Free Staters Dissatisfied Amid South African War News
Dispatches from across South Africa report high spirits among troops and public after Roberts and Kitchener appointments. Dutch disaffection in Victoria district appears overblown. farmers expected to cling to farms. Reports from Lorenzo Marques note a surge in trade, while Delagoa Bay endures refugee influxes and price rises due to the war.
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London
South Africa
Roberts
Kitchener
Cape Colon
Bobs
Capetown
Victoria
Lorenzo Marquez
Matt Steyn
Orange Tree State
Steyn
Charles Howard Vincent
Queens Westminster Volunteers
City of London Imperial Regiment
Baden Punti
Mafeking
Laurenzo Marquez
William
England
Baden Powell
War Office
Sarah Wilson
Boers Mount New Howitzer Action at Surprise Hill
A Ladysmith dispatch from December reports Boers mounting another howitzer on Surprise hill while watching with searchlights and daily bombardment. They show no town assault, likely attempting a siege by starvation. Casualties since the siege began total seventy dead and 276 wounded.
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Pietermaritaburg
Ladysmith
Dee
Rifle
Real Losers in Flour Shipment Seizure Case
The largest consignments of Nour flour sent to Delagoa Bay on the vessels Maria Mashona and Beatrice were handled by English firm Arthur May & Co. of Bristol with a New York office. About 26,000 bags of flour bound for Lorenzo Marques were on board the seized ships. Authorities did not confirm ultimate shipment plans to the Transvaal, and Lorenzo Marques has not filed a state department representation.
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Lorenzo Marques
Delagoa Bay
America
Transvaal
New York
Delagoa Biy
Arthur May & Co
Bristol
Maria
Beatrice
State Department
Diplomatic wagers shift in East Africa and Delagoa Bay
London reports an Anglo German pact remains opaque with officials denying a Berlin version. Germany aims to extend calm possessions later in the war, with Asia Minor and East Africa likely targets. Britain's stance on Portugal neutrality and Delagoa Bay trades complicates plans as Russia and French intrigue strain diplomacy.
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New York
London
Berlin
Lokal Angiiger
Germany
Sone Quarter
Asia Minor
Lord Salisbury
Sal Atiow
Maeno
Daman
Portigs
Alfies
Emnerae
Windsor Castle
East Africa
Mo ‘O
Delazon Bay
Britain
East Afra
Zam
Besi
Transvaal
Portuga
Pretoria
Lorenzo Maranes
Delagoa Bay
Portugal
Irussia
Herat
Enghart
War front bulletins and Natal weather notes from Durban
The war office daily front bulletin notes Methuen at Modder River and reconnaissance north of Enslin while Natal censorship tightens. London papers shift to Warren with Buller and Ladysmith contrasts as ex-Premier Escombe is mourned in Natal. Scarcity and market-like tone appear in Modder River trade for tea and dry goods.
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Durban
War Office
Natal
Baden-Powell
Gatacre
Methuen
Modder River
General Methuen
Enslin
London
Gene Warren
Buller
Tugela
Ladysmith
Ented
Warren
Will Hay
Whitfield
Canetown
Escombe
Loon
Cecil Rhodes
South Afric
Rhodes
Evor
Boers Enforce New Gold Tax Law Across Mines
Reports from December detail Boer forces surrounding Ladysmith and Kinman forts while Cronje reports a naval explosion and Methuen’s gun incident. The new gold tax law imposes a 30 to 50 percent levy on outputs, with government mining, suspended, and reduced works taxed at specified rates.
Heavy Firing Reported Amid Siege Attempts at Stoomsberg
Dispatch from Cradock notes heavy firing around Stoomsberg as Gatacre seeks to reopen communication with the Tdwe cortiers. The report suggests a linked action tied to the ongoing military effort.
No Change Noted Dispatch From Capetown
A dispatch received by the War Office from Capetown reports no change in the situation with Generals Gataere and Broneh noted. The message affirms stability and ongoing status without new developments.
