Reports from China point to serious peace negotiations
Shanghai dispatches quote The Times saying negotiations for peace are likely soon. A short preliminary protectorate is being arranged with separate conventions later. Powers will keep troops in China until negotiations settle and China shows intent to honor engagements. Progressive Chinamen wish to overthrow reactionary methods and seek an heir not tied to the Tuan Party.
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Loxpoy
Shanghai
The
Times
China
Regime Change Favored in Succession Crisis
A report cites calls to overthrow Mancourian methods and install a regim e of real progress. It urges canceling the claim of the heir apparent Prince Tuan's son and substituting a fullage heir unaffiliated with the Tuan party. A suitable successor is claimed to be available and legally viable.
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Prince Tuan
Tuan
CHINA ON HER KNEES S BY WILSON
Brigadier General James H. Wilson Jr. arrived in Washington from Peking and said China is prostrate and on its knees. He warned any indemnity claim would likely be ignored and that punitive expeditions were unnecessary and worsened tensions.
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Wasmixeton
James H. Wilson Jr
Washington
Peking
War Department
China
Ministers Clash Over Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching Powers
At a meeting of Chinese ministers in Peking on December 10, officials debated whether Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching had authority from the court to negotiate a settlement for China. Some ministers claimed they were authorized representatives, while others including the German minister contended they were not.
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Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Pexina
China
British and French to begin talks with Li Hung Chang
Ambassadors indicate they will start negotiations with Li Hung Chang and France Ching once Sir Ernest Mason Satow, the British envoy, is authorized by their governments to accept the joint note. Talks will proceed unless directed otherwise by home authorities.
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Ernest Mason Satow
Li Hung Chang
France Ching
Former Teller Alvord Indicted for Embezzling $690000
Cornelius L. Alvord Jr., once note teller at the First National Bank in New York, is indicted by a U S grand jury on charges of altering bank books and misappropriating nearly $700,000. The case, likely to be tried in the criminal department, United States circuit court.
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New York
Cornelius L. Alvord, Jr
First National Bank
United States Grand Jury
United States
Bryne
Alvord
Criminal Department of the
United States Circuit Court
Mr. Lowrys Position Declines Senate Candidacy
Thomas Lowry announced he will not seek the United States Senate seat to fill the Davis vacancy ahead of the Hennepin delegation meeting. He would accept the post if the legislature offers him that position.
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Minneapols
Thomas Lowry
United States
Davis
Hennepin
Minneapolis
Lowry
Major James Converse dies at 71 built Southern Pacific
Major James Converse, renowned across the Southwest, died of congestion of the lungs at age 71. He built the Southern Pacific railroad through Texas.
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Southern Pacific
Apilene
Tex
James Converse
Southwest
Texas
Opposition to Ship Subsidy Meets Senate
Mr. Clay speaks against the ship subsidy measure in a Senate hearing while supporters of the oleomargarine bill claim a victory in the opening set, signaling early battles in key legislative priorities.
Opened Debate on War Revenue Cutbacks and Hazing Probe
In Washington, the lower house opened discussion on war revenue reductions led by Messrs Payne and Swanson. A special committee will investigate hazing of cadet Oscar L Boose as political debates span ship subsidy, oleomargarine, and Montana senatorial questions. Delegates in Dublin convene to recreate the Irish party with Redmond presiding and Healy exclusion debated.
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Dreis
United Irish League
Dublin
John Redmond
House of Commons
John Dillon
Afrikanderbund
William O'Brien
Timothy M. Healy
Healy
House Passes War Revenue Reduction Debate and Boose Inquiry
The House debated the war revenue reduction bill with Payne leading the majority and Swanson for the minority. A special five member committee was authorized to investigate the death of Oscar L. Boose, a Bristol Pennsylvania cadet, amid hazing allegations at West Point, bypassing the military committee.
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Washington
House
Payne
New York
Swanson
Virginia
Oscar L. Boose
Bristol
West Point
War Department
Reciprocity Treaties Sent to the Senate
The president forwarded to the Senate several reciprocity treaties with Great Britain extending for a year the ratification period for West Indian possessions. Additional treaties with Nicaragua Ecuador the Dominican Republic and Denmark are also sent and Denmark covers St Croix only.
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Senate
Washington
Great Britain
Nicaragua
Ecuador
Dominican Republic
Denmark
St. Croix
Britain Has Not Expressed Willingness to Accept Amended Treaty
A state department official stated that there is no foundation for the claim that Great Britain has promised to accept a canal treaty amended by the Senate. He noted no official source has indicated such an assurance and that Britain would regret any amendment if adopted.
