Cubans Satisfied Cuba Will Become Independent Soon
Havana dispatch states that Cubans believe independence is near within a reasonable time. The arrival of General Wood and departure of General Brooke, plus the speech at the farewell banquet, reassured Cubans of U S intentions. Horatio Rubens’s talks and public statements further calm unrest and boost his influence.
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Havana
Wood
Brooke
United States
Cuba
Horatio Rubens
Rubens
Wall Street Panic Ties to Speculation Says Mint Director
Director of the Mint Mr Roberts warns monetary stringency stems from speculation and rising prices not money shortages. He cites marginal gains and reckless buying as the real drivers, notes war and Transvaal events influence markets, and argues increases in supply fail to curb panics.
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Washington
Roberts
Mint
Herman
Smasa
Bank of England
Teransye i
South Africa
Heartfelt Pathetic Letter From Lawton Widow to Mrs Fagan
A private letter from Lawton to Mrs Fagan expresses deep grief after her son Jacks death. The writer recalls Jack’s timely arrival and plans, praising his father and asking for consolation. The missive conveys sorrow, longing, and a wish for strength to endure the terrible loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Mra Fagan
Young Named Military Governor of Northern Luzon
General Young is appointed military governor of the northwestern Luzon province with headquarters at Warin and command of the Thirty third Infantry and the Third Cavalry. San Fernando and Laoag are to become permanent stations with posts as needed. Northern Luzon civilians will establish civil municipal governments. Service trains operate daily on the Manila Dagupan line and parts of Luzon open January 1.
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Gen. Young
Northern
Luzon
Washington
Oais
tLikler
Plate
Tione
Agsinalde
Generi
Hiss
Vigen
Thorpe de oTiowe
Saters
Pssuteonis Ete
Tured
Giltmare
Manila
Tatehrilor
Phewio
Bio Grande
San Jose
Vinghes
Kele
Pinay
Negros
Mana
Dagupan
Youne
Touzon
Wviran
Tieler
The Cause of Silver in Transvaal War Debate
Chicago news quotes United States Senator Dubois on silver as a key issue. He argues prolonged Transvaal conflict will prove there is not enough gold for world monetary needs and predicts silver coinage support will rise in next year’s campaign. The panic in New York is linked to a gold standard bill.
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Chicago
United States
Dubois of
Mahe
Transvaal
New York
Wise Men
Land
Rhea
Dutch surprised by Boer success at Tugela river
Cape Town reports the Afrikander leaders say Boer successes at Tugela are wholly unexpected by the Cape Dutch. The prolongation of the campaign is seen as surprising. A local quip notes a pessimist avoids spending more than he can offend at Christmas.
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Cape Calony
Cape Town
Buller
Tugela River
Arrival of Governor General Wood at Havana Port
Newsreel account describes Mirador General Leonard Wood arriving at Havana from Mexico on December 1 as crowds cheer. Ceremonial salutes of twenty one guns fired by fortress and harbor launches decorated with flags. Civil Governor Nunez, officials, and Cuban citizens greet Wood before he proceeds to Machina wharf and Hotel Inglaterra.
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Havana
Mirador
Leonard Wood
Chaverner
Mexico
New York
Prom Cabanas Fortress
Muatorepeneral
Fornta Gsreda
Nunez
Oman
Mooies
Customs
Bliss
Chaffee
Richards
Humphreys
Lacoste
Wood
Lawton
General Wood
Mexco
Fred
Machina Wharf
Tie
Dryvien
Inglaterra
Boers Routed in Bulwer Bridge Sortie Amid War Critique
London dispatches report a Boer retreat after a British sortie at Bulwer Bridge on the Tugeta river. One British soldier was killed as Dutch forces reportedly fled. However, pundits debate army leadership as transport shortages and horse sickness strain the British, with calls to tighten discipline among Dutch settlers and to potentially seal Boer prisoners.
