New Bedford Mills Strikes Enter Third Day Quiet
At Acushnet and Hathaway mills in New Bedford the third day of the strike passed without major incident. Weavers report more joiners, while Secretary Hart criticizes Acting Mayor Lawton as biased toward manufacturers. Weavers relocate to South End quarters. Union Hall dances follow the day’s meetings. In Britain, DeWet breaks toward Reddersburg as Knox presses pursuit, with Boer forces and la yground fighting near Bloemfontein and along routes to Pretoria.
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Bedford
Acushnet and Hathaway Mills
Uevar
Hart
Lawton
Mr. Hart
South End
South Water Street
Clifford Street
Union Hell
London
DeWet
Caledon River
Reddersburg
Botha
Knox
Ficksburg
Ladybrand
Thabanchu
Basuto
AFL Session Sees Gompers Reelected Amid Standstill
Louisville dispatch reports the American Federation of Labor showing strong support for Samuel Gompers' re election as president. Key votes rejected two reform measures while endorsing a sea men wage bill and efforts to extend labor to Porto Rico.
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Louisville
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Max Hayes
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Scranton
Penn
Porto Rico
Congress
United States Navy
Bright View of Gold Fields and a Tale of Faults
Captain John Worth praises Nome and Dawson for work, wages, and living costs, urging young men to seek jobs there. The piece also recounts a scandalous Brookline society story about Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, detailing her stage work, modeling, and Chapman's distant attitude toward childhood.
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Nome
Dawson
John Worth
Provincetown
Post
Alaska Exploration Company
Worth
Lydia Maddock
Hoyt Street
East
Boston
Chapman
War Loan Voted in Commons for South Africa Support
London December 13 The House of Commons approved a loan of 16 million pounds to aid the army in South Africa after a heated debate. Speakers attacked Milner, warned of famine and possible native rising, and urged terms for surrender to end guerrilla warfare without weakening the empire. A treasury commission will survey Transvaal assets for taxation.
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London
House of Commons
South Africa
James Bryce
Ifred Milner
Robert T. Reid
Q. C
William St. John Brodrick
Michael Hicke-Beach
Treasury Commission
Transvaal
Sirete Barbour
German Chancellor Defends Kruger Visa Stance in Reichstag
In Berlin the imperial chancellor Count Von Buelow says Kruger was notified before leaving Paris that he could not be received and rejects claims of war pretense. He argues 1898 Anglo German pact lacks war clause and cites telegraph as not binding policy. Richthofen criticizes expulsions from Transvaal and Orange Free State as unlawful, noting German volunteers faced dismissal with unsympathetic reception.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Count von Buelow
William
Kruger
Paris
Great Britain
Germany
England
Africa
Aron von Richthofen
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Ttw
London
Aversion Wife as Artist's Model in Chapman Divorce Suit
Brookline society figure Irvin Chapman faces divorce from actress Bessie Chapman currently in Miss Priant at Columbia Theatre. Rumors say Chapman may stay in Australia to let a default decree stand, with some claiming he sought to prompt the suit to end the marriage.
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Irvin Chapman
Brookline Society
Bessie Chapman
Rules for burning farms in Lord Roberts proclamations
Forty one proclamations from Lord Roberts are summarized. The latest dated Nov 18 directs officers to burn farms only for treachery or if fired upon, or to punish telegraph or railway raids, and only with direct consent from commanding generals. Absence on commando is not a reason to burn a house. Cattle wagons and foodstuffs are touched only under specified conditions.
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London
Lord Roberts
Massachusetts Masonic Officers Named At Annual Meeting
At its annual meeting in Masonic Temple the lodge announced officers including Grand Master Charles T. Gallagher of Boston and senior grand warden John Carr of Boston. Directors for two years were Samuel C. Lawrence Medford Henry Endicott Cambridge Edwin B. Imes and Henry A. Belcher. Auditing committee listed Donald R. Price James F. Beard Oscar F. Allen. Eight year trustee Samuel C. Lawrence. Installation and feast of John the Evangelist scheduled for Thursday Dec 7 at the temple.
