Buller’s reverse at Tugela halts advance in Natal
London confirms General Buller ordered a retirement after suffering heavy losses near Colenso. The dispatch details failed river crossings, artillery setbacks, and ten guns abandoned. British war office plans reinforcements as transports carrying 15,000 troops arrive and a renewed attack is anticipated.
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War Office of London
Generaluller
Buller
Tugela
Orer
Lansdowne
Ireet
Toved
Hart
Iidyard
Yitleton
Genral Hart
Connaught Rangers
G. Brooke
Hilyard
East Surrey
Colenso
Long
Donga
Ehofield
Lord Dindefuild
Barton
Hunt
Chievely
England
London
Great Britain
War Office
Cape Town
Emperor William Withdraws German Attache in Paris
Berlin dispatch reports the German emperor has carried out the withdrawal of Major General von Bnesskend, military attaché in Paris, after growing distrust of Paris press attacks on German activity. The action is deemed highly significant by officials.
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Paris
Berlin
William
Ajor Garon von Bnesskend
Will Allen Be Seated In Nebraska Senate Seat
Controversy surrounds William Y. Allen appointee from Nebraska as to whether he can be seated. Hayward reportedly never seated, leaving the position in dispute due to the legislature failing to elect at the end of the term of his predecessor.
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Hether William Y. Allen
Nator
Nebraska
Hayward
Glaser Hanged in Dougherty County Georgia
The third Dougherty County execution took place in Albany with W. J. Glaser, a white man condemned for wife murder, facing death calmly. He maintained innocence, urged continued search for the real culprit, and expressed happiness at his approaching transition as the trap fell and he died within minutes.
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Dougherty County
W. J. Glaser
Albany
Glaser
Bunt
Edwards
Consul Holds Hunter Extradition Request to Tangiers
A Washington dispatch reports Secretary Hay directed Consul Gummere at Tangiers to formally request the Moorish government to surrender Thomas J. Hunter, the alleged defaulting auditor of the Atlanta and West Point railroad of Georgia. Owing to no extradition treaty, the move is a favor with the understanding that Morocco would not honor a similar request by the Moorish sultan.
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Sultan Oflorocco
Washington
Hay
Gummere
Tangiers
Thomas J. Hunter
Atlanta and
West Point Railroad
Georgia
Morocco
Hunter
War Department to Fill Regiments in Manila
The War Department plans to send about a thousand recruits to Manila to replenish regiments thinning due to deaths disease and discharges. The steamer Sumner is being converted into a troopship at Norfolk for transporting these recruits, who are gathering at Fort Slocum New York.
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War Department
Manila
Sumner
Norfolk
Fort Slocum
New York
Allen Appointed to Fill Nebraska Senate Vacancy
A special from Omaha reports Governor Poynter named ex Senator William V. Allen to fill the vacancy caused by Senator Hayward's death. Bryan telegram urged the appointment. Allen will go to Washington to take the seat. he previously served 1893 to 1909 and led Nebraska Populist activities.
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Omaha
Neb
Poynter
Allen
Hayward
Washington
William J. Bryan
Bryan
William V. Allen
United States
Madison, Neb
Double Hanging at Valdosta Courthouse Steps
Jim Godding and Cowell were hanged in Valdosta Georgia on Wednesday at 11 o clock for the murder of Henry Vickers. Convicted at the last term of the superior court they were sentenced by Judge Candler to hang December 18 between 11 and 12. They confessed and denied the crime, claiming innocence in their final statements. The private execution was witnessed only by the sheriff, posse, and doctors. Sheriff Passmore pressed the trigger at 11 30 and both men died within fifteen minutes.
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Jim Godding
Wasn Cowell
Valddosta
Henry Vickers
John 8. Candler
The Boer Version Of the Stormberg Junction Fight
President Steyn sent Pretoria details of the Stormberg Junction clash. British forces attacked the Boers under Swanepoel and Olivier with six cannon, captured the entrenched position after a fierce assault, and compelled surrender. Prisoners include Major Sturgis with six officers and 280 NCOs and men of the Northumberland Fusiliers and two officers with 250 NCOs and men of the Irish Fusiliers. Three cannon and two ammunition wagons fell to the Boers. casualties for Britain not stated.
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Stormberg Junction
Steyn
Pretoria
Swanepoel
Olivier
Kopjos
Sturgis
Northumberlands
Irish Fusiliers
Carter Pleads Guilty to Embez zling Postoffice Funds Two Years
W F Carter former Meldrim Georgia postmaster and head of the Georgia Populist state committee pleaded guilty in Savannah federal court to embezzling government funds totaling 500 dollars. He was sentenced to two years in the federal penitentiary at Columbus Ohio. His attorney said he advanced campaign funds as Postmaster and chairman and was not reimbursed.
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W. F. Carter
Meldrn
United States District Court
Savannah
Columbua
Carter
Meldrim
Georgina State Populist Executive Committee
American in Boer Army Son of Confederate General Aid
Special to The New York Herald from Poughkeepsie reports Duncan N Hood a West Point graduate who joined the South African Republic forces. Hood is a son of the famed Confederate general Hood and was educated at Riverview Military Academy before West Point. Direct field presence confirmed locally.
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New York Herald
Poughkeepsie
Duncan N. Hood
West Point
Young Hood
General Hood
Riverview Military Academy
Woat Point
Texas Off for Cuba to Return Maine Remains
A Norfolk dispatch reports the battleship Texas under Captain Sigsbee left the capes at 9 o clock Wednesday morning. The mission is to bring back the Maine heroes remains from Havana. Naval men call the Texas assignment peculiarly appropriate. The sacred burials will land at Fort Monroe then go to Washington for Arlington interment.
