Pass Date News Nuggets From December 17
A mosaic of brief items notes Mme Dreyfus ill from worry about her husband in Paris, a presidential review of 10 000 troops in Savannah and a crowd greeting the train there. Reports cover Indian appropriation debate in Washington and Shafter’s summons before war investigators. The president's train moved toward Savannah with a pilot engine ahead. Also noted are the death of Paris MP Ferdinand de Rothschild, Moore seeking a new trial in New York, and a long Kenney bank-funds case hold. Governors Tannehill and Brice funerals appear amid overseas and coal news about flooding a Pittston colliery and a missing woman in New York.
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Pass
Mme
Dreyfus
Savanah
Washington
House of Representatives
General Shafter
Atlanta
London
Ferdinand James DeRotschild
New York
Badger” Moore
Wilmington
Kenney
National Bank
Washinton
State Department
Baltic
Black Sea
Wilkesbarre
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Pittston
Paris
Picquart
Tanner
Illinois
China buys half million Berdan rifles from Russia
Advices from the Empress of India report Russia sold a half million obsolete Berdan rifles to China at a large price via the Russo Chinese bank. Viceroy Tan of Canton is ordered from Pekin to pay 5 taels per rifle and 12 taels per 1000 cartridges. Two rifles come with extra parts for loss as Manchu troops are to be armed immediately.
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Tacoma
Wash
Gomez Reported Dead Amid Cuban Turmoil
A Cuban senator reports the death of General Gomez from Madrid on December 17. The Cuban Junta in New York also has no confirmation of Gomez's death, and Cuban legislation in Washington likewise knows nothing of the event.
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Madrid
New York
Gomez
Washington
Three Minneapolis Flour Mills Refuse to Consolidate
Minneapolis mills reject a flour trust consolidation, delivering a blow to the proposed scheme in a decisive stance. The December 17 report notes the move as a significant setback for the trust, signaling continued competition rather than merger among major local producers.
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Ing
Pilsbury- Washburn Flour Mills’ Company
Northwestern Consolidated Company
Washburn-Crosby Company
Minneapollis
McIntyre
Minneapolis
Minn
Aemect
Peace Commissioners Sail To Deliver Treaty
Southampton report says American peace commissioners sailed today and refused to discuss the treaty or Aguinaldo's protest. Judge Day noted pleasure in the Dewey interview and confirmed the treaty would be delivered to President McKinley on December 24. It remains unclear if it will reach the Senate before March.
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Southampton
Judge Day
Dewey
Aguinaldo
McKinley
Senate
Twenty Drown In Collision Of Two British Steamships
London reports a disaster after the collision of the Pierremont and Isles. The Illes sank suddenly with twenty men drowned. The Pierremont returned to the Tyne with its bow damaged but none of the Isles crew aboard. A tug, Challenger, brought four seamen to New Castle.
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London
New Castle
Pierremont
Peiiremont
Tyne
Little Wonder Christmas Goods at Kinzer New Stock
Consumers urged to visit J Kinzer at 1213 Cons to win a Little Wonder gift while shopping a wide Christmas line. Local cigar shop features Jackson Square long filler from Cuba and Bluefield’s best five cent cigar available at multiple outlets. Also notes Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy sold at H N Whites Drug Store with Kinzer’s warrantied goods.
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J. Kinzer
Bluefield
Jackson Square
Cuba
H.N. White
L. J. Fristoe
P. J. Kelley
J. L. Crockett
Chamberlain
H. N. White
General Merritt Arrives in New York After Lucania Journey
General Merritt arrives in New York aboard the Lucania and praises Philippine campaign soldiers. He predicts 20 30 thousand troops will be needed to maintain peace, with half ready in the Philippines. He plans to meet the president after a southern trip and notes Dewey’s strong health. Aguinaldo is described as shrewd.
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New York
Merritt
Lucania
Philippine
Washington
Masila Dewey
Philippines
President McKinley Welcomed on Savannah Visit
President McKinley arrives in Savannah at nine in the morning amid cheering crowds. Mayor Meldrim and city officials greet him as the presidential party stays at the Hotel. A public reception follows luncheon and a city tour before departing for Macon tomorrow night.
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Savannah
McKinley
Meldrim
Macon
Don Carlos Seen in Venice Holding Petty Court
Don Carlos is at Venice for a petty court, despite speculation about his location. The Spanish ambassador protested his presence in Italy and the government urged him to move on.
