British Yeomanry Camp Attacked by DeWet Forces
London reports from Lord Kitchener describe Col. Firman’s Zeefontein camp of about 400 yeomanry being surprised December 24 by DeWet. Heavy casualties feared as two guns lost. two light horse regiments pursue the Boers amid the growing blockhouse fortifications at Vereeniging Valksrust Harrismith and Kroonstad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Kitchener
Johannesburg
Rundle
Firman
Zeefontein
DeWet
Orange River Colony
Vereenignen
Valksrust
Harrismith
Kroonstadt
Bethlehem
Lindley
Col. Firman
Internal Revenue totals for November 1901 show drop
The November 1901 internal revenue collections totaled 23,178,951 dollars, down 2,165,330 from November 1900. Spirits led at 12,080,812 dollars with a 1 30 492 increase, while tobacco and fermented liquors declined. Five month receipts for the fiscal year reached 120,654,395 dollars, down 10,625,392 due to the revenue reduction bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue
Mystery Corpse Found in Mount Zion Steeple
The decomposed body of a well dressed man was found in the Mount Zion A M E church steeple near Birmingham on the Gate City line. A large knife lay beside him and the coroner cannot determine race due to condition. The only entrance to the steeple is an 18 inch belfry hole. Hunters who found the body sought shelter from rain detected the odor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Mount Zion A. M. EB
Gate City
Mental condition of Rear Admiral Sampson beyond recovery
Urbana Dec 27 Jnc B Weeks of Champaign says Mrs Sampson writes that the rear admiral is in a hopeless mental state. The letter responds to sympathy over his annoyances in the controversy with Rear Admiral Schley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana, al
Jnc
B. Weeks
Champaign
Adm
Sampson
Schley
Doctor Says General Alger's Condition Improves
Detroit report states Dr. Howard W. Longyear, attending surgeon, declares the critical phase has passed and recovery is practically certain. Alger has taken nourishment and enjoyed a comfortable day as he convalesces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Howard W. Longyear
R. A. Alger
Dr. Longyear
Roosevelt letter confirms Shaw as secretary of treasury
Des Moines dispatch reports Governor Shaw received a direct message from President Roosevelt stating delight that Shaw has agreed to accept the portfolio of secretary of the treasury and noting that the president has written to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Gov. Shaw
Des Moines
Secretary of Treasury
Theodore. Roosevelt
Fire orders the Golden Fleece event in Madrid
In Madrid on December af, authorities reference the Order of the Golden Fleece amid a fire incident. Details are sparse, but the note ties the blaze to the distinguished order context and local response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Riot at Childersburg Ends Fatal for White Man and Son
In a holiday melee between white and Black residents in Childersburg, Alabama, a white man and his son were killed and a white boy and a Black man wounded. Intervening white and Black bystanders tried to halt the clash as Negroes were jailed in Taladega.
Movement of Warships in Asiatic Station Shuffle
Washington reports orders soon directing the cruiser Brooklyn flagship of Rear Admiral Reamy at Nagasaki to return to the United States. The Rainbow now in New York will sail to Cavite to replace Brooklyn and to land seamen for European service. Upon Reamy’s departure command passes to Rear Admiral Rogers, with Kempf succeeding him shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Brooklyn
Adm. Reamy
Asiatic Station
Nagasaki
Japan
United States
Rainbow
New York
Cavite
Suez
Reamy
Frederick Rogers
Adm
Kempf
Mysterious diamond chain robbery linked to local firms
A $3500 diamond chain vanished in a mystery theft traced to Adams Express Co or Shaw & Berry, a Washington jewelers. The package, shipped to Joseph Frankel & Sons in New York, showed no tampering on arrival and was opened only in New York before the chain was found missing. Local firm supervision and proper registration suggest a insider with knowledge of contents caused the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adams Express Co
Shaw & Berry
New York
Joseph Frankel & Sons
Two men killed as they jump from oncoming train
John W. Taylor, chief engineer of the Terminal Rail road association, and William Austin Kent of Louisville, Kentucky, were ground to death in North St. Louis when they leaped from a gasoline motor car to avoid a collision with a Wabash switch engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Taylor
William Austin Kent
North St. Louis
St. Louis
Terminal Railroad Association
Louisville
Navy to Equip Armored Cruisers with Wireless
The Navy Department moves toward wireless signaling between ships. Adm. Bradford seeks retrofitting Pennsylvania class armored cruisers with longer masts and hemp insulated rigging to test multiple wireless systems including Marconi. The British navy already uses wireless on several vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Adm
Bradford
Bureau of Equipment
Pennsylvania
Death of Gov John R Rodgers in Olympia Oregon
Gov John R Rodgers fell ill Friday night with a cold that developed into pneumonia. By Monday he seemed improved but Tuesday the illness spread to rubar pneumonia in the middle lobe of the right lung. Despite hopeful signs, he worsened Thursday and died at 8 o clock that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Ore
