Enlistees Rally as Cape Forces Brace for Northward Duty
Cape Town reports a surge in enlistment for defense with five hundred volunteers joining today. Monarch lands to reinforce troops, bases set near Hex River mountains to guard railway. Boers disrupt trains while colonial authorities prepare for contingencies and transfer prisoners.
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Cape Torn
Worcester
Hex Hiver
Toers
Transvaal
Carnarvon
Colesburg
Kritsinger
Middeberg
Cape Town
Woernment
Frasebburg
Middieturg
Jraal
Fraserburg
Williston
Bechuanaland
Dbirkfontein
Boetrap
Danceils Rieul
Griqualand
London
Lord Roberts
Sydney
Nsw
Lord Kitchener
Daily Express
Mattesfontein
Killed the Betrayer
Milton North Dakota January report says William Barry Cavalier county farmer surrendered admitting he killed Andrew Mellen his hired man. Barry confined Mellen in a barn offered hanging or stabbing then stabbed him after a brief prayer. Barry's sister, involved with Mellen, wandered off frozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cavalier County
Andrew Mellen
Barry
Mellen
Argentina and Chili sign frontier protocol
Buenos Ayres reports the new Argentine Chilean protocol for frontier settlement has been signed and both presidents have exchanged congratulatory telegrams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Chili
Australian Cabinet Formed Under Barton Leadership
Sydney January 4. The new federated Australian cabinet is announced with Edmund Barton as prime minister and foreign affairs head, Alfred Deakin as attorney general, Gen Lyne heading the home office, Sir George Turner as treasurer, Sir John Forrest as postmaster general, and John Jackson as minister of defence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
N.S. W
Federated Australia
Edmund Barton
Australia
Foreign Affairs Department
Alfred Deakin
Gen. Lyne
Home Office
George Turner
John Forrest
John Jackson
Chinese commission chair in Ottawa on travels
Ottawa reports R C Clute, chairman of the Chinese commission, in the city and planning a meeting with Munn, another member returning from England with his marriage trip. Joseph Leiter linked to a project to unite Ontario packing factories, with potential deals totaling four to five million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
R. C. Clute
City
Munn
Montreal
England
Toronto
Joseph Leiter
Ontario
World News In Brief From Many Cities Across The Globe
A long list of dispatches reports deaths, political moves, and incidents. Charles Kemp dies in Strathroy after a crowning accident. Queen Victoria and other royals feature in appointments and travels. Banks raise rates, ships collide, and a smallpox case surfaces in Minnesota. Several towns report fires, strikes, and political shifts.
British Evacuation and Martial Law Amid Cape Colony Tension
British forces vow to land gunners as precaution while martial law spreads through Worcester Ceres Prince Albert Frazerburg Sutherland divisions. Boers advance from Graaf Reinet toward Craderock and Jagersfontein Faure Smith. Horse shortages hinder defense as camps form at Edenburg and Vryburg escalates relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karuman
Griqualand West
Prieska
Hertzog
Frazerburg
Graaf Reinet
Maraisburg
Craderock
England
Worcester
London
Ceres
Prince Albert
Sutherland
Fatal scuffle injures Toronto waterworks chief
W B Hall chief engineer for the Toronto Waterworks at Yonge street was injured in a New Year’s Eve scuffle and taken to St Michael’s Hospital with a fractured skull front and exploded. Police investigated a Yonge street restaurant dispute over payment that led to the altercation in which Hall lost his feet and fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
W. B. Hall
Yonge Street
St. Michael's Hospital
Hall
Earldom for Roberts Granted by Queen at Cowes
The Queen granted Earl Roberts an earldom with a special remainder to his daughters and he was named a Knight of the Garter. The remainder ensures succession through his daughters if no male heir exists, following the death of his only son Lieut. the Hon. F. N. S. Roberts on December 17, 1899 from wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Horatio Leboutillier
Gaspe
Leboutillier
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Lord Roberts
Knight of the Garter
F. N.S. Roberts
Would Blow Up A Tunnel Incident Shocks Chicago
In Chicago on January 3 a detective located a gas pipe bomb in a niche of the LaSalle street tunnel. The bomb was moved to the lakefront and exploded. Police suspect a discharged company employee placed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
