British Relief Column Near Ladysmith Crosses Tugela
Durban dispatch reports a British column marching to relieve Ladysmith has crossed the Little Tugela and faced Boer trenches on the Big Tugela with a howitzer shelling. About 270 wagons carrying commissariat stores had left Frere, expected to join General White by Monday evening. Traction engines are aiding in pulling wagons from swamps.
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Loxpon
Durban
Springfield
Ladysmith
Angela
Commissariat
Frere
White
No Word From Buller In Northern Natal Action
London reports on General Buller and an 80,000 strong force after a forward step near Ladysmith. Boer reinforcements and larger enemy numbers are claimed, with news cables and Chamberlain's Birmingham Mail commentary signaling domestic political stakes.
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London
Buller
Springfield
Spencer Wilkinson
Morning Post
Natal
Butler
George White
Ladysmith
Proclamation Orders Burghers to Front at Pretoria
A dispatch from Lourenco Marques dated Jan 13 reports President Kruger has issued a proclamation ordering all burghers to the front. Commandering is active at Pretoria with Mausers swapped for Martinis to equip the front. About two thousand British prisoners are said to be held at Pretoria.
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London
Daily Mail
Lourenzo Marques
Kruger
Pretoria
Warren With Eleven Thousand Men Advance Toward Weneen
Jan 13 report from Care Town says Sir Charles Warren with 11,000 troops is moving toward Weneen and important news may follow. Dysentery remains high in Ladysmith while conditions near gierkstroom stay quiet.
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Warren
Towar
Weneen
Care Town
Charles Warren
Ladysmith
Gierkstroom
Roberts Dispatch From Cape Town On Colesburg Bridge
War Office release transmits Lord Roberts dated Cape Town January 15 noting French reports a reconnaissance yesterday shelled the Colesburg road bridge with no casualties. Methuen and Gatacre reported no change.
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Liessige
Lord Roberts
Methuen
Gatacre
London
War Office
Cape Town
Colesburg Road
Hawaii Territory Bill Heard By House Committee
The Hawaiian Bill Wai HinaTon January 16 reports the house committee on territories taking up the bill. Mr Hitt of Limon, a Hawaiian commission member, outlines its general purpose and the need for prompt action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wai HinaTon
Hawaii
House Committee On Territories
Hitt
Limon
Epidemic Grips Barcelona Slowing City Workload
An influenza outbreak in Barcelona on January 16 has paralyzed daily life with half the population bedridden and only a quarter of normal workers on the job in stores and workshops, elevating mortality.
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Mall of
Barcelona
To Continue Mr. Moody's Work Pledge Reached in Boston
In Boston on January 16 report says $80,000 has been pledged by a single benefactor whose name is withheld to support the fundraising effort. The funds aim to sustain ongoing work associated with Mr. Moody. The pledge reflects strong interest from donors to advance the cause.
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Boston
City of
New York
Committee to Continue Moody Evangelist Educational Works
The committee charged with continuing the educational institutions founded by evangelist L Moody expects further large sums to support the project as it proceeds.
Kaiser Still Furious Over Salisbury Seizures
Emperor William remains angered over British seizures of German vessels. He holds talks with Count von Buelow and the foreign secretary as he deems the actions ungracious and a breach of expected friendly relations after a recent visit.
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Brrin
William
Bundesrath
Count von Buelow
Associated Press
Great Britain
England
Lord Salisbury
Philippine Operations Stir Local Troops Engage Insurgents
General Bates' division shows activity in the Manila area with units at St. Luke Taal and San Pablo. Colonel Hayes reportedly reaches Lipa with Spanish prisoners, Colonel Anderson seizes Taglisay with light opposition, Major Cheatham disperses 400 insurgents near San Pablo as cavalry pursue toward Alaminos. Third cavalry suffers two KIA and three wounded near San Fernando de la Union January 12.
