Tension in London as Britain faces war strain
London anxious over Natal reports and rising public demand for larger forces. Press editorials urge vigilance and diplomacy, while government faced criticism for war conduct and transport shortages. Losses near eight thousand with 7,213 killed and 2,611 missing as of yesterday.
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Great Britain
London
War Office
Natal
Daily News
Daily Mail
Tus
South Africa
Admiralty
St. Paul
Liverpool
Balfour
Manchester
Standard, Times and
St. James Gazette
Liberal Party
Ladyemith
Maul
Transvaal
Hollis
Pretoria
Supreme Court to Test Bland-Allison Act in Michigan Case
Baker against Baldwin appears before the Supreme Court of the United States. Michigan lawyer F A Baker challenges the 1878 Bland Allision act claiming silver dollar coinage as full legal tender is unconstitutional. He argues gold standard contracts prevail for existing debts unless contracts specify other money. Baker once chaired Michigan’s Democratic state committee.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of Michigan
Baker
Baldwin
F. A. Baker
Michigan
United States
Congress
Democratic State Central Committee of
Democratic caucus selects congressional committeemen Newland present
A Democratic caucus of the House met in Washington with Mr. Newlands of Nevada attending by invitation to present a unity plan for anti Republican forces. The group adopted a resolution to form a committee of one member from each state to oversee elections and named Underwood of Alabama and Eppes of Virginia as whips. Newland spoke at length urging unified action.
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Newland
Nevada
Washington
House of Representatives
Newlands
Silver Party
Richardson
Messrs. Underwood
Alabama
Eppes
Virginia
Marion couple identified in Chicago tragedy
A. J. Fatrell of Marion Indiana and Mrs. John Hickey of Blairsville Pennsylvania are named as the principal figures in a double tragedy. Police believe the woman orchestrated the crime involving a eloped husband and a large debt. Farrell sought funds from his father and heads to funeral arrangements once he arrives.
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Chicago
A. J. Fatrell
Marion
Ind
John Hickey
Blairsville
Fatrell
Hickey
Cuba
Farrell
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Buffalo
Detroit
John Fatrell
Mr. Fatrell
Ripley
Color Line Drawn In National Soldiers' Home Row
Jonesboro Indiana January 10 colored inmates of Marion Soldiers' Home allege Governor Chapman ordered 80 colored veterans to eat separately from whites causing tension. They report the order in effect two weeks and are organizing complaints within Grant County to oppose Congressman Steele whom they blame for home affairs.
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National Soldiers’ Home
Jonesboro
Ind
Soldiers
Marion
Chapman
Grant County
Steele
Illinois-Indiana Murder Suicide In Chicago
James M. Tober of Terre Haute shot his paramour Mrs Maude Johnson in Chicago and then wounded himself. The 64 year old, wealthy man had lived with her in Chicago after moving from Terre Haute three weeks earlier. Tober formerly a respected Terre Haute citizen active in the County Sunday School association and once arrested for threatening to kill Mrs Johnson.
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James M. Tober
Terre Haute
Chicago
Maude Johnson
Tober
Ind
Janes M. Tober
County Sunday School Association
Johnson
Major Johnson
New State Democratic Central Committee Members Named
Indianapolis January 10 The new Democratic state central committee was formed by electing district chairs. Names include Canton F Rose Evanaville Parks M Martin Spencer W E Cox Jasper Lincoln Dixon North Vernon Frank Horner Brazil U B Johnson Greenfield Thomas Taggart Indianapolis B H Campbell Anderson C F S Ness Lebanon Lewin J Forrest Crown Point Dr M T Shively Marion William Keough Fort Wayne Peter J Kruger Plymouth A meeting of the new committee will be held in Indianapolis January 16.
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Indianapolis
Canton
F. Rose
Evanaville
Parks M. Martin
Spencer
W. E. Cox
Jasper
Lincoln Dixon
North Vernon
Frank Horner
Brazil
Johnson
Greenfield
Thomas Taggart
B. H. Campbell
Anderson
C. F
Ness
Lebanon
Eewin J. Forrest
Crown Point
M. T. Shively
Marion
William Keough
Ft. Wayne
Peter J. Kruger
Plymouth
Oliver Story Returned From Ohio in Chains
Governor Mount issued a requisition to Ohio for Oliver Story who is wanted in Benton county for robbery. Story escaped after throwing Sheriff William Westfall from a train at Colfax while en route to Benton. Westfall plans to chain Story to the train if captured. Story is believed to be jailed in Dayton, Ohio.
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Ohio
Indianapolis
Mount
Oliver Story
Story
Benton County
William Westfall
Colfax
Westfall
Dayton, O
Grange Committee Urges Larger Rural Free Delivery Budget
The National Grange legislative committee Hollis Bachelor and Aston Jones met First Assistant Postmaster General Heath to press a bill to boost rural free delivery funding by 1.5 million dollars. They argue improved roads and education result from expanded service and demand road upkeep on delivery routes.
