War News From South Africa and Home Front Updates
Five Canadian nurses have offered to join the South African contingent and Scouts may accompany them. General Botha urges continued fighting as Parliament debates a new war vote. Dewet orders extending blockhouse work, with possible further clashes on the Swaziland border. Lord Kitchener seeks Scouts with the Canadian force. Roberts denies Boer women mistreatment rumors. The Courier du Soir reports possible Western intervention.
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Johannesburg
Botha
South Africa
Pretoria
Dewet
Bruce Hamilton
Swaziland
Ottawa
Ont
Lord Kitchener
Governor General
Canada
Fom
Ord
Kitchener
London
Lord Roberts
Paris
Courier du Soir
United States
World’s ship building tops 1900 totals
From Chemnitz report dated November 27 1900 the world built 319 sailing and 966 steam vessels over 100 register tons totaling 2 268 938 tons. England and colonies lead with 698 ships, the United States 197, Germany 90, France 65, and Italy 37.
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Washington
State Department
Monaghan
Chemnitz
England
United States
Germany
France
Italy
Frightful death by own action in Coal City
In Morris Illinois January 4 Joseph H Bovine a Bohemian leader in the coal fields killed himself with dynamite after a morning domestic dispute He bought a stick of dynamite and placed it under his vest then struck the cap causing an explosion that tore a hole in the earth and blew his body into pieces
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Morris, Ill
Coal City
Joseph H. Bovine
Rear Admiral Title Posthumously For Richard P Leary
Boston reports from Washington that Captain Richard P Leary USN died at Chelsea after learning he had been promoted to rear admiral. The appointment was made the day before his death and only learned after his brother in law Dr Fairfax Irwin returned from Annapolis.
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Boston
Washington
Richard P. Leary
Shelsea
Fairfax Irwin
Annapolis
Chelsea
New Battleship Maine Near Commission Date
The new battleship Maine is 78 percent complete and expected to be commissioned by February 15, 1903, marking the fifth anniversary of the sinking of the former Maine in Havana harbor.
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Washington
Maine
Navy Department
Naval
Havana Harbor
Chicago Clubs Plan Roosevelt Visit Invitation
Representatives of the Marquette, Hamilton and Lincoln republican clubs in Chicago agreed to invite President Roosevelt as their guest. The clubs met in Hamilton club, coordinating the proposal.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Marquette
Hamilton
Lincoln
Secretary Long denies kinship with Samp son
Washington January 4 Secretary Long answers J W Flickinger of Clyde denying a report that he and Samp son are brothers in law. He states their nearest ancestors are Adam and Eve, confirming no familial tie.
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Washington
Long
J. W. Flickinger
Clyde, D
Sampson
Governor Shaw Arrives to Assume Treasury Post
Gov Leslie M Shaw of Kwa arrives in Washington to succeed Lymand J Gage as secretary of the treasury. He meets President Roosevelt and Speaker Henderson, plans to take office around January 22 or 23, and will coordinate with Mr Gage on timing.
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Washington
Leslie M. Shaw
Kwa
Lymand J. Gage
the Treasury
Arlington Hotel
White House
Henderson
Shaw
Gage
Treasury
Roosevelt
The Presidents Daughter Miss Alice Roosevelt Debuts
Miss Alice Roosevelt eldest daughter of the president and Mrs Roosevelt is presented to Washington society at a White House ball. About 500 guests attend including Roosevelts cousins and prominent society figures. The debutante event is personal rather than official with grand floral decorations and no cotillion. The president mingles with guests as she receives numerous floral tributes.
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Washington
Alice Roosevelt
Roosevelt
White House
Roosevelts
Nellie Grant
President Grant
Mrs. Roosevelt
Miss Roosevelt
Double Railway Wreck Near Johnstown Kills One
Three trains piled up west of S Q tower on the Pennsylvania line seven miles from Johnstown. One man was killed and four badly hurt, with additional injuries. Two wrecks occurred as No 14 mail and express hit a side track where a freight train stood, debris tumbling toward the Conemaugh River. Injured were moved to Pittsburgh hospitals.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
New York
Conemaugh River
Cambria Hospital
Turkish Troops Mutiny in Bayrout Syria
A Daily Mail dispatch from Cairo reports several hundred Turkish troops mutinied at Bayrout on Sunday over pay arrears. They attacked and flogged the province governor and garrison commandant, repulsing cavalry sent for rescue.
