English Press Excited by Mercier Speech on Invasion
London reports that General Mercier's remarks on a French invasion bolster his standing and revive hopes of regaining prestige after the Dreyfus affair. British officials note French officers studied Dover Portsmouth Plymouth defenses and Liverpool fortifications, yet the government deems it of little consequence.
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Dover
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Liverpool
Paris
Invasion Talk Sparks French War Games Recalled
Washington observers laugh at a French fantasy of invading England as mock plans unfold amid memories of Trafalgar and Boulogne. They note Britain’s fleet would deter any assault and cite Napoleon, Caligula, and naval power as key factors shaping the era’s fears.
Rear Admiral Barker Doubts Immediate Invasion Plans
Officials at the Brooklyn Navy Yard were approached about General Mercer’s French Senate speech. Rear Admiral Albert S. Barker declined to discuss the speech, saying invasion would probably not be undertaken immediately. Captain Frank Wildes and Naval Constructor Bowles were reticent. General Anson G. McCook weighed France and England, noting concerns about demolishing the Channel squadron.
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Mercer
Albert S. Barker
Frank Wildes
Bowles
Anson G. McCook
France
England
English Channel
Military men mock Mercier speech on invasion claim
In a city crowd of military men derides General Mercier's Senate remarks that France could invade England. Major-General Charles F. Roe questions if the speech aided a British army bill, suggesting the Frenchman earns little attention and that the French label fuss-tusey fits the scene.
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Washington
Spain
England
Mercier
Paul Kruger
France
Russia
Charles F. Roe
British Volunteer Army Roots in 19th Century Invasion Fears
Forty two years after a French invasion scare in 1858 Britain faced a faint threat from Europe. The Orsini plot stirred demand to curb conspirators in London. Palmerston’s Conspiracy bill failed, fueling talk of invasion and a surge in home defense volunteers whose motto is Defence Not Defiance. A tall Doric column marks the Armada era threat as the only other notable continental danger.
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Trafalgar
Nelson
Napoleon
Caligula
Britain
England
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Napoleon II
London
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Great Britain
British Isles
Funston reports a two hour fight in Santo Domingo
General Funston dispatches a two hour engagement between an American force led by Lieutenant Jernigan and 300 rebels led by Sandico in Santo Domingo. The Americans killed sixteen rebels including leader Aguilar and one identified as an American negro. none of Jernigan's thirty scouts were wounded.
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Aguilar
Fagin
24Th Infantry
United States Commission
Escolta
Taft
United States
Kruger Cheered by Dutch Crowd Then Plans Train Departure
In The Hague Premier Pierson says arbitration moment with Britain over the Transvaal cannot be foreseen. In Cologne Mr Kruger walks in rain to the Cathedral, cheered by a waiting crowd. he plans to depart at 10 a m on a special train to join the Dutch express at Zevenaar.
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Pierson
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Great Britain
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Cologne
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Zevenaar
Boer Chieftain Driven North Ward by British
War Office reports from Lord Kitchener dated Bloemfontein December 5 says General Knox re engaged De Wet near Bethulie and drove the Boers from positions before dark with Pilcher assisting on the left. A Pretoria dispatch claims four days of fighting at Bronkhorst Spruit and that Viljoen Erasmus with 2500 Boers are surrounded and eighty killed.
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de Wet
Bethulie
Smithfield Road
Pilcher
Lord Kitchener
London
Pretoria
Bronkhorst Spruit
Viljoen
Erasmus
War Office
Bloemfontein
Durban Welcome for Lord Roberts Amid Irish Parade
Crowds in Durban crowded the streets as Lord Roberts arrived. Members of the Irish Association dragged his carriage to the Town Hall amid profuse decorations and numerous addresses presented to the Field Marshal.
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Lord Roberts
Irish Association
Marsha
Cape Colony Editor Imprisoned For Sedition
Worcester Cape Colony Dec 5 J E De Jong proprietor of The Worcester Advertiser jailed on sedition charge for alleging filthy atrocities by British soldiers. Town swells with visitors for Dutch Congress and British troops barred from town limits to prevent clashes.
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Cape Colony
J. E. de Jong
Worcester Advertiser
Suicide attempt on Amsterdam trolley car ends with restraint
Aloysius Van Seich, 35, of West Fifty-eighth Street, swallowed carbolic acid in a crowded Amsterdam trolley car. Passengers George Fitzpatrick and Thomas Quill tackled him, saving others as Fitzpatrick’s hands were burned and fingers contaminated. Policeman Coyle then took Van Seich into custody.
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East Seventy-second-st
Thomas Quill
West One
Brokers in Wall Street Conspiracy Arrested in Broadway Office Raid
Assistant District Attorney Byrnes leads a nationwide probe into Morgan C W Morgan Co and discretionary brokers Lewis E Van Riper and John B McKenzie. Morgan and Hart jailed on conspiracy grand larceny charges after officers seize books and papers from 71 Broadway and 11 Breadway offices.
