Gale Rages Across British Channel Wrecks Reported
Dec 28 dispatches describe fierce storms across the British channel with downed telegraph lines and numerous wrecks. Vessels seek shelter as the Primrose Hill foundered near South Stack with one survivor. other ships run aground or break up, lifeboats fail, and brands of damage rise as crews are lost or rescued.
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London
British Channel
Liverpool
Vancouver
Penrhos Rocks
Hibernia
Holyhead
Primrose Hill
Penpol
Salina
Dublin
Aberavon
Briton Ferry
Taunton
Watchet Harbor
Capricorn
Bude
Cornwall
Pagna
Trevine
Cardiff
H. M. S. Black Prince
Queenstown
H. M. &S. Teaser
Portsmouth
Wales
Thames
Oswestry
Zesiro
Cliveden
Victoria
Folkstone
Calais
Pegasus
Lavernock Point
China News and Korea Unrest Report From Seoul
News from Seoul notes Boxer proclamations in Korea urging expulsion of foreigners and foreigners are assaulted in southern Korea. Dispatches report Li Hung Chang secretary arrested near Pekin for aiding the Boxers. Russian advance into Korea is reported with captures of Hoojo and Antone Ken.
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Victoria
Seoul
Hi Yung Hick
Korea
Jiji
Li Hung Chang
Pekin
Shansi
Hoojo
Antone Ken
War on vice indicts 14 Chicago crime figures
Chicago grand jury indicts 14 dive keepers and gambling house operators in a crime and vice probe. Among those charged are State Senator John Broderick and ex-city detective David Lewinson. The panel says further true bills against municipal officers may follow as the inquiry continues.
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Chicago
David Lewinsohn
John Broderick
Louis Frank
Julius Frank
Dennis Foley
A. Bernstein
Foreman McCoy
After Many Years Widens Ties In Wellington Circle
Wichita dispatch reports Lizzie Campbell, famed Wellington businesswoman and one of Kansas' wealthiest, married Professor John Hayman of California. They had been engaged 36 years ago, rekindled by a Paris exposition meeting after Mrs Campbell’s late husband’s death.
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Wichita
Kan
Lizzie Campbell
Wellington
John Hayman
California
Indiana
Hayman
Miss Campbell
Campbell
Fire and unrest hit Barbadoes and Jamaica planters
Mail advices from Barbadoes report rampant incendiarism in Kingston and Barbadoes. Thirteen canefields and houses burned in the week ended Dec 14. Planters seek police protection as regional discontent grows over the non-ratification of the American reciprocity treaty.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Barbadoes
Gap Closed: Southern Pacific Finishes Coast Line Link
The Southern Pacific company completed eight miles of track between Santa Barbara and the south, closing the coast line gap begun 18 months ago. Railroad officials plan trains from San Francisco to Los Angeles by late January.
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San Francisco
Southern Pavific Company
Coast
Santa Barbara
Los Angeles
Attorney suspended for unprofessional conduct in Whitman county
Colfax Washington December 28 M Reed a leading Whitman county attorney was found guilty of unprofessional conduct and contempt of court and suspended from practicing for one year by Judge Orange Jacobs of King county who is occupying Judge McDonald's superior court bench.
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Colfax
Wash
Judge McDonald Files Charges Against Reed In Court Absent
Judge McDonald is the complaining witness and filed charges against Mr Reed in November when Judge Jacobs presided. Reed was not present but his attorney attended as Judge Jacobs read rulings and an objection was filed. The case moves to the supreme court.
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McDonald
Reed
Jacobs
Mr. Reed
Supreme Court
Western Turf Congress Repeals Chicago Racing Date Rule
In a 7 to 6 vote the Western Turf congress rescinded the June 10 to Nov 15 racing date limit for Chicago and St Louis tracks. The previous year’s rule allowing racing without a date limit remains in force. Ingleside was denied a vote after a chair ruling.
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Chicago
Western Turf Congress
St. Louis
Washington Park
Hawthorne
Harlem
Memphis
New Orleans
Tanforan
Little Rock
Latonia
Highland Park
Louisville
Nashville
Newport
Ingleside
Howard
California
Hopkins for Chairman in Illinois Democratic Meet
A call is issued for the Illinois Democratic Central Committee meeting in Springfield on January 7. The Hopkins faction seeks Hopkins as state chairman, securing a majority signature from 21 of 31 members and signaling his likely election despite Bryan supporters pushing for delay. Thomas Grady, Illinois member of the Democratic National Committee, signs the call.
