Taál Capture of Batangas In 800 Rebel Defeat
Manila report says 46th and 38th Infantry majors Johnson and Muir defeated about 800 insurgents at Taal Batangas on Saturday. The Marietta shelled the town, two cannons captured, two Americans wounded, ten insurgents killed. Americans also occupy Santa Cruz Laguna. Plague now 14 cases with 11 deaths. Street curfew moved from 9:30 to 10 p.m.
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Manila
46Th Infantry
Maj
Johnson
38Th Infantry
Muir
Taal
Batangas
United States
Marietta
Santa Cruz
Laguna de Bay
Laguna
Yaqui Stand Reported in Mexico With Losses
A Sonora railroad station message says Yaqui chief Tetabiate and 200 fighters were killed in the last stand against General Lorenzo Torres. Mexican losses are reported at 80, with 500 Indians captured and to be brought to Ortiz along with Father Beltran and the Josephine sisters. Governor Torras orders Sonora guards at all points to watch for bands.
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Nogales
Ariz
Ortiz
Sonora
Macoyate
Lorenzo Torres
Tetabiate
Father Beltran
Josephine Sisters
Torras
Hermosillo
Defense appropriation usage report by state department
The president sent to the senate a Hay report detailing the 493 860 dollars spent from the 30 million defense appropriation. Major items include the Paris peace commission 155 102 dollars the Philippine commission 136 420 dollars transport of destitute refugees from Cuba and Porto Rico 14 890 dollars pay of special agents 10 328 dollars and cablegrams 8 624 dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Hayas
State Department
Paris
Jamaica rejects Chamberlain fruit trade plan and subsidy
Jamaica rejects the English direct fruit trade system proposed by Joseph Chamberlain. The plan would divert most colonial trade to Britain with a 240000 annual subsidy, half paid by Jamaica. Public opinion favors continuing American trade.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Joseph Chamberlain
America
England
Hatfield shoots brother in law in Parkersburg quarrel
Dr E P Hatfield of Leachtown shoots Bruce McDonald in a dispute with his wife. McDonald says the shooting was deliberate while Hatfield calls it accidental. McDonald lies in a Parkersburg hospital and is not expected to recover.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
E. P. Hatfield
Leachtown
Bruce McDonald
Hatfield
McDonald
Brazilians arrest Acre dictator Galvez and send him to Manaos
Rio Janeiro reports that Dr. De Mauthaes received a telegram confirming the arrest of Galvez dictator of Acre and his transfer to Manaos. United States Minister C Page Bryan arrived in Rio aboard the Thames from Southampton, January 16.
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Rio Janeiro
de Mauthaes
Galvez
Acre
Manaos
C. Page Bryan
United States
Thames
Southampton
Goldsborough Torpedo Boat Destroyer Sails on Columbia
The final builder's trial trip of the torpedo boat destroyer Goldsborough on the Columbia river was so satisfactory that engineers consider another trial unnecessary. The test occurred near Portland Oregon on January 23.
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Portland
Ore
Goldsborough
Columbia River
Pope approves of Catholic University work in Washington
Archbishop Keane reports the pope warmly approves the Catholic University work in Washington as the See Deent expands.
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Pope
New York
Keane
Catholic University At
Washington
Cost of Collecting Customs Estimated for Next Year
Secretary Gage sent to Congress an estimate of 7 872 000 dollars as the cost of collecting the customs for the next fiscal year. Beverley Chew Dur former Bank of the State of New York cashier and San Francisco native is dead aged 60 in New York.
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Washington
Gage
Congress
New York
Beverley Chew Dur
The
Bank of the State of New York
San Francisco
Senate and House in Session Deliberates on Race and Philippine Policy
Washington reports a day of routine business with lengthy remarks on the southern race question and opposition to a North Carolina constitutional amendment. Senator Turner criticized the administration's Philippine policy while colleagues gave him close attention. The House met briefly, referring a dispute over small arms funding at Rock Island and Springfield arsenals to committees, with minor DC bills enacted.
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Washington
Senate
Pritchard
N. C
South
North Carolina
Turner
Wash
Beveridge
House
Appropriations
Rock Island
Springfield
District of Columbia
Deserters Discharged and Montana Senate Testimony
In Chicago two privates from Fort Thomas were dishonorably discharged and sentenced to hard labor or prison by Gen Wade. In Washington the senate privileges and elections committee heard brief testimony after witnesses failed to appear. Mr Smith testified his payoff offer was immaterial while Mr Murray said he was offered 10000 dollars to vote for Senator Clark by alleged central man representatives.
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Chicago
Fort Thomas
Wade
Department of the Lakes
Frank Murphy
United States Infantry
Lyman Trum
Washington
Senate Committee On Privileges
President Smith
Montana National Bank
Representative Murray
Montana House of Representatives
Smith
Murray
Clark
Bankrupt request for Harper & Bro. creditors in New York
Small creditors of Harper & Bro. printers and publishers, under a Supreme Court receivership since December 4, 1899, filed in United States court to have the firm adjudged bankrupt due to inability to meet debts. Capt Julius Freidman found dead at Palace hotel in San Francisco from heart disease. formerly resided in Portland Oregon.
