Dutch Proposals To End South African War Rejected by Britain
London reports Britain refuses to negotiate via foreign powers. Dutch premier Uyper and Netherlands seek a South Africa conference for a peace treaty, but Lord Lansdowne emphasizes negotiations must occur in South Africa with Boer leaders and British authorities in Europe coordinating, keeping foreign intervention off the table.
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Great Britain
London
South Africa
Druyper
Ignoers
Lord Lansdowne
Netherlands
Holand
Europe
Wetherlands
Hig
Otherlands
Aissatya
Lordan
Yord Tansdowne
Notung B Ciuse
Africa
Holland
Vurnament Ly
Chicago
Wontegu Whie
The
Reere
United States
Steyn
Pres Jent Kruger
Denial Over British Remount Scandal Sparks Commons War
In London the debate on remounts grows heated as Major Arthur Lee accuses Britain of being offered U S horse expert help to procure mounts for South Africa. Corbin denies any such contact saying no such officer exists and no correspondence with Lee or others supports the claim.
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London
House of Commons
Arthur Lee
Washington
Great Britain
United State
St James Gazette
Corbin
Lees
United States Army
South Africa
Corbi
Adjutant Generals Office
Lee
United States
American in London Faces Half Million Concealment Charge
In London at Guild Hall police court Charles Brieh an American engineer is accused of concealing £100000 of assets amid bankruptcy proceedings. The defense seeks adjournment citing absence of a key witness and pending high court actions involving several hundred thousand pounds. Accused accomplices Moreno and Fudge deny wrongdoing and denounce the allegations as disgraceful. Treasury officials present testimony on technical points.
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London
Charles Brieh
Guild Hall
Bright
Han Cary
J F Moreno
R G Fudge
Paris
Madrid
Treasury
Anti Ritualists Disrupt Requiem for Queen Victoria
A large Westminister congregation attended a memorial service for Queen Victoria at St Matthews Church. After the service anti ritualists stood and denounced the rite, claiming the ceremony insulted the queen and calling the church a joss house.
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Bondon
Ictoria
St Matthews Church
Westminst
Victor
Gods House
Sas
Joss House
Object to the Confessional Great Protestant Demonstration in London
London February 4 A large united Protestant demonstration in Albert Hall passed resolutions opposing the confessional and mass within the Church of England They blamed government and episcopal patronage for the church's growth and pledged to resist changes to the royal declaration that reject Rome’s errors They urged the government to enforce laws excluding monks and Jesuits from Great Britain
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London
Albert Fall
Church of England
Church of Rome
Steamer Knight Companion Ashore Off Japan
British steamer Knight Companion of 2620 tons net, owned by Knight Steamship Co of Liverpool, ashore at Inuboyen Saki on Japan’s east coast after departing Portland December 27 for Yokohama and Hong Kong. Deck swept, passengers and crew landed at Ts Liverpool. Likely total loss.
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Japan
Yokohama
Knight Companion
Portland
Oreg
Hong Kong
Inuboyen Saki
Liverpool
Inuhoven Sak
Knieht Companion
Knight Steamship Company, Limited
End the feover: US urged for equitable peace settlement
Indirect plea presses peace friends to persevere for an equitable settlement. The speaker says the situation is hopeful and repeats that no country can use its influence more effectively than the United States of America to bring about an end to the feover.
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Friends of Peace
United States of America
Prominent Georgia Figures Endorsed Swamp Root Cure
Constitution reporters report convincing interviews about Swamp Root claimed to cure many ailments. The article highlights Georgia figures praising the tonic and its curative properties, portraying it as a trusted remedy endorsed by notable residents.
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Constitution
Free Sample Bottle Promise for Kidney Health Cure
An advertisement touts Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney trouble and related ailments. It claims kidney weakness harms the whole body and offers a free sample bottle and book from Dr Kilmer & Co by mail, promoted via The Atlanta Daily Constitution.
