Miles and Merritt testif y on Manila expedition
General Nelson A Miles and General Wesley Merritt testified before the war investigation commission. Miles denounced embalmed beef as a Washington led experiment and criticized Santiago landing facilities and ration shortages. Merritt called the Philippine expedition a success and praised his troops and supplies. A separate Denver reception for Lieutenant Hobson drew about 2000 people with no kisses observed.
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Asuixaton
Nelson A. Miles
United States Army
Wealey Merritt
Manila
War Investigation Commission
Miles
Washington
Santiago
Merritt
Annual meeting of E Kahir temple ruffles Crepark Il long list
The annual meeting of E Kahir temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine was held with about 800 members in attendance. A class of nine candidates was initiated. Officers elected include Illustrious potentats E S Alder ton Marion chief rabban Byron M Cleveland Waterloo assistant rabban William D Dearborn Stone City high priest and prophet William Fannagan Cedar Rapids oriental guide A L Beardsies Manchester recorder John Wesley Geiger Marion treasurer James L Bever Cedar Rapids. The Daughters of Isis were instituted with 120 candidates. Secretary Long on the Bick List at Wasuigeron reports his cold contracted in the south has kept him confined to his apartments, but he expects to be well soon. Secretary Hay remained at home and is improving.
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Itinera
Crepark Raping
E Kahir Temple
Mystic Shrine
E. S. Alderton
Marion
Rabban
Byron M. Cleveland
Waterloo
William D. Dearborn
Stone City
William Fan
Long
Wasuigeron
Hea
Hay
Dayton
Lacey
Iowa
Landis
Indiana
Pearce
Missouri
Washington
Congress
Cuba
Porto Rico
Interstate Shooting Association
New York
Elkwood Park
Long Branch
Horatio Stebbins
Pacific Coast
First Unitarian Church
San Francisco
Euphrates
Davis
Queenstown
New England Society of St. Louis
Southern Hotel
Plymouth
James McKenna
Fearless
United States District Court
Women’s Board of Home Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
Eled Roberts
Utah
Eugene Young
Roberts
Toledo
American Sheep Breeders’ Association
John E. Webb
Indianapolis
R. Holiday
Ionia
Mich
H. V. Burnham
Woodstock
Sensational turn in Standard Oil case hints of destroyed books
Cleveland December 22 development in the Standard Oil probe shows testimony that the company destroyed many books just before a Supreme Court order to produce them. Also reported are a Georgia lynching of a soldier, Carlists mobilizing in Bayonne, a failed mine explosion in Illinois, a Nebraska farmer found dead, and unconfirmed railroad acquisition rumors in Fort Dopas.
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Cleveland
Standard Oil
Monett
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court
Express Trains Collide Near Rahway Killing Two
A rear end collision on the Pennsylvania Railroad three miles from Rahway New Jersey left two dead and several injured. The Chicago and New York Express stopped by fog was struck by the Eastern Express at about 20 miles per hour causing cars to derail and a Pullman sleeper Bartholdi to catch fire. Names of the dead include William C. Drow Wolfe a clerk and EB Estout a colored porter. About eight people were cut or bruised and most occupants were thrown from their berths.
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Porter
Rahway
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
N.J
Willliam C. Dr WoLfe
EB. Estout
Chicago and New York Express
Eastern Express
Chicago and
Bartholdi
Telegraphic Briefs Review From Global and Local Events
Sailed from Santiago to Havana on Wednesday. John T. Searles to retire as president of Western National Bank January 10. Continental Hall in Paterson NJ destroyed by fire loss 976000. Merritt & Chapman to raise Reina Mercedes. Queen Regent appeals to Don Carlos to halt Carlist agitation. Kansas farmers seek legislative power to fund irrigation resistance in Colorado. Actress Victory Bateman seen at Bellevue insane pavilion. Pilgrim landing anniversary marked in Chicago by Massachusetts banquet. Illinois court reverses Dreyer Chicago banker verdict. Montrase apartment fire in Chicago nearly total loss over 100000. Albert Nelgon shot Miss Aggie Johnson and attempted suicide. both in recovery. Hall Caine arrives in London. interview on America. Anti anarchist conference Rome closes with no binding convention. Brooms to rise 2 cents each. manufacturers vote 25 per dozen increase. St Paul and Duluth line wrecks three workers. two killed, one injured. Johnson brothers sentenced to nine years for counterfeiting Window plates.