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New York
Harper & Bro., Printers and Publishers
Supreme Court
United States Court
San Francisco
Julius Freidman
The
Palace Hotel
Freidman
Portland
Ore
Thain says union recognition could avert general strike
Charles J. Thain, secretary of the United Mine Workers of America for the district, states that in the anthracite region the sole path to prevent a general strike is operators recognizing union members.
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Wilkesharre
Charles J. Thain
United Mine Workers of America
Convicts Stab Captain and Escape in Colorado Penitentiary
Four inmates Anton Wood Thomas Reynolds Kid Wallsee and Wagner attacked William C. Roney captain of the night watch and killed him. They bound two guards and escaped from the Canon City penitentiary in Colorado.
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Canon City
Col
Anton Wood
Thomas Reynolds
Kid” Wallsee
Wagner
William C. Roney
Night, Watch
Oregon legislator Hanson dies by own action in hotel room
Sidney G. Hanson of Arlington Oregon, a member of the Oregon legislature, shot himself in the head in an Esmond hotel room amid cited Isink and domestic trouble. In Washington a War Department order reorganizes the board of ordnance and fortifications with Maj. Gen. N A Miles the only retained member.
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Portland
Ore
Sidney G. Hanson
Arlington
Oregon
Esmond Hotel
Isink
Washington
Secretary of War
Board of Ordnance and Fortifications
N. A. Miles
Autopsy Ties Barnet Death to Poison cyanide of mercury
In the Molineux trial Dr. Henry P. Loomis testified he performed an autopsy on Henry C. Barnet and concluded death resulted from poison he suspects cyanide of mercury.
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New York
Molineux
Henry P. Loomis
Henry C. Barnet
Barnet
Meteorologist Henry A Hazen Injured After Bicycle Crash
Washington dispatch reports Henry A Hazen, meteorology professor and key Weather Bureau forecaster, severely injured when he was thrown from a bicycle in an accident.
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Washington
Henry A. Hazen
Weather Bureau
Need of More Coaling Stations
Washington January 23 Rear Admiral R B Bradford chief of the bureau of equipment will recommend to Secretary Long that the number of coaling stations be largely increased.
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Washington
R. B. Bradford
Bureau of Equipment
Long
Sonnetag the Artist Dead at 78 in New York City
New York artist William L Sonnetag died at his home in the city aged 78 He was born in Pittsburgh and his death was reported from New York on January 23.
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New York
William L. Sonnetag
Pittsburgh
Relief at Last From Spearman Camp Engagement
Reports from Pietermaritzburg say Lord Dundonald has entered Ladysmith with 1000 men, a move linked to General Buller’s continued heavy fighting with the Boers near Spearman's Camp. Details remain scarce, but both sides are believed to have suffered heavy losses.
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Harn
Durban
Najal
Pietermaritzburg
Dundonald
Ladysmith
Casualties and notable obituaries from January dispatches
War dispatches report casualties in Hart’s brigade near Spearman's Camp with Captain Ryall among the dead and Second Lieutenant Andrews wounded. Separate notes cover the Helgoland wreck rescue delays, Jefferson Davis Verts’ death in St Louis, and legal appointments in Chicago for the drainage canal project.
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London
War Office
Isuller
Spearman
Hart
Ryall
Yorkshire Regiment
Andrews
Border Regiment
McLaughlin
River Improvements and Labor Strikes Reported
General Wilson submitted a new Mississippi pass project costing six million dollars to build a thousand foot wide channel thirty five feet deep with two jetties and canal work. A Big Sandy river upgrade is pegged at four point seven million for rock works and dams. At Rankin Pennsylvania 1000 workers walk out as red mill strike spreads across the steel plant. Iowa Supreme Court upholds collateral inheritance tax of five percent on collateral heirs.
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Washington
Gen. Wilson
Mississippi River
Cubitte Gap
Baptiste Collettes
Congress
Big Sandy
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Red Mill
American Steel and Wire Co
Rankin
Red Mill Workers Association of America
Battle Still Raging Near Ladysmith in Boer War Dispatch
Sperrman Camp reports Gen. Warren presses advance against entrenched Boers after 21 casualties in Lyttleton skirmish. Infantry work parcel ridges with Dundonald cavalry on left. naval guns quiet. Boer prisoner warns of three months to Ladysmith. Barkley West proclamation orders British subjects to quit by Jan 22 amid heavy Boer bombardment at dawn.
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Kimberley
Modder River
Barkley West
Boithof
Inventor of Crystal Gold Dead in Brooklyn
Alfred Watts, the inventor of crystal gold used in dentistry, died at his Brooklyn home after a long life. The New York death notice records his contribution to dental materials and his status as a notable inventor.
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New York
Alfred Watts
Brooklyn
Miners Kraft and Sweet Drop Nearly 2000 Feet in Shaft
In Houghton Michigan on January 23 two miners named Kraft and Sweet fell nearly two thousand feet in a shaft at the Atlantic mine. Both men are horribly mangled and have large families.
