Balloons in War. an Offer to France
M. Santos-Dumont, the young Brazilian millionaire, who devotes his time to perfecting a steerable balloon, has offered to place at the disposal of the French Republic an…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1903
148 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 8
The Far East. Russian War Preparations. London, July 31
For some time past there has been unusual military activity in the south of Russia. During the last three weeks officers of high rank from all parts have had daily…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Preparations for War. London, August 25
Official reports show that Turkey is straining every nerve to suppress the disorder. She has now 180,000 troops mobilised in Macedonia, and 24 Asiatic regiments are…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The Sketcher. An Episode of the Afghan War
"But I tells yer 1 seed 'im again' to the rear with my own heyes!" "Well, wot if yer did? The colonel said it, and so in course it must be true—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →French War-ships. a Severe Test. London, August 21
Some interesting trials have been carried out by the French naval authorities to test the effectiveness of the 12,700. ton turret ship Suffren. With a view of trying in the severest…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Conduct of the Boer War. The Commission's Finding. Startling Apathy Disclosed. LONDON, Aug. 26
The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the conduct of the Boor War has issued its report. It is a voluminous document, and "The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boy Soldiers of Germany
About the same time that Steffens was stirring the war passions of the Breslau students, the father of the German gymnastic clubs, the "Turnvater…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Ashanti War-drum
This ghastly trophy belongs to one of the English regiments. It is an Ashanti Wardrum, with a circle of skulls around it--those of as many defeated chiefs of the enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Welcome Home
On Wednesday evening a large number of people assembled in the Church of England Sunday School to welcome home Mrs. Ann Taylor and her son,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cable News. Conduct of the Boer War. an Important Document, Startling Apathy Disclosed. London, August 26
The Royal commission appointed in the middle of last year to inquire into the conduct of the Boer War has issued its report. It is a voluminous document, and The Times…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Soldiers Saw Ghost Invisible to Comrades
Impressions which only a single person discerns may be ascribed by the skeptic to fancy, illness or excitement, but have we any…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Rising in Turkey. Alarm In Stamboul. Bulgarian Council of War. LONDON
The situation in Turkey continues critical in the extreme, and the tension in Constantinople, is very severe. The Constantinople correspondent of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Memory of the War in South Africa
A small party led by the commander, enters a farm to see if any stragglers still lurk within it. What a scene! Piles of blankets,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Trouble in Turkey. The Macedonian Committees Active. War Regarded as Imminent. LONDON
A consular despatch from Salonika states that the insurrection in the Monastir district is practically stamped out, the aim of the Turks apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Conduct of Toe Boer War. Large Sale of the Reports. London, September 4
The public demand for the report of the Elgin Commission on the conduct of the war has been so great that three editions of it have had to be sent to press. The evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →How Two Soldiers Strangely Met Death
It was in the month of August, 1870. that one of the most mysterious disappearances ever recorded in the west took place near the outlet of Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Press Opinion. Russo-turkish War Possible. London, September 14
The Vienna correspondent of the Standard, is supplying his journal with the Hungarian paper's statement, says that warnings to Bulgaria are no novelty. Bulgaria's action in the…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The Rising in Turkey. Bulgaria Preparing for War. London, September 16
An ominous statement has been made by General Petrol, the Bulgarian Premier and Minister for Foreign Affairs. He has announced that the Government is unable to…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Trouble in Turkey. Russia's Secret Aim. A Turko-Bulgarian War. LONDON
The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reports that he has learned, "on the highest diplomatic authority," that Russia intends…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Trouble in Turkey. Austro-German Agreement. No War this Autumn. LONDON
Count Goluchowski, the Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Count von Bulow, the German imperial Chancellor have held a conference on…
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