Cuban patriots plea for independence before President
Berkeley Balch, secretary of the Cuban League, urged President McKinley to back a free and independent Cuban republic. He argued autonomy is useless, that the United States favors Spain, and urged recognition of Cuban belligerency and an alliance if needed. The President said he would study the argument carefully.
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Washington
Berkeley Balch
Cuban League
McKinley
Cuba
Spain
Republic of
Madrid officer scandal drives captain general toward resignation
In Madrid a military scandal over rapid promotion of an unnamed officer has sparked unease. El Liberal predicts the captain-general may resign as top garrison chiefs refuse to receive the officer, amid a royal decree transferring a cavalry colonel to the reserve.
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Madrid
el Liberal
Spain Foresees No War as Cabinet Discusses Cuba
Spain signals resolve in Cuba with General Weyler claiming pacification of Pinar del Rio while Premier Sagasta orders continued pursuit of Cuban fighters. The Queen Regent chairs the Cabinet as relations with the United States are described as presently favorable to Spain.
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Madrid
Sagasta
Pinar del Rio
Cuba
Weyler
Bernal
United States
Spain
Guban Losses Reported in Cuban Engagement
In a clash yesterday in Pinar del Rio Province Cuban forces under General Ducassi allegedly lost over 100 men killed. Spanish troops under General Bernal reported several wounded by explosive bombs. At Jatibonico de Norte Santa Clara riots led by Gonzales resulted in one officer dead and fourteen sailors wounded. Forty prisoners freed at Manzanillo and fifty pardoned at Sancti Spiritus.
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Havana
Pinar del Rio
Ducassi
Bernal
Jatibonico de Norte
Santa Clara
Gonzales
Manzanillo
Boinit
Sanctiritus
Cubans Win A Battle Near Guisa In Cuba
Advices from Manzanillo report Cuban Generals Rabi and Salvador Rios capture Guisa, 15 miles from Bayamo, after a defense that left a Spanish garrison of 180 with nine killed or wounded. The Spanish commander and second in command were among the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Manzanillo
Santiago de Cuba
Guisa
Bayamo
Rabi
Salvador Rios
Morning of the Crucifixion displayed at Standard Clothing
The famous painting The Morning of the Crucifixion by Astley D M Coopen is on free exhibition at Standard Clothing Company, 3% Washington Street. The 18 by 16 foot piece features 26 life size figures and stark realism, drawing thousands of visitors and valued at $25,000. It has toured the US, Canada and Mexico for six years, with over two million viewers. The display is temporary and widely promoted.
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America
Astley D. M. Coopen
Standard Clothing Company
Washington Street
Christ
United States
Canada
Mexico
Water Front Freight and Traffic Headlines Amid Harbor Activity
Coastal activity dominates with coal from seven tugs and sixteen barges arriving, fishing fleets bringing 240 000 pounds of catch, and steamship traffic from Liverpool and Queenstown with notable passengers. Ship movements include Towboat Storm King, schooners and divers inspecting wrecks, plus a savings bank opening for fishermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawmut
Atlas
Haddock
Canada
Liverpool
Queenstown
Lord Bishop A. Willis
Honolulu
P. E. Gervins
France
Kiernan
Ellen
Ottawa
M. O’rourke
Fred Warren
Kent
Jimmy Howes
New York
Narrows
Britain
Camilla
Lovell’s Island
L. A. Boardman
East Oston
James E. Breen
Douglastown
N. B
Mary Farrow
Scott & Bridge
Lincoln Wharf
Whasset
Capelizabeth
Morrissey
Boston
Yarmouth
N. Y
Gloucester
Geverse Coggswell
A. C. Allen
Nehemiah Blades
St. John
Beaver Line
Gallia
Cunard Line
Robert Carr
W H. Taylor
Lake Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Philippine Islands
Montauk
Havre
Bristol
F. A. Pike
Landsman
Funeral of Mrs Mary A O Neill Roxbury service
Funeral services for Mrs Mary A O Neill wife of Patrick H O Neill and mother of ex Congressmen Joseph H O Neill at St Francis de Sales Roxbury. High mass requiem by Rev P J Daly with deacon sub-deacon and ceremonies. About 100 carriages to Holyhood Brookline for interment conducted by Rev J Harrigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Vernon Street
Roxbury
Mary A. O'Neil
Patrick H. O'Neil
Joseph H. O'Neil
P. J. Daly
John H. Harrigan
James J. McCarthy
C. J. Herlihy
J. J. Ford
Working Boys' Home
Holyhood Cemetery
Brookline
St. Francis de Sales Parish
Thievings Reported Across Dorchester and Nearby
A string of thefts across Dorchester includes H D Hutchings reporting a bicycle stolen from 61 Bloomfield Street and Curtis Randall seeking the thief of a long kersey overcoat from 89 Gray Street. Edith Hursbiel’s room at 70 Tremont Street was entered by false keys with a diamond ring and gold cameo pin taken. W J Furbush of West Newton found coffee missing from his wagon on Custom House Street and Dr H H Gage at 218 Boylston Street reported a pocketbook with $14 stolen from his office.
