Imperial Authorities Pressed to Concede Demands on China
Shanghai reports suggest officials may yield to the joint note's demands for punishment of instigators. Princes Tuan and Chang reportedly arrested near Shan Si and Shan Se. Yuan Hsien ordered to return to Sian Fu for execution. Li is absent from the scene.
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Sorpos
Shanghai
The
Standard
Prince Tuan
Prince Chang
Shan Si
Shan Se
Yuan Hsien
Sian Fu
China
Demands of the Powers Delivered to the Chinese Representative
The joint note from the powers was presented to Prince Ching in Peking as Li Hung Chang, ill, sent his credentials via the prince. Prince Ching said he would convey the note to the emperor and report the reply promptly, seeking peace and prosperity for China. The Spanish minister handed the note to Prince Ching, who accepted and pledged immediate transmission to the emperor.
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Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Senor
B. J. de Cologan
China
Paris
Havas
Peking
Senor B. J. de Cologan
Li Huang Chang
READY TO REBEL Ninety Per Cent Dutch Waiting for Leader
The Morning Post reports Cape Colony hangs in the balance as disloyal Dutch residents in Phillipstown join the Boers. Troop shortages hinder martial law while Kitchener gathers thousands from the north and loyalists demand action. Civil rail traffic is suspended across the colony.
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London
Cape Colony
Morning Post
Cape Town
Phillipstown
Cape
Lord Kitchener
Standard
Daily Mail
Foreign Ministers Predict China Will Accept Conditions
A Peking dispatch dated December 24 reports Chinese foreign ministers believe China will accept the conditions imposed by the powers within a month. The note was sent to the dowager empress and the emperor, but slow wire service may delay delivery until December 27.
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China
Lexpos
Peking
French Detachment Attacks Village in China
A French unit of 100 men departed December 20 for Hang Tsu to search for arms. On approaching a village over a frozen creek, they met a Boxer volley that killed Lieutenant Cental and wounded another officer. French forces burned the village.
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Tren
Boxing athletes cause fatal harm Catholics in Peking area
A dispatch from Peking reports missionaries say boxers attacked 12 Catholics fatally harming them and burning 8 in temples 36 miles east of Peking. The incident occurred as tensions rose involving local communities and foreign missionaries.
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Peking
German Volunteers See Boer Strength Across Transvaal
Berlin dispatch reports German volunteers recently arrived from the Transvaal affirm a grave South African situation for Britain. They say except for Pretoria and Johannesburg, the Transvaal and much of the Orange Free State are in Boer hands, with Boer forces widespread and stronger than anticipated. They doubt England can conquer the Boers, even if Kruger makes a private peace.
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Johannesburg
Pretoria
Berlin
Transvaal
Orange Free State
England
Kruger
Thornycroft Mounted Infantry Occupy Brittstown
London cable reports Thornycroft's mounted infantry have occupied Brittstown without opposition. Boers retired north toward Prieska and will be pursued, according to Lord Kitchener's message dated Naarwpoort December 24.
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Thornycroft
Brittstown
London
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Naarwpoort
Prieska
Hitchcock denies resignation from McKinley cabinet
St. Louis dispatch reports Ethan Allen Hitchcock secretary of the interior arrived for Christmas with his daughter Mrs John F Shippley and publicly denied a New York rumor he would resign from President McKinley's cabinet.
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St. Louis
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Interior
McKinley
City
John F. Shippley
Hitchcock
New York
Former Wisconsin treasurer Henry B Harshaw dies in Milwaukee
Colonel Henry B Harshaw former state treasurer of Wisconsin died at his daughter Mrs. Dr Thomas H Hay's residence in Milwaukee after a tongue cancer. He lived in Oshkosh and served in the Iron Brigade during the Civil War.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Henry B. Harshaw
Thomas H. Hay
Harshaw
Oshkosh
Iron Brigade
Assist Invaders Reported Crisis in Cape Colony
Reports confirm a serious situation in the Cape Colony with residents from Dutch communities aiding kin in the north. The coverage notes organized support and rising tensions affecting local and colonial dynamics.
Cape Colony Railway Severed as Boers Advance
The Daily Mail reports Cape Colony railway links from Cape Town to the north are nearly cut, aided by Boer operations and rains. Lord Kitchener has reached De Aar and moves to crush the Boer movement.
