Illinois theater plans and political notes in brief
Chicago pursues a theater called The Illinois while Buffalo Bill advocates seating Roberts in Congress. Bonds under Secretary Gage reach 13 981 650. Ice blockade on Newfoundland coast begins as Rothschilds buy Alameden mines near San Jose. Wisconsin Central says Chicago terminals unchanged. Eastern capital targets Louisiana rice milling. Champion Copper starts in Houghton Michigan with 2.5 million capitalization.
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Illinois
Buffalo Bill
Roberts
Congress
Gage
Newfoundland
Rothschilds
San Jose
Cal
Wisconsin Central
Roberts Replaces Buller with Kitchener Chief of Staff in South Africa
The war office announced Lord Roberts will command in South Africa with Lord Kitchener as chief of staff. The mobilization plan calls up militia and reserve units, while volunteer forces and Yeomanry contingents prepare for overseas service. News notes Roberts's son’s death and cabinet reshuffling rumors amid pressure over war funding and leadership.
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London
New York
War Office
Redvers Buller
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Her
Malta
Channel Islands
United Kingdom
Yeomanry
F. H. S. Roberts
Tugela River
Buller
Natal
Goschen
Kaplin
Cross
Salisbury
Exchequer
Chamberlain
Radical freight-rate rise to hit daily goods nationwide
Chicago reports that starting January 1 all railroads east and west of Chicago will implement one of the most radical general advances in freight charges. The increase averages 25 to 40 percent and will affect thousands of everyday items including sugar soap coffee coal and farm implements. Coal cattle hogs and sheep rates rise per ton or per hundred pounds with hay up by 1.10 dollars per ton.
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Chicago
the Chronicle
Operations Near Ladysmith From December 13 Report
World dispatches from Frere Camp dated December 13 describe naval guns firing on Boer positions beyond Colenso with no reply. White reportedly shelled the enemy rear from Ladysmith, firing ceased at 10 o clock. Boers said to have vacated Colenso as a general forward movement looms. Another gun at Ladysmith is reported disabled.
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Ladysmith
London
New York World
Frere Camp
Colenso
Mafeking Still Safe As British Retire Under Fire
London December 18 Sir Charles Warren commander of the Fifth division has reached Capetown and will likely go to Port Elizabeth No new news on the Tugela river battle Mafeking was reported safe on December 16 after a cautious retreat under Boer artillery fire
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Mafeking
London
Charles Warren
First Army Corps
Capetown
Port Elizabeth
Tugela River
Police Close In On Pacific Express Robber
Cheyenne Wyoming officials report a definite clue in the Denver Pacific Express robbery case. A witness saw a man with a coat concealed package leaving the north door of the express office and boarding a westbound train. A description of the suspect has been provided.
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Pacific Express
Denver
Colo
Cheyenne
Wyo
Pacific Express Company
Lieutenant Brumby Dies After Typhoid Illness
Washington dispatch reports Lieutenant Thomas M. Brumby, flag lieutenant to Admiral Dewey during the Manila campaign, died at Garfield hospital after weeks of typhoid fever. He was 44, unmarried, with ties to Marietta Georgia. his death follows close with Admiral Dewey’s devoted support and attendance.
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Washington
Thomas M. Brumby
Adimra Dewey
Manila
Garfield Hospital
Brumby
Admiral Dewey
Asiatic
United States
Wihnward
Marietta
Georgia
Aguinaldo Still At Large From Manitong Dispatch
North Ilocos natives report Aguinaldo in disguise with several generals left Manitong last Saturday with 500 men heading toward Salsona. An insurgent major in command of 150 Filipinos guarding twenty three American prisoners at Cabugaon surrendered.
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Manitong
Manila
Associated Press
Laoag
North Ilocos
Aguinaldo
Salsona
Cabugaon
Cagayan
Whole country in rebellion against British invaders
Dec. 18 report that the entire country northward is in revolt after a British reverse. Natives there and in Basutoland are said to be greatly disturbed and losing heart regarding the British strength.
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Sterkstroom
Basutoland
Rockefeller offers 10000 to Tuskegee Institute
John D. Rockefeller writes that he will give 10000 dollars to the Tuskegee normal and industrial institute in Alabama. Five thousand to cover last year deficit caused by building and improvements and five thousand for this year's operating expenses.
