Invasion Grows Across Cape Colony In 1909
Cape Town correspondent reports Boer invaders totaling 5000 with western forces advancing toward Malmesbury and Beaufort West. Eastern areas promise strong farmer turnout while loyalty remains doubtful. fears of widespread damage and need for reinforcements persist as authorities lag in mobilization.
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London
Cape Town
Daily Mail
Cape Colony
Sutherland
Malmesbury
Beaufort Weat
Kitchener
Haya
Coloty
Times
Dunich
Graaf
Looting and martial law extend amid Boer movements
In Cape Colony reports a cabinet meeting in Willah discussed extending martial law while Carnarvon dispatches note Boer forces looting farms along their route. Captured at Nesbitts and near Galesburg are 14 men of Nesbitt's horse with two hundred fifty Boers advancing southwest, driving off stock and threatening area farms.
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Noera
Care Town
Willah
Carnarvon
Nesbittts
Coleswure
Cape Colony
Nesbitt
Galesburg
Weltreden
Donnelly,Noted Author And Orator, Dies In Minneapolis
Ignoting Donatelly a world famous author and longtime political figure, died suddenly at midnight in Minneapolis. Born Philadelphia 1861, he moved to Minnesota in 1857, built a varied career as lawyer, legislator, editor, and lecturer, shaping state politics for forty years.
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Minnesota
Minneapolis
Donatelly
Martin Hanson
Eighteenth Avenue
Donnelly
Nininger
Ainnesota
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Sha
Territory
Sinen
Republican Party
Congress
Wenninger
Dakota County
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Smith
Farmers’ Alliance
House of Representatives
Atate Senate
State House of Representatives
Hig State
National Congress
Bistersood
Jougine
Pial
the Representative
Salebury to stay as ambassador beyond April
Lord Salisbury reportedly secured a pledge from Lord Pyungefote he will not retire from the Washington embassy in April when his term ends. He will likely stay until the Nicaragua canal issue is settled or a successor is ready. Sir Henry Howard, at The Hague, cannot be appointed due to his marriage to an American daughter of G. W. Riggs.
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Gerd Salebury
Loxpow
Lord Saligbury
Pyungefote
Waghington
Sir Henry Howard
Atbassador
The
Hague
Washington
G. W. Riggs
Frank James Grid Highlights Candidacy for Missouri House
Frank James, once noted bandit, seeks a seat in the Missouri House of Representatives. Reportedly running in Jefferson City this month, he claims to have more votes than any other candidate as he campaigns amid questions about his past.
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Frank “Jaipes
Levis
Jefferson City
Frank Gameg
House of Representatives
Frank James Grid
Opposition to Jamies Seen in State House Feud
A report notes strong opposition to Jamies as a candidate with critics arguing that elevating him to the house of representatives would humiliate the state. The snippet indicates a political contest and public disagreement over his candidacy and honor.
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Jamies
House of Representatives
Status of Danish West Indies Citizenship in US Cession Talks
Rumors say negotiations stall over how to treat Danish subjects on St Thomas St Croix and St John if ceded to the United States. The US would not grant full citizenship rights, sparking questions of fairness versus Porto Rican status. Danish delays may hinge on court decisions, though exchanges of proposals continue. Inhabitants largely favor transfer to the United States.
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Wasuinaron
Porto Ricci
Supreme Court
State Department
St. Thomas
St. Croix
St. Johns
Grand Jury Concludes Inquiry Into City Hall Rackets
The Cook County grand jury finishes its probe of vice and city hall operations. Final witnesses Comptroller Kerfoof and Public Works Commissioner McGann testified in the morning, with the panel to report and adjourn in the afternoon. The report notes witness silence and discusses tribute money allegations against police officials and the special assessment system.
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Curiaco
Kerfoof
McGann
Public Works Department
Cook County
Grand Jury
Floods and Fog Halt Traffic Across England
Dense pea soup fog blankets London as floods continue nationwide. In Bath the water reaches 14 feet, submerging cottages while boats rescue stranded residents. Four drownings reported and many jobs halted as inundated works close and trains stay stalled.
