City Board Seeks Answers on Detective Fees in Riot Case
City Commissioners vow a thorough probe into out of town detectives hired after riot work. They refuse to approve any payment until the four detective claims are verified, suspecting inflated or false reports and possible hoodwinking by Ed Sherman and partner. Further scrutiny targets Sherman’s La Fayette arrest aid and alleged attempted Akron robbery.
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Board of City Commissioners
Democrat
Elty
Wanamaker
County Board of Commissioners
Ed Sherman
Wanner
B, &O. Railway
Wansnaker
Winnmeker
Forts
Trevall
AL Wanumaker
Billy
Jill
Tim
Sherman
Kelly
Washer
Board of County Commissioners
Omcer Washer
la Fayette
Ind
Vernardo Kemp
Warler
Kempt
Comrolastoners
Warmer Grows the Evidence In the Sells Case
In Columbus Tec 6 8pl Harry Lyons testifies he cannot recall when love for Mrs Solle shifted to sisterly affection. He says he expects her to remain as such. Subpoenas issued for Lyons diary said to hold much interesting material.
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Lyons
Stind
Mrs. Solle
Despondent Woman Death Tied to Brother in Sanitarium
Miss Dells Noble of Fostoria Ohio died this morning after shooting herself in her room in Washington. Despondency over her brother’s confinement in a sanitarium is cited as the cause of the act.
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Washington
Dells Noble
Fostoria
Midnight Ride of Miss Scott Confirms Brother Shot
A Northampton boy involved in stolen horse cases led to Miss Mollie Scott traveling home with a carriage thief tale. A late night call claimed her brother was shot, prompting the sister to ride with the youth to Northampton. No one was harmed and the missing horse remained unlocated at press time.
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Northampton
Litt
Democrat
Walter Scott
Willian Clements
Ofsense
Mise Molllo Stott
Old Portage
Dante Motz
Young Hennett
Mr. Mot
Mias Scott
Bennett
Heven
Xeon
Ole Wolies
Delay Deliberations Over Late Treasury Estimates
Washington December 6 The House Appropriations Committee faulted late fiscal year 1902 appropriations estimates from the Treasury Secretary noting they arrived after the deadline and were hastily prepared. Several bureau chiefs faced scrutiny for the delay while Hon Joseph H Manley was mentioned as a possible successor to the late G W Wilson.
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Washington
House
Appropriations’ Committee
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Kruger Plans Rest Then Possible Visit to the Czar
Kruger will rest after travel and may visit the Czar. His countrymen back him as Berlin’s reception of him hits the Boer cause. The Hague welcome is seen as a sentimental triumph, though politically weak. the Berlin setback requires cautious diplomacy. he may stay in Holland to recover before a potential Czar visit.
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Cologne
Kruger
Hague
Holland
Europe
France
Germany
England
Berlin
River and Harbor Bill Ready for Introduction Next Tuesday
Washington December 6 the River and Harbor bill will be ready for introduction next Tuesday. If the House is ready it will be introduced then otherwise it will be held in committees until the House is ready and may be held over after the holidays.
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Washington
Peace Commissioners Report Progress and Evade Full Disclosure
Progress by peace commissioners toward a settlement is reported as advancing while the complete text remains unreleased. Authorities demand evidence of punishment and continue prohibitions on firearms and munitions of war. The full document has not yet been made public.
Washington Makes Risks and Rewards in Far East Accord
A dispatch from Washington reports a murky minster detail on a China agreement signed in Peking negotiations. The plan seeks severe punishment for offenders and indemnities while promising imperial concessions. Officials discuss fortifications along the Pel Ho river and possible monuments to a German diplomat.
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China
Pel Ho
United States
Mantey Called to Washington on Revenue Post
Washington December 6 Joseph H Mantey Republican National Committee from Maine summoned to Washington by the President to confer on the Internal Revenue Commissionership The decision on the post may lie with Mantey or be offered to Mr Yerkes of Kentucky Senator Scott who held the post until his Senate election last year notes Wilson’s death created the vacancy the President seeks to fill
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Washington
Joseph H. Mantey
Maine
Senator Scott
Yerkes
Kentucky
Scott
Senate
George W. Wilson
Senator Depew Dines With President in Morning
Washington December 6 Senator Depew joined the President for about thirty minutes during the busy morning hours. As he left the President’s office he joked that the President enjoyed his remarks, noting all the jokes were brand new with no chestnuts.
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Washington
Senator Depew Wis
White House
Brand
Queen Opens Parliament With Shortest Speech On Record
London reports the Queen opened Parliament with the briefest speech on record, requesting funds to support operations in South Africa and China. The session will include attacks on Minister Chamberlain over alleged ties to arms supply firms.
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South Africa
China
Chamberlain
President Pardons Dead Man Over Moonshining Case
In Washington a century ago President McKinley pardoned Marion Weldal, a deceased man who had been jailed for moonshining while living on a Nashville farm. The pardon comes despite illness and a plea unfolding in red tape with dates and administrative delays.
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Washington
McKinley
Marion Weldal
Nashville
Duel Ends in Minister's Death in Williamson West Virginia
A strange duel erupted from a dispute over dancing, leaving Trey John Wohl dead and Hon David Stokes fatally wounded. Wohl denounced dancing as a downward path, while Stokes, though badly wounded, killed the preacher. A smoke house owned by Mary Haberkost at 161 Grant 1 burned Thursday night, causing about 25 loss, with department No. 4 responding.
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Trey
John Wohl
David Stokes
Wohl
Stokes
Mew
Mary Haberkost
Grant #1
Boxer Leaders Executed in Shan Si Province Report
Berlin cable reports Li Hung Chang says Sih Liang, newly appointed governor of Shan Si, executed eighty Boxer leaders in the past two months and protects missionaries. The dispatch notes changes in foreign protection and treaty negotiations including forbidding firearms and razing forts along Pe Ho and coastal Pe Ch Li. Monuments to be erected in international burial places, and new trade and navigation treaties to be negotiated.
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Pe Ho
Pe Ch Li
Puling
Taka
China
Berlin
Li Hung Chang
Sih Liang
Shan Si
McKinley sends Christmas gift to messenger boys
President McKinley mailed a personal thank you letter and a two dollar bill to every messenger boy employed by the Postal Telegraph and Western Union Telegraph companies. The November 27 1900 message from Executive Mansion Washington notes gratitude for faithful service delivering messages at his Canton home.
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Canton
George B. Cortlyou
Funeral rites for Col B. H. Liscum in Washington
Colonel Liscum of the Ninth Infantry falls at Tien Tsin. His body, escorted by Mrs Liscum and her brother, is en route to San Francisco and will be met by General Wilson. Funeral services to be held at St Pauls Episcopal Church next Tuesday with troops and Marines in attendance.
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Washington, D.C
B. H. Liscum
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Yuesday
Liscum
Ninth Infantry
Tien ‘Tsin
San Francisco
Baturlay
James H. Wilson
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