Colenso Foot Bridge Destroyed by British Guns
Report from Natal notes British naval guns destroyed the Colenso foot bridge preventing Boer positions south of the Tugela. Corrrespondents describe Dutch disaffection spreading in Queenstown and Natal while British artillery strengthens Ladysmith defenses. News mentions rising Tugela, heavy rains, and debates on neutrality and contraband impacts of Delagoa Bay.
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United States
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Portugal
Daily Graphic
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Lorenzo Marqu
Press debate on railway aid to Boers and maritime measures
The Morning Post warns Portugal against helping the Boers by keeping the yaal railway open and plans to hold Hable in damages for assistance via rail lines. The Standard suggests possible seizure of the Komatipoort railway as the situation develops while noting steps to search ships and block munitions. The first Boer prisoners reach England as Britain accepts another squadron of Canadian rough riders.
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Portugal
Morning Post
Great Britain
Transvaal
Komattipor
England
Rough Riders
Mystery man alive in Chicago linked to Los Angeles death case
A man believed dead appeared in Chicago and signed a telegram to a New York life insurance firm claiming $10,000. The postmortem identity of a Los Angeles lodging house victim mirrors the living man, sparking questions about alleged death by suicide and possible misidentification. The telegram, signed in the presence of three witnesses, heightens the intrigue.
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Chicago
the Chronicle
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Los Angeles
Cal
Roy Brien
Wolfsohn
O'Brien
St. Louis
Currency Bill shaping Senate action in Washington
A Washington dispatch reports Senator Aldrich will steer the currency bill in the Senate without amendments while conferees from the House and Senate work toward a final compromise. The measure likely mirrors the Senate bill, including a national banks provision with twenty five thousand dollars capital and a 3 percent tax on additional circulation. Republican leaders seek to limit opposing amendments and craft a bill acceptable to both chambers.
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Herald
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Chamber
Yaqui raids drive Mexican troops from Guayamas region
A Texas dispatch reports Yaqui forces harassing General Torres' troops have withdrawn to the mountains. Indigenous bands strike unprotected ranches and government posts, burning valuable buildings. The death of Colonel Alfonso Martinez is confirmed, along with killings of Father Beltran and other Mexican prisoners. No word on the Twentieth Infantry.
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Austin
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Etale
Sonora
Mex
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Aida
Alfonso Martines
Elevenith
Father Beltran
Guayanas
Twentieth Infantry Regiment
Jealousy Tragedy Ends in Murder Suicide Near Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on December 26 John A Hoover a 34 year old elevator conductor fatally shot his wife in the head at 1 20 then turned the weapon on himself dying about an hour later The motive cited was jealousy after a quarrel late at night Hoover and his wife were found at a Tebovering comer An alarming domestic tragedy concluded with both deaths in a single acts of violence and remorseful aftermath.
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Hut
Setanta eApy
Indianapolis
John A. Hoover
Hoover
Poe
Brigands Under Fire on Negros Island Campaign
P. L. Negros Baculor Taland dispatch reports American forces led by Brigadier General Smith target mountain bands to stamp out revolting groups supported by Aguinaldo. Since July the Sixth Infantry has reduced bandit control, demoralized marauders, and advanced civil government aims as Papa Pepe Tasiou and Babyalanes face ongoing combat.
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Negros Islands
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Sixth Infantry
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Revolutionary Party
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Luzon
Spain
Papa
Pepe Tasiou
Babyalanes
Woman, Mary Ward, accuses husband of murder in Pittsburgh
Mary Ward, held on drunkery charges after a morning pickup in San Francisco, alleged her husband John L. Ford murdered Mary Flaherty in Pittsburgh nine years ago. Police doubt the claim but will investigate with Pittsburgh authorities.
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Mary Ward
Central
Pittaburg
Relatives Seek Hyde W Rickey Missing From New York
Relatives of Hyde W Rickey of the Hoffman house New York fear he vanished after leaving the Palace hotel to enter a sanitarium for a surgical operation. He has not been heard from in ten days and authorities worry he may have met with misadventure.
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Palace Hotel
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