Notable World Events Condensed From Hemispheres
A roundup notes Boer war near end. Kruger's Europe move hindered by Kaiser. nine killed in Suisun train wreck. Nicaragua canal route favored. Oklahoma statehood push. food shortage among Indians on Queen Charlotte Island. German Boxers incident near Pao Ting Fu. West Point hazing inquiry. Cuba postal frauds inquiry. Tang Wang Huang paraded for decapitation. Louisiana-Ta**xox quarantine for bubonic plague. Frank Hawley promotes London electric roads. Yukon gold royalties near $900,000. Klondike output hints. Salem reelects reform officials. ship subsidy vs Philippine bill. Kruger weeps. Chicago power plant blast. Fifty-sixth Congress opens. Colorado 16 Mormons deer-killed. Silverton bank blast. Pagapo Indians dream guidance. Lacey and Teller on Boer homesteads. Booze cadet hazing death. wreck near Hood River. Day and Feehan retirements. White pleads guilty in clothing fraud. Dallas murder of constable Baines. base ball taking root in Cuba. revaccination cures warts.
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Tang Wang Huang
Tien Tsin
Louisiana
Paso
Texas
Louisiana Health Office
Frank Hawley
London
Hawley
Major Wood
Canadian Mounted Police
Yukon Territory
Salem
Kruger
William
Chicago
Colorado
Silverton, Or
Lacey
Teller
Kruger incident stirs German public and Pacific theater shifts
The item collection notes German excitement over the Kruger affair, Tokyo scandals unsettling, and shifting imperial diplomacy. Reports cover Filipino prisoner captures, naval appropriations, tariff plans, and various diplomatic moves among United States, Netherlands, and China as global tensions echo in late 19th century press summaries.
Army Reorganization Bill Passes House Amid Amendments
The House approved the army reorganization bill 166 to 133 after a long session with many amendments. A key substitute by Littlefield banned intoxicants at military points, passing 159 to 51. Additional provisions created volunteer and dental surgeons, veterinary corps, and expanded pay and signal corps ranks while adjusting officer age limits.
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Washington
House
Hall
Underhill and Slayton
N. Y
McCall
Rep. Mags
Mann
Littlefield
Bartholdi
Philippines
Signal Corps
Revenue reduction bill amended to take effect on passage
In Washington on December 8 the revenue reduction bill was amended to take effect upon passage rather than 30 days later. Only two absentees were noted. The beer section set a 20 percent rebate instead of 74 percent, making the rate $1.60 per barrel. Richardson, minority ranking member, proposed further cuts to undo increases from the act, but the motion failed on party lines.
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Washington
Babcock
Robinson
Richardson
Not a Peace Treaty Discussed by Washington Envoys
Ambassadors and most ministers in Washington met Secretary Hay on diplomatic day. No word from Conger on signing the agreement yet. The document outlines terms for further negotiations with China, not a final peace but a framework to be presented to Chinese officials for potential acceptance.
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Washington
Hay
Pekin
Conger
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Nankin
Han Kow
Board of Commissioners
China
Henry Russell Song Writer Dies at 87 in London
Henry Russell, famed composer of more than 800 songs including A Life on the Ocean Wave and Cheer Boys Cheer, died yesterday in London at age 87. The prominent songwriter had a long career shaping popular music.
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London
Henry Russell
Contractor recounts 22 executions in China
Walter Kennedy, a contractor who returned from China, said he saw 22 Chinese workers beheaded for no stated reason while he supervised extensive machinery projects and lived under captivity. He feared further executions could occur at any moment during his time on site.
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Youngstown
Walter Kennedy
China
Masked Bandits Rob Five Workers at Portland Lumber Pay Day
Five masked men robbed the Western Lumber Company in Portland as pay envelopes were being prepared for monthly payday. They entered the main office near Seventeenth Street, forced employees to surrender, dumped the till into a gunny sack, then vanished in darkness as the fog thickened their escape.
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West Virginia
Oregon
Cambridge
Ohio
American Tinplate Company
John Luke Hely-Hutchinson
Earl of
Western Lumber Company
Portland
New York
Fasig-Tipton Company
Haywood Bros
Wakefield Rattan Company
Boston
Wakefield Company
Ray Aug
Dunore
Portland, Or
Seventeenth Street
Americans in Santo Domingo rout 800 rebels
General Funston reports a two hour woods battle near Santo Domingo where 30 native scouts under Lt Joinigan attacked 800 rebels led by Sandico. Rebels retreated leaving 16 dead including leader Aui lar and an American negro. No injuries to Joinigan's men.
