London War News and Enthusiasm Echoed Across Britain
London crowds celebrated Lady Smith relief with illuminations and cheers while British officers reported a successful Boer defense. Churchill recounts Dundonald’s mounted pursuit and a bold capture, noting 24 Boers killed or captured and 42 total enemy losses with modest British casualties.
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Sidy
Duke of Norfolk
Holy See
Great Britain
Rampola
Holy Father
England
God of Peace
Churchill
Imperial Light Horse
Light Horse
South African Light Horse
British View on US Policy Shapes Anglo American Ties
London reports suggest American Congress may resist Britain while Lord Salisbury seeks to avoid an Anglo American alliance. AP notes Salisbury ignores US politics, fearing unstable public opinion and preferring to protect the Empire without entangling Canada. Pauncefote faces retirement April 1 as Salisbury contemplates cautious diplomacy.
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London
American Congress
Great Britain
Administration
Lord Salisbury
Associated Press
United States
Canada
Lord Pauncefote
Salisbury
Canadians praised for gallant conduct at Paardeberg
English papers hail Canadian troops at Paardeberg for advancing in two lines with fixed bayonets and trench digging under night cover. They silenced Boer fire, maintained self discipline, and halted only after a short advance. British press credits Canadians with gallantry and obedience during late battles.
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New York
Times
Heyore
Seige
Bobs
England
London
Herald
Ladysmith
N Owe
Jandysmith
Roberts
Kitchener
Buller
Lord Roberts
Paris
Kensington Art School
Albert Memorial
Joseph Chamberlain
Westminster
British Catholic Union
Duke of Nor
Scmmo
Gardi- Stat
Dake Ae Union
Montreal
the Star
Standard
Paardeberg
Theen
Canadaus
Majuba
Mail
Telegraph
Steamers grounded near Sandy Hook after low tide
Two incoming steamers ran aground off Sandy Hook during a low tide. The Bristol steamer Wells City and the Morgan Liner Elpago both grounded in Swash and Ship channels, later freed with tug assistance and passage en route to Bristol and New Orleans.
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New York
Sandy Hook
Bristol
Wells City
Romer Light
Elpago
New Orleans
Tog Champan
Lucania
el Pasco
Penn
Edinburgh to Honor Choate and Ormeron with Law Degrees
Edinburgh University authorities will confer Doctor of Laws on Mr Choate the American Ambassador Sir Webster the Attorney and Miss Eleanor Ormeron the famous entomologist Miss Ormeron becomes the first woman to receive the degree from the university.
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh University
Choate
Webster
Eleanor Ormeron
Misa Ormeron
British Army Relies On New Amateur Swim Record
Boston dispatch reports a new amateur swimming record for 200 yards set during a British Army operation. The time 2 30 2 6 surpassed the previous mark of 2 37 2 0, reflecting ongoing military efforts and the lifting of siege relief.
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Boston
Mass
Schaeffer
Univertsity of
Pennsylvania
Sorge
Ladysmith
Buller
France and Germany Engage in Friendly Diplomatic Exchanges
French officials and President Loubet welcomed the Lafayette dollar ceremony as a sign of enduring Franco American friendship. Paris hosts diplomatic cordiality while influenza and military training debates press on, with Berlin reporting sparse Reichstag attendance and procedural tensions.
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Paris
France
United States
Loubet
Associated Press
Prairie
Rouen
Chamber of Commerce of
Jardinal Richard
Marquin de Gallifet
Paris Academy of Medicine
M. Waldeck Rosseau
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Winston Churchill
Pretoria
Omdurman
Heilbroon
Dements
Associa’1d Press
Gome
Kruger
Steyn
Free State
South Africa
Osfontein
Liverpool
War Office
Spencer Wilkinson
Oronje
Natal
Grant
Bloemfontein
Cape Colony
Orange River
Mafeking
Bruel
Leyds
Brussels
Courier du Soci
William
Transvaal
Soottisme de Get Ei KS
Europe
United
Assocld Press
Berlin
Eugene Richter
Freissing Zeitung
Herr Richter
Reichstag
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