British Hard Pressed As Ladysmith Siege Broadens
British public mood hardens as Ladysmith faces Boer assault. Dispatches from London report Buller unable to aid White beyond demonstrations while Boers press the town. The Times and Morning Post note grave prospects, with official plans to send an eighth infantry division to South Africa and seizures of arms and food shipments bound for Transvaal.
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London
Ladysmith
Buller
White
Morning Post
Joubert
Great Britain
Bulter
French
War Office
South Africa
Gibraltar
Malta
Thames
Transvaal
News From Buller War Updates From South Africa
London reports Gen Buller transmitting from Frere Camp on January 6 and 7. White describes renewed attack, heavy Boer presence to the south, sun failure hindering updates, and claims of a possible 400 prisoners. Frere Camp notes White repelling attackers with Gordon Highlanders and Manchesters at bayonet point.
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Suffolk Regiment
French
Col. Watson
London
Buller
War Office
Frere
White
Ladysmith
Colenso
Gordon Highlanders
Manchesters
British Attack on Colenso Reported from Frere Camp
A British force under General Clery attacked Colenso on January 6 with Hildyard and Barton brigades and cavalry on the right. By 5 30 pm shells and naval guns pounded Boer trenches near the river and forts as troops neared Colenso amid thunder and heavy artillery. A second note describes an early morning heavy engagement at Ladysmith with shells falling on Umbulwenha and closer artillery action.
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Frere
Chieveley
London
Clery
Colenso
Hildyard
Daily Mail
Ladysmith
Umbulwenha
Thas
Chievely
French’s Defeat Reported by General Forestier Walker
War office releases dispatch from Cape Town with General French reporting January 6 that the situation is similar to yesterday but a serious accident has occurred as three companies were overpowered and forced to surrender in London.
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London
War Office
Forestier- Walker
Cape Town
French
Search of Vessels May Open Whole Egyptian Question
New Haven January 6 Professor Theodore S Woolsey of Yale University said that if England has exercised the right of search in the Suez canal as reported from Vienna it may raise an interesting question. By the Constantinople convention of 1887 the Suez canal was neutralized free from acts of war.
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New Haven, Ct
Theodore S. Woolsey
Yale University
Suez Canal
Vienna
Constantinople
Death of Dr Edward McGlynn in Newburg New York
The Rev Dr Edward McGlynn rector of St Marys Newburgh died at the rectory on Sunday afternoon after a seven week illness from heart failure superinduced by Brights disease. He was 62, had served 40 years in the ministry, and his funeral will be held no earlier than Wednesday with Archbishop Corrigan expressing regret at his passing.
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Newburg
N. Y
Edward McGlynn
St. Mary's Church
Bright
McGlynn
Charles E. Townsend
Andrew V. Jova
D. O’connell
St. Mary’s
Father O’connell
Dr. McGlynn
Jesus
St. Mary’s Church
College of the Propaganda
Rome
America
St. Stephen's Church
New York City
Henry George
Mr. George
St. Stephens
Vatican
Anti-Poverty Society
Mgr. Satolli
United States
Father O'Gorman
New York
Corrigan
Newburgh
Archbishop Corrigan
St. Mary’s Rectory
Pope to Mediate in Britain Transvaal Clash
Paris dispatch reports the Pope has charged Cardinal Vaughan to offer mediation between Great Britain and the Transvaal. The move aims to prevent further conflict and seek a peaceful settlement through papal diplomacy.
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Paris
The
Cardinal Vaughan
Great Britain
Transvaal
Salisbury to answer Choate on Monday over Mashona cargo
London reports Lord Salisbury will reply to Ambassador Choate on Monday regarding America’s demands after the Mashona cargo seizure. Choate remains firm, while British officials must craft the reasoning. Diplomatic circles expect America’s stance to be accepted, potentially thwarting Britain’s plan to close Dela & pay to all commerce.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Choate
America
Britain
Dela
Cramp Sees German Navy Growth Tied to War
Charles H Cramp head of Cramp Shipbuilding in Philadelphia argues the South African conflict opens a golden chance for Germany to expand its merchant marine and transatlantic trade. He says English liner usage for war transport boosts Germany, with ships unlikely to return to civilian service. He predicts continued German expansion as opportunities arise.
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Philadelphia
Chas. H. Cramp
Cramp _ Shipbuilding company
Transvaal
Germany
England
Cramp
Europe
South Africa
Warships Sought as France Severes Santo Domingo Ties
The French consul in Santo Domingo has cut diplomatic ties and requested warships, now en route. France demands 1,280,000 francs for payment, with U.S. gunboat Machias already departed the port as the public behavior remains orderly.
