Enduring clash at Wepener and Donkerspoort bridges
Reports from April 9 to 10 describe heavy fighting around Wepener with Boers pressing from Dewets Corp as British artillery gains range. Other fronts include Sundays river action, Elanslaagte cannonading, and Donkerspoort activity. casualties heavy on both sides, plus troop movements and reconnaissance.
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Aliwal North
Wepener
Rouxville
Dewets Corp
Orange River
Accra
British Gold Coast Colony
Kumassie
Teeapaia
Pretoria
Mafeking
Biggarsberg
Free State
Bulawayo
Baden-Powell
Island St. Helena
Milwaukee
Wepener Garrison Isolated as Outpost Fire Continues
London reports from The Times detailing the Wepener garrison as virtually cut off with strong lines and full provisions. Desultory firing persists between outposts while a commando of about 2000 with four guns moved toward De Wet's dorp five miles away. The Bloemfontein correspondent for The Daily Telegraph adds updates.
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Bloemfon
London
the Times
Wepener
Laager Jast
de Wet
Dorp
Gas Case Is Decided With Oil Firm Victory
Washington April 10 Justice White delivers Supreme Court opinion in Ohio Oil Co vs Indiana upholding state law banning wells to prevent gas escape. Court finds right to use surface and subsurface resources balanced to protect community. Also affirms Knights of Pythias suit on life insurance. Chicago anti cigarette ordinance sustained. Grand Army pension reforms pursued. House plans rapid action on pension revision with age scales and widow income changes. Other items include discussions of Porto Rico bill, Towne vice presidential candidacy, and local incidents nationwide.
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Knights of Pythias
Pension Court of Appeals
Washington
Justice White
Supreme Court
Ohio Oil Company
Indiana
Circuit Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
Josephine R. Withers
Circuit Court
Hale County
Ala
Pythias
City of
Chicago
Gundling
State Supreme Court
Federal Supreme Court
United States
Grand Army
Grand Army of the Republic
A. D. Shaw
Daniel Sickles
Court of Pension Appeals
Congress
House Committee
House
Evans
Gallinger
Sullowar
Tax Dispute Over Douglass County Mortgages Heads to Court
In Springfield April 10 a federal judge refused to grant a permanent injunction blocking the Douglass county tax collector from attaching Hudson mortgages in the county for unpaid taxes. Hudson of New York city claims he pays New York personal taxes and should not have mortgages seized for Illinois taxes. The decision notes state courts should settle the matter, not federal.
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New York
Tanner
Springfield
Ills
United States
Allen
Phineas W. Hudson
New York City
Douglass County
Illinois
Hudson
Kohlsaar
United States Circuit Court
Chicago
Iis
J. Mack Tanner
L. C. Taylor
Gov. Tanner
Palm Beach
Dewey Withdraws as Presidential Candidate
A World Washington special reports on good authority that Dewey will withdraw from the presidential race and announce the decision within days. John R. McLean, his brother in law, is alleged to be behind the move.
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New York
Washington
Dewey
John R. McLean
Clark Is Turned Down The Quay Case Senate
Washington April 10 The senate committee on privileges and elections unseated Clark of Montana in a unanimous decision. The senate will vote on the Quay case April 24. Washington April 10 The ways and means committee voted eight to five to report the Porto Rican bill as passed by the senate without amendment and with more concurrence in senate amendments. Stick to Taylor Louisville Ky April 10 The Republican state central committee calls a state convention for May 17. If Republicans lose before the supreme court in the contest for state offices they will renominate Taylor for the November election.
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Dublin
Victoria
Phoenix
O'Connell Street
College Green
Sackville Street
Sin
Bank of Ireland
Trinity College
Harcourt Street
South Circular Road
Phoenix Monument
Vice Regal Lodge
Washington
Porto Rico
Montana
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Clark
Senate
Ways and Means
Taylor
Louisville
Republican State Central Committee
Supreme Court
Four Killed As Floor Collapses During Last Rites
Corunna Spain April 10 A priest administers the last rites to a dying young man when the floor collapses killing the man and four others and injuring fourteen others who were present in the room.
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Corunna
Spain
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Daager
Donkerspoort
Morning Post
Bngades
Paardeberg
Getacre
Daily Mail
Sui May
Reddersburg
Gatacre
Kinsardt
Carnarvon
Cape Colony
Drury
Canadian Mounted Rifles
de Aar
Austin
Texas
Fayette County
Colorado River
Lagrange
Lebanon
Bee County
Commodore Mayo
William K. Mayo
Bobs Headquarters
Daily
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ROYAL
Usion Court OF Appeals
Towne
Bryan
Minneapolis
Minn
the Journal
Duluth
Caldwell
Charles A. Towne
New England
Shelbyville
Ind
John Coleman
George Ross
Coleman
Funston
Manila
Frederick Funston
San Isidro
Chesterfield Court House
S. C
Thomas Stein
John
Benjamin
Harvey Jackson
Cassie Boon
Joan
Ford
Chicago India Famine Relief Committee
Lady Curzon
George Curzon
Mary Leiter
India
LaCrosse
Wis
Bangor
Annie Arenz
James Merlo
Sas
Frisco
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
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Princeton, N. J
Grover Cle
Alexander Hall
Carlyle, Hs
Joseph Schaffer
Carly
Schaffer
Macoupin County
Carlinville
Ill
W. L. Mounts
W. T. Conlee
Philippines
Peoria
Frank G. Smith
Plymouth Congregational Church
Newell Dwight Hillis
State Board of Health
Pollonia
Hardin County
New Grand Chain
Treen
Thomas E. Williams
Clay County
Lincoln
Emil C. Moos
Ming
State Mining Board
State House
Hillsboro
Joseph F. Pollard
City Hotel
Montgomery County
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