Sinking of the Charles Foster in Lake Erie Storm
In a ferocious Lake Erie gale eight crewmen perished when the ton ore barge Charles Foster sank ten miles off Erie. Captain John Bridg and mates died. tow line parted as the vessel plunged bow first. Rescue efforts failed and no distress signals were seen. The Foster valued at 19000 dollars carried 1500 tons of ore. no insurance on cargo.
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Cleve Lawp
Erie
Bay
Lake Erie
Charles Foster
John Bridg
Cleveland
Duarles Dosiny
James Corrigan
Ashley
Foster
Americans win bid for locomotive contract in India
The Daily Mail reports from Calcutta that port authorities invited tenders for locomotives. The lowest English bid was £1,544 per locomotive with a further unread mention of quantities. Americans reportedly win the bid against English competitors.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Calcutta
Monte Accepts Lowest Tender for Six Month Order
The lowest American tender offered £1269 for a six month period and was accepted pending government approval.
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Monte
Fire destroys Iowa college north wing. students escape
About 250 students sleeping in the main building of Iowa Agricultural College narrowly escaped a blaze that destroyed the north wing. The fire caused roughly 150000 dollars in property losses as most occupants fled in nightclothes with only their personal belongings missing.
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Ames
Iowa Agricultural College
Immigration movement shifts in Pacific islands
Statistics show notable outflow of Orientals from the islands. In the last three months departures of Japanese to Japan exceed arrivals by over 700, and Chinese departures exceed arrivals by more than 400, indicating a significant emigration trend.
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HoxoLuLu
San Francisco
Japan
America Arrays Against Europe Editorial Claims U S Rise
The National Zeitung prints a front page editorial arguing the United States has grown as a world power and now stands arrayed against Europe in both economic and political strength.
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America
Europe
Berlin
National Zeitung
United States
Bulletin Reports Czar’s Condition Improves
A Livadia bulletin states the czar’s weight is increasing and organs affected by typhoid have returned to normal, signaling improvement in his condition. The December 10 message confirms progress and asks quiet around the palace.
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Petersspura
Livadia
Pessimistic report on American position in Philippines
Dispatch from Loxpon dated December 10 cites Manila reports to the Hong Kong Daily Mail noting a hopeless American stance in the Philippines. The insurgents are buying arms, while contraband ships evade capture and goods flow to rebels, with natives allied to Americans facing murder and pillage.
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Loxpon
Manila
Hong
Daily Mail
Fighting Wanes as U S Troops Seek Gains in Manila
Little large combat as insurgents retreat across Luzon. Detachment from Forty-seventh U S volunteers abandons landing near Pandan after fire from 60 riflemen, two killed and two wounded. Captain Ellis pockets ammo and gear, while many arms seized elsewhere. General MacArthur upholds death sentences for murder arson pillage, with some commutations.
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Manila
Forty-seventh
United States Volunteer Infantry
Catanduanes
Luzon
Pandan
Catenduanes
Richard T. Ellis
Thirty-third Volunteer Infantry
Barbara
Victoria
Fourth Infantry
Garion
Pasay
Aquad
MacArthur
Philippine Commission Prepares Bill of Rates for Trade
Manila reports the Philippine commission has drafted a bill fixing duties on imports and exports with a public discussion planned next week. The measure would assess duties on US imports, prohibit explosives adulterated wines false trademarks and gambling apparatus. rates remain unsettled. In a separate incident, 52 prisoners were captured near San Antonio and San Benito by the Thirty-seventh regiment with the Laguna de Bay gunboat aiding in recapture.
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Manila
Philippine Commission
United States
San Antonio
San Benito
Thirty-seventh
Consul Gummere Postpones Morocco Visit on Essagui Case
Consul Gummere, by order of the state department, delays his planned trip to Rabat to attend the Essagui case until February. The postponement is due to Moorish festivals in the next six weeks that would hinder business. Local diversions cite ceremonial duties and scheduling conflicts as the cause.
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Morocco
Washington
Gummere
State Department
Essagui
Duke of Westminster to Marry Shelagh West
It is asserted that the Duke of Westminster will marry Miss Shelagh West daughter of Colonel Cornwallis West. The match would make him brother in law to Mrs. George Cornwallis West Lady Randolph Churchill.
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Duke of Westminster
Lonnox
Shelagh West
Colonel Cornwallis-West
George Cornwallis-West
Randolph Churchill
Ex Senator Irby Dead in Laurens Home
John Laurens Menning Irby former U S senator from 1890 to 1896 dies at his Laurens home in this state. He had represented the state in Congress in the 1890s and passed away in Columbia at age unknown.
