Artillery at Work Heavy Guns Firing at the Front
Reports from Natal describe very heavy firing as British forces contest General Buller’s passage toward Ladysmith. Boers are repulsed by Yorkshire regiments and New Zealanders using bayonets, with heavy casualties on the Boer side. The War Office in London remains silent, offering no new news after midnight.
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London
Yorkshire
New
Daily Mail
Wietermaritzburg
Buller
Natal
Rensberg
Muaddocks
United Mine Workers Adjourns Early in Indianapolis
The second day of the United Mine Workers convention in Indianapolis closed at 10 a.m. after the credentials committee said it could not finish its work until the following morning.
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United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Ind
American Volunteers Pay Refusal Shocks Treasury
William A English son of a former Democratic VP candidate and a captain in the war with Lapin returns a pay check of 1172 dollars. He declines service pay, marking the only such Spanish War incident. Bryan banquet noted in Frankfort Kentucky with Blackburn Goebel presence. Governor Scofield orders closure of Hurley Wisconsin dens. Dawson Dawson business district fire reported from Dawson to Skagway with losses over half a million dollars.
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New York
William A. English
Indiana
Lapin
Las
Treasury
Ashland
Wis
Hurley
Scofield
Dawson
Seattle
Wash
Victoria
Skagway
Strikers Return to Work at Harrisburg Mine
Springfield Illinois January 17 miners quit Sunday evening over pay weights at Harrisburg mine. Workers returned after operators agreed to correct any wrong weights ensuring resumed production.
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Springfield
Llarrisrg
Lave
Traveling man sues Sigourney town for fifteen thousand
J Woodmith of Sigourney files suit against the town for $15,000 claiming injuries from a defective sidewalk. The case is set for the February term of court.
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Sigourney, I4
J. Woodmith
Wo of
Sigourney
Eleventh annual UMW convention set for Feb 18 in Springfield
The executive committee of the United Mine Workers of Illinois issues a call for the eleventh annual convention to convene in Springfield on Tuesday February 18. The notice comes from the Illinois chapter in Springfield.
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Ilinois United Mine Workers
Springfield
United Mine Workers of
Ili- 4S
Uesday
Puerto Rico Trade Tariffs Stuck in Washington Debate
Cabinet members press for congressional action to cut or remove tariffs on Puerto Rican imports, arguing the island faces stagnation and a depressed economy under current duties. The president seeks a clear political status to lift the downtrodden inland economy.
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Washington
Puerto Rico
Congress
United States
Bloody pistol duel leaves three dead in Frankfort lobby
Ex representative David G Colson and Lt Ethelbert Scott led a fatal confrontation in the Capitol hotel lobby. Scott fired and Colson retorted as bystanders Luther Demarree and Charles Julian died. Captain B B Golden was wounded and may not survive. Colson was wounded and jailed. Harry McEwing and W M Ridpatch injured. The feud traces to 1898 in a Kentucky regiment.
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Frankfort
David G. Colson
Middlesboro
Ethelbert Scott
Somerset
Scott
Colson
Luther W. Demarree
Shelbyville
Cuicago
Capitol Hotel
Demarree
Olden
Tragic Infant Smothering Near Reno Minn Incident
In La Crosse Wisconsin on January 17 Henry Limpert a tamer from near Reno Minnesota traveled with his wife and others on a handcar to christen a baby girl. The child was found dead smothered after arrival. parents are described as frantic with grief and the mother nearly insane.
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la Crosse
Wis
Henry Limpert
Reno
Minn
Mather
Murder Case Recalled as Henry Peters Found Alive in Oklahoma
Sioux City memories of Rev. George Haddocks murder flare when Henry Peters, once indicted, is reported alive in Oklahoma. Authorities had believed Peters died in a brewery fire, raising new questions about the 1900s crime and potential accomplices.
