Conan Doyle's Great Borr War Sketch Reviewed
The Daily News lauds Dr. A Conan Doyle for a masterly one-volume sketch of the Boer War. It highlights the youthful zeal of volunteers, vivid battlefield portraits from Talana Hill to Spion Kop, and praise for Doyle's balanced treatment of Boer and British perspectives.
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A. Conan Doyle
Talana Hil
Shriton
Boer
South Africa
Britain
Napoleon
Maya Dr. Doyle
United States
New York
Conia Doyle
Gaul
Paul Stephanus Kruger
Dr. Conan Doyle
Mr. Kruger
Transvaal
Sand River
Villanders
Cape Colony
Conan Doyle
Cecil Rhodes
Privy Council
Cape
Chamberlain
Dr. Doyle
Kruger
Talana Hill
Symons
White
Yule
Nicholeaen
Methuen
Otce Moe
Magerstein
Wauchope
Doyle
Highlander
Childe
Spion Kop
Gatacre
Stormbere
Backacher
Don Quixote
Atbara
Stormberg
Molteno
Natal
Colense
Brooke
Connaughta
Livingstone
Colenso
Redvers Buller
Vaalkranz
Buller
Lord Roberts
Kimberley
Imperial Yeomanry
England
Scotland
Jeunessadoree
Ladysmith
Gun Hill
Thorneycroft
Warren
Vaalkraant
Brigadier Hart
Dreas
Hart
New Zealand
Kimberley Light Horse
Macaulay
Africa
Paardeberg
Roberta
Kitchener
Lord Kitchener
Bloemfontein
Mafeking
French
Rundle
de Wets
Markamen
Turning Almonds Nek a Humorous War Feat
Blackwood's Magazine recounts General Buller turning the Almonds Nek Boer position after weeks of digging and earthwork. The piece highlights the absurdity and ingenuity of siege planning, trench layout, gun-pits, and final movement that succeeded despite immense labor and basaltic terrain.
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Blackwood
Buller
Almond
Nek
South Africa
Laing
Candles Remain Favored In France Despite New Lighting
In France candles remain the main lighting for many households and hotels. Gas reaches only offices and dining rooms in many places while private mansions use wax tapers and lustres for ceremonies. Oil lamps stay popular among common folk, and acetylene lamp systems are sold for small scale private use.
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France
Marseilles
Wisdom Fragments From Dorothea Moore
A selection of aphoristic musings on secrecy courage heroism marriage and charity attributed to Dorothea Moore in Century Magazine. The lines mix social observation with wry humor and sharp social commentary.
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Dorothea Moore
Century Magazine
New Insensibility Method May End Painful Surgeries
A Chicago surgeon reports a cocaine spinal injection that renders patients insensible to pain without losing consciousness. Trials at Cook County Hospital include a leg amputation performed with no pain and no unconsciousness, though concerns remain about heart patients and overall feasibility.
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Paris
Chicago
Cook County
Ghostly tale of Kitty and the old man’s haunted valley
A narrator, dreaming under ferns, recalls a mysterious afternoon with an elderly guide leading to a derelict shack and encounters with two figures who reveal a brutal past. The vision ends when the dreamer awakens to find no one else present, left wondering if the valley hides real, buried stories.
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Obody
Kitty
Sydney
Steve
Willie
Spend
Donald
Tackra
German Press Essays Warn About Reading Between Lines
A Dailly News brief notes Duke of Argyll cited language, while German editors face lese majeste trials. Herr Harden of Zukunft condemned for criticizing the Kaiser and Bremerhaven speech urging harsh action. The piece warns that sharp metaphor and reading between the lines may threaten the free press and state wellbeing.
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Germany
Herr Harden
Zukunft
Opesch
Bremerhaven
Attila
Russia
Ye Krilov
Vossische Zettung
Military notes on naval policy and China campaign
The author discusses keeping Sir Compton Domvile and Sir Edward Seymour in their posts, warns against delaying existing programmes, and notes the need for a stronger Channel Fleet. It also highlights Sir William Butler’s return to duty, rifle training, and the value of Gordon’s China campaign notes reprinted for officers.
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Compton A. Domvile
Boller
Sir Edward Seymour
China
Channel
Mediterranean
William Butler
Redver Buller
Aldershot
Gordon
Chapman and , Limited
R. H. Vetch
C.B
Colapal Vetch
Eilace
Corps of Royal Engineers
Corp
Brunker
South Africa
Holbrook and Sona
Portsmouth
Bronker
Pal] Mall
Visit to the Elswick Works Shows Modern British Naval Guns
The October Cassell's Magazine describes Elswick Works where finished 12 inch and smaller quick firers are mounted. A guide demonstrates the hydraulic mounting and shell stores housing 47 lyddite shells, while noting Elawick's famed finish and the modern artillery display.
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Cassell
Elswick
Cicerone
Elawick
Coroners Jury Buys Death From Heart Failure Tied to Business Failure
A Georgia coroner's jury ruled the merchant died from heart failure caused by business failure and speculative losses. The verdict noted the death stemmed from financial distress and failure to foresee consequences.
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Georgia
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