Rebels Join Boers Near Richmond Threaten Cape Town
London reports the South Africa crisis worsens as Lord Kitchener withholds reinforcements. Nine hundred Boers under Commandant Kirtzinger lie about 15 miles from Richmond toward Murraysburg, with Calvini a district rebels gaining strength near Porterville. Dynamite mines in the Rand raise public danger warnings.
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Kirtzinger
Richmond
Murraysburg
Cretoria
Tant Kirtzinger
Riehme
Murrayshburg
Kuuimers
Porterville
Calvinia
Johannesburg
Rand
British Columbia Snowbound Across Mainland
Vancouver January 11 The entire mainland of British Columbia is snowbound as snow began ten days ago and continues intermittently. Snow is three feet deep in streets halting travel. The steamer Joan from Nanaimo and other coast vessels report exceedingly rough weather in the Gulf of Georgia. Smaller steamers are all snowbound.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Joan
Nanaimo
Iile
Gulf of Georgia
Formation of Another American Iron and Steel Combination
London report says a new American iron and steel group is virtually assured with Canadian Steel Co Lake Superior Power Pittsburgh Steel American Sheet Steel Otis and Weilman Seaver joining, plus several English firms. In Massachusetts preliminary trial Emma Willis is bound over for grand jury over an attempted murder charge against Lawrence Crowney. her husband H W Willis is discharged as an accessory.
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Marssville
Masan
Emma Willis
Lawrence Crowney
Clyde
H. W. Willis
Senator Hour Seeks Bigger Supreme Court Salaries
Senator Hour gave notice of an amendment to the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill to raise the chief justice’s salary to 15500 dollars and each associate justice to 15000 dollars.
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Washington
Hour
United States Supreme Court
Dyer Arrested on Wolf County Kentucky Indictment
George Dyer is jailed in San Francisco under a Wolf County Kentucky indictment charging him with issuing counterfeit one dollar bills. He had enlisted in the army and was en route to Mantia.
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San Francisco
Dan
George Dyer
Wolf County
Kentucky
Dyer
Mantia
Arrest of Stephano Di Lorenzo Tied to Mussolino
Reggio Di Calabria dispatch reports the arrest of Stephano Di Lorenzo a companion of the noted brigadier Mussolino in an Italian crackdown.
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Rome
Reggio di Calabria
Stephano di Lorenzo
Mussolino
Capital Punishment for Kidnapping Considered in Kansas
Topeka reports a Kansas legislature bill to impose capital punishment for kidnapping. Lawmakers show favorable sentiment, signaling potential support for the measure.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Senate Attends Army Reorganization Bill Amid Sharp Debates
The senate made progress on the army reorganization bill with committee amendments and personal clashes over proposals to promote Generals Wilson Lee and Shafter to major general in the regular army. An appeal from Manila supporters urged U.S. actions against Filipinos, provoking strong objections to its publication.
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Washington
Senate
Teller
Manila
United States
Hawley
James H. Wilson
Fitzhugh Lee
Shafter
Pettigrew
Debate on river and harbor bill in House continues
Washington, Jan 11. The general debate on the river and harbor bill continued in the house until 4 o clock. The session adjourned to honor the memory of Representative Clarke. Cushman and Hepburn led the discussions with Cushman defending appropriations but criticizing committee allocations, citing Seattle ship canal needs.
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Washington
House
Representative Clarke
XI. H
Cushman
Wash
Hepburn
Senate committee expands ship subsidy bill scope and powers
The Senate Commerce Committee agreed to amendments to the ship subsidy bill. One amendment extends subsidies to ships in both foreign and coastwise trade, including Panama Line vessels, for foreign cargo. Another change allows a majority of a steamship’s owners to sign treasury contracts, with 25 percent of earned compensation retained as security in lieu of bond.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Panama
Secretary of the Treasury
Universal suffrage favored by Cuban constitutional convention
Havana reports the Cuban constitutional convention voted in secret to insert a universal suffrage clause in the draft constitution. Only one vote opposed, with several conservatives absent, while advocates expect broad support in a public session.
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Havana
Prairie sails from Havre with American exhibit for Paris expo
The United States auxiliary cruiser Prairie left Havre on Thursday to sail to New York where the fine arts exhibit will be left and then proceed to Baltimore to unload the remaining cargo.
