Boer War Silent Front Bursts With Reports From Koodoosland
General Roberts says Natal Boers attacked outposts at Koodoosland on Friday but were repulsed with heavy losses and about one hundred captured. Cronje’s position on the Modder River widens the gap as Boer resistance tightens. Buller’s force presses toward Ladysmith while Roberts notes pacification of western Cape districts. Montmorency and Hoskier fell near Sterkstroom in Friday’s action.
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Ladysmith
Roberts
Cape Colony
Cape
Montmorency
Hoskier
Gatacre
Sterkstroom
Wynne
Puerto Rican Tariff Bill Faces House Debate Tomorrow
Washington reports a lively House debate on the Puerto Rican Tariff bill, with Iowa's Dolliver and Maine's Littlefield set to speak. McCall Crumpacker likely to join Democrats in opposition. but near unity among Republicans boosts passage prospects. The plan may amend the bill to expire the act in two years, aiding its eventual passage.
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Tribune
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Dolliver
Iowa
Ways and Means Committee
Littlefield
Maine
Moody
Massachusetts
Messrs. McCall
Crumpacker
Coinage Committee
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China
Reed
Henderson
House
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Catspans
Republicans Fail to Unite on Puerto Rican Tariff Bill
Washington reports no agreement after midnight talks among Republican factions over the Puerto Rican tariff measure. Opponents insist the Constitution bars taxing territories under U.S. control, while supporters seek a time-limited tariff or revenue measure. A further gathering is unlikely before tomorrow night’s conference.
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Washington
House
Representative McCall
Massachusetts
Messrs. Powers
Vermont
Craumpacker
Indiana
Lorimer
Ilinois
McCall
Littlefield
Maine
Weeks
Michigan
United States
Puerto Rico
UEC
Payne
Bowers
Winter gale and ice sweep New York harbor
A northwest gale battered New York from dawn to darkness with 60 to 68 mph winds. Temperatures plunged from 45 to 8 degrees, with rain turning to snow and a sudden electric storm brightening the sky. Mariners sheltered as anchors dragged and ferries ran, while Long Island towns reported thunder, lightning, and heavy winds.
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Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Valley
Battery
Governor’s Island
Liberty Island
Red Hook
Horseshoe
Camp Low
Sandy Hook
Spermacetti Cove
Long Island
Northport
Long Branch
Boston
Motive hidden in hotel double murder mystery
Dr. Ephraim H Hayes a dentist whose wife was slain in the Endicott Hotel by his assistant Dr. Franklin E Caldwell presented a husband’s defense of his wife as innocent while Caldwell and Mrs Hayes left letters implying a love affair. Coroner O’Hanlon determined Caldwell fired the shots and died by suicide.
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Ephraim H. Hayes
Franklin E. Caldwell
Bausch
Caldwell
O'Hanlon
Dr Hayes Aims To Clear Wife’s Memory Of Slurs
Dr Hayes speaks to a Tribune reporter amid grief and defends his wife against accusations of impurity. He recalls changes in her behavior, sought medical help, and notes morphine acetate found at home ordered by Caldwell. The tale describes tense family scenes, inquiries, and the moment of a shooting connected to the alleged plot.
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Mrs. Hayes
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Lizzie
Brent Mills
Chicago
Tribune
Cc. H. Richardson
Reep
Hayes
Sana
East Forty-seventh-st
Ralph Hayes
Buller Gains Ground In South Africa War Report
London dispatch reports Cronje still resisting near Paardeberg while Buller advances toward Ladysmith. British lines north of the Tugela hold Colenso to Pieter’s, with Wynne wounded near Pieter’s. Boers remain entrenched at Grobler’s Kloof as Pretoria circles seek peace terms.
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Lourenco Marques
Pretoria
Steyn
Kruger
Colensoc
White
General Buller
Ladysmith
Standard
Buller
Doomed Boer Laager Amid British Artillery Siege
London reports from February 26 indicate General Roberts continues relentless bombardment of Cronje's laager at Koodoosland. Boer defense remains compact but escape is deemed impossible as Natal reinforcements fail to arrive in force and British casualties mount slightly.
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New-York Tribune
Tribbune
London
Koodoosland
General Roberts
Cronje
Natal
Boers repelled with prisoners and casualties reported
London dated dispatch from Lord Roberts details Boer attacks on Paardeberg outposts with heavy losses and about one hundred prisoners including a commander and three field cornets. Allied casualties include four officers wounded and twenty six men killed or wounded. Details also note Kimberley hospital praise and troops moving toward Britstown, De Aar, Prieska and Douglas.
