British Monarchy Lays Precautionary Guns in Cape Town Area
Cape Town January 3 British battleship Monarch lands guns as a precaution as Dutch resistance shows limited numbers but arms shortage fuels fears of a general uprising. Reports say Kuruman remains invested while Griqualand West hosts Boer detachments moving toward Prieska and Frazerburg, with Hertzog’s camps near Cradock.
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Cape Town
Kuruman
Griqualand West
Prieska
Maraisburg
Cradock
England
Worcester
Cape Colony under martial law amid Boer raids and troop redeployment
Cape Colony authorities declare martial law in Worcestershire Ceres Prince Albert Fraserburg and Sutherland divisions as volunteers rush to arms. Reports say seven hundred Boers breached a cordon at Zourburg and move toward Richmond while magistrates note looting. Lord Methven concentrates forces near Vryburg with 1000 troops from Kimberley and reinforcements from northern towns to counter raids around Kuruman. Boers reoccupy Jaagersfontein and Faure Smith, evacuating Christmas day with a long convoy of wagons. Evacuations stem from food-supply strain away from the rail link.
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Cape Colony
Worcestershire
Ceres
Prince Albert
Fraserburg
Sutherland
Cape Town
Daily Mail
Zourburg
Richmond
Meéthven
Vryburg
Kimberley
Kuruman
Jagersefontein
Fauresmith
Edenburg
Boers Advance on Frazerburg as Chasers Close In
Reports from Carnarvon say Hertzog Wessels Pretorius and Nieuwenhaut lead a Boer force toward Frazerburg with Thornycroft and De Lisle giving pursuit. The advance reaches Spionberg amid lootings and exhausted horses with fodder scarce. Communications to Frazerburg cut and mail due December 80 captured and destroyed. Dutch residents attended a Boer funeral and placed wreaths on the coffin.
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Frazerburg
Thornycroft
de Lisle
Carnarvon
Boerg
Hertzog
Wessels
Pretorius
Nieuwenhaut
Frazerberg
Spionberg
Devoet's Move Toward Bethlehem Halted by Pilcher
Dispatches report Devoet attempting a Bethlehem advance but being checked by Pilcher, then retreating toward Lindley or Ristz. Boer forces retreat and rail damage listed. British occupy Reinet area as reinforcements arrive near Middleberg. Great Northern plans a 155 mile cutoff from Great Falls to Browning. Frye renominated. annual coinage figures begin in Washington.
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Devoet
Bethlehem
Lonpoy
Jan
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Pilcher
Fragmentary Ledger Snippet Surfaces with Coin Values
A partial OCR pasted figures show mixed currency names and numbers including gold silver and coin references. The readable items include totals such as 197,609,401 and 2,081,187 and terms like dollars and pounds, but the block is garbled and lacks a coherent event or names.
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of the Saints
Neftollows
Etédard
Goodnow Sees Uprising Not a Popular Movement in China
John Goodnow United States consul general to China, visiting San Francisco, says the Chinese uprising was not a popular movement. He expects a peaceful settlement based on existing directions, praises friendly Chinese for aiding U.S. interests, and notes missionary work should expand carefully after peace.
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Goodnew
San Francisco
John Goodnew
United, States
China
Shanghai
Peking
Washington
Minnesota
United States
New York
Smallpox Epidemics Reported Across Minnesota
Secretary Bracken of the state board of health notes a large rise in smallpox cases in the past two weeks. Thirty-eight villages and cities and thirty-three townships in as many counties report epidemics. Quarantine cases outside the Twin Cities, St. Louis county and Winona total 172. The department maintains close contact with local boards and receives weekly daily updates.
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Paun
Bracken
State Board of Health
Twin Cities
St. Louis County
Winone
State Department
Death Penalty for Kidnappers Proposed in Nebraska
Nebraska senators consider a kidnapping bill with three punishment tiers. Simple kidnapping would bring three to five years in prison, kidnapping with extortion a life term, and kidnapping with threat of injury a hanging. Other similar bills are advancing in the legislature.
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Nebraska
LixrcoLy
Neb
Ransom
Omaha
State Senate
Montana Gold and Silver Output in 1900 Reported
Eugene G. Braden of the Helena assay office reports Montana produced 248 000 fine ounces of gold worth 6 126 160 and 16 750 000 fine ounces of silver with coinage value 21 807 500 in 1900. Cattle production reached 180 000 head with 60 000 slaughtered for home consumption, a 12 percent drop from last year.
