Refuse to Fight Few Small Engagements Reported Near Maig
Report from Manila dated January 11 describes American forces near Maig encountering insurgents with 1 killed and 2 wounded on Nolan's squadron. About 100 insurgents killed overall, inhabitants suffer food shortages from blockade and rebel depredations. Archbishop Noscalada advocates church autonomy and parochial administration continuation in the Philippines. Leyte and Simar suffer from food scarcity under Tagalo governors appointed by Aguinaldo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Bates
Wheaton
Perez
Schwan
Noselaeda
Mgr. Chapelle
Roman Church
Philippines
Noscalada
Leyte
Simar
Aguinaldo
Colombian Revolution Expands Across Interior of Colombia
Kingston reports say the revolt is organized and successful inland while defenses retreat to the capital. Censorship and poor communications hinder details and coast trade is paralyzed. Insurgents gain strength from reinforcements via Venezuela. In Washington, Mexico’s War Secretary Berrigzabal died Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Sacramente
Venezuela
Mexico
Washington
United States
Clayton
Department of State
Filipe Berrigzabal
War of
Not Guilty Verdict In Tennessee Stage Murder Trial
Julia Morrison James is acquitted of murder in the fatal September stage death of Frank Leidenheimer at the Chattanooga opera house. She delivers a dramatic post verdict speech apologizing to the prosecution and dedicating future lectures to warn young performers about stage dangers.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Janu
Julia Morrison James
Frank Leidenheimer
Plaster of Paris Co
Chattanooga Opera House
George J. Antz
Miss Morrison
Donaldson
Funeral for Dr Edward McGlynn Held at St Marys Newburgh
Dr Edward McGlynn's funeral filled St Marys church Newburgh with clergy from the city and officials as Archbishop Corrigan presided. The service began with the dead service chant followed by a requiem mass and eulogy by Dr Richard T Burtsell. Afterward the casket was taken to the railroad station for transport to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
N. Y
Edward McGlynn
St. Mary’s Church
Corrigan
Diocese of
New York
Dreschler
Richard T. Burtsell
Boy on trial for murder of cousin near Anthony Kansas
John Kornstett a 15 year old boy stands trial in Wichita district court for the murder of his 9 year old cousin Nora Kornstett. He allegedly struck her head against a peach tree and threw her into a dry well before covering it with brush. The victim died after being found alive the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
John Kornstett
Nora Kornstett
Anthony
Kornstett
DROWNINGS AND LYNCHINGS REPORTED IN BRITISH AND AMERICAN NOTES
Heavy gales lash the French coast with vessels lost including a Boulogne Sur Mer fishing boat nine dead and the bark Eugenis five drowned near Cherbourg. In Tennessee a double lynching near Ripley follows the murder of two officers with a second lynching pursuit of two suspects. Bankruptcy petition filed in Boston by Morris B. Hall with liabilities of $338,527 and assets of $75,993.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Boulogne Sur Mer
Eugenis
Cherbourg
Mediterranean
Renal Estate Dealer
Ansigns
Boston
Morris B. Hall
Everett
Ladysmith Casualty Rumors Stir British Public
Dispatch from Frere Camp notes four killed and 15 wounded for the Boers at Ladysmith after heavy fire from six masked batteries. It suggests either Ladysmith is safe or a large casualty list is being prepared for public warning. Indian stretcher bearers are en route as fighting renews near Frere Camp.
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Frere Camp
Ladysmith
London
War Office
Frerecamp
Buller
Transvaal
Boer Sympathy Sparks Boer War News Across Colonies
Cape Colony reports Boer enthusiasm growing in the western districts as bands sing Transvaal songs at night. In Washington, Senator Butler seeks to empower government to crush trusts by controlling money and critical communications. In Colombia, government troops claim fresh victories while insurgents suffer defeats near Cerritos and Bucaramanga.
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Colon
Colombia
Galveston
Cerritos
Bucaramanga San Jose de Cuienta
Vevelez
Bogota
Paarl
Transvaal
Lord Roberts and Kitchener Reach Cape Town
Lord Roberts the new commander of British forces in South Africa and his chief of staff Lord Kitchener have arrived at Cape Town. The arrival marks a key step in coordinating British efforts during the South African campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Cape Town
Disaster at hilltop as Suffolk regiment suffers losses
Report from Rensburg Cape Colony describes Lieut Col Watson leading the Suffolk regiment up a hill at midnight. At daybreak enemy fire at 30 paces kills the colonel adjutant and two officers. About 150 men hold ground then surrender after heavy losses. Other reconnaissances show Boer forces guarding northern communications. London reports continued shelling of Boer positions.
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Rensburg
Cape Colony
Suffolk Regiment
Watson
Coronel
Suffolks
Seizure of Flour Sparks Senate Resolution
Washington January 11 Senator Hale of Maine offered a resolution demanding the State Department furnish all information on the alleged British seizure of American flour near Delagoa Bay South Africa and actions to obtain its restoration, asserting violation of international law and US rights. The measure notes detention by British authorities and warns of consequences if detention persists. Boxing Law Objectionable in New York. The Horton boxing law must be repealed at once per Republican state chairman B B O'Dell. Death of bank president in New York Philip Bissinger, president of the German Savings Bank, died aged 72.
