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Lord Roberts leaves the Cape for England and Holland refuses to intervene in the war. Senator Clay opposes the ship subsidy bill while the House debates war taxes. Chinese observatories not looted. Li Hung Chang claims full negotiating power. Von Waldersee faces protests over looting. Hay-Pauncefote treaty in session. committees investigate Boer hazing. Philippine merchants hear trails bill. irrigation ditch planned in Moxee valley. Oregon votes for Columbia river improvements. John Marshall day urged. Lower Nehalem coal discussed in New York. Oregon fish output valued over 3 million.
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Clay
Li Hung Chang
Chaffee
von Waldersee
House of Commons
Philippine Commission
Moxee Valley
Washington
Oregon
Columbia River
Ackerman
John Mershall
New York
Reid
Lord Roberts
Cape Colony
Kwang Si
Kwang Toung
West River
War revenue bill passes as war tensions rise worldwide
The House approves the war revenue bill while railways face possible Santa Fe boycott. Lord Kitchener calls for all available English troops. England responds to South Africa developments. Reports include Brazilian and Asian theater actions, mining incidents, and global political shifts.
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Santa Fe
Lord Kitchener
England
South Africa
British Disaster in Nooitgedacht Heavy Losses
London reports Lord Kitchener says General Clements forced to retire at Nooitgedacht near Pretoria after dawn attack by Delarey reinforced by 2,500. Five British officers killed. casualties unreported for others. Boers attacked Bethlehem and Wrede, repulsed. Lemmer killed. Reinforcements sent as 22 miles from Pretoria.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Nooitgedacht
Clements
Delarey
War Office
Pretoria
Dev
Magalies’ Berg
Beyer
Warmbath
Northumberland Fusiliers
Hekpoort
Legge
McBean
Murdoch
Atkinson
Lychtenberg
Lemmer
Bethlehem
Wrede
Vryheid
Kitchener
Fusiliers
Aldershot
Malta
South Africa
Knox
Reddersberg
Dewet
Missing US officers and men in General Clements force
Reports say 18 officers and 555 men are missing from General Clements force. Four companies of the Northumberland fusiliers appear captured by the Boers. December 15 casualties include five officers and nine men killed with many wounded.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Clements
Northumberland Fusiliers
French Goes to the Rescue in South African Fight
Johannesburg dispatch reports ongoing battle near Krugersdorp with General Clementa requesting reinforcements. Mounted troops under General French have arrived as heavy casualties occur on both sides. Boers estimated at 2,800 men.
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Johannesburg
Krugerndorp
Clementa
French
Tremor Awakens Cashion Residents in Guthrie County
Residents of Cashion, Montana, woke to a peculiar wave like motion and ground tremors this morning. No damage was reported as people rushed into the streets in fright.
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Guthrie, Mont
Cashion
Calumet & Hecla to Raise Wages Starting New Year
Calumet Michigan December 17 commence January 1 the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company will increase the wages of its 4000 employes 21 cents per cent last March the company raised wages 10 per cent.
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Calumet, Mich
Calumet & Hecla Mining Company
Paddy Ryan Dead Former world boxing champion dies in Glens Falls
Paddy Ryan once world champion boxer and rival of John L. Sullivan died at his home in Glens Falls New York in the afternoon. He was defeated by Sullivan in a famous Mississippi bout years ago.
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Peking
Senate
John Addison Porter
McKinley
Putnam
Paddy Ryan
Albany
N. Y
John L. Sullivan
Mississippi
Glens Falls
Earthquake Shakes Joplin Missouri at Dawn
An earthquake lasting almost a minute shook Joplin Missouri at 7 45 this morning. The tremor moved north to south and was described as a quivering shock.
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Missouri
Joplin
Storm Rages Over San Francisco With Severe Gusts
No Lives Were Lost as one of the citys severest storms sweeps San Francisco from early morning through noon. Thunder and lightning accompany driving rain and wind, with torrential downpours at times causing fear of a cloudburst.
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San Francisco
Hong Kong Typhoon Devastates Port and Ships
News from Hong Kong dated November 10 reports a devastating typhoon that wrecked the British gunboat Sandpiper and caused widespread damage at Kowloon and Queen's Road. The American ship Benjamin Sewell grounded near the arsenal yard, and 77 steam launches were wrecked with over 200 natives drowned. Rescue efforts included Otter crew saving most of Sandpiper’s crew. Canton River capsized with 50 aboard. Navy police officer P. C. Duncan died heroically attempting to save two sampan women.
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Victoria
B. C
Emress
India
Hong Kong
Sandpiper
Benjamin Sewell
Kowloon
Empress of India
Warren
Firebrand
Tweed
Great Riak
Canton River
Paisley
Scott
White
Thompson
McIlroy
Tamar
Astraea
Arsenal Yard
Queen’s Road
Kennedy Town
P. C. Duncan
Navy Yard Police
Naval Depot
Duncan
Argyle and Sutherland
Great Northern Train Wreck Near Brockton Kills Five
Great Falls report says westbound Great Northern No. 8 crashed near Brockton 81 miles east of Glasgow around 4 AM. Five dead and many injured as a broken rail and a truck breakdown near a switch caused the engine and three cars to pass safely while four others plunged down an embankment. Bodies transported to Glasgow for inquests.