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Third Cavalry
San Fernando de la Union
Indians in the Northwest Supposed War Rift Quieted
Ottawa reports deny claims of Crees and Northern Indians being stirred by the Transvaal conflict. Interior Minister Sifton says Indian agents found ignorance of any South African war after visits to five agencies. a Tecser Slave Lok reference appears in unnamed reports.
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Ottawa
Ont
Nort
Transvaal
Canadian Northwest
Chifford Sifton
Moncton
Mazet Committee Reports Spark Split Over Irregularities
The Mazet committee presents majority and minority findings to the assembly. The majority condemns central power behind appointments and police misconduct, urging ballot-box remedies. the minority denounces the report as unfair and partisan amid ongoing Kentucky legislative reviews.
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Albaby
Mazet
Assembly
Flat denial marks response to report about Indians
The article records a flat denial from a cited source regarding the report while noting that the Indians remained quiet and gave consent in response to the inquiry.
Disgraceful Scene at London Stock Exchange
A mob attacked Maurice Herzfelder of Kaht and Herzfelder on the London Stock Exchange. He was knocked down and kicked for allegedly refusing to keep open a clerk’s post who volunteered for service in South Africa. He fainted and was later rescued from his assailants.
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Lonpoy
Stock Exchange
Maurice Herzfelder
Kaht & Herzfelder
South Africa
Herzfelder
Working Night and Day at Scheider Factory for Boers Guns
A La Creuste correspondent reports the Scheider factory is operating continuously to produce guns and ammunition for the Boers and has packed six large calibre heavy guns ready for shipment to the Transvaal with ten more to be dispatched soon.
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Lonpox
Daily Mail
la Creusta
France
Scheider
Transvaal
Reward for Robbers Puts Price on Highwaymen in Chicago
Jan 16 Chicago ordinance proposes a $300 reward for the apprehension of highwaymen or housebreakers in the act or after crime. Police officers are also named beneficiaries in the measure, aimed at curbing a recent spate of hold ups.
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Chicago
Curiaco
Common Council
Finance Committee
Wedding Guests Poisoned in Canal Street Dinner
Nearly 100 guests gathered at 569 Canal Street for the wedding of Morris Pollack and Annie Schan were poisoned during a post ceremony dinner. No deaths reported yet, but many guests are seriously ill.
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Curiaco
Canal Street
Morris Pollack
Annie Schan
Olive crop failure hits Italy France and Spain
Congal Skin ner reports to the state department that the olive crop in Italy France and Spain is practically a failure and will hardly reach eighty percent of the average with impacts from Marseilles to Washixotos, Jan. 16.
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Washixotos
Congal Skinner
Marseilles
State Department
Italy
France
Spain
Unjustified committee critique labeled partisan and biased
The passage denounces a committee as grossly unfair and conspicuously partisan. It claims coarse language and temper, and says the committee was discredited from its inception due to its partisan purpose being universally recognized.
Testimony in Kentucky Governor Contests Turns to Legal Sparring
Day two of hearings in the Kentucky contests focused on legal technicalities as attorneys sparred and only two witnesses were examined. Governor Taylor and Lieutenant Governor Marshall were present, with Senator Goebel among attendees, while a senate judiciary committee met but offered no report.
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Kentucky
Frank Fort
Taylor
Goebel
Marshall
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Senate
Indicted Whallen and Ryan in Bribery Conspiracy Case
Franklin county grand jury returns indictments against John H. Whallen and Charles H. Ryan for unlawfully conspiring to bribe a member of the general assembly. Indictments filed in Franlkin county Kentucky on January 16.
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Whallen
Ryan
Franxxfoft
Franklin County Grand Jury
John H. Whallen
Charles H. Ryan
General Assembly
Macrum Sets Sail From Port Said Homeward Bound
Charles E. Macrum formerly United States consul at Pretoria departed Port Said aboard the Koenig for Naples as part of his journey home.
