Boers Raid Cape Colony As War Supplies Move South
London reports Lord Kitchener confident but news from Africa unsettled. De Wet praised as a military genius defending a widespread Boer force, while Cape Colony cabinet notes railway damage and dynamite requisitions. Dutch sentiment grows in Victoria West as colonial troops bolster horses and mounting for expanded operations.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Hostilitie
Bethulle
Gen de Wet
Duns de Wet
de Wets
Cape Colony
Joe Ayr
Bloemfontein
Cape Town
Victoria West
Kitchener Dispatches On Boer Movements In Africa
Lord Kitchener reports from Pretoria on December 23 that Boer advances into Cape Colony have been checked. Eastern and western columns are maneuvering. a special follow up column is to be dispatched. Boers have limited Cape support as colonists are armed. Weather disrupts rail and telegraph lines as De Wet nears Senekal. French and Clements engage Beyers and Delarey near Magaliesberg. several captives reported.
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London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Cape Colony
Zoutpansberg Range
Britstown
Prieska
de Wet
Senekal
French
Clements
Beyersee
Magaliesberg
Pontchefstrom
Gordon
Ohphant
Be Aur Junction
Beryers
Delarey
Magalies Berg
Kreuse
Colville
Vilakfontein
Horses for British Army mobilizes 50 000 mounts
Capt Heygate of the British Army seeks fifty thousand cavalry horses and mules in Kansas City. After inspection, animals will be sent to New Orleans and shipped to Cape Town Durban and New London aboard British transports. Lieut David Moberly will lead one shipload to South Africa.
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Les Ny Tae
New Orleans
Moberly
South Africa
Tropics
Kansas City
Kaesen
England
United States
Baden-Powell
Sngland
Heygate
Cape Town
Durban
New London
Lieut
David Moberly
Business and commodity prices and notices in Today’s issue
The page lists grain and commodity quotes including Wheat No 2 red at 78 4, corn No 2 mixed at 45 1, oats No 2 mixed at 27 1 2, cotton middling at 10 3 16, and iron and butter prices. It mentions sections on Arrivals at Hotels, Court Calendars, Losses by Fire, Marine Intelligence, Real Estate, and Weather.
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Oie
Marine Intelligence
Foreign Mails
Weather Report
Troops From South Africa Arrive in Halifax Aboard Like Champlain
The steamer Like Champlain arrived in Halifax with Col. Oster and 850 Canadian troops returning from South Africa. After disembarking, they boarded a special train to Montreal and Toronto this afternoon.
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Halifax
N. S
Champlain
Col. Oster
South Africa
Liverpool
Montreal
Toronto
Taxes a Pulpit Topic at Vineland Church
In Vineland New Jersey Rev Dr Samuel Scoville urged resistance to personal taxation arguing it unjust to tax bonds and railroad shares as personal property. He warned that taxing bond certificates or stock would double tax holders since real and public property already bear levies.
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Vineland
N.J
First Congregational Church
Samuel Scoville
Seoville
Scoville
Des Moines Woman Wins $375 in Hug Case
Miss Mae Brenner’s judgment of $375 damages against R W Boeger for forcibly hugging and kissing her at Leon Iowa was affirmed by the Supreme Court. The court ruled there was no reason she should not receive the amount as the kisses were forced and against her will. Boeger’s lawyers had argued she led him to think the kisses would be acceptable. The decision amused the court. Brenner is popular in Decatur County and Boeger is a prosperous young farmer.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Boeger
Miss Brenner
Decatur County
Mr. Philbin
Col. Gardiner
Ustice Beekman
Smyth
Roosevelt
Stron
Gov. Roosevelt
Manhattan
Manhattan Club
Burnz May Collapse Before Murder Trial
Mount Vernon N Y December 28 Edgar Channing Burnz the alleged degenerate and cigarette fiend may die before his murder trial of Busby B Fellows resumes next Wednesday. He wept in jail at White Plains and writes letters to his alleged sweetheart and others in jail. Authorities note his extensive correspondence and plan to use it as prosecution evidence plus testimony about hidden knives and a razor found in his cell. He is said to be haunted by visions of the murdered man.
