Cuban Constitution Drafts At Havana Convention
Havana dispatch reports Cuba’s constitutional conventions resuming with three draft constitutions from General Rivera Senor de Quesada and General Morua. Proposals center on central government control with provincial legislatures and voter qualifications. Eight killed twenty injured in a California work train wreck near Suisun in heavy fog.
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Havana
Gualberto Gomez
Wood
General Rivera
Senor de Quesada
Mortin
Senate
House of Representatives
Thi
General Morua
United States
Congress
Senor Zayas
Supreme Court
Senor Ferrara
Sacramento
Suisun
Lee Arrival and Gift of Freedom Across States
General Fitz-Hugh Lee and family arrive in Omaha from Chicago with daughter Ann as Lt. G. M. Lee visits from Manila after illness. General Merriam and staff greet them. Lee takes command of the department. Tim Donovan’s murder conviction in 1884 altered by Roosevelt commute in Albany. Albert Hoffman’s cremation ashes scattered at Fresh Pond following his wish for cremation and return to earth.
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Army
Lee
Albany
Roosevelt
Timothy ‘Donovan
Thie County
Auburn
Donovan
John Howard
Buffalo
Howard
New York
Albert Hoffman
Hoboken
Fresh Pond
Postmasters Appointed in Various States
Among the fourth class postmasters appointed are E. C. Lord at Marlboro Connecticut G.T. Hand at Burlingh New Jersey Henry Blood at Black Brook New York W. R. Robinson at Cranberry Creek Eden Valley W B Baynex at Chapelville GC BR Badgley at Naxsu Frank Kirby at Surprise O T Lovee at Union Mills R M Brown at Wilmington BE E Huntington at Twinale Pennsylvania M A Williams at Wysox M T Hollis at Wysox
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Washington, Inc
Connecticut
Marlboro
E. C. Lord
New Jersey
Burlingh
G.T. Hand
New York
Black Brook
Henry Blood
Cranberry Creek
W. R. Robinson
Eden Valley
W.B. Baynex
Chapeville
Badgley
Naxsuu
Frank Kirby
Surprise
O. T. Lovee
Union Mills
R. M. Brown
Wilmington
BE. E. Huntington
Pensylvania
Twinale
M. A.williams
Wysox
M.T. Hollis
Deserted wife sues husband after theft in Youngstown
Mrs Helen Taylor aged 1 years old was deserted by Theodore Taylor in Youngstown D with the couple married in New York recently. She claims he took $150 of her savings and misrepresented plans to run a local store. Her maiden name is Flolen Krause. In Syracuse a heavy snowstorm disrupted streetcar traffic yesterday causing delays.
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Youngstown
Helen Taylor
New York
Theodore Taylor
Taylor
Syracuse
Porto Ricans hear Governor Allen's 5000 word message
Porto Rico's House of Delegates elected Manuel J. Rossy speaker in a joint session with the executive council. Governor Allen's 5000 word message praised fiscal results and urged reforms in taxation education judiciary municipal governance and infrastructure including harbor improvements and police expansion.
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Porto Rico
House ‘of Delegates
San Juan
Porto Rican House of Delegates
Manuel J. Rossy
Executive Council
McKinley
Allen
Legislative Assembly
Alcaldes
Boards of Supervisors
Massachusetts
United States Congress
San Juan Harbor
Pingree pardons both generals in 3000 fine
Detroit dispatch reports Governor Pingree pardoned General W. L. White and General Marsh after each paid a 3000 fine. White, ex quartermaster general of Michigan National Guard, pleaded guilty to fraud in a scheme involving state military clothing and a Kalamazoo firm. White claimed the Kalamazoo company devised the fraud and that all parties believed the deal legal until exposure.
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White
Marsh
Detroit
Pingree
General White
General Marsh
W. L. White
Michigan National Guard
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Company
Powerhouse Destroyed by Fire in Ridgewood
The Ridgewood powerhouse owned by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company was totally destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The blaze started just before 4 o clock and Chief Engineer C F Wend lard shut off power from the seven powerhouse dynamox. Three alarms were sounded as flames swept the building, with firefighters focusing on saving adjacent property.
