Rough Riders sail to join British forces in Transvaal
A dozen plansmen formerly with Roosevelt's Rough Riders arrive in New York under Walter Blauvelt to form five hundred riders joining the Transvaal effort. They sail for England Saturday and expect no U S interference. In England a birthday celebration for the Princess of Wales follows.
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Roosevelt
Rough Riders
New York
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Transvaal
San Juan Hill
England
United States
Seatings in Senate Shuffle Mark Bipartisan Seats
Washington December 1 Republicans forced to sit on the Democratic side in a rare seating shuffle for the new congress. Key allocations place Foraker Depew and Kean in the front Democratic row with Spooner behind Foraker and Capen, plus McComas in Spooner’s old desk and Platt across from Depew.
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Senate
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Depew
Kean
Spooner
Beveridge
Capen
Daniel
Gorman
Butler
North Carolina
Gray
Senator McComas
Kyle
White
Harris
Senator Faulkner
Senator Turner
Senator Smith
McLaurin Murphy
Senator Simon
Oregon
Senator Wilson
Senator Platt
New York
Senator Depew
McKinley and Henderson Targeted in A P A Circulars
A P A circulars distributed today accuse President McKinley and Congressman Henderson of bias toward Catholics. Henderson allegedly favored Catholic-pleasing appropriations and McKinley appointed during the Spanish American War under Catholic archbishops influence.
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Washington
McKinley
Henderson
Woman shoots husband in Houston murder during quarrel
Mrs. George Langford, a wealthy ill woman, shot and killed her husband in Houston on December 1. The couple, planning separation, quarreled bitterly during Thanksgiving plans, ending in murder.
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Houston
Tex
George Langford
A Childrens Feast The Princess of Wales Birthday
The Princess of Wales celebrated her birthday with a children’s feast as bells rang at Sandringham parish church in London.
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Princess of Wales
Sandringham
Wolferton
West Newton
Dersingham
Royal Ball
Prince of Wales
London
Hobart Will Filed In Paterson Estate Valued At Millions
The will of Garret A. Hobart former vice president is filed for probate in Paterson New Jersey. The estate is valued between 2.5 and 3.3 million dollars. Mrs. Hobart and her son receive the bulk of the estate with one million dollars left to Mrs. Hobart outright and the remainder to the son Gayret A. Hobart after 95 thousand dollars in bequests to relatives and charities.
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Freight and passenger train collision at Isleta causes multiple injuries
A collision between a freight and a passenger train at Isleta near Albuquerque last night leaves H B Pinney Hutchinson Arizona mourned as probably fatally crushed between cars. Conductor H N Davern suffers a cut face and severe bruises while brake man Pinney is reported seriously injured. Responsibility not fixed.
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Albuquerque
Isleta
Here
Hutchinson
Winslow
Ariz
H. B. Pinney
H. N. Davern
Bryan at Waco public dedication of new auditorium
Waco Texas December 1 Governor Sayers and Ex Governor Hogg join W J Bryan in dedicating the new public auditorium this afternoon. Bryan plans a hunting and fishing trip to the Gulf coast starting tomorrow.
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Waco, Tex
W. J. Bryan
Sayers
Governor Hogg
Bryan
Gulf Coast
Neeley Kills Wife Then Surrenders in Jersey City
In Jersey City this morning William Neeley shot and killed his wife after she attended a ball against his wishes. She returned home to tend their sick child before dawn, and Neeley surrendered to police immediately after the shooting.
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Jersey City
Wm. Neeley
Neeley
Roberts Likely Asked to Step Aside Before Congress
Washington December 1 reports that when Roberts seeks sworn in as a congressman he will be asked to step aside while the committee on privileges and elections decides against him.
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Washington
Roberts
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Engineer Killed in Gulf Coast Rail Accident
In a wreck on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe line between Houston and Galveston last night engineer Michael Hussey was killed and fireman Thomas Kelley badly injured.
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Dallas
Texas
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Houston
Galveston
Michael Hussey
Thomas Kelley
Big Fire Destroys Griggs Coppers Wholesale House
A massive blaze swept through the Griggs-Copper Company wholesale grocery house in St Paul, the state’s largest wholesale grocer. The fire caused an estimated loss of a quarter of a million dollars.
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ST. Paul
Griggs-Copper Company
Minnesota
Dutch Queen to Wed Kaiser’s Elder Son Crown Prince
Berlin dispatch reports the young queen of the Netherlands is set to marry Crown Prince Frederick, the Kaiser's eldest son, in a union that would unite royal houses.
