Plot in Manila Aims to Spark Uprising at Lawton Funeral
Four bombs and arms found in central Manila as authorities search for insurgent leader Recarte amid plans to strike foreign consuls during General Lawton's funeral. Rumors pegged Aguinaldo leading a Filipino attack, with insurgents massed near Imus and Cavite towns fortified.
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Manila
Recarte
Lawton
Escolta
Aguinaldo
Morrison
Cavite
Imus
Novaleta
Schwan
San Francisco de Malabon
Batangas
North
Camarines
South Camarines
Cagayan
Ilocos
Dagupan
San Fernando
Vigan
Laoag
Aparri
Zocos
Miss Lizzie Sullivan Injured Enacting Santa Claus
Miss Lizzie Sullivan of 400 South Calhoun street suffered a painful injury while performing as Santa Claus on Christmas night. A falling furniture piece struck her, causing a gash over one eye and exposure to cold, with fear of blood poisoning now present.
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Lizzie Sullivan
South
Calhoun Street
Santa Claus
Captain J. H. Rowan In Charge Takes His Office
County Clerk Belot administered the oath to Captain J. H. Rowan as Allen County treasurer at 9 30 Monday. Deputies named are Edward Beckman Will H Scherman Adolph Schulte and Edward J Ehrman. Hunter retires to settle with state treasurer. bond set at 800000.
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J. H. Rowan
Frank J. Belot
Allen County
Rohan
Edward Beckman
Will H. Scherman
Adolph Schulte
Edward J. Ehrman
L. C. Hunter
Hunter
Indianapolis
Sentinel
Married a Diamond King
Mrs. Celia Reese formerly Miss Bueter of Deadwood writes from Durban that she has married W. J. Rees a diamond king of Johannesburg and fled with him from their Durban home crowded by refugees. She recounts plans to travel to India thwarted by war and notes Johannesburg looting while Dutch fear a fall will lead to burning the city and mines. Mrs. Rees, an artist of renown, remains in Natal with her husband.
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Deadwood
S. D
Celia Reese
Bueter
Durban
Natal
W. J. Rees
Johnnesburg
India
Johannesburg
Tribe of Ben Hur elects officers in annual meeting
Tribe of Ben Hur Court No. 96 held its Thursday meeting for annual elections naming H. S. Vreeland past chief and W. Lyon chief, with M. C. Tierney as judge and a slate including Lena Blythru Adah Havens and William Poyser in key roles.
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Court No. 96
Tribe of
Ben Bur
Vreeland
V. W. Lyon
M. C. Tierney
Lena Blythru
William ‘Birbeck
Adah Havens
William Poyser
Ambirose Benedict
Miss Salmon
Inner Gate
John B. Eylenhere
Outer Gate
Harry Templar
British Victory at Colesberg Boosts French Drive
General French defeats the Boers and occupies Colesberg after a night maneuver that outflanked the Boer right. Reports note Buller’s absence, hopes Roberts arrives to direct operations, and censor restrictions tighten as patrols guard De Aar against looting.
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Rensberg
Cape Colony
French
Colesberg
Modder River
Frere
Buller
Gledhen
Grenadier Guards
Queen Victoria
Cape Town
the Times
Roberts
Boer Spies In Yeomanry Reported In London
A London report says alleged Boer spies were listed in the Yeomanry with Lord Chesham's forces noting officials faced agents of Dr Leyds. Two were accepted then discovered as spies, mirroring Thornycroft’s Horse Guards where seven traitors were found. Commanders warned of traitors. no punishments yet issued.
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London
Lord Chesham
Leydes
Thornycroft
Horse Guards
Turner Party Rescued After Dordrecht Skirmish
London dispatch reports a British relief of Lieutenant Turner and 27 men stranded at Labneschagns Nek after Captain Montmonercey and his 120 strong party were forced back. Captain Goldworthy with 110 mounted rifles then rescued Turner’s force, with eight Boers killed and several horses dead, amid gallant defense by Mil ford Turner and Warren.
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London
Dordrecht
Montmonercey
Twentyfirst Lancers
Goldworthy
Montmonercy
Burner
Labneschagns Nek
Turner
the Times
Sterkstroom
Warren
Strabants
Milford
Frontier Mounted Rifles
Modest Carmelite monk touted as Leo XIII successor
Rome reports Cardinal Gerolamo Maria Gott, a barefoot Carmelite, is favored by Leo XIII to become the next pope. The 64 year old diplomat tamed Brazil clashes and now leads a small court of backers while remaining humble and in a plain room. The pope has called him a possible successor, with a lasting papal reign depending on future church politics.
