British Report From South Africa Battles and Casualties
London war office dispatches dated Jan 26 describe Cunningham engaging Delarey at Mia Alefontein and Xopperfontein with Boer forces retreating. Casualties include 2 officers and 4 men killed, 37 wounded. Lichtenburg action saw 1 officer killed and 2 officers with 18 men wounded. Boer concentration along the river was driven out with loss to the enemy. Lord Kitchener confirms a British train was captured near Suijpklijp then retreated with the armored train pursuit.
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London
The
Africa
Pretoria
Cunningham
Wes
Mia
Alefontein
Xopperfontein
Delarey
Hana
Bute Dore
Kitchener
Suijpklijp
Fourteen - Stirening
Capture of Crazy Snake Leader Ends Indian Uprising Threat
Deputy Marshal Grant Johnson and Bonnie McIntosh captured Chitto Harjo Crazy Snake the central figure of the Creek uprising near Eufaula after a daring dawn dash. He is held under guard as Lt Dixon prepares troops to move on the Snake camp near Eufaula. Officials believe the arrest will likely end the outbreak as the tribe is expected to lay down arms.
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Dixon
Bufaula
Boers Eject English Residents From Pietersburg
Jan 1926 report from Pretoria states Boers expelled 70 English residents of Pietersburg in the Transvaal. They were marched to Pienaars River under detective Tjaard Kruger and Boer forces. Malan named Pietersburg commander. Grobler demoted to commandant in the region.
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Pietersburg
Pretoria
Zontpansberg
Transvaal
Pienaars River
Warni-Baths
Tjaard Kruger
Malan
Grobler
Boers Waylay and Capture Military Train Near Kimberley
On Friday January 26 near Fourteen Streams north of KimberleyBoers halted and seized a troop train after ambushing a small Dublin Fusiliers post They blew a culvert and waited for the train An armored train pursued the Boers in the wake of the incident.
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Kimberley
Dublin Fusiliers
First Over t Act Plunken Creeks Burned Ranch Near Bristow
Jan 28 report from Guthrie indicates John Bertram homestead 16 miles east of Bristow burned by a drunk Creek band after Bertram ordered them away. His family fled to Bristow as flames consumed the premises. Pending confirmation. Sheriff Tilghman seeks two militia companies.
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Guthrie
Cernor Barnés
Tilghman
Lincoln
United States
Marshal
Cape Police Surrender to Boers Near Vryburg
Twenty Cape police surrendered to the Boers at Devondale north of Vryburg on January 21 without a shot fired. General Prinsloo is said to have been wounded on January 16 during the fighting. Remounts depart for South Africa aboard the Cunard steamer Etruria with 1,600 horses and mules on board to be assigned to various steamships. About 60,000 American animals have been purchased for the British army in Africa.
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Cape
Cape Town
Devondale
Vryburg
Prinsloo
Africa
New
York
Remount Department
Cunard
Etruria
New Orleans
de Burgh
Kansas
South Africa
Horrible Fate of a Burlingon Miss Stella Thomas
Miss Stella Thomas a Burlington Iowa resident 20 years old died in Chicago after fainting while riding an elevator at the Young Women’s Christian Association building. Her head was crushed between the floor and the elevator car as it ascended. She died within minutes.
Two Skaters Drowned in Brooklyn Pond Freeze Incident
In New York a January two skaters died when sixty skaters including women and children broke through ice behind Evergreen Cemetery in Brooklyn. The deepest water trapped many near the center where the pond’s ice failed and two boys drowned amid the chaotic scramble to survive.
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New York
Evergreen
Brooklyn
Axitt
Verdi Death and Notable Passings Across Entities
The item notes the death of the great composer Verdi and mentions several figures including former Congressman William E. Finck. It also references a pastorate appointment in Cheyenne Wyoming and reports on embezzlements in Berlin with a 200000 marks figure.
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Verdi
William
E. Finck
Somerset
Géorge
Iowa” “College
First’ Congregational Church
Cheyenne, Wy
Berlin
Mitteldeutsche
Mrarks
Herr’ Chkretshinar
Fire Kills Three Children of City Janitor in Heat
In Kansas City an eastern suburb house fire killed the three children of R. McCarty, a downtown janitor. Faith 18, Melissa 14, and Kenneth 10 perished as flames trapped them in their beds while parents escaped. The blaze gutted the lower floor where the couple slept.
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Kansas City
R. McCarty
Suiburb
Contracts Signed for Naval Vessels Reach 7.5 Million
Washington January 28 contracts for naval work totaling no less than seven and a half million dollars were signed at the navy department by President Orcutt and Judge Payson for Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company. The deals include a sheathed armored cruiser of 14 500 tons costing 3 885 000 dollars and an unsheathed cruiser of similar size costing 3 775 000 dollars.
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Washington
Naval
Navy Department
Orcutt
Payson
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock “Company
Fire damages historic building as congressmen flee
Fire broke out at 2 30 a m in a small room on the first floor of an old building housing Wilard's notes and adjacent to new construction. Damage not to exceed 5 000 dollars. 50 guests including several congressmen and their wives were frightened.
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Washington
Jan
Pabst Shoemaker Held After Pauper House Incident
A shoemaker named A Pabst, long in poverty at Maple Park, was taken to the Kane County poorhouse near Geneva following an incident at the Boarhouse in Sycamore. The article notes Pabst as a brother to Sapain Pabet, the Milwaukee brewer.