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C. W. Morgan
C. W. Morgan & Co
Consolidated Exchange
No. 71
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Michael Hart
Zeller
McConville
Barrett
Mulry
McClusky
Shera
Daniel Sickles
Wall Street
McKenzie
van Riper
United States
Canada
William D. Batley
Matawan
N. J
Captain McClusky
Byrne
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Polce
New-York
Pleasure Bay
van Riper and McKenzie
United States Financial and Mercantile Examiner
Wall Street Ticket
Wall Street Forecast
John Evans
Leonard A. Watson
Ferdinand Gardner
Hart
Deuel
Arthur J. Moore
West Twenty-third St
Hill to Fight Croker Here in Anti Tammany Move
Ex Senator David B. Hill arrives in the city amid talk of organizing anti Tammany forces to challenge Richard Croker. Hill plans open political warfare, aligning with the Committee of Fifteen to break Croker's Tammany grip and boost Hill's national ambitions. The visit signals potential revolts in Assembly districts and a possible new Democratic organization.
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Hoffman House
Hill
Richard Croker
Downing Croker
Albany
Tammany Boss
Elliot Danforth
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Danforth
Committee of Fifteen
Croker
Tammany
Bryan
New York City
Astor Sells East Side Block for About 600000
John Jacob Astor has sold a block on the East Side bounded by First Avenue and Avenue A from First to Fifth streets for about 600000. The purchasers are the building owners or their tenants, about fifty in number, with most contracts by mortgage at 4 percent. Titles pass next Monday.
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First-ave
Avenue A
Colonel Astor
Minister Shot Dead in Street in Williamson West Virginia
Davis Stokes a prominent lawyer and former state senate candidate in Williamson shot and killed Rev John Wohl pastor of First Presbyterian Church after a quarrel over a sermon cartoon. Wohl fired first, Stokes returned fire as he fell, Wohl killed by brain shot, crowd gathered, Stokes surrendered.
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Wohl
Cous County
Boers Apply for Citizenship in U S District Court
Hercules David Viljeon and Andreas Jacobus Liebenberg, long-time residents of Cape Colony, became the first Afrikaners to obtain first naturalization papers in the U S District Court here. They arrived November 26 aboard a Holland America Line steamer and reside at Union Square Hotel. They swore allegiance to the United States, with Viljeon fluent in English and Liebenberg less so. The men, educated and prosperous, had fought for the Boers in the war with England. A Boer farming colony was rumored for Hicksville, Long Island.
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England
Hercules David Viljeon
Andreas Jacobus Liebenberg
Cape Colony
South Africa
Union Square
John Louis Donavan
United States Circuit Court
United States
Shields
Viljeon
Hicksville
Long Island
United States Buys 47 Acres on Plum Island Frontier
The U.S. government announced the purchase of 47 acres on Plum Island off Long Island. The land includes a fort with strategic strength guarding the Sound entrance. The aim is to provide a training ground for garrisoned troops and bolster fortifications.
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United States
Abram S. Hewitt
Plum Island
Long Island
Death of M. Schnaebele after long political incident
Paris reports the death at Nancy of M. Schnaebele the French police commissary who was arrested and imprisoned by Germans at Metz in 1887 nearly triggering war between France and Germany. The Schnaebele incident occurred in April 1887 amid high anti German sentiment in France.
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Metz
Wellnigh
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Germany
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Schnaebele
FASTER THAN EVER TO CALIFORNIA OVERLAND LIMITED
Train service from Chicago to San Francisco speeds via Union Pacific and Northwestern lines. Passengers find modern drawing room cars and new berths with meals and reservations available at Northwestern Office.
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Ts An
M & Cage
Storm’s Aftermath Leaves Brooklyn Islands Flooded
A Tuesday rain and wind storm caused fresh westerly gales 50 to 60 mph, lowering tides and flooding basements in Bay Ridge Bensonhurst Coney Island and Gravesend Beach. The sea roared over the Concourse and damage to jetties and piers was reported.
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City Club Denounces State Constabulary Plan And Tammany Role
The City Club condemned the proposed State Constabulary bill and urged opposition to Tammany while endorsing Charter Revision Commission ideas. It called for united citizen action for honest municipal government and supported reforms in education governance and a single, accountable city administration.
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Lexow Committee
New York
Thief Returns Stolen Goods After Noted Confession
Boston report details a case where a thief repents and fully compensates the Boston and Maine Railroad. Chief Inspector Watts describes three letters claiming partial restitution for summer thefts and a December delivery of fourteen rolls of flannel valued at $4357 plus small cash sums.
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Watts
Express
Boston and Maine Railroad
Supreme Court rules liquor sales limited after hours in Boston
The Boston Supreme Court decision bars liquor between 11 p m and dawn. Hotels and saloons largely obey the ruling with bars closed early and guests refused liquor, signaling a sweeping enforcement of the semicolon in the statute and a shift in late night service.
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Supreme Court
Journey by water to the Great Lakes ad
An advertisement promises travel by the New York Central route up the Hudson through the Mohawk Valley past Niagara Falls to the Great Lakes, describing a scenic waterborne journey.
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New-York Tribune
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