Stubborn Fight Recalled as Boers Repulsed at Ladysmith
Dispatch from Natal dated January 8 reports heavy Boer assault on White's position near Ladysmith. Entrenchments at Wagon Hill changed hands, with Devons under Colonel Park and Hamilton's troops again holding ground. Casualties and losses cited as heavy, but official word later confirms White's forces repelled the attack and maintained the garrison.
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Onion
War Office
Baker
Frere
Natal
White
Ladysmith
Wat chieOy
Park
Hamilton
Lidemita
Piers Coury
General White
Ansvere
Pretch
Sussex Regimins
Pretoria
White Not Relieved Endures Siege Pressures at Ladysmith
London reports General White and his force struggle as ammunition dwindles and casualties mount in the Ladysmith garrison. The beleaguered defenders held their line Sunday but face critical shortages that threaten a coordinated relief effort with General Baster.
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London
White Etil Hods
Sanday
Byers
White
Baster
Ladysmith
Baler
War revenue tax to remain until Philippines campaign ends
War revenue tax will be continued until the campaign in the Philippines has ended. National officers of the Ancient Order of Hibernians express sympathy for the Boers and name Captain Frank M. Faircloth, a veteran of the Mexican, Civil and Spanish wars, who died in New York at age 70. General Stanton, retired, is critically ill in Omaha, Nebraska. Six people were injured when a passenger train derailed near Mount Clemens, Michigan. Mississippi legislature is in west.
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Philippines
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Frank M. Faircloth
New York
General Stanton
Omaha
Neb
Mount Clemens
Mich
Mississippi
West
Diwin
Osborne
Washington
Captain Wirtz
Andersony
Tle
Cedar Grove
Thomas Jones
Jerome Tensen
JinWius Robinson
Dnwiddie Court House
W. M
McCray
Flolona
Ack
John Albert
Philadelphia
Texas
West Indies
Z. A Diss
Chicago
Various Trials and Deaths Stir Late 19th Century News
Reports include executions in Virginia and Georgia, a hanging in Andersonville, and a fatal shooting in Michigan. Notable deaths span Captain Wirtz, violist John Albert, Rev. John G. Fee, and Archibald W. Butt. Contemporaneous topics touch on Utah politics, China Open Door, and Boer War interventions.
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Jackaon
Dim Noble
Tywin Puvate
Jerry Movie
Russia
Smder
United States
Sorrento
Naples
Lous
W. Murray Crane
Massachusett
State Department
Transvaal
Great Britain
Italy
China
Mua Bay
John G. Fee
Berea College
Richmond
Charles Root
Kalamacoo
Mich
John Adams
Matt McGinnis
Nelson McGinnis
Anna
Iils
Aquila J. Marshall
Wilmington
Raleigh
O. E. Drentzer
Norway
Frankfort
Tonn
William Waldorf Astor
London
Schnadhorst
Liberal Party
Eng
Archibald W. Butt
Georgia
Washington
Knit goods makers agree to raise prices
Knit goods manufacturers have perfected an agreement to raise the prices of their products. The move signals heightened costs for consumers and potential shifts in market pricing across the industry.
Re publican noms nominate Bowen to speaker post
Dr D H Bowen nominated by Republican housemen for speaker, receiving 4 to 28 votes for W L Eaton. Bowen backed by John B Gear forces in the senatorial contest, his nomination secures reelection of Gwar to the U S Senate.
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Des Moines
Jan. C
D. H. Bowen
Housemans
W. L. Eaton
Bowen
John B Gear
Gwar
United States Senate
Boy Killed by Wood Saw Accident in Campbell Tex
Arthur Finger, about 3, died when a wave or balance wheel burst on a wood saw he operated in Campbell Texas. A fragment struck his face, breaking his arm and killing him at the scene.
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Campbell, Tex
Arthur Finger
Rider and horse killed in Oklahoma ravine
Sylvester Green, prominent farmer near Alva, Oklahoma, rode into a deep ravine while returning from town on January 9. He and his horse were instantly killed in the accident.
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Guthrie
O. T
Sylvester Green
Alva
Flour Mill Planned by Local Capitalists in Texas
A new $59 000 flour mill will be built in this city by local capitalists who recently organized a company. The project marks a significant industrial investment in the Texas town with construction set to begin soon.
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McKinner
Tex
Jury convicts Bob Stevens of first degree murder in life sentence
In Palestine Texas on January 9 the jury found Bob Stevens guilty of murder in the first degree and he was sentenced to life. A motion for a new trial will be filed.
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Palestine
Tex
Bob Stevens
Texas Livestock Association Meets in San Antonio
The ninth annual Texas Livestock Association convention will convene in San Antonio on Monday January 22 at 10 o clock. A three day meeting is planned with promises of unusually large attendance and notable business for the group.
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Gelveston
Texas Livestock Association
San Antonio
San Diego Texas Ranger Pursuit After Killing Near Rosita
Sergeant Bates of the state ranger force and Deputy Sheriff McNeill went to the Rosita area after reports of a killing of Cleofas Sola. They returned with several suspects in custody.
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San Diego
Tex
Cleofas Sola
Rosita
Bates
State Ranger
McNeill
Unclear Tax Transfer Records From Concolenes Fanaa
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a payment to a Tax Collector Neal Robinson HOO for unknown parties and an “agnience fund.” It cites Kilinger in Kilinger, Texas, with payments to a treasurer and to the county, but many items are garbled, leaving the exact entities and amounts uncertain.
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ToQrangs
Tex
Calupich
Catholic Pricet
St Kilinger
Neal Robinson Hoo
Agnecience Fund
Rave
Mob executes Watt for assault on shipyard worker's wife
Newport News January 2. W. W. Watt was seized from the stationhouse by a mob and shot to death for criminally assaulting Mrs. M. Simpson wife of a shipyard employee. Local authorities report the mob action occurred early this morning.
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Newport News
W. W. Watt
Largest Ellis County hog weighed 715 pounds
Italy Texas January 8 1920 W M Mathis Sims farm manager killed a hog measuring 7 feet 11 inches in length and dressed weight 715 pounds believed to be the largest hog ever raised in Ellis County.
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Italy
Tex
W. M. Mathis
Sims Farm
Ellis County
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