Boers Held In Check As Kitchener Hopes To End War
London dispatches report Lord Kitchener holding the invading Boers in check in Cape Colony while De Wet eludes capture. Boer commandoes roam wide areas with 150 wagons reportedly trekking west toward Damaraland. A proposed Star of Africa knighthood for South Africa service is approved locally.
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Lord Kitchener
Cape Colony
London
South Africa
de Wet
Veyberg
Damaraland
Dee
Itcener
Pretoria
Knox
Iker
Pilcher
White
Leuwkop
Rneitport Spruit
Doers
Prieska
Strydenburg
Crop Report Reveals 1900 Wheat Output and Acreage
The department of agriculture estimates U S wheat production for 1900 at 522 229 5053 bushels with 42 495 385 harvested acres and an average yield of 12 29 bushels per acre. Winter wheat totals 350 025 409 bushels and spring 472 204 096. areas 26 205 897 and 16 259 455 acres respectively. Winter wheat abandoned in Ohio Indiana Illinois totals 522 787 acres and spring abandoned in North Dakota and South Dakota 1 791 467 acres. Washington December 28 President orders Nome Alaska military reservation placed under War Department control and names the nearby east Nome river reservation the St Davis.
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Ashington
Dee
Department of Agriculture
United States
Ohio
Cchioan
Indiana
Ilinois
North Dakota
Washington
Nome
Alaska
War Department
Nome River
St. Davis
Oil firm sale links Delphos to Pittsburgh group
Delphos Ohio mills report Miller Oil Co sold out to Wilburg and Plerring a Pittsburgh firm for about 7000 dollars. Parties in the deal include Shenk W F Brittingham FE Lloyd Joseph Miller and Jacobs Miller who owned several wells in the area.
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Delphos
Miller Oil Co
Wilburg & Plerring
Sex
Shenk
W. F. Brittingham
FE. Lloyd
Joseph Miller
Jacobs Miller
Rioting in Brooklyn Jail Woman Prisoners Attack Matron
Twenty enraged female inmates at the Raymond Street jail assault Matron Fannie Handy and Warden McGrath during a Thursday riot. Miss Handy led a transfer when Nellie Jones struck, triggering a brutal melee. deputies and the sheriff intervened, with two prisoners placed in straight jackets.
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Women’s Department
New York
Raymond Street
Brooklyn
Fannie Handy
McGrath
Miss Handy
Nellie Jones
German Industry Weighs Protective Tariff Push
Washington reports from United States Consul Schumann at Mainz indicate Germany's vast industrial forces plan a guard for tariffs. Three leading industrial societies formed a national industrial council and the government shows sympathy, though efforts have yet to succeed.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
United States
Schumann
Mainz
Colombian War Update From Bogota Dispatch
United States Charge Beaupre reports from Bogota that Colombian forces defeated the invading troops at Rosario and that General Uribide was defeated at Corazel in Bolivar. He says Uribide retreated with a small group toward the Venezuelan line as the war progresses favorably for the Colombian government.
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Washington
United States
Beaupre
Bogota
State Department
Rosario
Uribide
Corazel
Bolivar
Department of
Magdalena
Commodity and Livestock Prices From Cincinnati Chicago and Indianapolis
Market notes list flour and grain prices in Cincinnati with ranges for patent fancy and family grades, plus track sales for wheat corn and oats. Chicago derives future wheat corn and oats, while Cincinnati and Indianapolis report hogs cattle sheep lambs and veal calf price ranges for various grades and packer types.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Indianapolis
Ind
Secret Masonic official shot in Indianapolis office
William H. Smythe secretary of the Indiana Masonic Grand Lodge was shot in the head in his Ma sonic building office. He said a blonde woman fired then vanished and police found no trace. Health peril noted. theory afloat he may have attempted self harm.
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William H. Smythe
Indiana ‘Masonic Grand Lodge
Smythe
Indianapolis
Ind
Grand Masonic Lodge
Lewis A. Coleman
Masonic
Elmer Smythe
Indiana
Greencastle
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Stme
Carrie Nation Wrecks Bar and Seeks Gov. Stanley Defense
Mrs. Carrie Nation, after wrecking the Carey hotel bar in Wichita with iron scraps and rocks, demanded Gov. Stanley come to the city jail to defend her. On his refusal she telegraphed Jerry Simpson and announced plans to raid every saloon in Kansas. Nation, about 60, wears well dressed attire and travels with her lawyer husband.
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Wichita
Kan
Carrie Nation
Carey Hotel
Cleopatra
Bath
Stanley
Jerry Simpson
Medicine Lodge
Samos Passes to War Department for Filipino Army Transport
The Secretary of War bought the large freight steamer Samos at Hong Kong for transporting U S volunteers to the Philippines. The ship will be altered in Hong Kong, price and owners not disclosed.
