McKinley Death Prompts Senate Adjourment and Action
Washington December 1 One of the first measures in the new session will be a resolution on the death of President McKinley. The Senate will adjourn for the day after introduction, and the president's annual message will be read Tuesday followed by the McKinley death resolution and a joint committee to handle public exercises and a eulogist.
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Washington
Senate
McKinley
Foraker
Hanna
Roosevelt
Kyle
Lincoln
Garfield
House of Representatives
Frye
Nicaragua Canal
Forgan
Ormer
Edmunds
Moran
Heapburn
Estern
Hawaii
Department of Commerce
Ursdey
United States
Aldrich
Committee On Foreign Relations
Committee On Finance
Serva
Fom
How Georgians voted on reapportionment effort in congress
Washington December 1 Special. Georgia lawmakers debated a reapportionment plan aimed at keeping Georgia at eleven seats. The Hopkins bill proposed 367 members, keeping Georgia at eleven. The Barleigh substitute would create 386 and favored Republicans by shifting seats from the South to the North. Georgia supported an amendment to 492 to gain another seat, but the amendment failed, and they backed the original 357-member Hopkins bill keeping Georgia at eleven.
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Washington
Georgia
Congress
Hopkins
Illinois
Maine
Smith
Michigan
Burleigh
House
Spaniards denounce gold duties bill in chamber
Madrid December 1 The official Gazette publishes a bill introduced by the finance minister in the chamber of deputies requiring payment in gold or its equivalent of customs duties on imports of grain oils gas etc A 30 to 40 percent reduction is proposed if exchange rate falls below 10 percent Newspapers and deputies denounce the measure as a coup d etat saying it burdens workers and exempts luxuries from duties Strong opposition is expected in the chamber.
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Chamber of Deputies
Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Grand Parade Marks Opening Day of South Carolina Exposition
Charleston witnesses formal religious exercises and a dedication ode as the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian exposition prepares to open tomorrow. Marines cadets and civic groups join a parade under Lt Col Charles Morris as dignitaries arrive inclining Gov McSweeney and US Senator Chauncey Depew for the ceremonial program.
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Chauncey. M. Depew
Charleston
South Carolina
Exposition Grounds
Bilison Capers
George Herbert Sass
Theodore Saul
Lana
Georgia
Alaska
Broad Gulf
Alleghany
Balsam
Monsignor
Quigley
Ivory City
Charles Morris
United States Army
Chauncey M. Depew
United States
New York
Chameston
Summerville
FOW
Wagener
McSweeney
Fire Claims Five In Altoona Station House
In Altoona Pennsylvania shortly after 2 am a blaze at Gwin station on the Wopsononock line killed Mary C Burk and her four children. Husband Carl W Burk was seriously burned. Adam Burk, a stagehand, was away at the theater. The lamp left burning in the kitchen and a late return for Carl contributed to the deadly fire.
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Altoona
Mary C. Burk
Gwin Station
Wopsononock
Carl W. Burk
Adam
Attoona Opera House
New-born Prince Handed Around on a Platter
Madrid reports the princess of the Asturias gave birth to a son on Saturday. The infant was displayed on a silver tray and presented to Premier Sagasta by Prince Charles. A pope blessing was requested, with christening planned next Tuesday. The child will be named Alfonso Andrew and received the Order of the Golden Fleece.
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Madrid
Asturias
Prince Charles of Bourbon
Infanta Ieabelra
Prince Charles Car
Ried
Sagasta
Alfonso Andrew
Order of the Golden Fleece
Chinese in Pittsburg vow to block Exclusion Act reenactment
In Pittsburg on December 1 Chinamen from the city and nearby towns pledged to prevent the reenactment of the Chinese Exclusion Act at the next Congress session. Que Wong Lee of San Francisco, a Six Companies representative, led a meeting with about four hundred attendees and a later spokesman said local Chinese would raise about $20 000 for the effort. Meetings will be held across the district with Six Companies reps driving the campaign.
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Pittsburg
Congress
Que Wong Lee
San Francisco
Canadians Seek King Edward Pardon for Mrs Maybrick
Cleveland December 1 Former Canadians in American cities act to secure Florence Maybrick's pardon from an English prison. Cleveland lawyers draft a petition to be sent to Great Lakes cities and mayors of Montreal and Toronto. Petitions will reach the king of England and the prime minister as part of the effort.
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Edward
Cleveland
Ohio
Florence
Maybrick
Great Lakes
Montreal
Toronto
England
Buller Procession Passes Amid Groans and Cheerful Support
London crowds lined the route as a December procession for General Buller moved past the War Office with police and mounted guards along the embankment. Beads, banners, and a plaster bust of the general sparked excitement, while cries of Shame from some spectators met the officials’ efforts to prevent disturbances. Speech platforms across Hyde Park heard addresses on England, Ireland, Scotland, and the colonies as enthusiasm rose and a sympathy resolution for General Butler was proposed.
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Buller
Imarchy
Bullet
Charing Cross
Sverat
Géne
War Office
Hyde Park
England
Ireland
Scotland
Ales
Devonshire
Colonies
Gheorg
Butler
Muller Talked Too Much Arrests in Philadelphia Threat Case
Muller was held at Broad and Chestnut streets for court on a charge of uttering threats against President Roosevelt. At a city hall hearing he denied responsibility for the language imputed to him and gave his address as 1805 Vine street, Wilmington, after having worked as a machinist and being unemployed.
