War news from South Africa stirs debate over race policy
London reports split reaction to including Maoris in the England contingent, amid fears Boers may enlist Kaffirs and Basutos. Dispatches show Cape Colony disturbances extending further south and limited British gains in Magaliesberg. Press calls for more troops as Kitchener faces vast policing challenges.
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London
New England
South Africa
Cape Colony
Lord Kitchener
Britstown
Brabant
Clemente
Magaliesberg
The
Daily Mail
Yace
Kitchener
Concord society woman accused in murder plot
Mrs. Carrie Huntoon of Concord New Hampshire a once noted social figure is jailed on charges of conspiring to kill her divorced husband Walter Huntoon. Police say she sought a Dorchester man to stage a murder and provided a loaded revolver and decoy letters in a plan to lure Huntoon from his home. The case centers on a damaging letter exchange and a staged decoy scheme.
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Concord
N. H
Carrie Sinclair Huntoon
Walter C. Huntoon
William Henry Dutton
Linden Street
Dorchester
Young Dutton
Boston
Locke
Dutton
Mr. Huntoon
Tragic death of Hannah Bergholzer in Roxbury bath tub
The 56 year old Mrs Hannah Bergholzer was found dead in her Roxbury home at 39 Leon Street by a servant yesterday afternoon. The body lay partially undressed in a tub with a heavy twine noose tied to a water pipe. She had a history of insanity and had been confined to an asylum ten years earlier. The Medical Examiner authorized removal of the remains.
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Roxbury
Hannah Bergholzer
Leon Street
Bergholzer
Hanged in His Cell at Waltham Mill Employee
William McGann a years old employee at the Boston Manufacturing Company hanged himself in a police station cell at about 7 pm after a Christmas revel mood. Officials deem despondency and temporary mental incapacity from excessive drinking as the motive. McGann and his wife were both weavers at the mill and he had long battled a craving for drink.
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Waltham
Runkenness
William McGann
Boston Manufacturing Company
McGann
Editor of the Commoner Seeks Intellectual Enjoyment Over Presidency
The editor comments that he believes his role as Commoner editor gives him more intellectual satisfaction than serving as Indiana president. He criticizes Democrats who offer gratuitous advice to democracy, implying the remarks target Cleveland.
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Kern
Indiana
Democracy
Cleveland
Col Bryan Speech In A Nutshell At Lincoln Banquet
The Jefferson Club banquet in Lincoln Nebraska gathered nearly 300 leaders from Democratic and Populist ranks as William J. Bryan returned to a public audience. John W Kern lambasted certain Democrats while praising Bryan, and Bryan spoke on enduring principles and the chance to aid reforms, noting his future public role depends on events and his life’s work.
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William J. Bryan
Jefferson Club
Lincoln
Neb
Lincoln, Neb
Jefferson Club of
Lincoln Hotel
Nebraska
Bryan
John W. Kern
Indiana
Bland
Congress
United States Senate
Goers Capture Two Wagons at Methuen Camp
Transvaal dispatch reports Boers seized two wagons bearing Christmas luxuries intended for Lord Methuen's camp. The action underscores ongoing strain in the Boer War theater as supply lines face disruption and local forces respond to raids near Methuen's positions.
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Zefrust
Transvaal
Lord’ Methuen
British reported captured in Cape Town pursuit
A squadron of yeomanry tracking the Boers from Britstown was entrapped. Several killed or wounded and the remainder captured, according to reports from Cape Town dated December 26.
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Cape Town
Britstown
Boston man in jail on false pretence charges
Hugh McKay, who says Boston is his home and has used the aliases W. B. Clark and Frank Wood, is jailed in Montreal after pleading guilty to one of about twenty charges of obtaining goods under false pretences, largely through bogus checks.
