Large Operations Reported in Western Front War News
London dispatches say large operations are about to begin in the Western field as Gen. French returns from a conference with Lord Roberts and sends forces to seize Norval's Point. British plans include 18 000 troops plus cavalry and yeomanry, with ongoing censorship limiting detailed reports from Spearman's Camp.
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French
Lora Woberte
Guthree
Norval
Norvi Fal
Weald
Hender
Coloshers
London
Buller
William Henry Green
William
War Office
Nquirers
Kensberg
Lord Roberts
Norval's Point
Orange River
Free State
Bloemfontein
Polat
Colesberg
Neauwpoort
Methuen
Admiralty
Fithen
Fourth Cavalry
South Africa
Alfred Milner
Belfast
Alfred
Spearman's Camp
Times
Queenstown
Cape Colony
Lord Brabant
Webster Davin
Lourenzo Marques
Webster Davis
Jagger
Ladysmith
Pretoria
Herr Biermann
Davis
Inager
Steyn
Kruger
Cape Town
Rising in Borneo Natives Attack British Forces
A Tacoma dispatch reports natives in British North Borneo rising against British rule. Rebels attacked stores at Gaya Bay and threatened Laguna. The British gunboat Raider moved to Gaya Bay but withdrew after rebels fired on Sikhs and marines, killing four. The campaign is set to become severe jungle warfare.
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Chicago
Chronicle
Tacoma
Hongkong
British North Borneo
Gaya Bay
Laguna
FARE FORT FOR CANADA Treaty Promised Free Alaska Port
Washington report says the United States will grant Canada a free port in Alaska in exchange for Britain renouncing the Clayton Bulwer treaty. The arrangement hinges on the British concession and state department approval.
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New York
The
Journal and Advertiser
Washington
State Department
Alaska
Canada
Big Railroad Combine Seeks Control of Chicago St Paul Route
Chicago Feb 7 The Chronicle says syndicates led by Harriman Vanderbilt Morgan and Penn Kemble are pushing to consolidate eastern lines and then move against the Western field to trap the two remaining independent roads between Chicago and St Paul the Wisconsin Central and the Chicago Great Western aiming for absolute control of the Chicago St Paul district
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Chicago-St. Paul
Chicago
Chronicle Enya
Harriman-Vanderbilt-Morgan-Penokylvvania
St. Paul
Wisconsle Central
Chicago Great Western
Paul Distetet
Patrick Crow Arrested in Northwestern Train Robbery Case
Patrick Crow, suspected of complicity in the Northwestern line robbery between Maple Park and De Kalb on Oct 13, was arrested yesterday in Chicago and spirited away by the police. The chase stretched three months across a thousand miles, with hopes Crow’s capture will hasten the arrest of his confederates.
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Mobyberg
Northwestern
Cheaxe
Patrick Crow
Maple Park
de Kalb
Chicago
Crow
Dechtold Turns Up in Aberdeen Mission Ruse
Fred Bocn reports from New York that Dechtold, who went to Russia for immigrants, arrived with two cars of orphans and will bring them to Aberdeen immediately. The man was said to have been sentenced to imprisonment by the Russian government for enticing men subject to military duty.
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Aberdeen
Fred Bocntold
Russia
New York
Deportation ordered for twelve of fourteen Chinamen
In Fargo on February 7 the United States court arraigned fourteen Chinamen from the Hip Lung company of Chicago. Judge Amidon ordered the admission of two men while deportation was ordered for Moy Ham Moy Ang and the remaining twelve.
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Fargo
N. D
United States
Hip Lung Company
South
Clark Street
Chicago
Amidon
Moy Ham
Moy Ang
Lncky
Panel Wills Blawed Fire Outbreak at Plum City Mill
A fire at the Union panel mill in Plum City near Ellsworth Wisconsin started in the engine room and consumed the building. Firefighters arrived after a watchman discovered the smoldering area. Estimated loss runs around 30 thousand dollars.
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Ellsworth
Wis
Union| Panel
Plum City
Escanabs & Superior absorbed by big railroad plan
Ailing for ore trade reports Escanabs and Superior railway from North Escanaba to Republic will be absorbed by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul system. The line will gain ore docks at North Escanaba and the Escanaba river mouth to boost ore carrying, a major shift after years of limited service.
