Congress Opens Fifty-Eighth Session Amid Fewer Ceremonies
Washington and Columbus report the regular session of the fifty-eighth congress began with limited ceremonial features due to the prior extra session. Senate led by Frye returns thanks to Frye, passes small bills, and sets quorum and meeting times while House convenes under Cannon with Pinckney sworn in.
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Washington
Fifty-Eighth Congress
Senate
Allison
Iatt
Conn
Frye
Gorman
Kean
Penrose
Burton
Freye
B J. Prettyman
Platt
Power
Hale
House
Senae
Cockrell
Hoar
Cannon
Noosa
Pinckney
Texas
Strange Epidemic Believed Spread By Fly Kiva
The American Board of Foreign Missions reports a sleeping sickness epidemic in Africa, first seen in Uganda three years ago likely from the Congo. It says at least 68 000 people have died and attributes spread to a fly named ivu, with no antidote found.
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New York
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missionaries
Africa
Uganda
Congo
England
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Ohio Firm Guarantee
Oath of senior partner J Cheney states F J Cheney & Co of Toledo guarantees 100 dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason affixes seal. Company advertises testimonials and Hall's Family Pills. Sponsored by Toledo based firm selling remedy with statewide reach.
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Rank J Cheney
F’. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Frank J. Cheney
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Fires Hit Jellico and Nearby Towns Damaging Several Businesses
A series of fires in Jellico Tennessee destroyed the Jellico hotel and Jellico Grocery store and damaged nearby Alan Morgan hotel sample rooms with losses near 15000 dollars and limited insurance. Additional fires in Auburn Kentucky and Newark Ohio caused substantial damage to multiple properties including a shoe store and department store with high losses and minimal coverage.
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Tenn
Uttle
Jellico
Jellico Grocery Company
Alan Morgan
Bowling Green
Auburn
Baltimore
Friedenwald Printing Company
Krank & Adler
Eutaw
Newark
Ohio
Union
PowersMiller Company
Burglars Blow Safe in Jacksonville Store Heist
A Cohen Bros. employee found the safe blown and $300 in cash and checks taken, with $100 left behind. The thieves gained entry through the roof and used blankets and cloth to muffle the blast, unseen by night guards nearby. Authorities link the raid to a Savannah store theft by the same gang.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Cohen Bros
Bavannah
Burglar Dives Through Glass to Escape in Atlanta
In Atlanta on December 7 a desperate burglar fled through a plate glass door at E. A. Moore’s store after Officer Cooper spotted him. The burglar dived head first through the door, shattering the glass, and Cooper fired three shots in pursuit.
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Burgah
Liberty
Atlanta
Cooper
E. A. Moore
East Hunter Street
Central Avenue
Big Cotton Fire Destroys Opelika Warehouse and Engine
A major blaze in Opelika Alabama destroyed the Merchants and Planters warehouse and a city fire engine valued around $3,500. Much of the cotton owned by local producers was uninsured, with total tax losses near $60,000 and only about a quarter covered by insurance. The C G Lee cotton buyers office and books were ruined, and the Royal Hotel faced severe damage with rooms heavily ruined.
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Opelika
Ala
C. G. Lee
New Royal Hotel
Fatal shooting in Sandersville ties two families
Charles T. Taylor killed his brother in law W. Richard Veal eight miles from Sandersville Georgia after a past dispute. Veal drew a weapon. Taylor killed him on the road. Taylor’s brother is serving a life sentence for murder. No arrest reported. Moscow eyes reforms via elected provincial bodies under czarist inquiry into peasant poverty.
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Sandersville
Charles T. Taylor
W. Richard Veal
Veal
Taylor
Fecal
Vaylor
Moscow
von Pichne
Coach
Pain Balm Advertised as Superior Remedy in Local Notice
An old classified fragment markets Absmberlain's Pain Balm as a better substitute for plaster on lame backs and chest pains. It recommends dampened flannel bound to the affected area and lists local sellers H. B. Palmer & Sone and W. J. Smith.
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H. B. Palmer & Sone
W. J. Smith
Princess Elizabeth Marie In Vienna Scandal At Prague Palace
Prince Otto of Whadisoh Graotz and his wealthy young wife Princess Elizabeth Marie dominate a Vienna to World sensation. A Prague actress was shot during a rumored rendezvous. the princess fled with a revolver, wounding the actress and fainting. The emperor had approved the marriage after renunciation of succession. The princess is Rudolph’s daughter, 20, heir to a vast fortune.