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Irby
Columbia
D. C
John Laurens Menning Irby
United States
Senate
Laurens
Senate Forecast on Hay Pauncefote Treaty and Ship Subsidy
The senate will study the Hay Pauncefote treaty and the ship subsidy bill this week, alternating between the measures. Three or four set speeches are planned in opposition to the subsidy bill, with most likely talks to occur this week. The chamber will not sit Wednesday for the centennial celebration and may adjourn from Thursday to Monday.
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Senate
Seat of Government
Washington
Legislative and Revenue Reduction Bills Ahead This Week
In Wasuinatos the house plans to pass the legislative and executive appropriation bill and the war revenue tax reduction bill. Wednesday features centennial ceremonies for moving the capital to Washington. Leaders expect two days for the legislative appropriation bill and the rest of the week to pass the revenue reduction act.
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Wasuinatos
Washington
Naval Bill Aims For Two Battleships and Two Armored Cruisers
Washington December 10 The naval appropriation bill being drafted by the house committee on naval affairs is expected to include funding for two additional battleships and two armored cruisers following Secretary Long’s recommendations. The exact ship items are not finalized yet but lawmakers express strong belief these vessels will be added.
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Washington
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Long
Maine Speaker Manley May Accept Internal Revenue Post
John H. Manley of Maine, offered the internal revenue commissioner role after George W. Wilson's death, met with the president and will seek another audience Monday. As Maine house speaker, he may serve his current term to next April, and likely will accept if the offer stays open until then.
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Manley
Internal Revenue
Angl-German-Portuguese Coalition Alarm at The Hague
Dispatches from The Hague report alarm over a possible Anglo German Portuguese coalition that could threaten the Dutch seaboard or Java. The Dutch cabinet reportedly discussed a war with England as a possibility. Queen Wilhelmina plans a dinner for Kruger, who hopes for a Europe gathering though he doubts results.
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Hague
London
Java
England
Wilhelmina
Kruger
Europe
Nicholas
Riviera
Usual Winter Cruise Keeps Iowa and Philadelphia In Port
The navy department announces no emergency requiring the hasty departure of the Iowa and Philadelphia from San Francisco. The ships proceed with their usual winter cruise to the south, stopping three weeks at Magdalena Bay for target practice, then proceeding to the isthmus and returning north in about six weeks.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Navy Department
San Francisco
Magdalena Bay
Britain negotiates cession of Balearic Islands and Gibraltar
A Madrid dispatch to The Journal and Advertiser reports Britain negotiating for the cession of the Balearic islands Ceuta and a port in Galicia plus extension of Gibraltar. The talks are linked to Britain's neutrality during the Hispano American War. Since peace, suspicion grows of such moves.
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New York
Journal and Advertiser
Madrid
England
Balearic Islands
Ceuta
Galicia
Gibraltar
Britain
Death of Mrs. Mary L. McLean at John R. McLean home
Mrs. Mary L. McLean mother of John R. McLean died in Washington at 72 from acute heart failure after a brief illness. Present at the deathbed were her daughters Mrs. Dewey and Mrs. Ludlow, Rear Admiral Ludlow, her son John R. McLean, and Admiral Dewey.
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Washington
Mary L. McLean
John R. McLean
Fruit Named Judge of Southern Judicial District
Governor Scofield in La Crosse Wisconsin on December 10 appointed J. J. Fruit to the seventh judicial district to succeed the late Judge Wyman. E. C. Higbee had support from the county bar, but Fruit’s appointment was anticipated.
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la Crosse, Wis
Scofield
J. J. Fruit
S.th
Wyman
E. C. Higbee
la Crosse
Next Step in Chinese Settlement To Be Handed By Dean
A significant move in resolving the Chinese situation is expected to be delivered by the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps. The development signals a potential shift in diplomatic strategy and regional stability.
Negotiations on Chinese Outrage Pact Proceed Under Seal
The next step is presenting the agreement reached at Peking for reparation talks. The text remains private as the president keeps the deciphered document from public view while Conger reports indicate a forthcoming formal handover to Chinese plenipotentiaries.
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Wasninatoux
Peking
Conger
State Department
Emperor to Return to Peking With Dignity and Safety
Prince Ching says Emperor Kwang Su will return when negotiations guarantee dignity and safety. Foreign envoys view Tung Fu Hsiang's removal from frontline command as crucial, signaling the government's willingness to meet powers' demands.
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Peking
Prince Ching
Kwang Su
Tung Fu Hsiang
Capture of Chu Chau Fa massacre suspect reported
Suanaval dispatches state Pao Ho Nien taoti of Chu Chau Fa in Che Kian has been captured near Sua Chau after the July massacre and sent to Hang Chau Fa. John Goodnow United States consul general in Shanghai plans leave of absence voyage to the United States.
