England's Downfall Imminent: Bullets Defeat Shocks Britain
London reports a dire view of British forces in South Africa after General Buller’s Tugela defeat. Newspapers shout crisis, with calls to mobilize volunteers and reuse liners for reinforcements. Analysts warn of European danger and urge decisive action while Britain fears another Mutiny.
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London
South Africa
Buller
Tugela River
Wellington
Napoleon
Great Britain
Carns
Evening Standard
Transvaal
The
Star
Europe
Tadia
Calcutta
Bombay
St James Gazette
France
Admiralty
Boers Entrench as Rail Line Becomes Focal Point
From Modder River to Magersfontein reports show Boers strengthening defenses to dispute railroad control. Casualties for British at Magersfontein total 963 with 70 officers. Dispatches note large Boer loot including Lee Metford rifles and cartridges, and heavy British losses on the field.
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Modder River
London
Magersfontein
Pretoria
Tiweo- Rivieren
Belmont
Bissets Farm
News of Buller defeat shakes London stocks at opening
London stocks reacted with panic after news of General Buller's defeat at Tugela River. Prices opened lower across markets with consols down 1% and Rand Mines plunging from 38% to 33 amid heavy selling. De Beers and Chartereds opened lower while Americans remained flat.
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London
Buller
Tugela River
de Beers
General Buller Stalled After Tugela Defeat
Special to the New York Herald reports a Boer ambush at the Tugela in two more engagements. British artillery, near Hildyard’s crossing, suffered heavy losses with ten guns abandoned and another lost to shell fire. Captain Schofield and others saved two guns while Long’s battery suffered exposed fire, killing men and horses. News suggests reinforcements will arrive as Ladysmith’s peril grows and the Seventh Division mobilizes. The British resolve remains firm despite the setback.
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New York Herald
Tugela
Hildyards
Schofield
Long
Natal
Buller
Ladysmith
War Office
Cape Town
United Kingdom
Crimea
General Buller reports retreat to Chieveley after losses
General Buller informs the War Office of his defeat indicating ten guns abandoned and one lost to shell fire. He notes heavy casualties in Hart's brigade, fears high losses overall though severely wounded numbers may be smaller, and mentions severe losses in the Fourteenth and Sixty sixth field batteries. The force has retired to its camp at Chieveley.
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Buller
War Office
Hart
Chieveley
Wesleyan Education Committee Meeting Held in Middletown
A subcommittee including President Raymond Professor Van Vieck Rev Herbert Welch and Stephen H Olin met in Middletown to discuss Wesleyan education matters and collect related data The panel aims to coordinate with New York interests and continues its inquiries as of December 4.
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Middletown
Raymond
van Vieck
Wesleyan University
Herbert Welch
Stephen H. Olin
New York
Wesleyan
Wall Street Doings Slump and Rally on Opening
The opening of the New York stock market sees a sharp slump amid London chaos with declines up to 6 points in some issues and 2 points in internationals. A rapid rally follows as large buying orders and London price recovery prompt renewed buying, with overall gains in many industrials and railroads and renewed liquidity. Cotton futures also open steady with mixed declines across months.
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New York
Wall Street
London Exchange
Pennsylvania
Tennessee Coal and Metropolitan Street Railway
Pittsburg
D. C
St Louis
Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
General Buller
South Africa
London
New York Exchange
Shorts
Miscellaneous items from the era and oddities across the U S
A widow in Persia feigns cheer after mourning, hoping to remarry. An Indiana apple orchard on a steep hill yields apples that fall nearly half a mile to the ground. A South Carolina man trains gamecocks. a Texan sold one after 27 wins for large sums, then to a Mexican for 10009. A census forecast cites 75 million people and 50,000 enumerators to count in 30 days. In Quimper France a bronze statue’s dull finish prompts an emery rubdown by a bronze colorer and official concerns.
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Persia
Jefferson County
Ind
Clay Hill
S. C
Lone Star
Ladies’ Home Journal
France
Quimper
Steamship Arrivals New York Dec 16
Steamship arrivals report shows the vessel Stutt trom arriving from Fron via new route. details incomplete due to fragmented OCR.
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Xoris
Stutttrom
Fron
Broadway Bank Closed After Squire Failure In Boston
Boston news reports the John P. Squires company collapse for 3 million dollars leading Broadway National Bank to shut and pass its affairs to the comptroller of the currency. Depositors show excitement as Globe National Bank receives 3.5 million in clearinghouse aid. others resume normal operations, with Roswell C. Downer as president and Frank O. Squires as vice president.