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Leo
Gerolamo Maria Gott
Congregation of
Gotti
Julius II
Brazil
Leo XIII
Father Gotti
Holy Father
Trajan
St. Peter's Chair
Secret treaty outlined with Delagoa Bay implications
Berlin dispatch claims a German English Portuguese pact divvies Portuguese colonies with Africa and Asia, granting Germany Timor Goa Damasc Macao and Diu plus population and territory, while England gains Delagoa Bay and other Portuguese possessions. Officials dispute the accuracy and scope of the report.
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France
Russia
England
Germany
Asia
Timor
Goa
Damasc
Macao
Diu
Africa
Mozambique
Cecil Rhodes
Portugal
Lokal Anzieger
Foreign Office
Samoa
Bertin Lokal Auisioger Announces Secret Asiatic Policy
London Tribune reports an announcement by Bertin Lokal Auisioger claiming a secret policy affecting Asia is to be disclosed. The item offers little clear detail and mentions a broader imperial or regional scope.
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New York
the Tribune
London
Bertin Lokal Auisioger
Will ’S Asiatic
Berlin Officials Reject Lokal Anzeiger Claims
Berlin officials issued a statement calling the Lokal Anzeiger assertions arbitrary and erroneous guess-work. They described the statements as quite inaccurate in official circles here.
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Berlin
London Officials Silent on Delagoa Bay Treaty Claims
London officials refuse to deny or affirm recent alleged disclosures of secret Delagoa Bay agreements. An Associated Press rep suggests the Lokal Anzeiger's claims are inaccurate and a Berlin Times dispatch mocks the assertions as bordering on fantastic.
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London
Delagoa Bay
Foreign Office
Lokal Anzeiger
Associated Press
The
Times
Berlin
Portugal
Goa
Damao
Bombay
Paris Officials Doubt Secret Pact on Portuguese Colonies
In Paris on December 28 officials dismissed a Lokal Anzeiger report from Berlin claiming a secret treaty among Germany Portugal and Great Britain to partition Portuguese colonies. An aide said Portugal would not sign such a far-reaching agreement. Some sources still speculate Britain and Germany may have an understanding tied to a Cape Town to Cairo telegraph project.
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Great Britain
Delagoa Bay
Portugal
Lourenzo Marques
Rio
Sydney
Limpopo River
South Africa
Paris
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Germany
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Cape Town
Cairo
New Peril for Britain Over Newfoundland Fisheries
From St. Johns Newfoundland on January 1 fears rise that Britain and France will clash as the Newfoundland fisheries modus vivendi expired. The colonial legislature cannot meet for weeks and Britain’s parliament is closed, leaving no chance for immediate remedial legislation. France could provoke trouble with the colonial office amid the stalemate.
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St. Johns
N. F
Great Britain
France
Colonial Office
New Men Named Jurors in 1900 Court System
Judge O Rourke appointed Henry Hild and William Spindler as jury commissioners to replace Soest and Stopher. They were sworn in and began drawing the Superior Court jury, listing members from Adams Township to Lafayette. The commissioners continue selecting jurors from the existing pool before adding new names.
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O’rourke
Henry Hild
Willam A. Spindler
William Soest
John Stopher
Hild
Spindler
Superior Court
Christian Nietert
Adams Township
Jerry Heffelfinger
Eel River
Joseph Volkert
Scipio
Wall Deatsman
John F. Bokneght
Madison
George Kohlinger
Marion
Barney Hetker
Milan
A. H. Bosler
Francis Cordrey
Abelte
Conrad Thiele
Pleasant
Benjamin Weiiuberger
City
George Mills
Lafayette
Messrs. Soest
Stopher
Lawyers Seek Transfer of Rothert v Pennsy to Federal Court
Zollars Worden Zollars have filed with Judge Vesey an application for the transfer of the case Fred T. Rothert versus the Pennsylvania Railway to the United States court. Vesey will act after counsel for the plaintiff presents his side.
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Zollars, Worden & Zollars
Vesey
Fred T. Rothert
Pennsylvania Railway Company
United States
Commissioners to award contracts for coal shed and ash conveyer
The county commissioners will this afternoon award contracts for a coal shed and an ash conveyer for the power station. Judge O Rourke heard evidence in Lincoln v. Ewing this morning. The American Loan and Trust Company filed an answer in Wilbur v. Fort Wayne Water Power Company, admitting Wilbur owns four unpaid-bond interest bonds.
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O’rourke
Lincoln Ve
Mary Ewing
Louis B. Root
American Loan and Trust Company
George A. Wilbur
Fort Wayne Water Power Company
Wilbur
Open Door negotiations hailed as success in China policy
Secretary of State Hay announced to the Washington cabinet that negotiations with Great Britain Germany France Russia and Japan yielded favorable replies on a continued open door in China. Italy remained unsettled but expected to respond. The result promises the United States a strong position in future China commerce. Secretary Root was absent and no other cabinet matters were discussed.
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Washington
Hay
Europe
Japan
China
Great Britain
Germany
France
Russia
Italy
Associated Press
United States
Root
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Hal Delegoa Bay
the Herald
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