Low Rates on Our Con Ducted Tourist Excursions
Travel advertising describes weekly departures from Chicago to California and Los Angeles via Colorado Springs and Scenic Route with excursions attached to fast passenger trains. It promises a handsome itinerary with a free map and urges contact with ticket agents for rates and berth reservations.
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Chicago
Colorado Springs
Kansas City
Ft Worth
el Paso
Los Angeles
Focal
Salt Lake
California
Pacific Coast
Ft. Worth
San Francisco
Boers Crush a British Fort and Repulsed at Rensberg
Reports from Lady smith say the Ladysmith defense is strained as Dutch forces shift from Colenso. Mafeking’s Eastwood fort was demolished with British retreat and one Boer wounded. At Rensberg, Boers attacked Yorkshires and New Zealanders, were repulsed with 21 Boer dead and about 50 wounded.
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Pastward
Rensberg
London
Ladysmith
Colenso
Pretoria
Mafeking
Eastwood
Cape Colony
Philippine commission readies first volume for Congress
Washington on January 17 the Philippine commission completed its report and sent it to the public printer. The first volume, likely to reach Congress within a week, concentrates on political issues surrounding Philippine acquisition. It outlines presidental instructions, colonial governance under Spanish rule, proposed reforms, and the commission’s suggested government plan. The second volume will cover the island’s resources.
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Washington
Philippine Commission
Congress
Philippines
Feud Ends in Triple Death in Kentucky Shootings
Ex Congress man David G Colson shot and killed Ethelbert Scott and Luther Demaree and wounded B Golden in Frankfort Kentucky. Demaree and Golden were bystanders. Charles Julian died later from wounds, bringing the death toll to three. The shootings followed a renewed feud from their army days.
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Frankfort
David G. Colson
Ethelbert Scott
Luther Demaree
B. Golden
Colson
Scott
Demaree
Golden
Charles Julian
Gear reelected to U.S. Senate by Iowa legislature
Iowa lawmakers formally elected United States Senator James H. Gear to succeed himself with 7% in the House and 33 in the Senate. A joint assembly is planned to sign certificates. Other items note Kentucky court decisions on election commissioners and related political moves.
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Iowa
Gear
United States Senate
Des Moines
United States
James H. Gear
Senate
House
Fred White
Reconnaissance on the Tugela River in Natal
Heavy firing north of Tugela as Boers contest Gen Buller s passage. Censorship delays Natal news while Modder river shelling continues. Stormberg reports 4500 Boers, mainly revolted colonists. Steyn s brother named Landdrost. Gatacre and French noted. Philadelphia merchants seek tariff talks with McKinley. Clarinda forms law and order league to curb illegal liquor sales.
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Daily Mail
Pietermaritzburg
London
Natal
Buller
Roberts
Baller
Modder River
Sterkstroom
Gatacre
Molteno
Stormberg
Steyn
French
Clarinda
Bank cashier shoots teller and commits suicide in Columbus
Columbus Georgia January 17 Captain J W Murphy cashier of the Third Nations bank shot and killed teller F T Shutze and then killed himself shortly after the bank opened.
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Columbus, Ga
J. W. Murphy
Third Nations Bank
F. T. Shutze
Grocers Converge for National Convention in Cleveland
Cleveland hosts the third annual convention of the National Association of Retail Grocers of the United States with a large attendance. Delegates gather to discuss industry issues and standards in the grocery trade.
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Grocers
Cleveland, O
National Association of Retail Grocers of the
United States
Judge James Phelps Dies at 72 in Essex Home
Essex Conn Jan 17 Judge James Phelps died suddenly at his home aged 72 He served in the Forty fifth Forty sixth and Forty seventh congresses.
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Essex, Conn
James Phelps
Commission report asserts thorough, uncontradicted findings
The commission states the volume will cover extensive testimony and, pursuing the president's instructions, claims thorough coverage from all sources. It asserts the gathered facts support a conclusion that cannot be controverted.
Supreme Court Justice Denounces Sensational Journalism
In Albany on January 17 Justice Brown of the United States Supreme Court delivered the principal address to the State Bar Association criticizing sensational journalism and defending the Liberty of the Press.
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St. Louis
Long. Stephens
Crow
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Albany
N. Y
State Bar Association
Justice Brown
Judiciary panel votes hearing on suffrage request
Washington January 17 The judiciary committee of the House unanimously agreed to grant the request of the Woman Suffrage Association for a hearing on February 13 while the national convention of women suffragists convenes in the capital.
