General French Fails to Head Boers Leader in Raid
London dispatch reports a Boer raiding party estimated at 400 crossed the Kimberley Bloemfontein wagon road toward Jacobsdal with aim to cut the railway ten miles west. Olivier commands about 5000 and 25 miles of wagons in rugged terrain, delaying pursuit and threatening Roberts' main force. Capetown notes transport and cavalry woes, possible Cape Town move to meet Lady Roberts, and that British losses total 16,652 with 4004 invalided home.
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London
Warrenton
Kimberley-Bloemfontein
Jacobsdal
Olivier
Charles Williams
Lord Roberts
Basuto
Kroonstadt
Riet River
Cronje
Pretoria
Cape Town
Lady Roberts
War Office
French Returns to Bloemfontein as Boer Threat Persists
London dispatch reports Gen. French back from Thaba Nchu without breaking the Olivier force, leaving questions about Mafeking relief. About 15 guns and long baggage lines accompany Olivier. Military observers doubt the immediate aid plan as Methuen and Forty-Three Streams command ten thousand troops and another Kimberley column prepares for Griquatown to drive Boers eastward.
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London
French
Bloemfontein
Thaba Nehu
Olivier
War Office
Mafeking
Griquatown
Records of siege among the Brighest in the Nation
London reports Gen. White was honored by Cape Town officials who pledged sympathy for his departure. They praised Ladysmith siege records as among the nation’s brightest annals. Lord Roberts to Cape Town to meet Lady Roberts. Michael Davitt arrived at Lourenço Marques on March 24. Times dispatch notes Boers using mine natives to build trenches around Johannesburg as mines suspend operations due to war demand.
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London
White
Cape Town
Ladysmith
Lord Roberts
Lady Roberts
Michael Davitt
Lourenga
Marquez
the Times
Johannesburg
Sir George A White Hails Symons Legacy in Cape Town
Cape Town on March 27 saw Sir George A White accord an immense reception. He answered an address by paying tribute to the late Gen. Sir William Penn Symons, saying he taught the Boers that British soldiers could drive them from their strongest positions.
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Cape Town
George A White
Willam Penn Symons
Roberts dispatchs detailed cavalry action near Brandfort
London reports from March 21 detail Lord Roberts dispatch as amplified by the Times second edition. A cavalry reconnaissance near Brandfort engaged the enemy while a dismounted section of the 16th Lancers supported skirmishing. Casualties for the British are said to be few. Separate dispatch notes Basutoland natives are being recruited to repair railways at Bloemfontein and Basutoland border districts report resistance to relocation.
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London
Tord Roberts
War Office
Bloemfontein
Montag
Cate Sloane-Stanley
Pe Lancers
The
Times
Lord Roberts
Brandfort
Sth Lancere
16Th Lancers
Maseru
Kerutoani
Basutoland
Pree
Uasute
Krometad
Developments Reported Since Early March In MW
Fragmentary report notes ongoing developments since early March. The text references a general leadership group and mentions Mae Kensie, with limited readable details and several garbled phrases. The available items point to organizational activity rather than specific events or outcomes.
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Mae Kensie
Australian premiers demand British supremacy in peace terms
Sydney March 27 Australian premiers join a cablegram to Mr Chamberlain stating it is undesirable to end the South African war unless terms guarantee the absolute supremacy of British rule.
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Sydney
Chamberlain
South Africa
Boers Shelling Fails to Hit British Camp
Warrenton March 26 The Boers moved Saturday to locate a shelling range on the British camp which shifted during the night. The Boers maintained steady fire as an armored train arrived here today and the railway line remained clear.
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Warrenton
British at Mafeking Play Tricks on the Boers
Despatch from Mafeking dated March 16 describes colonial schemes during the siege. Colonials mock Boers by inviting them to shoot and missing. They also use concertina playing to draw Boer heads above trenches, then snipe.
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Mafeking
London
Daily Mail
Boer Women Denied Wounding Reports at Tugela
London dispatches report no verified Boer women were wounded in the Tugela trenches. Generals Botha and Meyer have been joined by their wives. A Glencoe dispatch notes no attack expected, while Buller claims 60 Boer wounded, denied by Botha. Boer patrols attempted to trap the 135th Hussars at Wash Bank amid ongoing patrol activity and disputed casualty figures.
