Cape Town Invasion Reports From Boer War Front
Jan 3 dispatches describe Boer incursions toward Glenharry and Graaf Reinet beyond Cape Town. Lord Kitchener notes DeWet’s movement toward Bethlehem halted by Pilcher. 1300 Boer horses captured near Thaba N’Chu. rail damage south of Sarfontein. Monarch to land guns as martial law looms.
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Field Marshal Roberts Welcomed by Queen at Cowes
Field Marshal Lord Roberts stopped at Cowes Isle of Wight to meet the Queen and princesses before an audience lasting about 15 minutes. He then travelled to Southampton aboard the royal yacht Alberta and spent the night aboard the Canada. The event followed news of his son’s death in the Tugela battle and the Victoria Cross gift to Lady Roberts.
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Southampton
Alberta
Canada
Queen Victoria honors great soldier at Osborn House arch
At Osborn House the entrance featured a laurel arch marking an unprecedented honor for a royal subject. On Cowes the island crowd greeted the revered soldier with loud enthusiasm as he arrived, a scene shared by nearly all residents.
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Queen Victoria
Cowes
Minister and Wife Bid Farewell in Racine Church
Rev. and Mrs. R Roberts were honored with a farewell reception at Welsh Presbyterian in Racine on January 3. Chicago pastor Rev J C Jones presided, Milwaukee’s Rev I Jones preached, and many others spoke. Gifts included silver spoons, $100 in gold, and a life-size portrait. Roberts departs after nine years for Wilkes-Barre PA.
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R. ‘St. Roberts
Welsh Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Milwaukee
J. C. Jones
I. . Jones
Bards
Thos. Isvans
Charles Nickerson
Wilkesbarre
No Further Mystery About the Man Hanged at Matloon
Sheriff Myers of Edgar county reports a letter from Dr. C. Sproule of Williamsburg Kentucky naming John Archibald Owen as the Paris Illinois hanger. Owen born in Missouri deserted his wife with her money then died on the gallows. He claimed many exploits from Mexico to Cuba.
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Missouri
Mexico
Sears
South America
Cuba
John Archibald Owen
Army nurse Mrs Anna Holstein dies at 76 in Redhill
Morristown Pa January 3 Mrs Anna Morris Holstein widow of Major William Haymon Holstein a famous army nurse dies at her Redhill home age seventy six She served from 1862 to war end rising to matron in chief after Gettysburg overseeing eight thousand wounded and helped acquire Valley Forge for public access through her influence
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Morristown
Anna Morris Holstein
William Haymon Holstein
Redhill
Kerve
West Point hazing inquiry at Governor's Island review
General Brooke, president of the West Point hazing inquiry board, said all testimony has been taken including Philadelphia physicians who treated Cadet Booz. The board will review the case and submit a report to the secretary of war by the end of the week.
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Brooke
Board of Inquiry
Booz
Military Academy
West Point
Governor's Island
Philadelphia
Secretary of War
G A R posts in Iowa to dwindle in ten years
Sioux City Iowa January 3 Within ten years there will not be more than a half dozen G A R posts left in Iowa There are now 437 This statement is made in general order No 5 of the department of Iowa G A R just issued by Colonel M B Davis of Sioux City state commander He urges action to build up the order There are an estimated 25 000 soldiers sailors and marines in Iowa and only about 13 000 are in the order.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Department of Iowa
M. B. Davis
Smuggling Scheme Exposed by Railway Engineer and Wife
United States customs officers uncover a large smuggling ring at Del Rio Texas. Southern Pacific engineer W. F. Peasley and his wife face twenty eight counts for smuggling Mexican drawn work over two to three years. Agents Hubnall Terrell Lancaser seized the couple after a six month investigation and allege they supplied dry goods firms in Chicago Philadelphia Milwaukee Sioux City Omaha Racine Grand Rapids New Orleans Duluth and El Paso.
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del Rio
Southern Pacific
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Hudnall
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Hucnall
Lancaser
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Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Miwaukee
Sioux City
Omaha
Racine
Grand Rapids
New Orleans
Duluth
el Paso
Marquis of Dufferin and Ava Responds to Finance Firm News
In a London interview the Marquis states he knew nothing of the London and Globe Finance Corporation difficulties when he quit as chairman. He says until Saturday he believed the company was sound, a resignation linked to news of his son Lord Frederick Temple Blackwood being wounded at Glenfruin.
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London
Marquis of
State medical examiners report totals and licenses
The state board of medical examiners submitted its two year report to Governor Scofield. Receipts from licenses registrations and examinations totaled 8772.42 while expenses were 7900.21 leaving a balance of 863.31 in the state treasury. The board granted 1220 licenses at five dollars each and there were 1260 registrations at two dollars each.
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Madison
Wis
State Board of Medical Examiners
Scofield
Wallington Letter on Canal Plans and Shipping Bill
Washington dispatch notes political stalemate as year-end merrymaking delays canal legislation and the shipping bill. Advocates push Panama and Nicaragua routes while Britain’s Hay-Pauncefote stance looms. Supporters cite future American shipbuilding profits and lower freight rates, with the president seen as key to passage.
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Nicaragua
Great Britain
Congress
Spread of steel tube talks and assorted press notes
W. W. Gibbs denies plans for a steel tube combination stating no consolidation is sought as the national tube company already unites the industry. Reports from Wichita, New York, West Superior, Terre Haute, Chicago, Eau Claire, Pensacola and Phoenix chronicle small incidents from smallpox quarantine to divorces, bankruptcies, fires, shipwrecks and a marriage in Phoenix.
Rough House for Sullivan Kidnap Scuffle Near Houghton
William Sullivan who abducted 6 year old Raymond Thierry was captured near Houghton Michigan. Sheriff Fred Lean beat the kidnapper in a cabin then escorted him to jail amid a threatening crowd. A farmer with a rifle pressed the sheriff to release him but the prisoner remained in custody. Dun's review of trade notes 1900 was a good year for industry.
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Hou
Lean
Sullivan
Dun’s Review of Trade
Supreme Court brief on insular cases challenges duties
First briefs filed in eight cases on US relation to insular possessions. Armstrong, a British subject in Ponce Puerto Rico, sues to recover duties on goods from New York and others. Downes case questions Congress power to tax imports from Puerto Rico. Arguments stress constitutional reach over territories and limits of treaty power.
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United States
United States Supreme Court
Carlos Armstrong
Samuel B. Downes
Armstrong
Supreme Court
Court of Crvime
Ponce
Porto Rico
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Court of Claims
John C. Cheney
Downes
F. R. Coudert, Jr
Coudert
Congress of the
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Congress of the United States
Northern Pacific Bay One Way and Round Trip Service
One way and round trip by Northern Pacific Bay every Tuesday for points in Minnesota North Dakota Manitoba Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and British Columbia. For details write Gro D Roarns tf Dist Pass Agt Des Moines Ia.
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Oregon
British Columbia
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New Time Card Details Washington to Omaha Route
The notice lists two travel options on the Great Rock Island Route. Depart Washington at 9 26 a m arrive Omaha at 5 35 p m or depart Washington at 9 15 p m arrive Omaha at 8 10 a m. Retired IEB Stewart signs the guidance.
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Washington
Omaha
Stewart
Great Rock Island
City Bus Line Call Up Phone At Allen Hotel
Leave orders at Frank Rogers for prompt attention with the City bus line call up phone number.
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Hotel Allen
Frank Rogers
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