Boers shell British position in Transvaal river action
Telegraphic dispatches from Modder River detail heavy shelling by British and Boer forces. Cronje reported commanding, with fierce exchanges as both sides push for river crossing. Casualties reported among British, Boers seen deserting and fortifications believed impregnable. Cape Town dispatch notes movement near Mafeking and Ottawa reports. New Jersey obituary notes Charles Potter’s death.
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Murder River
Freeroe
Met
Crouse
Langenberg
Tsootedal
Cape Times
Mafeking
Hal Crone
Northwest creamery butter trade and municipal nominations
The passage describes creamery butter production and a cooperative system led by Professor Roerton improving quality and exports, with 80 to 97 percent efficiency figures, and notes shifts in trade to British Columbia and Japan. It also covers inland health notices on tin sod consumption and lists municipal election results across Northwest Territories towns, detailing mayors and councillors elected or acclaimed.
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Ottawa
West
Profesor Roerton
Northwest
British Columbia
Japan
Canada
Northwest Territories
Regina
W. T. Mollant
Messra
J. S. Donohue
Jax Grassick
J. G. McLach
Jan
E McCarthy
J. H. Benson
WJ. Brotherton
A J. Fraser
British News In Africa and Domestic Strikes
London reports a shift in South African warmth of war aims with troop movements and field changes, noting Mafeking and Kumeteri miscalculations, while Cape Town rebels gain momentum. In London a proposed 80,000 cotton workers strike is warned off by new factory health enforcement, and McGill aims curriculum changes for journalism and economics amid global unrest.
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London
Home Secretary
McGill University
Enthusiastic Antipodeans Rally For South Africa War
The Australian colonies discuss sending a second contingent of troops to South Africa amid calls by Premier Lyne for a unified Australian contingent. The total envisaged force from Australia reaches 75 officers and 1,441 men, with New South Wales prompting coordination among colonies.
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Australia
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Transvaal
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Vietora
Qorensland
New Zealand
Coomiais
Auipoe
Agro Barias
Vico Te
Lyne
South Africa
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Widow Dies After Family Quarrel in City Fight
Det. ara reports a widow in the southern city section was killed this morning in a quarrel with her son-in-law John Cavanagh. He, in a drunken state, struck with a flat tool, then called for a doctor as she lay severely injured. Cavanagh was arrested after the victim died at a local drugstore and a physician confirmed the fatal blow. He is described as 25 to 40 with a heavy build and a known townsman, living with his mother after recent marital separation.
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Cavanah
Cavanagh
Bader Puta
Cavanash
Prison fight leaves Hughes near death in Central prison
In Toronto area prison at Central, 16 year old Hughes was stabbed eight times by fellow inmate Cardinal after a noon quarrel. Cardinal seized a bread knife and attacked Hughes in Hughes’ cell, with guards pulling him away as Hughes lay unconscious. Cardinal, 23, from Ottawa, is serving a year for theft. Hughes and father were jailed for vagrancy. In same report, Niagara Falls wife murder suspect Frank Werke violence and other distant local incidents are noted.
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Cardinal
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Carinal
Fank Werke
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Niagara Falls
Sixtyfive Ship Blockade Lifted on Lake Superior Channel
A faulty navigation blockage on the Little Rapids channel at Sault Ste Marie was cleared last night when the steamship Siemens broke free from the standstill. The Siemens floating action reopened the channel that had been blocked since Tuesday morning, hindering traffic and causing heavy losses to vessel owners.
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Relief of Kimberley Anxiety Amid British Advances
A late telegrams from the front describe renewed optimism as British forces under General Methuen press toward Kimberley and Mafeking. Reports from Pretoria suggest local Boer operations, with Maher Hefman and Kekewick sorties, while reinforcements rush toward the Orange River and Doab. The Ladysmith relief force remains at Frere, and authorities anticipate a possible junction with Kimberley forces. News also covers Fall River wage advances and a peculiar murder case in Cape Town, with ongoing investigations into a prisoner’s attempted escape aided by a visitor.
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Meibuen
Meiuen
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Mafeking
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Free State
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Murma
Lord Methan
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Lomuon
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Ottawa
Charlie Rom
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Otter
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Fragmented War Notes and Local Incidents Across Regions
scattered telegrams recount cautious South African front updates and officer appointments while a Bathurst shooting tragedy unfolds. Sydney, Brisbane, and Montreal reports note political shifts, a transit toll scheme, and a royal family security concern amidst war era tensions. a string of brief items touches on a colonial frontier rescue attempt and a New South Wales ministry move.
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