News From London On South Africa War Developments
London reports no definite news on South Africa operations. Buller casualty list shows 146 dead and 746 wounded with 227 missing, about 40 taken prisoner. Archbishop circulated royal letters for Jan 7 church collections for sick soldiers families, and guilds added funds and gear. Admiralty to dispatch 700 naval brigade. Hicks-Beach denies cabinet rifts over war costs. Cape Town dispatch notes grain scarcity causing distress in the Orange Free State.
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South Africa
Buller
Defense
Baller
England
Lord Roberts
Charles Sheerston
Maxwell Sheerston
Glencoe
Admiralty
War Office
Michael Hicks-Beach
Cape Town
Orange Free State
Wood takes charge as governor general in Havana
Major General Leonard Wood formally assumes the governor general office in Havana. He accepts the resignation of General Brooke’s advisory cabinet, which Cuban leaders deem necessary and largely approved. Observers note Wood’s democratic approach and expect possible changes in staff and civil governance across departments.
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Offce
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Cression
Lrooxe
Brooke
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Chaffee
Wilson
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Matanzas-Santa Clara
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Livlon
Santiago
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Ludlow
Customs House
Zola Explains French Sympathy With England's Transvaal Adversaries
Paris correspondent quotes Emile Zola explaining why French opinion leans toward the Boers while remaining cordial to Britain. He cites public ignorance of war details and mob impulses as shaping France Germany and Russia toward sympathy for a small nation against a powerful one, noting imperialism even in the United States.
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Transvaal
London
Paris
Morning Post
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Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
United States
Sympathy for Boers Mass Meeting Planned in New York
New Yorkers began organizing a large mass meeting to show support for the Boers. Chaired by former Judge G M Van Hoesen the event aims to raise funds for Boers wounded soldiers and orphans, to be held after the holidays at Madison Square Garden or Cooper Union. Ladysmith remains well supplied and hopeful, per the Daily Mail, with General White reporting food and ammunition on hand.
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G. M. Vanhoesen
Madison Square Garden
Cooper Union
Ladysmith
London
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White
Anxio
Kitchener Sails For Malta
Alexandria reports Lord Kitchener arrived from Cairo and boarded the British cruiser Isis, which immediately set sail for Malta.
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Rich Find Former Illinois Man Locates a Fire Gold Claim
Jamestown North Dakota December 22 Indiana Butler, former Edgely bank cashier, reports striking a California gold claim near Sandiego. Assays at 49 feet show gold quartz valued at 247 dollars per ton. Located beside the Dewey mine recently capitalized at 1 million dollars. Illinois parties, including Butler’s former associates, have offered 260 thousand dollars for the claim.
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Jamestown
N. D
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Edgely Bank
Sandiego
Cal
Great Dewey
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Butle
Treasury cash and gold reserves show strong balance
National Treasury report from Washington dated December 22 updates the condition of the treasury. Available cash balance stands at 292 million 196 thousand 310 dollars and the gold reserve equals 241 million 423 thousand 427 dollars.
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Treasury
Globe National bank of Boston placed in receivership
Special Examiner Wing reports serious insolvency at the Globe National Bank of Boston. Dawes appoints Daniel G. Wing as temporary receiver to protect unsecured creditors, as directors promise to remove doubtful assets but recent failures threaten solvency. A cash dividend may be paid to creditors.
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Dawes
Daniel G. Wing
Globe National Bank of Boston
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Special Examiner Wing
Suicide of Wagner Palate Car officer in New York city
James Duane Taylor a senior officer in the Wagner Palate Car company and son-in-law of the founder killed himself at the Grafton hotel in Washington by cutting his throat with a razor. He was 63, reportedly driven by nervous illness, death near instantaneous.
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James Duane Taylor
New York City
Wagner Palate Car Company
Grafton
New Spanish Consul Represented in Chicago After War Break
Leopoldo Arnaud was named Spanish consul in Chicago succeeding Jose G. Acuna. Arnaud presented credentials to the Austrian consul general and received the Spanish government papers seals and documents. This marks Spain's first direct official representative here since hostilities began.
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Chicago
Leopoldo Arnaud
Jose G. Acuna
United States
Arnaud
Street Car Destroyed by Dynamite Strike Fallout
Springfield reports a street car dynamited for the third time since the railway strike began November 10. The blast wrecked the car in the city center with no passengers aboard and no injuries to the motorman or conductor. Strikers deny involvement amid widespread agitation and fear.
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Springfield Consolidated Railway
Copper Vein Found in Black Hills Reportedly Near Virgin
A vein of nearly virgin copper is reported found in the Black Hills. United States Minister Oscar Straus to Turkey plans to visit America. An automobiles club is formed in Chicago and will be incorporated. Fire destroys the Lanyon Zinc plant near Lola Kansas and will be rebuilt. About 1000 coal miners strike in Scranton over hiring eight nonunion workers. The National Sabbath Alliance in New York urges merchants to stop Sunday advertising. Dr Edward W Williams Baldwin locomotive Works dies in Santa Barbara. Ferdinand Cimeux Montreal bank manager jailed for false bank statements.