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Houghton, Mich
Escanabs & Superior Railway
North Escanaba
Republic
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul System
Escanaba River
Root Stops Hammond in Second Round at Badger Club
Chicago light heavyweight Jack Root knocked out Detroit’s Jack Hammond in the second round before the Badger Athletic club. Hammond was knocked down in the first round and felled several times to avoid Root’s rushes.
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Root
Milwaukee
Jack Root
Chicago
Jack Hammond
Detroit
Badger Athletic Club
Hammond
Turn Them Loose in Philippine Debate Sparks Senate Clash
Senator Caffery argues for constitutional rights for Filipinos while urging removal of Filipinos as a policy option. Senate debates Philippine question as House Democrats attack administration policy and a water pollution commission bill is defeated.
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Cattery
Washington
Louisiana
Senate
Yespenton Lyoke Pew
Hue
Mr. Caffery
Foreign Affaire Committee
Dipamore
Askangas
Alr. Clark
Misxoutl
Clark
Ribley
Pennsylvania
Tutu
Chicago
Macrum Leaves Pretoria Mystery Unfolding in Washington
Washington reports Mr. Macrum, ex consul, has left Pretoria in uncertainty about his mission. He met with Representative Taylor and Secretary Hill, stayed briefly, and requested rest in East Liverpool Ohio before presenting a formal report to the state department next week.
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Wis
Washington
Macrum
Pretoria
Bunce Waas
State Department
Taylor
Department
Dr. Hill
Liverpool
Ohio
Soo
Amu Sali
Bulgarian Premier Abruptly Adjourns National Assembly
In Bulgaria on February 7 M. Theodore Trant acof president of the council of ministers proclaimed the sobranje adjourned indefinitely without ceremony. The move suspends many key projected laws and leaves a large legislative backlog unresolved.
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Dwlwarian Council
Bofln
Bulgaria
M. Theodore Trantacof
Council of Ministers
Lesves
Ofr
Two Die in Hocking Valley Train Collision at Carry
A freight and passenger train on the Hocking Valley railroad collided at Carry causing the deaths of a fireman an engineer an express messenger and two others. No further particulars available at this time.
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Senger
Olio
Hocking Valley
Carry
Drowned veteran Rog ers of La Crosse in Mississippi River
R B Rogers aged fifty five Civil War veteran and long time La Crosse commercial traveler was accidentally drowned in the Mississippi opposite La Crosse. He formerly lived in St Paul.
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la Crosse
Wis
R. B. Rogers
Mississippi
St. Paul
Winnipeg to weigh Vancouver plea for 10000 mounted troops
Winnipeg will consider Vancouver's proposal to raise 10 000 mounted men for South Africa at a meeting tonight. The plan seeks manpower for imperial service and reflects wartime mobilization efforts across Canadian cities.
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Tho
Winnipeg
Vancouver
South Africa
Bear, Wis. Man Killed by Ferocious Boar
David Abundeon wie killed by a ferocious boar near Bosworth Wisconsin on February 7. He was one of A Amundson of Tolon residents.
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Bosworth
Wis
David ‘Abundeon
A. Amundson
Tolon
Love and death by own action in Berlin affair
Milas Marianna Wyneke, a New York language teacher, shot herself in Berlin on February 7 following a love affair with a German chemist. She is in critical condition though a slight chance of recovery remains.
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Berlin
Milas Marianna Wyneke
New York
Venezuelan government crisis sparks cabinet rift report
Brief notes from the wires report renewed dissension in Venezuela’s cabinet ahead of potential further upheaval. Other items: explorer William Henry Gilder dies in Morristown North Dakota. university appoints Emily Huntington Miller as dean of women. various political stances and wartime gratitude comments noted.
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Venezuela
William Henry Gilder
Richard Watson Gilder
Morristown
Nod
Philadelphia
Benetors Meknery
Louisiana
Sullivan
Mississippi
Guatemala
Henry C. Payne
Republican National
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Lin
Emily Huntington Miller
Northwestern University
Chicago
Anna M. Bowen
Alger
Englad
Spain
The Mawkets Grain and livestock market notes
Grain and livestock prices and bids from Milwaukee Chicago Sioux City and St Paul report various grain futures including wheat corn barley and rye with live cattle hogs sheep and calves price ranges. Washington testimony covers Montana officials and alleged vote trading in the Clark Senate race.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Sioux City
Iowa
St. Pau
Atears
Phipps and Walker to Build Steel Plant on Monongahela Frontier
Henry Phipps Jr and Jol Walker, consulting partners in Carnegie Steel, closed a deal for 300 acres along the Monongahela River adjoining Monongahela borough. The title is in Phipps and a new corporation plans a mammoth steel plant costing about 5 million dollars to boost the Indie neighborhood.
