Cuban Victories Decoyed into a Trap in Matanza Fight
New York dispatch reports Cuban forces ambushed Spanish columns near Matanzas and near Pinar del Rio across two engagements. One Cuban captain led a bold strike trapping Spanish troops, with over forty five Spanish soldiers killed and 100 captured, while Cuban losses were light. Guides executed after quick trials.
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Insurgent Attacks Fail as Rebels Retreat Near Havana
Advices from Havana report that on Jan 3 insurgent force under Juan Delgado opened fire on forts at Calabazar. Major Justiz and the garrison repelled the attack, forcing the insurgents to retreat. The next morning the attackers renewed fire on forts 6 and 67, burned a dwelling near the rail station, and damaged Pedro Garcona’s store. Rebel arson and bullets alarmed townspeople. Cubans destroyed nearby tobacco fields as they withdrew. Calixto Garcia with 5000 insurgents reportedly moved toward Jiguani but retreated after General Bosch arrived.
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Jiguani
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Santiago de Cuba
Punter
Holguins
Darwinian Survey: 1897 Opens With Purge of Unsound Firms
R G Dun & Co reports 1896 saw 16,000 commercial and banking failures with liabilities of 276.8 million. Many stemmed from prior years or political turmoil. Western failures linger but expectations point to sounder trade after purging. Money returns to New York outpacing interior by 2 million. wheat, wool, and iron markets show mixed shifts and weak demand for rails.
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New York
R. G Dun & Co
West
Distant engagements and incidents from early briefs
Miss Ella Walker of Detroit to wed Count von Matuschka of Germany. Burglars steal a pocketbook in South Newark, then ignite a fire with coal oil. Arthur Waller of Marshall Field shoots himself on a Chicago sidewalk. Miss Mary Garrett’s Baltimore mansion sees a fatal elevator accident involving Ida Hoagland. Watson Black election contest arguments in Washington. India relief work to exceed 2 million. Nebraska governor proposes reforms banning party labels by bolting factions. Military officers to retire this year. Five children drown in Texas county floods. Missing Pacific road subsidy papers found at Interior. Electric Grain Elevator Co of Buffalo incorporated with 350000 capital. Representative Money returns from Cuba. Major and Mrs McKinley to return to Canton.
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Walkersville
Ont
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Schloss Bechan
Germany
Henry Vogel
Newark
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Marshall Field & Co
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West Polk
Mary Garrett
Baltimore
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Garrett
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James C. Black
Tenth
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Rosa Bonheur Daily Life Reveals Work Ethic and Nature
In an interview with Ladies' Home Journal, Rosa Bonheur describes her regimen from dawn to nightfall. She wakes early, walks in the Fontainebleau forest with her dog and drives a pony cart, then sketches from 9 to 11:30, eats a simple breakfast, reads papers, resumes work at 1, walks at five, and ends with reading. Bonheur emphasizes studying subjects exhaustively before painting, seeking exact sky and ground, and letting truth and simplicity guide her art.
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Ross Bonheur
Ladies’ Home Journal
Fontainebleau
Clocks With Nerves Stop in Tall Buildings
A New York Times note warns pendulum clocks fail in high steel framed towers. In lower floors clocks run fairly well but on upper levels they stop or run erratically due to building vibrations. Weather bureau clock at Manhattan Life building also stopped after relocation. Replacing with balanced wheel clocks offers relief.
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New York Times
Dunn
Weather Bureau
Manhattan Life Building
The Vanderbilt Marlborough Duke Price Manifold
The New York World reports W. K. Vanderbilt paid ten million dollars for the duchess and five million for the duke. The settlement funds, instead of cash, are invested for the couple in Lake Shore railroad stocks and other Vanderbilt assets. If issue is born, the mother's fortune passes on at duchess death. if not, the ten million reverts.
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W. K. Vanderbilt
House of Marlborough
Washington
Mr. Vanderbilt
Lake Shore
Vanderbilt
Inoculation Trials to Rid Australia of Rabbits
The Australian government seeks to curb the booming rabbit population with a three-phase inoculation experiment led by Queensland bacteriologist Mr. Pond. A 300 acre plot will be divided into three wire sections with an inner inoculation square. Surviving rabbits move to the second and then a third section for extended observation and study of disease effects.
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New York Journal
Pond
Queensland
Central Rabbit Association
Insurance against nonemployment in Cologne
The article states a German scheme offering nonemployment insurance. Men who have resided two years in Cologne and are over 18 may join. The weekly subscription is one shilling. If a member has no work in a dull season, payments are made: half a crown per day for married members and one and sevenpence for single members.
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Germany
Cologne
Arctic native punished for child murder under Eskimo customs
A whaling ship Belvidere reports the brutal killing of a three month old child by a native named Pizer near Herschel Island. Missionary Whittaker and the ship’s mate administered 60 lashes as punishment at the native village before banishing him. The story ends with a public notice and an advertisement for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy.
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Herschel Ieland
Pizer
Alaska
Whittaker
Piter
San Francisco Examiner
A Curious Tale From the Philosophical Transactions
A report from Captain Blakiston describes a shipSimeon out of Cape Good Hope struck by a squall that showered irregular ice shards. A medical ad promotes Chamberlains Pain Balm for chest pain with a note on eacoid and pneumonia risk, plus a druggist advert and Dr Scott visiting Brewster House Mondays 2 to 8 pm.
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Simeon
Cape Good Hope
Blakiston
Chamberlain
Emmert & Burrell
Tax Collector's Notice for Freeport 1896 Taxes
James Manson announces office behind First National Bank to collect Freeport town taxes for 1896. Call early to pay taxes. Inauguration ceremonies at Springfield Illinois on January 11. I C R R offers round trip excursion tickets from January 9 to 11, valid to January 12. H W Rowtey, ticket agent.
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Freeport
James Manson
Springfield
Ill
H. W. Rowtey
Rail schedule notes and connections from Freeport lines
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Chicago
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Freeport
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Chicago Great Western Ry train schedule and services
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Dubuque
Brewster House
South Freeport
Dever Obat Arrives Torreason Seas Report
Obat arrives at 1am local time after a voyage through Libyan waters. Officials report the ship reached its destination without incident and passengers are accounted for. Local authorities continue routine vessel checks.
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Torreason Seas
Libya
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