Boer War pursuit tightens as DeWet escape noted
London report cites Kitchener dispatch from Johannesburg noting DeWet avoided capture as British columns press forward after Zeefontein setback. Bruce Hamilton pursued 400 Boers near Knapdar, capturing 32 with ammunition stock before horses died. Recounts 20 killed 9 wounded 23 captured and 95 surrendered since January 6.
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London
Kitchener
Johannesburg
DeWet
Zeefontein
Botha
Bruce Hamilton
Knapdar
Directors named for DC medical and education institutions
The speaker announced two sets of directors for Washington DC institutions. Stewart of New York and Livingston of Georgia were named directors of Columbia Hospital for Women. Russell of Connecticut and Lanham of Texas were named directors of the Columbian Institution for Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb. The House then resumed debate on the pension appropriation bill.
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Washington
House
Messrs. Stewart
New York
Livingston
Georgia
Columbia Hospital For Women
Messrs. Russell
Connecticut
Lanham
Texas
Columbian Institution For Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb
District of Columbia
Patrick to be tried for Rice murder in January
Albert T. Patrick appeared in Justice Beach's special term on an adjourned habeas corpus writ. The trial, set to begin January 13, was postponed to next Monday, with prosecutors seeking the murder verdict in the Rice case.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Beach
Supreme Court
Fire destroys old Tannery building in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth on January 14 the old Tannery building burned to the ground. It housed 10 to 12 people with three or four narrow escapes. Dan Vaughn and Wilson leapt from the upper story and broke their legs while firemen rescued a nearly suffocated woman.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Dan Vaughn
Wilson
Switchman Pat Joyce Killed In Yard Accident
Fort Worth Texas January 14 Pat Joyce a switchman in the Texas and Pacific yards was run over by a switch engine while transferring a trainload of oranges to Rock Island yards. He fell from the switch board and was horribly mangled losing an arm and both legs.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Pat Joyce
Texas and Pacific
Rock Island
Bethchell Identity Tied to Former Friend by County Official
Chicago report says Warren Lincoln Bethchell, dead in the county morgue for days, has been identified by County Commissioner Organ as the body of a former friend. The father is described as a wealthy Cincinnati manufacturer. Bethchell once served as secretary for Hussman Crucible Co with offices in the Monadnock building.
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Chicago
Warren Lincoln Bethchell
Organ
Cincinnati
Bethchell
Hussman Crucible Company
Monadnock
Kidnappers Take Prisoner From Jail Across State Line
In Bristol Tennessee police report kidnappers seized Will King a Black prisoner from Bristol Virginia Monday night and transported him into Tennessee. King is charged with assaulting O V Bunn's 12 year old son and received a knife wound while resisting his captors.
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Bristol, Tenn
Bristol
Will King
State Line
Tennessee
King
O. V. Bunn
Death of Maurice Schnell Ends 55 Years at Sisters of Providence
Terre Haute Indiana reports the death of Maurice Schnell a longtime member of the Sisters of Providence at St Marys of the Woods. Schnell aged 72 was born on the Rhine and served the order for over five decades in the community that houses the mother convent in the United States.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Maurice
Community of Sisters of Providence
St. Mary's of the Woods
Order
United States
Madeis Oe Schnell
Case Teker Under Advisement in Slivvers' Compress Case
Austin January 14 The state continues to press charges in the Slivvers' Compress case as the judge takes the matter under advisement awaiting further evidence and testimony.
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Teker
Austin
Jan
Te State
Slivvers’ Compress
Arbitration Agreed Upon Ends Trial in Fort Worth Case
The Fort Worth warehouse firm on trial for anti trust violation and charter forfeiture concluded and taken under advisement by the district court. Mexico City reports the conference will adopt a compulsory arbitration plan with minor details left to settle.
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Mexico City
Phillips the Corn King faces margin call and ruin
Chicago January 14 notice posted at the board of trade orders closing all open deals with George H Phillips the former corn king. A 12 cent rye drop triggered heavy extra margin calls and a sharp market slump as Phillips and staff struggled to respond. Attorney Jacob Ringer said he was practically wiped from the financial slate declaring him broke.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
George H. Phillips
Phillips
Stone
R. Hulbert
Jacob Ringer
Mr. Ringer
Banker Under Arrest In Kansas City For Forgery
J P Withers former president of the American National Bank Beaumont Texas is in custody at the Midland hotel on a federal forgery charge involving about 29000 in notes and 3000 in stock of the First National Bank of Hove. The arrest came by a Beaumont warrant and was kept secret as officials pursued court action in Joplin.
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Kansas City
J. P. Withers
American National Bank of
Beaumont
Texas
Midland Hotel
United States
First National Bank of Hove
Withers
Marshal Durham
Wither
Joplin
Mr. Wither
Sherman
State
American National
King Edward Coronation US Representatives Named
The secretary of state announced special US representatives for King Edward's coronation. Whitelaw Reid is special ambassador from New York, General James H. Wilson from Delaware, Captain Charles E. Clarke from the Navy, and three secretaries J P Morgan Jr, Edmund Lincoln Bailess Wetmore.
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United States
King Edward
Whitelaw Reid
New York
United States Army
James H. Wilson
Delaware
United States Navy
Charles E. Clarke
Oregon
Philadelphia
J. P. Morgan, Jr
J. Pierpont Morgan
Edmund Lincoln Bailess
Wetmore
Senator, Wetmore
Rhode Island
Chicago Night Schools Close Temporarily After Fund Shortage
Chicago faces a temporary halt to night classes as the city grapples with a school fund shortage. The action marks the first shutdown of Chicago's night schools in over three decades and may presage further curtailment of daytime programs.
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Chicago
City faces struggle to keep day schools open year round
The piece notes financial strain on the city, risking the ten month calendar for day schools. Night schools draw 4471 attendees on average, with 4500 hoped for, and about 200 teachers planned for 20 schools at an estimated cost near $50,000.
Gorman Elected U S Senator for Maryland
Annapolis Maryland January 14 Arthur Pue Gorman elected United States senator to succeed George L Wellington Gorman won on a party ticket with a 6 percent vote total while Jackson carried 50 percent for the Republican side in the unsure results of the election battle
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Annapolis
Arthur Pue Gorman
United States
George L. Wellington
Gorman
Jackson
Bank Robbery Hits Butler Georgia Vault
Butler Georgia bank was robbed Monday night of 2000 dollars in cash. Dynamite was used to blow the vault open and the burglars escaped. Local authorities investigate leads and review security footage. No injuries reported.
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Butler, Ga
Bank of Butler
City Property Listings With Various Homes and Lots
South half of block near Alles Academy priced at 550 dollars. About one and a quarter acres near the schoolhouse in the southeast part of town. Small new cottage, tenant house and well on premises priced at 1000 dollars. Six room house with one lot on the west side of town priced at six room house and two lots located four blocks from Main Street. Brick cistern on premises. Also other city property and 1250 dollars for the second figure.
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Alles Academy
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