Battle Likely as Boer siege tensions flare near Ladysmith
Despatches report two days of quiet followed by mobilization on hills near Ladysmith and Colenso. Reports cite Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener greeted in Cape Town, Boer countermeasures near Colesburg, and heavy activity around Ladysmith amid ongoing patrols and reconaissance.
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Roberts
Kitchener
Ladwemith
Heliograph
London
War Office
Marehall Roberts
Cape Town
Lord Roberts
Patrola
Modder River
Prench
Eneemy
Advancal Fron Liningers Farm
Boorlinger
Ridge
Mafeking
Cape “Town
Sunnyside
Supreme Court
Hritons
Loers
Uoorsa
Dordrecht
Yesterdas
Webster Davia
United States
Lord Roberta
Lord Kitchener
Ladysmith Relief Rumor Circulates in Durban
Durban reports persistent rumor that Ladysmith has been relieved as no official news arrives from Chieveley or Frere camps. The claim remains unconfirmed while officials continue to withhold details.
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Durban
Chieveley Or Frere Camp
Ladysmith
Gas asphyxiation at New York hotel ends in death
Two German farmers from Ackley Ta John Woessner and George Lehman stayed at the True Blue on Second Avenue. One man blew out the gas and Woessner died while Lehman lay unconscious. Lehman's prognosis was poor. A Brooklyn hat company manager Daniel Pearsall died from gas in a Dey Street hotel last night.
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New York
John Woessner
George Lehman
Ackley
Germany
the True Blue
Second Avenue
Woessner
Lehman
Daniel Pearsall
Brooklyn
Dey Street
Pearsall
Lone Robber’s Work In Two Central Kansas City Restaurants
A lone masked armed robber hit two downtown Kansas City restaurants at 6 am under electric light. At Lewis’ 1210 Walnut Street he demanded cash from the cashier and held two customers at gunpoint. Across the street at Robert McGillins the thief repeated the tactic, emptying the register of $146 after directing two waiters and three patrons to surrender.
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Kansas City
Lewis
Walnut Street
Robert McCtlin
Last Officer of the Monitor Dies in Washington
Lieutenant Samuel Howard, pilot and last surviving officer of the Monitor, died in Washington today from brain concussion after a fall. He served over fifty years at sea and was seven years old at his death, recalling the famed engagement with the Merrimac.
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Washington
Bumuel Howard
United States Navy
The
Son
Seus
Jealousy Sparks Fatal Shooting in Reno City
A man named Alexander Jackson of Halti more was shot and killed today at Reno City near Tennallytown by Nelson Vale colored. Jealousy over Mary Ellis colored woman reportedly sparked the shooting.
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Washington
Jun
Alexander Jackson
Haltimore
Reno City
Tennallytown
Nelson Vale
Tley
Mary Ellis
General Cheely Improves After Assault Injury
General A W Cheely, injured when a drunken man threw him down stairs last Sunday, sat up for several hours today. His condition remains cautiously hopeful as physicians monitor his recovery and report progress.
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Washington, Jan
A. W. Cheely
American capital to invest in Russian manufacturing
Thomas Smith, US consul in Moscow, reveals plans by Westinghouse Electric, Singer Sewing Machine, and other large firms to build plants in Moscow and St. Petersburg with an investment nearing 15 million dollars. Westinghouse plans a 2.004 million dollar plant in St. Petersburg. Singer aims for a Moscow factory as large as any in the United States, with warerooms in St. Petersburg. Additional firms are evaluating Russia as a promising field for extensive American machinery manufacture to outperform English and German rivals.
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Moscow
St. Petersburg
Westinghouse Electric Company
Singer Sewing Machine
New York
the Tribune Today
Thomas Smith
United States
Russia
Standard Pump Company
Rhine
Singer Company
Smith
Mr. Smith
Great Britain
Crane
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Teheran
Port Arthur
Japan
Registration by carriers expands mail service plan
The post office department will begin on Monday registering letters through carriers in sixty cities. Carriers will collect the registration fee and issue a receipt at the sender’s home or office, removing the need to visit a post office to register the letter.
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Washington
Postofice
Electrician Shot in Brunswick by Conductor
Jerome J. Swatley, a Baltimore and Ohio Railway conductor, shot electrician Charles F. Beeberger three times in Brunswick Maryland amid jealousy over rumored intimacy between Beeberger and Swatley’s wife. Beeberger was probably fatally wounded.
