British Losses in South Africa Shake Markets
London reports a British reverse as Gen Buller fails to cross the Tupeia river and loses artillery and horses. Markets fell for a time with Raunds and American shares dipping, then recovered. The queen reacted by sending Wolseley back to London as distress spread.
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Buller
Cape
War Office
Raunds
Tupela
Hildyard
Colt. Long
Chievely
London
Lord Wolseley
Windsor
England Is Astounded by Buller Defeat in Two Pages Opinion
London papers react to Buller’s setback with dismay and urge patience. The Echo calls it the worst British defeat since Cornwallis. it notes Clarke Morley and others opposing the war and recalls Chatham’s 1777 stance on the American war. The Evening Star questions why Britain fights and warns of empire risk for new financial ventures.
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London
Buller
Echo
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Lord Chatham
Clarke
Morley
The
Evening Star
Great Britain
Chamberlain
Alfred Milner
Renounce England: Thousands of Colonists Join Boers
From Pretoria on December 16 a surge of colonial troops shifts sides with the Boers. About 9,000 volunteers move to Barkly, Barkly East, and Bugh Nedorp, signaling a major defection amid wartime tensions. Winston Churchill escaped confinement but faces likely recapture and border restrictions.
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Pretoria
Barkly
Barkly East
Bugh
Panic as Cape Defeat Triggers Stock Exchange Turmoil
Partial OCR shows panic after a defeat of South Africa by Cape on December 16. Report notes market turmoil and numerous failures at the stock exchange during Saturday morning trading.
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Xork
Buller
South Africa
Lord Beresford Quits Parliament for Mediterranean Fleet
Rear-admiral Lord Charles Beresford has resigned his seat in parliament to prepare for the role as second in command of a Mediterranean fleet. The announcement comes from London dated December 16.
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London
Lord Charles Beresford
American Killed in Ladysmith Sortie
London dispatches report Harry Spangier of Columbus Ohio among Boer side dead in a Ladysmith sortie. Three troop transports sail from Southampton for Cape Town on Saturday.
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London
Pretoria
Ladysmith
Harry Spangier
Columbus
Southampton
Cape Town
Canada May Offer 40000 Men To Aid Boers War
Canada faces mounting calls to mobilize nearly 40,000 militia for overseas service. Ottawa receives pressure to garrison Halifax Esquimault Newfoundland and Jamaica so regulars can reach the front and allow surplus Canadians to go to South Africa. Enlistment efforts surge as demand rises.
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Toronto
Ont
Buller
Canada
Dominion
Halifax
Esquimault
Newfoundland
Jamaica
South Africa
Butler Debates DePauw On Direct Vote for Senators
Butler College selects the topic for a March debate with DePauw University opposing direct popular election of U S senators. DePauw chooses the negative side. Butler conducts a January primary to pick representatives. next week ends the Butler term with celebrations. Fraternities Sigma Chi Delta Tau Delta Phi Delta Theta host large events. Philokurian society names Ernest Graham president Orville Mehring vice president Herbert Monigre secretary Raymond Smith treasurer. Friday night debate topic cranks are benefits. affirmative wins.
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Butler College
DePauw University
United States
Butler
DePauw
Sigma Chi
Delta Tau Delta
Phi Delta Theta
The
Philokurian Literary Society
Ernest Graham
Orville Mehring
Herbert Monigre
Raymond Smith
Pest House Proposition Disputed by County Residents
County commissioners hear complaints against granting the Board of Health land for a new pest house. Ex-Coroner Beck, nearby property owner, argues the project will lower nearby property values. Other locals join objections. President Harding favors placing the pest house far from populated areas, complicating the grant.
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Board of Health
Beck
Harding
Health Board
Pittman Granted Divorce After Bicycle Ride Shock
William Pittman obtained a divorce from Clara E. on Saturday before Judge Carter. He testified he suspected an intimate relation with his brother but only learned the truth after a surprise bicycle ride return. He described the shock as crazing and blinding, claiming it took all of his brains.
