British Forces Break Boer Siege at Natal War Standoff
Natal battle reports describe a British victory after heavy artillery and infantry assaults on Dundee Hill. Gen Symons wounded early, Major Yule takes command as Boer resistance collapses with British losses heavy though numerically smaller than Boer casualties amid fierce combat and cavalry actions.
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Glencoe Carp
Natal
Tate
Porte
Dundee Hill
Smiths’ Farm
Dandie Kogie
Symons
Dublin
MD Hae
Yule
Leicester
Columbia Defeats Shamrock in Rough Weather Yacht Race
New York reports the Sloop Columbia beat the British challenger Shamrock by six minutes thirty four seconds corrected time in a harsh gale off Seabright to Ashbury Park. The voyage tested both yachts with twenty five knot winds and heavy seas as Sir Thomas was satisfied the defender was the stronger vessel.
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New York
Columbia
Shamrock
America
Sir Thomas
Seabright
Ashbury Park
Telegraphic Briezs From Kingston To Aberdeen Tragedy
Fragmented telegraphic brief mentions Kingston and Aberdeen tragedy and a trade statement. It notes wartime communications and a looming airis event with references to Winston government actions and Gordon tragedy. Several unreadable fragments remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Cat
Aberdeen
Macitea
Winstons
Ty Airis
Consumption Bactili in Isons Albany Board of Health
Albany reports a Michigan board of health communication about twenty clerks exposed to tuberculosis while handling volumes. A bacteriologist found tubercular bacilli in the books, traced to a clerk who had consumption and moistened pages with saliva. The exposure prompted health officials to review records and prevent further spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Board of Health
Board of Health of
Michigan
The Boers Retreat Amid Natal Front Attrition
A chaotic dispatch notes Boer forces falling back from Mafeking and a tense drumbeat of nearby fights. Western front activity includes reports of siege adjustments, possible German and British patrols, and stalled railway links. The narrative juggles Natal skirmishes, Ladysmith strategy, and cautious Allied assessments.
Another Race Called Off In America Cup Series
New York's Autica Cup world series saw the Columba Shamrock struggle as wind failures halted a race with the defender ahead by about three miles. The boat faced penalties for coinciding with the Meteor, and managers added ballast that hindered speed in light air. A future plan to race again tomorrow and possibly conduct two more races was discussed, with Sir Thomas Lipton possibly attending in Chicago.
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New Yorker
Colombis
Tis
Hard Rock
Meteor
Columbia
Sir Thomas
Beleves
Thos. Lipton
Aderstood
Chicago
London
Shamrock
Lever
Milionaire Soap , Manuficrater
Mysterious Winnipeg death linked to revolver sighting
Police and public focus on the death of John Gordon Suieie as a possible murder. A Langeide Street family says a drunken man with a revolver and parcels, described like Gordon, threatened two youths near Portage Avenue hours before the corpse was found. No weapon found near the scene.
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Winnipeg
Ort
Eurr
John Gordon
Portage Avenue West
Langeide Atrvet
Vthadim Company
Potage Avenue
Gordon
Amalgam Stolen Near Cariboo Mine
Amalgam valued about 8500 and an unspecified amount of bailin were stolen from the Cariboo mine office near Quennelle Forks. Initial reports were exaggerated. professionals believed the crime was well planned. Inspector Bain pursues suspects as efforts to capture them continue. The itemized theft and value unclear in current dispatches.
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Asher
B.C
Cariboo
Quennelle
Bain
Quennelle Forks
Vaal and Free State forces close on Ladysmith in three columns
Dispatches report Boer and Free State troops advancing from Laing's Nek and Van Reenen's Pass toward Ladysmith. Gen Sir George Stewart White commands about 12,000 men with 46 guns and volunteers to block movement, while the British patrols strive to prevent flanking as heavy fighting is anticipated near Ladysmith.
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Baden Powell
Beerdam
George Stewart White Amas
Glencoe
Ladysmith
War Office
Natal
Ladysmait
Donde
Darban
Kimberley
Mafeking
Saudar
Aliwal North
Bethula
Orange River
Orange Free State
Transvaal
Delagoa Bay
Langmith
George Stewarthite
Mip
Bnt
Mafekin
George Stewart White
Telegraphic Briefs From A Manitoba City
Fragmented telegraph snippets report a death notice for Sinem in Winnipeg and scattered items related to a Bauer and Kelly, with vague references to a Lake toe Prince event and a pending telegraph system update. Names and places are incomplete, but the core note mentions death in Winnipeg and a general telecom report.
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Kelly Ste
Lake
Tee Prince
Sinem
Winnipeg
Quebec and Montreal ready to raise separate English and French units
Montreal plans an exclusively English speaking Canadian unit while Quebec to form a French Canadian company. Ottawa dispatches outline enrollment and transfer rules with district officers directing volunteers to Quebec or Montreal for muster. Also reports typhoon damage on a Japanese steamer and a French Sudan expedition shooting incident.
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Hugh John
Ottawa
Layborn
Canaian
Choven
J. E. Pelleter
Henry Panet
K. Coral
le Lovie Leduce
le AE. Pelletier
Panet
Col. Panet
Montreal
Quebec
Gordon
D.C.C
Frnch
McDowell
RCRI
A. Laurier
Prince of Wales
Fussiliers
Vancouver and Otto Man collide in Mersey
Liverpool reports a collision today between the Dominion line steamer Vancouver of Montreal and the British steamer Otto Man from Montreal. Both vessels were docked after damage, with Vancouver struck on the starboard quarter and several plates smashed, injuries above the water line.
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Liverpool
Uct
Dominion Line
Vancouver
Montreal
Mersey
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British Burma
Fower Chidwin
Frederick W. Watkin
W. Armatrong
Quetec
John Pearson
Eulice Township
Sedringville
Prague
Pragee
CLP
Riviere da Up
Ques
Winere Au Loup
H.R. White
People's Bank of Halifax
D. Harding
Rev
G. 7. Harding
J. G. Pommett
People’s Bank of Halifax
Eawin
Walter Jarvis
J. A Jarvis
Hare Island
Pormet
Edwin Jarvis
H. R. White
Walter Javia
Palman Palace Car Company
Wagner Palace Car Company
Vanderbilt, Lilalet
L'Islet
Telegraphig Briezs
Kare
Tstrem
Tiorece
Bere
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Dtvers
Bland Ieee
Eterno Taal
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Patronea LS
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Emzland
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the Times
Redwood Falls
Minn
Frank EF. Batcock
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Altaka
Pelican
John Gordon Suieie
Berlin
Cologne Zeitung
William
England
Brinen
United States
Col
John Hay
Wasblington
Reginald Tower
Washington, Act
Seustor Sherman
Philippines
Paris
Gomer
Dreyfusard
Aurore
Miseier
M. Mercier
Pittsburg
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Madrid
General Weyler
Cornwall
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Wu. Holland
Parsons
W. Va
Tomek
Hoerstre
India
Vietoris
Japan
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Stamer Senator
Lowa
Minster Ofesks
Soudan
Liev
Col. Klobb
Church of St Clotilde
Loulet
Loubett
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Amers
Charles RR. Hosmer Wall
Charles R. Hosmer
Canadian Pacific Railway
Telegraph
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