Generals Roberts and Kitchener Poised to Restore British Lead
London dispatch reports Lord Roberts and General Kitchener regarded as right men to reverse failures in South Africa. Roberts and his staff will sail Saturday from London aboard the Dunottar Castle, heading to South Africa to join General Buller and engage Dutch and Kaffir forces amid a growing crisis.
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Kandahar
Great Britain
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South Africa
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Supreme Command
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Lord Salisbury
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Dunottar Castle
British General Kitchener to Lead South Africa Forces
Cairo dispatch reports General Lord Kitchener, appointed chief of staff to General Lord Roberts, will depart Omdurman on Tuesday and arrive in Cairo on Friday. He plans to proceed to Cape Town at once as commander in chief of British forces in the South Africa campaign.
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Lord Roberts
V. C
SKE. C. B
South Africa
Cairo
Lord Kitchener
Kandahar
Omdurman
Cape Town
War Office adds 61 killed in Magersfontein battle
The British War Office released a revised casualties list for Magersfontein, announcing 61 additional soldiers killed in the December 18 report from London.
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British War Office
Magersfontein
London
War Office
Australian Troop Sail To South Africa For War
Melbourne reports an Australian mounted contingent of a thousand men will sail for South Africa before January 10. An additional new battery of artillery is to sail immediately, expanding support for British operations.
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Melbourne
South Africa
New South Battery of Artillery
Beresford urges naval guns for siege of Pretoria
Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, in a December interview from Gondon, argues the war hinges on artillery, especially at the siege of Pretoria. He urges mobilizing all naval guns from reserves onto artillery mounts to bolster field batteries and major efforts at key sieges.
Volunteers Rush to Help in South Africa War
London reports a surge of volunteers for the South Africa conflict with many colonels offering regiments and about 30 artillery volunteers at Edinburgh. A Colenso fight note states eight hours of combat and orderly British retirement. A Modder river despatch notes Boer undermining of railroad culverts near Methuen camp. Also, Antwerp says Amsterdam subscriptions reach 2,000,000 florins as Buller’s defeat looms over Chamberlain.
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South Africa
War Office
Edinburgh
Colenso
Modder
Boston
Herald
Antwerp
Amsterdam
Gen. Buller
Chamberlain
Northwest forces eyed for 1000 strong contingent to South Africa
A plan envisions a 900 strong mounted force drawn from Northwest garrison artillery and police, with 12 modern guns and a volunteer field battery to reach 1000 men. Ottawa field battery already volunteered. Northwest police are mounted infantry trained as scouts, suited to veldt conditions. British officers praise their qualities amid increasing volunteer enlistments.
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Northwest Police
South Africa
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Rocky Mountains
Militia Department
Canada
United States
Boers Deploy Big Gun Near Warlop in Cape Skirmish
A Daily Mail despatch from Naarwpurt Cape Colony dated December 16 reports Boer forces bringing a large gun to bear on British troops near Warlop. British guns were too small to reply, an intermittent artillery duel followed, and Gen. French withdrew, under shell fire, to Arundel, with no casualties.
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Daily Mail
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Cape Colony
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French
Arundel
Bodies Found on battlefield at Frere Camp
The Daily Mail from Frere Camp reports two guides who misled Gen Gatacre at Stormberg were found dead on the battlefield, shot. London reports say the Queen is in excellent health with no surrender of Kimberley indicated. Halifax starts recruiting for a second Canadian military contingent for South Africa.
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Daily Mail
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Stormberg
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Associated Press
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Halifax
N. S
South Africa
Notable Indian Army Hero and Leader in Afghan and Indian Wars
Born Waterford Ireland 1832, he entered the army in 1851 and trained at Woolwich Sandhurst and Addiscombe. He fought in the Indian Mutiny, Delhi and Lucknow relief, earning multiple mentions in despatches and major brevet. Commanded Kurang field force in Afghanistan, won medals, and became a baronet. Led forces in the South Africa War era and was a prominent military and civic figure in Britain.
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Sandhurst
Addiscombe
Bengal Artillery
Delhi
Lucknow
Cawnpore
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Leside
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Isir Frederick
Pieiwar Watal
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Cabul
Charasiab
Wardahar
Government of
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England
Engla
Vontinen
South Africa
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Lord Wi Whit
Lord Roberts
Worsley
Kitchener Raised to Lordship After Omdurman Victory
Gen Horatio Herbert Kitchener receives the title Lord Kitchener of Khartoum in recognition of his services in subduing the Khalifa and the decisive Omdurman campaign. He rose from Royal Engineers lieutenant in 1871 to field marshal level, noted for rapid promotions and a career marked by intelligence work in Egypt since 1883.
