Disloyal Dutch Join Boer Army in Cape Colony Invasion
British authorities take energetic measures to stem the invasion as Lord Kitchener moves troops. Dutch residents in Philipstown, Brittstown and surrounding areas rally to the Boers. reinforcements from the north are sought while civil traffic is suspended and patrols tighten. Two hundred Boers have left Brittstown after seizing supplies as fighting continues near De Aar.
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London
Cape Colony
Morning Post
Cape Town
Philiptown
Cape
Lord Kitchener
Steynsburg
Vantersisd
Burghersdorp
New Zealand
Wellington
N. Z
Earl of Eantury
Joseph Chamberlain
South Africa
War Office
Ehorneycraft
Brittstown
Prioska
DeAar
Murdered Auditor Factored in War Department Death
The body of Frank H. Morris, war department auditor, arrived in Cleveland from Washington on Wednesday with his widow and son. Funeral services were held at Lakeview cemetery chapel, followed by burial in a vault, with tributes from War Department clerks among the many condolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Frank H. Morris
War Department
Washington
Lakeview Cemetery
Plans Finished for Lake Washington Ship Canal Work
Seattle, December 26 General plans for the Lake Washington ship canal are complete A contract for a preliminary channel will be let shortly after January 1 The work will be funded from a congressionally appropriated sum of 170000 dollars
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Seattle
Wash
Lake Washington Ship Canal
Congress
Yaqui Attack Kills Mexican Officers Near Sonora
Mexican troops in Sonora were attacked by Yaqui Indians. Four officers and about ten men were killed outright. Colonel Francisco Peinado was shot through the stomach and seriously wounded.
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el Paso
Tex
Sonora
Mex
Francisco Peinado
Congressman Boutelle to Resign from House Seat
Washington December 26 Captain Charles A Boutelle of Bangor Maine plans to tender his resignation from the house for the 57th congress about March 4 per understanding with President McKinley. Ashes destroy half the business portion in St Joseph and Eau Claire area with total loss about five thousand dollars.
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Washington
Charles A. Boutelle
Bangor
House
McKinley
St. Joseph
Mich
Dee
Eau Clair
Tuesda
Bayonet attack at Ft. Washington leaves sergeant badly wounded
James L. McDonough, a drunken private at Ft. Washington, stabbed three soldiers with a concealed bayonet after attempts to arrest him. Sergt. J. P. Staab is gravely wounded, two other privates injured, and a 50 man search squad pursues the assailant who, a foreign-born recruit, was captured later by police in a suburb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonough
Metropolitan Police
Shooting Affray at Vergennes Leaves Two Wounded
In Vergennes Illinois Central station a shooting affray between Joe and Jake Davidson and farmer Henry Fox left two men possibly dead and another wounded. Poe Pyatt likely injured by stray shots. A posse pursued the brothers and after a running fight they were captured and jailed.
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Carbondale
Vergennes
Illinois Central Railroad
Joe
Jake Davidson
Henry Fox
Joe Davidson
Fox
Poe Pyatt
Unknown assets ease claims against Chosen Friends order
Indianapolis December 26 The Order of Chosen Friends uncovered unknown assets reducing estimated liability to about 500000 as receiver Clark returns from New York He secured bond of treasurer Wilson Newark and stock certificates in the Chosen Friends Building and Loan association He reports no cash and says receivership will not pay policy holders more money
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Indianapolis
Ind
Order of
Chosen Friends
Supreme Order
Clark
New York
Wilson
Newark
Chosen Friends Building and Loan Association
Massacre in China shocks Vancouver reformists
Cable from W A Cumrow reports an 8 terrible massacre of reform forces in China with 27 leaders beheaded in Gichili province along the Yangtze valley. About 1,500 rebels were killed and the campaign collapsed, provoking Chinese disapproval of their leaders and treachery cited as cause.
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Vancouver
B. C
China
W. A. Cumrow
Chinese Reform Association In
America
Gichili
Yang Tse
Dowager Lady Churchill Found Dead in London
The dowager Lady Churchill senior lady of the bedchamber and close royal confidante was found dead in her Osborn bedroom Tuesday morning. She retired Monday night complaining of cold but showed no signs of a serious illness.
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Lady Churchill
London
Osborn
Man Die From Horse Crash Near Valley Forge Farm
Henry L. Wilbur aged 42 son of H O Wilbur cocoa and chocolate maker of Philadelphia was thrown from his horse and killed while riding to join the Chester Valley hunt on the A J Cassatt farm near Valley Forge.