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Lorpow
London
Bath
Rawnng
Iowa Cigarette Dealers Face Large County Tax
County Attorney Chantland orders township assessors to list all cigarette dealers in the county to collect an $800 tax under state law. Action follows a US Supreme Court ruling in Tennessee affecting tobacco regulation and mirrors American Tobacco Co. decisions. Dealers react with strong concern.
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Iowa
Fort Dopsz
Chantland Hag
American Tobacco Company
United States Supreme Court
Tennessee
Kidnapper Captured on Pine Ridge After Wild Chase
A Nebraska dispatch reports Pat Crowe was pursued by three riders near Oelrichs, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Crowe attempted to escape in a buckboard before being halted with six shooters. A cattleman later arrived in town with news of the capture after a ranch stop 80 miles out.
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Pine Ridge Reservation
Sioux City
Obadron
Neb
Pat Crowe
Crowe
Arrest of J J Crowe in Omaha for Cudahy abduction
Police detain J J Crowe, brother of Pat Crowe, in Council Bluffs and bring him to Omaha on charges of abducting Edward Ondahy on December 1. Crowe, found in a drunken stupor, provides no clue as to Pat Crowe's whereabouts. Authorities deny any knowledge of Pat Crowe's arrest at Oelrichs South Dakota.
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Omaha
Pat Crowe
South Pakota
Cudahy
J. J. Crowe
Dogmuecil Bluffs
Crowe
Raward Ondahy
Devastating famine hits Amur and Maritime provinces of Russia
A Vladivostok dispatch reports famine threatens Russia’s Amur and Maritime provinces as crops fail and railways divert to sea transport. Foreign coastwise trade bans hinder food imports, worsening conditions. In Georgia near Langston, Will Turk killed Kimball Aiken after a father son dispute, as Turk urged his son to shoot.
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Russia
Peterspura
Vladivoscook
Amur Gnd
Latsnton
Will Turk
Kimball Aiken
Thomas Turk
Aiken
Wail
Colonel M S Quay Nominated for Senator in Joint Caucus
A joint Republican caucus in Harrisburg names Colonel M S Quay as candidate for United States senator. Quay cited 176 pledges of 127 needed and 123 votes secured on the informal ballot. Dalzell and Stewart withdrew, leaving Quay unanimously named. party jubilant for possible joint election victory.
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Beaver
Juniata
Marshall
Thompson
Confer
Baldemas
Montgomery
Jeagues
Quay
House
John Dalzell
John, D. Stewart
Messrs
Dalzell
Stewart
Senate
William P. Snyder
Chester
William E. Miller
Cumberland
William T. Marshall T
Allegheny
William H. Koontz
Somerset
General Koontz
Odell Inaugurated as New York Governor in Grand Ceremony
Benjamin B Odell Jr was sworn in as governor of New York in a lavish ceremony in Albany. The event featured a 1600 strong national guardsmen escort and a large turnout of civilians longtime associates and family members of the Odell administration. Roosevelt attended the assembly with the Odell family and state officers were present for the celebrations.
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Benjamin EB. Odell
New York
Albany
Benjamin B.odell, Jr
State of
New
Roosevelt
Odell
B. B. Odell
Albert Odell
Minnesota Sugar Bounty Law Declared Invalid
Minnesota Attorney General Douglas rules the 1895 beet sugar bounty law invalid as it taxes the public to aid private enterprise. The opinion, requested by State Advisor Dunn, cites that public funds cannot be used for bounties and notes the legislature lacks authority to support private enterprise with direct tax funds.
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St. Pau
Jan
Minnesota
Douglas
R. C. Dunn
Supreme Court
Treaty Ratified Urges Pact to Shield African Natives
Petitions from secretaries of Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Dutch Reformed and Episcopal missionary societies ask the Senate to ratify a treaty on opening day of the new century. They seek protection for African natives against intoxicants and support universal application via arbitration treaties and laws.
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Missionary Societies
Senate
Washington
New York
Carroll
Morgan
Moorehouse
Ellinwood
Speer
Cobb and
Africa
Patent Remedy Ad Claims Fast Cure with Refund
An old newspaper brief promotes a one day cold cure using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It promises money back if no cure and notes EB W Grove’s signature on each box, priced at 2 cents.
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W. Grove
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