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H. D. Hutchings
Bloomfield Street
Dorchester
Curtis Randall
Gray Street
Edith Hursbiel
Tremont Street
W. J. Furbush
West Newton
Custom House Street
H. H. Gage
Boylston Street
Fifty Years Wedded in Provincetown
In Provincetown on December 2 they celebrate the fiftieth wedding anniversary of J James Fuller and Mrs Maria Atkins Fuller at their home and host numerous friends for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provincetown
J. James Fuller
Maria Atkins Fuller
Tragedy at Continental Building Elevator Well Fall
Edward Back of 1232 Tremont street was found unconscious about 5 10 last evening at the bottom of the elevator well in the Continental building corner Washington and Boylston. He fell from the third floor and was taken to City Hospital by Station 4 ambulance with concussion brain and severe body bruises.
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Edward Back
Tremont Street
Continental
Washington and
Boylston Streets
City Hospital
Railroads Face Government Ownership Talk at Car Coupler Hearing
At the Washington hearing President Smith of Louisville and Nashville urged support for nationwide rail confiscation and government ownership as he presented 2341 employee petitions. President Thomas of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis tied earnings to compliance while noting a personal McKinley vote as a sign of confidence in prosperity. Secretaries' figures show 1,069,704 total cars filed for extensions with varying equipment levels, highlighting safety aims and the Commission's duty to enforce the law for workers and passengers.
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Washington
Smith
Louisville & Nashville
Thomas
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Morrison
Mr. Thomas
McKinley
Mosely
Commission
Coffin
Tews State Railroad Commission
Pacific Coast Senators Split on Hawaiian Annexation Treaty
Senator Stewart of Nevada arrived and said Pacific coast voters favor ratification of the Hawaiian annexation treaty. He noted that the treaty would not take long in the Senate and that Senator White of California was the sole Pacific coast senator strongly opposed.
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Washington
Stewart
Nevada
Pacific Coast
Senate
White
California
Peru opens reciprocity talks with United States
Washington reports Peru, first South American nation to seek a reciprocity treaty under the Dingley law. Kasson to prepare export schedules, forming the basis for a treaty list to be inserted in an accord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peru
United States
Kasson
Government Qualifies as Bidder in Union Pacific Sale
Washington December 2 government decides to qualify as a bidder at the Union Pacific railroad sale on December 16 if reorganization fails to guarantee the government a fair and just figure for its interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Ansas Pacific Railroad
Armenian Rug Weaving Display Draws Crowds on Washington Street
Thomas O Callaghan and Co on 658-568 Washington Street showcases a real Armenian weaving an Oriental rug with handmade loom. The six month 3 by 6 foot rug spectacle, repeated after two years, boosts store traffic and supports extensive rug carpet and cloak department sales during Merchants Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Thomas O’callaghan & Co
Turkey
Messrs
Atchison Bond Sale Raises Funds to Retire 6 Percent Notes
In New York on December 2 1899 the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway Company announced sale of enough general mortgage 48 bonds to a syndicate of financiers to cover the outstanding 165000 guaranteed fund notes as of November 1 1898. The bonds were held in the Treasury for the reorganization plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
Atchison General Mortgage
Pillsbury's Best Flour Praised as Superior Choice
An advertisement extols Pillsbury's Best flour as the standard for quality and reliability. It argues poor flour causes bad bread, cites expert praise from Mrs. Brayton Valise, and claims Pillsbury's Best outperforms competitors in materials, methods, and yield.
