Tugela Front Battles and Reinforcements Report
Detailed battlefield observations describe Seer positions along the Tugela and Buller’s ascent to Spion Kop. Reports note reinforcements at Cape Town and at sea, heavy British losses, and a major Tugela assault where Boer resistance held. Ambulatory casualty details and Ladysmith signals are described.
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Tugela
Spion Kop
Drakensburg
Buller
War Office
Lord Roberts
Cape Town
Passengers barred from Transvaal except Russian Ambulance Corps
A Lourenco Marques despatch says on Wednesday all passengers booked for the Transvaal were stopped by government order except the Russian ambulance corps members who traveled by a special train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lourenzo Marques
Transvaal
Boer reports detail Tugela fighting and Colenso activity
Dispatches from Boer sources describe Sunday and Monday fighting on the upper Tugela with possible action at Colenso. They note Boer casualties, fresh British troops, Botha in sole command, and a night advance ending with British dead and wounded counted.
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London
Tugela
Colenso
Pretoria
Spion
Botha
Cronje
Tuela
Ladysmith
Swartskop
Low Kopjes
Viljoen
Fighting of Tuesday from Spearman's camp
A Telegraph despatch from Spearman's camp reports Sir Charles Warren's forces firing on Boer positions west of Spion Kop. A lyddite battery and Maxims aided by naval guns shell the area, causing enemy losses while Boers hold their works. Casualties were lighter than the previous day as fighting continued from dawn to dusk with no major engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Telegraph
Spearman
Charles Warren
Spion Kop
Acton Homes Road
Potgieter
Breach of Portuguese neutrality reported by Lisbon
Lisbon dispatch dated January 19 reports Lorenzo Marques government informed of Boer forces crossing Portuguese territory from Umballa to Rhodesia. A field artillery unit has been dispatched and reinforcements requested, with secrecy surrounding movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo Marquez
Umballa
Rhodesia
Methuen Tries Artillery at Modder River
A Modder River despatch reports a vigorous reconnaissance and shelling between British long range guns and Boer guns in kloofs and hills. The fight lasted 6 55 to 7 30 p m, with the infantry near the Boer trenches and British forces returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Modder River
Kopjes
Kloofs
Sickness in Ladysmith Reported by General White
General White reports from Ladysmith that 113 serious illnesses plague his camp. Deaths from dysentery and enteric fever average ten daily, highlighting dire conditions in the besieged area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
White
Ladysmith
Exeter lodge installs new officers and local events
In Exeter the Byington lodge of the New England Order of Protection installed its new officers Tuesday. Nearly a dozen candidates seek Exeter relay team positions for a meet with Dover in the WB A. A. Feb. 2. The Exeter Choral Union offers its concert this evening. Ice cutting starts on Crystal Lake. Annie Leona Monday, a child, died Tuesday from ammonia poisoning and was buried yesterday. Franklin county tax increase of 7500 is noted.
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Exeter
Byington Lodge
New England Order of Protection
Andover
Exeter Choral Union
Hampden
Worest Frekin
Dover
Thompson
Saw Hill
Franklin County
Franklin
Franklin m
Danbury
Annie Leona
Franklin Cemetery
Young People's Christian Endeavor
Moelety
Tilton
Crystal Lake
Frank Hubbard
Bellows Falls
Herbert Keene
Sioner
Bellows Malls
A P A Trouble Splits Massachusetts Branch
In September 1899 H F Bowers suspended all Massachusetts A P A officers and dissolved the State council naming Charles Godfrey to take control. State President Alexander Knox and State Secretary Frank J Bachelder resisted, claiming no truth to political charges and praising growth under their leadership.
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H. F. Bowers
Clinton
Massachusetts State Organization
State Council
Charles Godfrey
Alexander Knox
Everett
Frank J. Bachelder
Boston
Godfrey
Bowers
Supreme Council
American Protective Association of the
United States of North America
Massachusetts
The
American Protective Association
Supreme Authority
Messrs. Knox and Batehelder
Ake
Pyramid Pile Cure Offered as Pain Free Treatment
A new suppository medicine claims to cure all forms of piles without pain or downtime. Marketed as safe and effective, it is sold nationwide for 50 cents per full treatment with a free information book mailed on request.
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Maine
California
Pyramid Co
Marshall Mieh
J. W. Haines
Glenn Ridge
Cincinnati
Ohio
Arso
Tuttle outlines plan to lease Fitchburg by Boston & Maine
President Lucius Tuttle announces a proposed arrangement between the Boston & Maine and Fitchburg railroads. The plan would have the state receive 3 percent annually on its Fitchburg stock for fifty years, with bonds issued to fund the transfer and a potential exchange offer for minority stockholders. The deal hinges on stockholders and legislative ratification and aims to boost Fitchburg earnings through integration with B and M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine Railroad
Fitchburg Road
Boston & Maine
Fitchburg Preferred
Boston
Boston & Maine System
Codman
Fitchburg
Vanderbilt's Hand Motivates Fitchburg Lease Debate
Massachusetts state directors explained 50,000 Fitchburg common shares held by the Commonwealth and the $30,000,000 Hoosac Tunnel investment. A proposed lease by Boston & Maine would exchange stock and bonds, with Governor Crane and legislative action shaping the deal amid expected debate by the Legislature.
