Boer Troops Reported To Attack Convoy at Buffelspoort
London dispatch from December 6 cites Lord Kitchener noting General De la Rey led 500 Boers against a Pretoria to Rustenberg convoy at Buffelspoort on December 3. Arlen men and Lieut Baker were killed or wounded. Boers suffered losses. De Wet crossed the Caledon on December 5 toward Orange Free State, with Knox close behind. river drift held by guards.
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London
Oitien Wes
Lord Kitchenee
Bloemfontein
Delavey
Pretoria
Rustenburg
Buffelspoort
Talf
Arleen
Baker
Commandon Nek
de Wet
Caledon
Karree Pont
Dutchmen attack Milner at Africander congress gathering
About 6000 Dutchmen assembled at Gum Tree plantation near Worgester to attend an Africander congress. C Cronwright Schreiner attacked Sir Alfred Milner, British high commissioner, saying there would be no peace while he governed Cape Colony. Speakers include K W Sauer with plans to urge autonomy for republics and Milner’s cessation of hostilities. More troops arrived as around 1000 Canadians and Australians camped nearby.
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Worgester
Caye Colony
Africander Congress
C. Cronwright Schreiner
Alfred Milner
Cape Colony
K. W. Sauer
Congress
Kruger Welcomed in The Hague by Local Officials
President Kruger arrived in The Hague as crowds cheered and officials offered cordial welcomes. J G Gleechman opened the second chamber, praising the president’s arrival. Kruger’s reception featured speeches, Psalm singing, and vivid remarks portraying Transvaal peril and child protection amid wartime tensions.
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Hague
J. G. Gleechman
Kruger
Wmr
Spink
South Africa Association
Kroger
Krger
Zevenaar
Transvaal
Gil
South African Blue 800K Dispatches Report Dutch Rebellion
A blue book of South African dispatches covers January to October 1944 and shows Cape Colony rebels rallying and border Dutch ready to join invaders. Sir Alfred Milner cites a Cape, Boers, and border Dutch movement with strong support for armed action and mass emigration to border areas.
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London
Cpe
Alfred Milner
Mr. Chamberlain
Afr. Wessels
Cape Bow
Assembly
Kroonstadt
Mr. Bli
Was it Kuhns Elmer Gandy Claims He Saw the Outlaw
Elmer Gandy of Arcola identifies a stranger as Marvin Kuhns after a series of horse trading attempts near Arcola and with farmer Aker. Sheriff Stout later links a stolen horse to a man involved with Preble and Adams counties. Gandy, a local stave factory operator and Chimni seo resident, asserts strong familiarity with Kuhns.
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Columbia City Post
Marvin Kuhns
Columbus
Ohio
Vuggy
Arcola
Aker
Sheriff Stout
Allen County
Sherry
Preble
Adams County
Eimer Gandy
Marvin Kubna
Gandy
Kubna
Telegraphers Strike Ties Up Gulf Coast Rail Service
In Houston and Nacogdoches area the Order of Railway Telegraphers members from Galveston to Tucumcari halted desks at 11 this morning. Passenger trains operate on running orders from junctions while through freights continue with delays. A Galveston conference with General Manager Police followed by talks with President Riley aimed to settle grievances. The union seeks ten consecutive hours of rest for operators and awaits wider union support.
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Houston
Texas
Pailway
Gulf
Colorado and Santa Fe
Galveston
Turcett
Order of Railway Telesraphers
Riley
Oftela
Kerlin Bros Enjoined From Shutting Off Gas in Portland
Judge Smith in the circuit court granted an injunction against Kerlin Bros and the Bants Patterson Gas Co of Dunkirk. The complaint says Kerlin Bros recently acquired the gas company and threatened to cut off gas and remove pipes. The firm allegedly raised gas prices to over double prior levels and an independent consumer group raised 15000 dollars. numerous lawsuits anticipated.
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Portland
Ind
Smith
Circuit Court
Kerlin Bros
Bants-Patterson Gas Companies
Dunkirk
BantzPatterson Gas Colpany
Standard Wheel Plant to Start in Kalamazoo
Terrg Waute Ind Dec The vehicle of the Standard Wheel company with central offices here has issued orders to start the Kalamazoo Michigan plant on Monday. Kalamazoo's largest manufacturing industry employs 500 men and was closed for two months during the full season.
