Armistice proclaimed at Pekin and world items noted
A condensed summary reports Pekin armistice news, Boorse capturing a train near Rosmead with 60 soldiers, a six day bicycle race in Heston, and China accepting powers demands. It cites the Washington Post urging a 1906 Lewis and Clark centennial, a severe midwest cold wave, and Seattle’s gold receipts. Additional items include notable deaths, ship handovers, fires, accidents, strikes, and legislative notes.
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Washington Post
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Am phion arrives at Panama amid ind ind talks
The British cruiser Am phion lands at Panama as envoys note prompt acceptance of a movement toward Canadian independence. Reports discuss planned changes for the C M & St P railway and a Russo-Chinese pact protecting a Manchurian province.
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Panama
St. P
Russia
Rusia
Cape Town Advices Boost Hope as War Moves Advance
Reports from Cape Town say local forces are being recruited actively and London grows hopeful as Lord Roberts may lead at the war office. In Sydney 5000 volunteers join new contingents while Kitchener’s talks with burghers ease anxiety. Unconfirmed word claims fighting near Matjesfontein, 80 miles north.
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London
Cape Town
Lord Roberts
War Office
Sydney
S. W
Lord Kitchener
The
Daily Express
Matjesfontein
Cape Town Mobilizes as Boer War Front Shifts
Cape Town reports military authorities organizing for contingencies. Boers moving in parallel columns with flanking parties, looting loyalists, while 6500 irregulars recruited in eight weeks. Monarch lands guns to reinforce northward troops. Frazerburg occupied. railways improving after raids.
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Carnarvon
Colesberg
Kriteinger
Middelberg
Worcester
Hex
Transvaal
Graaf Keinet
Wesr
Frazerburg
Willison
Georgia Negro Lynched in North Rome Mob Violence
In Rome Georgia on January 5 a Black man named George Reed accused of an attempted assault on Mrs. J M Locklear was hanged from a tree by a mob of about 140 men. Reed protested innocence as the mob shot his body after the lynching three miles from the city. Mrs Locklear was seriously injured.
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George Reed
J. M. Locklear
Reed
Henry
Superior Court
Lila Glover
Newport Bank Arrest In Kentucky Fraud Case
Newport Ky Jan 5 E C Remme late cashier of the German National bank was arrested on an affidavit by Bank Examiner Tucker charging him with aiding Assistant Cashier Brown in the embezzlement of the bank funds He was held on $20000 bond.
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E. C. Remme
German National Bank
Tucker
Brown
Coal train wreck kills engineer and injures crew
A coal train on the Niles and Lisbon road wrecked last night after a farmer tried to cross the tracks with a wagon loaded with hogs. The engine struck the wagon on a steep grade and fell down an embankment, killing Charles Frack and seriously injuring Fireman William Klein and Brakewan Garfield Powers. The engineer was buried under debris. the farmer escaped.
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Niles, O
Niles & Lisbon Road
Charles Frack
William Klein
Garfield Powers
Kruger Suffering Mild Bronchitis in The Hague
The Hague January 5 Mr Kruger is ill with a slight bronchitis attack. Though not in danger, his age and climate effects require bed rest and cautious care. Bulletin by Dr Hermans Van Khuysen and Coert notes a recurrence and the need for vigilance.
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Kruger
Hermans, van Khuysen
Coert
Uprising of Dutch in Cape Colony Reaches Crisis
Cape Town reports a serious situation as the Monarch will land guns tomorrow. Dutch Boers move toward Graaf Reinet and Prieska, with advance parties near Frazerburg and near Mariesburg Cradock, while Worcester fuels Dutch alarm. Many residents fear a general uprising.
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Kuroman
Griqualand West
Priesak
Hertzog
Frazerburg
Graaf Reinet
Mariesburg
Cradock
England
Worcester
Unrest in Venezuela Amid Mountain Rebel Report
Caracas reports say ex Secretary General Peraza with about 50 followers remains in the mountains. Passengers from La Guayra recount a serious revolt in Maracaibo, government forces claim victory and 20 rebel leaders arrested. An additional uprising is noted near the Orinoco. The U S cruiser Scorpion departed for La Guayra to join the Hartford.
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Venezuela
Peraza
San Juan de Porto Rico
Philadelphia
la Guayra
Maracaibo
Orinoco
Hartford
Near death from freezing near Big Kidd mines
Tudor left Express, Or to reach the Big Kidd mines and was found halfway to the mines in a frozen condition. He had been drinking and slept on a cabin floor while a fire burned beneath him. He escaped as the cabin burned, suffered burns, and was later moved for medical aid as freezing weather threatened his life.
