Americans Threatened as Insurgents Rampage in Trinidad
Dispatch from Port of Spain reports dire conditions with 159 English Black workers deserting police posts, leaving only 25 Americans to defend properties. Attacks surge nightly around Pitch Lake as insurgents seize towns like Carupano. Loomis to wire Washington. Suchet confirms unrest and blocked landings.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
Ca Tacas
Pitch Lake
United States
Caracas
Loomis
Washington
Olcott
Venezuela
Carupano
Cumana
Suchet
Victoria Denounced by Irish-American Societies
At a New York meeting of 68 organizations the United Irish-American societies adopted resolutions denouncing Queen Victoria. They cited Ireland’s starved millions, mass emigration, and industrial suppression attributed to her reign, calling it a long record of bloodshed and cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
New York
United Irish-American Societies
Queen Victoria
Ireland
State orders halt to gasoline lamp manufacturing in Ohio
Toledo January 30 State Oil Inspectors Baird of Toledo and Malloy of Columbus issue a mandate requiring all gasoline lamp manufacturers in Ohio to discontinue production and use immediately. They plan notices to all firms and warn of radical measures if not complied, with anticipated court challenges from manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Frank L. Baird
John R. Malloy
Columbus
Ohio
Temperance Group Gifts Medal to Carrie Nation
The Kansas State Temperance union at its Topeka convention subscribed over 100 dollars to purchase a gold medal for Mrs. Carrie Nation. Nation cried, scolded the planners, and said she would give the money to her work fund instead of accepting the medal. She pledged to stay in Topeka until all 120 saloons are closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas State Temperance Union
Carrie Nation
Court martial in Tien Tsin sentences two soldiers
Privates Dickson and Seamons of the Fifteenth Infantry faced trial for holding up villagers along the river and demanding 100 to 200 taels. Seamons received 20 years and Dickson 21 years. Dickson escaped and remains at large after capture by French forces and turn over to American authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Tien Tsin
Dickson
Seamons
Fifteenth Infantry
Generals Wade Ludlow Relieved for Manila Duty
By presidential direction Brigadier Generals Wade and Ludlow will be relieved and sent to San Francisco to sail after March 1 for Manila. They will report to the commanding general for assignment. Major Generals Wheaton and Bates, commanding northern and southern Luzon, are expected to be among the first relieved and permitted to return to the United States.
Urge Passage of Spooner Bill
Dr. Kruger the German consul cables Berlin urging the German ambassador in Washington to press the Spooner bill. Two German mining companies want to start in the Philippines but need a permanent government to establish mining claim status. The British consul is expected to take similar action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla
Kruger
Berlin
Washington
Germany
Philippines
Severe storms cause widespread damage in Germany
Severe weather continues across Germany with ice floods hitting Leer and Emden, destroying the Leer harbor. East Frisia suffers the greatest damage but loss of life is small. Dr Lotz asks the Prussian diet for 1,000 victims relief while relief committees form.
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Germany
Berlin
East Frisian
Leer
Emden
Lotz
Notable Genesee Society Dinner Honor Otis at Waldorf
The Society of the Genesee will host a dinner at the Waldorf Astoria on Thursday evening February 7 in honor of Major General El well S Otis. Speakers will include Major General John B Brooke Comptroller Bird S Coler and Rush Reese president of the University of Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Society of the Genesee
Ordered Deportation of Four Men in Plattsburg Case
Plattsburg New York January 30. Mew On and Mew Ye Chan two Chinese men arrested at North Burke on illegal entry were ordered deported to China. Siue Hu Maw and Su Lu Park were discharged. Twenty six Chinese men remain jailed here on charges of illegal entry.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
Ye Chan
North Burke
United States
China
Siue Hu Maw
Su Lu Park
Cargo on Fire Aboard Istrara Near Bremen
The British steamer Istrara of the gulf transport line, Captain McKay, arriving from New Orleans, had its bunker cargo afire at Bremen about Jan 28. Thirty bales of cotton were damaged but the fire was confined and extinguished.
