Butte Protest Over Blasphemous Poker Scene in The Great Northwest
Butte residents denounce a poker scene in The Great Northwest at Suttons for displacing four kings with a straight flush. They warn of mob action and vow to uphold traditional poker rules despite the stage drama set in North Dakota. The uproar centers on virtuous triumph through a contrived hand, while critics call the act an affront to gambling lore.
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Great Northwest
Sutton’s
Butte
Lewis and
Clarke
Bulte
North Dakota
Hennessys Holiday Opening Draws Shoppers and Sightseers
Hennessys opens with a crowded holiday scene as shoppers explore a basement bazaar featuring hundreds of china and cut glass items from Europe and America. The store also hosts a silk sale with deep discounts and window displays showcasing practical and ornamental gifts, inviting bargain lovers to visit.
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Hennessy
Europe
America
Hennessy's
Kin tuck Arrives in Tacoma From Manila to Load Coal
The steamship Kin tuck reached Tacoma from Manila and will take about 1 800 tons of coal there for her own consumption, signaling the ship's refueling and resupply plans as reported.
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Tacoma
Kintuck
Manila
Army ship Kintuck carries forage for mules to the Philippines
The Kintuck loaded about 2,500 tons of forage for several hundred army mules bound for the Philippines. Weather was largely fine except for a heavy blow off the coast of Japan. Of 25 volunteer infantry regiments due to term out in June, officers say none will re enlist and recruitment will be needed from states.
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Philippines
Japan
Kintuck
Emperor Kruger Visit Blocked by German Policy
Berlin reports the German government rejected reception for Mr. Kruger, sparking anti British sentiment in the press. Cologne citizens planned a torchlight procession but police forbade it. Diplomats see Kruger’s mission as frustrated, amid court voices largely pro Kruger and a cathedral sermon in favor of the Boer cause.
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Berlin
Kruger
Germany
Cologne
William
Great Britain
Count von Buelow
Foreign Office
Mr. Kruger
Emperor William
France
Herr von Tschirschky
Luxemberg
Kaiser
Kritinger
Cadet Booz Expires After Hazing Allegations
Oscar L. Yoos, once a West Point cadet, died in Bristol Pa from throat consumption amid claims of hazing by fellow cadets over two years ago. The father alleges tobacco sauce and red pepper were forced into the son, hot grease poured on his feet, and other brutal acts. Yoos resigned his cadetship but refused to name his abusers, saying he would not complain against the other boys.
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Philadelphia
Oscar L. Yoos
West Point Military Academy
Bristol
Oscar
Cargo ship Kintuck sails for Manila with army supplies
The United States transport Kintuck prepares to take a large general cargo from Puget Sound to Manila for the army in the Philippines. Captain Polk commands the ship which will likely enter dry dock for hull scraping before departure. The ship can carry 820 horses and mules, 1500 tons of hay and grain, 50 army wagons, and general stores. Captain K. G. Hampton oversees the voyage.
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Seattle
United States
Kintuck Ie
Puget Sound
Manila
Philippines
Polk
K. G. Hampton
Kintuck
Allan Cameron Resigns to Lead Hong Kong Based Oregon Line
Allan Cameron assistant general freight agent of the Canadian Pacific resigns to become Asiatic manager of the Oregon Railway Navigation with headquarters at Hong Kong. He has overseen CP freight business west of Ontario. His successor is not yet named.
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Vancouver
B. C
Allan Cameron
Canadian Pacific Railway
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Hongkong
Cameron
Canadian Pacific
Ontario
Kentucky Officers Dine in Constantinople Dinner Honors
Capt Colby M Chester and five officers of the battleship Kentucky, then at Smyrna, arrived in Constantinople and were met by a dinner in their honor hosted by the United States charge d affaires Lloyd Griscom. The British and German ambassadors attended the meal.
