The War in China. London
During a fracas at Taku a German soldier shot dead a Russian naval lieutenant, who had attacked him with a dagger…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
923 stories in New England's papers · page 20 of 47
Welcome Home
GRADUALLY the brave young men who gave their services and risked their lives for the Empire's cause in South Africa are returning to their native heaths. Among the number who left Glen Innes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London. Sunday. the War
Lord Kitchener reports that since the 7th instant, 28 Beers were killed, six wounded, 130 taken prisoners, and 185 surrendered. In addition 9000 rounds of small ammunition, 230…
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IN soldiers invalided home from the Boer war a new disease has been discovered to which the doctors have given the name of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transvaal War. LONDON, May 9
A farmer of Barkley East named Voll Plazen has been sentenced to two year's imprisonment and fined £1000 for treason. I[?] has been arranged to ship 1700…
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Hartebeesfontein, in the south-west of the Transvaal, has been destroyed by the British troops. A number of further successful…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The South African War. LONDON, Sunday Night
LORD KITCHENER reports that on May 7th seventeen Boers were killed and six wounded. There were 130 prisoners…
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Hartebeestfontein, in the Western Transvaal, has been destroyed, and the families (153 women and children) of the Boers forming Commandant…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cablegrams London, Monday. the Transvaal War
The Pretoria correspondent of the London 'Standard' states there is every reason to hope that the Boers will be unable to hold out through the…
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Four thousand refugees are now comfortably housed in Bloemfontein and there is now very little distress. The refugees speak in high terms of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transvaal War. LONDON, May 14
A Boor laager was surprised at Vaaldriad, and six Boers Were killed and four wounded. A commando, believed to be De Wet's,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sketcher. Wells and Water in Time of War
AGAIN and again the straggle in South Africa has illustrated the importance of water in time of war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Our Wires. (Pick Greville's Telegram Company) the Boer War. London
THE British garrison at Hoopstad, in the north western portion of the Orange River Colony, has been withdrawn after six months of almost incessant investment, during which…
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Hartebeestefontein, has been destroyed, and the families (153 women and children) of the Boers forming Commandant Liebenberg's commando…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War London
Commandant Swanepoel and four other Boers have been killed and six others wounded, in a skirmish near Pearston, in the Graaf Reinet district…
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Piet De Wet, brother of Commandsot Christian De Wet, is guiding the column under Colonel Elliott, which is Sweeping the north-eastern portion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in China. London
Dr. Morrison, the Fekin correspondent of the 'Times,' reports that China asks for a reduction of the idemnity of £05,000,000. If the…
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ON Saturday a public welcome home was extended to Sergt King and Troop[?]r Can[?]eron, who had returned from South Africa. Private Weiss was also to have been present, but other arrangements…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transvaal War. LONDON. May 16
Reuter's correspondent at Ookiep reports a further instance of terrible brutality on the part of the Boers. He states that on Tuesday last Colonel Shelton took…
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