General Buller Advances on Ladysmith Amid Tugela Action
London dispatches report General Buller pushing toward Ladysmith with the Tugela river in flood. Springfield holds under Boer entrenched positions as casualties mount from the Saturday fight and dysentery drains the garrison. The British force moves on Potgieters Drift seeking a bridgehead as reports note Roberts and Macdonald positions.
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Ladysmith
Springfield
Johannesburg
London
Paller
Colenso
White
Buller
Tugela
Enteric Ferry
Daily Chronicle
Tombs Camp
Wew
Tigvel River
Potgieters Drift
Hid
Tugel
Willan Henry Dick- Cunyngham
Gordon Highlanders
Cunyngham
Lord Dufferin
Earl of Ava
Vince
Miangwana Mountain
Huller
Frete
Johannesburg Corps
Ben Viliven
Potgletere Drift
Lord Roberts
Roberts
Hector Macdonald
Lord Methven
Modder
Guild Hall
City of London
Imperial Volunteers
A. J. Newton
Duke of Cambridge
Aila
St. Paul's Catheral
Inner Temple
Frontline River Hindered as Boers Hold Mt Flangwanobut
The report notes swollen rivers and spruits with no fring at LadyElt or Colenso. Trenches overflowed, water logged. Boers retain Mount Flangwanobut and are isolated, their Tugela bridge reportedly destroyed, trapping them.
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Ladyelt
Colenso
Mount Flangwanobut
Tugela
Hay Denied Pretoria Posting Over Foreign Office Contact
A Washington report says the Bovra will refuse to receive Adelbert Hay as U S consul at Pretoria because of alleged constant contact with the British foreign office. Officials say the contact was a brief social call to Lord Salisbury no discussion of Transvaal matters. Leyds in Brussels says Transvaal contact with Washington is cut off and no decision on recognition is given.
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London
Washington
Bovra
Adelbert
Hay
United States
Pretoria
Foreign Office
Associated Presa Ts
Lord Salisbury
Associated Press
Transvaal
Leyils
Brussels
Lady Methuen denies Methuen illness or injury tale
London dispatch reports Lady Methuen issues a flat contradiction to rumors that Lord Methuen is ill or injured from a fall at Magersfontein. The denial states the nobleman is in normal health and unharmed.
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London
Alfred Morrison Arrested for Murder in Mount Vernon
Alfred Morrison is under arrest in New York after shooting and killing his wife Alicia near Mount Vernon. He is held for the grand jury on first degree murder charges as crowds gather outside his home and at the courthouse.
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New York
Alfred Morrison
Mount Vernon
Morrison
Court House
Alicia
Wif
Gordon
Cerzy
Appell
Behate
Andrews Trelay
Plague in Honolulu Reported by U S Agent
The state department notes eight plague deaths in Honolulu since December 26 and reports the entire city under quarantine. Agent Heywood, stationed in Honolulu, also cites the January 1 telegraphic update confirming the deaths.
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Washington
State Department
Heywood
United States
Honolulu
Kentuky minister shoots sister in law then shoots self
Middleboro Kentucky January 12 The Rev Wes ley Hall of Hindman Knott county is reported to have shot and killed Mrs Lucindié Isaacs sister of his dead wife and then shot himself in the abdomen Doctors say he will recover The motive given is the woman refused his marriage proposal
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Middleboro
Wesley Hall
Hindman
Knott County
Lucindié Isaacs
Isaac
Favorable Hepburn Bill Reported on Nicaragua Canal
Washington January 1 The house committee on interstate and foreign commerce ordered a favorable report on the Hepburn bill for the construction of the Nicaragua canal The bill is practically the same as the one reported by the committee in the last congress
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Washington
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Nicaragua Canal
Jeddo Conti Colliery to Restart After Ten Years
The Jeddo Conti coal mine near Hierkeigh will resume operations next month after a decade of idleness. The plant plans to employ 0 men and boys, according to today’s announcement.
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Hierleton
Jan
Jeddo Conti Company
Hierkeigh
Wil
Death notices from Coatesville and London obituaries
Coatesville editor and founder L Willam J Kiullman of the Cheater Valley Union died today in his eighty fourth year after a paralytic stroke. The Union began in June. Also in London Jan 1 Trofemor James Mur tiean eminent Moltarkin theologian died in his ninety fifth year.
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Coatesville
Padua
Willam J. Kiullman
Cheater Valley Union
Used
London
James Murtiean
Kid McCoy Edges Choynski in Controversial Broadway Bout
New York report says Kid McCoy defeated Jos Choynski in three rounds at the Broadway Athletic Club after a disputed timekeeping error altered a second round count. Choynski claims clear win and both fighters signed to meet again on February 20 at the same venue.
