Dissension at Home Over Government War Effort In Britain
London dispatch notes mounting Conservative dissension after Balfour's Manchester speech. Presses warn of potential cabinet shakeups as Lord Landsdowne or Wolseley may be sacrificed. Reports on Boer campaign actions and labor unrest in Glasgow accompany broader political turmoil.
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the Globe
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Associated Press
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Lord Wolseley
Lord Roberts
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Stormberg
Sterkstroem
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Rame
Colenso
Buller
Ladysmith
Clery
Dornkopt
Hlangwana
Tugela
War Office Fails to Inform Public on Natal Events
London reports the War Office has given no specifics on Natal since Sunday and dispatches are blocked. Public debate grows as Britain’s losses near eight thousand with casualty totals of 7318 killed 8675 wounded and 2511 missing plus disease deaths. American flour seized off Delagoa Bay has been released.
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War Office
Natal
Great Britain
Ladysmith
Delagoa Bay
Ships to sail for Delagoa Bay from Brooklyn yard
Reactions have been sent to Rear Admiral Philip to ready the battleship Texas for sea by January 20. The Texas will join the New York in the West Indies, with the Detroit and the Machias to follow once the Santo Domingo incident is resolved. A rumor says some or all of these warships may proceed to Delagoa Bay.
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Philip
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Texas
New York
West Indica
Detroit
Machias
Santo Domingo
Delagoa Bay
Troublesome Yaquis Disrupt Mexican Troops and Provisions
Small bands of Yaqui Indians harass Mexican troops near Ortiz Sonora with frequent skirmishes. A mass stampede of 100 Indians into a corral seized over 200 horses, hindering supply lines and leaving General Torres’s forces often short of food due to guerrilla tactics. Americans from Yaqui country report no progress against the rebellion.
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Torres
Washington News Briefs From Jan 11 Naval and Global Notes
The report notes Secretary Long may allow Admiral Dewey to sea duty or command if requested. India and Drummond will sail for Manila carrying about 600 tons of government freight including 116 tons of high explosives in a deck enclosure. Congo Free State troops claim a Batatola victory with 90 killed and three chiefs among the dead. Comte Paul Martel de la Chesnaye marries Miss Madeline Leslie Desmond in Colorado Springs. Captain Robert Glenn to seek Senate seat. Goebel engaged to Miss Corinne Blackburn. Portuguese on way to join the Boers delayed by frontier permit. Rich ore find in Guilford County North Carolina. Elizabeth Gladstone sues Joseph Boardman for breach of promise.
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Long
Admiral Dewey
Secretary of the Navy
New York
India
Drummond
Orient
Manila
Colorado Springs
Comte Paul Martel de la Chesnaye
Paris
France
Madeline Leslie Desmond
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Philippine Campaign Report From Manilla Front
A Manila despatch details General Schwan’s brigade marching from San Pedro Macati to Muntinglupa, engaging insurgents who retreat toward the south. American forces rout the rebels near Benan and Silin, with casualties, captured rifles, and raids by Colonel Bullard and scouting parties. The insurgents withdraw to Silin road as the advance nears.
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Herald
Manila
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Schwan
Muntinglupa
Binang
Maccabes
Scott
Haye
Maccabee
Hayes
Silam
Nolan
Eleventh Cavalry
San Pedro Tunacan
Benan
Steele
Johnson
Noriel
Silin
Carmona
Bullard
Thirty-ninth Regiment
Gage Justifies Depositing Funds in National Banks
Secretary Gage explains to Congress that government funds were placed in national banks to prevent business disruption and follow longstanding policy. The National City Bank of New York was chosen for security and convenience, with Hanover National Bank as the other eligible depository among 68 applicants. The New Orleans Cotton States Association convenes in Audubon Park with delegates from Georgia North Carolina Alabama Mississippi Louisiana New Mexico and Texas. Governor Foster is ill and Commissioner Jastremsky welcomes guests.
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Gage
Congress
National City Bank of New York
Hanover Nations Bank
New Orleans
Cotton States’ Association of Commissioners of Agriculture
Louisiana Experiment Station
Auduban Park
Georgia
North Carolina
Alabama
Misissippi
Louisiana
New Mexico
Texas
Foster
Jastremsky
Stevens
Britain Justifies Seizure in Steamer Dispute
The Journal's Washington special reports Britain's reply confirms the seizure, justifies the act, and promises payment for seized flour and corn, signaling a resolution outline.
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New York
Journal
Washington
Great Britain
England
Tracy Named Leader in Monroe County Politics
In Rochester on January 10, William H. Tracy, a staunch anti-Hill Democrat, was selected to lead Monroe County politics. Strong Bryan resolutions were adopted at the gathering.
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Rochester
William H. Tracy
Monroe
Krause-Taylor Minstrels to Perform in City Next Week
Edgar T Neville toured the city for Krause-Taylor company advance work. They present a program of plays including A Home Affair with a free admission offer, The Virginian and Rip Van Winkle among titles. The troupe, known for popular prices, will appear all evenings next week with a Saturday matinee.
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Edgar T. Neville
Krause-Taylor Big Company
Virginian
Rip van Winkle
Monte Christo
Krause-Taylor Company
Notice of Special Stockholders Meeting for Mortgage
The Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company calls a special meeting of stockholders on January 19, 1900, at noon in Houston to authorize a first mortgage on the Waco Northwestern Division to raise up to twenty five thousand dollars per mile for thirty years at six percent, to fund completion and operation of the railroad from Bremond to Kers and related franchises. E. W. Cave, Secretary. d jan 19
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Texas
Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company
Waco & Northwestern Division
The
Houston & Texas Central Railway
Bremond
Robertson County
Marlin
Waco
Kers
McLennan County
Getting Money From Home
A home business note explains that keeping earnings at home protects profits as small jobs sent out for laundry work add up and cut into home enterprise gains.
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