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Brunswick, Md
Charles F. Beeberger
Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company
Jerome J. Swatley
Swatley
Beeberger
College Crisis at Cincinnati Sparks Faculty Walkout Threat
Faculty at the University of Cincinnati threaten mass resignations after President Ayers declared that most faculty should quit and trustees may accept replacements. Professors say no trust decree can bind them, urging collective action if Ayers remains in control. Students and alumni press trustees for a solution to the standoff.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Ayers
Fire destroys five Hawley shops and homes on Main Street
A January 14 blaze in Hawley destroyed five two story structures in the town center. The clothing store J Freeman & Son started the fire at 9 20 PM and consumed Peter Smiths wholesale squor store William H Sigarts variety store Dr J Cookes dental office and residence and M J Barretts residence along with several stables. Estimated loss stands at $90 000 with little insurance.
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Hawley
J. Freeman & Sona
Peter Smith
William H. Sigart
Dr. &. J. Cooke
M. J. Barrett
Woman Editor Charged With Diamond Thefts in Philadelphia
Elizabeth Everett former editor of a Philadelphia morning paper’s Woman’s page is held on $1500 bail after allegedly stealing diamonds valued at $1215 from several Chestnut Street shops. Police say she pawned the jewelry and confessed yielding pawn tickets. She was arrested at the city hall and arraigned in court.
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Philadelphia
Dan
Elizabeth Everett
Varios
Everett
Central Station
North Broad Street
Chestnut Street
Willmott
Gover and Hamm
Franklin
Strawbride & Clothier
Death of Joseph Maxwell Reported From Butte Mines
A telegram from Patrick Jennings of Butte Mont informs John J Jennings of Neary & Jennings that Joseph Maxwell 35 was killed in Montana. Maxwell formerly lived on Mary Street Providence and worked in the comer mines. He leaves a widowed mother and three sisters Mrs Daniel Neville Mrs Joseph Doyte and Miss Kate Maxwell. The remains will be brought here.
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John J. Jennings
Neary & Jennings
Patrick Jennings
Butte
Mont
Joseph Maxwell
Mary Street
Providence
Comer
Daniel Neville
Joseph Doyte
Kate Maxwell
Cuban Reforms Planned to Reform Cuban Justice System
Secretary Root moves to install a commission to overhaul Cuba’s judiciary and prison abuses. General Wood endorses reforms and the three American lawyers, with Cuban bar members, will meet in Havana to revise criminal procedure and civic code. Rubens travels from Washington to New York en route to Havana.
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Root
Wood
Havana
Washington
Cuba
War Department
Horatio Rubens
E. L. Conant
Jr. Runcie
Rubens
New York
Miami
Tax Commission for Cuba Reports on Island Taxation
Governor General Wood will appoint a three person committee to study taxation across the island. Debate centers on Senor Federico Mora, fiscal of the supreme court, and whether he should be prosecuted. Citizens, especially lawyers, accuse Mora’s office of inaction and negligence as delays in trials persist. 1899 Cienfuegos customs receipts totaled $1,159,000.
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Hirana
Wood
Senor Federico Mora
Supreme Court
Senor Mora
Cienfuegos
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Organizes in Shamokin
Valentine Fitzpatrick of Cleveland organizes a Shamokin lodge of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The event draws many railroad workers including 31 from Philadelphia and Reading Railway. Fitzpatrick will urge national officers to boycott the Reading if discharged workers are not reinstated.
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Shamokin
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen of the
United States
Valentine Fitzpatrick
Cleveland
Ohio
Philadelphia and
Reading
Comppany
Fitzpatrick
National Headquarters
Two Men Die In Pittston Shaft Accident
Wilkes Barre Pa Jan 14 Two laborers Fred Smaltz and Michael Maleski fell 120 feet while ascending a Bar num shaft at the Pennsylvania Coal company Pittston Junction. Smaltz was killed instantly and Maleski died this morning.
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Wilkes-Barre
Barnum
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Pittston Junction
Fred Smaltz
Michael Maleski
Smallz
Maloski
Colombian revolutionists move toward Bocorre for joint attack
Advices from Colombia report the main body of revolutionists after occupying Buchamangs on June 6 and seizing stores advance toward Bocorre. Other forces converge to form a junction and mount a concerted attack on Bogota.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Colombia
Buchamangs
Bocorre
Bogota
Mayor Carter Marion Declines Governor Nomination Offer
Chicago report states Mayor Carter Marion refused the Democratic nomination for governor. The move prompts supporters of former Vice President Stevenson to press him to accept the nomination.
