World and Domestic News In a Turbulent Era
A condensed digest reports Dewet guiding the Boers while Wu says the joint note asks too much. Blizzard hits Minnesota and a Japanese minister resigns. Spokane plans a 1902 mineral fair. Oregon pays large scalp bounties. German crime in high circles. Kitchener halts Boer invasion into Cape Colony. England to buy 60,000 horses for South Africa, and China-Japan tensions shift. Tornado devastates Alabama. communications down. Whitmarsh named governor of Benguet. Insurgents slain near Guarabatan. actor Southern recovering from accident. A large Philippine retreat looms unless relief arrives. Portland burglary case linked to Long. murder charge anticipated. Pennsylvania coal mine fire 42 years old under control. 45 insurgents killed in the Philippines. Telegraph workers strike ends. Turkish massacres reported. U.S. currency receiver named for Baltimore bank. Emperor Kuang Hsu departure noted. bodies found in Moyallup ditch. Pittsburgh coal mine cave raises concerns. Northwest salmon output tops prior years. Income tax discussed. Castellane settlement. Gould heir endows hospital. Night classes for 13 Jersey City women. Alabama geologist hints gold and phosphate nearby. Rail earnings surge versus prior year.
Vast World News Highlights From Early Dispatches
A sweeping late edition lists events from around the globe and nation. Olympia cremations, leper counts, Boer war skirmishes, and political moves feature alongside U S bank seizures and local calamities. Details cover ships, finance, crime, labor, and disaster with numerous named places and persons.
Boers Are Checked Effect of Kitchener Proclamation
London dispatches report Lord Kitchener has the Boers in check but has not expelled them from Cape Colony. Dewet remains at large as commandos roam widely. The proclamation draws mixed home support, and Queen Victoria is said to back a new knights order. Boers move west with 150 wagons, denying a trek to Damara Land.
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London
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Cape Colony
Dewet
Vryburg
Damara
Rumors on Dewet Steyn and Hasbrook Surrender Offer
Report from Bloemfontein dated December 20 says unconfirmed rumors claim General Dewet President Steyn and General Hasbrook held a conference and proposed surrender if rebels are not punished and leaders including themselves are not deported.
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Bloemfontein
Orange River Colony
Dewet
Steyn
Hasbrook
Boers Attack Burghersdorp Rebuffed After Heavy Fight
Cape Town reports a small party of Boers attacked Burghersdorp on December 26. They were repulsed after heavy fighting with casualties. Boers remain active and skirmishes have been reported in several locations.
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Cape Town
Burghersdorp
Martial Law Proclaimed in Beaufort West and Carnarvon
Cape Town reports martial law has been proclaimed in the districts of Beaufort West and Carnarvon pending order. Authorities state security measures are in effect and curbs on movement and gatherings are possible. Local officials pledge strict enforcement and await further instructions.
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Cape Town
Beaufort West
Carnovaran
Hawaiians Consider Pay for Bubonic Plague Losses
Washington reports Governor Cole of Hawaii will seek legislative settlement of Chinese and Japanese claims for property destroyed in Honolulu during the bubonic plague outbreak. Total claims now about 1.8 million dollars, with Japanese authorities pressing for compensation while Chinese efforts have been less forceful. Legislature expected to authorize a settlement.
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Washington
Cole
Hawaii
Honolulu
Dole
Death of Harry Moffett Near Dawson City Cold Toll
Oregon City reports Harry Moffett of the town froze to death after wandering in a snow storm near Dawson City while seeking a boat at Eureka Creek. A rescue party found him with hands and feet frostbitten but he died before help arrived. Brother J W Moffatt awaits further word as details filter out from Klondike reports.
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Oregon City
Tacoma
Harry Moffer
Dawson City
Eureka Creek
Dawson
J. W. Moffatt
Harry Moffat
Klondike
Turkish soldiers assault British embassy staff at Makrikeii
In Constantinople on December 29 Turkish troops severely maltreated British chargé d affaires Mr De Hulsen and other embassy members near the Makrikeii powder magazine. Sharp demands for redress have been made to the authorities.