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London
Daily Mail
Cairo
Bayrout
Syria
Distribution of Fish and Fish Eggs Reported Rise
Washington dispatch notes a 9,000,000 plus increase in government distributed fish and fish eggs nationwide and a drop in lobster fishing per the United States Commissioner of Fisheries Bowers annual report for the last fiscal year. New York report recounts John Pinevar of Middletown facing attempted suicide charges after leaping from the Brooklyn Bridge. he denies intent but offers no motive.
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Washington
United States Commissioner of Fisheries
Bowers
New York
John Pinevar
Middletown
N. Y
Brooklyn Bridge
Boy Murderer Sentenced in Kansas Trial
Winfield Kansas January 4 Clyde Moore age 17 was sentenced to 200 years in the penitentiary after being convicted of murder in the second degree for the killing of farmer C Wilburger near Winfield last April over money.
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Winfield
Kan
Clyde Moore
C. (. Wiltbergar
Here
Sinking of Steamship Walla Walla After Collision Near Cape Mendocino
San Francisco reports the Walla Walla sank after a 4:10 am collision with an unknown iron bark. Of 144 aboard, 9 dead, 13 missing passengers, 20 crew. One life raft unaccounted for. Survivors evacuated to Eureka and vessels assisted. Rev. Henry Frickson mourns wife and three children.
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San Francisco
Walla Walla
Pacific Coast Steamship Co
Puget Sound
Cape Mendonico
California
Hall
Dispatch
Eureka
Brown
Trinidad
John Wilkinson
William Martel
L. Drake
Engineer Brown
John McClellan
Wm. Shinn
O’lear
Cook Marshall
Wm. B. Smith
William Moorehouse
Ranger
Max
Pomona
Henry Frickson
Bomb damages Venezuelan minister’s Caracas residence
News from Willemstad reports a bomb blast Saturday evening at the Caracas home of Venezuelan finance minister Tello Mendoza. No injuries were reported though the explosion sparked widespread unrest. General Juan Pietri, jailed in Antimano, was shown in Caracas as a prisoner and remains opposed to Castro and Matos. Many revolutionists have left Curacao to join insurgents in Venezuela. General Riera, who had joined the coast fighting, remained on the island after a brief return.
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Willemstad
Caracao
Haytien
Gable
Caracas
Tello Mendoza
Juan Pietri
Castro
Antimano
Plaza de Bolivar
Pietri
Matos
Venezuela
Riera
Vela de Coro
Chicago Crew Wins Rowing Match in Villefranche
The Chicago crew won a three mile rowing race between the gigs of the U S cruiser Chicago and the gunboat Nashville for 1600 pounds, finishing three lengths ahead in Villefranche on January 4.
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Villefranche
United States
Chicago
Nashville
Cholera Sweeps Java City. Sourabaya Sees 7000 Deaths
Tacoma dispatch reports Col. BE F Hand, a New York mining engineer, describing cholera sweeping Java. He says thousands die with Sourabaya alone recording 7000 deaths in November.
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Tacoma
Wash
BE. F. Hand
New York
Java
Sourabaya
Pro-Boer Rally Draws Cleveland Crowd at Gray's Armory
About four thousand people attended a pro-Boer meeting in Gray's Armory Cleveland on Sunday afternoon. Hon. William J Bryan and Mayor were invited to speak. they addressed the crowd amid cheers. A long resolution urging US action in the two year war was passed and sent to the president.
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Cleveland
Gray’s Armory
Wm. J. Bryan
Bryan
Johnson
John J. Lentz
August Prana
Hho Esgyman
United States
Hunger Drives Mass Slaughter of Horses and Cattle
San Antonio observers report over 100 head of horses and milch cows killed in the past 60 days to spare them from starvation. A prolonged drought of more than a year plus soaring feed prices force impoverished owners to act as relief is unseen.
