield
Reddersburg
Brabant
Aliwal
Wepeuer Britatown
Cape Colony
Ol Drary
Royal Canadian Artillery
Bloemfontein
Kroger
Steyn
Lord Roberts
de Aur Sding
Brandfort
Free State
Bultfontein
Winburg
Bosner
Orange Free State
Natal
Ladysmith
Four Story Building Collapses in Pittsburgh Fire Disaster
On April 12 in Pittsburgh a four story brick building housing Armstrong McKelvey & Co paint dealers collapsed near Wood street and Third avenue. Dozens trapped, fire crews pulled out several bodies and many injured. at least one carpenter dead and up to twenty five others feared buried amid debris. Bellefonte accident on April 14 near Snowshoe railroad killed three men and injured one when rails spread causing an engine and cars to overturn on a mine siding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Bernsard
Bellefonte
Montreal Civic Scandals Hit City Hall and Market
Montreal reports a rising city hall scandal with Foreman Nand of the 14 fire station allegedly offered bribes to aldermen for promotions. Bonsecours market practices face scrutiny as stall owners claim to have witnessed payments to past and present aldermen. Pierre Lacroix building inspector, resigning, is charged with stealing $8 as city servant in August, pleaded not guilty, and posted bail with sureties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Nand
Dubois
Stalis
Tessier
Jackmail
Pierre Lacroix
Lacroix
Judy Desnroyers
Charles Bergmre
Antoine Hurtubois
Battle of Spion Kop Filming Ends in Cannon Explosion
In Orange New Jersey James H White general manager of a Kinetoscope company and William McCarthy were injured when a cannon exploded during filming of a staged battle on a rocky slope of the Second Orange mountain. More than two hundred men were hired in Boer and British costumes for the scene. The blast occurred before the kinetoscope and storming sequence began, the cause unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James H White
William McCarthy
Spion Kop
Orange
N.J
Toronto Murderer Williams Granted 24-Hour Respite
In Ottawa an order in council granted a twenty four hour reprieve to Harry Williams of Toronto to delay his execution past Good Friday. Williams is scheduled to die Saturday morning after appeals from Mayor Macdonald and others prompted the intervention. Justice Meredith, who could grant a respite, had not acted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Harry Williams
Toronto
Williams
Macdonald
Meredith
Crane's Condition Alarming Relapse Sparks Doctor Hopelessness
London authorities report American novelist Stephen Crane has relapsed after a period of illness. Doctors warn recovery is unlikely as his condition deteriorates, drawing attention to his fragile health and ongoing medical concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane
London
Stephen Crane
Fresh Russian Demands Over Masanpo Reported
Seoul advices say Russia has presented renewed demands to the Corean government concerning Masanpo. The dispatch from Yokohama on April 13 details the fresh pressure amid tensions in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Seoul
Russia
Corean
Masanpo
Nerve Food Restores Pale Languid Girl In Spring Remedy
A Toronto mother reports her seventeen year old daughter, pale and nervous, recovered after using Dr Chase's Nerve Food. The letter touts improved appetite, weight gain, color return, and renewed strength, claiming broad benefits for those worn by overwork or illness. Boxes sell for 50 cents at dealers and through Edmanson Bates & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Chase
Edmansom, Bates & Co
Toronto
British War Dispatches From South Africa Report Movements
London reports ongoing Boer activity near Aliwal North and Wepener with garrison defense, plus British casualties. Gatacre recalled to England, Roberts poised for a strong push, and fleet actions described amid shifting commands and troop arrivals.
DIVA DIVORCED IN TEXAS CASE INVOLVES MELBA Alias Nellie Armstrong
In Galveston Texas a divorce was granted in the tenth district court to Chas N F Armstrong from Nellie Armstrong known as Melba. The judge did not reveal the defendant’s identity. The court case links to Mrs Melba, daughter of notable Irish and British aristocracy.
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New York
Galveston
Tex
Tenth District Court
Chas
N. F. Armstrong
Nellie Armstrong
Melba
Sir Andrew Armstrong, Bart
Frances Fullerton Armstrong
King’s County
Ireland
Terefer
Kaneas
Severs
Texas
Chas Legve
Sassatoon
Hick
Victoria
W N. P. Armstrong
Len. Gaget
Germany
Canada House Debates Tackled Militia Appoint Budgets
Dominion House notes Sir Adelphe Carona denied Major Drats mood’s command is correct. Laurier said the report false. Bill to amend penitentiary convicts law reads second time extending ticket of leave to minor offences. Northwest Mounted Police serve in South Africa bill discussed. Budget debates focus on coal oil duty and supply actions.
