Wagon Collision Near Manasquan Kills Four in Transport Crash
Eight aboard a wagon were struck by a Pennsylvania railroad train at Allenwood NJ crossing. Four died, two fatally injured, two to recover. Victims include Mrs Hien Allen and Bessie Allen. David S Allen a prominent local figure. The Allen family had been visiting Asbury Park.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Allenwood
Manasquan
N. J
Hien Allen
Bessie Allen
Allie Alger
Jennie Crammer
David
Allen
Alger Attacked at Civil Service Reform League Meeting
Baltimore December 18 The Civil Service Reform League assailed the McKinley administration for civil service violations and launched a sharp critique of General Alger. Bonaparte condemned Alger’s War Department record and charged the President would leverage Alger for Michigan in the 1900 Republican convention to sway the Grand Army vote.
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Baltimore
Civil Service Reform League
McKinley
General Alger
Bonaparte
Alger
War Department
Bonaparte Severgag
Michigan
Grand Army
Gas Works Explosion Fatalities in Poughkeepsie
A large explosion struck the generating and purifying departments of the Poughkeepsie Gas Works in the evening causing substantial property damage. Louis H. Baurhyle was killed while James McComb suffered fatal injuries and Patrick Gallagher was badly hurt.
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Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Poughkeepsie
Stormy Narbonne Election Probe Shakes French Cabinet
In Paris the Chamber of Deputies debated corruption in the Narbonne election. A candidate allied with the Meline Cabinet was blamed, provoking threats of resignations by M. Guillain and M. Deloncle. Premier Dupuy calmed the ministers but foreshadowed future friction.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Narbonne
Meline
M. Guillain
M. Deloncle
M. Dupuy
Lkely
Donovan Murder Allegation prompts police probe
An autopsy by Medical Examiner Draper on John Donovan’s body at the morgue cites violence as the cause of death. Donovan was found near Union Station early Saturday with a fractured skull and severe bruises and died the next day at City Hospital after being attacked and robbed, according to investigators.
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Draper
John Donovan
Donovan
Union Station
City Hospital
Professor John S Schanck Dies at Princeton Age Eighty Two
Princeton obituary notes emeritus Professor John Stillwell Schanck died today at age eighty two. A 1910 Princeton graduate, he later became a chemistry professor and held honor from Lafayette College with the degree BL. Es.
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Princeton
N. J
John Stillwell Schanck
Emerius
Lafayette College
William L. Clark Dies in Worcester at 79
William Leon Clark, 79, died suddenly in Worcester. A long serving assessor for thirteen years he chaired the board most of that time. He also served on the school committee and two terms in the Legislature representing the city.
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Worcester
William Leonard Clark
Board of Assessors
Auldermanic
Two Teens Arrested in Charlestown Larceny Case
Officers of Station Ja in Charlestown arrested Daniel Bweeney 22 and John Collins 19 on warrants for larceny from Hugh J. Rowley at 16 Medford Street. Both suspects are from East Boston and Medford Street respectively. The incident appears linked to a prior theft reported on December WA.
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Charlestown
Daniel Bweeney
Orleans Street
East
Ioston
John Collins
Medford Street
Tae Vrom
Hugh J
Rowley
Giveet
Dec
Movement to block Senator Roberts seat gains momentum in Utah clash
The article outlines church and women’s groups uniting to protest Senator Brigham Hobson? No, Brigham H. Roberts in Utah polygamy dispute. It notes the Congregational Home Mission Society may push action at next meeting in New York to pressure Congress. Also coverage of President McKinley’s Alabama visit and Labor Federation debates.
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Presbyterian Home Mission Society
United States
Home Mission Societies
Congregational
Baptist
Congregational Home Mission Society
St. Denis Hotel
New York
Colt
Congress
Mr. Roberts
House of Representatives
Brigham H. Roberts
Utah
Home Missionary Societies
Edwin B. Palmer
Against Mormons Movement Sparks Utah Seat Debate
Winchester, Dec. 16. Reverend Joshua Coit, secretary of the Massachusetts Home Mission Society, says talk exists but no action yet on efforts in New York to block Representative-elect Brigham H Roberts of Utah from seated. Roberts is identified as a devout Mormon and polygamy believer with several wives. home mission societies include hundreds of thousands of members.
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Kansas City, Mo
Federation of Labor
Cleveland Central Labor Union
Max H. Hayes
Committee On Laws
Max Corey
Chicago
Gompers
S. B. Donnelly
New York
Isaac McCowan
Cleveland
John IF. Tobin
Boston
Winchester
Brigham H. Roberts
Utah
Joshua Coit
Massachusetts Home Mission Society
Roberts
Americans Great Gunners Speech Promises World Artillery Rise
The Daily News comments on Sandy Hook gun trials praising American gunners as potential world leaders in artillery. It notes Washington reporting that Americans can master artillery with focus, urging serious attention to their capabilities.
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London
The
Daily News
Washington
Sandy Hook
Steamer Cape Charles Burned at Norfolk Pier
The new steamer Cape Charles of the New York Philadelphia and Norfolk railroad burned tonight at Pier Pins Point Norfolk Harbor. Insurance covers ten percent of the loss with other details not fully disclosed.
