Skirmishes and relief attempts in South Africa push on
London dispatches report ongoing hills fighting as General French reinforces with guns and infantry near Colesberg. Gatacre attacks Cyphergat and Copersberg. 3,000 Boers press British posts, while Pilcher conducts raids and evacuates Douglas.
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London
Cesar
French
Colesburg
Rensburg
Gatacre
Cyphergat
Molteno
Sterkstrom
Copersberg
Stormberg
War Office
Cape Town
Dereicht
Montaorency
Bird's Siding
Indwe
Genral Gatacre
Methuen
Buller
W. V. Eaves
Oxford
B. Fry
South Africa
South
Belmont
Pilcher
Butler
Earthquake Devastation Hits Achalkalak District Villages
The Silver State's Leased Wire reports thirteen villages in Achalkalak district suffered quake shocks on January 4. Six villages were completely destroyed and 800 bodies have been recovered, with rescue and relief efforts underway.
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Pretoria
van Sensburg
Derdepoort
Lyndiwe
Anecetees Press
Johannesburg
Rand
Ladysmith
Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes
Jameson
Garison
Silver State
Tiftis
Trans-Caucasia
Achalkalak
Scott's Emulsion Fuel for Strength and Digestion
An advertisement explains fat as fuel for body strength and urges use of Scott's Emulsion cod liver oil to improve nerves, muscular power, and digestion. It claims stronger nerves and better digestion as benefits and lists Scott & Bowne as chemists in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Chemists
New York
Roberts Case Under Debate in Senate Inquiry
The Roberts Investigating Committee reopened hearings in Washington on January 4 to hear whether Roberts is constitutionally eligible for a seat. Schroeder argued Roberts’s polygamy and impaired citizenship may bar him, while Carlisle prepared to submit written arguments. A recess was called until 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roberts Investigating Committee
John G. Carlisle
Roberts
Carlisle
Schroeder
Mr. Schroeder
Utah
Governor Taylor Seeks Oregon Aid In Gubernatorial Contest
A Salem dispatch reports Governor Taylor of Kentucky requests Oregon law authority to back his bid and asks Governor Geer for guidance on contest procedures. The inquiry covers whether the same tribunal handles governor and other offices and if objections or appeals are permissible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Salem
Taylor
Kentucky
Oregon
Geer
German Steamers Detained and Cargo Searched at Aden
Berlin reports the Imperial Mail steamer General detained at Aden by British troops to search its cargo. The General belongs to the German East African Line, tied to the Bundesrath group previously seized by the Magicienne off Delagoa Bay. In Rome the Kanzler, with Dutch and Russian Red Cross detachments aboard, discharged contraband cargo at Naples, belonging to the same company as the Pundsrath and General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Aden
German East African Line
Bundesrath
Magicienne
Delagoa Bay
Rome
Kanzler
Red Cross
Transvaal
Naples
Missionary Killed by Chinese Outlaws
Pekin reports Rev. Mr. Brooks of the Church Missionary Society stationed at Ping Yin in Shan Tung province was captured December 13 and murdered by Boxers, a seditious group accused of attacking villages and killing native Christians. Provincial cavalry reached the scene too late to save him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PEKIN
Mr. Brooks
Church Missionary Society
Ping Yin
Shan Tung
Brooks
Resolution Thanking Sampson and Schley
Congressional resolution thanks Rear Admiral William T. Sampson and Commodore Winfield Scott Schley and their officers and men for destroying the Spanish fleet at Santiago. The notice also contains an unrelated advertisement for menswear hosiery.
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Washington
Bingham
Pennsylvania
Congress
William T. Sampson
Winfield Scott Schley
Santiago
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Cape Colony
Klekfontein
Sunnyside
de Aar
Colenso
Chieveley
Joubert
Frere
Paris
E. W. Grove
Peter
Paul
Hood
Sampson
Schley
Bush
Shone
Silver State Mills
Nolls
Recanzone & Forgnone
Paradise
Nevada
Felix Poulin
Bridge Street
Winnemucca
Sisa
Karl
Onic
al Sruggists
S. C. Wells 4 CO
Leroy
N.Y
Sole Proctors Ie
Eagle Drug Store
Cape
W. J. Bell
Prop
G. W. Summerfiel
Railroad Lumber Yard
Fead and Sale Stable
Castle Gate Coal
N. Owen, Trer Winsemneca
A. Ruckteschle
Winnemucca, Nevada
International Sane
B. D. Santina & Co
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