Weekly World Highlights From The Far Corners
A condensed review of events from around the world and the United States. Lord Roberts leaves the Cape for England. Holland and Portugal tensions rise. B o er war debates and subsidies move in parliament. Li Hung Chang accused in Shanghai. Oregon and Washington state notes on canals schools and mining. Arizona carnival opens with parade and tragedy. editors join Nebraska legislature. U S coal mining tech advances abroad and at home.
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Li Hung Chang
Chaffee
von Waldersee
House of Commons
Philippine Commission
Moxee Valley
Washington
War revenue bill passes as world turmoil grows
The house passes the war revenue measure while war news pours in. Telegraphers threaten a boycott. South Africa crisis deepens as Kitchener calls for troops. Fires, lynching, ship losses, smallpox, and rail strikes punctuate a turbulent snapshot of 1900s events.
Prairie chickens tied to western Kansas pendant claim
Pennsylvania has bought over 100000 acres in five years to create a forestry reserve. Former Ambassador to Italy W F Draper received the order of 88 Maurice and Cazal from the king of Italy for services during his Rome embassy.
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Kansas
State of
Pennsylvania
Italy
W. F. Draper
Maurice and Cazal Py
Rome
Dutch government refuses to lead arbitration effort
In The Hague on December 18 the Dutch government said it would stay passive and not initiate arbitration between Transvaal and Britain. Kruger and Leyds sought to spread the arbitration idea, but Foreign Minister Pierson stated that major powers must decide first and the Netherlands would follow.
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The
Hague
Transvaal
Great Britain
Kruger
Dr. Leyds
N. B. Pierson
Kroger
Netherlands
Transvaal Legation Denies Nicholas Telegram Rejection
The Hague dispatch reports the Transvaal legation contradicts rumors that Emperor Nicholas telegraphed to Mr. Kruger ruling out a meeting. The legation says no such message has been sent and clarifies the position.
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The
Hague
Transvaal
Nicholas
Kruger
Oregon Delegation Backs Columbia River Mouth Plan
Washington December 13 three Oregon lawmakers agreed to seek a continuing contract for Columbia River mouth improvements rather than rely on repeated annual appropriations. They aim to secure steady work and timely completion. The river and harbor committee has yet to decide funding with engineers recommending a $600,000 outside limit.
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Washington
Oregon
Columbia
Bold escape disrupts counterfeiting hearing in Spokane
In Spokane Judge Marshall presiding over a preliminary hearing for Edward Hanson on counterfeiting charges, Hanson sneaked from a crowded courtroom. Officers pursued toward the river, several shots fired, and Hanson surrendered. He is part of a trio arrested with bogus money and tools found in their cabin.
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Spokane
Marshall
Edward Hanson
Hanson
Montana Seats Contested in Senate Credentials Vote
The senate refused credentials of W. A. Clark and Maginnis of Montana to the privileges and elections committee. A debate reopened the Clark case as Senator Chandler moved to recommit the resolution declaring the Montana seat vacant. By consent, the recommittal was postponed until Thursday.
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Washington
Senate
W. A. Clark
Maginnis
Montana
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Clark
Chandler
Theraday
Counterfeiting gang leader Edmund Hansen captured in Spokane
Spokane police arrest Edmund Hansen alias H Larkee once a Great Northern bridge watch man for counterfeiting. In his shack investigators find counterfeiter molds and gold and silver bullion orders, with a cache of stolen articles found nearby in the rocks. Hansen claims complete ignorance.
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Spokane
Wash
Edmund Hansen
H. Larkee
Hansen
Great Northern
Saloonkeepers Plead Guilty in Chehalis Sunday Opening
Four Chehalis saloonkeepers pleaded guilty in superior court to keeping their places open Sunday. Two Centralia men were convicted. All fined $30 each and all related cases dropped.
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Chehalis
Wash
Chehhalia
Centralia
Two Japanese Arrested on Raised Bill Charges in Vancouver
Vancouver authorities arrested Hanay Sato and Mantoka Hamaguchi on December 13 for uttering raised bills. Dozens of altered Wille notes circulated locally, with each suspect alleging they were unwitting recipients from a fellow Japanese trader.
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Vancouver
Bf. C
Hanay Sato
Mantoka Hamaguchi
Battle Continues As Knox and Dewet Clash In South Africa
The Evening Standard reports ongoing ground fighting between General Knox and General Dewet with little telegraphic news. Officials remain reticent but signs point to British gains amid sparse battlefield information.
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London
The
Evening Standard
Knox
Dewet
War Office
Great Hong Kong Typhoon Leaves Heavy Loss of Life
News of the November typhoon that devastated Hong Kong reports ships wrecked and many lives lost. The British gunboat Sandpiper foundered while the Otter rescued crew, and 77 launches were wrecked with over 200 natives drowned. Kowloon suffered extensive damage and ships drifted as crews battled to aid others.
