Absence of Natal News Signals Buller Plan Pressure
London reports censorship blocks Natal details as Buller moves remain unseen at Potgieter's drift. British forces edge toward Ladysmith while Boer positions near Onderbrook spruit and Dewdrop possibly force decisive action. Deaths by disease mount in Ladysmith garrison as relief plans hinge on exhausted forces and uncertain co operation.
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London
Natal
Buller
General Roberts
Modder River
Sterkstroem
Gatacre
Molteno
Stormberg
Steyn
Landdrost
French
Grobler
Kloof
Pot
Gieter
Warren
Tugela
Springfield
Guna
Bpringfield
Klangwand
Inhtwae
Onderbrook Spruit
Ladysmith
Colenso
Bulwer Bridge
Koodepourt
Dewdrop
Potgieter
White
Horaes
Boer Rush Fails At Hill Held By Yorkshires and NZers
Boer forces at Rensberg Cape Colony attempted a hill assault against a company of Yorkshires and New Zealanders. They were repulsed with bayonet points. Reports say 21 Boers killed and about 50 wounded.
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Rensberg
Cape Colony
Leyds Defends Boer Conduct in War of Britain Critique
Dr W J Leyds, South African minister plenipotentiary to Europe, tells Brussels dispatch England bears main responsibility for bloodshed and asserts no Pretoria authority speaks for America. He denies execuateur rumor, defends Boer chivalry, condemns British charges of barbarity and misraps on battlefield rules.
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Brussels
W. J. Leyds
Europe
England
Hay
United States
Pretoria
America
Westminster Gazette
London
Leyds
Mafeking Fort Demolished After Bombardment Attack
Jan 13 dispatches report Mafeking fort at East demolished as British fortification falls and troops retire. One Boer wounded. Ladysmith headlines show a disastrous January 6 assault, leaving the town in a sore straits situation as head laager notes grim news from the front.
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Pretoria
Mafeking
East
Ladysmith
Uncertain War News From Natal as Boers Suspected to Withdraw
London Herald correspondent reports glaring gaps in Natal news with fears of worse to come. A veteran observer suggests Boers may be retiring from Tugela and Colenso area toward Drakensburg passes, masking withdrawal with small forces while avoiding open retreat.
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New York
London
The
Herald
Natal
Bull Run
Critica
Tugela
Drakensburg Passes
Ladysmith
Drakensburg Range
Colenso
Plague in Honolulu Sees 22 Cases and Quarantine
Honolulu records 22 plague cases with 9 new since the first of the month. Authorities declare the judicial district under quarantine and dedicate 273000 dollars to combat the outbreak and improve sanitation. Most cases involve Chinese residents with a single European victim, a 14-year-old Norwegian girl, Ethel Iohnson. The island’s steamship lines face heavy losses amid travel restrictions.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Associated Press
Board of Health
Ethel Iohnson
Board of Feurth
Council of State
Japan
Ke Au
Steamer Returns to Honolulu Empty Amid Landing Blockade
Deputies with shotguns guard every landing point as gens from the Island flee. The Steamer goes back to Honolulu with no cargo or passengers. Leung Chi Tsa, the Chinese reformer, is seen in Honolulu. The Chinese consul protests against Leong Chi Tso remaining in the territory.
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Honolulu
Leung Chi Tsa
Leong Chi Tso
Government to Build Pacific Cable Route, Senate Hearings
Secretary Long and Rear Admiral Bradford urged government construction of a Pacific cable before a Senate naval affairs committee. Bradford described Nero survey work west of Honolulu confirming feasibility. The route would run San Francisco to Honolulu to Midway, Guam, Luzon with a Yokohama spur, at an estimated 10 million dollars and 3284 knots total length.
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Washington
Long
Bradford
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Honolulu
San Francisco
Midway Islands
Guam
Dingala Bay
Luzon
Yokohama
Midway
Negroes Protest Petition To Halt Lynchings
Washington January 16 opening Senate session Cullom presented a petition signed by 3200 colored persons asking for laws to protect them from lynching and burning. Hoar said senators would welcome action to suppress this wrong and enforce laws. He noted state laws cover such crimes and federal action is unclear without state failures. Cullom urged investigation saying these people suffer without legal authority and it ought to stop. Tillman asked the immediate source of the petition and if it came from Chicago.