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Great Britain
Washampton
State Department
Senate
No Favoritism Shown in Uganda Railroad Bridge Contract
London reports Sir Alfred Hickman alleging bias in awarding the Uganda railroad bridges contract to American firms. Lord Cranborne defends the process, saying tenders were invited on equal terms and the American bid was chosen as the lowest. The government aims to prefer British firms but must prioritize public interest.
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London
Alfred Hickman
House of Commons
Uganda
America
Lord Cranborne
Foreign Office
United Kingdom
United States
Say Trains Are Moving in Santa Fe System
Santa Fe railroad officials in Chicago report only 150 vacancies remain unfilled from the telegraphers strike, all east of Albuquerque including the Gulf division. They contend freight and passenger service is restored to pre strike levels while local striking operators claim the tieup is nearly complete and urge continued abstention.
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Cnicanco
Santa Fe Railroad
Chicago
Albuquerque
Gulf Division
German Steamer Collision Near Hamepura Sinks Sorrento
The German steamer Flandria bound for China and the German steamer Sorrento sailing from Palermo collided at Hamepura. The Flandria sustained a damaged stem and bow while the Sorrento's side was ripped open. Towage revealed the vessel sank with its engine room and holds flooded.
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Hamepura
Flandria
China
Count von Waldersee
Sorrento
Palmero
Milner to Forward Africander Resolutions With Disapproval
Sir Alfred Milner governor of Cape Colony announced he will send to the British government the Africander congress resolutions. He condemned them as written by clever men behind current agitation and said he disapproves strongly of the moves promoting hopeless resistance.
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Cape Town
Alfred Milner
Cape Colony
Africander Congress
Congress
Elks leaders travel to Colorado Springs to select home site
Jerome B. Fisher of Jamestown New York grand exalted ruler along with J T Fanning Cincinnati and J D O Shea Pittsburg grand trustees and George P Cronk past exalted ruler Omaha lodge depart Omana for Colorado Springs to form a committee to pick a site for the proposed home for aged and decrepit members of the order.
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Omana
Neb
Jerome B. Fisher
Jamestown
N. Y
The
Elks
J. T. Fanning
Cincinnati
J. D. O’shea
Pittsburg
George P. Cronk
Omaha Lodge
Colorado Springs
Grand Lodge
Order
Accused of Poisoning Her Husband in Des Moines Trial
A district court jury has been secured for the case of Mrs. Charles Kuhn of Des Moines charged with poisoning her husband. The state alleges she put strychnine in a bottle of beer his husband drank.
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Des Moines
Charles Kuhn
Iowa Coal Operators Skip National Conference
Des Moines reports the Iowa Coal Operators' association will not send delegates to the national scale conference in Columbus on January 21. They will work exclusively with the state United Mine Workers organization, citing last year's satisfactory agreement and preferring continued independent action.
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Des Moines
Iowa Coal Operators’ Association
Columbus
United Mine Workers
Iowa
Italy Rejects Resolution to Recall Troops in China
In Rome on December 12 the Socialist group in the chamber of deputies proposed recalling Italian troops from China. The chamber rejected the resolution by an overwhelming majority vote.
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Italy
Romeo
Chamber of Deputies
Socialist Group
China
Czar Recovery Report Says He Improves Daily
Livapia December 2 The czar’s physicians issue a bulletin stating his recovery is normal with a good appetite, daily strength gains, and stable temperature and pulse.
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Livapia
Collision on Santa Fe hits at Olathes rear freight train
A Santa Fe passenger train collided with the rear of a freight train in Olath e Kansas. Noble Thomas was burned to death in the freight caboose. The passenger train engineer and fireman were seriously hurt and about a dozen passengers lightly injured.
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Santa Fe
Olathe
Kan
Noble Thomas
Dozn
Jolly Sentenced to Hang for Sister-in-Law Killing
Cincinnati December 12 John W Jolly who shot and killed his sister in law Emma Kleekamp in Newport Kentucky August 7 last and then shot his wife who later died has been sentenced to be hanged by Circuit Judge Hodge He will be executed in the jailyard at Newport on February 7.
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Jolly
Mang. Cinginnati
John W. Jolly
Emma Kleekamp
Neewport
Hodge
Newport
Bold six-man Seville bank burglary nets $2150 haul
Six men staged the bold robbery in Seville, Ohio, taking nearly four hours to blow the bank safe with dynamite. Town Marshal Howard Weaver, citizen William Houtsen, and neighbor Mrs Mary Hides were held in a upstairs room. The band escaped on a handcar along the railroad, leaving behind loosened guards and a destroyed safe.
