Kitchener tightens press controls as Buller moves in Natal
London dispatch reports Gen Kitchener ordering tighter censorship on news from Cape Town delaying Buller’s maneuvers. It cites beliefs of a 20 000 man assault across the Tugela at Springfield with 10 000 more at Colenso. City of London volunteers depart for the front amid cheering crowds and imperial pageantry.
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Kitchener
Cape Town
Buller
Natal
Potgieters
Morning Post
Tugela ‘River
Springfield
Colenso
Ladysmith
Indians to Be Sent for South Africa Scout Service
Ottawa Ontario January 13 50 full blooded Indians from the northwest will accompany the Second Canadian contingent to the seat of war in South Africa. They will be employed as scouts with the Canadian troops.
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Ottawa
Ont
Northwest
South Africa
Army of 325000 Moves Toward British India
Dispatches from Paris report that 75000 Russian troops are en route to the Afghan frontier and about 250000 soldiers are in Siberia near the British India boundary, signaling a significant encroachment on the region.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Siberia
British India
Kitchener Named Real Commander in South Africa
London January 13 reports that Gen Lord Kitchener will be the real commander in chief in South Africa. Field Marshal Lord Roberts is said to be sent merely to inspire troops, a plan attributed to Lord Salisbury and kept secret due to Kitchener’s junior rank.
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Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Lord Roberts
Kitchener
Buller
Lord Salisbury
French Press Battle Moves on Boers at Colesberg
At Colesberg French forces bombard Boers then seize a flank position. The Boer defense fails to halt the operation amid a broader wartime exchange. In London an attaché urges joint German American action over Delagoa Bay seizures, but Choate offers no support. England reportedly will purchase American flour held at Durban for Natal forces.
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Colesberg
London
Choate
Great Britain
Delagoa Bay
England
Durban
Natal
Yankees Press On Manila In Mountain Campaign
American forces captured Magallons town in Cavite province and took twenty insurgents prisoner including a colonel. Cebu reports Jan 8 Nineteenth Infantry defeated insurgents on a mountain position. Americans took a cannon and horses. May Pollute a Lake mentions Kendallville draining Silvan Lake’s sewage, with court action possible.
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Manila
Magallons
Cavite
Cebu
Officer Dundon fined ten days pay on duty neglect
William Dundon, a police officer, was fined ten days pay by the Board of Safety for neglect of duty after failing to file a patrol box report. He admitted drinking the previous night and was suspended pending trial. he denies intoxication and remains on the force.
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Board of Safety
Giblin
Dundon
Denny
Charles Shifferderdeker
Davidson and
New York Srs
Schifferdeker
Phindon
Roth
The
Safety Board
SUN
Unwritten Law of Stamps at Recruiting Station
The article notes dozens of rubber stamps used at a recruiting station to mark enlistment details, residences, pay terms, and duties. Lieut Rowell owns multiple stamps to speed paperwork, with blanks for changes, and recruits punished for unnecessary writing.
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United States
Rowell
Lieut
Watkins Idea Sparks Baseball Circuit Talks
Pat Fowers of the Eastern League and Ban Johnson of the American League met Friday with John T. Brush to discuss the ongoing baseball muddle. Watkins declared only that he had an idea as the trio, effectively a circuit committee, conducted private talks amid a socially quiet day and departed Saturday night without public comment.
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Pat Fowers
Ban Johnson
John T. Brush
Watkins
Oleo Venders Watch for Label Violations
Deputy collector Charles Witthoft has instructions from the commissioner to tighten enforcement of the oleomargarine law. Violations deemed slight and technical may yield a jacking up. flagrant offenses will lead to prosecutions.
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Internal Revenue
Charles Witthoft
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Will Study Oriental Diseases In Philippines
Dr Walter Reed of the Army medical museum is ordered by Surgeon General Sternberg to go to the Philippines to study local diseases with a special focus on the bubonic plague. This mission aims to clarify prevalent illnesses among island populations and improve public health responses.
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Washington
Walter Reed
Army Medical Museum
Sternberg
Philippines
Health Board to Act on Impure Food Vendors
Indianapolis readers learn the city health board plans independent action to prosecute vendors of adulterated foods if state rules delay enforcement of the pure food law. Dr. Morrison notes rules may take effect Oct 1, 1900, but local officials will press prosecutions now while awaiting court decisions.
