Grocers Offerings and Prices from Local Parlor Ad
A scanned ad lists fast mat items and bulk foods with prices including soap bars, canned pears, syrup, olives, coffee, tea, and baking goods. Items such as Reed cans, evaporated milk, roasted peanuts, bacon, corn, lemon peel, and chocolate appear with per unit or per pound pricing. The page blends miscellaneous groceries and household staples in a dense price sheet style.
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New York
Royal Baking
Hunt
Bakers Premium
Eeos Seine
Sin the Balance Attitude of Disloyal Dutch Threatens Cape Rebellion
Report from the Cape Colony notes growing disloyalty among Dutch residents as the balance tilts against the British defense. Militants threaten to ignite wider rebellion, raising fears of a Cape uprising and possible colonial instability.
Ninety Percent Ready to Join Uprising in Cape Colony
The Morning Post reports Cape Town mood—ninety percent of Dutch residents ready to rebel as Boers threaten invasion. Troop shortages prevent martial law, Lord Kitchener directing suppression with thousands more troops en route from the north. Civil rail traffic halted. prologue to possible revolt grips Cape Colony.
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Lonpox
Cape Colony
Morning Post
Cape Town
Phillipstown
Cape
Rathers
Lord Kitchener
Standard
Daily Mail
In Hands of Boers Report from Transvaal Crisis
German volunteers arriving from the Transvaal confirm a dire South African situation for the English. They say that outside Pretoria and Johannesburg the Transvaal and much of the Orange Free State are in Boer control, indicating widespread Boer influence amid the conflict.
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Johannesburg
Pretoria
Berin
Transvaal
Orange Vree
Thornycroft’s Mounted Infantry Seize Brittstown Unopposed
Lord Kitchener reports from Naarnwoort that Thornycroft’s mounted infantry occupied Brittstown without opposition on December 24. Boers retired north toward Prieska and will be pursued.
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Thornycroft
Brittstown
London
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Naarwpoort
Prieska
Battle Report in Progress Near De Aar and Irish Cavalry Called Out
Battle reported in the neighborhood of De Aar with fighting ongoing and few details. Two hundred Boers left Brittstown after commander seized all supplies. Irish Cavalry ordered to prepare for service in South Africa amid reports Lord Kitchener sought 80,000 more mounted troops.
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Battle
de Aar
Brittstown
London
Belfast
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Cape to Cairo Telegraph Line Goes Into Operation
The Cape to Cairo telegraph line is now active to a point 50 miles north of Kasangi and 400 miles beyond the southern end of Take Tangankani, signaling progress on the long distance link.
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Cape To Cairo
London
Durban
Kasangi
Take Tangankani
Chinese Government Prepares to Concede Demands in Crisis
Shanghai dispatch reports Prince Tuan and Prince Chang arrested near Shan Si and Shan Se. Yuan Hsien ordered to return to Sian Fu for execution, as imperial authorities move to concede demands of the joint note and punish instigators of the trouble.
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Sospex
Shanghai
The
Standard
Prince Tuan
Prince Chang
Shan Si
Shan Se
Yuan Hsien
Sian Fu
China
Joint note on good relations presented to Chinese ministers
The preliminary joint note was delivered to China as Li Hung Chang could not attend. Prince Ching presented his credentials to foreign envoys and promised a swift imperial reply as the court seeks peace and prosperity. In Paris the Spanish minister handed the note to Prince Ching who would transmit it to the emperor and report the reply.
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Via
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Senor
B. J. de Cologan
China
Paris
Havas
Peking
Senor B. J. de Cologan
Foreign Ministers Say China Will Accept Conditions
A dispatch from Peking reports foreign ministers believe China will accept the powers conditions within a month. The note was sent to the dowager empress and the emperor shortly after presentation, but delivery may not reach them until December 27 due to slow communication.
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China
London
Peking
French detachment faces Boxer attack at Hung Tsu village
A 100 man French force left here on December 20 to Hung Tsu seeking arms. While crossing a frozen creek near a village Boxers opened fire killing Lieutenant Contal and wounding another officer. The French halted the village.
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Tien Tsen
Hung Tsu
Contal
Missionary Massacre Reported Near Peking
A December 24 dispatch from Peking to a news agency states Boxers killed 12 Catholics and burned 8 in temple sites 85 miles east of Peking. The report notes intensified sectarian violence and temple arson attributed to the attackers.
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London
Peking
Hitchcock arrives in St Louis for holidays
Ethan Allen Hitchcock secretary of the interior in McKinley’s cabinet arrived in St Louis to spend part of the Christmas holidays with his daughter Mrs John F Spipley. He denied a New York report that he planned to resign from the cabinet.
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St. Louis
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Interior
McKinley
City
John F. Shippley
Hitchcock
New York
Wisconsin former treasurer Colonel Harshaw dies in Milwaukee
Colonel Henry B. Harshaw, formerly state treasurer of Wisconsin, died in Milwaukee at his daughter Mrs Dr Thomas H Hay's home after a tongue cancer. He lived in Oshkosh and served in the Iron Brigade during the Civil War.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Henry B. Harshaw
Thomas H. Hay
Harshaw
Oshkosh
Iron Brigade
Governor Pingree seeks Cuba extradition for Detroit forgery suspect
A Lansing report says Governor Pingree has issued a requisition on the Cuban governor for Charles Jenner Thompson wanted in Detroit for forgery. It is described as the first requisition to Cuba ever presented.