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Washington
Judiciary Committee of the House
Woman Suffrage Association
National Convention of
Coventry and Miss Whitehouse wed in Eaton Square ceremony
Londher January 17 Captain Hon C J Coventry son of the Earl of Coventry and former raider of Dr Jamesor married Miss Lily Whitehouse of Newport Rhode Island at St Peters church Eaton Square. A fashionable attendance reported. Lehigh Valley Coal Company workers in the region were notified of a two percent wage increase effective January 1. On Pennsylvania January 17 the 1 800
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Londher
C. J. Coventry
Earl of Coventry
Jamesor
St. Peter’s Church
Eaton Square
Lily “Whitehouse
Newport, R. L
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Senate Ratifies Samoan Treaty in Executive Session
The senate ratified the Samoan treaty without division after two hours of debate in executive session. A number of senators participated in the discussion.
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Washington
Senate
Leo XIII Arrives with Former Spanish Prisoners in Barcelona
The Spanish trans Atlantic steamer Leo XIII. arrives in Barcelona from the Philippines carrying former Spanish prisoners and their families. Most are in a lamentable plight.
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Barcelona
Leo XIII
Philippines
Wheeler to Leave Manila for U. S. After Resigning
Gen. Joseph Wheeler writes from Florence Alabama that under date December 2 he will depart Manila in a few days for the United States and that he has resigned his army position.
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Florence
A.B
Joseph Wheeler
Manila
United States
Visit by Adm. De Grin to Jacksony encampment alleged
Washington reports that Ad vy has purportedly consented to visit the army encampment at Jacksony on May 2, as part of preparations announced by naval authorities.
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E. Lil
Washington
Advy
Jacksony Patch
Lynching Suspected After Man Found Hanged Near Henning
Memphis report says a Black man named Anderson Gause was found hanged to a tree near Henning Tennessee. Authorities suspect lynching tied to alleged aid for the Gemmery brothers recently blamed for murdering two officers near Ripley Tennessee.
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Memphis
Tenn
Anderson Gause
Henning
Giierly Brothers
Ripley
Woman Evangelist S. M. I. Henry Dies in Tennessee
A Graysville Tennessee telegram reports the death of Mrs. S. M. Henry after pneumonia. She served as a national evangelist for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union for 25 years.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Graysville
Tenn
S. M. I. Henry
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Fire devastates Dawson business district in Alaska panhandle
Steamship Danube reports from Victoria that Dawson’s business district suffered a major fire wiping out a large portion of shops and offices. Losses exceed half a million dollars, with extensive property damage across multiple blocks.
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Seattle
Wash
Victoria
Skaguay
Dawson
Not Free of Debts Yet in D Auber Style
The Philadelphia Press records a crusty exchange about settling dues with D Au ber by painting a house. The plan to square accounts is proposed, but a single picture changes minds and halts the scheme.
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Field
Eugene Field
D'Auber
Philadelphia Press
Remedy Recalled as Quick Aid in Cramp Colic Case
A Dickinson Mountain miller reports a young man rescued from severe cramp colic after taking Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The relief came quickly and the patient was greatly rejoiced. Sold by Havercamp and Busch druggists.
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B. F. Hess
Miller and General Merchant
Dickey’s Mountain
Chamberlain
J. J. Havercamp
W. C. A. Busch
Irate Woman Complains About Beauty Nose Photo Session
A quarrel between a furious woman and a photographer is described in the Ohio State Journal. She demands a different camera to avoid showing her nose and the photographer responds that his device cannot perform as she wishes.
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Ohio State Journal
Barber's Helpful Role Highlighted in Quip
A concise saying notes how a barber can steady another man when he himself struggles to stay balanced. The remark frames the barber as a stabilizing figure in moments of weakness.
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MARA
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Sterling Remedy Company
Montreal
New York
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John Sebastian
A.neidig
Daily Journal
Tugela River
Kentucky
Court of Appeals
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A. M. J. Cochran
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Yontz
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Durille
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Blackburn
Striectest
Philadelphia
McKinley
Law and Order League
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Beauty
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Bristol
S. G. Stein
A. Cuicaco
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Southern Pacific
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Aiken
Savannah
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