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Philadelphia
Chester Valley Hunt
Henry L. Wilbur
H. O. Wilbur
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Valley Forge
Prominent Chicago Photographer Edward Brand Dies
Edward L. Brand a leading Chicago photographer for 42 years died at his home after a two month illness. Overwork and study of a new photographic process are listed as principal causes in the passing.
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Chicago
Edward L. Brand
Mr. Brand
Christmas Feast Feeds 4000 at Salvation Army Dinner
The Salvation Army held a large Christmas dinner at Madison Square Garden for about 4,000 people funded by an $8,000 public contribution via kettles. Helen Gould funded the dinner at Woody Crest Sanitarium and Howard Gould contributed a Christmas tree and luncheon for Port Washington schoolchildren. Senator Sullivan hosted a nearly 4,000-person Christmas dinner for homeless men and friends.
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Mies
Helen Gould
Woody Crest Sanitarium
Tarrytown
New York
Salvation Army
Madison Square Garden
Duane Street
Howard Gould
Port Washington
L, IL
Senator Sullivan
Timothy D. Sullivan
Salt In Blood Triggers and May Restart Heart Beats
Chicago reports Jacques Loeb and D J Lingle of the University of Chicago claim experiments show common salt in the blood makes the heart beat and may restart it after stopping. They conducted months of tests and publicly announced their results confirm the theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jacques Loeb
D. J. Lingle
University of Chicago
East Tennessee to get 12 sub recruiting stations
Chattanooga Tennessee December 26 The recruiting office has instructions from the war department to establish twelve sub recruiting stations in small East Tennessee towns to prepare for the new army bill increasing the regular army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
War Department
East
Tennessee
Kentucky Names Added to Pension List
Washington December 26 The following Kentucky people have been added to the pension list Increase Samuel R Farris Campbellsville 12 Original widows Harriet Ransom Blandville 8 December 13 Mary J Patton Iron Mountain 12
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Washington
Kentucky
Samuel R. Farris
Campbellsville
Harriet Ransom
Blandville
Mary J. Patton
Iron.Mound
Boxers Kill Catholics Near Peking Missionaries Report
A dispatch from Peking dated December 24 states Boxers, about 35 miles east of Peking, killed 12 Catholics and burned eight in temple buildings, according to missionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Peking
Direct Manila Flight Aimed From Portland
Fragmentary notes indicate a direct air operation from Portland toward Manila with unclear dates and routes. Limited readable terms suggest an aviation context and international leg planning.
Notorious Pearl Bryan figure Thwarts Home Intruder in Indiana
Will Wood of South Bend confronted a burglar in his home after returning there. The struggle ended with Wood seizing a dagger and wounding the attacker in the neck as the thief fled with the knife still embedded. Wood, exhausted, managed to wrench the weapon free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Will Wood
Pearl Bryan
Wood
Impure Water and Milk In Indianapolis Typhoid Toll Rising
Secretary Harry of the state health board warned last July that 500 well people would die by January 1 from typhoid fever. A classified list shows 658 deaths by October, plus 164 more in November, with December not yet counted. He blames lack of funds for educating the public on clean water and milk and home hygiene.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harry
State Health Board
Yale student victim of holiday robbery in Kokomo
Kokomo Indiana December 26 Prof C M Gentry a Yale student was robbed at his home during Christmas break by a masked thief who held a revolver to his head and took a watch seven dollars in cash and searched for a hidden eighty dollar purse.
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Kokomo
Ind
C. M. Gentry
Yale College
Prof. Gentry
Indianans receive various pension awards in December
Pensions issued include original grants for George E. Lownsberry Elkhart $6 Warren R. Corey Michigan City $6 and increases for John W. Collins Carmel $17 William Taylor Shideler $8 Joseph F. Acker man Evans Landing $10. Original widows receive Jennie A. Martin Richmond $8 Sarah A. Newcomer Ft. Wayne $12 Martha E E Blake Central $12 Flora H. Riggs Franklin $3.