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Great Falls
Mont
Great Northern
Brockton
Glasgow
Three Boys Torture 10-Year-Old With Burns Near Home
In San Jose California Alfred Kern a 10 year old boy was seized by three youths on his way home from kindergarten and subjected to torture with burning matches. His face is badly burned and his condition is serious. Police seek the assailants who fled the scene.
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San Jose
Cal
Alfred Kern
Telegraphic Pioneer Robert L. Tige Dies in New York
Robert L. Tige founder of the first tele graphic system in South America died at his home in New York. Born in Dublin, he joined the Fortieth New York during the Civil War and later worked for Adram C. Morse. He established telegraphic networks in Chile and Peru and had lived in New York for 18 years.
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New York
Robert L. Tige
South America
Dublin
Fortieth New York Regiment
Adram C. Morse
Chile
Peru
Rumor Claims Ex King Milan to Wed American Heiress
The Daily Chronicle reports a Vienna rumor that ex-King Milan plans engagement to Miss Atsel, an American heiress, as circulating in the Austrian capital.
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London
Vienna
Daily Chronicle
Milan
Atsel
New Gold Field Discovered in Washington Creek
A special from Nelson reports a stampede on Fourth of July creek a Kettle river branch where shot gold runs $10 per cubic yard. Diggings have been secretly worked by George Arnett for 3 to 4 years and he is believed to have cleared about $10,000.
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Spokane
Wash
The
Chronicle
Nelson
Fourth of July Creek
Kettle River
George Arnett
Washington News Hails Growth Across Industries
A compact survey notes a mattress factory planned for Centralia, Aberdeen seeking free mail, and a range of developments in law, transport, and commerce. Items include a Port Townsend reform case, the Charles D. Love steamer shipment to South America, and a Tacoma accident involving James Dolittle.
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Centralia
Aberdeen
Lillian Lewis
Reform School
Port Townsend
Dewet Evades Knox and Moves Toward Reddersburg
From Pretoria December 12 General Knox reports in a running fight with General Dewet as the Boers move toward Reddersburg where a cooperating column awaits. Barberton post attacked. British casualties three killed five wounded and 13 prisoners later released. Dewet evades Knox after Coomassie drift clash and backs northwest toward a noted April disaster site.
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London
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Pretoria
Knox
Helvetia
Dewet
Reddersburg
Barberton
Riverton Road
Kitchener
Coomassie
Caledon
British Rifles
Tragedies on Shipboard Aboard Crown of Scotland
The Crown of Scotland arrived in San Francisco 130 days from Penarth reporting two fatal incidents. On November 24 John Warrington stabbed shipmate P C Haglund in his bunk, then killed himself after leaving a sheath knife in Haglund. On August 1 Salvatori Servis fell from the foreyard, suffered a thigh fracture and internal injuries leading to death.
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San Francisco
Crown of Scotland
Penarth
Cardiff
John Warrington
P. C. Haglund
Salvatori Servis
Correcting an Extradition Treaty Between U S and Britain
Washington reports a new amendatory treaty to the U S Great Britain extradition accord. The change adds as extraditable the crime of obtaining money under false pretenses by including the principal, correcting a prior absurdity without altering core principles.
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Washington
Dec
United States
Great Britain
Grounding of the Garonne near Luzon shores
Letters report the United States transport Garonne grounded on Luzon’s northern coast. The Garonne struck twice and was rescued by the Yorktown twice, a second rescue delaying 12 hours as Yorktown’s cable fouled the wheel. The dispatch notes a six day march by American troops under General Hall over 45 miles of steep mountains, ending with 165 men under medical care.
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Seattle
United States
Garonne
Luzon
Yorktown
Hall
Hidden Gold Report Triggers British Expedition Near Pekin
News from Pekin on December 17 reports that British troops were alerted to a treasure site 20 miles northwest of the city. Colonel Tullock led 100 soldiers to investigate and requested 50 more. The treasure is said to have been buried by associates of the Chinese court during a recent flight, based on information from a former court official.
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Pekin
Here
Tullock
Trial Trip of the Battleship Alabama
The United States battleship Alabama sailed from League Island to New York for a trial run at sea. The voyage will test her guns turrets and performance before possibly joining the North Atlantic squadron at Hampton Roads.
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Philadelphia
United States
Alabama
League Island Navy Yard
New York
Hampton Roads
Anti-Foreign Plot Placed to Stir January Uprising
In Hong Kong, placards urged locals and secret society members to unite and drive out all foreigners during January. Crowds gathered around the notices, but no outbreak was reported.
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Hong Kong
Wisconsin Vote Totals Show McKinley Top For Governor
Madison December 17 The official canvass of Wisconsin's total vote stands at 425151 with McKinley leading by 106581. La Follette Republican candidate for governor holds a plurality of 108745 in the statewide count.
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Madison
Wisconsin
McKinley
LaFollette
Oxford Bears Cambridge Rugby Match Victory
The annual Rugby football clash at the Queen's Club ended with Oxford beating Cambridge two goals to a goal and a try. A large fashionable crowd attended the match in London.
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London
Oxford
Cambridge
Queen’s Club
Antarctic Expedition Heads for Departure in August
Christiania reports the Antarctic expedition led by Dr Otto Nordenskejold plans to depart in August. The project aims to push scientific exploration and penguin counts in polar waters.
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Christiania
Otto Nordenkejold
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