British suffer heavy reverse at Stromberg and Modder River
London reports Georril Gatacre's defeat while attacking Stromberg causes widespread humiliation. Estimates vary, but about 600 British officers and men are missing or prisoners as the Boers press toward the next clash at Magersfontein with naval guns and howitzers in action.
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Georril Gatacre
Stromberg
Nicholaun
Hritinh
Guo
Tony
Modder River
Cape Colony
Hilts
Mngersfontein
Died Worth a Fortune in Cherokee Strip Mystery
Wichita Kansas reports Lucy Hunnicutt died near Tlunnewell. $11,000 found sewn under a carpet and hidden in dresses. Attorney John Davis handling settlement. debt and claims tied to the estate.
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Wichita
Kan
Lucy Hunnientt
Tlunnewell
John Davis
Honenicuti
A Bet Speech Opens Currency Bill Debate in House
In Washington on December 11 a fair gallery attendance watched the House start consideration of the currency bill under a committee of the whole. Indiana congressman Overstreet opened the general debate with a long speech as the measure moved forward.
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Washington
House
Overstreet
Indiana
Congressviaal Foleagt Indications for Future War Talks
The week in Congress promises slow progress with delayed Testine business and short sessions. Senator Miser will speak on reconciliation with Boars in Gielr war, while committees undergo reorganization and the House hones in on the currency bill. The foreign relations panel will tackle reciprocity treaties Wednesday, and the Quay case hearings begin Saturday.
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Washington
Dee
Senator Miser
Abby Geatry
Gielr
Fiat Hittin
Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
House
Journal
Overstreat
Indiana
Supreme Court orders proceeds in prize case to owners
The U S Supreme Court rules the condemnation of the Spanish steamer Buena Ventura illegal under the president's proclamation in the naval prize money case. Proceeds from the vessel are to be returned to the Spaniards owners while rulings on Pedro and Quido affirm condemnation. Snowfall ice and weather notes also appear with Missouri and Kansas reports, and a separate murder item references a Newpaper man’s reward incident.
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Washingto
United States Supreme Court
Pedro
Quido
Honest Value of a Bible Brings Out a Tale
A Hartford visitor recovered a luggage trunk in New Orleans. The owner valued a Bible at 205 dollars, insisting it held no sentimental worth. When the trunk turned up, the Bible’s owner confirmed the item's high cash value as 210 dollars, with the final amount split.
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Kerry
Aleta
Washington
Valuatir
Anshors
New Orleana
Trade union delegates attend AFL convention in Detroit
Nearly 200 delegates from all trade union sections, representing an estimated 800,000 members, opened the nineteenth annual American Federation of Labor meeting in Detroit. President Gompers was absent due to injuries, but his appeal report was read after a sympathy resolution. A Denver News item recounts a stranger’s nerve during a ladder incident and a job-seeker’s wary exchange with a store clerk.
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Twe Bundred
Detroit
Detroft
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Bull
Washington
Stranger
Denver News
Feminine fashions parade in pale porce lain tones and scarlet coats
The New York Commercial Advertiser describes pale porce lain blue gowns with fitted tunics and trellislike ribbon details, white lace touches, and matching white blue sable trims. It notes scarlet coats of smooth cloth with Persian lamb yokes and bold black fur panels, plus red cloth costumes with dot silk accents and lace shirring highlights.
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Betty
N. Y
Senator Mason addresses the Senate on sympathy for South Africa
Washington dispatch reports Senator Mason’s address on a resolution expressing sympathy with the South African republics in their war with Great Britain. He argues for U S support, cites numerous authorities, and criticizes those who backed Gladstone’s policies. The speech drew a large gallery audience as he defended liberty and warned against political greed.
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Washington
Maaon
Great Britain
Senate
Lung
Teo
United States
Sugcew
Spade Ti
Aifaire
Guba
United
Tle
Glad+ Biune
Woodruff for President at Washington Snow
A report notes Senator Platt of New York at the White House and praises Timothy L. Woodruff as a potential lieutenant governor candidate while discussing the broader view that the presidency should belong to a strong state. The piece also mentions a fire at the Haltig mill in Barfield New Hampshire with estimated losses of $100,000. It includes a lengthy home cooking column featuring hominy based recipes and biscuit ideas with tips on preparing nut filled pastries and chestnut dishes.
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Pavore Woodruff
Washingtim
Mee II
White House
Senator Platt
New York
Me. Ware
Timothy L. Woodruff
Uses of the Telephone in City Offices Revealed
A visitor explains a new switchboard system allowing clerks to connect calls instantly across rooms. He describes clerks at desks, a central switchboard, and officials using telephone access to consult without leaving their offices, praising the telephone as a wonderful invention.
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Chepaan
Ranin
Saal
Alde
Delaware’s early presidents and the first governor
The article traces Delaware’s leadership from the colonial era to the late 18th century, naming John McKinly as the first Delaware president and detailing his capture by British forces in 1777. It notes Thomas McKean and others, the shift from president to governor, and burial sites in Wilmington. It ends with a note on the impracticality of modern battleship design.
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McRkinley
Ate
John McKinty
Delaware
Pennsylvania
McKinly
Wilmington
Delaware Medical Society
Sidaware
Pennsyt
Vania
Newcastle County
Third and
French Strrers
McKiniz
Strandywine
MelKiols
Thomas McKean
Assembly
Act
Karge Read
Council
Vce
McQuinlyn
Vicw
Read
Congress
Philadelphia
Gunning Bedford
First Presbyterian Church
William McKinley
United States
N. Y. Sun
Flowers and culinary use in old cookery
The piece notes flowers enter cookery beyond ornament, with lilac orange and violet blossoms, rose leaves, and cow alips cited as ancient delights. It recalls broom buds in sauces and cider-flower blossoms in batter, then gives a recipe for yeasted buns with milk butter and sugar, baked dark brown and brushed with butter while hot.
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Phuburgh
Markets by wire Kansas City live stock trends
Kansas City live stock receipts show mixed demand with natives steady to weak and Texas cattle steady. Chicago reports higher hog prices and heavy cattle around 4.37 to 4.70 for heavies, sheep steady. grain prices list mixed bids with wheat and corn futures and regional hay values.
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Maruna City
Texas
SatanGo
Belves
Tangas City
Kansas City
Dee
Hay—Onolss
Timothy
Walrie
Burrme—Creamery
Catry
Ts. Bess
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