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Manila
Funston
Santo Domingo
Sandico
Joinigan
Auilar
Fagin
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Indecisive guerrilla actions and reflections from London
London reports say Knox Settle and Paget describe ongoing indecisive operations against guerrilla forces. Dewet maneuvers continue, while Roberts drafts a stirring farewell order praising British army endurance. General Clery returns to London amid war critics and hospitalities. Dr Jamieson remains retired.
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New York
the Tribune
London
Lord Kitchener
Knox
Settle
Paget
Dewet
Lord Roberts
Clery
Buller
Ladysmith
Aldershot
Staff College
Gatuacre
Methuen
Warren
Jamieson
Hatchery Work Moves Ahead on Ohanah River
E R Greenman superintendent of the Upper Clackamas hatchery is home from Seaside where he aided State Fish Commissioner Reed to locate a salmon hatchery about one mile north of Seaside on the Ohanah river. Greenman will return later this week to take charge and oversee a temporary hatchery with a permanent structure planned if salmon egg catches justify the expense.
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Oregon City
E. R. Greenman
Clackamas
Seaside
Reed
Ohanah River
Greenman
Guatemala Railroad Damaged in Heavy Rains
The Herald's Guatemala City correspondent reports only 60 miles of the Northern railroad open with 40 miles cut off by broken bridges. The middle section is washed out by floods and rivers, leaving the line nearly useless for traffic. no repairs are underway and the system is in deplorable condition.
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New York
the Herald
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Woman Seeks Arrest Warrant for Bigamy in San Francisco
Mrs. Eva liza Johnson of Walla Walla Washington secured a warrant for her husband William J. Johnson on a charge of bigamy. She says he married Minnie O Winters of Seaside in San Francisco last September. Dr Johnson formerly ran a confectionery business in Walla Walla.
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San Francisco
Mra
Evas
Liza Johnson
Wella Walla
Wash
William J. Johnson
Minnie O. Winters
Seaside
Johnson
Walla Walla
Rich Strike Reported on Yukon District Yellow River
A rich strike near the Yellow river 800 miles from Holy Cross Mission Yukon is reported. Two Swedes allegedly produced 84000 dollars. The district has 12 men and all are said to have fared well.
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Victoria
B. C
Yellow River
Holy Cross Mission
Yukon
Pacific Squadron Sets Winter Cruise Southward
The battle ship Iowa flagship of the Pacific Station and the Philadelphia have been ordered to leave San Francisco for the usual winter cruise southward.
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Washington
Iowa
Pacific Station
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Plurality for electors in Massachusetts official count
In Boston on December 7 the official tally showed the Republican plurality for presidential electors at 182 104. The result confirms the party's lead in Massachusetts and reflects the statewide vote across multiple counties and cities.
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Boston
Dutch and Portuguese Ministers Resign Over Exequatur Dispute
Lisbon reports the Netherlands and Portugal have withdrawn their diplomats over the exequatur issue for the Dutch consul at Lourenco Marques. King Charles publicly praised the Anglo Portuguese alliance after a banquet with British fleet officers. Admiral Rawson aligned with British sentiment lauding the cooperation.
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Lisbon
Netherlands
Portugal
Harry Boldsworth Rawson
Lagus
Queen Victoria
England
Ingland
Rawson
Great Britain
Dutch and Portuguese Ministers Quietly Temporarily Reassigned
The Hague report states that both the Dutch minister in Lisbon and the Portuguese minister here are stepping aside temporarily. No recall is planned, and Count De Selir will visit Lisbon to explain issues tied to the Netherlands consul in Lourenco Marques, via verbal discussion with Herr Pott.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Lisbon
Portugal
Count de Selir
Herr Pott
Lourenco Marques
Rift Between Holland and Portugal Alarm British Intrigue
The Imparcial calls the Holland Portugal rupture very serious and blames British intrigues. It argues Portugal now lies under Lord Salisbury's tutelage and that the speech and telegram signal international support if needed.
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Madrid
The
Imparcial
Holland
Portugal
Great Britain
Lord Salisbury
Coronor's Verdict on Glass Works Disaster At Fifteenth and Folsom
The coroner's jury finds the November 29 roof ventilator collapse at the San Francisco & Pacific Glass Works caused 22 deaths during the Stanford-Berkeley game. Each victim is deemed to have been illegally present and responsible for their own death, with the incident labeled accidental and no one held liable.
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San Francisco
San Francisco & Pacific Glass Works
Stanford-Berkeley
Fifteenth
Folsom Streets
Nicaragua and Costa Rica Open to 200Year Canal Lease
Washington reports Nicaragua and Costa Rica willing to lease land for a 200 year canal project. The terms are considered moderate with bonds valued under 8600000 for Nicaragua and under 1500000 for Costa Rica.
