Renewed British Push for Ladysmith Relief
London reports hint at a renewed Buller offensive to relieve Ladysmith as dated December 23. Boers retreat to the north bank of the Tugela fearing the swollen river, while laagers near Ladysmith shift forward to increase pressure on the garrison bombarded from yesterday. Matt Steyn and eight hundred Free Statesmen claim to seek peace, not war, and argue burghers fear property confiscation and wish to farm in peace.
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London
Chieveley
Buller
Ladysmith
Tugela River
Matt Steyn
Orange, Free State
Free Staers
Lady Sarah Wilson Among the Boers in Mafeking War
Lady Sarah Wilson returns in a bomb proof shelter near Mr Weil's residence in Mafeking and photographs the Setlagoli wreck. She rides to action, mingles with Boers, hikes to Misoti, and gathers dispatches while claims of spy and royal kinship circulate. The Boers grow weary of the war as she continues her perilous travels and communications.
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Mafeking
Mochundi
Sarah Wilson
Weil
Associated Press
Sarah
Sedlagoli
Captain Nesbitt
Mashonaland Mounted Police
Setlagoli
Misoti
Vreyburg
Landrest
Snymans Camp
Snymann
Sstlago 1
Viljoen
Baden- Powell
Boers Take Two Forts Kuruman and Ladysmith Link
In late December dispatches Gen Cronje reports Boers captured two British forts at Kuruman on December 1T while Gen Schalkburger notes trains now run to Colenso signaling a Ladysmith connection. A new Transvaal gold tax levies 30 to 50 percent on mine output retroactive to October.
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Pretoria
Schalkburger
Colenso
Ladysmith
Cronje
Modder
Kuruman
Methuen
Transvaal
HURRAH FOR BOBS
London dispatches report strong enthusiasm across South Africa over new commands Gens Roberts and Kitchener with Roberts in supreme command and Kitchener as chief of staff boosting morale in Cape Colony. Advices from Cape Town deny widespread Dutch disaffection in Victoria West, noting farmers would lose farms by risk.
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London
South Africa
Roberts
Kitchener
Cape Colony
Cape Town
Victoria West District
Dutch disaffection overblown in Cape Town reports
Advices from Cape Town dated December 24 state that an investigation found Dutch disaffection in the Victoria West district exaggerated. Farmers are landowners unlikely to risk losing their farms by rising, per a dispatch from Lorenzo Marques.
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London
Cape Town
Victoria West District
Lorenzo Marques
Burghers Take Fortified Kaffir Ridge in December Fight
Commandant Swart reports from the laager at Al owyn Kop near Zeorust that on Friday December 22 burghers engaged Kaffirs in defense of a strongly fortified ridge near Daarompoort. After heavy fighting the burghers captured the position with three killed and five wounded.
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Pretoria
British Government Orders 45000 Cartridge Belts From Worcester Firm
Worcester December 29 Thomas C Orn dorff a Worcester belt maker received a rush order from the British government for 45000 double bendelerie cartridge belts. The belts will be shipped to the Transvaal in multiple batches as soon as produced.
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Worcester
Thomas C. Orndorff
Transvaal
Boers and British Exchange a Dozen Shells Near Kimberley
Detachment of mounted forces with artillery and light infantry moved west from Kimberley as Boer guns at Kamperdam and reinforcements from Wimbledon ridge opened fire. British patrols reconnoitered Lazaretto ridge, one horse was lost, and the Boers kept three guns near Kimberley while summoning reinforcements rapidly.
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Kimberley
Modder River
Kamperdam
Ottos Kopie
Kimberley Fort
Lazaretto Ridge
Wimbledon Ridge
Col. Chamier
Royal Artillery
General White Slight Fever Ongoing in Ladysmith
Ladysmith December 24 reports General White suffered a feverish spell but is convalescent. Boer shellfire caused heavy damage with a shell killing six men, wounding nine, and killing 14 horses. A dust shell wounded six officers near the Fifth Lancers lines. Shells near White's house forced headquarters to shift to an anchor point as General Joubert may again command boers nearby. Boers observed moving westward in large numbers. authorities cautious but confident.