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G. C. Haddock
Sioux City
George
Haddock
Issa
Oklahom
Henry Peters
Maddock Peters
Transporting 75 Dead Soldiers to Washington for Burial
General Ludington learns the transport McClellan has left San Diego with the remains of seventy five soldiers who died last spring from yellow fever. The unclaimed dead will be brought to Washington and interred in the national cemetery at Arlington.
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Washington
Dan
Ludington
McClellan
San Diago
New York
Natonal
Arington
London society note and Chicago canal injunction
The second son of the Earl of Coventry, a former Jameson raider, married yesterday at St Peter's Church Eaton Square to Miss Lily Whitehouse of Newport Rhode Island. In Chicago, William Brown seeks a federal injunction to stop water from flowing through the Chicago drainage canal, before Judge Kohlsaat.
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Jameson
London
Han
the Ton
QO. d. Coventry
Earl of Coventry
Dr. Jameson
St. Peter's Church
Eaton Square
Lily Whitehouse
Newport
Whitehouse
Chicago
St. Louis
William Brown
Chicago Drainage Canal
Wkohlsaat
Terrible church collapse in Russia kills nineteen
In Maloousene township Samara district a church fell during Mass. Nineteen people died and sixty eight were wounded.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Maloousene
Samara
Miss Gould Gives $50,000 for Brooklyn YMCA Home
Miss Helen Gould contributed fifty thousand dollars to aid the construction of a new home for the naval branch of the Young Men's Christian Association in Brooklyn New York.
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Gould
New York
Helen Gould
Naval Branch
Young Men's Christian Association
Brooklyn
State Treasurers and Assessors Hold Second Annual Session
The State Treasurers and Assessors association met in Jall on January 17 to review new revenue laws. President Burr reported responses from 71 counties showing wide variations in listing parsonages and assessing rent and grain. Officers elected include Burr as president and Knupp as treasurer with Gifford Winsella Miller MelXinney and Rogers in key posts.
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Springfeld
Hwll
State Treasurers’ and Assessors’ Association
Burr
Cook County
Board of Supervisors
Boards of Review
Wualy
J%. M. Burr
Champaign County
W. W. Gifford
Will County
Richard F. Winsella
Sangamon
A. W. Miller
Cook
James MelXinney
Adams
Simon M. Rogers
Dewey to Visit Jacksonville Grand Army Encampment
Captain John B. Inman of Springfield and other Jacksonville leaders went to Washington to persuade Admiral Dewey to visit the Grand Army encampment in Jacksonville May 2 to 4. Dewey reportedly consented to visit Jacksonville May 2 to 3, with a possible Springfield stopover en route from Chicago to Jacksonville.
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Springfield
John BR. Inman
Department of Ilinois
W. W. Hinrichsen
Charles 8. Rannells
Millard F. Dunlap
Washington
Admiral Dewey
Chicago
Grand Army
Captain Inman
Grand Army Council of Administration
East St. Louis Woman Revives After Death Illness
Mrs. Christian Wirth near East St. Louis was pronounced dead by an undertaker but revived at St. Mary's hospital. Doctors report she is slightly better but extremely weak and unable to speak. She recalls being in a trance and surviving what many called certain death.
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East St. Louis
St. Mary's Hospital
Christian Wirth
Ex Postmaster Lodged in Jail in Illinois
H A Anderson former Wayne postmaster in Franklin county was jailed in Springfield on perjury charges. He says he resumed his post last January and reported to Washington post office authorities that he had funds shortfall and heard nothing further until his arrest yesterday.
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Springfield
H. A. Anderson
Wayne
Franklin County
United States
Anderson
Washington
Third Time Was the Charm Elopement in Springhold
Miss Forbes daughter of Rev John M Forbes of the Cumberland Presbyterian church eloped with Thomas D Wyle a brickmaker of Lincoln and were married in this city yesterday. He is 20 she is 19 this was her third elopement attempt with Wyle.
