New Battleship Shiki Shima Boosts Japanese Navy
London reports the Shikishima departure tied to China tensions though it is said the voyage plan was set weeks earlier. British shipbuilders warn that if Japan completes commissioned ships soon, she could be at war with Russia within six months and challenge the Far East balance of power.
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London
China
Suez Canal
Associated Press
England
Japan
Russia
Clyde
Britain
Far East
Montague Declares Candidacy for Virginia Governor Nomination
Special dispatch from Virginia reports General A. J. Montague will seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 1901. The move adds another contender alongside J Taylor Elliott, Claude Swanson, Edward Echols, and rumored rivals. Martin faction backing Swanson and Jeffreys being floated for lieutenant governor heighten a sharp early campaign.
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Virginia
ord.Va
Alor
Thia
Montague
J. Taylor Eison
State Democratic Committee
Tyler
Claude A. Swanson
Edward Echols
Swanson
Martin
R. C. Marshall
Portmouth
Monague
James J. Jeffreys
Culpepper
The Man in the Switching Tower Observed
A letter from New York discusses the crucial role of the switching tower operator and how a single action can prevent deadly train accidents. It mentions a health cure claim in a lengthy promotional message and references an illustrated medical book sent to readers.
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Mien
Jovethy
P.O. Box
New York
Dr. Pierce
Adjourned Until Next Week In Gaylor Brothers Case
Hearing before United States Commissioner Shields in the Gaynor Bros and B D Greene fraud and conspiracy case against the government was adjourned to next week to allow time to produce witness B A Gelster who is in Savannah. If he appears Wednesday, his testimony will be added. if not the examination closes. Summing up is set for next Thursday.
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Gaynor Brothers
Greene
New York
United States
Shields
Gaynor Bros
B. D. Greene
Savannah
Catain Oberlin
M. Carter
B. A. Gelster
Wood Visits Santiago Again
Governor General Wood with General Chaffee and Colonel Black arrived in Santiago de Cuba after an overland trip from Manzanito. A Cuban party met them by special train and on horseback, amid a large crowd, while the Cuban club staged a notable demonstration. Wood noted improvements on the plantation and in the mines as the party planned to leave for Guantanamo and the north coast the next morning.
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Wood
General Chaffee
Black
Manzanito
Detrimero Castello
San Luig
Poersons
General Wood
Guantanamo
Becomes Big Railway System in Southwest
The Chicago and Alton is poised to become a major southwest railway system. Reports from reliable railway sources say Harriman affiliates bought the Quincy Carrolton and St. Louis, then joined to the Alton mileage and planned an extension to Quincy to gain influence over routes to Omaha, Kansas City and Eastern and Omaha and St. Louis.
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Chicago
Alton
Southwest
Times- Herald
Chicago and Alton
Harriman Symileate
Quincy
Carrolton
St. Louis
Omaha
Kansas City
Charles H. Chappelle
al ,Ton
Phelps In Critical Condition After Recent Illness
New Haven Conn January 28 report says former ambassador Mr Phelps was barely alive last night and this morning is extremely weak. Attendees fear he may not survive the night as the situation remains critical.
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New Haven
Conn
Phelps
St m
Vatican Displeased by Cardinal Richards Visit
Paris January 27 The Rome correspondent of Figaro reports the Vatican disapproves of Cardinal Richards visit to condemned Assumptionist Fathers as inopportune. The pope favors restraint though religion interests are at stake. Echo de Paris adds officials may suspend Richards stipend for three months and act against several church leaders who wrote to the condemned Fathers.
