Britons and Boers: Berlin hears of defeats in Cape Colony
London reports limited news from South Africa with a military balloon exposing Boer artillery on Doorn Kloof crest and heavy firing near Ladysmith. Berlin telegrams claim British defeats in Cape Colony and Natal as Buller and Macdonald retire.
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Was IT A SHAM BATTLE Maxim ex planations in order re
London dispatches recount Buller’s withdrawal from Vaal Krantz as a possible feint to aid Roberts. Analysts debate Dutch moves and Doorn Kloof artillery masking, with balloons signaling hidden danger and suggesting a broader campaign opening toward Modder River and Kimberley.
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British Retreat From Vaal Krantz After Heavy Boer Shelling
British forces near Vaal Krantz withdraw to safer positions after intense Boer artillery fire from Brakfontein and Zwart Kop. General Buller orders temporary retreat to protect transport lines, with plans to resume operations once tactics shift. Casualties minor as the force crosses the pontoon bridge to safety.
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Macdonalds Defenses Hold at Koodoosberg in Boer Skirmish
At Modder River on February 9 General Macdonald secured a tactical success defending a central fort across a hill line near the drift. Boer forces pressed from the ridge but were repelled as General Babington failed to reach the intended turning position before dusk. The Boers withdrew next morning, abandoning the lower drift and hill position.
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Senate Leaves Mediation Debate in Impromptu Plea for Boers
Nebraska Senator Allen slipped a sympathy resolution for the Boers into the agenda as the Senate met with few members present. The measure, declaring U S sympathy and offering mediation to end bloodshed in South Africa, was passed by mistake and later recalled. The session adjourned without action until Monday.
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Child Killed Walking to Church After Truck Accident
May O'Brien eight years old was crossing Sixth Avenue near Eighteenth Street when a Singer Manufacturing Co wagon struck her. The horse wheel ran over her, she died en route to New York Hospital. Driver Peter Funk 24 was arrested. Nero the Newfoundland alerted her mother to the tragedy.
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Molineux Found Guilty After Thirteen Week Trial
After a thirteen week trial with ninety six witnesses the jury found Roland B. Molineux guilty of murder in the first degree in the case of Mrs. Katherine J. The verdict was delivered at 10:49 p. m. amid crowd turmoil and was met with calm by the defendant and his family. Sentencing motions are set for February 16.
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News of two capitals on public war sentiment and treaty talk
London presses on war endurance and empire unity. The York bye election shows Liberal regions leaning Unionist on imperial battle. The Spectator supports a London monument to colonial fallen and Lord Salisbury diplomacy steadies Britain. Blaine on canal fortifications noted. Parliament debates focus on military reform and Irish strategy.
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Jury Finds Molineux Guilty of First Degree Murder
Roland Burnham Molineux was found guilty of murder in the first degree for poisoning Mrs. Katharine J. Adams with bromoseltzer sent to Harry S. Cornish. The verdict followed an eight hour deliberation. the trial date ranged from November 1899 to February, with the court calendar detailing lengthy proceedings and an estimated trial cost of 220,000.
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Syracuse Junior Drowns Skating on Onondaga Lake
Syracuse University junior W Warley Day of Highland Falls N Y drowned after skating with E P Valkenburgh near a cut ice area on Onondaga Lake as darkness fell. Valkenburgh escaped and search efforts were planned for morning. Day was a popular track team member.
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Tug Commodore Duryea Sinks in Norfolk Dock
In Norfolk Virginia the Old Dominion Steamship Company tug Commodore Duryea sank suddenly in her dock. The watchman roused Mate Hudgins and four sleeping crew, who escaped in their lit clothing. Cause of sinking unknown until the salvage effort progresses.
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