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The
Netherlands
Berlin
Frederick
Governor schedules extra session in Austin on January 10
An extraordinary legislative session will be convened in Austin on January 10 by the governor to address the tax bill and land matters. The move aims to advance key fiscal and property issues through the Legislature.
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Austin
Texas
British Advance as Boers Fail to Blow Colenso Bridge
Cape Town dispatch reports Boers attempting to blow Colenso bridge but driven back by British. General Hildyard presses toward Ladysmith relief after overcoming resistance.
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Colenso
London
Cape Town
Joubert
Ladysmith
Apostolic Delegate to Reorganize Church in Philippines
Archbishop P T Chapple, former Santa Fe archbishop, arrives in El Paso en route to the Philippines as papal delegate to reorganize church administration there. He will place oversight under American prelates to align with US military power and ensure orderly church work after wartime disruptions.
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Pacific
P. T. Chappele
New Orleans
Porto Rico
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Anthony Pourchegu
Chappelle
Paris
America
Islands
Manila
Washington
Desperate smugglers reach Tugela river amid disaster
Desperate smugglers push toward the Tugela river as reports circulate of General Joubert killed near Ladysmith. British and Catholic church officials are linked to the Modder river engagements and church property transfers in Santa Fe diocese.
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Santa Fe
Chappelle
Peter Bourgade
Man Dick Wallace Shot Dead Near Presidio Border
News from Marfa says Dick Wallace was killed yesterday near Presidio in Presidio County along the Rio Grande. Details are scarce with no confirmation of his role, whether smuggler or customs officer, and the motive remains unclear as officials expected trouble from a long-standing border gang, possibly implicating a gang shootout while Wallace was being arrested.
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Dick Wallace
Presidio
Marfa
Presidio County
Rio Grande
Hillebrand
United States
Sheridan
Francisco Hernandez
Wallace
Fl Paso
Magle Pass
Raiders Capture Fugitives After Texas Mexican Raid
Deputy Williams of Las Cruces captured three fugitives from the Guadalupe riders after a pursuit to a sheep ranch at Loma Parda New Mexico. The men Blais Aguilar and Celso Annetacio were brought to the county jail in Las Cruces. They face charges in Texas for conspiring to kill and in New Mexico for murder.
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Ben Williams
Las Cruces
Pat Garrett
Loma Parda
New Mexico
Rincon
Williams
Santa Fe
Cclock
Tim Lyons
Blais, Aguilar
Celso Annetacio
Taxas
Texas
Mexico
Juan J. Escajeda
Escajeda
Gallup Ready for Electric Light as City Poised to Glow
Gallup New Mexico reports the Gallup Electric Light and Power company has arrived machinery and will flood streets and stores with light next Thursday evening. L E Densmore, wounded in the Maxwell Densmore shooting, recovers and may be out soon amid talks of a grand jury investigation despite the coroner's verdict exonerating him. A near fatal accident occurred last Saturday when a train moved as Miss Gertie Schaid narrowly escaped being struck by a careless porter at the rear of a chair car.
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Gallup
N. M
Gallup Electric Light and Power Company
Wolff
Mystic Light
L. E. Densmore
Maxwell Densmore
Densmore
Gertie Schaid
Negotiations Reported on Manila Surrender Effort
Lawton is said to be negotiating for insurgent surrender to American forces. A cable from Gen Otis reports Iloilo island declared rid of insurgents.
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Manila
Lawton
Washington
Otis
Iloilo
Islands
Garland Fire Destroys 30 Businesses and Homes
A blaze in Garland Texas last night destroyed thirty business premises and several residences. The fire, traced to a cigar stamp in the Garland News office, caused an estimated loss of 200000 dollars.
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Dallas
Tex
Garland
Metal Market Update from New York
Copper priced at 17.50 asked, silver at 59, and lead at 4.40 in New York market notes. The Daily Herald advertises a six-day weekly rate at 1d6.
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New York
Daring leap ends in death at Roosevelt Hospital
Miss Minney Nicklebank Delicios leaped from the top floor of Roosevelt hospital this morning and was killed. Her act shocks onlookers and police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal leap.
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New York
Ex Mayor Schroeder of Brooklyn Dies This Morning
Ex mayor Schroeder of Brooklyn dies this morning in New York. He was born in Prussia in 1833.
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Brooklyn
New York
Schroeder
Prussia
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