Naval Guns Turned on the Boers at Ladysmith
Describes naval bombardment of Boer lines on Umbulwana Mountain and at Sequani laager during Natal actions. Reports Buller may redo an attack after quiet periods, and notes heavy enemy works and reinforcements as British forces prepare for possible offensive moves. Winston Churchill details escape from Pretoria and dispatches from Chieveley Camp describe the war’s peril and resolve.
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Ladysmith
Umbulwana
Sequani Laager
Mafeking
Winston Spencer Churchill
London
Winston Churchill
Chieveley Camp
Buller
Modder River
Tugela
Chieveley
Frere
Colenso
Lord Roberts
Natal
Greenfell and
Kirkwood
South African Light Horse
Donald
Royal Fusiliers
Mochudi
Hechuanam
Morning Post
Churchill
Redvers Buller
Teronder
Curly Relef
Churchill's Escape From Boers Described by Churchill
English captive Winston Churchill recounts his escape after capture during a reconnaissance of an armored train at Estcourt. The Morning Post prints a cable dispatched from Lorenzo Marques detailing the events and the December 1 notice of limited chance of recapture.
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London
Winston Spencer Churchill
Estcourt
Morning Post
Lorenzo Marques, Dew
Senator M. S. Quay in Pittsburg on trip
Colonel M. S. Quay former United States senator arrived in Pittsburg from Washington and headed to Beaver for a few days of talks with western Pennsylvania political friends. He avoided committing on a reelection bid and said he did not know if he would be seated by the Senate or seek election depending on future events.
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Pittsburg
M. &. Quay
United States
Washington
Beaver
Western Pennsylvania
United States Senate
Senate
Wanamaker
Africa
Fatal Street Duel in Alabama Ends in Deaths
In Huntsville at Deposit, a street duel left James Harton dead after a stabbing by his nephew Jesse Harden. John Harden was seriously wounded, and Jesse Harden was then killed by Macius Sell. All involved are prominent in local politics.
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Huntsville
Ala
Deposit
James Harton
Jesse Harden
John Harden
James
Jesse
Mac Iussell
Attorny Monnett Talks on Trusts Before Boston Club
Ohio Attorney General Frank Monnett cites alleged trust abuses at a Twentieth Century club address in Boston. He argues that concentrated capital in Standard Oil and other industries exploits government power to crush competition and oppress consumers, urging state action to protect the common man.
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Twentieth Century Club
Boston
Ohio
Standard Oil Company
Dev
Frank &. Mennett
Boston University Law School
Transportation Department
George's Creek mine operators pledge April wage raise
Baltimore December 27 The George's Creek mine operators notified Cumberland miners that an April 1 wage increase is possible The Cumberland area convention of George's Creek and Meyersdale miners pushed for a ten cent raise to 55 cents per ton but operators say current contracts base 45 cents and a conference may be unnecessary Meyersdale operators are expected to follow the change
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Baltimore
George's Creek
Cumberland
Meyersdale
Favoring Freight Shippers on Classification Change
Interstate Commerce Commission decides to forward transcript of last week’s testimony to the U S attorney general. Shippers seek action to restrain railroads from enforcing the new freight classification set for June 1, citing Sherman anti trust concerns.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Attorney General
United States
Commission
Official Classification Commission
Extradition Warrant Issued for Philadelphia Times Reporter
Governor issued a requisition warrant for the extradition of William H. Hay a Philadelphia Times reporter. He is wanted at Camden New Jersey on a conspiracy charge tied to an alleged confession by Wu Shaw who was recently acquitted of murdering his mother and grandmother.
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Harrisburg
Stane
Voorhees
New Jersey
William H. Hay
Philadelphia Times
Hay
Camden
Wu Shaw
Pennsylvania Coal Traffic Report Highlights 1900 Week
The Pennsylvania Railroad reports weekly coal and coke shipments from its Pittsburgh and Erie lines for the week ending September 1900, comparing year to year. Ton totals and variations are listed across anthracite and bituminous categories with grand totals in thousands of tons.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pitburg and Erie
Kentucky Governor Appoints Election Commissioners
Governor Taylor names W. H. Mackey an anti Goebel Democrat and A. M. J. Cochran a Republican to election boards. Clerk Shackleford to swear in Democrats and party appointees may seek to take control of the office.
