Fable of Abyssinia War Rumor Claims 7000 Killed
Dispatches from Cairo and Paris report a great Abyssinian clash with seven thousand believed slain. King Menelik’s absence allegedly allowed malcontent chiefs to spark insurrection near the Egyptian Abyssinian frontier as Pehlpeyan cavalry fights in the field.
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Exchange Telegraph Company
Cairo
Abyssinia
Menelk
Menelik
Paris
Castro
Abyssinga Oor
Pelpeye agogHan
Arab sheikhs clash near Kowelt in Persian pass battle
Reports describe a sanguinary night battle between the sheikhs of Kreweet and Binrashid near Kowelt on the Persian pass. Binrashid allegedly won a costly engagement after night fighting from sunset to dawn, with captures reported.
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Persian Gulf
Bombay
Kowelt
Kreweat
Binrashid
Arabia
Isrhid
Kroweit
Reese Datrie
Himashid
Shetkhe
Borriy
Suppressed Mooria press amid insurgent deportation clash
An American crackdown targets insurgent leaders in Asturia amid violent criticism of new federal pacts. Governor General MacArthur suspends the Diary and imprisons editor Be as. U S forces engage rebels in a night assault near Santa Lucia. casualties and arrests reported as troops pursue suspected conspirators.
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Mooria Ealie
Spuam
MacArthur
Beas
Explosion at Empire Glycerine magazine rocks Indiana town
Report of a nitroglycerine blast two miles northeast of Knightstown Indiana at the Empire Glycerine Company magazine. A wagon and team were blown apart. one man named Perry Fort killed, others injured. Witnesses include a Miexoredch Natural Gas employee who was knocked unconscious.
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Alexatredria
Ind
Moeesitt
Miexoredch Natural Gas Company
Alva Paine
Port Nved
Knightstown
Empire Glicerine Company
Bids Opened to Raise the Maine Wreck Off Havana
Bids for raising the wreck of the battleship Maine off Havana were opened with twelve bidders. Offers ranged from 7 04 by Swartz Foundry of New Orleans to Cham berlain & Co of Chicago who offered to remove the wreck for nothing and pay the government 2 percent on material sales as souvenirs. One contractor proposed to raise the wreck with Bellocn.
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Maine
United States
Swartz Foundry
New Orleans
Chamberlain & Co
Chicago
Bellccn
Mutiny at St Helena by West Indian Troops
West Indian troops stationed at St Helena mutinied on January 2 while guarding Boer prisoners including General Cronje. They raided the town, injured residents, and clashed with officers before surrendering under threat of rifle fire. A naval force secured the area and the mutineers were moved to the camp pending removal.
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London
St. Helena
Cronje
Associated Press
Indiana
Peace Envoys Shot Amid Boer Fighting Across Territories
London reports from Cape Town that Andries Wessels one peace envoy was shot near Niipfon tein Jan 28 by order of Gen De Wet Morgan Daal another envoy shot near Lindley Jan 14 Lord Kitchener said three peace commission agents were captured and flogged or shot at De Wet laager near Lind ley Jan MW Two Boers killed and nine wounded in a skirmish with Breteh cavalry east of the Pretoria Johannesburg rail line Our forces suffered one killed and seven wounded in the same period.
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Cape Town
Kroonstadt
Andries Wessels
Niipfontein
de Wet
Morgan Daal
Lindley
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Boer Peace Commission
Laager
Lord Roberts
Lord Mithurn
Anderes Wessels
Kitchener
Blomfontein-Ladybrand
Israelpoort
Hamilton
Breteh
Pretoria-Johannesburg
Delagoa Bay
Natal
Ermenalo
Tie
Wilige Valley
Kilkee
Knox
Te Wet
Welcome
Trey
Cone
Supreme Court seals fate of amendments on last election
In a Friday decision by Judge Francis E. Baker with Justices Dowling Monks and Hadley concurring and Judge Jordan dissenting, the court ruled the amendments failed. The opinion stresses the constitution’s plain language and notes the election totals showing far more votes for other measures, confirming the amendment on legal practice eligibility was defeated.
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Supreme Court
Francis E. Baker
Dowiing
Monks
Hadley
Jordan
Baker
George L. Denny
Marion Circuit Court
Secretary of
Indiana Legislature Passes Bills in Session Plenum
The Indiana Senate approved measures including a railroad subsidy cap of 1 percent or $4,000 per mile, Agnew’s canal plan East Chicago to Calumet, and a committee to investigate the Indiana Woman's Prison. House actions included graded schools placement, a trading stamps bill, and a state forestry proposal with several amendments and investigations set for next week.
