Gatacre Forces Meet Boer Position at Stormberg
British force of 2000 men under General Gatacre engages near Stormberg for about three hours. Boers hold a strong, impregnable line forcing retreat toward Molteno as artillery duel dominates the dawn fight. London reports heavy losses and many missing, with concerns over guns and equipment.
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Molteno
Cape Colony
Gatacre
Potter’ Kraal
Stormberg
Northumberland Fusileers
Royal Irish Rifles
Frere
Natal
Ladysmith
Schalk- Burger
Louis Botha
Colenso
Transvaal
Winston Church
Estcourt
Chively
Churchill
Buller
Stormberg Range
Putterskraal
Pbpers
Arundel
Pretoria
Modder River
Cuban petition seeks pope sanctioned Cuban mission
Havana reports a group of influential Cubans prepare a petition to the pope urging a Cuban mission. They claim Catholicism thrived when most priests were Cuban and note the Cuba schism arose from a foreign bishop appointment in Santiago. Wilkes-Barre miners end strike at Nanticoke. They accept Susquehanna Coal terms after voting to drop pumpers demands. Two shallow Africa each carry two raders quick firers and four
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Havana
Cuba
Santiago
Wilkesbarre
Nanticoke
Susquehanna Coal
Africa
Filipino General Alejandrino Surrenders in Philippine Campaign
Manila reports say Gen. Alejandrino and his staff surrendered to Gen. MacArthur. Maj. Spence and the 32d Regiment captured a new insurgent camp in Tassan, and an American column left Dinalupan at dawn. Treasures of a Filipino treasury were found at Mangatarem. Losses: none for Americans. insurgents suffered 18 killed and nine captured near Baliuag.
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Manila
Oregon
Subig
Alejandrino
McArthur
Aguilar
Maj
Spence
Tassan
Dinalupan
Mangatarem
16Th Infantry
Vigan
Fire Destroys Large Block in Augusta Georgia
A Sunday morning blaze in Augusta started in a dry goods store on the second floor of J. B. White and spread to the Arlington Annex Masonic Hall and surrounding buildings. The fire caused about 1 million dollars in damage with no casualties as the Arlington Hotel guests evacuated and merchants lost samples.
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Augusta
J. B. White
Roulette
Alington Hotel
Arlington
Explosive Blast Hits Bolivar Hollow Magazine
A nitro glycerin magazine at the Pensylvania Torpedo Co near Bradford Pennsylvania exploded Sunday. The blast created a 15 by 30 foot hole, blew the structure to atoms, and shattered area homes and trees. No deaths reported. A malfunctioning oil stove is suspected. separate report from Rockdale Texas notes a deadly coal mine incident with two killed and two wounded after a volley of shots.
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Bradford
Penslyvania Torpedo Co
Bolivar Hollow
Olean
Salamanica
Elminacottville
Rockdale
Tex
Black Diamond
Here
Landscape Artist John A Sumner Dies in Middletown
John A Sumner a landscape artist formerly of St Louis died suddenly Sunday in Middletown aged 74. He had lived in the area for many years and was active in regional art circles. His death Sunday was reported by family friends and local officials.
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Middletown
John A. Sumner
St. Louis
Week in the Senate Sees Quiet Start and Preparations
The week in Washington promises routine sessions and prep work in committee rooms. Senator Mason will open with a resolution showing sympathy for the Boers in their war with England, while Republicans push for reorganization to advance the currency bill after the holidays. The finance committee may meet Tuesday for preliminary finance bill discussion, with full debate deferred until after Christmas. The foreign relations panel will take up reciprocity treaties on Wednesday.
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Washington
Senate
Mason
Great Britain
Finance Committee
Committee On Foreign Relations
Committee On
United States Mints Record High Coinage in Fiscal Year
In his annual report Director Roberts notes mints and assay offices processed more bullion and issued more coinage than ever before. Domestic gold deposits reached 76.86 million, gold coinage totaled 108.18 million, and silver dollars from bullion rose to 18.25 million with subsidiary silver at 9.47 million.
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Roberts
Washington
Mint
The Niagara Steamer Sinks Off Lake Erie
The Canadian steamer Niagara, Capt. Henry McClory, foundered Tuesday evening about eight miles east of Long Point, Lake Erie, with 16 hands lost. Tugs from Port Colborne and Buffalo recovered wreckage near the sinking site, confirming the disaster and indicating heavy debris found in the search area.
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Buffalo
Niagara
Henry McClory
Longpoint
Lake Erie
Port Colborne
Telegraphic Brevities Depict Quick Global Happenings
Secretary Gage heads to New York. 229 Spaniards released by Filipinos reach Manila. German chess master Dr. Max Lange dies in Leipsic. Fires in Boston lumber yard and Enfield mill cause large losses. British capitalists buy the Van Anda mines for 1.5 million. Cape Town dispatch notes a reverse at Stormberg. U.S. irrigation data drive begins. Buffalo grain route talks in Chicago. Santos pestilence prompts U.S. health controls. Tau Tauri found as a double star. Illinois federation expands Knights and Ladies of Honor. Omaha mass meeting to back Boers. Quarantined coffee steamers hold at New York. Damaged coffee discharged, eight days’ detention looms.