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McKay
Montreal
Hugh McKay
Boston
W. B. Clark
Frank Wood
O Leary Fire Threatens Chicago Stock Yards Area
Fire at James O Leary's property in Chicago began at 1 AM in a kitchen adjoining a pool room during a Christmas party. The blaze caused $100,000 in damage to the pool room cafe and gymnasium while the saloon and baths were saved. O Leary now runs a large pool room at Richlon.
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Chicago
Dec
James O'Leary
O’leary
Stock Yards
Richlon
Fair, Local forecast: cooler temps and fair days ahead
Washington reports a local forecast for Thursday and Friday showing generally fair weather with temperatures 8 to 20 degrees lower in the northeast. Winds will be fresh west to northwest along the New England middle Atlantic and southern Atlantic coasts with variable direction on the south Atlantic coast.
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Washington
New Eastend
New England
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
England
New York
Maritime congress called to bolster merchant marine
Brunswick Ga Dec 26 The national maritime congress called by the Governor of Georgia to assemble here is taking shape The gathering aims to discuss and suggest methods for restoring the United States merchant marine to its former prestige with Southern States actively forming part of its frame.
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Brunswick
Sational Maritime Congress
Gover of
Georgia
Unilor
Duryea Will Admissible. Daughters File Suit to Challenge
In Mineola Illinois the surrogate court ruled the will of late Edgar Duryea, a millionaire starch manufacturer, would be admitted. Counsel for Duryea's daughters plan to press in the Supreme Court to set aside the will on grounds of undue influence.
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Mineola
IL. I
Edgar ©. Dur
Duryea
Supreme Court
Burglary Hits Dr Hale at 614 Columbus Avenue
A flat occupied by Dr W A Hale at 614 Columbus avenue was entered yesterday afternoon using a false key. A desk was pried open and $08 stolen.
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W. A. Hale
Columbus Avenue
Springfield Carpenter Killed Reported
A Springfield worker named Patrick Pris or Pris onitines died after a ground incident near a soundneck area. Authorities say a carpenter was killed during a construction accident at the site.
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Springfield Carpenter
Sree
Faa
Cora Bradford Fails to Pay Fine Keeps Prisoner in Custody
A Boston woman Cor a Bradford began three months in Deen Island prison in September for a $100 fine but remains jailed for $50 unpaid. She has asserted threats of revenge and caused police concern, with bail aid rumored but not secured.
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Deen Island
Cora Bradford
Boston
Bradford
Cora Bredford
Hotel Templeton
Dawson
Knowlton
Tragic death of 13-year-old on Fitchburg line
In Waltham on December 26 Paul Ss Cousins, 13, son of E Willard Cousins of Watertown, was struck and killed by the 3 oclock St Louis express while walking on the Fitchburg line between Waverly and Clematis Brook. He paused on the track while skating and stepped backward into the oncoming train, receiving a fatal shock. The body was taken to Waltham.
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Waltham
Paul Ss. Cousins
E. Willard Cousins
Watertown
Fitchburg
Waverly
Clematis Brook
St. Louis Express
Boston
Cousins
Poison mystery deepens in New Haven case
John F. Hart, fellow brakeman of William Rathbun, is detained by New Haven authorities as the probe of the poison mystery advances. Mrs. Rathbun testifies Hart returned home early and warned not to let the children touch his dinner pail, then asked sugar and milk to scald overnight. He also predicted Rathbun would likely arrive on the next train with the remark Will ought to be sick by this time.
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Ark
Pontoins
Concord
Now Haven, Conn
John F. Hart
William Rathbun
New Haven
Mrs Cecilia Cal'l Burns Fire Injury at Hudson Street
Mrs Cecilia Call Burns sustained burns while attempting to subdue a bed fire at her Hudson street home last evening. She was treated at Emergency Hospital for burned hands.
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Cecilia Call
Hudson Street
May Be Head Of Colby Line In School Note
Fragmentary OCR reads suggest a note about Colby leadership potential. Mentions may indicate a past Mr or president seated at a church event, with unclear surrounding details and dates. Further readable context needed to confirm names, roles, or place.
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The
Bapst Church
Colby Iby. i
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