Boer Commander And Seven Men Killed In Bishop Action
Gen Methuen's London dispatch reports the death of Gen Villebois and seven Boers at Bishop after a four hour engagement. Fifty four Boers were captured, with four of our troops killed and seven wounded. The force included Yeomanry, Kimberley mounted corps, and the Fourth Battery of the Royal Artillery.
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Methuen
London War Office
Villebois
Bishop
Kimberley Mounted Corps
Royal Artillery
Free State
Kimberley
Vaal River
Villebois de Marail
Joubert
Mafeking Cricketers Enjoy Quiet Week Amid Truce
Mafeking advices to March 23 report a calm week with Boer shelling causing no damage. Sunday truce allows the garrison to play cricket. Meanwhile native chief Mshete south ward has risen in rebellion against the Boers, with heavy firing near his chief kraal on March 22.
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Mafeking
Mshete
Kraal
Boer Prisoners to be Sent to St Helena at Once
In the British House of Commons it was announced that 2,000 more Boer prisoners will be sent to St Helena immediately. Dr Jameson, leader of the raid into the Transvaal, has arrived in Cape Town in very bad health.
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House of Commons
St. Helena
Dr. Jameson
Transvaal
Cape Town
Clash of Factions in Middlesboro Ends in Death
In Middlesboro Kentucky a clash between police factions left deputy sheriff Charles Cecil wounded and special policeman William Mosley killed. Warrants issued for Grief of Police King John Mosley and William Sullivan, two extra policemen, amid ongoing turmoil over factional authority.
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Middlesboro
William Mosley
Charles Cecil
Police King
John Mosley
William Sullivan
King
Possession Quoter You Can't Eat You Cake and Have It
A quirky phrase study contrasts possession and demand with a dyspeptic voice noting the paradox of wanting both sides. The excerpt plays on idioms and contrasts appetite with restraint in a concise satirical manner.
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Cape Colony
Orange Free State
Ss. Ata
Wgostiolm
Highland Marble Works
BD Peate
Satista
Aramtech
L. L. Eckert
Phil. Eckert
Genthal Hotel
WM. Meiners
James W. Jarvis
John Diehle, ‘Ymerchant Tailop
Public Square
F. W. Zanders
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