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Constantinople
de Hulsen
Makrikeii
Rail firm acquires Pecos Valley line to Pecos City
Chicago December 29 announcement states Atchison Topeka Santa Fe group buys Pecos Valley and Northeastern from Amarillo Texas to Pecos City covering 87 miles. Cash and general mortgage bonds expected as payment. price not disclosed.
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Chicago
Atchison, Topeka & Santmibe Railroad Company
Pecos Valley & Northeastern
Amae Fillo
Tex
Santa Fe
Pecos City
London Dock Fire Devours Five Sheds at East India Docks
A major fire in the East India docks, London, destroyed five large sheds packed with goods including 1000 bales of hemp and significant jute, threatening nearby ships and warehouses. Firefighters saved surrounding property, with losses estimated near a hundred thousand pounds borne by owners.
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London
East India Docks
KITCHENER'S TASK London dispatches on South Africa confusion
London reports show scarce and vague South Africa news as Lord Kitchener struggles to push back Boer forces. Proclamation offers surrendering burghers living with families in government laagers and protection of property, amid doubts over Magalies Berg actions and reporting accuracy.
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London
South Africa
Cape Colony
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Hristown
Burghesdorp
Brabant
Clements
Magalies Berg
Daily Mail
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Stole Mail Pouch Remarkable Case Of Carelessness
Detroit reports a mail pouch with 100000 dollars in negotiable paper and unknown funds stolen from Michigan Central Wyandotte station after night delay. Night operator stored pouches in waiting room then left. Letters and drafts strewn along track, including a 40000 dollar NY draft not received. Authorities seek suspects and recovered items.
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Detroit
Michigan Central
Wyandotte
Mich
Richert
John McCleary
George Bessy
J. B. Ford Alkali Works
Johnson
J. G. Ford Company
J. B. Ford, Jr
New York
Scranton Strike Promptly Repeals Car Hire Influx
Fifty three replacement workers from New York arrived to run Scranton Railroad cars but were persuaded by strikers to return home. By nightfall only 18 stayed. Five cars operated with minimal passengers. Company plans full service tomorrow as strikers’ HQ coordinates lodging and transport for arrivals.
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Scranton
New York
Scranton Railroad Company
Linden Street
Silliman
Wilcox mileage claim sets record in Congress
Washington December 28 Robert H Wilcox delegate from the Hawaiian islands has been paid a $1000 mileage claim the largest of its kind to date by the houses sergeant at arms. Mileage is 20 cents per mile for the route from home to Washington and back. The Honolulu to Washington distance is about 5000 miles. He will also receive $500 for the return trip.
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Washington
Robert H. Wilcox
House of Representatives
Hawaiian Islands
House
Honolulu
Wilcox
Stenographer Swindles Merchants With Worthless Checks
Aberdeen Washington December 28 L D Savage a stenographer in the city attorney office swindled many business men by inducing them to cash worthless checks in sums from fifteen to forty dollars. Savage made the checks payable to himself and had little trouble getting them cashed.
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Aberdeen
Wash
L. D. Savage
J. OC. Cross
Savage
Governor Pardons 24 In Porto Rico Jails
New York dispatch reports Governor Allen extended executive clemency in San Juan Porto Rico granting pardons to 24 prisoners including 17 for murder and homicide and seven for thefts during the holiday season.
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New York
the Herald
San Juan
Porto Rico
Allen
Lakeview stage robber arrested in postal holdup
Lakeview Oregon December 28 Bob Oglesby driver of the Lakeview Paisley stage was arrested tonight by Postmaster Wilcox for the robbery of that stage on December 21. Money taken from the mail has been identified. London December 25 The missing aeronaut Andree has opened his will, according to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Daily Mail.
