Minister Buck Dies at Royal Duck Hunt in Tokio
Colonel Alfred E. Buck, minister to Japan, died suddenly of heart failure on December 4 during a royal duck hunting event near Tokyo. The hunt drew high officials and foreign guests to the imperial pastime with the Emperors’ court present. A physician arrived but could not revive him.
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Japan
San Francisco
Alfred E. Buck
Mwere
Hite Seiphysician
Usotoku
Siempeed
Bitke A First Aid For Digestive Ailments
Fragmentary OCR text urges taking Bitke promptly to prevent indigestion dyspepsia constipation and biliousness. It hints at fever and ongoing health concerns but is garbled and incomplete.
Diplomat Buck Remains Return From Yokohama
Remains of the minister are carried from the legation in Yokohama on a stretcher after a funeral service attended by diplomatic corps. Empress and Japanese officials dispatch condolences as the funeral proceeds toward Okayama and onward to the United States aboard the Korea with Marines escort.
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Legal Vierount
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Contempt and delays mark 1877 court hearing in York
A York court case features a witness refusing to answer, invoking the statute of limitations, and facing contempt of court. Attorney actions include a writ of habeas corpus and a postponed argument date tied to district attorney notices. The narrative also references a long sustained speed line in transit, with fragmented details of transportation and dates.
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York
Lewisohn
Insurance and murder trial raise justice contract question
In Washington on December 22 an historic policy dispute asks if insurance can cover misdeeds in a murder case. William E Burt of Grave county faces murder charges after his wife Beth died. the case probes whether a life policy could be manipulated to pervert justice. The debate considers the enforceability of a policy when crime or intent to commit crime is involved.
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Washington
Meramec Company
Wiliam E Burt
Grave’ County
Lavable
Ana
Dart Sim
Aaa
Dresden Journal reports sudden desertion and canceled court events
The Dresden Journal notes a woman allegedly fled her family at Salesburg in a state of intense discomfort. Court functions for wine affairs are canceled, including the New Wear's reception. It mentions Prince Priede rich August, crown prince of Saxony, marrying the Princess Taise of Tuscany on November 31, 18M, and that they have five offspring.
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Dresden
Salesburg
Smallpox at Cascade prompts swift quarantine action
Reports from Cascade describe a swift county response to a smallpox case with immediate removal to the pesthouse and a citywide precautionary round-up. A patient named Vike Haveritski was taken to the county facility while residents near Central Avenue faced formaldehyde fumigation. The board acted unanimously to contain the outbreak.
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Nith
Lanimous
Turiingame
Hiang
Chicago
Moon
Huto Haveritski
Phyalc Ae
Auto
Turea
Central Avenue
Cary
Kato Haverstakt
Dynamite Plot Terrifies Springfield Plant Workers
Unknown attackers dynamited a Slavonic board hall at Springfield. The blast targeted workers at the American glue works, thought to be revenge by foremen displaced by wage changes. Earlier a factory fire followed the blast, now suspected incendiary acts and further explosions loom.
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Springfiel
Enea
Omroee
Stas
RMG
Indecent Effect in Dress Testimony in Tingley Trial
In a San Diego session, witness Louis Fitch described the Point Loma home and Mrs. Tingley’s group. Deposition details touched on ceremonial costumes, alleged superhuman claims, and management of inmates, with testimony about attire and guards observed by Fitch and other witnesses.
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Cal
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Sosnetics
Louis Fitch
Point Loma
Thore
Fitch
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Stockholm
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Tingley
Rose M. Fitch
Hartford, Conn
TWO WILD RUNS WRECK LIBERTY helper engine
A helper engine on the Manon road near Liberty Indiana ran out of control during two wild excursions between Cons Street and Liberty. It wrecked 19 freight cars, demolished four engines, and injured two others. The engineer fled toward the siding east of Liberty. A second freight train and two engines were involved, with railroad men Mike Foley of Indianapolis and Roynton Osbourne of Conieraville aboard.
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Manon Road
Cons Stile
Gian
Laberty
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Tinother
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Incdianapolis
Roynton Osborne
Conieraville
Yelper
Snowbound travelers and deadly quake reports from distant cites
A garbled dispatch recounts a snowbound group of fifty passengers near Mercer and a collapsed train near London. Other reports note a deadly earthquake in Andijan, Turkestan killing over two thousand with widespread destruction, and a severe storm in Peru with snow and thunder.
Pioneer James B Giffen Dies At 63 In Marion
Cedar Rapids reports James B Giffen former district judge and prominent pioneer lawyer and Republican politician died suddenly today at his Marion home from heart failure He was 63 years old.
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James B. Giffen
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Marion
Three Left to Run the Boat in Santa Barbara
The schooner Susie M. Plummer of San Francisco, three days from Gray's Harbor with lumber for Tacoma, sailed into Santa Barbara harbor after a heavy southeaster and weeks of rough seas. Three men were washed overboard, with D. Baker drowned in November.
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Cal
Marta
Susie M. Plummer
But'prancisco
Gray's
Hareor
Tand
Gray's Hatton
D. Baker
Ship crew suffers heavy casualties at sea voyage
A damaged report states only a few titers remained on board except the captain and two men who were incapacitated for service as the ship navigated toward the Chilean coast. A physician was sent from anchor to care for the sick crew while Captain Lund sought a new crew from San Francisco. The schooner is expected to sail for Chile, with the rest of the crew enduring terrible hardships at sea.
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Lund
San Francisco
Por
State Examiner Finds 229 Unpaid Silver Bow Licenses
Helena dispatch reports State Examiner William Hudnall, back from Butte, found 229 unpaid licenses in Silver Bow county totaling about 12549. County attorney and Silver Bow commissioners plan immediate collection, noting prior lack of interest. The board discussed courthouse plans with six architects and prepared to issue bonds authorized in the November election.
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Helena
Wiliam Hudnall
Butte
Silver Bow
Hudnall
Silver
Plana
Tinty
Melena
Link
Despondent man found hanged near Victoria Hotel in Omaha
The body of Joseph F Akan was discovered today under a sidewalk coal hole beneath the Victoria hotel in Omaha. A note stated despondency caused the act. The report also mentions year's wool traffic statistics for New South Wales, contrasting 846,000 bales with 527,000 in 1901.
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Dec
Joseph Fakan
Natewalk
Victoria Hotel
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Neve Bourn Wales
Notable Murderer Sentenced to Die in Electric Chair
In New York, Thomas Robin was condemned to die in the electric chair during the week beginning February 9 for the murder of Captain James B. Craft of Glen Cove, Long Island, committed in September last.
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New York
Thomas Robin
James, B. Craft
Glen Cove
Long Teland
Navy expansion fights land tax in Katsura plan
Yokohama dispatch reports Premier Katsura aims to fund naval expansion by keeping the land tax, sparking opposition from ex premier and reformers who favor redirecting funds to railways and telephones. The diet convenes with naval expansion and land tax bills first on the agenda as political lines sharpen.
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Yokohama
San Francisco
Katsura
Great Briain
Japan
Progressists
Marauli Tto
Oflice
Admiral Dewey Arrives in San Juan and Prepares for Reception
De-Admiral Sumner arrived today in San Juan while Admiral Dewey is due tomorrow. A public reception and demonstration will be held in his honor, followed by a palace visit escorted by infantry mounted police and a procession involving school authorities and government officials.
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Dewey
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