Viljoen Capture and Boer Dispatches Prompt London Jubilation
London reports Gen. Viljoen, Botha’s chief lieutenant, captured near Lyndenburg in Transvaal. Colonel Wilson traps twenty Boers near Frankfort, Orange River Colony, but a failed recapture broadens losses. Telegraph Brussels notes Kru ger invited to tour Chicago New York and Philadelphia next April.
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New York
Philadelphia
Berlin Market Report Shows Strength in Government Funds
In Berlin last week government funds and fixed interest instruments remained strong while industrial shares were mixed. Iron shares rose with demand as coal shares fell due to warm weather and output curtailment. The coal syndicate said selling all coal produced was impossible though cuts were enforced, and iron dealers pursued large orders with producers resisting long contracts.
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St ock markets show active week with large over subscription
London reports continued activity at the Stock Exchange with two million pounds oversubscribed, increased general purchases and a looser money market due to a lower bank rate. Rail dividends disappoint, but traffic remains strong and funds may fund improvements. American securities quiet pending North ern Securities case settlement. Madrid Bank of Spain weekly update records rises in gold and silver holdings and higher notes in circulation.
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Northern Securities Company
London County Council to issue 3 million bonds for city works
London authorities plan to authorize tomorrow the issue of 3 million pounds in 3 percent bonds to fund municipal improvements. The move signals continued investment in public works and infrastructure projects across the capital.
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London County Council
Saint Paul Monastery Fire Fatal for Prior and Monks
Telegraphed from Vienna the Daily Chronicle reports Athens papers say Saint Paul Monastery on Mount Athos burned last Thursday night. The prior and nine monks died. twenty others were seriously injured. The fire inflicted about £80,000 in damage to the monastery.
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Vienna
Daily Chronicle
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Saint Paul
Mount Athos
Ransom of Miss Stone Located Near Turkish Frontier
Miss Stone the captive American missionary and her companion Mme Tsilka have been found near Yapyak close to the frontier. American delegates negotiating the release have reached Banisko and are expected to pay the ransom today. Mme Tsilka’s infant daughter has been christened Elenika.
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Treasure unearthed in Chinese palace quarters
Chinese officials report treasure valued over 100,000 taels in gold and silver buried in the women's quarters of the palace before the court fled Peking. Yuan Shikai gains control of Li Chi forces. plans Japanese instructors for the army and British for the navy amid provincial military maintenance. Lord Strathcona in London urges expanded Britain Canada trade. Paris police search Charles Bright’s Paris home as he faces London charges over hidden assets.
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Bulgarian editor dies by own act after arrest
London dispatch reports Dike Joseph a politician and director of Svet newspaper committed suicide after arrest tied to a stamp theft scheme. In Algiers a Kasbah walk riot saw Arabs attack passers by with clubs and knives. Zouave patrol intervened leaving several wounded including three soldiers.
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Daily Express
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Kasbah
Catholic Federations Set HQ Move and Tax Plan
National federation to establish permanent headquarters in Cincinnati under secretary Anthony Matre with an assistant. A 3 cent per member per year tax is approved to fund headquarters and federation activities. about 3000 members expected. Ohio State Federation to revise its constitution. Fort Wayne report notes Knights of Columbus degrees conferred on 85 members with Notre Dame and South Bend delegations present. Bishop Alerding officiated at high mass. banquet for 600 at Library Hall.
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Recommendations to amend interstate commerce law urged
President Roosevelt called for an amendment to make the Interstate Commerce Commission's findings binding and effective, arguing the railway is a public servant and rates must be just and open to all shippers. The commission has long urged change, citing delays, abuse by carriers, and the need for quick remedies. Numerous groups press for stronger enforcement and transparency in tariffs.
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National Hay Association
Quiet Week in Congress as Philippine Tariff Bill Eyes Action
Senate will focus on the Philippine tariff bill with Senator Lodge in charge and aims to keep it before the chamber. Democratic and Republican senators will speak, while Senator Nelson pushes to advance the Department of Commerce measure. The plan excludes immediate final action, hoping for debate and replies to attacks on Philippine affairs.
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Bacon
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War Revenue Reduction at House This Week
Washington January 3 The House leaders have no firm program for the week with no urgent measures. The anti oleomargarine bill and gold and silver exchange bill stay on the calendar and may be taken up soon. Hearings by Ways and Means on war revenue taxes open tomorrow with beer in the morning and tea in the afternoon. Cuban reciprocity hearings continue Tuesday with beet sugar interests and Cuban planters. Representative Long of Kansas left for a week, prompting Republican members to defer action on Cuban reciprocity.
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United States
Representative Long
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Protest of the Poles in Chicago
About 200000 Poles in Chicago met in mass meetings to denounce Prussia over alleged cruelties in Polish provinces. Speakers claim German officials seek to crush the Polish language and punish children for prayers in Polish. Protests were adopted and will be sent to the Prussian government.
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Crawford chosen to succeed father as Florida state official
Tallahassee Jan 26 Governor Jennings appoints Henry Clay Crawford to succeed his father as a free state official, signaling a political transition in Florida.
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Expanding Industries in Mexico City Shift Trade Flows
In Mexico City big suppliers redirect goods to the west coast and northern Mexican cities formerly served by San Francisco Denver Kansas City and St Louis and to southern and southeast Mexico previously tied to New York and New Orleans. Native print cloths dominate in ports while American investors eye tropical lands for plantations and there is growing demand for Mexican tobacco. Local hardware firms discuss a New York invasion while German firms currently monopolize hardware sales, though U S machinery leads in value.
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Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Claims Teething Relief
This aged advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as soothing teething pain, calming gums, curing wind colic, regulating bowels, and serving as the best remedy for diarrhea. It promotes a price of 2 cents a bottle and references other era medicines like Hale's Honey of Horehound and Pike's Toothache Drops.
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