Invasion of Cape Colony Spreads Amid Skirmishes
Reports state Boers occupy Colesburg south of Philippolis and near the Orange River frontier as British forces, about 1000 strong, move north. Heavy cannonading heard north of Krugersdorp signals imminent battle between British General Clements and Boer General Delarey. Kitchener reports Boer bands crossing the Orange River and Venterstadt, with mounted troops sent to intercept.
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Cape Colony
Colesburg
Philippolis
Orange River Colony
London
Johannesburg
Krugersdorp
Transvaal
Clements
Delarey
Nooitgedacht
Northern Pacific Telegraph Operators Press New Wage Schedule
The grievance committee led by Dec Stampton of Tacoma arrives in St Paul to present a new schedule. It calls for a ten percent wage raise in large cities or a $5 monthly rise, and raises from 84 to 15 dollars monthly in outside towns. Night operators seek eight hours work with lunch period. day operators push for nine hours and 40 minutes within a nine hour day, plus a half day on Saturday.
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St. Paul
Northern Pacific Telegraph Operators
Dec. Stampton
Tacoma
Wash
Northern Pacific Road
Two Days Battle at Girardet Point Reported Victory
Washington dispatch reports a two day battle at Girardet point on Magdelene river in Colombia. The United States charge d affaires Beaupre cables a decisive government victory with about 600 killed and many hundreds wounded. Additional government victories are announced as celebrations begin.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Beaupre
Boota
Girardet Point
Magdelene River
Colombia
Sale of Cagayan island to United States proposed
Madrid reports cabinet plans to present to the chamber a project for selling Cagayan island and other Philippine group islands to the United States. Other briefs note an arrest in Potsdam, a Beaver Falls gas explosion injuring several, Cudahy paying ransom for his abducted son, widespread strikes in Antwerp, a fire at Coldbrook rolling mills, and Kruger addressing a crowd about Britain and South Africa.
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Madrid
United States
Cagayan Island
Pittsburg
Yee
Beaver Falls
Right of way push for Winnipeg Selkirk electric railway
A rapid push for the Winnipeg to Selkirk electric railway is reported from Winnipeg on December 21 as authorities advance the project and secure right of way.
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Winnipeg
Here
Selkirk
Largest Pearl Imported to the United States Valued at $15000
New York customs officials report a London originating black pearl weighing 165 grains has arrived at the appraiser's stores for valuation. The item, said to be the largest pearl ever imported into the country, carries an estimated worth around 15000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Boston Prize Fight Ends In Brilliant Draw
The bout between CGeo. McFadded of New York and Patsy Sweeney of Manchester ended in a draw after a fast paced fifteenth round. Patsy Haley served as referee in Boston last night.
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Boston
Cgeo. McFadded
New York
Patsy Sweeney
Manchester
N.N
Patsy Haley
Death of Mrs. Thomas M McCormick in South London
Mrs. Thomas M McCormick wife of a prominent London business man died suddenly at the family home on Grand Avenue South London She had been ill for some time but attended church and went to Col Lewis funeral on Monday.
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London
Nec
Thomas McOrmick
Grand Avenue
South London
McCormick
Col. Lewis
Towing at Sea Binds Somerhill To Westernland
The British steamer Somerhill towing the Red Star line steamer Westernland passed the Lizard today. Westernland sailed from Antwerp December 15 bound for New York and had lost her propeller. Somerhill was taking her to Southampton for salvage or repair.
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Lindon
Somerhill
Newport News
Ipswich
Lizard
Red Star Line
Westernland
Ehoff
Antwerp
New York
Southampton
Evans Leads 44th Infantry Raid at Tonoxigan Cebu
Lieutenant Herbert R. Evans and 50 volunteers attacked on December 12 as 50 insurgents and several hundred riflemen held an entrenched position on Tonoxigan Island, Cebu. Americans reported three wounded while the enemy suffered twelve killed and many wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Herbert R. Evans
44Th Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Tonoxigan
Cebu
Netherlands Won t Accept Paris Frontier Award
The Hague reports Baron Von Oldenailler, Netherlands minister in London, informed Britain that the Netherlands did not participate in the Venezuela frontier dispute and cannot be bound by the Paris arbitration award demarcating the Anglo Dutch frontier.
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the Hague
Baron von Oldenailler
Netherlands
London
Great Britain
Venezuela
Emperor William thanks Fisher for aiding Gneisenau
The German emperor telegraphed Vice Admiral Sir John Fisher thanking him for offering assistance to the Gneisenau. He said sailors are comrades the world over and blood is thicker than water.