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Chicago
Illinois Democratic Central Committee
Springfield
John Hopkins
Illinois Gold Democratic
State Central Committee
Hopkins
Mr. Bryan
Ith
Thomas Grady
Illinois
Democratic National Committee
Robbed and murdered Klondike miner Murray McDonald
Investigators believe Murray McDonald was robbed and killed at White Horse last July after leaving a river steamer. He carried a $300 gold brick and up to $3000 in currency. his trip from Dawson to Nova Scotia was never completed and his brother in law A. D. Williams plans to continue the search from Dawson.
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Seattle
Murray McDonald
Klondike
White Horse
McDonald
Nova Scotia
Dawson
A. D. Williame
Daweon
German bid for St John island raises US tensions
A Copenhagen letter reported by the Frankfurter Zeitung claims Germany plans to buy St John in the Caribbean as a coaling station if Denmark US talks fail. An Associated Press reporter was shown the letter by a foreign office official who denied any German government action. He noted German capitalists seek land on St John but said the government has no involvement. The foreign office views the letter as pressure to hasten the Danish purchase of Bernholm.
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Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Copenhagen
Germany
Island of
St. John
Denmark
United States
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Bernholm
Lieutenant Freeman Dies by Own Hand in Reno
Lieutenant Gordon Freeman of the First Nevada Cavalry, famed for Philippine service, died last night by self-inflicted rifle fire in Reno. A native of Missouri aged 30 he was described as honorable and beloved by the two men in his company despite recent despondency and personal crisis mania.
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Reno
Gordon Freeman
Nevada Cavalry
Philippines
Freeman
Lieutenant Freeman
Missouri
Democrats Meet in Secret Caucus in Spokane
Eighteen of the thirty Washington state legislators held a secret caucus in Spokane to map probable legislation and Democratic policy at Olympia. H. D. Merritt of Spokane county chaired. Frank L. A. Wall of Pierce county served as secretary. No details of the discussions or resolutions were disclosed. The Spokane delegation plans to unite with Republicans for a third superior judge for Spokane County.
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Spokane
Washington
Olympia
H. D. Merritt
Spokane County
Frank L. A. Wall
Pierce County
Discontinued by Mutual Consent in Detroit Street Railways Case
The case brought by Tom Johnson to restrain R T Wilson Co from completing a purchase and consolidation with Pack Everett and to appoint a receiver was discontinued today by mutual consent.
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New York
Tom. Johnson
R. T. Wilson & Co
Pack & Everett
Detroit Street Railways
Boers Fail To Break Through In South Africa
Cape Town reports General De Wet unable to break through southward and now at Senekal with a large commando holding the area between Frecksburg and Windburg. General Knox holds the south between Ladybrand and Windburg while eastern Boer columns are harassed and driven back toward the Orange River.
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Frecksburg
Senekaland
Windburg
General Knox
Ladybrand
Orange River
Yeomanry Captured Near Britstown Released
Cape Town reports that the yeomanry units captured near Britstown have been released. The event adds to post conflict updates from the region.
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Cape’ Town
Britstown
Four Japanese Laborers Killed in Rail Accident at Browning
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports four Japanese laborers, railroad workers for the Oriental Trading company, were killed near Midvale Browning on the Great Northern line. Six men walked toward the section house when a gale hid an oncoming train. Two men survived with injuries as four were fatally hit. the bodies were brought to Kalispell and interred in Demersville cemetery.
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Kalispell
Browning
Great Northern
Midvale
Demersville
Oriental Trading Company
Diners Melted by Dynamite Blast Kills Six at Camp
A dynamite explosion at Baker camp near Durben Pocahontas county on the Coal and Iron railway line killed six men and fatally injured several others while they were at dinner. The blast shattered the camp with body parts found scattered beyond the building. names were not available.
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Keyser
W. Va
Baker Camp
Durben
Pocahontas County
Coal & Iron Railway
Lineman Falls From Pole, Sustains Serious Injuries
D. D. Barnes, a lineman for Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone, fell 25 feet while replacing poles in Great Falls. He fractured both bones of the left arm above the elbow, broke the left wrist, and sustained internal injuries likely to prove fatal. His home is Taylorville, N C, with a cousin Charles Deal in Missoula.