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Cuba
CubaGo
Lansing
Mich
Pingreee
Charles Jenner Thompson
Detroit
Will Form Australia's First Cabinet Formed
Edmund Barton accepted the Earl of Hopetown's offer to form the first Australian federation cabinet. He anticipates no difficulty in assembling the ministry.
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Australia
Sydney
Edmund Barton
Earl of Hopetown
Federation
McKinley Likely to Endorse Cuban Constitution Proposal
President McKinley will submit to Congress the Cuban convention’s constitution with a recommendation for congressional sanction unless its provisions diverge too far from administration policy. With a tight session and heavy agenda, reopening the Cuban question is unlikely. The aim remains to grant Cuban independence per the Teller resolution.
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Wasmixotos
McKinley
Congress
Cuba
Lumber Jammed As Steam Barge Strands On Racine Reef
The steam barge George Dunbar carrying 275000 feet of hemlock lumber ran aground on Racine reef during a snowstorm at 1 a clock. 90000 feet were jettisoned to lighten the vessel. Captain Beckenfeld led a volunteer crew with the Emma Bleecher to refloat the ship which then reached port leaking but afloat. No insurance covered the vessel or cargo and the Pintsch light failure on the reef contributed to the accident.
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Racine
Wis
George Dunbar
Michigan City
Empire
Mich
Chicago
Racine Reef
Beckenfeld
Emma Bleecher
Pneumonia Epidemic Prompts Dawson Vaccination Drive
Dawson reports 25 pneumonia deaths in a week as Victorian steamer Danube arrives with news. Typhoid fever subsides, smallpox nearly gone with two cases. Five thousand vaccine points reached on Dec 18 and compulsory vaccination begun. Klondike quartz discoveries noted on Bonanza Creek. Six automobiles arrive for creek runs.
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Victoria
B. C
Danube
Dawson
Bonanza Creek
Klondike
Bryan Sends Greetings to Kansas Democrats in Leavenworth
From Lincoln Nebraska W J Bryan wires to The Evening Standard reaffirms that Democratic principles still live and fusion forces policies will be vindicated. He predicts Kansas and Leavenworth will return to the fathers teachings and republic traditions as the twentieth century opens.
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Kansas
Leavenworth
Kan
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
The
Evening Standard
Striking Post Office Clerks Halt Christmas Rush
In Cuba Gap on December 26 a strike by registry division clerks threatened delivery of Christmas gifts. About a score of workers had labored 14 hours daily during the holiday rush until post office authorities suspended the strike leader and restored order, with rank and file returning to duty.
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Cuba Gap
Registry Division
Post Office
Death of Rev Charles R Hale Springfield Bishop Coadjutor
Bishop George F Seymour reports the death of Rev Charles Reuben Hale bishop coadjutor of the Springfield diocese Episcopal church. He died in Cairo from valvular heart disease after two years of illness, born March 14, 1837 in Pennsylvania and serving in his post since 1892.
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Springfield, Lls
George F. Seymour
Charles Reuben Hale
Springfield Diocese
Episcopal Church
Cairo
Pennsylvania
People's Palace Opened by Prince of Oldenburg
The Prince of Oldenburg presiding over the government temperance committee declares the People's Palace open to the public at St. Petterspura on December 26. After the inaugural ceremonies the prince and 20 high ranking officers dine with officials nobles and ladies alongside peasants and workers' families.
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St. Petterspura
Prince of
New Zealand Requests Maintain Contingent in South Africa
The Wellington government asked Governor Ranfurly to inform Joseph Chamberlain that New Zealand does not wish the contingent reduced. Drafts will fill ranks and additional mounted men will be sent to sustain forces in South Africa.
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Wellington
N. Z
Earl of Ranfurly
Joseph Chamberlain
New Zealand
South Africa
Lake Washington Ship Canal Plans Nearing Contract Let
General plans for the Lake Washington ship canal have been completed by Major Millis in charge of harbor work. A contract for a preliminary canal will be let soon, with a $170,000 congressional appropriation available to start the work.
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Lake Washington Ship Canal
StatLe
Wash
Millis
United States Army
T. 4
Congress
Race War Flares at Cementville as Sheriff Quells Riot
In Cementville Indiana a mob of armed negroes clashes with whites across a saloon and store, Lee Ranger and Sam Kendall figure in the violence, Sheriff Rave intervenes by telephone and in person, the town quiets only near dawn, threats of further riots persist.
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Jeffersville
Ind
Cementville
Panhandle Road
Lee Ranger
John Redmond
Sam Kendall
Sheriff Rave
Clementville
Kendall
Ranger
Montgomery
Reject the Offer at Mishawaka Rubber Plant
Mishawaka Rubber Boot and Shoe Company facing a buyout bid from United States Rubber and Eastern trust. Offer reportedly around 8 million dollars, with payment at three dollars per one dollar of value. President Biger says the firm will reject the proposal again despite a strong counteroffer and rival control pressure.
