London Gossip and War News From The Boer Front
London reports Christmas calm despite South Africa strain with Kitchener poised to crush marauding commandoes. Crowded notes cover remounts, rail and telegraph disruptions, and Boer resistance waning. Also: Jameson abroad, Croker at home, and reviews of Stephen Phillips's Herod.
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DR. Jameson
South Africa
Richard Croker
London
Wear Office
Hall Caine
Continent
Stephen Phillips
Herod
Order of the Black Eagle Reward for Berlin
Emperor William awards Count von Bülow the Order of the Black Eagle in Berlin. The decoration signals imperial approval of his Reichstag speech on the China debate and the Kruger incident. The act is seen as backing the Chancellor’s tour in South Germany to cement cabinet alignment with the emperor’s foreign policy.
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Berlin
William
Count von Bislow
China
Germany
New York appoints a new District Attorney Mr Philbin sworn in
Eugene A. Philbin was sworn in as District Attorney of New York County by Justice Morgan J. O'Brien. Asa Bird Gardiner was removed from office by order of removal issued in Albany after malfeasance charges. Gardiner packed his papers and left the Criminal Courts Building while Philbin planned to take office the next morning.
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New York
Eugene A. Philbin
Morgan J. O’brien
Asa Bird Gardiner
State of New York
Executive Chamber
County of
New-York
New- York
John Henry Hammond
Albany
Capitol
Mr. Gardiner
Lucien Knapp
Gardiner
Garden City
New York County
Mr. Philbin
No. 111
Broadway
John A. Waldron
Waldron
State Charities
Philbin
District Attorney's Office
John FP. McIntyre
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Madison Square
Justice O’brien
O’brien
United States
Roosevelt
Police Board
Colonel W
Department of Street Cleaning
John Proctor Clarke
Platt
Chamberlain to decide on Treaty Shore renewal policy
St. John’s Newfoundland Dec 24 The Colonial Cabinet will wait on the Imperial Government before acting on renewing the Treaty Shore modus vivendi expiring next Monday. Joseph Chamberlain as Imperial Secretary for the Colonies must either negotiate another treaty with France or urge Newfoundland to renew the modus vivendi.
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St. John’s
N. F
Joseph Chamberlain
Imperial of State
France
Mr. Chamberlain
Estes
Premier Ayne declines Federal Ministry summons
Sydney report says Sir William John Ayne premier of New South Wales has declined to form the First Federal Ministry after being urged by the Earl of Hopetoun Governor General to act. Ayne advised to summarize Tron who led the Federal Convention during 1897 and 1898 sessions in Adelaide and Melbourne.
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Sydney
William John Ayne
New South Wales
Earl of Hopetoun
Commonwealth of Australia
Lord Hopetoun
Tron
Adelaide
Melbourne
Embargo Hits U.S. Exhibit Cars at Havre Over 5710 Franc Claim
Paris reports tell of embargo on thirty U.S. Government exhibit cars at Havre delaying the Prairie’s sailing. Ambassador Porter lodged a formal protest as Brackett sought settlement over freight charges and damages. The dispute includes charges against Lazies over demolition delays and arrests connected to the National pavilion.
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Paris
United States
Havre
Prairie
New York
Forter
Major Brackett
The
American Commission
Brackett
Philip Lazies
Peck
M. Lazies
Filipinos Form Federal Party to Seek Peace
The Federal party in the Philippines publishes an address calling for unity among peace seekers under American sovereignty. It aims to reintegrate Filipinos into a broader American federation and has notified President McKinley of its organized effort with copies sent to the provinces. The platform accepts recognition of certain insurgent acts as consistent with Reconstruction precedents.
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Manila
Federal Party
Philippines
McKinley
United States
Fighting on the island of Leyte report shows pockets of activity
Advices from Leyte claim West Coast fighting continues while East Coast leaders retreat to the mountains. Casualties include Lieutenant Frank E. Lynch and three men wounded on Ilonga. two Company L, 43d Volunteer Infantry men killed. three others wounded near San Miguel. Two thousand U S troops hold coast towns of Samar with no decisive results yet.
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Manila
Leyte
Frank E. Lynch
44Th Volunteer Infantry
Ilongas
Louis H. Leaf
San Miguel
United States
Samar
Pope completes Holy Door closing at St. Peter's Cathedral
The Pope closed the Holy Door in a two hour ceremony at St. Peter's Cathedral Rome. Tens of thousands watched as he laid bricks with a gold trowel and blessed the crowd, ending with benediction.
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Rome
St. Peter’s Cathedral
St. Peter's Cathedral
St. Peter's Door
Malta
St. Peter's
Papal
Leo
Serafino Vannutelli
Great Penitentiary
Vatican
Woman Claims Royal Ancestry In London Insanity Arrest
Elizabeth Alma Blake, about 30, self stated NY address 339 West Fortieth St, is jailed at St George's Workhouse London on insanity charges. She claimed to be Princess Beatrice's daughter and survivor of the Galveston flood. She appeared at Osborne House and caused a disturbance, then returned to New York.
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London
Elizabeth Alma Blake
West Fortieth St
New York City
St. George's Workhouse
Osborne House
Isle of Wight
Beatrice
Henry of Battenberg
Tribune
Sarah Cassidy
Galveston
England
Two trolley cars collide in Brooklyn fatality and injuries
A Brooklyn trolley crash at the Broadway ferry left one woman dead and several others injured. Motormen Benjamin Allen and John Fagan were questioned as rescuers ferried victims to hospital and crowds were kept back.