John R. Rodgers
St. Wayne
Ind
George Shaffer
Hope Hospital
Shaffer
Anna Eames
Repulsed with heavy loss at Capday Island of Samar
Manila dispatch reports Captain Schoeffel with 18 men of Company E 57th Infantry repulsing a large bolomen force at Capday Island in Samar after a hand to hand fight. A sergeant four corporals and five privates were killed. Schoeffel was wounded but not dangerously. Five privates were dangerously wounded and one slightly. No property was lost. The attackers suffered heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Schoeffel
Capday
Island of
Samar
Apt. Schoeffel
Two Men Fatally Shot in Levan's Cafe in Savannah
Savannah Ga December 27 William T Kavanaugh and Jack Diegan were fatally shot Thursday night in Levan's cafe by bartender W T Dorlie who surrendered. Diegan recently with Mavis circus had aggravated Dorlie. three shots were fired. One hit Diegan and a bystander Kavanaugh. Dorlic surrendered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanah
William T. Kavanaugh
Jack Diegan
Levan
W. T. Dorlie
Diegan
Mavis’ Circus
Dorlic
Ong
Kavanaugh
Planter John Pipkin fatally shoots brother in law near Forest City
In Little Rock on December 27, reports say John Pipkin a planter and merchant killed his brother in law John Manus after Manus had shot at Pipkin’s store the day before wounding Pipkin and his two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
John Pipkin
John Manus
Forest City
Manus
Pipkin
Desperate fight near San Jose Batangas wounds two Americans
Gen Chaffee reports Company F 21st Infantry in a six mile gorge south of San Jose Batangas on December 23. Twenty two enemy dead. Patrick A Connelly struck in left cheek by bolo. Private Carney suffered six bolo cuts to neck and shoulders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Chaffee
Manila
21St Infantry
San Jose
Batangas
Patrick A. Connelly
Carney
Embezzlement Charge Hits New York City Man
New York detectives arrested Alfred Van Horn, 20, after a Cincinnati police telegram. The Ohio Valley Shoe Co. filed the embezzlement charge. the amount involved was not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Cincinnati
Alfred van Horn
Ohio Valley Shoe Co
Baltimore Railroad Shortens Freight Crew Day to Ten Hours
Baltimore December 27 The Baltimore and Ohio railroad will reduce freight trainmen workday hours from twelve to ten starting January 1. Overtime pay begins after ten hours and the change will add between fifty thousand and sixty thousand dollars yearly to the company's wages bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
B. & O. Railroad
Four Boys Drown After Ice Breaks on Lahave River
Four boys aged 14, 12, 12, and 10 from Bridgewater New York drowned when they broke through the ice while skating on Lahave river. The victims were Ferry and Mervill Rhodenhauser brothers and Garry Hublein and George Bachman.
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Bridgewater
N. Y
Lahave River
Ferry
Mervill Rhodenhauser
Garry Hublein
George Bachman
Century-Old Guthrie Resident Dies in Fire
Simon Owens aged 102 died in a cabin fire in Guthrie Oklahoma on December 27. Born a slave on Gen Andrew Jackson's plantation, he was crippled for life at Vicksburg during the Civil War era siege as Grant's forces attacked the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Simon Owens
Thurgaday
Andrew Jackson
Vicksburg
Grant
Maso Withdraws From Cuban Presidential Campaign
General Bartolome Maso, Democratic candidate for Cuba’s presidency, left Havana for Manzanillo and has given up the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Bartolome Maso
Democratic Party
Cuba
Manzanillo
WHI Be Represented at Coronation
Rome reports a pontifical mission will attend the coronation of King Edward. The plan follows a jubilee ceremony, though the details remain unclear and the head not yet confirmed.
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Rome
Edward
Painter Sir Joseph Noel Paton Found Dead in Edinburgh
London dec 27 reports painter Sir Joseph Noel Paton was found dead in his bed in Edinburgh on Thursday. He was born in 1821.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Joseph Noel Paton
Edinburgh
Worst Storm of the Winter Wreaks Ostensibly in Pchadone Ore
A damaged clipping notes a harsh winter storm described as the worst of the season. It mentions Pchadone Ore as a locale while garbled OCR leaves unclear dates and details. The readable fragment emphasizes severe weather and disruption.
Seay Murder Case: Shotgun Barrel Found Near Woods
Noblesville Indiana December 27 The barrel of a double barreled shotgun believed used in J H Seay slaying was found by two boys beneath brush in a woods. One chamber fired stock missing detectives trace suspect Fodren from Tipton and Anderson visits to the mill location and public sentiment remains strong with guards at the jail retained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
Fodren
Tipton
Anderson
Seay
Bray
Natural gas blasts kill two in Munele Ind
Two probable fatal gas explosions shook Munele Indiana within an hour. At the Dickey spool factory Lewis Stages 31 was hurled by the blast and seriously injured. In a western grocery a gas stove let go injuring storekeeper W F White and clerk Claude Bunn 21 who were horribly burned.
