No Change In The Situation From Cape Town Dispatches
War updates from Cape Town and Pietermaritzburg report no change in the situation. Kept notes mention Methuen’s cavalry entry into the Free State, French reconnoitering near Colesburg, and Mafeking remaining quiet, with Ladysmith casualty details.
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London
War Office
Marshal Roberts
Cape Town
Lord Roberts
Methuen
Free State
Modder River
Shamger
Boerlaager
Colesburg Junction
General Warren
Ladysmith
Commandant de Villiers
England
Kruger Addresses Burghers Providence on Their Side
President Kruger declares in a January address that providence favors the Boer cause and that they will prevail. Reports from Colesburg say Republicans hold a favorable position as British forces mass. The Plat Rand fight casualty list cites 26 killed and 77 wounded as the first return. Delagoa Bay embargo on Transvaal imports fuels debate and potential action against prisoners and aliens.
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Kruger
Pretoria
Lourenzo Marquez
Colesburg
Ladysmith
Delagoa Bay
Transvaal
Quiet Ladysmith Front Amidst Boer Movements
Report from Ladysmith on January 12 notes two days of quiet along with visible Boer activity on distant hills. Two small bodies were seen moving with machineguns and a heavy Boer piece on Bulwana Hill has not fired recently. More Boer dead found near Creagar's camp. All is well here.
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Ladysmith
Bulwana Hill
Creagar
Boers threaten great battle near Ladysmith and Strathcona plan
Reports from South Africa describe Ladysmith firing rockets for two nights as Boer forces gather near Colenso and a major engagement is expected within days. London confirms Lord Strathcona may supply a Canadian contingent of 400 mounted men to South Africa at his expense. Durban notes a Boer commando advancing from Zululand and awaiting supplies after looting Swaziland.
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Ladysmith
Colenso
Pretoria
Lourenzo Marquez
Strathcona
London
Landedowne
Lord Strathcona
Manitoba
Northwest Territory
British Columbia
South Africa
War Office
Durban
Natal
Zumbaans
Zululand
St. Lucia Bay
Swaziland
Do You Get Up With A Lame Back
An advertisement features Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims success for lame back kidney and bladder troubles and Bright's Disease. The offer includes a free sample bottle by mail and a booklet to assess kidney or bladder issues.
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Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Swamp Root
Great Floods Sweep Washington and Idaho Valleys
Torrential rain and warm storms melt snow causing floods across western Washington valleys and Idaho’s Latah county. Poyallup Stuck and White river valleys flood farms while Kent and Sumner face rising waters and washed bridges. Trains disrupted as tracks wash out. three children drowned near Kendrick, Idaho. a Northern Pacific freight was swept from a track between Moscow and Kendrick. passenger service impeded.
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Tacoma
Wash
Washington
Latah County
Ida
Poyallup
Stuck
White River
Kent
Sumner
Maloney Fruit Farm
Puyallup
Northern Pacific
Canton
Crocker
Kendrick
Charles Hamblin
Sangon
Moscow
Inexhaustible Natural Gas Find Near Carlinville Illinois
A laborer digging on Jacob Klein’s farm two miles south of Carlinville Illinois smelled gas and a bright flame appeared after lighting a match. An expert arrived after Sunday to assess the well and its potential, with plans to turn the discovery into a large industry and transform local manufacturing and lighting methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlinville
Ims
Llis
Jacob Klein
Kitsin
Two Die in New York Gas Incidents and Plague Report
Two German visitors, John Woessner and George Lehman, stay at the True Bay hotel on Second Avenue. Gas from a stove suffocated Woessner. Lehman died after being found unconscious. Loot found on Woessner. another death follows at a Dey Street hat shop. Health officials report bubonic plague cases in Adelaide. Union Manufacturers urge a special legislative session for revenue law changes. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for grippe. E W Groves sign on each bottle.
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New York
John Woessner
George Lehman
Ackley
Germany
True Bay
Second Avenue
Woessner
Lehman
Ile
Daniel Pearnal
Brooklyn
Dey Street
Pearl
Adelaide
South Australia
Union Manufacturers’ Association
Turner
Revenue Law
Agricultural Exports to Europe Rise Over Five Years 1894 1898
The Agriculture Department reports 1894 to 1898 export values. Britain took about 55 percent of U S farm products, Germany and France followed, with the UK average yearly value around 362 million dollars and total exports rising from 636.6 million to 858.5 million. Europe accounted for about 80 percent of shipments, Asia and Africa showing notable gains amid overall growth.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Europe
United States
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Germany
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Canada
Italy
Spain
Brazil
Cuba
Denmark
British West Indies
Mexico
British Africa
European
Russia
Hong Kong
Japan
Portugal
Sweden
Norway
Haiti
British
Australia
South America
Asia
Africa
General George Sharpe Dies in New York at 92
General George Henry Sharpe of Kingston New York died in New York City at age 92 from post operative shock. He was Brevet Major General for Civil War services and present with General Grant at Appomattox when Lee surrendered. He later served on the board of general appraisers until his March resignation.
