British Saga of War and Politics Amid Christmas Crisis
Reports from Cape Town reveal British forces at a standstill with General Forestier-Walker noting prisoner Chando Pole-Gell and troop movements. Queen Victoria plans Windsor for Christmas as debate over cabinet resignations and Hicks Beach’s fate intensifies. The Times warns empire peril while Liberal papers predict accountability for government policy.
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Robert
Tugela River
Lord Roberts
England
Kitchener
War Office
Forestier-Walker
Cape Town
Osborne
Windsor
Lord Wolseley
Henry Peter Ewart
Michael Hicks Beach
The
Times
Great Britain
South Africa
Charles Warren
Port Elizabeth
Daily Chronicle
William Butler
Cape
Career of Lord Roberts of Kandahar
Lord Roberts of Kandahar, newly appointed supreme commander in South Africa, is praised as England's ablest general. Born in 1832 at Waterford, educated at Eton and Addiscombe, he earned the Victoria Cross in India and led daring marches in Afghanistan. His leadership, rapid promotions, and later honors mark him as a premier British command figure of his era.
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Lord Roberts
Kandahar
South Africa
England
Wolseley
Waterford
Sir Abraham Roberts
Wellington
East India
Bobs
Eton
Military Training College
Addiscombe
East India Company
Bengal Artillery
Roberts
Abyssinia
Looshal
Karam Valley
Afghanistan
Peiwar
Charasiah
Kabul
Malwant
Ireland
Her Majesty's Privy Council
All England's Army Out Declared by War Office
The War Office announces that acting on military advice, her Majesty's government has approved a measure directing the withdrawal of all remaining portions of the army. This decisive step follows ongoing considerations of strategic redeployment and peace conditions in London.
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London
Dec. W
War Office Today
Her
Hay
England's Losses in the War Reported by Kruger
President Kruger issued a solemn declaration warning England of a price to pay for control of the two South African republics. The report lists losses at Farquhar's Farm and Nicholson Nek, notes the missing at Modder River, and estimates about 100 wounded may have since died. Kimberley and Ladysmith losses are uncertain due to sparse updates and ongoing shelling.
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Kruger
England
Farquhar
Nicholson Nek
Modder River
Kimberley
Ladysmith
Mafeking
Glencoe
Blandslaagte
Crocodile River
Rietfontein
Bulawayo
Kenilworth
Selmestdoft
Belmont
Orange River
Estcourt
Moor River
Willow Grange
Enslen
Graf Pan
Stormberg
Magersfontein
Tugela River
Mobilization plan for South Africa and home service
The Seventh Division is to march to South Africa without delay. Nine militia battalions, plus two already volunteering for Malta and one for the Channel Islands, may serve outside the United Kingdom, with an equal number embodied at home. Volunteers from Yeomanry regiments will form a strong force for South Africa, and a contingent of carefully selected volunteers will be employed there. Colonial offers are being welcomed, with preference given to mounted contingents.
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South Africa
Malta
Channel Islands
United Kingdom
Brilliart Victory Reported From Pretoria Dispatch
A dispatch from Pretoria dated Wednesday reports an official despatch from the Modder area describing a brilliant Boer victory. The message emphasizes strategic gains and notes ongoing imperial concerns as authorities verify details.
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London
Pretoria
Modder
Battle notes and quips from the Magersfontein era
The dispatch recalls Boer captures of 209 Lee Metfords cartridges and bayonets, British casualties and retreats toward Belmont, and a bloody field at Twee Rivieren. Methuen’s calm boxing retort to a London cabman highlights a vivid contrast between war and wit.
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Ase
Magersfontein
Twee-Rivieren
Belmont
Bisset’s
Woman found dead after husband leaves to join Boers
Mrs. Anton Sculizer, 38, of Manton, whose husband Nicholas Sculizer departed last Tuesday claiming he would join the Boers in South Africa, was found dead in her Providence home this afternoon and it is believed she killed herself.
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Paris Green
Manton Mill
Providence
R. I
Anto Sculizer
Nicholas Sculizer
Manton
South Africa
British Casualties at Magersfontein Reach 963
Modder River dispatch reports 963 British casualties from Magersfontein with 70 officers. Black Watch suffered most. among ranks 42 killed, 182 wounded, 111 missing.
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London
Modder River
Magersfontein
Black Watch
MORE MULES FOR ENGLAND FROM NEW ORLEANS
Major J Fowle of the Twenty first Royal Lancers and his orderly Private Rowlett arrived on the steamship Etruria. He goes to New Orleans to purchase 900 mules to be shipped to the British army in South Africa.