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Helena
Mon
Eugene G. Braden
United States ‘Assay
Montana
State Board of Stock Commissioners
May Lease the St Paul Railroads Signals Major Northwest Pact
In New York on January 3 and echoed in financial clubs, reports claim a Northwest rail plan may pair the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul with the Great Northern and Northern Pacific to jointly control the St Paul stock and guarantee dividends, exact terms not yet disclosed. Also, the Navy says Wheeling will be decommissioned and replaced by Mohican. Wheeling to undergo repairs and Captain Couden's crew to transfer to Mohican.
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Great Northern
Northern Pacific
New York
Tte
Wall Street
Northwest
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Wheeling
Washington
Navy Department
Mare’ Island Navy Yards
Couden
Mohican
Unions Strike Tides in Flavaxa Port Action
Gov Wool orders police to keep peace and ferry ships to the wharves to counter non-union labor, forcing strikers to terms as a brief work stoppage ends. Army reorganization looms as senate planned, with ship subsidy talks in progress. Former Newark cashier pleads guilty to forgery charges totaling 50500, awaiting sentence next week. Porto Rico opens first trolley system drawing thousands of spectators to the island city.
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Flavaxa
Wool
New York
Gharlag W. Weatervalt
The
Dime Savings Institution of
Newark
WN. J
Russia Feigns Conciliation in Manchuria Protectorate Pact
Peking dispatch in London indicates Russia seeks American support through conciliation while accusing Britain and Germany of dissension. The Text of a Russo Chinese agreement sets terms for Feng Ting province including pacification, railway work, disarmament, fort dismantling, and Chinese civil administration under Russian oversight. The arrangement appears irreconcilable with Russia's professed stance toward China and alarms Britain and Germany.
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London
Peking
The
Daily Mail
Russia
Bussia
Great Britain
Germany
Times
Morrizon
Feng Ting
China
Teng
Nia Chwang
Mukden
Te Seng
Lo. Séng
Mentia
Russa
Prompt Chinese acceptance shocks foreign ministers
A Peking dispatch says Chinese government accepts preliminary demands of the note, leaving foreign ministers breathless and delaying action as Chinese plenipotentiaries are asked to formalize the acceptance. The court reports General Tung Fah Hsiang is moving westward, with the emperor planning a slow march back to Beijing after the allies depart.
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China
Herald
Peking
Pariy
Washington
Tung Fah Hsiang
Cuban Convention Debates Future Cuba United States Ties
Cuban constitutional convention considers two promulga tions on Cuba US relations. One favors Monroe doctrine and full accord with the United States, the other limits surrender of coastal waters for naval use while preserving independence. A counter proposition argues the body lacks legislative power to bind future relations.
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United States
Flavana
Cuba
Orthooast
Orthooast and Two Haya
Cabs
Washington
Cola
American
American Window Glass Workers Aid Belgians
The American Window Glass Workers' Association voted a one per cent assessment on weekly earnings to aid Belgian striking window glass workers. The assessment will yield about one dollar a week and be sent by cable. Manufacturers are said to be contributing to the strikers' support as imports have slumped from thousands of boxes monthly to under two thousand.
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American Manufacturara
Pirrspurd
America Window Glass Orkera
Belgium
Critics Press Stricter Censure Law in Finland Senate
Stockholm reports Governor Borikoff, Finland’s governor general, will press in the Finland senate for a stricter censure law to curb criticism of the government. Private messages say he plans to remove five Helsingfors University professors for criticising officials. In New York, Comptroller Coller withholds December salary of James K. Coogan, Manhattan borough president, citing borough residency rules. Washington naval board recommends a 3 000 ton training ship for the Naval Academy, as Chesapeake is deemed too small. Sheboygan fires recount ongoing at Reiss Coal dock. logs estimated to top 209 000.
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Finland
Stockhoom
Borikoff
Helsingfors University
Coller
James Koogan
Borough of
Manhattan
Coogan
Southampton
Board
Naval Construction
Congress
Naval Academy
Wainwright
Chesapeake
Fey Sheboygan, Wis
Reiss Coal Company
Laxative Stomp Quinine Tablets Cure a Cold in One Day
A patent remedy claims a cold cure in one day using Laxative Stomp and Quinine Tablets. The ad promises no pay if not cured and lists a price of 25 canta.
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