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Indianapolis
Sentinel
Mishawka
Ind
United States Rubber Company
Great Eastern Trust
Mishawaka Rubber Boot and Shoe Company
Biger
Mishawaka Company
Combine
Mishawaka
May clash with Gage as Grosvenor dismissed
Washington December 26 A dramatic turn in the Morris killing case followed the immediate dismissal by Secretary Gage of Deputy Auditor Dan A Grosvenor. Grosvenor is brother to Representative Charles H Grosvenor and a clash between secretary and congressman is anticipated. He made no statement, but reports say the dismissal cites remarks on Morris death.
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Washington
Frank H. Morris
Dan A. Grosvenor
Gage
Grosvenor
Charles H. Grosvenor
Morris
Dowager Lady Churchill Dies in London Home
Dowager Lady Churchill senior lady of the bed chamber and confidante of the queen was found dead in her Osborn bedroom. She complained of cold on retiring but no serious symptoms appeared, and the illness was not deemed grave.
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Lady Churchill
London
Osborn
Europe Gains Steel Rails From Carnegie and Norse Orders
The Carnegie company received a rush order from England's Great Eastern railway for 6000 tons of steel rails. Norway's government placed rail contracts with Pennsylvania and Maryland steel firms totaling 11000 tons.
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Europe
New York
Carnegie Company
Great Eastern Railway
England
Government of
Norway
Pennsylvania
Maryland Steel Companies
Dassel Gunsmith Found Frozen to Death in Snow Bank
Dassel Minnesota December 26 Hans Olson 45 a gunsmith living north of Dassel was found frozen to death in a snow bank He left Dassel Sunday to return home in a storm and likely lost his way in the worsening conditions.
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Dassel, Minn
Hans Olson
Dassel
Thousands fed at Christmas in New York city event
Christmas Day relief efforts fed thousands across New York. The Salvation Army served 26,000 meals at Madison Square Garden while tickets funded baskets for the hungry. State Senator Timothy D. Sullivan fed 5,000 on the Bowery, Frank Telford 600 newsboys, and the Reynolds and Gould groups aided others.
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New York
Charitable Society
Great
Madison Square Garden
Salvation Army
Timothy D. Sullivan
Bowery
Frank Telford
Lymio Hall
Thomas Reynolds’ Democratic Association
Departments of Charities and Corrections
Howard Gould
Duke of Manchester Debt Settlement Talks Continue
A World dispatch from London reports negotiations toward settling the Duke of Manchester's debts, signaling a possible annulment of bankruptcy. Debts total 115,825 dollars with 95,000 from money lenders at high interest. the rest from tailors, horse dealers, jewelers, and other tradesmen. Legal bankruptcy costs amount to 3,500 dollars, which Zimmerman must cover along with the claims.
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New York
London
Duke of Manchester
Zimmerman
Williams Denounces Manila Conduct Reflections
Former Consul Williams rebukes a war department report alleging fault in Manila. He asserts he was with Dewey's fleet on the questioned date, denies knowledge of the Spaniards and Lieutenant Burritt, and says a mine offer was only a courtesy gesture.
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Rochester
N. Y
Williams
Manila
War Department
Dewey
Burritt
Embargo Delays U S Exhibit Trains at Havre
Thirty cars forming part of the U S government exhibit at the Paris exposition were embargoed at Havre by the railroad company citing a 5710 francs claim for demurrage. The move delays the U S cruiser Prairie's return to New York and prompted a formal protest from Ambassador Porter to the French government.
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Paris
United States
Havre
Prairie
New York
Porter
Rail service to De Aar restored after bridge scare
Regular railway service between Cape Town and De Aar has been restored. A report of a destroyed bridge south of De Aar was wrong. only a culvert was damaged. Trains run irregularly from De Aar to Kimberley with delays elsewhere due to heavy rains.
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Cape Town
DeAar
Kimberley
Antilla Floated After Fog Shipwreck Near Great Egg Harbor
The British steamer Antilla, wrecked on Great Egg Harbor shoals Monday in heavy fog, was freed with four wrecking tugs and began moving to New York under her own steam.
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New York
Great Egg Harbor Shoals
U S Consul in Barranquilla Ends Life in Singapore Appointment
W Irvine Shaw former United States consul at Barranquilla Colombia and recently named consul general to Singapore shot himself in a hotel. The suicide is attributed to family illness and deteriorating health.
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Nited States
Pimibapenpura
W. Irvine Shaw
United States
Barranquilla
Colombia
Singapore
Tll
Boutelle Plans Resignation Around March 4
Washington December 26 Captain Charles A Boutelle of Bangor Maine will resign from the Fifty seventh Congress. The move will be tendered around March 4 under an understanding with President McKinley.
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Boutelle
Waasington
Charles A. Boutelle
Langer
House of the Fifty-seventh Congress
Mo Kinley
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Bryan
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