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London
South Africa
Laurenzo Marques
Colenso
Bulwer
Tugeta
Ladysmith
Joubert
Daily News
Heliograph
Hunter
Buller
Tufela Bridge
Lord Roberts
Chronnicle
United States
Lord Kitchener
Athara Bridge
Times
War Office
Cape Town
Daily Chronicle
the Times
Manila skirmish described with insurgent clash
An article recounts a violent encounter involving Major Whit and insurgents in Manila. Details describe a rush to don a uniform, a pistol fight, and a brutal blow as the Major confronts attackers amid chaotic scenes.
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San Francisco
Defeat of Buller Reported at Tugela River Battle
Gen. Schalkburger reports the Tugela river clash on December 16 as a crushing British defeat. Buller’s Ladysmith relief column attacked Boer positions near Tugela and Colense, with heavy artillery and infantry losses, many wounded and dead, and nine British cannon captured across the river.
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Pretoria
Schalkbarger
Buller
Tugela
Bulwer Bridge
Villebats
Braum
Europe
Botha
Trichart
Fund for Mrs. Lawton and Children Grows Rapidly
Washington report shows the Lawton fund reaching 14229.55 by Christmas noon. The drive extends to January 2 with a goal near 50000. New contributors include William R. Vanderbilt 1400, J Pierpont Morgan 1, C P Whitington 164, Thomas F Ryan 1, and Helen Gould 590.
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Washington
Lawton
California
Bridge Destroyed to Keep the Boers at Bay
London dispatch reports no change in South African military conditions The Colenso foot bridge was destroyed to delay Boer advance and Buller is cautious The Tugela rising forecasts heavy rains and a two hour bombardment of Ladysmith Dutch disaffection grows in Queenstown and Natal
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London
South Africa
War Office
Wota
Natal
Chieveley
Colenso Foot
Tugeli River
Ede
Frere
Tugela
Ladysmith
Colenso
Buller
Alexious
Queenstown
Cape Colony
Daily Mail
Pietermaritzburg
Inquiry Ordered Into Seizure of American Flour Off Delatron Bay
Secretary of State Nayo directs a full investigation into the reported seizure by cruisers of several cargoes of American flour off Delatron bay South Africa. The American consul at Lourenzo Marques is to pursue a thorough inquiry and prevent interference with commerce. Ambassador Choate to pursue inquiries in London and representations to the British Foreign Office as warranted by the facts.
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Washington
Nayo
Delatron Bay
South Africa
Lourenzo Marques
Choate
London
Foreign Office
British embassy cautions on filibuster expeditions
Washington special reports the British embassy has within 24 hours drawn State Department attention to pro filibuster sentiment in the United States. The department says it will enforce neutrality laws and notes the Bermuda, which sailed from Baltimore to Philadelphia for Lorenzo Marquez, is being closely watched by revenue cutter service.
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Washington
United States
South Africa
State Department
Bermuda
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Lorenzo Marquez
Revenue Cutter Service
Victoria Sparks Christmas at Windsor With Grandchildren
Victoria and the royal family spent Christmas day at Windsor marking a thirteen year first. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Princess Henry of Battenburg’s children joined the festivity. A beef feast and a grand Christmas tree with colored candles delighted the youngsters. The Queen expressed her wish to shield the grandchildren from sorrow, finding solace in the company of her youngest descendants. Her steadfast faith in the empire and her reign framed the Windsor celebrations.
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London
Queen Victoria
Windsor
Duke
Duchess of Connaught
Henry of Battenburg
Windsor Castle
Bloody Christmas at Dallas Texas in Frays
Four shooting incidents marred Christmas in Dallas. Charles Miller killed Walter Meyers in the street after claims of self defense and surrender. Edward and Murray Cecil were wounded by Albert Hall with Edward mortally wounded. A Black man damaged a Chinese restaurant with a dynamite cracker and assaulted the owner, who then fired, killing an innocent bystander. Three other white victims wounded by footpads.
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Dallas
Tex
Charles Miller
Walter Meyers
Edward
Murray Cecil
Albert Hall
Clerical Celibacy Abolished by Roman Catholic Church
A Carsruhe clerical paper reports the Latin American clergy no longer required to remain celibate after a papal encyclical issued July 10. The South American Bishops' Council in Rome had urged this change in the prior spring.
