Kitchener Needs More Men At Front
London Times reports a rush to deploy twelve British columns between the Delagoa and Natal Railways to clear Boers east of blockhouse belts. Blockhouses advancing pacification, with Methuen Kekewich and Hicke leading Western Transvaal sweep. Troop concentration shifts threaten Boers north of the Delagoa line amid horse fever and food abundance, highlighting Kitchener’s need for more troops.
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London Times
New York Times
Philadel
Times
Pretoria
Louis Botha
Wilge River
Greylingstad
Delagoa
Natal
Transvaal
Lord Methuen
Kekewich
Hicke
Pretoria- Johannesburg
Delagoa Railway
Lord Kitchener
Delagoa Line
Cabinet Crisis in Austria Seen in Reichsrat
Vienna dispatch reports the Austrian Reichsrat remains unable to push the ausgleich act and the government faces fresh trouble from an anti Prussian movement in Galicia. The regime risks clashes with Prussian officials and Polish factions in the Reichsrat. The cabinet crisis grips Vienna as expectations of compromise fade.
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Vienna
Reichsrath
Austria
Hungary
Galicia
Bismarck Opposed Gambetta Visit to Germany
Berlin reports reveal Prince Bismarck and Count von Donnersmarck debated Gambetta’s proposed visit. Bismarck warned the Emperor would fear closer ties with Gambetta and pressed for peace preserving his influence. The visit was arranged but Gambetta withdrew due to parliamentary duties.
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Berlin
Prince Bismarck
Count Henckel von Donnersmarck
Gambetta
Bismarck
Count von Donnersmarck
Germany
Russia blocks reforms over Armenia and Euphrates control
Dr Alexandre Ular, a noted Russia expert, argues Russia views Armenia differently from Western powers. Russia would gain Euphrates access by holding Armenian districts and seeks to prevent Turkish reforms by intervening. He states Russia plans to naturalize about 40 000 Armenian refugees in the trans Caucasus to augment Russian presence and land use.
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London Times
New York Times
Philadelphia Times
Paris
Alexandre Ular
Ular
Russia
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Armenia
Euphrates
Dr. Ular
France
Turkey
Russia Prefers Curb on Sugar Conference Participation
In southern Russia sugar producers seek to avoid any active role at the upcoming sugar conference to prevent admitting that Russian sugar is bounty-fed. They show little willingness to concede to the American position on the issue.
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Russia
London Times
New York Times
Philadelphia Times
London
Baptist Ministers Confer a Degree in Accomac
Baptist ministers of Accomac gathered in Richmond on November 29 to confer a degree and discuss motivations of learning. The event reflects regional religious education efforts with several dozen attendees and noted local clergy participation.
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Philadelphia Times
Richmond
Baptist Ministers
Accomac
Denver Professor Wynn Dies After Ore Discovery Claim
Denver report says Professor C. Wynn, who recently claimed a process to extract immense gold values from low grade ore, died in Denver on the night of November 20. The sensational claim had attracted wide attention among mining circles.
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Denver
Col
C. Wynn
Son fires three shots at father in family home
William F. Duke, 45, an insurance agent, was shot three times by his son John W. Duke, 17, at 483 West On street. William identified as injured in head, arm, and leg, taken to Episcopal Hospital in serious but non fatal condition. John claims motive linked to dispute over gas. Edward J. Duke, a cigar store proprietor, provided background on father's temper and prior charges. John is held at Front and Westmoreland streets station.
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William F. Duke
John W. Duke
Episcopal Hospital
John
Edward J. Duke
William Duke
Gillespie and Rochersperger
Harrison
William F. Duke, Jr
Edward
Duke
Westmoreland Streets
Snow Wrecks Bring Hospital Surge in City Day
A heavy snow day overloaded hospitals with many injuries from falls and accidents. The worst incident occurred at the Boys High School annex where Henry Wagner fell 25 feet from a scaffold and died at Hahnemann Hospital. Others suffered head injuries, fractures, or sprains from slippery sidewalks and roof falls across multiple city addresses and clinics.
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Boys’ High School
Henry Wagner
Third
Poplar
Wagner
Hahnemann Hospital
Ferguson Flanagan
American Street
Children's Homoeopathic
Conderman
Marshall St
Mary Nolan
N. Sth St
Strike closes more mills in Pittsburg area
A McKeesport report says a general switchmen strike is ordered for that city and will be ignored by the local Trainmen Lodge. Over 500 attended a meeting. 148 new members joined. Traffic was only lightly disrupted apart from the Allegheny Valley. Several plants suspended for coal shortages, including Shoenberger and Twenty-sixth Street plants of American Steel and Wire.
