Week's News Roundup From Across the World
A condensed review notes arrests of Dr Prince Tyan and Prince Chung in China, New Zealand to send more troops to South Africa, Yo Hsien ordered back for execution, Idaho mine blast kills two, Eastern sheep buyers reach Heppner, and China note terms eyed by foreign ministers. Additional items include Poles detained in Vienna, Eau Claire fire costing 160000, Weston Oregon diploma proposal, failed Oklahoma hotel bombing, and a salt heart claim by two Chicago scientists. Also: Aberdeen treasurer James Patterson dies, Burke Idaho shooting wounds two, Alfred Harmsworth foresees journalism revolution, a Miian shooting in Indian Territory, looming race tension in Indiana, Boxer attacks near Hung Tsu, French village burned, Indianapolis manager Webb Jay charged with embezzlement, Dewet as Boer leader, Wu on joint note, Minnesota blizzard, Japanese minister resigns, Spokane mineral fair planned, Oregon scalp bounty total, German crime focus, Kitchener reports Poer invasion checked, Germany demand on sultan, Panay Cevo insurrection, England buys 60000 horses, China sentiment shifts after delays, Alabama tornado, wires down, Benguet governor appointed, Gandatan clash yields insurgent deaths, Philippine relief warnings, Long Portland burglary probe, Northwest salmon boom, Prussia income tax, Countess Castellano agreement, Hanna donates stock to Cleveland hospital.
Various 1900s era events rapid-fire across continents
Scranton street car strike ends while Kaiser considers a US visit. Dawson reports another rich strike near there and Luzon insurgents are captured. Boer advances at Helvetia, Denmark denies Antilles sale, Oregon to cut rail fare, 600 American teachers to be employed in the Philippines. Kentucky wreck injures five. several fires and snowstorms sweep multiple states.
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Oregon
Burns
Edwin Bedforie
Kentucky
Dawson
Boers Moved West as Kitchener Proclaims Policy
London dispatches report Lord Kitchener has the Boers checked but not driven from Cape Colony. Dowet or De Wet may decide outcomes as commandoes roam a wide area. Dwellers expect the proclamation to signal weakness, while Queen Victoria considers a new Star of Africa knighthood for South Africa service. Boers move west with 150 wagons toward Dameara Land, per Vryburg dispatches.
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London
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Cape Colony
Dowet
Star of Africa
Vryburg
Dameara Land
Boers Reported Open to Surrender Terms
Rumors from Bloemfontein say General Dewet President Steyn and General Hasbrook met and offered to surrender if rebels are not punished and leaders are not deported. Cape Town reports a Boer attack on Burghersdorp December 26 met with repulse amid ongoing skirmishes.
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Bloemfontein
Orange River Colony
Dewet
Steyn
Hasbrook
Cape Town
Burghersdorp
Martial Law Proclaimed in Beaufort West and Carnarvon
Cape Town reports martial law declared in the districts of Beaufort West and Carnavon. Authorities impose curbs and military oversight to restore order amid unrest. Local civilians face restrictions as security measures take effect.
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Cape Town
Beaufort West
Carnovaran
Claims Against Hawaii To Be Settled By Legislature
Governor Cole of Hawaii is expected to urge the Hawaii legislature meeting in February to settle Chinese and Japanese claims from the Honolulu bubonic plague destruction. Total claims are about 1.8 million dollars with Chinese claims smaller than first estimated. Japanese officials push for partial remuneration. Chinese government limited influence. Governor Dole proposed legislative reference, seen as best method to adjust the matter. settlement seems likely.
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Washington
Cole
Hawaii
Honolulu
Dole
Town Man Frozen to Death Near Dawson City
Oregon City reports a Tacoma dispatch that Harry Moffatt of Oregon City froze to death near Dawson City after wandering two days in a snowstorm. Found with hands and feet frostbitten before rescue could reach him. Brother J W Moffatt has received no further news. Moffatt had joined the Klondike rush aboard the Elder and worked near Dawson. White from Dawson says Moffatt shared a cabin nearby.
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Oregon City
Tacoma
Harry Moffatt
Dawson City
Eureka Creek
Daneon
J. W. Moffatt
Harry Moffat
Klondike
Dawson
F. PF. White
Moffatt
Turkish assault on British envoy in Makrikeii area shocks Constantinople
Reports say Turkish soldiers grossly assaulted and maltreated the British chargé d affaire Mr De Boleen and other embassy members near the Makrikeii powder magazine. Sharp protest and demand for redress have been made to the Porte.
