Mutiny and battles reported from Negros and Luzon
Washington reports Gen. Young reached Vigan on December 4 after clashing with insurgents near Narbocan. One American officer was killed and 12 wounded in the clashes, with 25 insurgent dead in trenches. In Negros a mutiny in native police left one American officer dead. details are scarce. Other items include a six day bike race scores in New York, railway sales, and notes on Pope Leo XIII
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War Department
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Luzon
Otis
Vigan
Narbocan
Bangued
Manila
Island
Negros
New York
Miller-Waller
Miles
Maya McEachern
Gimm-Ptierce
Fischerhevalier
Stevers-Turville
Babcock-Stinson
Schmneer-Forster
Boers Command Ladysmith Shelters Hit by Bombardment
Ladysmith reports from December show the Boers placing a new gun on Lombard's Kop and shelling the town and nearby camps, with several guns shattered in the bombardment. Reports from Frere Camp and Durban mention continued attacks and rumors of relief, while health of troops is said to be excellent.
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Lombard
Frere
South Africa
London
Durban
Stock Exchange
War Office
Forestier Walker
Capetown
Methuen
Kimberley
Pretoria
Orange Free State
Dorcrecht
Cape Colony
Natal
Harry Smith
Spain
Harry
Chicago Tribune
Meridian Fire Destroys $250000 Business Property
Telegraph briefs report a Meridian Mississippi blaze destroying about 250000 dollars of business property. Other items note heavy snow in Buffalo and Paderewski arrivals in New York.
Birth and rent quips cross Atlantic notes
The item compiles witty tidbits from New York and Philadelphia papers. It mentions Holland birth customs via silk pin cushions on doors and flags two colors for gender, plus a quip about American money and quinine. It ends with a landlord’s power to raise rent and a playful line about Tas Azsus.
Republicans Adopt Unanimous House Financial Bill With Two Amendments
Washington December 7 The Republican majority approved H R 1 the finance bill with two amendments one clarifying national banking provisions the other inserting redemption wording in section four Debate will begin next Monday with a final vote at week’s end The session also covered safety appliance extension on railways and the Roberts oath controversy highlighting party unity and procedural steps
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Tional Bank
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Senate
House
Overstree
Indiana
Richardson
Mercer
Nebraska
Greene
House Committee On
Dalzel
Pennsylvania
Grosvenor
Ohio
Tennessee
Bailey
Texas
Species Committee
Roberts
Utah
Dee
House of Representatives
United States
Overstreet
Tudiana
Cannon
Hepburn
Deaths and Legal Notices in Illinois and Nearby States
Illinois board of equalization adopts county figures with Cook County values listed. Supreme Court allows Marshall Field & Co to intervene in a bridge removal case. Articles note deaths of Samuel J. Martin in Belleflower and Amelia E. Sanford in Bloomington, plus wills and guardianships in Quincy and Carmi.
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Supreme Court
Belleflower
McClernand
Springfield
Ills
State Board of Equalization
Cook
Etary
Ion
Marshall Field & Co
Seymour
City of Chicago
Aley
Mashall Field & Co
Board of Supervisors
Adams County
Quincy
Lincoln
Douglas
Carmi
Samuel J. Martin
Bellefower
Judge Martin
Shelby County
Grayville
Bloomington
Dee
Amelia E. Sanford
Illinois
Reading fatal hosiery factory fire claims many lives
A Nolde and Horst hosiery factory fire in Reading Pennsylvania killed and injured numerous workers. About 600 girls were employed. at least two bodies were found burned beyond recognition and three girls were reported missing. Many jumped from windows as flames spread rapidly, with estimated property loss around a quarter of a million dollars.
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Reading
Nolde & Horst Hosiery
Samuel Gompers Hurt In Fall From Bicycle
Washington reports labor leader Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor sustained serious injuries from a fall from a bicycle yesterday. The condition is described as grave with fears of internal injuries. In other items, New England cotton mills announce a 10 percent wage increase for workers. Cedar Rapids hosts the Army of the Frontier reunion with large veteran delegations. Hot Springs Mountain Valley House burned completely. Hillsboro delays Ellis Glenn case to next term.
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American Federation of Labor
Boston
New England
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Army of the Frontier
Southwest
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School of Osteopathy
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Marquette
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Illnois Equal Suffrage Association
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J. L. Mpnice Land Company
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Julia Marlowe Taber
Burlington
Robert Taber
John J. Murth
Chicago
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Illinois State Board of Arbitration
Charles Snyder
Northern Wisconsin State Fair Association
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America
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John K. Cowen
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Order of Railway Conductors
Elcer Roberts
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Russia
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Hazleton
Philadelphia
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Vienna
James Winchester
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Effingham
John A. Bringham
Vandalia
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Dixon
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Samuel Gompers
Hot Springs
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Ellis Glenn
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