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Beriin Cable
Carsruhe
Latin America
Roberts sails for Cape Town after London farewell
Field Marshal Lord Roberts and his staff left London by noon Saturday bound for Southampton and then Cape Town. He will stop at Gibraltar to pick up General Lord Kitchener. Roberts was greeted warmly in London with a large crowd shouting for "Little Bob." In South Africa the Boer forces marked Dingaan's Day, December 16, with prayers and recollection of the pioneers victory.
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London
Lord Roberts
Southampton
Cape Town
Gibraltar
Lord Kitchener
General Roberts
Bob
South Africa
Dingaan
Bymos. Cone
Dewey Birthday Marked by Quiet Celebration
Admiral Dewey turns sixty two today and contemplates retirement if not promoted. He and Mrs. Dewey visit the Zoo where a birthday gift arrives a combined Christmas present a black bear named Billy sent by Bemidji Minnesota citizens with a clause allowing him to give the animal away if he wishes.
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Washington
Dewey
Dewey Grove
Billy
Bemidji
Minn
Old Landmark Found in Portage Township Indiana
South Bend dispatch notes Portage Township in St. Joseph County sits on a watershed draining to both the St. Joseph River and the Kankakee. The article recalls 17th century exploration by La Salle and Hennepin and mentions Father Gabriel marking trees at the portage. A Kokomo item reports Waddell fending off a mountain cat during a Arkansas hunting trip, shooting the animal after a long pursuit.
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South Bend
Indianapolis
Portage Township
St. Joseph County
Atlantic
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Portage
Indiana
United States
St. Joseph River
Kankakee
St. Joseph Country
Lakes
Great la Salle
Hennepin
Tonty
Allouez
Marquette
St. Joseph-Kankakee
Gabriel
la Salle
Governor Moves To Enjoin Timber Trespass On State Lands
The State plans to sell meander lands around Knox in Starke County as it dries and becomes arable. Trespassers have set up saw mills and cut valuable timber. Governor Mount ordered immediate injunctions via the Attorney General to protect State property without personal bond, per recent legislative powers.
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Knox
Starke County
Ancient Cedar Marked by Father Gabriel Found Near South Bend
Investigators uncover a sixty foot cedar near the South Bend landing approach in a cluster of virgin forest trees. Three cross blazes in the trunk, likely cut with a wide bladed axe, are attributed to Father Gabriel, dating from colonial times. The tree, washed by years of creek flow, shows the base covered by six feet of mud until centuries of sediment were cleared to reveal the markings.
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South Bend
Father Gabriel
Hermit Found Living In Hollow Tree In Milton Township
A long time wanderer aged over eighty had slept cramped in a hollow sycamore in a dense wooded area of Milton Township. He had survived by begging from farmers, paid for goods taken, but refused to share any personal details. Deputies relocated him to the county infirmary fearing exposure to the cold.
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Ft. Wayne
Milton Township
Mrs Whitesell Dies After Lamp Fire at Home
Mrs Lucinda Whitesell of Broad Ripple in Marion county dies from severe burns after an exploding lamp flames up Saturday night. She and her daughter Edith were upstairs when the lamp tilted and spilled burning oil while Miss Pearl Cummings was staying with their family.
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Miss <Rummings
Mrs. Whitesell
Miss Cummings
Lucinda Whitesell
Marion Whitesell
Broad Ripple
Marion County
Bedford's Latest Pinch Leads to Silver Laden Clay Find
On his farm near here, O N ie Bryant dug a cellar and found a peculiar red oxide clay, sent to a Boise City expert who confirmed it contains eighty ounces of pure silver per ton. The value is about 60 cents an ounce. Bryant plans to profit as the Indianapolis Southern Railroad survey cuts across his property.
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Bedford
Onie Bryant
Boise City
Bryant
Indianapolis Southern Railroad
Hog attack wounds Marion man in Liberty township
J. J. Mart, sixty six, Liberty township, was knocked down by a hog while moving pens. The animal ripped muscle from his right leg and gash the side with a hog tusk. He received twenty two stitches and his recovery is doubtful.
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Marion
Liberty Township
Bucket Shop Victims in Newcastle Panic
Newcastle residents who invested margins with P. W. Myers of Cincinnati in a bucket shop scam lose from 10 to 500 dollars each, totaling about 1500 as Myers vanished with all cash on hand leaving many swindled.
