Starving to Death Surgeon Williams In His Report
Dr A D Williams assistant surgeon US army arrives from Porto Rico where he compiled a report on poverty and hunger seen during a march with troops. He describes widespread starvation in Las Marias Adjuntas and Adjuntas hospital conditions, noting high deaths due to chronic starvation and meager municipal support. Snow falls across Nebraska with minor accidents and one fatality in the storm.
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Jacksonvilled
Fra
A. D. Williams
United States Army
Porto Rico
Department of
San Juan
Wilams
Las Marias
Adjuntas
Mounted units and blue stone deals top remote dispatch
Captain Heygate orders 60 000 cavalry horses and mules for South Africa as Britain renews Boer War efforts. Ships depart from New Orleans with perishable stock, facing high losses in transit. Separately, J F Kilgour purchases West Brookville blue stone properties in Sullivan County with a new New York company forming to manage the asset.
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Kansas City
Heygate
South Africa
New Orleans
Cape Town
Durban
New London
United States
David Moberly
Moberly
Tropics
England
Baden-Powell
Blue Stone Properties
Middletown
N. Y
J. F. Kilgour
Passaic
Blue Stone King
Blue Stone
West Brookville
Sullivan’county
Dr. Jones
Third Avenue
W. OC. Dilger
Fifty
Eighth Street
New York
Midland Blue Stone Companys
De Wet's Raid and Kitchener Dispatches From London
News from London and Cape Town frames De Wet as a formidable force whose rear-guard tactics challenge British assumptions. A Ber thulie dated letter praises De Wet as a centralized, disciplined commander. observers warn the war effort must match his organizational prowess or risk prolonged resistance. In Chicago, ex-policeman Furlong gains pardon amid Boer War tensions. New York reports a violent incident by John Galle tus injuring a boy and a man. Halifax notes 360 Canadian troops return home for Christmas aboard the Lake Champlain, with landing changes to aid soldiers' reunion.
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London
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Cape Town
Transvaal
Brussels
Cape Colony
Berthulie
de Wet
Blizzard Rages Across Northwest With Harsh Winds
In Minnesota, St. Paul reports the first winter blizzard of the northwest section. Mild conditions last week gave way to heavy wind and drifting snow. The storm is widespread across the state, making travel difficult and creating discomfort.
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Minnesota
ST. Paul
Population figure for Berlin including suburbs
Berlin population including suburbs is 2,469,676, up from 2,076,046 in 1895. The update reflects a growing urban area and expands the official city limits to include surrounding communities. Frankfurt reporters note the expansion mirrors industrial and residential development across the Berlin region.
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Berlin
Autonomy party forms leadership in Manila meeting
Manila reports note the Autonomy party's launch with nearly all loyal Filipino leaders signing the platform. A 25 member council and an executive committee were elected including Arellano and Torres. Advices from Luzon describe U S cavalry clashes near Guinobatan with 45 insurgent deaths and one American casualty.
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Manila
Autonomy Party
Sénor Paterno
Senor Cayetano Arellano
Supreme Court
Frank H. Bourne
Armiosa Flores
Florentino Torres
Philippines
Jose Near
Tomas del Rosario
Luzon
Ninth
United States Cavalry
Guinobatan
Albay
Philippine Commission
H. Phelps Whitmarsh
Otto Scherer
Benguet
Mr. Whitmarsh
Baguim
Scherer
Japanese minister resigns amid financial scandal claims
Hoshi Toru, minister of communications and former Japanese envoy to the United States, resigns over persistent corruption allegations. He will be succeeded by Hara, ex minister to Korea, raising questions about Ito cabinet stability. In London, Russia reportedly offered Romania 16 million pounds to ease its financial crisis, but the offer was refused due to conditions seen as compromising Romanian independence.
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Senguet
Bulacan
Tagal
Philippine Commission
Taft
Sixteenth Infantry
Bautista
Katipunan Society
Luzon
Forty-ninth Infantry
Cagayan River
Isabella
Iloilo
Panay
Cebu
Bell
MacArthur
Manila
Mindanao
Yokohama
Hoshi Toru
United States
Hara
Korea
Ito
London
Russia
Roumania
Vienna
Daily Express
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Nebraska
Omaba
Kitchener
Bloemfontein
Tanner
Furlong
Chicago
Patrick Furlong
Howard Lerch
Leach
John Galletus
Brooklyn
Nathan Ruth
Lawrence Kelley
Galletus
Ruth
Kelley
Halifax
Lake Champlain
Colonel Otter
Liverpool
St. John
N. B
Militia Department
Booz
Nainget
Orse- FE
TKON
AN Autonomy Party
Pte
Nished
China
Iand and
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