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Havre
Prairie
New York
Baltimore
Paris Senator Lambert Dies After Short Illness
Paris reports the death of General Lambert senior senator for Finisterre after a brief illness. He commanded troops at the defense of the mansion made famous by Alphonse de Neuville in the scene depicted as The House of the Last Cartridges.
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Paris
Lambert
Department of Finisterre
Alphonse de Neuville
Elevator Collapse Hurts Three at Dubuque Shoe Plant
In Dubuque Iowa on January 11 a heavy freight elevator at the Farley Loetscher Co shoe factory fell three stories. Passengers B Vogel Charles Grode and William Knapp were injured with Knapp listed in critical condition.
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Dubuque
Farley- Loetscher Co
B. Vogel
Charles Grode
William Knapp
Knapp
Foreign Powers Oppose Withdrawal of Peace Terms
U S seeks to withdraw part of its peace proposal as some powers resist. Chinese court signals objections may be eased after discussions with ministers in Peking. Liu Kun Yi and Chang Chih Tung to meet foreign ministers to push for modification. Also Liu memorializes to abolish Manchu Chinese distinction. heir Sen Wen Pao is punished.
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Berlin
Washington
United States
Peking
Shanghai
Lian Fu
Liu Kun Yi
Nanking
Chang Chih Tung
Hankow
Paris
Kwang Su
Sen Wen Pao
Death of Rear Admiral Thomas F. Phelps in New York
Rear Admiral Thomas F. Phelps of Washington died in New York hospital from pneumonia after being admitted Thursday night. He had arrived Wednesday with Miss N R Adams Mrs T KR Mason M Mason and Mrs J A Adams to be with Mrs Phelps who had been ill at the hospital for three weeks.
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Thos. F. Phelps
Washington
New York
Washington, D. C
New York Hospital
N. R. Adams
T. KR. Mason
M. Mason
J. A. Adams
Phelps
Miners Entombed After Mine Collapse Near Moberly
A landslide at the Santiago mine six miles from Moberly Missouri trapped about 60 workers. Entrance blocked, darkness filled the tunnel, rescuers report the entombed crawled to a mile‑remote air tunnel. no serious injuries. Illinois seeks 150000 for Pan American exhibit with five Illinois commissioners.
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Moberly
Santiago
Commander Quackenbush Dies in Washington Home
Commander John W. Quackenbush, U S N retired, died Thursday at his residence in Washington D C. His death follows a long career in the Navy ending with retirement. The obituary notes he served with distinction and resided in the national capital.
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Washington
John W. Quackenbush
Pennington Child Accident Kills Georgia Woman
Graham Georgia January 11 Mrs John W Pennington was accidentally killed when her young son, playing with a pistol believed to be empty, caused a fatal shot. Police say no foul play suspected and the incident remains under local inquiry.
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Graham, Ga
John W. Pennington
Grip of flu hits St. Louis with 20000 cases reported
In St. Louis on January 11 estimates by local doctors and the health board put grip cases at about 20,000. The figure reflects widespread influenza impact across the city.
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St. Louis
Roceal Physicians
the Health Board
Colored Murderer Hanged in Camilla
Will Hines, a Black man, was hanged in Camilla Georgia for the murder of Minnie Walker, a Black woman, on Thursday.
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Camilla
Will Hines
Minnie Walker
Graveyard Insurance Case Nets Four Indicted
New York January report says Colonial Life Insurance Co officers had four men arrested in Union Hill New Jersey for conspiring to scam a life policy on Robert Brenner aged 17 Brenner was ill with consumption and died. Thomas Martin editor William Necker undertaker Thomas J Kelly alias Thomas Waldron and Dr Richard Jahr face indictment. secretary Ernest Hoppenheimer doubts criminal intent.