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Rockefeller
New York
Booker T. Washington
John D. Rockefeller
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
Makes a Daring Escape
J H Morton wanted for forgery escaped from Sioux City Sheriff Davenport at Farley while en route. Morton leaped from the toilet room window as the train moved. He wore shirt sleeves and a skull cap. Officers scour the country. Morton was later captured in Boston.
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Sioux City
J. H. Morton
Davenport
Farley
Morton
Boston
Denounces Christmas Celebrations by Chicago Rabbi
In Sinai temple Rev. Dr. Emil G. Hirsch, Chicago's leading Jewish clergyman, denounced Christmas Day celebrations by Jews. He urged Jews to observe the day with sorrow, recalling persecution in Europe rather than rejoicing.
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Chicago
Sinai Temple
Emil G. Hirsch
Europe
Decrease in State Convicts Reported
Albany dispatch reports the annual statistics filed with the state prison commission show a steady decline in the total number of prisoners confined in New York prisons including penitentiaries reformatories houses of refuge and country jails with the drop most noticeable in penitentiaries.
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Albany
N. Y
State Prison Commission
Ex Congressmen Pidcock Dies in New Jersey
Former Democratic leader James Nelson Pidcock of New Jersey died at his White House home after a paralysis attack. He was stricken unconscious and never regained consciousness despite medical aid.
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Pidcock
New York
James Nelson Pidcock
New Jersey
White House
N. J
Appeal to the Queen to Stop the War
In London on December 18 Dr Parker exhorted the queen to halt the war. He argued cabinets and parliaments cannot act, but the queen as a woman, mother, and widow could persuade unity and end the conflict.
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London
Dr. Parker
City Temple
England
Telegraphers protest cut in Big Four wage adjustment
Indianapolis dispatch reports members of the Order of Railway Telegraphers say the new Big Four wage scale disrupts federation with firemen trainmen conductors and telegraphers. Telegraphers say they were ignored receiving no raise and no recognition while other federation members gain 6 percent.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Buller Loses Eleven Guns in Tugela River Action
General Buller reports a serious reverse while attempting to cross the Tugela River. He abandons ten guns and loses one more by shell fire, with heavy losses in Hart’s brigade and the Connaught Rangers suffering severely. Col. Brooke is wounded. Troops retire to Cheveley in orderly fashion.
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London
War Office
Buller
Tugela River
Cheveley
Hart
Hilyard
Lyttleton
Donga
Schofield
Lord Dundonald
Barton
Ihope
Britain Losing Her Grip in South Africa Crisis
London reports Brit ish dominion in South Africa shaken to its foundation as Sir Alfred Milner presses imperial assent for martial law in Cape Colony. Lord Salisbury resists, citing extreme risk. Milner seeks summary arrest and press censorship as Dutch disaffection grows. Cape governance centers on Sir Forestier Walker.
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London
New York World
South Africa
Sir Alfred Milner
Cape Colony
Lord Salisbury
England
Alfred Milner
Rhodes
Milner
Forestier Walker
The
Cape
Bivens Named Chief Clerk in Internal Revenue Bureau
John Bivens of the District of Columbia has been appointed chief clerk of the internal revenue bureau in the treasury department. He has served as confidential clerk to the commissioners of internal revenue for twenty years and was chosen for his special fitness for the post.
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Washington
John Bivens
District of Columbia
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Department
Bivens
Commissioners of Internal Revenue
Hill in a Big Lumber Deal
A Seattle dispatch reports that most Everett Land Co property owners including John Rockefeller holdings have been sold to a New York and Boston syndicate including James J. Hill and other Great Northern factors. Frederick Weyerhaeuser, timber magnate, who acquired 1,000,000 acres in Washington, is negotiating for immediate tracts in Snohomish and nearby counties.
Casualties at Magersfontein Revised Totals Released
London reports a revised British toll at Magersfontein totaling 832 casualties. The Highland brigade suffered 650 casualties with ten officers killed thirty eight wounded and four missing. Further lists from General Gatacre detail multiple regiments with additional deaths wounds and prisoners.
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Magersfontein
Eighst
London
War Office
Highland Brigade
Gatacre
Royal Irish
East Lancashires
Modder River
Secretary Gage Advances January Interest on 4 Percent Consols
Secretary Gage announces anticipatory payment of interest on 4 per cent 1907 consols. Checks totaling $4,386,505 for registered bonds and $671,381 for coupons will be mailed to 26,563 holders. Total payments reach $5,057,886 before rebates and prior interest adjustments. Applications for interest under prior October 10 offer must be made before January.
