Battles Loom In Natal And Spytfontein Simultaneously
London dispatch reports Gen Buller at Frere and Gen Methuen resuming command as British forces prepare to relieve Ladysmith. Battles are expected in Natal and Spytfontein with Boer tactics under Cmdt Gen Joubert to reserve fire until 400 yards. Baron Loch recalls Kruger on seaport and navy ambitions.
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London
Waller
Frere
Ladysmith
Lord Methuen
Natal
Spyrfontein
Methuen
Joubert
Modder
Free State
Morning Post
Royal Marines
England
South Africa
Baron Loch
Cape Colony
Kruger
Transvaal
the Times
Lord Loch
Wood Likely Named Cuba Governor After Brooke
Washington reports Gen Leonard Wood met with the secretary of war on his future. He is likely to become the next governor of Cuba succeeding Gen Brooke, with a reduced military role and a more civil administration as forces are drawn down. The decision prompts mixed reactions among Cubans and observers.
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Cuba
Gen. Brooke
Washington
Leonard Wood
Secretary of War
Wood
Brooke
United States
War Department
Santiago de Cuba
Cosmopolitan Club
Alaska Agriculture Prospects Told By U S Expert
Washington reports detail investigations into Alaska farming led by Prof. C Georgeson. Sitka and Kenai stations show spring wheat barley oats rye flax buckwheat. grains mature well and compare with U S varieties. Potatoes onions carrots parsnips rutabaga noted. hardy vegetables likely to thrive in coast regions.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Alaska
Department
C. ©. Georgeson
Sitka
Kenai
Cook Inlet
United States
Georgeson
Senate debate over West Point and Annapolis sports bill
In Washington the senate clashs over a Chandler Hale proposal to promote athletics at West Point and Annapolis, sparking facetious remarks about college sports. House leadership scrambles to set rules for next week’s debate while Mr Roberts sits in the chamber amid contest over his seat.
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Washington
Senate
Chandler
N. H
Hale
Military Academy
West Point
Naval Academy
Annapolis
House
Overstreet
Richardson
Dalzell
Grosvenor
Dailey
Tex
Roberts
Taylor
Boy-fire fatality stuns Crenshaw county residents
A 15-year-old son of Widow Rhodes in Crenshaw county killed Williams Jones and mortally wounded John Pruitt while defending his mother's home during an attempted forced entry. The youth's shot ended the confrontation after assailants battered the door with a fence rail.
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Montgomery
Ala
Crenshaw County
Rhodes
Williams Jones
John Pruitt
Aguinaldo likely heads south toward Cavite province
Reports from Manila indicate Aguinaldo will turn toward Cavite, his home base, where insurrection strength remains high. At Imus and Bacoor about 3,000 insurgents guard the Americans, who patrol to prevent house-to-house shooting as fighting looms.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Cavite
Imis
Bacoor
Imus
4Th Infantry
MacArthur
Manila-Dagupan
Grant
Angeles
Subig
Col. Bell
Mangatarem
San Clementine
Col. Hood
Lawton
San Isidro
Pilar
San Mateo Valley
Maj. Batchelor
Aparri
Benguet
Vigan
Havana Scholar Urges Cuba to Align With United States
Senor Fernandez De Castro, ex civil governor of Havana, writes in a preface to a compilation of speeches that Cuba should set aside vain independence fantasies and recognize its place as part of the democratic republic of the United States to avoid chaos and disorder.
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Havana
Senor Fernandez de Castro
Cuba
United States
Alaska & Northwestern RR Incorporation Sought in Canada
The Canada Gazette reports an application to incorporate the Alaska & Northwestern Railroad to build a line from near Pyramid Harbor Lynn Canal or near the Canada US boundary to pass through the Chilkoot Pass and Dal ton Trail to Fort Selkirk.
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Montreal
Canada Gazett
Alaska & Northwestern R.R
Pyramid Harbor
Lynn Canal
Canada
United States
Lyfin Canal
Chilkoot Pass
Fort Selkirk
Powder works blast kills three at Miller plant
Pottstown reports a catastrophic explosion at the James S. Miller powder works near Sunneytown on Thursday. Three workers were killed and several others injured in the blast as crews battled fires and assessed the wreckage.