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Rome
the Figaro
Vatican
France
Echo de Paris
Cardinal Richards
River and harbor funds listed by Chief Engineers
Washington January 27 General W H son chief of engineers reports to congress that funds available for river and harbor work include James river Virginia 143923 North Carolina Cape Fear river Wilmington 120518 South Carolina Winyah bay 3358542 Georgia Savannah harbor 506455 Florida St Johns river 923356 Hilleboro bay 122531 Cumberland Bound Georgia and Florida 856600
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General Whson
Congress
James River
North Carolina
Hilleboro Bay
Cumberland
Georgia
Florida
Dr J C Castro Arrested In Alleged Drug Store Fire Conspiracy
Terre Haute Ind January 27 Dr J C Castro and four clerks were arrested on charges of conspiring to burn and blow up his drug store. Fire at the store led to discovery of dynamite and powder placed for maximum destruction. From thirty to forty pounds of dynamite were found with fuses attached to barrels. A path to sabotage had been cut and gunpowder strewn about endangering lives. Castro was released at noon on a six thousand dollar bond. Watson reports a new U S naval action in the Pacific with a coaling station seized on Balala island and a marine garrison established under Lt Lone.
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Indiana
Terre: Haute
Ind
J. ¢. Castro
Cattro
Watson
Washington
Admiral Watson
Kabella
Baallas Island
Lone
Porto Rico Name Confirmed and Foraker Bill Reviewed
Washington senate committee on Porto Rico approves naming the island Porto Rico and probes Foraker Act changes. Key edits remove constitutional extension, set US coinage replacing peso, allow presidential governor, and require English literacy for a delegate. Debate touches tariff, courts, and internal revenue with a 12 member council option under president.
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Washington
Ganate Committee
Porto Rico
Puerto Rico
Foraker Dal
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Federal Courts
Internal Revenue
Congress of the United States
Fairbanks
Dalgad
Gompers Presses Eight Hour Law Aide to Labor
Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor and labor leaders spoke with President McKinley in Washington on January 27 urging a federal eight hour law for government work a ban on convict labor products moving between states and limits on federal court injunctions in labor disputes Gompers also accused Claud M Johnson director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing of inefficiency and partiality
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Washington
Gamuel Gombers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Claud M. Johnson
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Free to the Raptured Cure by Dr W Hice Method
An unsolicited home cure offer claims Dr W Hice of Delray Woods sends a free trial of a rupture treatment by mail. The ad promises a painless, safe, hourless cure without operation, urging readers to write at once to Dr W G Bies in Adams for the trial and to begin spring work cured. It targets ruptures, asserts universal accessibility, and appeals to distressed readers seeking swift relief.
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Branguldtion
Hice
Adana
Eames
Ates
Milnat, Adams
Republicans Divided Over Porto Rico Legislation and Trade
Washington reports outline sharp splits in Republican ranks over Porto Rico governance and free trade for its sugar. Proponents push broad representation and local self government, while the administration fears premature autonomy. Tariff and cost concerns loom as committees hear testimony on the island’s future.
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Jos. Ohl
Washington
Porto Rico
Capitol
Congress
Senate
Porto Iy
Ponto Rico
Foraker
Davis
McKinley
House
Cooper
Wisconsin
General Assembly
Witbhard
General Davis
NUNEZ NOW Has FULL POWER In Havana Budget Control
In Havana on January 21 the civil governor Emilio Nunez gains de facto control over budget matters due to Governor General Wood's order, sidelining General Ludlow. The dispute over civil versus military authority deepens as La Lucha condemns Ludlow's letter to The New York Times. Weather notes Havana at 74 degrees. navy reports Kobke campaign south of Luzon.
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Wood
Ivil
Havana
Emilio Nunez
Eivic
Ludlow
Nunez
Lidlow
Washington
Watson
Navy
Generst Kobke
Luzon
Ees
Jockey Forehand Suspension Stands at New Orleans
Jockey Forehand receives an indefinite suspension after the Board of Stewards concluded their inquiry into his ride on School Girl on January Mth. Jockey Horshberger is suspended until April 1 for a poor ride on Cotton Plant on January 2. The Texas contingent dominated the day with favorites and long shots contending through a cold, fast track at Crescent City Race Track, New Orleans, January 21.
