Admiral Schley Arrives in Chicago to Enthusiastic Welcome
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley arrives in Chicago to thousands who crowd the Baltimore and Ohio depot and nearby streets. A city council delegation presents resolutions praising his service, and Governor Yates Mayor Harrison and Eckels join a series of breakfasts and receptions at the Hamilton and Pooster clubs and the Auditorium Annex.
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Chicago
Schley
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Frank Powler
Winfield Scott Schley
City of
Ada Schley
Cas
Hamilton Club
Yates
Herrison
Eckels
Press Club
Cuba
Pooster Club
Sailor
Rixey Succeeds Him as Navy Medical Chief
Rear Admiral William K. Van Reypen retires after 40 years in the navy ending his career as chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. General Inspector P. M. Rixey is expected to replace him once confirmed by the Senate, with Surgeon James D. Gatewood acting in the interim.
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Washington
William K. van Reypen
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Navy
P. M. Rixey
Senate
James D. Gatewood
Bureau
Record Shipments of White Pine From Upper Mississippi Valleys
Minneapolis reports that 1901 white pine shipments from the Upper Mississippi and Wisconsin valleys reached 2,513,976,821 feet, up from 2,135,252,719 the year before, an increase of 378,724,102 feet. July saw the largest rise, while December's gain was the smallest at 10,071,730 feet.
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Minneapolis
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Plant Starts at Sparta Factory
American Cigar and Tobacco company puts 550 hands to work at its Sparta factory, with more to come. Expert sorters arrive from other Wisconsin cities and most Western Wisconsin tobacco will be processed locally. Many berry growers in the region plan to raise tobacco alongside fruit.
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American Cigar and Tobacco Company
Sparta
Wis
Wisconsin
Dutch Offer to Aid Peace in South Africa
London and Washington report that the Dutch government proposes to act as a diplomatic intermediary for Boer delegates in Europe while denying intervention terms. The British government will assess Kruger delegates' authority before beginning negotiations, with a vague horizon of a new peace process depending on guarantees. The Senate in Washington passes a bill creating the department of commerce and labor after related votes and amendments.
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London
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
Balfour
South Africa
Associated Press
Europe
Lord Lansdowne
Netherland
Kruger
Foreign Office
Washington
Senate
Department of Commerce
Department of Commerce and Labor
Lodge
Committee On Philippines
Bacon
Committee On Printing
Congressional Record
Congress
Pettus
Department of Labor
Nelson
Hale
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department
Commission
Committee of the Whole
Quarles
Census Bureau
Coal Teamsters Halt Coal to Gas Fueled Downtown Buildings
Chicago January 29. Severe cold persists as 100 drivers obey a union order to stop hauling coal to buildings that use gas in summer. Buildings named include Old Colony, Monadnock, Palmer House and the Auditorium. A truce is set until Friday as coal dealers and property owners meet.
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Coal Teamsters’ Union
Albert Young
The
Old Colony
Monadanock
Palmer House
Auditorium
Teamsters’ Union
Coal Trust
Gas Trust
Coal Combine
Teamsters
Milton Booth
Boer Activity Noted By Kitchener Dispatch
London reports Lord Kitchener's message from Johannesburg dated January 27 detailing ongoing Boer activity since January 21. Boer losses include 31 killed, 20 wounded, 322 taken prisoner and 53 surrendered, with key captures such as Field Cornet Devilliers and Capt. de Jager.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Johannesburg
Methuens
Rietelei
Transvaal
Bruce Hamilton
Ermelo
Nelspan
Field Cornet Devilliers
de Jager
Lodwate de Jager
First Volksraad
Plummer
Cornet Boles
Boles
Government to Build Pacific Cable Under government Plan
A House commerce committee vote 8 to 7 supports government construction operation and maintenance of a Pacific cable from California to Hawaii and the Philippines with a 10 percent cap above foreign cost and American made equipment if possible. The army and navy will build it and postoffice and defense leaders may arrange links with Japan and China. Messages priced 25 cents a word to Hawaii 50 cents to Manila. The article also notes the Prince of Wales departure from Berlin.
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Washington
House Committee On Commerce
Corliss
Michigan
Secretary of the Navy
Japan
China
California
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Midway
Guam
Army
Navy
Secretary of War
Manila
Consul Pierce Denies Kru ger Visit To United States
New York January 29 Consul C D Pierce for the Orange Free State said that contrary to reports Paul Kruger would not come to the United States in April. He stated the decision was definite and final regarding the invitation situation.