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Masonic Temple
Charles T. Gallagher
Boston
John Carr
David T. Remington
Northampton
Charles H. Ramsay
Serend D. Nickerson
Cambridge
Samuel C. Laawrence
Medford
Henry Endicott
Edwin B. Imes
Henry A. Belcher
Ran
Donald R. Price
Conservatory Recital Fills Hall With Overflowing Audience
Sleeper Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music was filled and crowds spilled into corridors during a recital by advanced class pupils. Notable pieces included Lore Lamport’s aria from La Sonnambula and a Bach Wilhelmi Thome Maurer set by twelve violins. Sarah Morton and Elizabeth Beal won praise for Chopin and Handel arias, while Katherine Sutthen and Russell A. Loring played Beethoven’s piano and violin sonata.
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New England Conservatory of Music
Lore Lamport
Winfield, Kaw
Bach
Wilhelmi
Thome
Maurer
Sarah Morton
Rinaldo
Handel
Elizabeth Beal
Beethoven
Katherine Sutthen
Russell A. Loring
Newsboys Readin Room Association reports crowded rooms
The officers announced the rooms at 16 Howard Street have been filled to overflowing with an average of 140 boys per evening. Expenses from Oct 1, 1899 to Oct 1, 1900 totaled $1765.28. They urged extending facilities to meet requirements.
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Newsboys’ Readin Room Association
Howard Street
Skeletons Unearthed At Fort Meade Expedition Finds
Fort Meade South Dakota reports two enormous dinosaur skeletons uncovered on the military reservation by a New York expedition from the American Museum of Natural History led by Professor G R Wieland.
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Fort Meade
Oac
New York City
American Museum
Naturalistory
G. R. Wieland
Costly Med. Faculty Prank as Cambridge Pole Ordeal
Mayor-elect Dickinson faces a costly Cambridge common problem after the Med. Fac. flag was raised high on a 125-foot pole. Repeated efforts by the fire department failed to lower the topmast due to ice, with the city spending about $25 each time to undo the prank.
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Dickinson
Cambridge
Med. Fac
Randolph man charged after forest hills assault
In Forest Hills station yesterday afternoon Joe Doyle of Randolph struck John Rafferty with a loaded whip, injuring his head. Rafferty received stitches from Dr. O'Keefe at Station 13. Doyle was held to answer the assault charge.
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Joe Doyle
Randolph
John Rafferty
Rafferty
Forest Hills
O’keefe
Doyle
Popular East Bostonian Dead at Twenty Seven
East Boston resident Frank A. Martin died Tuesday night at his home 141 Webster Street. He was 27, unmarried, and a popular social figure, brother-in-law of Hon. William S. McNary.
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Frank A. Martin
Golden wedding of Mr and Mrs Richard Baxter noted
PROVINCETOWN December 12. The couple mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a celebration next Monday. Mr Baxter 73, Mrs Baxter 70, longtime Provincetown residents who spent years in New York State before returning to farm and develop the old homestead. Both are from Cape Cod stock and are widely esteemed. Mrs Atkins, mother of one, helped develop Provincetown.
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Provincetown
Richard Baxter
Baxter
Reuben Atkins
Mr. Baxter
Mrs. Baxter
Ellis Couple Celebrate Golden Wedding in Harwich
Mr and Mrs Nathan Ellis observed their golden wedding at Harwich on December 12. A large gathering of relatives and friends called to congratulate the aged couple who were born October 5 1829 and married in Harwich by the late Rev Davis Lathrop.
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Harwich
Nathan Ellis
Ellis
Davis Lathrop
Couple celebrates silver wedding at Tremont Street home
Captain of the Parker House cafe and Mrs Walters marked their silver wedding anniversary at 131 Tremont Street last evening. Many friends visited, extending best wishes and presenting substantial tokens of esteem.
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Parker House Cafe
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Massachusetts Grand Lodge of Masons
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