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Mount Vernon
N. Y
Edgar Channing Burnz
Burns
Thomas Jackson
Charlie Wood
Sing Sing
Long Island Sound
Burnz
San Francisco
Fall River
Mass
Andrews
Moore
Nee
Miss Belle Howard Cleared of Shoplifting Charge
Dispatches from Minneapolis say Miss Belle Howard of Miles City was arrested on a shoplifting charge, tried in City Court, and acquitted. The case prompted sensational headlines and harsh treatment, though the lace found was accidental. She is to marry Capt. Neate, a successful Englishman in Carbon County.
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Miles’city
Mont
Minneapolis
Belle Howrd
Miles City
Howard
Miss Howard
Rosebud
Trousseaue
Capt. Neate
Carbon County
To Washington in Five Hours From New York
Royal Blue runs six hour trains from Liberty Street. Departures at 11 30 A M 1 00 P M and Royal Limited at 8 40 P M with no excess fare. Other fast trains leave 8 00 10 00 A M 1 30 5 00 7 00 P M and 12 15 midnight. South Ferry departs five minutes earlier. Best dining car and cafe car service in the world.
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Washington
New York
Foot of Liberty St
South Ferry
Adv
Pension Attorneys' Pools Spread Fraud Across States
Pension Commissioner Evans battles organized pools among pension lawyers. Trusts employ bogus claimants and widows to claim arrears, often paying huge sums to attorneys while workers receive small wages. Nashville and Charleston investigations prompt reform talk as Congress debates a Pension Appeals Board and Supreme Court referral proposals.
Vanderbilt-French Wedding Plans At Breakers
Newport R I December 23 The intention of Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt to entertain a large number of guests at the Breakers for the wedding of her son Alfred G Vanderbilt to Miss Elsie French grows more apparent. Thirty horses wintering at the Vanderbilt farm in Portsmouth will be brought into Newport stables this week along with horses and carriages from New York for the guests who will number about 100. Bids for opening the Breakers will be opened tomorrow and work awarded. Nearly 200 storm doors and windows are to be removed. Mrs Vanderbilt will stay nearly three weeks and the Frederick W Vanderbilt villa may open for the wedding.
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Newport
R. L
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Elsie French
Vanderbilt Farm
Portsmouth
New York
Laurier Visitation at Haddon Hall in Atlantic City
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Canada’s Premier arrives with wife and secretary in Atlantic City from New York. He says he visits for health and recreation.
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Canada
Atlantic City
N. J
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Haddon Hall
New York
Wilfrid
Confederates’ Veterans Set May 28 for annual reunion
Gen John B Gordon of the United Confederate Veterans issues a general order naming May 28 and two days following for the next annual reunion of the veterans in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
John B Gordon
United Confederate Veterans
Mayor-elect Hurley Donates Salary to Salem Poor
Boston dispatch reports that John F Hurley, elected mayor of Salem, would give his salary to the poor if victorious and has not retracted the pledge. He is said to be a generous donor of coal wood and groceries to needy families, with private gifts of substantial value each year.
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Boston
John F.hurley
Salem
Popular Tour to Washington by Royal Blue Line
An advertised rail package offers a popular tour to Washington from New York City for $12 round trip with all expenses included. Departs Liberty Street at 10 A M. Details available at Royal Blue Line offices.
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Washington
Royal Blue Line
New York City
Liberty St
Filipinos Routed in Battle Near Guinobutan
Advices from Southern Luzon report Lieutenant and sixty Ninth Cavalrymen attacked a large insurgent force near Guinobutan, Albay. Forty-five insurgents were killed and many wounded. An American sergeant was wounded. rebel losses were the heaviest in recent encounters.