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London
Natal
Glencoe
Botha
Meyer
Pretorius
Both
Free Staters seize road and farm near Pandamsfontein
Kimberley dispatch reports four hundred Free Staters occupy the Kimberley to Paardeberg road and seize a farm near Pandamsfontein for grazing and reset of army horses. Cape Town note says advance from Bloemfontein unlikely for a month and Gatacre to lead Bloemfontein defense. Colonial government orders Cape volunteers south of the Orange River to ease racial tensions. Lourenço Marques note says Transvaal war office expects southern commandos to join within four hours and fears for Olivier and Grobelmaar. Ladysmith report claims about 96,600 Boers march nine passes of Drakensberg led by Commandant De Beer.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Kimberley
Paardeberg
Pandamsfontein
Jacob
Cape Town
Daily News
Bloemfontein
Clements Ly
Lord Roberts
Gatacre
Cape
Orange River
Lourenszo Marques
Transvaal War Office
Colesboro
Stormberg
Olivier
Grobelmaar
Daily Telegraph
Ladyemith
Drakensberg Range
de Beer
Harriemith
Tatera
Biegersbere
Liberal Federation Criticizes War Policy in London Meeting
The National Liberal Federation held its 20th annual meeting in Notting ham with 190 delegates. Speakers urged open government on South Africa policy and independence compatibility with current empire goals. Prof Massie proposed a settlement plan while the recetation was adopted with limited dissent.
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London
National Liberal Federation
Nottingham
Spencer Watson
Iit
Republice of
South Africa
Bpence Welton
Hame
Massie
Cenede
Stoppered Bolt Firthitw Omitted Tale In Garbled Report
A garbled OCR note reports a stopped item near Fiona and Carmarven with references to Tweeter Mereh and Vance. The fragment mentions a caturen ber and a reported advance from Vaneke, but details are unclear.
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Carmarven
Tweeter
Mereh
Ftte
Vance
Unprecedented floods hit roads hindering transit
Reports say floods are without precedent for decades making roads impassable while rebels remain at Rosberg waiting for British troops to advance north. Col. Hirschner of the Canadian mounted rifles heads to Cape Town on sick leave.
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Rosberg
Carnarvon
Col
Hirschner
Canadian Mounted Rifles
Cape Town
Transvaal forces arrest Prinsloo near Bloemfontein
A Bloemfontein despatch to the Daily Telegraph reports Transvaalers arrest Commandant Prinsloo who held a pass but had chosen a farm twenty miles north of Bloemfontein seeking peace under British rule.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Bloemfontein
Prinsloo
Dutch loyalty grows slowly in Burghersdorp report
The Morning Post dated March 26 from Burghersdorp says Dutch loyalty is strong as people rush to inform British authorities. It cautions that real loyalty will be slow to develop in these districts and notes a belief that Sir Alfred Milner’s policy favors tempering justice with mercy.
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London
Morning Post
Burghbersdorp
Alfred Milner
Soldiers of the Queen sail from Halifax to England
The Leinster regiment embarked for England aboard the Vancouver, cheered by crowds as they marched from barracks to the dockyard. Formed in Canada as the Royal Canadians, the unit now mostly comprises Irish soldiers. Imperial authorities plan repatriation after the Transvaal war, sending three British officers and 100 men back, with recruitment to resume in Canada.
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Halifax
N. S
Leinster Regiment
Vancouver
England
Atlantic
Canada
Transvaal
Neuceus
Royal Military College
Militia
United States Purchases Danish West Indies Seen Near
Paris dispatch reports the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States nearly completed. Washington notes Denmark has not proposed a bill to sell St Thomas and St Croix. officials believe any move would arise from private parties, not the Danish government, and the U.S. rights to acquire the islands remain preeminent.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Paris
United States
Washington
State Department
St. Thomas
St. Croix
Denmark
Cuban views on bonds and annexation to U S
The United States Senate committee hears Cuban views from Gen Montegudo and Col Villaedas via Dolphin leading the delegation. They report Cuba is free of bandits though some details remain confidential and insist a western annexation is not desired. bond repayment plans cover revolutions and recent issues but not 1868 bonds. They say France would not be paid, and if pressed, Cuba would resist with US intervention as a safeguard.