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Victoria
B. C
Emress
India
Hong Kong
Sandpiper
Benjamin Sewell
Kowloon
Empress of India
Chinpeed
Warren
Firebrand
Tweed
Long Kong
Otter
Canton River
Paisley
Scott
White
Thompson
Carpenter McIlroy
Tamar
Astraea
Arsenal Yard
Queen's Road
Kennedy Town
Wreck on Great Northern Train Near Brockton Montana
Great Northern passenger train No. 3 bound west wrecked near Brockton one mile east of Glasgow around 4 AM. Five killed and many injured as a broken rail caused the crash while the engine and three cars stayed on track but four cars fell into an embankment. Bodies taken to Glasgow for inquests.
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Great Falls
Mont
Great Northern
Brockton
Glasgow
Boy Tortured By Fire Across San Jose Street
Alfred Kern, 10, was seized by three youths after leaving kindergarten in San Jose. He suffered severe burns from burning matches and is in serious condition. Police hunt the assailants who fled the scene.
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San Jose
Cal
Dee
Alfred Kern
Pioneer telegraphic founder Robert L. Tige dies in New York
Robert L. Tige who established the first tele graphic system in South America died at his New York home. Born in Dublin he joined the Fortieth York regiment at the Civil War outbreak and later worked for Adram Co. Morse. He operated telegraphic systems in Chile and Peru and had lived in New York for 18 years.
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New York
Robert L. Tige
South America
Ilé
Dublin
Cvil
Fortiethen York Regiment
Adram Co. Morse
Chile
Peru
Ex-King Milan Linked to American Heiress Atee
Vienna rumors circulate that ex King Milan may wed American heiress Mise Atee, a report cited by the Daily Chronicle correspondent in London.
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London
Vienna
Daily Chronicle
Milan
Mise Atee
New Gold Field Discovered in Washington Territory
Spokane reports a stampede near Poorth of Joly creek a Kettle River branch where shot gold has been found and runs of up to 10 per bag. Veteran miner George Arnett is said to have secretly worked the diggings for years and possibly cleared about 10000.
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Spokane
Wash
the Chronicle
Nelson
Joly Creek
Kettle River
George Arnett
Botha to Europe as Schalkenberger becomes acting president
Amsterdam dispatch reports General Louis Botha announces a leave of absence for the state president to go to Europe with the deputation. Vice-President Schalkenberger is sworn in as acting state president, supported by Lucas Meyer and the executive council as the government continues the struggle. The proclamation urges burghers to fight for liberty and warns against enemy deception.
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New York
Journal and Advertiser
Amsterdam
Louis Botha
Executive Council
Orange Free State
Europe
Schalkenberger
Lucas Meyer
Roberts
St. Helena
Ceylon
Robbery on Cotton Belt train near Texarkana injures clerk
A bold railway robbery at Hassetts Tex on the Cotton Belt led to Postal Clerk John H. Dennis being beaten and left unconscious. Mail pouches were rifled including the Wayune Memphis bag containing valuable packages. Suspects were reportedly arrested near Naples.
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Texarkana
Ark
Cotton Belt Railroad
Hassetts
Tex
John H. Dennis
Hbassetts
United States
Dennis
Wayune- Memphis
Bassetes Tank
Naples
American linked to Afrikander revolt arrested in Worcester
London reports Harold Darringale a presumed American was arrested at Worcester Cape Colony on charges of fomenting an Afrikander rebellion. The dispatch notes a great sensation and promises startling disclosures.
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London
Cape Town
Daily Mat
Worcester
Cape Colony
Harold Darringale
Masked robbers assault theatre treasurer in Sioux City
In Sioux City Iowa on December 15 two masked men entered the Grand Opera house box office during a performance of Shore Acres. They assaulted and shot treasurer Harley Rounds but escaped without taking any cash.
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Sioux City
Shore Acres
Grand Opera House
Harley
Rumor of British Army Camp Disaster Reported in Express
The Daily Express reports a suspected disaster to the British arms with an attack by Acera on General Clements camp in the Barb rton district. It claims the camp was captured and British officers killed with prisoners taken, including four companies of Northumberland fusiliers. The claim is unconfirmed and not widely believed.
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Aspen
Salisbury
Chamberlain
House of Commons
London
Daily Express
Acera
Clements
Barberton
Northumberland fasiWers
Dewet Evades Knox in Running Fight with Boers
London dispatch from Pretoria dated December 12 reports General Knox in a running clash with General Dewet as Boers move toward Keddersburg where a British column waits. They attacked the Barberton post. British casualties were three killed, five wounded, 18 prisoners later released.
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London
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Pretoria
Knox
Helvetia
Dewet
Keddersburg
Barberton
Riverton Road
Kitchener
Coomassie
Caledon
Reddersburg
British Rifles
Tragic Battles on Crown of Scotland Log Reveals Two Fatalities
The Crown of Scotland arrived from Penarth with three log entries of fatalities. On November 24 John Warrington stabbed shipmate Haglund in his bunk, then fled and drowned. On August 1 Salvatori Servis fell from the foreyard, suffered severe injuries, and died. The motive remains unknown.