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Lakeview, Or
Bob Oglesby
Lakeview-Paisley
Wilcox
London
Andree
Copenhagen
Daily Mail
Cheng to join negotiators in Peking dispatch says
A Times dispatch from Shanghai reports Cheng is being sent to Peking to assist in negotiations. The brief note places the expected move on December 25 with Cheng acting in a mediation role.
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London
Shanghai
the Times
Cheng
Pekin
Gendarmes to Tahiti From Lyons Voyage
The Norman die of the French line arrived from Havre with French gendarmes in full uniform bound for Tahiti in the Society Group. They are led by a sub-lieutenant from Lyons and will relieve a like number stationed there. They will sail to San Francisco to embark for Tahiti.
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New York
The
Normandie
Havre
Tahiti
Society Group
South Pacific
France
Lyons
San Francisco
Gale Swept Coast Relief Efforts Amid Severe Channel Storms
London reports a fierce gale across the channel causing widespread damage ashore and at sea. Telegraph lines down, ships seeking shelter, and numerous wrecks feared. Oswestry theater destroyed. at Plymouth a dockyard tug aided a distressed steamer after a rocket signal.
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London
Channel
Wales
Thames
Oswestry
Queenstown
Maria
Eddystone Light
Plymouth
Great Western Railway Company
Milford
Waterford
Dynmite blast at Baker Camp kills six in Pocahontas County
A dynamite explosion at Baker Camp near Durben on the Coal & Iron railway line killed six men and fatally injured several others during dinner yesterday. Three men were blown to atoms, limbs scattered, and parts of bodies found around the camp. identities could not be learned tonight.
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Keyser
W. Va
Baker Camp
Durben
Pocahontas County
Coal & Iron Railway
Elkins
Buck sails for San Francisco en route home
A private telegram from Colonel A. E. Buck United States minister to Japan reports he has sailed to San Francisco on his way home.
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Atlanta
A. E. Buck
United States
Japan
San Francisco
Stage overturns near Deray injures several passengers
In a road accident about three miles above Deray Colorado the Red Mountain stage overturned and six passengers fell about 70 feet from a cliff. Mrs R S Hickey suffered serious possibly fatal injuries while driver John Bates had a compound fracture of the right leg and numerous bruises. Other passengers were injured to varying degrees.
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Deray
Colo
Red Mountain
Mra. R. 5
Hickey
John Bates
Stemmers Strike At Continental Tobacco In Louisville
About 1,500 workers employed by Continental Tobacco Company in Louisville began a strike this afternoon demanding a 25 cent per hundred increase for stemming. The action affects production and reflects wage pressure in the tobacco industry.
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Louisville
Continental Tobacco Company
Drowning Rumor Stirs Iowa Skating Panic
A rumor in Davenport suggests 49 schoolchildren drowned skating on a river near Foster Iowa. The report cannot be confirmed though a Des Moines dispatch cites telegraph messages claiming the What Cheer drowning near a pond by the fair grounds at about 9 p.m. with no wire contact yet.
Tragedy Rumor: Forty Nine Drowned at What Cheer
A Des Moines report to the Record claims 49 children drowned near What Cheer while skating on a pond by the fair grounds. The time given is about 9 PM with few escapes noted. Communication between Oskaloosa and Ottumwa confirms the rumor, but no further details were available.
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Chicago
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Fair Grounds
Oscaloosa
Indianola
Uottomwn
Damages for Lynchings Awarded in Indiana Case
Mrs Lulu C Jennings now of Chicago wins 4000 dollars from eight bondsmen of ex Sheriff Henry Bushing after a private settlement ending a three year indemnity suit over the Ripley county lynching of her husband William Jenkins in September 1897. The case drew national attention as five men were killed by a mob at Versailles after arrest for alleged horse theft. Mrs Jenkins traveled from Osgood to Versailles fearing mob violence and later sought protection in Chicago before the settlement and upcoming collection at Versailles.