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TERRG
Dinner in Honor of the Har Risons in Washington
Ex-Secretary and Mrs. John W. Foster hosted a dinner in Washington last evening honoring Ex-President and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. Guests included Postmaster General and Mrs. Smith Admiral and Mrs. Dewey Senators Elkins Falls Church Depew and Mrs Stanley Matthews.
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Washington
John W. Foster
Benjamin Harrison
Smith
Dewey
Elkins
Fallsbanks
Depew
Stanley Matthews
Champion Sculler Poston Dies at 61 in Mass
Lee Thomas C Cutler famed New England sculler died of heart disease at his brother’s home in Poston Massachusetts. He was eighty one years old.
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Poston
Mass
Lee
Thomas C. Cutler
Farerly
New England
Love's Last Tributes for Charles Drummond Held in Huntington
Thousands gathered at First Baptist church to honor Charles L. Drummond who died suddenly. A Press club special train carried mourners from Fort Wayne to Huntington for solemn services, with pastors and friends eulogizing his integrity and warmth.
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Charles J. Drummond
Huntington
First Baptist Church
Charles L. Dranemond
St West Dew Wald Street
S.C. Moffat
William Miles
Jie
Chat Wilson
Samuel RR. Tuslor
Moffat
L. Henson
Sandy
Moffac
Berelvei
Henson
Drummond
Press Club
Sentinel
Drummons
Atlen County
Judge O'Rourke
Drammorml
Thompson's Condition in Crawfordsville Ind
Maurice Thompson remains in stable condition in Crawfordsville Indiana after a severe cold worsened with congestion. Family reports he has held his own with a slight possible gain and hopeful signs of recovery, having delayed illness recognition after persistent work.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Maurice Thompson
Thompson
Bribe-Taking Councilman Re Signs in Scranton
Ten Scranton councilmen indicted by the tax grand jury for accepting bribes resign tonight under an agreement with the Municipal League committee. Prosecution will drop cases against remaining council members if terms are fulfilled.
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Scranton
Faith curists sentenced to prison in orphanage death case
In Philadelphia Pa the three curists Der Harry Ke Solenberger and Ezra Sects pleaded guilty to charges related to the death of seven month old Edward Sack at the Fen Fan Orphanage and Baptist Uglyness Mission. They received three months in county prison with some served already. The defendants, accused of neglecting medical care, ran the institution at the time of the infant's death.
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Ladelphia Pa
Harry KE
Solenberger
Exra
Aith
Anidenreld Teday
Colonity
Small Pox Abating as City Board Plans Quarantine Lift
The City Board of Health reports no new smallpox cases and expects to lift village quarantines within a week if current improvement continues. Some residents protest the quarantine as an outrage while officials note better conditions in the city.
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City Board of Health
Smallpox Cases Reported Across Ohio Townships
Between November 20 and December 3 the state health board logged 111 small pox cases. Readings spread across Cleveland Newburgh Heights Gallipolis Clay Huntington Ohio townships Hardin Roundhead Marion Ironton Upper Wert Payne Benton Tully Harrison and others, totaling 164 cases.
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Columbus
Dee
State Board of Health
Huvahosa
Cleveland
Newbure, Jr
Gallaconney
Clay Township
Huntington Township
Ohio Township
Hardin County
Roundhead
Lawrence County
Ironton
Upper Township
Lawne County
Thledo
Marion County
Marion
Cadington
Paulding County
Payne
Benton Township
Wert County
Tully
Harrison Township
Brookline Prizes Awarded With Heifer and Ram Entries
Dec prize list from Brookline shows first prizes including Galloways Heifer and Brookside Farm Fort Wayne entries. Winners include Buss Queen Dido, Vader Oie year, Blick and Bob steer heifer, and one year ram acknowledgments for B Hartman Fincastle and Howard Keim Lidoga.
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Chicago
Dec
Brookside Farm Company
Fort Wayne
Blick
Bob
Ind
Ram
B. Hartman
Fincastle
Uder
Howard Keim
Lidoga
Tad
High steak price mark at Chicago fat stock show
At Chicago on December 6, bidders Schwarzachild and Suigberger of New York paid 100 dollars per steak and 10 dollars per pound for toast beef. They bought B. RL Price's Aberdeen-Angus steer Advanced for 150 dollars per pound, the steer weighing 1480 pounds and selling for 2145 dollars. A carload of 18 head Angus cattle bred by W. H. Kerrick of Bloomington Ill. sold for 2.4/9 or 18 1 2 cents per pound, the highest price for a carload. AL Weber of Kansas City was the buyer.
