Boers Again Prove Too Much for British Forces
The Boers advance is checked and the British are driven back as invaders retreat, signaling another setback for British troops in the conflict.
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10 Feb 1900
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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1900
Page
1
MacDonald Scores British Victory at Koe Hoosberg
British forces under MacDonald claim success at Koe Hoosberg as ground north of the Tugela proves hard to hold. Boers strengthen Nordenfeldts and Brakfontein hills with heavy cannon, hindering further British advance. Camp Springfield reports severe shelling and cautious tactics as reinforcements struggle to gain footing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Bridge
Tugela
Brakfontein
Nordenfeldts
Buller
Ikrantse
MacDonald Delivers Key Victory at Koodoosberg
In February at Koo doosberg MacDonald earned a major success by fortifying the center while Seaforth Highlanders and Black Watch held the summit. Boers pressed to the drift, then withdrew as Methuen ordered Babbington to encircle but failed to reach in time. The Boers later evacuated the lower drift as dawn rose. Inkandla, Zoluland magistracy fell after a magistrate blew a magazine and evacuated the town.
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Modder River
MacDonald
Koodoosberg
Seaforth Highlanders
Black Watch
Methuen
Babbington
Keedoosberg
Forces In South Africa News Report From Ladysmith
A morning post dispatch from Mdder River dated Thursday notes Boer forces are likely to return soon and that initiative for action originated from a leader. A Daily Mail dispatch from Pietermaritzburg reports Lady Randolph Churchill visiting Chieveley near Ladysmith as British forces engage.
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Ballers
Ladysmith
London
Medder River
Tee
John Melauslin
Relam Harrismith
Minke
Nels Clery
Engel Beavae Tormdon
Toa
Daily Mail
Buller Recrosses Tugeln Reported By London Bulletin
The dispatches indicate union confidence Buller has recrossed Tugeln amid British claims not pressing the issue. Reports from Aden and London cite reactions to Balfour's Commons statements and hint at Lord Roberts readying a campaign with Methuen's force to counter Boer reinforcements and seize the Orange River area.
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Buller
London
Fels
Ritish Censer
Aden
Balfour
General Buller
Winston Chiret
Vaal
Neral Buller
Tuller
Drakensberg
Maelonale
Lord Roberts
Aly i
Jes Willkins
Lord Wolseles
Orange River
Modder River
Priday
Neen
British war notes and press comments from London
London reports Feb 10 with Balfour reply on military press coverage and no new details on Boer operations. The Times deems the overall strategy inexplicable while dispatches mention General Buller possibly not reinforced and a British bark seized at Durban with its cargo.
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London
Buller
Fitalst
Oper
Natal
the Times
Durban
Birkdale
Turmoil in the House echoes Fifty-first Congress days
In Washington turmoil erupts as the House debates pension bills and quarrels over chairman Talbert's actions. Members ignite shouting fits and party lines flare, while the Senate pursues routine business and attends General Lawton's obsequies. Jury deliberations proceed in the Molineux murder case in New York.
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Washington
Teather
Carolina
Powers
Jock
Henderson
Friends of Prision
Hepburn
Talbert
Tabert
House
Asno
Senate
Strange Adventures of a Boxed Corpse and Theft Charge
A chaotic dispatch recounts the Strange Adventure of the Boxed Remains of John Faulkner, with widow Mrs Faulkner clashing over burial rights in a Mexico death case. The tale intertwines police aid, civil suits, and an injunction as undertakers and relatives contest possession and custody of the body and casket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fore
State Supreme Court
Lincoln
His
Mitch
Harrisburg
Bdward Imimiernan
Springfield
Reed
Benjamin F. Coffin
Spithey Hotel
Mitchell
Erie
Ims
SIM
Selin
Ths
Jobn Daalkner
Chicago
John Faulkner
Mexico
Mes Faulkner
Victor J
Windemakers
Pernaims
Wolley Sons
Bastian
Lindley & Sons
Leran
Pete
Beck
Paulkner
Fragmented memory of court rulings and a tale of Cassidy
The text recalls a court opinion on revenue law section 49 limiting city tax levies in Cook County, references the Stuckart case, and includes a humorous anecdote about a lawyer named Cassidy who corrects a judge misnaming him. It also narrates a historical telescope anecdote about Amelia J. Rotsford and a telescopic comet observed in 1847, with odds and ends about the Mitchell family and Miss Suta ria Mitchell.
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Clas
Board of Education
Cook County
Allen G. Thurman
Ohio
Sen
Thurman
Cassidy
Amair
Necessity
Essity
Mitchells
Gue
Amelia JH. Rotsford
Wome
Sutaria Mitchell
Couiph D
Himsellf
Miss Mitchell
Denmark
An Unspoken Hint in a Breezy Persona
A fragmentary observation notes an insulting man and a breezy personality. The speaker expresses avoidance while hinting at private remarks told behind another’s back. The text references the ton Star and suggests a gossiping dynamic without clear events or dates.
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Ton
To Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine
A vintage advertisement promoting Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claims a cold cure in one day with a money back guarantee from druggists. The box bears E W Grove’s signature and is priced at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Democratic Leaders Consider Action in Louisville Split
Louisville news reports Democratic government branches operating in Louisville as Gov Taylor contemplates peace talks and refuses arrest. Secret conferences in Frankfort and London involve Beckham Blackburn and other leaders with mixed signals on endorsing or blocking the Louisville agreement. The day features long talks, no clear outcome, and notes of Republican discussions in Lexington.
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Bankfort
Taylor
Frankfort
Louisville
Beckham
Blackburn
London
Gov
Republicesis
David W. Fairleigh
Johan W. Barr
Fairleigh
Bhckburn
Capitol Hotel
Blm
Judge Barr
T. Hed
Attorn Sneral C.F. P
Colliereu
Jo Rnor Taylor
Powers
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