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McCoy
Broadway Athletic Club
New York
Kid McCoy
Jos Choynski
Choynski
Choynaki
Johnny White
Chovnski
Wes
Mike Padden
Choynekl
White
Metoy
Malietoa Blames Annexations for Wars and Missionary Critique
In a London Times letter Malietoa Tanui denounces the Bamna partition as a treaty violation and a crime against nations, likening it to Poland Denmark and France dismemberments. He argues great powers push wars for distraction and criticizes missionaries for wealth and religious strife in the South Seas and beyond.
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London
Malietoa Tanui
London Times
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Bamna
Poland
Denmark
France
Hague
Tonga
Israel
Malictoa
Faule Ogola
Postal Receipts See Modest December Increase
Washington reports December gross postal receipts near 816,208 with a slight rise over the prior year. Major cities including New York Philadelphia Boston Baltimore and Pittsburgh show varied results in the month, reflecting broader postal activity.
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Washington
Gros
Howe
New York
He ‘Ng
Philadelphia
Boston
Br. Dowie
Cincinnati
Crooklyn Thaltimere
Pitsburg
Opening gale of crowds for Henry Irvine engagement at Alvin theater
Pittsburg reports a record opening for Henry Irvine at the Alvin theater next week with the Wine extended for over a block from the venue. In the first twelve hours the box office sold 3400 tickets.
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Pittsburo
Jan
Henry Irvine
Alvin Theater
Pittsburg
Hamburg Vessel Arrivals Tie to New York Credits
Hamburg reports several ships arriving from New York with routes to Normandy and Antwerp. The Wal deraes and Uavre arrived from New York while Jeiliv Paseed proceeded to Antwerp via Rotterdam.
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Hamburg
Craft Walderaes
New York
Uavre
Normandie
Jeiliv Paseed
Alane'neion
Antwerp
Rotterdam
Removal of Federico Mora from Havana Supreme Court
General Wood ousts Federico Mora from the supreme court for mismanagement of justice. An investigation cites untried cases and negligence at the customs office and prison. Sener Mora also faces removal amid accusations of corruption.
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Havana
Frederico Mora
Flacal
Supreme Court
Sener Mora
Wood
Custom House
Mora
Department of Justice
Shipwreck tragedy near St Mary's bar claims many lives
A two mast steamship of about 2000 tons wrecked near St Mary's bar during a fierce storm. Survivors limited to three crew on the bridge and rigging. waterlogged by kerosene fire. Residents failed to rescue any aboard. bodies wash ashore including two women. Wreck has collapsed into the sea and name awaited.
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Thurveday
Run Ledge
Elif
Owlns
Peters River
Newarby
McCoy Defeats Choviski in Ring Showdown
Boxing notes report Kid McCoy defeating Joe Choviski in a recent bout. The morning edition also covers General Otis dispatches from South Africa, Northeastern Pennsylvania finance and Washington letter, and local items from Scranton.
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South Africa
General Otis
St. Mary's Shinwreck
Kid McCoy
Joe Choviski
Pennsylvania
Financial and Commercial
Pennsy
Washington Letter
Troops surge in Luzon with town captures and Cavite rule
Washington reports General Otis dispatches confirming successful operations around Manila and south of it. Insurgent forces suffer heavy losses as American columns led by Bullard Long Cheatham and Schwan seize key towns and plazas. Cavite province fully occupied, with Astor and Kenley batteries delivering strong fire.
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Astor
Cavite
Schwan
Batanzas
Washington
Otis
War Department Tn
Militare
Bureauouth
Manila
Manita
Calamba
Bullard
Tidlard
Stown
Cobayne
Rinan
Inen
Long
Carmona
Caslamba
Fate Tomas
Maker
Petite
Cheatham
Santo Tomas
Equndronoef
van Duren
Vminon Siang
Ndang Nui
Kenley
Ailsa Inc
Patan
Wheaton
New York Review of Trade Reports Start of Year Hesitations
K G Dun & Company notes in its Weekly Review of Trade that the new year begins with hesitation in many sectors though some strong demand persists. Prices rise slowly with easier monetary conditions, iron and textile sectors show activity, and grain markets see mixed signals as weekly failures tick upward in the United States and Canada.
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New York
K. G. Dun & Company
Review of Trade
Treasury
Danks
Atlantic
Pacific
Lasco
United States
Canada
Miners Discharged for Not Attending Funeral
Shamokin Pa January 12 one hundred and thirty additional miners from Philadelphia and Reading Company collieries were discharged for failing to report to work after attending a miner’s funeral. A prior hundred were fired yesterday for the same reason. Discharged men, many United Mine Workers, plan a meeting to seek reemployment. Officials refused layoff for funeral attendance, citing operation disruption across four collieries.
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Shamokin
Philadelphia
Reading Conem)Tron Company
United Mine Workers of America
Wool trade note hints tariff stance from Devan
Utah wool traders report receiving assurances from William J. Devan that if elected he will keep a protective duty on wool and maintain a policy favorable to wool industry. The note was relayed in the Weekly Review of the World Market and Horton Commercial Bulletin.
