Believed Boer attack sinks British transport with mules
New Orleans reports a British transport carrying American mules to South Africa may have been intercepted and blown up by Boer agents in the Gulf of Mexico. A schooner sighted hundreds of dead mules along a 30 mile stretch, with storms also blamed. Some say a disaster hit another British vessel. officials note one transport from the port is missing.
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New Orleans
South Africa
Gulf of Mexico
Quintana
Tex
Port Eads
Olga
Matagorda Bay
Gulf
George Peterson
Matthew Warring
Elder Dempster Steamship Company
Mechanician
Vessel believed to founder after cattle laden ship sighted
Quintana Mexico reports the schooner Olga reached port to escape a gale. Off Matagorda island dead cattle and mules were strewn for about 30 miles, suggesting a large vessel carrying livestock may have foundered.
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Quintana
Mex
Olga
Matagorda Island
Cadets Dropped From Naval Academy District Vacancies Created
Westport New York January 15 Among the cadets found deficient and dropped from the United States military academy vacancies arise in the cadets lists by district. Third class John C French Kansas Boyd A Hill Illinois George W Nest Tennessee Terry R Maghes Wyoming Fourth class Leonard S Arnold Arkansas Edward S Curtis Missouri George F Fox Pennsylvania Lloyd R Frendall Wyoming Rexford R Gardiner Michigan Herbert J Hollister Pennsylvania Wm A Howard Michigan Wm T Kelly Kentucky St Clair Newburn North Carolina Thomas A Smith Nebraska Hewitt L Wells Michigan
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Westport
N. Y
United States Military Academy
Hhird
John C. French
Kansas
Boyd A. Hill
Illinois
George W. Nest
Tennessee
Terry R. Maghes
Wyoming
Leonard S. Arnold
Arkansas
Edwards. Curtis
Missouri
George F. Fox
Pennsylvania
Lloyd R. Frendall
Rexford R. Gardiner
Michigan
Herbert J. Hollister
Wm. A. Howard
Wm. T. Kelly
Kentucky
St. Clair Newburn
North Carolina
Thomas A. Smith
Nebraska
Hewitt L. Wells
Fort Worth Clairvoyants Arrested in Knoxville Case
Fort Worth police report that J. J. Flynn and wife alias the Sterlings were arrested in Knoxville, Tennessee, and are held there on charges they used crooked methods as clairvoyants to rob victims of diamonds valued over 1000 dollars. They operated in Houston, Dallas and other Texas cities and are believed to have stolen 5000 to 6000 dollars from the state. The couple agreed to return to Texas without requisition papers. Knoxville sheriff will bring them back to Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Rep
Knoxville
Tenn
J. J. Flynn
Sterlings
Houston
Dallas
Texas
Flynns
Tragic family attack shocks Pittsburg neighbors
In Pittsburg on Tuesday night a Polish family named Venzulick was found severely beaten by a rail cutter. The wife was dead, the husband dying, and three small children badly injured. Police suspect the husband attacked the wife, who fought back injuring him. the children were hospitalized with serious injuries, doctors say all may die.
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Pittsburg
Venzulick
Four-Story Shirt Plant Fire in St Louis
A blaze at 1008 St Charles Street in St Louis destroyed the Premium Shirt Manufacturing Co building and contents, with an estimated loss of 250000, partly covered by insurance. Rice, Stix & Co owned stock and machinery. building owned by Leonard Tinken sustained 30000 damage. Previous loss figures listed 200000 on property and 20000 on machinery.
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St. Louis
St. Charles Street
Premium Shirt Manufacturing Company
Rice, Stix & Co
Leonard Tinken
Jewelry Thieves Captured Near Gretna After Hotel Theft
Two thieves eluded police Tuesday night from the St. Charles hotel with a trunk valued at about 2500 dollars belonging to F. F. Manners of Chicago. They were tracked and captured above Gretna on the river’s opposite bank as they attempted to escape.
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New Orleans
St. Charles Hotel
F. F. Manners
Chicago
Gretna
Indicted for Discharging an Employee at Wellsville Plant
Wellsville C Jan 15 grand jury in Lis bon O returns an indictment against Brookman manager of the Wellsville plant of the American Sheet Steel company for discharging Leonard Shaffer an employee at the local mills for refusal to surrender his union card.
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Wellsville
Lisbon
Brookman
American Sheet Steel Company
Leonard Shaffer
Iocal Mills
Wessels on the Deep Demonstrates Wireless Telegraphy
New York January 15 Through wireless telegraphy the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse long voyage from Bremen to Cherbourg communicated with shore and ships. Captain Hogemann called it the Marconi system’s most complete test. Kronkent, previously Lucania expert, relayed positions and weather from the Atlantic while the Lucania and others answered. The system proved vital for wrecks and locating lights at sea, exemplified by a Nantucket sighting and a shifting light alert.
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Red
New York
Bremen
Southampton
Cherbourg
D. Hogemann
Marconi
Herr
Lizzard
Herr Kronkent
Lucania
Hogemann
Kron Prinz Wilhelm
Nantucket
Engineer Wis kar Held in New York Prison Charge
New York January 15. Engineer Wis kar remains in prison as investigators file charges alleging his responsibility for the New incident. Authorities keep tight security while inquiries continue.
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New York
Wiskar
Ways and Means Committee Hosts Cuban Reciprocity Hearings
Washington on January 15 the ways and means committee opened hearings on Cuban reciprocity with broad representation from interests to be affected. Chairman Payne said the session covered the president’s reciprocity message and the panel would hear supporters of Cuba to assess impacts on Cuba and U S citizens.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Payne
Cuba
United States
Hoar Seeks State Dept Information On War Prison Duties
In the Senate on January 15, Mr Hoar presented a resolution that was agreed to, asking the president to inform the senate if the state department has any official information on whether the British government imposes duties on goods sent to prisoners of war in Bar.
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Washington
Senate
Hoar
State Department
Bar
Statement on Hague Convention Violation Alleged by Muda
Muda claimed to act under high authority and said duties had been imposed in violation of the fifteenth article of The Hague convention. He cited information reaching him from above as the basis for his stance.
Beam falls on workers. one dead, five hurt in Choctaw branch
South McAlester Oklahoma Territory January 15 report says men employed by a construction company on the Choctaw branch between Haller ville and Ardmore were raising a heavy beam when it fell. One man was killed and five injured. names of the dead and injured include John Paxton and William Farmer who are fatally hurt.
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South McAlester
I. T
Choctaw
Hailerville
Ardmore
John Paxton
William Farmer
Illinois Central gains control of Omaha Bridge and Terminal
Omaha Jan 15 The Illinois Central Railroad company has secured control of the bridge across the Missouri river and all tracks of the Omaha Bridge and Terminal company. The property includes terminal tracks in Omaha South Omaha and Council Bluffs and a new bridge across the river.
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Omaha
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Missouri River
Omaha Bridge and Terminal Company
South Omaha
Council Bluffs
Newbridge
For Sale City Property Near Allen Academy
South half of block near Allen Academy priced at $550 about 1¼ acres near the schoolhouse in the southeast part of town. A small new cottage tenant house and well on premises priced at $1000. Six room house and one lot on the west side of town priced at $1250. Six room house and two lots located four blocks from Kain Street with brick cistern on premises. Also other city property.
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Allen Academy
Kain Street
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Wessels
Engineer Wiskar
York Central Tunnel
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