De Wet Eludes Knox as Boers Raid Cape Colony
London reports indicate General Knox abandoned the pursuit of De Wet due to Boer movements in Cape Colony. About 3,000 rebels entered the territory with roughly 2,500 under De Wet near Ladyhould, threatening Winburg. Additional raiders crossed the Orange River aiming for Craddock while Gen. MacDonald engages near Burghersdorp. Nooitgedacht losses stand at 82 killed or wounded and 44 missing.
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London
Knox
de Wet
Cape Colony
Orante River
Lave
Phillipstown
Ladyhaad
Winberg
Ani
Cape Town
Daily Mail
Colesburg
Kimberley
Herezog
Orange River
Odendalstroom
Bethulie
Burghersdorp
Nooitgedacht
Edward A. Cudahy Jr Kidnapped in Omaha
Detectives search surrounding counties for Edward A. Cudahy Jr., 14, son of the Omaha packer, who left home with books for a friend. A ransom letter demands $25,000 payment and threatens safe return. police withhold details on where to leave the money and where the boy will be held.
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Omaha
Xeb
Edward A. Cudahy
Packer
Edward Cudahy
Nebh
Ite
Coun'ry
Edward A. Cudahy, Jr
C. B. Dustin
Mr. Cudahy
E. A. Cudahy
Jack
French Denies Involvement in Gun Secrets Disclosure
Paris reports the French government emphatically denies any involvement by the American embassy in Paris disclosures linked to U S gun secrets. It offers the Legion of Honor to Lieut W S Sims, former U S naval attaché, whom La Presse named as the disclosures culprit.
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Paris
United States War Department
Lieut. W. S. Sims
United States
la Presse
Electric Car Victim in Toronto Tragedy
Mrs Alice Evans widow of Ald G M Evans was killed in Toronto when she stepped from behind a streetcar at Queen and Carter near Grange Avenue. She was struck by an oncoming car and died within the hour after being taken to an emergency hospital.
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Toronto
Alice Evans
Ald
G. M. Evans
Queen and
Carter Streets
Grange Avenue
French-Canadian Line to Add Four Steamers for Subsidy Service
Montreal report states manager Poin droin will travel to Paris with directors to add four steamers. Government will pay a subsidy of 50000 dollars yearly for five years for a fortnightly Havre to Montreal and Quebec route in summer and a monthly winter service to Halifax and St John. Subsidy approved earlier but not paid until now.
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Montreal
Mannager Poindroin
Paris
Havre
Quebec
Halifax
St. John
Electric cars collide in fog on interurban line near Jim
In Indianapolis near Jim two electric cars on the Greenfield Indianapolis interurban line collided head on in heavy fog. Motormen Emery Scott and John Clazs eck were killed and six passengers seriously injured as both trains ran at high speed.
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Indianapolis
Greenfield
Jim
Ind
Emery Scott
John Clazseck
Russia backs American stance on Nicaraguan canal report
The Novoye Vremya reports that Russia is not interested in the Nicaraguan canal but aligns with the United States on the issue, as noted from St. Petersburg dispatches dated December 20.
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St. Petersburg
Novoye Vremya
Russia
America
Lyne Asked to Form First Federal Ministry
Sydney December 20 the Earl of Hopetown governor general requests Mr William Lyne premier of New South Wales to form the first federal ministry Lyne is considering the proposition.
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Sydney
Earl of Hopetown
Commonwealth of Australia
William John Lyne
New South Wales
Lyne
Multiple World and Local News Briefs from December Wire
The item reports diverse brief notices including the Empress of Japan sailing from Hong Kong, a stock exchange seat selling for 50 000 dollars, the death of Judge Joseph Alphonse Ouimet in Montreal, a Quebec election result shifting L’Heureux by SO votes, a shooting death in Crawford Nebraska, a riot in Pittsburgh over a mixed-race marriage, fires in Clinton Ontario destroying several businesses, a reward offer for Thos J Chisholm, discontent in European armies per Nevoie Vremya, and Yale Cariboo election tallies with Galliher leading.
French Consul Paul Antwine Dies After Suicide Attempt
San Francisco reports Paul Antwine the French consul died at the French hospital after attempting suicide last Friday over a threatened disclosure of his clandestine marriage to his wife.
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San Francisco
Paul Antwine
Vancouver Woman Inherits Millionaire's Share
Miss Lizzie Kerns once a lighthouse keeper in Vancouver and now in San Francisco received word from her Montreal sister Jane that an elderly man left them a large share of his fortune, reportedly more than a million, upon his death.
