Hale Saintes War Speech Arouses Senate sympathy debate
Senator Hale declares nine tenths of Americans sympathize with the Boers in the Transvaal war and denounces Britain's action as a blow to liberty. He says English public opinion does not favor the war and criticizes gold speculators driving the conflict. The measure on diplomatic recognition passes amended.
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Washington
Jan
Senate
Hale
Rep
Allen
Pop
Neb
Transvaal
America
Great Britain
Balfour
House of Commons
Atlantic
Itate
Spooner
Wis
Morgan
Dem
Ala
Pension Bill Passed Amid Attack on Pensions Chief
Washington January 20 The pension appropriation bill carrying 145245250 was approved by the house. Curtis Lentz Norton and other northern democrats assailed the pensions commissioner over administration practices while the commissioner defended the policy with support from members on both sides. Mihkon charged pension sharks instigated the assault and proposed empowering the commissioner to withhold attorney fees where causes were not properly supervised. Williamson, W. Va.
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Washington
Jan
House
Commissioner of Pensions
Curtis
Rep
Kan
Lentz
Norton
Robinson
Suidd
Mihkon
Chia
Ly Theuiniotus
Rider
Remarkable Rat Encounter Frightens Youth at Creek
Cumberland Madin reports George Vrades aged 16 endured a startling incident when a rat bit him as it ran up his leg. He leapt into a creek to escape, nearly drowning in the attempt while the rodent clung on and caused blood to stream into his shoes.
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Cumberland
Madin
Georgee Vrades
Miners Elect Officers by Acclamation in Indiana Meeting
In Indianapolis on January 20, candidates for president and secretary were re-elected by acclamation after withdrawals. Vice president race remains unsettled among W D Van Horn, Thomas H Lewis of Ohio, and John P Reese of Iowa. A Western delegate urged sympathy for the Boers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mitchell
Pearse
W. D. van Horn
Thomas H. Lewis
Ohio
John P. Reese
Iowa
Committee
England
Hayes
Pennsylvania
National Treasury
van Horn
Indiana
Hazelton
Distinguished Ohio Figures Fete at Chicago Banquet
The tenth annual Ohio Society of Chicago banquet drew 250 guests in the Auditorium. Gov. George Nash and former Secretary of State William Day led a program with speakers including Judge Woods Jenkins Bunn Nohisaat Gen Anderson and university leaders Rogers Karper. It featured floral decor and strong applause for Nash and Day during their addresses.
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Chicago
Ohio Society of Chicago
George K. Nash
Ohio
William R. Day
Peace Commission
Woods, Jenkins, Bunn and Nohisaat
Federal Court
Gen. Anderson
Department of the Lakes
Henry Wade Rogers
Northwestern University
William 2. Karper
Uniersity of
L. D.phamuau
Ohio Society
Gov. Nash
Secretary Day
A. G. Hirst
Marietta
W. R. Harper
Dudge Day
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The unexpect ed happened in the trial of Roland B. Molineaux. The prosecution did not rest its case as expected by District Attorney Os borne. Couré adjourned until Monday after the prosecution gathered up the fag ends of the case. Havana reports Gov. Wood with Generals Chaffee and Ludlow departing Monday for a two week island trip.
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New York
CIA
Roland B. Molineaux
Osborne
Couré
Havana
Frightful bombardment as Boers report Tugela crossing
British dispatches from January 18 recount Buller’s reconnaissance toward Colenso with an armored train and cannon, a feint to mask river movements, and warnings to kraal residents. A second note describes a dawn bombardment from Swartzkop with siege guns, the fiercest land battle seen, five heavy guns firing at once.
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London
Tugela
Viljoen
Lourenzo Marques
Buller
Colenso
Swartzkop
Dundonald advances as Buller nears Ladysmith
Durban reports say Lord Dundonald smashed a Boer convoy and Gen. Buller is within 12 miles of Ladysmith while Gen. Warren trails about six miles behind. Telegraph dispatch notes Dundonald’s move west of Warren, with bombardment continuing and Boer replies feeble.
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Ladysmith
London
Durban
Lord Dundonald
Buller
Warren
Silver Lake bank robbed and pursuit in progress
The Commercial Bank of Silver Lake Kosciusko county was robbed of 3500 dollars using nitroglycerin to open the safe. A posse engaged the robbers wounding clerk William Price. The gang escaped toward North Manchester on a handcar as the posse closed in near Columbia City. The robbers are linked to previous northern Indiana depredations.