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Springhold
Tus
Jum
Miss Forbes
John M. Forbes
Cumberhind Presbyterian Church
Lincoln
Thomas DD. Wyle
Morbes
Wyle
Sibley Convicted in Paris Area Murder Lead to Life Term
Taylorville Ill Jan 17 Fred Sibley convicted of complicity in the murder of Mrs Jane Brunot near Paris last summer and sentenced to life in the penitentiary His counsel has moved for a new trial Henry Brunot a nephew of the murdered woman also sentenced to life Both youths are under one year old.
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Taylorville
Fred Sibley
Jane Brunot
Paris
Henry Brunot
Indicted for Murder by Poison in Vermont Man’s Case
Lewistown January 17 The Fulton County grand jury has indicted William K. Thomas of Vermont for the murder of his mother in law Mrs Jane Fowler last May by poison.
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Lewistown
Fulton County
William K. Thomas
Vermont
Jane Fowler
Diaz and the reporters puzzled by Diaz visit
A New York scene recounts President Porfirio Diaz of Mexico roaming a Madison Square hotel unnoticed among guests. Reporters mistake a tall, quiet railroad ticket agent for Diaz and chase interviews before recognizing the real leader later with his interpreter.
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Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
New York
Madison Square Hotel
Dian
General Diaz
Tfe
Saturday Evening Post
Irish Carpet Makers Attract West of Ireland Work Scheme
The London Furniture Record reports Irish girls in Donegal touring to establish hand tufted carpet production known as Turkish or Persian. Designers choose colors row by row, tying knots by hand then laying woolen weft. The craft fits rural Ireland, requires no steam power, and promises broad expansion to employ hundreds of girls and boys across the west.
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Donegal
Ireland
Trish
West of
London Furniture Record
Washington Emerges as Global Diplomatic Capital
The Washington Times notes a dramatic rise in Washington stature within two years, joining London and Berlin in inner diplomatic circles. Observers predict population growth and a shift away from sending second and third rate envoys, signaling broad international recognition.
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Washington Times
Washington
Europe
London
Pales
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Vienna
Congressmen With Rare Biblical Names Stir Curiosity
Washington Post notes the current Congress features many members with unusual names from the Bible or classical sources. It highlights figures such as Nehemiah Sperry and Obenezer Hill of Connecticut, Shadrach Knox of Massachusetts, and De Alva Alexander of New York, among others, as evidence that some achieve distinction despite their early surname odds.
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Congress
Nehemiah Sperry
Connecticut
Obenezer Hill
Elijah
Davids
Beveridge
Jeremiah
Breagreale
Louisiana
Phanor
Knox
Massachusetts
Shadrach
Fiery Furnace
Hlauun
Marcus Alonzo
Roderick Dhu Sutherland
Hernando de Soto Money
Marcopus Benton
Romeo Hoyt Breer
Thetus Wilbrette Sims
Capron
Rhode Island
Adin
Alexander
New York
de Alva
Washington Post
End of Modern Wars Reflected As Sudden Yet Logical
The Brooklyn Eagle notes that modern wars often end abruptly yet conclusions are reached through compromise. It cites moral aversion to war and the broader disruption war causes to interests beyond the conflict, framing warfare as a relapse toward barbarism.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Tehuantepec contrasts of old and new in Mexico
A Brooklyn Eagle description highlights Tehuantepec as one of Mexico’s oldest cities where ancient customs persist. It notes women in white camisa, green skirts, red rebosa, huipil headwear, and long gold coin necklaces who control much market business and attract buyers from major cities.
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Mexico
Tehuantepec
Brooklyn Eagle
Dean's Ointment advertised for skin itch relief
An old advertisement touts Dean's Ointment for eczema and itchiness with a testimonial from Mr. M. M. Mayer of the European hotel recounting ear eczema relief after trying the product. Doan's Kidney pills are 50c per box from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Remember the name Doan's.
