Afrikanders Meet Demands War End and Milner Censure
About 6,000 Dutch Afrikanders gathered at Gum Tree plantation Worcester to urge Milner cessation of hostilities and autonomy for republics. resolutions called for war termination, self rule, and constitutional action submitted to Milner for imperial approval. Delegation appointed to press aims. 120,000 claimed membership.
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Worcester
Cape Colony
Gum Tree Plantation
S. C. Cronwright-Schreiner
Alfred Milner
J. W. Sauer
Public Works
Congress
South Africa
Sir Alfred Milner
British Lose Again As Boers Attack Convoy
Lord Kitchener reports Delarey with 500 Boers attacked a Pretoria to Rustenburg convoy at Buffels Poort on December 3, burning half the column and killing 15 men with 23 wounded. Boers suffered losses. Rangers from Rustenburg and Commando Nek aided, and the Boers were driven off. General De Wet crossed the Caledon Dec 5 toward Odendal. General Knox pursued. Cape Town dispatch notes Cape Colony residents oppose troops to Worcester and gun postings. A blue book on dispatches (Jan 3 to Oct 24) highlights Cape Dutch rebellion and martial law.
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London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Bloemfontein
Delarey
Pretoria
Rustenburg
Baffelspoort
Baker
Commando Nek
de Wet
Caledon
Kareepont Drift
Odendal
Knox
Cape Town
Worcester
Cape Colony
Mayor Revokes Licenses Of 14 Salons In Chicago
Chicago mayor blocks liquor sales at 14 saloons in the business district as part of a broad anti vice drive. Unofficial reports say 42 more licenses may be revoked within a day as citizens push for stricter controls.
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Harrison
Chicago
Raines Urges State Police Bill Across New York
Senator John Raines appeals Senators Platt and Governor Elect Odell to back a statewide police bill to cover all cities. He predicts a two year trial would satisfy about two thirds of the public, noting initial opposition to the Raines law has softened.
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Raines Area
New York
Dev. T
John Raines
Platt
Odell
Siam
Raines
Colored Pastor Under Bonds in Romney Shooting
Rev. C. H. Mathews pastor of the colored church at Romney West Virginia is held under 800 dollars bonds for shooting. William Alexander 18 son of Albert Alexander also colored was wounded in the arm during a Halloween frolic near the minister's house. The wound is serious.
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Bonds
Cumberland
C. H. Mathews
Romney
W. Va
William Alexander
Albert Alexander
Montana Official Canvass Shows Bryan Victory Margin
Helena December canvass confirms William J. Bryan carried Montana by 11 005 votes. Four years earlier he won by 32 043. Social Democratic ticket 708 votes Prohibition 208 and Social Labor 116.
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Montana
Helena
Mon
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Social Democratic
Prohibition
Social Labor
South Dakota Official Canvass Tallies in 1900 Election
The official canvass lists McKinley with 54 580 votes Bryan 80 654 Woolley 1 542 Barker 839 Debs 169 as the state's total vote.
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South Dakota
Pidred
McKinley
Bryan
Woolley
Barker
Debs
Kruger welcomed by Dutch crowds at The Hague
The Hague greeted former President Kruger with an enthusiastic reception as he arrived by train and stayed at Hotel des Indes. Crowds cheered from the streets and floral displays adorned the hotel hall while he dined privately with his grandson Eloff.
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Kroger
the Hague
Kruger
Hotel Des Indes
Mr. Eloff
Mr. Kruger
William the Silent
Locomotive Works Sold to Compressed Air Co
The Compress ed Air company has acquired possession of the locomotive works here and will install new machinery to manufacture Hardie compressed air motors. It is believed the Central Railroad company figures in the deal, and many workers will gain employment.
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Locomotive Works
Compressed Air Company
Central Railroad Company
Odell Vows Tax Cut After Governor Elevation
Governor elect Odell told labor leaders he would not raise factory inspector counts and would first seek to reduce New York state taxes after taking office. The remarks, reported to Moses de Costa and Herman Grossman of the Central Federation of Labor, outlined his early priorities.
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Odell
New York
Moses de Costa
Herman Grossman
Central Federation of Labor
First heavy snowfall hits Catskills in Kingston region
Snow covers Catskills to over a foot as Kingston reports the season's first heavy fall. Towns like Tunnersville and Hayter enjoy their first sleighing conditions amid winter weather.
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Catakilia
Kingston
N. Y
Catskills
Tunnersville
Hayter
Nansen Fund Reaches 1,000,044 Kronen Total
The Nansen Fund started after Dr. Nansen’s Arctic return to promote scientific exploration has risen to 1,000,044 Kronen and no further collections will be made.
