Prince Tuan and Prince Chaung Arrested by China
The Shanghai correspondent reports Prince Tuan and Prince Chaung were arrested on the Shan-Si borders. Yu-Hsien ordered to return to Sian-Fu for execution. Foreign ministers expect China to accept joint-note conditions within a month as the note heads to the dowager Empress and Emperor.
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Shanghai
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Standard
Tuan
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Shan-Si
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Pekin
Weather forecast for New England and Eastern New York
Forecast for Wednesday and Thursday. New England is cloudy with likely snow, except in Connecticut. Colder Wednesday. Thursday will be fair with fresh westerly winds. Eastern New York colder Wednesday with snow, except fair in the extreme southern portion. Thursday fair with fresh westerly winds.
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Washington
New England
Connecticut
New York
Joys of Christmas marred by crime in North End stabbing
A fatal stabbing occurred about 9 PM at the corner of Margaret street and Cleveland place in the North End, involving Paolo Dribasso age 24. The assailant fled. Dribasso died from a knife wound after being treated at the tron house and Massachusetts General. A separate incident involved Fanny Lucas and Mrs. Thomas, with Lucas firing twice, wounding Mrs. Thomas. both women were arrested.
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Paolo Dribasso
Dribasso
Margaret Street
Cleveland Place
Carr
Tron House
Massachusetts
Getty
North Street
Flint Street
Fanny Lucas
Wheeler Street
Lucas
Mrs. Thomas
Fanny
Swedish shoemaker stabbed in fray over cigars
Cras Anderson a Swedish shoemaker lies in hospital with a severed jugular vein and a missing thumb after a fight with Carlo Dimarco Frank Breto and Frank Dimarco. Dimarco elder and Breto are held on assault charges while Frank Dimarco faces assault with intent to kill. Police will arraign them before Judge Gerry tomorrow morning.
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Lynn
Des
Cras Anderson
Carlo Dimarco
Anderson
Jefferson Street
Frank Breto
Dimarco
Frank
Breto
Frank Dimarco
Gerry
Revolver Quarrel Wounds Woman At Shawmut Avenue
Elizabeth Thomas, a 3 year old colored woman, married and living at 42 Shawmut avenue, was shot and seriously wounded last night at about 9 o clock following a quarrel at the same address.
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Shawmut Avenue
Elizabeth Thomas
Knives Used In Fight In Portland Street Brawl
In Portland Maine early today three long shoremen Olaf Olesen Martin Olesen and Thomas Olesen and two sailors from the cutter Woodbury Henry Hubner and Melvin Stinson fought in the street. Knives caused injuries to all five with Martins back wound viewed as potentially fatal. The wounded were taken to Maine General Hospital and the four Woodbury men were arrested. The Olesen party claim provocation.
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Portland
Olaf Olesen
Martin Olesen
Thomas Olesen
Woodbury
Henry Hubner
Melvin Stinson
Olesens
Struck With Hammer Threatens Henry Crocker’s Health
Henry Crocker a Boston hat company proprietor was struck on the head with a hammer. He was admitted to Emergency Hospital in a dazed condition and said the blow harmed his hearing and perhaps his sight. Police have no details and Crockers recently moved from 240 Massachusetts Avenue.
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Henry Crocker
Boston
Crocker
French Boxers Fire On Detachment Near Hung Tsu
A French unit of 100 men moving toward Hung Tsu was met by Boxer fire across a frozen creek. Lieutenant Contal was killed and an aged officer wounded as the French withdrew after burning the village.
Robbed and Thrown Into River Near Millville Bridge
Frank Jollie, 86, reports being held up by highwaymen on Central Street Bridge last night. They robbed him of 128 dollars and threw him into the river, but he swam ashore unhurt and cannot describe the assailants.
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Frank Jollie
Blackstone
Senator Hanna Denies Subsidy Bill Lobby Claims
Senator Hanna says no domestic lobbying exists for shipping subsidies, only foreign steamship interests opposing the bill. He notes the measure has been three years in preparation, amended twenty times, backed by presidential urging and party platforms, with details to be worked out by Congress.
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Cleveland
Hanna
Philadelphia
Washington
Congress
St. Louis
Boston Fed Branch Gifts to Seven Thousand
A Boston branch of the Federal reserve reportedly gave gifts totaling seven thousand. A separate note claims New York cares for twenty five thousand. Senator Hanta delivered a dinner speech in Cleveland with fifteen hundred attendees as Commander Booth Tucker issued a statement.
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Boston
Senator Hanta
Cleveland
Commander Booth-Tucker
Salvation Army gives baskets to families for Christmas dinner
After a dinner in New York the Salvation Army reports a new Boston plan sending 4000 chicken dinners in baskets to needy families. Only families reported by recognized groups qualify, to prevent impostors, while others may still eat at Mechanics' building. The event featured a large Christmas tree, decorations, and a Cambridge Band, with Lt Col W J Cozens coordinating volunteers.
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Greater Boston
Mechanics’ Building
Army
Salvation Army
Cambridge
W. J. Cozens
New England
Bryan Confident Of The Future From Lincoln Cable
William J. Bryan wires from Lincoln Nebraska to the Evening Standard declaring that democracy's principles endure and fusion policies will be vindicated. He predicts the twentieth century will see the people return to the fathers' teachings and republic traditions.
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Leavenworth
Kan
William J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Evening Standard
Catholic Converts League formed in New York
An organization of prominent men and women who converted from Protestantism to Catholicism was formed at the Church of the Paulist Fathers. The Catholic Converts League of America elected Dr. Benjamin F. De Costa president, George D. Mackay vice president, Miss Annie Burritt secretary, and 8 Coates treasurer.
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NW York
Dowager Lady Churchill Dead in Osborne Home
The Dowager Lady Churchill, senior lady of the bedchamber and close confidante of the Queen, was found dead in her Osbourne bedroom this morning after an unsettled night marked by cold symptoms. No serious illness was suspected prior to her death.
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London
Churchill
Osborne
Cape Colony in Danger Amid Boer Movements
London dispatch reports Cape Colony's position hinging on ammunition in loyalist hands with 1500 Dutch residents in Philipstown joining Boers. Reinforcements urged as martial law debates falter due to troop shortages. Colonial police clash with Boers near Burghersdorp and Venterstadt. vigilance and disrupted railway traffic mark a tense situation.
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London
Cape Colony
Morning Post
Cape Town
Philipstown
Cape
Standard
eThe
Daily Mail
Steynsberg
Venterstadt
Burghersdorp
Britstown Occupied by Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry
British forces led by Thorneycroft occupy Britstown without opposition at Naarwpoort reporting by Lord Kitchener on December 4. Boers retire north toward Prioska as pursuit begins, according to a telegram to the War Office.
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London
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Naarwpoort
Thorneycroft
Britstown
Prioska
Race War Stirs Cementville In Pan Handle Region
In Cementville, five miles north of Jeffersonville, a race clash escalates as armed negroes confront whites. Lee Ranger and John Redmond sparked the trouble. Ranger was shot by Samuel Kendall, who fled with Kendall warning of warrants. Sheriff Rave intervened briefly. new outbreaks followed as authorities mobilized.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Cementville
Lee Ranger
John Redmond
Ranger
Redmond
Montgomery
McKinleys Dined Alone on Christmas Day in 1900
Washington observed Christmas with private dining for the President and Mrs. McKinley. Churches held special services and government offices closed. The White House residents spent much of the day together in private rooms while friends visited briefly. The streets appeared nearly deserted throughout the day.
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White House
McKinley
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