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Constantinople
D’affairey
de Boleen
Makrikeii
Rail firms merge Pecos Valley line to Pecos City
Announcement from Chicago states the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company will acquire the Pecos Valley and Southeastern line running from Ama Tillio Texas to Pecos City a distance of 57 miles. The price is undisclosed but expected to be paid in cash and general mortgage bonds.
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Chicago
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Pecos
N. T. Anderson
Merrill
Kitchener Struggles to Reassert Control in Cape Colony
London dispatches describe growing disturbance in Cape Colony as Kitchener faces slow gains against Boer forces. Reports mention unclear operations near Bristown and Magalies Berg, with warnings from Daily Mail urging more troops. A Pretoria proclamation offers surrendering burghers protection and compensation for seized property.
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London
South Africa
Cape Colony
Lon Kitchener
War Office
Yoomanry
Bristown
Burghesdorp
Brabant
Clements
Magalies Berg
Lord Kitchener
The
Daily Mail
Langera
Scranton Strike: Replacements Arrive But Withdrawn
Fifty three replacement workers from New York arrived for the Scranton Railroad today. Strikers and sympathizers swayed the group to return to New York, with only 12 company men left to operate five cars. Strikers provide care at headquarters while hotels and merchants refuse aid. General Manager Silliman predicts cars will run normally tomorrow.
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Scranton
New York
Scranton Railroad Company
Linden Street
Silliman
Hawaiian delegate Wilcox receives record mileage claim
Washington December 24 Robert H Wilcox delegate from Hawaii in the house has been paid a 1000 mileage claim the largest such payment yet made by the sergeant at arms He will receive a further 500 for his return trip mileage is 20 cents per mile for the direct route Honolulu to Washington about 6000 miles each way
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Washington
Robert H. Wilcox
House of Representatives
Hawaiian Island
House
Honolulu
Wilcox
Stenographer Accused of Cashing Worthless Checks
Aberdeen Washington December 28 L D Savage a stenographer in City Attorney J C Crosss office enticed many business men to cash worthless checks for amounts from 15 to 40 dollars. Savage made checks payable to himself and easily induced the cashing.
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Aberdeen
Wash
L. D. Savage
J. C. Cross
Savage
Puerto Rico Governor Grants Clemency to 24 Prisoners
A Sao Juan dispatch reports Governor Allen extended clemency to 24 prisoners in Puerto Rico jails over the holiday season. He pardoned 17 murderers and homicides and seven thieves.
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New York
the Herald
Sao Juan
Porto Rico
Allen
Port Rican Joile
Lakeview Driver Arrested in Stage Robbery Case
Lakeview Oregon December 28 Bob Oglesby driver of the Lakeview I'sis ley stage was arrested tonight by Postmaster Wilcox for the December 21 robbery of that stage. Money taken from the mail has been identified.
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Lakeview
Bob Oglesby
Lakeview-I'sisley
Wilcox
Arctic myst murder rumors fade as brother opens will
The missing 91 Andree mystery from Copenhagen ends with the brother’s declaration of opening the will. The case has drawn global attention as questions about the Arctic expedition and the serenade dispute linger.
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London
Andree
Serenad
Myst
Copenhagen
Daily Mail
Arctic
Another Chinese Envoy
London reports via Shanghai dispatch to the Times that Cheng is to go to Peking after being named to assist in negotiations with Chinese officials.
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London
Shanghai
the Times
Cheng
Pekin
Remarkable Case of Carelessness At Wyandotte Station
A mail pouch with $100000 in negotiable paper and money was stolen from Michigan Central at Wyandotte overnight. Night Operator Ricie stored pouches under a seat and left for Detroit. a pouch was later found ripped and empty behind an oil tank. Mail carrier McCleary reported the loss. checks and drafts were strewn along the track as investigators seek the thief or thieves.
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Detroit
Michigan Central
Wyandotte
Mich
Richié
John McCleary
George Bessy
J. D. Ford Alkali Works
Johnson
J. G. Ford Company
J. B. Ford, Jr
New York
Gale Swept Coast Beset By Severe Channel Storms
London reports a ferocious gale across the channel causing extensive inland and coastal damage. Telegraph lines down, ships wrecked or driven from moorings, and the Great Western Railway steamer Milford to Waterford overdue as ships suffer in a historic storm with full extent still uncertain.