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Ottawa
Adelphe Carona
Dratsmood
Wilfrid Laurier
Wilfrid
Senate
Northwest Mounted Police
South Africa
Moore
Stanstead
McMillan
Horov
Fielding
House
Committee of Supply
Clancy
Asio
Sir Louis Davies
Bergeron
Mulock
Canada
Trinidad
United States
Manitoba Legislature Prepares Adjournment and Funding Plan
In Winnipeg the legislature prepared to adjourn from April 12 to May 7 after approving a 150000 dollar estimate for salaries, schools, and necessary expenses. The premier pledged to push a prohibition bill and the treasurer to deliver the royal financial commission report on reassembly. The speaker tabled the provincial library and museum report as Mr. Greenway raised a customs concern. First readings were given to bills on Bran don city municipal and assessment acts and a registry act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Royal Financial Commission
Greenway
Brandon
Paris Exhibition Opens Soon After Rapid Groundwork
Immediate steps for completion of the exhibit in Paris underway as scaffoldings disappear and brickwork yields to gardens. Artists praise the Alexander Hui Bridge as the finest feature while last interior touches take place with many workmen arriving in Paris. Wages rise to 10 to 15 dollars a day as officials announce a simple opening ceremony for about 12 000 guests including the parliament ministers ambassadors Dr Leyds and the papal nuncio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris
Alexander Hui
Leyds
British Columbia Election Set For May Twenty Sixth
Victoria B C reports the general election will be held on May 26 with the house meeting on July 5. Ottawa pressures led to dissolution as officials dismiss constitutional advisers meeting the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
House
Ottawa
McInnes
House of Commons
Heavy Fighting Near Mafeking and Wepener Prolonged
Reports from Aliwal North and Mafeking describe intense combat as Boer commandos attack Wepener and Mafeking. Casualties are heavy on both sides with multiple engagements continuing across several fronts. In Halifax a Canadian chaplain notes high morale and quick action by Imperial troops amid severe shelling.
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Aliwal
Weeper
Rouxville
Weever
Wepener
Wepepert
de Weis Dorp
Wepner
Mafeking
Jan Cronje
Col Plomer
Haifax
N.S
Courtney
Cox
Cape Town
Paardeberg
Cronwall
Cornwalls
Col. Otter
The
Daily Mail
Lorenzo Marques
Kronstad
Daily News
Pretoria
Delagoa Bay
Brandfort
Bloemfontein
Britain halts most food shipments to South Africa army
New York reports that Britain largely stopped buying foodstuffs for its South African army from the United States. Shipments now mainly hay oats and canned goods with occasional large orders. The war department shifted to Australian meats for quicker cheaper supply, causing a drop in U S shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Great Britain
South Africa
War Department
Australia
Ottawa seeks 50 men for Strathcona Horse in South Africa
A cable from Lord Strathcona requests fifty volunteers to join the Strathcona Horse in South Africa and fill vacancies. The Militia Department will implement the order with Plainsmen and mounted police as before. In Honolulu two plague cases were reported March 26, one a Japanese fisherman and one a white man named John Hurley, with no new cases since then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Lord Strathcona
South Africa
Strathcona Horse
Department of Militia
Plainsmen
Mounted Police
Honolulu
John Hurley
Manitoba
Winnipegosis
Admiral Dewey
Trathcona
United States
America
Queen Victoria
Liffey
Gold Fields Expect Clean Up To Reach 25 to 30 Million
In Ottawa on April 11 W H Parson F H Ames and Henry Grey of Dawson City report a brisk start to the season with expectations of a total clean up between 25 and 30 million. They note royalty grievances and favor lowering from 10 to 5 percent to sustain extensive development. They plan eastward travel and will return to Dawson in summer. Also a Dallas dispatch reports Circleville Texas washed away with about 100 residents affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
W. H. Parson
F. H. Ames
Henry Grey
Dawson City
Dawson
St. Louis
Dallas
Texas
Taylor
Circleville
Various World Events Span Wars Disasters and Society
A jumble of reports notes battles, political moves, and disasters from across the globe. Tornadoes hit Lebanon Texas while smallpox cases rise in Susquehanna Pennsylvania. Acts of strikes, libel rulings, and divorces appear amid railway and colonial news.
