Volunteers and Cape Colony Engaged in War Fever
Enlisting of volunteers continues in the Cape Colony with three separate columns chasing General Dewet but no success. Ficksburg is looted as English desert the town and take grain across the border. Colonel Williams attacked invaders near Middleburg January 2 but failed to dislodge them. General Brabant arrives at Graaf Reinet as Dewet pursuers press on with limited gains. Lord Roberts remains at the War Office with no holiday.
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Lonpox
Earl; Roberts
Eady
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Caps i
Rand
Caps
Cape Town
Orth
Merce
Williams
Middleburg
Greenleaf
Brabant
Graaf Riviet
Maseru
Dewet
Ficksburg
Boers Undaunted See 16000 Under Arms in War
Charles D Fierce, former general of the Orange Free State in New York, reports daily cables show boer forces at 16000 ready to defend, with 5000 now invading Cape Colony against 210000 British troops. He notes British losses exceed 45 percent of their force and Boer fatalities under 1500, while property destruction and poverty rise.
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New York
Charles D. Fierca
Orange Free State
Boer Relief Land
America
Cape County
Great Britain
War news and dispatches from South Africa and Britain
Despatches from Cape Town and London report the Boer War activity near Fraserburg and Williston with Western forces advancing. British leadership robs Roberts praises soldiers and calls for Soldier and Sailors' relief donations. reports also note Russian commanders in Utrecht and Boer sympathizer ammunition captured near Paarl.
American syndicate to run plummer steamers on the Thames
The London Express notes a likely American syndicate will provide plummer steamer service on the Thames. It calls this an American invasion more serious than the Boer invasion, arguing it reflects British neglect of invention and progress opportunities.
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Loxpoy
the Express
United States
Thames
Cape Colony
Rubber Trust Cuts Prices On All Goods
The United States Rubber Company announces a 5 percent price cut on its products and ends negotiations with 14 independent firms. The move signals a price war ahead, with another cut planned for April 1 as a follow up to the current reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostox
United States
Rumor of Count von Waldersee Death Uncorroborated
A semi official note rejects confirmation of Count von Waldersee being killed by allied troops. The report has circulated for a week with no corroborating evidence. The item also mentions Colonel Waldersee reviewing British troops on January 1 and a separate note about Senator Baker withdrawing from a race.
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Bermanys
Fan
Unclear race notes mention Barton and Genavo in campaign Bend
Fragmentary OCR text shows campaign activity with Barton and Genavo names, reference to re election and a landslide. No clear event date or complete details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gue Wit
Batchelder Dies Former Army Quartermaster General
General R N Batchelder former quartermaster general of the army died in Washington at 2 25 p m after years of ill health. Interment will be at Arlington Cemetery after services at All Souls Unitarian Church. He served with distinction in the war earning a medal for gallantry against Mosby guerrillas and reached rank of brigadier general before becoming quartermaster general. retired in 1898.
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Washington
Tan
R.N. Batchelder
Igenyeral
Batchelder
Angiva
Per-Orig
Arington
al Souls Unitarian
Nd.i.w
Philippine Rebel Leader Aguinaldo Reported Dead
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of the University of California, staying at the Waldorf Astoria, says secret Philippine sources report Aguinaldo died less than six weeks ago. News kept by followers to delay surrender, Wheeler says.
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Wheeler
Aguinaldo
Filipino Leader Aguinaldo’s Death Not Stopping War
Sixto Lopez dismisses reports of Aguinaldo’s death as unreliable prattle. He says other Filipino generals can carry on the fight and that the war would likely continue until terms of settlement are agreed upon. He notes Aguinaldo’s death would not majorly alter campaign dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixto Lopez
Aguinaldo
Cuscago
Senor
Struggle Over enfranchisement in lower house debate
The upper house sparred over a resolution to investigate braini of suffrage in Southern states. The measure was referred to the congress committee amid opposition from Southern members. Hopkins and Shafroth led debate on reapportionment while the chamber anticipated a final vote next Wednesday.
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Olmsted
Hopkins
Cenans
NeDermott
New Jersey
Union
Thug Baey
Winds
Shafroth
Colorado
Senate Debates Army Reform and Philippine Question
Washington, Jan. 5. The senate spent five hours debating the army reorganization bill focusing on the need for a larger regular force. The Philippine question dominated discussion with supporters urging a dismantled garrison while opponents warned against a standing army of 160 1000. The Alaska boundary dispute surfaced, with Senator Wellington accusing the president of ceding sovereign US territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Welington
Maryland
United States
Barton Reports On River and Harbor Bill
Chairman Barton of the river and harbor committee has filed the report on the river and harbor bill. The document outlines proposed funding and projects for waterways and harbor improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton
Ashington
River and Harbor Committee
Large Navigation Projects Funded and Cut in 1925 Bill
The report lists 408 projects including 282 rivers and 146 harbors with total appropriations of 59 035 415 justified by navigation needs. Several projects such as Chippewa river Wisconsin and Yehowastone North Dakota and Montana were turned down. Legislative bill was reported to the senate as the first regular appropriation bill and total recommendations rose by 214 759 to 24 728 307.