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Rochester
Ind
Silver Lake
Kosciusko County
North
Manchester
Wm. Price
Columbia City
Indiana
Quiet Front Near Spearman Camp As Relief Guns Fire
From Ladysmith dated January 17 to January 19 reports show little bombardment and steady position. Relief column guns are heard from Colenso and Springfield while heat remains extreme and sickness does not rise.
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Ladysmith
Spearman’s Camp
Colenso
Springfield
British officers press cautious advance in South Africa
From Spearman's Camp on January 19 Sir Charles Warren and Lord Dundonald push forward hourly toward a likely battle. Reports say slight artillery firing near Ladysmith and Chieveley, with natives claiming Boer kopjes are crowded.
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Spearman
Sir Charles Warren
Lord Dundonald
Ladysmith
Chievely
Kopjes
Battle near Colenso reported by Spearman’s farm
The Standard quotes a Spearman’s farm dispatch stating the Boers at Colenso crossed south of the Tugela after Duffe r outmaneuvered them and burned village houses. British infantry advanced in skirmish order with cavalry on the right. Boers retreated to trenches, then evacuated the river lines and scattered the sharpshrapnel, with none remaining near Colenso by evening.
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London
The
Standard
Spearman's Farm
Colenso
Duller
Tugela
Chievely
Haller
Mtiel
Husband shoots wife in Indianapolis office quarrel
Paul Robinson, recently arrived from Minneapolis, shot his wife in the shoulder at the Wim. FE. Swartz office where she worked as a stenographer. The wound is not fatal and Robinson was arrested. Both are young.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Paul Robinson
Minneapolis
Wim. FE. Swartz
Robinson
Denson hanged for 1599 murder in Bainbridge and Austrian ministry reshuffle
Bainbridge Georgia dated January 20 reports the execution of Phillip Denson colored for the murder of Will Lane in November 1599 after a quarrel over three cents. Vienna notes Francis Joseph accepted the resignation of the ministry of Dr TL Von Witte and entrusted Dr Von Koerber with forming a new cabinet.
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Bainbridge
Phillip Denson
Will Lane
Vienna
Francis Joseph
TL von Witte
von Koerber
Bank Robbery Shocks Bloomington Town In Nitro Explosion
In Bloomington Indiana a bank at Ennettsville ten miles north was robbed between 1 and 2 Friday morning. Crobar prying and nitroglycerine used on the safe caused an explosion rattling windows. Robbers fled on a handcar with an estimated 1500 dollars taken. Other reports note legal contempt fines for J Frank Hanty and George P Haywood in Lafayette.
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Bloomington
Ind
Bank of
Enettsville
Here
Lafayette
J. Frank Hanty
George P. Haywood
Haute
United States Senate
Beveridge
Ladysmith Relief Corps Presses Forward as Boers Retreat
London reports from Cape Town dated January 20 say heavy fighting raged yesterday with the Ladysmith relief corps advancing steadily northward and the Boers retreating. The dispatch notes no decisive outcome yet.
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London
Cape
Monmouthshire Arrives After Smallpox Report At Vancouver Island
Victoria date line reports the steamship Monmouthshire arriving after signaling Casmitt Point on Vancouver Island about illness aboard. The suspected bubonic plague was ruled out, and the case identified as smallpox instead.
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Victoria
B.C
Monmouthshire
Casmith Point
Vancouver Island
Roberts dispatches detail Cape Colony skirmishes and Boer losses
War Office releases Field Marshal Lord Roberts dispatches dated January 19 recount scouting moves in Cape Colony. Australians were ambushed with two killed and 14 missing. A Boer deserter says the enemy suffered heavily at French's advanced position on January 15, with 70 Boers still unaccounted for.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Cape Colony
Hamburg dispatch on cargo re delivery and Delangea bay voyage
A Durban dispatch says the Bundesrath cargo has been delivered to her agents and will be reloaded. The steamer plans to sail for Delangea bay Monday. A house bill extends US customs laws to Porto Rico as a customs district, a move viewed as aiding Porto Rico but not protecting US industry. The Transvaal situation is described as the British war of fire with Gen Warren’s forces probing west of Ladysmith and near the British camp.
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Hamburg
Durban
Natal
Bundesrath
Delangea Bay
United States
Porto Rico
Transvaal
Warren
Ladysmith
Merchant William Vanhooser Dies From Boil Complication
In Topkinsville New York a merchant William Vanhooser of Vanhooser and Myers died from a boil that worsened and bled, forming over an artery before medical aid could stop the flow. The case notes a fatal infection arising from a skin boil.
