Royal Christmas preparations amid war gloom in Britain
London reports reveal a stark mood as royal festivities near Windsor for Christmas are pared by war casualties. The queen plans to stay at Windsor with the Duchess of Albany as the nation funds and volunteers surge, mirroring a deep patriotic drive across the counties. Sizable yeomanry units, including Cumberland and Westmoreland, pledge to join South Africa relief efforts, while peers and dukes offer regiments and support, signaling a determined, somber national resolve.
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Assogiated Press
Lomson
Windsor
Eheninr
Cape
London
Osborne
Duchess of Albany
Prince of Wales
Sandringham
Duke
Duchess of York
Great Britain
South Africa
Cook
Dukes
Dlisapreers
Wit
Wamburger Nachrichten
Wamburg
Neuste Nachrichten
Boersen Courier
Incredible rumor swirls from London on Transvaal front
London reports no war news by Friday afternoon and British dispatches are missing. A Dutch continental source claims a British army corps landed at Lorenzo Marques and is marching toward the Transvaal frontier.
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London
Lidysmith
Whi
Lorenzo Marques
Transvaal
Actor Clark shoots at wife and child then kills himself
In New York on December 23, variety actor Wm Clark, 42, attempted to kill his wife and their child on Broadway near the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He fired four shots, struck the wife’s hat two times, hit the child once, then fatally shot himself, causing pandemonium among crowds.
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New York
Wims Clark
Broadway
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Big Wills
Clark
Mob Lynches Two Black Men Near Bolton Mississippi
In Bolton Mississippi two Black men named Tim Martin and Frank Wort were killed by a mob at Baker's Creek bridge west of town after an alleged robbery plot connected to Milton Hiake and niece Miss Curran. A mob of about 150 unmasked men captured them from jail and forced them to jump from the bridge.
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Bolton
Dee
Tim Martin
Frank Wort
Baker's Creek Bridge
Milton Hiake
Miss Curran
Toberg
Martin
Montana Senatorial Fraud Disbarment Hit in Supreme Court
In Helena, the Montana Supreme Court ruled unanimously that attorney Jonn B. Wellcome bribery case tied to U.S. Senate influence is guilty. The court fined and disbarred Wellcome for paying $10,000 to state Senator W. A. Clark to influence his vote for the United States Senate.
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Amelena
Mont. Lee
Jonn
B. “Wellcome
W. A. Clark
United States Senate
State Supreme Court
Clark
United States
Wne
Wellcome
Fraud in Havana frees three appraisers. six await court
In Havana three custom house appraisers were released on fraud charges while six others remain in custody for the court. Gen. Brooke departed for Florida at noon with a major general's salute as the Stenaer sailed. Military ceremonies marked the voyage and Hoyts A Day and a Night played at the Grand to a small audience, judged better than A Black Sheep.
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Havana
Hlavana
Custom House
Brooke
Florida
Hoyt
Britain Faces Christmas Crisis in Africa Mediation Hope
London dispatch reports Britain confronts a critical South Africa crisis as Boers push for mediation by President McKinley. Salisbury likely to refuse. British resolve remains high. Market nerves grow over Kimberley fall and Durban gloom, while finance houses gird for possible settlement day impacts.
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Great Britain
South Africa
Associated Press
McKnley
McKinley
Lord Salisbury
United States
Gnandal
London
Christmas Across Pages of a Dated Herald Issue
A multi page newspaper listing Christmas features including music churches and theatre, society notes, local news, crime items, markets, and holiday illustrations. The issue references Christmas themes, expeditions, biographical sketches, and seasonal literature across many pages with artists and authors named.
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Britain
Delagoa
Society of the
Mt. St. Joseph’s Academy
Joplin
Lawton
Col. Henderson
Dubuque
M. M. Ham
Marshal Morgan
Moody
Maine
Santa Claus
Page Herald
Milwaukee
Wealth of Duke Reported in Vast Estates and Income
The duke owned thousands of realty parcels totaling about a hundred acres in Belgravia plus thirty thousand acres country land yielding £750,000 yearly. His London fealty values likely reached about £30,000,000. The heir is Viscount Belgrave, in South Africa as aide de camp to Sir Alfred Mier. The czar will gift Prince George of Greece a grand yacht built at Sebastonos as a New Year souvenir.
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Belgravia
London
Viscount Belgrave
South Africa
Alfred Mier
Cape Colony
Tzar
Prince George
Greece
Sebastonos
Nfe
Japan
Th World
Canadians enlist volunteers for Transvaal War in Winnipeg
Winnipeg December 23. Captain Williams Royal Canadian Dragoons reports strong volunteer inflow from western Canada. Selections proceed while city leaders offer to reserve spots for volunteers. City Engineer Ruttan offers to raise road and bridge regiment. if accepted his seat will be kept. Elgin Dairy Market reports 2340 pounds offered with no sales. market firm fixed at 26 cents.
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Transvaal
Winnipeg
W Williams
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Canada
Ruttan
Leutenant
Ninetieth Battalion
Elgin
Board of Trade
German Emperor Shakes Hands as Berlin Monument Is Unveiled
At Elec tor George William monument ceremony in Sieges Allee Berlin the emperor appears hearty and awards Herr Kirschner as chief burgomaster while pledging long term administration. Berlin commerce swells for Christmas as tensions with Britain shift and Russia eyes Asia. Neutrality pledge remains firm with Germany.
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Associated Press
Berlin
George William
Herr Kirschner
Bertin
Christmas Day Trail to Earth in Sacred Kingdom
Fragmentary verse hints at celestial beings and a journey to earth on Christmas Day. Imagery centers on angels, a tree, and a mysterious kingdom referenced as the Kingdom of the Chia. No clear event or identifiable persons or places emerge from the readable text.
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Kriss Kringle
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