Numerous North American and global events reported
Reports from Ottawa to London note deaths by suicide and fire, arrests of a bank burglar, and a royal visit proposal. Expositions in Paris, cable progress, municipal salary changes, and bank discrepancies appear alongside disasters in Canada and the United States. Miners strike, ships sunk, and battles over elections close the roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surttlay
Pilcher
Jos. Wayne
Rossland
B. C
J. Monch
Napanee Bank
Emperor Francis Joseph
Berlin
Winnipes
Montreal
Telier
Nichol
Calf Mountain
Man
A. S Thurrett
Toronto
Kimberley
Lake of the Woods Company
Trinidad
Shamrocks
Winnipeg
Klondike
Col. Delamere
Bisley
McKay
Austria
Preston Challenges Whitney in Ontario Political Row
Open letter dated March 30 from London Reg. calls on J B Whitney Conservative leader to charge Preston with West Elgin electoral issues and face him on a public platform in Ontario with evidence. if refused, meet in public to present charges. Preston to visit Canada within days. Also: Regina case of Katie Mok 15 who married, divorced, convicted of bigamy, six months jail. Hudson painter Frederick E Church dies. Detroit anecdote about Lawyer Niles and a driver over 2 dollars and a cigar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
W. T. R. Preston
London
Reg
J. B. Whitney
West Elgin
Ontario
Preston
Canada
Regina
Katie Mok
Indian Head
Reed
Richardson
Conversation On Dinner And Humour In A Humble Household
In a short dialogue Mrs Kate asks if a husband would be in better humor after dinner. Mrs Phoxy agrees and notes the husband’s indigestion as a complicating factor for Pola and Philsalelphita Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate
Phoxy
Pola
Philsalelphita Press
Canadian Pacific and Nordern rail routes and schedules
A fragmentary timetable listing Canadian Pacific lines to Winnipeg Portage la Prairie Brandon Lethbridge and eastward routes via M and N W and Nor. Ry points with days of operation and times. It names James Oborne and C. E. McPherson as officials and notes general passenger agent duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Peer
Ucsetsechenems Neteataacaraltanate
Acro
Montreal
Toronto
New York
All Rail
Portage la Prairie
Brandon
Lethbridge
Coast
Kootenay
Thura
Sat
Tees
Gretna
St. Paul
Chicago
West Selkirk
Mon
Wed
Melita
Meda
Dail
Prince Albert
Thur
Sun
Edmonton
James Oborne
C. E. McPherson
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Direbtant
Aliwal Seorth
Mintelown
Cannesatiog
Baltfontein
Kinetoscope Pictures
Jajuread “Mitte
Battle of
War Office
Bloemfontes
Orange River
Springe
Cape Mounted Rifles
Seventh Dragoon Guards
Wetherley
Meerkatsfootein
Gatacre
England
Stromberg
Reddersberg
Reuter Telegram
Aliwal North
Philomel
Ihella
Pole-Carew
Morning Post
Wirburg
Thaba N Chu
Mail and Empire
Buffalo
Erie
Dublin
Thos. Lipton
India
Hailifax
Great West Laendry Co
Winnisey
Lipido
Prince of Wales
Europe
Leyde
Dominion House
Hamilton
James A. Lowell
Welland
Commons
Niagara Falls South Yesteray
Globe's Patriotic Fund
Council
St. Mary's
Cayuga
Round House
Grand Trunk
Stratford
Naples
Transvaal
Dr. Muller
Jonkborn van Boossheten
Milas
Otter
Stiller
Hooming
Golden North
Priday, Apr.l
Leopold
Belgium
Teroute
Brancon
New House
Manitoba Free Press India Famine Fund
Relief Committee
Lebanon
Acton
Ont
Ashantee
Coomassie
Susquehana
Imperial Liberal Council
Halifax
Northwest
Michigan
Peter Robertson
All
Vancouver
Hay
Macrumé
Melnnes
Coutlee
Aylmer
Que
W. Kt
Black
Morden
Pittsburg
Saskatchewan
Ponce
P. R
Peterboro
Lady Roberts
Herbert Crowe
Edwardsburg
Cardinal
Fieber River
Henry King
Bloan
Sipide
Meert
Vermont
Dewey
Henry Yontsey
Goebel
Martin
Dugas
Freiburg
George's Creek
C. H. Mackintosh
Territories
Whitney
Hudson
N.Y
Frederick E. Church
Niles
Indiana
Lim
Detroit News-Tribune
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Northern RY. CO
North
Portage la P
Gladstone
Winnipe
Dauphin
Winni- Uw
Swan Hive
Dauphin Sweniver
Pegoss
Swan Saver
D. B. Hanna
Northwestern
Hamleta
Minnedons
Miniota
Minnedossa
Manitoba & Northestern Railway Co
W. BR. Baker
Winnier
Anc
Portage Prairie
Portage la
Minnedosa
Senat
Rapid City
Toews
Uu Rapid
Tharsis
Binsearth
Russell
Yorkton
Eeaaranes
Frian W. KR. Baker
A. McDonald
Gen. Mgr
Winnig Asst
Pass
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