War News Shrinks as Boer Campaigns Stall
London dispatch notes a lull in Boer War reporting with no new details on Botha's reconnaissance or Buller’s reduced force. Roberts holds the Norval’s to Modder River line as British plans pivot to a march toward the Vaal while Mafeking remains the campaign’s weak point and relief by Carrington seems unlikely this week.
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Botha
Clery
Buller
Hunter
Mafeking
Carrington
Transvaal
Roberts Reports Boost to Boer Affairs From Bloemfontein
General Roberts dispatches from Bloemfontein dated April 18 says enemy movements south are checked and Wepener's small garrison holds out well. Troops are being sent to assist, health is good, climate is described as perfect.
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Bloemfontein
Wepener
Front-line Movements Reported By War Dispatches
April reports from Bloemfontein and Lourenco Marques detail Roberts troops marching to services while advancing. Boer columns shift tactics with nine thousand forces south of Dewersdorp and tens of thousands in the Free State. Disclosures cite shell production at Begbie Foundry and strategic relocations toward Bloemfontein, with Roberts appointing the Duke of Marlborough as assistant military secretary.
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Bloemfontein
Dewersdorp
Odendahl
Lord Roberts
Duke of Marlborough
Begbie
Johannesburg
Natal
Free State
Cape Town
Lady Roberts
Duke of Westminster
Gatacre’s Division Arrives Quietly at Reddersburg
From Bethany April 13 the Third Division under Major General Chermside arrives without incident. Boers are located south of the Wepener and Smithfield districts. Colonel Dalgetty commands a unit in the field. The Penn Sylvania Limited dining car service gains universal approval with menu selections from the metropolitan market.
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Reddersburg
Chermside
Gatacre
England
Bethany
Wepener
Smithfield
Dalgetty
Pennsylvania
Paris Exposition opens with grand plans amid debris
Paris April 13 The Exposition authority races to ready the grounds for tomorrow’s inauguration as debris and partial exhibits litter the sites. M Loubet and M Millerand will attend ceremonies at Salle des Fetes while soldiers clear space for a river procession to the Alexander III Bridge. The public opening follows Sunday.
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Paris
M. Millerand
Loubet
Seine
Exposition
M. Loubet
Champs de Mars
Trocadéro
Chateau d’Eu
Eiffel Tower
Champs Elysées
Alexander III Bridge
Hotel Des Invalides
Napoleon I
Seine Embankment
Russia and Corea Pact Keeps Kopje Island in Corean hands
Seoul April 13. By a secret Russo Corean agreement Corea pledges not to alienate Kopje Island at the mouth of Masam pho Iarbor. A large rebellion has begun inside Corea amid unrest and upheaval.
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Seoul
Corea
Russia
Kopje
Masampho Iarbor
Exiled State Councilor Ebuzzia Tewfk Arrested in Asia Minor
Constantinople reports Ebuzzia Tewfk a State Councilor and noted writer has been arrested and banished to Kontah in Asia Minor for publishing an article displeasing to the Sultan. Cure your troublesome Cough with JAYNE'S EXPECTO. T Advertisement.
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Constantinople
Ebuzzia Tewfk
Kontah
Asia Minor
Jayne
State convention will not indorse Vice Presidency
Senator Thomas C. Platt says the Republican State Convention will back McKinley and Roosevelt, name delegates at large for the National Convention, and not endorse any Vice Presidential candidate. Contests likely from Rensselaer and Westchester could shift committee posts and alter seats in the State Committee before the Tuesday noon session at the Grand Central Palace.
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Republican State Convention
McKinley
Roosevelt
Thomas C. Platt
Depew
Odell
State Committee
Washington
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Fifth Avenue
Grand Central Palace
Tioga County
Philadelphia
New York State
James S. Sherman
Utica
New York
John D
Sherman
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Platt
Senator Flatt
House of Representatives
United States General
United States Senate
Elsberg
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Newburg
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Rensselaer County
Westchester County
Joseph A. Leggett
Troy
Louis F. Payn
Burns
Ward
William L. Ward
William H. Ten Eyck
R. Ross Appleton
W. C. Wallace
Robert T. Johnston
Alfred T. Hobley
Ferdinand Eidman
George Hilliard
William Henke
Charles A. Hess
John Reisenweber
Lemuel Ely Quigg
J. le Roy Jacobs
Jacob Snen
Amsterdam
Richard Highbie
William J. Youngs
Youngs
Drunk Engine Crew Delays New Jersey Coal Train
An east bound Central Railroad of New Jersey coal train arrived in Somerville with the engineer, fireman, and head brakeman all intoxicated. The inexperienced 22 year old brakeman controlled the engine, sending the train down grade at high speed before stopping it near Bridge Street. The crew were removed to a livery stable. the engineer and fireman later ran the train to Jersey City.
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Annandale
Here
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Harry Whitenack
John Devine
First Ecumenical Conference in America Opens in City
Preparations for the first great Ecumenical Conference on Foreign Missions have advanced to a point where a large turnout is expected. Nearly two thousand delegates from India, China, Japan, Korea, Siam, Africa, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Mexico, Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Scandinavia, Canada and more will gather in Carnegie Hall on April 21 to compare methods and promote unity among world missionary groups. Notables include Ex-President Harrison, President McKinley, and leaders from Britain, Germany, and India. The event will feature missionaries, literary figures, and scientists contributing to foreign language literature and biblical translations.
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Jacob Chamberlain
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Henry C. E. de St. Dalmas
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Maurice Phillips
London Missionary Society
John Cross
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William Ashmore
D. Z. Sheffield
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J. Hudson Taylor
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M. L. Gordon
J. Daring
Julius Soper
H. ©. Dwight
Constantinople
Corinne Shattuck
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