Roberts War Despatches Reveal Frontline Struggles
Lord Roberts publishes a 157 page official history of the war covering Feb 6 to Nov 5 1900. He praises many officers but criticizes Sir Redvers Buller for failing to relieve Ladysmith and notes Broadwood bears no blame for Sanna's Post disaster.
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London
Lord Roberts
Samas Post
Lord Kitchener
Redvers Buller
Jacobsdal
Buller
Ladysmith
Cronje
Bloemfontein
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Broadwood
Sanna
Boesman’s Kop
Komatipoort
Louis Botha
South Africa
France
Germany
Austria
Steele
Jarvis
Belcher
Mackie
Magee
Strathcona
Arlington Prayer Surrounds Testimony in Keller Trial
Mrs Thomas G Barker faces testifying against Rev John Keller as Bethany Chapter of Trinity Church weighs swearing in. Arlington residents pray as guild members consider sharing crucial testimony while another member hesitates. Barker and her husband express resolve to recount events.
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New York
Thomas G. Walker
John Keller
Arlington
Bethany
Woman's Guild of Trinity Church
Keller
Thomas G. Barker
Iblic
Bath Iron Works Wins Navy Battleship Contract
Bath Maine February 8 Bath Iron Works received contracts from the Navy Department for a United States battleship to be named the Georgia. President Fe W Hyde visited Portland to inspect sites for a Bath branch of the plant.
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Bath
Bath Iron Works
Georgia
Navy Department
Washington
FE. W. Hyde
Portland
Funeral services for Professor John P Marshall at Tufts
In Medford on February 8 the funeral for Professor John P Marshall of Tufts College was held at Goddard Chapel College Hill. The Rev Charles H Leonard and President Blmer H Capen officiated. Burial will be in Kingston New Hampshire, his birthplace.
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Medford
John P. Marshall
Tufts College
Goddard Chapel
College Hill
Charles H. Leonard
Tufts Divinity School
Bmlmer H. Capen
Kingston
N. H
Marshall
Goulds Named Receivers of Castellane Income Over 200000
Judge Lacombe appoints George J. Gould and Helen Gould as receivers of all Castellane income above 200000 annually. The action, arising from Eugene Fischer's suit, targets the Countess de Castellane and executors under Jay Gould's will. Wertheimer creditors argue to shield funds. decision reserved.
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New York
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
George J. Gould
Helen Gould
Countess de Castellane
Eugene Fischer
Edwin Gould
Howard Gould
Jay Gould
England
France
Samuel Untermeyer
Wertheimer
London
Castellanes
Supreme Court
George Gould
Beach
Anna Gould
Mr. Untermeyer
Goulds
Anna
Wolcott Fund Receives Substantial Memorial Gifts
The Governor Wolcott memorial fund treasurer Henry J. Higginson reports total receipts of 25 207 78 from 28 720 132 pledged and 1478 60 added. A letter from Captain Cully of Company I Ninth Regiment notes the subscription honors Massachusetts chief executive and private citizen.
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Governor Wolcott
Henry J. Higginson
Mill Street
Boston
Cully
Company I
Ninth Regiment
Massachusetts
Boston College Ball Set for Feb 18 at Symphony Hall
Final arrangements are made for the Young Men's Catholic Association annual ball. It will be held February 18 in Symphony Hall and is expected to attract a large Catholic social crowd. Balcony boxes sold at public auction last evening at Boston College Hall on James Street. James B. Fitzpatrick conducted the sale amid lively bidding.
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Young Men's Catholic Association
Symphony Hall
Boston College Hall
James Street
John B. Fitzpatrick
Royal couple begin honeymoon at Loo Palace
Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry of Mecklenburg Schwerin have started their honeymoon at the Queen's summer palace in Loo after leaving the royal palace. The marriage yesterday united the Queen and her new consort, marking a royal chapter abroad.
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Hague
Feb
Wilhelmina
Prince
Henry of
City Briefs Report Of Fires Thefts And Arrests
Fire crews responded to a chimney blaze at 560 Newbury Street in a three story brick building owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Shepard. Police logged several incidents including purse thefts, larcenies from Sherriburn & Co and Henry H. Harvey, and arrests of Kirkpatrick and Brithwood. Community events cover a festival, an IOOF ball, and lectures by Mr. Storey and Benjamin Woolf’s funeral details.
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Newbury Street
Elizabeth Shepard
F. H. Cape
Philadelphia
N. J. Moses
Ellis Street
Roxbury
Forest Hills
Tennyson M. Kirkpatrick
Cross Street
Sherriburn & Co
Oliver Street
Henry H. Harvey
Atlantic Avenue
Wise
Commonwealth Avenue
Washington Street
Sadie Douglas
Compton Street
America Lodge No. 101
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Tremont Street
Benjamin Txlward Woolf
The
Boston Herald
West Brookline Street
New York
Moorfield Storey
Twentieth Century Club
United States
Scott's Emulsion Aids Children’s Health
Nearly all children like Scott's Emulsion because it is good for them and helps when whooping cough croup diphtheria and other childhood disorders leave youngsters weak. The product supplies missing elements to nourish and strengthen growing bodies. Send for a free sample from Scott and Bowne New York.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Wu and Otis Clash Over Banquet Attendance
The Chinese minister Wu refused to attend the Genesee Society banquet in New York citing General Otis's enforcement of the Philippines Chinese exclusion act. Otis confirmed the issue, noting pressure from Filipino merchants and his decision to admit those already aboard while excluding others.
