British Troop Movements Clarify Tugela River Front
London reports Buller with 15 000 men near Potgieter s Drift and Warren with 10 000 east of Colenso after crossing the Tugela. Clery holds the Boer line at Colenso as Boer forces remain mobile within similar divisions. Reports say Indians from the west will join the second Canadian contingent as scouts.
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Buller
Tugela River
Colenso
Potgieter’s Brift
Warren
Tugela
Weenen
Clery
Dispatches
Blingwange Hill
Cape Town
Ladysmith
Ottawa
South Africa
Congress Acts On Navy Vessels and Philippine Policy
In Washington on January 15, Congress extended thanks to Rear Admirals Sampson and Schley. A Missouri bridge project got a funding extension to June 30, 1902. The Philippines insurrection topic moved with Pettigrew and Barry taking the floor. California's Perkins urged navy vessel counts and crew totals, Hoar supported the data request. Walcott defended the president's Philippine policy. In the House, Can non announced the urgency deficiency bill and planned next day action.
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Senate
McComas
Congress
Sampson
Schley
Naval Affairs Committee
Missouri River
St. Charles
Pettigrew
Philippines
Barry
Perkins
California
Secretary of the Navy
Hoar
Walcott
Boers Lose 900 in Ladysmith Battle Reported
Capetown dispatch reports Boer losses at 900 after the January 6 Ladysmith engagement. The Penslope depot and prison ship faced near destruction by fire as floods flooded its magazines. Field Marshal Lord Roberts inspected camps and hospital today.
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Capetown
Ladysmith
Lord Roberts
Camps End
Gen. Geo H. Sharp Dies in New York Home
Gen Geo H Sharp of Kingston New York dies at his son in law Ira Davenport's home from shock after an operation yesterday. He had long suffered from a malady making the operation necessary. Sharp served with distinction in the Civil War on the staffs of Hooker Meade and Grant.
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New York
Geo. H. Sharp
Kingston
N. Y
Ira Davenport
Sharp
Hooker
Meade
Grant
Rod workers strike at Cleveland mills over wage standards
In Cleveland 300 rod workers at four American Steel and Wire mills refused to work following a union president's order. They accept the current scale but want wage levels boosted to match the standard here.
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Cleveland
Ohio
American Steel and Wire Company
Ex King Tanus of Samoa Sought European Education
An unconfirmed report from Washington dated January 15 says Secretary Hay addressed notes to England and Germany. The notes suggest that sufficient funds be raised by the three powers to send Ex King Malietoa Tanus to Europe for schooling, a request he reportedly made himself.
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Paris
Matin
Charles Beresford
England
France
Lord Beresford
Great Britain
Washington
Hay
Germany
Malietoa Tanus
Samoa
Europe
Denver Affair Improves After Shooting
In Denver on January 15 the condition of Tammen and Bonfils shot by Sawyer Anderson has improved. Tammen will certainly recover while Bonfils remains critically ill but is slightly better.
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Denver
Tammen
Bonfils
Sawyer Anderson
Bull Fighter Zaytas Faces Trial in State Case
In Judge Ellis court this afternoon the case of the state versus Alberto Zaytas the bull fighter goes to trial. Zaytas stands accused of assaulting his former manager with little detail emerging in the proceedings.
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Ellis
Alberto Zayitas
Zayitas
Plague Reports Differ In Honolulu And Manila
Honolulu officials, per Evanston teacher Ethel Zimmerman, deem the illness in Hawaii not the true bubonic plague but a similar disease less contagious and deadly, imported by soldiers from Manila. Manila inspectors scour the city for plague cages, with only three found amid strict quarantine and city crowding raising epidemic fears.
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Chicago
Honolulu
Ethel Zimmerman
Evanston
Hawaii
Miss Zimmerman
Manila
Jen
French Ball at Madison Square Garden Opens Late Tonight
New York reports preparations for the Cercle Francais Harmonie annual ball at Madison Square Garden. The 11 p.m. ballet features 100 professional dancers and 280 extras with a 100-piece band. A French quadrille and period dances highlight the program as masqueraders continue late into the morning.
