African War News Reports Boer Victory and British Setbacks
Telegraph from Pietermaritzburg notes horse sickness spreading among Boers, threatening mobility. Battle accounts claim a British defeat with nine cannon captured, while Boer losses cited as thirty by official figures, with higher native estimates. Dispatches mention Meander River confusion and a possible unmasked Winston Churchill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-York Tribune
Telcerams
Colenso
Tugela
Winston Churenil
Pretoria
Stormberg
Dave
Waterfall
Tagela River
Schalkburger
Inager
Christmas in the Camps. orright 1800
London dispatch describes Christmas in Ladysmith and Natal theaters as British forces endure sieges and typhoid, with Buller renewing efforts to relieve Ladysmith. Reports detail Boer artillery strengths, reinforcements, and the strain on supply and water. Dispatches note public scrutiny of staff errors, expectations of renewed offensives, and medical and logistical challenges amid the Natal campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orright
New-York Tribune
London
Tommy Atkins
War Office
Cape Town
Modder River
Pietermaritgurg
Ladysmith
Lst
Colenso
Estcourt
Buller
White
Glencor
Tugela
Natal
Mool River
Long
Lord Roberts
General Buller
Methuen
Kimberley
Matare
Mall Jeter
Martinets
LN OF
South Africa
Chieveley
Distress in Puerto Rico relief progress and Mortality
War Department release reviews relief efforts in Puerto Rico from Sept 26 to Nov 24. Island population estimated at 25000? and indigent average daily 221,087 with weekly sickness 1,772 and weekly deaths rising in mountain districts. Cash relief totaling 15,224 up to Nov 30. 17,182,788 pounds of food received, 15,048,316 issued by Nov 30. on hand 6 pounds. Reports note poverty, starvation risk, and ongoing need through February amid coffee plantations devastation and sugar cane recovery aiding labor. Also discusses pestilence risk and relief distribution via planter labor plans and transport limitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amosop
Washington
Pec
War Department
Puerto Rico
Namd
San Juan
Eltfen
Board of Charities
Poaatotr
Stoppered by a Wooden Indian in Cigar Store Drift
A runaway horse bolted through Twenty-fourth Street near Eighth Avenue, tossing rider John Sheridan of Nome West Twenty and his passengers from a cab. The wooden Indian statue outside a cigar shop restrained the horse, saving the couple. Sheridan and bystanders aided, with the statue removed, the horse calmed, and Sheridan treated for bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panaway
Eighth Ave
John Sheridan
Nome
Twenty Meekest
Fitzyeave
Crom
Sheridan
Sheritus
Han
Military Governors Appointed in Northwestern Luzon
General Young is named Military Governor of Northwestern Luzon with headquarters at Vigan. His forces include the Bid In fantry under Colonel Luther R. Hare and the Qa Cavalry. San Fernando and Laoag will host permanent stations. Aparri will garrison towns in Cagayan Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya where Colonel Hood is appointed Military Governor. Civil municipal governments will be established and Northern Luzon ports open for trade around January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Young
Luzon
Vigan
Bid Infantry
Luther R. Hare
San Fernando
Laoag
Aparri
Cagayan
Isabela
Nueva Vizcaya
Hood
Colonel Hood
France Coal Miners Push General Strike Amid Looming Disruptions
In St. Etienne a meeting of 2500 miners backed a general strike in the Loire coal basin for tomorrow. A sympathy movement of about 50,000 could follow. Miners demand wage increases, shorter hours, and federation recognition after a 5 percent offer was rejected. Violent sentiment and protests signaled by cries of Vive la Greve and Carmagnole accompanied the turmoil. Additional lace workers in St. Etienne wage a separate strike, potentially widening unemployment to 100,000 as coal shortages threaten factory closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
St. Etienne
Loire
Miners’ Federation
Fay
Railroad Employes Clash Over Bridge Sparks Engine Seizure
At Rouses Point New York a dispute between about 150 Rutland Railroad and Central Vermont Railroad workers led to track damage telegraph cuts and the seizure of a Central Vermont engine valued at 11009. The clash stemmed from plans to build a new Champlain Bridge and a competing route from Grand Isle to Burlington. News item notes communications disruption and cross-railway tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Vermont
Rouse’s Point
Rutland Railroad
Central Vermont Railroad
Vermont
Rutland Road
Rutland
Central Vermont Road
Urland Road
Lake Champlain
Og- Mirmbure
Grand Isle