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Roosevelt
McKinley
Muller
Vine Street
Wilmington
Del
FT. Tobin
Tobin
Lafayette
West Philadelphia
Denunciation of Sarafof by Mihalow sky in Varna speech
Mihalowsky, president of the Macedonian committee, denounced M. Sarafof and Macedonians as agitators, murderers, and blackmailers in Varna. He accused them of kidnapping Ellen M. Stone. Sofia agitators protested, praising Sarafof as hero of Macedonian youth. Reports from Dubnitza note tighter police vigilance. Bulgarian circles note U.S. pressure over Stone affair but say actions cannot increase.
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Sarafof
Mihalowsky
Sofia
M. Mihalowsky
Macedonian Committee
Varna
Bulgaria
M. Sarafof
Ellen M. Stone
Dubnitza
United States
Clark and Walsh in a deal to build new transcontinental road
In Denver the Post reports Senator W A Clark of Montana and Thomas F Walsh of Colorado plan a near new transcontinental line. The Rock Island and Pacific may join with Clark and Walsh, creating an outlet for Clark’s Los Angeles and Salt Lake City route. Potentially, a route from Cray via Gunnison to Pueblo is mentioned, linking to Liberal Kansas.
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Post
W. A. Clark
Montana
Colorado
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Clark
Walsh
Los Angeles
Balt Lake
City
Colorado Mountain
George Gould
Rock Island
Cail
Cray
Wway
Gunnison
Pueb
Clark Sal
Kans
Liberals and Conservatives Restore Quiet After Strife in Colon
Report from Colon and Panama City notes both Liberals and Conservatives resuming normal interactions with no disturbances. Blame for recent conflicts centers on Beilzaria Porras, who split Liberal ranks with General Domingo Diaz. Bodies remain along the railroad as burning of corpses continues. British cruiser Tribune sails to Bocas del Toro amid rising liberal activity.
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Colon
Panama
Beilzaria Porras
Porras
Chorrera
Domingo Diaz
Diaz
Uberal
Tribune
Bocas del Toro
General Pinzon
Bill
Fresh Turkish outrages reported around Mush and Bitlis
Reports from Mush, Sussun, and Bitlis districts say Andranik a Armenian bandit leader again occupies a monastery near Mush with his forces surrounded by Turkish troops. Fresh outrages on Armenians are noted in those districts as December first dispatches arrive.
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Constantinople
Mush
Andranik
Sussun
Bitlis
Desperadoes Rob Daylight Homes In Alliance Horse Safe Theft
Three highwaymen staged a daylight robbery in Alliance Ohio entering two homes and a street, robbing Mrs Margaret Teeter and her son of jewelry and $20, threatening witnesses with revolvers. They fled in a buggy from a livery stable. police found no trace by night.
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Silas J. Williams
Lawrence Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Railroads Report Control as Strike Affects Switchmen
Pittsburg December 1 reports show railroad managers claim they control the switchmen strike. New workers are settling into positions and yards are cleared despite congestion. Strikers’ leadership contends gains despite joint union meetings denouncing the United Brotherhood of Railway Employees as having no standing in the district.
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Pittsburg
Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen and
Order of
United Brotherhood of Railway Employees
How the Boers Reinforce and Escape to Rejoin Amy
London dispatch from Pretoria reports Boers continually escape concentration camps and towns to rejoin fighting forces. They remain irreconcilable, believing their cause will triumph, prompting measures to curb leakage.
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Amy
London
Daily Mail
Pretoria
Dispatch
General Assembly Scrambles Through Busy Session
The General Assembly meets with ten working days to handle a crowded calendar. In other news, Twenty-third infantry from Wyoming arrives at Fort McPherson. one battalion heads to Atlanta. Labor leader Jerome Jones departs for Scranton to join AFL deliberations. Funeral rites held for Gabriel Toombs in Washington. Police detain a suspect in Macon robberies after footprint evidence. Fire alarm at Virginia penitentiary triggers military order. Southern Educational Association program issued. Carolina and West Indian Exposition opens in Charleston. Congress to convene with presidential message expected tomorrow.
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Wenéral Assembly
Twenty-third Infantry
Wyoming
Fort McPherson
Twenty-third
Atlanta
L. G. Broughton
Tabernacle Baptist
John Necos
Jerome Jones
Scranton
Labor Organizations of
Georgia
American Federation of Labor
Gabriel Toombs
Washington
Robert Combs
Macon
Evans
Emory Speer
General Assembly
Virginia
Richmond
Southern Educational Association
Columbia, & C
Charleston
Sinking of the Ferry San Rafael After Collision
San Francisco dispatch reports three deaths from the night collision of ferries San Rafael and Sausalito on San Francisco Bay. W G Crandall secretary at Long Shop, George Tredway a San Rafael waiter, and a Walyer child perished. About 200 aboard. Captain McKenzie details the panic, lifeboats, and heroic acts including Fireman Gielow shutting a boiler valve to avert explosion.
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San Francisco
San Rafael
Sausalito
W. G. Crandall
Long Shop Works
George Tredway
Mra. Walyler
Rosg Valley
Crandall
Waller
Ross Valley
Ruth
Tredway
San. ‘Rafael
McKcKensie
McKenzie
San Rafdel
Captain McKenzie
Tribble
Hfe
Rai
Sausanto
Gielow
Ban Rafael
Gtelow
James 3
McCueé
Corte Madeira
Austria considers 100,000 man increase in army
Vienna reports a Austro-Hungarian cabinet meeting chaired by Emperor Francis Joseph discussed a proposal to enlarge the Austria-Hungary standing army by one hundred thousand men. The move aims to preserve the nation’s triple alliance. Ministers raised objections and no final decision was made.
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Austria
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Ane
Rhough
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