French farmer guilty of murdering children then framing two tramps
After a week long trial in France, farmer Briere was found guilty of killing four daughters and one son aged from 7 to 14 during an April spree. A surviving daughter testified tearfully denying innocence and pleading for the father’s release. The defense claimed intruders, a later claim tangled with motives of marriage and drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charters
France
Deveramber
Briere
Brieve
Briers
Miss Stone Reported Safe Yet Unreleased by Brigands
Constantinople dispatch says no agreement reached with Miss Stone captors and release unlikely for ten days. Telegrams from Sofia note Mme Tsilka is well but immobile for a week, and Miss Stone is also reported to be well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Associated Press
Miss Stone
Sofia
M. Tsiika
Mme. Tsilka
Rebels Rob American Store In Colombian Port
Rebels looted the Maganese Mining Company commissary while government troops were absent. The custodian was forced to surrender keys as life and property were deemed unsafe on the Isthmus. Gunboats Marietta and Pinzon arrived, prompting a discreet withdrawal with officers returning to Colon. Evacuation news from Tumaco and plans to attack Buena Vistaed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Colombia
Galveston
Tex
Nombre de Dies
Maganese Mining Company
United States
Marietta
Nombre de Dios
General Pinzon
Savanilla
Foliaco
San Juan de Porto Rico
Albano
Tumaco
Buena Ventura
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promises Health
A promotional note extolls Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female ailments. It claims to regulate menstrual flow, stop drains, heal inflammation, and restore strength. The lettered testimonial mentions Manitoba and praise for advice sent by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
D. Marwood
Treherne
Macounla Co
Manitoba
Unclear text on Monroe Doctrine arbitration proposal
Fragmentary report states a general AI quote about the Monroe Doctrine and compulsory arbitration for disputes among South American republics and European nations. The readable portions imply conditional acceptance by the republics if such a framework were created.
Treaty to repress anarchy at Pan American Congress
At the Pan American conference in Mexico City, United States delegate Volney W. Foster urged adding Chicago to the Pan American bank list, a motion carried. The treaty project for protection against anarchy with minor article changes was read and approved, completing the railway report as the second subject after the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan-American Congress
Maxico
Volney W. Foster
United States
Chicago
Pan-American Bank
Davis
T Hese
Vatican Diplomacy Sways Over US Ambassadorial Hope
Rome dispatch says the Vatican grows hopeful the United States will appoint a diplomatic representative. The pope desires a Pope’s envoy now and eventually a minister or ambassador, with Washington open to discussion though Cardinal Gibbons’s status concerns the plan. Possible Cuban and Philippine ties to new cardinal roles are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Rome
Vatican
United States
Eacemi
Napa
Washington
Cuba
Phillippines
Cardinal Gibbons
Treland
Corrigan
Curia
Roma
Crowded Electric Train Fire Tragedy in Liverpool
Explosion in a fuse box ignited a crowded electric overhead line train at Ding-Te Station. Seven railway workers died and several others burned as passengers escaped amid dense smoke and a blazing tunnel full of creosoted sleepers. Fire brigades faced great difficulty in extinguishing the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Ding- Tey
Che
Kaiser Watches Venezuela Action Hinted From Berlin
Berlin reports that Germany, reticent on Venezuela plans, may act soon as uprising led by General Luciano Mendoza develops. The foreign office suggests action could be delayed until the de facto government alignment is clear, with Berlin papers noting toll on relations if Venezuela remains unstable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Foreign Office
Germany
Venezuela
Luciano Mendoza
Herliner Tageblatt
No Tariff War 18 Probable Washington December 28
Consular Agent Harris reports to the state department that Germany is unlikely to initiate a tariff war with the United States. The German press focuses on how the new tariff bill may affect 1903 treaty renewals. Harris says German sentiment favors using an agreement with the US as a base for broader treaties, noting American foodstuffs and manufactured goods already have a foothold in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
