Press is Losing Prestige in Harmsworth Dissent
Alfred Harmsworth editor of the London Daily Mail, traveling aboard the Teutonic, outlines in the North American Review his view that modern newspapers still miss a real breakthrough. He advocates smaller portable formats, critiques overreliance on illustrations, and notes the decline in reader interest in editorials while praising some French papers for literary quality. He warns of internecine warfare among press organs and a waning power of the editorial leader.
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New York
Alfred Harmsworth
London Daily Mail
Teutonic
North American Review
Harmsworth
Daily Journal
Harmsworth on press power and future centralization
The article records Mr. Harmsworth praising the American press for its judgement and influence while warning that the 20th century could see newspapers consolidated into a few dominant, cross nation outfits wielding vast resources. He notes leaders like Pulitzer and Hearst and argues papers should reflect the people's will, not partisanship.
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Harmsworth
United States
Great Britain
Pulitzer
Dana
Bennett
Hearst
Raymond
Jones
Childs
Medill
Lawson
Russell
Cummings
Taylor
Halstead
Patterson
DeYoung
Singerly
Godkin
Greeley
McKelway
Watterson
Storey
Hearts
Spain
Commonwealth
A Champagne Triumph by G. I. Mumm Extra Dry
The Extra Dry from G. I. Mumm is praised for unsurpassed quality and is cited as the cause of 109,521 imported cases by December 1, 1900, 72,169 more than any rival. Special attention is drawn to its remarkable quality.
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G. I. Mumm
Eddie Jones Wins Christmas Handicap at Tanfraran Race Meet
Jockey Ted Sloan returns from England and rides as the crowd cheers. Eddie Jones, an outsider, and Vesuvian both featured among top chances with Vesuvian joint favorite alongside stablemate Andrissa. Ed die Jones surged in the final stretch to beat Vesuvian by three lengths, The Lady close third and Sloan received a floral tribute postrace. The event included several races with notable names and results across the program.
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San Francisco
Ted Sloan
England
Tanfaran
Eddie Jones
Jenkins
Vesuvian
Sloan
Andrissa
Greyfeld
Advance Guard
Mortgage
Andriesa
Lady
Texarkana
Murphy
Lord Chesterfield
T. Murphy
Nestor
Cooper
Silverado
Brown
Beales
the Fretter
Windtor
Greenock
Lrutal
O'Connor
Canmore
Mounce
Bielde
O’oburn
Cougar
Bernota
Ield Or
Coburn
Wooster Boy
Bullman
Dangerous Maid
iMounce
Tuthill
Montanie
Buthos
Christmas Handicap at Crescent City Race Meet
New Orleans on December 25 reports Imp. Mint Bauce, the favorite, winning the Christmas handicap of $1,000 after his Crescent City victory. The day featured fast track and sunny weather with six races including a steeplechase won by Isen and a selling mile won by Tom Gilmore.
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New Orleans
Mint Bauce
Crescent City
Tom Gilmore
Bert Davis
Brown Well
Senator Beveridge
Isobel
Gallopin
Prisoner Obrecht Hangs Self in City Jail Cell
New York December 25 Obrecht Robert a prisoner charged with attempted felonious assault committed suicide in his cell at the West 20th Street station house last night by hanging with his handkerchief.
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New York
Obrecht Robert
Ageault
Weat 20Th Street
Crown Prince Chowla Maha Jufurah Arrives in St Petersburg
The Crown Prince Chowla Maha Jufurah of China arrives in St Petersburg from the West on December 26 marking a notable royal visit amid diplomatic exchanges.
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St. Petersburg
Chowla Maha Jufurah
China
Race War Fears Rise in Cementville Clash
A race riot flares at Cementville on the Pan Handle line five miles north of Jeffersonville. Armed negroes confront whites after two men, Lee Ranger and John Redmond, insult residents. Sam Kendall’s saloon is seized and Kendall flees as firing erupts. Sheriff Rave briefly calms the scene. further outbreaks are anticipated as whites stay indoors. Ranger is wounded and hidden. Kendall’s store is targeted and he flees to nearby city. Public lines and railroad links are used to monitor the crisis.