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Chicago
Lulu C. Jennings
Ripley County
Ind
Henry Bushing
United States
William Jenkins
Lisle Levi
Osgood
Indiana
Levi
Robert Andrews
Heine Schuter
Clifford Gordon
Jenkins
Versailles
Diamonds or lookalikes found near Capitan in box
A railway official received a box of 50 gems near Capitan on the El Paso Northeastern line. J J Blow, once with De Beers at Kimberly, has studied the stones for a month and says they are either true diamonds or close imitations that pass crude tests. They will be sent for final analysis.
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Alamo Gordo
Capitan
el Paso & Northeastern Railway Company
J. J. Blow
de Beers Consolidated Company
Kimberly
South Africa
Fire destroys Brookville home. mother and two daughters die
Fire in Brookville Pennsylvania today consumed the residence of Mrs Harriger and resulted in the deaths of the mother and her two daughters aged five and seven. Learnt details indicate emergency crews battled the blaze but could not save the occupants. The tragedy leaves the family with grievous losses as investigators inspect the site for causes.
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Brookville
Harriger
Woman Burned To Death In West Monroe Fire
A mysterious origin blaze at 224 West Monroe Street in Chicago left Mrs. Mary Kennedy dead and two other women, plus a T months old child, severely injured. Mrs. Mary Mason suffered extensive burns and may die, while Mrs. Louise Hannon and her infant survived after being overcome by smoke.
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Chicago
Mary Kennedy
West Monroe Street
Mary Mason
Louise Hannon
Hannon
Creditors Receive One Third Dividend in Bays Settlement
Eugene December 31 creditors of John Bays railroad contractor received a 33 1-3 percent dividend on claims for services on the Springfield Wenling branch of the Southern Pacific. Funds turned over by the railroad company as due Bays at abandonment were applied to Bays' debts for lake and soppies. No more will be paid.
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Eugene
John Bays
Sevices
Springfield-Wenling
Southern Pacific Railroad
Bays
Iake
Soppies
Tacoma Receiver Transfers Rail Line to Stetson Trust
Stuart Rice as receiver of the Tacoma and Columbia River railroad transferred the property to the Stetson Trust company by order of the United States court. The sale price was seventy seven thousand dollars.
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Tacoma
Stuart Rice
Tacoma & Columbia River Railroa
Stetson Trust Company
United States
Oregon States News Review of Growth and Local Happenings
A sweeping survey notes Salem tax levy changes, Pendleton water meters, and Grant county sheriff collecting over 25000 since July. Goose Lake valley farmers seek artesian wells while Lake County treasurer reports a large safe. Prairie City fines for barley theft. Garibaldi beach railway damage from driftwood. Cottage Grove to gain a new steel bridge, and McKinley Mitchell ships potatoes to Arizona. Antelope road conditions improve for teams traveling canyon routes. Liberty mine at Riverton expands with ten workers, aiming for 10 tons daily. A potential rural free delivery route from Pendleton is discussed. A fatal train accident near Glen dale leaves a man from Lane Hopkins’ family, while a new ferry at Long Tom starts operation with minimal monthly costs. Rabbits and coyotes affect orchards near The Dalles and Lewisville residents debate rural delivery services.
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Charles Beck
Alfred Harmeworth
London Daily Mail
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Hung Tsu
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Mark Wolf
Perrydale
Silver Fox
Emmet Kimberland
Prairie City
Garibaldi Beach
Cottage Grove
Mckinley Mitchell
Gervais
Arizona
Creswell
Mr. McMillen
Peter Peterson
Surprise Valey
George Ehrhardt
Sherman County
Thomas Martin and Sons
Merrill New Spring
Charles Haershon
Frank Kargl
Condo
Kiger Island
Merrill
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Granite
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Cocapyon
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Pendton
Fulton
H. T. Anderson
Glendale
Overland
Lane Hopkins
Los Angles
Liverpool
Brown
J. M. Herron
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Rickard
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Monmouth
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