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Washington
Gage
Cuban Mayor Surrenders Guns and Rifles to U.S. Troops
In Holguin province, the mayor of Tunis disclosed the location of military stores and turned over three field guns ten thousand rifles and ammunition to American forces. The weapons were hidden under palm leaf blinds in rough interior terrain. The Holguin district has been viewed as prone to uprisings.
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Santiago DE Cuba
Tunis
Holguin
Expenditures On Official Army Records Reach 92 610 000
A special report to the secretary of war shows 92 610 000 have been spent to date on compiling and printing the official records of the union and confederate armies begun in 1874. Last fiscal year spending was 71 351 with a remaining balance of 22 729, mostly covered by outstanding obligations.
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Washington
F. C. Ainsworth
Court Martial for a Wyoming Guard Captain
Captain Beard of company A, Second regiment, W N G, relieved of command at Evanston and ordered to stand court martial on charges of lending rifles and ammunition to Sheriff Ward and deputies during Diamondville coal miner riots without authority. Beard was mustered into state guard only months ago.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Beard
Evanston
Ward
Diamondville
State Guard
Iowan Jailed in Boston for Forging Bank Orders
James H. Morton of Sioux City Iowa, pursued by Sheriff Davenport, was arrested in Boston as a fugitive from justice. Morton, 35, is charged with forging orders on the First National Bank of Sioux City. He said he would return to Iowa without extradition.
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Bergs
Ferdinand W. Peck
National Business League
Willingham
Georgia
Senate
Representative Berry
Kentucky
Congress
Schley
Moses C. Wetmore Anti-Trust Tobacco Company
St. Louis
Vetroi
Carthagena
Colon
Navy Department
Colombia
Detroit
Boston
Mass
James H. Morton
Sioux City
Iowa
Davenport
Chicago
New York
Montreal
Morton
First National Bank
State department denies Galapagos sale by Ecuador
The president sent to the Senate a secretary of state statement saying there is no recent information about any proposed sale of the Galapagos Islands by Ecuador to Great Britain or any European power.
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Galapagos Islands
Washington
Senate
Secretary of State
Department of State
Republic of Ecuador
Great Britain
Commissioner Declines Redeeming 1899 Date Checks
Washington, Dec. 19. Commissioner Wilson of the internal revenue bureau says he will not redeem at the start of the new year checks imprinted with the date line 1899 or 189. Owners may exhaust supplies by writing 1900 or altering the date.
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Washington
Wilson
Internal Revenue Bureau
Two More Divisions Mobilized for WWI
London dispatch reports the Sixth division mobilized with four battalions to be embarked by Sunday while the government approves immediate mobilization of the Seventh division.
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London
War Office
Queen Victoria Prostrated by Mental Anxiety
A London dispatch reports Queen Victoria is gravely anxious and demands detailed war news from the office. Her distress deepens when specifics of each engagement are described, alarming the royal household.
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Victoria
New York
Herald
London
War Office
Remains of Maine Victims May Be Sent Home
The navy department notified that anyone claiming the Maine explosion victims may have the remains sent to their homes for burial at department expense after the bodies arrive from Havana in about fifteen days at Hampton Roads.
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Maine
Washington
Navy Department
Texas
Hampton Roads
Havana
Department
State's school money apportioned for six months
Lincoln December 16 State Superintendent Jackson issues a semi annual statement detailing the six month school money apportionment. The rate per scholar is 0.785 dollars compared with 0.097 last year due to a drop in the temporary school fund. Total statewide enrollment is 372 745 children versus 466 069 last year. Funds allocated to counties follow.
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Lincoln
Jackson
Successor of Judge Allen Named in Ninth District
Governor Poynter appoints Douglas Cones of Plainview to succeed Senator Allen as judge of Nebraska’s Ninth judicial district. A Democrat with local support, Cones was born in Scott County Iowa on April 26 1865 and moved to Nebraska in 1875. He practiced law in Plainview and served as Pierce county prosecutor from 1889 to 1894. It is announced he will name A O Williams as court reporter.
