Invasion of Cape Colony Grows More Threatening
London reports Lord Kitchener has secured rail lines in South Africa and plans a 30 000 strong irregular horse force to resume offensive operations. Cape Town defenses are complete with two 4 7 naval guns and a naval brigade of 2900 men stands ready.
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London
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Delagoa Bay
Kitchener
Cape Colony
Hertzog
Cape Town
Cape
Murraysburg
Pretoria
Burgher Peace Committee
Russia and America Like Mind on China Trouble
St Petersburg January 12 The Russian finance minister M De Witte said Russia and the United States are united in view over the Chinese trouble. He illustrated this with hand gestures and said peace talks should not bar compensation or the commercial treaty and that both nations remain faithful friends. He predicted European economic conditions would improve as the Transvaal and Chinese questions are resolved.
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Russia
America
St. Petersburg
M.de Witte
United States
M. DeWitte
Europe
Transvaal
New York University Denies Students in Washington Parade
Chancellor McCracken refuses to allow 1 800 NYU students to join the inaugural parade in Washington on March 4. He cites time away from college work, expense for many students, and the difficulty for quiet students to stand out amid military pomp.
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New York
McCracken
New York University
Washington
Wallace Donald McLean
Pittsburg Youngstown and Cleveland Railroad Planned
The steel trust and the soft coal trust back a new railroad from Pittsburg to Willoughby Ohio. A lake deck harbor near Mentor will enable large coal and ore storage facilities. High freight rates and railcar handling by Carnegie interests spur the move.
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Cleveland
Jan
Steel Trust
Pittsburg Coal Company
Soft Coal” Trust
Pittsburg, Youngstown and Cleveland Railroad Company
Pittsburg
Willoughby
Mentor
Carnegie Company
Trust
Kansas City Favored For Jeffries Ruhlin Fight
Kansas City hosts the Jeffries Ruhlin bout proposal as hall directors discuss bids. John P. Loomas and Mr Brady must finalize arrangements to satisfy directors. The venue hall carries $25 000 debt and efforts aim to raise funds.
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Kansas City
Cincinnati
Convention Hall
Mr. Brady
John P. Loomas
Loomas
Brady
Textile Hesitation Amidstead New Year Improvement
R G Dun weekly trade review notes firm staple products and steady boots wool and iron steel with good demand. Textile improvement delayed and cotton goods stocks rising in some areas. Nationwide distribution remains strong and collections are prompt. Failures: 324 in the US and 37 in Canada, up from last year respectively.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Company
United States
Canada
Farewell Meeting Dims as Vaughan Leaves Rome Hall
La Liberte reports from Rome on a missionary farewell at the college of the Congregation De prop agande fide attended by many cardinals. When a Boer priest spoke, Cardinal Vaughan departed with English onlookers, while the remaining attendees reportedly cheered the priest.
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Paris
la Liberte
Rome
Congregation de Propagande Fide
Cardinal Vaughan
Westminster
Dewey Arch revival plan wins Navy support
The United States Naval Academy association will continue the Dewey arch committee effort to reproduce the arch in stone as a navy monument. Colonel William Church, president of the committee, will announce the decision. Admiral Dewey has favorably noted the plan in a letter to Rear Admiral Miller.
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New York
United States Naval Academy Association
Willam Church
Dewey
Miller
Miners Strike at Kingston Coal Company Ends?
Seven hundred miners in Wilkesbarre walk out over wages claims. A strike committee met company officials and announced that arrangements were satisfactorily settled.
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Wilkesbarre
Kingston Coal Company
Jobless Despondency Drives Louis Mutchett to Suicide
Chicago report states Louis Mutchett a 33 year old bookkeeper born in New York came to Chicago six weeks ago seeking work. Despondent over unemployment he died by asphyxiation, his father described as a wealthy Indianapolis man.
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Chicago
Louis Mutchett
New York
Indianapolis
Swamped the Boat on Canton River Disaster
Victoria B C January 2 reports from the steamer Empress of Japan say a passenger boat on the Canton river foundered December 10 after striking a rock. Two Chinese on board drowned as passengers rushed to one side causing the vessel to capsize.
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Victoria
B. C
Canton
Iwo
Fatal double shooting near Galena in pursuit after rejection
Maddened by rejection Aurela Bergman was shot and killed by George Duenstein who then wounded his sister Tillie and fatally shot himself. A posse of citizens assists the police in tracking the gunman.