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New York
J. Fowle
Twenty-first Royal Lancers
Rowlett
Etruria
Fowle
New Orleans
South Africa
Cambridge boy rescues skater from ice breaking
Four Cambridge boys narrowly escape drowning when ice breaks on marsh lands by Pacific street. Charles Pomeroy, 17, dives in to save one boy, risking his life. others, including Thomas Cunningham and Arthur Collins, later rescuing the remaining youths. Two other boys drown. All rescued boys recover at home.
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Cambridge
Pacific Street
Charles Pomeroy
John Welch
Winsor Street
John O’connell
Patrick Murphy
John Murphy
Cambridge Street
Thomas Teehan
Thomas Cunningham
Arthur Collins
Plank
Cellins
Pomeroy
Collins
Cunningham
Teehan
Master Pomeroy
Brookline Street
Boy Skater Drowns At Stoneville Reservoir
Clarence A. Lifield, 10, son of Adolf Lifield of Stoneville, drowned skating on the Stoneville reservoir after breaking through thin ice. Rescue efforts failed. body recovered this afternoon.
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Auburn
Clarence A. Liefield
Adolf Liefield
Stoneville
Stoneville Reservoir
Boy Drowns Skating Near Sebasticook River
Ten year old George P. Blackman son of Frank Blackman drowned while skating on the Sebasticook River near its mouth in Winslow Maine. His shoe heel came off causing him to slip into open water. The body was recovered about three hours later.
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Winslow, Me
George P. Blackman
Frank Blackman
Sebasticook
Porto Rico Complains About Cable Rates and Taxes
Porto Rico faces high cable costs as Congress begins session. Calls grow for government aid to provide free daily news to newspapers. People await President's message and expect tax reform. Local elections hinder business, census work progresses, population may exceed one million.
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Ent
Congress
Porto Rico
Mill Trouble in Pawtucket Spin Drags On
In Pawtucket on December 17, the Manville Company seeks overtime for spinners but the Rhode Island Mule Spinners Association refuses. Secretary Clisse was informed and the state organization will confer with Manville officials. The outcome will attract close interest as both sides stand firm.
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Pawtucket
R. J
Manville Company
Rhode Island Mule Spinners’ ‘Association
Clisse
Money Kings continues: Bank collapse cited and consolidation hopes
The speaker laments becoming penniless after sixteen years of service as the John P. Squire linked bank fails. He recalls seeking consolidation with the Swift Company and Clearing House aid was refused due to Squire family holdings. He notes allied bankers’ support, then closure without backing, and explains the Massachusetts incorporation of an affiliated concern with a $3,000,000 capitalization and Maine incorporation details.
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Sduire
Swift Company
Clearing House Committee
John P. Squire Corporation
Squire
Massachusetts
Maine
Maverick and Broadway Banks Compared in 1891 Failures
The article recalls the Maverick Bank collapse of 1891 and compares it with Broadway National Bank, noting one man control, five directors, and large deposits. It describes overdraft and misuse by a president, losses to depositors, and eventual repayment beyond 90 percent, with Broadway expected to fare better.
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Broadway National Bank
Maverick Bank
Broadway
Maverick
Potter’s” Bank
Squire’s
National Bank Examiner
Bank Secrecy and Crises in 1891 Boston Era
The narrative details a bank in crisis with a receiver protecting depositors while denying direct holdings in the John P. Squire corporation. It notes indorsed notes, heavy mercantile lending, and a plan to pay 50 cents on the dollar soon. It mentions a tight money market, loan demands, and the 1891 Maverick Bank collapse involving Asa P. Potter and directors. It also references Irving A. Evans and sensational arrests for embezzlement and falsifying statements as panic spreads in November 1891.
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John P. Squire Corporation
Wing
Irving A. Evans
Irving A. Evans & Co
Asa P. Potter
Maverick Bank
Boston
State Street
Potter
Commonwealth Avenue
Jonas H. Fretch
J. W. Work
Thomas Dana
Evans
Asa
Discrepancies in capital and bank troubles reveal Maine ties
The text explains that John P. Squire & Co. incorporated the Maine Provision and Cold Storage Company under Maine law with a $1,000,000 capital, Frank O. Squire holding all but five shares. It links Squire’s Maine and Bangor ventures to the larger organization, noting loans and charges involving Potter, French, and Dana. Maverick Bank receivership follows, with investigations into large loans and certified checks amid the Asa Potter case.
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John P. Squire & Co
Maine
Massachusetts
Squire Company
Maine Provision and Cold Storage Company
Portland
Frank O. Squire
State of
Squire Bros
Bangor
Kennebec Provision Company
Bath
Western Provision Company
Augusta
Dana
Colonel French
Potter
Beals
Maverick Bank
Messrs. Potter
French
Maverick
Asa Potter
Putnam
Evans & Co
Verdict Guilty On Fifteen Counts In 1893 Case
On February 9, 1893, the verdict of guilty was returned against Asa Otter on fifteen of forty counts. He was never sentenced due to an appeal being sustained, and he subsequently left Boston. He is currently in New York.