McLaughlin
Lasalle Street
Lake Front
Ignatius Donnelly Dies in Minneapolis Visit
Ignatius Donnelly former congressman and lieutenant go vernor and Populist vice presidential nominee died of heart trouble in Minneapolis while visiting. He authored works arguing Francis Bacon wrote Shakespeare plays and leaves a young wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Ignatius Donnelly
Congress
Minneapolis
Donnelly
Bacon
Wile
Fire destroys Bellaire Stamping plant in Harvey suburb
A fire today devastated the Bellaire Stamping company plant in Harvey, a Hill manufacturing suburb of Chicago. The loss is placed at 400000 dollars with about 375000 dollars covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bellaire Stamping Company
Harvey
Hilll
Senator Proctor Buys Carrara Quarries in Italy
London dispatch reports Senator Proctor of Vermont has purchased the Carrara quarries in Italy for about 10 million dollars, gaining control of the majority of the world output of statuary and building marble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Proctor
Vermont
Italy
Various World and Domestic Events Across Front Pages
London reports promote Rear Admiral for the Duke of York and British forces in China facing famine in Russia and Japan era conflicts. In America, Aaron Bliss inaugurated Michigan governor as fires destroy Baku and railways in Ontario consolidate firms into Canada Furniture Manufacturers Limited. Several deaths accompany the day, including Judge Nor throp in Chicago and Miners in Champion Michigan.
Winnipeg Markets Prices on Wheat Flour and farm products
Market prices list Wheat Nos 1 hard Fort William Flour Lake of the Woods Five Roses Medora Ogilvie Milling Hungarian Glenora Patent Manitoba Imperial and other sacks per 98 pounds, mill feed oat chop barley chop mixed grains, oats barley corn prices per bushel, flax, hay, oatmeal, butter cheese eggs vegetables and meats with per unit rates and regional references included.
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Medora
Ogilvie Milling Company
Glenora
Manitoba
Imperial
Looking Backward George recalls youth and bravado
A large man with a heavy mustache returns from Australia and recalls his younger days when he tried to scare the writer. The writer concedes the past toughness, noting the contrast between the boy who teased and the man he has become.
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George
Australia
Out of His Line Crawfoot Say riddle on thunder distance
A playful dialogue features Crawfoot and Calculator debating how to measure thunder distance and the effectiveness of a lightning calculator. The exchange hints at problem solving with humor and a punning challenge.
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Crawfoot
Vase room display of ancient baby feeding bottles
In the archaic vase room at the British Museum visitors gaze at clay baby feeding bottles. The items date back to antiquity and evoke a distant era when Joseph traveled to Egypt.
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Muse
Joseph
Egypt
Varied Arts Figures and Birthdays Highlight Modern Letters
The text notes a £5000 bid for the devilish rights of a new novel “Sin of the Kisbit” and mentions Verdi’s resolve to avoid pen and cost. It records Andreas Achenbach’s eightieth birthday, Max Muller’s neat hand, Antoine Vuilon’s death at 61, and vacancies in the Academies des Beaux Arts. It lists honorary members Poynier Tadema and von Herkomer, and Henri Moussase purchasing a Paris commission related to a historic site, with a sculptor movement planned.
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Wilding
Kisbit
Verdi
Andreas Achenbach
Max Alvary
Lomaxehdort
Max Muller
Antoine Vuilon
Academies Des Beaux Arts
Egil
Edward Poynier
Lo Alwa Tadema
von Herkomer
Henri Moussase
Paris
Waterios
Tierome
Betrothal in Moonlight Sparks a Love Triangle
A lonely colonel plans marriage to Isabel Culver on a moonlit night but a sudden sight of a young girl in the palms upends his proposal. Isabel watches in triumph as another woman’s entrance interrupts the moment, altering two lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel Culver
Isabel
Colonel West
The Silent Invitation at the Moonlit Ball
Colonel West pursues Isabel Culver at a moonlit garden party seeking a proposal but her sudden longing for a fortune stalls. A mysterious beauty, Theo, is found near the fountain as West manipulates the moment to secure his chance.