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Cementville
Lee Ranger
John Redmond
Sam Kendall
Sheriff Rave
Rave
Kendall
Ranger
Steamer Towed To Port In Severe Northwest Gale
The three masted schooner Reporter from Gray's Harbor to Honolulu, waterlogged after a leak and gale, was towed into Port Townsend with deck cargo dumped overboard. The crew kept pumps active all night, while a steamer, later called Centennial, stood by before leaving to tend its own safety. Captain of the Reporter, veteran of coast travel since 1875, said the storms since departure were the severest he had ever witnessed.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Dee
Gray's Harbor
Honolulu
Cape Blanco
Straits of Fuca
Coke Interests Clash In Pittsburgh Price War
In Pittsburgh on December 25, producers of furnace coke contest prices for first half of next year. Independent coke makers quote as low as 1.40 per ton while major players like H C Frick, J W Rainey, Washington Coal, and Bessemer Coke push higher minimums from 1.55 to 1.75 per ton at the ovens.
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Pittsburg
Cornellsville
H. C. Frick Coke Company
J. W. Rainey Coke Company
Washington Coal and Coke Company
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold Ad
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise to cure a cold in one day with a no cure no pay offer. The ad claims quick relief and lists a price of 25 cents.
Bryan to Kansas Hails Democracy in 20th Century
William J. Bryan wires from Lincoln to the Leavenworth Evening Standard greeting political friends. He says democracy’s principles live and fusion policies will be vindicated, and that the people will return to the fathers and the republic as the 20th century begins.
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Leavenworth
Kan
William J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Evening Standard
Kansas
Cowboy’s beating kills doctor in Kan mood dispute
Dispatch from Ponca City Oklahoma reports Dr. Hawkins formerly of Knox Missouri is dead at Ralston after Cowboy Hamm of Moody’s ranch knocked him down and struck him on the stomach. The 60 plus doctor had recently saved Hamm’s life in a settlement dispute surrounding the act.
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Wichita
Kan
Ponca City
Hawkins
Knox
Ralston
Hamm
Moody's Ranch
Plans for Lake Washington canal contracts by Army
General plans for the Lake Washington ship canal have been completed by Major Millie of the United States army in charge of harbor work in this state. A contract for a preliminary channel will be let shortly after January 1 under a $170,000 appropriation approved by Congress.
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Seattle
Lake Washington Ship Canal
Millie
United States Army
Congress
Pardon Plea Grows for Ill Prisoner at St Vincent de Paul
His wife and friends press for pardon on account of ill health and dropsy as the convict remains in the St Vincent de Paul penitentiary, with his condition described as serious.
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St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary
Scranton Strikers Hold Their Own Amid City Disruptions
In Scranton Pennsylvania, 10 of 18 Syracuse workers sent home as scouts report continued striker activity. Two quit, one declines money, preferring to walk to Syracuse. Only two streetcars ran. one derailed, another stored. Thirty-one NYC recruits arrived. 17 returned to New York after scouts persuaded them to quit.
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Scranton
Syracuse
N. Y
Patterson
New York City
New York
Prince Turn Arrested Amid Claims of Qing Leaders Executed
London dispatch reports the government has arrested Prince Tuan and Prince Chung on Shanshi Sheshi borders. Yu Hsein allegedly ordered back to Lianfu to be executed. The notes imply the imperial authorities may bow to demands to punish the instigators of the trouble in China.
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London
Shanghai
The
Standard
Prince Tuan
Prince Chung
Shanshi
Sheshi
Yu Hsein
Lianfu
China
German wheat ship Carl towed in waterlogged after Pacific gale
Port Townsend reports the German vessel Carl grounded by a week long gale while carrying wheat from Tacoma to Europe. Towed to Port Angeles, bulwarks torn, water poured in. cargo jettisoned as pumps failed. To be taken to Esquimalt dry dock in British Columbia.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Cane Flattery
Pacific Coast
Carl
Tacoma
Europe
Port Angeles
Boyden
Straits of
Fuca
Esquimalt
B. C
Hanna Defends Shipping Bill Against Lobby Claim
Senator Hanna rebutted reports of a Philadelphia convention lobby for subsidizing American shipping. He stated no lobbying occurred at Philadelphia and named foreign steamship interests as opposing the bill. He urged passage on merits, noting a three year preparation with multiple amendments and support from presidential messages and party platforms.
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Cleveland
Hanna
Philadelphia
Washington
Congress
St. Louis
Episcopal Bishop Charles R Hall Dies in Cairo
Rev Charles Reuben Hall bishop coadjutor of Springfield diocese died in Cairo at 1 PM age 63 after long illness valvular heart disease He had served since 1892 Funeral to be officiated by Bishop Seymour with interment likely in Philadelphia Planned for Thursday in Springfield area observers expect.
