Death of Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton at San Mateo
Manila dispatches report Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton was shot and killed while in front of his troops during the San Mateo engagement northeast of Manila. He fell instantly after being struck in the breast as sharpshooters fired, and Col. Lockett assumed command. The war department confirmed his death and preparations to bring his remains to the United States were announced. A funeral cortege and mortgage fund drives to support Lawton’s widow and children followed in Washington and across the country.
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Tragic Ice Disaster Drowns Dozens of Belgian Children
At Wrelinghem near the French border, over 40 school children drowned on a frozen Lys River when a break in the ice occurred during a holiday outing. Thirty six bodies recovered. many families in the town suffer heavy losses as rescuers search for missing youths.
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Tragic Christmas Burnings at Parish School Rehearsal
In Quincy Illinois on December 24 a gas jet ignited costumes during a St Francis parish rehearsal for an entertainment. Ten children were killed by flames, four died within ten minutes, two more died hour later, five others perished by midnight. Dozens suffered burns with varying severity. The incident occurred at Seventeenth and Vine streets as the group prepared for an event next Tuesday evening.
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British Defenses Harden Across Africa News Delays
London reports show British forces holding defensive lines as Cape Town troops move toward Durban to reinforce Natal. Methuen’s silence raises fears. Cronje rejects peace talks, prisoner Chandos-Pole-Gell noted. Bad weather of reporting and heavy casualties at Colenso cited with 140 killed and 746 wounded. Canada voices antiwar sentiment. Modder River tensions rise as both sides fortify.
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Rock slides into sea destroying Amalfi resort and ships
Paralysis of Amalfi catastrophe occurs Friday when a large rock from the Cappuccini hotel crashes into the sea with the Capuchin monastery Santa Caterina and several villas swept away. Four vessels sink with crews lost. Nearby towns report numerous victims and wreckage.
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London Sailor's Coal Passages and Transformation
Jia son of a New York lawyer arrived in London from Cape Town after working as a stoker on a Castle liner for 21 days. He endured blistered hands and bleeding, yet gained strong muscles and hardened resolve after refusing money from former companions and quitting South Africa’s hardships. Now he travels in luxury at the Cecil Hotel.
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Doctor finds phone transmitters not carriers of disease
Dr Sibbert V Hill reports to the Boston board of health after testing telephone transmitters from several city buildings. Bacilli were found but none harmful. Sterilized swabs, serum incubation, and guinea pig tests showed no tuberculosis or disease signs after three months.
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Father of champion boxer predicts inevitable defeat
In a Fourth Street and Broadway wagon scene, Rev. Mr. Jeffries, father of the world boxing champion Jiui, declares he opposes prize fighting yet believes Jiui will persist until defeated. He urges moderation, insisting the son will quit only after he is licked and may seek salvation afterward.
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