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San Antonio
Tex
British colonies trade share worries Britain as US gains
London reports that Great Britain holds 42 percent of total colonial trade while the United States commands 12 percent. The United States is rapidly expanding trade with Canada and Australia, prompting editorial concern in The Standard which urges the country to take action.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Australia
The
Standard
Head-On Train Collision Near Rex, Georgia
A head on collision between two Southern Railway freight trains near Rex 14 miles from Atlanta on Sunday morning killed three trainmen and burned several freight cars. Officials cite a signal misreading by one train crew as the likely cause.
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Atlanta
Southern Railway
Rex
Palo Alto Stock Farm Sells All Horses
Orders issued to sell all horses at the Palo Alto stock farm in California. Only ten famous brood mares will be retained including Mary Osborn Beautiful Bells Monetti Maxena Wild Flower Manganata Rendan Esther Lady Ellen and Elaine. About 250 head to be auctioned. farm established 1877 and holder of 1892 trotting record.
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Palo Alto
Cal
Palo Alto Stock Farm
Mary Osborn
Beautiful Bells
Monetti Maxena
Wild Flower
Manganata
Rendan
Esther
Lady Elen
Elaine
Death of Outerbridge Horsey Noted in Maryland Politics
Frederick Maryland January 6 Outerbridge Horsey long active in Maryland Democratic politics died at his Petersville home aged 83 He previously served on the Democratic National Committee for Maryland and was succeeded by former Senator A P Gorman
Peter Cooper Hewitt Unveils Revolutionary New Light
The Herald reports Peter Cooper Hewitt, grandson of the philanthropist, has invented a new lamp that revolutionizes illuminating methods by offering a novel light source and potential efficiency improvements.
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New York, Jan
the Herald
Peter Cooper Hewitt
Thurston praises Peruna as catarrh cure in national notice
Senator Thurston of Omaha hails Peruna in a Columbus company letter as a satisfactory remedy for coughs and catarrh. He notes its national attention as a persistent cure, claims Peruna offers radical, lasting results, and invites readers to request testimonials from the Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus, Ohio.
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John M. Thurston
Omaha
Nebraska
President McKinley
St. Louis
Philadelphia
McKinley
St. Louis Exposition Commission
Peruma Medicine Vo
Columbus
Ohio
Washington, D. C
Jno
M. Thurston
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Co
Mars invaders debated by Indianaplis professor
Prof Samuel A Harker of the University of Indianapolis advocates Martian habitation and high intelligence though communication with them seems impossible He questions Teslas ether signals and notes Mars vastly changes its fire energy while Earth has not His remarks echo in the Cincinnati Enquirer observation. The piece shifts to a social scene titled The Home of Kisses describing widespread kissing among Russian troops and households on a holiday ending with affectionate greetings.
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Samuel A. Harker
University of Indianapolis
Robert Ball
Garrett Serviss
Mars
Harker
Cincinnati Enquirer
Prof
Earth
Tesla
Prof. Harker
Will Get His Shield
Philip K. Sweet, a New York police detective, returns to the force after service with the Rough Riders in Cuba and as first lieutenant in the Philippines.
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New York
The
Rough Riders
Cuba
Philippines
Philip K. Sweet
New York Police Department
Terror to be used as training vessel at Annapolis
The United States monitor Terror departed League Island Navy Yard Sunday in tow of the tug Samoset for Annapolis. The old vessel will be used there as a training ship.
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Philadelphia
United States
League Island Navy Yard
Annapolis
The Force of Habit in English Desertion Probe
An Englishwoman and her brother, recently returned from military service, react to quarry blasts and gunfire with a sudden collapse, revealing the brother’s months long habit of dropping to the ground at gunshots. Authorities note the tactic used to identify suspected deserters.
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England
Cheap Indian Rail Fare Shocks British Comparisons
The East India Railway reports 18.5 million passengers in a year with 17 million in third class. Transit cost is a fraction of a penny per mile, while fares are about one farthing. Indian lowest class incomes, in shillings monthly, align with Britain’s pound earnings over the same period.
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India
East India Railway
Great Britain
Manitoba scarce wives spur colonist housing complaints
A soaked line notes Manitoba settlements face a surplus of men with so few women, prompting colonists to claim homes are impossible for lack of wives and urging marriage prospects to balance the population.
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Province of
Manitoba
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