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Pillsbury’s Est
Pillsbury’s
Pillsury’s
Pillsbury
Earache home remedy with Thomas's Electric Oil drops
A brief home remedy suggests placing a couple of drops of Thomas's Electric Oil on cotton in the ear to stop earache within moments. The instruction emphasizes simplicity and quick relief.
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Thomas
Julia E. Whalen Sails to Pacific Coast for Klondike Voyage
Gloucester schooner Julia E. Whalen, 97 tons net, 82 ft long, 23 ft 6 in beam, prepares at Long Wharf for Pacific coast fishing. Eighteen prospectors join crew in San Francisco, twelve led by Captain Ar of Marblehead to navigate the vessel. A steam launch and eight dories accompany the trip. ship sold to D. B. Smith & Co. of Gloucester.
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Klondike
Gloucester
Julia E. Whalen
Long Wharf
Pacific Coast
Essex
Sylvester Whalen
Mary A. Whalen
San Francisco
Yarmouth
Mass
D. B. Smith & Co
Inspector Knox Nabs Pickpocket and Four Shooflifters
Inspector Knox arrested Fred Watton 31 well dressed on Washington street caught in the act of picking pockets from Manchester N H James H Blake merchant docked in front of Larrabee window Watton pleaded guilty sentence continued to Saturday Maud Clark Ellen Simpson Carrie Dean and Sarah Ingalls were arrested for shoplifting in large stores they arrived with an excursion all well dressed Carrie Dean stole goods worth 18 dollars from Clark and Simpson all five were committed to the Tombs Dean fined 30 dollars in Municipal Court
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Inspector Knox
Fred Watton
Washington Street
James H. Blake
Manchester
N. H
Larrabee
Maud Clark
Concord
Ellen Simpson
Carrie Dean
Portland
Sarah Ingalls
Cohasset
Mass
Clark & Simpson
Dean
Evans Estate Said To Be Worth Up To 8 Million
Paris reports estimate the late Dr. Thomas W. Evans left 5 to 8 million dollars with much of his wealth in Paris real estate. Properties include a Bois de Boulogne corner house and garden valued near 4 million dollars and land behind it, plus additional addresses on avenues Kleber and Alma. An auction of New York property on Dey Street and Broadway was recently completed.
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Paris
Thomas W. Evans
Eugenie
Evans
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne
Avenue Malakoff
Avenues du Bois de Bologne
Lafayette
Avenue Kleber
Avenue de l’Alma
New York
Dey Street
Broadway
Did He Endow Schools in Philadelphia Rumor Debunked
Local talk that the late Dr. Evans of Paris planned to found a Philadelphia dental institute is dismissed. Dr. Guilford of the Philadelphia Dental College says Evans never intended such a school. Attempts to endow a local college failed, with trustees and city dentists unsuccessful in securing a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Evans
Paris
Guilford
Philadelphia Dental College
University of Pennsylvania
William Pepper
Chicago
Evans says late dentist estate is worth 12 million
Washington dispatch reports Rudolph H. Evans elder brother of Dr. T. W. Evans of Paris states the late dentist's estate is properly estimated at 12 000 000 dollars. He is the chief living relative and commented on the cable rumor of the fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rudolph H. Evans
T. W. Evans
Paris
Sale of Boston High Lands Church Under Negotiation
Negotiations are under way for the purchase of the Boston High Lands Methodist Episcopal Church Society property on Warren Street by the Advent Christian Church Society now meeting at the Dudley Street Opera House. An oral contract exists and a completion is expected in days. The Adventists, worshiping at the opera house since selling their church, face a lease expiry January 1. The Methodists plan to build south of Grove Hall possibly uniting with Mt Bowdoin Society from Norfolk Hall Dorchester. Highland Methodist will worship at the old church until next April with Adventists sharing times.