Alburon
Burlington
Jonnaly
Seac York
Earthquake Strikes Southern California Causing Damages
A strong quake centered near San Jacinto Riverside County hit Southern California at 4 25 am causing tens of thousands in damage to San Jacinto Memit Hemit and Santa Ana The Hemit hotel and San Jacinto hospital were damaged while no injuries were confirmed Telephones and telegraphs buzzed with inquiries as rumors of deaths circulated but proved false San Diego also reported its severest tremor in fourteen years with tall buildings shaken and a minor sea wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAN JA+CINTO
Los Angeles
Cal
California
San Jacinto
Riverside County
Memit
Hemit
Johnson Block
Santa Ana
Anhelm
San Bernardino
Riverside
San Diego
Texas Carries Maine's Dead to Arlington for Burial
The battleship Texas arrived in Newport News bearing the Maine disaster victims. Fifteen coffins, draped with flags, will be transferred to a railroad barge at noon and placed on a funeral train to Arlington National Cemetery for 11 o'clock Thursday interment with military honors in the presence of President McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
United States
Texas
Sigsbee
Ild
Elock
Havana
Chesapeake and Ohio
Arlington National Cemetery
Maine
Hatteras
Virginia Capes
Lynn Haven Bay
Old Point
Cooper
Washington
Father Chidwick
Mier
Arington
Burial of Maine dead set for Arlington Thursday
Washington December 25 The Maine dead will be buried at Arlington Cemetery on Thursday at 11 oclock in the presence of President McKinley and Cabinet members. Chaplain Chidwick who aided at Havana Harbor will officiate with the Naval Academy chaplain assisting. Twenty two bodies will be privately buried by relatives while 168 caskets remain to be identified or unclaimed and will be marked with headstones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Chidwick
Washington
Maine
Arlington Cemetery
Oelock
McKinley
Cabinet
Army
Navy
Havana Harbor
Naval Academy
Santiago
Navy Department
Allen
Long
Bradley comments on Kentucky contest tactics in Lexington interview
Ex governor Bradley says evidence will be taken to each county as Republicans mobilize for the contest against Democrats for state offices. He claims ballots used in Johnson, Nox and Pike counties mirror those in others won by Republicans and asserts troops in Louisville did not prevent voting. He predicts two appointments to Pryor and Ellie vacancies if Governor Taylor acts, with court backing expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moss
Platt
Frank Moss
Mazer Committee
John Proctor Clarke
Clarke
Robert Mazet
Assembly
Roosevelt
Maget
United States
Bradley
Lexington
Johnson
Nox
Pike
Louisville
Henry Watterson
Weaver
Goebel 4
Goebel
Taylor
Pryor
Ellie
Court of Appeals
Molineux Trial Costs Spark City Budget Alarm
The Molineux murder trial could cost New York City far more than any prior homicide case. Estimates range from 150000 to 250000, with expert testimony and handwriting analysis driving the bill. Officials question extravagance under District Attorney Gardiner as analysts prepare for court battles over payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C.F. Meyer
Molineux
Gardiner
Adams
United States
Mary Melando
New York
Molineuw
Faying
Whalen
Coler
Tribune
Henry L. Tolman
Daniel T. Ames
George Gordon Battle
Barnet
Cornish
Weeks
Polson
Bate
Molineau
Also Mentioned on This Page
African War News
Schalkburgher
Presoria
Tugein
Colonne
Croce
Beers
Ermonn
Bulwer Bridge
Villebois
Braun
Europe
Botha
Trichart
Tugela River
Brere
Demellion
Elandsvaagte
Slmonstown
Penelope
Times
Ent
India
Pietermaritzburg
Lord Alwyne Frederick Compton
Biggleswads
Bedfordshire
Lord Sailsbury
Schomberg McDonnell
Delagoa Bay
Portugal
The
Daily Graphic
Great Tirstain
Transvaal
Great Britain
Portu- Rese
Standart
Komat Poort
England
Rough Riders
Sir Charles Warren
Churchill
Winston Churchiil
Charchill
Liberty
Queen Victoria
Windsor
Duke
Duchess of Connaught
Henry of Battenders
Windsor Castle
Fanada
Ottawa
Wae
Regis AM
Evans’ Brout
Caual Merit
Advi
Mazet
Landon
Dee
Baxter
New-York
Gulf of Anrad
Gulf of Ancad
Grand Central
Buffalo
Windeon
River
Mohawk Valley
New York Central
General Young
France
Ee Railroad
Asta Minor
Constantinople
Koniah
Asia
Minor
Masporah
Shatel-Arat
Panhallc
Bagdad
von Siemens
Deutsche Bank
Anatolian Faahway Company
Berlin
Porte
Anatolian Railway Company
Babe Alse
Rockwood
District Attorneys Office
Roland B. Molineux
Bride
Waldorf-Astoria
Hagan
Oscar Wilde
Cscar Wilde
Echo de Paris
M.richet
Explorer
Electrician
Fisher
New Orleana
Liverpool
Kinsale
Lago
Nelli
Hull
Boston
Sanderson & Bon
Recordur
Otto Huber Badr
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!