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Washington
George E. Lownsberry
Elkhart
Warren R. Corey
Michigan City
John W. Collins
Carmel
William Taylor
Shideler
Joseph EF. Ackerman
Evans’ Landing
Jennie A. Martin
Richmond
Sarah A. Newcomer
Ft. Wayne
Martha EE. Blake
Central
Flora H. Riggs
Franklin
Bowler and Frick manager Thomas Webb Jay charged with embezzlement
Indianapolis tale reports Thomas Webb Jay, local manager for Frick Manufacturing Co., Jonesboro Til, arrested Tuesday on embezzlement charges filed by company president S. B. Rinehart. Rinehart says alleged shortage will not exceed 8000 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Webb Jay
Frick Manufacturing Co
Jonesboro, Til
S. B. Rinehart
Rinehart
Fatal crash near Butler on Christmas dance trip
A buggy carrying Charles Cannon and Wayne Draw of Montpelier, Ohio, was struck by Wabash Express No. 3 while en route to a Blakeslee dance twelve miles east of Butler Indiana. Both men were killed instantly at the scene.
Union City officer acquitted in Hardwick killing case
Union City Indiana December 26 not guilty verdict returned for Officer Cyrus W Waite in the killing of Fred Hardwick during an April arrest attempt. Jury reached the verdict after a trial concerning the death in the line of duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
Ind
Cyrus W. Waite
Fred Hardwick
Miss Bertha Culbertson Tragedy Shocks Tushville
Bertha Culbertson a 21 year old school teacher near Glenwood in Tushville committed suicide at her home Tuesday morning by shooting herself through the heart with a revolver. Her lover had left for another state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tushville
Ind
Bertha Culbertson
Glenwood
Vandalia in a Cemetery Vandalism Spreads
Bloomington Indiana December 26 reports little excitement as vandals unknown paint vitriol on costly monuments in Rose Hill cemetery raising concern among locals and authorities.
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Bloomington
Ind
Rose Hill
Frank J. Lundgren Confesses to Forgery in Elwood
Frank J. Lundgren of Rome Ind confessed to forgery after being arrested at Elwood on December 26. He admitted passing the checks to Elwood saloons, detailing his guilt in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
Frank J. Lundgren
Rome
Elwood
Prisoner Escaped Jail in Anderson Indiana
Prisoner escaped from Marion County jail in Anderson Indiana on December 26. Authorities request public help in locating the inmate.
Outbreak in Cementville Sparks Race Tension Near Jeffersonville
In Cementville Indiana a race clash erupts as Lee Ranger and John Redmond incite whites. Sam Kendall's saloon is attacked, nearly 20 shots fired with no injuries. Sheriff Rave responds. white residents stay indoors amid threats as tension spreads.
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Sam Kendall
Jeffersonville
Ind
Cementville
Lee Ranger
John Redmond
Murderer Tiger Shot Killed after Eufaula Shootings
In Muskogee minutes past Dec 26 John Tiger a full blood Indian ferryman near Eufaula fired on L B Roper and others after a drunken quarrel. He shot Jesse Bergk Dave Porter and a mover named Johnson, mortally wounding Thompson later in a Checotah dispute. Tiger was wounded captured and arm amputated.
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Muskogee
I. T
John Tiger
Arkansas River
Eufaula
L. B."roper
Tiger
Roper
Jesse Bergk
Dave Porter
Chief Porter
Johnson
Missouri
Bad Taylor
Marshal Johnson
J. Smith
Checotah
T. Thompson
Thompson
Two Princes Arrested In China Border Action
London dispatch says Prince Tuan and Prince Chaung were arrested on the Shan-Si Shensi border and Yu Hsien ordered to return to Sien Fu for execution. Reports hint imperial authorities may concede demands to punish instigators of China unrest. A French detachment burned a village near Hung Tsu after Boxer fire killed Lieut Contal and wounded another officer.
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London
Shanghai
The
Standard
Prince Tuan
Prince Chaung
Shan-Si
Shensi
Yu Hsien
Sien Fu
China
Tien-Tsin
Hung Tsu
Lieut
Contal
Strange Case Shows Bullet in Heart From 1896
Chicago reports X ray images reveal a bullet lodged in the heart of Charles B. Nelson of Cadillac Michigan. He survived a sensational shooting in 1896 and the X rays show the bullet rising and falling with each heartbeat, remaining there since July 1, 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chan. B. Nelson
Cadillac, Mich
Chicago
Charles B. Nelson
Cadillac
Mich
Snowy Omaha Hosts Gen Lee Family Reception
A fine snowfall in Omaha ushers in sleighing while a fashionable reception honors Gen and Mrs Lee and their two daughters at Walter Taylor Page residence Tuesday night. About 300 guests attended with Gen and Mrs Manderson and local society leaders assisting.
