The Joint Note to China and Other December Dispatches
State Department received a cable from Minister Conger reporting the first formal meeting with Prince Ching on December 24. Ching presented credentials. Li Hung Chang was ill and did not attend as diplomats received the international note. The note warned that occupation of Chi Li and Peking may continue until terms are met. Shanghai Pierce Dead. Galveston December 26. A. H. Pierce, Texas cattleman known as Shanghai Pierce, dies at Pierce Station after amassing wealth and broad Texas interests. Taken Prisoner By the Boers. Capetown December 26. A squadron of yeomanry following the Boers from Britstown is said to have been trapped with several casualties and remaining force captured.
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State Department
Ching
Washinnton
Conger
Peking
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Chi-Li
Shanghai” Pierce
GalvEstion
A. H. Pierce
Shanghai" Pierce
Texas
Pierce Station
Pierce
Capetown
Britstown
Hall’s Catarrh Cure and other patent remedies cited
An advertisement fragment touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy for catarrh claiming it targets blood and mucous surfaces. It also promotes Hall’s Family Pills and Kerot Dyspepsia cure, with testimonials and a forgery case note in Harlem where Byron A Robinson faced $6,000 bail.
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Hall
Museous
F J
Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Prisoners assault jailer in desperate escape attempt
Six prisoners at a Georgia jail attacked Deputy Sheriff Tucker when food was delivered. Myers Lewis and John Peek, both accused of arson and larceny, tried to seize the deputy’s pistol. Harley struck Peel, and Lewis was shot in the arm as he dashed toward liberty. Separately, Pinkerton reports two Chicago gang members, including Tom O Dowd alias George Clark, held in Normal Alabama for bank robbery, linked to a Manchester heist. South Carolina College Centennial plans advance for December 1901 with a meeting slated for January 22, 1901.
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Myers Lewis
Tucker
Liberty
Crartaxooca
Pope Hill
William A Pinkerton
Normal
Ala
Chicago
Manchester
Chief Hill
Pinkerton
Tom O'Dowd
George Clark
Tleasen
Virginia
South Carolina College
Conomsta
Porto Rico Legislature Opens With Bills on Woman Suffrage
Porto Rico’s legislative assembly began Dec 3 with over 45 bills. only one passed as hearings and translations lag. Bills range from woman suffrage to cockfighting, school teachers salaries, contracts in provincial currency, and pharmacy. The lack of clerks and disorganized drafting hinder progress. the executive council holds private sessions on franchises.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Legislative Assembly of
Ponto Rico
House of Delegates
Sie
Exective
Prevent
Deadlock Faction Fights for Pennsylvania Senate Seat
Confident anti Quay and Quay factions prepare for a repeat clash as the Pennsylvania legislature convenes on New Year’s Day. Democrats may block Quay, seeking a reform candidate, amid cross-party maneuvering and street-crowded protests. Separate reports note a Chicago stockyards fire, a suicide in Florida, and the death of Father Fidelis D. Voight aged 45 with church service history in New Jersey and New York.
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Harnrissuna
Quay
anti-Quay
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Senator Quay
Wanamaker
Father Voight
Twentex
Fidelis D. Voight
New Jersey State
St. Francis Hospital
Fidelis
Order of Minor Conventuals
Trenton
Nice Baby Emulsion Ad Praises Plump Newborns
An early 20th century ad extols babies as universally loved by mothers and society. It frames plumpness as natural and desirable while promoting Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil from Scott & Woone of New York.
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Scott
Joint note handed to Chinese envoys by powers
Peking December 24. The preliminary joint note from the powers was delivered to Chinese envoys. Li Hung Chang could not attend the ministerial meeting, his credentials were presented by Prince Ching who promised a swift reply and said China desires peace and prosperity. Prince Ching would forward the note to the emperor and report the response as soon as possible.
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Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Senor
B. J. DeColagan
China
Li Hang Chang
Porter Bros Petition in Bankruptcy in Louisville
A petition to declare Porter Bros of Bowling Green Ky and individual partners in bankruptcy was filed in U S court. Liabilities total about 80000 with assets around 11000 for the firm and personal debts of E F Porter and others. Firm once considered sound finances despite the filing.
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Porter Bros
Louisvile
United States
E. F. Porter & Bros
Bowling Green
Porter
Fim
Edward Lacey Porter
Assola
Clinton J. Porter
Charles William Porter
Munger
Shooting affray in Macon leaves man wounded after house attack
In Macon on December 26 a drunken Black man named Elbert Hendrick attacked Mrs. Lexa Dixon's house demanding she come with him. Stones were thrown and gunfire followed. Mrs. Dixon fired from a window wounding Hendrick in the head and arms. A young man, Tobe Amason, was shot while helping.
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Macox
Elbert Hendrick
Mra
Lexa Dixon
Kendrick
Mra. Dixon
Tobe Amason
Rioting and violent incidents reported across multiple locations
A dated wire bundle describes racial riots in Birmingham and Savannah, a fatal shooting in Carrollton near Christmas, a fatal ice accident in Norwalk, disrupted rail service in Cape Town, and a Curacao rebellion in Venezuela. It notes arrests sought in Jackson and describes interruptions and weather-related delays, with only brief, non-graphic details of each event.
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Palmer & Sons
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White House
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N.C
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North Winston
Winston Furniture Factory
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Savannah
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Young Jackson
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Conn
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Igit Might
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Hull
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Chattapoops Medicine Company
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Chattanooga, Tenn
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Athens Cas Co
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Athens, GA
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Athens
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Cotton Commission
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