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Big Kidd
Huntington
True Blue Mines
Mission to found school in Africa under Methodist church
Bishop Hartzwell of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Africa has arranged with Rev. George H. Reiboldt of Indiana to establish a college at New Antolia in Zambesi. The British government provides 15000 for the effort and 18000 acres of land to educate English residents. Reiboldt will supervise the school and sail from New York at month end.
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Richmond
Ind
Hartzwell
Methodist Episcopal Church In Africa
George H. Reiboldt
Indiana
Zambesi
Africa
New Antolia
Methodist Episcopal Coreh
Mr. Reiboldt
New York
Cable plan eyed to encircle globe telegraph network
Sanford Fleming writes to Postmaster General Mullock urging a state owned telegraph line encircling the globe. The move would stationize cable and telegraph services of the British empire and could cut message costs to one eighth or one tenth of current prices for distant British possessions.
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Ont
Sanford Fleming
Willim Mullock
Gieneral
Globe
Sanford
Germans Killed and Wounded by Defective Salute at Leie Ho
Ten Germans were killed and nine wounded on January 1 at Leie Ho when a salute fired with a defective cartridge exploded. The incident occurred in the early hours and details remain limited.
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Tien Tein
Leie Ho
Ironworkers Strike In Pittsburg For Higher Wages
Pittsburg on January 4 1920 one thousand structural ironworkers began a strike demanding a six cent hourly wage increase and a nine hour workday. Not a single worker is at the job and several major contracts are stalled due to the stoppage.
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Travel Resumed Over Lewis and Clark Road in Clatsop
Travel has resumed over the Lewis and Clark road in Clatsop county after a dike breach was repaired. The reopening ends an interruption that affected local travel and commerce.
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Clatsop
Death of Mrs Anne Morris Holstein Army Nurse at Red Hill
Norristown, Jan 4 Mrs Anne Morris Holstein widow of Major W Hayman Holstein and renowned army nurse died at her Red Hill home aged 74. From 1862 to war’s end she served in hospitals and influenced the purchase and restoration of Washingtons headquarters at Valley Forge for public access. She served as regent of the Valley Forge Centennial and Memorial Association.
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Norristown
Anne Morris Holstein
W. Hayman Holstein
Red Hill
Indemnity Demands in China Push for Direct Talks
Washington reports state department seeks a broad understanding among powers to settle Chinese indemnity. Pekin ministers may fail to agree, so negotiations shift to direct diplomacy. Germany likely bears the largest bill as foreign troops incur high pay, Australia? No. focus on German salaries in China.
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Washington
State Department
China
Pekin
Germany
Failed to Blow Up Infernal Machine in Mail
Thomas J. Coffman an attorney of Hume narrowly escaped fatal injury from an infernal device mailed to his brother Dr Sylvester Coffman. The wooden box held dynamite and detonating heads with tacks and sandpaper designed to ignite. The mechanism appeared dislodged in transit. Postmark may be Logansport, Ind. Authorities investigate with marshal and police.
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Paris
Thomas J. Coffman
Hume
Sylvester Coffman
Logansport
Ind
Dr. J. W. Blusser & Son
United States
Bomb in a tunnel in La Salle Street incident
Chicago January 7 the Record reports Detective Sergeant McLaughlin found a gas pipe bomb in the La Salle street tunnel shortly before midnight It was moved to the central station and then exploded at the lake front A 25 year old shabbily dressed man seen loitering earlier prompted police to suspect a discharged employee or the company
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McLaughlin
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Central Station
Lake Front
North Side
Boers Still At War Despite Reports Of Defeat
Charles P. Pierce, consul-general of the Orange Free State in New York, says reports of Boer defeat are a delusion. He cites over 16,000 Boer troops under arms, 5,000 invading Cape Colony, facing 210,000 British troops, with Boer losses under 1,500 and substantial property damage. Boers used Mausers and Lee Metford rifles, many captured from the English, bearing Woolwich markings.
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New York
Charles P. Pierce
Orange Free
Dependencies
Woolwich
United States and British Officials Review Hay Pauncefote Amendments
Ambassador Choate presented treaty amendments to the Marquis of Lansdowne in London with no discussion and no clear reply. The two sides appear to share a view on China's response to powers, and Hay seeks Britain's assessment though a cabinet discussion is pending.