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Great Falls
D. D. Barnes
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Taylorville
N.C
Charles Deal
Missoula
Glenturret Battles Furious Christmas Gale at Sea
British steamship Glenturret arrived at Diamond Point quarantine after a 24 hour gale 900 miles off Cape Flattery. Officers report great seas swept her deck washing lifeboats and gear overboard during Christmas, a true fight for life at sea.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Glenturret
Japan
Cape Flattery
Diamond Point Quarantine Station
Daw Son Mass Meeting Protests Klondike mail Delays
Seattle December 28 report says residents of Daw son held a mass meeting December 19 to protest slow mail service between the Klondike and White Horse. An effort will be made to revoke the present contract. Delays blamed on bad ice trails.
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Seattle
Dawson
Klondike
White Horse
Strike Settlement Talks Held in Scranton
A conference in Scranton between Timothy Burke director of Scranton Railway and a committee of striking workers concluded with a statement that Burke promised a settlement proposition would likely be issued tomorrow.
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Scranton
Dee
Timothy Burke
Scranton Railway Company
Burke
State Vet Finds No Disease in Cattle Rumor
State Veterinarian Knowles investigated a reported malignant cattle disease in Great Falls. He found no truth to the rumor, saying the calves died from weakness after overland transport from Utah and were unacclimated. They needed food and shelter, not medicine.
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Standard
Great Falls
Knowles
Chateau
Utah
Hartford Sails to Venezuela for American Interests
The Hartford departed Curacoa yesterday bound for La Guira Venezuela to protect American interests. It will operate in Venezuelan waters in coordination with Minister Loomis to safeguard nationals and property.
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Washington
Dec
Curacoa
la Juira
Venezuela
Venezuelan
Loomis
Paderewski Denies Duel Rumor From Lausanne
London report cites Daily Telegraph Vienna correspondent stating M. Paderewski is in Lausanne with his wife and calls the duel story an invention. It notes his nervous affliction has greatly diminished.
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London
M. Paderewski
Lausanne
Vienna
Daily Telegraph
Sale of the Danish West Indies discussed by nations
London reports direct negotiations between the United States and Denmark over the sale of the Danish West Indies. Copenhagen’s Daily Mail correspondent says the Danish minister in Washington will soon submit a proposal to the American Senate for consideration.
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London
Inauguration Fund Reaches Fifty Thousand Dollar Goal
Washington December 28. The $50,000 guarantee fund authorized to defray expenses of President McKinley’s inauguration ceremonies has been completed.
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Washington
McKinley
Lord Beresford Dead in London at 53
Lord William Leslie De La Poer Beresford died at midnight in London aged 53. The death notice records the nobleman’s passing on December 29 at 6 a.m. Local authorities or family sources confirm the somber arrival of the peer in the city.
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London
Lord William Leslie de la Poer Beresford
Buck Coming Home From Tokyo to San Francisco
A telegram reports Colonel A E Buck United States minister to Japan sailed today toward San Francisco en route home, signaling Buck’s return trip from his Tokyo posting.
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Atlanta
Dee
A. E. Buck
United States
Japan
San Francisco
Pour More Years of War Arrives in Rome
Major Grover Botha, brother of Commandant General Lewis Botha, arrived in Rome on his way to continue wartime duties. The dispatch notes his arrival as part of the broader military movement amid ongoing hostilities.
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Rome
Grover Botha
Lewis Botha
South Africa War Likely To Last Years Says Visitor
A visitor to The Hague stated he carried dispatches for Mr. Kruger and predicted the South African war would endure for years. He claimed Steyn organized the Cape Colony invasion and foresees a definite Afrikander revolt.
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the Hague
Kruger
South Africa
Oe Steyn
Cape Colony
Woman in the Case at Inquest on Millionaire Murder
In St Joseph Missouri the inquest into Frank Richardson's murder at Savannah Missouri reveals two sensations. First the probable innocence of Richardson's business partner accused of murder after alleged intimacy with Mrs Richardson. Second that testimony points to a woman and her adviser a traveling man blackmailing Richardson over almost a year. Charles Stanton testifies about Richardson's ties to Goldie Whitehead of Stanberry who sought money from him.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Frank Richardson
Savannah
Richardson
Charles Stanton
Electric Light
Goldjie Whitehead
Stanberry, Mo
Turkish indemnity claims tied to Turkish warship sale
Washington reports no funds received yet on Turkish indemnity claims. The state department has no direct involvement with a Cramp contract adding indemnity to the price of a Turkish warship. It notes promises from the Porte to pay and that funds, once paid to the United States, will be distributed to adjudged claimants.