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New York
George Henry Sharpe
Kingston
N. Y
Grant
Lee
Sopomattox
Army of Virginia
Harrison
General Appraisers
Chapman's Resignation at Moody Institute For Life of Evangelist Battle
Rev J Wilkie Chapman resigns as vice president of the Moody Bible Institute Chicago Jan 15 amid controversy over who should write the official life of the late evangelist himself or Will R Moody.
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Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
J. Wilkie Chapman
Will R. Moody
Russia's Gold Reserve Dips Under Currency Strain
St. Petersburg January 15 The budget minister M Dewitt announced that Russia's gold reserve declined last year by 24 690 000 roubles due to an unfavorable money market.
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St. Petersburg
M. Dewitt
Russia
Western masked robber hits two Kansas City restaurants
A lone armed bandit in a Western style robbed Lewis and McClintock eateries in central Kansas City. He threatened cashiers, emptied two registers, and fled with about 146 dollars after forcing customers and staff to raise hands.
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Kansas City
Lewis
Stanley Brushwood
Robert McClintock
Joseph Drysdale
Editor J. W. Camp Dead Appointed Consul to Kingston
J N Camp died in Des Moines at 63 born in McMinn county Tennessee. He was educated in Abingdon Illinois appointed by President Lincoln as consul to Kingston Jamaica in 1861 and served on war era matters. He later held revenue and customs posts in Texas and edited Iowa Homestead and Des Moines Daily News. He is survived by his wife Lizzie Hitchin of Kingston and three sons.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Lincoln
Des Moines
J. N. Camp
McMinas County
Tenn
Abingdon
Tils
Galveston
Tex
Texas
Iowa
Daily News
Lizzie Hitchin
Burned Alive Three In Merrimac Home Fire
A. Blanchard 65, wife 48, and boarder William Money 6%, perished in a Merrimac house fire. Found burned beyond recognition. Authorities suspect kerosene lighting caused an explosion and blaze trapping the occupants.
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A. Blanchard
William Money
Manchester
N. H
Merrimac
Blanchards
Carter Harrison Declines Democratic Governor Nomination
Chicago reports Mayor Carter Harrison formally refused the Democratic nomination for governor after a meeting with state committee chairmen and supporters. Other items note Frederick G. Bonfils in critical condition after a shooting in Denver and a $60,000 fire loss in Iowa City caused by a dropped match among cotton batting.
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Tion
Chicago
Carter Harrison
Watson
Democratic State Committee
Hinrichsen
M. F. Dunlap
Jacksonville
Iowa
City
Hattie E Horne
James Wahunko
Universal suffrage urged by Matanzas Center Veterans
Havana circle calls for universal suffrage as the fair result of a democratic revolution. It condemns special privileges for war veterans or prisoners. In London, reports Britain bought 240 Krupp fans from a southern European state to replace South Africa bound guns.
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Havana
Matanzas Center of Veterans
London
Berlin
The
Daily Mail
Great Britain
South Africa
Notable Visitors Reach Murphys Island Gay Clubhouse
Georgetown reports Ex President Cleveland Commodore Benedict and Captain Bob Evang arriving at Murphys Island Gay clubhouse from South Island where shooting was not good. Cleveland’s health greatly improved. General Wade Hampton and Chief Justice McIver returned from a week’s hunt at Roems.
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Georgetown
Cleveland
Commodore Benedict
Bob Evang
Murphys Island
Fairfaux
South Island
Wade Hampton
McIver
Roems
Nickum Exposed Scheme Involving Light Man and Bugs
Logansport Indiana January 13. In a suit by John Hydinger against S B Nickam the perpetual light man the claim is that workers were employed to catch lightning bugs. Nickam kept grounds lit with gas lamps drawing bugs for a harvest. Authorities may pursue further action in federal court after the prior charge was dropped.
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Petersburg
Logansport
Ind
John Hydinger
S. B. Nickam
Winona Assembly Plans Ground Improvements in Warshaw
The Winona Assembly and Summer School in Warshaw Indiana reports a floating debt of 20000 and aims to raise 15000 to improve grounds. Landscape artist John Thorpe of Chicago proposes platting over 39 acres of lots near the auditorium for sale with warranty deeds or year end option to choose unsold lots.
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Warshaw
Ind
Winona Assembly and Summer School
John Thorpe
Chicago
Chapin Acquitted In Forged Note Trial
In Brazil Indiana on January 15 Frederick Chapin was found not guilty after a trial over forged notes amounting to 2500 dollars reportedly bearing the name of Sterling R Alt of Indianapolis. Banks Zeller and Riddell and First National pursue collection against Holt.
