British Pressure Tightens South African War Front
Major Cole-Brander captures a laager west of Rustenburg and nets Boer captives as Colville and Allenby columns press. Prisoners swell to 160 in Bloemfontein area. De Wet’s move northward falters under Wilge river pursuit. Brabant's Horse disbands in Cape Town.
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Johannesburg
Cole-Brander
Delarey
Rustenburg
Orange River Colony
13Th Hussars
Oliphant River
de Wet
Elliott
Wilge
Lord Milner
Chamber of Mines and
Chamber of Commerce
Pretoria
Lovat
Aliwal
Colville
Kopjes River
Vryheid
Allenby
Benson
Brakenlaagte
Bruce Hamilton
Brewery Workers Strike Shuts Hanley Plant in Providence
Providence Jan 9 A strike began at Hanley Brewing Company's plant the state's largest. Union men with a year contract expired Jan 1 gave James Hanley three months' notice for a new contract insisting on nine hour days. He refused to sign, leading 50 workers to quit today while other local breweries remain unaffected as their contracts run until May.
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Providence
R. I
Hanley Brewing Company
James Hanley
Brice for Peace Advocates Generous Boer Terms
London January 9 James Brice Liberal MP for Aberdeen urged generous terms with the Boers during a Aberdeen speech. He said his priority was the country over party and Liberal sentiments.
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London
James Brice
Aberdeen
Foreign Affairs
Board of Trade
No clear headline found in fragmentary text
The passage notes parties may welcome a ministry of any composition that would bring honorable peace. Mr Brice said the country was tired of a ministry unable to maintain peace or win a war.
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Brice
Mines Shut Down After Ore Price Fall in Cartagena
Cartagena Spain Jan 9 heavy ore price fall and high taxes force many mines in the district to close. The forced idleness is likely to provoke disturbances as workers face unemployment and businesses feel the impact.
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Cartagena
Spain
Zinc and Grinding Extend Devoe Paint Longevity Twice
Zinc and grinding produce a Devoe lead and zinc paint that lasts twice as long as traditional lead and oil mixes made by hand, suggesting improved durability and coating performance. The finding emphasizes material processing as a key factor in longevity.
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Devoe
Rum Trade With Africa Ships From Boston in 1900s
Boston shores still ship rum to Africa with the Alice J Crabtree outward bound for the gold coast heavy with 84000 gallons of rum valued at 117000 dollars and 23000 pounds of tobacco. The Lillian Woodruff reached St Vincent in distress while the trade continues with about twenty vessels a year.
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Alice J. Crabtree
Nantasket
Lillian Woodruff
St. Vincent
Cape Verde Islands
Boston
Gold Coast
Africa
Gulf of Guinea
Harvard Union Liquor Policy Clarified by Harvard President
Cambridge jan 9 a Harvard president's office statement clarifies reports on liquor at the Harvard Union. Trustees' action was permissive, not a shift to unrestricted use, with no alcohol in general dining or living rooms and no approval of student organization drinking. Regulations remain under union officers and Cambridge no license law.
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Cambridge
Harvard University
Harvard Union
University
Pneumatic Aerial Truck Tested in Pittsburg
A test of the first pneumatic aerial fire truck in the United States was conducted in Pittsburg on January 9. The device launches a firefighter 80 feet to reach upper windows using a steel standpipe that can incline toward targets and reset smoothly for multiple rescues. Recorder Brown witnessed the unit in Paris where it won first prize.
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Pittsburg
United States
Germany
Recorder Brown
Paris
Papal Commission on Modern Questions Convenes in Rome
Rome announces the Papal commission on modern questions concerning the Holy Writ. Members include Carolina Parocchi, Cardinal Segna, and Cardinal Vives y Troy, with consulltors from several countries such as Prof Grangam of Catholic University in Washington. The inquiry seeks to define limits for Catholic exegetes and distinguish allowable from rejectable interpretations in orthodoxy.
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Rome
Papal Commission
Carolina Parocchi
Holy Roman Church
Cardinals Segna
Vatican
Vives Y Tuto
Grangam
Catholic University At
Washington
Brainerd Trampled by Horse at Meriden Fire Scene
Meriden Conn Jan 9 Captain James O Brainerd of the fire department was killed when a horse he was harnessing to a fire truck trampled him. The tragedy occurred during routine work at the fire station with officials confirming the fatal accident and investigators reviewing the circumstances. Brainerd leaves behind fellow firefighters and his family, with the department observing a period of mourning.
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Meriden, Conn
James O. Brainerd
Fire Department
Central American Presidents urged into Nicaragua coalition
Gen Alban reports Zelaya invites four Central American presidents to Corinto to form a coalition against Colombia. A Hamburg dispatch claims Nicaragua buys warships and arms to press a Central American union to attack Guatemala and Costa Rica, but inquiries do not confirm the report.
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Colon
Colombia
Galveston
Alban
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Central America
Corinto
Berlin
Kleines Journal
Hamburg
Armenius
Senor Rocha
Honduras
Salvador
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Prussian War Ministry
Five Dollars a Box Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Ad
A promotional testimonial extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. users from Massachusetts and Canada claim relief from dyspepsia, acid trouble, and related ailments after short trials. Ads claim wide physician endorsement and universal suitability for child to adult.
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Stuart
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