Bomb and insurgent activity amid Manila unrest deteriorates safety
Fragmentary dispatches describe bombs and firearms found in Menfia while insurgents gather near Cavite and Mount Arayat. Reports cite Aguinaldo rumors, Spanish prisoners, and American troop mobilization near Manila as authorities seek a swift, decisive outcome.
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Mantis
Rowse
Menfia
Manila
Escolta
Aguinaldo
Cavite
Manta
Imus
Novaleta
Schwan
San Francisco de Malabon
Cavitince
Batangas
North
Camarines
Luzon
Government Blamed in Defense Dolore Court Martial
The Tribune reports a defense case amid confusion as officials blame the administration for delays and missteps. Details are unclear due to partial and garbled text, but the piece centers on government responsibility in a court martial event and public reaction.
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Ateje
Dolore Cour Martial
Daganner
the Tribune
Daural
Monte
Strike Settlement Talks Resolved Amid Coal Digger and Lace Worker Dispute
In St Etienne France on December 30 an arbitrator may compel coal diggers and lace workers to return to work following a joint decision to arbitrate. The iron works and factories had shut down due to coal shortages, but rationing improvements and the arbitration offer hope for end to the stoppage.
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St. Etienne
France
Jeurus
Thomas Sails With Lawton Remains Return Home
Washington December 31 The transport Thomas sailed from Manila yesterday with the remains of Major General Henry W Lawton aboard. A dispatch from General Otis to the War Department announced the departure. The vessel returns via Nagasaki and also carries the remains of Major John A Logan.
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Logan
Washington
Thomas
Manila
Henry W. Lawton
War Department
Otis
Jay
United States
Nagasaki
John A. Logan
Price of Danish West Indies to United States
London reports a Danish West Indies sale to the United States with President McKinley Admiral Dewey and several senators backing the mediator Captain Christmas. Denmark plans direct talks after previous failures and a price of 1 000 000 dollars is set. The Danish king is not expected to oppose.
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United States
Christian
London
Copenhagen
Daily Mail
Cmibassies
Anance
Hoerring
Christmas
Washington
King Christian
Pelotas Tug Tow Reaches Rotterdam After Night Storm
The Hamburg South American liner Pelotas, stranded near Dungerness Friday night during a heavy gale, was refloated around 10 this morning by five tugs and proceeded to Rotterdam in tow of two tugs. No serious damage reported.
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Rotterdam
Len
Pelotas
Om Santos
Dungerness
French Steamer Pierre Le Grand Missing Near Marseilles
Great anxiety in Marseilles as the French steamer Pierre Le Grand from Odessa, overdue two weeks, is believed lost after gales. The vessel, carrying a crew of forty five, was due a week ago and has not been heard from since. Pierre Le Grand is reported missing with no sight of survivors.
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Pierre le Grand
Odessa
Marseilles
Deputy Collector Suspended Over Havana Appraisal Frauds
Havana December 31 A deputy collector Benor Arturo Arostegui was suspended amid growing appraiser fraud reports. Authorities note receipts rose without shipping increases, suggesting possible robbery of 10 000 to 20 000 daily. Officials say Arostegui may be innocent pending probe as government investigates widespread merchant conspiracy in Havana.
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Admiral Dewey
Montejo
Hong Kong
Havana
Custom House
Id & Em
Benor Arturo Arostegui
Senor Arostegui
Bliss
Mass Meeting Denounces Britain Over South Africa War
The United Irish Societies of New York held a December 1 mass meeting at the Academy of Music to show sympathy with the Boers and oppose England in the South African War. Senator Mason and Congressmen Sulzer and Cummings spoke, with Justice Fitzgerald presiding. Sulzer condemned British actions as aggression and urged Congress to press for peace and Boers’ belligerent rights while praising Kruger and Jefferson’s legacy.