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Vancouver
Lizzie Kerns
San Francisco
Jane
Montreal
Laurier Arrives in New York for Rest and Holiday Cheer
Sir Wilfrid Laurier premier of Canada and his wife with companions arrive in New York for a few days of rest and Christmas shopping. They attended a theatre party last evening. New Orleans detectives identify a gunman in the Chicago Limited hold up and he dies from wounds after a police chase. In Tangier a U S Consul reports the Moorish government settles indemnity claim over the murder of Marcus Eszagi a naturalized American citizen.
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New York
Wilfrid Laurier
Anada
New Orleans
Chicago Limited
Illinois Central Railway
Washington
United States
Gummery
Tangiers
State Department
Marcus Eszagui
Morocco
Goschen and Ridley Elevated to Viscountcies in London
In London on December 20, George Goschen, former lord of the admiralty in the late cabinet, was gazetted Viscount Goschen of Hawkhurst. Sir Matthew White Ridley, former home secretary, was gazetted Viscount Ridley and also Baron Wensleydale. Also noted, Vere Gould in Montreal learned he inherits a Cork title and Irish estates dating to Henry VII. In Fargo, Lonnie Timmons, 15, died of heart failure after a skating incident. his heart was on the right side, hindering gym class entry.
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London
Geo. Goschen
Admiralty
Viscount Goschen of
Hawkehurst
Matthew White Ridley
Viscount Ridley
Wensleydale
Montreal
Vere Gould
Ireland
Killarney Lakes
Henry VII
Cork
Fargo
N. D
Lonnie Timmons
Revolution in Venezuela Reported by National Asphalt Agent
A cable to the National Asphalt company from its Venezuela agent states a revolution has broken out in Venezuela but provides no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Asphalt Company
Venezuela
Train robber Barnes dies after swamp pursuit
New Orleans December 20 Channing B Barnes wounded by police fled into a swamp near the city where he slashed his throat with a hunting knife. The capture and subsequent death end a short dramatic pursuit and the career of the criminal.
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New Orleans
Channing B. Barnes
Berlin population and notable week notes
The Record of a Week lists Berlin's population at 2 469 676 and reports several events: Aronson the cyclist died in a New York hospital. J C Mills’ three year old Jarvis in Ontario burned to death. Frank Luce a trapper in Dauphin drowned at Cedar Lake. influenza causes high mortality in St Petersburg. the Fraser River valley floods from a sea wall break. an arrest in the Cudahy case yields valuable police evidence. plus mentions of Wingston military college leadership and storms harming West Indian shipping.
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Berlin
Aronson
New York
J. C. Mills
Jarvis, Ont
Frank Luce
Dauphin District
Cedar Lake
Col. Otter
Wingston Military College
Fraser River
British Columbia
Cudahy
Omaha
Fire damages Toronto factory and ships wreck off England
Reports list a Toronto Matthew Bros. factory fire causing extensive damage. A North Atlantic gale wrecked many steamers off the English coast. Other items note US Senate adjournment to January 3, killings of Chinese near a battlefront, a prison find in Omaha, Fort William rescues, royal mourning, and Scotland’s recent gale.
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United States Senate
Matthew Bros
Toronto
Omaha
Young Cudahy
Fort William
Scotland
Tay Bridge
Unnamed Ottawa resident fatally stabs companion
Emery Corisse, 80, of Ottawa fatally stabbed a companion during a quarrel. 13,000 workers strike in Antwerp, including sailors, dock laborers, and porters. Dr. Rykert, a Canadian dentist, travels from Paris to Holland for work for President Krueer amid rising tensions. Millionaire Cudahy pays 25,000 ransom to recover his son, abductors return the boy unharmed. Major storms disrupt shipping along England and Ireland coasts heightening cross channel anxiety. A million dollar fire in Hanover, Ontario destroys the Sknetchell factory, Canada's largest furniture maker.
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Antwerp
Red Star
Nederland
Emery Corisse
Ottawa
Belgium
Dr. Rykert
Paris
Holland
Krueer
Cudahy
England
Ireland
Cross Channel
Itanover
Ont
Sknetchell
Canada
Montreal Alderman Lareau Dies Quietly
The article reports the death of Alderman Lareau of Montreal. It notes a series of other events including a grain freight blockade at Portland Maine and a fire destroying Coldbrook rolling mills near St John Newfoundland. It mentions a gas explosion in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania and a fatal express train crash near Barrie Ontario. Trooper Mulloy, a blind Canadian, is to receive a pension from Britain. It calls for a unified Chinese government and records a deputation to Premier Ross urging more religious instruction in provincial schools.