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Pittsburg
McKeesport
Brotherhood of Trainmen
Allegheny Valley
Shoenberger
Twenty-sixth Street
American Steel and Wire Cam
Marshall Machine and Construction Company
Zug’s Sable Iron Works
Crucible Steel Company
B. Price
Lake Erie
Schoonmaker
Sibaert
Hill Barred From Banquet in Jacksonian Club Row
At the Jacksonian Club meeting in Omaha on November 29, D. B. Hill of New York was barred from the annual banquet after wrangling. Two members favored inviting Hill but were overruled, showing Bryan's continued influence in Nebraska politics.
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Philadelphia Timms
Omaha
Jacksonian Club
D. B. Hill
New York
Hill
Nebraska
Bryan
Engineer Misread Orders in Wabash Wreck Inquest
In Montpelier and Seneca a sequence of testimonies claimed orders to meet trains was misread. Conductor J G Martin said No 13 was to be met at Seneca, while Engineer Strong insisted a misread order caused the error and blamed conductor and brakeman. Priest Father Beecherine alleged labor contractor ties to San Francisco. Conductor Trawl testified No 18 carried 190 passengers.
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J. G. Martin
Montpelier
Seneca
Martin
Strong
Seeman
Band Creek
Father Beecherine
San Francisco
Wabash
Miss Cropsey Alive Rumors Swirl Around Norfolk Case
Elizabeth City missing girl Ella Cropsey may still be alive detectives in New York and North Carolina pursue leads. A woman matching her description was seen at a Sound railway station after her disappearance, fueling theories she left willingly or was abducted aboard a vessel.
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Norfolk
Pasquotank
Ella Cropsey
Elizabeth City
N. C
New York
Miss Cropsey
Eilizabeth
James Wicox
Tried for Upsetting Boat in Lake Roger Drowning Case
In Hagerstown Circuit Court Judge Stake presides over the Lake Roger drowning case against Frank Rinehart of Smisburg charged with manslaughter. Miss Mary Finfrock of York drowned August 18 when a boat capsized. four state witnesses testified, with testimony confirming Rinehart may have rocked the boat though a key witness could not confirm the cause.
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Tom Philadelphia Timms
Hagerstown
Lake Roger
Judge Stake
Frank Rinehart
Smisburg
Mary Finfrock
York
Rinehart
Lewis Wecker
Miss Finfrock
GIVES UP FORTUNE FOR LOVE
New York November 20. Philadelphia artist Lewis Herzog and Miss Fannie Rayne McComb are rumored to marry despite a will that would deprive her of 2.5 million dollars on marriage. The couple met at Ardsley golf links and fell in love. Herzog denied reporters and would not set a date.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Persone
Lewis Herog
Philadelphia
Fannie Rayne McComb
Herzog
Miss McComb
the Imperial
Mrs Roosevelt Aids Church With Handkerchief Gift
Special to Tom Philadelphia Times from Boston November 20. Rev Simon O P Drew of St Pauls African Baptist Church says Mrs Roosevelt sent a dainty handkerchief to be sold at a fair to lift the church debt. It came with her card reading best wishes.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Philadelphia Times
Boston
Simon O. P. Drew
St. Paul's African Baptist Church
Baltimore Saengerfest Committee Chosen For 2008 Event
Baltimore officials set the 2008 Northeastern Saengerbund event details. Stephen Steinmuller will lead musical productions and Congressman Wachter handles invitations and receptions for the July festival.
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Baltimore
United Singers of Baltimore
Stephen Steinmuller
Congressman Wachter
On Trial for Lynching Negro in Alabama
James B. King a saw mill owner was arrested at Leeds on an indictment charging him with taking part last August in the lynching of Charles Bentley a black man accused of a double murder The technical charge against King is murder.
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Birmingham
Ala
James B. King
Leeds
Charles Bentley
King Ln
Ohio seeks penalties from trusts in anti-trust suit
Special to The Philadelphia Times Columbus Ohio November 29 Attorney General Sheets prepares suit against the American Tin Plate Company and the American Sheet Steel Company to collect fees totaling 50000 dollars due this state for operating in Ohio without qualifying under the anti combine law.