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Suanaval
Pao Ho Nien
Chu Chau Fa
Che Kian
Sua Chau
Hang Chau Fa
John Goodnow
United States
Shanghai
Boxers Disturb Korea as Russian Troops Move
Report from St. Petersburg via The Daily Mail cor respondent says Boxers are disturbing Northern and Western Korea. Russian troops are preparing to scatter them.
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Korea
London
St. Petersburg
The
Daily Mail
Vessels Frozen in Ice at Taku Harbor
A dispatch from Taku reports the outer harbor frozen with about 50 vessels locked in the ice. Beruin December 10.
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Beruin
Taku
Warship Trust Aims for Global Shipbuilding Combine
It is reported that major US shipbuilders and Europe’s leading yards have formed an amalgamation. Charles H. Cramp states his Cramp company seeks alliances with armor makers and gunmakers to produce a battleship fully armed and equipped for war readiness.
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Wasu Hinaton
Atlantic
United States
Europe
Charles H. Cramp
Cramp Company
Philadelphia firm plans 35000‑barrel mills at lakes head
The Charles G. Howe Consumers' Flour Milling company of Philadelphia proposes a capital of 5 million dollars to build mills with 35000 barrels daily capacity at the head of the lakes. Estimated cost is 3.5 million dollars and the firm will handle provisions extensively.
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Duluth
Charles G. Howe Consumers’ Flour Milling Company of
Philadelphia
Shipbuilding output in United States 1900 figures
Washington December 10 The vessels built in the United States and officially numbered from June 1 1900 to November 30 1900 were 495 totaling 149 63 gross tons. Major items include seven steel steamships on the Great Lakes 34983 tons four smaller steamships 8456 tons capable of passing the Welland canal and one steel schooner barge 2790 tons.
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United States
Wash Hington
Great Lakes
New Welland Canal
Johannesburg Encloses City with Barbed Wire
Johannesburg reports the town fenced with barbed wire to stop residents from bringing food to the Boers in the conflict.
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Johannesburg
London
Telegraphers Strike Expands Across Santa Fe System
A wave of telegraphers strikes extends from the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe line in Texas to the Pacific coast. Operators on the Santa Fe divisions from Albuquerque to San Francisco reportedly walked out almost entirely. If demands are not met within 24 hours, officials warn the nationwide system may be shut down.
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St. Louis
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Texas
Santa Fe
Pacific
Southern California
San Francisco
San Joaquin Valley
Albuquerque
N. M
National
the Order of Railway Telegraphers
Messenger in Jail: Young Iowa Man Confesses to Theft
Keokuk Iowa December 10 Harry Taylor a messenger on the Adams express run between Keokuk and Des Moines is jailed under indictment for stealing a $1000 package on September 24 He admits obtaining the safe combo and one half of the money was given to his demented brother whose arrest uncovered $500 secreted on him and linked to the case The brothers disturbance in a theater helped detectives close the mystery
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Iowa
Keokuk
Harry Taylor
Adams Express
Des Moines
Taylor
American orders flood in as British firms strike
London reports that Uganda railroad bridges along the Uganda line require American production. Sir Harry Johnston says British firms cannot meet deadlines due to the engineers' strike, forcing Uganda railway officials to place orders for bridges locomotives and other rolling stock in America.
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America
London
Uganda
Harry Johnston
Great Britain
Unconscious Rescues From Anaconda Mine Shaft
Fifteen miners at the Bell mine an Anaconda property faced suffocation as a long burning fire overwhelmed lower level workers. Six men failed to surface, others descended to help and were overcome by gas, with rescuers finally pulling everyone out after great difficulty.
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Bell
Anaconda
Kruger Visited Queen Wilhelmina in Incognito Audience
Kingdom report states Mr. Kruger traveled incognito, avoiding usual ceremony. A court official escorted him from his hotel to the royal palace in a state carriage while Dr. Leyds met him at the palace door but did not attend the audience.
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Tue HaGue
Wilhelmina
Mr. Kruger
Kruger
Royal Palace
Dr. Leyds
Evidence Tightens in Stanley Resort Murder Case
In TworER Wisconsin Arthur Cupps and Ole Gustad, jailed in St Paul on suspicion of killing Ollie Odell, near Stanley, see witnesses placing them at Stanley the night of the murder. The coroner's jury remains in session. The prisoners waived the preliminary examination and face trial on December 17.
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Wis
Arthur Cupps
Ole Gustad
Arested
St. Paul
Ollie Odell
Stanley
Taft
Milwaukek Church Destroyed by Fire in Suspected Arson
The 88th John’s Independent Polish Catholic Church at Sixth Avenue and Smith Street was burned down in a blaze causing about $8,000 in damage. Fire and police investigations point to incendiarism but provide no leads on the arsonist.
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Sixth Avenue
Smith Street
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