New Queenstown liner Sonoma arrives after record voyage
The Sonoma built for the Queenstown ship company arrives in San Francisco after a 88 day 9 hour voyage from Philadelphia around Cape Horn with no stops. The Sierra had held the previous record at 43 days 6 hours. The trip included a stop at Caracas, at Deap...
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Resorad
San Francisco
Igtehuier Sonoma
Qeeanta ‘Breamnship Company
Phil‘Adelphia
Cape Horp du
Sierra
Carsanel
Cape Colony War Dispatches Forecast Long South Africa Conflict
London reports in late December indicate a military crisis in the Cape Colony tied to arms shortages and Boers' resistance. Dispatches describe British delays, De Wet operations, and Kitchener’s challenge in subduing Boer forces, with optimism undermined by cautious assessments of protracted fighting ahead.
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London
Cape Colony
Anzieiny
South Africa
Tord Kitchener
Cape Own
Cape Town
Brttstown
Klrghener
Nauuwpoort
Mynterlona
Burghersdorp
Brabant
Clementy
Magallesherg
Breas
Attairs
Gord
Kitchener
Cheel
Lord Kitchener
Hho
Toerx
Gyn
Dee
de Wet
Knox
Wil
Yenra
Rome
Grover Botta
Louis Hotha
Hague
Kroger
Steyn
Kidnapper Nabbed as Miller Child Recovered
Sidnay Miller ten year old son of Samuel D. Miller and grandson of ex attorney general W. J. H. Miller was found safe Thursday morning. His mother Helen Karcher Miller, formerly of Pittstown Pennsylvania, had kidnapped him Wednesday evening and left him with lodging in Lawrence. She was not arrested. Police and detectives pursued the case, uncovering the family rift since last summer.
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Tnadiahapolia
Ipd
Sidnay Miller
Samuel D. Miller
United States
W. J. H. Miller
Gustave Wolf
Bridgeport
Conn
Andrew McNeil
le Rue
Peohill
Willian Westlake
Brooklyn
N. Y
Michael Moroney
Letox Township
University of Chicago
New York
Portsland
Great Northern Railway
Cut Bank
Mant
Mint
Roberts Enya
Scarlett
Med
Minnie
Colmar
Itt
Hot Springs Junction
Ariz
Brown
Barre
Johnsoh
Walah
National Democratic
Chicago
Brancesco Martinez Negrete & Song
Guadaloupe
Mexico
Ripley County
Ind
L. C. Jenkins
Thomas Murphy
Philadelphia
Roger T. Gul
Baltimore
Philippines
John W. Tins
Los Angeles
Cal
Alfred ©. Harmsworth
Willam George Armstrong
Aventor
Hig
McDonough
Fort
Iran
Martin Terpel
Cleveland
John Alexander Dowie
London
Mra
May Teresa Josephina Behmidt
Sulty
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Ron
Restoring Life by Electricity Experiment in St Joseph
In St Joseph on December 29 an electrician N Schellinger demonstrated reviving a cat with electric shocks after its heart had ceased. The device reversed the current and the cat’s heart beat returned, remaining feeble at first. Within two hours the animal appeared fully revived and active.
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St. Joseph
N. Schelliger
Schai- Noger
China Notes from Sinfu and Other Reports
Dispatches detail a Chinese imperial note addressing powers demands and five questions on potential dismantling of Taku forts, princes’ beheading, expedition cessation, occupied places, and duration. Also reports Dowager empress as new emperor candidate and local criminal cases in Iowa and Kansas.
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Peking
Sinrfu
Taku
London
Muimed
China'a
Tragic Horseback Accident In Park Injures Rider
A rider fell from his horse at Parest Park in St. Louis on December 27 causing a concussion of the brain. The incident involved Austen Drew, a central agent for the Missouri Kanags and Texas lines, who had long used his death to raise concerns about safety and oversight.
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Wall
St. Louis
Austen
Drew
Missouri, Kanags & Texas
Parest Park
Mre
Dong
Milwaukee
Col. Henry
Harshaw
Wisconsin
Ars. Dy
Thomas H. Hay
Tron Brigade
Nw Iin
Christmas Day Violent Deaths Reported Across Kentucky
A fragmented Kentucky record from Lexington notes 30 deaths by violent causes on Christmas day across rural districts and smaller towns, not major cities. The report lists several localities and individuals in a sparse, damaged transcription.
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Kentucky
Lexington
Dee
Mons Ara
Devastating storm rips English coast and ships lost
The gale plagues the English Channel with wrecks and bodies washing ashore. Vessels such as the Primrose Hill and Capricorn foundered or wrecked off Cornwall and Cardiff, with several sailors drowned and many more missing. Inland, Yorkshire cottages toppled, lifeboats forced to higher cliffs, and Thames shipping heavily hit as floodwaters rise. Obvious damage and casualties mount as telegraph lines fail and rescue efforts struggle amid the storm.
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Ehglish Channel
Tacessini
Ibelia
Hiverpool
Vancouver
Penrods Tocks
Southatank
Maryhead
Thude
Cornwall
Mfracombe
Treving
Cardiff
Ty Wingeu
Yorkshire
North Sea
Wonderful Russian Easter Eggs Stir Paris Exhibition
The New York Sun reports that top Russian women retain elaborate Easter egg collections seen as art objects. Czarinas and dowager empresses have displayed eggs in Paris, with a coronation egg and a jeweled heart egg among highlights, while one memorial egg recalls a royal romance and a gold ship egg marks a son’s voyage.
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Russia
Brent
St. Peterburg
Dzarna
New York Sun
Azar
Alexander
Paris
Moscow
Czarina
Nicholas II
Cupid
Nicholas
Caay
No-To-Do Wonder-Worker Tobacco Cure Ad
Advertising copy promotes No-To-Do as a miracle tobacco quit aid. Claims include converting timid men to vigor and strength, with a money back guarantee. Offers free booklet from Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York.
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Addregy Sterling Remedy Co
Chicagn
New York
Pity Besty Pity Besty The Baby's Lossful Mood
The text laments a baby named Besty with dimples and joy fading to hollows and fear. It contrasts fat comfort with a pale air and a mother who does not know how to help. Dimples and Joy are gone, leaving sorrow.
Mary Anoints Jesus in Bethany as Judas Murmurs
The lesson recalls Jesus at Simon the leper's house in Bethany where Mary anoints Jesus with costly oil, provoking disciples led by Judas to call it a waste. Jesus defends the act as preparation for his burial and a memorial to be told worldwide.
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Jesta
Béthany
Simon the Léper
Thera
Jesus
Judas Iscarlot
Shehaih
Jericho
Bethany
Simon the Taper
Justs
Valse Orittelem
Mary
Simon
Martha
Lagarus
Werach
John
Iit
Judas Tseariot
Juda
Judas
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