British Victories Rumor Suppressed by Dispatches from Natal
On Nov 28 reports from London relay calls at the US embassy about British triumphs being unfounded. Kruger refuses to authorize Consul Macrum to transmit prisoner lists, and Macrum remains nominal head with limited powers. News from Durban notes Boer control of Willow Grange telegraphs, with no decisive engagements and slow relief preparations amid reembarkation efforts.
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Ape Town
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Naauwpoort
Kikvorshberg
Orange River
Royston
Ladyemith
Ladymith
Bayond
Women Attack Miners Sparks Nanticoke Mine Riot Near Wilkes Barre
Women relatives of Nanticoke strikers clash with pump runners at the Nanticoke mine near Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania. A special policeman fires a revolver wounding a boy while others are stoned or beaten. Deputies are summoned as workers return to the shafts.
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Nanticoke
Wilkesbarre
Michael Corrigan
Arn
A. ‘A. Ente
John Tonkin
Idris Tonkin
Pepper
Harvey
Princess Marie Amelie dies at 65 in Leiningen kinship note
Telegraphic briefs report the death of Princess Marie Amelie of Leiningen sister to the grand duke of Baden in her 66th year. Also noted are a Netherlands copyright proclamation by the president a shooting incident in Holland Michigan and a Cincinnati sanitarium dedication by Archbishop Elder.
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Marie Amelie
Leiningen
Grand Duke of
Baden
Netherlands
Holland
Mich
Alexander Crawford
Mrs. Cratford
Archbishop Elder
Cincinnati
Mt. Clemens
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
Lafayette Memorial Commission
United States Mint
Philadelphia
Congress
Naura
St. Mary’s Hospital
la Salle
Ill
John Gray
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Texans Fight Troops and Riots in Rio Grande City
A Dallas era dispatch reports Governor Sayres seeks investigation after telegrams from San Antonio and Fort Ringgold describe a Rio Grande City clash between federal troops and local residents. Gatling guns used, one man wounded, untold men fled, expect further trouble. Adjutant General Scurry to scene. Washington notified for full inquiry and troop removal.
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Rio Grande City
Sayres
Washington
San Antonio
One Big Association Now Unites Livestock Groups
The American Live Stock association merged into the National Live Stock association after a brief discussion. Formed in 1892 to organize a World’s Fair exhibit, the 13-member body disbanded to seek favorable legislation and broader participation. The National group, formed three years ago, now includes about 70 associations and plans its Fort Worth meeting January 16 to 20. It represents over $300 million in capital and will likely feature a Chicago livestock exhibition next year with many members attending.
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National Live Stock Association
Onicaco
American Live Stock Association
American Association
Arange
Funeral in Paterson for Vice President Hobart Draws Elite
The Hobart funeral will bring the president, senators, representatives, supreme court members, governors and thousands of notable Americans to Paterson. Attendees are arriving from across the nation as congress opens, with many from the far west en route or ready to depart. The event, in a black-draped Paterson, is expected to be a historic gathering.
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Senate
Paterson
Hobart
House
Supreme Court
Congress
Far West
Washington
Last of Official Returns Certified by Kentucky Counties
The final official returns have been certified by county canvassers and within a week state commissioners at Frankfort will begin determining which ticket won on election day. Jefferson county canvassers heard counsel on a motion to throw out Louisville city votes amid alleged soldier intimidation, a claim backed by Republicans who argued the board lacked jurisdiction beyond counting votes. The issue is now bound for the state election board.
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Kentucky Board of Canvassers
Louisville
County Board of Canvassers
the Times
Taylor
Kentucky
Lovuisville
Frankfort
Jefferson County
Bradley
State Election Board
Court Refuses to Enforce Co Education of Whites and Blacks
In Brooklyn the Appellate Division denies Elizabeth Cisco’s plea to compel Queensborough school admission for her children. The court holds equality of facilities does not require white and Black children to attend the same school. Justice Goodrich notes no proven inferiority in the colored school’s instruction.
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New York
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Elizabeth Cisco
School Board of
Queensborough
Brenton Avenue
Justice Goodrich
Appellate Division
Mme Bamberger Indicted for Five Deaths in Midwife Case
Land jury in St Louis returns true bills against Mrs Henrietta Bamberger the midwife. Charges include first degree murder for an unnamed infant in May 1895 and first degree manslaughter for Mary Holtcemp Feb 18 1896 Ida Zimmermann Mar 8 1896 Lydia Bressert Sept 10 1897 and Wilhelmina Spoeri July 11 1908 all alleged to have died from operations and poison.
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Land Jury
St. Louis
Henrietta Bamberger
Mary Holtcemp
Ida Zimmermann
Lydia Bressert
Wilhelmina Spoeri
Supreme Court adjourns for Thanksgiving recess in 1900
Telegram items note the U S supreme court delaying business for a two week Thanksgiving recess. Cuba’s Paris exposition representative Lunetti is named by Governor General Brooke. Plague patients on the steamship J W Taylor near New York show improvement amid the outbreak. Three year old Texas shorthorn cattle fetches 6.76 at Chicago yards, highest since 1882. North Dakota contempt of court habeas corpus ruling debated. Recorder Goff denies new trial to William A E Moore in a case involving alleged badgering, sentencing him to 19 years.
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United States Supreme Court
Brooke
Senor Lunetti
Cuba
J. W. Taylor
New York
Texas
Chicago
North Dakota
Goff
William A. E. Moore
Martin Mahon
Battle Between Rebels and Government Troops in Colombia
A Panama dispatch reports a two day battle near Bucaramanga between government forces and revolutionists ending Nov 16. Over 1,000 rebels killed and 2,000 wounded, with about 10,000 engaged. Generals Uribe and Gomez wounded. General Vallier reported killed. Government generals Pena Solano Pillemizar and Fernandes wounded.
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New Yor
Herald
Panama
Bogota
Bucaramanga
Department
Santander
Uribe
Juan Francisco Gomez
Pablo Emilio Vallier
Pena Solano Pillemizar
Fernandes
Aguinaldo Escapes Between Generals Young and Wheaton
Aguinaldo slips through between Generals Young and Wheaton as Young pushes toward Bayambang. Also reports machinists back at work under old or restored pay but nine hours daily. boilermakers still out. A fatal rock blast kills Jacob Bradshaw near Englewood. Senator Hayward shows some improvement. National Grange grows with 35,000 new members. next convention in Washington. officers elected.
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Wheaton
Mantua
Aguinaldo
Bayambang
Oueyenne
Union Pacific
Washington
Springfield
National Grange
J. J. Woodman
Touchingi
Aaron Jones
South Bend
Ind
Obadiah Gardner
Maine
N. J. Bachelder
East Andover
N. H
D. A. Newcome
Golden, Colo
B. 8. McDowell
Columbus
John Trimble
Killed Big Flock of Sheep in Routt County Colorado
A Craig Colorado dispatch reports 8000 sheep driven from Wyoming into Routt county were seized by 50 masked men and the flock killed. Herders warned not to bring more sheep into Colorado and released. This marks the first such arrivals in years.
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Denver
Craig
Colo
Wyoming
Routt County
Range
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