Heavy Reinforcements Demanded as Boer Invasion Feared
Reported tensions rise as General Clements faces General Delarey with reinforcements. Cape Colony aid seen as growing. war office silent on invasion details. Kitchener tightens control over news. rumors of large reinforcements and urgent measures to curb spread of hostilities.
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Lonpoy
War Office
Cape Colony
Dewet
Lord Kitchener
Daily Mail
London
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British Modifications In China Note Withheld From Public
At a Peking meeting of foreign ministers all terms of the joint vote were discussed including British changes. Officials refuse to disclose details, saying governments should publish them. Washington officials hope the agreement will be presented to Chinese plenipotentiaries, with the preamble likely excluding the irrevocable clause. Chinese envoys will have time to consider terms before formal negotiations begin. Breeces railway claims ownership of telegraph wires reverts to it, with companies offered compensation but denying transfer of ownership.
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Breeces Railway Company
Knox Recalls Pursuit of Dewet Amid Cape Colony Turmoil
London dispatch reports General Knox abandoned pursuit of General Dewet due to Cape Colony conditions after Boers crossed the Orange River. About 3,000 Republicans entered Cape Colony and a parallel force reached Philipstown. Dewet with ~4,500 men is northeast of Ladybrand, with a Winburg attack imminent.
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Cape Colony
London
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Orange River
Philipstown
Ladybrand
Winburg
British Losses at Nooigedacht Reported
London reports official tallies show 82 killed or wounded at Nooigedacht with 44 missing and unaccounted for.
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Nooigedacht
London
Senate Votes to Retire Boutelle as Navy Captain
Wasa Hindon December 21 Congress authorized the president to place Representative Charles A. Boutelle of Maine on the retired list as a captain in the United States Navy. The Senate passed the house resolution without opposition, awaiting presidential approval and Boutelle's resignation from the current and next Congress. The rest of the session moved without notable action.
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Maine
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Two Boers Reach Cape Colony At Two Points
The Daily Mail correspondent reports Boers reached Cape Colony at two points about 100 miles apart. One commando moved on Phillipstown between Colesberg and Kimberley while Herzog's force crossed the Orange River near Odendaal Stroom and Bethulie, targeting Cradock. General MacDonald engages invaders 20 miles west of Burghersdorp as they retreat toward the Orange.
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Cape Colony
Cape Town
Daily Mail
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Colesberg
Kimberley
Herzog
Orange River
Odendaal Stroom
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Burghersdorp
Cradock
MacDonald
Telegraph Lines Fight Over Great Northern Rights
The St Paul and Manitoba Railway now the Great Northern sues Western Union and Northwestern Telegraphs in federal court over ownership and control of telegraph lines along the Great Northern right of way from St Paul to the Pacific coast. Valued at two to three million dollars, the joint lines were built under 10 year contracts that have since expired.
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United States Circuit Court
Lochren
St. Paul
Fourth District Leaders Rally Behind Clapp for Senate
St Paul December meeting of Fourth district legislators shows unanimous support for General Clapp as candidate for United States senator. Both houses and the senate agreed to back him when the contest begins, with no other name discussed.
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St. Paul
United States
Merchants Hotel
House
Senate
Pressfeeders' union No. 9 strikes for higher pay
About 100 members of Pressfeeders' union No. 9 of St. Paul began a strike on Wednesday morning. They demand a $2.25 weekly raise, while employers refuse the increase. The workers currently operate under a contract dated January 2, 1899, set to run five years.
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Pressfeeders’ Union No. 9
New Zealand Welcomes Sixty American Societ Democrats
A Wellington dispatch to The Times reports sixty American Societ Democrats arrived to form a settlement under New Zealand law. The move aligns with New Zealand's progressive legislation and ongoing social reform efforts.
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New Zaland
Londonx
Societ Democrats
Times
Wellington
N. Z
New Zealand
Rockefeller gifts University of Chicago $1.5 million
At the University of Chicago convocation President Harper announced a further donation from John D. Rockefeller amounting to 1.5 million dollars. The gift supports the university’s ongoing programs and expansion efforts.
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University of Chicago
Harper
John D. Rockefeller
Plans Splendidly Laid In Boer Retreat Narrow Escape
Johannesburg dispatch reports the British under General Clements narrowly avoided capture at Nooitgedacht after Boers laid and executed superb plans. A long British retreat followed while Boers, undaunted, waved and fired artillery. Colonel Legge showed bravery firing five Boers before dying from his wounds.
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Nooitgedacht
Clements
Legge
South Africa debate frames Great Britain amid crowd in Amsterdam
In Amsterdam at the Nieuwe Kirk on December 22 Mr. Kruger spoke as crowds heard denunciations of Britain for selling birthright for gold. Speakers warned continental powers would bear the brand of Cain unless they intervened in South Africa.
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Kruger
Nieuwe Kirk
Great Britain
South Africa
Antwerp Strike Expands In Port and Sailor Ranks
Antwerp officials report 13 000 workers on strike now including coal porters and sailors who have joined dock laborers. Most imported laborers have been urged into unions, widening labor action across the port.
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Antwerp
Kruger Arrives in Amsterdam Draws Big Crowds
Mr. Kruger arrived in Amsterdam on December 21 greeted by municipal and communal authorities. A royal waiting room reception and a large crowd followed as the burgomaster spoke for peace and Mr. Kruger pledged not as a fugitive but by government order. He later visited the South African refugees headquarters.
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Kruger
Lancheon
Netherlands Deny Paris Award Boundaries
Baron von Golstein van Oldenater informs London that The Netherlands, not party to the Britain Transvaal frontier dispute, cannot accept the Paris arbitration boundary. Ontario officials seize the tug Crawford with several hundred pounds of herring aboard near Port Burwell in Canadian waters. Representative Sutherland introduces a resolution to form a seven member committee to study government ownership of railways in Europe and the U.S. with an eye to possible action.
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Netherlands
London
Great Britain
Transvaal
Toronto
Ont
Ontario Fisheries Department
Crawford
Lake Erie
Port Burwell
Empire Fish Company of
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Washington
Sutherland
Nebraska
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British Steamer Falls of Inversnaid Missing
The British steamer Falls of Inversnaid sailing from Newport News on October 4 bound for Buenos Aires has been posted as missing at Lloyds and has not been heard from since departure.
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London
Rails contract for Victorian railways awarded to Illinois Steel
London December 21 The Daily Chronicle reports a contract for 20 000 tons of steel rails and fish plates for the Victorian railways has been awarded to the Illinois Steel Company of Chicago.
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London
the Daily Chronicle
Illinois Steel Company of
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