Seattle Wins Out as Boston Steamship Company Wins Bid
Secretary Root accepts the Boston Steamship Co. bid for Pacific troop and supply transport from Seattle and Puget Sound with the 75 percent requirement eliminated. President Winsor says his firm will receive a substantial share, and Seattle interests may provide shore facilities and hospital accommodations to reduce costs.
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Boston Steamship Company
Pacific
Winsor
War Department
Steamship Company
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Seattle Company
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Ile
Senator Foster
Washington, D. C
Boston Steamship Co
Puget Sound
Philippines
Boston Company
Secetary Root
Diamond Field Jack Davis Granted Pardon by Idaho Board
The Idaho Board of Pardons commuted the death sentence of Diamond Field Jack Davis to life in prison in a five to one vote. Davis, convicted in April 1897 for the murders of two Cassia county sheep herders, was involved in a cattle and sheep war in Southern Idaho. The case, a long saga, has twice reached the U.S. Supreme Court and the board four times since.
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Idaho
State Board of Pardons
Diamond Field
Jack
Davis
Cassia County
United States Supreme Court
Board of Pardons
Deadly blizzard hits Laramie area and coal shortage worsens
A Wyoming blizzard described as the worst on record disrupts stages from Laramie with the Centennial route missing. Cheyenne reports coal shortages and hardship as the storm halts all street traffic and continues unabated.
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Denver
Colo
Laramie
Wyo
Centennial
Cheyenne
Japanese Cannot Vote Under B C Naturalization Rules
The Privy Council decision settles the Tomey Homma case, upholding British Columbia's exclusion of Japanese nationals from voting rights regardless of naturalization. Homma, initially allowed to register, had his name barred by provincial law and the higher courts upheld the final ruling that suffrage is denied to naturalized Japanese.
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Victoria
B. C
Tomey Homma
British Columbia
Dominion of Canada
Privy Council
Vancouver
McColl
Province of
Supreme Court of Canada
MecColl
Railroad land grant exchanges authorized by Miller bill
Washington December 20 The house committee on public lands approved a favorable report on the Miller of Kansas bill authorizing the interior secretary to exchange vacant arid lands for private lands in like areas within alternate railroad sections. The exchanges cannot alter total public land totals in any county.
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Washington
House Committee On Public Lands
Miller
Kansas
Secretary of the Interior
Clerks Protest Railroad Salary Cuts Amid Shortages
Topeka reports clerks on Western roads facing wage cuts as mechanical labor shortages press salaries. Some lines including Santa Fe have started reducing office pay to curb expenses. No clerical union exists yet, though steps may be taken to urge reversals of the policy.
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Topeka
Kan
Santa Fe
United States Minister at Caracas Granted Full Powers
Venezuelan foreign minister Lopez Baralt sent to U S Minister Bowen a Castro signed document countersigned by Lopez Baralt recognizing Bowen as sole Venezuelan representative to settle the dispute. Bowen may act without restriction to protect Venezuela’s interests, with Washington notified of the transmission.
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Lopez Baralt
United States
Bowen
Castro
Venezuela
State Department
Washington
Berlin
Germany
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
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Great Britain
Brazil
Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Geremany
Divide Whitman County Petition Sparks Debate
Spokane reports a plan to divide Whitman County into three counties with Oakesdale and Pullman as new county seats while Colfax remains the seat of Whitman proper. Petitions circulate in Colfax and Palouse region requesting detachment of northern townships to form a separate county with Quakesdale as seat. Caracas note: Spanish minister and Belgian chargé d’affaires ask Venezuela to extend same settlement terms given to other foreign powers.
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Whitman County
Colfax
Palouse
Oakesdale
Pullman
Caracas
Venezuela
Senor Gayton de Alaya
M. van der Hydg
Spain
Belgium
Ontario Referendum Fails Prohibition Act Vote
Returns from Ottawa show the Ontario referendum on enforcing the prohibition act fell short of the required percentage of the 1898 provincial election turnout. The affirmative lead by about 60 000 votes but does not meet the necessary threshold, so the act fails to take effect.
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Ottawa
Ont
Ontario
German Cruiser Ashore Near Calver in Baltic Sea
A German first class cruiser lies ashore near Calver in the Baltic. The battleship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and other vessels are attempting to float her.
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Copenhagen
Calver
Baltic Sea
Colombian gunboat Bogata arrives with 2000 Panama men
The Colombian gunboat Bogata arrives in Panama towing five sailing vessels from Chiriqui. It brings former revolutionary generals Morales Berti and Jomez and nearly two thousand Panamanian men aboard.
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Panama
Bogata
Chiriqui
Morales
Berti
Jomez
Germany Accepts Arbitration Offer Over Venezuela Dispute
Berlin and Washington report mixed positions from Britain Italy and Germany as Secretary Hay pushes for arbitration. Germany accepts in principle but seeks many small adjustments while Italy leans toward support and Britain calls for safeguards. The delay risks a blockade and further tension in South America.
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Hay
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
London
Berlin
Rome
England
Venezuela
United States
Seerary Hay
Michael Herbert
Depew
Humorous Quotations Collage From Various Papers
A collage of light snippets and quips from multiple sources. Jokes involve domestic life education manners and social scenes with punch lines about parrot buying aging couples and everyday mishaps. No single news event or clear narrative dominates the assemblage.
Reciprocity Treaty With Cuba Sent To Senate
The president has sent to the senate the reciprocity treaty with Cuba. It was received in executive session and referred to the foreign relations committee without being read. The pact reportedly does not involve the Isle of Pines.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Cuba
Committee On Foreign Relations
Isle of Pines
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