British Forces Recross Tugela and Hold Brakfontein Hill
News from British sources reports General Buller recrossed the Tugela on Monday at two drifts and captured a high hill on the Boer right at Brakfontein, held against a Boer attempt to retake it. Gatacre's Sterkstroom fighting continued. Roberts and Kitchener have gone to the front. Henry Labouchere assaulted. Redmond amendment on Boer independence rejected in Commons.
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Tugela
Buller
Brakfontein
Ladysmith
Sterkstroom
Gatacre
Cape Colony
Cape Town
Roberts
Kitchener
Henry Labouchere
Northampton
England
House of Commons
John Redmond
Fleet Street
Natal
Durban
War Office
Mount Alice
Zwart
Potgieter’s
Skiet Drift
Spion Kop
Buller Advances in Latest Ladysmith Attempt
London reports indicate General Buller's third assault on Ladysmith began with a feint toward Potgieter's Drift. Hildyard's brigade crossed the Tugela to seize Vaal Krantz kopjes, with Boer efforts to retake repulsed. Loss estimates vary. full details awaited from the War Office.
Campaign opens with four armies in coordinated advance
London reports General Roberts commands a four-front campaign with over 20 000 reinforcements and increased guns. Buller recrossed the Tugela amid heavy artillery, while transport reforms and rapid redeployments signal a unified, preconcerted effort along multiple fronts.
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the Tribune
London
Roberts
Cape Town
Bobs
British Seize Krantz Kloof At Brakfontein Hill
Spearman's Camp reports General Buller's relief effort toward Ladysmith began Monday with naval and field artillery support. British infantry captured Krantz Kloof after heavy Boer fire, repulsing a late assault as reinforcements arrived and the advance continued, with total casualties estimated around 250 but described as light given the objective.
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Buller
Ladysmith
Doorm Kloof
London
Spion Kop
Belmont Plan for McDonald Bond Wins Rapid Transit OK
August Belmont & Co proposed a $6 million corporation to back John B. McDonald's rapid transit contract. The board accepted the plan, modifying bond terms, deposit securities, and raising cash to strengthen guarantees, with stockholders to be named later and rumored to include major financiers.
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August Belmont & Co
John B. McDonald
Supreme Court
New York
A. E. Orr
Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners
McDonald
Rapid Transit Railway
Co Atre
Boer Head Laager Tugela Clash Reports Fierce Fighting
From Boer Head Laager near Ladysmith on February 6 sources describe a day of heavy bombardment by British naval and land guns along the Upper Tugela. Boer forces under General Burger repelled attacks at Pont and Molen Drift with Standerton and Johannesburg commandos sustaining the defense. casualties were borne by four Boers with British losses not fully known.
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Pont Drift
Buller
Molen Drift
Fighting between Boers and Gatacre continues at Sterkstroom
Cape Town reports ongoing fighting after dawn at Sterkstroom between the Boers and Gen Gatacre’s forces. No reliable details yet as the clash persists and dispatches remain scarce amid the harsh campaign conditions.
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Cape Town
Sterkstroom
Vast Power of Congress Over New Possessions Debated
Washington February 7 Republican Insular Affairs Committee members met to discuss how far Congress can govern territories outside the states. They concluded Congress has unlimited power subject to constitutional protections, with inhabitants' rights shaped by future legislation and any existing treaties. The group emphasized that Puerto Rico and the Philippines would be governed in line with these principles.
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Tribune
Washington
House Committee On Insular Affairs
Congress
United States
Messrs. Tawney
Minnesota
Moody
Massachusetts
Crumpacker
Indiana
Executive Department
Insular Committee
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Cooper
Wisconsin
Cannon
Hitt
Freign Affairs
Payne
Mr. Tawney
Ways and Means
Hepburn
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Loud
Post Office Committee
Babcock
District Committee
City Club to Probe Judge Action Over Receiver Appointment
The City Club at 19 West Thirty-fourth Street adopted a resolution to take Justice Fitzgerald to task over appointing John F. Carroll as receiver for the Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company. A special five member committee, with power to add, will seek public action if warranted.
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City Club
West Thirty-fourth St
Justice Fitzgerald
John F. Carroll
Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company
J. W. Pryor
Nicholas Murray Butler
Labouchere Peace Meeting Becomes Violent Clash
In Northampton Henry Labouchere editor of Truth and Liberal MP faced a hostile crowd at a peace meeting in the Town Hall. Opponents swarmed the platform, chairs were broken, Labouchere was struck on the head but not fatally injured, and police escorted him out as injuries were reported among others. The disorder led opponents to seize the platform and claim Northampton joined York in rebuking government critics.