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Horshberger
Triadiza
Barataria
Texas
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Quannan Park
Nen O'Kee
Buda
Jet
Aratuma
Winkfield
Hanily
Free Lady
Lawson
J.T. Caton
McJoynt
Tae Yuba
Diggs
Nellie Prince
Lexington Pirate
Miss O'Neal
Rayne
School
Iri
Mitenen
Balfa Lensth
Aim Conway
Slag
Wadorpha
Wedderstrand
Nailer
Atlantus
Lobengula
Boland
Vaughan
Wime
Inl
Wpirst
Arthur Peki
Algaretta
Grimes
Ate
Miss Mae Day
Gdom
Barker
Quannah Parkar
Dolly Welthof
Santana
Black Annie
Solling
Nan- O'Ree
Odom
Pita
Lora Daniels
Louisville Seeks Two All Membership in American Association
Louisville may gain two all member spots as the local organization seeks entry in the American Association. Promoters report strong chances of Louisville joining the body, with A. F. Whitesides and W. W. Douglass named as delegates to the Philadelphia meeting.
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American Association
Louisville
A. F. Whitesides
W. W. Douglass
Philadelphia
Ban Johnson says Comiskey team cannot play in Cleveland or Louisville
President Ban Johnson states Comiskey's team cannot play in Cleveland or Louisville. He faces a Louisville option and a quandary over whether the American League will enter Louisville. Fred Clark argues Louisville is a better ball town, and Indianapolis cannot play Sunday games, potentially boosting Louisville home dates. McGraw denies a Baltimore stock move to form an association team in Baltimore and Washington in the old League.
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Ban Johnson
Chicago
Comiskey
Cleveland
Louisville
Johnson
Fred Clark
Indianapolis
McGraw
Baltimore
John J.mcgraw
Hanson
Washington
Post
J. Earl Wagner
Venudla bonds at Norfolk and sails for Hamburg
The Venudla was bonded yesterday at Norfolk Virginia for 976000 and immediately left for Hamburg. A large fire struck St Peru a seaport town sixty five miles southwest of Maquegan destroying the customs house post office and many other buildings and is not yet under control. The late General Thomas H Stanton was interred in Arlington cemetery with full military honors. General Arthur Sewell of Bath is deceased and Harold M Sewell in Honolulu is under quarantine due to bubonic plague findings.
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Norfolk
Hamburg
Peru
Maquegan
Thomas H. Stanton
Washington
Strangest case reveals a surgeon's cautionary tale
An unnamed surgeon recalls a 22 year old patient with a crushed nose who insisted on keeping his scarred face unchanged after surgery. The tale ends with the man later seen in a photo wanted for embezzlement, hinting at a hidden past and the doctor’s fleeting connection to crime.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Hua
Ting
Cured of Drinking Ladies Secret Coffee Remedy
A woman's anonymous method claims to cure her husband’s drinking problem by adding a non disclosed remedy to his coffee. She asserts the husband was cured without his knowledge or assistance, highlighting a private antidote to alcoholism reported in a sensational piece.
A Trial Package Free To All Cures Liquor Habit
A woman uses an odorless tasteless remedy to curb her husband's liquor craving. The treatment, added secretly to food or drink, calms the habit and restores appetite for normal meals. Gregaines offers a free trial package by mail to prove its effectiveness and share how to use it.
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Mia
Chas. W. Harry
York St
Newp
Ocean peddlers and contraband trade across the Atlantic and Pacific
The article describes the ocean peddler as a shipboard trader who travels from Hamburg or San Francisco to Africa or South America with a mixed cargo. It notes contraband munitions, canned goods, and discarded rifles, plus the dangers of naval interdiction and a dramatic tale of dynamite stashed in a mate’s bunk. It also covers routines, routes, and the decline of profits due to inter-island passenger restrictions, while detailing a particular incident near Nim and a damaged dynamite episode.
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Hamburg
San Francisco
Africa
South America
Regulatr
Booth
Cape Horn
Great Australian Bank
Peter
Shchael
Ginrorp Waite
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