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New York
United Irish Societies of
Academy of Music
England
Mason
Timois
Sulzer
Cummings
Justice Fitzgerald
Supreme Court
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Congressman Sulzer
Errth
Ney
muiHtauré
Cecil Rhodes
South Africa
Thas
Paul Kruger
Thomas Jefferson
George
Washington
Gilded Court of
St. James
America
White House
Downing Street
Friends of
Congress
House of Representatives
Boera
Senate
Gladstone
Senator Mason
Wat Hardin Enters Senate Race Amid Anti-Goebel Drive
Frankfort Ky December 3 Anti-Goebel democrats led by ex Congress man W C Owens opened headquarters and rallied behind General BP Wat Hardin who launched his senatorial bid on an anti-Goebel platform. Leaders claim eight democrats in the senate thirteen in the house boosting chances of a joint majority.
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Frankfort
W. C. Owens
Lindsay
Long
Republican State Campaign Committee
Wat Hardin
Hardin
State Headley
Senate
House
Hardin Labels Goebelism as Not Democracy in Kentucky
General P Wat Hardin former Democratic governor candidate warns of northern concern over Kentucky electoral votes for next year’s presidential race. He argues the party must act decisively to regain Kentucky, blaming poor leadership and undemocratic measures for losses and insisting Goebelism is not democracy.
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Hardin
Louisville
P. Wat Hardin
Kentucky
North
Democraic
Goebglutn
Fourth Annual Bryan League Banquet Set in Chicago
The Bryar League of Chicago plans its fourth annual banquet at the Tremont on Saturday night with Colonel Bryan as guest of honor. Speakers include W. Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and governors or senators from several states. about nine plates will be served. Bryan will visit New York next, with advance notices in the press.
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Chicago
Fe Willam J. Bryan League of
Tremont
Colonel Bryan
Wiliam Jennings Brya
Nebraska
Cato Sells
Iowa
Carter Be “Barrlaon
Bendy “Mexitlin
Tennessee
Charley Culberson
Texan
Hogegi Texan
James A. Mulligan
Kentucky
Seph B. Dow
Bryan
New York
York
Jennings Bryan
New
Paris Debates Franco American Trade Treaty Opposition
French deputies oppose the Franco American commercial treaty citing threats to agriculture and industry. Agricultural associations protest low vegetable oil duties while farmers and gear manufacturers warn of American competition harming Picardy queues and Normandy colza producers. Debates call for postponing ratification until objections are addressed.
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Paris
Customs Committee
United State
Chamber of Deputies
M. Emile Chevallier
Beauvais
Picardy
Normandy
Colza
M. Destournelles
United States
Nations Reach Agreement on Shanghai Concessions
The United States Britain and France have resolved a diplomatic dispute over Shanghai concessions. The French concession is extended separate from American missions while British and American settlements merge into the international area without wrapping the French colony. Shanghai's 600000 population in the foreign settlement retains trade rights property control and its own courts police and military.
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Shangai
Washington
Shanghei
China
Great Britain
United States
France
Shanghai
Williams Replies To Ryan On Seaboard Consolidation
John Skelton Williams, president of Seaboard Air-Line and allied properties, said work on extensions for the proposed greater Seaboard system is progressing rapidly. He dismissed F R Ryan's telegram as misleading and vowed a detailed reply. Williams asserted legality and that the system will be controlled and operated in southern interests.
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Seaboard Air-Line
Baltmore
John Skelton Wiliams
Florida ,Central and Peninsular
Greater Seaboard
Thomas F.ryan
Williams
Ryan
Greater Seaboard System
Purves Accepts Pastorate at Fifth Avenue Church
The Rev Dr Purves formally accepts the pastorate of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. The announcement was made during morning services by Rev Dr John Dixon assistant secretary of the board of home missions of the Presbyterian church.
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New York
Wecemper di
Purves
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
John Dixon
Board of Home Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
Anniversary Observed for General Washington Death
New York city Masonic lodges marked the 120th anniversary of General George Washingtons death with religious services across historic churches. Prominent observances occurred at St Pauls Chapel and Trinity Parish, continuing a tradition of patriotic events tied to the presidents legacy.
