African Catechism: Stead Explains Transvaal Trouble and British Policy
William T. Stead argues in a question and answer catechism style that Britain has no right to slaughter the Boers or impose reforms by force. He details the history of the Transvaal struggle, Boer trek origins, the Outlanders, Rhodes, and Kruger, urging clarity and restraint in British policy and outlining how empire interests hinge on South Africa.
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William T. Stead
N. ¥. Journal
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Naud
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Johannenturg
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France
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Anpobnell
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Monette Coul
Milter
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Vaesal Jorda
Autddielil
Lord Kitchener
Seis No More to Te Said It Is a Sad Business
Fragmentary note from a British South records page. Baffling OCR text includes garbled phrases and names, with no clear event or date. The readable bits hint at a mournful or official notice but lack concrete details to identify people or places.
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Ecory
Navy Pushes One Million For Two Training Ships
A Washington dispatch reports the Navy seeks $1,000,000 to build two 2000 ton fist class training ships. The plan aims to provide ships fitted for service with sail and steam propulsion to train skilled seamen and to keep experienced crews ready for combat, with existing vessels retired or repurposed. The Navy also faces a manpower shortfall and hopes Congress will fund the two ships to speed training and readiness.
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New York
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Congress
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Cioe
Wessele
TC Id
Navy
Streseth
Appalachian National Park plan reported in North Carolina
A new national park project emerges with the Appalachian National Park association chartered in North Carolina. The organization lists headquarters and aims to promote conservation, scenic routes, and forest preserves across the southern Appalachians, including efforts tied to hogstales and local businesses.
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Ruselech
N. C
Appalachian National Park Association
Asherities
Menelik and Abyssinia Threaten British Interests in Nile Dispute
Dec 20 reports from New York show London papers fearing Menelik Emperor of Abyssinia may seize on British friction with Egypt over Nile boundary. Ethiopians have long claimed suzerainty north to Nubia, west to the White Nile, and control of the right bank from the fortieth to the second latitude. Britain braces for possible conflict, with troops mobilized and negotiations at Addis Ababa previously failing to deter aggression.
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New York
London
Amenelik
Abyssitia
England
Great Britain
Esyyt
Abyadnfo
Menelik
Britia
Addys Adeta
Hemel-Rodd
Cairo
Ethiopa
Alwys
Nubia
Mombasa
Pashoda
Rennel-Rodd
Coe
Gemither
Mediterranean
Gipe
White Nile
Alway
Ashoda
Swakipil
Egyptia
Abyssinia
Niitchle
Ired Tyler
Lie Nile
Bim
Lisbon
Pittsburg Smelter Reopens Amid Revival News
Pittsburg Kansas reports J Lavin smelter restarted after months of inactivity. Many former workers return as the plant resumes, boosting local coal trade and business. The revival brings hopeful signs for merchants, rail stops, and the emelter industry’s recovery.
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Pittsburg
Kan
J. Lavin Smelter
Pivsburs & Gulf
Senator Mason Seeks Mediation Amid Petitions Surge
A national wave of petitions floods Washington as Senator Mason backs extending sympathy to the Boers and urges U S mediation. He plans to present the thousands of names to Congress, signaling broad public support for his stance and action.
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New York
Washington
Sehmtor Mason
United States
Senator Mason Pushes sympathy for Boers in Senate
Senator Mason predicts a Senate majority favoring a resolution expressing sympathy with the Boers fighting for existence in South Africa. He cites British reserve use and convoys, expects committee to report after holidays, and notes receiving hundreds of congratulatory letters as Congress nears a vote.
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Congress
ST Wave
Mason
White Appointed Census Supervisor for Kansas District
The President nominated Andrew J. White of the First District of Kansas to be a supervisor of the census in the Interior department. The nomination was sent to the Senate on December 20.
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Kansas
Washington
Senate
Interior
Andrew J. White
Funeral of Flag Lieut T H Bramby in Atlanta
The body of Flag Lieut T H Bramby arrived from Washington and was escorted to the state capitol under a special military guard. The eyes were opened for viewing between 10 and 12, with thousands present. A Cathedral funeral is planned at 3 pm with Major General Wesley Merritt ordering troops to march in escort, including seven infantry companies, Fifth regiment companies, governor's horse guard, artillery, Confederates veterans, and attended by Senator A G Bacon and family.
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T. H. Bramby
Washington
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Wesley Merritt
Department of the East
Fort McPhercot
Seventh Infantry
Fifth Regiment
Governor's Horse Guard
United States
A. G. Bacon
Lieut. Caldwell
Van Noppen Arrives With Appeal to End Transvaal War
Leonard Charles Van Noppen of the Universal Netherlands union arrived in New York aboard the Stastendam with a petition urging England to submit the South African question to arbitration and to end the war in the Transvaal. The appeal seeks continental and American circulation, criticizing England's stance and calling the conflict an unequal struggle drawn into global entanglements.
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Universal Netherlands Union
England
Transvaal
New York
Leonard Charles van Noppen
Stastendam
Hague
South
America
Hoglund
Sanser
Lin
Mars
Fragmented plea on civilization and justice across wars
An articulated critique argues that ongoing gold field plunder and civilized nations face a moral test. It asserts that genuine civilization cannot endure war crimes or submission to tyranny and urges action against the English state and its leaders to uphold international justice and human rights. The piece references Van Noppen and contemporary European distress amid calls for accountability.
German flag hoisted as Samoa cedes to Germany
Dec 15 Apia Samoa reports the German flag raised over the courthouse signaling the islands surrender to Germany by agreement. The German company on board the Coromantas was interviewed by Samoan chiefs who said Matatia would be rejected and the Matattelans are being driven from villas as government authority shifts, with trouble looming.
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Matasia
Apia
Samoa
Auckland
Court House
Germany
Coormuras
Matatia
Mattafaites
England in Peril Blames Colonial Blunders in Africa
Yale professor Arthur M Wheeler criticizes Britain's South Africa policy as doomed, urging diplomatic handling. notes earlier American Revolution parallels and warns of costs. Mentions a major fire in Florida with losses around 159000 dollars, including the Bank of Florence and city opera house.
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