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Chicago
Jan. M
Carter Marrion
Harrison
Stevenson
Death of General Sharpe in New York
General George Henry Sharpe of Kingston New York died yesterday in New York City at age 72 after an operation. He served as a major general for distinguished Civil War service and was present with General Grant at Appomattox where the Army of Virginia and General Lee were paroled in his custody.
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New York
Jan
George Henry Sharpe
Kingston
N. Y
Grant
Lee
Appomattox
Army of Virginia
Pittsburg Coal Fleet In Harbor For South Shipment
A conservative estimate places coal in Pittsburg harbor at 6,000 bushels awaiting shipment south this morning. Of this total 1,395,000 bushels were started down the river today.
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Pittsburg
Dun. M
Weather Indications Today and Notable News Summary
Weather outlook for today with general indications. Reports include a senator charged with inciting revolt among Filipinos and a battle anticipated in South Africa. Plans for Cuban reforms and American capital for Russia noted. Northeastern Pennsylvania financial and commercial briefings and local sermons referenced. Death of Rees Watkins. Albright Library trustees annual meeting. West Scranton area updates and broader industrial news.
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South Africa
Russia
Trouble in Canada Indians growing restless over police withdrawal
Montreal January 14 There is fear of Cree uprisings in Assiniboia and Alberta as mounted police depart for the Transvaal. Indians, led by Crees, hear news of the South African conflict and believe Canada seeks Boers land, stirring agitation that alarms interior officials.
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Northwest
Transvaal
Montreal
Mounted
Department of the Interior
Assiniboia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Crocn
West
Senate and House Prepare For Week of Budget Bills
Washington notes the House will open routine session with most days devoted to appropriation bills including urgent deficiency and pension measures. The Senate plans debates on the Pettigrew resolution and financial legislation with speeches by Rawlins Hale Aldrich and Teller. Executive items include the Samoan treaty and Quay case report potential arrival this week.
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Washington
Hobart
Army
Navy
Philippines
Roberts
Senate
Pettigrew
Phillippines
Great Britain
Aldrich
Teller
Rawlins
Daniel
Bacon
Money
Mine Workers Meet in National Convention at Indianapolis
Nearly five hundred delegates have arrived for the United Mine Workers of America convention opening tomorrow in Indianapolis with another hundred expected. The list includes Ohio eighty, Pennsylvania fifteen, Illinois two hundred ninety, Kentucky fifteen, Iowa ten, West Virginia twenty, and Indiana. The gathering represents about 100,000 miners across twenty seven states.
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Indianapolis
National Convention of
United Mine Workers of America
Ohio
Pennsylvania
IlMnole
Kentucky
Iowa
West Virginia
Indiana
Hoar Anti Expansion Remarks Said to Spark Manila Insurrection
John Barrett publicly linked Senator Hoar to an anti expansion speech cabled to Hong Kong and shown to Filipino troops in Manila. Barrett described the ciphered message as transmitted through Paris to Hong Kong at a cost of 60 0 dollars and delivered to Philippine army officers, contributing to open insurrection.
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Hoar
Hong Kong
United States
Manila
Barrett
Chicago
John Barrett
Siam
Senator Hearn
Lake Forest University
Hour
Oriental Islands
Luzon
Philippines
Paris
Mr. Barrett
Phillippines
Canal of Hi
Senator Hoar Declines Comment On Philippine Question
Senator Hoar tonight declined to take notice of statements attributed to Mr. Barrett ex minister to Siam. He said General Otis reports give the fullest account of the events leading to hostilities and he expects to deal with the whole matter in the Senate.
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Washington
Jan. i
Hoar
Barerett
Siam
Otis
Senate
Mystery Wreck Refers No Vessel Name In St Mary's Bay
A gale hampers recovery work in St Marys Bay Newfoundland delaying nearshore boat access. No identification of the steamer is yet found though bodies have been located among rocks. Recovery plans hinge on weather with hope to recover wood fragments for the ship's name.
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St. Mary's Bay
St. Johns
N. F
Campania Sails From Liverpool To New York
Steamship Campania departed Liverpool bound for New York with Queenstown port entries noting January departure.
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Queenstown
Jan
Campania
Liverpool
New York
Weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania
Washington forecast notes for Monday and Tuesday. Fair weather expected Monday with increasing cloudiness Tuesday. Winds variable.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
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