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Besten
Dan
Tle
Horton Commerical
Utah
Borten Wool Houses
William J. Devan
Unclear OCR Financial Notice from New York Union Club
Fragmentary OCR text hints at subscription details for a doctor or club in New York. Mentions include Washington subscriptions and an amount tied to club members. Details are garbled and not fully recoverable.
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Dau
Wieners
Samediad
Union Lasteie Club of
New York
Washington
Nem
Siu
Georgetown party joins Suntee Gun Club reserve visit
A party including General Wade Bampton of Columbia and Capt Hobly Doivan arrived today in private car and went into the Suntee Gun club reserve. They will spend a week of sport shooting cles and other fame.
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Georgetown
Bt' Dam
Lealdont
Cleveland
Hobly Doivan
Suntee Gun Club
Wade Bampton
Columbia
Democratic State Committee Meets to Set Convention
Philadelphia January 12 Democratic Suite Chairman Billing issued a call for a state committee meeting in Harrisburg on Wednesday January 14 at 1 oclock in the senate chamber. The group will decide the date for the state convention likely in late March with possible sites Harrisburg Wilkes-Barre or Scranton.
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Philadelphia
State
Harrisburg
Senate
Wilkes-Harre
Scranton
Arbitration results reported by Ohio labor officials
The state labor commission heard Joseph Linhop secretary of the Ohio state board of arbitration outline the outcomes of arbitration in Ohio and the conditions he had proposed to the Ohio ministry. He indicated employers and committees could reach settlements without a strike.
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Washington
Stavlustrial Commission
Jaseph Linhop
Ohio State
Tle
Moe
En Ployer
Sioux Chief Purle 12 Spotted Tail Dies After Exhibiting
Purle Jan 12 Spotted Tail, a well known Sioux chief, died of heart disease yesterday. He was eight years old.
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Purle
Jan
Spotted Tail
Rehearsing Details in Molineux Trial
Proceedings in the Molineux murder trial focus on testing evidence about poisoning Mrs. Adams with hydrocyanic poison. Witnesses identify bogus letters from the Von Mohl company and discuss the alleged five day trial remedy and family death records.
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New York
Roland T. Mautlineux
Katherine J. Adams
Harry &. Cornieh
Florence E. Rogers
Ohio
van Mohl Company
Cincinnati
Onlthos
von Mé6hl Company
Hy G. Barnet
Witthaus
Adams
Joseph C. Goodwin
Fast Hartford, Conn
Tlarriet PL Clark
Prof. Witthaus
Edgar
Barnet
Poleon
Re. Acorns
Wirthaus
National Republican Convention Leaders Arrive in Philadelphia
National GOP subcommittees led by Mark A. Hanna and Maine’s Joseph H. Muntey arrive in Philadelphia to set up headquarters at Hotel Walton for the June national convention. They meet local officials and plan events at the West Philadelphia auditorium site.
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Philadelphia
Mark A. Hanna
Joseph H. Muntey
Maine
H.C. Payne
Wisconsin
United States
N. BL Son
West Virginia
National Republican Committees
Nnational
A. Her.ens
Missouri
Charles Dirk
Ohio
National Co
Walton
West Philadelphia
Freight wreck disrupts Pennsylvanian railroad line
A monster freight wreck occurred on the Pennemank a railroad eastbound Freight No 508 with seventy five cars breaking in two at bibs point thirty cars derailed and piled along the trunk side in Wimerding Ta.
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Wimerding
Penneymanka
Bibs Point
Montreal Millionaire Miller Dies on Street After Bank Meeting
Montreal January 12 W W Carlyle the millionaire miller of Canada collapsed and died on the street shortly after attending a meeting of the directors of the Bank of Montreal Local reports say he had been at the bank offices before the fatal incident Carlyle was a prominent industrial figure in Canada and had chaired several mills and ventures for decades
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Montreal
W. W. Carlyle
Canada
Bank of Montrea
Bubonic Plague Death Toll Rises in Bombay
In Bombay on January 12, the plague death tally increased sharply to 37, with officials noting the surge in fatalities from the Bubonic outbreak as the normal rate remains at seven.
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Bombay
Escape From Filipinos Aboard Oregon Ends For Two Survivors
Advices from Manila report Benjamin J. Green and George M. Powers as the sole survivors of a doomed vessel. Filipino forces overrun the crew during a sudden attack. Green and Powers hid in a tree as others were killed or captured. After days of evading searchers they reached the coast and were taken aboard the Oregon.
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Dai
Manila
Benjamin J. Green
Cexewal
Bod
George M. Powers
Hyeat
Orenes
Weao
Trieutennant Wood
Green
Powers
Fens
Creon
Powest
Widow of General Guy V. Henry Granted Pension
Washington telegraph reports that the commissioner of pensions granted a widow ED a month pension dating from October 24, 18, for General Guy V. Henry who died last October.
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Washington
Commissioner of Pensions
Guy V. Henry
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Benor Mora
General Wood
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Lawton Fund
Democratic Committee
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Harry Cornish
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