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Norfolk
Texas
Sigsbee
Capes
Havana
Maine
Fort Monroe
Washington
Arlington
Bandits Captured Near Malasqui by 17th Infantry
A Manila report says Colonel Smith and a detachment of the Seventeenth Infantry surrounded and captured a guerrilla group near Malasqui. The outlaw party included the band that assassinated seven officials at Malasqui for friendliness to the Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Smith
Seventeenth Infantry
Malasqui
Washington Centennial at Mount Vernon Honors Washington
The centennial of George Washington's death was commemorated at Mount Vernon with elaborate Masonic and Red Men ceremonies attended by President McKinley and a large national delegation. The day featured a funeral rite, tomb tribute, and an oration by McKinley, honoring Washington's life and legacy.
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Washington
George Washington
Mt. Vernon
Potomac
Rad
United States
Grand Lodge of Masons
Colorado
Virginia
Old Dominion
Independent Order of Red Men
McKinley
Mount Vernon
Bunte Hay
Treacury Gage
Navy
Long
Interior
Hitchcock
Wilson
Smith
Aassistant
Allen
Miles
Corbin
John A. Johnson
W. A. Clark
Montana
Duke
Third Cavalry Band
A. M. Randolph
Southern Episcopal Diocese
A. A. Burnand
G. Hi. Ray
D. D
Grand Lodge of Virginia
Canada
Belgium
Nova Scotia
District of
Columbian
Missouri
California
Quay Leaves Florida for National Republican Committee Meet
Matthew Quay of Pennsylvania left his Florida home for Washington Wednesday night to attend the national Republican committee meeting. He will push his influence in the senate contest, holding Governor Stone's certificate. It is reported that fourteen Republicans will oppose the Pennsylvanian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew §. Quay
Pennsylvania
Florida
Washington
National Republican Committee
Senate
Stone
Fuller arraigned in Macon court in murder case
The murder trial of Allen Fuller began in Macon Superior Court before Judge W. H. Felton with a crowded courtroom. Fuller pleaded not guilty as 30 witnesses for the state and four for the defense were called, while key testimony centered on Dodd and the Satchel and scissors linked to the dead woman, Mrs. Pottle.
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Allen Fuller
Fuller
Redd
Hodger
Messrs
Aardeman
Davis
Turner
Courteau Beng Dehier
Puller
H. D
Muller
Dalton
Lucas
Hunter in Morocco missing railroad auditor located abroad
A Washington dispatch reports Tom Hunter, auditor for the Atlanta and West Point railroad, found in Morocco after fleeing Atlanta. Pinkerton investigators traced his movements from Atlanta to New York, Ireland, and finally Morocco where he resides among the sultan's migratory colony as U.S. officials seek his return to face alleged crimes.
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Washington
Tom Hunter
Atlanta and
West Point
Morocco
United States
Atlanta
Hunter
Pinkerton
George C. Smith
Wood Assigned to Command in Cuba by Direction
Major General Leonard Wood U S Army takes command of the Cuba department relieving Major General John R. Brooke. Wood will also serve as military governor of the island while Brooke is ordered to Washington to report for further orders from the secretary of war.
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Leonard Wood
Department of Cuba
John RK. Brooke
Wood
Brooke
Washington
Adjutant General of the Army
Ware
Writing expert testifies in Molineux case handwriting dispute
The examination of Writing Expert Kinsley continued in the Roland B. Molineux case in New York on Wednesday. The expert presented further arguments and illustrations supporting his claim that the Barnett and Cornish letters already in evidence were written by Molineux.
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Kinsley
Roland B. Molineux
New York
Barnett
Cornish
Molineux
Boers Triumph Again at Modder River in London Report
A London dispatch reports another Boer victory over British forces at Modder River. General Methuen admits heavy British losses and fears further defeats in Cape Colony as Highlanders and Guards suffer severe casualties. The clash describes brutal fighting, entrenched kopje positions, and significant cost to both sides, with British lines holding after intense shelling and close-quarters combat.
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London
Modder River
Mathuen
Conte
Cape Colony
Lord Brethuen
Magersfontein
Teemont
Methuen
Highland Brigade
Highland
Vonkopje
Senate Session Brief, Washington Dispatch
Washington dispatch notes a short Senate session lasting only a few minutes. Morning business proceeded with bill introductions but no major actions or significant outcomes were reported.
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Washington Dispatch
Senate
Fuller in Macon as murder suspect moved from Atlanta jail
Allen Fuller, charged with murdering Mrs Eugenia Pottle, was removed from the Atlanta jail by Deputy Freeman and taken to Macon amid rumors of possible lynching. Fuller says he knows the crime but points to Alfred Redd as the actual killer.
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Pottle Ree
Atlanta
Allen Fuller
Witty
Eugenia Pottle
Freeman
Macon
Fuller
Alfred Redd
Vottle
Trail of Mayfield Pursuit By Cherokee Sheriff
Chattanooga dispatch reports Sheriff Bush and a posse hunting Jim Mayfield a white man wanted in Adairsville Georgia for murder of three white women and a child. Mayfield has been sighted in Chattanooga. officers expect capture soon.
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Chattanooga
Sheriff Bush
Jim Mayfeld
Adairsville
Mayfield
Hog
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Black Watch Regiment
Ham Trenvlion
Gordan Higstelanders
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