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Washington
State Department
Porte
United States
Carbon County Contest Hearing In Red Lodge
The Carbon county legislative contest had a tame hearing with L. H. Caldwell Sheriff Dunn and East Red Lodge judges sworn before Justices Hawthorne and Wolfe. The sole testimony involved Caldwell’s alleged expulsion from a polling place by the sheriff prompted by Sam Hasterlich. A legislature committee hearing will follow.
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Red Lodge
Carbon County
L. H. Caldwell
Fusion Central Committee
Dunn
East Red Lodge
Hawthorne
Wolfe
Caldwell
Sam Hasterlich
Gamble Near-Unanimous Choice for U S Senate Seat
South Dakota Republicans reach a compromise naming Congressman Robert J. Gamble of Yankton as the likely successor to Pettigrew in the U S Senate. Gamble would be chosen by virtually all Republican members, with opposing machine leaders to control federal appointments in South Dakota.
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Sioux Falls
Robert J. Gamble
Yankton
United States
Pettigrew
Gamble
South Dakota
Smythe Shot Improves in Indianapolis Mystery
William H. Smythe grand secretary of the A F and A M of Indiana in Indianapolis shows improvement after a mysterious shooting. The unknown woman theory wanes as friends say little about the incident while police and detectives consider possible self infliction. The missing revolver remains a key unsolved detail.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William H. Smythe
A. F
A. M
Indiana
Smythe
Italy Will Pursue Loyal Co operation in China Indemnification
In the Italian senate the foreign minister Marquis Venus said Italy cannot leave safeguarding its interests in China to others and will continue loyal and moderate cooperation to secure indemnification equal to that of other powers during budget discussion.
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Rome
Marquis Venus
Vitelleschi
Foreign Office
Italy
China
Ex Secretary Alger Attacks Miles Over Army Food
In the North American Review article on Spanish war rations former Secretary of War Alger assails General Miles and defends ex-Commissary General Eagan regarding the army’s food.
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New York
Alger
Noth American Review
Miles
Eagan
Peru Sets May First 1991 Start For New Customs Tariff
Lima decree announces the new Peruvian customs tariff will take effect May 1, 1991. The measure was issued after months of deliberation and outlines tariff changes to be implemented for imports via Galveston Texas.
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Lima
Peru
Galveston
Texas
Queen Wilhelmina Marriage Set for September in The Hague
The Holland Society of New York received a cablegram from The Hague reporting Queen Wilhelmina's marriage has been scheduled for September 7. The message confirms the planned royal ceremony and dates.
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New York
Dee
The
Holland Society of
Fateful Japanese Training Ship Lost with All Hands
Vancouver reports the Tsukishima Maru training ship missing for days. Wreckage and Captain Matsumoto's body washed ashore confirm a typhoon foundering near Namadzu Suruga Bay. All 121 aboard perished. government ships failed to locate survivors amid fierce November gales.
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Vancouver
B. C
Namadzu
Japan
Midrasha
Matsumoto
Surugz Bay
Sendwa
Osaka
Tosa Province
Crowe Identified as Suspect in Pony Abduction Case
Daniel Burris positively identified the Pacific Junction pony as the one sold to a man resembling Pat Crowe before the Cudahy abduction. Mrs. Cooper picked Crowe from 25 rogues gallery photos, confirming prior sightings. Investigators seek Lizzie Burns for possible information linking Crowe to the crime.
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Omaha
Dee
Daniel Burris
Pacific Junction
Mack
Pat Crowe
Thomas B. Cooper
Burris
Rogues’ Gallery
Crowe
Cooper
Lizzie Burns
Death of Lord Armstrong Reverberates in Naval Circles
News from Washington notes widespread sorrow in naval circles at the death of Lord William George Armstrong a leading English gun and ship builder. Maintains that he pioneered rifled cannon development and integrated warship design influencing many navies and ships like Esmeralda De Mayo Naniva New Orleans Albany and his firm’s ability to deliver complete warships.
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New York
Herald
Washington
William George Armstrong
Lord Armstrong
Charles O'Neill
Hichborn
Esmeralda
de Mayo
New Orleans
Albany
Armstrong
Lord Strong
Stemmery Workers Strike at Continental Tobacco Plant
About 1500 employees at the Continental Tobacco stemmery in Louisville walked out this afternoon after demanding a 5 cent per pound wage increase for stemming. Their request was refused and they left the building.
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Louisville
Dee. B
Continental Tobacco Company
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