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Sterling R. Holt
Brazil
Ind
Frederick Chapin
Sterling R. Alt
Indianapolis
Zeller & Riddell Bank
First National Bank
Holt
Banker John F. Stone killed in Kingfisher Oklahoma
John F. Stone of Kingfisher Oklahoma, a former Wabash County resident born near Lafontaine in 1858, was murdered last Friday. He founded Peoples Bank at Kingfisher and served as a Spanish War volunteer officer. many relatives still reside in Wabash.
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John F. Stone
Kingfisher
O. T
Wabash
Ind
Wabash County
Lafontaine
Frank Stone
Indian Territory
Peoples’ Bank
Stmns
Cuba
LYNCH DRAMA LOOMS FOR KILLER FRANK PERCELL
Frank Percell and two companions are jailed in Petersburg Indiana amid threats of lynching after Percell shot William Riss of Arthur in the eye as Riss returned home from a party. Police rushed the trio to safety to prevent mob violence.
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Frank Percell
William Riss
Petersburg
Ind
Arthur
Percell
Riss
Suicide in hospital prompts alarmed patient death
Indianapolis January 15. John Schnae ble aged 75 years committed death by his own action late Saturday at Deaconneas hospital. He amputated his left hand at the wrist with a common penknife in a washroom. Found partially lying on the floor his arm stump hung in the sink. He was in moderate circumstances but believed hospital authorities would turn him adrift. Indiana Poultry Association New Albany January 15. The annual exhibition closed Saturday night. Officers elected President Adam M Heimberger Vice President R H Bailey Secretary M I Sowles Treasurer Edward Milheiser Directors W Paul Otte Whilliam Jack J C Brown H W Hazlett Josephus Norton James McLaughlin.
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Indianapolis
John Schnaeble
Deaconneas Hospital
Indiana Poultry Association
New Albany
Ind
Adam M Heimberger
R. H. Bailey
M. I. Sowles
Edward Milheiser
W. Paul Otte
Paoli
Whilliam Jack
Martinsburg
J. C. Brown
Campbellsburg
H. W. Hazlett
Seymour
Josephus Norton
James Mclaughlin
Bears the Signature of me on 1 ing Kind You Have Always Bought
The fragmentary OCR mentions a signature line and a phrase about something being always bought. Details are unclear, with no identifiable people, organizations, dates, or events readable.
Rodmen Iron Mills Strike in Cleveland Area
Cleveland workers vote to strike the four Indian Mills of the American Steel and Wire company ending with 200 to 300 redmill workers in Cleveland out of work and about 800 in all plants across Beaver Falls Pennsylvania Illinois and Indiana. The action affects thousands of workers as mills shut down.
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Iron Mills of
Cleveland
National Association of Rodmill Workers
American Steel and Wire Company
Beaver Falls
Illinois
Indiana
Hoar linked to anti expansion speech believed to incite uprising
Senator Hoar is named by John Barrett as the author of an anti expansion address allegedly cabled to Hong Kong and passed to Filipino soldiers, with Barrett speaking before Lake Forest University about the matter. Hoar declined to respond, citing Otis reports and saying he will address the senate later. A separate column notes a woman’s pneumonia recovery claims for King’s New Discovery, and other brief items include a Navy officer’s death and a hospital lawsuit for loss of taste.
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Hong Kong
Chicago
John Barrett
United States
Siam
Senator Hoar
Lake Forest University
Barrett
Oriental Islands
Luzon
Hoar
Washington
Otis
Senate
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Colesbury Junction
Washington and
Idaho
G&s
E. W. Grove
George Sharpe
J. W. Camp
Denver
Colo
Frederick G. Bonfils
W. W. Anderson
Anderson
Nickum
Perpetual Light
Winona Assembly
Chapin
Hoosier
Klondike
Lagro
Teresa Miller
Andrew Friedman
Dawson
Wailesboro
Isaac Wantland
Wantland
National Mine Workers
United Mine Workers of America
Taggart
Mount
Mitchell
National Organization
Favors Bliss
W. T. Dorbin
Republican National Committee
Quarnelinn N. Bliss
Interior
Hartford City
Fort Waynoe
C.E Griggs
South Bend
Morrow
Joan Morazow & Co
CatMists
Stainermip
Onto
Louis Johann
Walnut St
Madison, Ind
J. H. Conner's
Rodmen
O. Unger
Maple St
Champaign
Ill
Forry
Burnham
Machias
S H. Lincoln
C. D. Knoefel
Monitor
Samuel Howard
Ericsson
Mississippi
Atlantic
Foley
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