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William Pittman
Clara E
Carter
Pittman
Knights at Irvington Lodge Confer Degrees
Knights of Pythias from Indianapolis Acton and New Castle attended an Irvington lodge meeting Friday night where the second and third degrees were conferred on a class of candidates. A banquet followed with music by the University of Indianapolis glee club.
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Knights
Irvington
Knights of Pythias
Indianapolis
Acton
New Castle
Irvington Lodge
University of Indianapolis Glee Club
Pavement ruling allows city bus to pay for Washington Street brickwork
Judge Baker issues an order limiting Charles v city Marion ruling. City may proceed with payment for brick pavement south of the Mississippi river on Washington street, as completed, except for Charles property.
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Baker
James Charles
Marion
Missisinewa River
Washireton St
Charles
Balm Cries and Cold Samples At Grand Hotel Cafe
Brazilian notes describe Balm Cries and cold samples at a grand hotel cafe. Meals priced at 25 cents appear in a brief item about Dustiess offerings and related commentary.
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Grand Hotel Cafe
Soldiers Return from Mountain Pursuit in Bad Shape
Maj March and his command return to Cervantes after abandoning the Aguinaldo pursuit. Trails through the mountains were impassable for a compact force and more than twenty percent of the troops were incapacitated. Filipino prisoners say Aguinaldo remains at large and the uprising is a small affair despite bandit threats.
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Maj. March
Negros
National League Meets. Reduction Scheme Tabled For Now
The National League adjourned after a long session with a reduction plan still uncertain. A four member committee was appointed to study the Louisville tender and Cleveland's position and report later. John T Brush will chair the committee with Soden Hart and Rodgers also on it.
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New York
National League of Baseball Clubs
John T Brush
Louisville
Cleveland Club
Brush
Soden
Hart
Rodgers
Senator Fairbanks Faces Post Office Funding Setback
A Senate note states no chance for extra funds in the House for the Indianapolis post office. Only one bid on the old building came from local bidders Charles Sayles Michael A. Downing Cortland Van Camp and Daniel P. Erwin offering 400100 dollars.
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Fairbanks
Indianapolis
House
Indianapols
Charles , Sayles
Michael A. Downing
Cortland van Camp
Daniel P. Erwin
Congress Set With Light Work For Next Week
Washington reports that the Senate will do little of consequence during the three day session next week under the holiday recess. A few committees meet Monday and Tuesday to prepare while the Quay case report is not expected for several weeks.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Privileges and Elections Committee
City Street Cars Heated? Officials Question Compliance
A newspaper column asks why city officials have not enforced the heating ordinance for street cars. It notes last year some cars saw minimal heat from electric heaters, cites the company’s claim of insufficient current, and records promises of a generator by March 1 in 1899 and again by March 1, 1900. The piece questions whether future promises will follow the pattern through the remaining years of the contract.
Last Heard Heading Toward Bayonbong
A report notes the missing individual was last heard heading toward Bayonbong, with authorities continuing search efforts and appeals for information.
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Bayonbong
Negros Uprising Seen Minor. Manila Says False News Fueled It
A dispatch from Manila reports Gen. Otis in Washington confirms Negros uprising as trivial. Officials attribute it to false news spread from Hong Kong by the Filipino junta. Gen. Smith notes four coast towns rose after rumors Americans were defeated, with no depredations and no major consequences expected.
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Washington
Otis
Negros
A-Bornin
Hong Kong
Manila
Smith
Panay
Luzon
Aguinaldo
Island
Agoneillo Claims Manila Advance In Interview
Paris dispatch quotes Agoneillo saying La Patrie interview reports near capture of Manila operations as a moral victory. He asserts Gen Grant slain at Cavite and American ships captured, claiming Gen Young forced to retreat.
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Agoneillo
Paris
Agencilo
la Patrie
Manila
Grant
Cavite
Gen. Young
Auction of counterfeit cigars and stamps by internal revenue
At the federal building on Saturday afternoon Charles Whithoft internal revenue secret agent auctioned 28 100 cigars seized from Jacobs & Co Slarkaster Pa part of a large shipment with bogus stamps. The stamps proved counterfeit on close comparison showing weak tracery and imperfect Henry Clay portrait.
