British occupy Hlangwane Hill near Colenso
Reports from the Tugela front say all hills to the right of Colenso on the south side are held by British troops, including Hlangwane. London rumors claim General French’s activity may have surrounded General Cronjé’s forces. The War Office would not confirm or deny.
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Tugela
Hlangwane
London
French
Cronjé
War Office
Pretoria
Wiltshire Regiment
Stength
Senate
Army
Navy
Eagan
Ordnance and Signal Corps
Secretary of War
Rumors of Victory From the Transvaal Front
London reports in the House of Commons that the government holds favorable intelligence from Lord Roberts but with no official confirmation. Cronje reportedly surrounded as French eyes reinforcements, while Boers pull forces northwest toward Kimberley and Colenso hills. Wiltshire regiment losses and a Boer convoy attack add to the uncertain news from Pretoria.
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London
House of Commons
Lord Roberts
Buller's Important Move at Colenso Hill
London reports say Chieveley telegraphed that British forces now occupy all hills to the right of Colenso, including Hlangwane, abandoned by the Boers. The capture promises strategic advantage and potential railway recapture as the Boer line of fortresses is broken. Cronje is rumored surrounded as French nears Bloemfontein, with no official confirmation from the War Office.
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Beriey
Redvers Buller
Colenso
Tugela
Hlangwane
Driving Back the Boers in the 1900 Front
London reports on Lord Roberts turning movement at Magersfontein and Kimberley. Cronje’s forces retreat east via Boshot Wolvespruit with guns and stores said to be captured by British forces. French and Keily-Kenny pursue, Cronje escapes, transport delays hinder rapid pursuit as details trickle in.
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Wndon
Fleet Street
Modner River
Lord Roberts
London
Cronje
French
Kimberley
Boshot
Wolvespruit
Vaal River
Keily-Kenny
Magersfontein
Kimberney
War Office
Klip Drift
Jacobsdal
Riet River
Kopjes
Tein
Lord Methuen Force Reaches Kimberley After Foiled March
London dispatch reports Cape Town correspondent that Lord Methuen's force arrived at Kimberley Sunday having advanced from Magersfontein without engagement. The movement concludes a cautious advance in the ongoing campaign.
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London
Cape Town
the Daily News
Telegraphing
Cronje Surrounded Report Triggers War Office News
London reports a telegram to H W Lucy stating General Cronje is hopelessly surrounded. Government officials say news is extremely satisfactory while awaiting confirmation. British actions continue as Kitchener pursues the Boers with French and Macdonald pushing from Kimberley and Riet Riverford.
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London
H. W. Lucy
War Office
Battle on the Tugela Expected French's March
A Lourenco Marques dispatch reports Boer forces predicting a major Tugela battle. They claim Wiltshire casualties at Colesberg and capture of wagons and provisions while asserting French led 2000 cavalry and six guns through Boer lines.
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Tugela
Pretoria
Colesberg
Kim
Blambank
Lord Roberts
French
Maseru dispatches sent from the State under prominent figures
Cape Town reports Maseru dispatches are being transmitted from the State under prominent officials. The move signals heightened diplomatic activity and reflects ongoing regional considerations. Further details remain unclear as authorities have not released fuller context.
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Cape Town
Maseru
Boer forces press for army to face British at Koffyfontein
Desperate efforts to muster troops for Koffyfontein are reported as proclamation orders go out to men aged sixteen to sixty. Typhoid fever is said to be rampant among Boers at Colesberg. In Kimberley rumors run that Mafeking has been relieved, with Boer efforts to hide the news.
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Koffyfontein
Colesberg
Kimberley
Mafeking
Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company of New York City formed
Albany reports the Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company of New York City filed for incorporation with $6,000,000 capital stock, 60,000 shares at $100 each. Directors include Baldwin Jr, Jourdan, Belmont, Barney, Oakman, Read, Vanderbilt, Davieson, Freedman, Pierce, W Young, Coppell. Belmont Barney and Read hold 100 shares each. Tax on capital stock set at $7,500.
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Albany
Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company
New York City
William H. Baldwin, Jr
James Jourdan
Brooklyn
Gardiner M. Lane
Cambridge
Mass
August Belmont
C. T. Barney
George Coppell
E. Mora Davison
Andrew Freedman
Walter G. Oakman
John Pierce
William A. Read
Cornelius Vanderbilt
George W. Young
Charles T. Barney
John B. McDonald
William
Henry Steele Wardner
Strong & Cadwalader
No. 40 Wallst
Rapid Transit Company forms in Albany amid bond revealings
The incorporation of the Rapid Transit Subway Company of New York in Albany disclosed key directors tied to Long Island Railroad Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Kings County Elevated. Belmont Oakman Young Reed and others hold major roles. bonds cover four million of the six million capital. Directors pledge solid interests while others purchase stock, with Belmont and Mc Donald seeking time to sign the city contract as details unfold.
