Bryan draws Minnesota Fusionists in tribute to Jackson memory
Minnesota Fusionists gather in Minneapolis for William J. Bryan event with Governor Lind and Charles A. Towne. The day includes executive sessions, receptions, and a mass meeting at Exposition building with addresses by Bryan Lind and others. A banquet at the West hotel caps a 600-guest program as Dems discuss trusts expansion and the gold standard.
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Minnesota
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Exposition Building
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Mayor Gray
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John Lind
Minnnesota
Andrew Jackson
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E. B. Smith
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Humphrey Barton
T. E. Ryan
Charles A. Towne
Lind
Resolution on Meaning of United States Defined
The Ways and Means Committee adopted a resolution to appoint a five member panel to report authorities on whether the term United States in duties and taxes extends to territories beyond state boundaries. The action follows debate over applying U S customs laws to new possessions such as Hawaii.
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Bryan Critiques Trusts and Imperialism at Exposition
Mr. Bryan voiced sharp views on trusts imperialism and the money question in a speech at the Exposition building. He argued the Republican party erred on new questions as on old, condemning monopoly and the treatment of the American people while pledging consistent principles.
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Insurgents retreat in small bands as U S forces push
Reports from Manila dated January 11 say General Bates and General Wheaton near Perezdas Marinas with General Schwan at Silang await wagons. About 2,000 insurgents retreat into mountains from Indange to Imig while others pull back along the coast toward Batangas. Nolen's cavalry drove insurgents from Magra. one American dead, two wounded. thirteen Filipinos killed. Insurgents refuse to fight, dispersing to regroup later. attempts to trap many failed.
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Revival of Hope in Cape Town Invasion Watch
The dispatch from Frere Camp notes Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener arriving at the war seat with 80,000 fresh troops due in 30 days. Officials expect renewed confidence among troops regardless of immediate results, while Lady smith casualties raise concerns over disease and sanitary conditions amid a vast but hampered British effort in South Africa.
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Curious Dispatch Signals British Casualties to List
War Office has not yet received the list of British casualties at Ladysmith from last Saturday. General Buller reports a Transvaal telegram listing enemy losses as 4 killed and 15 wounded after heavy fire from six masked batteries and a Boer defeat, while natives claim Boer losses of 180 killed plus many wounded. The note suggests the heaviest losses among Free Staters and gives no British positions.
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British Forces Rely On Shelling, Inactive At Frere Camp
Dispatch dated January reports from Frere Camp that British gunners shell Burr positions while remaining largely inactive. Patrols along the Tugela sight eight Boer camps westward, all quiet. Natives say Boers fled Springfield after a British recon near Colenso, supporting belief Colenso weakened to attack Ladysmith.
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Storm of Criticism Hits British Cabinet Over War Performance
London dispatch says pressure on the government rises as Conservative leaders face widespread discontent over war conduct. Manchester speeches by Mr. Balfour trigger press reproach from The Times and Globe. Ministers including Lansdowne and Salisbury face scrutiny while treasury borrowing nears limit.
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Loss of the Suffolk Regiment at Rensburg Hill
In Cape Colony January 11 official report says Lieutenant Colonel Watson led the First Battalion of the Suffolk in close column to the hilltop at midnight. At daybreak the enemy opened fire at 100 paces. the colonel adjutant and two officers were killed. The regiment fled to pickets, about 1,000 yards away, as others shouted retire. About 160 remained, suffered heavy losses, and surrendered.
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Dutch Colonists Rejoice in Boer Victories
London dispatch reports Cape Town excitement after Boer successes. Paarl district bands of young men parade singing the Transvaal volkaleid at night while children practice Boers national songs, signaling broad Boer sympathy across the western colony.
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Boer Guns In Use At Ladysmith Siege
Loxpon Jan 11 The Standard reports from Frere Camp that a heavy gun on Ambulwan hill has fired since daybreak and the Ladysmith siege is vigorously maintained. Also New York Jan 11 the British steamer Hortensia sails for South Africa with 25,000 bales of hay for the army, the second such shipment in three weeks from this port.
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Russian Forces Concentrate on British Indian Frontier
A St Petersburg cable states ministers agreed to concentrate large Russian forces on the British India and Afghanistan frontiers. One army corps has moved to Baku with another to follow, and the navy is ordered to Persiar waters. Secret talks with Afghanistan over curbing British influence at Kabul are reported as potentially completed, with Herat occupation under consideration.
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New Mexico Blizzard Kills Cattle and Men in Snow
Advices from White Oaks New Mexico report a Sacramento mountains blizzard that swept the area. Many thousand head of cattle froze stiff and two men were overwhelmed in the storm. One man was found dead, another revived and may recover. Al Haney was found dead near Nogal. The storm is described as the worst yet in that locality with many other casualties noted but details unavailable.
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