Harcourt Resigns Leadership Ties in Liberal Leadership Crisis
London dispatch reports Sir William Vernon Harcourt resigning as Liberal leader in the House of Commons amid disputes over leadership and Rosebery’s position. John Morley affirms support, with editorials weighing party future and potential dark horse leadership as the Liberals face internal strife.
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Commercial Tribune
London
New York Times
Nottingham Liberal Association
William Vernon Harcourt
John Morley
Mr. Morley
Sir William Harcourt
Sir William Vernon Harcourt
War Tax Remains the Senate Against It
Washington reports that there will be no repeal or modification of the war revenue law this session as House Ways and Means Chairman Dingley confirms. The discussion on repealing the stamp tax and broader tariff questions was shelved after sentiment in the Senate opposed changes. A State Department inquiry into Chinese outrages against Bishop Cranston is also noted, with details of an incident in Peking and the Hurst family. A new National Central Railway bill proposes a 600 mile through line from New York to San Francisco with government bond guarantees, a $400 million capital, and high-speed schedules, but bond guarantees face strong opposition. Cincinnati delegates gather in Washington for the National Board of Trade meeting, while other capital gossip covers river improvements and potential naval rank reforms. The Senate adjourns with notes on Mrs. Richard Bright’s death and potential moves to create Admiral and Vice Admiral ranks.
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Wiliam Harcourt
Sir William Harcourt
John Morley
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Licking River
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Philippines
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Madisonville
Ind
Trial of Mrs Botkin Arsenic Candy Evidence Shown
San Francisco officials present testimonies in the Mrs Cordelia Botkin murder trial concerning twelve grains of arsenic found in five pieces of candy administered via the mail to Mrs J P Dunning. Doctors chemist and police officers trace the poisoned gifts from Dover Delaware to San Francisco.
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Bliss to resign as Interior Secretary amid private business reasons
Secretary Bliss plans to tender his resignation to the President soon, citing private personal reasons and desire to focus on his large business interests. No policy rift is involved, and an official successor is expected to come from the Western region. Bliss is currently ill in New York with a cold and staying indoors.
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Bliss
New York
Ryan
Brooke Chosen Military Governor of Cuba in New Plan
Major General Brooke arrives in Washington and is named Military Governor of Cuba with supreme island authority. Havana will have a city governor under Brooke, while Ludlow heads Havana Province. U S action halts Spanish concessions and franchise deals before military rule begins. Havana chiefs Moulton and McCullagh to organize police with Wade overseeing the evacuation.
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Brooke Appointed Military Governor of Cuba News
Major General Brooke designated military governor as Havana faces disturbances. He plans an elaborate administrative system to restore law and order while U S Navy moves to seize the Havana navy yard. Commodore Cromwell named commandant. the Spanish plan to sell Havana dock valued at $650,000 over objections by Admiral Sampson.
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Havana
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Cuba
Brooke
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J. D. Gatewood
General Ludlow Plans to Americanize Havana
General Ludlow, named Military Governor of Havana, moves to form a U S staff of sanitary and civil engineers and financial officers. He aims to establish a Cuban town model with a police force modeled on a gendarmerie, prioritizing ex soldiers and Cuban recruits, before departing for Havana.
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Washington
Ludlow
Havana
United States
McCullagh
Orden Publico
Havana Security Efforts Corner Havana Government Progress
General Ludlow leads forces to maintain order in Havana to support municipal government. General Brooke plans to depart for Havana to establish headquarters around January's start.
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Orden Publico
Havana
Ludlow
Brooke
Bailey Moves to Question Wheeler's Right to Sit in Congress
Representative Bailey of Texas announces he'll challenge Major General Wheeler's status in the House if he seeks to participate while holding an Army office. He cites Article I Section 6 and recalls precedents, stating Wheeler vacated his seat by accepting a federal appointment and argues against dual office holding.
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Texas
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Kentucky
Campbell
Illinois
House of Representatives
Mrs Tanner Death Follows 1892 River Captain Shooting
Cairo Ill Dec 183 Mrs George Tanner widow of a hotel keeper who recently killed herself consumed poison to end her life In a letter she says she could not live without her husband The 1892 incident involved her shooting Captain Ransom Sampson and wounding his bride before attempting suicide Miss Sams stood trial for murder but was acquitted claiming Sampson had promised marriage then chose another woman
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Tanner
Kittie May Sams
Ransom Sampson
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Miss Sams
Captain Sampson
Kentucky
Peace Commissioners Farewell to Faure Delcasse
Paris reports that tomorrow the Peace Commissioners will thank President Faure and Foreign Minister Delcasse for French hospitality and bid them formal farewells.
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Faure
M. Delcasse
Admiral Sampson Warns of Havana Situation Risks
Roving threats prompt dispatch of the Brooklyn Texas Castine and Resolute to Havana. Admiral Sampson in Havana suburbs highlights precautions after the Hotel Inglaterra riot, as Havana security relies on a fledgling American force and naval protection to prevent further outbreaks.
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Inglaterra
Riot at Havana funeral ends in multiple injuries
At nine in the morning in Havana a violent clash erupted between a funeral party for Jesus Sotolongo and Cuban hospital workers and Spanish privates near Infanta and San Jose. Wounded include Deputy Betancourt, Deputy Portuondo, General Vidal, Colonel Armando Rivas, and several others. rifles and knives were used as the hearse windows were smashed. The 180 carriage procession proceeded to the camp near Mariarrao with military honors amid tension over the Hotel Inglaterra outrage.
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Havana
Jesus Sotolongo
Infanta and
San Jose
Betancourt
Santiago de Cuba
Rafael Portuondo
Vidal
Armando Rivas
Francisco Lucas Blanco
Ramon Garcia
Garcia
Portuondo
Mariarrao
Sotolongo
American To Run Puerto Rican Schools
The insular cabinet in San Juan de Puerto Rico selects General John Eaton former United States Commissioner of Education as the efficient American superintendent for Puerto Rican schools and has dispatched him.
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San Juan DE Puerto Rico
Insular
John Eaton
United States Commissioner of Education
Chinamen on Trial in Opium Raid Case in Columbus
In Columbus on December 13 the opium den raid trial continued with Ben Hope Lee testifying that the twenty-one Chinamen are a Nee Hing Society branch, tied to the Highbinders. Sing Hop and Sam Hong report frequent life threats and are guarded by Court Crier Dick Owens between Police Court and the Goodale Hotel where they reside.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Ben Hope Lee
Nee Hing Society
Lee
Sing Hop
Sam Hong
Dick Owens
Goodale Hotel
Coldest night of winter hits West Superior area
West Superior Wisconsin records a frigid 23 degrees below zero last night with 18 degrees below at 8 30 this morning the sky is clear and there is no wind indicating continued extreme cold conditions.
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Snowbound Trains Delayed Across East in Heavy Storm
Eastbound trains arrive one to two hours late as a heavy snow storm yesterday slows service. Temperature falls rapidly, disrupting travel and daily routines.
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