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Newcastle
P. W. Myers
Cincinnati
Myers
Bremen Child Born. Body Buried in Rear Yard
A baby born Tuesday to Mrs Hugo Legner died after the husband could not afford a physician. He buried the infant in the rear dooryard but neighbors protested and the body was exhumed. Dr Nusbaum and Marshal Kaufman investigated, finding the body in Legner's home. Legner claimed poverty prevented a physician or burial. The health board later buried the infant.
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Bremen
Hugo Legner
Legner
Nusbaum
Board of Health
Marshal Kaufman
Health Board
Guardian sought for four days old child in Noble township
Shelbyville special reports Justice of the Peace William Mitchell visited the city Monday to request appointment of a guardian for the four days old child of Miss Cory Floyd. Mitchell claims the grandmother Mrs John Floyd has been violent since birth and threatened the infant with a butcher knife.
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Shelbyville
Wiliam Mitchell
Noble Township
Cory Floyd
Mitchell
John Floyd
President Sends Cable on General Lawton Death
Washington dispatch reports the President informing General Otis in Manila of Major General Lawton’s death. The message lauds Lawton as a gallant officer who rose from the Ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry to major general and notes his nomination for brigadier general of the regular army. The President conveys sympathy to Mrs Lawton and mourns the loss.
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Washington
Otis
Manila
Lawton
Eighth Corps
Regular Army
Senate
Ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Convention Call for Republican National Delegates to Philadelphia
Washington special reports a call issued for the next Republican national convention to be held in Philadelphia on June 19. The plan outlines delegate allocation by state, district, and territories, with alternate delegates, election timing, and contest procedures under the 1895 Republican rules.
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Washington
United States
National Republican Committee
Philadelphia
District of Columbia
Territories
Congress
Alaska
Arizona
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Republican State Committee
Indiana Territory
Movement in Indianapolis selects committee for Lawton monument
At a Indianapolis Commercial Club meeting the Board of Trade was asked to join in forming a joint committee to raise funds for a monument to General Henry W. Lawton. Members debated allocating funds to relief for Lawton's family, but the group decided on a monument. Captain English pledged $100 to the monument fund in addition to the $100 already given for the family relief.
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Indianapolis Commercial Club
Board of Trade
Henry W. Lawton
General Lawton
Commercial Club
English
Lawton
Ice disaster near Frelinghem drowns dozens of children
Upward of forty school children drowned on a frozen river Lys near Frelinghem in a holiday outing. The ice broke as the children played, thirty six bodies were recovered and others remained missing among rescuers and survivors.
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Brussels
Frelinghem
Frenc
Lys
AFL Convention Closes in Detroit Re-elects Officers
The annual convention of the American Federation of Labor closed at Detroit Thursday. The old officers were re-elected: President Samuel Gompers of Washington. Vice Presidents P. J. Maguire Philadelphia James Duncan Boston James O Connell Washington John Mitchell Indianapolis Max Morris Denver Thomas I Kidd Chicago. Secretary Frank Morrison Washington. Treasurer John B Lennon Bloomington Tl.
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American Federation of Labor
Detroit
Samuel Gompers
Washington
P. J. Maguire
Philadelphia
James Duncan
Boston
James O'Connell
John Mitchell
Indianapolis
Max Morris
Denver
Thomas I. Kidd
Chicago
Frank Morrison
John B. Lennon
Bloomington
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Teawton
Jack
General Wheaten
Torker
Janek
Turker
Geo
Pathet
Eifeauis
Jack Waal
Mt. Folmm
Youomac
Boauam
Aguinaldo
Deboln
Silverites
Beli
BORK
Gen. Buller
Vreeeht
Delagoa Bay
John Bell
Victoria
Dalla
I Riesia
Maray
Roberta Sallis
William Waddell
Arkansas
Waddell
Merander Lands
Morgan County
Martinsville
Barns
MW Kinley
Mrs. Lawton
McHinley
UM. A. Teanna
Chairmnain “Citarles Dic
Laweon
Federation of Labor
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