Rumors Stir Over British Warship Aid to Transports
In London on January 17 public anxiety over the Ladysmith advance remains high. Rumors claim British warships will escort transports from New Orleans to South Africa and that a general engagement is near, though the war office reports no new news.
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New Orleans
South Africa
Rensberg
London
Ladysmith
Durban
Pietermaritzburg
Buller
War Office
British warship protects mule transports from New Orleans to Africa
New Orleans reports a British warship near the Mississippi mouth to escort mule transports bound for South Africa. London cables claim Boers’ American sympathizers fitted out two old hulks to intercept and sink the ships, while officials cite a vaccination delay and rumor of an expedition as the cause of the stoppage.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
South Africa
Gulf of Mexico
Adv
British War Office
London
Atlantic
Marshall
Africa
Cape Town
United States
Hollis on England I Spur Peace Not War in Transvaal
George F. Hollis former U S consul at Cape Town writes from Boston urging caution in England Transvaal tensions. He argues English arrogance risks war and praises Kruger for patience while urging goodwill to settle demands. In Rensberg the Boers and British exchange artillery with both sides using captured guns.
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Boston
George F. Hollis
United States
Cape Town
Harrison
Faneuil Hall
England
Transvaal
Kruger
Rensberg
Coleskopf
Bundesrath cargo discharged and prize court ruling awaited
A cablegram says all Bundesrath cargo has been discharged and matches the manifest. The prize court has not issued a decision. London reports Britain may release the Bundesarath soon after concluded inquiry. Measures planned to prevent recurrence. contraband allegedly found on board. In Berlin the Krupps halt gun orders for England. Italy rumored to order 90 million marks of guns for South Africa. Stock prices rise on rumor of Lady Hamilton relief. War news boosts carbolic acid, quinine, and cinchona bark prices.
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Bundesrath
Hamburg
Berlin
Lond
Associated Press
Great Britain
Bondesrath
Guoet
Italy
Voerwarts
Essen
Krupps
Deutsche Zietung
South Africa
Deutsche Jagee Zeitung
Count Winigrode
Reichstag
New York
London
Cattle Convention Draws Five Thousand Cattlemen in Fort Worth
Fort Worth hosts the National Livestock Association annual convention with delegates from all states and Canada. The first day covers welcomes and livestock industry issues including government land leasing and freight rates. The second day focuses on resolutions and committee reports. In Washington, talks consider removing stamps on express and telegraph fees as part of tax reform efforts.
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Fort Worth
Tex
United States
Canada
National Livestock Association
Opera House
Springer
Treasury urged to halve liquor revenue cut in bill
The Treasury signals a large cut in internal revenue receipts as total fermented liquor revenue nears 68 million. A relief bill is expected to pass House unanimously, with Treasury urging delay until prosperity proves lasting. Also notes Andrew Johnson’s sole surviving child Mrs. M J Patterson in critical condition in Greenville Tennessee aged over eighty. Washington reports on the Lawton Fund peace amount.
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Washington
Treasury
Ways and Means Committee
Internal Revenue
Messrs. Payne, Steel
Dalzell
Treasury Department
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