Boers Close on Methuen With Forces Around 15,000
A Berlin despatch reports Commandant Prins Loo near Jacobsdal between Modder and Riet rivers and Cronje on the Modder northern bank. Delarey between Graf Pan and Honey Nest Kloof, suggesting about 15,000 Boers around Lord Methuen who is thought to have 11,000. Kimberley, aided by an armored train, may harass Boers from the rear. General Methuen’s Dec 6 report notes daily spies near Spytfontein and Jacobsdale laagers and a mounted infantry skirmish with no casualties. Kimberley reports an hour of cannon fire.
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London
Berlin
Prins Loo
Jacobsdal
Modder River
Riet River
Cronje
Modder
Spytfontein
Jacobsdale
Methuen
Moddeer River
Jacobsdale Laagers
Kimberley
British Advance On Colenso With Light Attacks
Pretoria dispatch reports British forces moving toward Colenso. No daytime assault occurred last night, but a desultory cannonade arose this morning as naval guns from Ladysmith replied vigorously to the enemy fire.
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Colonso
Pretoria
Ladysmith
Colenso
Lady Wilson Captured Near Mafeking in Boer War
London reports Lady Sadh Wilson, aunt of Winston Churchill and wife of Capt. G C Wilson, Royal Horse Guards, was taken prisoner by the Boers near Mafeking. A Pretoria dispatch says General Joubert proposed exchanging her for a Boer lady. She served as newspaper correspondent and Red Cross nurse and had recently left Mafeking with only her maid.
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London
Pretoria
Joubert
Sadh Wilson
Mafeking
Wilson
Winston Churchill
G. C. Wilson
Royal Horse Guards
Red Cross
Setlagoli
England and Germany Reach Claimed Understanding
Berlin reports the German government may no longer be bound by Baron von Marschall’s 1895 declarations on Transvaal independence and Delagua Bay. German papers debate secret Anglo German treaties, neutrality rulings, and whether wartime changes hinge on war outcomes.
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Berlin
London Morning Post
Baron von Marschall
Count von Hatzfeldt
Transvaal
Delagua Bay
Vossiche Zeitung
London Journal
von. Marschell
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Germany
England
London
General Young Wins Five-Hour Fight at Vigan in Ilocos
Manila reports Gen. Young's small force arrived safely at Vigan after a five hour clash with Gen. Tino's insurgents in the Narvacan San Quinto pass. The battle left 25 dead on the enemy side, several rifles and ammunition in trenches, and one American wounded. Aguinaldo rumored to be moving toward Cavite as Negros police sparked false victory reports.
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Manila
Young
Vigan
Ilocos
Tino
Narvacan
San Quinto
Negros
la Corlata
Luzon
Panay
Lieut
Ledyard
Michigan Central Railroad
Aguinaldo
Cavite
Insurgents Threaten Imus Amid Aguinaldo Move Hostile
Report says Aguinaldo plans to join a large force and base in Cavite. About 3000 insurgents gather at Imus and Bacoor, keeping U S troops awake and ready. The local leader is Imus’ first mayor under the American regime, who defected, and three 4th Infantry soldiers have deserted to the enemy. Most Imus residents show insurgent sympathy, prompting patrols to prevent house fire during attacks.
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Aguinaldo
Manila
Cavite
Imus
Bacoor
4Th Infantry
Aguinaldo Retreats Toward South Amid Mountain Barriers
Aguinaldo with his bodyguard reportedly moves toward Bontoe in mountain fastness about 55 to 60 miles southeast of Vigan. If true this suggests a northward heading then forced retreat south. American forces enclose his path at Bayombong with Wheaton’s force to the west and an impassable range to the east. With Young behind and Hare nearby, officials doubt his chances to reach Cavite.
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Aguinaldo
Washington
Bontoe
Vigan
Cavite
Bayombong
Wheaton
Bayonbong
Young
Col. Hare
War Department
A Rail Road Tragedy In Palermo Trial Sparks Prosecution
Rome reports Italy is stirred by the trial of two railroad men charged with murdering and robbing Signor Notarbartolo a former director of the Bank of Sicily near Palermo. Notarbartolo's son accuses Signor Palizzolo of ordering the murder, prompting a special session of the Chamber of Deputies which authorized Palizzolo's prosecution after his arrest in Palermo.
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Rome
Italy
Palermo
Signor Notarbartolo
Bank of Sicily
Signor Palizzolo
Chamber of Deputies
Palmer Against Bryan and Free Silver Stand
Detroit dispatch cites a Howard Michigan letter from John M. Palmer head of the Sound Money Democrats denying an interview about supporting Bryan. Palmer states he will not vote for Bryan and predicts Bryan's loss in Illinois, asserting no Gold Democrats will back him.
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Detroit
Mich
Tribune
Howard
John M. Palmer
Isaac M. Bush
General Palmer
William J. Bryan
Washington
Bryan
Illinois
Killed by Elephant Over Tobacco Incident
A Rochester man William Cleggett, once steward of the Rochester press club, was said to be killed in Jacksonville, Florida by an elephant at a fair. The animal reportedly charged after Cleggett gave it tobacco, broke its chain, and crushed him. Cleggett, about 35, a local figure, had a sister living in Rochester.