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San Francisco
Crown of Scotland
Penarth
Cardiff
John Warrington
Haglund
Salvatori Servis
U.S. and Britain Amend Extradition Treaty
Washington reports a treaty concluding an amendatory update to the existing extradition pact with Great Britain. The changes clarify crimes extraditable by listing obtaining money under false pretenses as an extraditable offense and fix absurdities in the prior wording without altering core principles.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Grounding of US transport Garonne reported near Luzon coast
Letters from Seattle describe the grounding of the US transport Garonne on Luzon’s northern coast, with two groundings and rescues by the Yorktown. The Yorktown’s cable fouled the Garonne’s wheel causing a 12 hour delay. Reports also note General Hall leading a 45 mile six day march with 165 men in medical care afterward.
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Seattle
United States
Garonne
Luzon
Yorktown
Hall
British troops probe alleged treasure 20 miles northwest
Pekin reports Colonel Tullock with 100 men, and 50 more requested, to investigate a claimed cache of gold and valuables buried by persons linked to the Chinese court during the recent flight. The tip came from a former court official.
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Pekin
Here
Tullock
Battleship Alabama Heads for New York Trials
The United States battleship Alabama sailed from League Island navy yard for New York to await orders. A sea trial will begin after clearance and all guns and turrets will be tested before possibly joining the North Atlantic squadron at Hampton Roads.
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Philadelphia
United States
Alabama
League Island Navy Yard
New York
Bea
Hampton Roads
Wisconsin 1900 canvass shows McKinley lead and La Follette
Madison reports the official Wisconsin canvass totals 426 151 votes. McKinley holds a 106 541 plurality. LaPollette runs Republican for governor with a 108 745 margin.
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Madison
Wisconsin
McKinley
LaPollette
Oxford Reigns at Rug by Football Classic in London
The annual Rug by football match between Oxford and Cambridge was held today at the Queen's club. Oxford won two goals to one and a try in a magnificent contest, with a large fashionable crowd in attendance.
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London
Oxford
Cambridge
Queen's Club
Antarctic Expedition Heads for Departure in August
Christiania reports the Antarctic expedition led by Dr Otto Nordenskiold will depart in August and is expected to reach the southern seas later this season. This note confirms planning stages and leadership for the scientific voyage.
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Christiania
Antarctic Expedition
Otto Nordenksjold
British Forces Repelled at Nooitgedacht in South Africa
Lord Kitchener reports severe fighting at Nooitgedacht on the Magaliesberg. General Clements retired with 2,500 Boers on the attack, five British officers were killed, and reports indicate heavy losses on both sides. Lobbies crowd the war office as word spreads of the near Pretoria engagement.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Nooitgedacht
Clements
Delarey
War Office
Pretoria
Magalies’ Berg
Beyer
Warmbath
Northumberland Fusiliers
Hekpoort
Legge
Twentieth
Hussars
McBean
Murdoch
Atkinson
Lychtenberg
Lemmer
Bethlehem
Wrede
Vryheid
Kitchener
Fusiliers
Ial Halamat Ds
Aldershot
Malta
South Africa
Knox
Reddershberg
Dewet
Missing force under General Clements reported by Boers
Report states 18 officers and 555 men from General Clements' force are missing. It appears four companies of the Northumberland fusiliers were captured. Casualties on December 15 include five officers and nine men killed with many wounded.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Clements
Northumberland Fusiliers
Battle near Krugersdorp prompts reinforcements
Report from Johannesburg on December 17 says fighting persists within a few miles of Krugersdorp. General Clements requests reinforcements while mounted troops under General French have already moved out. Casualties are heavy on both sides and Boers are estimated at 2,800.
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Johannesburg
Krugersdorp
Clements
French
Cashion Residents Alarmed by Quake Like Tremor in Guthrie
Residents of Cashion were awakened by a peculiar wave like motion and earth tremor early this morning in Guthrie. The ground shook and many rushed into the streets but no damage was reported.
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Guthrie, Mont
Cashion
Calomet & Heola Mining to Raise Wages 24 Percent
Oslomet Michigan December 17 The Calomet and Heola Mining Company will raise wages for its 4000 employees by 24 percent starting January 1. This follows a 10 percent increase granted last March to the workforce.
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Oslomet
Mich
Calomet & Heola Mining Company
Paddy Ryan Dies at Home in Gleng Palke N Y
Albany December 17 Paddy Ryan once world boxing champion who lost to John L Sullivan in Mississippi years ago died at his Gleng Palke New York home this afternoon.
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Albany
N. Y
Paddy Ryan
John L. Sullivan
Mississippi
Gleng Palke
Earthquake Felt in Sophia Missouri at 7:45 AM
Sophia Missouri reports an earthquake lasting nearly a minute at 7 45 this morning. The shock moved from north to south with a quivering motion.
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Sophia
Thi City
Severe San Francisco Storm Hits City with Fury
A historic December storm battered San Francisco from early morning until noon. Gale winds, heavy rain, thunder and lightning lashed the city, with torrents prompting fears of a cloudburst. No lives were lost in the upheaval.
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San Francico
San Francisco
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