Boers Seize Helvetia as British Suffer Fresh Defeat
London dispatch reports Lord Kitchener confirming the Helvetia post captured by Boers. About fifty killed or wounded and two hundred prisoners taken as De Wet bands threaten Cape Colony. British loss at Greylingstadt details show stubborn resistance but limited progress against the invasion.
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London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Lytleton
Helvetia
Kitchener
Helvetin
Beevers
Belfast
Tolvetia
Maghadodorp-Lydenburg
Liverpool Regiment
Cape Calyty
Borghersdorp
Rreapdaar
Steynsburg
de Wet
Cape
Greylingstadt
Colville
Columm
Lor Kitchener
Pretoia
Eiruday
Cape Colony
Ehemy
Utrecht
Tast
Carnarvon
Liste
Thorneycroft
Vertersworp
Clements
Rustenburg
Pada
Standerton
Vaal
British War News at Year’s End Amid Boer Advances
London reports mixed outlook as Lord Kitchener sends grim news of ongoing Boer pressure. De Wet remains at large, Helvetia stronghold captured, Cape Colony progress stagnant. Zerust besieged with five months’ supplies, OftersHoos withdrawn to Lich tenbure, and Carnarvon skirmishers repelled. Australians and Canadians urged for immediate Natal enlistment in a regular corps.
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London
Lord Kitchener
England
de Wet
Kircherly
Helvetia
Lydenburg
Cape Colony
Zerust
Ofteshoopas
Lichtenbure
Carnarvon
Krugersdorp
Per Commissariat
Magaliesburg
Magaliesyuve
Clements
Nopitgedankt
Juleben
Goumot
Durbin
Australia
Canada
Natal
Johannesburg
Demand for 40,000 more troops shocks London press
The Daily Mail calls for at least 50,000 additional men after the Helvetia disaster. In London on December 1 reports say the Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, upon learning his son Lord Frederick Temple Brockwood was revived at Glenfontaine, reassumed the chairmanship of the Lorton Globe Findries Corporation Limited.
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London
Dee
Helvetia
Daily Mail
Dufferin and
Ava
Lord Frederick Temple Brockwood
Glenfonteine
Lorton Globe Finduies Corporation, Limited
Rounding Up Filipinos in Philippine Campaign
Manila dispatch reports multiple engagements with insurgents across various provinces. US forces claim several captures and kills, with detachments advancing on camps and leaders’ papers seized. Ongoing civil measures include hiring six hundred American teachers under a pending school bill.
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Manila
Talay
II Sergents
Lion
Cavite
Wheaton
Gremeorio
Autonlofuera
Funston
Gatsan
Smith
Moriones
Grant
Aliaja
Mendoza
Sandreos
Chicago preacher asks for liberty for Filipinos and peace
In Chicago on Dec 30, Prof. M. Mo Masgarin, a Congregationalist clergyman, urged Americans to grant amnesty and liberty to the Filipinos as a symbolic start to the twentieth century. He framed liberty as a peaceful, universal right to end war and misery, hoping nations will follow the example.
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Chicago
M. Mo Masgarin
Grand Opera House
Twentieth Centre
Victor Tuga
Amétien
Russia
Turkey
Great Britain
Poland
Armachia
South Africa
Viberty
Buchan Art
Great Amarions
Hell
Farewell sermon marks pastor L L Henson departure
The Rev L L Henson preached his last Sunday sermon at First Baptist Fort Wayne as he resigns to accept a call at Cranston Street Church Providence Rhode Island. He explained his decision stems from a perceived divine duty and noted he leaves with gratitude to his church and members. The farewell includes reflections on his five years of guidance and plans for his new charge in Providence.
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Ilm
Excent
Fort Wayne
Raw
Northrup
Tlis
Bisby
Cranston Street Church
Prouddenes
Rhode Island
Fort Warne
United States to buy Danish Antilles reports deny sale
A Danish official stated that Germany is negotiating to purchase the Danish Antilles but the claim is denied. The official emphasized that the lands will be sold only to the United States or not at all, with no other power involved.
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Copenhag
Det
Germany
Danish Antilles
Minister Dies During Services in West Superior
West Superior Wis Dec 20 The Rev Anton Lafoline pastor of the Scandinavian Free Church of God in this city collapsed and died during services He was a few years past middle age and the sudden flare of illness is believed to have caused his death at the church service in Moline related context
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West Superior
Wis
Anton Lafoline
Scandinavian Free Church of God
Ser
Moline
Hener
Two Men Die in Elevator Falls in Cleveland
Cleveland reports two fatal elevator accidents today as Sydney Hamm of London Gil and Ralph Spellman, aged 1, fell from open shafts in nearby buildings. Hamm dropped six stories while Spellman plunged nine, both instantly dead. Authorities investigate cause and safety lapses.
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Leveland
Sydney
Hamm
London
Gil
Ralph Spellman
Kaiser to visit America and London in inquiry tour
Berlin dispatchers suggest Prince Henry of Prussia may tour the United States after an Imperial summons to Berlin. The Nord Deutsche Allgemeine explains the order aims to train him in government during a wider visit to the United States and London.
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London
Prince Henry of Pros
Berlin
Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Bertuus
Die
William
Daily News
United States
Remedy for lynching and trust control proposed by Indiana AG
Indiana Attorney General William L. Taylor in his biennial report from 1898 to 1900 outlines remedies for lynching and trust evils. He calls for raising prosecuting attorney salaries to 1000 dollars, arguing better men will be attracted to office, and urges legislature to empower sheriffs to form posses under anti lynching laws.
