An Interesting Collection of Global News Briefs
The column lists diverse items including Conger not signing the Pekin protocol Secretary Root returning from Cuba Kruger meeting French officials palace guards arresting Prince Tuan and Denby possibly becoming China minister It also notes ice isolation at Nome and a failed assassination plot against Lord Roberts in Johannesburg plus various U S political and census figures and cultural items.
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Prince Tuan
Denby
Conger
China
Boxers active around Tien Tein and Guam typhoon worst in 40 years
The wire dispatchs report boxing action near Tien Tein and a devastating Guam typhoon described as the worst in four decades. Other items note House Democrats pushing a new army bill, Hay signing a canal treaty with Nicaragua, and Monocacy wintering at Taka.
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Tien Tein
Guam
House
Democrats
Roof Collapse Kills Many at San Francisco Glass Works
A disaster at the Pacific Glass Works on Fifteenth Street sent a roof collapse dropping workers into furnaces. Eighteen are dead and about 100 injured with fears of more fatalities as crews rescue and tend the burned survivors from the glass vats.
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San Francisco
Pacific Glass Works
Fifteenth Street
Tragic Roof Collapse at California Stanford Game
A crowd of 200 men and boys gathered on a sheet iron roof to view the Stanford vs California football game. A collapse sent many to their deaths or injuries as furnaces and liquid glass created deadly hazards. Firemen police and ambulances rushed to the scene with hospitals overwhelmed and many wounded awaiting care.
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Stanford
University of California
Southern Pacific Railroad
St. Luke’s Hospital
Tragic collapse injures and kills many youths
The majority of victims were boys up to 16 years old with skull fractures and internal injuries. The roof collapse released a chute-like opening into furnaces, causing most deaths by the fall rather than burns. Several injured remain in precarious condition and death toll may rise to about twenty. Some lightly hurt individuals returned home.
Yaquis Entrapped Mexicans After Fierce Battle
Two Mexican regulars were ambushed by Yaqui Indians while prospecting about 40 miles from Soyapa Mexico. Mexican forces pursued by troops. 20 Mexicans dead after the canyon trap. Six Indians killed or wounded. Americans Seth Tomkins and Will Lowe were captured and later escaped.
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el Paso
Tex
Seth Tomkins
Will Lowe
Soyapa
Mexico
Wheat Theft Suspect Arrested. Three Cars Stolen
F E Wesser was arrested in Mound City Kansas by a Chicago and Milwaukee Road detective on charges he stole three car loads of wheat from Des Moines yards. He obtained the bills of lading and sold the grain for about 1600 dollars.
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Mound City
Kas
F. E. Wesser
Chicago & Milwaukee Road
Des Moines
Wesser
Smallpox Outbreak Reported on West 69th Street New York
Twenty four smallpox cases were found today in a block on West Sixty-ninth Street near West End Avenue. Patients were moved to Willard Parker hospital. The outbreak is traced to a Southern theatrical troupe actor said to originate the disease in the city.
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New York
West Sixty-ninth Street
West End Avenue
Willard Parker Hospital
Campaign Against Sunday Theaters in New York
The Actors' Church Alliance of America launches a campaign against Sunday performances promising to push for one rest day per week. They claim to have spurred arrests at New York theaters over the past three Sundays and will monitor prosecutions.
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New York
Actors’ Church Alliance of America
West Point Soldiers Face Officer Path Disadvantage
Washington reports a law makes West Point graduates undergo four years of study to reach second lieutenant, while some enlistees who pass exams can reach officer rank in two years. The consequence is West Point appointments may be delayed to boost regular army vacancies for accelerated entrants.
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Washington
West Point
Pitched Into a River Near Beaver Ohio
Pittsburg dispatch reports the night express to Cleveland plunged into the Ohio River two miles below Beaver after track fill eroded by high water. One man, Express Messenger Casey of Cleveland, drowned. four others badly hurt. Officials say no passengers hurt as passengers escaped by breaking windows and climbing to the banks. The messenger was believed trapped under baggage and drowned.
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Pittsburg
Cleveland
Beaver
Casey
Ohio River
Isle of Pines to Remain U S Possession Says Dispatch
Washington dispatch states the United States will retain control of the Isle of Pines regardless of Cuba's final status. Fortifications and a strong garrison will be kept there due to its strategic position guarding the western entrance to the gulf and the Nicaragua canal. Secretary Root has endorsed the view that title passed to the United States under peace treaty. The northern shore is noted for healthful climate and wooded terrain, previously used as a health resort. Naval officials cite Siguanea bay as a potential harbor with minimal dredging.