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Washington
Hale
Maine
United States
Great Britain
Delagou Bay
South Africa
Senate
Secretary of State
State Department
Department
New York
B. B. O’dell
Republican State Committee
of. m. Bank
Philip Bissinger
Savings Bank
Notable Global and Local News Highlights
Lady Alice Montague, sister to the Manchester duke, dies in Switzerland. Sugar prices rise 1.20 cents per pound as the sugar trust advances grades. Secretary Root rules out a presidential bid. Clarence W. Peters jailed in Charleston for bigamy. Phil Armour plans to settle in Pasadena after Chicago fortune. John Altgeld tours South Dakota to boost fusion efforts. Interior Department allows goats and sheep to graze on Gila forest reserve. A severe New Mexico blizzard claims lives and stock perish. F. M. Davis Iron Works in Denver destroyed by fire with $150,000 loss. South Chicago Railway burns at Hammond with $130,000 insured loss. Three Brown children drown after breaking through ice at Baysville Ontario.
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John Altgeld
Chicago
South Dakota
Secretary of the Interior
Gila Forest Reserve
New Mexico
F. M. Davis Iron Works Co
Denver
Col
South Chicago
Hammond
Ind
Lake of Bays
Baysville
Ont
Thomas Brown, Jr
Margaret Brown
Jane Brown
Thomas Brown
Black Point
Clifton Woman Impersonator Impacts Local Residents
A female bogus check worker has been taking in people of Clifton West Virginia. Three miners were crushed to death by a falling rock in a mine near Asheland Kentucky. Two people were injured in a small wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad west of Cincinnati. Many firemen were overcome in a New York City fire but are expected to recover. George Dixon the defeated featherweight champion says he will never return to boxing. Senator Payne honors memory of Hobart, Cecelia Sherman Miles, and Capt Samuel Reber at Washington ceremony.
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Clifton
W. Va
Asheland
Cincinnati
New York City
George Dixon
Senate
Payne
Garret A. Hobart
Cecelia Sherman Miles
Samuel Reber
Washington
Mother's Horrible Crime in McPherson Kansas
Mrs Jo seph Christie cut the throats of her two children under six then killed herself and set fire to the house. The children died instantly and Christie died soon after. Her husband Joe Christie was jailed for drunkenness and unable to pay a fine. He is a laborer with unstable work, and investigators suspect worry over the family condition prompted the tragedy.
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McPherson
Kan
Joseph Christie
Christie
Joe Christie
Asha
Knoxville
Henry Kessler, Former Reds Catcher, Dies at 53
Henry Kessler, once a catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, died of heart failure at the Venango County poor farm in Pittsburgh on January 11. He was 53 years old.
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Pittsburgh
Henry Kessler
Cincinnati Reds
Venenango County
Kessler
Dole Brothers File Bankruptcy Petition in Fitchburg
Boston January 11. David B Dole and Thomas R B Dole now of Fitchburg but formerly partners in Laramie Wyoming have filed a bankruptcy petition. Liabilities 135304 with no assets.
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Boston
David B. Dole
Thomas R. B. Dole
Fitchburg
Laramie
Wyo
Democrats Nominate White for U.S. Senate in Iowa Caucus
Des Moines announces that in a joint caucus the Iowa legislature Democrats nominated United States Senatorial candidate Fred E. White of Webster. White has twice run as Democrat for governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nes Moines
United States
Fred E. White
Webster
Col. A. D. Hope Dies at 83 in Roselle New Jersey
Col. A. D. Hope died at his Roselle home aged 83. He commanded the first troop train sent to Washington during the Civil War.
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New York
A. D. Hope
Roselle, N. J
Washington
Market Report from Cincinnati on Wheat Cattle and Hogs
Cincinnati market report dated January 10 lists flour and spring varieties with prices, grain sales including No. 2 red and yellow track wheat, mixed car notes, car sales, hog selections with packers and butcher ranges, and cattle and lamb quotes. Veal calves priced for fair to good light and common to fair stock.
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Cincinnati
C. HoGs
Selecs’ Shippers
Ghostly Folklore Sparks Moonshine Heist Tale
In a Cumberland mountains narrative, Zeb White recalls moonshine days and a spectral warning that helped a gang move a still. A revenues raid led by fear and a claimed ghost scared off officers, with Mrs White allegedly playing the haunting role as the crew relocated the still and hid kegs. The tale ends with uneasy questions about who orchestrated the ghostly ruse.
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Julian Morrison James
Chattanooga, Tenn
DR. McGlynn
Kansas
French
Brownsville
Ripley
Rube
Frank Givney
Will Turner
Albert Durham
Henry
Roger Givney
Tugela
Colendo
Springfield
Colenso
Durban
Standard
Daily Telegraph
Enthusi
The
Daily Mail
Butler
Congress
Cardinal Girolamo Maria Gotti
Leo
Cardinal Gotti
Jesuits’ College
Genoa
Order of Carmelites
Brazil
Suffolk
Frere ‘Camp
Alice Montague
Duke of Manchester
Switzerland
Sugar Trust
Root
Clarence W. Peters
Charleston
S. C
Phil Armour
Packer
Pasadena
Cal
Crief
Col. A. D. Hope
Market Report
Zeb White
M. Quad
Topyrignteay
Cumberland
Revenue Fellera
Albany
Zeb
Turkey
John McCormick
Clinton
Illinois
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