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Boston Highlands Methodist Episcopal Church Society
Warren Street
Advent Christian Church Society
Dudley Street Opera House
City
Methodist Society
Grove Hall
Mt. Bowdoin Society
Norfolk Hall
Dorchester
Highland Methodist Society
Adventists
China Holds Firm Over German Demands in Missionary Killings
Shanghai dispatch says the Chinese emperor would forfeit the crown rather than accept Germany’s redress terms for two German missionaries killed and mission property destroyed in Shantung. German Admiral Deidrich proclaims martial law at Kiao Chou while Berlin reports more cruisers and gun positions. Japan opposes German occupation without China paying war indemnity.
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London
Shanghai
China
Germany
Nies
Hennie
Shan Ung
Deidrich
Kiao Chou Bay
Kiao Chou
Holland
Belgium
Berliner Tageblatt
Japan
Milk inspectors target Roxbury milk and vinegar dealers
Milk Inspector Harrington examined dispensers in Roxbury as several dealers appeared in Roxbury District Court. Philip Abrams Gustave Cardinal Arthur Pearson and William H Thomas pleaded not guilty to selling milk below standard and were held in 260 each for dec 10. Norah Cahill was found guilty and fined 50. George L Mudgett and Karl Wolff pleaded not guilty to selling vinegar below standard and held 100 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrington
Roxbury District Court
Philip Abrams
Regent Street
Gustave Cardinal
Lincoln Street
Somerville
Arthur P. Pearson
Sachem Street
William H. Thomas
m.Jk
Norah E. Cahill
Palmer Street
Jury Verdict in Amesys Lease Covenant Suit
In the fourth jury session of the Superior Court yesterday Judge Dewey presided and returned a verdict of 240 dollars for the plaintiffs executors of Fred L. Amesys and John A. Pray et al. The action sought 7781 dollars for breach of a covenant in a lease on the building at the corner of Washington Street and Chickering Place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Dewey
Fred L. Amesys
John A. Pray Et al
Ashington Street
Chickering Place
Graham Waives Examination in Roxbury Killing Plot Case
William Graham charged with attempting to kill Daniel J. Mahoney in a Columbus avenue lunch cart Roxbury on Oct 25 appeared in Roxbury District Court this morning. Represented by Timothy W. Coakley he waived examination and was held for grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Graham
Daniel J. Mahoney
Columbus Avenue
Roxbury
Roxbury District Court
Timothy W. Coakley
Graham
Boston merchants celebrate successful gala carnival
The Boston retail merchants report the first half of their gala business carnival a grand success with attendance likely to exceed 100000. They credit liberal advertising and printers ink for informing the public and foresee greater emphasis on promotion in future years.
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Boston
Schroeder to resign from Catholic University per Vatican view
Washington reports indicate Rome aims to end the Schroeder dispute with a resignation. Cardinal Gibbons and Mgr Martinelli hold the information, and the Vatican is seen as not approving or disapproving the board’s action. Schroeder plans to resign within the current scholastic year with papal permission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rome
Mgr. Schroeder
Catholic University
Cardinal Gibbons
Mgr
Martinelli
Vatican
Mer. Schroeder
Robert Gill Funeral Held at Holyhood Cemetery
The funeral for Robert Gill, 41, was held yesterday at Holyhood Cemetery after a Requiem high mass at St. James Church. Pallbearers included James Moore, John Allen, Henry Miller, James Carroll, Charles Goodrich, and Timothy F. Riley. Gill was remembered as a longtime member of the old Howard Mpeccrates and a brother of Peter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gill
Holyhood Cemetery
St. James Church
James Moore
Johnllen
Henry Miller
James Carroll
Charles Goodrich
Timothy F. Riley
Gill
Pee
Howard
Peer
Merchants' Week Boosts Elevator Test at Wolf Building
The electric elevator in Bernard M. Wolf's building My Clothier at Hanover and Portland streets is tested this week due to increased traffic from Merchants' Week visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard M. Wolf
My Clothier
Hanover and
Portland Streets
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Will
K. P
Thomas O'Callaghan & Co
Atchison
Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Pitcher's Castoria
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
Dalbahag—tes
the Post
Father
the Sunday Post
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Blanche Irene George
Ellen Osborne
Toohey
William E. Stead
Annie Besant
Brother
Atrios Diamonds
Barrios
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah Ernhardt
Barrios Diamond CO
Broad St
Schroeder
Pope
Caff-o-Dyne Pill Co
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