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Lord Kitchener
Khartoum
Omdurman
Woolwich Academy
Royal Engineers
Intelligence Department
Egypt
Tel-el-Kebir
Consul Hollis Arrives in Pretoria for Duty
United States Consul Hollis cables the state department announcing his arrival at Pretoria today to serve as consul until the arrival of Mr Adelbert ay.
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Washington, D. C
United States
State Department
Pretoria
Adelbert Ay
A Serious Reckoning Foreshadowed for Government
London officials and liberal papers warn of a serious reckoning for government over policy. The Daily Chronicle recalls Gen Sir William Butler urged a strong Cape reinforcement if Chamberlain’s policy continued. The Daily News calls the government’s move a panic or a miscalculation.
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Daily Chronicle
William Butler
Cape
Chamberlain
Daily News
Canadian Second Contingent For South Africa In View
Ottawa cabinet huddles to plan a second Canadian force for South Africa. The proposed unit mix includes A and B batteries of regulars, regular cavalry, Northwest Mounted Police over 800 strong, and possibly volunteer artillery. A 500-strong police contingent could be spared.
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Ont
Dominion
South Africa
British War Office
Militia Department
Northwest Mounted Police
Volunteer Artillery
General Roberts Known as Private Soldier's General in British Service
Gen T S Roberts famed for long service and many honors. He is familiarly called Bobs and holds the Victoria Cross for a hand to hand fight at Khodadunge during the Indian mutiny. He ranks among the oldest officers and remains a celebrated figure in the British Army.
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Kandahar
Waterford
Bobs
Gen. Roberts
Khodadunge
Kitchener Rise From Colonel to Major General After Sudan Campaign
The article chronicles Herbert Kitchener's ascent, noting his early roles, campaigns against Osman Digna, and his 1892 appointment as commander in chief in the Egyptian army. It highlights his cautious, engineer like strategy, the 1895 Nile campaign, and the decisive Omdurman victory that raised his stature and titles. It also remarks on facing the Boer as a new test of his leadership.
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England
Egypt
Maine Victims Exhumation Begins at Colon Cemetery
In Tiavana on December 18 Chaplain Chidwick and Dr. Macour oversaw four grave diggers exhuming Maine victims. Twenty coffins opened in the first three graves, with remains placed into tin-lined caskets for reburial after lime and charcoal treatment. Forty coffins were moved to the cemetery chapel as watchmen stood guard and remains of broken coffins were removed.
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Harry Keys
Eldon Nero
Chidwick
Prophetic call warns of universal war after Boer conflict
Dr. E Benjamin Andrews former Brown University president and Chicago schools superintendent told a Bethel church audience that a British Boer victory will prompt a world coalition against Britain. He warned of inevitable international war once Kruger's forces surrender and of Britain expanding to Cape to Cairo and Suez to supply arms to wartime fronts.
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South Africa
United States
E. Benjamin Andrews
Brown University
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Kruger
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Suez Canal
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Euphrates
Redmond Married in Private London Ceremony
John E. Redmond M P wed Miss Beesley in a strictly private service at Servites church Fulham Road London yesterday. The marriage follows the death of Redmond's first wife eight years ago. Beesley is the daughter of James Beesley, an Irishman with business ties to Leamington. The couple reportedly keep the union discreet with no public details released.
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John E. Redmond
Servites Church
Fulham Road
Miss Beesley
James Beesley
Leamington
Redmond
Castro's Government Recognized by Spain Italy and Germany
Spain Italy and Germany indicated recognition of Castro's government yesterday, Caracas reports. The move completes formal international recognition by major powers. The note places the new regime on equal footing with other governments recognized globally.
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Italy
Germany
Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Castro's Troops Oust Hernandez in Maracaibo Occupation
Caracas dispatch reports Castro's forces occupied Maracaibo and ousted General Hernandez's faction without a battle. The move has generated strong positive sentiment across Venezuela.
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Venezuela
Haytian
Castro
Maracaibo
Trust Pushes Button on Camera Firm Buyout
New Haven December 18 The E H T Anthony company has sold its camera business to a Rochester trio of firms Rochester Optical Monroe Camera forming a 3 million dollar capital unit with contracts and stock. About forty workers at the New Haven plant were discharged. Also in London Bernard Quaritch famed art dealer of rare books died yesterday aged 82.
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E. & H. T. Anthony
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Rochester Optical Company
Monroe Camera Company
London
Bernard Quaritch
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad Featured
Mrs Margaret Monnahan of Albion street testifies to the benefits of Dean's Kidney Pills and Doan's Ointment. Her father has used 8 or 10 boxes of the pills, finding remarkable relief despite age. Pills available at Ellingwood Co. drug store. Doan's Ointment priced 50 cents per box, Foster Milburn Co. sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
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Margaret Monnahan
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