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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1899
Page
1
A fragmented dispatch covers Boer War maneuvers near Natal and Weenen, British actions at Stellendam, and a potential railway defense plan. The report also notes prisoner arrivals at Pretoria and a Cape Town disturbance, alongside Chicago political chatter on Democratic leadership and a fatal coal gas incident in Carbondale with multiple deaths.
The article details widespread political coercion as the government leverages forced loans and military pressure. It notes international reaction, concerns over civil liberty, and accusations of government involvement in drug trade amid ongoing upheaval. Local authorities struggle to contain protests and uprisings on rivers and at border points.
A derelict ship named Patria, en route from New York to Hamburg, caught fire in the Valin Channel. Falling to salvage and evacuation efforts, officers report the vessel is a total wreck with passengers evacuated and belongings scattered, while hope of parallel salvage remains slim.
The steamship JW Taslin from Santos Brazil arrives with suspected plague aboard. Crew bathed. clothing and cargo treated. Patients isolated on Bedloe Island while ten day observation begins for all aboard. disinfection planned and no city access allowed. In other dispatches, U S Democratic leaders discuss convention plans in Washington and Milwaukee venue prospects.
The executive committee of the National Republican League will convene in Washington on Wednesday December 12 to decide dates and place for the convention. President George Grove of San Francisco named the gathering to align party representation from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and California with potential attendees from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
A reporting dispatch describes General MacArthur's forces advancing from Panique toward Manca after entering Panique and engaging insurgents. The expedition destroyed rail lines and captured locomotives and cars while refugee movement and local reactions are noted.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference anarchic events in Cuba, mentions names and authorities, and a chaotic sequence of phrases including historical references and governance terms. The readable content is non coherent and lacks identifiable events, dates, or clear reporting.
A dramatic display of meteors lit the night as a bright fireball crossed the sky. Witnesses described a red glow and rapid streaks, with crowds gathering at a local site to watch the luminous shower fade into darkness.
Fragmentary OCR blends a railway wreck report with scattered items from Chicago and university athletics. Reads like brief notices: a train wreck with several injured laborers, then a 1900 Paris exposition invitation refusal by Theodore Thomas, plus other assorted notices about Moody in Kansas City and Harvard Yale Princeton listings.
Commander J J Merry named commandant of the Honolulu naval station and the We mcotter Puritan slated as a training ship for cadets at Annapatin WOM. Brevongan from the University of Iowa killed in a July incident. Several officials named, including Beaupre and McNuta, with various postings and movements across cities and agencies.
The report details a fraud network led by a man named Hart who swindled multiple women out of thousands of dollars in New York, promising high paying positions and glamorous schemes. Victims include Mary S. Gray and other women lured with false job promises and trips, with police pursuing further leads.
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