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Senate
Charles
Agnew
Chicago
Calumet River
Live Stock Sanitary Commission
Indiana Woman's Prison and Industrial School For Girls
Indiana Woman's
F. C. Ballard
Dirkson
Metsker
Scott
Murphy
Keeley
Woman's Prison
Erdlitz
Kelley
Inman
Reform School
Gilbert
Woman's Prison and Industrial School
Binkley
Parks
Carr
Purcell
Senatos Barlow
Supreme Court
Joss
Buffalo
N. Y
Agmew
Clark
Superintendent of Public Instruction
CG. W. Tinsley
Bonkham
House
Thomas
Kempton
Tipton County
Roberts
Jefferson
Committee On Rights and Privileges
Neal
Lambert
City of
Columbus
Jemersonyne
Ex-Senator Hill Declines 1944 Presidential Bid
Leslie's Weekly Albany correspondent reports ex-Senator Hill is not a candidate for the 1944 presidential nomination and will not seek office under any circumstances. He regards holding office as unsatisfactory and unprofitable.
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Leslie's Weekly
New York
Albany
Hill
Nomination of Charles B. Rogers for Consul in Sanches
The President sent to the Senate on Thursday the nomination of Charles B. Rogers of Rhoals Indiana to be consul at Sanches. The action reflects a Washington special update on diplomatic postings and nominations awaiting Senate confirmation.
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Zanzibar
Washington
Senate
Charles B. Rogers
Rhoals
Ind
Sanches
Fire kills zoo animals in Baltimore blaze
A fire at Bostock's Zoo in Baltimore destroys most animals and damages the building. An elephant, camel, two donkeys and a pack of hounds survive? loss estimated at 400,900 for animals and 315,000 for the building. Rescue attempts hampered by rapid spread.
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Baltimore
Bostock
Battle in Mexico yields government victory near Chan Santa Cruz
A telegraph report from Oaxaca says government troops clashed with a large Maya force about nine miles from Chan Santa Cruz. Government forces won with heavy rebel losses. several hundred reinforcements joined General Brao's command. The article notes possible foreign fighters among rebel ranks.
Fire Fatalities and Injuries Reported in Columbus Incident
A Columbus report describes a Tuesday blaze in which a man poured gasoline and a door ignition led to burns. A little girl died and a mother, plus several children, suffered severe injuries. one man lost his eyesight. Authorities investigate the sensational accident and its causes.
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Columbus
Senate Hears Shipping Bill Amid Opposition and Debate
The Senate spent Wednesday on the shipping bill with Turley and Jones opposing and faulting favors in the measure. Morgan complained few knew its contents while Jones criticized its complexity. Bills to establish fish hatcheries were passed as the session ended, and House debate on the agricultural appropriation featured Utah polygamy and Indiana lynching amendments.
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Senate
Turley
Tennessee
Jones
Arkansas
United Stated Treasury
Morgan
Idaho
Indiana
House
Landis
Utah
Secretary of Agriculture
King
Utah Agricultural College
Agricultural College of
Pettigrew
Thomas Mascardo
Philippine
Ots
McKinley
Mr. Pettigrew
Senate hears of war crimes and shipping bill debates
Senator Teller denounces water cure torture by Macabebes and Philippine friars in schools, while the Senate and House move through shipping and appropriation debates. The omnibus act approves 181 Civil War claims worth 344,480 dollars, mostly benefiting Southern claimants.
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Teller
United States
Senate Chamber
Philippine Commission
House
Lanham
Texas
Democratic Party
Senate
Rawlins
Berry
Clay
Frye
Gallinger
Congress
Senate Pension Committee
Committee On
Stewart
Great Britain
Europe
Court of Claims
South
Harvard Boy's Pluce in Cambridge Elevates to Wealth
Harvard student Clarence Kipp Bush began with no dollars living in a frugal attic. He cooked gruel on a shoestring budget and sold butter to fund meals. His ventures grew, and he rose to a salary and commission of five to ten thousand dollars annually as a Harvard senior living in costly rooms.
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Cambridge
Mass
Clarence Kipp Bush
Harvard
Divine Chemistry Sermon on Well Being and Faith
Dr Talmage preaches that righteousness comes through Christ and that life’s troubles, including bereavement and financial loss, can be tempered by faith. He extols three abundant blessings water air and sunlight and urges trust in God, promising that it shall be well with the righteous in this life and the next.
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Dr.Talmage
Christ the Lord
SSB Ware
Armour
Emperor's Palace
Peterhof
Russia
Chatsworth
England
Versailles
France
Finland Gulf
Heaven and Earth
Child
Heaven
Luxemburg
Earth
Mars
A Genius Defined in a Chicago News Item
A quip frame describes genius as a man who lets his wife do washing to support him in Chicago. The remark reflects social attitudes of the period and highlights gender roles in domestic labor.
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Chicago
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