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Galena
His
Aurela Bergman
George Duenstein
Tillie
Mindanao Campaign Under Kobbe as Insurgents Fall Back
Brigadier General Kobbe directs operations from Cagayan with Colonel Birkheimer and five companies of the Twenty-eighth in the Mindanao uplands destroying strongholds and taking prisoners. Luzon reports minor captures and the Zambales towns issue ultimatums offering rifles for peace. In Manila a school bill sparks a clash over religious instruction with sections allowing teaching outside hours for fee parents’ written consent and a Catholic committee seeking elimination.
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Manilla
Mindanao
Kobbe
Cagayan
Birkheimer
Twenty-eighth
Luzon
Zambales
San Antonio
MacArthur
Department of Public Instruction
Federal Party
Central Catholic Society
Emperor William Skips Grand Duke Funeral Amid Illness Rumor
Berlin reports the absence of Emperor William at the Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar's funeral citing influenza recovery. Observers note he and the empress were seen walking near the Potsdam palace during the service hours.
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Berlin
William
Saxe-Weimar
Weimar
Potsdam
Senator Morgan Denies Canal Protest Contact
Morgan denies any communication from the state department about a formal protest by Forward & Company of London against using the San Juan river for the Nicaragua canal system. He states no notification has been received regarding concessions granted to that company by Nicaragua.
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Morgan
St. Washington
State Department
Messrs. Forward & Company
San Juan
Nicaragua
Coroner’s verdict holds Tarrant & Company liable
The coroner’s jury says the wholesale druggists firm Tarrant & Company is criminally responsible for the explosion in their building. Members Thomas S. Main and William G. Powers are ordered to post bail of $5,000 each.
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Heid Responsible
New York
Ccoroner
Tarrant & Company
Thomas
Main
William G. D. Powers
Attorneys Seek Arrest Warrant Over Prizefight Training
Cincinnati reports that lawyers for the Evangelical Association have a warrant for Gus Ruhlin to arrest him for training in Ohio. Ruhlin is scheduled to appear at the Irwin Marines next Sunday and during the week of training. Ohio law treats being in training for a prize fight as a felony.
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Cincinnati
Evangelical Association
Gus Ruhlin
Irwin Marines
Ohio
Hanna on Ship Subsidy in U S Senate Debate
The Daily Mail cites Mark Hanna explaining the merchant shipping question and giving reasons for supporting the bill before the United States Senate. The piece outlines implications for American trade and policy as of January in London.
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Hanna
London
The
Daily Mail
Mark Hanna
United States
Senate
Czar Expected at Sarkoe-Kelo Palace Jan 22
The Sarkoe-Kelo palace near St. Petersburg is being prepared for the czar's reception on January 22 as part of the winter Marin celebration beginning January 24.
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St. Petersburg
Sarkoe- Kelo
Summer Palace
Marin
Stockton Boxer Defeats Chicago Opponent in Denver Bout
Rufe Turner of Stockton California knocked out Otto Sieloff of Chicago with a right hook to the jaw in the fourth round of a slated 10 round match before the Colorado Athletic Association in Denver on January 12.
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Rufe Turner
Stockton
Cal
Otto Sieloff
Chicago
Colorado Athletic Association
University of Wisconsin law school reopens after fumigation
The University of Wisconsin law school in Madison reopened after thorough fumigation following a smallpox scare.
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Madison, Wis
University Law School
Handy Westbrook Hanged for Stepdaughter Murder
Marion Arkansas January 12 1900 Handy Westbrook a negro was hanged here for the murder of his stepdaughter on October 25 1899.
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Marion
Ark
Handy Westbrook
Russian Denial on China Accord Amid Manchuria Concerns
Peking reports Russian Minister M De Giers denies plans for a separate Russia China pact outside the other powers. He says signing the joint note shows Russia will not conflict with existing treaties, and notes Russia may protect rail interests though no intent to retain Manchuria.
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Russia
China
Peking
M. de Giers
Manchuria
Salisbury likely cedes Niu Chwang to Russia rail line
London reports Lord Salisbury has agreed to cede the Niu Chwang to Shan Hai Kwan railway to Russia. Compensation details are unclear. Financiers suggest the move signals Britain cannot prevent China’s partition, with Russia taking the north and Britain the Yangtze valley.
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The
Daily Chronicle
Lord Salisbury
Russia
Niu Chwang
Shan-Hai- Kwan
Daily Mail
China
Great Britain
Yang Tse
Court Orders Pending Signatures in Chinese Treaty Talks
Awaiting court instructions in Peking Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang anticipate favorable orders that would allow immediate signature of the agreement. Prince Ching notes proof in Prince Chun's Berlin mission expressing China’s regret for the murder of Baron Von Ketteler.