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London
Daily Mail
Cape Colony
Cape Town
Lord Kitchener
de Aar
Battle Reported in Progress Near De Aar
Fighting is going on near De Aar Cape Town December 27 with details unobtainable. Two hundred Boers have left Brittstown after commander ing all supplies available.
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de Aar
Cape Town
Brittstown
Governor Pingree Requisitions Cuban Governor for Forger
A Lansing report says Governor Pingree has issued a requisition on Cuba for Charles Jenner Thompson wanted in Detroit for forgery. The item is described as the first requisition to Cuba ever presented.
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Cuba
CubaGco
Lansing
Mich
Pingreee
Charles Jenner Thompson
Detroit
Irish Cavalry Called Out for South Africa Service
Belfast dispatch says all available cavalry ordered to prepare for service in South Africa. The move mirrors reports that Lord Kitchener requested 80,000 additional mounted troops from the war office.
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London
Belfast
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Despondent mood fades as London faces war weariness
London reports no signs of last year’s Black December despondency. Christmas amid wartime remains muted with little cause for joy. The press notes four times as many troops in South Africa, all engaged in steady duty against a vanishing foe, while homesick sympathy lags. The Standard laments political foresight during wartime.
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London
South Africa
Aged cracksman nabbed in Philadelphia liquor heist
Seventy year old Gustav Kindt, known to police in many cities, was arrested in Philadelphia charged with robbing a wholesale liquor store safe. He was found with all the tools of an expert cracksman when captured.
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Philadelphia
Gustav Kindt
Cape to Cairo Telegraph Line in Operation Reaches North
A Durban news agency reports the Cape to Cairo telegraph line now operates to a point 50 miles north of Kasangi and 100 miles beyond the southern end of Lake Tanganyika.
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Cape To Cairo
London
Durban
Kasangi
Lake Tangankani
Indian Attack Kills Four Officers In Sonora
Mexican troops in Sonora were attacked by Yaqui Indians. Four officers and about thirty men were killed outright. Colonel Francisco Peinado was shot through the stomach and seriously wounded. The incident occurred as clashes between Mexican forces and Yaqui rebels continued in late December.
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Paso
Tex
Sonora
Mex
Francisco Peinado
War ends by settlement only a matter of time says official
The official, in discussing the opera v. usu case, confesses that all feasible steps to end the war with European powers have already been taken. He remains confident that a settlement is inevitable and merely a matter of time.
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V. Usu
Inducement to Canadians for Transvaal Police Militia
The Colonial Office seeks many Canadian volunteers for Baden-Powell's Transvaal mounted police. If 1,000 Canadians join, Britain will offer 10 captaincies and 165 lieutenancies to qualified Canadian militia officers. Pay is five shillings daily from arrival in Cape Town with free transport from Canada to South Africa.
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Colonial Office
Transvaal
Ottawa
Baden-Powell
Transvaal Mounted Police
Imperial
Cape Town
Canada
South Africa
Grand Rapids Extends Freedom of the City to Kruger
The Grand Rapids Commercial Club unanimously adopted a resolution extending freedom of the city to President Kruger. The city clerk sent a cablegram to The Hague inviting Kruger to visit Grand Rapids and meet over 3,000 citizens.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Commercial Club
Kruger
The
Hague
Brook lyn messenger boy in court over stone throw
Frank Smith the Brooklyn district messenger appeared in police court charged with hurling a paving stone through a showcase on December 15. He said he acted after provocation by the shop proprietor and was paroled after a warning.
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Kruger’s
New York
Frank Smith
Brooklyn
Kruger
Smith
Kruger Becomes Stiffnecked, Represses Peace Overtures
The Daily Mail’s Hague correspondent reports at The Hague that Kruger has grown stiffnecked since the Noongedacht affair and now scorns all private peace overtures.
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Londoon
Daily Mail
the Hague
Kruger
Record Seat Price Raises on Stock Exchange Bid
New York December 21 52 000 dollars was bid for a seat on the Stock Exchange a new high surpassing Tuesday’s 50000 dollar sale. The large bid highlights the brisk activity in the market for exchange memberships.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Exchange
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