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Topkinsville
Dan
William Vanhooser
Vanhooser & Myers
Boers Evacuate Colenso Rumors Shine From Spearman Dispatch
A Spearman's Camp dispatch dated Thursday in the Daily Mail says Boers may have evacuated Colenso to reinforce near Ladysmith. It notes heavy gunfire at Ladysmith and Gen. Bulfer warns troops to heed the white flag only after laying down arms and to beware false bugle calls.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Spearman
Colenso
Ladysmith
Bulfer
Fatal Fire Injury Ends Belle Wetzell's Life in Hagerstown
In Hagerstown Indiana Miss Belle Wetzell likely died from burns after her clothing caught fire on an open grate. She fell asleep as a young man was calling, police said.
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Hagerstown
Ind
Belle Wetzell
German Bark Marie Seized Near Inyak Island
Lourenco Marques Jan 18 The German bark Marie from Australia with a cargo of flow to the Transvaal government has been taken as a prize by the British third class cruiser Pelorus near the island of Inyak Del. The action underscores naval activities in the region amid wartime commerce restrictions.
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Lourenzo Marques
Marie
Australia
Transvaal
Pelorus
Inyak
Del
Minister Dies of Old Age in Elizabethtown
Samuel Williams a 9 Presbyterian preacher died here of old age on his birthday in Elizabethtown Wychan. He served as a minister for many years and was well known in the local community. The death leaves the church seeking a successor.
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Elizabethtown
Wychan
Samuel Williams
Wedding Tour Followed by 600 Mile Overland Drive
Wakcomo Indiana and Franfort report Motheland and Miss Emini Wallace wed and depart on a 600 mile wedding tour. Petersboro records Ellis Trawler, a young farmer, drowned himself in a pond, with de spondency noted as the cause.
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Wakcomo
Ind
Petersboro
Tod
Turner Given Life Sentence in Wife Attack
Indianapolis Indiana Dan notes that John Turner colored was sentenced to life imprisonment after cutting his wife's throat in the attack.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Turner
Indiana Republican Editorial Association Meet in Indianapolis
Republican editors gather in Indianapolis January 25 26 for the Indiana Republican Editorial Association meeting with discussions on party issues and publications.
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Republican Editors
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Prohibition Convention Call Issued for Indianapolis
Chairman Ti. J. Hall issued a call for the state prohibition convention to meet in Indianapolis on April 24 and 25. The notice invites delegates to discuss policy and organization for the movement statewide.
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Indianapolis
Ti. J. Hall
Woman uses coal oil to start fire in Centerville
Centerville Indiana January 20 Mrs Walter McConaha living near the town used coal oil to start a fire. The incident headline notes a domestic mishap with ignition hazards in a rural area.
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Centerville
Ind
Walter McConaha
Multiple early 20th century telegram items collected in brief
Reports include T H Webb shot and killed in Yoakum Texas, coal shipments moving from Pittsburgh, several fatal accidents in Georgia North Carolina and Tennessee, Osman Digna captured in Cairo, a 30 day reprieve for Louis Strong, 19 year old Richard Carter hanged in Norfolk, boiler explosion at Reed’s sawmill killing engineer John Burke, unknown man found buried in Ripley Tennessee, Warren D Cotrell bankruptcy filing in Chicago, Wayne Maynard jailed for Christmas murder, Maj J B Bryant dies in Newport News to be buried in Lexington, Gen Robert E Lee birthday observed, Ham White jailed for 17 year term, scouting party proposed to go to South Africa to establish colony in Matabeleland.
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Ripley
Tenn
Potter's Field
Warren D.cottrell
Chicago
Sioux City
Wayne Maynard
Dunlow
W. Va
John Maynard
Wayne
Third man unnamed in Capitol pistol duel identified
Friday’s news in brief reports the third participant in the Capitol hotel pistol duel remains unidentified. It notes a looming Japan versus Russia struggle, a bubonic plague death toll rising to 28 in Lomolulu, and a U S war update from Gen Otis with skirmish losses.
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Capitol Hotel
Frankfort
Japan
Russia
Caerea
Grain and Livestock Prices in Chicago Market Report
Chicago market data shows wheat and corn futures with No. 2 red wheat at 661/8 to 661/8 cents, No. 2 corn around 31 to 34 cents, and assorted No. 2 hard winter and spring varieties trading in the 59 to 65 cent range. Livestock quotes include hogs at 4.70 to 4.72 per cwt and cattle values from 3.25 to 6.23 per unit, with ranges for shippers and butchers reflected across grades.
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Cincinnati
Jan
Cate Vie
Chicago
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