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Washington
Society of the Genesee
New York
General Otis
State Department
Genesee Society
Otis
Philippines
Wilcox Defense Heard By House Committee on Elections
The Hawaii Delegate Wilcox faced charges in a House committee hearing with Rep. Robinson of Indiana present as counsel. Wilcox submitted a written answer denying merit to many charges and argued changing legal status of Hawaii since 1899. Robinson closed by criticizing those who used private letters against him. a legal brief is due next Tuesday.
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Washington
Wilcox
Hawaii
House Committee On Elections
Robinson
Indiana
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Pastors on Move Sparks Harvard Street Baptist Meeting
Harvard Street Baptist Church members debated whether Rev. Charles C. Harle should accept a call to Haddondale New Jersey. If Earle stays the church will support him. if he leaves, the congregation fears abandonment and awaits a decisive vote next Sunday.
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Harvard Street
Earle
Harvard Street Baptist Church
Charlies C. Harle
Haddondale
N. J
Farle
Fire destroys Baku factories and depots
A major blaze in Baku Transcaucasia burns ten factories and five depots, housing 3 million poods of naptha waste. Losses exceed 6 million roubles. One hundred injured, forty one severely, nine dead, and 100 missing. Shelters organized by Caspian and Black Sea Company. Rothschilds seek Paris aid. Fire started by a discharged worker, chaos described as victims fled burning.
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ST. Petersburg
Baku
Transcaucasia
Caspian and Black Sea Company
Rothschilds
Paris
Boston Typographical Union Considers Strike Over Wage Dispute
Boston Typographical Union 138 may strike as members debate applying the weekly wage rate to female and male compositors alike. A prior agreement with the International Typographical Union and the Boston Peppenese has caused a misunderstanding about wages for women in the trade.
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Boston Typographical Union 138
Typographical Union 13
Lynch
McMahon
International Typographical Union
Ito
Boston
Electricians as Minstrels at Holtzer Cabot Plant
Brookline's Holtzer Cabot Electric Company plans a mutual benefit minstrel show at Dudley Street Opera House next Wednesday evening February 13. The 5 member association, led by Louis Axtman, includes J F Luther as vice president and Albert Waterman as secretary. The firm employs 400 experts from diverse nations and features a 45 voice mixed chorus with women in prominent parts.
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Brookline
Holtzer- Cabot Electric Company
Charles W. Holtzer
Holtzer
Dudley Street Opera House
Louis A. Axtman
J. F. Luther
Albert Waterman
Stetson
Joseph O. Neal
George Martin
William Driver
T. Costello
Arthur Towns
George Jule
C. Dell
John Cusie
Five Die in Family From Pneumonia in Vermont
In Shaftsbury, Vermont, the Turner family of George Turner has suffered five deaths within three weeks as pneumonia follows measles. The father and four grown children died. a 16 year old son remains critically ill and may die. Only the mother survives.
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Bennington
George Turner
Shaftsbury
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Tess
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America
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Nicola Tesla
Earth
Clo. Co, Inc
Hanover St
Georges and
Wolcott Fund
Boston College
Loo
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable
Francis W. Jackson
Alfred W. Maine
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New Assurance
N. Y. Insurance Department
J. G. van Cise
R. G. Hann
WM. A. Wheelock
J. H. Dunham
C. Ledyard Blair
B. Alexander
Geo. H. Squire
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James W. al Gage BE. Tarbell
William Alexander
James B. Loring
Geo. J. Gould
Geo.t. Wilson
T. Dewitt Cuyler
HB. W. Lambert
H. M. Alexander
J. F. DE Navarro
M. E. Ingalls
H. Hyde
William H. McIntyre
Sidney D. Ripley
Ward Curtis
M.D
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A. J. Cassatt
Robt
T. Lincoln
J. J. Astor
Gagh B. Tarbeli
Marvin Hughitt
WM. H. McIntyre Samuel M. Enmad
Brayton Ives, Alanson Trask
WM. A. Tower, Levi P. Morton, D. O. Mills
James H. Hyde
Jacob H. Schiff
John Sloane
Chas. S. Smith
WM. Alexander
John J. McCook
H. C. Haarstick
David H. Moffat
V. P. Snyder
Joseph T. Low
Francis A. C. Hill
Nathan Warren
Equitable Building
Ilk and
Devonshire Streets
Boston, Mass
T. Jefferson Coglidgeh
August Belmont
Sir WM. G. van Horne
Thomas T. Eckert, A. van Santvoord
James H. Dunham
CG. Ledyard Blair
WM. H. Baldwin
Thomas
Young
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Tremont
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