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Henry Phipps, Jr
Jol Walker
Carnegie Steel Company
Monongahela River
Monongahela
Phipps
Cleveland’s Kid Broad Draws Eddie Lenny in NYC Ring
In a brisk twenty round featherweight bout at 124 pounds in Brooklyn’s Hercules Athletic Club, Kid Broad of Cleveland battled Eddie Lenny of Philadelphia to a draw. The fight was among the fastest seen at the arena, showcasing both fighters’ speed and endurance.
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New York
Kid Broad
Cleveland
Eddie Lenny
Philadelphia
Hercules Athletic Sink
Brooklyn
Admiral and Mia Dewey Attend Naval Memorial Aid
Dewey and Mia Dewey arrived in New York from Washington. They will attend a crew gift concert for the naval memorial arch at Carnegie Hall tonight and a Loyal Legion banquet at the Academy of Music in Brooklyn Wednesday. They will be guests of the naval club at dinner Thursday night.
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Dewey
New York
Admiral
Mia
Washington
Fnr
Naval Wmnemorial
Carnegie Hall
Loyal Legion
Academy of Music
Brooklyn
Naval Club
Release averts armed conflict over Kentucky Capitol
Gov. Taylor orders the release of a man amid a tense standoff between civil authorities and the Kentucky National Guard. The incident centered on Capitol grounds and a habeas corpus writ, with threats of force avoided as Democrats and Republicans prepare for London session. Funeral plans for Goebel are outlined, with peaceful proceedings and heightened security in Frankfort Covington and Louisville noted.
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Walker
Gov. Taylor
London
Inte
Gov
Taylor
Joy
Goebel
Frankfort
Capitol Hotel
Cay
Nctmal
Gov. Goebel
Lindon
Londo
Louisville
Bob
Bockcin
Legislative Wit
Goebel Dies as Beckham Sworn Kentucky Governor
William Goebel head of Kentucky’s claimant government dies after being shot. Lieutenant Governor Beckham is sworn in, enacting initial acts as interim governor amid martial law, protests, and calls for a Goebel monument as authorities brace for potential violence.
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New
Kentucky
Frankfort
William Goebel
Beckham
Goebel
Arthur
Braunaker
Justus
Covington
Louisville
Macrum Is O1um Arrives With Family From Pretoria
Charles B. Macrum former United States consul at Pretoria lands in New York aboard the St Paul with his wife and daughter. He declines to explain his departure from the post during the South African crisis promising a later written statement after a Washington visit.
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New York
Charles B. Macrum
United States
Pretoria
South African Republic
Transvaal
St. Paul
Macram
Washington
State Department
Africa
Value of Dewey Prize Assets in Mantle Bay
Navy report to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia values Admiral Dewey captured assets at Mantle Bay. Key items include ship equipment 41,506 dollars, ordnance materials 12,20, fuel 420,508 dollars. total estimated value 320,141 dollars.
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Boned St Apur Sage
Manila Bay
Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Navy
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Board of Appraisal and Survey
Cavite
Admiral Dewey
Mantle J Bay
Dewey
Tragedy Near Rapid City Claims Frank Pinkerton Life
Frank Pinkerton twenty-year-old son of a prominent sawmill owner dies at his father’s home fourteen miles west of Rapid City after being struck in the abdomen by a piece of lumber thrown from a sow. He shielded a friend from the flying wood but died shortly after the incident.
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Laved
Rapid City
Frank Pinkerton
Here
Woman Shoots Husband in Michigan Town
Woman shoots her husband in St John Michigan. Wes Fehr, husband of Pred Fehr, identified as father of Alexander Williams, sustained a gunshot to the head and is not expected to recover. Authorities investigate the incident as a possible domestic dispute.
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Ter Roseanne
St. John, Mich
Wes Fehr
Pred Fehr
Ana
Alexander Willams
Fire injures men at Chicago basket factory
Report details injuries among four firemen and two spectators in a Chicago factory fire at John Benedict’s plant yesterday. One fireman may be seriously hurt while others are treated on scene.(details uncertain)
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Mire
Chicago
John
Benedict
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