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Chicago
Schwarzachild and Suigberger
New York
B. RL
W. H. Kerrick
Blooming
AL. Weber
Kansas City
Slaughter Test At Blooded Stock Show In Chicago
The slaughtering test of Tooter stock at the International Live Stock exposition in Dexter Park pavilion drew hundreds of stock raisers. Thirty cattle forty sheep and equal numbers of swine were butchered for the test this morning and placed in cold storage for Saturday tests to judge feeds and prime fatting quality.
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Chicago
Des
Dexter Park Pavilion
Terms Of Electric Railway Franchise In Prime Haute Indiana
Public works board details forms for granting a franchise to Valley Electric Co. The deal offers a free wiring credit and cash payments totaling $2 per month by the company. As lines are built the company earns $8000 plus a $12000 remuneration reserve. Majority property owners on Mushalve Street must approve laying tracks along the stream.
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Prime Haute
Ind
Nev
Pard of Public Works
Wibash Valley Electric Company
Fone Ruddy
Tn Ie
Ely
Ssreet Mushalve
Gompers Speech Highlights AFL Convention in Louisville
The twentieth annual American Federation of Labor meeting in Louisville opened with an address by President Samuel Gompers after welcome remarks by William M. Higgins. The credential report showed 205 delegates from 61 unions and 4 federations, with 3 new charters issued and a net increase in unions. Gompers condemned efforts to fragment labor and urged unity while noting substantial progress in organizing, wage gains, and the defense of arbitration over coercive measures.
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Lowes OL
Americana Federation of Labor
Gompers
William M. Higgins
Louisville
Compers
Gompe Adepress
Thom ‘Tracey of Beaton
Lyiey
Central Taber Umionas
American Federation of Labor
Federations of Labor
Iy City Central Labor Unions
Asan
American Federation of Labors
Sto
Orr
American Federation of
St. AM Parsois
Tmsht
Morgan Supports Canal Treaty Amid War Risk Debate
Senator Morgan argued for discussable treaty conditions tied to canal construction, saying the United States could proceed regardless of Britain’s wishes if needed. He warned fortification was unnecessary but implied war risks if neutrality not secured, while many Democrats opposed reforms and a temporary army continue.
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Morgan
Bevanse
Nicaragua
United States
Great Britain
Costa Rica
Beybridge
England
Sepstor Morgan
MecKimler
Aryan
Von
Mason
Beveridee
Timan
Morgan Widnok
Toljer
Alabama
House Votes Amid Sharp Reorganization Showdown
The Washington House session ends a lengthy debate with a party line vote on a reorganization plan. Democrats led by Hall and others clash with Republicans in a heated exchange while several Democrats rage against the measure. The vote splits along strict party lines as some lawmakers attempted to sway the outcome.
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Washington
Shearty
Messrs
Hall
Pennsylvania
Eneerbill
Claston
New York
Republicana
Stith
United States to Adopt Metric System Explained
Washington December 1 the bill to adopt the metric system in the United States was favorably reported by the House committee on coinage weights and measures. The bill sets January 1 1903 as the date the metric system becomes the standard for government business and survey work will begin using metric measurements.
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Washington
Representative Statfonb
Colorado
United States
Louse Committee On Coinage, Weights and Measures
OfforAts
The
Treasury
Mtr. Shiafroth
Great Britain
Russia
Villas
Man Charged With Killing Infant Stepdaughter
In Maysville Kentucky, John Gibson of Catalettsburg faced the charge of killing his infant stepdaughter last week with a bot nokor. He claimed the acts were to make it appear the child died from asphyxia as part of an insurance scheme.
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Maysville
Dee
John Gibson
Catalettsburs
Glycerine Can Drop Fatality At Gill Farm
Marietta Ohio December 6 Charten Ford suffered a deadly accident when a can of glycerine dropped from a wagon on the Gill farm. An explosion followed minutes later, scattering remains and wreckage in all directions, with rescue crews locating parts of the body.
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Marietta
Ohio
Charten Ford
Witting
Gill
Wilson
Metan
Jowodinda
All Directions
Fresh Plums and Names Mentioned in Tax List
A fragmented notice lists individuals including Daniel Hy Me Milla of New York and an associate justice of the New Mexico supreme court. Other lines mention Ohio postquisiers, C K Almger, and locations such as Sher-Yelm, with unclear surrounding context.
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Washington
Daniel Hy Me Milla
New York
Supreme Court of
Nese
Mexico
Postqusiers
Ohio
C.K
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