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Nansen Fund
Christeanla
Dev. T
Nuanasen Fund
Dr. Nansen
Arctic
Suspected Chinamen Arrested in Utica Laundry Case
Two Chinese men in Utica were arrested on immigiration charges for being illegally in the country without proper papers. They are jailed.
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Utica
N. Y
New York Markets Mixed on Commodities and Oils
Market notes show fluctuations in corn wheat and butter with modest demand and steadier prices in some grain futures. Reports cite bearish cables weighing on wheat while corn holds firm on local demand and cash strength.
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New York
Pyen B
Western
Prime Western Steam
State
Pennsylvania
Scaimut
New Orleans
Steinbach's Christmas Cheer Chatter in Asbury Park Stores
Christmas shopping rush hits Steinbach's in Asbury Park with a larger stock of holiday goods and a price pruning sale on dresses, clothing, cloaks, and other staples to make room for displays. The Ocean Palace and Mammoth windows will feature Christmas tableaux and attract families this week.
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Steinbach
Asbury Park
Ocean Palace
Mammoth
Towne Named to Succeed Cushman K. Davis in Senate
Governor Lind appoints former Congressman Charles A. Towne to fill the unexpired term in the U S Senate until the January legislative session can elect a successor. Towne, 41, Michigan native and ex Republican, became a Silver Republican leader and later aligned with the Democratic ticket. The move accompanies national political shifts and other election-related notes from Chicago and New York.
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Lind
HK. Davis
ST. Paul
Charles A. Towne
John Lind
United States Senate
Cushman K. Davis
Towne
Michigan
Michigan Noniversity
Chicago
Maryquette
Duluth
United States
Public Whippings Reported in Evanaville and Other Briefs
Four boys were publicly whipped at Evanaville Indiana for theft. An operation was performed on the pope to remove a tumor. New York bankers invite the president to a December 19 banquet. Two Chicago clergymen accept a divekeeper’s invitation to preach there. The Santo Domingo president calls for reciprocity with the United States in a message to Congress. London Jockey Club stewards deny a license to rider Ted Sloane for next year.
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Evanaville
Ind
New York
Chicago
Santo Domingo
United States
Congress
London Jockey Club
Ted” Sloane
Germany Aids Britain With 18 Batteries of Quick Firing Guns
Ehrhardt factories in Hisenich and Dunseldorf supply Great Britain via the British South Africa Company with 18 batteries of quick firing guns. Some papers urge the government to halt this as a violation of Germany neutrality.
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Germany
Bhrlin
Ehrhardt
Hisenich
Dunseldorf
Great Britain
British South
Yale Harvard debate set for Sanders Theater tonight
In Cambridge Massachusetts Yale and Harvard will debate at Sanders Theater at 8 o clock on the question whether permanent retention of the Philippine Islands by the United States is desirable Harvard supports the question and Yale takes the negative Armor Plant Deal Denied U S steel plant sale rumors blasted Bethlehem Bethlehem Steel officials call reports that English shipbuilders and armor platemakers Vickers Sons Maxim were negotiating for the Bethlehem plant ridiculous
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Yale
Bethlehem, Pa
Bethlehem Steel Company
Vickers’ Sons & Maxim
Boiler Explosion Kills Three at Vermont Sawmill
Three men are killed instantly when a boiler explodes at a steam sawmill owned by GQ W Harris in Peru Vermont. Weather Probabilities predict rain with winds becoming fresh and southeast.
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Peru
W. Harris
Finest New York pulpit unveiled at All Angels church
All Angels Episcopal Church on West End Avenue unveils a new pulpit by Karl Bitter described as America’s finest. The Italian Renaissance style features Moses and prophets, an angel canopy, and a brass canopy altarpiece by the Hoffman family. The church also introduces a rare brass canopy altar and a $30,000 new rectory as it nears completion. D. J. Mackay, once wealthy, now $500,000 in debt, begins anew in Anderson Indiana as a mill manager after years of hardship.
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All Angels’ Episcopal Church
West End Avenue
Eighty-first Street
America
Karl Bitter
Sarah Cornell
New York Herald
Moses
Corbela
Hoffman
All Angels’ Church
Charles F. Hoffman
Italy
D. J. Mackay
Anderson
Ind
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Albany
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Adirondack
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William J. Youngs
John T. Joyce
Buffalo
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New Mexico
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Zeller
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John. Joy Edson
Hanna
Theodore W. Noyes
Washington Evening Star
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