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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1900
Page
9
A crowded column of political chatter and satirical notes references McKinley’s presidency, Boer War alignments, and economic notes. It questions leaders, cites beer production in Milwaukee and Chicago, and mentions Wood as Cuba governor with school furniture orders. The piece blends commentary on democracy, annexation, and press attitudes.
The text blends war fervor with economic critique, noting lives in the Philippines and Transvaal, and arguing on debt, silver, and bank power. It highlights New Jersey trust incorporation, global gold and grain profits, and rising wages, while mocking financial schemes and political maneuvering around Bryan and reformers.
London dispatches reveal General Buller plans a night assault to seize Spionkop as Boer positions hold higher ground near Trichard's Drift. Warren’s ridges shelter the British before a possible decisive move, with artillery bombardment ongoing and a cautious approach on exposed slopes.
A cablegram from Everett reports the United States supply ship Calgoa landed passengers and mail from the stranded steamer Airlie at Coastown Australia and will proceed to Sydney. The cause of Airlie’s wreck remains unknown with Captain Everett believed to be en route Manila to Sydney. The Cottage City dispatch also notes the Townsend ran aground near Battery Point while returning from a voyage, smashing on rocks and being salvaged then towed to Haynes Mission. In New York, Bryan dined with President John W. Keller and 12 guests at the Democratic clubhouse, drawing crowded seating due to the anticipated guest.
Miss Orpha Sheets waived preliminary examination before Mayor Johnson and was bound over to the court without bail on charges of poisoning her sweetheart Claude Tuttle on December 1 in Green Spring Ohio.
Indianapolis reports show West Virginia operators and miners debating wage scales. A scale committee failed to fix a price, while miners press for recognition in the joint conference. Names such as John Mitchell and W G Pearce appear among delegates. several labor measures and wage figures are outlined, with eight hour day assumed for scale.
The towns of Malta and McConnellville discuss possible consolidation. O. may consolidate with nearby communities as discussions proceed. The Spencer banking houses in Thompsonville and Hazardville, Conn. closed their doors amid regional financial shifts.
A London Telegraph dispatch from New York recounts General Buller’s Colenso action on December 24. British troops including Hildyard's Queen's and Devons faced heavy Boer fire as Long and Hunt's brigades pressed forward toward Fort Wylie and the Tugela river area. Riders, artillery crews, and volunteers risked life to save guns and wounded comrades amid a brutal, protracted battle.
Kansas editor William Allen White argues Kipling authored David Harum, citing a 1889 wager and alleged use of an Edward Nores Westcorm alias. C. W. Daggett dismisses the claim while Roswell M. Field and Frank N. Doubleday weigh in, noting Chicago publishers and refusals by rival houses.
A plan by Admiral O Neil to refrigerate magazines in battleships to cut explosive danger is discussed. Trials abroad have not succeeded yet, but the New York Sun notes the scheme could ensure lower magazine temperatures on future ships.
A fragmentary scene depicts Burgher Smit of the Transvaal amid a violent encounter and its aftermath. Soldiers rest as a pool of blood and a raised hole suggest a deadly event. A native woman speaks of loss and maternal calls across distant mountains.
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