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Macrum
Port Said
Port Sarp
Charles E. Macrum
United States
Pretoria
Koenig
Naples
Gage Funeral Expenses Aid Sent by Treasury Secretary
Lyman J. Gage secretary of the treasury sent $10 to aid funeral expenses for Wendell W. Gage who died last week in Totepo. The aid follows reports of the passing and related expenses as the community notes the loss.
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Totepo
Lyman J. Gage
Secretary of the Treasury
Wendell W. Gage
Claimed Cousin of Cabinet Officer Found to Be Incorrect
Correspondence showed the asserted first cousin relationship to the cabinet officer did not exist, invalidating the claim. The finding clarifies family ties and questions surrounding the official.
Three Days Downpour Floods Pacific Northwest
A three day rain and chinook wind flood western Washington valleys and Idaho’s Latah county. Towns like Kent suffer river overflow, bridges wash out, and rail service halts. In Kendrick Idaho three Hamblin children and two Chinese men reportedly drown as Potlatch and Bear creeks flood.
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Tacoma
Washington
Latah County
Idaho
Puyallup
Stuck
White River
Kent
Sumner
Maloney Fruit Farm
Northern Pacific
Fnday
Green River
Canton
Kendrick
Ida
Charles Hamblin
Moscow
Potlatch
Bear Creek
Potlatch River
McGiffert to Be Tried by New York Presbytery
The New York presbytery heard formal charges of heresy against Rev. Dr. Arthur McGiffert filed by Rev. G. W. F. Birch. McGiffert, a member of the Presbyterian church in the United States, is cited to appear on February 12 to plead.
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Presbytery of
New York
Presbytery
Jesushrist
Arthur McGiffert
G. W. F. Birch
McGiffert
Birch
Presbyterian Church In
United States of America
Cattle Herd Stricken by Lumpy Jaw in Wisconsin
The state veterinary surgeon visits H. M. Swarthout’s dairy farm near La Crosse to investigate severe lumpy jaw in a large cattle herd. The entire herd may face slaughter with several other farms reporting milder cases, causing farmer excitement in the area.
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Buiack River Falls
Wis
H. M. Swarthout
Here
la Crosse County
Mississippi Governor McLaurin in Critical Condition
Governor McLaurin of Mississippi, ill with pneumonia for several days, remains in critical condition with recovery doubtful. Doctors note his weakened state but he asked to review state matters and sign pardons, causing his fever to rise.
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Jackson, Miss
McLaurin
Plague in Honolulu Surges with Twenty Two Cases
Honolulu reports nine new plague cases since January 1, bringing total to twenty two. The Board of Health has adopted heroic measures and aims to stamp out the scourge quickly. One European, Ethel Johnson, a 14 year old Norwegian girl, was among the affected.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Board of Health
Ethel Johnson
Urgent deficiency bill carries over fifty six million
Washington January 16 The deficiency appropriation bill the main supply measure for the government reported to the house by Chairman Cannon totals 56 128 841 with 47 602 832 in reappropriations for military and naval establishments and 8 525 509 in direct appropriations. Beaumont Texas January 16 J Scott Harrison ex President Harrison’s brother was severely injured when kicked by a horse doctors removed a one inch by half inch piece of skull.
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Washineton
House
Cannon
Garrison
Beaumont
Tex
J. Scott Harrison
Harrison
Generally Speaking.financier meaning in joke from Chicago Post
A humorous distinction from the Chicago Post notes that a financier is someone who can owe money, while a financier is a man who can make money. The quip contrasts wealth creation with debt in a light, satirical tone.
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Little Willie
Chicago Post
Or a Guinea Hen
Humorous exchange from a Baltimore clipping features playful banter about Miss Squawkie’s singing comparing it to a bird and an ostrich in a light joke context.
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Dobbs
This Wasn't Marion Crawford
The note hints at a misattribution or passage about a visitor and an elderly author in a reflective Life column. It implies confusion between identities and the author’s own busy schedule leaving little time for thinking.