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Omaha
Neb
Lee
Walter Taylor Page
Charles F. Manderson
Herman Kountze
Guy C. Barton
Ryan and McCoy May Meet in Cincinnati Bout
New York December 26. Rumor says Kid McCoy and Tommy Ryan may fight in Cincinnati. The deal is not finished yet but McCoy showing interest as heavyweights have avoided him and he could accept if he desires.
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Ryan
McCoy
New York
Kid McCoy
Tommy Ryan
Cincinnati
Prince of Oldenbourg Opens People’s Palace to Public
The Prince of Oldenbourg, president of the government temperance committee, announced the people’s palace open at noon. After the inaugural ceremony he dined with 20 high officers, generals, officials, nobles, and ladies beside peasants and working men’s families.
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St. Petersburg
Prince of Oldenbourg
Government Temperance Committee
People’s Palace
Indianapolis bowler sets world record with 299 score
Webb Jay of Indianapolis shattered the world bowling record at the City club by rolling 299 pins of a possible 300. He and two teammates opened with strikes until the final ball missed the eighth pin, ending a near perfect performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Webb Jay
Consul General Shaw Dies By Own Hand in Philadelphia
Philadelphia dispatch reports W Irvine Shaw former acting United States consul at Barranquilla and recently named consul general to Singapore killed himself in a Philadelphia hotel. He slit his throat and wrists after a femoral artery wound, with health issues suspected to have affected his mind. In Missouri, Pat Crowe rumored to be connected to the Cudahy kidnapping case is said to be sought by police in St Joseph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
W. Irvine Shaw
United States
Barranouilla
Colombia
Singapore
St. Joséph
Pat ‘Crowe
St. Joseph
Crowe
Result of a Grudge Pp Honbe farmers from Mansfield Neb
A grain of local dialect notes a farm dispute tied to Mansfield Nebraska. The item references Honbe or similar names among nearby farmers and hints at a lingering feud influencing community relations and crop dealings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honbe
Mansfield, Neb
Jockey Tod Sloan Returns in San Francisco Race
Tod Sloan rode Vesuvian in his first saddle appearance since England at Tanforan during the Christmas handicap. Sloan was favorite but Eddie Jones prevailed as an outsider with Jenkins aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tod Sloan
California
San Francisco
England
Tanforan
Eddie Jones
Jenkins
Rider Dies After Park Accident in St Louis
Austin T. Drew chief freight agent for the Missouri Kansas Texas lines fell from a horse during a park ride in St Louis on Tuesday and died from a concussion of the brain after being found unconscious in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Austin T. Drew
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Fatal family shooting in Great Falls sparks investigation
Great Falls Montana December 26 reports a shooting involving Jacob Werten and his son John with one or both wounded. Limited readable details indicate a family incident as authorities review the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Mont
Jacob Werten
John
Bowles family traced from New England Puritans in naval era
A fragmented tribute sketches Samuel Bowles founder and his uncle uel Bowles editor of the Springfield Republican. It traces Bowles career from entering naval academy in 1875 to study at Greenwich England and returned 1882 to join the naval advisory board. He influenced ship designs including twin screws and the Boston and Atlanta plans and later led compartments at Norfolk and Brooklyn yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel “Bowles
Uel Bowles
Springfield Republican
New England
Bowles
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Permissio
School’ of Naval Architecture
Royal Naval College
Greenwich
England
Bowlen
Richard Gatewood
Royal Naval ‘College
United States
Sir William White
British Admiralty
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Naval Advisory Board
Whitney
Walker Board
Newark
Charleston
Yorkstown
Norfolk Navy Yard
Soo
Navy
Texas
Raleigh
D Bowles
Brooklyn
Herbert
Navy Yard
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Britstown
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Prieska
Placid
Ship Canal
Boutelle
Ft. Washington
Order of Chosen Friends
Reform Party
Ching
India
Headquarters Brass Band
Booth Tucker
Manila
Portland
Indiana
Degger
Wil Wood
Yale
Waite
Anderson, Ind
Marion
Clementville
Sheriff Rave
Kendall
Tuan
Chaung
Gen. Lee
Shaw
Quincy Ur
Francis T. Bowles
Bureau of Construction and Repair
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