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A Pabst
Sycamore
Fins - Jans
A. Pabst
Maple Park
Iss
Kané
Poarhouse
Geneva
Crossing the Track In Beemanville Jan
A fragmented report notes an attempted crossing at a railroad track near Beemanville Ontario on a January date. Hallett is referenced in connection with the incident alongside two others.
Funeral Services Across Kingdom Mark Queen Victoria's Death
Across London and Westminster Abbey churches all worshipers observed memorial services for Queen Victoria. At St Pauls Cathedral an enormous black-clad crowd gathered before 9am, with services starting 10:30am led by The Most Rev Frederick Temple. Similar large congregations filled churches nationwide including Roman Catholic and forest churches.
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United ‘Kingdom
London
St. ~ Pauls
Frederick
Temple
Canterbury
Westminster Abbey
Ain
England
Insurance on Queen Victoria Life Worth Up to 5 Million
New York report estimates US insurers hold policies on Queen Victoria's life totaling four to five million dollars. The piece notes that policies require an incurable interest and beneficiaries must be financially dependent, per American law.
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New York
United States
Kaiser an Named Field Marshal Amid Royal Backing
In Cowes on January 28 William received the sword from the Duke of Connaught marking his appointment as field marshal of the British army in a ceremony attended by King Edward's household and other royal figures. The king expressed great delight and plans to host the royal party aboard the Imperial yacht Hohenzollern. The German Crown Prince Frederick William arrived in London after leaving Potsdam and was greeted at Port Victoria by an equerry and a German envoy before proceeding to Usborne.
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Kaiser - An
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Peiage
London
Frederick William
Potsdam
In Memory of the Queen Victoria Observed in City Churches
On Sunday many Bermons delivered memorial remarks in memory of Queen Victoria. Several churches held regular services with eulogies to her character and influence.
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Victoria
Volunteers Routed for Manila Inspection and Regiments
Major Mays Captain Ahern and Captain Horton sail on the Alava to inspect southern islands and select Jenar penal colony sites. The Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth regiments move to Manila via Maxila to prepare for return to the United States. The Twentieth regiment shifts to Mizan for provost duty, and the Thirtieth will reach Manila soon. In Duluth, American Steel and Wire acquires the Chisholm Company lease on the Mesaba range, with a 975000 bonus and 10 percent royalty, plus 25 percent to fee owners, minimum 100000 tons annual production, and ore exceeding 4,000,000 tons.
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Manila
Mays
Ahern
Forestry
Horton
Alava
Jenar
Cole Ontés
Maxila
Vigan
United States
Ben
Mizan
American, Steel and Wire
Chisholm Company
Duluth
American Steel and Wire Company
Chisholm’ Tron, Company
Mesaba Range
Steel and Wire
Addion
Bessemer
Steel and Wire Company
Mesahba Gange
Dr Rodermund and Rathbun break quarantine head to Chicago
Appleton Wis Jan 28 Dr Rodermund the physician who spread smallpox in Appleton eluded officers with Annex Rathbun drove 40 miles to Waupaca and took the limited train to Chicago Rathbun was later arrested and placed in the pest house both face prosecution and possible personal violence from outraged citizens Also reported Chicago rumor of Harriman Vanderbilt syndicate eyeing absorption of Pullman Company and private car firms Another plague death among crew of Brit海ish Seinney Principal Observatory
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Rodermund
Chicago
Appleton
Wis
Redermund
Ann Rathbun
Appleton School ‘of Business
Waupaca
Rathbun
Morgan
Famine Stricken Shang Si Province Ordered Rice Relief
Great distress in Shang Si due to famine with thousands dead. Chinese court ordered large rice relief and relief officials to treat native Christians the same as others under penalty of decapitation after foreign envoys protested alleged discrimination.
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Peking
Shang Si
Conger
Bdward M. ‘Swatow
M. Picton
United States
Li Hung Chang Says Evacuation of Pe-Chi-Li Needed
A Peking dispatch quotes Vice Admiral Li Hung Chang urging rapid evacuation of Pe-Chi-Li as essential to ease a worsening situation. He praises progress with powers but seeks American help to execute details and avoid war while promising resumed relations and peace once troops depart.
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New York
The
Herald
Peking
Foy Ui Hung Chang
Ainterview
Pe-Chi-Li
Pe-Chilia
Ohrid
Northern Pacific Secures Massive New Car Equipment Contract
The Northern Pacific Railroad in St Paul has placed a record order for 800 flat cars 450 coal cars and 3000 box cars to be delivered over two phases with completion targeted by August The American Steel Foundry of St Louis won the bidding and will supply the cars while NP also arranges additional equipment built in its own shops
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Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Western Road
American Steel Foundry Company of
St. Louis
Perilous Search Voyage Begins for Wrecks
Revenue Cutter Grant under Captain D F Logler sails from Tacoma on a hazardous mission to locate missing vessels near Puget Sound and Vancouver Island with 25 ships feared lost. The crew will scour wreckage in steamboats launches and coastal waters up to Cane Scott. Indianapolis reports a secret Mine Workers meeting considering an 18 percent wage advance for day laborers.
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Revenue
Cutter
Grant
Tacoma
Wash
the Revenue
Utter Grant
D.F. Logler
Puget Sound
Alaska
Vancouver Island
Vancouver
Cane Scott
Indianapolis
United ‘Mine’ Workers of America
Duchess of Manchester ill in San Francisco with diphtheria
San Francisco telegram reports the Duchess of Manchester, daughter of a Chicago figure, gravely ill with diphtheria and complications. Other items note Wisconsin legislators debating bachelor tax and pension for mothers, and Peru describing new peace proposals with Bolivia.
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Duchess of Manchester
Chicago
The
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