Boers Hold Strong, Brits Forced Back Near Ladysmith
Dispatches report Boer forces controlling ranges with guns while British troops rest hills. Ladysmith garrison evicted into the Straits and seeking relief. British columns halted. General Buller withdraws from Tugela, now twenty miles from Ladysmith as Generals Gitacroin French Mothten move in Cape Colony and surrounding areas.
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South Africa
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Ladyninith
Gitacroin
Cape Colony
Sterkstroonm
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Gitacre
Arundilel
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Moddor River
Weather Summary for East Texas to New Mexico
Probabilities note Thursday rain in East Texas and Oklahoma with colder conditions in the east. Northwest areas stay milder. Friday brings fair weather with increasing north winds. West Texas becomes colder in the far west, otherwise fair. Indian Territory Oklahoma and New Mexico forecast fair with northerly winds.
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Washington
Texas
Porion
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
West Texas
New
Reichsbank Reports Sharp Yearend Losses in Berlin
The Reichsbank in Berlin reports a bleak yearend balance with 71 million marks less in stock than a year ago, 34 million in notes in circulation, and 241 million in discounts above last year. President Koch warned the year's end statement will be the worst in the bank’s history as January relief is expected to be limited by London rate conditions.
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Reichsbank
Berlin
Herr Koch
Associated Press
London
Dutch Disaffection Spurs Boer Resistance in South Africa
London reports growing Dutch disaffection as Boers strengthen fortifications at Modder River and Togela. Churchill cites Buller’s resolve amid battlefield stalemate with heavy trench lines and converging fire. Dispatches note towns near Modder River showing full Dutch support for the Boer cause and a rising raager movement nearby.
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London
Winston Churchill
Chievaley Camp
Buller
Modder River
Togela
Daily News
Capetown
Charles Warren
Colenso
Lori Roberts
Mr. Churchill
Ladysmith Miny
General White
Ladysmith
Robert A
the Times
Aldershot
Griqualand West
Boers Withdraw From Kuruman Front Amid Growing unrest
Capetown dispatch reports Boer withdrawal to Magerefonein after siege lifting. Anxiety rises as locals show sympathy for the two republics. Dutch farmers in areas near Capetown ride armed amid fears of open rebellion. Mafeking dispatch notes Lady Sarah Wilson, captured correspondent, has been exchanged for a convict.
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Times
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Sarah Wilson
Duke of Marlborough
London
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Violjoen
Americans Enlistments Fueled by Boer Recruiting in New York
In New York a Boer war recruitment network operates from a saloon near police headquarters led by Dieter Schol, with German associate Higby Scharff. Reports say hundreds of men, including Americans in uniform, sought enlistment, while the United States consulate cites thousands of letters urging enlistment and directs them abroad. George W. Van Sicklen, treasurer of the American Transvaal fund, says he collects large donations daily for Boer widows and orphans, as some riders volunteer to aid the Boers.
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Simon
Tranevaal
Higby Scharff
Pretoria
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Scharff
Yukon
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United States
England
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American Transvaal Fund
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British Leaders Sailed for South Africa from Gibraltar
December 27 report from Gibraltar states General Roberts, commander of British forces in South Africa, is aboard the Punoltar Cyptte en route. General Kitchener joined Roberts from Weymouth and set sail by Danottar Comtle toward Capetown.
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Danottar Comtle
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Boer shelling visible at Umthul-Wahanountain
Day reports artillery fire on Boer positions near Umthul and Wahanountain with shells plainly visible from Chieveley as fighting continued.
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Foreign policy fears and war talk in Evening Post
The Evening Post quotes an officer suggesting Britain can only be forced by physical force and discusses potential actions inCanada and South Africa. The piece mentions troops, rifles, and readiness, with a focus on imperial defense and ententes. The material reflects wartime agitation and calls for decisive action.
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Evening Post Today
Trent Cid
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Canada
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Gal Everwiting
Matot Rintom
Escape of Churchill as He Evades Pursuit Across Land
Churchill recounts his perilous escape after dodging authorities for days. He describes crawling through towns, slipping past guards, boarding a railway train, and hiding in a shed with a large vulture for companionship. He details slow progress, scarce food, and reliance on resolve to continue the withdrawal amid wartime dangers.
Methuen's Army Reports Entrenchments Near Outposts
London dispatch from Capetown dated December 26 notes no change in the situation. Methuen reports the enemy has increased forces and is entrenching three and a half miles from outlying pickets. Methuen reconnoitered with two squadrons of mounted infantry along the line and drew fire from four guns and two Vickers machine guns. four Kornwn were hit.
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War Office
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Rhodesia relief force slowed by bridge repairs in Bechuanaland
A Rhodesia Mafeking relief force from Mochudi Bechuanaland dated December 16 advances slowly as bridges require repair at about one per mile. An intercepted Boer mail bag notes twenty Boers killed and many wounded in a British assault on Sequani larger. London reports Privy Council warning to resist Orange Free merchandise law and other brief items.
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England May Seize Delagos Bay In a Few Days
Washington reports a circulating Current memo alleging Great Britain plans to seize Delagos Bay within days to cut off Boer forces and pressure Joubert near the Tugela front. State Department denies official awareness of such move while noting Portuguese indebtedness to British capitalists and fears of territorial moves affecting South African lines.
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Spartan Mothers War Poem by Alfred Austin
Alfred Austin poet laureate of Boxlend contributes Spartan Mothers, a war poem from the Transvaal conflict. The piece laments mothers and widows as sons go to battle, contrasting the toll of war with fidelity and faith.
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Braland
New York
The
Independent
Boxlend
Transvaal
Strange Measures Necessary to Keep Them Down
A Daily Chronicle telegraphs from Sterketreon Cape Colony on December 71 reporting strong measures to curb hostile Dutch colonial sentiment. Rail bolts removed, culverts obstructed, and attacks by “celliary horsemen” signal growing unrest. The coast and settlement factions grow impatient as authorities prepare immediate actions to restore order.
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Daily Chronicle
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