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Portland
Waine
Dominion Cabinet
Morrison
Regina
Coldbrook
St. John
N. G
Thomas Lennox
Barrie
Ont
Mulloy
Cannadian
China
Ross
Fire in Blyth Ontario and other regional notes
A serious fire hit Blyth Ontario. Sir Charles Tupper of Burt was ban quetted in Winnipeg. Four new steamers will ply between Canada and Havre. Boissevain cattle suffer tuberculosis. Dawson eyes a million dollar street car system. Electric street car collision injures several in Jim Indiana. Three drowned near Copper Mountain. Mrs Evans of Toronto widow of an ex alderman killed by an electric car. Report claims 200 Christians killed by Muslims in Turkish provinces.
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Blyth
Ont
Sir Charles Tupper
Burt
Winnipeg
Canada
Havre
Boissevain
Dawson
Jim
Ind
Sata Lake
Copper Mountain District
International and local notes from a December issue
Morocco settles U S claims and Britain presses new China demand. Lord Strathcona becomes Aberdeen university lord rector. A $50 000 entry funds a seat on the New York exchange. Midland Ont blast furnace christened by Premier Ross. British probes grain certificate complaints. French consul Paul Antoine dies from self-inflicted injuries. Train robber Channing Barnes dies by suicide in Louisiana swamp. About 16 000 US farmers arrive in Canada this year with $7 million in money and effects.
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Lord Strathcona
Aberdeen University
New York Exchange
Great Britain
China
Midland
Ont
Ross
Britain
Paul Antoine
San Francisco
Channing B. Barnes
Chicago Limited
Louisiana
United States
Canada
Winnipeg Markets Reported Prices for Wheat and Staples
A market summary lists prices for wheat varieties including No. 1 hard and Fort Wiltian, plus oats barley and corn per bushel or ton. It covers milled products, oats, flax, butter, cheese, eggs, vegetables, dressed meats, poultry, hides, wool, tallow, and a note that U S lawmakers in the West earn 5000 dollars annually with 100 dollars for stationery and 20 cents per mile in travel expenses.
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Fort Wiltian
Lake of the Woods
Medory
Ogilvie Milling Company
Glenora
Manitoba
Imperial
Shorts
Deakin
Hat talk and Panama hats from a traveling salesman
A man discusses Panama hats claiming the cheapest straw bat by a Beatty owner is poor and dryer. He praises the craft of hats made by Mexican women and notes the secrecy of the process, asserting true Panama hats fetch high prices and that cheaper models fall short in fit and style.
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Mexico
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Clement
Kitchener
Pretoria
Krhenoster Sbeck
Rhenoster Ioeck
Venterstadt
Steynburg
N. P
Potsdam
Commerce
Landen
Hypotheken Aklien Bank
Moavit Prise
Coldbrook Iron and Steel Company
Amsterdam
Kruger
Nejiuwe Kerk
South Africa
Oakville
Henry Wilson
Colborne Street
Albert Hudson
West York
W. J. Hill
W.P.P
R. Turner
Major Turner
Philadelphia
Franklin-Baker Company
Liverpool
Cunard
Saxonia
James J. Jeffries
Gus Ruhlin
Steningfest Hall
Cincinnati
Daily Express
Vienna
Turkey
Choate
Charles C. Beaman
Chicago
Santa Fe Railway System
Pekin
Civic Committee
Hill
J. O. Thorne
Wire and Cable
Hong Kong
C.P.R. SS
Stock Exchange
Joseph Alphonse Ouimet
Supreme Court
St. Eustache
Tontreal
Roy
St. Johns
L'Heureux
Crawford, Neb
Baptiste
James Currier
Mingnus Wood
Wood
Lower Allegheny
Clinton, Ont
Hamilton
Drug and Fancy
Canadian Express
Smith’s
Mason Hotel
Thos. .J. Chisholm
Butter and Cheese Association
Nevoye Vremya
von Waldersee
Rossland
B. C
Yale-Cariboo
Galliher
Foley
McKane
Alderman Lareau
U. S
Alowiy & Ciamim Bankers and Brokers
Main ST
Lors Briag Osler
Hammond & Nant Brokers
Dominion Bank
Lethbridge
Montreal Stock Exchange
Alloway & Chamsi
Main Street
Winnipor
War Eagle Molson
Payne
Luz
Tel _ Rich
City Pass
Montreal Gas
Duluth
Pref. c. P. R
C. Pp. R
Ieee Vee
SONEY
Alloway & Champion
Congress
Panama
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