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Lola, Kan
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Wotman
National Sabbath Alliance
New York
Edward H W. Williams
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Pennsylvania
Santa Barbara
Cal Ferdinand Eimeux
Montreal
Insurance Man William E. Miller Admits Forgery Guilty
Rushville Indiana December 93 William Miller former district manager of Indiana Life Assurance Co confessed to forgery in a trial held last week and received a light sentence. He had previously served five years in Texas for forgery and decided to plead guilty after hearing the outcome of the earlier case.
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Texas
Milligan Conspiracy Case Led to Hanging Sentence
Huntington Ind Dec 23 Colonel L P Milligan died aged 87 once sentenced by a military commission for conspiracy and aiding the enemy. Lincoln commuted the death to life imprisonment. after trials he returned to practice law and became a leading figure. Other notices include Pittsburg printers strike and local civil suits.
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Address to Kentucky Democracy on Contested Election
A Kentucky democracy address signed by Former Senator Blackburn and state campaign leaders condemns election certificates issued to Republican candidates. It argues election officials overstepped powers, cites militia use and alleged ballot irregularities in Louisville as reasons for contesting the results.
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Atas
Louisville
Jones Sees Brighter Democratic Prospects Next Year
Chicago December 22 Senator James K Jones chairman of the Democratic national committee visited party headquarters and said prospects for Democratic success next year are brighter than in 1899 He named William J Bryan as the only mentioned candidate for president and could not say where the convention would be held He denied reports that he repudiated a campaign fund and dismissed Richard Jaytor, a fundraiser.
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James K. Jones
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William J. Bryan
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Hiad
Richard Jay’ Tor
Tennessee Democrats Face Feat to Form East Tennessee Federation
A meeting in Konosyville aimed to form a federation of Democratic clubs in east Tennessee. Promoters sought to endorse Edward W. for the United States Senate and David L. Sa for candidates. Officials reported opposition enough to prevent federation formation.
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Colonized Voters Case Sentences Saloonkeeper in Sing Sing
Samuel Gold a saloonkeeper and Tammany election district captain in the First ward of the Eighth district was convicted of colonizing voters in the recent election and yesterday sentenced to two years in Sing Sing Prison.
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Samuel Gold
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Capiion
Eighth Assembly
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Sing Bing
Will Tunnel the City Rich Vein of Copper in Butte
Dec 22 Butte Montana a Salt Lake mining man Alex Tarbel secured a controlling interest for 390000 in the Destroying Angel and Copper Battery lode claims. The vein was uncovered while foundations were dug for a hotel and is planned to be mined beneath the city starting a shaft near Broadway and Arizona streets close to major hotels and City Hall.
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Fire Insurance Companies Must Pay
In Dubuque Illinois on December 22 in federal court Judge Shiras ruled for plaintiff D D Langan of Clinton against Roma Palatine German Alliance and Spring Garden insurance companies. The case for $20,000 was to recover fire insurance. The insurer defendants refused to accept arbiter award. Judgment covers full policy amounts plus 6 percent interest.
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Mormon Church Established near Ridgeland
Charleston 8 C December 22 Mormon elders establish a church near Ridgeland with eight elders at work. Hampton County residents urge enactment of a law to extirpate the elders to avert mob violence seen in sister states. Jefferson City Missouri December 23 Paul Moore says Governor Stephens may call an extra session in January to seek franchise taxation legislation.
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Ridgeland
Hampton County
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Paul B. Moore
Stephens
Governor veto blocks Georgia osteopathy bill
Atlanta reports Governor Candler vetoed a recently passed Georgia General Assembly bill that would have permitted and regulated the practice of osteopathy in the state after a conference with many physicians. The item notes public health concerns and political action surrounding the veto.
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Morrow’s Kidney Tablets and Liver Pills Promoted
An advertisement from John Morrow & Co. Springfield Ohio touts Morrow’s Kid-ne-oids as yellow tablets and Liverlex pills as “fed ules” that cure constipation biliousness and related ailments. The copy claims rapid relief and notes availability by mail.
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John Morrow & Co
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Former Soldier Shot in Natick War Veteran Killed
Lawra Parry aged 33, a Spanish war veteran, was shot and killed yesterday at Miss Liszie Morse’s home in Natick Massachusetts. Four shots were fired, two took effect. one struck the heart. Morse claimed self defense citing justified actions amid a family dispute.
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Ead
Astrapon
Mores
Dan
Kense
Lizzie
Shas
Perry
Engine explosion kills one in Kentucky wreck
Cincinnati reports an engine on the Chesapeake and Ohio railway exploded at Foster Kentucky killing Patrick Malory of Covington and badly scalding a fireman and a brakeman. Paris reports conductor Jean Lamoureux died after a two day illness introducing Handel Bach and Wagner to French audiences.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Foster
Patrick Malory
Covington
Paris
Jean Lamoureux
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