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Internal Revenue Office
Federal
Charles Whithoft
Internal Revenue Secret
Jacobs & Co
Slarcaster
Henry Clay
Machine Calls on Mack at White House
Washington December 16 members of the Republican National Committee visited President McKinley. He exchanged nods with each attendee as the group formed for a photograph outside the White House after their meeting.
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Mack
Washington
republican_national committee
McKinley
White House
Hat shop Sees Best and Cheapest Hats Here
A local hatter advertises top value headwear with a wide selection and low prices. Shoppers are urged to compare styles and prices for durability and fashion in one convenient storefront.
Where Are the 46 Cars Coming From
Hugh J. McGowan of the street railway tells The Sun that about 0 cars are heated by stoves and 100 will be heated once stoves arrive. Cars 520 200 201 202 and 203 are in service on N Illinois, Pennsylvania, Irvington, and College avenues. He says some lines will be shortened and all conductors must use electric heaters on cold days. He expects the stores to reach Indianapolis by next Thursday.
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Hugh J. McGowan
Street Railway
the Sun
McGowan
Indianapolis
Not Looking for Trouble on Heating Street Cars
Henry Seyfried as deputy city attorney states that while his duty is to prosecute violators of city ordinances he will not actively seek affidavits. He notes citizens may file affidavits if they wish and that he is obliged to prosecute them in discharge of duty.
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Henry Seyfried
City Inactive as Acting Mayor Discusses Streetcar Issue
Acting Mayor E M Johnson said on Saturday healing streetcars has not been considered by the city as far as he knows in Mayor Taggart's absence.
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E. M. Johnson
Taggart
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis Nearing Weekend
Forecast for Indianapolis area through 8 p.m. shows warmer, fair weather. Overnight Saturday into Sunday expected. temperatures rise from 16 at 7 a.m. to 21 at noon and 25 by 2 p.m. Saturday night and Sunday remain pleasant.
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Indianapolis
Dee
Cold night yields nine degree low Saturday morning
The report notes a frigid spell with the lowest reading of nine degrees above zero at 11 a.m. Saturday. The dip followed a higher indoor heating reliance as natural gas systems faced outages and interruptions.
Michigan House Advances Governor Appointee Challenge
The committee opposes Quay and Burrows with Michigan Republicans and four Democrats in ruling no man may be seated on a governor's appointment after a failed state legislature election. The house plans a short week with currency bill votes at noon Monday and amendments to be offered. Roll calls on Democratic amendments will fill the first hour, delaying final passage until after 1 p m Monday. Republican leaders expect a brief session Tuesday for odds and ends. Wednesday to include Speaker Henderson's committee assignments before adjourning for Christmas holidays.
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Quay
Burrows
Michigan
House
Henderson
Allen Case Mirrors Quay Seat Question in Nebraska
Omaha dispatch reports lawyers and politicians debating if Senator W. W. Allen, appointed by the governor, can take his seat. The last legislature elected Hayward but he did not qualify, creating a vacancy. If upheld, Allen would stand as Quay did in Pennsylvania regarding senate eligibility.
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Allen
Quay
Omaha
Neb
W. W. Allen
Senate
Hayward
Pennsylvania
Sibley Seeks Elastic Currency Based on Bond Deposits
Representative Sibley proposes a flexible currency plan using US bonds deposited in sub-treasuries. Bond holders would receive treasury notes at face value with a certificate of deposit, while interest stops until withdrawal. Treasury notes would back public and private issues under national bank rules.
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Washington
Sibley
United States
Treasury
United States Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Two Important Measures In Congress Daily News
Representative Kitchen introduced a bill to amend the war revenue act reducing tobacco and snuff tax from 12 to 2 cents and requiring the telegraph company to pay the one cent stamp tax on each message, not the sender.
