British Casualty List Tops One Thousand in Tugela Campaign
London reports war office withholding full Spion Kop casualties while sources say British losses exceed 1,800 dead and 1,000 wounded. Gen Buller adds casualties from January 20 to 26, totaling 1,029 in the Tugela river movement, with officers previously tallied at 66 killed in Spion Kop.
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London
War Office
Spion Kop
Magersfontein
Colenso
Buller
Warren
Tugela River
British Turns Back From Fortified Boer Line
Gen. French reconnoitered Bastard's Nek near Colesberg and engaged a strong Boer force at Reitfontein, then withdrew after suffering minor casualties. In Kimberley bombardment the Boers fired 380 shells, hitting a hospital and cemetery. Pretoria dispatches report Boer outposts repelling a British clash at Crocodile Pool with two Boer wounded.
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Rensbury
C. C
French
Nek
Hussars
Inniskillings
Royal Artillery
Yorkshire
Wiltshire
Essex
Reitfontein
Colesberg
Lourenzo Marques
Pretoria
Crocodile Pool
Cape Dutch Join Boer Forces In Berlin Reports
Private reports from Berlin say the Cape Dutch are still joining Boer forces. The German press believes Britain nears the end of military resources and should acknowledge defeat and seek peace.
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Berlin
Great Britain
Scout Party Ambushed Near Subig In Philippines
A scouting party of the 25th infantry operating far Subig was ambushed by insurgents. One lieutenant and three privates were killed and two or three privates wounded. A nearby company recovered the bodies. Reports claim insurgents suffered about 40 killed and wounded. In London, Trafalgar Square marked King Charles I statue with wreaths.
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Manila
Far Subig
King Charles I
Trafalgar Square
London
Religious Mania Case In Indiana Woman Fasts Indefinitely
In Kokomo Indiana Mrs Lydia Cox long adherent of the Friends society joined a Holiness church led by Rev John Buck and wife. She has abstained from all food for fifteen days, remains in bed with eyes closed and lips sealed while neighbors are called to touch her hands. Doctors warn the fast may prove fatal. Authorities are asked to compel nourishment.
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Kokomo
Ind
West Middleton
Lydia Cox
5 Society of Friends
Holiness Church
John Buck
Maria J. Woodworth
Three men escape Indiana reformatory in Jeffersonville
James Claybourn Willis Edwards and James Connors escaped from the Indiana reformatory at Jeffersonville Tuesday morning. They were quar tered in a store room and, breaking out of the door, sealed the walls. Rewards have been offered for their capture.
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New Albany
James Claybourn
Willis Edwards
James Connors
Indiana
Jeffersonville
Pioneer Mrs Mary Mc Martin Dies at Butler
Mrs Mary Mc Martin, an aged pioneer who helped settle Butler and surrounding Indiana counties 75 years ago, has died at an advanced age in Butler. In South Bend, engineer John Stockhouse and conductor Wim M Weber died from injuries after the Grand Trunk freight engine boiler explosion.
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Butler
Ind
Mary McMartin
South Bend
John Stockhouse
Wim, M. Weber
Grand Trunk
Tragic Burn Claims Five Year Old in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana on a January day Ethel Jensen aged five died after being burned while tending a fire she was told to keep going. Authorities note the child did not survive the blaze.
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Terre Hatte
Ind
Ethel Jensen
Three Hours' Philippine Debate and Capitol Shooting Incident
Senator Bacon led a three hour Senate discussion on Philippine policy urging self government for Filipinos as a path to peace. In the Capitol a shooting occurred near the state building after Goebel was wounded. Whittaker was captured and jailed amid a rapid emergency response and investigations.
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Washington
Bacon
Dem
Senate
Philippines
United States
Congress
Annie Brumby
Lieut. Brumby
Dewey
John Phillips
W. V. Sullivan
Mississippi
Goebel
Trust legislation eyed by congressional leaders
Republican leaders in both houses focus on trust legislation with plans to introduce a measure after the industrial commission report is issued. The move signals a concerted effort to address antitrust concerns at the federal level.
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Washington
Congress
Industrial Commission
Goebel Rescued as Goebel Lays Between Life and Death
Frankfort Ky Jan 31 William Goebel state senator and Democratic contestant for governor was shot and remains alive. Harland Whittaker of Butler county jailed in Louisville with no direct evidence against him. Militia mobilized as Goebel’s condition worsens and political tensions rise after the attack at the capitol.
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Frankfort
William Goebel
Kenton County
Harland Whittaker
Butler County
Taylor
Louisville
Whittaker
Goebel
Senate Chamber
Col
Jack Chinn
Eph Lillard
Frankfort Penitentiary
Mr. Lillard
Chinn
Capitol
Mr. Goebel
Chinn and
Lillard
Goebel Declared Elected Governor Amid Death Bed
Frankfort Ky Jan 31 With Goebel dying from an assassin s bullet the contesting board declared him legally elected governor after a 10 to 1 party vote The Beckham Marshall contest was decided 9 to 2 Republicans plan to seek a federal injunction to block Goebel and Beckham from seating and continue the fight before Judge Taft in Cincinnati
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Frankfort
Wm. Goebel
Goebel
Taylor
Beckham
Marshall
Allen
Kentucky
Garberry
Reid
Lilly
Louisville
Lexington
United States Circuit Court
Cincinnati
Taft
Gov. Taylor
Chesapeake & Ohio train brings Harland Whittaker to jail
Louisville reporters note the Chesapeake and Ohio train arriving at 8 from Frankfort with Harland Whittaker, the man arrested on suspicion of wounding Senator Goebel. Whittaker is taken into Frankfort custody to the county jail amid only routine crowd presence.
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State Otfer
John W. E. Miles
Miles
Whittaker
Suter
Louisville
Harland Whittaker
Chesapeake & Ohio
Frankfort
Goebel
Pleasures of Ice Hockey Urge University Rink Endowment
An article argues for funding university ice rinks with artificial ice to enable regular ice hockey regardless of weather. Prof. A A Stagg supports adding hockey to curriculums, predicting wide growth if reliable, climate-proof facilities are available at major schools like Chicago Yale Michigan Wisconsin and Illinois.
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A. A. Stagg
University of Chicago
Yale
Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Demand for Ice Rinks by College Athletes Described
A detailed look at ice hockey as played on college rinks, noting puck rules, team positions, and the emphasis on skating and stick work. The piece traces the sport from its Canadian roots to Yale’s adoption and stresses endurance, defense, and strategic passing as key to success.
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Ralph Hoagland
Princeton
Tiger
Pigskin Oval
United States
J. Parmiey Paret
Yale
Malcolm @. Chace
Arthur&. Foote
Eli
Canada
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Kirkerley
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Decatur
Frederick Woldeney
Indianapolis
Senator Bacon
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Capitol Building
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FE. E. Minne
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Coebel
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Collier
Gen. Collier
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Craig Ireland
Ike Williams
Williams
Ireland
Blackburn
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