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Ladysmith
Pietermaritzburge
White
Lancers
Russian officer offered command in Boer army corps
London dispatch relays Daily Mail interview with General Gourke son of the famed Gourke about Pretoria expedition. He claims he would win and that thousands of Russians fight under General Joubert. Cape Town reports heavy firing near Stormberg linked to Gatacre’s effort to reopen Indwe collieries.
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London
Marseilles
Daily Mail
Gourke
Pretoria
Joubert
Gatacre
Cape Town
Cradock
Stormberg
Indwe
Diplomatic concerns over contraband and Franco-British tensions
The article discusses contraband in diplomacy, Britain’s past refusals to treat coal and rice as contraband, and fears that a Delagoa Bay naval cordon could trigger wider naval friction. It notes China and France settlements, new decorations debate, and La Fronde’s petition to Queen Victoria for Louise Masset’s pardon.
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Great Britain
France
Delagoa Bay
China
Kwang-Chan-Wan
Rance
Chamber of Deputies
Order of
la Fronde
Queen Victoria
Louise Masset
London
Haseen
Pa Pers
South Africa
Ceriai
Priestman Rallies for Tichborne Heir Claim in Australia
In Vancouver on December 29 five years of effort by Priestman to prove William Cresswell a Tichborne heir gains momentum. A parliamentary committee and doctors find near identical marks including a nose scar, suggesting Cresswell may be Tichborne or his duplicate, amid renewed scrutiny of the case.
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Vancouver
B. C
Priestman
William Cresswil
Paramatta Asylum
Australia
Tichborne
Cresswell
Roger Tichborne
Pickburn
Devlix
Roger Tchborne
Bullsdowns Farm
Bullsdown Farm
England
Hernandez Revolt Said Ended As Fleeing Leader Heads North
In Caracas on December 29 the Hernandez revolution is reported to be over as leader Hernandez flees with 200 men toward the Colombian border. Government forces and War Minister Gen. Putido remain in Caracas.
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Venezuela
Caracas
Hernandez
Colomban
Putido
Prince of Wales Accepts Imperial Yeomanry Chief Colonelcy
The Prince of Wales has accepted the chief colonelcy of the Imperial Yeomanry and contributed 105 pounds for the use of the organization. The announcement was made in London on December 29.
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Imperial Yeomanry
London
Prince of Wales
Seizure of Flour For the Boers Sparks Paris Debate
Paris reports renewed interest as British officials allegedly seize American flour bound for the Poors and as the Lokal Anzeiger’s claim of a Anglo-German Portuguese treaty circulates. French officials condemn breadstuffs seizure as outside international rights and a diplomatic misstep.
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Paris
Lokal Anzeliier
Portugal
Great Britain
Germany
Lokal Anzeiger
France
Russia
Delagoa Bay
South Africa
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Switzerland
Hamburg
Incontrovertible Editorial on Criticism and Beecham’s Pills
The article cites editorials and remarks by Hall Caine and Beecham’s Pills proprietors. It argues that good articles stand on merit, and advertising alone cannot sustain sales. It notes Beecham’s Pills’ long popularity, high sales and price in drugstores, with plain language about their standing in English-speaking markets.
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Christian Milsion
General Notes
Hall Caine
The
Deemster
Manxman
Beecham’s Pills
Sanken
Beecham
Liberia boundary moves loom after Montgomery visit
London reports that the US cruiser Montgomery visited Liberia amid talk of jointly defining Liberia's boundary with France. Britain awaits US approval to join, while Liberia may seek a coaling station and stronger protection from Britain or the United States as encroachments continue. Liberia’s Ponsonby notes recognition for his anti-encroachment work this week.
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London
Associated Press
United States
Montgomery
Liberia
Washington
Republic
France
Great Britain
Arthur Ponsonby
Liberia Rubber Syndicate
Ponsonby
Hartzell
Monrovia
Mr. Ponsonby
Order of African Redemption
Big Liner Grounded Off Dungeness in Terrific Gale
London reports a large German mail steamer, likely Hamburg American, grounded in East Bay near Dungeness. Heavy seas hinder lifeboats, with passengers' safety at risk. Dover and Folkestone tugs struggled to reach the vessel amid the gale. New York notes no recent departures of Hamburg American or North German Lloyd liners from Hamburg or Bremen.