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Don Carlos
Venice
Washington
Italy
Hood's Sarsaparilla promises blood purification and cure claims
An old advertisement fragment touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as purifying impure blood and curing various ailments including scrofula and rheumatism. It also mentions Hood's Pills as prompt and easy to take, and lists other shop items and local merchants offering clocks, jewelry, capes, plumbing stock, and silverware.
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Hood
Dust from Garden of Gethsemane used in Knights Templar burial rite
In Chicago the Apollo Commandery No 1 plans to sprinkle 100 pounds of soil from the Garden of Gethsemane on the graves of departed Knights Templars and Masons. A certificate will note the earth was placed on the coffin, with the custom house delivery this week. A separate paragraph reports a fatal house fire where two girls died from burns and Mr. and Mrs. Jones were burned but survived.
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Chicago
Garden
Gethsemane
Lake Michigan
Cook County
Apollo Commandery No
Knights Templars
Vale of
Kedron
Apollo
Holy Land
Trouble Brews Over Negro Miners in West Virginia
Rumor circulates of potential unrest in the coal regions after importation of Black laborers from Virginia. United Mine Workers urge Governor Atkinson to intervene, but with no state law to block out-of-state workers, actions hinge on mine operators in Kanawha district. Col. R. T. Herndon arranged transport. two carloads arrived, with 25 to Montgomery and the rest to Hernshaw. Operators say higher labor needs drive the move, not hostility toward white workers. Governor Atkinson says he cannot intervene.
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Charleston
W. Va
Virginia
Atkinson
United Mine Workers
Kanawha
Hernshaw
Richmond
West Virginia
Montgomery
Henry Stevenson
East Bank
State Organization of United Mine Workers
Tragic Fire Claims Two Young Jones Daughters in Elizabeth
In Elizabeth West Virginia on December 17 two sisters aged six and ten died from severe burns suffered when their father tried to...
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Elizabeth
W. Va
Thomas Jones
Execution of Lovitt the Boy Murderer Hanged in Virginia
Arthur Lovitt, a colored teen age murderer, was executed in Princess Anne County after escaping lynchers twice. He killed Special Constable Beasley during an attempted arrest in September and was hurried to Norfolk to avoid mobs. On the scaffold he pleaded for the crowd to heed his fate as a warning.
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Norfolk
Arthur Lovitt
Princess Anne County
Beasley
Lovitt
Woodhouse
Posee
Princess Anne
Motto of West Virginia and Bluefield store notes
The piece invokes Montani Semper Liberi as West Virginia’s motto and extols Lt Fristoe’s Store in Bluefield praising its up to date goods, courteous staff, and wide range including silver novelties and sporting items. It mentions low priced shelf worn goods and a plan to return chips and games to a factory.
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West Virginia
Fristoe
Lesuim
Word Contest Offers Jewelry For Word Building Challenge
A contest awards a solid silver bracelet or equivalent value to the person who forms the most English words from the letters in "Toe Wike Anrist" and delivers them to Crockett's Drug Store before Saturday December 24. Kia war's advertises Christmas novelties for all budgets.
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Crockett’s
Y M C A Work Urges Support and Expanded Facilities
The article notes public interest in the Y M C A work and urges support to refit the apartments. Bathrooms will be enlarged and boiler capacity increased. It argues for memberships as affordable and highlights the association’s role alongside colleges in providing literature and social spaces.
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Telegraph
West Virginia Regiment Near Cuba on Short Notice
Charleston reports the Second West Virginia Regiment nearly under orders to Cuba as officers interpret a report request on tropical clothing for three months. Washington hints the unit may be out of Greenville by the first of next month, though delays of several weeks are possible.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Cuba
Washington
Greenville
Continental Army Anniversary Observed With Valley Forge Ceremonies
Philadelphia marks the Valley Forge encampment anniversary with Old Christ Church services under the Sons of the Revolution and a Monday banquet featuring prominent speakers. A separate local ad notes Day's drug store braces and Mrs G B Stevinson closing out capes with Christmas novelties at Kinzer's.
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Philadelphia
Old Christ Church
Valley Forge
Sons of the Revolution
G. B. Stevinson
Fearful wreck at Crenshaw’s goods on Princeton avenue
A disastrous wreck at W. R. Crenshaw’s on Princeton avenue floods the store with high priced stock. The inventory includes toys clothing notions shoes hats caps provisions groceries and more. Phone 122 Imo.
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W. R. Crenshaw
Princeton Avenue
Pala Viste
Imo
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