Panama Liberals Gain Control Near Panama City
Reports from Colon Colombia dated November 23 say Liberal general Lugo has 1000 troops near Empire Station and Liberals control the railroad up to two miles from Panama City. Attacks anticipated. Colon stores reopen. U S forces ready to guarantee Panama railroad traffic.
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Colon
Colombia
Lugo
Empire Station
Panama
Domingo Diaz
Buenaventura
Pacific
Lorenzo
Alban
Chame
Chorrera
Machias
General Pinzon
Isthmus
United States Maintains Isthmian Communication Policy
Washington reports the United States will continue to maintain communications across the Isthmus. The Colombian government responded to U.S. representations with its own position, signaling ongoing diplomatic exchanges on the canal zone and traffic governance.
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Lucian Vciger
United States
Colon
Granada
Panama Railroad
Washington
End to Colombian Revolution Hinted With Reyes Presidency
In Mexico City General Os pina says Reyes is likely to resume the Colombian presidency. He carries San Clemente's resignation letter to Marroquin, who is sidelined. Reyes, trusted by most factions, might receive a general amnesty and form a cabinet from rival groups to end the revolt.
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General Reyes
Mexico City
General Ospina
Colombia
San Clemente
Marroquin
Garcia
Revolutionary Party
Impossible to Land Food in Samar Amid Insurgent Tax System
News from Samar reports ongoing suffering and hunger among natives while gunboats patrol the coasts blocking landings. Rebels taxed natives for births, deaths, marriages, and ponds, producing revenue. Caballos commands up to 1,000 fighters near Mauban. Smallpox spreads. vaccination may be made mandatory by the U S Philippine commission.
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Manila
Samar
Lukbon
United States
Chaffee
Caballos
Laguna Province
Luzon
Mauban
Navy
United States Philippine Commission
Rebuff to Judge Lauder Sparks Mandamus Action
The state supreme court directed Judge W S Lauder of the Fourth district to proceed with trials in cases brought by McCumber Forbes and Freerks Freerks, ruling he failed to perform his duties and must arrange for trial promptly. Costs taxed against the judge.
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Bismarck
Supreme Court
W. S. Lauder
Fourth Judicial District
McCumber
Hoskins
Lander
Return to Supreme Court by December Shows Actions in Matter
A filing indicates the party will reappear before the Supreme Court on or before December to demonstrate progress and outline steps taken in the ongoing matter. The document outlines how the case has been handled and what remains to be addressed before the court.
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Ehyureu
Supreme Court
Singer Sues Over Smoke Nuisance In St Louis
Ferdinando Avendano, lead tenor for the Southwell Opera company, claims smoke from local chimneys injured his throat and lungs, preventing him from singing in La Gioconda. He and Charles H. Jones, chief smoke inspector, seek mandamus to abate the nuisance immediately.
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St. Louis
Ferdinando Avendano
Southwell Opera Company
St. Louis Empire
Stewart Fife Charged in Richardson Murder at Savannah Mo
Stewart Fife a Savannah clerk has been formally charged with the murder of Frank W Richardson in Andrew County. He left Savannah in June and has not been arrested. The Nov term grand jury investigated but did not indict. The information was filed by the county prosecuting attorney based on a revolver ownership trace to Fife and damaging admissions by him.
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Stewart Fife
Frank Richardson
Savannah
Frank W. Richardson
Andrew County
Fife
Richardson
Booker
Owl Club
Ex-President Cleveland Ill at Princeton Home
Reports from Princeton say Grover Cleveland is ill at his Princeton home after a hunting trip. A chill threatened pneumonia but inquiries indicate he is much improved and not believed to be in danger.
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Trenton
N. J
Princeton
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Post Office Robbery Suspect Pleads Guilty in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Ohio November 23 George Myers charged with robbing the Centerbury post office pleaded guilty and received a five year term in the penitentiary He contends his true name is George Harrison Beer and his home is Des Moines He says he has already served three terms in the Southern Ulpis penitentiary
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Mount Vernon, O
George Myers
Centerbury
George Harrison Beer
Des Moines
Southern Ulpis
Place May Be Burned If Alban Retakes Colon
New York officials of the Panama Steamship company fear that if General Alban tries to retake Colon after the Chorrera fight the city will be burned and millions in property destroyed. They recall a past insurrection when Liberals and Conservatives clashed at Colon and the place was burned. Men from the Machias guard American property at Colon.