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Washington
Legislative Committee
The
National Grange
Messrs
Hollis, Bachelor
Aston Jones
Heath
Congress
Family in Westfield Recounts Toothless Generations
John Leonard and his four children in eastern Westfield Indiana have never grown a single tooth. Leonard, over 50, and his wife were both toothless until marriage. Their gums are unusually firm and they can crack nuts without pain.
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Westfield
Ind
John Leonard
Leonard
Lawton fund receipts rise past expectation
Washington reports from General Corbin show the Lawton fund nearing 87 000 with 3 500 in cash and checks received yesterday. San Francisco subscriptions total about 10 000 and 6 000 from New York Union League members await transfer to Washington. The Sedgwick arrived from Cuba with 29 officers and 663 enlisted men of the Fifteenth Infantry.
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Washington
General Corbin
Lawton
General Shafter
San Francisco
Union League Club of
New York
Sedgwick
Cuba
United States
Fifteenth
United States Infantry
Malignant Diphtheria outbreak hits Springville area
An outbreak of malignant diphtheria is reported at Springville near La Porte Indiana with several hundred exposed at a church service. Health authorities fear a serious epidemic. Two schools have been closed and public meetings forbidden. La Porte health board convened to plan control measures.
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Laporte
Ind
Springville
City Board of Education
Man loses leg after being struck by train at Biurgis
Jesse Harding of Lima attempted to board a moving Grand Rapids and Indiana train at Biurgis Indiana. He was run over by 17 cars resulting in the loss of a leg.
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Biurgis
Ind
Jesse Harding
Lima
Grand Rapids
Indiana
Anti-Imperialists Set Philadelphia Meeting and Declaration
Elwood Corser reports that anti-imperialists of the national Silver Republican faction plan a February 23 Philadelphia gathering and a Chicago meeting before the Republican convention to declare support only for parties or candidates recognizing the Philippines. Daniel Folkmar, a former University of Chicago sociologist, receives a Paris Doctora at the University of Paris in 1897. Treasury shows available cash balance of 284,806,199 and gold reserve at 283,072,595.
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Minneapolis
Elwood Corser
National
Silver Republican Party
Chicago
Philadelphia
Lillinoisan
Paris
University of Paris
Daniel Folkmar
University of Chicago
University of Bruszela
Charity Ball Net Totals 28 000 From 19th Year Event
Chicago on January 10 reports the 19th annual Hebrew charity ball raised 28 000 in net proceeds with total receipts reaching 30 000. The event drew donors and community members for a good cause.
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Chicago
Chicago moves to create a system of small parks
Brief telegrams report Chicago planning a new program to establish small parks citywide. Eight bubonic plague cases are listed in Honolulu through January 1. An Ohio miners convention in Columbus aims to fix a yearly wage scale. In Pittsburg William Wasco, a Hungarian, is hanged for the murder of his sweetheart Anne Seatek. Jackson, a famed government scout, is dead at Blackfoot, Mon. He first carried word of the Custer massacre. Senate finance panel blocks action on W D Bynum nomination at New York. Louise Masset, a French governess, is hanged in London for poisoning her son to charm a lover.
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Chicago
Honolulu
Ohio
Columbus
William Wasco
Pittsburg
Anne Seatek
William Jackson
Blackfoot
Mon
Jackson
Little Big Horn
Senate Finance Committee
W. D. Bynum
Newpore
Louise Masset
Indiana School Statistics and Debt Report
Indiana state apportionment shows 1.82 dollars per pupil with 1 008 015.71 total, for 755 727 students. State treasurer paid 188 000 on 3 percent refunding bonds saving 59 764.43. Prison burglary trial underway after prior escape. Don and mot of silver jubilee gift donated 5000 to Foreign Missionary Society of the Christian church.
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Indianapolis
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Indiana
Leopold Levy
South Bend
Ind
Jens Morton
First Christian Church
Foreign Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Markets Report Prevailing Prices for Grain and Livestock
State and city grain and livestock markets show mixed movements with wheat firm in Chicago and Cincinnati, corn and oats varying across exchanges, cattle and hogs mostly steady or active, and cash markets closing with modest gains in some grains. Notable figures include Indianapolis No. 2 red wheat around 6.80, hogs near 6.50, and cattle near 5.40.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Laxative Bromo Quine Tablets Refund Notice
Drug facts state take Laxative Bromo Quine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box.
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E. W. Grove
McGovern Defeats Dixon to Take Featherweight Crown
New York January 10 Terry McGovern defeated champion George Dixon in eight rounds at the Broadway Athletic Club to claim the featherweight world title. Dixon's manager Tom O Rourke stopped the fight to avoid a knockout as Dixon faded after a brutal body and head attack.