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Munele
Ind
Dickey Spool
Lewis Stages
W. F. White
White
Claude Bunn
Henry R McDonald's Will Sparks Daughters' Protest
In Valparaiso Indiana Henry R McDonald's will cuts his three married daughters from first wife out with ten dollars each and leaves nearly 100000 to his second wife and a son by the first wife. Daughters contest probate saying the will predates the second marriage. court takes the matter under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
Henry R. McDonald
Abbie Heineman
Martha Vail
Emma Lynch
Chicago
Fire destroys Buck Brickley drugstore and others in Anderson
A 1 a.m. blaze at the southwest Courthouse Square two story block owned by Buck Brickley & Co. drugstore Haynes & Co furnishing store Western Union office and offices caused total ruin of stocks estimated at 50 000. Occupants escaped. The fires began Friday in Anderson Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson,Ind
Buck, Brickley & Co
Haynes & Co
Western Union Telegraph Office
Courthouse Square
Window glass trust to set uniform price in Muncie
Officials of the window glass trust and manufacturers will meet in Muncie Indiana on Saturday to establish a uniform price for next year. An effort will be made to gather in all outside manufacturers as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Window Glass Trust and
Fire damages plant boiler room in Alexandria gas main blast
A gas main burst wrecked the boiler room of the American Plate Glass Works pump house in Alexandria on Friday morning. Loss may reach $10,000. The plant’s operation will be little affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Ind
American Plate Glass Works
Christmas box contains body of dead man in Indiana
Clark Campbell of Darlington reported receiving a Christmas box with the body of a dead Negro. The leg was severed above the knee and police are investigating the grisly discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Ind
Clark Campbell
Darlington
Bloomington Educator W H Glascock Dies After Illness
Prof W H Glascock superintendent of Bloomington public schools died after five weeks with typhoid fever. He was a prominent educator in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nated
Bloomington
Ind
W. H. Glascock
Imiiana
Riot at Presidio Saloon Leaves Police Injured
San Francisco December 27 six police officers were injured and 16 soldiers arrested after a violent clash outside Tarpey’s Saloon near the Presidio. Stones clubs and revolvers were used as 800 soldiers fought police until a cavalry squad restored order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Presidio
Tarpey
Dave Tarpey
William Ross
Farther Crawford area murder shocks Alabama Georgia border
Joseph Fincher a noted merchant and planter was shot to death near Crawford Alabama twelve miles west of Columbus Georgia. Neighbour Uriah Porter is charged with the killing after Porter had threatened Fincher and a widow Belcher. Porter fled and is at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Joseph Fincher
Crawford
Ala
Here
Uriah. Porter
Porter
Fincher
Belcher
Alleged Robbers Kill ex Policeman in Jacksonville
In Jacksonville Florida on Thursday night ex police officer and former locomotive engineer W M Lloyd was killed and his brother D Lloyd mortally wounded. Charles Michael a lumber mill worker from White Springs surrendered to police claiming he was lured to a lonely spot by companions who attempted a robbery. Michael says the assailants attacked him first, and he fired, killing one man with a head wound and wounding another in the abdomen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Childersburg
Taladage
Tom Holley
J. Bird
Holley
Bird
George
Reuben
George Woods
Jacksonville
Fla
Wm. N. Lloyd
D. Lloyd
Charles Michael
White Springs
Michael
Tommy Ryan sues James J. Jeffries for 1000 dollars
Tommy Ryan, former prize fighter now Kansas City businessman, sues James J. Jeffries in circuit court for 1000 dollars claiming he trained the world’s champion for the May 1899 Corbett fight and that 1500 was paid, leaving 1000 due. Jeffries ignored the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Tommy Ryan
James J. Jeffries
J. J. Corbett
Coney Island
Jeffries
Ryan
Steel Crane Collapse Kills Three at Chicago Works
A steel crane at American Bridge Works toppled Thursday afternoon injuring seven workers. Three men John Swain John Traver and Albert Rock were crushed and killed while thirty colleagues avoided worse harm. The crane, rated for 30 tons, failed while only 20 tons were suspended. cause undetermined though a chain flaw is suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Bridge Works
John Swain
John Traver
Albert Rock
Indian boys to West Point bill pushed by Porter
Gov. Pleas ant Porter of the Creek Nation succeeds in securing Congressman DeGraffenried of Texas to draft a bill for admitting Indian boys to West Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Guthrie
Okla
Pleasant Porter
Congressman DeGraffenried
Texas
Congress
Miles Returns to Army Command in Washington
Lieut. Gen. Miles resumed duty in the War Department on Thursday. He intends to accept the situation with grace and avoid further controversy. No known change to his planned official and social activities is expected following the reprisal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Miles
Army
War Department
Death of Philippine scout lieutenant by own hand
Cablegram from Gen Chaffee reports Lieutenant Odus Reeder of the Philippine Scouts killed himself aboard the Lawton on December 23 due to temporary insanity from illness. Reeder, a native of Beverly West Virginia, was in Manila when the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Kalispell Receives Carnegie Library Offer to Endow
Andrew Carnegie has offered Kalispell Montana ten thousand dollars for a public library provided the city furnishes a site and annually maintains the library with ten thousand dollars. The city already spends that amount each year for library support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Library
Kalispell
Mont
Andrew
Carnegia
Rive
Four Robbers Tie Watchmen After Safe Bleed In St Louis
In St Louis on December 27 four men forced open a safe and robbed it while two watchmen were bound to posts. the incident details the daring break in and the robbers’ escape.