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Peking
Prince Ching
Hung Chang
Prince Chun
Berlin
China
Baron von Ketteler
Italy Cards a Naval Posture Near San Mun Bay
The China Gazette reports that three Italian warships anchored off San Mun bay and that Rome may seek a station north of San Mun. The claim is unconfirmed officially but has sparked rumor of Italy's expanded naval reach.
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Italy
Shanghai
China Gazette
San Mun Bay
San Mun
Democrats Fail To Nominate In Helena Caucus
In Helena on Monday January 12 the Democrats filed five petitions for a caucus on the long term senator seat with W A Clark as the sole candidate. Only 25 of 92 legislators appeared to roll call, 22 short of the majority needed to nominate, and the meeting adjourned without action. The Helena delegation was notably absent, and the city is seen as Clark’s stronghold. Labor and Populist members held a separate caucus but kept details private.
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Mon
W. A. Clark
Legislative Hall
Clark
Demands Indemnity Against Morocco for Damages
Antonio Boyn of New York files with the secretary of state next Monday a claim for damages from the government of Morocco. He, son of a former U S consul in Tangiers, says in April 1897 Morocco seized his stock and property worth about 15000 and killed his native servant, seeking 25000 in total.
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Morocco
Antonio Boyn
Boyn
United States
Tangiers
Casa Bianca
Morcecco
Himslf
Passengers Rescued From Russ ie After Storm Stranding
After four days of suspense the crew and passengers of the French steamer Russie stranded near Faraman during a violent storm were landed by the life saving corps. Rescuers faced great difficulty, no food remained onboard, women collapsed upon reaching land, and the vessel is believed doomed as seas stay high.
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Marseilles
Russie
Oran
Algeria
Faraman
Jeffries Ruhlin Fight Planned in Cincinnati February 15
Saengerfest Athletic association leaders insist the Jeffries Ruhlin bout will be held in Cincinnati on February 15 despite strong public opposition. Mayor Fleischmann pledged a permit within days. Construction continues at Saengerfest hall.
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Saengerfest Athletic Association of
Fleischmann
Saengerfest
Ruhlin Leaves East for Jeffries Fight Prep
Gust Ruhlin finished east training and sailed to Cincinnati to begin final preparations for his February fifteenth title bout with Jim Jeffries.
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Ruhlin
New York
Gus Ruhlin
East
Cincinnati
Jeffries
Colombians Withdraw From Panama City Threat, Quiet Restored
Consul General Gudger in Panama reports the Colombian revolutionists, who were expected to attack the city, have withdrawn and quiet has been restored. The trouble has subsided, ending concerns raised in recent days.
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Panama
Washington
Gudger
State Department
Passenger Train Collision Near Plymouth Kills Engineer
An eastbound Pere Marquette train on the Sag inaw division collided with a freight engine at Plymouth. Engineer Alexander Moore of Saginaw was killed, pinned against his boiler. Fireman of the passenger train and Express Messenger Warner are injured or missing. freight fireman William Blische died after arrival. John C. Kennedy of Saginaw, the passenger train fireman, was killed.
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Detroit
Pere Marquette
Saginaw
Plymouth
Alexander Moore
Express
Warner
William Blische
John C. Kennedy
Henry Amy Dies After Long Illness in New York
Henry Amy of the banking house H Amy & Company died at his New York home after a lingering pneumonia related illness. He played a key role in reorganizing major railroads including the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago and the Chicago and Alton. Omaha reports the Grand Army encampment may move to Denver with a 1 cent per mile rate by Chicago and Northwestern. reconsideration is possible.
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New York
Henry Amy
H. Amy & Company
Denver
Omaha
Grand Army
Chicago and Northwestern
Editorial Writer Killed by Train at Harrison Square
Charles E. Bockus, longtime Boston Herald editor and columnist, died instantly when struck by an express train at Harrison Square station as he attempted to cross after gates closed. Gateman Edward Richards suffered severe injuries, both legs broken, while attempting to rescue him.
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Boston
Charles E. Bockus
Boston Herald
Harrison Square
Edward Richards
Jessie Morrison Murder Trial Set for March Term
In Topeka Kansas on January 12 the second trial of Jessie Morrison for the murder of Mrs Olin Castle is scheduled for the March term in Eldorado. The district judge has assigned the case to the docket and Morrison has cancelled plans to travel east.
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Kan
Jessie Morrison
Olin Castle
Eldorado
Miss Morrison
Diamonds In British Guiana Reported Interior Finds
Kingston Jamaica reports large diamond finds in the interior of British Guiana. A company has been formed in England to work the claims.