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Broadway Athletic Club
New York
Terry McGavtron
George Dixon
Dixon
Tom O'Rourke
McGovern
Terry
George
Wixon
Mac
Hos Quarters
Dizon
Bison
Aetna
Sere
Olinch
Three Die in Oak Ridge Pistol Duel Near Vicksburg
In Oak Ridge Mississippi a pistol duel left A D Rolland R Stephenson and Dr Otho Austin dead. Dr James Austin and his son Otho Austin plus R S Stephenson were wounded as a feud over alleged whipping of a man’s handlers sparked the gunfight.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Oak Ridge
Here
A. D. Rolland
R. Stephenson
Otho Austin
James Austin
R. S. Stephenson
Rolland
General J Wheeler Elected President of Cuban Educational Assn
The Cuban Educational association has elected officers for the year. General Joseph Wheeler is president with Gilbert K. Harroun as secretary and treasurer. Directors include Wheeler Wood Roosevelt Peck Butler Shaw Baldwin and Harroun. Over 200 Cuban and Porto Rican youths aged 14 to 18 were placed in 28 states nationwide.
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Cational Association
New York
Cuban Educational Association
Joseph Wheeler
Gilbert K. Harroun
Wheeler
Leonard Wood
Theodore Roosevelt
Ferdinand W. Peck
Nicholas M. Butler
Albert Shaw
William H. Baldwin, Jr
G. K. Harroun
Freedman Society Trustees Meet In Cincinnati
The Freedmen's Aid Society trustees gathered at the Methodist Book Concern with Bishop J. M. Walden presiding. They announced the completion of a new building at Sam Houston College in Austin and called in 175000 dollars of 5 percent bonds to reinvest at four percent. Secretary M. A. J. Mason was authorized to commence buildings at New Orleans University costing 10000 dollars.
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Cincinnati
Freedman’s Aid Society
Methodist Book Concern Tuegeday
J. M. Walden
Sam Houston College
Austin
M. A. J. Mason
C.o
New Orleans University
Judge Huwiaid Dead in Ohio at 68
Judge William P. Huwiaid died yesterday in Jefferson Ohio at age 68 from pneumonia. He served in both legislative branches and was a long influential figure in Ohio politics. He sat on the common pleas bench since 1891.
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Jefferson
William P. Huwiaid
Ohio
John Suerman
United Sares Senate
Suermin
Common Pleas
Bryan
Cincinnati
William J. Bryan
Mustoball
Hamilton County Bimetallic Council
Indiana
Kentucky
Frankfort
Blackburn
Morrow's Kid-ne-oda Claims Public Praise in Indiana
A Indiana consumer notice extols Morrow's Kid-ne-oda as curing kidney disorders without deception. Mrs. Frank Hummerstein of Michigan City testifies to relief from backache and nervous symptoms. Yellow tablets, not pills, sold in two week boxes for fifty cents at J. H. Conner's drug store and other outlets. Manufactured by John Morrow & Co. of Springfield Ohio.
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Indiana
Morrow
Frank Hummerstein
Boston St
Michigan City
Ind
J. H. Conner
John Morrow & Co
Chemists
Springfield
Ohio
Hunter Bill Mason Kills 60 Pound Bear After Duel
In the Alleghenies near Kylertown Pennsylvania hunter William Mason known as Hunter Bill was attacked by a bear while out shooting. He wounded the animal with a rifle then used a knife after a failed reload. Both fought fiercely, Mason sustaining life altering wounds before delivering a final stab that ended the bear. He was carried to a nearby settlement for treatment.
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Bill
Mason
Kylertown
William Mason
Bellefonte
Saya
New York
Mrs George Long Saves Two By Dr King’s New Discovery
Mrs George Long of New Straitaville Ohio credits Dr Kings New Discovery with ending a lifelong cough that kept her awake nightly and with curing Mr Lone of pneumonia. The bottle priced 50 cents and 1.00 dollars, guaranteed, with free trial bottles at C D Knoefel’s Drug Store.
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George Long
New Straitaville
Ohio
King
Lone
C.D. Knoefel
Velvet Muffs in Velvet Fashion Show Graceful Large Designs
The article describes large fashionable fur muffs priced high and offers a modest velvet alternative. Velvet centers feature white glace silk frills at ends, sable borders, and violet and green leaf accents tied with black velvet ribbon, creating an elegant hand held accessory.
Foley's Honey and Tar Advert Says It Prevents Pneumonia
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as the best remedy for throat and lung diseases and claims it can prevent pneumonia or croup in infants. It urges readers to ask their druggist and warns against substitutes while noting broad wheat demand and cheap labor in South Africa.
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Foley
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