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Globe Bank of Boston
Boston
John P. Squire Company
Corporation of Cambridge
Broadway National Bank
Squires
Tday
Globe National Bank
D. G. Wing
Milk and
Arch Streets
Roswell C. Downer
Frank O. Squires
John P
Bank 411
Dawes
Bank Examiner Wing
Downer
Squire
Henry L. Lawrence
John Graham
Frank W. Downer
Yellow Shirt Mascot Wins Five Dollars at Odds
A New Orleans racing fan clings to a grimy yellow striped shirt as a lucky omen. A local laundry firm races the clock to wash it from noon to 1 15 PM, earning a five dollar tip after delivering the cleaned garment. The tale highlights superstition and a dramatic laundry feat.
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New Orleans
Philadelphia Narrowly Beats Chicago For National Convention Site
Washington December 15 The Republican National Committee met at the White House with President McKinley and held a late session at the Arlington Hotel. Balloting behind closed doors favored Philadelphia over Chicago by one vote after a recast due to Jamieson forgetting to vote. Harvard Defeats Princeton In Debate At Sanders Theater Cambridge Mass December 16 Harvard won a hard fought debate against Princeton on England's South African controversy with judges from state supreme courts and Cornell. The victory extends Harvard's unbeaten record.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
McKinley
White House
Arlington
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
St Louis
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Princeton
University
England
Simeon Paldwin
Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors
Andrew P. Wiswell
Maine Supreme Court
Charles H. Hull
Cornell University
Fire damages Odd Fellows block in Middletown
Fire discovered shortly after 11 last night in the Odd Fellows block adjoining ex Governor Coffin residence. Second story rooms occupied by Malcolm Lofgren merchant tailor burned. his shop ruined. Jewelry store at George Fisher’s first door flooded. Lofgren’s loss about 500 dollars. Governor Coffin’s library damaged but small loss. Chief Inglis helped note the blaze.
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Middletown
Odd Fellows
O. Vincent Cottin
Inglis
Malcolm Lofgren
George J. Fisher
Governor Coffin
In the Black
Lofgren
Ann Arbor railroad tests wireless telegraphy on lake ferry
A Toledo special reports the Ann Arbor railroad will test wireless telegraphy in its car ferry service across Lake Michigan. The contract with the Mani people is closed and the team will be deployed immediately. Stations will be at Wrankfort and near Wenatchee, Michigan, covering about 83 miles as the ferry runs through winter operations.
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Chicago
Chronicle
Toledo
Ann Arbor
Lake Michigan
Wrankfort
Wenomee
Mich
Ann Arbor Railroad
A Complete Power Plant at Armour & Co Packing House
Chicago December 16 One of the most complete power plants in the country will be put in operation in Armour and Co packing house in the stock yards shortly after the new year. Old steam derived power from separate buildings will be replaced by electricity generated by one set of powerful dynamos to drive the entire plant. Equipment cost will reach 19 0100000.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
Uhs
Chronic ticket loss beguiles busy New York crowd
A well dressed elderly woman stood at a busy elevated station steps searching for a ticket and money. Passersby offered help with a single ticket and later nickels, enabling her to continue collecting tickets from travelers. She repeated two long treks up the stairs while several people showed sympathy and aided her attempts to acquire tickets and small change.
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New York Sun
Changes at the Evening Democrat announce Hayes hire
On Monday C P Hayes will join the Evening Democrat as M J Ryan departs for city clerk duties in the New Year. Ryan leaves with broad goodwill from the Democrat staff and public, while Hayes is hailed as a leading local newspaper man. TD J Cassidy, ex Broadway Hat owner, will replace Hayes at the paper.
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C. P. Hayes
Evening Democrat
Hayes
M. J. Ryan
Dc. P. Hayes
TD. J. Cassidy
Broadway Hat Store
New York Ships Set West Indies Cruise From Quarantine
The cruiser New York flagship of the North Atlantic squadron commanded by Rear Admiral Farquhar began its West Indies cruise this morning, passing quarantine at 9:27. It will visit San Domingo City first before proceeding to other West Indies ports, with Detroit and Machias joining at San Domingo City.
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West Indies
New York
Farquhar
San Domingo
Detroit
Machias
San Domingo City
The Price of Coal in Lansford Pa
Notices posted by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co state market price for coal is six percent below the basis. All contract miners and inside laborers will be paid accordingly. This change means a wage increase of 2 cents per week for miners and 21 cents for laborers, affecting about 3 000 workers.
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Lansford
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co
Arrests widen in American Investors Trust case
The New York arrest of G Percival Stewart yesterday involved the American Investors' Trust American Investors' Company Financial Agency company and Granite State Provident Association. Today Francis Wolf Brown a 37 year old Englishman and alleged treasurer of the concern was detained.