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Easton
Fla
T. D. Tanner
Improved Order of Redmen
United States
W. J. Bryan
Galveston
Austin
Nebraska
Macrum
State Department
Pretoria
Naples
James Graham
William P. Cunneen
St. Mary’s
Kansas
Stacke
Tennessee
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Manila
Wyman
Santos
Brazil
Orporto
Portugal
Henderson
Mantejo
Polk County
Iowa
Des Moines
Herron
Eighth Cavalry
Alaska
Fort Gibbon
Tanana River
Yukon
Skaguay
Congress
New Mexico
Allen
Lincoln
Neb
Poynter
Douglas Cones
Plainview
Senator Allen
Ninth Judicial District
Mr. Cones
W. M. Cones
Scott County
Cuming County
Oberlin College
Sullivan & Reeder
Columbus
Pierce County
A. O. Williams
Tablet Memorial for Dead Lincoln Students
Lincoln Neb Dec 16 Acting on Major Pershing's suggestion the university regents approve funding to raise a memorial tablet for students who died in the late war. A university subscription will launch with alumni groups invited to contribute to erecting the tablet or monument. Pershing himself pledged 50 dollars, accepted by the board.
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Lincoln
Neb
Major Pershing
University Board of Regents
Board of Regents
Insurance license fees set for miscellaneous firms in Nebraska
Deputy Insurance Commissioner Bryant will charge a $50 license fee to insurance companies seeking miscellaneous business in Nebraska. The Weaver law requires a $100 fee for charter copies but contains a contrary provision that miscellaneous firms pay $50, per the attorney general’s ruling.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bryant
Attorney General’s Office
Nebraska
Banquet Honors Retiring Judge Ramsey in Nebraska City
A social banquet in Nebraska City honored retiring judge B Ramsey of the district. Paul Jessen served as toastmaster at a pleasing impromptu event. Supper was provided by the petit jurors from the last term and other admirers. many local and visiting attorneys attended.
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Raimay
Nebraska City
Neb
Ramsey
Paul Jessen
Names of Corporations and Individuals Owning Ditches
The Twelfth Census Division of Agriculture begins a special effort to collect irrigation data in arid regions. A preliminary schedule requests names of canal owners and their post office addresses with downstream and upstream ditch details. The aim is to compile data on canal extent and water sources to aid irrigation development nationwide.
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Division of Agriculture
United States
Census Office
Department of State
Geological Survey
F. H. Newell
Newell
Examination of Dingmore in Nebraska jail prior to murder trial
Sheriff Funk of Kearney arrived in North Platte to take Frank H. Dinsmore to Buffalo county for a preliminary murder trial over the Odessa killing of his wife and Fred Lane. In jail he calmly ate supper, ready to face trial and insisting on a square deal and innocence. He denied wrongdoing and questioned Mrs Lane's statements.
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Dingmore
North Platte
Neb
Funk
Kearney
Frank H. Dinsmore
Buffalo County
Fred Lane
Odessa
Dinsmore
Memorial exercises for Senator M. L. Hayward in court
In Nebras ka NERASKA CITY on December 14 the Otoe county bar and many citizens filled the district court for memorial exercises honoring late Senator M L Hayward. The bench portrait draped with flags stood as resolutions praising his legal and public service were adopted and recorded. Eulogies were given by Judge Paul Jessen and other bar members.
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M.L Hayward
Neraska City
Neb
M. L. Hayward
Otoe County
Paul Jessen
Insurance licensing fee question sparks legal opinion
Lincoln dispatch notes Deputy Insurance Commissioner Bryant seeking a state legal view on licensing fees for miscellaneous insurance firms. Debate continues whether Weaver law sets a $50 or $100 charge. Meanwhile Adjutant General Barry formalizes the Madison unit into National Guard service and accepts resignations from three Company F, Second regiment members.
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Lincoln
Bryant
Legal Department of the State
Barry
Madison Company
National Guard Service
Charles C. Clerk
Harry D. Mitchell
Arthur B. Ryans
Fire destroys Turner's Ranch barn near Fremont
A large barn on Turner's ranch west of Fremont was discovered burning and burned to the ground with all contents. The structure housed one horse ten sets of harness and about 1000 bushels of grain. Loss estimated at 800 dollars with little insurance.
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Fremont, Neb
Turner
Case Dismissed in Nebraska City Court
Judge Remsey convened district court as the State cases against John C. Watson were called. Attorneys Colby and Morgan requested an immediate trial while County Attorney Wilson said key witnesses were missing. Colby argued the cases were set for this date over his objection at the prior term.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Remsey
John C. Watson
General Colby
John V. Morgan
Wilson
Colby
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