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Rochester
N. Y
William Clegget
Rochester Press Club
Jacksonville
Fla
Cleggett
Forgery Charged in Real Estate Deed Case
Boston officers arrest Henry A. Chase alias George C. Cochran on forging Henry C. Richards name to a deed for 93 and 95 Brook Avenue totaling 18000 dollars. Chase arraigned before Judge Adams and held in 500 dollars for the grand jury. warrant issued for Mary BE. Chase, an aunt, alleged to be implicated.
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Boston
Hanscom
Bogan
Henry A. Chase
George C. Cochran
Henry C. Richards
Brook Avenue
Chase
Adams
Mary BE. Chase
Women condemn it. Ida B Wells club denounces lynching
The Ida B Wells Womens' club in Chicago adopted resolutions denouncing the burning of Coleman in Maysville Kentucky. The group urged Christian forces to unite against lynching and endorsed the National Anti Lynching Bureau of Chicago which asked organizations to protest to Kentucky's governor and Maysville officials and press.
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Chicago
Til
Coleman
Maysville
Ida B. Wells Womens’ Club
National
Floods in Jamaica Worsen Crop Loss and Infrastructure
Continuous floods and a severe norther from Monday to yesterday have intensified crop destruction and harmed railroads highways and telegraph lines in Kingerton Jamaica. Access to spared areas remains difficult and the outlook for fruit experts grows graver as repairs lag.
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Kingerton
Franklin Leonard Jr Granted Provisional Bond for Liberty Cycle
Justice Beach grants leave to Franklin Leonard Jr assignee of Liberty Cycle Company to file a provisional bond of 50000 until schedules are filed when bond may be fixed. Company assets not expected to exceed 45000. Office in this city factory at Bridgeport Conn.
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New York
Franklin Leonard, Jr
Liberty Cycle Company
Justice Beach
Supreme Court
Bridgeport
Conn
Private letter cure for female troubles with Dr. Pierce
An appeal promotes Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo as a trusted medical authority for women seeking discreet advice by letter. The message claims confidential consultation at no charge, a long track record, and a temperance medicine free of alcohol opium or narcotics, urging readers to write for guidance.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Remarkable Recovery Reported From Dr Pierce Medicines
Mrs Selma Erickson of 496 Rice Street St Paul Minn writes of dramatic improvement after using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets. After prior diagnoses of no cure without surgery she gained forty pounds in four months and feels healthier, praising the remedies and advising others to try them.
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Selma Erickson
Rice Street
St. Paul
Minn
Pomce
Pierce
Elis
Br Pierce Offers Free Medical Adviser Exceeding 325000 Claimed
Brother R V Pierce promotes The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser claiming 325 000 copies given away last year. The offer requires mailing expenses and promises a 1008 page guide on hygiene physiology and medicine. Sent to Dor Ru Va PierGE in Buffalo, Ns Va.
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Br. R. V. Pierce
People’s
Common Sense Medical Adviser
Pierge
Buffalo
Audacious Pennsylvania counterfeit plot foiled at $70 million
Philadelphia dispatch reports a secret service uncovering of a counterfeiting gang led by ex U S district attorney Ingham and Hewitt. The plan aimed to flood the treasury with Lincoln head notes to steal 70 million dollars, with a treasury official to be bribed and notes circulated through sub treamuries. The scheme unraveled after a counterfeit plate impression was seized, leading to arrests in Cumberland Maryland and the capture of the outfit.
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Philadelphia
Secret Service
Pennsylvania
U. S
Atty
Ingham
Hewitt
U. S. Treasury
Treasury
Washington
Jacobs
Cumberland
Both Plead Guilty In Counterfeit Case In Boston
William Davis and Annie Hubert pleaded guilty before Judge Lowell in the U S circuit court today to charges of making and possessing counterfeit Canadian bills. Sentence was postponed. They were brought from Guthrie Oklahoma by U S Marshal Thompson and Deputy Fossett after their arrest there yesterday.
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Boston
William Davis
Annie Hubert
Lowell
United States
Davis
Thompson
Fossett
Guthrie
Nasal Cream Balm touted as quick relief remedy
Ely Cream Balm, advertised for nasal catarrh, claims rapid cleansing and healing of nasal surfaces. Warning against drying preparations, price 50 cents, available at druggists or by mail from Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street, New York.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Chamberlain's Pain Balm Gains Wide Reputation
D B Johnston of Richmond Indiana suffered rheumatism since 1862. He reports pain relief after a single application of Chamberlain's Pain Balm, claiming it acts like magic. The product is sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
D. B. Johnston
Richmond
Ind
Haverhill Man Kills Himself After 24 Hours of Marriage
Herbert Clayton Vincent, 24, a shoe cutter from Elmira native now living on Bartlett street, shot himself last night after a 24 hour honeymoon with Mrs Clarissa E. Gills. Medical Examiner Croston attended. widow states insanity suspected, no words spoken during marriage.
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Haverhill
Herbert Clayton Vincent
Bartlett Street
Elmira
Clarissa E. Gills
Had Her Wish. Woman Dies After Suicide Attempt
Woonsocket Rhode Island December 8 Mrs Thos F Carroll age 44 died today at the hospital after attempting suicide by cutting her throat several days earlier.
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Woonsocket, R. I
Thos, F. Carroll
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