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Washington
Kitchen
Edict Discharges Police and Firemen in Mass Sweep
The Board of Safety dismissed many officers claiming inefficiency, promoting and assigning new captains, detectives, and patrolmen. Several veterans were pensioned or demoted for political reasons, sparking charges of political retribution and favoritism. Critics say the action masks a divisive campaign purge amid tensions with Superintendent Quigley and Mayor Taggart.
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Board OF Safety
Leonard J. Crane
J. Fred Kurtz
Thomas L. Stout
William Conklin
Earl Titus
Henry Slate
Frank Jones
Henry Barbee
Elmer Stoddard
C. W. Rockafellow
William Cox
Fred Gungolus
Robert Jordan
Terry Moore
Ira Leet
Jacob Kurtz
Dayton Rinker
Emil Wechsler
D. A. Butcher
Timothy Cranna
Walter Ripley
Philip Kyrie
Milton P. Fort
J. F. Repp
M. J. Sullivan
M. M. McKinney
J. J. Mulvahill
G. H. Goins
William Carson
J. Headspeath
William Wilson
S. B. Gillespie
Patrick M. Shea
J. B. Okey
Cletus Weaver
Charles Dickinson
W. Blumberg
H. J. Askins
William Musgrove
Ed Dolby
Vernon Alberts
Jere Kinney
Calvin M. Warren
Perry Lund
Green Hager- Man
Frank Schwab
Frank Wilson
John Barrett
John Winter
Isaac Rosengarden
Harry Johnson
Frank Arnold
C. Oelschlager
Oscar Stehlin
P. Hussey
E. Russe
W. Russe
Norman Sulgrove
L. Gass
C. Treadway
Max W. Bishop
W. H. Torbet
P. Lowe
H. C. Rothermel
F. E. Mankin
James Veney
J. L. Shapp
Colored
W. Steinhauer
James O'Connell
John Blackwell
W. B. Kemper
J. E. Shere
L. Vincent
J. Fitzgibbon
H. D. Broughton
C. F. Meyers
Arthur King
J. J. Loftus
J. T. Carr
G. Harmon
O. T. Hupp
W. Adams
Gregoire and
Reisner
Quigley
Barrett
Davis
Roth
Supl
Sergt. Crane
Bookwalter
Sunt
Butcher
Kyle
Ripley
Fire Department
Stout
Slate
Tom Smith
Hose Company 16
Conklin
al Pease
Rightwood
Pat
Brain Racking Small Claims Case Over Bicycle Debt
Squire Smock must decide whether John Van Sakle or John B Schwabacher owes the other. The case involves brothers in law with Schwabacher owning a bicycle shop and Van Sickie employed there. Van Sickie says Schwabacher loaned $25, then sold two wheels before payment, while Schwabacher files a cross complaint.
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Squire Smock
John van Sakle
John B. Schawbacher
Schawbacher
van Sickle
Schawabacher
van Shexte
van Sickie
Schwabacher
Six New Soldiers Enlisted at Local Recruiting Station
The local recruiting station received six new soldiers Saturday. Three are assigned to the Tenth Infantry at Fort Creek in Omaha, two to the Third Infantry near San Francisco, and one to the Philippine deployment.
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Tenth Infantry
Fort Creek
Omaha
Third Infantry
San Francisco
Philippines
Local unions and businesses form Vigo county listing
Incorporated entities include United Mine Workers of America Local 62 Fontanet Vigo county. Warren Oil Company Warren Capital 5000 Fenner Hardware Company Terre Haute Capital 10000.
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United Mine-Workers of America
Fontanet
Vigo County
Warren Oil Company
Warren
Fenner Hardware Company
Terre Haute
Cure a Cold In One Day and Bargains in Blankets
Ad lists a one day cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine at druggists and offers 25c Grove sign box. Includes low prices on blankets capes and coachman items from Strawmyer and Nibus with scattered, partially legible lines.
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E. W.grove
Fobes
Capes
Lowest’ Pric City
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