Japanese land and capture Kin Chou amid Sino-Japanese fighting
A Central News despatch from Tien-Tsin says Japanese forces landed in force and captured Kin-Chou, a port 50 miles north of Shan-Hai-Xwan, opening pathways toward Pekin while avoiding fortified Taku forts. Reports also note quiet at Wu-Hu, arrival of cruiser Concord, and looming battle near Foo Chow with Japanese forces massing under Gen Noge.
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London
Tien-Tsin
Central
Kin-Chow
Shan-Hai-Xwan
Shan-Hai-Kwan
Gulf of Lian-Tung
Pekin
Taku
Wu-Hu
Concord
Yangtse-Kiang
China
Antong
Kin Kwa Hu
Tso Hun Kou
Yamagata
Foo Chow
Hiroshima
Oyama
Port Arthur
Noge
Man from West Dprry Attempts Suicide in Town
A visitor named Huse in West Dprry, New Hampshire attempted to take his own life this afternoon by slashing his throat with a knife. He was removed to Manchester for treatment.
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West Dprry
N. H
Huse
Manchester
Laughing Gas Fifty Years In Dental Anesthesia
In Philadelphia on December 11 a dinner marked the fiftieth anniversary of nitrous oxide use as a tooth pulling anesthetic. Dr James Garretson and Dr Thomas Fillebrown spoke on anesthesia advances and history, noting Horace Wells as the discoverer. Harvard’s Brackett will speak at Boston event December 27.
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Philadelphia
James F. Garretson
Philadelphia Dental College
Thomas Fillebrown
Dental
Harvard Medical School
Horace Wells
Harvard Odontological Society
Young’s Hotel
Boston
C. A. Brackett
Harvard
Vegelahn Labor Dispute Appeals to State Board
The State Board of Arbitration is appealed to by the workers of F. G O Vegelahn of North Street after an injunction was granted. G M Gunther petitions for assistance to help adjust the difficulties. Vegelahn rejects board overtures, saying the men’s action makes arbitration unwelcome.
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State Board of Arbitration
F. G O. Vegelahn
North Street
G. M. Gunther
Mr. Vegelahn
Trial in Circuit Court Over $15000 Personal Injury Suit
Before Judge Aldrich yesterday the U S Circuit Court adjourned while proceedings continued in the $15000 tort action of Henry Johanson against W P Barker.
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Aldrich
United States Circuit Court
Henry Johanson
W. P. Barker
Big Western Robberies Spark Widespread Outrage
Chicago reports a rash of bold robberies including a Rock Island passenger and express train hijack near the Indian Territory line with masked assailants thought to be the Cook gang. A Batavia depot fight wounded a detective, Henry Boise’s Fayette store lost valuables valued at $12 300, and a wagon was used. A posse pursues.
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Chicago
Rock Island Road
Texas
Indian Territory
Cook
Batavia
Ill
Henry Boise
Fayette
Henry Bentz
Kansas City Holds Two Robberies Leave City in Grief
Kansas City suffers two hold ups on the outskirts led by highwaymen. Lewis Van Aker is dead as a result, leaving the town in mourning and authorities seeking clues.
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Kansas City
Lewis van Aker
Rose O Donnell verdict against Bigelow Carpet Company
The jury in United States Circuit Court before Judge Putnam returned a verdict of 3600 for Rose O Donnell of Clinton. The case sought 5000 damages for personal injuries in 1893 when her hand was caught in a factory machine, two fingers severely injured requiring amputation.
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Rose O'Donnell
Clinton
Bigelow Carpet Company
United States
Putnam
Dutch Sugar Duty May Be Outlawed
Treasury officials in New York seek Holland laws to confirm if Dutch sugar imports lack bounty. If proven, American importers would avoid the differential duty of 1-10 cent per pound.
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New York
Treasury Department
Holland
Hospital to receive $100,000 from Proctor will
Massachusetts General Hospital is bequeathed $100,000 in the will of Thomas E. Proctor. The sum will be held in trust until it reaches $400,000, then used to erect a building at the McLean Asylum grounds in Waverly for the hospital’s insane department. The remainder goes to kin and friends.
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Thomas E. Proctor
McLean Asylum For
Waverly
Seeley Confesses to Bank Embezzler Identity
Chicago December 11. The man arrested last night as Seeley, the embezzling New York bank clerk, has confessed that he is the man wanted.
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Chicago
Seeley
New York
Federation of Labor Delegates Tour Colorado Mines
Delegates from the Federation of Labor in Denver travel through Clear Creek Canyon with English representatives. John Burns speaks to miners in Georgetown and events proceed through Silver Plume and the loop. Burns and Holmes attend a Manufactures' Exchange banquet as caucusing hints at a president election, with Prescott of Indianapolis favored by the Gompers opposition. Voting rests on union membership, with a painters’ seating dispute to be revived Wednesday.
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Denver
Col
Federation of Labor
Clear Creek Canyon
Georgetown
John Burns
Burns
Holmes
Manufacturers’ Exchange
Prescott
Indianapolis
Gompers
Britain to Send Special Delegate to Armenia
London reports that Britain will immediately dispatch a special delegate to Armenia. The envoy will be chosen by the British ambassador at Constantinople and sent to assess the situation and report back.
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London
Great Britain
Armenia
Constantinople
Armenian agitators defeated after mountain uprising in Taburi
The Turkish legation reports Armenian agitators formed in the Taburi mountains under Hampartzoum who posed as a foreign agent backed by European powers. They attacked tribes, killed, robbed, and burned villages. Regular troops pursued and captured Hampartzoum with many insurgents. they will be punished under law.
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Washington
Taburi
Hampart Toam
Hampartzoum
Freight Car Accident Destroys Car Float at Slip
A Boston and Maine car float at the New York and New England slip suffered a broken coupling as it was loaded on Monday at 6 pm. Cars slid off the float and one sank between the float and slip. The loss is estimated at $200. The Boston Towboat Company is attempting to raise the sunken car and will continue work today.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Boston Towboat Company
Zeramby Triumphs Over Wise in South Boston Pool Tourney
Zeramby defeated Wise 100 to 90 in the pool tourney at Murray and Irwin's in South Boston last night. This afternoon Zeramby faces Hogarty and tonight Johnson meets Russell.
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Zeramby
Wise
Murray & Irwin’s
South Boston
Hogarty
Johnson
Russell
Poisoned meal leaves Clifton family grieving
In Clifton Oklahoma Mrs. Fone Fowler died after eating poisoned food. Her husband and children, along with guest William Layton, are hospitalized in a tense, life threatening situation as investigators probe the incident.
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Clifton
O. T
Fone Fowler
William Layton
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