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New York
Ridgewood
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
C. F. Wendlard
Fragmented 1912 market and accident note from Dinantraus Fall
The item records a farm fire after a fall from a loft at Cameron, plus a dense, garbled ledger of New York market bids and commodity quotes. It mentions flour, oats, wheat, and other grains with scattered prices and activity notes amid a chaotic, partially legible report.
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Dinantraus
Batu, XII
Roebert Wilson
Cameron
Steinbach's Christmas Cheer Chatter In Asbury Park Stores
The Steinbach stores bustle with ante Christmas goods ready for Yule shopping. Price pruning on Dress Goods Clothing Cloaks and staple items frees space for new arrivals. Christmas tableau at Ocean Palace and Mammoth window displays draw families to see the festive displays and seek value before gifts.
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Steinbach
Asbury Park
Ocean Palace
Mammoth
Government Melting of Precious Metals At Wall Street Assay Office
Old Gold and Silver melted at the United States assay office on Wall Street by Henry Doherty and Cyrus Brunner, processing jewelry, watches, and plated ware. The molten metal is cast into 200 ounce silver or 300 ounce gold cheeses, then washed, pressed, dried, and prepared for market with precise weights and fineness stamped.
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Wall Street
Henry Doherty
United States Assay Office
Cyrus G. Brunner
Hydraulic Press
Washington Star
Uncle Sam
Potato Starch Production and Routes Across Europe
The article notes nearly 16 000 tons of potato starch produced annually from small and injured potatoes. It states sixty bushels yield one barrel of starch. It mentions routes from London to Paris with five paths between the two cities.
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London
Paris
Paria
Life on Navy Monitors Causes Health Complaints
Navy department hears frequent complaints about living conditions aboard monitors. Surgeon C D Norton on the Monadnock notes extreme heat from boilers and engines, with wardroom at about 93 to 100 degrees, humidity high, and ventilation poor. He suggests a cooler climate might aid sailors and cites neurasthenia and rheumatism as common complaints.
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Navy Department
C. D. Norton
Trace of Chinese in Mexico sparks widespread scientific interest
Reports from Monterey indicate U S officers found ancient records in Peking claiming Chinese discovery of America 1500 years ago and temple ruins in Sonora near Ares on the Pacific coast. A large stone tablet at the site bears partly deciphered Chinese characters.
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Peking
America
Mexico
Monterey
Sonora
Pacific
Ares
Visitor to Mexican ruins claims ancient Chinese temple link
A visitor, invited by the Mexican government, asserted the ruins near Sonora are remnants of a temple built by Chinese centuries ago, a claim not widely believed. He suggested that Sonoran Indians might descend from these early Chinese settlers and said an expedition from Monterey could explore further if records found in Peking are verified.
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Sonora
Peking
Monterey
Fear Cow Explosion Terrifies NY Farm
On Andrew McGuire’s farm near Saugerties a cow ingested dynamite cartridges left by workers. The cow chewed the grass, ate the cartridges, and trembles at every cud. McGuire and farmhands fear a blast while veterinary help searches for a digestion timeline.
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Andrew McGuire
Saugerties
N. Y
Grasa
McGuire
Gigantic Brooklyn Hotel Planned At 23 Stories
A massive Brooklyn hotel project named The Brooklyn is planned to rise 23 stories to house 26 families at an estimated cost of 2 500 600. Backers include W H Kurtz Walter L Selby and several New York millionaires with James H Breslin named as the manager in charge. The building aims for occupancy in about 14 months. An American girl who attended the Paris exposition reports receiving 113 marriage offers during her stay in Paris, noting the influx as described by the Chicago Times-Herald.
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Chicago
Meh
Capital
Brooklyn
W. H. Kurtz
Broadway
Walter L Selby
New York
James H. Breslin
The
Chicago Times-Herald
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San Princisto
Tien Txin
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Tike
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Ptate
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Amall
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Rales
Stea
Molas Tasshe
New Orleans
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Mers
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