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London
Istrara
Gulf Transport Line
McKay
Bremen
New Orleans
Tragic Wreck: Mother and Baby Burn in Ohio Fireplace
In Zanesville Ohio on January 30 Mrs Pearl Vincent of Monroe Street fainted while holding her two month old baby in front of an open fireplace and fell into the flames. Both were severely burned and the mother died from her injuries. The child is at risk and receiving care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville, O
Pearl Vincent
Monroe Street
Turkish officer vanished in Darmstadt under foul play suspected
Berlin January 30. Mohamid Alli a Turkish officer assigned to the One Hundred and Fifteenth regiment disappeared in Darmstadt under circumstances suggesting foul play. Police offer a reward for his recovery alive or dead.
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Berlin
Mohamid Alli
One Hundred and Fifteenth Regiment
Darmstadt
Olive Schriner Cronwright under martial law in Hanover
Cape Town January 30 Olive Schriner Cronwright the author and her husband are effectively prisoners in their home restricted from leaving the Hanover district as martial law prevails there.
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Olive Schriner
Cape Town
Olive Schriner- Cronwright
Hanover
Secret societies uncovered in Polish provinces
Prussian authorities in the Polish territories of Russia report evidence of secret revolutionary societies. A number of arrests have been made as part of the crackdown.
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Berlin
Russia
McClelland Knocks Out Santry in Millvale Bout
Pittsburg Jan 30 Jack McClelland of Pittsburg kayoed Eddie Santry of Chicago in the fourth round before a packed Millvale opera house. The 20 round bout featured scientific work and hard punching up to the knockout.
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Santry
Pittsburg
Jack McClelland
Eddie Santry
Chicago
Millvale Opera House
Crosby Wins on Foul in Thirteenth Round Bout
In Memphis on January 30 Steve Crosby of Chicago won the decision over Ed Wall of Memphis on a foul in what was planned as a 20 round fight. The bout ended in the thirteenth round when the referee ruled a foul.
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Memphis
Steve Crosby
Chicago
Ed Wall
Early Vote Sought on Shipping Bill by Senate Leaders
Washington reports Senator Frye moves to keep the shipping bill at the front in the Senate despite other appropriation measures. Senator Turner denounces the bill as a lawless raid on the treasury benefiting private interests, with potential costs of 270 million dollars. Indian affairs and foreign relations notes also appear, alongside the death of pugilist Connie Sullivan from pneumonia in New York.
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Washington
Frye
Senate
Turnmer
Secretary of State
United States
New York
Connie” Sullivan
Sullivan
Jack Dempsey
House Debates on Agricultural Appropriation Bill
The House spent the day on the agricultural appropriation bill. Thayer of Massachusetts spoke on the ship subsidy proposal while White of North Carolina delivered his valedictory on race aspirations. Gaines of Tennessee discussed constitutional limits tied to insular possessions. Corliss of Michigan attacked the animal industry bureau, his amendment to cut the bureau’s funds defeated.
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House
Washington
Thayer
Mass
White
N. C
Congress
Gaines
Tenn
Corliss
Bureau of Animal Industry
Agricultural Department
Bureau
John Marshall Day Celebrated in Washington
Washington January 30 arrangements were completed for John Marshall day marking the hundredth anniversary of his accession to the supreme court bench. The program begins at 10 a m with prayers remarks and an oration by Wayne MacVeagh of Pennsylvania followed by a banquet at the Arlington hotel under the auspices of the District of Columbia Bar Association.
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John Marshall
Washington
Supreme Court
Fuller
Marshall
Wayne MacVeagh
Pennsylvania
Arlington Hotel
Bar Association of the District of Columbia
Senate receives Brown claim correspondence from War Department
Washington reports the president transmitted to the Senate the correspondence on R. E. Brown’s claim against the South African Republic. Action is delayed due to the wartime outbreak and the disappearance of the Republic's organized government. Once a government is restored or new one organized, payment or judicial action may be pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
R. E. Brown
United States
Department
South African Republic
Admiral Kautz Retired After Long Pacific Service
Rear Admiral Kautz, recently relieved from command of the Pacific station, is placed on the retired list due to age. He served nearly 18 years at sea and led American forces during the Samoan crisis, credited with firm leadership that helped avert major international complications.
