Lull in War News Asks If British Evacuated Rensburg
London reports a brief lull in war news and a possibly unconfirmed claim that British troops evacuated Rensburg and fell back toward Arundel. Cape Town telegrams warn such reports are unreliable but suggest Boers could disrupt rail links between Port Elizabeth and De Aar if true.
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Free State
Cape Town
the Chronicle
Rensburg
Arundel
Mes
Port Elizabeth
de Aar
May underrate Cronje in Boer War dispatches
London reports on General Roberts turning movement toward Kimberley and Modder River. Cronjé’s siege defense is praised for resourcefulness while Roberts’s strategy aims to relieve Kimberley with minimal delay. The piece notes shifts in public focus, concerns over Ladysmith, and strategic reasons for Roberts’s Modder River center of operations.
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Cronjé
Kimberley
Magersfontein
Lord Roberts
Cronj
Steyn
Colesberg
Joubert
Roberts
War Office
Cecil Rhodes
Kekewich
Kim Berley
Ladysmith
Modger River
Rhodes
General Roberts
General Methuen
Orange
Modder River
Bloemfontein
Gelay
Stormberg
Natal
Rensburg
Genral Baker
Lords Debate War Crisis Heightens South Africa Fears
In the House of Lords, peers warned that government military plans may be insufficient as South Africa’s crisis deepens. Earl of Rosebery urged rapid action and fleet mobilization, while others noted the risks of inadequate volunteers and debated alliances with Germany, the United States, and France. The Marquis of Salisbury defended policy, urging a steady course and rejecting gloom.
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London
House of Lords
Earl of Dunraven
Earl of Rosebery
Great Britain
Secretary of State For War
Lord Rosebery
South Africa
Germany
United States
France
Russia
Persia
England
Lord Blythswood
United Kingdom
Earl of Kimberley
NOT EXCESSIVE SAYS GARY ON CARNEGIE STEEL PROFITS
The article reports on Frick Carnegie litigation and steel industry profits. It notes Carnegie Steel Company earned about $21,000,000 in 1899 with projections of higher gains, discusses tariff impacts, ore and coke advantages, and remarks from Ex Mayor Abram Hewitt supporting substantial but not excessive profits amid rising pig iron prices and strong demand.
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Frick-Carnegie
Pittsburg
United States
Carnegie Company
Gary
Federal Steel Company
Messrs
Carnegie and Frick
Carnegie Steel Company
Carnegie
Abram S. Hewitt
Carnegie Works
Mr. Carnegie
Mr. Frick
Hewitt
Frick
Mr. Hewitt
Lake Superior
Trenton
Newfoundland
Seaboard
President Signals Support for Puerto Rico Tariff Bill
Washington reports Republican leaders and the President discussed the pending tariff for Puerto Rico. The President would sign the bill if sent to him, while avoiding actions that would hinder passage. Puerto Rican traders in Washington oppose the measure, noting Spain’s trade history and questioning cited evidence.
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THE
Tribune
Washington
House of Representatives
Puerto Rico
Congress
National Treasury
White House
House
United States
Payne
McCall
Massachusetts
Ways and Means Committee
Mr. McCall
Littlefield
Maine
Illinois
Indiana
Maryland
Ohio
California
North Dakota
Sefior Juncos
Spain
Boer laager reports small clash at Tugela river
Near Ladysmith on February 13 General Botha led a small force across the Tugela to a deserted British camp. They fought fifty lancers, killing thirteen, wounding five, and taking nine prisoners. A prisoner carried a message for the British to fetch their wounded as the fighting ended. At Beer Head Laager, activity quiet since Friday, English artillery moved toward Chieveley and found the Upper Tugela Boer position unsailable.
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Ladysmith
Botha
Tugela
Beer Head Laager
Chieveley
Boers Rapidly Dam Klip River Report from Lady Smith
A Pretoria citizen who just returned from Lady Smith states the Boers are damming the Klip River with two thousand Kaffirs employed at night to avoid British fire. He notes ten thousand sand bags laid and believes the effort will be futile.
