Fighting laager and Boer camp life described by A G Hales
The Daily News sketch details Boer laager tactics with waggon breastworks in narrow ravines, disciplined horse management, and student-like camp routine. It notes women tending the wounded, scouts on alert, coffee meals, and minimal sanitation issues. The piece also surveys Caledon grain, Jagersfontein mine output, and Free State demographics and farming.
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A. G. Hales
Daily News
Elory
Africa
Digger
Langer
Spartans
Tommy
Senother
Great Britain
Liggen
Pridikant
Mbs
Free State facts on land, finances, and people
The Free State spans nearly two acres per morgen with over 7000 farms held on perpetual quit rent at two shillings per 100 morgen. Its surface is a vast plain with few trees, except along river beds where the raimosa thorn thrives. Revenue in 1894 reached £294,000, expenditure £323,900, and the National Bank shows £100,000 working capital. Kroonstad is a major center. whites number 8,200 and colored 12,000. Livestock totals include 249,000 horses, 276,000 oxen, 619,000 cattle, and 620,000 sheep. English is widely used in commerce.
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South Africa
Free State
Natel
Zululand
Jamronon
National Bank of the
Orange Free State
Express
Friend of the Free State
Kroonstad
Orange Free
Submarine power debate and hospitality scandal
R G Goschen criticizes the phrase weapon for defense as meaningless and notes the submarine is an attack tool with no defense, while condemning possible improper hospitality to Count Sternberg and warning that such acts invite resentment and danger from continental soldiers and British subjects alike.
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R. Goschen
Norton
First Lord
House of Commons
England
Count Sternberg
Massive Livestock Counts Reported in Madagascar Trade
A Madagascar tally records 704,000 merina sheep 6,000,000 goats and 1500 ostriches, reflecting a large scale livestock inventory across the region.
Army on Foot and March Speeds Across Forces
A historical note explains marching lengths for units from battalions to corps and compares pace across arms. It details road space per unit, army crossing Westminster Bridge in days, and official rates of march for infantry, cavalry, and artillery, including walking, trotting, and galloping speeds.
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Straggiera
Tommy Atking
Westminster Bridge
Coffee Origin Question Stumps Harlem Schoolboy
A Harlem teacher questions a small boy about Java and coffee. The boy replies he does not know Java’s location and that coffee comes from tea, claiming it comes from the grocer. The exchange highlights gaps in basic geography and product knowledge.
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Java
British Navy must retain every weapon amid looming naval arms race
The Pall Mall Gazette warns that sinking battleships would destroy British naval superiority and urges the Admiralty to match rivals like France and the United States by arming with every weapon. It cites Lord Hopetoun dispute over shipbuilding arrears and notes risks if Count Sternberg’s capture aids a rebel image.
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Admiralty
France
United States
Go&den
Lord Hopetoun
Institution of Naval Architects
Adalbert Sternberg
Paardeberg
Pall Mall Gazette
Saved by His Diamond Ring in Historic Tale
A sensational 17th century tale recounts Francois Civil, a French officer buried alive on a Rouen battlefield. His servant, guided by a diamond on the buried officer’s finger, digs him up and habbles him to safety as towns fall and loot ensues.
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Magersfontein
Rouen
Francois Civil
Missing Smithers Seen by Doctor After Accident
Dudleigh reports only the doctor may visit Miss Smithers while she recovers. Brownleigh asks about her progress learning to ride a bicycle and inquires after her recent sightings.
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Brownleigh
Gossip from Durban on war rumors and morale
A Durban reader recounts scattered war news and gossip from the frontier. He notes delayed reports from Ladysmith, troop movements to Port Elizabeth, and rumors of Boer resistance, while reflecting on Buller, Cronjé, and the hardships endured by soldiers including water scarcity, hygiene, and equipment issues.
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Bannesburg
Englistinun
Port Elizabeth
Murtabug
Cronje
War Chests of the World Across Nations
An exposé on national war funds describes Germany’s hidden gold reserve at Spandau and compares Britain France Italy Anesia Australia Canada and the Transvaal Republic. It notes Germany’s £18 million vault value in 1871 and the nations’ differing tax bases and financing methods for war.
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Germany
Julius Tower
Spandau
Berlin
Imperial Treasury
France
Britain
Anesia
Italy
Australia
Canada
Transvaal Republic
Pretoria
Nature
Child asks for worms on subway ride
A London remark notes a child’s imperfect experience but sharp logic. During an Underground trip, the youngster peers from the window at a station and asks in a discontented tone, “But, mother, where are the worms?”
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Sard
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Samas Post
the Donga
H. H. Spooner
Durban
Cape
Ladysmith
Tommy Atkins
Buller
Roberts
Cronjé
Majuba
Land of Plenty
Browther
Heren
Johanneurg
Durban Light Infantry
Churchill
Thorneycroft
Colengo Way
Cyclista
Ensety
Pall Mall
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