Panama Canal sale bid eyed by United States
Paris December 28 M Lampre secretary general of the Panama Canal company sails to New York to press for sale of the canal property to the United States. The most probable price is about 40 million dollars though the exact figure awaits final negotiations and the isthmian commission report is under study. The company aims to avoid further misunderstanding and expects to proceed with negotiations in the United States.
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Panama Canal Company
United States
Hutin
Paris
Isthmian Commissioners
Panama Company
Panama
Associated Press
Isthmian Commission
M. Lampre
America
France
Gotham
Reginald Claypole Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Nervy Boy Kills Three Nearo Miners in Elkhorn West Virginia
Wayne Damot, 18, shot and killed three men in a Davy saloon after a mob of six to seven Black miners fired on him. He calmly reloaded and walked out, not yet arrested. The victims were Fred Watts Lem Booon and Henry Good. Belief spans officials and townsfolk that Damot acted in self defense amid looming post-incident tensions.
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Elkhorn
W. Va
Wayne Damot
Bovaecounty
Hig Sandy River
Davy
Norfolk Western
Damot
Fred Watts
Lem Booon
Henry Good
Damus
Mamot
Kenova
Woman's Club in Rockville Opposes Harrison Widow Pension
The Woman's Club of Rockville Indiana protests a congressional bill to pension Mrs. Harrison widow of ex President Harrison. They call it a bad and vicious precedent and claim it does not fit the widow of a president, expressing that it reflects the sentiment of a large majority of state citizens.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Woman’s Club of
Rockville
Harrison
Lubs
Woman's Club of
Harvicon
French Captains Protest Over Crimping Methods
The Petit Phare published a letter signed by eight French captains dated Portland Oregon November 22 and addressed to the French consul general in San Francisco protesting crimping methods at sea.
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Nantes
Petit Phare
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Portland Urges Consul Intervention Over French Attitude
Portland calls for consular intervention denouncing the French agent's conduct and demanding a government inquiry. It is expected Britain may oppose joint action with France on the issue.
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Portland
Quarantine Halts Breathitt Prisoners at Frankfort Depot
Sheriff Terry of Breathitt county arrives with three prisoners to enter the penitentiary but officials deny admission due to a Breathitt smallpox quarantine. After jail closure and police intervention, the trio is kept at the depot until escorted back to Jackson.
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Frankfort
Sherriff Terry
Breathitt County
Williams
Sherig
Jackson
Wreck in fog as switch misplaced halts Cannon Ball Express
Dense fog and a misplaced switch in Nashua New Hampshire cause the Boston and Maine Cannon Ball express from Montreal to Boston to wreck. Two engineers dead Edward Quimby and J B Marshall. Several injured including Frank Crowsen and Robert Morrow. Firemen and passengers escape serious harm as blaze is put out.
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Nashua
N. H
Boston & Maine
Cannon Ball Express
Montreal
Boston
Edward Quimby
Concord
J. B. Marshall
Councord
Frank Crowsen
Robert Morrow
Afghan ameer vows to uphold father’s policy against foreign intrusion
At a durban in Cabul Habib Cianhan promised to maintain his father’s policy of guarding Afghanistan from foreign aggression and preventing railroads telegraphs European trade and education by missionaries.
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Allahabad
Durban
Cabul
Ameer
Habib Cianhan
Western roads fail to settle military traffic dispute
Chicago December 28. After four days of talks officials fail to reach a settlement on the military traffic question raised by the Southern Pacific. The Southern Pacific’s withdrawal from the prior agreement dated December 21 will be carried out, and railroad men fear a demoralization of rates along the line.
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Chicago
Western Roads Today
Southern Pacific
Rock Island Train Wreck Near Anadarko Kills One
A Rock Island freight train derailed twelve miles south of Anadarko Oklahoma on December 28. Frank Robinson, 26, a tramp carpenter from Lincoln Missouri, was killed instantly while three other tramps were injured. The wreck sparked a fire destroying an emigrant coach and five freight cars.
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Anadarko, Okla
Rock Island
Anadarko
Frank Robinson
Lincoln
Three Years for Willing Ager in Idaho Case
Frank Fleming, convicted of manslaughter for killing John Keeler in a drunken Port Hill Idaho fight, was sentenced at Rathdrum to three years in the Idaho penitentiary. The verdict shows Keeler started the fatal altercation.
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Spokane
Wash
Frank Fleming
John Keeler
Port Hill
Idaho
Rathdrum
Keeler
Minister John M. Fleischman Returns Through Constantinople
John M. Fleischman, American minister to Turkey, arrived in Constantinople today on his return from a visit to America. He traveled from Istanbul where he met officials and prepared to resume duties.