Dr Chase Kidney Liver Pills Endorsements by Ontario Residents
A physician touts Dr Chase Kidney Liver Pills as a premier remedy. Consecon resident James Dellihunt reports dramatic relief from Bright's disease after five boxes, noting reduced pain and resumed work. J P J Ward vouches for Dellihunt’s honesty, endorsing the care as the world’s greatest kidney medicine. One pill per dose costs 25 cents at dealers or Edmanson Bates Co Toronto.
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Chase
Con- Secon
Ont
James Dellihunt
Consecon
Prince Edward County
Bright
Dr. Chase
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Lively
Cape Colon
Milton
N. PD
Wm. Barry
THE
Round World
Strathroy
Charles Kemp
Stonehenge
Bank of
Berlin
Walter Wensky
Dawson City
Lomion
John Alexander Dowie
United States
Cunard
Saxonia
Joseph Donovan
Immanuel Baptist Church
Hamilton
James Stewardson
Lucan High School
New York
Anne Jane Sote
Brooklyn
Tien Tsin
Lei Wang
Osborne
Queen Victoria
Cimies
France
Hong Kong
Kumehuk
West River Country
Lincoln, Neb
Rawson
Omaha
State Senate
Washington
Kingston
Thomas M. Fenwick
Queen's Medical Collge
St. John's
Mid
Ivygden
Millburn
Hamburg
Withington
la Manche
Minn
Northern
Sparta
Stockholm
R Borikoff
Finland
Borikoff
Helsingors University
Brest
Menhir
Fleurus
Hudson, N. Y
Herbert Shaw
Amelia Spencer
Amherst, N
Springhill Mines
Cowans
Halifax
Pictou
Rossland
Yale Cariboo
Galliher
Foley
Kane
Otter Valley
Marquis of
Fauresmith
Jagersfontein
Monarch
Edenburg
Roberts
Grand Trunk
Portland
Maine
Buffalo
N.Y
Caldwell
Erie County
Ignatius Donelly
Duke of York
Ien
Hochhammer
Lansing
Mich
Aaron Bliss
Saginaw
Michigan
St. Petersburg
Baku
Naptha Springs
Pekin
Alfred Gasalee
China
Kansas City
A. W Millspaugh
Schmolze, Rischmann & Co
al Pasco
Texas
Capitan
Otero County
New Mexico
Colonial Office
Gambia River
West Africa
Idun
Cardiff
Bristol Channel
Bank of England
Victoria
B. C
Provincal
Canada Furniture Manufacturers, Limited
Madrid
Ramos
Chamber of Deputies
Detroit
Champion, Mich
Champion
John Horngreen
Stephen Williams
Rochester
N. Y
James Woloaan
State Street
Winnipeg
Royal Canadian Dragoons
South Africa
Minister of Militia
Vladivostock
Dauphin
James Davies
Bowsman
Swan River District
Wales
Col. Willcocks
Charleston
S. C
Abbeyville
Wm. Kyle
Massachusetts
George W. Northrop, DD
Divinity School
University of Chicago
Bankers and Brokers
Main ST
Osler, Hammond & Nant Brokers, Etc
Dominion Bank
Winnipes
Raiway
Manitob
Galt
Edbridge
Montreal Stock Exchange
Alloway & Champion
Main Street
Molson's
Merchants
Fort William
Irebromen Betrotha
Laure Jean Libbey
Panton
Isabel Quirer
Isabel Calver
Clytie
Theo
Mise
Lright
J. J. Ward
J.P
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