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Manila
Luzon
United States Cavalry
Guinobutan
Albay
Autonomy Party Formed in Manila Meeting
In Manila a new Autonomy Party was launched with a large turnout of loyal Filipino leaders. The principles were read and adopted by vote 123 to 6. A 25 member council and an Executive Committee were elected including Cayetano Avellano Frank H Bourne Florentino Torres and Jose Near among others.
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Manila
Autonomy Party
Ali
Sefer Paterno
Senor
Cayetano Avellano
Justie
Supreme Court
Frank H. Bourne
Ambosio Flores
Florentino Torres
The
Philippines
José Near
Tomas del Rosariio
Arrest in Cudahy Case Narrowing Abduction Mystery
Omaha police arrested Ed Johnson based on a Miss Maude Munshaw description. Johnson, a laborer at the Cudahy packing plant, admitted visiting the Grover Streets house to rent the building but denied involvement. Police believe the suspect is the elusive light man tied to the Cudahy kidnapping and expect his detention within days while Pat Crowe's alleged role remains unconfirmed.
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Omaha, Neb
Cudahy
Johnson
Mr. Cudahy
Eddie Cudahy
Donahue
Pat Crowe
Crowe
the Packer
Fire Victims Turned From Hospital After Newark Blaze
In Newark on December 23 a fire at 73 Rutgers Street injured Charles Loeffler and his son Joseph. Hospital staff sent them home due to full beds, despite burns, after neighbors and police rescued other family members and neighbors aided the pair back to the ruins. Their daughter Minnie and others escaped partially clad. The Loefflers had no insurance and were left to local care as they recover.
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Newark
N. J
City Hospital
Charles Loeffler
Joseph
Rutgers Street
Loeffler
David
Minnie
Gertrude Conrad
Young Loeffler
Mrs. Loeffler
David Loeffler
Miss Conrad
Minnie Loeffler
Fourth Precinct
City Hspital
Charles
Joseph Loeffler
John Presse
Hopital
Durkin
Frank Baker
Fire at Summer Home Hits Greenwich Area
In Greenwich Connecticut an early morning blaze at the summer residence of S W Brown 40 West Seventy first Street New York prompted Charles T Wells of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club and his son to drive an automobile to summon the fire crew from Bellehaven. The fire discovered in the barn area prevented college steam. Loss estimated at 25000 dollars.
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Greenwich
Conn
Bellehaven
Greenwich Village
Charles T. _— Wells
Indian Harbor
Wells
Cat Cremation Funeral for Famed Angora in Chicago
In Chicago on December 25 Frances Willard’s elderly cat Toots at Mrs Norton’s elite cat infirmary on Michigan Avenue awaits cremation. The funeral will feature a lace handkerchief over the face and white silk wrapping before the furnace, with myrrh or frankincense sprinkled by friends to mask odors. The Norton institution cares for stray cats, including those with injuries, amid wealthier social support.
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Chicago
Frances Willard
Toots
Mrs. Norton
Michigan Avenue
Norton Establishment
Penn Railroad Buys Properties to Straighten Tracks in South Trenton
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company via a local firm buys about thirty properties in southern Trenton near the tracks and seeks negotiations on about thirty more. Officials do not state the aim but sources indicate plans to straighten the line and build a new Delaware River bridge, removing an S curve and shortening the New York to Philadelphia route.
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Trenton
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Delaware River
New York
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Trains Emphasize Traveler Safety Ady
Abreast of the Inventive World notes Pennsylvania Railroad trains focus on safety and traveler convenience. Ady highlights ongoing attention to passenger comfort and secure travel.
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Ady
Burglars On Handcar Fled After Safe Blast Near Montfort
Four burglars blasted the P. T. Stevens Barth safe in Montfort with nitro glycerin at 2 AM. Dramatized pursuit by seven Montfort men on a handcar pursued the robbers east to Ridgway and then to a barn loft where fifteen shots were exchanged. One burglar was wounded in the leg and the gang was captured. no money was taken.