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Houghton
Mich
Kraft and Sweet
Atlantic
Bohan Not Filing Bankruptcy Petition in Chicago
Charles H Bohan did not file a bankruptcy petition in Chicago. His stated indebtedness totals 74000 dollars, incurred during his carriage manufacturing business.
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Chicago
Charles H.bohannor
Treasury balance and gold reserve figures released
Washington report shows the treasury’s available cash balance at 287 million 046 thousand 446 dollars and a gold reserve of 220 million 263 thousand 651 dollars as of January 23.
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Washington
Treasury
Carnegie gifts fund libraries in York and East Orange
Andrew Carnegie donates 50000 to York Pennsylvania and East Orange New Jersey for public library buildings. The era of private philanthropy expanding access to learning is highlighted by these charitable gifts in multiple cities.
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Andrew Carnegie
York
East Orange
Ihe
John P. Larney
Central Park
New York
McCammon killed in West Alexandria shooting
George W. McCammon of West Alexandria Pennsylvania was shot and killed by Frank McGee plus Count Boni de Castellane and Countess de Castellane nee Annie Gould arrived in New York. Seven prisoners escaped from Palmyra Tennessee jail. six recaptured, Will Harris at large. The Methodist church plans active Philippines work under Bishop Thoburn. Rats spread plague germs in Japan. a war on rats declared. Cruiser Philadelphia arrived at San Diego for mails and supplies to rejoin Iowa and Marblehead at Magdalena Bay. William Wallace Patch died in Galesburg Illinois of pneumonia. civil war veteran once saved Gen Sherman and staff. American Wheelmen meet in Milwaukee in 1900. date to be fixed.
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Boni de Castellane
Countess de Castellane
Annie Gould
New York
Palmyra
Tenn
Will Harris
Methodist Church
America
Philippines
Thoburn
Japan
Philadelphia
San Diego
Cal
Iowa
Magdalena Bay
William Wallace Patch
Galesburg
Lil
Gen. Sherman
Milwaukee
Market Report Markets and grain prices from Cincinnati and Chicago
Cincinnati report shows patent flour prices and grain quotes with figures for wheat corn oats and various flour grades. Live stock values for hogs cattle sheep and lambs are listed alongside calf prices. Chicago section lists red winter spring and northern spring prices for corn oats and related grains.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Cora
E. Oates
War and Trade Press South Africa Crisis and Global Gold Output
War's widening impact strains Cape Colony and Natal with uitlander distress and food shortages as transportation and supply lines falter. European fears of American cotton goods flood Shanghai imports while Transvaal mining towns desolate. gold output in 1900 may surge past historic levels if war ends.
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South Africa
Cape Colony
Natal
Transvaal
Cape Town
Durban
England
America
Shanghai
Far East
China
Europe
Africa
Mexico
Cescs Esceneeees
United States
Esceces
Australia
Peerecenss
Bolivia
Tee
Spain
Colombia
Canada
Portugal
Owen
Eleven Hours Now Constitute a Legal Day for Labor
The labor committee in France fixed the working day at eleven hours for men women and children. After three years hours drop to ten and a half hours then after six years to ten hours. Previously twelve hours were not considered unusual work.
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Republic
France
Labor Committee
Rapid Rail Expansion In Siam Shows High Investment
The article notes a swift growth of railroads in Siam with American electric cars on a line near Bangkok and 12 percent dividends. It cites the 1891 Bangkok to Pak Nam line as the first regular railway, a 15 mile gauge, and a 1892 Bangkok to Korat line then nearing completion.
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Siam
Bangkok
Pak Nam
Menai River
Korat
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Red Sea
Defense Fund Report
Harper Brothers
Millionaire
Board of Ordnance Reorganized
Henry A. Hasen
Sonnetag
Gen. Buller
Cen. Buller
St. Johns
N. B
Helgoland
St. Mary's Bay
Miskilings
Barlow
St. Louis
Jefferson Davis Vierts
Iuries
Shannon County
J. S. Peters
Eminence
Stephen Hurd
West Plains
Stockholm
Jan
Oscar
Gen
Stanton
CritienNy
Omaha
Neb
T. H. Stanton
Drainage Board
William M. Springer
Elbridge G. Haney
Ilinoia
Tanner
Ianecy
Reeves
Yates
Hanecy
Cook County
Tes Moines
Gen. Warren
Treasury Statement
Letart
Marie
Copenhagen
Denmark
John Finley
Sol Tice
Dave Drigiey
St. Marys
M. Labori
Alfred Dreyfus
Rennes
Gaye
House Committee On
Olympia
Board On Naval Construction
Loston Navy Yard
H. H. Wilson
Adm
Sampson
Paris Figaro
Marques de Castellane
Bourse
Gen. Mercier
Dreyfus Fame
Ecole Story Technique
St. Mary Market
New Orleans
Giordano
George W. McCammon
West
Alexandria
Frank McGee
Market Report
Ban Mayee
Chiengmai
Menam River
Nakawa River
Cotton’s
Johannesburg
Rills
Soeeriean
Senererae
Basdaad PH Resaeve
Verre Nave
Sevanesaeeeee
LL. Sheetings
Qmetigae
Uitlanders
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