Bryan speaks at Jeffersonian Club annual banquet in Lincoln
The Jeffersonian club of Lincoln hosted its annual banquet at the Lincoln hotel drawing about 300 Democratic and Populist leaders from Nebraska and other states. W. J. Bryan made his first public appearance since the election, receiving a warm, sustained reception and close audience attention.
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Neb
Jeffersonian Club of
Lincoln
Lincoln Hotel
Nebraska
W. J. Bryan
Conscience Fund Donation Reaches Treasury
The secretary of the treasury reports a conscience contribution of 200 from a Southern town. The sender admits defrauding the government of tobacco revenue totaling 200 during 1871, 1872 and 1873.
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Conscience Fund
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
South
Chinese Envoys Holed Up For Final Adjustments
Five envoys named by China included Li Hung Chang Prince Ching two Southern viceroys Chan Chi Tang Lin Kun Yi and Yung La. Only Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching presented credentials while the southern viceroys likely serve advisory roles in the final terms decision.
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Washington
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Chan Chi Tang
Lin Kun Yi
Yung la
Privy Council
Yung Lana
Conger
CHINA'S COURSE
Washington reports no confirmation of Emperor Kwang Su opposing the powers demands. Chinese quarters fear terms are harsh and hard to accept. Li Hung Chang’s illness might slow talks while Conger has not indicated opposition to acceptance. Officials remain hopeful for early agreement.
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Washington
Kwang Su
Li Hung Chang
State Department
Conger
Expedition Probes Boxer Burning of Christians
Detachments of the Sixth United States Cavalry Ninth Infantry and Fifth Artillery have left Pekin to investigate reports of native Christians burned by Boxers. Lt. Col. Theodore Wint leads the expedition. Over the past three days clashes occurred between Chinese bands and allied troops with German French and Japanese forces reporting minor losses.
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Sixth United States Cavalry
Ninth Infantry
Fifth Artillery
Mr. Kelly
Theodore Wint
Sixth Cavalry
Pettigrew Scion Struck by Theater Usher in Kansas City
Frank Walden Pettigrew son of U S Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota was assaulted by a theater usher after lighting a cigarette in the lobby. He sustained a broken right cheekbone and a dislocated jaw and was treated at police headquarters before transfer to a hospital for operation.
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Kansas City
Frank Walden Pettigrew
United States
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Young Pettigrew
South Africa
United States Government
Arizona
Secret Service Seizes Counterfeit Note Collections
In Philadelphia on December 31 Secret Service Agent Griffin confiscated several large counterfeit note collections. A bank cashier lost a fine collection amid protests, with others surrendering smaller holdings in the seizure.
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Secret Service
Griffin
Johnsons Suit Discontinued
New York Dec. 31 The action brought by Tom L. Johnson to restrain K. T. Wilson & Co from the agreement with Pack & Everett for the purchase and consolidation of the Detroit street railroads and for the appointment of a receiver was discontinued by mutual consent.
New Colombian Minister Appointed to U.S. Post
United States Charge Beaupre in Bogota reports Carlos Martinez Silva, Colombia's foreign affairs minister, appointed as minister to the United States and slated to sail for Washington within two weeks.
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Colombia
Washington
United States
Beaupre
Bogota
State Department
Carlos Martinez Silva
Prospectors rush to Pitt Lake find in goose crop
A sensational find reports $12.50 in coarse gold discovered in the crop of a wild goose killed at Pitt Lake, 28 miles from New Westminster. Prospectors have begun hustling toward the scene.
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B. C
New Westminster
Pitt Lake
Westminster
Boer Boers Pressured as De Wet Routs Toward Orange River
Capetown reports General De Wet failed to break through to the south and is now at Senekal with a large commando holding land between Feicksburg, Senekal and Winburg. General Knox holds the area between Ladybrand and Winburg as eastern Boer forces are harassed and driven back toward the Orange River.
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Dewet
Senekal
Fecksburg
Winburg
Knox
Ladybrand Winburg
Orange River
Kitchener Returns to Pretoria Amid Boer Raid Chase
London dispatch says General Kitchener reappeared in Pretoria after a rapid trip to De Aar and Naarpoort, outlining British lines of communication remain secure. Knox’s troops clash with Dewet’s burghers at Leeuwkop while pursuing the raider across the veldt.
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the Tribune
London
Kitchener
Pretoria
DeAar
Naarwpoort
Cape Colony
Knox
Dewet
Leeuwkop
Orange River
Botha
Delarey
Fox
Warning to Officers on Keeping Families Out of Fighting Zone
General Kitchener orders officers with families in the Orange and Vaal River colonies to remain in active service and move families away from the fighting zone. A dispatch from Pretoria reports the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava’s son wounded in a battle at Plaisterbeuvval.
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Kitchener
Cave Town
Orange and Vaal River
Pretoria
Dufferin and
Ava
Plaisterbeuval
Dewet Captured Report Circulates in London
Persistent reports in London and continental circles claim General Dewet has been captured. The British Chartered South African company cites a trusted source but the war office has no confirmation.
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London
Dewet
War Office
South African War Prediction by Major Grover Botha Arrives in Rome
Major Grover Botha brother of Commandant General Louis Botha arrives in Rome en route to The Hague with dispatches for Mr. Kruger He says the South African war will last years that Steyn planned Cape Colony invasion and Afrikander revolt is certain.
