Warren Engaged In Hard Battle Progress Noted
London dispatches from January 21 22 describe General Warren’s forces under heavy uphill fighting with difficult ground. Censorship limits details but confirm substantial progress and a strong British push toward Boer positions near Boeinkop and Three Tree hill. Reports note explosions, shifting assaults, and mounting casualties as troops maneuver for a decisive breakthrough.
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London
Buller
War Office
Warren
Tugela
Potgetter
Charles Warren
Hoera
George White
Ladysmith
Buller'n
Kelly-Kenney
Gatacre
Rosemead Junction
Daily Telegraph
Spearman
Boeinkop
Woodgate
Hart
Hildyard
Bunco Suspect Reappears in Boston Bank Incident
An old New Orleans resident recalls a decades old loan to a Massa chusetts man who claimed to repay it in Boston years later. A bemused bunco tale unfolds as the man tries to settle the debt, even escorted by police toward a bank, with the accuser recognized by the impostor.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
New Orleans
Massachusetta
Butler
Boston
Tremont Street
So-and-so
Bunco
Emperor as Linguist Impresses English Visit
The German Emperor, a linguist, spoke with little accent in England and used idiomatic English. The Empress also spoke English well though with a strong accent. The boys prefer their mother tongue and may shy from English, while the Prince of Wales sounds German as if born to it, reflecting his ancestry.
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England
Rain Captured Americans Lost Large Supply Train
Report from Bacolor Philippines dated January 21 describes an ambush near Lipa where a pack train of fifty convalescents and an escort of twenty two horses were seized by insurgents. Casualties occurred among Americans who abandoned the train. reinforcements arrived after three miles. Mail advices from Negros recount an uprising by autonomous government officials including the president, with several jailed on treason charges. Officials and police implicated in attempts to overthrow American authority. many officials were released on bonds while others remained jailed. The incident follows earlier revolts and widespread unrest in Negros, signaling a broader challenge to American control. The article then shifts to irrigation and census topics, outlining government plans to study water resources, set aside reservoir sites, and prepare main irrigation census schedules led by Director Merriam and the twelfth census effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Cacord
Ifty
Ralston Lee Eacaihe
Lipa
Negros
Ledyard
Smith
Ro Wath
Tolle
Baculor
Negron
Congress
Merriam
Arid Region Reclaimed by Irrigation Rising in West
The census office reports vast western lands reclaimed in ten years through ditch irrigation and subterranean water wells. Fertile valleys bloom with orange groves as canals and dams expand, with modern machinery cutting costs and time.
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Washington
Nelda
Sahara
Nile
Automobiles to Carry Freight in Africa’s Interior
The Congo Free State considers introducing horseless wagons for freight in inland regions. France already ships autos to Africa and a Paris-built fleet is headed for Senegal routes to the Niger. Forty-five nine to ten horsepower wagons, with four day rail-to-river legs, will move goods and passengers, reducing reliance on porters and boosting traffic of cotton, skins, gums, and honey to European markets as rail expands. Carrye says she abandons women's rights for “women’s lefts” and widowers joke.
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Congo Free State
Africa
Congo
Niger
Senegal
Kayes
Badunbe
Felix Dubois
Paris
Nir
Sikasno
Kons
Say
Soudan
Ttia
Merced Gold Mining Company Annual Stockholders Meeting
Notice to stockholders of Merced Gold Mining Company that an annual meeting will be held at the Lewisohn Building office in Butte Montana on January 24 1900 at 12 noon to elect directors and address other business transfers closed January 6 to January 24 1900 inclusive. Also includes corporate notarization and dissolution petition for Beef Straight Quarry Company in Silver Bow County Montana.
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Merced Gold Mining Company
Lewisohn
Butte
Montana
Beyond
Idatuna
Silver Bow
Beet Straight Quarry Company
Butte and Boston Mining Seeks Trespass Info
An 1800 Montana court notice sets the hearing date for an aid application in Silver Bow County Butte. It includes a reward of 2500 dollars for information leading to the detection and conviction of trespassers who remove ores from the Michael Devitt lode claim under state or federal injunctions.
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District Court
Second Judicial District
Montana
Silver Bow
Butte
A. D
Court of
Michael Devitt
Butte and
Boston Consolidated Mining Company
C. 8. Hatterman
Agi Supt
Notice for Patent Mining Claim McCall Jefferson Co Montana
Notice records Thomas N McCall and Adelia J McCall filed for 97.77 acres Rocky Mountain Onief claim in Little Pipe Stone district Jefferson County Montana. Description includes metes and bounds with corner markers and bearings. location recorded in Jefferson County Book I Plat. First publication December 27, 1989.
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U. 8
Helena
Mont
Thomas N. McCall
Adelia J. McCall
Butte
Montana
Rocky Mountain
Little Pipestone
Jefferson County
Beare
Seuiaing
Recorder of
Plaethera
Alta Lode
Francis ‘T. MecBride
Applicanta
Lewis Lode
Notice for Purification of Mining Claim Patent
Notice records a patent application by Elle Peter for a mining claim on the Ethel Lode in Silver Bow County Montana. The description lists boundary bearings, corners, and extents from Carter section corner, with specific distances and directions. Names include Helena Montana United States Patentee and James C, with official registration by D. Greene,Register. Publication date October 38, 1898.
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United States
Pat Ae
Helena
Montana
Avery
Elven
Elle Peter
Fon
Uon
Ethel Lode
Independence
Silver Bow County
Aig
Carter
NH. B
Deatasine
Bow County
Spanaan Lode
James C Ve
D. Greene
Regiatee
Notice for Fabrication Mining Patent Application in Montana
Notice hereby given that Josiah H. Trevise of Butte Montana filed Dec 9 11 for a patent for 1444 linear feet of the Copper Trust lode in Summit Valley unorganized mining district Silver Bow County Montana. Survey No 5543 township 3 north range 7 west. prior notice posted Dec 1 1898. official notes and plat available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Office
Helena
Montana
Josiah HL. Trevise
Butte
Copper Trust
Discovery
Summit Valley
Silver Bow County
Benaning
United States of America
United States
Copper Trunt lode survey and surface claims in Montana
District court notice outlines mining claims Copper Trust lode and surface grounds in Deer Lodge and Silver Bow counties Montana. It details locations, boundaries, discovery, and extra lateral rights while listing adjacent claims and the requirement for adverse claim notifications within sixty days. An executor announces private sale of Bernard McGinley estate quarters Lode claims General Washington and Protection Quartz Lode with sealed bids due January Star 1900.
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District Court
Third Judicial District
State of
Montana
Deer Lodge
Bernard McGinley
Counta
Silver Bow
General Washington Quarta Lode
Algo
King & Lowry
North Main Street
Butte City
Patrick Daugherty
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Beeing
Lrna
Scott de
Emperor
RAIN
Bacalor
Sutherland Sisters
Inet
Cation
Carrye
Choliy
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William C. Orton
Alabama
Copper
Walter S. Orton
Caledonia
James M. Orton
Co. M. Parr
R. Coombe
Rorge D. Greens
J. Baker
Register U. & Claim Agent
Discovery Shaft
Bliver Bow County
Burgey
Anaconda Lode
Charles X
Larra+bie
Register
Montaey
George D. Greene
Nervita Medical CO
Minton & Jackson Sts
Chicaog, Ill
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