FIGHTING ALL DAY Gen Warren Engaged At Spearman Camp
London dispatches recount Gen Warren's persistent engagement near Spearman's camp and Potgieters Drift. British attack reported heavy casualties while Boers were driven back by British artillery. Roberts advances as Warren’s forces hold amid uphill fighting, with morale and supplies cited for a prolonged resistance.
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Potgieters Drift
London
War Office
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Spearman's
Warren
Lyttleton
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Venterr Spruit
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B. Hamilton
C. McGregor
Lancashire Fusileers
RR. B. Blunt
M. G. Crofton
E. J. M. Barrett
Border Rifles
C. D. Vaughan
Murier
York and
Lansachires
Keirrey
Dublin Fusileers
C. A. Hensley
F. English
Gordons
P. D. Stewart
P. m
Details of the Battle at Spion Northern Ridge
Durban reports from Spear Man's Camp dated Saturday describe Gen. Warren's column hitting a Boer position on Spion Kop's northern ridge. A heavy field battery bombardment opened the assault followed by equal long range fire from both sides. Gen. Hildyard drew Boers from a strong frontal hold with a demonstration, naval guns and howitzers pounded trenches, and by nightfall British infantry occupied an advanced position.
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Durban
Natal
Spearman
Warren
Spion
Hildyard
British Ladysmith Casualties Count Rises
London reports a third supplementary list from the war office listing 28 non commissioned officers and men killed and five seriously wounded from the January 6 Ladysmith attack, bringing total casualties to 448.
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London
Ladysmith
War Office
Plumer Advances Toward Mafeking as Bridge Rebuilt
Gaberones dispatch reports Col Plumer moving toward Mafeking with three armored trains and a relieving force. The bridge is being rebuilt to allow continued advance.
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Lourenzo Marques
Gaberones
Col Plumer
Mafeking
British Cavalry Demonstration Near Hebron Reported
Lord Roberts reports from Cape Town that Gen. French observed a cavalry demonstration and two guns toward Hebron on Friday while noting no other change in his situation.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Cape Town
French
Hebron
Warren presses enemy as camp holds at Spearman
Spearman camp reports Gen. Warren’s forces forcing the enemy from three positions while the Lancashire and Irish brigades push forward and heavy firing continues. Hospital ship Maine arrives at Cape Town from London after December voyage.
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Spearman
Cape Town
Maine
West India Docks
London
Mafeking Artillery Setup North South Siege Gun Fire
We concentrated our artillery including a seven pounder a Nordenfeldt and a small ship gun during darkness to bear on the enemy's siege gun. The guns were concealed until the following afternoon when after the enemy fired shells we opened fire.
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Market Square
Mafeking
Mo‘elendi
Sqgurenzo Marques
Bombardment Continues at Mafeking Women’s Laager Attacked Again
From Mafeking dated January 10 via Gaborones and Lourenco Marques the defense reports continued shelling by field guns and occasional 100 pound shells. The attackers again fired on the women’s laager but caused no injuries.
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Mafeking
Janu
Gaborones
Lourenzo Marques
Public meeting in Washington backs Boer independence
A large audience at the Grand opera house in Washington applauded a pro Boer resolution rally. Speakers from Congress and public figures urged U S mediation between the Boers and Britain and protested war tactics and gun shipments.
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Grand Opera House
Koers
Great Britain
Congress
United Irish Societies
Sulzer
Senator Mason
Ilinois
Congressman Bailey
Texas
Senator Allen
Nebraska
Clark
Missouri
DeArmond
Cochran
Rhea
Kentucky
Lentz
Britain
United States
Orange Free State
South African Republic
Wyoming
Fort Dearborn
Yaqui Battle Report Defeat Follows Heavy Log Attack
Special to the Examiner from Nogales reports a battle between Mexicans and Yaquis resulting in a Yaqui defeat. The action left 200 killed and 500 taken prisoners, with heavy logs noted in the engagement. The report stresses the high casualties and prisoner tally.
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San Francisco
Nogales
Mex
Roberts Case to be Disposed of in House Debate
Congress faces a heated week as Brigham H. Roberts, Utah Mormon representative-elect, battles exclusion over alleged polygamous practices. House procedures will be debated over two to three days before a vote on Roberts occurs, amid a split between committee factions.
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Washington
Brigham H. Roberts
Utah
Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Congress
Inter-Family Shootings Amid East Side Tragedy
Three Italians from a single household died after a violent dispute in an East 11th Street tenement. Antonio Colletti 37 Caspar Colletti 19 and David Salvatore 40 were killed by gunfire. Vincenzo Spinella and his son Frank 17 were arrested for murder as police hunted a second Spinella brother.
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East Side
Antonio Colletti
Caspar Colletti
Bellevue Hospital
David Salvatore
Collettis
Vincenzo Spinella
Frank
Frank Spinella
Vincenzo
Senate to press early ruling on contest and Samoa treaty
The senate will seek an early decision on a contest in the chamber. The Samoan treaty will be reconsidered in executive session on Senator Jones of Arkansas's motion, as it was returned to the senate by the president awaiting his presentation.
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Maine
DeArmond
Missouri
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Roberts
Hobart
Senate
Cockrell
Daniel
Allen
Pritchard
North Carolina
Turner
Ross
United States
Porto Rico
Philippine Archipelago
McEnery
Peurque
Mr. Quays
Cise
Jones
Arkansas
Jose D. Rodriguez
Bruno Buitrage
Nicaragua
Maritime Canal Co
Mascoutah
Murfreesboro
Tenn
teHling
Troy
N. Y
United Traction Co
Earthquake Hits Colima and Guadalajara Regions in Mexico
A strong quake struck Colima and Guadalajara areas on January 22, injuring dozens and killing seven. Buildings collapsed and churches and public edifices suffered severe damage while residents fled to the streets. Authorities formed commissions to inspect structures and enforce safety measures.
Earthquake Reaches Vera Cruz as Sunday Morning Shock T
Vera Cruz Mexico reports a light earthquake felt just after midnight Saturday. In Gilesville Indiana Caleb Stanley aged 60 five years was found dead in woods along White River in feeble health prior.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
Gilesville
Ind
Caleb Stanley
White River
Oregon Democrats Set Portland State Convention Date
The Oregon state committee appoints Portland to host the state convention on April 12. The telegram also notes various national and international items including deaths, accidents, strikes, and corporate news from across the United States and Europe.
Market Report from Cincinnati and Chicago
The Cincinnati market lists flour prices across grades, grain futures for Wheat Corn and Oats with bid ranges, and live stock values for hogs cattle sheep lambs veal calves. The Chicago session shows Wheat Corn and Oats futures with January May and July contracts and early price indications.
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Cincinnati
rBds
Chicago
C. Gora
Danmudry
Billy Tells of the General Interest in Pugilistic Combats
The speaker reflects on public appeal of prize fights and bloodshed. He recalls attending events, bets on McGovern, and listening for fight bulletins from New York as the Prof and his sister discuss boxing headlines and news while daily life carries on.
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Billy
New York
McGovern
Dixon
Prize fight fascination spills into churchgoing crowds
In a lively chatter, characters discuss a New York prize fight, noting its brutality and the crowd’s mixed reactions. McGovern reportedly wins as Dixon battles hard, while a churchgoing sister loudly proclaims belief in McGovern.
Question of Love Without Meeting Maud
A fragment from a New York Herald page shows Maud earnestly asking George if he would still have loved her if they had never met. The dialogue centers on imagined alternate outcomes in romance.
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George
Maud
Herald
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