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British Guiana
Kingston
Jamaica
Demarara
England
Blaze In Cudahy Home Causes Minor Loss
A small basement fire at the BE A Cudahy mansion in Cudahy caused insignificant monetary loss. An investigation is under way to determine the cause.
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Cudahy
Omaha
BE. A. Cudahy
Car Shops Burned in Princeton Fire Loss Big
The car department building of the Southern Railway shops in Princeton Indiana was destroyed by fire. The immense building and contents are a total loss with an estimated cost of $50 000. The cause of the fire is now known.
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Princeton
Ind
Southern Railway Shops
Fall In Line Duck Boots Prices Slashed
Boots and shoes advertised at deep discounts with prices from 2.00 to 3.50. Women girls and men boots listed with various brands and leather soles. Wording implies a sale event with emphasis on low prices and leather quality.
Sailors Grumble Onboard From Edinburgh To Antarctic
An author recounts a sailor’s habit of grumbling about meals across a hundred years. A skipper’s wife aboard to improve food prepares fresh fowl but the crew still complains as one man voices a blunt critique of the dish.
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Edinburgh
Antarctic
Jack
Rubber heels vs route step in army marching
The New York Press notes French doctors linked long regimental marching to brain fatigue and suggests rubber heels, but observes that Americans avoid this by breaking step with route marching. Soldiers move in columns at 3 to 3.14 miles per hour, carry rifles, and speak freely.
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France
New York Press
England A Land Of Song At Harvest Home Supper
A London newspaper notes that England remains a land of song among agricultural folk and harvest home suppers feature rich melodies. Old peasant ballads in broadsides and manuscripts often have unknown authors, with a noted village dialogue about a husbandman and a serving man recited at Selborne with humor and dramatic recitative.
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England
London
Bell
Selborne
Long Declines Senate Run in Favor of Hoar Reelection
Secretary Long told friends he would not seek the United States Senate against Mr. Hoar and expressed relief that Hoar should be re elected, signaling support for Hoar’s continued tenure.
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Long
Washingt
United States
Hoar
President's Condition Improves at White House
The White House reports the president continues to improve with no new unfavorable conditions. If this pace holds, he is expected to leave bed early next week.
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Washington
Jan
White House
Philip Armour Dies at 69 in Prairie Avenue Home
Philip D Armour died Sunday evening after two years of illness. The Chicago packing house magnate, aged 69, had spent time in German baths and southern California in a bid to regain health. Estimated estate values range from 30 to 50 million dollars, with younger family members owning 15.9 to 20 million more. His death is not expected to disrupt his vast business holdings.
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Chienwga
Philip D. Armour
Prairie Avenue
Armour
California
Prince
Judge delays Hamilton property sale in Rathbone case
In Cincinnati on January 7 Judge Thomps on of the United States court stayed the sale of two blocks of property in Hamilton Ohio tied to suits against Estes G Rathbone former posts director. The sale at 113000 was set aside after Charles Sohngren brewer filed a affidavit stating the property was worth 200000 and offering that amount. The judge ordered a certified check for at least one fourth the amount and readvertisement for a second bid with turnover to Sohngren if bids fall short.
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Cincinnati
Thompsson
United States Court
Hamilstom
Lohngren
Cullom Foes Rally As Illinois Caucus Bids Begin
Springfield January 7 The Illinois political scene centers on Cullom against the field. Cullom supporters claim his ballot strength will rise in the first caucus, while Tanner backers expect him to unite anti Cullom forces if needed. Hitt supporters anticipate Tanner’s use of influence to aid their candidate if Cullom seems unbeatable.
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Cullem
Springfield
Illl
Illinois
Cullem Menares
Tanner
Hitt
Ambiguous Office Scene Leads to Quiet Duel
Report mentions building, disordered office, and a rifle experts remark in Baltimore. A bloodless duel was arranged behind a barn where friends gathered as targets were set. A contest over a stake ended with Mirzepa winning and the couple marrying, the groom planning to hang the life of the bride in his parlor.
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Mirzepa
French colonial venture in Tonkin coal project collapses
Reports detail Asiatic Ixland Per Kreboa in Tonkin where coal prospects attracted capital. A French explorer Jean Dupuis aided a venture that began with 2.5 million francs and rose to 6 million by 1802, but failed to meet expectations. Shares valued at 100 francs have no price, and the company seeks exit, likened to a white elephant.
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Tonkin
Paris
Flere
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