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Albany
Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company of
New York
John B. McDonald
Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners
August Belmont
McDonald
Tribune
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Long Island Railroad
McDonald's Construction Company
Baldwin
Belmont
Oakman and
Young
Oakman
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Jourdan and
Reed
Kings County Elevated
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Horace C. du Val
Wall Street
E. Mora Davison
Mr. Belmont
Standard Oil
Long Island
E. Mara Davison
Guaranty Trust Company
Mr. Young
United States Mortgage and
Union Pacific Railway Company
Charles Francis Adams
John Pierce
New Hall of Records
Andrew Freedman
Garanty Companies
McDonald's
Tammany Ring
Rapid Transit Subway Company
Non-partisan resolution on monopoly power and price control
The speaker argues that monopolies on sugars and other essential manufactured goods yield enormous profits and must be restrained to fair limits. Public sentiment should support a Government Commission's power, and a specific enactment is proposed to mandate its exercise.
Morse Iron Works to Build Atlantic Coast Drydock
Morse Iron Works and Drydock Company bought the Atlantic Yacht Club waterfront parcels in Brooklyn and will start a massive dry dock on April 15. The $300,000 purchase covers 360 feet of First Avenue frontage and 700 feet to the bulkhead with riparian rights extending 1,480 feet. The firm, formed with $550,000 capital, already runs a Brooklyn shipyard and has handled government transports. President E B Morse says the dock will be larger than any in New York Harbor and capable of accommodating the largest ships, even the Oceanic, with plans for shipyards and machine shops and eventual full shipbuilding.
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Brooklyn
Morse Iron Works and Drydock Company
Atlantic Yacht Club
Fifty-fifth
Morse Iron Works and Dry Dock Company
Twentysixth St
E. B. Morse
Morse
New York Harbor
Oceanic
Barge Oakland sinks in storm. four men drown
The coal barge Oakland towed by the Nathan Hale sank off the New Jersey coast during a weekend blizzard. Four crewmen aboard the Oakland perished, while the tug and the Marion Chappell barely survived after hours of peril. The Chappell and the Nathan Hale reached port exhausted as rescuers aided, with the Oakland still missing.
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Norfolk
New London
Jersey
Nathan Hale
Marion Chappell
Liberty Island
Absecom Light
Scotland
Arnott
Sugar Trust Targets Sugar Prices in House Resolutions
Representative Richardson of Tennessee and fellow Democrats introduced two House resolutions aimed at the Sugar Trust. One would bar interstate sugar transport after six months unless the ICC finds profits above 4 percent over cost, targeting the American Sugar Refining Company. The other would grant duty-free entry for all sugars and inputs from Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Hawaii, citing monopoly profits. Richardson cited ICC constitutional authority and landmark cases.
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Richardson
Tennessee
House
Sugar Trust
American Sugar Refining Company
New Jersey
Interstate Commerce Commission
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Hawaiian Islands
Tug Owned in New London Coal Barges Statement
The ocean going tug Nathan Hale and the Chappell belong to the Thames Towboat Company of New London Connecticut. The Oaklands was loaded with about three thousand tons of bituminous coal and bound for Providence. The coal was consigned to the Pomeroy Coal Company and the last barge is thought to belong to the same firm. Names of the lost men are not known locally but are believed to be Providence residents.
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New London, Conn
Nathan Hale
Chappell
Thames
Providence
Oaklands
Pomeroy Coal Company
Wisconsin battleship near trial voyage this summer
Telegraph notes from multiple cities report the Wisconsin under construction at Union Iron Works likely to be ready for a trial trip before July 1. Other items include a church fire in Chicago with $60,000 loss, a fatal shooting in Georgia, rabies testing plans in Lancaster, refinery resumptions in Philadelphia, and mail changes for Tahiti from San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Wisconsin
Union Iron Works
Chicago
Tribune
McHenry
St. Joseph's Church
Dining Cars Car Lighted By Pintsch In New Turk Central
The passage notes oranges from Florida shad from North Carolina and other foods from multiple states and territories, plus imported wine from Cuba Puerto Rico and Manila. It mentions dining cars illuminated by Pintsch light aboard the New Turk Central.
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Florida
North Carolina
Minnesota
Utah
Adirondack Mountains
Missouri
California
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Manila
New Turk Central
Debate over Puerto Rican Tariff bill opens in House
Washington dispatch reports the House began a lengthy debate on the Puerto Rican Tariff bill. Leaders on both sides offered strong speeches with Payne advocating the bill’s business case, Richardson appealing for immediate Palestinian provisions, and Dalzell refuting the opposition. Republicans McCall Littlefield and Bromwell expected to press further questions.
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Tribens
Washington
House of Representatives
Congress
Spain
United States
Payne
Richardson
Dalzell
McCall
Massachusetts
Littlefield
Maine
Bromwell
Ohio
Debate on Puerto Rican tariff bill in the House
Mr Payne moves to Committee of the Whole to consider the Puerto Rican tariff bill with a five minute rule and a Saturday debate close. The minority seeks a substitute, but Payne rejects it. Payne defends free trade aims for Puerto Rico while noting revenue concerns and a substitute plan that caps duties to fund government and schools.
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Mr. Payne
Ways and Means
House
McCall
Massachusetts
Payne
Puerto Rico
Richardson
Davis
United States
General Davis
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Daily Mail
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MR. M’donald
Long Island Railroad Company
Kings County Elevated Railroad
Brooklyn Life Insurance Company
George Copper
Shepard
August Belmont & Co
Perry Belmont
Lackawanna Railroad
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General Corbin
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Morse Iron Works and Drydock Com
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Henry W. Stevens
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Supreme Court
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E. C. Knight Company
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Quincy Eree
Pierce
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Pasteur Institute
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American Sugar Refining Compar
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