England and Russia A Lively Engagement in India
London reports an Open Move in the great game with Russia England and China at stake eastern supremacy central to the conflict. Colonel Durand led forces at Gilgit and Simla conference orders to extend the Gilgit Chalt road. At Chalt a fort was seized then retaken with multiple casualties including Durand. Nine tribesmen taken prisoner. Continuous tensions arise from Russian encroachment in a neutral 1874 zone.
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Russia
England
China
France
Dom Pedro
London
Dee
India
Durand
Gilgit
Simla
Chalt
Durana
War Looming Up with the Hovas
A Cape dispatch reports Madagascar in peril as France faces retreat or war over suzerainty. The Hovas reject foreign envoys and boast a 20 000 strong army that could swell to 50 000, signaling a costly and bloody conflict ahead.
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Lonpox
Cape
Madagascar
Church Leaders Oppose Government Prompted by French Crisis
Paris reports growing agitation as archbishops and bishops join in anti government action. Deputies from the Masonic faction plan a Dec. 16 meeting to organize legal agitation for church and state separation inside and outside the chamber. In Yorn, a threatening bomb note warns Mayor Noell of death if a demand for 1800 dollars is not met.
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Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
Yorn
Noell
Russell S+ge
New York
Brazilian ex emperor Pedro I funeral reach at depot
MapRID reports a troop detachment and royal officials escorting the remains of Dom Pedro ex emperor of Brazil from the depot to a special train bound for Lisbon. A wreath from Queen Christiana was placed on the coffin as minute guns fired from arrival to departure.
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Maprid
Dom Pedro
Brazil
Lisbon
Christiana
A King's Kindness to a Servant
King William of Würtemberg aided a servant girl injured when his horse ran over her. He ordered rapid hospital care and visited daily. He covered medical expenses and gave 30 marks as a gift.
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SturTeart
William of
Russia in a Bad Financial Fis
Bankruptcy spreads in this city and trade is deplorable. Insolvency becomes the rule across Russia, as the poor beg and the formerly rich fall into poverty.
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Russia
Perexspino
Pope Consolation Sought by Dying Swiss Prelate
Cardinal Gaspard Mermillod, a noted Swiss prelate, in a dying condition at Geneva, demanded a special invalid coach to Rome for the pope's personal consolation. The journey worsened his illness and his end is near. He is 67 years old.
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Rome
Gaspard Mermiliod
Geneva
Colonel Vivian to wed widow of New York millionaire
Dec 4 at Lowdon. Colonel Vivian sails on the Etruria to marry Mrs. Marshal O. Roberts, widow of a New York millionaire. He is accompanied by Colonel Stracey as groomsman and receives a warm send off from military friends who esteem him highly.
Disaster on the Deep
Genoa December 14 A boiler explosion aboard an Italian steamer shortly after departure left twelve rescued from a thirty three person passenger and crew list.
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Genoa
Dresden Police Captures Press
Dasspen report states that on December 14 authorities seized a socialistic printing press and related equipment in a police action. No injuries are mentioned and the operation targets agitational printing activities.
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Dresden
Dasspen
Printer Arrest Amid Socialist Strike Tension
Police blame the socialists for a printers strike that led to a printer’s arrest. A group sits in a city house with a quantity of subversive literature. authorities vow to enforce order.
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Uiter
Conservatives to vote for ratification of trade treaties
In Berlin on Saturday Baron Manteufel announced that the Conservatives will vote for ratification of the recently concluded treaties of commerce between Germany and other nations.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Baron Manteufel
Germany
Norcross Identified as Bombing Suspect in Sage Case
New York reports Henry L. Norcross of Somerville Mass a note broker in Boston identified as the man who bombed Russell Sage in New York on December 4. Detectives found clothing remnants matching Norcross and a face likeness confirmed by a Somerville schoolmate at the morgue.
