England braces for surprise Boer War mobilization
England fears a Boer War flare up as ministers plan to mobilize the army and reserve warships. The channel squadron is ordered to assemble off Bantry for exercises while 10,000 troops await deployment and Buller urges troops not to be discouraged as a relief of Ladysmith is hoped within a week.
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Eddystone
Bantry
Irish
Transvaal
England
Cape
Tugela
Buller
Cape Town
Ladysmith
Pretoria
Boers mass near Ladysmith as Bulter retreat replays
News from the Tugela front says Bulgers failure near Ladysmith has been felt by the besieged garrison causing disappointment but not despair. The Boer laager beyond Ladysmith refills with men returning after Buller’s retreat and Boer forces move southward.
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Ladysmith
Bulgers
Tugela
Buller
British to Press New Phase in South Africa Campaign
London reports the South African situation remains firm with a new phase in the British drive. The Sixth division is ready to begin the Orange Free State advance soon, while Col De Villebois Mareuil has moved from Natal toward the Orange River near Colesberg.
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London
Roberts
South Africa
Orange Free State
de Villebois Mareuil
Natal
Churchill dispatch details Spionkop retreat and Thornycroft
The Morning Post prints a Winston Churchill dispatch from Spearman's Camp dated January 27 describing the British evacuation of Spionkop in orderly fashion as Boer fatigue limited pursuit. It notes Thornycroft led the attack, Woodgate was wounded and Buller had earlier referred to the officer as simply the successor.
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London
Morning Post
Winston Churchill
Spearman
Spionkop
Thormycroft
Woodgate
Thornycroft
Ladysmith
Churchill
Spion Kop
Buller
Mafeking Relief Report Circulates in Commons Lobby
A London report from January 31 notes that word of Mafeking having been relieved is circulating in the lobby of the House of Commons.
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London
House of Commons
Mafeking
Gen Lawton’s Body to Lie In State in Indiana Capitol
Indiana to receive Gen. Lawton’s body with state funerary arrangements in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne. Gov. Mount and Mayor Taggart lead reception committees while Gen. McKee chairs the escort group. A public meeting at 2:30pm Wednesday aims to finalize plans and coordinate railroad rate reductions. Military and civic groups will participate without calling out the militia.
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Lawton
Indiana
Mount
Secretary of War
War Department
Indianapolis
McKee
Taggart
Union Station
State House
Indiana colleges seek guidance on smallpox risk at contest
Dr. Hurty assures no danger as faculties report student vaccination and no epidemic. Greene county logs 16 new cases while Owen county reports two, and Fort Branch seeks state board guidance. Thirty percent of residents vaccinated. typhoid cases rise in Waldron area, with two fatalities in Barbara Thibo’s family.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Dr. Hurty
Owen County
Fort Branch
Hurty
State Board
Penc Mt
Waldron’ Health
Barbara Thibo
Mrs Lawton weeps as relief fund praised for family
Mrs Lawton wept with gratitude when told of the American relief fund for her and her children. She recalled Henry's dream of a home. Gen Lawton's Manila funeral impressed all, with 13 gun salutes from each cruiser as the funeral ship left. A special train will carry the party east, stopping briefly at Fort Wayne and Indianapolis.
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San Francisco
Russia Gains Control as Persia Loan Ties to Bank
In St Petersburg the government lets the Bank of Russia take up a 22.5 million rouble Persian loan for 75 years backed by customs receipts. If Persia delays payments, the bank may seize customs. Berlin and London reports interpret the move as Persia being effectively under Russian influence as Russia seeks an outlet to the gulf.
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ST. Petersburg
Bank of Russia
Persia
Russia
Berlin
London
Gulf
Ethiopa Sighted Near Sandy Hook by Anchor Line Steamer
The Ethiopa of the Anchor line was sighted off Sandy Hook at 2 25 p m Wednesday as it steered toward New York. The vessel appeared to be on its course heading for port with a steady pace and no distress evident.
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Ethiopa O
Court Upholds School Bonds In Separate City Debate
Judge McMaster sustained the school board’s demurrer in a bid to halt 100000 refunding bonds and ruled the board may issue bonds independently of Indianapolis city debt. Campbell Wild & Co. argued the 2 percent limit was exceeded and the suit seeks to test bond legality. The decision kept the bonds intact while the case moves toward the supreme court.
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McMaster
Wednesady
Thorms
Campbell, Wild & Co
Indianapolis School Board
Campbell & Wild
A. R. Baker
Tcared
Indianapolis
Baker
W. H. H. Miller
Supreme Court
The Suns Page Seven Liners Promote Daily Wants
A Sun bureau of information advertises popular liners on page seven. Readers are urged to read daily wants as they pay, offering a useful exchange of notices and classified items.
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the Sun
Bureau of Information and Exchange
Mob killed two Black men in Georgia and left one dying
A Georgia mob unlawfully detained three Black itinerant men after an overcoat disappeared. Town marshal W. W. Beard and others forced confessions and flogged the group, resulting in two deaths and a third man near death with authorities indicted but at large.
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New Orleans
Tifton
W. W. Beard
Beard
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis Area
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity calls for cold and fair conditions. Expect Wednesday night into Thursday to stay clear with cold temperatures and thin clouds.
Weather gloom followed by slow warming and new Philippine plan
The article notes little daylight relief from cold with grim forecasts but hints at a gradual warm up by Thursday. It reports subzero readings across Indiana Illinois Ohio and Manitoba and notes a northwest storm gradually moving east. It then covers a White House meeting on the Philippines proposing a civil commission led by Col. Charles Denby to govern temporarily while the army limits its role.