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London
East Bay
Dungeness
Kent
Dover
Folkestone
Sandhead
New York
Maritime Register
Lloyd Lines
Hamburg
Bremen
Womanly Sympathy Prompts Commutation Plea in Masset Case
Paris reports Louise Masset, a French governess in England, is to be hanged on January 9 for murdering her three year old son whose existence hindered a marriage. Critics note the unnamed father escapes punishment, sparking feminist appeals to commute the sentence to penal servitude.
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Paris
Mlle
Louise Masset
England
Fleet Imate
France
Vctoria
Famine relief in India reaches millions in Calcutta report
Calcutta reports nearly three million people are receiving famine relief. The government spends about two lakhs of rupees daily and estimates relief costs will reach three crores by end of March. Viceroy Lord Curzon calls for closer scrutiny of relief claims amid rising applicants.
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Calcutta
Lord Curzon of
Kedleston
Doubtful plague fears in Honolulu prompt quarantine
San Francisco dispatch reports mixed views on bubonic plague in Honolulu. President Dole downplays danger, trusting health boards to stamp out the disease while many fear a contagion in Cahnatown. Interisland steamers face seven‑day quarantines. Sixth Artillery, 200 men, under strict quarantine. Warren transport may abort Manila voyage if plague proves present.
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Honolulu
Associated Press
Dole
Board of Health
Cahnatown
Council of State
Interisland
Oahu
National Guard
Maj. Mills
Col. Beck
Warren
Manila
Twe
Dalney
Vostok
Columbia
Sherman
Dawes Presses Trusts Policy At Illinois GOP Rally
Springfield speech by Charles C. Dawes signals Republican stance on trusts and Philippine policy. He calls for public welfare protection, restraint of hostile trusts, and potential disintegration or strict regulation. Dawes links anti imperialist protests to prolonging the Philippine war and says McKinley will stay the course.
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Springfield
Ills
Charles C. Dawes
Assembly Hall
Dawes
United States
Mr. Dawes
Philippine
McKinley
Philippines
Aguinaldo's Agents to Seek Peace Terms in Washington
Jessup T. De Fernandez, Aguinaldo's special representative, plans to meet President McKinley to learn terms for surrender and peace for the Filipinos. He will canvass Senate and House attitudes while in Washington. Fernandez refuses to disclose proposed terms, saying they are the final offer after a long Congress session. He travels with Lucie Lem Jimera and Juliet Francesco Lopez, arriving in New York on Christmas Eve aboard the Campania.
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Philadelphia
Jessup T. de Fernandez
Aguinaldo
Filipino Congress
McKinley
Fiipinos
Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
Fernandez
Lucie Lem Ljera
Juliet Francesco
Lopez
New York
Liverpool
Funeral for Gen Henry Lawton Set for Saturday
Manila December 29 The funeral for Major General Henry W Lawton will be held Saturday The escort includes part of the Fourteenth Infantry two troops of the Fourth Cavalry and Taylor's Battery Honorary pall bearers include Generals MacArthur Bates Schwan Robbe and Rear Admiral Watson The staff will act as pall bearers with Colonels Starr and Edwards Majors Powell Dravo Knight and Rogers Captains King Powell and Fuller carrying the coffin Chaplain Pierce will conduct services at the wharf and accompany the body on the transport Thomas to the United States A guard of honor will include Sergeant Simon color bearer Trumpeter Haberman Private Oakum and Mohrhusen
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Henry W. Lewton
Fourteenth Infantry
Fourth Cavalry
Taylor
Gene-als MacArthur
Bates
Schwan
Robbe
Watson
Geneal Lawton
Starr
Edwards
Powell
Dravo
Knight
Rogers
King
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Wharf
Thomas
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Guard of Honor
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Lawton
Haberman
General Lawton
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Mohrhusen
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