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Chicago
Washington
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
United States
Nicas Ragua
Chi Li Province Praises American Troops
Li Hung Chang informs General Chaffee that he and the people of Chi Li are greatly pleased with the conduct of American soldiers. Praise and gratitude pour in from all sections under American supervision for the troops’ behavior.
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Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Chaffee
Chi Li
Oxnard Married a Maid in Paris Nuptials Revealed
The World notes on the Deutschland arrival that Henry T. Oxnard of San Francisco, head of two American beet sugar associations, wed Mlle Marie Pichon, a maid to Mrs. Oxnard, in Paris on November 15. The marriage was not announced until the ship’s arrival.
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New York
Des
Henry T. Oxnard
San Francisco
Mlle
Marie Pichon
Kruger Welcomed in Dutch Open Chamber
At The Hague the second chamber greeted former president Paul Kruger arriving in the Netherlands. President Gliechman proposed honoring him with a welcome and sympathy from the chamber. Kruger, greeted by the burgomaster, heard a 600-voice choir and heard speeches praising Boer heroism and liberty.
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the Hague
J. G. Gliechman
Kruger
Spink
South Africa
William the Silent
Prince of Orange
Great Britain
Kentucky Fiend Captured In Torture Death Case
William Gibson, charged with torturing to death his 2-year-old stepdaughter at Cattlettsburg, Ky, is jailed in Maysville after fleeing. He denies guilt in a tonight interview, sometimes laughing idiotically as he explains the escape amid public excitement. He says he slept in ravines and brush for two weeks, his intellect blurred. No mob violence is evident.
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Maysville
William Gibson
Cattlettsburg
Telegraphers Strike Hits Gulf Coast Line
Telegraphers of the Order of Railway Telegraphers on the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe from Galveston to Purcell left their desks at 11 this morning. Passenger trains run on orders from junction points and through freights are delayed as talks with General Manager Polk continue, with hopes of upholding ten hours rest for operators and gaining support from other railroad unions.
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Houston
Tex
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Galveston
Purcell
J. T
Polk
Ripley
Chinese Hold Mountain Passes in Shan Si Frontier
Field Marshal von Waldersee dispatch from Pekin dated December 4 reports Chinese regulars led by General Ma holding mountain passes along the Chi Li frontier. An explosion at Pao Ting Fu during a powder magazine cut killed one man and wounded five others.
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Berlin
von Waldersee
Pekin
Shan Si
Chi Li
Pao Ting Fu
Cora S. McKay Fisher Schooner Reported Lost
The Provincetown fishing schooner Cora S. McKay with 30 men is believed lost after likely wreck near Virgin Rocks on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland during the September storm known as the Galveston hurricane.
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Provincetown
Mass
Cora S. McKay
Virgin Rocks
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Movement of Porto Ricans to Hawaiian sugar fields
Two trains carried 114 Porto Ricans through El Paso today bound for sugar plantations in Hawaii under contracts with Claus Spreckels. Officials report about 7,000 more Porto Ricans preparing to emigrate to the islands for similar work.
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el Paso
Tex
Hawaiian Islands
Claus Spreckels
Statewide vote totals show McKinley and Bryan lead
Official canvass reports McKinley with 54 530 votes and Bryan with 89 544 votes in the state. Woolley Parker and Debs trail with small counts. In Christiana the Nansen Fund reaches 1 000 000 kroner with no further contributions planned.
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Christiania
Nansen
Dr. Nansen
Arctic
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Stowe
Europe
Kaiser
Suisun
Cal
Isthmian Canal Commission
Fairbanks
Indiana
Oklahoma
Queen Charlotte Island
Tien Tein
Driggs
Secretary of War
West Point
Pettigrew
Senate
Cuba
Oscar L. Booze
Hazers
Hood River
William Howard Day
A. M. EK
Harrisburg
Patrick Feehan
Catholic Archdiocese of
W. L. White
Michigan National Guard
John Baines
Dallas
John Chapman
Ed Faulkner
Santiago de Cuba
Havana
Enish
Japan
Tokio
Oregon School Fund
River and Harbor Committee
Philippines Commission
Ya Hsien
Harme
Russia
Johannesburg
Goodnow
Shanghai
Wilcox
Hawaii
Tung Fu Hsiang
Robert W. Wilcox
Congress
Wilhelmina
Germany
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Gage
George von L. Meyer
Italy
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
Luzon
Salem, Or
Connecticut
Maine
Dead
General Kitchener
Pacific Squadron
Massachusetts
Oxnard
Kentucky
Movement of
South Dakota
Nansen Fund
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