Japanese public leans to leniency in Pekin crisis
Yokohama reports a shift in Japanese and foreign opinion toward negotiating leniency with China rather than punitive invasion. Mission boards deemed a standing menace to peace, amid business stagnation and an exodus of foreigners as ships and students face uncertain fates. The Perry memorial movement gains momentum with growing enthusiasm.
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Perry
Associated Press
Yokohama
Jayan
Hoon
Manly
Tekin
Japan
China
Japan Mail
Tne Peccentee
Pekin
Tsukishima
Perry’s ships off Uraga and Yeddo alarm grows in Tokyo
Off Uraga Perry’s squadron lurked as alarm spread in Yeddo. Signals guided capital citizens on vessel movements and possible approach to Yeddo. Tide changes sparked panic or reassurance as ships tilted bow north. Now Japanese plan to fund a monument to mark their arrival.
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Perry
Uraga
Yeddo
Macdonald Not Expected to Live After Fatal Shooting
Washington dispatch reports treasury clerk Samuel Macdonald in a precarious condition after he shot Frank H. Morris auditor of the war department at the Winder building and then wounded himself. An autopsy showed three of Morris's five bullets. Morris's body to be moved to Cleveland for interment.
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Washington, D. C
Samuel Macdonald
Treasury
Frank H. Morris
War Department
Winder Building
Macdonald
Morris
Cleveland
Lakeview Cemetery
Dan A. Grosvenor
Grosvenor
Gage
Cobaugh
Treasury Watch
W. W. Brown
Navy Department
Death of Frederick Stienbrenner Fireman on Northern Pacific
Fred Stienbrenner aged 26 a fireman on the Northern Pacific died at the railway hospital from injuries after an accident near Bonita on December 1. He fell unconscious on a bridge and later recovered only to die from the shock. Born in Ohio he grew up in Helena and worked on the railroad. Remaining details describe skull fractures and burial plans in Helena with undertaker Lucy handling remams.
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Standard
Missoula
Fred Stienbrenner
Paelie
Bonita
Young Stlenbrenner
Stienbrenner
Ohio
Helena
Lucy
One More Smallpox Case in Mise sola Missoula
Dr. Parsons orders another smallpox patient to the pesthouse as John Buckingham 32 is isolated after five days of rash. Buckingham, resident on Fred Morgenstein’s ranch 12 miles west, cannot explain exposure beyond Misoula and Frenchtown. Morgenstein family to be vaccinated and house fumigated. five total cases sent to pesthouse.
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Standard
Missoula
Parsons
John Buckingham
Fred Morgenstein
Buckingham
Frenchtown
Morgenstein
Vessels Drive Ashore In Pacific Storms Near Puget Sound
Shipping disasters from the north Pacific report the Highland Light wrecked off Vancouver Island with crew saved, General Milleret stranded near Astoria, Oswego swamped at moorings, Muskoka ashore, and the Charles D. Lane driven toward Cape Flattery before rescue by tugs after the crew fought flooding and pumps for 29 hours.
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Tacoma
Wash
North Pacific
Highland Light
Maclure
Parelay’s Sound
Vancouver Island
Astoria
General Milleret
Oswego
Government
McKenzie Head
Charles D. Lane
Puget Sound
Cape Flattery
Guayquil
New American League to Launch in Chicago
The American league No. 2 will be launched in Chicago next Thursday after a conference with President Johnson Attorney Navin and George W Gurnham. Five cities Detroit Toledo Minneapolis Kansas City Louisville will begin the league with eight later. Strong franchise interest from Grand Rapids Buffalo St Paul and Indianapolis noted. The new league will operate independently of the National league seeking protection from the existing circuit.
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Chicago
Johnson
American League
Navin
Detroit
George W. Gurnham
Toledo
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
Grand Rapids
Buffalo
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Returning Volunteers From South Africa Arrive in Halifax
The Lake Champlain arrives from Liverpool with Colonel Otter and 20 Canadian troops returning from Africa. Militia orders to march at St John canceled. Western troops to reach home for Christmas after a special train to Montreal and Toronto. Otter praises reception in Britain and notes Canadian troops' performance and impressions of Adelbert Hay.
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Halifax
Lake Champlain
Colonel Otter
South Africa
Liverpool
St. John's
N. B
Militia Department
Montreal
Toronto
Otter
Great Britain
Africa
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Tornado Strikes Noxubee and Nearby Alabama Areas
News from Macon Mississippi reports a tornado crossing the eastern edge of Noxubee county and western Pickens and Sumpter counties Alabama last night. A Sparkham plantation house was destroyed and homes on the Ross, Beal, Nancy, and John Windham properties suffered severe damage. A storehouse and barns were destroyed and several animals killed. Two Black residents are reported dead.
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Macon
Miss
Noxubee
Pickens
Sumpter
Alabama
Sparkham Plantation
Ross Place
Cooksville
Beal Place
John Windham
Nancy Place
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold Brom Quinine Tablet Ad
A vintage ad promotes Broms Quinine tablets claiming to cure a cold in one day with no cure no pay. It lists a 25 cent price and emphasizes cough relief and quick action.
Pardoned former Chicago officer who killed a fellow cop
Chicago December 22 Former Policeman Patrick Furlong who killed Edward Leach in February 1900 and was sentenced to 14 years in prison has been pardoned by Governor Tanner. He will share Christmas dinner with his family. Furlong, of Irish parentage, and Leach, an Englishman, argued over the Boer war before drawing revolvers and Furlong shot first.