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Frankfort
Dew
Taylor
W. H. Mackey
A. M. J. Cochran
Shackleford
Poynta
Severe German Cold Breaks Communications Between Regions
Merlin reports a severe cold across Germany causing a unique isolation of Scherrehok from the island of Room. All links now rely on a single arm of the North Sea, a situation unseen for twenty years.
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Merlin
Germany
Scherrehok
Room In
Fromen
North Sea
Murder Near Wilmington Reported in Delaware
Deneuve Macey received a telegram stating Mary Saunders was found dead in her home at Clasgow eighteen miles from Wilmington. Authorities say the woman was murdered and a hasty inquiry is underway.
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Wilmington
Del
Deneuve Macey
Mary Saunders
Clasgow
Raneackel
Unclear Shipping List Arrives and Cleared at Rotterdam
A fragmented shipping note lists arrivals and clearances with multiple misspelled city names. It mentions vessels connected to Southampton and Amsterdam, plus Rotterdam routes and unclear cargo details.
Bliss An Ideal Candidate Opinion of Secretary Wilson
Secretary Wilson, traveling to Doylestown for a farm school inspection, said there is no administration candidate for vice president. He dismissed Root as a nominee and doubted Roosevelt or Bliss seeking the nomination, naming Bliss as an ideal VP with the next vice president expected from the east.
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Philadelphia
Wilson
Doylestown
National Farm School
Mer. Wilson
War Root
Roosevelt
Interior Bliss
Bliss
No Strike Expected in Altoona Coal Fields
Mass meetings in northern Cambrian and Clearfield counties aimed at higher wages drew cautious turnout. Leaders warn against immediate strikes while planners prepare for the Indianapolis convention to negotiate a wage scale. Operators in Altoona report no anticipated strike, with sentiment favoring stability through April 1 and beyond.
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Altoona
Dee
Cambrian
Clearfield
United Mine Workers
Barnesboro
Hastings
Indianapolis
Punxsutawney
Rochester and Pittsburg
Philadelphia Coal and Coke Company
Irvine
Blair Counties
Thomas Barnes
Associated Press
New Masonic Year Begins In Pennsylvania Grand Lodge
Philadelphia marks the start of A L 68 with installation of officers for the Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons Jurisdiction of Pennsylvania. George F. E. Wagner is grand master and other officers named include Edgar A. Tennis deputy grand master James W. Brown senior grand warden George W. Kendrick junior grand warden Thomas M. Patten grand treasurer and William A. Finn grand secretary. Committees and appointments were announced after the ceremony.
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Philadelphia
A. L
Grand Lodge
Pennsylvania
Masonie
George FE. Wagner
Edgar A.tennis
Harrisburg
James W. Brown
Mittsburg
George W. Kendrick
Thomas MR. Patten
Wiliam A. Finn
Want the Horseshoe Bend Altoona Rail Road Lands Appeal
Harrisburg Dec 27 The Pennsylvania Railroad company and the city of Altoona have joined in an application to the department of internal affairs for an tract of twenty acres of unseated and on the Allegheny mountains The land includes the Altoona water reservoir and the Horseshoe bend The surveyor of Blair county found the land was never conveyed to Pennsylvania
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Altoona
Department of Internal Affaire
Allegheny Mountains
Horseshoe Bend
Blair County
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Duel Among German Officers Ends in Fatality
Berlin reports two officers Schlubita and Kirsilg of the One Hundred and Twelfth Regiment stationed at Muelhausen fought a duel yesterday on the Swh frontier under agreed conditions. Bellutite was killed. The cause of the duel was wandering.