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Lancaster
Wis
P. T. Stevens Barth
Montfort
Ridgway
Carnegie Gives $20,000 to Tuskegee Library Building
Booker T. Washington, in Boston to boost Tuskegee Institute endowment, received Andrew Carnegie’s letter pledging $20,000 for a library building. The structure will be built entirely by Tuskegee students, reflecting Carnegie’s contribution and the institute’s fundraising efforts.
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Carnegie
Negro School
Boston
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee School
Andrew Carnegie
Tuskegee Institute
Bolivia pleads for U S help in Chile dispute
Bolivia formally asked the United States to influence the Chilean dispute over Tacna and Arica. The request was denied as US policy avoids meddling in South American quarrels though arbitration of a ceasefire could be considered if asked.
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United States
Chile
Washington
Bolivia
Tacna
Arica
Imperial Ottoman cruiser contract still awaiting issue
Constantinople December 23 report that imperial trade authorization for signing the Cramp Shipbuilding Company cruiser contract and initial 210,000 deposit has not been issued. German embassy reportedly protested advancing funds before Krupp naval finance is raised.
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Constantinople
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Porte Agai
Cramps
the & Wing
Krupp
Naval Fund
Times Views on Hay Pauncefote Canal Treaty In London
The Times editorial criticizes President McKinley for submitting the Hay Pauncefote canal treaty to Britain and says the amended bargain shifts dangerous responsibility to the British government. It argues the form is unacceptable and asserts the United States will rely on rights under the Clayton Bulwer treaty if needed.
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London
the Times
McKinley
Great Britain
Lodge
Europe
America
England
American Senate
Montana considers using unclaimed treasury funds for Pan American Exhibit
The Montana Pan American Commission urges the Legislature to allocate unclaimed $30,000 from the State Treasurer to a Buffalo Exposition display next summer. Commission head Wolffsohn seeks a $50,000 appropriation and argues the funds, deemed government property, should finance a Montana exhibit with an additional $20,000 for expenses.
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Montana Pan-American Commission
Montana
Wolffsohn
Pan- American Commission
Big suit against Clark in Butte mining case
Anaconda Mining Company sues W A Clark and Colusa Parrot Mining for 1 075 000 in U S Court Butte alleging trespass on ore bodies from the blue vein and the red vein on the Anaconda claim. Damages arise from ore taken across both veins, extending into Colusa Parrot ground.
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Helena
Mont
United States
Butte
Anaconda Mining Company
Anaconda Company
Knowles
Steamer Karoon Encounters Leyland Line Vessel During Gale
Queenstown reports the British steamer Karoon from Philadelphia to Gark arrived after a gale off Ireland's west coast. It says a Leyland Line steamer was seen nearby, listed to an angle of 45 degrees. Capt. Freeman was in command.
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Queenstown
Karoon
Freeman
Philadelphia
Gark
Leyland Line
Ireland
Iverrs Sinking Off Southwestern Sweden
The sailing ship Iverrs was wrecked near Boeteborg on Friday. Seven crew members drowned. Three reached an uninhabited island. two died there, and the remaining seaman was rescued today.
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Copenhagen
Iverrs
Boeteborg
Sweden
A Champagne Triumph in Mumm Extra Dry Ad
The advertisement praises G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry noting superior quality and a shipment of 109,321 cases imported by December 1, 1900, exceeding all other brands by 72,169 cases. Special emphasis on the remarkable quality of the Extra Dry.
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G. H. Mumm
Gardiner Declines Fight to Recoup D A Position
District Attorney Asa Bird Gardiner removed by Gov Roosevelt will surrender his office without contest. New D A Eugene A Philbin prepares to take over as assistants review pending cases and establish policy at the Democratic Club.
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Asa Bird Gardiner
Roosevelt
Col. Gardiner
Democratic Club
John F. MclIntyre
Philbin
Eugene A. Philbin
John F. “McIntyre
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