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Marion Crawford
Ostracise Them The Public Must Be Educated
In St Louis on January 16 Colonel W J Bryan and Yale President Hadley discussed Hadley's plan to ostracise trust magnates. Both urged social denial of public figures in trusts harming welfare and advocated public education to recognize evils in the trust system. Bryan supported the idea, calling it proper to condemn would be wrongdoers and educate the public.
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St. Louis
W. J. Bryan
Arthur Hadley
Yale University
Hadley
Denver
Bryan
MEN OF MARK IN EARLY 1900S DECADE REMARKS
Notes highlight Cecil Rhodes James A Allen Admiral Schrey H Ingham Ripon College Phil Armour Max Muller F Cushman Julius Kaba and other figures including Roentgen Mercier and Reed era notables. Mentions long careers ages roles in academia government railroads and acting.
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Cecil Rhodes
James A. Allen
Palmyra
Wis
Toasmuch
Admiral Schrey
South Africa
H. Ingham
Lacrosse
Ripon College
Ripon
Ingham
William J. Young
Western Union
Capitol
Theodore C. Hurd
Middlesex County
Mass
Munich University
Philip D. Armour
George A Sheldon
Lake Shore
Armour
Max Muller
Dessau
Germany
Oxford University
French Institute
Edinbarsh
Cambridge
Dullin
F. W. Cushman
Washington State
Julius Kaba
California
Reed
Edwin Booth
Joseph Jefferson
Tommaso Salvini
W. J. Florence
Clara Mortis
Orchard and Garden Fertilization for Fruit Trees
Unleached ashes prove the best fertilizer for stone fruits with peaches suffering most from grass shade while cherries and pears fare better. Grapes require sun and partial shade tolerance, preferring warm dry soil but tolerating fertile garden soils. Rolling land aids fruit growth and reduces tar spot on roses. prevention favors warm dry air.
Paderewski Puts In Nine Hours At Piano
The Minneapolis Journal notes Paderewski’s long daily practice as a measure of dedication. A pianist’s popularity depends on skill and appearance, including leanness and hair, as highlighted in the New York Press critique.
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Paderewski
Minneapolis Journal
New York Presa
A Nursery Puginat and a Healthy Doll
A Chicago Ree report quotes a nursery scene where a mother notes a child looks healthy yet jokes her doll has had eight beads since Christmas, highlighting a playful domestic detail.
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Chicago
How Not Spending It Prompts Million Dollar Question
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a question about time use if someone were handed one million dollars. The piece reflects on impulse and opportunity in wealth, probing readers to consider priorities and plans when vast funds appear.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Seamen’s Meeting Echoes Vague Mixed Metaphor
A London report notes a seamen’s gathering at Mouth Fields last week where an enthusiastic speaker urged the crowd to seize the tide by the flood and grasp it as a metaphor for action.
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Mouthields
London
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Lave
Wikona
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Hirsch’s
C. W. Cummings
West Broadway
Semmer Drug Company
Department Store
Dauber
Choate Block
Hanan
Wruck & Behling
W. Third St
Winona
Gentleme
H. J. Grabow
E. Third ST
Winans, Mina
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Bie
Tugela
Nav
The
Sir Charles Warren
Mr. Moody
Kaiser
Salisbury
Philippine Operations
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Schley
Sampson
Dvid G. Farragut
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Farragut
Porter
London Stock Exchange
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M’giffert
Mississipp
Mark
T.a
R.T Booth CO
Ithaca
N.Y
S. Stebbins & CO
Minneapolis
Duluth
Les Treity
Winona Railway and Light Company
Johnsen St
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Wingeld Fieur
Stilea’s
Johnsen
H. W. Kingsbury
Northwestern Telephone
M. Toye
Third Street
Chancellor
Rea
Mark Ear
W. F. Rowley & Son
West
St Bob
Measch Bros
Weat Second Street
Winora
Geo. J
Hillyer
Center St
J. F. Lang
NWB. Cor
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Gunderson
West Third Street
Berthe Bros
W. S. Trowbridge
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