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Caid
State Board
State Health Board
Indianapolis
Hurty
Annexation Debate Sharply Divides Irvington Tuxedo
Saturday the council committee toured the area amid anti annexation protests led by Mrs Streight’s representative. Residents fear costs surpass benefits with plans for street improvements while critics say the move brings no needed services. A report on ordinances is due Monday night.
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Tuxedo
Pierre Gray
Streight
C. D. Jenney
James Mopeland
Charles Hartman
Edgar K. Williams
Cumberland
Greenfield
Joseph B. Kealing
Washington St
Bilingsley
Health official to investigate Clay City chicken pox scare
Dr Hurty of the State board of health believes about 300 people in Clay City thought to have chicken pox may actually have small pox. He will visit Clay City Monday to investigate though no official report exists. He relies on press descriptions for assessment.
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State Board of Health
Clay City
Cuban Customs Fraud Sparks Civil Military Clash in Havana
In Havana the custom fraud case widens tensions between civil and military authorities. Col Bliss resists court prosecution of certain defendants. Fiscal Mara urges court independence from military intervention. Governor General fires Mara for the public service, sparking Cuban uproar and a temporary appointment for Mara’s assistant.
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Col. Bliss
Frederico Mara
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Fiscal Mara
Wood
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Post Office Scrutiny Ties Perry Heath to Bank Interests
New York dispatch reveals investigators tracing Perry S Heath to Bank of Seventh and First National Bank ties. The McKinley campaign figure, now first assistant postmaster general, is linked to securing depository influence and a Honolulu bank charter as inquiries tighten around post office funds custody and patronage.
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Perry S. Heath
Muncie
Ind
Heath
Cincinnati
Seventh National Bank
Perry
Fletcher S. Heath
New York
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First National Bank
Honolulu
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis Area
Weather outlook for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 24 hours ending 8 p m. Saturday night and Sunday show generally cloudy and unsettled conditions. Cooler Sunday night into Monday. Temperatures read 20 at 7 am, 37 at noon, 38 at 2 pm.
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St Paul’s Gains New Rector Rev Lewis Brown
Rev Lewis Brown returns to Battle Creek Michigan after notifying St Paul’s vestry he will accept the call to succeed Rev Carstensen. He will preach his first sermon February 1a.
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Battle Creek
Mich
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
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Brown
High School Senate Debates Rival British Parliament
The high school senate hears Senator Harris Chandler Connett compare a meeting to the British House of Commons while debating Senate Bill No. 4 for a Cuban relief fund of 1.5 million. A second bill on boxing prompts an investigation into petition signatures and a looming junior senior factional race for Jan. 25 elections.
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Hawley Warren Newcomb
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James Nimal
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Dan Shepherd
Alice Benton Scott
Wellington
James L. Nimal
Goss Will Not Seek Re election for School Chief
Supt. Goss told the school board on Friday night he will not run again in April. The board postponed teacher salary increases to allow careful accounting. A license inspector will be appointed to check liquor sales without county licenses. Maud Huestis and Miss Pingpank were named German teachers. Josephine Cox to the high school. Total appropriations reached 641815.32 with projected year end balances across funds and several named candidates considered for the superintendent post. The board plans to announce the successor publicly once chosen, possibly before the April election.
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Emrich
Maud Huestis
Miss Pingpank
Josephine Cox
Treasury
Supt. Goss
George Griffith
Utica
N. Y
Supt. Dyer
Topeka
Kan
W. H. Elson
West Superior
Mich
J. N. Study
Fort Wayne
D. C. Brown
A. S. Ames
Butler
J. E. Klock
Helena
Mont
C. N. Kendall
New Haven
A. B. Poland
Paterson
N. J
J. Lemson
Bishop
Cincinnati
A. E. Duerr
Philadelphia
Labor commissioner McCormack to mediate leather strike
Labor commissioner McCormack will go to South Bend on Monday to aid the leather workers strike formerly at Studebaker. The plant is now under new owners who seek workers from other towns. Workers request higher prices, a shop committee, and wage talks. McCormack will also review petitions from employees alleging coercion in some factories. Lap Robeson and El Blankets at Cost at 37 Monument-place.
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South Bend
Studebaker Company
Studebakers
Manning salary hike sparks city payroll questions
Indianapolis liquor license inquiries raise concerns over License Inspector John F. Manning who earns 2.50 per day year round, higher than patrolman pay, amid allegations neighbors claim he serves as Johnson's coachman and the board shows no clear action approving the raise.