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Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Atlanta Daily Constitution
Catarth
DR. Kilmer & CO
Tinghamton
Swamip Root Endorsed by Judge Sessions in Georgia
Judge W M Sessions of M Till endorses Swamp Root in a concise follow-up letter to The Constitution. The document highlights Sessions as a prominent Georgia lawyer and references his twelve-year tenure in Brunswick, noting his long-standing influence in the state’s legal community.
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W M Sessions
Bessona
Georgia
Vis
Guége
Swamp Root Cure Claims For Captain Barksdale
A reader reports two bottles of Swamp Root from Dr Kilmer & Co relieved back and side pains after two years of severe discomfort. After no relief from other remedies, a trial bottle was sent and symptoms improved quickly, followed by two more bottles completing the relief.
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Captain Barksdale
Dr Kilmer & Co
Public endorsement for Swamp Root from Mrs Walsh
A Dalus Ga resident Mrs P B Walsh praises Swamp Root in a letter to The Constitution. She claims forty years of kidney trouble improved after one bottle and urges sufferers to try the remedy, noting testimonials from men and women cured and offering sample letters.
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Silmer
P B Walsh
Dalus Ga
Kilmer
Daily Constitution
Rooc Offered For Sale In Drug Stores
Rooc is available in bottles of two sizes at two price points fifty cents and one dollar, sold at all local drug stores.
Rebel War Ship Sunk By Venezuelan Gun Boat
Report from Curacao states the Venezuelan revolutionary steamer Libertador formerly the Ban Righ was sunk by a Venezuelan gunboat while under repairs at Porto Colombia. Rumor of British Psyche sailing to Porto Colombia fuels the report as circulation grows. French note threatens cocoa duties if Venezuela refuses diplomatic terms. Castro asserts expected invasion, while Franco fled affairs and pension inquiries surface in Raleigh.
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Cal
Ttus
Ban Righ
Porto Colombia
Psyche
Porto Colma
France
Castro
Wilemstid
Island
Curacao
Adoues
Caracas
Venezuela
Trance
Guayra
General Matos
Baul
Jamaes Qi
Paraiguana Venezuela
Sierralta
Urbaneja
Salisbury Ready to Quit If Boers End War
London reports claim British Prime Minister Salisbury plans to remain in office until peace in South Africa is secured. The St James Gazette asserts authority backing the idea of dissolving Parliament after victory, with Salisbury intending to serve through the end of the Boer War.
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London
Ttas
Leri Sillshurs
St James Gazette
South Africa
Salisbury
Secsior
Teta
Trial Testimony on Curtin Postal Fraud Case
In Havana on February 4 the Curtin postal fraud trial heard Newnan deny Neely’s presence at the time. Reeves testified, but his evidence was flatly contradicted by others. Neely scored a point mentioned in court.
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Reeves
Havana
Todove
Curtin
Mails
Newnan
Neelys
Reeves and Neely linked in financial and alibi dispute
Reeves testified Neely gave him 4600 to fix a device. Neely described his whereabouts on the day in question saying he was with C M Rich until 11 am and later met Newman who stayed with him until he sailed. Rich corroborated Neely’s account.
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Reeves
Neely
Newman
Sharph
C M Rich
Steamship lines agree on uniform passenger and freight rates
Leading British American and continental lines form pools for both passenger and freight rates and set a uniform minimum saloon rate. Signatories include American White Star Cunard Holland-American and others, with operation to begin in a few days. A second item notes Lord Kitchener reporting twenty one and forty eight Boers killed or surrendered in the war office briefing ending February 1.
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Continental Steamship Lines
American
White Star
Comition
Dempster
Allan
Allen State
Anchor Tejland
Atlantic Transport
Lloyd Hamburg-American
Rei Star
Cunard
Compagnie Trans-Atlantique
London
Hts
War Office
Sponge Vessels Stir Nassau Residents Over Sponging
Nassau residents face tension as Yankee fleet sponges off Key West waters, provoking a complaint to colonial authorities. Bahamas officials consider seizure of twenty American sponge vessels if trespass and duties are not observed, with uncertainty over water boundaries and potential US Britain government action. The US consul reports no seizures yet and awaits lawful duty requirements for entering sponges.
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Key W'st
Estonn
United Btites
Praner
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