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London
Daily Mail
Laurenco Marques
Pretoria
Ladysmith
Klip River
Delagoa Bay Firm Supplies Reach Lourenco Marques
The Times correspondent reports republics gain steady sugar coffee and flour shipments via a Delagoa Bay firm with more heavy consignments expected within a fortnight. Munitions are believed still moving.
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Delagoa Bay
British Casualties at Rensburg Reported
London's war communiqué lists British losses from February 10 to 12 at Rensburg with four officers and seven men killed, six officers and fourteen men wounded, and two officers and eight men missing. The fallen officers include Colonel Coningham of the Worcester Regiment and Major G R Eddy along with Lieutenants J Powell and J C Roberts, all Australians.
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Rensburg
Baden-Powell
Mafeking
Kimberley
London
Coningham
Worcester Regiment
G. R. Eddy
J. Powell
J. C. Roberts
Overtures to This Country Not Confirmed in Washington
Washington officials deny Earl Rosebery’s December reports of alliance overtures to the United States. The administration expresses surprise and says no alliance offer has been received, suggesting a possible mix up or error in the circulated statement.
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Washington
Earl Rosebery
United States
Harrison Victim of Paris Valet Robbery and Forgeries
Ex President Harrison and his wife were robbed in Paris by a trusted valet. The valet intercepted letters, forged Mrs Harrison signatures on checks, and forged records show a loss around two dollars. Harrison plans no immediate legal action due to travel costs to Paris.
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Indianapolis
Harrison
Paris
England
Barges Believed Safe After False Norwalk Report
Greenwich Conn February 15 Special a rumor spread by New York papers claimed barges Blossom and Alice Tyrone foundered near Port Chester with four drowned but local boatmen deny the tale and report no sighting or hearsay of such disaster. The piece also notes arrival of a Chicago train and a Pennsylvania Limited service.
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Greenwich
Conn
New York
Norwalk
Blossom
Alice Tyron
Port Chester
WANTS ROOSEVELT AGAIN Resolution backs Roosevelt renomination
The Republican County Committee of New York County unanimously endorses Governor Roosevelt's decision not to seek another office and supports his renomination. The meeting at Murray Hill Lyceum also set dates for primaries and conventions, detailing delegate allocations to state and national GOP gatherings.
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Roosevelt
New York County
Republican County Committee
Murray Hill
Assembly
Philadelphia
Xivth Congress District
National Committee
Congress
Viith
State Committee
Search for Lost Heiress Georgiana Orum
Advertisements seeking Georgiana Orum’s location reveal a tale of a Lindley family in Kings County. If found, she could inherit about $50 000 from grandfather John Lindley’s estate. Georgiana would be 27 if alive and was last seen with her father after 1886.
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Georgiana Orum
John Lindley
New Utrecht
Philadelphia
Michael Furst
Montaguest
Brooklyn
Miss Orum
Lindley
Les
Kings County
Lindleys
Isabella Anna Lindley
Charles Orum
Orum
Georgiana
Albert Knapp
Knapp
William
Reuben Lindley
River scene hints murder in East River death case
The body of a drowned man identified as Lucius Charles Davis, 28, of Brooklyn, was found in the East River near Fifty third Street. A notebook and a quarrel with a rival man after his wife’s remarriage fuel suspicions of foul play. Davis’s brother doubts suicide as a motive. The body was sent to the Morgue and later released to relatives. A trolley car quarrel is noted as a possible clue. A separate item notes a Train Luxe service from New York to Cleveland at 5:30 PM for breakfast next morning.
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East River
Fifty-third St
Lucius Charles Davis
Johnson St
Brooklyn
West Indies
Philip Davis
Mr. Davis
Senate approves Currency bill amid amendments
The Senate passed the Currency bill 46 to 29 after hours of shaping amendments. Two provisions were adopted enabling international bimetallism and allowing National banks with $25,000 capital in small towns to issue notes. Debate centered on gold and silver standards with leaders warning of risks to the nation’s finances and banking system.
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Washington
Senate
BEA
Jones
Arkansas
Finance Committee
Nelsom
Minnesota
Aldrich
United States
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
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