Magersfontein Battle Looms in British India News
London dispatches report heavy British losses at Magersfontein near Modder river with generals Methuen and Wauchope among the dead and wounded. Simultaneously General Buller and Clery advance on Ladysmith, claiming capture of 10,000 Boers while casualty tallies rise across Modder river engagements.
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Clery
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Magersfontein
Gatecre
Gatacre
Royal Irish
Northumberlands
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Methuen
Wauchope
Julian Ralph
The
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Marquis of Winchesters
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Black Watch
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Sterling
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Kopje
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Pretoria
Lourenzo Marques
Free State
Golden Highlanders
Jacobsdal
Associated Press
War Office Yeterday
Lord Methuen
Aguinaldo chieftain slain as Filipino grip tightens
The report recounts Major March and Captain Jenkinson pursuing Aguinaldo across rugged Luzon terrain after a fierce clash that killed Gregorio del Pilar. Aguinaldo’s forces, including women on litters, fled toward Cervantes as American troops press the chase with captured leaders and surrenders across the province.
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Kalger
Lalong
Young
Tirona
Objections In The Way Over Philippine Policy Debate
Washington reports describe opposition to a currency bill in the House with Cox of Tennessee criticizing debt obligations changes. A Mississippi resolution seeks Philippine independence with staged U.S. aid and control, while the Senate tabled Pedtigrew’s flag question. House adjournment and memorial plans for Webster and Washington clash.
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Rand stocks jump on Ladysmith rumors and bullion moves
Reports from South Africa spark a rally in Rand mines on the London exchange with shares rising after rumors that General Glory entered Ladysmith and General Buller seized 3,000 Boers. Separate items note U S bonds interest plans, a Reading cigar plant discovery, a pipestone gavel sent to a speaker, a $50,000 fire loss in Sheldon, and military governor appointment for Cuba.
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Ladysmith
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Force Pipestone
Minn
McCleary
Sheldon
Barron Bros
Hillsboro Mystery Ends as Suspect Is Sent West
Ellis Glenn, the woman who dressed as a man for three years, was taken to Hillsboro to answer perjury charges and was carried to the railway for West Virginia after a forceful removal. the case follows other local reports including a suicide in Galesburg and a Supreme Court ruling on butterine law.
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Mattoon
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Cunningham
A Yastle
Thillsboro
Springfield
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Underwood
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Ilinois Department of Agriculture
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Hainois
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Ellis Glenn
Litchfield
West Virginia
Memory Of Washington Honored In Two Cities
In Mt. Vernon a grand ceremony marked the hundredth anniversary of Washingtons death with Masons from across the U S and Canada, speeches by President McKinley and officials, followed by Red Men rites. In New York St Pauls chapel hosted revolutionary societies remembrance with Rev Morgan Dix, Dr Mancius Hatton delivering the sermon and minute guns at Castle William.
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Order of Red Men
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George Washington
Morgan Dix
Mancius R. Hatton
Rutgers College
Castle William
Churchill Reports Escape From Pretoria Prison
Louranzo Marques, the Winston Churchill correspondent and former 4th Hussars officer, escaped captivity in Pretoria after being captured during the armored train disaster near Estcourt on November 16.
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Winston Churchill
4Th Hussars
Estcourt
Pretoria
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