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War Office
Capetown Pee
Gataere
Broneh
Murderer Hayworth Captured After Oregon Stand
In Layton Utah a watchman killer identified as Hayworth, with two alleged accomplices, was pursued across states and finally arrested at a Wood River lumber camp in Oregon after resistance to Sheriff Abbott. Detective Filagerald located him. a $1000 state reward will be paid. Sheriff Abbott plans to depart for Utah with the prisoner.
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San Francisco
Fitzgerald
Layton
Davis County
Utah
Wood River
Oregon
Abbott
Hayworth
Mitchell
Louis Reavis
James Stephens
Filagerald
Willeceive
Miah
British Warships There Sail From Magantena Bay
British ships Pheasant Leader Wareprite and Learts were in Magantena bay as of December, with plans to sail for Acapulco in December, according to the steamer on fam Guayramas reaching San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Cason Recants in Wellcome Case and Helena Trouble
The article reports Cason recanting testimony in the Wellcome case. He says he accepted 400 dollars to give false evidence, driven by hunger of his starving family. Rev Warren, linked to a bribery statute, faced accusations. Warren allegedly promised to pay for votes and remains under scrutiny. The affair ends with Warren leaving the ministry.
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Warren
Helena
Moni
Dev
Ehary T.casset
Butte
W. A. Clark
Jari Friends
Cason
Peeret
Howse Lear
Erief
Eller Aim
Cheyenne Flyer Crashes Into Valley Train at Bright Colorado
Dec 2 in Colorado, the Cheyenne Flyer collided with the Boulder Valley train near Bright. One killed, about fourteen injured. names include Winted, Stooker, Margaret Yu, Tompkins, Rogan, and McGovert. Wounded were rushed to Denver area hospitals. Denver yards and Boulder Valley employees noted among the wrecked scene.
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Dover
Colo
Cheyenne Flyer
Union Vacule
Brightor
Wintetd Rancheman
Express Messenger
Denver
eVcape
B.S. Stooker
Onin
Lona Margaret Yuwisi
Danke Davis
the Lite
Tompkins
Salesuiuan
City
Laramie
Wyoming
McCanni
Larainks
Wyong
Fou Laws
Inikenin
Michiel Rogan
Teetion
Thea McGovert
Tion
Jane Kenedy
Deny Carrington
Derey Mhinnes
Bowker Valley
Rahi Lefe
Peiitien
Witleh
Tie Moulder Valley
Tito
Lwa
Denver Yards
Balla
Boulter Seacy
Young
Tree
Conehuetor
Boulder Valley
Arcident
Wrecka
Rexcraingansfield
Milton
Cale
Denvant
Mountain Fort Taken by U S Forces in New Mountain Action
General Otis reports a mountain engagement northeast of San Alban. Forty-sixth, fifty-fifth, twenty-seventh infantry units attacked a 600-strong enemy force. They captured cannon rifles powder and ammunition, with several casualties including a drowned private and minor wounds among troops.
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Washington
Otis
War Department
Auta
Dee
Tocks
Fehuylor
Doyen
Videssen
Pale
Apont Alban
San
Lockett
Matson
Head End Collision Near Palmer Lake Colorado
A northbound Colorado Midland passenger train collided head on with a Santa Fe freight train five miles south of Palmer Lake Colorado. Fireman Edgar Dynes of the Santa Fe was killed. Engineers Leavitt and Turk were seriously injured. No passengers were injured. The cause of the crash was not yet known.
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Palmer Lake
Colo
Midland
Santa Fe
Edgar Dynes
Leavitt and
Turk
Heiress Florence Blyth Marries A A Moore Jr in Quiet Ceremony
San Francisco reports Florence Blyth, heiress to several million dollars from her late father Thomas Blyth, quietly wed A. A. Moore Jr., deputy attorney general of the state. The marriage follows a prolonged litigation over the Blyth estate.
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San Francisco
Florence Blythe-Sinckley
Thomas Blyth
A. A. Moore, Jr
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