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Berlin
Schlubita
Kirsilg
Mundred
Muelhausen
Bellutite
Wuntrifing
Contribution to Lawsen fund in memory of Lieutenant Dedsard
Washington December 17 Adjutant Corbin received a donation to the Lawsen fund from Mr Lewis Coxe Ledgan of New York. The contribution was marked in memory of his nephew Lieutenant A C Dedsard who was killed in action at Hen in Negrov on December 8.
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Washington
Lawsen
Cienera Corbin
Lewis Coxe Ledgan
New York
Theutenant
A. C. Dedsard
Negrov
Pennsylvania Pensions Update
Unclear fragments describe pension actions involving multiple locations and entities including Washington and Athens. Provisional note mentions Peneleum Inc and Mareahall 8, with references to Bradford and Dewn. Further readable details are minimal.
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Pennsylvania Pensions
Wishington, Dewn
Peneleum, Incordee
Mareahall 8
Magers
Athens
Bradford
Recruiting Stations for Boer Army in New York
Gustav Simon and Henry Scharf lead Boer enlistment efforts in a saloon near police HQ in New York. British consul reports thousands of letters and many applicants. Irish citizens in Philadelphia plan a major fundraising drive for Boer relief, targeting a hospital ship fund.
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Gustav Simon
New York
Transvaal
Henry Schurtvy
Pretoria
Simon
Johannesbureg
Scharff
Yukon
Klondike
Alaska
Eignty
United States
England
Snow and War News Mixed In Busy Morning
Weather indicates snow later today while reports cover Boer recruiting in New York and a mounted insurgent rout. Frank Monnet discusses trusts as Northeastern Pennsylvania briefs update voters and alumni gather for a Penn banquet. Court proceedings and county roundups follow.
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New York
Vitipine Insurgenta
Frank 8. Monnet
State Republican convention may meet in Harrisburg
Philadelphia December report says the Republican state convention is likely to be held in Harrisburg on April 28. Chairman Reeder proposes the date with general assent. Delegates for auditor general and two congressmen at large will be nominated, and 32 presidential electors named for each congressman and senator.
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Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Shalrman Reeder
State Committee
United States
Molineux Trial Sees Shadowing Protest and Handwriting Test
New York December seventh. The Molineux murder trial reveals juror complaints about district attorney shadowing to monitor conversations and juror secrecy. Cross examination of handwriting experts Ames and Tyrrell yields little new, as the case nears a long, record-setting forty-fourth day with appeals to introduce medical testimony on poisoning.
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New York
Roland B. Molineux
Hveq
Tris Anid
Goff
McIntyre
Ttia
Ames
Bian Francisco
Wooks
Moses, Jehovah & Co
Moses
Osborne
Weeks
Brophy
God
Tyrrell
New Yok County
Failures in Boston as Hodges & Co Suspends
The Boston stock exchange announced the suspension of Hodges and Co a noted banking and brokerage house. Experts say liabilities from failures in the past two weeks push the total near 17 million dollars.
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Boston
Boston Stock Exchange
Br.t Hodges & Co
Pennsylvania State Music Teachers Meet Elect Officers in Allentown
The tenth annual convention of the Pennsylvania State Music Teachers Association was held in Allentown with officers elected including President Dr Hugo A Clarke Secretary Treasurer Mamund Wolsieffer and executive committee members Thomas A Becket Gilbert Combs Enoch W Pearson and others from Philadelphia. It was decided to hold next year’s meeting in Philadelphia.
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Allentown
Dee
Penneylvania, State Music Teachers’ Association
Hugo A. Clarke
Mamund
Ottawa anti Irish order feud over Canada invasion claim
A prominent member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Worcester, Massachusetts, denied that President Jamen Noown of the DH vinion 36 asked members to vote on an invasion of Canada. He said the society is purely fraternal.
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Philadelphia
England
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
P. J. McManus
Academy of Music
Ottawa
Ont
Dew
Mberians
Olluwe
Wwe
Jamen Noown
Dhvinion
Worcester
Masy
Tin Order
Canada
Noonan
Casualty List Details Casualties in December Actions
Washington dispatch lists previously unreported Killed in action from December events. Names include Marty Bworer and Charles W. Frazer among those killed near Banna on December 11 and Charles J. Reilly from the engagement against Romblon on December 18. General Olle transmits to the department.
