Ten Pages of Foreign News From The Day
Reports from multiple sources that Gen Buller recrossed the Tugela and advances on Ladysmith. Gen Roberts says Mafeking stable. Pretorius to be released by Lord Roberts. Sunstroke deaths in Buenos Aires. Roosevelt may not run for VP. Philippines question cited. Also notes on Nicaragua Canal, St Louis fire losses, and various local notices and civil matters.
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Buller
Tugela
Ladysmith
Roberts
Mafeking
Pretorius
Lord Roberts
Buenos Ayres
Ambassador White
Berlin
War Office
Spearman
Lord Dundonald
Honger
Fire destroys Hopkins & Allen Arms factory in Norwich
A devastating blaze at Hopkins & Allen Arms Company in Norwich wiped out the factory and several nearby buildings. An explosion is suspected to have started the fire, causing extensive damage valued at over 500000 dollars. Bricks from a dynamite blast injured bystanders and firemen, with one boy critically hurt.
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Hopkins & Allen Company
New York Times
Norwich
Conn
Hopkins & Allen Arms Company
Hymon
W.R. Carver
J. B. Stoddard
Max Gordon & Son
E. A. Small
A. E. Chandler
A. S. Prentice
George Coyle
M. A. Grover
Russia
Mexico
Buller Crosses the Tugela Again in Fresh Push on Ladysmith
London dispatches report Gen. Buller crossed the Tugela Friday night and moves toward Ladysmith amid Boer massing near the town. Conflicting notices say he may reach Ladysmith by Monday night while sources claim road secured and a large relief convoy prepares to march.
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Buller
Tugela
Ladysmith
Ngutu
Zululand
Dundee
Vryheid
Joubert
Willow Grange
Lucas Meyer
Talana
Red Cross
Great Britain
Evelyn Wood
Delagoa Bay
Daily Telegraph
Spearman’s Camp
Harvard scientists launch search for intermercurial planet
A Harvard University party led by astronomy professor William Henry Pickering will depart in May to search for a planet between Mercury and the sun. Harvard will fund equipment and send H. W. Atwell to assist, with Pickering noting the potential prize of such a discovery and the justification for continued observation.
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Boston
Harvard University
William Henry Pickering
Pickering
H. W. Atwell
Prof. Pickering
Harvard Observatory
Mars
Mafeking Report From Lord Roberts Sends Encouraging News
London reports Lord Roberts in Cape Town states Mafeking is well as of January 17 with trenches extended toward the enemy’s big gun battery, forcing its evacuation. Boers pushed back on multiple fronts while New Zealanders, Remington’s Guides, Life Guards and mounted troops conduct patrols and a kopje is rushed with light resistance. The correspondent notes improved British tactics and morale, with infantry seeking cover and soldiers eager to engage.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Cape Town
Mafeking
Rensburg
Remington
Life Guards
Kimberley
Magersfontein
Little
England
Roosevelt to Decline Vice Presidential Candidacy
Special to The New York Times Albany February 4 Gov Roosevelt plans a trip to New York City to press Platt and Odell to stop moves for him as McKinley’s running mate He will refuse any VP nomination even if chosen unanimously and seeks a second term to pursue canal improvements amid State machine opposition and looming national conventions
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New York
Albany
Roosevelt
New York City
Platt
Odell
Republican State Committee
Messrs. Platt
Republican State Organization
McKinley
Philadelphia
Woodruff
Telegraph Telegram Report From New Boshof Detailing British Losses
The Landrost at New Boshof read publicly on January 26 a telegram stating Lord Roberts is a priggner Sen Buller has been killed nine thousand British killed seven thousand captured and forty eight guns lost last Saturday with the news attributed to a recent dispatch.
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Modder River
New Boshof
Lord Roberts
Priggner- Sen
Buller
Boer Plan After Ladysmith Siege Reported
London dated February 5 reports from The Daily Telegraph that well informed sources say the Boers planned to seize Ladysmith by January 6 and then send President Kruger to Europe via Delagoa Bay to appeal to the powers to halt the war and save the two republics.
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London
Cape Town
Daily Telegraph
Ladysmith
Kruger
Europe
Delagoa Bay
Britain relinquishes dual control of canal under Nicaragua treaty
Washington reports an amicable agreement between the United States and Great Britain on the Clayton Bulwer treaty. Britain agrees to modify the pact and relinquish dual control after construction, leaving the US free to build and control the Nicaragua Canal. No quid pro quo was demanded, and a formal instrument likely will be drafted for Senate confirmation.