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New York
C. D. Pierce
Orange Free State
Paul Kruger
Davidson Block Fire Damages St Paul Turns $160000
A fire at the Davidson block at Fourth and Jackson in St Paul caused about 160000 in damage. Sternberg Weil Co. the heaviest loss while the building housed express companies whose losses were limited since flames stayed above the third floor.
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St. Paul
Davidson
Fourth and
Jackson Streets
Sternberg, Weil & Co
Secret rate cuts on packinghouse products move forward
Chicago reports Western lines adopt a joint through freight tariff cutting rates about 10 percent on packinghouse products and dressed meats from Kansas City Omaha and nearby points to the Middle states and seaboard. Example shows dressed meats from Omaha to New York drop from 68 to 63 cents per 100 pounds in car lots.
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Chicago
Western Lines
Record Herald
Western Trunk Line Committee
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Atchison, Leavenworth
Nebraska City
Omaha
South Omaha
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Middle States
Seaboard Territory
New York
Bank Robbery Fatality Leads to Double Hanging
Weston Keiper and Henry Rowe, former miners from Lykens, were hanged at 10 40 a m in Harrisburg in front of about 1 000 spectators for the Halifax bank robbery that killed cashier Charles W Ryan who was shot during a struggle after he seized a revolver. The two were convicted of first degree murder after capture by townspeople and swift trial.
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Harrisburg
Weston Keiper
Henry Rowe
Rowe
Keiper
Lykens
Halifax National Bank
Halifax
Charles W. Ryan
Ryan
There Is Only One Way to Cure Failure
A short aphorism from the Saturday Evening Post urging readers to abandon excuses and pursue work as the path to success.
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Saturday Evening Post
Begin Again: A Call to Constant Practice
The passage urges perpetual beginnings and humility in learning. It emphasizes that assuming mastery signals the start of true growth, urging readers to remain diligent and receptive, never settling as if they have already finished. This mindset frames progress as ongoing discipline.
Terrific shock in the vicinity from New York dynamite blast
A dynamite cache stored at Fortieth Street and Park Avenue exploded harming about 75 people and injuring a hotel guest who was killed in his room. Glass shattered across Grand Central, Grand Union, Murray Hill and nearby hospitals as lampposts and horses were knocked down and debris flew through windows and streets.
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New York
Fortieth Street
Park Avenue
J. Roderick Roberts
Nelson, B. C
James Carr
William Todd
Thompson
Bellevue Hospital
Delia Maher
Grand Union Hotel
Roberts
Murray Hill Hotel
Grand Central Station
Manhattan Eye and Car Hospital
Hamilton Jones
Cold Wave Grips Chicago After Blizzard
Chicago endures a brutal cold wave as temperatures plunge 46 degrees in 24 hours, touching 8 below zero at dawn and predicted to drop to 10 below by nightfall. The blizzard snarls traffic across the Northwest and Upper Lake region, with wide stretches of Illinois Missouri and Kansas in subzero cold.
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Chicago
Professor Cox
Weather Bureau
Northwest
Upper Lake
Mississippi Valley
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
General Hobart Dies at 87 in Milwaukee
General Harrison C Hobart a Wisconsin constitutional convention survivor and Libby prison tunnel escapee from the Ross tunnel died in the Northwestern home for disabled volunteer soldiers hospital aged 87 His war record and political ties made him a renowned Wisconsin figure and a noted Civil War escapee in national history
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Milwaukee
Harrison C. Hobart
Ross Tunnel
Libby Prison
Northwestern Home
Wisconsin
Eckhart
Libby
Young Folks Grow Most When They Are In Love
A brief reflection notes that youth thrives best amid love and its sighs. The piece emphasizes emotional growth and the heightened sentiment of affectionate connection.
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Dr. Price
Price Baxine PowDer Co., Chicagco
Cepot
Rixey
van Reypen
British Foreign Office
First Investigat
Holland
Merce and Labor
Beer
Sus Bureau
Kitchener
House
Pacific Cable
Berlin
Prince of Wales
Strelitz
Emperor William
Prince Henry
Prussia
America
New
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Hobart
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