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Ohio
Philadelphia Times
Columbus
Sheets
American Tin Plate Company
American Sheet Steel Company
Bank Clerk Admits 12000 Shortage at National Stock Yards Bank
November 29. Theodore Duddieston, confidential clerk at the National Stock Yards Bank, confessed a shortage of 12000 dollars. He said the money was hidden, largely linked to cattle dealings, and implicated internal mishandling rather than external theft.
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T. Louls
Theodore Duddieston
National Stock Yards Bank
Inchieeen
The Retailer’s Power in American Fiction Debates
A study argues the retail bookseller drives success or failure more than authors, critics, publishers, salespeople, or ads. It tracing a scenario where overhyped debuts fail yet a second novel stalls despite initial sales, showing the retailer’s decisive role in distributing and destroying the fate of authors.
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Frank Mere
Boston Transcript
Reed
American Locomotives From the London Morning Post
The piece argues home railways create delays and higher costs by demanding custom locomotive designs. It contrasts US practice at Baldwin with standardized parts, continuous operation, and stockpiled components, arguing standardization lowers costs and speeds delivery.
The Sham Novelist Faces Inevitable Public Backlash
A critique of insincere writers argues their downfall is certain as truth and reaction reveal their fraud. It notes the writer deceives himself and three parties, then the publisher and retailer, leaving the Great American Public as the final, unavoidable judge.
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Ieee
Pride Led To His Death From Refusal Of Free Medical Aid
Malcobm Van Alstine, about 35, of 2077 Crotona Ave, died of a lung hemorrhage on Nassau Street after refusing free medical care due to pride. He collapsed while walking from Maiden Lane toward Liberty Street, a crowd forming as police and bystanders reacted. In his pockets were a gold watch, $87, and a rough letter to a physician explaining he would not accept unpaid treatment, noting he had worked to regain his strength.
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Malcobm van Alstine
Crotona Avenue
Nassau Street
Maiden Lane
Liberty Street
Patrick McNally
Old Slip
van Alstine
Short Pumpkin Crop Shocks Indianapolis Fans
A whittled tale from the Indianapolis Sun describes a pumpkin shortage. Prices soar for small and even baby pumpkins as farmers struggle to meet demand. A market man declined a large order, while others offered tiny pumpkins at escalating rates, leaving pies and cheer in short supply.
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Indianapolis Sun
Sampson
The Memorable Pumpkin Failure of 1901
A humorous tale recounts the failed pumpkin season of 1901. Weak pumpkins wilted before harvest, leaving no pumpkins for frost, meals, or pies. Grocers would rather display a pumpkin under glass, yet take a $5 bill for a glimpse, lamenting the shortage that doomed baked goods and domestic hopes.
Wool-Shearing: Nationwide Industry of Sheep Haircuts
The piece explains the rise of professional sheep shearers in the United States. It covers historical methods, the scale of modern operations with large flocks, the workflow at ranches, and the economics of payment, with shearers earning 7 to 10 cents per head and handling thousands of sheep weekly across dozens of crews.
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Northwest
Hale
Nevada
California
United States
Department of Agriculture
Pacific Coast
New Names for Old Cigars From the New York Evening Post
A New York Evening Post piece explores how advertisers create new cigar names each year, often disguising familiar brands behind fresh titles. It notes that names drive sales more than flavor, with names registered in tobacco journals and sometimes reused by other dealers, while courts have yet to settle when a name is considered used.
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New York Evening Post
Tobacco Leaf
Tobacco Journal
Sally Tteo
Fishermen Strike Expands to 400 In Pensacola
The Pensacola strike of fishermen, which began two days ago, has grown to about 400 men. The dispute centers on terms of work and pay, with crews from local fleets uniting to press their demands.
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Fishermen’s
Pensacola
Fla
Women Colonists for South Africa: training paths proposed
Lady Warwick argues South Africa’s future hinges on trained women as well as men. She endorses the South African expansion committee line and outlines her Brooke House hostel plan to equip women in domestic economy, dairy, poultry, gardening, and dressmaking for colonial life in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony.
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Lady Warwick
London Express
South Africa
Whdy
Mr. Chamberlain
Cea
British Women's Emigration Association
Reading
Brookeouse
Walte
Colonies
Brooke House
Transvaal
Orange River
Joyce
Wmillionaire
Rhodes
Lone Texan to be Extradited Over Alleged Theft
AUSTIN Texas November 30 Extradition papers were issued today on Gov of Missouri for Benjamin trick, a cattle man, accused of pekwayuns in the alleged crime.
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Austin
Texas
Gov@ _ of
Missouri
Benjamin Trick
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