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Rome
Grover Botha
Louis Botha
Hague
Kruger
South Africa
Steyn
Cape Colony
British Officers Resign in London Gazette Listings
London reports multiple military resignations including Lieutenant Colonel Spragge who commanded the yeomanry at Lindley and MP Ivor Guest a captain of yeomanry, with several other resignations gazetted.
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London
Spragge
Lindley
Ivor Guest
Canada Arrives Gibraltar with Lord Roberts Amid Ovation
The steamer Canada arrived at Gibraltar from South Africa carrying Lord Roberts. The field marshal landed at noon to a warm welcome and the ship will resume its voyage immediately.
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Gibraltar
Canada
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Field Marshal
Boy found hiding in hay loft after 10 day kidnapping scare
Fort Depar Iowa December 31 nine year old Johnnie Tonhose son of Mr and Mrs Lew Tonhose Judd was believed kidnapped ten days earlier and found hiding in a hay loft living on vegetables from the cellar his feet and legs were frost bitten and he is believed safe now
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Johnnie Tonhose
Lew Tonhouse
Judd
Prohibits Boxing Bouts in Paterson City
Chief of Police Grant issues an order barring boxing bouts in Paterson New Jersey. The move follows a tame Thursday night bout between Mysterious Billy Smith and Young Mahoney of Philadelphia.
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Paterson
N. J
Chief of Police
Grant
Billy Smith
Young Mahoney
Philadelphia
Incendiarism Rampant in Barbadoes Reports
Barbadoes mail advisories state arson spree continues with thirteen ganefields and house premises burned during the week ending December 16. Planters fear for crops and seek police protection in Kineston Jamaica.
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Kineston
Jamaica
Barbadoes
Ganefields
Three Children Burned to Death in Washington Fire
Oxvymbia Washington December 31 The three Lavery children a 4 year old daughter a 2 year old son and a 6 month old infant perished in a house fire while the parents were away. The tragedy occurred near here as neighbors reported the blaze.
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Oxvymbia
Wash
Cape Colony War Worsens As Kitchener Struggles To Drive Back Invaders
Dispatches report extended disturbed area in Cape Colony since last December. Lord Kitchener shows little progress against Boers while Magliesburg clashes yield doubtful results. Daily Mail urges sending more troops amid censorship fears.
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South Africa
Cape Colony
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Britstown
Burghersdorp
Brabant
Clements
Magliesburg
Daily Mail
Boer Prisoners at St Helena Seen by Gardiner
A Boston letter describes George Gardiner visiting over 2,000 Boer prisoners at St Helena. He notes Cronje is quiet and in poor health, the prisoners sing church songs, refuse to sign allegiance, and suffer scurvy due to scarce vegetables.
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George Gardiner
South Africa
St. Helena
General Cronje
Cronje
England
Champion Wrestlers Set World Title Match at MSG
Ernest Roeber American champion and Paul Pons French champion are scheduled to wrestle for the world title on February 6 at Madison Square Garden. The bout is a rematch following a December 17 agreement to meet.
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Ernest Roeber
America
Paul Pons
Will Heet
Madison Square Garden
Defends Eagan and Attacks Miles Over Embalmed Beef
The North American Review will publish an Alger essay defending General Eagan’s commissary management and targeting General Miles for the embalmed beef inquiry. Alger accuses Miles of responsibility for army food quality and criticizes Congress for promoting Miles while denying Shafter a higher rank after his Cuba and Santiago campaigns.
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The
North American Review
Russel A. Alger
Eagan
Miles
Shafter
Tampa
Fla
Alger
Cuba
Philippines
Porto Rico
Paris
Army of the
United States
Hus
Santiago
Tragic Dynanite Explosion Kills Six at West Virginia Camp
Six men died and several others were badly injured when dynamite thawing near a stove exploded at Baker camp near Durbin Pocahontas county on the Coal and Iron railroad project. The blast at noon wrecked the little living quarters, with bodies blown apart and limbs found far from the scene. Physicians from Green Bank treated the wounded all night as details remain incomplete.
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West Virginia
Keyser
W. Va
Baker Camp
Durbin
Pocahontas County
Coal and Iron
Elkins
Green Bank
Faked Drowning Rumor Circulated as a Joke
Des Moines report confirms the claim that 49 Iowa schoolchildren drowned in a skating pond is false. Investigation shows the tale began as a joke by some railroad workers, with confusion tying What Cheer and Foster to the hoax.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Foster
Boxing Bouts Prohibited in St Louis Coliseum
Chief of Police Campbell announced that boxing bouts and prize fights scheduled at the West End coliseum will not be permitted. The main event was set for six rounds between Donnie Daughtery and Morris Rauch.
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St. Louis
Campbell
West End Coliseum
Donnie Daughtery
Terry McGovern
Morris Rauch
Drowned While Crossing a Stream in Tennessee
James Atkins his wife Sarah and Lou Cunningham drowned in the Cumberland river near Celina while crossing in a small chest that struck a snag and sank. George Fuller a negro was lynched near Marion Perry county for burning the barn of Dennis Cummings a tenant.
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Tenn
James Atkins
Sarah
Lou Cunningham
Cumberland
Celina
Montgomery
Ala
George Fuller
Marion
Perry County
Dennis Cummings
Chilean cabinet crisis ends with Orrego as premier
Valparaiso Chile Dec 31 The cabinet crisis has ended. Senor Juan Antonio Orrego has accepted the premiership and all other ministers have withdrawn their resignations.
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Valparaiso
Chile
Senor
Juan Antonio Orrego
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