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M. Essai
zeTo
Indiana
Louisville
Chicago
Ohio
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Manitoba
Washington
The
Philippines
Chas. Denby
McKinley
Root
Bid for Indianapolis school bonds tops $105000 as crowd watches
A large crowd gathered at the library noon bidding for $100,000 in Indianapolis school bonds. The top bid came from R. Kleybolte of Cincinnati at 105,051 dollars with a premium of 5,091 dollars, prompting surprise and questions about a six month high. The auction included a court injunction risk and a policy that the contract would be void if no decision from the Supreme Court by April 1.
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Indianapolis
McMaster
R. Kleybolte
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
Julius Reis
Seasongood & Mayer
Kahn,Fisher &Co
Farson, Leach & Co
Chicag
Denison, Prior & Co
Cleveland
Feder, Holzman & Co
Meyer & Kiser
Mason, Lewis & Co
Chicago
Western German Bank
N. W. Harris & Co
Briggs, Todd & Co
Beard
R. Klaybelte & Co
Patriarch militant group holds sixth annual reunion in Peru
In Peru Indiana on January thirty first the Patriarch militant and Daughters of Rebecca from ten surrounding cities held their sixth annual reunion. More than two hundred attended as speakers urged action against impurity and neglect of ill health. The event promoted Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy and advertised local services at Grand Hotel Cafe with meals priced at twenty five and two and a half cents.
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Peru
Ind
Patriarch Militant
Daughters of
Rebecah
Runaway Engines Crash in Peru Roundhouse
Two Wa bash engines in the Peru roundhouse ran away Wednesday morning and rammed a freight on the main track. The three engines were demolished and two cars of liquor burned. Both enginemen were hurt.
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Peru
Ind
Goebel Crisis Looms as Kentucky Legislature Meets in London
Gov Taylor orders the General Assembly to meet in London on Feb 6 as Goebel lies critically wounded. State militia surrounds the Capitol, guards patrol gates, and Gatling guns are stationed. Courts and lawmakers clash over where sessions will be held while Goebel’s condition is updated by doctors and political maneuvering intensifies.
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Gov. Taylor
General Assembly
London
Arthur Goebel
Hume
Goebel
Hfume
Taylor
Bradley
Judge Yost
Senator Goebel
Yost
Gosbel
Nell and
Whittaker
Farmer
Butler County
Howard
Capitol
State House
Goebel shooting condemned in Chicago editorials
Chicago editors from the Record Tribune Inter Ocean Times Herald and Chronicle condemn the Goebel shooting. They blame Goebel's career and call the assassination unjustified and harmful to public justice and state integrity.
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Inter-Ocean
Goebl
Postmaster Appointed at Evans Landing Indiana
One New P. M. Washington reports A. M. Kelly was appointed postmaster at Evans Landing Indiana on Wednesday.
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P. M
Washington
A. M. Kelly
Evans Landing
Ind
Tuntetall & Co Faces Stock Exchange Fallout
New York January 31 brokers Tuntetall and Co faced scrutiny after failing to meet contracts in the stock exchange. The incident signals potential regulatory action and market impact as officials review trading obligations and broker obligations.
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New York
Tuntetall & Co
Stock-Exchangé
Seoueeeaare
Kentucky Assembly Confronts Gov Proclamation Clash
In Frankfort Kentucky Speaker Trimble calls the assembly to meet at the Frankfort Opera House defying the governor's proclamation. Adjutant General Collier leads 106 soldiers as they block access and disperse the crowd while citizens chant for Goebel.
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Frankfort Opera House
Capitol Hotel
Capitol Building
Adjt
Collier
Taylor
Trimble
Main St
Main and
St. Clair
Opera House
Assembly
Goebel
Col. Wiliams
Fractured Kentucky Legislature Sees Possible Split Sessions
In Frankfort on January 31 Democrats reject Governor Taylor's proclamation and fear two legislatures may convene with Republicans planned in London and Democrats in Louisville. Militia guards the Capitol as Adjt. Gen. Collier warned managers and denied warrants for Speaker Trimble.
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Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Cir
Cantrill
Trimble
Colit
Lor
London
Gov. Taylor
Collier
Manger Weitzel
Capitol Hotel
Colier
Gov
Taylor
Speaker Trimble
Adjt Gem
Goebel shooting discussed by Kentucky editors
Magie Taggart and C A Walters weigh the Goebel killing as the act of a fanatic or madman not a conspiracy. Walters argues Goebel’s election fair and pins responsibility on the shooter, linking the tragedy to political tension in Kentucky.
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Goebel
Magie Taggart
Kentucky
Movement to Furnish North Side Heat by Central Hot Water
A proposed Indianapolis project seeks to build a central hot water plant for North-side homes. A petition signed by Homer J. Yargan, Edgar R. Vincent and W. W. Thornton asks Board of Works for underground pipe rights within a defined district and permission to run an electric light plant alongside. The plan argues hot water pipes reduce fire danger and remain hot with compact travel, noting successes in other cities.
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Indianapolis
Homer J. Yargan
Edgar R. Vincent
W.W. Thornton
Board of Works
Bellefontaine-st
Twenty-second-st
Hall Creek
Serate-ave
Tenth-st
Ucn
Thornton
Died in a Bath Case of Indianapolis Tailor Charlez Fette
Charlez Fette a 52 year old Indianapolis tailor walked to the poor farm on Wednesday and died an hour later in his bath. He had long been known among local tailors. At registration he spoke of wanting clean clothes and appeared distressed before dying. A couple of bruised places were noted on his back. He left a brother Frank Fette of Cincinnati. no clear next of kin is reported.
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Charlez Fette
Fater
Frank Fette
Cincinnati
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