Buller halts Boer push as Mafeking relief moves ahead
Dispatch from London reports General Buller surprised Boers and seized hills beyond Potgieters Drift west of Colenso on January 10. Methuen shells Cape works while French and Tracte move nearby. Colonel Plumer leads relief effort toward Mafeking from Bechuanaland as siege tightens and rations run short.
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London
Buller
Potgieters Drift
Colenso
Times
Charles Warren
Weenen
Bullers
Cape Colony
Methuen
Tracade
Molteno
French
Rensverg
Plumer
Mafeking
Bechuanaland
Ladysmith
War Office
Nor
Mora
Ether Waves Control Craft In Torpedo Tests In London
Lieutenant Commander Colwell, U S naval Attache in London, witnessed Yeovil trials of a wireless ether wave system to steer torpedoes and submarine craft. A model on shore motors controlled the rudder with no wire, using the Marcon system. Colwell to report to the navy department on the invention.
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Colwell
United States
Yeovil
Navy Department
Bryan’s Cincinnati Speech Attacks Drop of Money Question
Colonel W. J. Bryan spoke to about 5000 at Music Hall on Pending Questions under the Cincinnati Bimetallic council. He warned no farmer or laborer could afford to be a Republican, criticized the party’s shift, urged retention of the money issue, and attacked the Philippines policy. He proposed aiding the Philippines toward independence with protection thereafter, and planned to travel to Washington, New Jersey, and New York the next day.
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Music Hall
Cincinnati Bimetallic Council
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Boston
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Congress
Philippines
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Washington
New Jersey
New York
Vengeance Held High as Highlanders Mourn Wauchope
A London dispatch recalls the Highland brigade at Magersfontein and the burial of General Wauchope. The Scots march in a solemn funeral, pipes playing Flowers of the Forest, as they vow vengeance on the Boer force. The piece salutes their endurance and recalls Christmas sorrow amid war.
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Colenso
Associated Press
Magersfontein
Daily News
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Cronje
Africa
Wauchope
Ina
Hillside
Glen
Highlanders fall on heights in deadly night assault
At midnight General Wauchope led about 4,000 Highland brigade toward fortified kopje positions. Aimed advance through darkness ended in disaster as wires, rifles, and fire from Boer positions halted the assault. The Scots suffered heavy losses with General Wauchope among the fallen, leaving mournful reflections on the failed charge.
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Kopje
Uharty
Pacea
Gluck Watch
Gordons
Seaforths
Tde
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Lost ship identified near St Johns Helgoland
The damaged life buoy found in St Marys Bay bears letters likely spelling Helgoland. The magistrate received the buoy yesterday and reports that some bodies have been brought ashore as the fated vessel is identified near St Johns Newfoundland.
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St. Johns
Helgoland
N. F
St. Mary's Bay
Elgoland
Scout Goes to Join Roberts On South Africa Mission
The St. Paul carried several men bound for South Africa including F. R. Burnham a scout who served with the English army and met Lord Roberts in India. Also aboard were Captain R. E. B. Harris and his son Felix from San Antonio who said they would go to Africa to join the war effort.
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South Africa
New York
Southampton
F. R. Burnham
Burnham
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India
Alaska
R. E B. Harris
Felix
San Antonio
Africa
Wood Pays for Cuban Papers Remarkable Characteristic Exposed
Havana reports reveal General Wood subscribes to every daily newspaper and instructs that bills be presented to him each month. Diario de la Marina notes it as a historic first for a governor general to personally pay for newspaper subscriptions in Cuba.
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Diario de la Mariana
Island
Gage Charges and Sulzer Clash Over Treasury Funds
The House debated secretary Gage amid charges of law violations linked to government funds and the Standard Oil trust. Sulzer accused GOP leaders of blocking investigations while Sibley and Hepburn urged accuracy and restraint. Norton spotlighted star route contractors luring sub contractors into losses.
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New York
Gage
Republican Party
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New York Custom House
Standard of Trust
McKinley
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Fairchild
Gagehead
Standard Oil Trust
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Hepburn
Iowa
Treasury
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Norton
Onto
Kentucky Tragedy Fuels Noise in Political Feud
The article describes heated tensions in Kentucky as Goebel and rival factions accuse each other after yesterday’s deadly incident. Adjutant General Collien laments the tragedy and appeals for sanity, while Governor Bradley teeters over the loss. Colson’s leadership faces pressure as investigations promise legal action.
Taylor charges swing in Kentucky election dispute
Governor Taylor and Lieutenant Governor Marshall filed a counter notice of contest against Goebel and Beckman. The lengthy document alleges Democratic fraud across Kentucky and criticizes Democratic conduct in the last election, signaling broad charges from state officials.
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Frankfort
Marshall
Goebel
Ieckman
Democratic Party
Fta
Golden Expected to Recover in Olson Case Verdict
Coroner's jury returns verdict that Ethelbert Scott Luther W Dema and Julian were killed by pistol shots fired by David G Colson. Bodies of two victims shipped to Lexington and Shelbyville while Julian lies in a sister’s residence casket as friends call.