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Springfield
Ohio
Charles Reuben Hall
Episcopal Church
Cairo
Seymour
Philadelphia
Massacre of Chinese Reform Leaders Reported in Yangtse Valley
A cable from Vancouver to the Chinese Reform Association in America describes a massacre in a Yangtse Valley settlement. Long Tom led 72,000 reformers against Chang Chi Tung with 12,000. After beheadings of Kang Yu Wei followers, imperial troops struck, leaving 1,500 dead and chaos in the streets.
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Minneapolis
the Times
Vancouver
B. C
China
W. A. Cumrow
Chinese Reform Association
America
Yangtse Valley
Long Tom
Chang Chi Tung
Long
Kang Yu Wei
Russian Orders to List Property in China
London dispatch reports Vice Admiral Alex off ordering his crews in China to compile detailed inventories of seized Chinese property including money cattle provisions and other items. It notes detachments in southern and southeastern Manchuria continue razing disorganized Chinese troops and brigands.
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London
Alexoff
St. Petersburg
The
Times
China
Manchuria
Morris Laid to Rest in Mereland Funeral
The body of Frank Hi. Morris, auditor of the war department, was brought from Washington with his widow and son. Brief funeral services were held at Lakeview cemetery chapel, attended by friends and acquaintances of the family.
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Mereland
Frank Hi. Morris
War Department
Washington
Lakeview Cemetery
Foreign ministers expect China to accept joint note terms
A Pekin dispatch dated December 24 reports all foreign ministers believe China will accept the joint note conditions within a month. The note moves toward the dowager empress and emperor, though slow wire service may delay until December 27. In Tientsin a French detachment of 100 left December 20 to Hungteu, where fighting occurred and Lieutenant Contal was killed as Boxers fired on the column. the French burned the village.
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London
Pekin
China
Tientsin
Hungteu
Contal
Thompson Mortally Wounded After Eufaula Shooting
Reports say a confrontation at Eufaula escalated with gunfire, Thompson sustaining mortal wounds as a shooter opened fire. Authorities investigation underway to identify suspects and determine motive.
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T. Thompson
Eufaula
Thompson
Pony believed to be Eddie Cudahy kidnapers’ horse found in Iowa
Police and authorities in Pacific Junction Iowa believe a bay pony found in the stable of Mrs Bud Mack was ridden by one of the Eddie Cudahy kidnapers. The animal may have crossed the Missouri River at Plattsmouth and will be brought to Omaha. Cudahy expresses optimism the kidnappers will be captured and denies sensational threats.
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Omaha
Nec
Pacific Junction
Iowa
Bud Mack
Eddie Cudahy
Frank Glinn
Plattsmouth
Cudahy
Surprise bones of Father Marquette found near Frankfort
Milwaukee readers learned of a claimed discovery near Frankfort Michigan of Father Marquette’s supposed bones. The find echoes a 25 year belief the relics rest at Marquette college Milwaukee after Father Jacker unearthed them in 1878 at St Ignace. A 1879 celebration followed the initial discovery at the mission chapel site.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Father Marquette
Frankfort
Mich
Marquette College
Father Jacker
St. Ignace
St. Ignatius
Ching Receives the Note in Peking Dispatch
A Havas dispatch from Pekin reports ministers gathered at Spanish envoy Senor B J de Cologan’s residence handed Prince Ching the joint note of the powers. Li Hung Chang, ill, asked to be excused. Ching said he would transmit the note to the emperor and relay the reply when received.
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Paris
Havas
Pekin
Senor
B. J. de Cologan
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Death of Wisconsin ex-treasurer Harshaw
Colonel Henry B. Harshaw former Wisconsin state treasurer died today in Milwaukee Wisconsin from tongue cancer He served in the Iron Brigade during the Civil War and was noted for his political service and wartime record.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Henry B. Harshaw
Wisconsin
Iron Brigade
Dowager Lady Churchill Found Dead at Osborne
The Dowager Lady Churchill, senior lady of the bedchamber and a close queen’s confidante, was found dead in her Osborne bedroom this morning in London.
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London
Churchill
Osborne
Poles Arrested in Vienna Conspiracy Case
Vienna dispatch reports 52 Polish nationals were arrested for alleged involvement in a political conspiracy. Authorities allege their actions tied to a broader plan, with details about charges and next steps expected from War Office.
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Vienna
Warsaw
Cynic Defined Through Miss Cayenne Dialogue
Miss Cayenne describes a cynic as someone who keeps others in doubt whether he is unusually clever or unusually disagreeable, illustrating the concept with her remark in a Washington Star piece.