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Asa Otter
Boston
New York
Milkman Killed as Train Backed Into Wagon at Crossing
G. B. Tucker a 45 year old Chelsea milkman was killed when a Boston and Maine milk train backed into his wagon at Prison Point crossing. His horse was killed, and fellow traveler W. H. B. Kibby of 41 Winthrop Square Chelsea sustained head and ankle injuries and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. The body of Tucker was claimed by Undertaker Tinkham and a medical examiner was notified.
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Prison Point
Boston & Maine Road
G. B. Tucker
Chelsea
W. H. B. Kibby
Jefferson Avenue
Winthrop Square
Tucker
Kibby
Massachusetts General Hospital
Tinkham
Republican committee men begin convention prep in Philadelphia
Republican National Committeemen Joseph Manley of Maine and H C Payne of Wisconsin arrived in Philadelphia for preliminary work on the June convention. Samuel Penne of Connecticut accompanied them. They secured quarters at the Walton for Mark Hanna and Dick and arranged for delegations from New York Massachusetts Ohio Wisconsin and Connecticut. They met briefly with the local convention committee and will tour the National Export Exposition auditorium the next day to review hall alterations.
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Philadelphia
Republican National
Joseph H. Manley
Maine
H. C. Payne
Wisconsin
Republican National Executive Committee
Samuel Penne
Connecticut
Walton
Mark Hanna
New York
Massachusetts
Ohio
Committee On Convention
Death of Thomas Beddoe 88 Father-in-Law of City Clerk Aged Odd Fellow
Thomas Beddoe 88 a Charlestown resident and veteran of the Civil War died at home on 4 Franklin street Charlestown. Born in Salem he joined Hill Lodge of Odd Fellows in 1543 and worked at Charlestown Navy Yard after the war. He leaves a widow aged 8, four daughters including Mrs John T Priest and Lucius A Beddoe. Funeral at 1 pm tomorrow.
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Thomas Beedoe
John T. Priest
Boston
Odd Fellows
New England
Franklin Street
Charlestown
Mr. Beddoe
Salem
Hill Lodge of
Charlestown Navy Yard
Beddoe
Abraham Lincoln Post
Roxbury
Lucius A. Beddoe
Hazleton
Penn
Somerville Fire Alarms Report Three Incidents
Three fire alarms sounded in Somerville yesterday afternoon. Box 48 at 1 10 triggered by workmen drying plastering on Clarendon Street. a passerby mistook steam for smoke. Box 43 at 2 35 involved an oil stove explosion at 363 Beacon Street owned by W E Clark and occupied by Franklin A Clifford with $300 estimated loss. Box 14 at 4 50 reported a lace curtain fire in Mrs Conway's pearl street millinery parlors.
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Somerville
Clarendon Street
Clarendon Hill
Beacon Street
W. E. Clark
Boston
Franklin A. Clifford
Death of Lord Roberts's Son Sent Vital Shock Across Army
Lieutenant Roberts, sole son of Lord Roberts of Candahar, died after a wound received at Tugela River. He had been wounded in battle, and doctors including Sir William Mac Cormack extracted the bullet. Aides say his gallantry in rescuing guns earned a Victoria Cross recommendation.
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London
Lieutenant Roberts
Lord Roberts
Candahar
Tugela River
William MacCormack
England
Waziristan
Chitral
Nile
Farewell banquet raises $10,000 for Maine fund
The Carlton Hotel farewell banquet in London on December 18 raised $10,000 for the American hospital ship Maine fund. Attendees included the Duke and Duchess of Connaught the Marquis of Jarne United States Ambassador Choate and Mrs Choate Prince Christian of Schleswig Holstein Lady Randolph Churchill Mrs Arthur Paget Count Deyn the Austro Hungarian ambassador and Baron DeStaal the Russian ambassador.
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London
Carlton Hotel
Maine
Duke and Duchess of Connaught
Marquis of Jarne
United States
Choate
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
Randolph Churchill
Arthur Paget
Count Deyn
Baron DeStaal
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Buller
Lord “Bobs
Halifax
Ottawa
Methuen
Cabby
Hildyard
Sculizer
Atlantic
Pittsburg
Reginald A. Fessenden
Kintner
Electrical Laboratory
Western University of Pennsylvania
Marconi
Fessenden
Young Pomeroy
Winslow
Lowell
Money Kings
Broadway Bank
Charles W. Jones
New England National Bank
Stock Exchange
RANK
Manley and Payne
Thomas Beddoe
John, F. Ryan
Medford
Smallpox Hospital
Holyoke
Lyman Mills Company
Hoosac Tunnel
Montreal
Walter Shanly
St. Lawrence Hall
Hoosac Mountain
Grand Trunk
St. Lawrence Canal
Cape Colony
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