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George Washington
New York
St. Paul's
Trinity Parish
Defaulter Is Kelly Brinsfield Linked to Church Gatherings
A report cites Kelly Brinsfield connected to a sequence of church services at Epiphany Hamilton Grange Reformed Tremont Congregational and Church of the Savior. About five hundred Masons marched to Temple Emanuel with Dr. Silverman presiding. No Masonic ceremonies occurred inside the churches.
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Church of the Epiphany
Hamilton Grange Reformed Church
Tremont Congregational Church
Church of the Savior
Temple Emanuel
Silverman
Order
Brinsfield Forged Indorsements and Shortage Case
Brinsfield forged indorsements on checks drawn on the Manhattan Life Insurance Company through agent Marvin L. Thrower. He deposited funds and issued orders to pay bills, with shortages mounting to thousands of dollars. The total misappropriated sum remains undetermined, but individual checks totaled 579.72, and safes show only 14.48 remained in the drawer. The case involves daily deposits and a pattern of borrowing. Reverend W. W. Brinsfield, father, witnessed the initial shock.
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Kelly Field
Manhattan Li
York Exchange
Brinsfield
Atlanta
Fidel Ni Deposit Company
Mir
Mr. Thrower
Brinefield
Brinsfeld
James T. Price
Marvel Thrower
Taroter
Thrower
Hrinsfield
Tarower
Brfns
W. W. Brinsfield
Ringing Out the Old Year at New York Churches
Crowds in New York fill Broadway as Trinity Church hosts a 20 piece program by Miss Bertha Thomas and Grace Church hears the new Seguin chimes. Thousands attend St Andrews Fifth Avenue to listen. Archbishop Corrigan conducts midnight mass at the cathedral in a jubilee service marking the year's end.
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New York
Trinity Church
Broadway
Grace Church
Bertha Thomas
St. Andrew's Church
Fifth Avenue
Corrigan
Leo Xili
Composer Milloecker Dead in Vienna Stroke
Vienna reports composer Carl Milloecker died after a paralytic stroke. Best known for The Beggar Student, he also wrote Gagparone, once famed but recently scarcely heard. Accusations of pilfering shadowed his later career as with many contemporaries.
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Vienna
Milloecker
Carl Milloecker
Gagparone
Milbecker
Algo
Fire at Kinkend Hotel Kills Four In West Virginia
An explosion of gas at the Kinkend Hotel in Fairmount West Virginia December 31 caused a destructive fire. Four guests are reported lost and a boy leaped from a fourth story window suffering probably fatal injuries. A search is under way for three other missing inmates as the total loss nears $60 000 with little insurance.
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West Virginia
Fairmount
W. Va
Germans Great New Year Court Reception Impresses
Berlin marked New Year with church bells and cheers as the city welcomed a century of growth. The court ceremony matched past years in form, with Ambassador White and Mrs White present beside Spanish envoy Don Mendez de Vigo. The emperor spoke briefly at a private circle afterward, appearing subdued, while the empress exuded good spirits.
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Berlin
Lustgarten
Guerin Defends Himself in Paris Senate Trial
The Paris senate session over conspiracy charges opened with a sensational moment as a spectator collapsed and died in the public gallery. M Jules Guerin spoke in his own defense, attacking senators and the public prosecutor while M Fallieres warned him to moderate his language before adjournment.
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Paris
Senate
M. Jules Guerin
M. Fallleres
Boutelle May Now Get Well in Bangor Letter
A Bangor report states physicians treating Congressman Boutelle in Boston report improvement in his symptoms and foresee a complete recovery soon It notes that while health and vigor may return it is possible he may never regain former strength.
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Bangor
Predi
Mfc
Boutelle
Boston
D. A. Rotinsytl
Boutelie
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