United States
Harris
Elberstock
State Department
Harts
Ele
Heavy trade with Russia boosts American farm implements in demand
Washington reports 1901 saw the largest sale of American agricultural machines in Russia. Consul Heenan at Odessa notes Russian tariff increases yet to date had limited impact on imports through November 9, with harvesters binders mowers reapers and horse rakes by American makers widely favored. He counts plows drills and seeding machines as still scarce in the empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
United States
Heenan
Odessa
Empire
Petition Opposes Sale Of Danish West Indies
A petition against selling the Danish West Indies unless a plebiscite is held has circulated and will be sent to the rigsdag tonight. It reflects the views of former parliamentary committee members who favor selling the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sele
Danish Islands
Copenhagen
Danish West Indies
Rigsdag
Argentina Chile Pact Seeks Arbitration by Britain
Reports from Buenos Ayres and London describe a protocol between Argentina and Chile to submit outstanding border questions to British arbitration. Argentina presses for direct settlement as war fears rise while Britain watches and the United States vows to aid a peaceful solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pais
Chite Fit
Pablo Riccherl
Roca
Riesco
Argentina
Chile
Catarrh Cure Claims Improvement and Renewal
Fragmented advert claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cures catarrh by constitutional toning. A Lebanon Kansas testimonial says five bottles ended symptoms of headache and loss of taste or smell, with no return. Product touted to strengthen mucous membranes and overall health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Kan Hood
Jennie June Croly Dies at 73 in New York
Jennie June Croly journalist and organizer of women’s clubs died in New York at age 73 from heart failure. Born in England, she helped form the Federation of Women’s Clubs over thirty years ago and was president of the New York Women’s Press Club at her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tenpia June Croly
England
Sorvais
American Legion of Honor Reports Finances and Membership
A special committee in Boston on December 23 reports the American Legion of Honor holds $338,537 on hand after examining finances. Membership declines to 7,100 as of November 1, with the report framing the findings as a vindication of Supreme Secretary Warnock and his management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
American Legion of Honor
Warnock
Fire destroys Champion Coated Paper plant in Hamilton
The Champion Coated Paper Company's plant in Hamilton, Ohio, burned late last night and raged into today. It was the nation’s largest plant of its kind, employing 400 workers. A gasoline can exploded in the hands of John Kopp, who suffered severe burns and the blaze caused extensive losses including paper stock and machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champion Coated Paper ‘Company
Hamilton
Ohio
Champion Coated Paper Company
United States
John Kopp
Kopp
Masked men rob furniture plant payroll in Kansas
In Leavenworth on December 23 two masked robbers with revolvers entered the Abernathy furniture factory office and escaped with the payroll estimated between 800 and 6900 dollars. Three shots were fired at Omar Abernathy and clerks but caused no injuries. A clerk was knocked down during the attempt to defend the money.
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Kansas
Leavenworth
Kang
Hraven
Abernathy Furniture Factory
Omar Abernathy
Hidden Treasure Dugg Up In Mississippi Region
report from Holmen county notes an unknown person dug up the buried treasure of the Murrell gang near Punnagusha creek ten miles northwest of Lexington. An old rusted pot was found, likely by a former band member. Also reported is a special election for a state senator due to the death of Colonel B M Meek, with governor Longino issuing writs and possible temporary appointment. Separate notes mention a window glass industry consolidation in New York and a Christmas cable from Marconi to Edison praising wireless telegraphy.
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Ware Blaire Jackson
Miss
Holmen County
Murrell
Punnagusha Creek
Lexington
Jackson
8. M. Meek
Lowndes County
Food For A Year Ration For One Man
A brief notice describes a fair ration for one man covering a year. It notes some people eat excessively leading to defective digestion and unsuitable food, with further details presented in a clipped, OCR-like fragment.