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Hegéna
Dolphin
United States
Senate Committee
Montegudo
Villaeddas
Cuba
Platt
France
Great Britain
Paris Sniffs Trouble Latin States of America Rivalry
Journal des Debats argues Hispano American demonstrations linked to Argentine ship Presidente Sarmentino visit to Spain and Rio de la Plata arrival in Buenos Aires signal South Americans asserting Spanish racial identity in response to U S expansion. It cites Central American protests over Nicaragua canal and Latin American resistance to Anglo Saxon influence, warning of U S supremacy risks.
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Paris
Journal Des Debats
Spain
Presidente Sarmentino
Buenos Ayres
Rio de la Plata
United States
South Africa
Washington Congress
Nicaragua Canal
Latin States of America
New World
North America
Latin America
Hospital Ship Maine urged to return to England with wounded
London march 17. General Buller cables from Ladysmith that keeping the Maine in South African waters benefits the sick and wounded most. He says a ship going to England and its medical staff can evacuate congested hospitals, while the Trojan and Spartan are adequate for local transfers. He hopes the Maine returns promptly.
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London
Executive Committee
Maine
Buller
Ladysmith
England
War clouds over South Russia as mobilization rises
Odessa dispatch reports nearly two hundred fifty thousand troops mobilized for active service in South Russia. The Black Sea squadron and transports stand ready. Tensions between St Petersburg and the Ottoman Porte grow daily as Russia presses Asia Minor concessions. Caucasus and Armenian front garrisons are increased and prepared for action.
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London
Odessa
Russia
Black Sea
St. Petersburg
Germany
Asia Minor
Caucasus
Armecard
Navy wiped out in Liberia two gunboats sunk
London reports from Monrovia that Liberia’s navy has been extinguished with the gunboats Rocktown sunk in Monrovia harbor on March 10 and Gorronomah capsized on the St Paul river while due for overhaul. The two vessels cost about $140,000 and the loss strains Liberian government capacity to replace them.
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London
Monrovia
African Republic of Liberia
Rocktown
St. Paul
Liveria
Burdock Blood Bitters Promises Digestion Cure
An old advertisement claims burdock blood bitters strengthen and tone the stomach, making indigestion impossible and implying the product can cure digestive complaints for men.
Powers Not Guilty in Bank Burglary Trial at St Albans
John Powers was acquitted by a Vermont county court jury of the November 6 1898 entry of Richford Savings Bank. This second trial ended with a not guilty verdict amid loud courtroom applause and sheriff mediated quiet after the verdict.
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St. Albans
John Powers
Richford Savings Bank
Powers
Italy Would Mediate For Peace In South Africa
Rome March 27 The Italian consul at Pretoria was advised the government would mediate for peace if President Kruger and Stern modify their demands. The message followed consultations with Lord Currie the British ambassador to Italy. The forage coffin declined for wheat modifications had been requested by the other side.
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Rome
Pretoria
Kruger
Stern
Lord Currie
Dritieh
Italy
Clarence Case Affair Rumored in Jamaica Court
In Kingston Jamaica, rumors swirl around the Clarence affair as authorities consider legal action. The case centers on alleged government assistance requests and the role of Clarence. Only the lawyer's decision may prevent further inquiry or indictment.
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Kingston
Obief
Clarence
Tal
Tiritieh Cruiser Terrible Ballet Prom Durban Monday
The Mritich crche er Tertitte had sailed for China.
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Tiritieh Cruiser Terrible Ballet
Durban
Trettean, Mareh S
Crcheer Tertitte
China
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LES Ours
Senate
Havana
Journal
Des Debats
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Republic of Liberia
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Jamaica
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Crilleh Crier
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Cape Colony
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Ellingwood & Co
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