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Pottstown
James S. Miller
Sunneytown
Fair Haven
William Dennin
Lloyds
Dennin
Telegraphic Brevities Summary of Treasury Bonds and Miscellany
Treasury notes offer totals reach 18 951 650 dollars while cash remains 286 391 115 and gold reserves stand at 239 492 213. A British steamer Maltby is ashore off Tyne after arriving from Savannah. Wisconsin receives 13 092 dollars for wartime volunteer aid. North Adams mills announce a 10 percent wage increase effective December 11 affecting about 3 509 workers. A Guayaquil and Quito railway mortgage for 12 282 060 is filed in Jersey City. New Orleans considers consolidating rice milling with 90 day plats option sought. Purchases of mules for Britain rise as orders for 10 000 more animals arrive. A Pacific Novelty Co fire on Broadway causes 100 000 dollars damage. A man named H F Corbett, sought for a burglary, is arrested in Racine. A flax seed corner talk arises as prices climb 4 1 2 to 6 percent.
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Wisconsin
United States
Spain
North Adams
Mass
Jersey City
Guayaquil & Quito R R. Co
United States Mortgage&Frust Co
New York
New Orleans
Eastern Capital
America
Pacific Novelty Co
Broadway
Multiple 1900s World News Fragments From US Papers
Kansas City notices a case of forced starvation leading to death as a woman dies at her stepmother's home after religious mania. Racine workers strike, risking a lockout over union recognition. Shan Tung governor dismissed amid anti missionary unrest, Yuan Shikai to take over. Welsbach Light Co. wins injunction against infringement by American Incandescent Lamp Co. in circuit court of appeals.
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Kansas City
Sarah A. Lansdowne
Doane
Stanbury
Peking
Shan Tung
Yuan Shiska
Welsabach Light Co
New York
United States
Circuit Court of Appeals
Shipman
Welsbach Light Co
American Inecandescent Lamp Co
Circuit
Market report from Cincinnati and Chicago grains and livestock
Cincinnati market report lists prices for spring and winter wool goods, rye, and wheat futures with ranges for shipper margins and packer classes. Cattle and sheep values quoted for fair to good, extra, and common grades. Chicago items show Wheat futures for December May July, Corn and Oats contracts with December and May quotes.
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Cincinnati
Des
de City
Meedium
Chicago
Dee
Parrot dies after cracker joke in Indiana store
In Terre Haute a man paid eight dollars for a parrot and, after muttering a joke to the bird, the parrot died. In Berlin Miss Norfolk hosted a reception honoring Mr and Mrs Chisholm of Cleveland and their three daughters during a pleasure trip.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Polly
Berlin
Norfolk
Wilson B. Chisholm
Cleveland
Gubernatorial Certificate Likely for Taylor Reported
Kentucky election board indicated Wm. S. Taylor the Republican nominee will receive the certificate for governor while Democrats may seek an injunction to block seating. The board faces intense pressure and expects a ruling that does not look beyond returned votes. A separate Crewe railway crash in England reports heavy casualties but details are scarce.
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Taylor
Frankfort
State Board of Election Commissioners
Wm. S. Taylor
Hargis
Goebel
William S. Taylor
England
London
Crewe
Liverpool
Northwestern
Fancies of Fashion: New teagown styles and accessories
In this Chicago column Kate Garner surveys recent teagown trends with lace and chiffon trims. She highlights foulard gowns, Empire lines, black crepe de chine looks, cashmere varieties, and detachable petticoats, noting handwork, decorative frills, and color combos from cream chiffon to bold red garments.
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Valenciennes
Kate Garprer
Georgia firm member seeks discharge in bankruptcy suit
Joseph Waxelbaum of Waxelbaum Co. in Georgia filed for bankruptcy in the States district court. He seeks relief from debts totaling 192,883 tied to Waxelbaum & Son, dissolved in 1896. He claims no assets.
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New York
United States District Court
Joseph Waxelbaum
Waxelbaum Co
Georgia
Waxelbaum & Son
Frontline Departure: Gen Buller Heads for the Front
General Buller and his staff began their march to the front from Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday December 5 as arrangements for the campaign move into active duty.
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Pietermaritzburg
Buller
A Matter of Appearaments
A comedic exchange describes a football game image with Aunt Sie and Ike noting many men trying to catch a chicken, reflecting a humorous scene from Chicago Reson.
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Chicago
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Union Broom Supply Co
Wily Acuinaldo
Cavite Province
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Maltby
Chiswick
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Tyne
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