Unanimous Sentiment and Dissensions in Europe Parliaments
Europe weekly notes silent Parliament in Britain while South Africa war shapes dissolution prospects. Imperial federation debate rises as Laurier frames public opinion. Kruger tensions loom over rebel prisoners. Berlin and Paris coverage detail naval finance, industry strains, and government resilience amid European pressures.
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London
South Africa
Lord Salisbury
Lord Wolseley
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Lord Lansdowne
Wilfrid Laurier
Ottawa
Australia
Ponch
Wilrid Lawson
Imperial Federation Committee
Imperial Council
Duke of York
Kruger
Krua
War Made, General Woodgate Dies at Spion Kop
London dispatches report General Woodgate killed and multiple officers wounded after engagements around Modder River. Lord Roberts notes minimal news yet signals hope for Mafeking relief amid Boer movements. Fourth page continues full war update.
Manitoba Provisional Government Appointments Fires
Ottawa reports Manitoba health and civil service changes, new health board appointments, and a fatal farm accident. Winnipeg notes include the arrest of Alice Cline for revenue-stamp fraud, a 102-year-old death, and plans for Manitoba College leadership. Fire damage hits Montreal Rolling Mills and several Manitoba and Ontario businesses with substantial losses.
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Winnipeg
Alice Cline
Minneapolis
Manitoba
Greenway
J. J. McFadden
Holmes Simpson
J. J.mcfadden
Neepawa
No. 2
Beebe Named Provincial Secretary in Martin Cabinet
Victoria March 24 Premier Martin adds George Washington Beebe a Agassiz farmer and longtime Farmers' Institute figure to his cabinet as Provincial Secretary replacing Yates. Beebe, deaf, joins Smith-Curtin as deaf ministers, provoking mixed reaction as Liberals convene and dispute over mine arbitration proceeds with a ruling favoring the government on Chinese worker restrictions.
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Victoria
B. C
Martin
George Washington Beebe
Agassiz
Beebe
Yates
Lands and Works
Farmers’ Institute
British Columbia
Mr. Smith-Curtin
G. W. Beebe
George Washington Lesbo
Ralph Smith
Rossland
Supreme Court
Union
Wellington
War dispatches from London on Mafeking and Boer columns
London at midnight reports Mafeking siege status and Boer movements along Basuto border. Lord Roberts aims to relieve Mafeking while building new divisions. British forces around Kimberley and Vaal River considered for counter moves. Also notes arrivals and local incidents in Havre Quebec Ottawa Meaford on March 24.
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Associated Press
London
Lord Roberts
War Office
Bloemfontein
Crabbe
Codrington
Trotter
Mafeking
Plomer
Eloff
Pretoria
Plumer
Gaberones
South Africa
Baden-Powell
Maseru
Basutoland
French
Ficksburg
Ladybrand
Orange Free State
Charles Parsons
Montreal
the Star
Fielding
Westminster Gazette
Canada
Great Britain
Ottawa
Halifax
Vidal
George Stinson
10Th
Royal Grenadiers
Toronto
A. O. Forbes
F. A. Dodge
British Columbia
Manitoba
Lieut. MacKay
H. C
O. D. Roper
A. Howard
R. Wood
Oattwa
Kingaton
Col. Skinner
M. Adamson
Garoard
W. H. Evans
N. 8
Spencer Wilkinson
Smithfield
Rouxville
Basuto
Snyman
Berkley
Priesku
General Methuen
Kroonstad
Baller
Lord Roberta
Buller
Vaal
Kimberley
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Europe
Cape
Berlin
Party of the Centre
Germany
Messrs. Hitchison
Kelly
Cole
Paris
Waldeck-Rousseau
M. Millerand
Commerce and Industry
General Woodgate
Spion Kop
Ladysmith
Moran
Transvaal
Johannesburg
Canadian Patriotic Fund
John A. MacDonald
Brandon
Wm. Rogers
Melita
Gordon Bell
E. M. Wood
Wm. Stewart
Hamista
Frederick Tuskey
Teskey
Wm. Patrick
Manitoba College
Presbytery of
Knox Church
Notre Dame Street
Rolling Mills
General Works
Dussault
Comber
Man
S. J. Lund
Marmora
Ont
Rose
John Green
D. Dunlay
Capt. O'Neill
Frank Carscallen
Mr. Martin
Quebec
Parent
St. Sauveur
Sacred Hospital
Cavanagh
Meaford
William Mulock
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