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San Domingo
Santo Domingo
France
United States
Machias
French flagship Cecile to Santo Domingo report
St Thomas reports the Cecile has been sent to Santo Domingo by cable in a hurried move. The German schoolship Stosch is present in port, noted among regional naval movements.
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St. Thomas, D. W
Cecile
Santo Domingo
Cable
Stosch
National Building Trades Council Opens Milwaukee Convention
The National Building Trades council begins its annual convention in Milwaukee with sixteen trades unions and about 410000 members. N W Steinbiss of St Louis will urge forming a council to press for an eight hour day in all cities. The report notes defense against lockouts and may push for a conference board to organize coordinated action.
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National Building Trades Council
Milwaukee
Wis
N. W. Steinbiss
St. Louis
Chicago
National Council
Low Water in Maine Halts Cobbessee Mills
Gardiner Maine January 7 A section of the Cobbessee stream shows unprecedented low water levels threatening regional industry. Hollingsworth Whitney and Warren Company mills operate at half time, forcing layoffs of hundreds of workers unless heavy rains restore power soon to prevent winter shutdowns.
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Gardiner
Cobbessee
Hollingsworth and Whitney
Warren Company
SCHEDULE RETURNED. WEAVERS BACK AT WARREN WOOLEN MILL
Stafford Springs Conn Jan 7 The 91 schedule is restored and the striking weavers at Warren Woolen Co mill have agreed after a conference with company officials. Work will resume Monday as usual.
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Warren Woolen Co
Stafford Springs
Conn
Warren Wool Company
Woman assaulted in Providence home during robbery attempt
Lena Michalovitch sat with a 2 year old on her knee when an unknown man attacked her at 381 South Main street shortly after noon. Neighbors heard her cries and the assailant fled without completing the robbery. Injuries are serious but not likely fatal.
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Providence
R. I
Lena Michalovitch
381 South Main Street
Shooting at Otter Creek Ends in Two Deaths
News from London Kentucky reports a schoolhouse brawl on Otter Creek in Clay county during a Jackson trial. Lige Lewis and Gene May were killed and four others seriously wounded as the fight spilled from the court to the building and outside. Four men were jailed in Manchester. Lige Lewis is a brother of former Clay County Sheriff Joe Lewis.
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London
Otter Creek
Clay County
Lige Lewis
Gene May
Jacksons
Jackson
Manchester
Joe Lewis
Woman sues for breach of promise in Wheeler kin case
Miss Etta Thomas, niece of Gen Joe Wheeler, sues William H Fahrney in Chicago superior court seeking 100000 dollars alleging breach of promise after a four year engagement ended when Fahrney cited parental pressure to marry another woman.
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Chicago, Ill
Etta Thomas
Joe Wheeler
Superior Court
William H. Fahrney
Fahrney
Miss Thomas
Embezzler F. A. Newton Bilks $48,000 at Fidelity Trust
Buffalo New York January 6 paying teller F A Newton of Fidelity Trust and Guaranty company confessed to embezzling forty eight thousand dollars in funds.
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Buffalo
N. Y
F. A. N Wton
Fidelity Trust & Guaranty Company
Roberts and Kitchener. The New Commanders of the British Army
Two famed commanders, Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts and Horatio Kitchener, are traced from their earliest service in the East India Company through pivotal campaigns in India, Afghanistan, Burma, and Sudan, noting their rise to high command and roles in Africa and the Nile.
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South Africa
Frederick Sleigh
Lord Roberts
Kandahar
Waterford
Vo. C
East India Company
John Company
Bengal Artillery
Delhi
Lucknow
Lord Clyde
Cawnpore
India
Sir Robert Napier
Punjab
Peiwar Kotal
Khost
Kabul
Lotis Cavagnari
Ayub Khan
Maiwand
Mandalay
Majuba
Gladstone
Horatio Herbert
Baron Kitchener
Khartoum
Royal Engineers
Suakim
Gemarzah
Atbara River
Omdurman
Collier’s Weekly
Yale Receives $100,000 Gift from Vanderbilt Estate
Yale College in New Haven received a $100,000 donation from the Cornelius Vanderbilt estate. Prof. Morris F. Tyler, Yale treasurer, opened the check today and awaits President Hadley’s return to decide its use and call a Yale corporation meeting.
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New Haven
Morris F. Tyler
Yale University
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York
Hadley
Yale Corporation
Dr Thomas's Electric Oil on Farm Accidents
Accidents plague the farm with cuts bruises and sprains. The remedy Dr Thomas's Electric Oil relieves the pain instantly and is claimed essential for safety on every farm.
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