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Constantinople
Colby M. Chester
Kentucky
Smyrna
United States
Lloyd Griscom
American Ship George K Schofield Floated Near Japan
The George K Schofield of San Francisco bound for Port Arthur went ashore near Soi Baki at Japan's southern tip. She has been floated and will be towed to Nagasaki for repairs.
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London
George K. Schofield
San Francisco
Port Arthur
Soi Baki
Japan
Nagasaki
New York Navy Arch project scrapped after low public interest
Dewey Archt to Fall reports the executive council voted to disband and return contributions for the navy arch project in New York on December 3. The effort was abandoned due to lack of public interest.
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New York
Executive Council
Typographical Union Reports Cash Balances
Indianapolis dispatch notes the International Typographical union shows a cash balance of 27600 and the union printers home holding 8720 in hand in the secretary treasurer Bramwood report.
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Indianapolis
Bramwood
International Typographical Union
Union Printers’ Home
Monthly Allowance To Be Paid To Countess de Castellane
A New York supreme court session addressed the Gould estate dispute over income payments to the Countess de Castellane. The judge adjourned the case to December 17 while allowing a temporary $25,000 monthly payout, later adjusted to one twentieth of $250,000 each month on the first of the month starting December 1, as part of a modified injunction.
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New York
Antone J. Dittmar
George J. Gould
Howard Gould
Edwin Gould
Helen M. Gould
Jay Gould
Countess de Castellane
Gould
Supreme Court
Leventritt
Col
Er. C. James
Charles A. Gardiner
Count de Castellane
France
Guggenheimer, Untermeyer & Marshall
Dittmar
Justice Leventritt
James
Untermeyer
Fitzgerald
Gardiner
May Come to Naught Anent Joint Note on China
Pekin reports say all foreign envoys received word from home. A meeting of negotiators is set for tomorrow but officials give little away. Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang warn peace at any price is not acceptable for an independent nation, while foreign troops in Chili complicate the issue. Missionaries urge stern action against culpable officials and demand continued foreign force to preserve order.
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Pekin
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Chili
China
Big Gun Test at Fort Worden Finishes in Success
Major Mills and Captain Harry Taylor returned from Fort Casey Fort Flagler and Fort Worden after a full official test of the lower sound fortifications big guns. The test completed Saturday night at Fort Worden under Captain William Crosier of the ordnance bureau staff. Both officers called the test a complete success with guns working splendidly. Crosier departed for Portland en route to San Francisco.
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Seattle
Major Mills
Harry Taylor
Fort Casey
Fort Flagler
Fort Worden
Lower Sound
William Crosier
United States Army
Mills
Taylor
Crosier
Portland
San Francisco
Anti foreign unrest spreads as placards reappear in London
The Standard reports renewed anti foreign outcry with posters reappearing in London. Shanghai writer for the Post notes the Nankow viceroy told Admiral Seymour during a visit that the court would not return to Pekin.
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London
the Standard
Shanghai
Nankow
Seymour
Pekin
Reward Offered for Tacoma Murderers of Knapp Couple
Governor Rogers posted a $500 reward for the arrest and conviction of the killer of Cornelius Knapp and his wife in Cowlitz county. The double homicide occurred Thanksgiving evening, drawing swift state action.
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Tacoma
Rogers
Cornelius Knapp
Cowlitz
Hamilton Wins in Eight Round Fight at Mahoning Club
John Hamilton of Troy New York defeats R F Gardner in eight rounds at the Mahoning Athletic club in Youngstown Ohio with the decision going to Hamilton.
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Youngstown
Ohio
John Hamilton
Troy
N. Y
R. EF. Gardner
Mahoning Athletic Club
Hamilton
Fire destroys six story Stambourg Thompson Hardware building
Fire tonight gutted the six story building occupied by the Stambourg Thompson Hardware company in Youngstown Ohio. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Stambourg-Thompson Hardware Company
Private Albert Carter Dies in China of Dysentery
Washington reports Private Albert Carter of the Fifteenth Infantry died at Tien tsin on November 26 due to dysentery.
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Washington
Albert Carter
Fifteenth Infantry
Tientsin
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