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Paardeberg
Natal
Kimberley
Cronje Reported With Provisions Yet Short Of Ammunition
A Kimberley dispatch to The Morning Post dated Friday says General Cronje has plenty of provisions but is running short of ammunition. Rhodes remains hopeful the war is nearing its end.
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Cronje
London
Morning Post
Kimberley
Rhodes
Gatacre Suffers Reverse as Boers Hold Ridge
General Gatacre reports heavy losses after Montmorency's Scouts charge Boers near Schoemen's Farm Molteno ridge. Fourteen scouts missing and many wounded. Captain Montmorency, VC, killed. Lt Col Hoskier mortally wounded. Montmorency famed for Omdurman VC. son of Viscount Fort.
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Gatacre
Kimberley Receives October Mails By Train
Kimberley reports the arrival of October mail today via the first passenger train from the south, marking a timely mail delivery for the region.
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Kimberley
Roberts Confidence Unshaken as War Office Crowds Gather
London observers report strong public faith in Lord Roberts with no rush to expose details of Cronje. Afrikander Congress to meet in fortnight with rumors of peace terms offering independence with disarmament. Potential manifesto to Dutch South Africans if terms rejected. De Montmorency heir to Viscountcy killed in Gatacre scouting. New York Central advertises Lake Shore Limited service to Cleveland.
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Germany
Berliner Post
Raymond Harvey de Montmorency
Gatacre
Frankfort de Montmorency
Drowning of Hampton County Lumberman on Island Escape
Wilbur Ellis a leading Hampton County lumberman perished trying to flee an uninhabited island after a boatman misled him about its location Hilton Head Island. His companion E B Stokes was rescued by a passing fisherman nearly frozen after being left on the island.
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D. C
Hilton Head Island
Wilbur Ellis
Hampton County
E. B. Stokes
Pennsylvania Railroad advert advertises quick NYC Atlantic City run
The notice promotes three hours and thirteen minutes to Atlantic City via Pennsylvania Railroad with two through trains daily. Departures are West 23d Street 9 55 p m and 2 40 p m Cortlandt and Desbrosses Streets Stations 10 00 a m and 3 50 p m wheel ways.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
West 23d St
Cortlandt and Desbrosses Sts
Statement on appointment and Bar Association stance
The speaker explains the appointment was made solely because the appointee seemed a good man for the position and has nothing further to add. Regarding actions by the Bar Association, the speaker has no comments to offer.
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Bar Association
Doctor Logue Found Alleviated by Cold on Madison Ave
Dr Daniel C Logue sixty four a former Monitors surgeon from West Thirty fourth street lived with his sons Dr Otis Logue and John Logue. He was found on Madison Ave between 43rd and 44th streets at 2 am benumbed by cold and exposure. He was taken to Flower Hospital then home by patrolman McManus of East Fifty first station.
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Warren W. Foster
East Fifty-seventh-st
Tribune
East Seventy-ninth-st
Fitzgerald
Bar Association
John F. Carroll
Peckham
Hugh J. Grant
Carroll
Daniel C. Logue
West Thirty-fourth St
Madison Ave
Forty-third
Forty-fourth Sts
Flower Hospital
Logue
West Side
H. Otis Logue
John Logue
Policeman McManus
East Fifty-first-st
Severe winter weather grips upstate New York
Reports from Geneva Malone and Rhinecliff describe record cold and blustery conditions. Temperatures fall to 5 degrees below zero with winds near sixty miles per hour, while snowfall reaches four inches and ice gorges prompt icebreakers to move from Rondout to Castleton.
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Geneva
N. Y
Malone
Rhinecliff
Norwich
C. D. Mills
Rondout
Castleton
Coroner summoned after man found frozen near Warsaw farm
In Warsaw New York on February 2 authorities called the Wyoming County Coroner to view the body of John Carmody found near his farmhouse, frozen stiff after getting lost in a severe snowstorm. He had been in town that afternoon.
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Warsaw
N. Y
Wyoming County
John Carmody
Blizzard Grimly Halts Rochester Transit and Rail Service
Rochester faces a Western blizzard with only two inches of snow by 8 pm. Strong winds create drifting, irregular streetcar service and delays of one to five hours for railroads. Barometer sinks to 28.78 while the mercury lingers near zero. An ad notes New York Central’s Pintsch lighting in all car types, citing enhanced comfort and safety for passengers.
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New York Central
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