New England Society Banquet Reflects on World Power
At Horticultural Hall Philadelphia the New England Society of Pennsylvania held its twenty first annual banquet with nearly 400 members and guests from New York Baltimore Washington Boston and other cities. Assistant Attorney General James M Beck opened the program and Associate Justice David J Brewer spoke on the United States as a world power urging justice and truth in international relations and civil service reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New England Society of Pennsylvania
Horticultural Hall
New York
Baltimore
David J. Brewer
United
United States of America
United States
Laurela
Council of Nations
Army
Navy
Runaway horses crash into Rome shop windows
In Rome Georgia on December 23 a runaway pair hit the McDonald Brown Furniture Co show windows, shattering glass. Neither horse was seriously hurt, though driver B F Saylor was knocked unconscious and shaken. One horse wrecked the Broad Street window while the other hit a Third Avenue pane. A bugy horse backed into the nearby river and drowned.
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Rome
B.F
Saylor
McDonald-Brown
Hig
Protected Knights of America suspended by supreme officer
In Natchez Mississippi December 43 W D Cameron of Meridian supreme Protector of the Protected Knights of America notified the local chapter that the order must suspend business The local lodge with eighty four members had issued policies of 1000 and 2000 and swindled figures range from 7800 to 2000 The death claims total 20100 at his induction last January and now amount to 25000 The local chapter appointed a committee to sue supreme officers and has retained State Senator James A Clinton for that purpose
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Protected Knights of America
Natchez
Miss
W. D. Cameron
Meridian
James A. Clinton
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Ita
Supreme Protector
Macon Courts Close for Holidays Except U S Court
Macon Ga December 23 Special All local courts adjourn for holidays except the United States court. Superior court will reconvene first Monday in January and the city court that date. Grand jury adjourned to January 20. In U S court J E Matthews and Raskless Hughenbrough on trial for removing distilled spirits with intent to defraud. Petitions in voluntary bankruptcy filed by George D Mashbun & Co Hawkinsville and C M Tillman Me Rae.
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Macon
United States Tribunal
Central City
United States Court
United States
J. E. Matthews
Raskless Hughenbrough
George D. Mashbun & Co
Hawkinsville
C. M.tillman
Me Rae
Rev Rutherford Douglas Called to Macon Church
Rev Rutherford Douglas of Kentucky is invited to lead the First Presbyterian church in Macon Georgia and will begin January 1. He preached two sermons last Sunday and was described as eloquent by the cautious board of deacons who made the selection. Chief Boifeuillet Returns to Macon after two months away and resumes control of the police department as changes follow the local election. Bankruptcy petition filed in Chicago cites over two million dollars in debts tied to the 1896 failure of B S Dreyer & Company. no assets reported.
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Mr. Douglas
Macon
Rutherford Douglas
Kentucky
First Presbyterian Church
Douglas
Deacong
Boifeuillet
Atlanta
Chicago
Robert Berger
B.S. Dreyer & Company
Caeer
United States
Bateaway
Poe
Jesdine
Newtow
M.D
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Bina
Shessa
Kaiser
Sohn Bull
Chité
Great Britain
Chamber ‘of Deputies
Chamber
Senor
Alcorn
EH Diario
Bandago de Chile
Buenos Ayres
Tribuna Senor Subercaseux
Chilean Legation
Senor Errazureiz
Britain
British Foreign Office
Lord Lansdowne
Alcorta
Lord McNaghten
Wilson
Santiago de Chile
Chilé
Got
Jennie June Croly
Miclion
Drees
Window Glass Combine
American Window Glass Company
Independent Glass Company
Federation “Cooperative Window Glass Company
Association of New Jersey Manufacturers
Wizard
Marconi
Wizard Edison
St. Johns
N. B
Thomas A. Edison
Harapes
America
Justice Brewer
New England Society of Philadelphia
Moreéback
Secretary Hill
Davin Os
Mou
Apstant
Lincoln
McKinley
Wu Ting-fang
New England
New
China
Pace Bourke
Corkpin
Essig Bros. Clothiers, Furnishers
Whitehall Street
Stone Mountain
Gorn Vaniskey, Aapyr
Potts-Thompson Liquor CO
Anly Woolley
Pryor St
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