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New York
United States
Isle of Pines
Cuba
Washington
Journal and Advertiser
Yucatan
Gulf
Nicaragua Canal
Root
State Department
Siguenea Bay
Mob kills Spencer Williams after shootout in Lake City
In Lake City Florida Spencer Williams a Black man was shot to death by a Pensacola mob after he wounded City Marshal Strange and businessman William Strickland while resisting arrest. A posse tracked him down and found him riddled with about 200 bullet holes. His body was displayed at the courthouse gate for public viewing.
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Lake City
Fla
Spencer Williams
Pensacola
Williams
Strange
William Strickland
Newport Bank Funds Reported Sufficient for Depositors
O P Tucker receiver of the German National Bank Newport Ky files the bank condition report with the controller of the currency showing cash to realize about 90 percent for depositors. The defalcation amounts to 191000 as first estimated by the examiner.
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Washington
O. P. Tucker
German National Bank
Newport
Senator Cushman Davis Dies in St Paul at 8 40 PM
Senator Cushman Davis, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, died at his St Paul home at 8 40 oclock after two months of illness. He had suffered greatly but was unconscious for several hours before death and felt no pain.
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St.Paul
Cushman, Davis
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Tugs Aid After British Bark Poltallch Grounding
Astoria reports a British bark named Poltallch, 85 days from Santa Rosalia to the Columbia river, went ashore in dense fog at the entrance of Willapahagar. Seventeen men landed. three remained aboard as crews fought high seas. No life lost yet.
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Astora, Or
South Bend
Astoria
Poltallch
Santa Rosalia
Columbia River
Nore
Willapahagar
Ferry capsizes on Spokane River. four dead in disaster
The Spokane river ferry carrying 18 construction workers capsized two miles downstream near the Great Northern bridge. Five swam to shore while others clung to the hull as waves swept four to their deaths. A rescuer in a skiff vanished with one man missing downstream.
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Spokane
Great Northern
Philippine Assassins Sentences Confirmed in Lingayen Shootings
General MacArthur confirms hanging sentences for four Guardia de Honor members convicted of kidnapping and murder in Lingayen. They are to be executed December 21. Separate naval transports Indiana and Pennsylvania move troops and supplies via Luzon, Polillo, Baler, and Neuva Caceres.
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Manila
MacArthur
Lingayen
Guardia de Honor
Indiana
Isla de Polillo
Luzon
Binangoan Sound
Pennsylvania
Twenty-second Infantry
Baler
Neuva Caceres
South Camarines
Sailors Lost and Relief Sought in Guam Cablegram
Admiral Remey reports five sailors drowned near Guam on December 8 Joseph Anderson Jacob Le Roy Mahaffey George Aubel William Frederick Davie and Ank Swanson two bodies recovered unrecognizable and Governor warns of starvation crisis requests 65000 pounds flour 80000 biscuits 1000 sugar 2000 salt pork 20000 rice for destitute natives and asks if relief should be sent by a cruiser.
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Washington
Navy Department
Remey
Cavite
Guam
Joseph Anderson
Jacob le Roy Mahaffey
Ap Prentice
George Aubel
William Frederick Davie
Ank Swanson
Brutus
Newark
Chief of Police Cambell Offered Manila Post
The Post-Dispatch reports Chief of Police John W. Cambell of St. Louis has been offered the Manila chief of police post under the civil government forming there and has accepted the offer.
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St. Louis
the Post-Dispatch Today
John W. Cambell
Manila
Deadly Thursday Calamity in San Francisco
The terrible accident killed 18 people and injured many more, casting gloom over the city. Morgue crowds, identified victims, coroner's jury to view remains, and hospital wards crowded as doctors and nurses work tirelessly.
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San Francisco
Executors to auction Marcus Daly estate stables horses
The executors announce the sale of Marcus Daly's thoroughbreds and brood mares as soon as possible. The stallions include Hamburg, Tammany, Bathampton, Isidor, Ogden, and Inverness, with the estate valued at over $600,000 and more than 100 brood mares to be sold.
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New York
Marcus Daly
Mr. Daly
Hamburg
Tammany
Bathampton
Isidor
Ogden
Inverness
California Presidential Vote Totals Released
Official California election figures from the secretary of state show William McKinley with 164 755 votes, William Jennings Bryan with 124 985 votes, and Woolley with 5 204 votes.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
McKinley
Bryan
Woolley
Prince Tuan Rebellion Gathers 10000 Troops in Kang Su
A Kang Su missionary reports 10000 Tung Fu Hsiang troops joined Prince Tuan's rebellion against the emperor. Tung has been securing supplies from the viceroy of Sze Chuen. Shan Si governor pleads eight quick firing guns from Wu Chang viceroy, who orders delivery.
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Shanghai
Kang Su
Tung Fu Hsiang
Prince Tuan
Tung
Sze Chuen
Shan Si
Wu Chang
Dewetsdorp Surrender and Knox Pursuit Near Vaal Bank
London reports Lord Roberts notes the Dewetsdorp garrison of about 400 with two guns surrendered at 6:45 PM on November 30. Losses totaled 15 killed and 42 wounded including Major Hansen and Captain Digby. The enemy was about 2,000 strong. Knox pursued and reportedly engaged Steyn and Dewet near Vaal Bank. details were sparse due to messenger issues.
