Storms and Snow Disrupt Rail Lines and Travel in West
Nevada and California reports describe heavy snow, wind, and rail washouts. Trains and stagecoaches stranded. passengers feared and injuries reported. San Francisco notes a regionwide gale with heavy damage. orange crop uninjured as weather eases. A London to New York dispatch discusses Kruger eyeing a U.S. visit to press for Boer independence.
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San Francisco
Santa Cruz
Cape Flattery
Fort Ross
Multiple 1900s Incidents Reported Across Cities
A batch of brief items from Jan 4 reports on conflicts, crimes, and deaths. In South Africa ammunition captured near Paul. in New Jersey a powder mill explosion killed three. In North Dakota a farmer killed his hired man over a family dispute. General James E. Slaughter dies in Mexico at 87. Bank issues in Cincinnati over missing funds and a Cavite robbery. Teziutlan contractor George F. Topham faces killings by Italian workers. In Arkansas four farmers die from wood alcohol poisoning with ten more ill.
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Milton
N. D
Thomas Barry
Andrew Mellin
Barry
Mellin
General Slaughter
City of
Mexico
James E. Slaughter
West Point
Gen. Scott
Alabama
Weil and LaBra
United States
Little Rock
Ark
Searcy County
W.O. Baker
Point Peter
Alfred
John
James Dickey
Cave Creek
Boers Continue Resistance In South Africa Statement Says
Charles D. Pierce, consul general of the Orange Free State in New York, asserts daily news shows the Boer conquest is a delusion. He cites over 16,000 armed Boers, with 5000 invading Cape Colony against 210,000 British troops, and notes British losses exceed 45 percent of their force.
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New York
Journal
London
Kruger
America
W. T. Stead
Stead
Paris
John E. Milholland
Europe
McKinley
Charles D. Pierce
Orange Free State
Boer Relief Fund
Cape Colony
Great Britain
Woolwich
Bondholders sue Austin city over water bonds
George Harvey Church of New York City filed two suits in Federal court to recover interest totaling 10 339 on coupons held by the petitioner. Enrollment at the University of Texas stands at 764 after holidays with a likely rise beyond 800. John Roan, charged with criminal assault, was remanded to jail without bail after an examining trial.
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Austin
George Harvey Church
New York City
Austin Water and Light Bonds
University
University of Texas
Marlin
Tex
John Roan
Freight train tragedy kills J B Elerick in Gainesville
In Gainesville Texas on January 4 a young man named J B Elerick of Trinidad Colorado was killed by a switch engine in the Santa Fe yards. His head was severed and his limbs scattered along the track.
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Gainesville
Tex
Elerick
Trinidad
Colo
Fort Worth
Santa Fe
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Howell Brothers
John Witthian
Bryan, Texas
Burt Norwood
Ferndale
Kernole Bros. Phone 106
Ray
Sam
California
Nevada
Yreka
Cal
Fort Jones
Etna
Scott Valley
Reno
Nev
Nevada, California and Oregon Railway
Virginia and Truckee
Washington Mills
Los Angeles
We Are
Cape Town
Paul
Philadelphia
Repauno Chemical Company
Thompsons Point
N. J
North Dakota
Cincinnati
Edward ©. Remme
German National Bank of
Newport
Compton
Tucker
Frank M. Brown
Brown
Cavite
Cincinnati Northern
William
George F. Topham
Teziutlan
Santa Maria
Topham
South Africa
Crand Opera House
Rusco & Holland
Richards & Pringle
M Nagle
Attorney AT Law
Bryan
Texas
Court House
W. B. Hudson
J. G. Minkert
Hudson & Minkert
Paul M. Baylor
James Drug Store
Sherman, Tex
Aggie Morton
Negress
W. F. Clark
Denison
Harper
Soldiey J. L. Hearne
Dee ‘Mike, JR
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