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Cincinnati
Santiago
Havana
John T. Searles
Western National Dbank
New York
Continental Hall
Paterson
N. J
Merritt & Chapman Company
Spain
Papa Leo
Don Carlos
Arkansas
Kansas
Colorado
Victory Bateman
Bellevue Ospital
John T. Burke
Chicago
Massachusetts
Grand Pacific Hotel
Illinois Paper Court
E. 8. Dreyer
Montrase
Albert Neigon
Aggie Johnson
Hall Caine
London
United States
Telegraph
America
Rome
Broom Manufacturers’ Association of the United
Edward
David Johnson
Detroit House of Correction
Johnson Brothers
Snowslide Kills Six At Chilkoot Pass In Alaska
The steamship Al Ki arrives with details of an avalanche on the Chilkoot pass near Crater Lake. At least six people died, including Mrs. Darling of Lake Lindeman and her two sons, Jonas of Juneau, and Harry Law of Skagway. Five bodies recovered three days later. the slide followed a hazardous journey in harsh storms. A similar deadly slide last spring claimed 60 lives. Meanwhile in Montreal a major fire gutted Greenshields, Son & Co. dry goods, with losses over 800000.
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Statrie
Wash
al Ki
Alaska
Chilkoot Pass
DarRling
Lake Lindeman
Brrr Jonxs
Juneau
Harry Law
Skagway
Crater Lake
Montreal
Moxsterreeal
Greenshields, Son & Co
Canada
Craig Street
McGill Street
Greenshields
McIntyre, Son & Co
Stranded cruiser Maria Teresa breaks up after wreck
Mail advices from Nassau report the stranded cruiser Maria Teresa split in two after the after funnel. The forward section remains on the reef while the aft part lies submerged in upper water amid heavy surf. Boisterous weather accelerates the decay of the wreck.
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Teresa Bren&a Up
New York
Nassau
N. P
Maria Teresa
Three Fatalities At A New York House Fire
A fierce blaze at 2860 West Seventy-third Street in New York, home of Charles H. Raymond of Mutua Life Insurance, killed three residents and left several others injured. Victims include Mrs Chantas H Raymond and Mrs Victoria Unpranoon who jumped from a third story window, and Harriet Feo a domestic who burned to death.
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New York
Handsome
West Seventy-third Street
Charles H. Raymond
Mutua Life Insurance Company
Chantas H. Raymond
Victoria Unpranoon
Zubvsville
Mr. Raymond
Harriet Feo
Mob Surrounds Jail in Decatur After Killing Citizen
In Decatur Alabama on December 31 a country dance ended in violence as Alf Sims a discharged soldier killed Robert Norton a prominent Town Creek citizen. Sims was captured and jailed. Norton's brother led about 500 men to surround the jail vowing to kill Sims. The mob armed with shotguns and Winchesters blocked attempts to transfer Sims and guarded the jail through the night.
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Decatur
Ala
William ‘Simms
Robert Norton
Town Creek
Gnan
Alf Sims
Sims
Norton
Anti-Imperialist League notes union anti expansion gesture
In Boston on December 21 the Anti-Imperialist League reported Vice President Samuel Gompers congratulating the American Federation of Labor for its anti expansion resolution. Senate petitions with over 5000 names and Cornell University joining other colleges with large lists were noted as growing. Jackson, Mississippi, December 21 Governor McLaren pardoned Will Purvis, a Marion county whitecapper who narrowly escaped execution after a crowd threat halted the prior hanging.
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Anti-Imperialist League
Boston
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Hoar
Cornell University
Purtix
Jackson
Miss
McLaren
Will Purvis
Marion County
Purvis
Gold In Pike's Peak Tunnel Sparks Colorado Springs Excitement
In Colorado Springs a gold strike in the Trickler tunnel through Pike's Peak raises peak interest as a sylvanite vein yields assay values in the thousands. Other items note the Dreyfus dossier in Paris, a Dayton grip outbreak, congress in Cuba travel, Elkwood Park tournament plans, Dr. Horatio Stebbins' health, Euphrates' storm tragedy, and various political and social notices.
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Pike's Peak
Colorado Springs
George W. Jackson
Ministers Frown on New Creeds in Sioux City
Sioux City ministers at a December meeting debated Unitarian and Christian Science churches after a Christian Science lecture. Sixteen ministers from local churches concluded that the so called progressive churches conflict with the best religion.
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Sioux City
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