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St. Louis
Market Report Flour and Grain and Live Stock Prices
Cincinnati and Chicago market notes for December 26 show flour prices across patent and fancy grades, wheat futures with December at 79c and May at 82 3 4c, corn and oats prices, plus detailed live stock values in Cincinnati and Indianapolis for cattle hogs sheep lambs veal calves. Strong demand appears in shippers hogs and choice cattle with varied price ranges across regions and stock classes.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Indianapolis
Flea on a Man and a Geography Class Joke
Anarchic dialogue about whether one good act saves a man from sin. A flea analogy follows contrasting a man with a single flea to happiness. A light humor piece from Chicago Tribune and Washington Star with a classroom gag about the earth’s shape answered by a deaf teacher and the student Dick Bunkun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Dick Bunkun
Richard
Desert Isle Dilemma Sparks Grin at Crowd
A witty exchange as a speaker called a colonel asks how one would cope alone on a desert isle. He answers by saying he would draw a long breath and call it a mighty lucky escape, then edges back toward the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desert
Isie
Chicago Record-Herald
There, George Ferguson Youre of no more account than two sticks
In a clipped exchange a speaking character rebukes George Ferguson for misplacing a dry goods package. Mrs Ferguson responds with a demand for more respectful language. The scene conveys sharp domestic tension and social dynamics through terse dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ferguson
Social Echoes on Wedding Gift Etiquette
In dialogue from Tit Bits a Mrs Newbride reacts to a wedding present from the Van der Gilds. The exchange notes the couple's exclusivity and charity, reflecting social norms of etiquette and class.
Advantage of knowing a foreign language quoted
An aggressively American woman asks the value of foreign language knowledge. A wiser voice from Chicago Post replies that language helps you say unkind things about many people directly to their faces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Widow learns: body remained calm, bottle within reach
A newsman told the widow the man died without a struggle. She quips that kindness kept the bottle full and within easy reach, implying blunt humor about the death. The exchange appears in the Chicago Record-Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Noted Belligerence Sparks Standoff Over Dental Appointment
A belligerent speaker threatens and another challenges him with a light remark about a dentist date next Saturday. The exchange ends with a tense stare and no physical action reported.
Fashion Plate Quip Echoes in Harlem Life Dialogue
A wry exchange from Harlem Life features Crimsonbeak remarking on appearance, while Baboony Me laments rheumatism and stiffness, implying comic relief in a streetwise literary skit. The dialogue mirrors urban wit and character color in period print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crimsonbeak
Harlem
In Use Mamma at the Breakfast Table
A mother scolds Georgie for napkin use at breakfast. Georgie defends his mess as he ties the dog to the table leg with the napkin. The domestic scene captures a playful family moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Georgie
Winter Phenomena Warm Christmas Day Rumors
A Washington Star verse notes that milder December weather could disrupt Santa’s traditional sleigh ride and have him traveling by automobile instead, imagining a warm Christmas ambience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Washington Star
Tough Year for Grinders in Chicago Baseball Scene
A quip from the Chicago American jokes about last year’s success being wasted by theft of trophies, suggesting a disappointing current season and doubting any improvements this year.
Dialogue Clip Sparks Courtroom Question on Love
The excerpt shows a exchanged line where a young man questions a father about his daughter's feelings. The judge prompts if the suitor would marry a foreign maiden, highlighting family approval stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ePuck
Right in Line Bint Heade Hes En
Fragmentary OCR text provides no clear人物 names, places, or events to summarize. The lines appear garbled and do not yield a coherent report or identifiable subjects.
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MO. R. Rodgers
Company E
9Th Infantry
Bolomen
Indiana
Henry R. M’donald
Orgy
Odd Fellows
New Albany
Silerse
Jim Jeffries
United States. Army
Lieut. Reeder
Market Report
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