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States
Great Britain
United States
Nicaragua
State Department
Lord Pauncefote
Gov
England
Senate
Costly land in the Oranges on Main Street sold at high price
In Orange New Jersey three feet of Main Street frontage sold for 1000 dollars per front foot, a record for the area. The buyer, undertaker Peter D. Romer, purchased from hat maker John B. Stetson, who refused to sell more. Also noted is Harrison Street in East Orange where J B Eggleston charged 1750 dollars for a one foot strip, a dispute with lawyer James B Dill that ended with a for sale fence in front of Dill’s house.
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New York Times
Orange
N. J
Main Street
Oranges
Peter D. Romer
John B. Stetson
Philadelphia
Romer
Stetson
Harrison Street
East Orange
J. B. Eggleston
Jame B. Dill
Dill
Eggleston
Lawyer’s Library
Three Mistakes of the War Predicted by Wilkinson
London dispatch quotes Spenser Wilkinson in The Morning Post denouncing three blunders in policy strategy and tactics. He argues the war will end soon with a new plan under Lord Roberts and notes failures in preparations, dispersal of Buller’s forces, and assaults on prepared positions like Colenso.
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London
Spenser Wilkinson
Morning Post Today
Lord Roberts
Wilkinson
Sir George. White
Ladysmith
Natal
Buller
Colenso
Mercenary Traffic Through Lorenzo Marques Criticized
The Times correspondent at Lorenzo Marques notes easy passage for foreign mercenaries, suggesting a local organization with Portuguese official cooperation. He cites minimal control amid recent rushes toward the Transvaal.
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London
Times
Lorenzo Marques
Transvaal
Choate and Salisbury Confer Over Canal Matters
United States Ambassador Choate met with Lord Salisbury at the Foreign Office for three days last week. Reports say talk touched the Clayton Bulwer Treaty and potential concessions by Britain on the Nicaragua Canal issue, with no official comment from either side.
Prominent Orange Citizen Arrested After Confrontation at Theatre
John D. Everitt, head of a Wall Street brokerage firm, was dragged to the police station after jostling and allegedly striking Officer Patterson at the Music Hall entrance during a New England Society event. The disorderly conduct charge was not pursued as Manager Dodd declined to press.
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New York Times
Orange
N. J
Main Street
John D. Everitt
Wall Street
Benwell & Everitt
Dodd
Clayborne Patterson
New England
Mr. Everitt
Sergt. McCarthy
Bray
Patterson
Music Hall
Everitt
Minute Against Enforcing Militia Ballot Adopted
The Executive Committee of the Society of Friends of the United Kingdom adopts a minute opposing the militia ballot enforcement. It urges Christians to curb military imperialism, noting a statute allows an Order in Council to compel service and punishes conscientious objectors as deserters.
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London
Society of Friends of the United Kingdom
Reitz Publishes A Century Full of Wrong Pamphlet
Berlin report notes F W Reitz Transvaal State Secretary has written a pamphlet titled A Century Full of Wrong. A Berlin publisher plans to sell about 50,000 copies of the work.
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Berlin
F. W. Reitz
Transvaal
Willard's Hotel to Rise as Waldorf Style Replacement
Washington reports Joseph E. Willard has accepted Waldorf Astoria architects plans for a new Willard's Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue. The old building will be demolished while work begins at the Fourteenth and F Street sides. The project aims for magnificent proportions with a large rotunda to serve as a social and political hub.
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New York Times
Washington
Joseph E. Willard
New York
Willard
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
F Street
Canadian Prohibitionists Move to Ban Liquor in Prohibiting Provinces
Ottawa February 4. Prohibitionists announce they will urge Parliament to pass laws prohibiting the sale of liquor as a beverage in any province that has declared for prohibition. The move follows several provinces signaling support for prohibition measures.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Dominion
German–British talks halt after two missionaries released
Berlin reports that negotiations with Great Britain are suspended after the parole and sending of Pastors s and Struck to Durban. Germany will not file damage claims for seized vessels until all evidence is gathered, as officials finalize the record.
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Berlin
Struck
Durban
Germany
Great Britain
Communion Service Uses Water at South Congregational
Boston February 4 For the first time in the churches history Rev Dr Edward Everett Hale administered the holy communion with water This departure drew comments from observers and parishioners alike reflecting a notable liturgical shift within the South Congregational Church.
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Boston
South Congregational Church
Edward Everett Hale
Post Office to Open Sub-Station No 133 in New York
On February 15 the Post Office Department will establish an additional sub-station of the New York office at 1 Mott Street. The new facility will be known as Sub-Station No. 133.