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Berlin
Max Lange
Leipsic
A. F. Leatherbee & Co
Albany Street
Boston
van Anda
Olive Creek
Baker City
British Columbia
Col. Topping
British War Office
Forestier-Walker
Cape Town
Gatacre
Stormberg
Division of Agriculture
United States
William J. Concord
Buffalo
Chicago
Seaboard
Montreal
New York
Roman Prince
Ragusa
Dr. Doty
Lassell
Clifton
5. S
The Man with a Pointer and Travel Wit
A westbound visitor in New York bumps into a boastful grocer praising cucumbers. A series of humorous vignettes follows: eastern travelers misread locals, sharpers warn dreamers, and a Philadelphia tourist learns prairie wit from a cowboy. Detroit and Chicago bits frame the year’s light satire.
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Philadelphia
Senate currency bill debate opens with tall order
The house plans extended discussions on the currency bill with a five minute rule for paragraph by paragraph amending on Saturday. The vote is set for Monday after a week of debate. Republicans support the bill while Democrats may join. Representative Overstreet leads the floor. In Nebraska, the Hayward senatorial vacancy heats up as Allen or Hitchcock gain acceptance over late bid by Thompson. In Bremen Ernest Grube confesses to past assaults including a fatal one on a German Lloyd director.
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House
Journal
Representative Overstreet
Ind
Omaha
Neb
Hayward
William V. Allen
G. M. Hitchcock
Omaha World-Herald
W. H. Thompson
Grand Island
Niagara wreck evidence points to deep water sinking near Long Point
Salvage observations suggest the Niagara broke up in a fierce gale on Lake Erie. Wreckage including deck and cabin material marked Parry Sound indicates the vessel likely sank about eight miles east of Long Point in deep water. Capt. McClory may have tried to turn for shelter under Long Point as the storm's 45 mph wind and heavy snow wrecked even large boats.
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Parry Sound
Buffalo
Longpoint
Lakerie
Lake Evie
McClory
Franklin resigns as head of Fort Leavenworth soldiers home board
Leavenworth Kansas December 11 Gen W B Franklin president of the board of managers of the National Soldiers Home at Fort Leavenworth resigns due to ill health He is at his Hartford Connecticut home and has served on the board for many years Pekin December 11 The Chinese government seeks the degradation of the viceroy of Canton over failure to execute a Chinese magistrate linked to French officers murder at Montao Detroit December 11 Almost all 180 delegates to the American Federation of Labor convention presented credentials at headquarters with many unofficial visitors seeking full membership
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Denzen
Coyself
Leavenworth, Kan
W. B. Franklin
National Soldiers’ Home
Fort Leavenworth
Franklin
Hartford, Ct
Pekin
Trench
Canton
Montao
Tsung-Li-Yamen
Detroit
Mich
American Federation of Labor
Bartenders’ Union
Wage Increase Takes Effect in Fall River Mills
Fall River Massachusetts, December 11. The new wage schedule raises mill workers pay by 10 percent and went into effect Monday in all the city mills.
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Fall River
Mass
Deep Water Ways Commission Plans Niagara River Dams
Detroit report says George Y. Wisner announced the Deep Water Ways Commission will forward preliminary recommendations to the secretary of war, favoring a dam system in the Upper Niagara river to sustain higher lake levels.
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Detroit
Mich
George Y. Wisner
Deep Water Ways Commission
Secretary of War
Niagara River
Murder of Omaha politician Groves shocks local scene
Omaha resident Charles B. Groves, a 20 year local in politics and Republican committee member, was murdered Sunday night by Om Collins. Groves died after midnight from a gunshot wound. In other notes, an explosion in Carbonado mine left 32 dead with two rescued and five injured. Chicago boxing match set as Terry McGovern to face Eddie Santry in six rounds on January 20.
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Chicago
West van Buren Street
Omaha, Neb
Charles BR. Groves
Omaha
Republican Committee
You Collins
Grove
Om Collins
Carbonado
Wash
Dee
Terry McGovern
Eddie Santry
Meters From Paris Street Enter Subway Tunnel
In Paris a number of metre posts collapsed into the Metropolitan tunnel along Place De L Etoile. Trees were toppled and two people were buried in debris but were rescued quickly.
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Paris
Place de L’etolie
Market Report Cincinnati Prices for Livestock and Grains
A dense market note lists prices for wheat corn oats and various livestock categories in Cincinnati. It includes December and May futures for wheat and corn, live cattle and sheep quotes, lambs and veal values, and mixed grades for grain and meats with numerous figures and units.
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Cincinnati
Dec
Frovz
de City
Cartle
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Ft. Dearborn Observatory
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