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William Houtsen
Marshal Weaver
Mary Hides
Mr. Houtsen
Sterling
Wallert to be hanged for family murders in Henderson
Theodore Wallert pleaded guilty to killing his wife and four children on August nineteen at Henderson. Judge Cadwell sentenced him to death. the governor will set the execution date. Wallert offered a long life narrative before sentencing, showing little visible emotion.
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Henderson, Minn
Theodore Wallert
Cadwell
Wallert
Children Trampled in Panic at Turner Hall Fight
Fifteen hundred children crowded Turner hall in CuicaGo on December 12, triggering a panic as they believed a fire was starting. Although no fire occurred, hundreds were knocked to the floor and crushed against walls and stair railings. A few leaped from galleries. injuries were mainly bruises.
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CuicaGo
West Twelfth Street
Turner Hall
Des Moines to Be the Terminus for Railway Line
Arthur Reynolds announces that the Des Moines and Northern Iowa railway will reach Des Moines next spring. An engineering party will locate the line from Boone to Des Moines starting Monday. The board of directors has decided Des Moines will be a terminus.
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Des Moines
Arthur Reynolds
The
Des Moines and Northern Iowa Railway
Boone
Sullivan Estate Leaves Majority to Nephew in London Will
Sir Arthur Sullivan's will bequeaths about £50,000 to his nephew H Sullivan with smaller gifts to two other nephews and to Mrs Stephens of Los Angeles. He also leaves £1,000 to both his housekeeper and his valet and makes further bequests to a niece resident in Los Angeles.
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Arthur Sullivan
London
H. Sullivan
Stephens
Los Angeles
Cal
Leeds Parson Bequeaths £250,000 to London Missionary Society
The eccentric Leeds resident Robert Artlington, who lived frugally to fund foreign missions, left more than £250,000 to the London Missionary Society as his estate.
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London
Robert Artlington
Leeds
London Missionary Society
Dutch Refuse To Lead Arbitration Effort In Transvaal Crisis
The Dutch government in Haave declines to take the initiative for arbitration between the Transvaal and Great Britain. Kruger and Leyds urged discussion while Dutch ministers Pierson and the foreign minister state the Netherlands will remain passive. The powers must decide before the Netherlands acts.
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Netherlands
Haavne
Transvaal
Great Britain
Kruger
Leyds
N. G. Pierson
Battle Still Raging Between Knox and Dewet Forces
London dispatch reports ongoing actions as General Knox and General Dewet clash with constant ground shifts. Telegraph lack obscures details but hints of British gains reach the war office via delayed news.
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General Knox and
Dewet
London
The
Evening Standard
Knox
General Dewet
War Office
Typhoid Toll Among British Troops in South Africa
In a House of Commons exchange the government disclosed 15 625 typhoid cases among British troops in South Africa with 3 642 fatalities. The figures reflect the harsh toll of disease among forces in the campaign context.
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South Africa
London
House of Commons
Roberts Sails for England on Royal Canada
Cape Town December 12 Field Marshal Lord Roberts sails for England aboard the Canada with his wife and daughter aboard the liner during the day.
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Roberts
England
Cape Town
Lord Roberts
Canada
Soldiers Clash With Insurgents Near Santa Cruz
A Fifth cavalry detachment fought about 100 insurgents south of Santa Cruz Sunday, pursuing them four miles and discovering fourteen dead. No American casualties were reported.
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Manila
Fifth Cavalry
Santa Cruz
Solace
Cavite
San Francisco
Guam
Beckham Inauguration Becomes State's Grandest Ceremony
Frankfort Kentucky December 12 Governor Beckham was sworn in for a three year term in ceremonies described as the most elaborate in the present decade. The parade included three regiments of state militia the Duckworth club of Cincinnati and civic groups from across the state. Justice Hazel Rigg administered the oath at the capitol as a large crowd looked on. Beckham then reviewed the troops and delivered his inaugural address.
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Frankfort
Beckham
Duckworth Club
Cincinnati
Hazelrigg
Cadets Strike at Mich Military College Over Grievances
Cadets at OrcHarp Labs Michigan refuse classes over unresolved grievances. Reinstatement of Captain Landis as quartermaster general and dislike of present QMG Hollister cited. President Rogers warns that about 50 cadets may be expelled if not settled. No outbreak reported. Sloan barred from riding after English Jockey Club decision. Williams confirms Sloan cannot ride at Oakland.
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OrcHarp Labs
Mich
Military College
Landis
Hollister
Rogers
Sloan
San Francisco
T. H. Williams, Jr
California Jockey Club
English Jockey Club
Oakland
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