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Dore
Indianapolis
John F. Manning
Manning
Johnson
N. Meridian Sr
Mr. Johnson
Tammany and Bryan bury the hatchet
Oliver H P Belmont plans a dinner for W J Bryan in New York January 22 at Belmont's Fifth Avenue home. The event signals harmony with Tammany Hall as Richard Croker is the lone listed major leader not attending due to absence from the country.
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Oliver H. P. Belmont
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Belmont
Fifth-ave
Bryan
Tammany
Tammany Hall
Democratic Club
Richard Croker
Illinois to go Republican with large plurality this year
The Record cites Arthur C. Bentley ex secretary of the Illinois democratic committee predicting a Republican victory in the state this year with a larger plurality than two years ago They contrast with remarks by Thomas Gahar and other Chicago Democratic State central committee members who say they will be beaten this fall in the state.
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the Record
Arthur C. Bentley
Illinois Democratic Committee
Illinois
Bryan Starts East on Six-Week Campaign Visit
Wm. J. Bryan began a six week trip to the East on Friday night. He will travel as far as Maine marking his first visit to that region since his 1908 campaign.
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Lincoln
Neb
Wm. J. Bryan
Maine
Rebels strike after alleged end of Venezuela uprising
Reports from Port of Spain say the Venezuelan rebellion remains active two days after the government claimed victory. Gen Hernandez routed government troops at El Naipe with many prisoners and seized munitions, while rebels led by Nec and Diaz allegedly defeated forces on the east coast and surrounded another government army at Guera.
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Trinidad
Hernandez
el Naipe
Venezuela
Guera
Foreclosure Action Planned on Chicago Ferris Wheel
Chicago January 13 foreclosure proceedings are pending to collect 200000 dollars paid to the Ferris wheel company by bondholders.
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Chicago
Ferris’ Wheel Company
Edinburg youth charged with assault in cutting incident
Roy Scrughan, 13, residing with his grandmother in Edinburg Indiana, was arrested Friday by Marshal Stiver and sent to Indianapolis on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. He allegedly cut Grant Suggs, a colored boy, on the cheek during a confrontation with several boys, after Suggs pursued him with a knife near Lincoln Avenue on September 13.
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Roy Scrughan
Edinburg
Ind
Marshal Stiver
Indianapolis
Scrughan
Grant Suggs
Lincoln-ave
Suggs
Edinburghs
Unknown steamer wreck claims many lives at St Johns
Bodies and wreckage from a 3000 ton unknown steamer wrecked on a rock in St Marys Bay wash ashore near St Johns Newfoundland. At least 35 perished with a woman’s trunk found, suggesting a female passenger aboard. Only three men seen on board, a lone sailor later lost after clinging to rigging. Investigators seek the vessel’s name as rescue efforts continue.
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Maj. Guthrie Dies After San Juan Hero Role
Major John B. Guthrie of the Fifteenth regiment, famed for San Juan Hill actions and later US government representative at the Pan-American Exposition, died Friday night in Buffalo. He entered service during the Civil War, joined the First Kentucky Volunteers, and rose to major after being wounded at San Juan Hill while serving as Fort Porter commandant.
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N. Y
John B. Guthrie
San Juan Hill
United States
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Fort Porter
General Williams Dying in Chapman Home
Harrisburg dispatch reports Gen. B C Williams age 88, famed for raising the stars and stripes over Mexico City after its capture, is ill unto death from old age at his Chapman home.
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Harrisburg
B. C.williams
City
Mexico
Chapman
Fire destroys barn in back of Mutua ice plant
About 12:30 a m Saturday a fire destroyed a barn behind 260 W Fourteenth street back of the Mutua ice company's plant. Loss estimated at 100 for the barn 35 for feed and a horse valued at 175 died after suffering severe burns. Suspected arson noted amid a spate of recent mysterious blazes in the neighborhood.
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Conrad Beneder
Fourteenth St
Mutua Ice Company
Freight wages rise in Cincinnati Big Four division
The Cincinnati division of the Big Four reports higher transportation capacity with four new freight engines added and stronger shop forces. Trainmen wages rose considerably while overall crew numbers did not grow, with engineers earning up to 150 dollars per month and conductors up to 120 dollars. One engineer received an 178 a share envelope last month.
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