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New York
G. Percival Stewart
American Investors’ Trust
American Investors’ Company
The
Financial Agency Company
Granite State Provident Association
Francis Wolf Brown
Typhoid Fever Causes Death Of A Tobacco Official
Josiah Brown secretary and treasurer of the American Tobacco company died at his Plainfield New Jersey home from typhoid fever. He was about 45 years old.
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New York
Josiah Brown
The
American Tobacco Company
Plainfield
N. J
Forty eighth U S infantry released from quarantine at Angel Island
The Forty eighth U. S. infantry has been released from quarantine on Angel Island and will probably sail for Manila on the transport Grant about December 20. In Wasco Oregon the Sherman County bank has gone into voluntary liquidation with all depositors to be paid in full.
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San Francisco
U. S. Infantry
Angel Island
Manila
Wasco
Ore
Sherman County Bank
Justice by Wire Inks Quick Plea In Kansas Case
A Chapman warrant for assault and battery led to a rapid, phone backed plea. Senator Hessin from Manhattan arranged the appearance and pleaded guilty by telephone, with a five dollar fine plus costs imposed by the justice and remitted by draft, suggesting justice sans courthouse.
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Chapman
Senator Hessin
Manhattan
Hessin
Justice of the Peace
Smith
Abilene
Funeral and burial notices from Meriden area
The funeral for J Irwin Byam is from his Meriden road home to Mill Plain chapel at 2 PM with interment at Pine Grove cemetery. Grace E Mahoney aged 25 died at 157 Bank Street and was taken to Goshen for burial. Mrs B Keough at 204 Baldwin Street advertises specials on handkerchiefs hosiery and holiday goods. The case John Mahoney vs Benedict Burnham Manufacturing Co is set for hearing in December to seek 5000 damages for Maurice Mahoney's death at the factory.
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J. Irwin Byam
Meriden Road
Mill Plain Chapel
Pine Grove Cemetery
Grace E. Mahoney
Bank Street
Goshen
Stewart
J. M. Burrall & Co
B. Keough
Baldwin Street
Maurice Mahoney
John O'Neill
Carmody
Soldier's Strange Act During Philippine Campaign
Washington reports Nicholas Davis of Kentucky, a Troop BR Third Cavalry member at Fort Myer, drank heavily and barricaded himself in an upper room, firing aimlessly until a sergeant shot the fallen rifle and Davis was confined and treated. Major Peyton March abandoned pursuit of Aguinaldo, moving toward Baguen while Macabebe bands are gathered for Manila relief.
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Aguinaldo
Consection
Washington
Nicholas Davis
Ikentucky
Davis
Manila
Peyton C. Mareh
Thirty-third Infantry
Bagnen
Bentoe
Bayombong
New Vizcaya
March
Cervantes
Chadwick
Associated Press
Pamposa
Gene Concepcion
Vigan
Concepcion
Yaqui Refugees Ordered Out From Mexico War
Five Yaqui men and their families, arriving in Hermosillo from the Batepite valley, refused to join the Mexican government in the war. They were ordered out of the country and their property confiscated by tribal chiefs. A refugee reports a large guns and ammunition shipment from San Francisco sent to an American mining firm with Yaqi interests.
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Chicago
Austin
Tex
Hlermosillo
Selora
Batepite River
San Francisco
Yagni
Deep River Bank Burglar Identified Partially
In Deep River on December 16 a partial ID surfaced for the dead burglar shot during a bank entry attempt. Freight brakeman Frank McLean visited the undertaker and viewed the body. he initially believed it to be a man named Griffin who had worked as a brakeman before Thanksgiving, but doubted after noting the shoes and clothing.
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Griffin
Deep River
Dee
Frank McLean
Valley Division
Consolidated Railroad
Government troops win near Tocuyo Venezuela
Government forces defeated General Mernandez forces near Tocuyo and in Barquisimeto state, 34 miles from Trujillo, Caracas reported on December 16.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Haytian
Mernandez
Tocuyo
Barquesimeto
Trujillo
Former Mayor Assigns Assets in Columbus Case
Columbus on December 6 reports former mayor Philip H. Bruck assigns assets to J H B Turner. Total assets are valued at 77000 dollars with liabilities around 60000 dollars.
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Columbus
Philip H. Bruck
J. H B. Turner
Sulzer Pushes War Resolution Over South Africa
Representative Sulzer of New York introduced a joint resolution declaring a state of war exists in South Africa and granting belligerent rights to the Transvaal government.
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Washington
Sulzer
New York
South
Aftica
Transvaal
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Aldershot
United States
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Muller, Sehaal & Co
Baring, Magoun & Co
Broadway Bank
John P. Squires
Justice BY Wire
City News
Fort Myer
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