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Washington
Senate
Cullom
Hoar
Cullim
Tillman
Chicago
Trans-Atlantic Steamship Rates Increase Ahead of Paris Expo
New York January 16 steamship lines raise passenger fares to Europe due to expected Paris Exposition travel. Holland America up ten percent on main sailings. Atlantic Transport elevates berth rates by 15 dollars for mid March to mid April. Cunard White Star Hamburg America trends vary, with deck state rooms up to 50 dollars and a longer season. French line maintains higher saloon cabin rates.
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New York
trans-Atlantic ‘Steamship Lines
Cunard
White Star
Lloyd and American Line
House Begins Urgent Deficiency Bill Debate
Washington January 16 The House went into committee of the whole to consider the urgent deficiency appropriation bill. Debate will continue today and tomorrow the bill will be read for amendment under the five minute rule. Cannon, chairman of the appropriation committee, explained the items of the bill.
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Washington
House
Cannon
Two Vessels Overdue Seaborne Anxiety Eases Reinsurers
In San Francisco on January 16 thirty percent re-insurance is offered on the British ship Reliance nine days overdue from Hamburg with repairs and relief in sight. The British ship Annie Thomas also raises concerns to owners and Irish underwriters. she has been at sea from Antwerp bound for Acapulco for 165 days.
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San Francisco
Reliance
Hamburg
Annie Thomas
Antwerp
Acapulco
Former congressman involved in Kentucky killings in capital lobby
In Frankfort Kentucky on June 16 ex congressman David J Colson shot and killed Eth tibert Scott and Luther Demaree in the lobby of the Capital hotel. The incident ended a deadly confrontation with authorities responding to the scene.
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Frankfort
David J. Colson
Ethtibert Scott
Luther Demaree
Reno
Hovel
Frenzied Swede in Anaconda Jail After Manic Escape
Anaconda Mont January 16 A Swede Ed Edbled about 40 years old escaped from St Ann's hospital after his arm broke. He fought officers and was carried to county jail. Doctors deem acute mania while authorities pursue insanity hearing. Another man John White about 41 faced insanity charge after alarming letters to Dr Snyder alleged killings.
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Mont
Ed Edbled
Birch Street
White
Ndbied
Chief White
Powers
Morgan
Walsh
Daly
Edbled
Granite County
Bulger
Rumsey
Combination
John White
Dan
J. M. Sligh
Oo. C. Evans
N. 8. Snyder
Florence Sullivan
Telegraphic Briefs Snapshot Across Nations
Wire summaries from Washington to Boston report funds, navy expansion, a bank shooting suicide in Columbus Georgia, United Mine Workers credentials, a lynching near Ripley Tennessee, the National Live Stock Association convention in Fort Worth, Nicaragua canal progress, and an assignment by C Wainwright & Co of Boston amid mining stock holdings disputes.
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Ind
United Mine Workers
Fort Worth
Texas
National Live Stock Association of America
Springer
Boston
C. Wainwright &Co
United States
W York and 1
New Boston Stock Exchanges
Muslin Underwear Sale Offers Best Hennessy Line
Hennessy presents a wide display of over sixty five hundred new muslin undergarments made for women. The line, specially crafted for fit and style, claims superior quality and value with careful cutting trimming and textures. The dealer asserts Montana’s largest stock and lowest prices, aiming to surpass prior undergarment sales.
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Hennessy
Montana
Gowns Offered In New Styles At Low Prices
A detailed sale catalog describes gowns of cambric and muslin with elaborate insertions, lace trimming, and embroidery. Sizes 14 to 16 priced around $1.95 and $1.00, plus a large assortment of new styles, trimmings, and finest qualities in stock.
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Monsilla
Chemises and Lawn Garments Offered at Premium Prices
An advertisement lists chemises made from cambric and lawn fabrics, featuring five inch round gathered yokes, inch edging, and decorative insertions. Sizes range 33 to 44 inches with prices around 1.50, plus higher grade chemises in fine lawn with lace edging and tuckings priced from 6.60 to 47.50 each.
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