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London
Thames
Oswestry
Queenstown
Maria
Eddystone Light
Plymouth
Channel
Great Western Railway Company
Milford
Waterford
Explosion at Maker Camp Kills Six Workers at Dinner
A dynamite blast at Maker Camp near Durben in Pocahontas county on the Coal and Iron railway line killed six men and wounded several others while they were at dinner. Three died on the scene and three more succumbed later. Names were not obtainable at press time.
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Keyser
W. Va
Maker Camp
Durben
Pocahontas County
Coal & Iron Railway
Eikins
Buck Telegram Reaches Atlanta on Homeward Route
Private telegram from Colonel A E B Buck United States minister to Japan confirms he mailed for San Francisco and is en route home. The message arrives in Atlanta Georgia dated December 91, noting Buck's travel status and return plans.
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Atlanta
A. E B. Buck
United States
Japan
San Franisco
Red Mountain stage overturns above Ouray injures many
In a near fatal Tons way accident three miles above Ouray a Red Mountain stage overturned spilling six passengers over a cliff about 70 feet high. Mrs Hickey suffered rib injuries and possible fatal damage while driver John Bates sustained a compound fracture and other injuries others were injured.
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Ouray
Colo
Red Mountain
Mra. R
Hickey
John Bates
Lees
Forty Nine Children Feared Drowned Near Foster Iowa
A rumor unconfirmed reports that 49 school children drowned while skating on a river near Foster Iowa. Travelers and telegraph reports from What Cheer claim the tragedy occurred about 9 p m near the fair grounds but details remain unavailable.
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Foster
Iowa
Tragic Rumor of 49 Drowned Children at What Cheer
A Des Moines dispatch reports a rumor from Ottumwa that 49 children drowned while skating on a pond near What Cheer. Mayor’s office in Oskaloosa confirms no further details and notes the town cannot be reached by wire.
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Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Chicago
Fair Grounds
Osenloon
Indianola
Chicago widow seeks 4000 in indemnity over Ripley lynching
Mrs Lulu C Jennings now in Chicago has won 4000 from eight bondsmen of ex Sheriff Henry Bushing after a private settlement in an indemnity suit filed three months after her husband was lynched in Ripley county Indiana. Jenkins and four others were killed by a mob in September 1897 as Levi and others were targeted amid a horse theft investigation. Jennings, once in Os goods, endured threats and fled to Chicago where she pursued the case with government detective protection as she prepared to travel to Versailles to claim the amount.
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Chicago
Lulu C. Jennings
Ripley County
Ind
Henry Bushing
United States
William Jenkins
Lisle Levi
Osgood
Indiana
Levi
Robert Andrews
Heine Sehoter
Clifford Gordon
Jenkins
Versailles
Qsgood
Mra. Jenkina
Mushing
Baker
United States Circuit Court
Diamonds or false gems found near Capitan unsettling宝
A railway official in Alamo Gordo received a box of 50 gems near Capitan, 80 miles north, alleged to be diamonds. The stones, found by J J Blow who investigated the field for a month, resemble diamonds and may pass crude tests. they will be sent for final analysis.
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Alamo Gordo
Capitan
Il Paso & Northeastern Railway Company
J. J. Blow
de Heer Consolidated Company
Kimberly
South Africa
Fire destroys Brookville residence. mother and two daughters perish
In Brookville Pennsylvania on December 31 a fire consumed the residence of Mrs Warriger killing the woman and her two young daughters ages six and seven. The tragedy leaves the family with no survivors.
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Brookville
Warriger
Ald
Fatal City Fire Claims Woman at West Monroe Street
A blaze at 224 West Monroe street in Chicago leaves Mrs. Mary Kennedy dead and two adults and a child severely injured. Mrs. Mary Mason and Mrs. Laird Lennon are among the injured, with Mary Mason in critical condition. The cause is listed as mysterious origin and a smoke-filled scene endangers others.
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Chicago
Mary Kennedy
West Monroe Street
Mary Mason
Jace
Bely
Laird Ilennon
Hannon
Eld
Mir
Dannon
Oregon State News Commercial and Financial Happenings
A broad review notes Condon digging another city well and Pendleton rural routes. Salem levies 10 mills for 1901, Dallas refunds debt at lower interest, and Pendleton eyes a water meter program after April. Grant county sheriff reports over 25000 collected since July. Goose Lake valley farmers drill artesian wells. Lake County treasurer reports large sales.
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Condon
Salem
Grant County
Goose Lake Valley
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