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Frankfort
Ethelbert Scott
Luther W. Demare
Colson
Lexington
Shelbyville
Julian
Scott
Golden
Seatt
Jilian
Taree
David G. Colson
Otis guarantees religious liberty to the Filipinos
Archbishops visit and rumors of friars' return spark Catholic protests across locales. Major General Otis publishes that Americans will not compel acceptance of any church denomination, and the Philippines will retain individual liberty under the constitution. Delegations press for priests independent of friar brotherhoods as forces move toward Samar and Leyte.
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Menila
Chappelle
Philippines
Monsignor Chappelle
McKinley
Otis
Lberty Guar
Manila
Pettigrew Resolution and War Threats in Senate Diary
A senate debate centers on contraband of war and British seizure near Delagoa Bay. The resolution, amended and passed, asks the president for full state department information and steps to restore seized property. Pettigrew’s fiscal operation inquiry also passes, while Teller argues for bi metallism and criticizes the financial bill as a caucus measure. La Grippe remedy ad closes.
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Hale
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Hawley
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Great Britain
Tillman
South Carolina
South Africa
Platt
Foraker
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State Department
Pettigrew
Secretary of War
Cuba
Cays
Teller
Silver Republican
Colorado
Tatler
le Dignapolis
pHi
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Cattle Industry Papers Highlight Sessions at Meeting
Delegates weighed rates and terminal charges by railroads as resolutions on these questions stirred lively debate. The day opened with Hon. D W Smith of Illinois presenting Live Stock A Business Proposition. Philip D Armour’s Relation of the Packing House to the Live Stock Industry attracted close attention, read by T F B Sotham, president of the National Hereford Association.
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Illinois
Philip D Armour
Armour
T. F. B. Sotham
National Hereford Association
Reunion at Chickamauga Park Veterans Invitation
Washington reports Chickamauga and Chattanooga park commission invites all Grand Army and Confederate posts to Chattanooga on October 9 10 and 11 for inspection of 200 battle positions and 2000 tablets across seven fields to verify historical accuracy of park texts and correct any errors with survivors from each brigade expected to attend
Fireman Killed in Westminster Ga Train Collision
Special report from Westminster and Toccoa Georgia describes the death of Joe Davis a 35 year old fireman from Greenville South Carolina who was struck and killed by a local freight while signaling on the track after leaving his engine on a side track at Westminster. The accident occurred as a fast through freight passed and the slower local train moved backward Davis was knocked down his head severed from his body. Davis boarded in Toccoa last summer and had many friends in Greenville. Separates Cars for Whites and Blacks Richmond Va January 17 the house of delegates passed the timerow car bill requiring separate cars for whites and blacks on the railways without a dissenting vote.
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Westminster
Toccoa
Joe Davis
Southern Railway
Greenville
Mr. Davis
3. C
Richmond
House of Delegates
Obituary for H. Ryan of McIntosh County
H Ryan of McIntosh County Georgia died at his home Taylory Creek on a Saturday. A highly respected citizen and former Confederate soldier he lost a leg in the war.
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H. Ryan
McIntosh
R W C Ryan
Taylory Creek
Mr Ryan
Effort to Defeat Treaty Leads Senator Jones Move
Washington January 17 Senator Jones of Arkansas moved to reconsider the senate vote ratifying the Samoan treaty. He cited a press report claiming the U S flag had been raised on Tutuila and urged review in relation to the treaty. Senator Frye said the report had no foundation. No action was taken. the treaty will be recalled from the president with notice of the senate’s favorable action.
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Senate
Washington
Arkansas
Tutuila
Frye
Telegraphic Bree t ies of the Day
A set of brief items reports Lorenzo Brown under death sentence in Norfolk escaped from a Greenville jail. A Hamburg cablegram confirms discharge of all Bundesrath cargo. The transport Sheridan sailed from Tacoma to Manila with hay meats and armament supplies. The Spanish senate discusses peace treaty with the United States and extradition terms. President McKinley hosted a state dinner for the diplomatic corps at the White House with cabinet members and lawmakers in attendance.
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Lorenzo Brown
Norfolk
Greenville
Bundesrath
Hamburg
Sheridan
Tacoma
Manila
Senor Silvela
United States
McKinley
White House
Miles
Davis
Daniel
Senate
John Willams
Scudder
Ground broken for big mill in Rutherford County
Ground was broken yesterday for a large cotton mill to operate 40 000 or 50 000 spindles. The mill is being erected by R F Hanes Dr T B Lovelace and Col Frank Coxe on a site near Second Broad River in Rutherford County North Carolina after a recent land purchase.
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Charlotte
National Live Stock Association Meets in Fort Worth
The second day's session opens on January 17 in Fort Worth Texas with nearly all delegates present. The convention is expected to take important action on leasing and related stock industry matters.
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Fort Worth
Tex
National Live Stock Association
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