08 Dec 1899
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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1899
Page
1
The firm states pride in opening results and commits to truthful dealings. It pledges to serve customers with good, honest merchandise and to sustain the business, aiming to hold trade and earn more over time.
Two car loads of new farm and holiday items arrive this week at Witt Bros and Riley. The selection includes carpets, mattings, lace curtains, portieres, linoleums, window shades, and custom picture frames. Black and white funeral cars and a new ambulance, the only one in the county, are available with prompt service day and night.
Reports from London describe preparations for a relief of Ladysmith and possible simultaneous actions in Natal and Spytfontein. General Methuen resuming command, bridge repairs at Modder River complicate operations, and Boer fire discipline cited as delaying engagement. Dispatches note 400 yard close range orders, British cavalry to South Africa, and Kruger era ambitions.
An ordinance highlights shipment of about 10 000 more animals to southern points while noting a large number already sent. Officials discuss the ongoing distribution and implications of the export.
A Reading Pennsylvania hosiery factory fire injured about 60 workers and caused one death. Amid stairway panic and locked doors, hundreds leaped from windows while firemen used ladders to rescue others. Debris and gasolene ignition are cited as causes. investigations follow amid criticism of locked doors and secured screens. Claims exceed 900 employees, with most workers women.
A Manila dispatch reports General Young reaching Vigan after a hard fight with superior Filipino forces. Aguinaldo likely moves south to Cavite as insurgents bolster defenses there. Imus and Bacoor face active Filipino attacks while Americans guard streets. several deserters are noted. MacArthur focuses on the mountain country west of the Manila–Dagupan line. Grant advances toward Subig with 400 men. Hood and Lawton operate in the north as Major Batchelor expedites toward Aparri. A Beuguet region escape of Spanish prisoners to Vigan is noted.
A fragmentary report notes thefts of 49 cents at U itsrak and 60 cents at Gant net from a telegraph operator and a slot machine, with an unsuccessful attempt to break into the Clark City post office yielding nothing.
A despatch from Shanghai notes Russia sought to pressure the Peking regim by leveraging the Boer War era upheaval but was thwarted by Japanese influence. Names include Baron Nishi and Prince Tuan with factions led by Jung La and Prince Ching. amid anti missionary unrest in Shan-Tang a provincial governor was dismissed and Yuan Shih-sah appointed successor.
Fragmentary OCR notes show unclear references to sunrise sunset times and a weather line. No identifiable persons, organizations, places, or concrete events are present to anchor a proper summary. The readable text provides insufficient detail for a factual headline.
A large private Indiana collection of Indian and prehistoric relics, long curated by Mitchell of Mitchell, Indiana, was sold to Wabash College. The sale includes pottery and mound-builder sherds, with portions from Colorado dwellers. Mitchell spent decades assembling it, estimates placing the value between 7,000 and 8,000 pieces. The auction reflects Indiana’s strong interest in regional antiquities and education.
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