Boers Defeated Near Colesberg in Cape War Actions
London and Cape Town reports detail Gen French and Colesberg operations with Boer losses, cavalry and artillery actions at Trout and nearby hills. British forces capture Colesberg and stock, while Montmorency sorties and subsequent engagements capture positions and men.
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Daily Mail
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Grtour
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Dastreak
Colesberg
Burra
Norval's Pont
London
Dordrecht
Montmoreney
Bist. Lancers
Montmorney Lef
Gallsworthy
Montmorency
Cordhreit
Liat
Turner
Lamachayre
Nek
Coles
Dury
South Africa
Sultana Mile Accident and Windsor Woman Die
A Sultana mine accident near Rat Portage on January 2 caused a deadly blast with a heavy shock felt across the area. At Windsor a 70 year old Jeweller's wife, Alice Benette, was fatally burned in a stove fire at her home, with her grandson’s cries for help in a tragic scene as flames engulfed her dress. A Dutch rising report in Africa is noted but later dismissed, while other dispatches cover British troop movements and political donations in New York and Montreal.
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Windsor
Alice Bencette
CV. Benette
East Windsor
Grand March Settlement
Bemvette
Paul
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Boer Shells Threaten Town in Fever Devastation
London reports from Jameson’s frontier describe Boer artillery probing toward Tugela while Gen. White recovers from fever. Boer forces press north from the Tugela with heavy shelling near Johannesburg and Modder River fronts, as British columns maneuver and reinforce.
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London
Chievsles
Tugela
Geo. Eadr
Tusela
Bauer
Teadgemith
Pietermaritzberg
White
Lancers
Watte
Joubert
Lake Gutters
Pabh Lake
Mheveley Camp
Biseley Camp
Eis
Ledis
Laceratto Riige
Wision Bi Chamber
Royal Artillery
Kimberley under siege and frontier clashes reported abroad
View from the diamond city notes Boer guns near Kimberley and swift reinforcements, with Molopo frontline fighting as Commandant Soyman reports an attack on Mafeking fort with cannon and Maxims. Reports from Rio de Janeiro mention Brazilian Chilean tensions and a rail crisis, while unrest in Europe and North America surfaces in brief items.
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Kimberley
Pretoria
Soyman
Molopo
Mongay
Mafeking
Change of officers and Canadian mounted force plans
Volunteers undergo rapid examination at Regina as the government plans four mounted infantry squadrons and a brigade of artillery. Commissioner Herchmer seeks horses and lists 40 plus volunteers from Pincher Creek and Ward, with 25 to be rejected for weight.
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Mayer
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Tea Methou
Caplain
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War Office
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Herehmer
Orty
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WW. Button
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Albert Malones
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Gevatcre's Guys and Cape Town War News Mix in December Dispatches
A long war update details British operations near Ladysmith, Long Tom siege guns, and troop actions led by Gen Archibald Hunter. It notes Dutch resistance, Boer gun defenses, and a dawn assault that captured heavy weaponry. Additional items report London plans for underground streetcars, Croker bust movements, and Crombie retirement at Montreal bank.
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Larence Dee
Linia
Matt Stesn
Oranges
Chas Howard Vincent
London
Imperial
Ladysmith
Tiuch
Masim Nordonfelt
Lomparis Kop
Willem
Hans
Marteeus
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Describes a fatal quarrel and later wartime notes from New York
A violent incident ends with Clarke suffering serious injuries after a confrontation with his mate and others, leading to a police arrest. The report shifts to Winston Churchill reporting on Boer War deserters, food shortages, locust damage, and British control of Delagoa Bay, noting deteriorating conditions and colonial tensions.
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New York
Winston Churchill
Delagoa Bay
Burghere
Secret treaties and imperial aims shadow wartime diplomacy
In a dense dispatch from December 20, the Tribune’s foreign service discusses alleged German plans to expand colonial holdings and secure influence in Asia Minor, with ties to Portugal’s East Asia possessions. It cites comments from officials and diplomats about Delagoa Bay, German East Africa, and possible future occupations, alongside a separate note on tariff policy for Canadian electrical power crossing the border. Также, reports from Vancouver and Rossland touch lighthouse keepers and utility consolidations, noting the Dominion shoreline incidents and Columbia Telephone merger.
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Germany
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Tribune
le Jon
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Mr. Chamberlain
Delagoa Bay
Great Britain
German East Africa
Highwayman Shot During Ballard Street Car Hold-Up
A late night Ballard street car attempt ended with a highwayman shot and killed after two men tried to rob eight passengers. A passenger attempted to resist, shots were fired, and the robber on the front end fled into the woods. one robber is dead and unnamed. Police report an unidentified body found after midnight.
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Seattle
Ballard
Plimpton
Quinn case in Vancouver court over intoxicating liquor plot
Vancouver police court heard the case of Ww Quinn charged with giving intoxicating liquor to Eiza Gasley to seduce her. The prosecution rested after extensive testimony. The defense awaits its turn in San Francisco. Horolatu mail advisories report only minor botanic plagar details and not alarming conditions.
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B.C
Ww. Quinn
Eiza Gasley
San Francisco
Horolatu
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