Ex-Slave Relief Group Sued Over Membership Dues
During a trial in Athens involving Peter and Sylla Smith for cheating, Sylla Smith stated that the Ex-Slave National Relief, Bounty and Pension Company collects over 100000 dollars yearly from a claimed 600000 members paying five cents for certificates and ten cents monthly. Judge Ord questioned the $180 in dues and noted the congressional bill cited had only been introduced by request with no proof of funds misappropriation.
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Sylla Smith
RE. WM. Crd
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R. H. Carter
Byila Smith
Congressional
Judge Ord
Nashville
COMMENT AT WASHINGTON On the warning by the London Spectator
Washington January 7 diplomats weighed a London Spectator warning about Germany and the Monroy doctrine. German embassy officials deplored the piece and said it aims to sow distrust of Germany toward the United States. Ambassador Von Holleben called the article baseless and said it should not receive serious attention from fair-minded people.
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Washington
Germany
Monroy
von Holleben
Delagoa Bay crisis loom in Salisbury Europe pact
Special to The Post from New York January 7 reports Lord Salisbury faces a choice that could embroil England in Europe or lock in Delagoa Bay control through a secret Portugal deal. British officials expect a move compromising German and Swiss arbitration, with France Spain and Russia as shifting players.
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the Post
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Lord Salisbury
England
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Delagoa Bay
Germany
Portugal
Lisbon
Durben
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Alfred Milner
France
Spain
Ceuta
Gibraltar
Malta
India
Eneland
British reverses loom as Ladysmith siege tightens
London reports mounting anxiety as British forces in Natal face grim news on Ladysmith. Boers alter tactics, Buller’s actions appear limited, and editorial voices forewarn a potential fall with ships and dispatches hinting at renewed bombardment and stormy Tugela conditions.
Preoccupation to panic over Corea and Port Arthur war risks
The piece notes anxiety about the China Japanese war and predicts a Russo Japanese conflict may arrive soon. It cites authorities and mentions Russian reinforcements for the Far East, with England holding Malta Bay and surrounding the Trandyoal.
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Corea
Port Arthur
Far East
Japan
Europe
Russia
Francé
England
Mlasoa Bay
Boers Take Kuruman Prisoners in Lethal Skirmish
Reports from Lourenso Marquez dated January 2 describe a Boer bombardment at Kuruman and a surrender of the garrison. The captors claim 120 prisoners including Captain Bates Captain Dennison and Hillyard plus eight other officers and a number of rifles and ammunition. Fifteen British were wounded and English doctors aided the wounded. Road plundered goods sent to Pretoria. A Dordrecht theater of operations shows British retreat as fighting continues around Cotterburg with shelling from kopjes.
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Heroman
Urliiah Bechuanald
Kuromin
Wensday
Maning
Feria
Priton
Bates
Dennison
Hillyard
Bearne
Vryburg
Lonrense Matiques
Heer
Dord- Trecht Sayet
Dordrecht
Cotterburg
Iullets
London
Rere Camp
Ladyamlth
Unmbulwana Hill
Bombardment and relief reports from Ladysmith
Despatches from General White and General Buller describe heavy bombardment at Ladysmith, reinforcements and renewed attacks by Boer forces, with British counteractions, surrenders, and daily updates from Frere Camp. Authorities warn the public against approaching sentry posts at night and warn ships about approaching the British cruiser Niote.
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War dispatches from Capetown report Suffolk battalion loss
General Forrestier-Walker in Capetown cites General French on January 6 as saying four companies of the Mivat battalion attacked near their camp at dawn. Lieutenant Colonel Watson was wounded, retirement ordered, three quarters retreated, others held until overpowered and captured. Prisoners include several officers. Fifty Hoer casualties noted, with more wounded and prisoners. London reports no change in Methuen or Gatacre positions.
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Nanbera
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Xaffaira
Ropr
Colesberg
Boers Will Fight to Last in War Commentary
Chicago January 7 Daniel J Wessels brother of General Cornelius Weasels says the war will not end soon and the Boers will fight to the last extremity. He argues Britain’s demands provoked the conflict and staunch resolve remains among Transvaal and Orange Free State leaders.
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Hend
British and colonial actions in South Africa and Europe
London: war office approves hiring a corps of gentlemen as mounted infantry for service in South Africa. Capetown: ammunition column assembled for the front. Pretoria and Johannesburg report passports issued to British subjects. arrests of permit holders near Zoerust. Ava wounded in thigh in Ladysmith assault. Rome: British warships ordered to monitor a potentially contraband vessel in the Baltic.
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Imperial Yeomanry
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Candon
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Dufferin
Ava
Ladysmith
Berlin
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Vulcan
Thetia
Astra
Hebe
Galtic
Abe
Eighth Division to be sent from Malta and Gibraltar
War Office orders immediate mobilization of an eighth infantry division to South Africa. Several regiments will be drawn from Gibraltar and Malta and replaced by militia units.
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Gibraltar
London
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Precautions Taken Amid Dutch Coup Rumor in Capetown
London reports from Capetown describe heightened security measures after rumors of a Dutch coup. Local papers note doubled guard levels at public buildings, intensified patrols, troop encampments at Green Point, and volunteers sleeping under arms as authorities seek to avert panic.
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Capetown
Daily Telegraph
Hameless
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Green Poiot
War revenue act sticks as McKinley blocks delegates
Washington dispatch reports the administration plans to retain war stamps to cover a surplus. McKinley bars office holders from convention delegation and aims for acclamation nomination at Philadelphia. General Greely was attacked by two drunks, but doctors say recovery is likely.
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McKinley
Secretary Root
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Congress
Republican National Committee
Mark Hanna
Ice Cream Man Seizes Island Quarantine Land
Honolulu reports Cocoanut Island in Hawaii, famed for its sea and palm grove, claimed by ice cream merchant Cy DD Pringle under squatter rights. The previous government set it aside as quarantine area for Hilo harbor, and Pringle refused to depart when ordered by the interior minister.
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Hawaii
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