Alger Attacks Miles Over Army Food Charges
Former Secretary of War Russell A. Alger accuses General Miles of falsifying facts in the war investigation. He cites Miles’s refusal to be sworn and claims charges about canned beef and refrigerated meat harmed troop health, calling for accountability and detailing passages from Miles testimony and subsequent interviews.
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New York
North American Review
Russell A. Alger
War Department
Spain
War Investigation
Dodge Commission
Washington
Secretary of War For the Protection of
Army
Miles
Wir
Gebweil
Porto Rico
Cuba
Cincinneau, O
Charles Y P. Baran
Engan
Tirty
Eam WissaTy Department
Ureeivi
West
Anwell
Engen
Uyer
Hagan
War Investigation Commission
Eagan
Piites
Imemnview
New York City
De Wet Repulsed as British Lines Fail in Cape Colony
Reports from Cape Town and London state General De Wet failed to break through the south and is now at Senekal with a large commando, holding the Frecksburg Senekal Windbarg area. British forces, with Lord Roberts aboard the Canada, arrived Gibraltar. batteries at Kleinfontein and Chimes damaged. yeomen released near Brits town.
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Cape Town
de Wet
Senekal
Frecksburg
Windbarg
Krox
Ladybrand
Windbare
Orange River
London
General de Wet
Gibraltar
Canada
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Tsukishima Maru Lost With 121 Aboard Near Namadsu
Victoria BC dispatch reports the Japanese freighter Tsukishima Maru vanished near Namadsu Japan with 121 aboard. A search by the warship Midsasia failed. Wreckage later washing ashore revealed the fate and Captain Matsumoto.
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Victoria
B. C
Namadsu
Japan
Midsasia
Matsumoto
Talented Violinist Reubenstein Arrives in Goshen
A skilled musician named Reubenstein, traveling from town to town and speaking Benglish, arrived in Goshen this afternoon. He has taken employment with Hulland settlers and will be taught English. Prominent Goshen citizens are following his case and believe he is one of the most talented violinists ever housed on American soil.
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Goshe Reubensieib
Fayniling
Benglish
Banquet Honors Secretary Long at Boston Algonquin Club
Secretary of the Navy John D. Long was the central figure at a Boston banquet hosted by the Commercial Club at the Algonquin Club. Speakers praised his public life as West prominent businessmen and civic leaders listened, with remarks from Lt. Gov. Bates, Boston’s port official, and local dignitaries.
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Hoston
Boston
John D. Longs
Algonquin Club
Commercial Club
Long
Massachusetts
L.B. Burnham
Hoar
George H. Lymib
John N. Bates
Wart
Davitt J
Lawrence
Dawg
Child Dies From Lye In Kitchen Accident
A young child in a rural county died after ingesting lye found in the mother’s kitchen. Police and coroner investigations are underway to determine the circumstances and any negligence.
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Tooryciut
Churl uMers
Mus J
Ayauk
Diath
Der
Quay Ready for Battle in Harrisburg Campaign
Col. M S Quay arrived Raisburg to launch a canvass for United States senator. He will stay near the capitol with his family during the legislative session. Senator Boies Penrose arrived to aid the Quay campaign and will remain until after the legislature is organized. Republicans plan a caucus Tuesday to nominate a United States senator. Quay is the choice of stalwart Republicans. The senate and house vote separately on February 15.
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Harrisberg
Col
M.S Quay
Raisburg
Washington
United States
Quay
Fly Rapitol
B Fanily
Boies Tpenrose
Colonel Quay
Senate
House
Mail pouch theft at Wyandotte depot with $100000 missing
Detec says a mail pouch containing $100000 in negotiable paper was stolen from Michigan Central Station Wyandotte after two sacks were tossed from a train. An operator hid pouches, a driver reported a ripped pouch by an oil tank, and letters and drafts lay along the track as clerks scrambled to locate missing items.