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New York
Panama Steamship Company
General Alban
Chorrera
Colon
Machias
Governor Savage declines to meet Van Sant over merger
Lincoln Neb Nov 23 Governor Savage says no Nebraska consolidation exists and Minnesota affairs are not subject to Nebraska interference. He had consulted with Attorney General Prout on investigating the Northwest railway merger to obstruct any violation of state law.
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Lincoln
Neb
Savage
Prout
Northwest
van Sant
Minnesota
Nebraska
Feared They Are Dead In Virginia Coal Mine Disaster
Eight inspectors and mine officials entered the West mine of the Southwest Virginia Improvement company to assess the Baby mine fire. They have not been heard from since. Rescue attempts were halted by dangerous gas and a veteran miner King is in critical condition. The Baby mine fire, now raging, has stalled business in Pocahontas. All missing are prominent in the coal field and many are married with families.
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Bluefields
W. Va
Walter O'Malley
Pocahontas Collieries Company
William Priest
Hurst
Caernar, Curran and Bullitt Company
Philadelphia
Robert St. Clair
Morris St. Clair
William Oldham
Frazier G. Bell
Joseph Vardwell
Shamokin Coal and Coke Company
Maybury
Baby Mine
King
Pocahontas
Flat Top
Southwestern Virginia Improvement Company
C. S. Thorne
Whispering in School Leads to Pillory Controversy
In Pontiac Illinois a state reformatory reportedly housed an old fashioned pillory. Prisoner Charles Miller, aged 10, was held for 20 hours with hands through door holes, fed bread and water at noon. Superintendent Mallory confirms the claim as the board of directors led by Bishop Fallows sanction the punishment.
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Chicago
Bishop Fallows
Pontiac
Ills
Charles Milter
Mallory
Reformatory
Young Miller
All the Bodies Found in Smuggler-Union Mine Disaster
Telluride Colorado November 23 The body recovery progressed to completion with John Nevala the last miner brought to the surface. The death toll reaches 25 including a brave engineer who died aiding others. No blame assigned yet as coroner holds inquest and families await their loved ones.
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Telluride
Colo
John Nevala
Spectator urges Britain to endorse Monroe Doctrine
The Spectator argues Britain should publicly pledge to respect the Monroe Doctrine to promote peace. It suggests such backing could deter European interference in the Americas and notes Britain may be the first to recognize the doctrine as binding. The paper also approves the canal treaty and lauds Roosevelt and Hay as great statesmen.
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London
The
Spectator
Great Britain
America
Brazil
Spanish America
the Spectator
Hay
Roosevelt
US envoy to Constantinople weighs ultimatum over Miss Stone ransom
Diplomatic agent Mr Dickinson travels to Constantinople with Mr Eddy to speed a solution in the Miss Stone case. An ultimatum may demand 10 days to gather 10 000 in Turkish gold or suspends all US dealings with the brigands. Captors moved near Dubnitza and Miss Stone was noted to have gotten wet crossing the Struma River.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Dickinson
United States
Constantinople
Spencer Eddy
Legation
Miss Stone
Nickinson
Dubnitza
Struma
Fearful U.S. Exclusion Law Forces Chinese to Flee to U.S.
Port Townsend Washington reports from the Kinshin Maru advices that China is alarmed by U.S. exclusion policy. Many Chinese in China with right to return fear a new law will bar them, prompting hundreds to rush to the United States before restrictions take effect.
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United States
Port Townsend
Wash
Orient
China
Polish Children Flogged in Wrzesnia Over German Catechism
London dispatch to The Daily Mail reports wholesale flogging by Prussian schoolmasters of Polish children for refusing to learn German catechism and prayers. Riots feared as parents and relatives protest before the school. Arrests followed for insulting officials with sentences from one month to two years and chains.
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London
Cracow
Daily Mail
Wrzesnia
Pennsylvania Railroad Plans 1902 Rolling Stock Spending
Philadelphia November 23 The Pennsylvania Railroad will spend about 25 million dollars in 1902 for rolling stock a record sum in railroad history Roughly 14 million on freight and passenger cars and about 6 million for locomotives.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Nations Educational association plans Minneapolis 1902 convention
Winona Minnesota November 23 The executive committee of the Nations Educational association has selected Minneapolis for the next annual convention to be held July 7 to 11, 1902. The railroads of the Western Passenger association have granted the usual rates and ticket conditions.
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Winona
Minn
the Nations Educational Association
Minneapolis
Western Passenger Association
Nineteen Arrests Nabbed in Johannesburg Conspiracy
Johannesburg authorities report twenty arrests at midnight Tuesday across several districts. The sweep followed a great sensation and ongoing investigations into a budding conspiracy, with police insisting the actions prevent any planned disruption.
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Johannesburg
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