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London
Lord Roberts
Johannesburg
Dewersdorp
Gloucestershire Regiment
Highland Light Infantry
Irish Rifles
Hansen
Digby
Edenburg
Dewetsdorp
Knox
Steyn
Dewet
Vaal Bank
Electric propulsion proposed for European canals
Hawley, an American advocate of electric canal propulsion, reports that Belgium and Holland have adopted electric canal service plans and will equip waterways with American motors similar to those for the Erie canal. He says a French bill is prepared and expects orders for French motors from the United States.
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New York
Hawley
London
the Tribune
Belgium
Holland
Erie Canal
United States
France
Outlaws Run Down in Australian Bush Clash
The Breed long Blacks Joe and Jimmy Governor faced a siege as squatters surrounded their camp after a 100 crime spree. The squatters fired on them, killing Joe and wounding Jimmy as they attempted to flee. Jimmy was later captured and taken to hospital under police guard with recovery expected.
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Vancouver
B. C
Warrimoo
Australia
Joe
Jimmy Governor
Boers repelled at Luchoff after five hours of fighting
In December near Luchoff on the Orange River the Hersog commando about 500 strong breached a British line before being driven off by Colonel Henry Settle's column. British losses were light as they used Boer cover tactics. Settle learned 800 horses had passed for Dewet, who is believed nearby. The Boer commander boasted of shooting 200 natives for supporting the British.
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Virginia
Bryan
McKinley
Sarah Bernhardt
M. Coquelin
New York City
Rostand
L’aiglon
Blackburn
Oregon
F. T. Bowles
New York Navy Yard
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Navy Department
Hichborn
Berlin
Count von Waldersee
Great Wall
Hey Ling Cheng
Pao Ting Fu
Lord Kitchener
Transvaal
Orange Free State
John 8. Brattop
St. Louis
Orange River
Hersog
Luchoff
Henry Hamilton Settle
Settle
Hawaii Land Leases Under Challenge from U S Suit
The Republican claims within 80 days the United States will file suit to set aside all grants sales and leases of public lands made by Hawaii territory since July 14 1900. It disputes Washington which denies Attorney-General Griggs instructed District Attorney Baird to bring suits in Hawaii.
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Honolulu
Republican of
United States
Hawaii
Republican
Washington
Departments of Justice
Griggs
Baird
Newport Bankwreckers Arrest in Cincinnati Case
Robert Winetel assistant bookkeeper of the wrecked German National Bank of Newport Kentucky was arrested in Cincinnati for aiding Frank Brown who is short 196000 in his accounts. Winetel was jailed in Newport bail refused Brown remains at large.
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Cincinnati
Robert Winetel
German National Bank
Newport
Frank Brown
Winetel
Brown
Wyoming Returns Show McKinley Victory by 4318
Official Wyoming returns from Cheyenne dated December 8 show William McKinley receiving 14 482 votes and William Jennings Bryan 10 164 giving McKinley a plurality of 4 318.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
McKinley
Bryan
McKinsey
Conspirators Blown Up After Mine Disaster
Morgantown special says State Mine Inspector James W. Paul ties Berryville disaster to a conspiracy to kill the foreman. Fourteen lives were lost when the suspect group lit the fuse and waited at the mine entrance but were killed by the blast.
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Pittsburg
Morgantown
W. V
James W. Paul
West Virginia
Berryville
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Geer
Puget Sound
New Jersey
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Iowa
North Carolina
Portland, Or
Chamber of Commerce
Utah
Idaho
Signor Marconi
Atlantic
Montana
United States Census Bureau
Dalles
Tien Tsin
Easton
United States Geological Surveyors
Leopold Kahn
Lieutenant Peary
Fort Conger
Frank Williams
Johnstown, Pa
Lehigh University
South Bethlehem Pa
Hay
Nicaragua
University of Oregon
University of Washington
Fulton
Kentucky
Sumpter, Or
Fred W. Buswell
Minneapolis Tribune
Indian Territory
Wisconsin
Huntington
W. Va
Beach Island
New Britain
Brazil
Winona
Minn
Pekin
Grant’s Pass
Bates
Cape Colony
Oklahoma
South Dakota
North Dakota
Tennessee
New Mexico
Yosemite
Malolos
Emden
Leaserville
Wheeling
State of Washington
Denver
City Hall of
Benjamin West Blanchard
Glass Works
West Point Soldiers
Cleveland & Pittsburg Road
The
Excellent Harbor
Florida
Newport Bank
Spokane River
Philippine Assassins
McArthur
Police of
Daly
Newport Bankwreckers
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