Sortie at Mafeking Ends in Heavy British Loss
London reports a Mafeking sortie dated December 26 failed to penetrate Boer lines. Eighty British troops attacked, twenty one killed and thirty three wounded. Dispatches describe gallant fighting and a stubborn defense with interior works impregnable.
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London
Pretoria
War Office
Forestier-Walker
Cape Town
Baden-Powell
Mafeking
Protectorate Regiment
Bechuanaland Rifles
Anti-British Sentiment Rises in Europe Amid Protests
In Russia and France anti-British feeling grows as demonstrations unfold in several cities organized by the Pan-Germanic league. A German foreign office official says Britain has not yet replied to Germany’s demand for an explanation of the seizure but is expected within days. The official notes Germany has not concluded Britain is opposing Germany.
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Russia
France
Pan-Germanic League
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Germany
Trade Review Signals Quiet Week as Stock-takings Loom
Bradstreet's notes a period of marked time with holiday quietness and awaiting annual stock-takings. Staples like cereals provisions and cotton hold steady while hogs and hog products rise on shrinking supply, boosting prices for wheat and other cereals. Iron and steel remain quiet after weeks of little change.
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New York
Jan. G
Bradstreet’s
Europe
Dr William A Hammond Dies in Washington After Noted Career
Former surgeon general of the army Dr William A Hammond died in Washington on Friday night. He ran a sanitarium here for years and had a notable, if checkered, career. He was retired at death after a period when he had lost and later regained his army post following a hard battle.
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Washington
William A. Hammond
Army
Hammond
Commander Kennedy Ordered to Command Cruiser Detroit
Detroit January 6 Commander Duncan Kennedy U S N inspector of the Eleventh lighthouse district with headquarters here has been ordered by wire to take command of the cruiser Detroit now at Key West.
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Detroit
Mich
Duncan Kennedy
U.S. N
Eleventh Lighthouse District
Key West
Gold Shipment Reported From Subtreasury Vault
New York on Friday saw gold valued at about 4 250 000 taken from the subtreasury and from clearing house vaults, largely destined for shipment to Europe.
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New York
Europe
Free Men Once More Lieut Gilmore Among the Number
Gen Otis reports the rescue of all American prisoners in northwest Luzon including Lieut Gilmore. Col Hare and Lieut Col Howze arrived at Vigan with the prisoners. Otis calls the mission a remarkable achievement and notes improved affairs north of Manila. A separate dispatch announces U S Navy possession of Sibutu island near Borneo.
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Col. Hare
Col
Howse Ise
Otis
Manila
Luther R. Hare
Thirty-third Infantry
Robert L. Howze
Thirty-fourth Infantry
Gilmore
Wigan
South Ilocos
Dispatch
Washington
War Department
Luzon
Lieut. Gillmore
Hare
Howze
Vigan
Schwan
Wheaton
Cavite
United States Navy
Wentzbaugh
Albay
Sibutu Island
Dato
North Borneo
Watson
Philippine
Borneo
Philippines
Jolo
White Man Lynched in Newport News After Assault
W. W. Watt was seized from the Newport News station house by a mob and shot to death in a woods near the city after being identified by Mrs. T. M. Simpson as the man who assaulted her. About 40 bullets struck Watt as crowds gathered, with no arrests made and the case expected to await grand jury action next month.
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Newport News
W. W. Watt
T. M. Simpson
Watt
Government funds inquiry transmission delay noted
Secretary Gage may not transmit to the house on Monday the information called for by the resolution. The scope requires copying over 500 documents from the files, and the copying work may delay transmission by several days.
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Washington
Gage
House
New York
Fatal Dynamite Accident In Tennessee Quarry
Four quarrymen on the Tennessee Central railroad near Rockwood attempted to thaw a frozen dynamite stick in a box. The blast killed Joseph Gleason and fatally injured three others, two of whom died within hours.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee Central Railroad
Rockwood
Joseph Gleason
Hiram Smith of Manufacturers' Bank Dies at 70
Neenah obituary notes Hiram Smith, president of the Manufacturers' bank and a statewide figure, died at age seventy. He and his brother founded the Fox River valley’s first paper mill 46 years ago. The item preserves the local-press obituary tone with family and business ties.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Neenah
Wis
Hiram Smith
Manufacturers’ Bank
Century-old misc: fires, trials, and royal orders in brief
The French government orders the Atlantic squadron to Santo Domingo. Rev. D Orville Doty, 65, rector of Christchurch Rochester NY, dies after 23 years in the post. A Michigan fire destroys three stores and local offices. A bank embezzlement verdict, a widow gains Blythe estate, and a Johnstown fire harms Mrs Wesenberg and children. executions, trials, health updates, and transport disruptions fill the day with volatile headlines.
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Atlantic
Santo Domingo
D’orville Doty
Christchurch
Rochester
N. Y
Dr. Doty
Mears Vilage
Michigan
Joel G. Taylor
The
Safety National Bank
Fitchburg
Masa
Worcester
Florence Blythe-Hinckley-Moore
Thomas Blythe
Frederick Wesenberg
Johnstown
Wesenberg
Mollie
Christ
Charley Wilson
Zack Singleton
Charleston
D. C
Wilson
Singleton
Henry F. Corbett
John Burgers
Charles Gray
London
Henry Stevens
Pana
Ill
Stevens
Iowa caucus politics promise last votes before decision
Des Moines reports steady bargaining as lawmakers rush to caucus with Bowen and Eaton lines shifting. Cummins claims forty-nine for Speaker. Bowen supporters cite forty-six pledged votes with two recent gains. Expect few changes before final counting tonight.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bowen
Eaton
Cummins
Hunter
Blythes
Dr. Bowen
Wilson
Adair
Gear
Oo. P. N
Theatre Party Turns Boisterous, Cranks Up Noise
A theatre troupe sparked by a wild idea makes excessive noise during a performance, prompting attention from staff and audience members and drawing discussions about crowd control and decorum.
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