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Chicago
Patrick Furlong
Edward Leach
Tanner
Furlong
Leach
England
Death of Felton Parker Hartford Man Dies at 43
Felton Parker manager of the parent department of a bicycle company died at his mother’s home in South Lancaster Massachusetts aged 43. He graduated from Annapolis and accompanied the first Greely relief expedition in the Yantic, later running a ranch in Colorado.
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Hartford
Conn
Felton Parker
The
Bicycle Company
South Lancaster
Mass
Annapolis
Iss
Greely
Yantic
Colorado
End of Genoa Labour Bureau Strike
Genova December 23 the strike triggered by the police closure of the bureau of labor unions ended as the government agreed to reconstruct the bureau. The move followed authorities consent to restore the labor body and resume operations.
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Genoa
Revenue cutter Hugh McCaplieoch in last storm
The revenue cutter Hugh McCaplieoch was caught in a December storm off San Francisco. On December 19 a southeaster drove heavy seas for four hours, sweeping decks and flooding cabins.
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San Francisco
Hugh McCaplleoch
Chile Accepts Freight Car Bids From Dosche and Grace
Santiago de Chile reports the government invited bids for 400 freight cars and has awarded 200 to Dosche & Co and 10 to W. R. Grace & Co both American manufacturers.
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Santiago de Chile
Government of
Chile
Dosche & Co
W. R. Grace & Co
Berlin Population Surges Past Two Million With Suburbs
Berlin and suburbs reach 2,469,4676 residents, up from 2,076,940 in 1895. The electric trolley system is rapidly replacing storage batteries on Berlin’s busiest streets.
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Berlin
Toru Has Resigned. Yokohama, Dec. .
Hoshi Toru, a minister in Yokohama, has resigned his post in December. The departure follows internal party discussions and comes amid leadership changes. No replacement date was announced.
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Toru
Yokohama
Dec
Hoshi Toru
Minis
Japanese minister to the United States resigns amid scandal
The secretary of communications and formerly Japanese minister to the United States has resigned his portfolio due to persistent allegations of involvement in financial scandals. He will be succeeded by Mr. Hara, former minister to Korea, with possible impact on the Ito cabinet's stability.
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Ter
United States
Hara
Korea
Ito
Our Betsey the Gun of Pekin Becomes Legation Legend
An American Marine gunner Mitchell helped convert an old British pump into a makeshift cannon called Betsey. Using shells found in a well and pewter candlesticks for ammunition, Betsey fired from various positions during the siege of Pekin. Despite Mitchell’s arm wound, the weapon caused Chinese troops to flee, earning its fame in legation defense and a possible home in the legation.
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Mitchell
United States Legation Guard
Legation
Betsey
Marine Guard
Lady MacDonald
Ita
Plea for Immediate Legislation on Army Relief Policy
Secretary Root urged rapid congress action on the army bill to prevent abandonment of Philippine islands and endangering Filipino municipal officers. He defended staffing reforms, argued on canteen use for troop morale, and warned that prohibition could harm enlistments and discipline.
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Washington
Senate Committee On
Root
Congress
War Department
United States
Philippine Islands
Department
Post Exchange
Army liquor regulation criticized in committee
A secretary warned that the proposed enactment would misrepresent the army's past efforts to regulate liquor and would promote an erroneous view to the public. He cited harmful effects of increased drinking and deception among personnel outside army posts.
Pneumonia Causes Death in Oscar Aaronson Race Victim
Autopsy shows six day bicycle rider Oscar Aaronson died of pneumonia rather than injuries from the Madison Square Garden fall. Doctors say pneumonia developed during the race and led to his death.
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New York
Oscar Aaronson
Record coal sale in Harrison county uniontown cochran deal
The largest coal deal in Harrison county history will occur within days. James F. E. Brown of Uniontown and Alfred J. Cochran of Dawson will pay $842,000 for the 12,000 acre county tract around Salem.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Harrison County
Salem
James FE. Brown
Uniontown
Alfred J. Cochran
Dawson
Imperial contract for Ottoman cruiser delayed by protests
The signing of the contract with Cramps Shipbuilding for an Ottoman navy cruiser and the £100 initial deposit have not yet been issued. The German embassy has protested to the Porte against paying the Crambs before the final approval details are resolved.
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Constantinople
Imperial
Cramps Shipbuilding Company
Porte
Payment Settles Debt to Herr Krupp for Naval Guns
The amount owed to Herr Krupp for naval guns has been paid in full. No further claims remain outstanding against the transaction.
Yellow fever theory tested by mosquito exposure in Cuba
Dr Clark of Youngstown reports a letter from John J Moran written at Experimental Sanitary Camp Cuba stating he volunteers to test if yellow fever germs are carried by mosquitos. Moran plans to sleep nightly in a house with four bitten mosquitoes and records two men bitten who developed fever, challenging the theory. Moran, once a Youngstown coachman, served in the hospital during the late war.
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Youngstown
Clark
John J. Moran
Quesnados
Cuba
Moran
Will Stop at Livadia. Czar’s Convalescence Delays Return
From St Petersburg dated December 23, the Associated Press reports that Emperor Nicholas and the ministers of finance war and foreign offices will not leave Livadia where the czar is convalescing before mid January.
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St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Nicholas
Finance, War
Livadia
Emperor William Honors Count von Buelow With Black Eagle Order
The German Emperor William visited the Imperial chancellor Count von Buelow this afternoon and conferred on him the insignia of the Order of the Black Eagle.
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Berlin
William
Count von Buelow
Order of the Black Eagle
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