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Wyendotte
Mich
Michigan Central Railroad
Wyandotte Arives
Michigan Central
Richert
Detroit
McClea
Mue
George Bessy
J. B. Ford Alkali Co
Wrandotte
J. B. Ford, Jr
New York
Six Die In Dynamite Explosion At Durbin Camp
An explosion at a Baker Cap camp near Durbin in Parahbontes county on the coal and iron railroad line killed six men and left several others injured, three dying later. Dynamite used to thaw out a stove caused the blast as workers ate dinner, with physicians arriving from Green Bank to treat the wounded.
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Baker Cap
Durbin
Parahbontes County
Coal and Iron Railroad
Elkins
Greenbank
Black man killed by mob in Marion after arson charge
Dec 28 reports from Alabama state that George Fuller, a Black man, was killed by masked men after being seized from officers while being taken to Marion. Fuller was charged with burning the home of Dennis Cummings, a former tenant. The incident followed his reputed criminal record and a violent arrest.
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Montuomert
Ala
George Fuller
Marion
Percy County
Dennis Cummings
Fuller
Drowning Rumor False. Skating Pond Report Debunked
Investigation in Des Moines reveals the report of a drowning of two children in a skating pond was a false rumor started as a joke by a vindictive prankster. No deaths occurred at What Cheer or Foster, Iowa, and officials confirm the hoax.
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Des Moines
Iowa
What Cheer
Foster
Tr És
Yalirwad Tolninen
Williams backs auditorium stock drive in Fort Wayne
Henry M Williams pledges 3600 shares of auditorium stock totaling 500 dollars. The committee of twenty five led by George W Beers reports strong public interest with about 200 men expected to subscribe averaging 15 dollars each. The project, already well received, gains momentum as subscribers step forward.
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George W. Beers
Henry M. Williams
Williams
Fort Whirne
Headquarters Open For Four Year Democratic Campaign
Secretary Walsh of the Democratic National Committee opened the party headquarters in Chicago and announced it will stay open until 1904. He said the goal is to keep the party aligned with Bryan and fend off gold Democrats, with a precinct organization to remain active and a paper called the Working Democracy to fund the effort via $2 per club annually.
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Chicago
Walsh
Democratic National Committee
Johnson
Bryan
Sealed Bids For Charley Herr Auction at Lexington
Sealed bids for the horse Charley Herr 2:07 racing drew bids in Lexington Kentucky with sales closing at midnight. The purse money reached about 3000 dollars and the event will be opened on Saturday.
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Charley Herr
Lexington
Charley Hery
Christ
Charley Tere
Goishon Cement Co transfers 510 acres of marl lands
The Go Ishon Cement Co today transferred to lor 41. The 510 acres of marl lands in Goshen th. Bec. 23. The consideration stated as Bi4500. The best marl beds in the country are believed to be on this land. Operations for the construction of a pioneer factory are underway as part of the project.
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Goshen
Bec
Goishon Cement Co
Lor
Pionster Fietory Lise Beer
Boxing bouts banned in Paterson after recent match
Paterson Chief Grant ordered future boxing events stopped in the city following a bout last night at the Armory between Fevione Pilly Smith and Young Ma of Philadelphia. Referee ruled a draw, spectators upset, and authorities announced prohibition of boxing and prize fights at West End Coliseum where Danny Daugherty vs Terre McGovern and Surris Rausch were scheduled. Harry Harris and Clarence Ferry also took part in six round bouts.
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Paterson
N. J
Grant
Passaic County
Balioe Campbell
Priow
Power
West End
Danny Daugherty
Terre McGovern
Surris Rausch
Harry Har’ Ris
Clarence Ferry
Taba
St, Louis
Deo
Palmist Hugged His Client In New Atamany
Summary of a garbled court note: Charles Phaywler allegedly assaulted a client during a Werks event. The complainant testified that Phaywler seized and punched her, leading to charges. Whanier pleaded guilty before Judge Shadgeicharde and paid the fine.
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New Atamany
Charles Phaywler
Tokyo
Asaant
Chanter
Whanier
Shadgeicharde
Crowe Identified in Police Gallery Picks
A patrol incident involves a man named Crowe who appeared in a rogues gallery. Mrs Cooper and others identified him from photographs after a disappearance case connected to a pony inquiry. Police confirm Crowe is among the suspects in the investigation.