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Norfolk
New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad
Pinners Point
Norfolk Hurbor
Joss
New Great South American Kidney Cure Proclaimed
Relief in six hours claims the remedy cures kidney and bladder disease. It promises rapid relief from pain and backache and immediate relief of urinary retention. Sold by Geo. Gooodwin Co. druggists in Hanover Street, Houston Mass.
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Geo, GO. Goodwin Co
Druggists
Hanover S T
Isuston
Mase
President McKinley Tours Tuskegee Normal School Visit
President McKinley and a large party arrived in Tuskegee to review students at the Normal School and training school. The procession included Booker T. Washington, Governor Johnston, Cabinet members and generals. Floats depicted old and new methods as 300 attended the chapel program.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Alabama
Normal School
McKinley
Johnston
Colonel Tester
Booker Wy.washington
Wheeler
Shafter
Lawton
New Chapel
Booker Washington
Jonson
Me&Rifles
Pester
Montgomery
Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Promoted as Cure All Ailments
An old advertisement touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a dependable remedy claimed to cure Sinusitis and bronchitis with bold essentials, typical of early 20th century patent medicine pitches.
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Dr. Bull
Roof Skating Rink Opens at Christmas in New York
Dr Wolfgang Goetz has built a skating rink on his New York roof top on St Nicholas avenue. It will open for the holiday season at Christmas. He plans to entertain friends and promises novel northern light effects along with skating fun.
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Wolfgang Goetz
St. Nicholas Avenue
New York
Erratic Subway Clocks Prompt Time Standard Quest
A Boston transit notice highlights widespread clock errors in subway stations. Clocks differ by face and station, causing schedules to misalign with travel. Proposals include standardizing times or adding indicators showing each clock’s fast or slow tendency.
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Poston
Haymarket Square
Adams Square
Ree Square
Scollay Square
Park Street
Boylston Street
Boston Whiskey Company Faces Receiver in New Jersey Bond Debt
The Times reports Chancellor McGill in Jersey City granted a rule returnable next Monday to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed for the Boston whiskey organization operating in Boston under New Jersey law. Liabilities total 979,949 with 316,685 in assets available. Creditors filing include American Surety Company Chemical National Bank of New York Atlas National Bank of Boston and others.
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Times
McGill
Jersey City
Goston
Mass
New Jersey
American Surety Company
Chemical National Bank of New York
Atlas
National, Hide and Leather, Blackstone
First National Banks of
Boston
Remarkable Self-Control man claims rare feats
Frank G Gandall of Minneapolis exhibits extraordinary abilities he says include dilating pupils in light and contracting in darkness with one or both eyes. He claims to thread needles through his body without bleeding and induce catalepsy, pausing his heart briefly to a stop, with pulse felt but not heard.
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Frank G. Gandall
Minneapolis
Gandalf
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Four hangings report from Georgia Virginia and South Carolina
West Point Georgia reports Jim Anderson a colored man who fatally wounded Constable Ciero Wright was lynched near Lanett last night. Norfolk Virginia notes Arthur Lottitt colored man who killed Special Constable Beasley was hanged in Princess Anne county jail yard. Macon Georgia records Abner Taylor white man hanged for his wife murder. Charleston South Carolina notes John Harper colored man who killed Sandy Campbell was hanged at Chesterfield Court House.
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West Point
Jim” Anderson
Cicero Wright
Fredonia
Ala
Lanett
Norfolk
Arthur Lostitt
Beasley
Princess Anne Court House
Princess Anne County
Macon
Abner Taylor
Charleston
S. C
John Harper
Sandy Campbell
Chesterfield County
Chesterfield Court House
Snowy Boulevard Sparks Snow Brigade sleigh racing high
A brisk sleighing scene fills the boulevard from the hill to St Marys street as the snow brigade races off with fast horses like Dr Franklin Jr and Maple Valley. Traders and owners including Wentworth Fellows Wall and Shepard compete in brushes while crowds and police manage the crowds on the snow crowded parkways and boulevard.
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Snow Brigade
R. D. Wentworth
Dr. Franklin, Jr
Mr. Wentworth
Albert Fellows
Dorchester
G. F. Wall
Lady Branch
Tom Normile
John R
John Shepard
A. W. Davis
Lady Wellington
Nelson Wilkes
M. Goodspeed
Sedgemark
Gussie Leonard
Ydeury Aldrich
Ralph Sturte
Ant
Woodshed
Charley Healey
Gil Curery
New England
Gil Curry
George Lovell
Watertown
George Norton
Flyaway
Fitch
Billy Egbert
David Brewer
Walter B
Fred Kaiser
Sonny” Craig
St. Clair
Frank Smith
Twinkle
Frank Hayden
Unge
Mark, Jr
R. W. Robbs
Vatican liberty pledge to Catholics abroad in McKinley era
London report cites assurance from President McKinley that Catholics in Cuba and the Philippines will enjoy full liberty comparable to America. Washington promises to shield convents and church property from seizure by provisional governments. The Pope expresses warm thanks.
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McKinley
Cuba
Philippines
London
Rome
The
Daily Chronicle
Vatican
America
Washington
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