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United States
Choate
Secretary of State For Foreign Affairs
Marquis of Lansdowne
Lord Lansdowne
Schweir Ends Plot, Pushes Landlord Into 12-Foot Lake
Chicago reports Joseph Schweir confessed to a plot to kill landlord John Korda by pushing him from a pier into 12-foot-deep water. Korda was rescued by nearby factory workers, thwarting the murder. Schweir was arrested late last night and admitted the attempted homicide after learning Korda survived.
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Joseph Schweir
John Korda
Schweir
Korda
Michigan Street
Schweiz
Dynamite Blast at Repaune Company Plant
A dynamite explosion at the Repaune Chemical Company powder house in Thompson's Point New Jersey demolished the building. Three workers inside were killed, several others injured but not seriously. The blast involved loading eight inch shells and the loss is estimated under fifty thousand dollars.
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Philadelphia
Repaune Chemical Company
Thompson
General Batchelder Dies in Washington at 2:25 P M
General Richard N Batchelder quartermaster general of the army died in Washington this afternoon after a period of ill health. He had suffered from angina pectoris before the holidays and will be interred at Arlington Cemetery Monday. He served as chief quartermaster on the Pacific coast in Portland Oregon and depot quartermaster in San Francisco.
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Washington
Richard N. Batchelder
Army
Batchelder
Arlington Cemetery
Quartermaster
Pacific Coast
Portland
San Francisco
Anthony sisters wage tax protest in suffrage fight
In Rochester on January 7, Mary A. Anthony and her sister Susan B Anthony declare they will pay taxes only under protest until women gain the vote. They notify County Treasurer Hamilton of the stance, signaling a likely test case in court over taxation and suffrage rights.
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N.Y
Suasa
Anthony
Mary
Hamilton
Baltimore to Undergo Major Refit at New York Yard
The Naval Board of Construction on January 7 announced a near complete rehabilitation of the cruiser Baltimore then at the New York navy yard. The work will cost about 500000 dollars and require at least eighteen months to finish.
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Washington
Naval Board of Construction
Baltimore
New York Navy Yard
Explosive Wreckage Hits Watseka Mill and Hardware Store
In Watseka Illinois a boiler explosion at Bishop s mills controlled by the Pure Food Milling Company killed John Spohrie and Lute Mal lett instantly and lightly injured Eva Jones. The boiler was hurled about 200 feet and demolished Gard s hardware store. Cause of blast unknown.
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Bishop's Mills
Pure Food Milling Company
John Spohrie
Lute Mallett
Eva Jones
Gard
Eight soldiers killed in Ishtbi melee over Macedonian committee
Constantinople dated Jan 7 reports a serious affray near Ishtbi during an attempt to arrest a Bulgarian bomber tied to the Macedonian committee. Eight soldiers were killed and fighting continues as the turmoil persists.
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Ishtbi
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Navy to retire Rear Admiral Kautz January 25
Washington January 7 The Navy Department issued the expected order announcing the retirement of Rear Admiral Kautz to take effect January 25.
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Kautz
Washington
Navy Department
Venezuelan ex-secretary-general defeated near Leeina
Curacao dispatch reports General Celestino Peraz former Venezuelan official who proclaimed a revolt in the Miranda district has been decisively defeated and is said to flee toward Colombia with a small band. He gathered 700 followers at La Pasena.
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Herald
Curacoa
Celestino Peraz
Venezuela
Leeina
Miranda
Colombia
la Pasena
Four Chinamen Arrested on Suspicion of Illegality in Astoria
In Astoria on January 7, customs inspectors detained four Chinese men who arrived from Portland on the noon train. Three carried valid certificates and were released. One man calling himself Sing claimed he was torn in Portland but could not satisfy authorities and was jailed pending further investigation as the US district attorney is expected to arrive tomorrow.
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Oregon State Asylum
Salem
China
Kald Mountain
Oregon
Faker City
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Portland
So Sing
Oregon State New Commercial and Financial Happenings
Growth and improvements across Oregon described with mining, railroad, and civic updates. Notable items include Burns fire protection planning, La Grande depot readiness, new hospital work at Baker City, copper discoveries at Greenback mine, Bison mines sale near Quartzburg, and local incidents in Jackson, Wasco, and Curry counties. Also mentions Oregon city lifts, bank pouches, and a cougar bounty near Polk county.
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