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New York
Colonial Life Insurance Co. of America
Jersey City
Thomas Martin
Union Hill
N. J
William Necker
Thomas J. Kelly
Thomas Waldron
Richard Jahr
West Hoboken
Ernest Hoppenheimer
Insurance
Jahr
Welly
Robert Brenner
Martin
Brenner
Bellevue Hospital
Kelly
Jabr
Necker
Countess de Castellane suit in New York court
The suit by Anton J. Dittmar as assignee of Asher Wertheimer seeks to stop trustees of the Jay Gould estate from paying income to the Countess de Castellane. A temporary injunction remains in force pending trial. Goulds have sent $19,500 monthly to the countess for the past two months.
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New York
Anton J. Dittmar
Asher Wertheimer
Dexier
Jay Gould
Countess de
Goulds
Mrs Mackay pays Paris tax arrears to save Church of St Joseph
Paris reports Mrs Mackay has paid 20000 francs in taxes since 1898 to prevent sale by the government of the Church of St Joseph on Avenue Hoche. The Passionists appealed to American and British Catholics for help, honoring her son John W. Mackay Jr who died after a fall from his horse in Paris on October 18, 1895, and Pere Richard Foy.
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Paris
Earthquake Shocks Felt at Acqui Near Turin
Rome reports two slight earthquakes were felt Thursday in Acqui, located southeast of Turin, with authorities noting minor shaking and no immediate reports of damage.
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Rome
Acqui
Turin
Markets Roundup Flour and grain and livestock prices
Cincinnati and Chicago price lists show flour grades moving from 1.90 to 5.95 per barrel and wheat, corn, oats, and rye quoted on track. Across cities Indiana to New York hogs cattle sheep and lamb values are reported with ranges from fair to prime and notable figures for veal calves and lambs.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Indianapolis
Ind
East Buffalo
N. Y
Jeffries Ruhlin Fight in Cincinnati in Doubt Over Politics
Cincinnati Jan. 11 The Jeffries Ruhlin boxing bout set for February 15 faces uncertain fate as Saengerfest Athletic Association weighs legality under Ohio law and political opposition. Directors insist no decision to cancel has been made, while opponents urge withdrawal citing permits and legal concerns. The dispute centers on legality and local politics rather than the bout itself.
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Cincinnati
Saengerfest Athletic Association
Suengerfest Athletic Association
Eontest
Board of Directors
Saengerfest Athletic Club
Ohio
Trusts and Combinations Shape American Newspapers and Mail Plates
A discussion of competition, cooperation, and the rise of newspaper syndicates and the mail plate system. The piece highlights Alfred Harmsworth, Kellogg, and the stereotype plate industry, noting how combinations improve production and support wage earners, while warning against monopolistic trusts.
Publishers' association forms with national reach
Articles of incorporation filed in Albany name American Publishers' Association with principal offices in New York City. Directors include Charles Scribner S M B Harvey Daniel Appleton Frank H Dodd George H Mifflin George P Brett A C McClurg Craig Lippincott Frank H Scott. Also reported a Kansas City murder case where Philip H Kennedy was shot by his wife Lulu K Kennedy at his office.
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Tive
The
Mail Plate Co
Chicago
I. H. Whipple
Nome City
Skaguay
Juneau
Sitka
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Albany
N. Y
American Publishers’ Association
New York City
Charles Scribner
S. M. B. Harvey
Daniel Appleton
Frank H. Dodd
George H. Mifflin
Boston
George P. Brett
Darien, Ct
A. C. McClurg
Kansas City
Philip H. Kennedy
Merchants’ Dispatch Transfer Co
Lulu K. Kennedy
New Ridge
Murder in Wakefield House Shoots Thomas Short
Petersburg report states Thomas Brown entered Thomas Short’s Wakefield home before daylight and shot Short fatally, then robbed him before his wife, leaving a violent crime scene in Sussex county.
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Petersburg
Thomas Brown
Thomas Short
Wakefield
Sussex County
Short
Gov Tanner Commutes Man's Life Sentence in 1888 murder
Springfield dispatch reports Gov. Tanner commuted George Garrison to 17 years for the 1888 killing of W. A. Dickerson in Macoupin county. Garrison, sent to the penitentiary in February 1888, had faced a life term.
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Springfield
Ill
Tanner
George Garrison
Macoupin County
W. A. Dickerson
German Pipe Foundries Join Major Trust
Berlin report states all German pipe foundries have joined the pipe trust being organized this month, according to a Cologne dispatch.
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Berlin
Cologne
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