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Washington
Olle
Manila
Ur Départment
Banna
Think Cavalry
Marty Bworer
Charles W. Frazer
Romblon
Panes
Ehghteenth Infantry
Charles J. Reilly
Pennsylvania Postmasters Appointment Notice
Washington December 27 8 2 Handing today appointed postmaster at Kas donbrool Weeming county with official duties to commence immediately.
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Washington
Wos
Kasdonbrool
Weeming County
Plans to Continue Moody's Work
An appeal to the world to provide funds for continuing the work begun and carried on for twenty years by Dwight L. Moody was issued today by the Northfield Seminary. A vigorous push will be the only action until their month’s end.
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Northfield
Mase
Dee
Dwilatit IL
Northfield Seminary
Vika
Deaths of a Day in Lancaster and Bedford Areas
Lancaster Pennsylvania John J Wirt man president of Lancaster Trust Company and former Miller Hartman wholesale grocers member died after long illness Bright's disease in Lancaster. Bedford Pennsylvania John Barefoot former steward of Bedford County Almshouse died at home in Bedford Township aged years old father of sixteen children twelve of whom with his wife survive him.
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Don
John J. Wirtman
Lancaster Trust Company
Miller& Hartman
Bright
Dianase
Bedford
Jobn. Barefoot
Stewart
Bedford County Almshouse
Bedford Township
Battle in the Mountains as Insurgents Routed Near Montalban
General Lawton era fighting near Ban Medio Montalban as Colonel Lockett led 2 800 troops against insurgents entrenched in the mountains. The enemy, possibly those driven from Ban Muen, fled under heavy fire. Four Americans were wounded and one killed in later actions around Subig. Civil marriages authorized in the Philippines by General Otis decree.
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Manila
Locket
Montalban
Ban Mitteo
Beurgerts
Ban Muen
Lawton
Forty-sixth Volunteer Infantry
Leckett
Teckett
Subig
Santa Anna
Another Victim Found in Tragnell Mine Disaster
In Brownsville Pennsylvania December 27 a new body from the Tragnell mine explosion was recovered. The victim, Hungarian Andrew Simicky, had a mutilated body found under a heavy fall of rock. Inspectors indicate more miners may be trapped beneath slate and the exact count remains unknown.
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Andrew Simicky
Brazwell Mine
Brownsville
Conner
Binicky
Employment of 600 Sparks Coal Work Near Hickory Ridge
Joseph Bucknes of New York vice president and general manager and John T. Williams, recently resigning superintendent, started a force to develop new coal veins near Hickory Ridge in Shamokin. A molevn breaker will be built and work provided to about 100 men and boys, with veins set to yield coal for twenty-five years.
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Shamokin
Mee
Joseph Bucknes
New York
Union Cos| Company
John TL. Williams
Queen Proclaims Warning to British Subjects in Transvaal
The Privy Council at Windsor Castle today issued a proclamation by Queen Victoria forbidding assent or aid to inhabitants of the Transvaal and Free State. Merchants are barred from selling or transporting goods there under penalty of law. The proclamation was gazetted tonight.
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London
Privy Council
Windsor Castle
Victoria
Transvaal
Orande Free State
Bubonic Coffee Landed in New York Port
President Murphy of the board ruled today that coffee aboard the bubonic infected vessel J. W. Taylor may be landed and roasted in Brooklyn. The vessel arrived November 15 with 42,000 bags of coffee.
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New York
Murphy
Howlit
J. W. Taylor
Brooklyn
Thy Taylor
Weather forecast for eastern Pennsylvania
Forecast for Thursday and Friday calls for snow Thursday in eastern Pennsylvania with Friday clearing to fair. Winds shift from southeast to west by Thursday night as a cold front passes.
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Washington
Dee
Pennsylvania
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