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Northampton
England
Henry Labouchere
Truth
Northampton Town Hall
Leyds Rebuffed by William and Plans Move to Russia
Dr Leyds left Berlin in chagrin after Emperor William refused to meet him despite an invitation from Herr von Wendel. He now hopes to travel to St Petersburg when the weather moderates. Meanwhile many Britons under thirty in Berlin have been ordered home for military service.
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Berlin
Dr. Leyds
William
Herr von Wendel
St. Petersburg
Political Influence in Receiver Appointment Sparks Debate
J W Pryor cites President Peckham's statements about sources while noting that political factors influenced a receiver appointment for the Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Co. Hugh J Grant was favored but Justice Fitzgerald appointed John F Carroll, prompting a motion to dismiss and a charge that political influence taints court actions. The episode, described by Pryor and Laimbeer as revealing, casts doubt on assurances from judges about impartiality.
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Mazet
Tammany Hall
Croker
Carroll
Pryor
the Tribune
Justice Fitzgerald
Grant
Warehouse Company
Wheeler H. Peckham
Hugh J. Grant
United
Mr. Grant
John F. Carroll
Peckham
Supreme Court
Mazer Committee
Francis £. Laimbeer
Mazet Committee
Nilson to Cape Town to aid Milner in legal issues
London reports H P Nilson of the Colonial Office will travel to Cape Town on Saturday to assist Sir Alfred Milner the British High Commissioner with legal problems. An advertisement touts Mort & Chandon White Seal champagne and travel ads tout fast routes to southern resorts and Florida destinations via rail lines.
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London
H. P. Nilson
Colonial Office
Cape Town
Alfred Milner
Train Service From Grand Central To Buffalo Ad Card
An ad style note promotes hourly trains from Grand Central to Buffalo along the Hudson River, touting 92 miles of historic railway work. It touts New-York Central branding and hints at advertising campaigns for Champagne drinkers with a comparison between White Seal and MOET & CHANDON brands.
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Grand Central Station
Buffalo West
Hudson River
New-York Central
Pintach Lignt
Advilance
Grinwlog
Moet & Chandon
Canal Treaty Discussed by Senate Panel
Washington February 7 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee spent an hour and a half examining the Hay-Pauncefote Isthmian Canal Treaty with Senator Morgan voicing strong support. He argued the Clayton-Bulwer restraint should be removed and neutrality, not fortifications, should govern the waterway. Some lawmakers oppose ratification, but supporters say the treaty gives broad police power to safeguard commerce and will likely be reported without amendment.
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Tribune
Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Morgan
Alabama
Davis
Congress
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Mr. Morgan
Darien
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Embassy denies Alaska talks linked to Nicaragua deal
London officials deny any negotiations on Alaska with Lord Salisbury or a free port concession, as cabled from Washington. A House of Commons question will ask if Britain has relinquished rights under the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty concerning the Nicaragua Canal and any compensating advantages. Hay-Pauncefote text delayed in printing by Foreign Office tonight.
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London
United States
Alaska
Lord Salisbury
Joseph H. Choate
Nicaragua
Washington
House of Commons
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Germany says no rights in Nicaraguan pact talks
Berlin reports the Foreign Office declares Germany not party to the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty and has no stake in Nicaragua. Secretary White asserts the United States did not compensate Britain with land or harbors in Alaska for abrogating the treaty.
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Berlin
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Foreign Office
White
Great
Work of Engineers Nearing Pone in Nicaragua
Managua reports Isthmian Canal Commission engineers expect to finish surveying work in Nicaragua by February 15 1990 with only a few borings remaining. The Nicaraguan government is to appoint arbitrators for disputes with the Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua over the canal charter. It is doubted these arbitrators will be announced before the concession time limit ends.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Isthmian Canal Commission
Aritime Canal Company
United States
Terrible Heat in South America Brings Sunstrokes and Crop Loss
Buenos Ayres and Montevideo report high sunstroke totals with deaths and decomposing bodies as grave digger strikes disrupt burials. Maize crops in the region are severely scorched with minimal yields, while additional ad copy touts champagne and Arkansas hot springs with tourist amenities.
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Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Taylor's indecision looms over Kentucky peace pact
Intense uncertainty in Frankfort as Governor Taylor nears a Monday deadline on signing the Louisville peace conference agreement. Republicans urge restraint while Goebel law repeal demands spark Democratic resistance and fears of a dual government grow.
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Taylor
Louisville
Chaireman Poyntz
Board of Election Commissioners
Goebel
Kentucky
Franksfort
London
Conference Hitches Cloud Kentucky Peace Talks
Louisville observers report a new conference may be required as Republicans debate terms of a peace agreement with Governor Taylor. Key figures ex Governor Bradley A E Willson and David W Fairleigh were summoned to Frankfort while factions clash over signing. Lieutenant Governor Marshall warns of errors in published terms and doubts linger about final approval.
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Frankfort
Bradley
A. E. Willson
David W. Fairleigh
Davis
Taylor
Marshall
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