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The
Washington Star
Miss Cayenne
Mexican Troops Suffer In Yaqui Ambush Near Lamira
Report from V Light of Guaymas states Mexican soldiers crossing Sonora were ambushed near Lamira by Yaqui forces. Four officers and about unknown number of men killed, Colonel Francisco Peinado wounded critically. Light relayed the account to General Torres amid heavy censorship.
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Paso
Texas
Sonora
Mexico
Indiana
Francisco Peinado
V. Light
Guaymas
Torres
Lamira
Peinado
Dixon Scrapped by Davenport Bout Ends in Draw
George Dixon ex champion featherweight did not fight Jim Davenport at the Isoteric club as Davenport weighed in well above the limit. Dixon did not enter the ring, Andy Daly of Malden substituted, Daly and Davenport fought to a draw before a large crowd in Boston.
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Boston
George Dixon
Jimmie Davenport
Chelsea
Dixon
Davenport
Andy Daly
Malden
Daly
Convict Released Conditionally in Montreal
James Baxter, once of Chicago and then New York, formerly jailed for five years over Banque Ville Marie frauds, has been released on conditional pardon from the penitentiary in Montreal on December 25.
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Montreal
James Baxter
Chicago
New York
Banque Ville Marie
British steam er Antidle Floated Off Great Eggs Harbor
The Antidle, ashore on Great Eggs harbor shoals during dense fog yesterday, was floated this morning and appeared uninjured. She resumed her voyage to New York under her own steam.
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New York
Antidle
Great Eggs Harbor Shoals
Cape-to-Cairo Telegraph Line Reaches Tanganyika
A Durban dispatch reports the Cape-to-Cairo telegraph line is now active to a point miles north of Kasanga and ten miles beyond the southern end of Lake Tanganyika, extending the route.
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Cape-to-Cairo
London
Durban
Kasanga
Lake Tanganyika
Boxers Kills Catholics and Burns Temples Near Pekin
A dispatch from Pe n n dated Dec 2 reports missionaries say the Boxers 35 miles east of Pekin killed 12 Catholics and burned eight more in the temples.
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London
Penn
Pekin
Drunken Indian Kills Three Men Near Eufaula
John Tiger, a ferryman, got drunk in Muskogee and roamed Eufaula firing at people. He killed Dave Porter and Johnson the wagon passenger and shot Jesse Beck and Bud Taylor, injuring others before surrendering. Tiger’s arm to be amputated. Indignation over liquor sales to Indians runs high.
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Muskogee
I. T
John Tiger
Arkansas River
Eufaula
L. B. Roper
Roper
Tiger
Winchester
Jesse Beck
Dave Porter
Porter
Johnson
Missouri
Bud Taylor
Marshal Johnson
J. Smith
Checota
Sumatra tobacco success improves yields in Connecticut valley
The agriculture secretary reports trials with Sumatra tobacco near Hartford under a nine foot cheesecloth shade. A one third acre yielded 600 pounds and projected per acre yield of 2100 pounds with profits over 900 dollars. Shade costs and production suggest large scale savings for farmers nationwide.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Milton Whitney
Division of Soils
Connecticut Experiment Station
Hartford
M. L. Lloyd
L. B. Haas & Co
Michaelson & Hibbard
New York City
Connecticut Valley
New York
Philadelphia
Florida
Trust offers 3 million to Mishawaka Rubber co
A Mishawaka submitted offer from United States Rubber to acquire the Mishawaka Rubber Boot and Shoe company is reported to amount to 3,000,000 dollars. The trust would pay for each dollar of actual value according to the president Beyer. The local plant remains a strong rival and Beyer says the offer will be rejected.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Sentinel
Mishawaka
United States Rubber Company
Mishawaka Rubber Boot and Shoe Company
Jocal
Beyer
Mishawaka Company
Seattle Harbor Praised by North German Lloyd Official
Captain M Moeller of North German Lloyd in Seattle on port inspection tour. He has visited Portland Tacoma and San Francisco and will report findings to the company. He says Seattle harbor equals and may surpass others seen.
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Seattle
Wash
M. Moeller
North German Lloyd Steamship Company
Portland
Tacoma
San Francisco
Plague Death Toll Rises in Mysore State
Lord Curzon reports in Calcutta that since the bubonic plague appeared in 1896 Mysore state has recorded 23 00 deaths from the disease.
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Calcutta
Lord Curzon of
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