County Stockade Near Finish Guards Appointed
Clarke county prepares to staff a new county stockade with 53 convicts slated to work on roads. W D Kelly supervises four appointed guards Eidson Arnold Foulllove and McDougald under W C Kelly as the stockade nears completion. The plan aims to improve and macadamize country roads with humane provisions and steady food and clothing. A note mentions Annie B E Gunning praising Kodol Dyspepsia Care in Tyre Michigan and Palmer & Sons backing the remedy.
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W. C Kelly
Slee Ee
Commission
Messrs
Eidson
Arnold
Foulllove
McDougald
W. D. Kelly
Clarke County
Annie BE. Gunning
Tyre, Mich
Palmer & Sons
Disloyalty 18 Expressed Anti-British Sentiment in Cape Town
A Cape Town dispatch reports five hundred colonists in the Victoria West District formed an anti-British group and threatened the railroad station between Cape Town and De Aar. Afrikander bandits passed a loyalty resolution while denouncing troops as provoking disloyal expressions. Also promotes One Minute Cough Cure by Palmer & Sons as a remedy.
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London
Cape Town
Victoria West District
de Aar
Transvaal Unsatisfied on Peace Talks Amid War Costs
A Brussels dispatch to The World reports Herr Holden says no peace proposals have been issued by President Kruger. He notes a mediation possibility if any government seeks to intervene, but stresses no terms are authorized by the Transvaal. The item ends with an unrelated testimonial for One Minute Cough Cure.
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New York
Brussels
Herr Holden
Transvaal
Leyds
France
Krager
Great Britain
Xmas Goods Go This Week Regardless Of Cost
A Broad Street report notes retailers plan to move Christmas merchandise this week despite high costs. Local shops anticipate brisk sales as shoppers browse holiday items and discounts.
English Agents at Work Hire Germans for South Africa
Berlin reports British agents hiring German veterans in rural districts despite denials. Hamburg district court orders arrest of agent York for enlisting peasants under imperial law. Essen paper notes 25,000 shells produced night and day for the British Army amid the war in Africa.
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Berlin
Germany
South Africa
District Court
Hamburg
York
Herr Krapp
Essen
West Point stockholders declare dividends at year-end meeting
Five West Point enterprises Lanett cotton mills West Point Manufacturing Riverdale cotton mills Lanett bleaching and dyeing works and Chattahoochee Valley Railroad Company held their annual meeting. They reported year ending November 1 with satisfactory business and spent about 760000 on operations, keeping total capital at 2000000. Old officers were re elected.
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T Point
West Point
Lanett Cotton Mills
West Point Manufacturing Company
Riverdale Cotton Mills
Lanett Bleaching and Dyeing Works
Chattahoochee Valley Railroad Company
Queen Victoria 18 Reluctant on South Africa and Fears
London reports no decisive news from South Africa by 8 p m as fragments of past events circulate. British volunteer patriotism garners praise while Continental critics fear European repercussions. Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice visit ex Empress Eugenie, denying rumors of hysteria and asserting calm. Pain Killer Perry Davis advertised as heir to relief for colds.
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London
South Africa
Westminster Gazette
Great Britain
Queen Victoria
Beatrice
Windsor
Farnborough
Eugenie
Pbs Aycc
Valuable Farm Lands For Sale Cheap In Jackson County
The W. C. Potts place seven miles south of Jefferson in Jackson County offers 966 acres with about half cultivated and half in original woods. It includes a three room house and two tenant settlements, springs and a creek, good road access to Jefferson or Athens, and productive, well watered land. Terms: one fourth cash, balance over five years at seven percent interest. Inquiries to R. B. Howard Athens Georgia or The Georgia Loan and Trust Company Macon Georgia.
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W. C
Four Big Stills Raided in Regional Revenue Sweep
A Wednesday raid by U S revenue officers in Gwinnett Walton Jackson and Oconee counties resulted in four illicit stills seized and over six thousand gallons of beer destroyed. The operation marked a record pace in the service’s ongoing crackdown on illicit distilling. The event followed the sudden death of E Gottheimer a longtime Athens resident and community member who was to be buried this afternoon with Masonic honors.
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Mr. Gottheimer
Germany
America
Georgia
Lexington
Itra Weno Media
Athens
Mt. Vernon Lodge
Mt. Elmo Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Windsor Hotel
I A. Rubenstein
Oconee
Gottheimer
U. S. Revenue
U. S
Hairston
Trammell
Posseman Kinnebrew
Gwinnett
Walton
Jackson
Internal Revenue Service
Maine
Washington
Gaines
Tennessee
Cumberland
Nashville
Arlington
Leatvane
Derlin
Apis
Samoa
Leatvanu
Apia
General Lawton's body brought to Manila for funeral
Major General Lawton's body was moved from San Mateo to Manila with staff and cavalry escort. The funeral will be at his Manila mansion, now a vault at El Paseo cemetery, with a guard of honor. Mrs Lawton and the four children will return to the United States before final interment likely at Arlington.
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Manila
Lawton
San Mateo
el Paseo Cemetery
Buller Retreats Five Miles to Shield Army in Natal
A Herald dispatch from Chieveley camp Natal December 16 reports an armistice till midnight to bury the dead and remove the wounded as Boers press with new guns. Lieutenant Ponsonby and Private Farmer are praised for attempting to rescue comrades amid heavy losses. A World dispatch notes General Buller’s army moving back five miles toward Frere to deter a Boer flank aimed at British rail lines.
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New York
Herald
Chievery
Natal
Ponsonby
Thornycroft's Mounted Infantry
Farmer
Natal Carbineers
Chiovery
Baller
Frere
Double Murder Near Jerico Kentucky Card Feud Ends in Death
In Knoxville Kentucky December 31 news of a double murder reached the city. Paul Kincaid, an aged man, fired from a shotgun during a dispute over a card game. His son was decapitated by one blast and another man was killed by the other. Kincaid fled and remains at large. The entry notes a second fragment mentioning Scabtonia and bears, but provides no clear facts.
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Peat Kincaid
Knoxville
Tenn
Kentucky
Jerico
Paul Kincaid
Kincaid
Prareeenr Se
Scabtonia
Boers Ready Stand at Stormberg in 9000 Force
Dispatch from Cape Town reports the Boers massing at Stormberg in an abandoned British camp. A 9,000-strong Dutch-led command is preparing to resist advances as winter skirmishes unfold in the region.
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Stormberg
London
Daily News
Cape Town
Jacksons Last Dispatch for Safe Keeping By A B Lee
A Virginia man, A B Morrison of Leesburg, has deposited General Stonewall Jacksons last dispatch at the Merchants Trust Co in Baltimore for safekeeping. Written May 9 1863 at Chancellorsville and addressed to General Lee it records Jackson asking for a soon possible attack and providence blessing. The bearer was wounded and could not deliver it, and Morrison kept the paper as a cherished relic.
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Baltimore
A. BE. Morrison
Leceburg
Mercantile Trust Company
Stonewall Jackson
Lee
T. J. Jackson
No News from Lord Methuen Reported in London
London December 1. The military situation growstense as no word arrives from Lord Methuen since Sunday raising fear his communications are cut. A Daily News correspondent from Modder River notes Boer positions formidable by December 11 and extended twelve miles with entrenchments and sapper-ready guns. The Times cites a Napoleonic concentration principle while Gen Baller orders reinforcements from Cape Town to Durban to bolster the Natal column.
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London
Lord Methuen
Daily News
Modder River
Lomond
the Times
Napoleon
Orange River
Baller
Cape Town
Durban
Natal
White
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