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Ware
Chippewa River
Wisconsin
YeHowastone
Dakota
Montana
Legislative Bilimene Wasuinetoy
Senate
Indians and Millowners Clash Over Timber Rights
Seven Oneida reservation farmers are arrested by the U S marshal on timber charges valued at 48000. Government prepares to sue lumber firms seeking about 260000. Indians claim unlimited cutting rights. dispute centers on land allotment, citizenship, and tribal authority. Arre sts issued on a Washington order.
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Minnaverx
Wis
Oneida
United States
Washington
North Dakota farmer surrenders after murderous act
Grand Forks North Dakota January 5 William Barry a wealthy farmer surrendered to Cavalier county sheriff after killing his hired man Andrew Mellen Barry a single man had lived with his sister as housekeeper He claims he found Mellen with his sister who had confessed an affair and pregnancy Barry says he offered Mellen five minutes to pray then stabbed him in the back killing him instantly.
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Grand Forks
N. D
William Barry
Cavalier County
Andrew Mellen
Barry
Uuty
Abe
Mellen
Beets and Blades: World Beet Sugar Glut and Colorado Lynching Bills
A report from Gaburg Germany cites a global beet sugar oversupply as major producing nations from Germany to Spain expand. The United States leads growth with Argentina and Chile following. In Colorado, a bill to restore capital punishment follows recent lynchings with three executions in a year.
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Wakmxetos
United States
Conaul Hagheg
Gaburg
Germany
Austria
Russia
France
Belgium
Holland
Sweden
Denmark
Servia
Bulgaria
Roumania
Switzerland
Italy
Greece
Spain
Persia
Egypt
Argentine
Chile
Colorado
DeEaver
Lenox Heritage and the Lenox Farm Wealth in New York History
The piece recalls James Lenox and his philanthropy shaping New York cultural institutions. It notes the Lenox building purchase by the Historical Society and Lenox’s bequests including the five mile stone farm now valued at about two million dollars. It highlights the Nineveh statues and rare books and Bibles in Lenox’s collection and his private, publicity-averse life.
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Lenyx
New York
Astor
The
Historical Society
Lenox
Troy
James "Lenox
Ita
Best
Nineveh
Institute
Jamies Oates
Conaider Inteligitous
Ig Ho
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Hospital
James Lenox
Thia ‘Tule
Robert
Hose
Robert Lenox
James
Firth ‘Avenue
Lenox Indees
Ince
Hos
Pital
Five Mile Stone
Washington
Harewell
Leach
Sampson
Biliot
Tdal
Bible, Society
Rail barons move to unite lines from New York to Seattle
Chicago Tribune reports Albert J. Earling, president of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway, sold 20,000 shares and may lose a managerial role as James J. Hill and Morgan Rockefeller interests push for a continuous system. Marshal Field and others also divested large holdings. Earling denies any absorption deal and says no stock control exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
the Chronicle Aays
Albert J. Earling
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
J.J. Hill
J. Pierpont Morgan
John D.rockefeller
James J. Hill
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Moldera
Easting
Marshal Field
Alexander Mithell
George T. Smith
Earling
the &J. Paul
Taithe Great North
Northern
Bt Pant
Crrceago
al J. Earling
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold
An old style medicinal advertisement touts Cure, No Pay Quinine Tablets that claim to cure a cold in one day with a two cent price. The copy emphasizes quick relief and affordability.
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Co. A. Baeuverlen
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SOL W. Fifth St
Winona Seminary
Ions
Sisters of St. Francis
J. W. Lauer, Co
Franklin
Winona, Mion
Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company
Inter State
John. A. Gunderson
Fossum's
New Public Library
Florence A. Patterson
Osteopathist
Choate Block
Winona
Minn
Robb Bros
Fourth St
B. P. Shepherd
Osteopath
Exchange Building
Union Hardware Go
R. D. Cone Company
Winona,Minnesota
Kitchener
English Desert
Care Town
Dopre
Lokpon
South Africa
Williston
Amandelboom
Fraserburg
Thele i Atated
Fide Ie
Gabe
Roberts
London
Lord Roberts
Vna
Outh Africa
Incess of
Wales
de Egeuth
Ee Garr Hown
Senate River
Petrowsk
Drolovy
Utrecht
Pec
Paal
London Express
England
Frobber Trust
Kenatar Rater
Torna
Kan
Lawsien Baker
Hag
Army
General-Batchelder
Southern
the Army
Bill
North Dakota
Nest
Uae
Bank of Winona
Double Liability
Ferndale
John Kissling
the People’s Grocer
P. A.bereman
Bereman’s
Third Sr
Union Tea Store
First National Bank
Hill, Morgan and
Rockefeller
Qne
Seattle
Cated
Winona Shoe Co
W. Third St
Melvin
Winora, Minn
the Beagle Shoe Co
Beagle Shoe Co
Choate Biock
Northwestern
Northwestern Rail
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