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Constantinople
John M. Fleischman
Turkey
America
New York News Highlights in 1890s Talks
Special correspondent notes start of Mayor Low's term and Jerome's district attorney role. mentions Adams the policy king case awaiting action. revival campaigns, Morgan as Moody successor, Broadway Tabernacle demolition for a 5 million hotel, new lying-in hospital funded by J Pierpont Morgan, and Miss Helen Gould's expanded Woody Crest efforts for crippled children. also covers Vanderbilt family, art in Indian goods trend, and a large 100k gift to Columbia for Chinese studies.
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Standard
New York
Low
Jerome
al” Adams
Adams
Brooklyn
Metropolis
J. Pierpont Morgan
Department of Charities
Borough of
Manhattan
Helen Gould
Woody Crest
Miss Gould
Record of Divorces in Silver Bow county 1901
The Silver Bow county divorce and marriage figures for 1901 show a 70 percent rise in divorces amid a 41.3 percent rise in marriages. Courts handled 195 divorce suits started, with 141 filed by wives and 14 by husbands. Desertion and cruelty dominate grounds, with infidelity more often charged against women. Licensing costs are modest, but legal fees grow with contested cases, making divorce far costlier than marriage. Civil actions drop from 724 to about 500.
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Silver Bow
Justice Court
Missionary Miss Stone Kidnapping Rescue Efforts Begin
W W Peet treasurer of the Constantinople missionary society and M Gargiulo, a dragoman from the US legation, left Salonika Dec 17 to reach the interior where Miss Stone is held. Government instructed provincial authorities to aid US negotiators in securing her release. Spencer Eddy, US chargé d affaires, attended a ceremony and was received warmly.
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Constantinople
W. W. Peet
Missionary Society
M. Gargiulo
United States Legation
Miss Stone
Salonika
Legation
United States
Mies Stone
Spencer Eddy
Eulian
John Gillie Named General Superintendent of Amalgamated Mines
John Gillie of Butte is appointed general superintendent for Amalgamated Copper company mines. He succeeds no one, with reporting lines shifting to him from Mr. Scallon. Gillie, born in Ottawa, 43, studied at Ottawa college and has worked in mining and engineering in Montana since 1880. He is married with three children.
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Butte
John Gillie
Amalgamated Copper Company
Gillie
New York
Anaconda
Boston & Montana
Butte & Boston
Parrot, Colorado
Washoe Companies
Scallon
Mr. Gillie
Ottawa
Canada
Ottawa College
Detroit, Lansing & Northern Railroad
Montana
Hope Mining Company
Philipsburg
Butte & Boston Company
List of Casualties Grows From Zeefontein Action
London reports the war office lists British casualties at Zeefontein on December 21. Colonel Firman's camp with three yeoman companies and two guns was rushed by General Dewet's Boer commando. Six officers and 50 men killed, eight officers wounded, four missing, presumed captured with the guns.
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London
War Office
Zeefontein
Firman
Dewet
Otis Releases Annual Report for Department of the Lakes
Chicago December 28 The annual report of Major General Elwell S Otis commanding the department of the lakes is published. The document outlines operations, troop movements, and administrative notes affecting the Great Lakes region.
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Chicago
Gleneral Elwell
Otis
Department of the Lakes
Desertion Concerns Raise Prisoner Space Needs
General Otis notes rising deserters and urges more confinement space. He cites 135 prisoners across posts, most charged with desertion, and highlights enlistment figures for 209 year with 209,829 applicants and 5,196 accepted. Navy enrollments reach 1,140 versus 3,250 last year.
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Otis
Navy
Rosebery Refuses to Fuse With Liberal Leaders
London reports that Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman wrote to Lord Rosebery seeking unity among the liberals but Rosebery declined to join the effort at present, according to apparently good authority.
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London
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Lord Rosebery
Rosebery
Mersey Wrecked on Goodwin Sands Near London
The British bark Mersey under Captain Olsen, sailing from Balsario to Falmouth, ran aground on the Goodwin sands last night. Lifeboats stood by as the vessel began to break and rescued the crew.
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London
Olsen
Balsario
Falmouth
Goodwin Sands
Militia Armament Debate Reveals Old Springfield Rifles Shift
Washington report outlines Pennsylvania and national interest in replacing Springfield rifles with Krag Jorgensen rifles for state militias. War Department may take back old arms at valuation, issue new in lieu, and push bills to modernize equipment amid long-standing militia claims and other historic grievances.
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Washington
The
Standard
St. N. W
Union
Pennsylvania
House Committee On Militia
New York
Department
Congress
Secretary of War
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Waldorf- Astoria
Columbia University
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Wu Tine Fang
Gerera H. W. Carpenter
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Tempt
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