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New York Times
Washington
Post Office Department
Post Office of
New York
Mott Street
Train De Luxe for Cleveland Leaves New York Daily
Deluxe train for Cleveland departs New York at 5 30 P M each day and arrives next morning for breakfast via New York Central Lake Shore. No excess fare.
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Cleveland
New York
New York Central
Lake Shore
Adv
Montana braces for Clark expulsion fight in Senate
Montana politics focus on United States Senator W A Clark as the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee probes bribery charges from last year. Testimony has surfaced about payments to vote for Clark, sparking talk of a successor. Gov. R S Smith and editor J H Durston are among those named as potential contenders. The upcoming legislature may elect two senators with a tight Democrat Republican balance expected.
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New York Times
Helena
Mont
Montana
United States
W. A. Clark
Senate
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Washington
Clark
Supreme Court
John B. Welcome
Madison County
Welcome
J. H. Durston
Anaconda Standard
R. S. Smith
Carter
Sewall Favors Expansion and Philippine Retention
Arthur Sewall of Bath Maine, late Democratic VP candidate, released from quarantine aboard the Australia after a Honolulu visit. He backs U.S. acquisition of the Philippines post Paris treaty and predicts McKinley and Bryan will be renominated. he declines VP candidacy again but would serve if urged.
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San Francisco
Arthur Sewall
Bath
Australia
Sewall
Honolulu
Harold M. Sewall
United States
Hawaii
Philippines
McKinley
Bryan
Bryan rests during New England speaking tour
Col. William Jennings Bryan spent the day resting in Holyoke Massachusetts and did not speak. He plans to visit Pittsfield and North Adams with speeches, then Hartford and Bridgeport in Connecticut, concluding his New England tour.
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Holyoke
Mass
William Jennings Bryan
Pittsfield
North Adams
Connecticut
Hartford
Bridgeport
New England
Minister Not a Fighter in N J Church Dispute
The Rev J N Trompen of Ramseys New Jersey, suspended by the Bergen and Passaic Classis, preached as usual while a replacement preacher sat in the pew awaiting possession. The substituted minister, Rev E O Van Duyn, was denied occupancy, chose to listen in the church. The congregation largely backs Trompen who faces a cruelty charge for adopting a child.
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van Duyn
Classis
Mr. van Duyn
Mr. Trompen
Citizens in saloons to be shown in upcoming exhibit
Cincinnati Feb 4 The Anti-Saloon League announces an upcoming exhibit of interior saloon photographs featuring well known citizens, after covert work to record the faces of prominent locals.
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Anti-Saloon League
New York Times
Cincinnati
Anti- Saloon League
Fatal Ice Yacht Trip at Sag Harbor
In Sag Harbor New York this morning B Charles Berdan and William Thomasson sailed an ice yacht but fell through a weak spot and drowned. Their bodies have not yet been recovered. Both men were married and leave widows and large families of children.
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New York Times
Sag Harbor
N. Y
B. Charles Berdan
William Thomasson
Royal Limited leaves New York for Washington daily at 3 P M
Elegant Royal Limited train departs South Ferry and Liberty Street foot daily at 3 PM from New York, arrives Washington by 8 PM. Features unmatched dining and café car service. Advertisement prose lists schedule and amenities.
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Royal Limited
New York
South Ferry
Liberty St
Washington
Beckham Outwits the Republicans to Meet in Louisville
In Louisville, J C W Beckham and Democratic lawmakers arrived amid talk of transferring Kentucky's Legislature to Louisville. The Election Contest Board will decide contests for offices below Lieutenant Governor and Democrats are set to win Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor, Agriculture, Public Instruction, and Attorney General. Gen Castleman plans a State Guards unit to aid police protection as Democrats prepare to convene.
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J. C. W. Beckham
House
Senate
Louisville
General Council
Election Contest Board
Agriculture
Frankfort
Gov. Taylor
London
Frank
Taylor
Castleman
Beckham
Frankfort City Tense Amid Guard Conflict Recedes
In Frankfort Kentucky on February 4 armed clashes between Franklin County civil authorities and the Kentucky National Guard were avoided. The political scene showed reduced tension and a smaller chance of renewed upheaval unless new issues emerge.
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Frankfort
Franklin County
National Guard
State of
Kentucky
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Charles A. Hess
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William
Charles Stark
Stapleton
Charles E. Macrum
Pretoria
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Frank T. Mowbray
Howard Gould
George Alamillo
Williamsburg
Cardinal Gibbons
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United States Flour Milling Company
Madison C. Peters
George F. Smady
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Winston Churchill
Bethune
Potgieter
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Lord Salisbury
Foreign Office
Nicaragua Canal
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