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Brooklyn
Broadway Ferry
Metropolitan Ave
John Fagan
Monroe St
Manhattan
Broadway
Grand St
Christopher Brennan
Metropolitan-ave
Allen
Captain Short
Bedford-ave
Eastern District
St. Catharine's
Williamsburg Hospital
Jamaicans Attack American Foremen on Ecuador Railroad
Letters from Ecuador describe escalating clashes between Jamaican laborers and American foremen hired by the James P. McDonald Company. Several Jamaicans were shot, one foreman fled for safety, and arms were reported among workers as trouble loomed. James P. McDonald was unavailable at his New York home.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Ecuador
James P. McDonald Company
New York
Lord Beresford Ill with Peritonitis Abandons Christmas
Lord William Beresford is ill with peritonitis and slight improvement is reported this morning. His illness leads to the abandonment of Christmas festivities at Deepdene, his seat at Dorking.
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London
William Leslie de la Poer Beresford
Lord Beresford
Deepdene
Dorking
Revolt of Celestino Peraza in Venezuelan Guarico District
Celestino Peraza, ex secretary-general to President Castro of Venezuela, has revolted against the Venezuelan government near Lezema in Guarico. A force of 2,500 Venezuelan troops led by General Aristides Fandeo has been deployed to confront Peraza.
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Curacoa
Dutch Guiana
Celestino Peraza
Castro
Venezuela
Lezema
Guarico
Aristides Fandeo
Peraza
Cape Colony Situation Deepens As Boers Aid Grows
London reports confirm serious Cape Colony crisis. The Daily Mail notes Boer assistance rising and railway links from Cape Town northward nearly severed by both Boer operations and rains.
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London
Daily Mail
Cape Colony
Cape Town
No Peace for Kruger Rebuffs Overtures at The Hague
The Daily Mail correspondent reports from The Hague that Mr. Kruger has grown stiff necked and now scornfully rejects all private peace overtures. The London dispatch is dated December 25.
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London
Daily Mail
The
Hague
Kruger
Lord Kitchener Arrives at De Aar to Crush Boer Invasion
Cape Town dispatch reports Lord Kitchener has arrived at De Aar in the Cape Colony and is taking measures to crush the Boer invasion.
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Lord Kitchener
DE Aar
Cape Town
Cape Colony
Canadians urged to join Baden-Powell force in South Africa
The Colonial Office seeks volunteers from Canada for Baden-Powell's Transvaal mounted police offering ten captaincies and fifteen lieutenancies to qualified militia officers. Pay is five shillings a day from landing in Cape Town with free transport from Canada. Winnipeg readies a big homecoming for returning South Africa soldiers with a parade, city officials, church services, and a banquet and ball planned.
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Ottawa
Ont
Colonial Office
Baden-Powell
Transvaal Mounted Police
Cape Town
Canada
South Africa
Winnipeg
Man
Roblin
McMillan
Royal Canadian Dragoons
90Th Battalion
Winnipeg Dragoons
13Th Field Battery
Veterans’ Association
Holy Trinity Church
Archbishop Macray
Grand Rapids Welcomes President Krueger With City Freedom
The Grand Rapids Common Council unanimously adopted a resolution to extend to President Krueger an official welcome and freedom of the city. The City Clerk sent a cable(dispatch) to The Hague inviting his visit and noting more than thirty thousand of his countrymen in the city.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Krueger
Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar Health Update During Influenza
Weimar dispatch notes anxiety over the aged Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar as influenza tests his condition. A medical bulletin reports satisfactory status despite coughing and a normal thermometer reading. The heir apparent is Prince William Ernest, with a brief family outline included.
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Weimar
Grand Duke of
Saxe- Weimar
Charles Alexander
Saxe-Weimar
Charles Frederick
Maria Paulowna
Paul I
Russia
Sophie
William II
Netherlands
William Ernest, Raageom
Odell Blocks Quigg for County Committee Presidency
Governor elect Odell opposes ex-Congressman Lemuel E. Quigg as head of the Republican County Committee citing Quigg’s links to a Havana contract and past actions. State leaders echo the stance as Odell aims for a Greene type governor’s ally to defeat Tammany. Platt notes timing for a Wednesday decision with Philbin and Clarke seen as acceptable picks.
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Odell
Lemuel E. Quigg
F. W. Greene
Republican County Committee
Quigg
Havana
Gruber
Xxist
Treasury
General Greene
Greene
New York
Supreme Court
Kings
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Odell May Push to Cut Commissions in New State Plan
Rumors in Albany say Governor-elect Odell favors consolidating commissions to trim expenses. Potential abolitions include the Prison and Forest Fish and Game Commissions, with duties shifted to five state officers. A Lunacy Commission reorganization is hinted amid a vacancy and ongoing debates on patronage and costs.
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Albany
Odell
Forest, Fish and Game Commission
State Commission
Peter M. Wise
William Church Osborn
William L. Parkhurst
State Commission In
Lunaty
Weather pattern suggests Christmas cold spell may arrive
The article notes mild Christmas weather is not unusual comparing this year to last year with high temperatures near 51 and 53 degrees. It forecasts fair but colder conditions today and freezing weather tonight with brisk westerly winds. Christmas snowfall history cited includes 1892 and 1897 events.
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Wenoon
Countess of Antrim to sail with Cymric to New York
London reports the White Star Line steamer Cymric bound from Liverpool to New York will carry the Countess of Antrim and her son Viscount Dunluce among its passengers.
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London
White Star Line
Cymric
Liverpool
New York
Countess of Trim
Viscount Dunluce
Overland Limited Fastest Chicago to California Schedule
The Overland Limited departs Chicago daily at 4 a.m. via the Chicago and Northwestern and Union and Southern railways, arriving in San Francisco at 6 45 p.m. on the third day. The train features double drawing room sleeves, parlor, library car with barber, and dining cars along the Northwestern Line.
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California
Overland Limited
Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
Union and Southern Zayne Railways
San Francisco
Pollnter
Barber
Northwestern Line
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