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Washington
Kautz
Pacific
Germans skeptical of William II anglophile stance
Berlin reports show press silent on English royal welcome and imperial courtesies. Most Germans pay little heed to honors given and doubt Emperor William II's declared anglophile beliefs despite official views.
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Germany
Berlin
Edward
England
William
Union Wins Wage Accord at Ball Brothers Plant
In Muncie Indiana on January 30 executive officers of the white line department of the American Flint Glass Workers union met Ball Brothers fruit jar makers and settled disputes that had kept several hundred workers idled for months. The 1500 employee plant will resume operations under the wage scale prepared by the American Flint GlassWorkers union.
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Muncie
Ind
American Flint
Glass Workers’ Union
Ball Brothers
American Flint GlassWorkers’ Union
St Louis Exposition Fund Postponed Action
Washington January 30 The special house committee on the St Louis exposition delays final action on a 5 million dollar appropriation until Friday. Secretary of the Treasury is expected to certify that St Louis citizens have raised 10 million dollars as a condition precedent to the appropriation.
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St. Louis Exposition
Washington
Jan
Special House Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
St. Louis
Boers Fortified at Calvina Base In Cape Colony
From Carnarvon dated January 30 officials report Boers intrenched at Calvina serving as a base with ample supplies. Bethune’s column joined De Lisle after a long march and Bethune now commands, tasked with the arduous operation to drive them from Cape Colony.
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Carnarvon
Calvinia
Bethune
de Lisle
Cape Colony
Klondike News: High Quartz Values and Missing Miner Found
The Amur reports quartz valued up to 400 dollars per ton in the Klondike as of January 22. James Black, a miner missing since a snowstorm, has his dogs and sled found near Selwin. On January 21 Dawson announced crown claims except reservations will open to entry February 24. Also notices print of a charter application by British Yukon Railway for a Dawson to US boundary line and Klondike creek branch roads.
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Victoria
B. C
Amur
Khondike
James Black
Selwin
Dawson
Dawson Papers
Chrisler and Bethune
British Yukon Railway Company
United States
Klondike
Vicious Footpads Terrorize Kansas City Retailers
Alfred I. Hovey, a Kansas City Kansas grocer, died from a brutal Monday night assault by footpads. The gang’s attacks have left a half dozen women seriously injured, and Mrs. Henry Bolder, assaulted a month earlier, is now insane from the attack.
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Kansas City
Alfred I. Hovey
Kan
Henry Bolder
Indiana Senate Delays Recognition of Requisition Beings Out of Order
In Indianapolis on January 30 the lieutenant governor ruled Senator Stillwell's resolution to force the governor to recognize a requisition for Taylor and Finley as out of order. Stillwell announced he would attempt the measure again.
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Indianapolis
Senate
Stillwell
Taylor
Finley
Beckham
Body of Judge N Pearl Found in Mississippi River
The body of Judge N Pearl of Port Gibson was found in the Mississippi River near New Orleans with weights tied to hands and ankles. He had been missing about two weeks.
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New Orleans
Judge N. Pearl
Port Gibson
Mississippi River
Here
William Gets Back
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William appoints King Edward VII as chief of the late Queen Victoria’s dragoon regiment of the guard. the official Military Weekly confirms the act dated January 30.
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William
Berlin
Militair Wochenblatt
Edward VII
Queen Victoria
Alabama legislature opens 25 day session urged economy
Montgomery Alabama January 30 The Alabama legislature convened for a 25 days session after six weeks recess Governor Samford urged economy in appropriations and fiscal discipline.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Samford
Maritime Names in a San Francisco and New Orleans List
A compact, period style record listing ships or notable names in two port columns. The San Francisco group includes Cunard, Josephine, Good Hope, and The Phoenician while New Orleans includes Sarilla Plead Tragedy Sir Florian Sir Fitzhugh Jockey Joe.
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San Francisco
Scallywag
Cunard
Josephine
Good Hope
Vola
New Orleans
Sarilla
Plead
Tragedy
Sir Florian
Sir Fitzhugh
Joe
Global News Bullets Highlight Fires Deaths and Deaths
Count Tolstoi ill. Indianapolis Sun plant fires cause heavy losses. Ships Mary of New York and Des Moines store burnings reported. Rogers locomotive works to seek receiver. Gray suicides. Vaughn ends life. Memphis officer kills Joe Knight. Emperor William debt to Edward VII.