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Indianapolis
William L. Taylor
Marion Tyler
Scottsburg
Jim Henderson
Buil Rowland
Stockport
Toe Rolla
Booneville
Rockport
Offeir
Coarh
Fort Wayne Manufacturers End 1900 in Unprecedented Prosperity
A Journal-Gazette canvass shows Fort Wayne industrial firms ending 1900 with record payrolls and peak wages. Leading manufacturers report the year as exceptionally active across lines of manufacture, with only few dissenting notes in non representative industries.
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Fort Wayne
Renr
Jonppal-Gazette
Pennsylvania Shops Report Busy Year at Local Plant
J B Mein superintendent of Pennsylvania shops notes 1900 was a busy year for the local plant with little excess labor over 1899. The shops produced a large amount of locomotive repairs and car construction, working full hours nearly all the time and overtime for a considerable portion.
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J. B. Mein
Ter Pannesivania
Bass Foundry and Machine Co Sees Prosperous Times
The Bass Foundry and Machine Co reports a prosperous history and current high sales, with employment at its peak and good wages for workers in Fort Wayne. John H Bags notes 1859 levels were strong, prices uniform, and labor conditions excellent with many employees owning homes. Fort Wayne Electric Works sales manager I. S. Hitting closes the note.
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John H Bags
Tie Company
Bass
Pork Wayne
Port Wayne
Money Panic Threatened In London Today
London brokers anticipate a gloomy session after a surge in attacks on Lie Whitaker Wright shares. The suspension of the London and Globe finance corporation raises fears that six more firms may suspend, threatening broader market turmoil.
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London
Dec
Lundmi
Whitaker Wright
London and Globe Finance Corporation
Narcow
Kentucky Feud Kills Six Wounds Twelve in Two Weeks
London Kentucky December 3. Four men were killed and several wounded in Clay County fights over the past two weeks. Two more Clay County men were slain and two wounded near the county line, making twelve wounded in that period. Authorities fear the feuds will escalate and troops may be needed to quell the violence.
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Kentucky
London
Clay County
Clay Counnty
Agaly
Wabash Shops See Strong Growth at City Plant
The Wabash railroad shops, one of the city’s oldest industries, report a major expansion. Employment has risen from about 400 to between 500 and 350? men, with overtime common as capacity doubles and output climbs. The firm notes near record activity in 1900, reflecting continued demand and rising work hours.
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Fur i
Lywice
Turing
Vib
Chanie McNee
Packard Piang Factory Sees Record Year 1900
Packard company reports 1900 as a very satisfactory year with a 199 percent rise in business. A. S. Bond notes demand above capacity, a 14 hour day to finish a new factory addition, and a surge in foreign sales to India, Mexico, South Asia, Europe, Australia, and the British Isles marking foreign markets as a key factor.
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Packard
A. S. Bond
India
Mexico
South Asia
Europe
Australia
British Isles
Bowser Oil Tank Works Sees Record Year Growth
Bowser president reports a very prosperous year with sales exceeding 1849 by about fifteen percent. Bowser specialties expanded into new markets and a larger field than ever observed, reflecting strong performance across Bowser Oil Tank Works.
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Ci, SF
Bowser
Bowser Qi Tank Works
Knitting Mills Brace for Expansion Amid Strong Demand
Theodore FL Thieme, manager of Wayne Knitting Mills, says Wayne and United Mills saw a 25 percent rise in business in the year. Demand for knit goods was enormous, with current capacity selling into mid next year. The plant plans major machinery upgrades to boost output and employ about 730 workers.
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Theodore FL Thieme
Wayne Knitting Mills
Wayne
United
Kerr Murray Works Sees Sales Rise and More Hires
Kerr Murray Works president and GM Cressler reports the year as one of the best in the factory’s history. He notes 40 percent higher sales than the prior four-year period, about a third more employees, and a positive outlook for future volumes. Prices are good and conditions excellent.
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TD. Cressler
Kerr Murray Works
Rhinesmith and Simonsen Discuss Trade Prospects
The dealers claim 1900 saw slightly better business than 1899 and better than 1808, with rempans in Wilding trades shaping income. Over the past year a large number of buildings rose and the demand for dressed lumber grew, with managers seeing continued prosperity.
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Rhinesmith and
Simonsen
Turin
Aetna Realty Plans Thirty Story New York Building
The Aetna Realty Company completed plans for a thirty story building at the southeast corner of Thirty Third Street and Broadway. It will have a frontage of 7184 feet on Broadway and 9 feet on Thirty Third Street and rise to 455 feet, about seventy stories taller than any current New York structure. Estimated cost and exact details remain unclear in the fragmented text.
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New York
Bec
Aetna Reao Estate Company
Thirty-Third Street
Broadway
Ds Iav
Thithy
Third Street
Buddy
Roosevelt Addresses Y M C A Youth Meeting at Carnegie Hall
New York Roosevelt spoke at Carnegie Hall before a filled audience of Y M C A members and guests. The event linked to a nationwide reading of his address with copies sent to associations across the country. He praised brotherhood, self help, and cooperative effort, urging individuals to work with others without neglecting personal responsibility.
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New York
Gorermac Roosevelt
Carnegie Hall
Roosevelt
Wiliam B. Dodge
C. Howard
John R. Brooks
Navy
Army and Navy
Tion
Festival Hoeme
Morgan
J. Dodge
Briely
Af . A
Vlee
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