Boer Position Found Impregnable and a Retreat Is Ordered
War dispatch from General Gatacre reports a serious reverse at Stormberg after three hours of fighting. Casualties include several officers wounded and many missing across Royal Irish Rifles Suffolk Regiment Northumberland Fusileers Dorsetshire Regiment and Royal Berkshire Regiment with details to follow.
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Gatacre
Stormberg
Royal Irish Rifles
Suffolk Regiment
Northumberland Fusileers
Dorsetshire Regiment
Royal Berkshire Regiment
British Column Attacks Boer Line At Stormberg Ill-fated Move
General Gatacre led a 4000-strong force including Royal Irish Rifles and Northumberland Fusiliers toward Molteno then Stormberg. The attack failed as Boers held impregnable positions along the Stormberg range with superior guns. After a dawn artillery duel, the British withdrew to Molteno as Boer fire intensified and mounted infantry attempted to outflank. The march featured a grueling night crossing and a costly, abortive reconnaissance in force.
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Gaivere
Putters Kraal
Molteno
Stormberg
Northumberland Fusileers
Royal Irish Rifles
Gatacre
Stormberg Range
Kopje
Coronn
Thatis
Northumberland Regiment
Rumor of Boer Repulse at Kimberley
Care Town reports a rumor that Boers attacked Kimberley in close quarters Friday night and were repulsed with heavy losses. The claim lacks official confirmation and details remain unclear.
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Care Town
Kimberley
Kentucky Board Declares Republican Ticket Elected
The Kentucky state board of elections unanimously says it cannot examine county returns beyond the face totals and certifies W S Taylor and the Republican ticket as elected. A minority report objects to certifying fraud and warns of potential fraud and force. Inauguration preparations proceed for Tuesday.
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Frankfort
State Board of Elections
W.S. Taylor
Ellis and Pryor
Pointz
Kentucky
Taylor
Prohibition Defeated in Georgia Vote Defines Whisky Traffic
Atlanta, Ga. Dec 11. The Willingham bill to annihilate the whisky traffic in Georgia was defeated in the senate by a vote of 26 to 140. The measure had earlier passed the house with a small majority before reaching the senate.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Senate
House
Estimates for Next Year in Washington Report
An analysis from senate and house appropriation clerks compares this year’s total estimates of 748,855,248 with last year’s 694,006,489. Increases include Army 47,281,929, fortifications 6,819,036, Navy 26,145,539, post office 5,143,661, sundry civil 21,686,777. The year’s estimates exceed projected revenue by 71,031,994, reduced to 18,081,694 when the sinking fund is counted.
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Washington
Messrs. Cleaves
Senate
House
Illinois Steel Plans $3 Million Milwaukee Plant Expansion
The Illinois Steel company will invest about $3,000,000 in Bayview Milwaukee plant upgrades. New blast furnaces rolling mills and large converters will enable in-house ore processing via the Bessemer method. Completion is set for about two years with 1,200 additional workers to be hired.
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Milwaukee
Illinois Steel Company
Bayview
Ries
Open Door Favor Seen by Powers Over China Proposals
Berlin dispatch reports The Standard that all powers have favorably received the US proposals to maintain the open door in China. Each nation would sign the assurance if others also agree.
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China
Berlin
United States
Army officers form board to probe Fort Thomas mule loss
Army officers of high rank attached to the department of the Lakes are appointed to a board of survey to investigate the disappearance of a United States mule and halter from Fort Thomas Kentucky. The action follows army regulations and red tape necessitating the inquiry.
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Cuicacco
Department of the Lakes
United States
Fort Thomas
Republican Convention funds drive aims for 1900 Philadelphia
Dec 11. Solicitors for the Citizens Republican National Convention association circulated to raise a campaign fund of 100 000 dollars to secure Philadelphia as the site of the national convention in 1900.
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Citizens’ Republican National Convention Association
Philadelphia
Cape Nome miners oppose withdrawal of beach diggings
In Seattle on December 11, Cape Nome miners held meetings and hired counsel to counter an alleged effort by certain corporations to advance a withdrawal in their favor of the famous Cape Nome beach diggings.
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Seattle
Wash
Cape Nome
Cape Nome Beach
Woolen workers to gain 10 percent wage rise
Boston December 11 The executive committee of the American Woolen company has voted a general 10 percent wage increase affecting mills across New England. The raise will benefit about 26 000 hands and cover employees in all sections of the region.
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Boston
The
American Woolen Company
New England
Medical Department Increase Proposed in Army Bill
Washington December eleventh Surgeon General Sternberg has prepared a bill for Congress to enlarge the army medical department to meet the rising demands of the current military organization.
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Washington
Sternberg
Congress
Army
Wisconsin Central to use Illinois Central station in Chicago
President H F Whitcomb of the Wisconsin Central announces the railroad will use the Illinois Central eager station at Twelfth Street Chicago as its passenger terminal.
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Milwaukee
H. F. Whitcomb
The
Wisconsin Central Railway
Wisconsin Central
Illinois Central
Twelfth Street
Chicago
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