Pursuit of General Cronje Continues in Orange Free State
British forces under Lord Roberts press the chase of General Cronje’s 7000-strong column in the Orange Free State. Rumors suggest possible capture, while the Guards Brigade occupies Boer trenches at Magersfontein and the Highland Brigade joins Kelly-Kenny’s division. Buller advances from Chieveley to relieve Ladysmith as Tugela skirmishes intensify. The Sabine is seized on suspicion of contraband. Brabant’s column drives Boers from Dordrecht after eight hours of fighting ending in a midnight bayonet charge.
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Lord Roberts
Orange Free State
Cronje
Guards Brigade
Magersfontein
Highland Brigade
Kelly-Kenny
Buller
Chieveley
Ladysmith
Cronjé Force Fates and Roberts March Update
London dispatch notes uncertainty about General Cronjés fate as Lord Roberts expands operations. British forces, led by French and Kelly-Kenny, push toward Bloemfontein while Boers flee along river bends after wagon losses. Reports indicate Dekiel’s Drift almost stopped transport, delaying crossing efforts.
Boers Fight Stubbornly In Headlong Retreat
From Jacobsdal on February 17 General Kelly-Kenny drives Boer forces, captures over a hundred wagons as Highland Brigade reinforces after a forced march. General French departs Kimberley to assist the pursuit, Guards seize Magersfontein, Boers conduct rear guard action to move convoy, Klip Kraal Drift area appears disheartened, French’s march admired amid dust storms, shelling of Boer positions continues. Buller’s fourth advance begins as Boers shell positions south of the Tugela. bombardment renewed with no reply and a new forward move anticipated. Chieveley notes a northeastward movement with Hussar Hill occupied by Lord Dundonald’s force.
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Jacobsdal
Kelly-Kenny
Highland Brigade
Roberts operations shift balance in South Africa campaign
Telegraphic dispatches describe General Roberts consolidating gains after the abandonments at Magersfontein and Kimberley, with the Guards advancing from the Ladysmith region and engineers repairing railways. Buller sets HQ on Hussar Hill as heavy artillery engages near Chieveley, Monte Cristo, and Hlangwane, while Boer trenches and fortifications endure amid persistent shelling and slow British progress.
Government to buy Madison Square Garden for postal use
Perry S Heath First Assistant Postmaster General reports plans to acquire Madison Square Garden as a central mid way postal station in New York. He envisions converting the venue to house executive offices two branch post offices Internal Revenue and Pension offices with annual savings of about 50000 dollars, and funding for alterations ranging up to 200000 dollars. He notes subsequent uptown mail hub to be built north of Grand Central with a full square site and potential rental or purchase options amid competition from property owners. He expects House Committee to inspect New York sites and approve improvements.
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Washington
Perry S. Heath
New York
van Cott
Lexington Ave
Forty-fifth St
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Internal Revenue and Pension Offices
The
National Service
New- York
Uptown
Forty-second-st
Lexington
Fourth Aves
Chicago
Internal Revenue
United States
Grand Central
Fourth-ave
Congress
Postoffice Department
House
Belmont Can Get More Time for McDonald Extension
Alexander E. Orr told a Tribune reporter at his Brooklyn home that a Rapid Transit Commission meeting is set for tomorrow or Tuesday at 3 o clock in the usual place. He said an extension of time may be granted to Mr. McDonald upon his personal application and if he shows good reason, Belmont has assured bonds are in order, with possible delays due to Commission lawyers being out of town.
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Alexander E. Orr
Remsenst
Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Commission
McDonald
Mr. Orr
Elephants Run Amok At Crystal Palace Crowd Flee
London February 18 elephants from a circus caused a panic at the Crystal Palace Sydenham. Two elephants killed their keeper and gored another man. One animal was captured after property damage. The second escaped to Beckenham before being captured later.
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London
Crystal Palace
Sydenham
Palace
Beckenham
Incendiary Fires Hit Plantations in Martinique
Last night three plantations in Martinique the Bellevue the Ressource and the Bagatelle suffered incendiary fires. Armed custom house officers have been sent to St Pierre as authorities investigate the arson. Trains run hourly from Grand Central toward Buffalo Chicago St Louis and Cincinnati with Pintsch illuminated cars.
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Martinique
Haytian Cable Company
Bellevue
Ressource
Bagatelle
St. Pierre
Grand Central Station
Buffalo
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New-York Central
Graf Waldersee Reaches Ocean After Bay Rescue Night
The Graf Waldersee, grounded on a Sandy Hook sandbar after a storm, was towed free and reached the open sea at 8 06 AM. Three tugs led by Superintendent Edmund Bardenhausen and Captain John Shooks coordinated the lift, reporting the ship drifted to the west due to a gear snag and tide, then floated away with no injuries.
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Graf Waldersee
Sandy Hook
Edmund Bardenhauser
Hamburg-American Line
John Shooks
Tribune
Madison St
Brooklyn
Captain Shooks
Shooks
New-York
Lawrence
Hoboken
Gedney’s Strait
St. Louis
Pulver
Captain Dick
Hook
Phoeniciaa
Phoenicia
Bordenhausen
Harvard President denies free tuition offer to Cuban teachers
President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard contradicts reports that Harvard offered free tuition in the Summer School for 1,000 Cuban teachers or to cover their stay. He says no such offer or obligation was made, though Harvard did reply to a Cuban request expressing possible tuition consideration. Details depend on English ability, transportation arrangements, and government talks. He supports the plan and its potential educational benefit for Cuba.
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Cambridge
Mass
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Harvard
Cuba
Frye
Eliot
Kite Generates Electric Spark From Blizzard Test
William A. Eddy of Bayonne conducted an unprecedented electric kite test during a blizzard. A six foot single plane kite lifted a steel wire at height while gale and heavy snowfall persisted. At 5 p.m. the connection to the grounding rod broke and a one inch spark accompanied a hiss of discharge. Eddy notes the activity was as powerful as a nearby thunderstorm. The wire ran through a snaphook and chain to a ground rod to reduce shock risk.
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William A. Eddy
Bayonne
Eddy
Mr. A
City Street Riot Leaves Woman Severely Wounded
A night street brawl near 320 East Twenty fifth street drew in Italians Irishmen and others sparking knives razors and a broken billiard cue. James Kearns and Mrs Gustauer were injured and treated at Bellevue Hospital. Langeloto Palmer and saloon keeper Chetudo were arrested, with Gustauer family cleared.
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Bellevue Hospital
John McChecucio
James Kearns
South Eighth-st
Williamsburg
Michael Langeloto
No. S20
Langeloto
Kearns
George
Carl Gustauer
Christopher
Andrew Palmer
East Twentyfourth St
Gustauer
Palmer
John Chetudo
Nagle Leads Snow Clearing After First Storm Day
Percival E. Nagle as Street Cleaning Commissioner directs Uvalde Asphalt Paving Company and city crews to clear sixty miles of streets and remove about fifty five thousand cartloads of snow on the first storm day. About 1 500 city carts and 3 900 shovelers mobilized. notable progress on Broadway Fifth Avenue and other major thoroughfares with plans to finish by Thursday.
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Percival E. Nagle
Uvalde Asphalt Paving Company
Mr. Nagle
Waring
Uvalde Company
Sargent
Long Island
Jersey City
Hoboken
Newark
Bloomfield
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