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New York
Russell Seve
Henry L. Norcross
Somerville
Mass
Boston
Norcross
Russell Sage
Brooks
Providence
Hastian
New Haven
Worcester
Fitchburg
Herbert M. Howes
Howes
Dynamite Accident Injures Quarries Laborer in Nebraska
In Veterans War ter Neb on December 14 John Swanson a quarry laborer lit a dynamite fuse and a keg of powder ignited. The blast hurled Swanson into the air and crushed him while Gus Anderson attempted a rescue but only suffered minor injuries. Swanson sustained severe burns but is expected to recover.
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Veterino Warter
Neb
John Swanson
Swanson
Gus Anderson
Anderson
Sherman Campaign Managers Hold Cleveland Consultation
The PF Jaker-Sherman fight reports a Friday night session in Cleveland with Senator Sherman's campaign managers Mark Hanna George Waldorf and ex-Speaker Kiefer arriving. An influx of next assembly members preceded by a drift in the Cuyahoga delegation signals wavering support as Sherman and Foraker claim caucus majorities.
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Jaker
Sherman
Forakex
Battle Creek Woman Detained in Drunken State
In Battle Creek on December 14 Isabella Kane was found intoxicated and unable to identify her home. After partial recovery she claimed travel to Dwight for treatment and said she halted in Battle Creek for the last grand drunk before continuing Saturday night.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Isabella Kane
Dwight
Fire Leaves 250 Homeless at Delancey Street Tenement
A six story tenement at 314 and 816 Delancey Street in New York burned at midnight leaving 250 residents homeless. The blaze gutted the interior in minutes and although many were bruised during the scramble to escape no lives were lost.
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New Youk
Delancey Street
Horstman Named Bishop of Cleveland Diocese
Official announcement from the episcopal palace confirms Dr. Ignatius Horstman chosen to succeed Bishop Gilmour in the Cleveland Catholic diocese. Horstman has long served as chancellor of the archdiocese.
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Gilmere
Cleveland
Episcopal Palace
Ignatius Horstman
Gilmour
Horstman Ong
Archdiosease
Trade Review Shows Broad U S Activity Despite Southern Dampening
R G Dun & Co reports holiday shopping rising nationwide with strong output in Boston and Philadelphia, better Chicago and Detroit trade, and improving collections, while southern markets face cotton pressures and slower payments. Lake copper dips, iron markets steady, and cattle receipts decline due to transport issues amid generally active merchandise sales.
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Chicago
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
New Orleans
Boston
Hartford
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Detroit
St. Louis
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolia
Duluth
Omaha
Kansas City
Little Rock
Nashville
Montgomery
Savannah
Brussels
England
Ken
Lake
Harmony Attacked At Door In Kansas City
J H Harmony staggered to his door about 9 PM and collapsed from brain congestion after a sandbag blow. He planned to go to Cameron to buy the Vindicator and took nearly $2,000 in securities and cash, which vanished when he returned. He admitted he had been robbed.
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Kansas Crry
J. H. Harmony
Cameron
Cameron Vindicator
Ordered to Leave the Place in St Cloud Turmoil
One hundred angry citizens gathered at the residence of Anton Karps and ordered him his wife daughter and two sons to depart within twenty four hours. They traveled twelve miles to St Cloud, arriving at 4 a m the next morning. The trouble stemmed from an alleged attempt by Karps and family to blackmail Edward Pitheon, a leading citizen, out of 000.
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Clea Amwaten
Mian
Anton Karps
Hie
St. Cloud
Kalps
Edward Pitheon
New Coal Pass Found in British Columbia Mines
Coal discovery near Crow's Neat in British Columbia shows a new pass 600 feet lower than the current altitude of 4,275 feet. The BC and Southern Railway reports fifty different coal seams in a fourfold area, including a notable cannel coal.
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Hritshkh Columbia Vieronta
B. C
British Columbia and Southern Railway Company
Crow's Neat
Vicla
New York Probate Doctor Faces Contest Over Will
The surrogate began proceedings Friday to probate the will of Richard Wewcombe, a lawyer. His daughter, Jean Loteen, died, prompting objections alleging undue influence and mental incapacity. Mrs. Lederer was disinherited by her father.
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New Yoas
Richard Wewcombe
Ienis Loteen
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