Liberta dor lands troops for Venezuela operation
The revolutionary steamer Libertador formerly Ban Righ left Martinique December 31 with General Matos, 300 volunteers, and war materiel. It anchored near Uchire on the Venezuelan coast, signaling success in landing forces and supplies. Three Venezuelan warships patrolled the area amid unrest in Caracas after a minister’s residence bombing.
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Willemstad
Curacoa
Fort de France
Martinique
General Matos
Uchire
Castro
Autimano
Plaza de Bolivar
Caracas
Pietri
Matos
War Best Peace Method and Filipino Arsenal Capture
Manila reports General J Franklin Bell pressing a vigorous campaign in Batangas with all available troops deployed. Insurgents flee toward Tayabas as native constabulary aid in captures. Peace advocates criticized for passing American lines, while Bell asserts rigorous war until rebellion ends. Arrests of Lopez family members and religious group leaders bolster native support.
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Manila
Jan
J. Franklin Bell
Batangas
Tayabas
Bell
General Bell
Lopez
Bam
Schoeffel
Ninth Infantry
Dapdap
Samar island
Albert L. Myer
Eleventh Infantry
Ormoc
Leyte
Myer
Tarlac
Luzon
Guardia de Honor
Potilto
Disastrous collision leaves 42 dead feared in wreck
In San Francisco on January 6, the French bark Max, badly damaged after colliding with the steamship Walla Walla, was towed in. Ninety two Walla Walla survivors arrived on Pomona. The dead and missing list totals 42, with nine known dead and 15 passengers and 20 crew missing. Reverend Henry Erickson, whose wife and three children are among the dead or missing, survived with his son after clinging to a life raft until rescue.
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Hig &nture Famaly
San Francisco
Max
Walla Walla
Eureka
Pomona
Cecil Brown
Henry Erickson
Nome City
Erickson
Nome
Mr. Erickson
WAR COST ENGLAND 24 299 MEN
London reports total Great Britain force reductions in South Africa since the war began through December reaching 24 299 with 19 420 killed or died. Invalided home total 64 330, most recover and rejoin. Pretoria notes Boers ambushed Scots Greys near Bronkhorst Spruit east of Pretoria. British casualties six killed, 33 wounded.
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London
Great Britain
South Africa
Pretoria
Bronkhorst Spruit
Jules Verne Continues Writing Despite Deteriorating Sight
In Avalens France Jules Verne famed science fiction author nearly blind at seventy three persists in literary work. He continues to dictate works though his vision has diminished and he remains active in writing projects.
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Jules Verne
Avalens
France
Incendiary Fires Plague Western Pennsylvania Towns
Bleastrous blazes in Huntingdon and Roulette threaten $30,000 to $50,000 in losses. A $1,000 reward offered by the borough council yields no arrests as insurers retreat from risky properties. In Huntingdon, three more fires raise the weeks long blaze tally to sixteen. The Hammett block fire in Pittsburgh destroys a four story building and forces residents to flee.
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Huntingdon
Couderaport
Roulette
Potter county
Pittsburg
Hammett
Frankstown avenue
Wool street
Hrushton
L. Finkberg
LONG JUSTIFIES HIS ACTION In a Circular Letter
Washington Jan 6 Secretary Tony replies to inquiries on the Schley case by sharing a letter he prepared. He says the form was to answer questions, not for public circulation, and that he acted with disinterestedness and only his duty in mind.
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Carnegie Institute
Washington
Andrew Carnegie
congress
Carnegie
Carnegie Institution
District of Columbia
Hay
Justice White
supreme court
Daniel C. Gilman
Baltimore
Chas. D. Walcott
geological survey
John S. Billings
New York
Carroll D. Wright
Mr. Carnegie
Tony
department
Schley
navy
Escaping Gas Kills a Family in Hartford Home
Hartford report recounts a fatal gas leak from a defective cellar meter that asphyxiated Chaves and his wife along with their 2 year old son and Miss Mary Devida during a morning at New Park Avenue. Also noted were other gas deaths in New York and a Berlin insanity item in brief.
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Hartford
Conn
Chaves
Joseph
Mary Devida
New Park avenue
Miss Devida
Philadelphia
New York
Peter A. Lynch
West Forty-seventh street
Peter
Fishing Steamer Sparta Missing With All Hands Feared Lost
The fishing steamer Sparta departed Atlantic City on Thursday and is feared to have sunk with all aboard. Captain J. Albert Sooy and six crew members including John Hackett Edward Breckett Wilson Brown John Stewart Theodore Vansant and Engineer Cummings are unaccounted for after search efforts by telegraph and telephone yielded no news of the vessel or crew.
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Sparta
Atlantic City
N. 7
J. Albert Sooy
John Hackett
Edward Breckett
Wilson Brown
John Stewart
Theodore Vansant
Engineer Cummings
Gunner Found Dead in Field Murder Suspected Near Chester
The body of Samuel Venerable of Easington was found in a field near Chester on January 5 with a gunshot wound behind the left ear. Coroner says the wound and body position indicate murder. a gun and torn coat pocket were noted.
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Chester
Samuel Venerable
Easington
Congress Reopens as Panama Canal Bill Dominates Agenda
After a three week recess both houses reconvened with the Panama Canal Company bill as the main order for discussion. Debates may stretch if the firm offer to sell property for 40 million dollars stands, while the Senate schedules little firm business and awaits committee reorganizations and key measures including deficiency, pension, and shipping bills. Senator Sowell's death caused an immediate adjournment.
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Panama Canal Company
Senate
Washington
law
houses
Congress
house
Hepburn
Morgans’ BUTE
Philippines
Frye
Sowell
McKinley Memorial Bill Drafted in Congress
The William McKinley National Memorial Arch Association drafted a bill to be introduced in Congress this week. A 25,000 dollar appropriation would fund site selection and plans via a commission including the joint library committee chair, secretary of state, and secretary of war.
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Washington
William McKinley National Memorial Arch Association
congress
McKinley National Memorial Association
Canton
joint committee on library
secretary of war
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