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Count Tolstoi
Indianapolis Sun
Memphis
Burial Arrangements for Queen Victoria Detailed
The coffin will be borne from Osborne House by the Queen’s Highlanders on Friday at 1 45 p m to a gun carriage. King Edward VII Emperor William and other royals will follow aboard the royal yachts Victoria and Alberta with the Albertas. Winejackets will move the coffin to the royal vessel. A Porto Rican tariff resolution seeks US action to tax coffee from other nations while protecting Porto Rico. Jornada on three sessions daily accelerates toward adjournment.
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Cowes
Isle of Wight
Osborne House
Queen’s Highlanders
Emperor William
Duke of Connaught
Frederic William
Germany
Duke of York
Henry
Prussia
Christian
Schleswig-Holstein
Alexandra
Duchess of York
Alberta
Victoria
San Juan
P. R
House
United States Congress
United States
Porto Rico
Allen
Victoria Directed Her Funeral in Queen's Own Words
London reports Queen Victoria's 1862 funeral directions unchanged except for minor details. The procession mirrors Prince Albert's burial with a daytime ceremony and torchlight avoided. War office invites colonial officers and troops to march while ships and wreaths prepare along the route.
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Victoria
London
Prince Albert
War Office
England
Alberta
Protecting Royalty as London Prepares for Crowd
London braces for a Saturday gathering as Sir Edward Bradford plans security for royal and notable figures. Anarchy claims doubt violence. England hosts persecuted refugees. In Omaha, War Secretary Root favors bond aided routes for troop and supply transport, highlighting Central Pacific indebtedness and expected government patronage.
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London
United Kingdom
Edward Bradford
Metropolis
Malesta
England
Omaha
Root
Central Pacific
Iron ton and Kentucky Bridge Co Incorporation
The Iron ton and Kentucky Bridge company is incorporated to build a bridge across the Ohio River between Ironton Ohio and Ashland Kentucky with capital stock of 1,250,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Frankfort
Ironton and Kentucky Bridge Company
Ironton, O
Ashland
Cuban Constitutional Convention Advances in Havana
Havana January 30 The Cuban constitutional convention moves swiftly as it debates the central committee draft. Key articles on universal suffrage and provincial government powers loom, after which final draft work should last only a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Central Committee
Squadron Sighted Off Egmont Light Tampa Bay
The North Atlantic squadron was sighted off Egmont light at the mouth of Tampa bay. Some boats are expected to enter the bay and maneuver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Egmont Light
Tampa Bay
Bay
Gibson moved to Catlettsburg for murder charge
William Gibson, indicted for murdering a child at Catlettsburg, was escorted from Maysville by a sheriff and deputy to Catlettsburg to prevent mob violence while he remains jailed.
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Maysville
William Gibson
Catlettsburg
No Sympathy For the British Causes Council Rebuff
The Chicago city council refused a sympathy resolution for Queen Victoria's death. Alderman George Duddleston led the measure which needed a suspension of council rules. The motion fell five votes short of the two thirds required.
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Chicago
Queen Victoria
George Duddleston
Colored Orphanage Opens in Havana Amid Debate
The American Dominican sisters opened a colored orphanage in Havana. Senor Gualberto Gomez, representing the colored Cubans, said the move would solve the social problem in Cuba. King Edward's speech to the Crown Prince of Germany is approved as evidence of friendly ties between the monarch and Emperor William and sparks discussion over a Pretoria proclamation phrase.
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Havana
Senor Gualberto Gomez
Cuba
London
Edward
Frederick William
Germany
Order of the Garter
William
Alfred Milner
Pretoria
Transvaal
Players' Protective Association May Shift Leagues
Cleveland January 30 Charles Zim mer president of the Players' Protective Association says if the National League does not grant their demands the group may move to the American League. He notes the American League has granted needs without demands and shows fairness while the National League distrusts them and fears their potential power. He claims 90 percent of players sympathize with the association.
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Cleveland
Charles Zimmer
Players’ Protective Association
National League
American League
Players’ Association
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