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Omaha
Moon
Crowe
Rogues! Gallery
Shi
Fire destroys divinity hall at Wittenberg College
Springfield Ohio December 28 Harama divinity hall on the Wittenberg college grounds burned tonight. The building housed the theological seminary and the residence of Dr ML OV Hamma of Washington DC. Loss estimated near 20000 with furnishings and libraries of Drs Ort and Breckenridge destroyed. Fire began from a furnace in the cellar.
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Drs. Ort and
Breckenridge
SAYS HER BOY IS INSANE INDIANA BOY HELD ON GERY CHARGE
In Ortland Indiana Wilkes Hamel a Portland boy was held at Celina Ohio under a $500 bond on a burglary charge. His mother says her son is insane and has deteriorated mentally for a year, citing an attempt to burn their home and other troubling acts. The boy’s diving incident is noted in the report.
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Ortland
Ind
Wilkes Hamel
Portland
Celina
Gery
Poy
Chicago Dive Keepers Indicted in Vice Inquiry
In Chicago on December 28, fourteen keepers of dives and gambling houses were indicted by the grand jury as part of an inquiry into crime and vice. The batch targets include ten proprietors of basement resorts and other disorderly places, with a state senator and city detective David Levinsohn cited among the first batch of indicted individuals. The investigation will continue tomorrow.
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Chicago
David Levinsohn
Reverend J B Martin Dead Civil War Chaplain
The Reverend J B Martin pastor of St Luke Church Jackson Tenn died in Qlarmsdale Miss He served as chaplain with Stonewall Jackson in the Confederate army during the Civil War
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Qlarnsdale
Miss
J.B. Martin
St. Luke Church
Jackson
Tenn
Stovewall Jackson
Statesmen Alarmed Over Bryan Directive in Vienna
Democratic National Committee members express alarm at W. J. Bryan’s influence on party leadership and potential presidential candidacy. Key figures including James K. Jones and others debate future strategy while January meetings loom. Conflicting factions, mockery and rumors swirl about succession, reorganization, and the role of Bryan in shaping the party path.
British Storm Wrecks Coast Vessels Amid Fiercest Gale
London reports full coast wreckage from a cyclone described as the fiercest in years. Vessels driven ashore, many lost with crew fatalities including 35 drowned on Primrose Hill after striking Pemecos rocks. Rescue attempts failed and telegraph lines down.
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London
Aucource
Irbors
Pemecos
South Stock
Nieces
Hibernia
Tnt 1S
Holyhead
Primrose Hsh
Qusenatorn
Pegasus
Queenstown
Sharpness
Pente Road
Cardiff
Portland
Weymouth
Penpol
Suling
Dublin
Aberavon
Edaystone Light
Pirmanth
Taurnton
Watchet Harbor
Caprinera
Bude
Cornwall
Dan
Tracombe
Argna
Trevine
Vine
Nurricany
Aergest
Marey
Great Western Railway Company
Milford
Waterford
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Johannesburg
Kleinfontein
Chimes
Brits Town
Rome
Grover Botha
Louis Botha
Hague
Kruger
Stein
Cape Colour
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Secretary of the Navy
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Wyandotte
Johnbon
Sporting
Palmist
the Man
Daniel Burke
Rogues’ Gallery
Wittenberg
Hamma Divinity Hall
Bigted
Stonewall Jackson
Dev
Democratic Nationaal Committee
Viena
W. J. Ryan
Didate
James K. Jones
Committee On
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Brean
J. Johnson
Kansas
James C. Dahlman
Nebraska
WT. Stone
Missouri
H. G. Clayton
Kaja
Thomas Ga~aim
Winds
D. J. Cumpan
Michigan
M. Gull
George Pred Williams
Massachusett
DB. O'Brien
Minnesota
Thomas Tagsart
Indiana
N. E. Mauk
Hla Dormer
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British Waters
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