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New York
Cercle Francais Harmonie
Madison Square Garden
Virginia
Tenderloin
Military wedding at St Johns Episcopal Church
Miss Marion Lowery and Colonel Francis Michler U S A on General Miles staff wed at St Johns Episcopal Church Washington D C with Major Charles L McCawiey as best man and a party of ushers including Colonel Lee and Captains Treat Macomb. After a short southern trip the couple will sail for Europe and spend the winter on the Riviera.
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Washington
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Marion Lowery
Francis Michler
U.S. A
Miles
Lowery
Charles L. McCawiey
Lee
Treat
Macomb
Opie Read Makes Vaudeville Debut in Chicago
Opie Read the author debuted on the vaudeville stage in Chicago this afternoon. He will perform two daily 15 minute appearances for $350 per week.
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Chicago
Opie Read
Bullfight in El Paso draws crowds from far and near
Report describes a lively El Paso bullfight across the river with locals and visitors from New Mexico and Texas. Senor Zayas Zayitas earns applause for skilled handling of four bulls aided by banderilleros and picadores while New Mexico fans shout calls.
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el Paso
New Mexico
Texas
Fei Paso
Moon Face Clown Bulls Before Crowd in Ring Side Show
Spectators witnessed a circus act where a moon faced clown rode a horse as the bull charged. A stuffed rider fell, then was rehoisted, and a footclown was tossed but escaped serious harm due to thick clothing. No fatalities or severe injuries occurred.
War on Women Labor Clash in Chicago Building Trades
The Chicago Building Material Trades council banned women labor in factories making building materials. The move signals a sustained push by trades unions to remove women workers, with an expected demand to discharge 200 women polishers.
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Cuicanco
Chicago Building Material Trades Council
Interstate Commerce Commission Third Annual Report Presented
The thirteenth annual report of the Interstate Commerce Commission was presented to Congress at today’s session. It notes that despite recommendations, no changes were made to the statutes or burdensome conditions, but the commission will renew its previously made recommendations.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Commission
Bliss Endorses Bliss For Vice President In 1900 Campaign
Col W T Dorbin Indiana republican committeeman declares strong support for Cornelius Bliss as the best running mate for McKinley. He prefers Bliss for vice president over Roosevelt and frames the case as a business oriented campaign.
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Him
McKinley
Fifty Lives in Battle Near Iba as Insurgents Attack
Cablegram from General Otis reported by the war department says Bolomen and armed insurgents from the Cabambales mountains attacked two companies of the 26th infantry at Iba on January 6. The attackers were driven off and pursued with a loss of fifty men on the insurgent side.
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Washington
Otis
War Department
Manila
Langtry Opens New York Engagement With The Genera
Mrs Langtry plays Sydney Grundys The Genera at the Garden Theater in New York in a five week season. Following, she will tour major cities including Boston Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis.
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New York
Garden Theater
Fort Worth the Mecca States
Fort Worth earns the nickname the mecca as locals promote the city’s attractions and cultural events amid regional interest. Residents highlight theaters, museums, and nightlife shaping the urban image of Fort Worth.
Great Live Stock Convention Draws National Delegates
Fort Worth hosts the National Live Stock association meeting with top stock men and cattle dealers from across the country. Delegates from boards of trade chambers of commerce and state governors arrive by train and special charters. Dallas and Fort Worth teams organize elaborate accommodations for visitors and events.
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Fort Worth
Tex
National Live Stock Association
Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce
Williams in custody for murder on military reserve
Arthur Williams, a Black man, is jailed in Laredo after Deputy Hansom brought him from Eagle Pass. Sheriff Dore reportedly secured Williams confession stating the killing occurred during a drunken row.
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New Laredo
McIintosh
Ringgold
Brown
Havana
Cuba
Tenth
Fort Brown
Fort Ringgold
Connection Completes Chicago Drainage Canal Link
A dawn dredging removed the earth wall between the Chicago river and the drainage canal. Waters rushed into the canal for the first time and by 1 PM the level at Lockport was even with the lake. Gates at Lockport are to open Saturday barring any accident.
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Chicago
Lockport
Major BC Copper Claim Sale to Rothschilds Syndicate
Vancouver January 15 report says the White Horse copper claims have been transferred to the Rothschilds syndicate for two million dollars in one of the era’s largest mining deals in British Columbia.
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Rothschilds
White Horse
Vancouver
British Columbia
Rothschilds Syndicate
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