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Washington
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Volunteer Army
Philippines
Identification of Crowe Photo in Cudahy Case
Omaha Neb Dec 28 Mrs Schneiderwind positively identifies a photo as Pat Crowe. The image is of her tenant the light complexioned man who rented the old house used as Eddie Cudahy's prison and figures prominently in the case.
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Omaha, Neb
Cudahy
Schneiderwind
Pat Crowe
Eddie Cudaoby
Kidnapped Grandson Found With Family Near Lawrence
Sidney Miller, grandson of ex Attorney General Miller, abducted Wednesday afternoon by his mother Mrs Samuel Miller of New York, was found at daybreak Thursday in the home of a family named Marshall in Lawrence Indiana. Mrs Miller accompanied the boy. the pair were moved from Brightwood toward trains east but were overtaken. The father recovered the child and returned him to Indianapolis, while Mrs Miller left for Anderson and then New York.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Sidney Miller
Miller
Samuel Miller
New York
Marshall
Lawrence
Lawrence Ia
Cleveland
Mra Miller
Brightwood
Duplex Telephoning Expands Chicago Telephone Service
Chicago adopts a practical duplex system allowing two conversations on one wire with an auxiliary phone. It will be installed in major stores and offices, mainly for incoming messages, yet calls can occur while the main line is busy. Superintendent Hibbard confirms tests show success and wire savings plus over double capacity for heavy users.
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Chicago
Chicago ‘Telephone Co
Hibbard
Ocean freighter to be launched in Chicago yards
The first ocean freighter built in Chicago will be launched Saturday afternoon by the Chicago Shipbuilding Co on the Calumet river. The North western is 242 feet long with a 2500 ton capacity and will sail to Hamburg laden with grain. The project marks the first installment of a contract for eight ships costing over 2 million dollars.
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Chicago
Chicago Shipbuilding Co
Calumet River
Hamburg
Ger
Northwestern
Great Lakes
No Reduction of Chinese Forts at Peking Conference
Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching reported that the emperor Kwang Su objects to reducing fortifications and to permanent legation guards. A decision was made to pursue further communication with the court before meeting the ministers. Chinese newspapers debate punishments for officials and royal blood figures amid peace terms.
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Peking
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Kwang Su
Shanghai
Universal Gazette
Tung Fu Hsiang
Prince Tuan
Des Moines Reports Major Iowa School Skating Disaster
A Washington Iowa message says 51 children skated on a river near Foster La and 49 drowned. What Cheer reports 40 drowned at a pond near the fair grounds about 9 pm, but contact with What Cheer is lost. Os kaloosa and Ottumwa messages confirm 49 drownings.
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Des Moines
Washington
Foster
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Heroic mother perishes as Sigel house burns
In Sigel, Pennsylvania, the Harriger house burned on Thursday. Mrs. Harriger and her two young daughters, ages 5 and 7, died after she saved her infant by throwing it from a window. Her husband W Harriger is away and unaware of the tragedy.
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Dubois
Sigel
John Harriger
Senator Allison Says Heng bill to amend war revenue law
Washington on December 28 Senator Allison the second member on the senate committee on finance by seniority said Thursday that the Heng bill amending the war revenue law would be taken up by the committee immediately and that no hearings would be held.
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Washington
Allison
Senate Committee On Finance
Missing 9 year old boy linked to kidnaping claim
In Judd Ta., December 28, authorities report the nine year old son of Louis Tonhose missing since Tuesday. The father suspects kidnapers and offers rewards of 500 pounds for the return and 1,000 pounds for the arrest of the culprits.
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Judd
Young girls fashion trends with sailor dresses and party frocks
A New York letter notes juvenile wardrobe shifts toward practical yet stylish outfits. Sailor dresses remain popular for ages five to ten, with variations for party gowns, dancing frocks, and practical outdoor coats. Crepe de chine and lace detail dominate smart daytime and formal wear, while coats favor long back styles for tall girls and short jackets for plumper figures.
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New York
Thelread
Theasion
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Crop Report
United Staten
Ol Wells
Iétropolis
Ill
Chicago & Eastern Illiailroad
Ohioiver
Ystern
Otto
The
Ata
Rio
Reichstag
Corasel
Marke's
Adame
Hodges
Kansas
Bismarck
Dare Dee
Michigan Bank
First National
Bank of ‘White
Pigeon, Mich
National Bank Examiner
J. W. Selden
Boston
Hank “Hart
Stockholm
Sweden
Finland
Chris
Kwang ‘Sa
China
What Cheer
War Revenue Law
Kate
Gardner
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