Boers Fight On as London Reports Disastrous Engagement
London reports heavy reverse news from the war front with a disastrous engagement near Ladysmith and Wepener. Meantime Boers press north of the Orange River while British operations and relief efforts at Mafeking face stiff resistance and worsening conditions for captives.
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War Disaster in April Assaults and Casualties Reported
April battle reports from Bren and Pelagia indicate heavy fighting with many killed and wounded. Besieged towns, disrupted water supplies, and strategic gambits mark a tense week as forces clash near Killing and across the sea. A Times correspondent notes a desperate enemy effort to uncover a strategic opening with unknown units engaged.
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Government Armor Plants Debated By House Panel
Washington April 11 Representing five of chairing House committees revealed that government warship construction and armor plate manufacture cannot beat private firms in cost. They urged private production and questioned a government armor factory as extravagant. witnesses cited European private shipyards and modern private methods. The session covered costs, facility constraints, and the congressional stance on government involvement in naval construction.
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Melba Armstrong Divorce Case Reveals Family Ties
In Galveston a divorce ruling favors Melba Armstrong known to the world as Melia, daughter of Sir Andrew Armstrong. The Tenth district court granted the divorce to Charles N. F. Armstrong, citing cohabitation and abandonment since 1884. The petition filed December 2, 1882, claims a son and joint residence as husband and wife until the separation.
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Brave Filipino defense near Lipa reported by soldier
Fort Worth Texas April 11 A brother mail from Bracton Carter describes a soldier trapped in a cave above a perilous mountain in the Philippines. He withstood three days without food or water as Filipinos pressed in. He killed two attackers with his gun before rescue. sixty dead and wounded natives were found at the cave mouth.
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Tanner says Cullom has made hay while the sun shone
Springfield, April 11 Governor Tanner in the State House says Cul lom has had the field for the last six weeks and opposes the Porto Rico bill. He criticizes Dewey and notes opposition to the Porto Rico question while discussing county conventions and local politics.
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Storms and frosts plague wheat belt across plains
Chicago April 11 reports a broad wet and southwest weather pattern with rain and snow across Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Temperatures run about 10 degrees below normal with heavy frosts in wheat regions. Denver records 8 above, Dodge City 16 above. Weather bureau says frost will extend tonight to the Ohio River region.
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The Porto Rico tariff bill debate ends in test vote
The House faced a closing struggle over the Porto Rico tariff bill as Richardson led a motion to recommit for free trade with Porto Rico. The rule adoption vote kept the bill on track, with 155 ayes and 142 noes signaling momentum despite a tense gallery. An unrelated report describes an attempted wreck of the International and Great Northern near Taylor, with fatalities and injuries among railroad workers.
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