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New York
Otto
Whadisoh Graotz
Elizabeth Marie
Prague
Vienna
Austria
Austria-Hungary
Rudolph
Saloon Holdup Turns Violent Wears Two Wounds
In San Francisco a robber held six men at gunpoint and escaped with about twenty dollars before being overpowered by Officer Skelly. A stray bullet injured 15 year old George King, who witnessed the incident, as the suspect named Harry Howard was captured. The boy's condition is uncertain. Separately, the Arizona and Sonora chamber of mines requests AP denial of reports about Yaqui disturbances in Sonora Mexico, including an alleged November 15 clash at Haparro near Sujal Grande.
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San Francisco
Skelly
George King
Harry Howard
Nogales
Ariz
Arizona and Sonora
Coroner Rules Fifth Avenue Collision Result of Carelessness
A New York coroner’s jury faulted railway management after a Fifth Avenue crash near the Brooklyn elevated. Two men died and many were injured as passengers escaped, with jurors urging two motor men per train to prevent similar accidents. Colonel R D Locke of Macon Georgia dies at 76.
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Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn
Locke
Sfacon
R. D. Locke
Georgia
Macon
South
Alabama
Electric Bitters Offer Cure for Nervous System Trouble
A cure sign of revolt and serious trouble is nerve unease sleeplessness or stomach upset. Electric Bitters will quickly dismember the troublesome causes and regulate the stomach kidneys and bowels. The liver is stimulated and blood clarified with thorough effectiveness. Run down systems benefit and all hunger vanish. Palmer claims.
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Palmer
Swamp Root Promoted For Kidney Trouble Relief
An advertisement extols Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues affecting both men and women. It claims it stabilizes urine, relieves nighttime wetting, and improves mood, vigor, and cheerfulness. The piece invites readers to request a free sample and pamphlet from Dr. Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N
Panic at a Madison Square Garden six day race
A practical joker shouted fire during the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden causing panic among several hundred spectators. Riders dismounted in time and authorities halted the race before any injuries. order was restored after a few minutes and the event resumed.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Reeves
Judge Dunne Attacks Panama Treaty In Chicago Address
Judge Edward F. Dunne denounces the Panama treaty as unprincipled in a Henry George association speech in Chicago. He cites U S Panama relations and urges citizens to be ashamed of the transaction amid broader international caution.
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Chicago
Henry George Association
Edward F. Dunne
Roosevelt
Hay
Panama
United States
Tragedy in Hotel: Couple Found Dead in Williamsburg Room
In New York City a man and woman registered as Lester C Fitsgee jela and wife were found dead in a Hotel Galavan room in Williamsburg Brooklyn. The woman was shot in the temple and the man lay across her body with a gunshot to the head. A theater worker said a man shot the woman then himself. Fitzgerald, a glass manufacturer with a New York office, supposedly planned a reconciliation after six months apart.
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Ben
Lester C. Fitsgee Jela
Galavan
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Theatrical Company
Ita
Fitzgerald
Boston Preacher Condemns Child Labor in South
A Boston sermon by Chauncey B Brewster of Connecticutt denounces child labor and says reputable Boston men profiting from southern mills will face a reckoning. He cites the hurt to little girls and their rights as he attacks the money made from their labor.
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Boston
Chauncey B. Brewster
Child dies after clothes ignite in open fire accident
In Carrollton Georgia on December 7 a year old girl from Cavender Lot Tin was burned when her clothing caught fire from an open fire. Left without supervision she suffered for about ten hours before dying, as the parents found the clothing burned off.
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Carrollton
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Lottin
Telegraphic Brevities Summary
A mosaic of brief items reports a Ninville rat man wounded in a pistol duel in Nashville, a Pittsburg factory fire causing heavy losses, San Francisco restaurants closing amid union strikes, indictments against New York fire adjusters for grand larceny, ex-assistant attorney general Tyner denying Bristow charges, Virginia statue debate over Robert E Lee, Tokugawa elected president in Japan, riots in Clermont France, China raising forces for potential conflict, US consul skepticism on Korea, and Emperor William’s health and voice issues.
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Ninville
Thomas Coz
Tennessee
Hubbard Manufactory
Pittsburg
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New York
James L. Tyner
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Congress
Robert E. Lee
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Tamsus
Formosa
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Manchuria
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