Dark prospects threaten Britain as war fears mount
The Victoria Times warns of dire consequences in the South African war with Britain isolated on the continent and facing possible Kaffir uprisings. It notes Allied weakness, allied hesitation, and heavy British losses at Magersfontein Tugela Stormberg and Mafeking Kimberley Ladysmith while urging renewed effort to save South Africa for the empire.
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Great Britain
Victoria Times
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
Europe
Austria
Prussia
Russia
Spain
Italy
Scandinavia
Holland
Belgium
South Africa
Britain
United States
Senate
Congress
Buller
Tugela
Long
Cluse
Magersfontein
Stormberg
Tugela River
Nicholson
Nek
Modder River
Belmont
Grae Pan
Paris correspondent denies Leyds seeks Dutch peace aid
The French foreign office rejects the Paris dispatch in the London Daily Mail that Dr. Leyds, the Boers European representative, has asked the foreign affairs minister to aid peace efforts.
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Paris
London Daily Mail
Leyds
Edward Twyman Convicted in Waverly Saloon Murder
Edward V. Twyman was found guilty in Spokane of murdering Bernard Wiggins in a Waverly saloon on November 18. He received a twenty year sentence in the Walla Walla penitentiary, verdict marked second degree.
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Edward V. Twyman
Spokane
Bernard Wiggins
Waverley
Wash
Walla Walla
Tragic Fires and Ice Disaster Strike Children
A St Francis school rehearsal ended in a gas fire killing six and injuring several others as 14 girls acted as lambs. In France, an ice accident on the Lysus river left 36 dead with many more missing after children fell through broken ice during a holiday playtime.
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St. Francis School
Quincy
Inl
Frelinghem
Lysus
Gompers Re-elected AFL President in Detroit
Samuel Gompers was re-elected president of the American Federation of Labor in Detroit last week, with all other officers similarly returned to their posts.
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Gompers
Federation of Labor
Detroit
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Army Major in the Philippines Reported Killed by Ally Denied
A fellow officer denies a claim that Major Logan of the U S Army in the Philippines was killed by one of his own men. The dispute centers on the circumstances of the death and shifts responsibility to an uncertain ally.
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Logan
Philippines
Braswell Coal Works
Brownsville
Bill to grant $2000 yearly pension to Gen Lawton’s widow
A new bill in Congress proposes an annual pension of 2000 dollars for the widow of the late General Lawton. The measure seeks to secure ongoing support for the General’s family and honors his service.
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U.S
Congress
Lawton
Massive Rock Slump Destroys Amalfi Hotel and Monastery
A Rome dispatch reports a 50 000 cubic yard rock slide at Amalfi on the gulf of Salerno burying the Cappuccini hotel and monastery. The event sent sea water over the site, sank four ships, and left many victims including monks and hotel occupants.
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Amalfi
Gulf of Salerno
Rome
Cappuccini
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Germany
Canada
Board of Trade of Toronto
B. E H. Walker
Bank of Commerce
Cole
Globe National Bank of Boston
California
Redondo
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