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Hoosac
Fitchburg
Commonwealth
Tuttle
W. Murray Crane
The
Boston & Maine Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad Company
Boston & Maine
History of the Fitchburg Railroad and State Consolidation
The Fitchburg Railroad Company traces its roots to 1842 with completion to Fitchburg in 1845 and expansion into Boston by 1848. It later absorbed lines and merged with Troy & Greenfield and Hoosac Tunnel interests in 1887, issuing large stock and bonds to consolidate assets. Massachusetts held a major stake through common stock and bonds, while the state equity faced complex asset transfers and long term capital structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchburg Railroad Company
S & Corporation
Cambridge
Fitchburg
Boston
Peterborough
Shirley
Vermont & Massachusetts
Greenfield
Hoosac
Ashburnham Railroad
State of Massachusetts
Troy & Greenfield
State” Road
North Adams
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hoosac Tunnel
Fitchburg Company
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Consolidated Company
Troy & Boston Railroad Company
Boston, Hoosac Tunnel & Western
Troy, Saratoga & Northern
Cheshire Railroad
Cheshire
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine
Fitchburg Common
Vanderbilts
New York Central
Boston & Albany
State Street
Vanderbilt
Postum Coffee Praised by Schoolgirl and Relatives
A Worcester girl testifies that Postum Food Coffee relieved heavy dyspepsia and heartburn after trying the product despite poor initial taste. Her uncle, a Boston Theatre property man, also shows marked improvement, with his family using it. The letter asks not to print the signature.
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Lowrie
Boston Theatre
Worcester
Mass
Postini Cereal Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Rising medical costs force rate hike withdrawal date
The writer notes 1900 price increases across drugs, bottles, labels, printing, and related hospital needs. This surge makes maintaining the current $3 monthly rate untenable, and the Almyr practice will withdraw the rate by Wednesday evening, January 31.
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Almyr
Six Days More for Almyr Treatment Offer
Six days remain for patients to begin or renew treatment through February 1 and be treated at three dollars a month until cured. The ad lists numerous stomach symptoms claimed to diagnose digestive disease and promotes the Almyr cure.
Fitchburg Railroad History and Market Speculation
The article details Fitchburg Railroad consolidations from 1887 to 1890 with Troy & Boston and Cheshire, stock and bond issuances, and dividend history. Market chatter links a potential Boston & Maine offer and Vanderbilt influence behind control dynamics of Fitchburg assets and regional rail leases.
Lyman Rogers of Bennington Dies and Vermont News Roundup
Obituary notes Dr. Lyman Rogers of Bennington is dead. The Montpelier Supreme Court term opens. Litigation includes Burlington suit over $4600 breach of contract. Burlington’s Mrs. Painter loses suit and appeals bond set at $25,000. Montpelier mayoral race denial. Credit settlement offers to creditors at 4 cents on the dollar. State officials and railroads discuss abandoning the mileage law. Bennington Routing Company operates at full capacity while Olin Scott’s Bennington shops prepare machinery for Canada and Nova Scotia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Rogers
Bennington
Montpelier Supreme Court
Joseph HM. Bunker
Burlington
Hardwick
F. J. Painter
M. W. Wheeler
Montpelier
J. L. Tuttle
J. HM. Lucia
Tt.t. Ranney
Wood Brothers
Marshfield
F. W. Hall
Mary Allen
Jericho
Olin Scott
Canada
Nova Scotia
HW. Wright
Middlebury
Patrick McGarry
Vroctor
Mierenve Hall
North Bennington
Promises To Cure Like These From Local Doctors
Several Malden Brookline and Roxbury residents describe long term ailments from throat stricture bronchial weakness stomach trouble and deafness before receiving care from Doctors McCoy and Powell Their statements claim cures improved appetite sleep and hearing with dramatic positive changes noted after treatment and home care conclusion that many conditions are resolved and patients feel like new people
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Emma Kaulbeck
Clifton St
Malden
McCoy and Powell
Minnie Murray
Highland Avenue
Mctoy and Powell
A. W. Howard
Chestnut St
Brookline
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Philadelphia
United States
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Lord Salisbury
Tugela Heights
Hans Botha
Schalk-Burger
Lucas Meyer
Butler
Tugela River
Republic
New York
Hood
W.h.mallins
Steubenville
Mail
Daily Mail
Lisbon
Methuen
New Hampshire
A. P
Trouble
Supreme
Bowers At
President Tuttle
Lucius Tuttle
Fitchburge
Poston & Maine Railroad
Codman Reticent
Mr. Tuttle
Fitchburg and
Sai Leage
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Vermont News
Vermont Merino Sheep Breeders’ Association
Congress
John Larsen
Marcella
St., Roxbury
Vic
McCour
Powell
John HH. Williams
Albany, N. Y
McCoy and
Vowell
Jefferson Building
Cresap “McCoy
J. R. Powell
Maine News
Frederick G. Fassett
Portland
Cora FE. Jordan
F. A. Gilkey
American Expresas Company
Welfist
William Alien
Powell Vs. Haines
South Portland
Thomas B. Haskell
Melvile B. Fuller
Aurelia ©. Lane
A. K. P. Mace
Benton
John Libby
Sears
J. Edward Wilson
Tremont Row
Reas
Margaret ‘Ineh
Porter Street
Church of the Sacred Heart
Phelan
Sara A
Michael Phelan
P. J. Gerady
Maverick Street
Frday
DR. King
DR. King CO
Washington St
Jordan's
White's
Foc
Metropolitan Bien
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