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Freeport
Dean
M. M. Mayer
European Hotel and Restaurant
Emmett & Burrell
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Queer Ways of Nature Describes Rain Signs and Australian Oddities
The article notes tortoises seeking shelter before rain, hints at atmospheric clues for premonitions, and contrasts Australia’s reversed seasons and peculiar flora and fauna. It cites the Atlanta Constitution and highlights reversed traits such as trees shedding bark, black swans, and a climbing perch that leaves water to climb trees.
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Australia
America
Atlanta Constitution
Editor Confronted by Illegible Letter and Threatening Visitor
A reader bursts into a newspaper office accusing the editor of misreading his name and the poem printed earlier as "Smearcase To Morro." He demands attention to a poem titled Surcease of Sorrow, prompting the editor to flee from the confrontation.
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Samuel H. Brunner
Imine
Morrow
Washington and the Indians in Trumbull portrait
Leila Herbert describes George Washington entertaining full blooded Indians who view the Trumbull portrait. An Indian touches the painting and reacts with suspicion. Washington walks with the party down Broadway in savage dress while the scene contrasts civilization and native dignity.
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Washington
Lumbull
Trumbull
Broadway
Leila Herbert
Harper's Magazine
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Promoted as Best Cure
The ad extols Chamberlin's Cough Remedy as the quickest and safest cure for bad colds and pneumonia prevention. It claims nationwide fame and urges purchase from Emmert & Burrell, druggists.
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Chamberlin
United States
Emmert & Burrell
Omaha Presses Washington For New Western Mint
Omaha officials advocate securing the proposed federal mint in the central western region. They argue the location would boost regional economy and national stature, intensifying efforts with lawmakers in Washington.
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Omaha
Washington
Middle West
Health Inspector Endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
Chicago health inspector F. B. Thirkield reports Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cured his severe dyspepsia. He says it digests food and stops indigestion heartburn and all forms of dyspepsia as stated by H. J. Moogk.
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F. B. Thirkield
Chicago
H. J. Moogk
Detter Bread Incident Told by Boston Transcript Writer
A Boston Transcript writer recalls a 10 year old boy who shared two slices of bread with his sister after his mother’s instruction. He later reveals feeling remorseful at night and confesses he kept the larger piece, claiming his own portion was buttered more.
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Boston ‘Transcript
New Powder Depositing Apparatus For Paper Medicines
A new device enables rapid preparation of medicinal powders on paper. It uses a slotted bar under a bopperless system to pick up the correct powder amount and slide it onto a spread paper for precise deposition.
It would like to say something that strikes the public as thoroughly orig inal
A Washington Star quote captures a political exchange as a politician seeks to frame a city visit as having significance. The remark suggests public effect and authenticity in messaging during a campaign or public engagement.
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Washington Star
Does It Pay to Buy Cheap Cough Remedy
An ad promotes Boschee's German Syrup as a cure for severe throat and lung troubles claiming it heals tissues and stops inflammation while aiding expectoration and rest. It urges trying one bottle and notes long-time druggist approval and a sample bottle offer. The piece also mentions The Woman's Ebell Society of Oakland securing funds for a site to receive Andrew Carnegie's $50,000 library gift.
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Boschee
Emmert & Burrel
Woman's Ebell Society
Oakland
Cal, Las
Andrew Carnegie
Not Entirely One
A quoted disagreement from the Chicago Record contrasts unity with autonomy as a couple’s dynamic is described with one partner asserting independence while the other notes a lingering selfhood.
Banner Salve Cures Rough Hands and Lips Quickly
Safer skin relief offered by Banner Salve described as the world’s best healing ointment. Advertisers list Moogk Hydration and W. F. Jungkunz & Co as providers. Continuous claims of rapid recovery accompany product promotion.
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Hyd. Moogk
W. F
Special on single round trip tickets to western points
Westward railroad promo from the C M Co offers class rail tickets on Great Northern and Northern Pacific lines. Details and fare figures available at the ticket office.
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Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railways
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