Choate Given Warm Welcome As New British Ambassador
British press reception of Mr Choate as ambassador to the Court of St James follows his publicized legal triumphs. The Times and Birmingham Post praise him as a force and ornament, with duties ahead including the June arrival of the American fleet at Portsmouth and a royal display of goodwill.
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Commercial Tribune
London
New York Times
Choate
Court of St. James
Lowell
Hay
Birmingham Post Today
Portsmouth
Channel
Duke of York
Prince George
Fune
Rhodes Promotes Cape to Cairo Railway Across Africa
Cecil Rhodes campaigns for domination of Africa through the Cape to Cairo railroad project. He advocates British control and economic expansion, outlining plans to connect southern Africa with Egypt and secure strategic routes across the continent.
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Egypt
Sudan
France
Great Britain
Africa
Ceci Rhodes
Cape Colony
Napoleon
South Africa
England
Cape To
Cairo
Rhodes
Bulawayo
Lake Tanganayika
Lake Tanganyika
Rhodesia
Germany
Cecil Rhodes
Cape To Cairo
Laurence Harrigan Dead Former St Louis Police Chief
Laurence Harrigan, long time chief of police in St Louis, died at age 65 from a complication of diseases. Born in Ireland June 15 1834 he came to New York at 14 and later moved to St Louis. He joined the police in 1857 rising to chief in 1874 serving all but four years as Port Appraiser before resigning last May.
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War Department
Washington
War Office
Sudan
Crete
Rifle Brigade
France
le Matin
Prince Victor
Bonaparte
Europe
St. Louis
Laurence Harrigan
Ireland
New York
Harrigan
Frank P. Blair
San Francisco Stay Granted for Cor Delia Botkin
Mrs Cor Delia Botkin who is convicted of murder was not sentenced as scheduled in San Francisco. Her lawyers blamed illness and sought three weeks to file exceptions but Judge Cook granted a one week stay of proceedings.
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Leith
Edinborough
Associated Press
London
Great Britain
France
Madagascar
Egypt
Khartum
Viscount Cromer
Lord Cromer
Great Mitain
San Francisco
Cordelia, Botkin
John P. Dunning
Dover
Del
Cook
Ludlow
Mascotte
Glous
Concho
William L. Kneedler
Second Army Corps
Pinar del Rio City
Pienté
Twenty Five Cuban Generals Confer at Mariano Discuss Army's Future
Twenty five Cuban generals and chiefs met at Marianao to plan the army's future after disbanding. They debated funds for a new start, the need for respect from Cubans and Americans, and whether US revenue control implies dependence. The group favored disbanding if money is provided.
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Mariano
Havana
Vidal, Lacret
Pedro Gil
Mayia Roderiguez
Matanzas
Menocal
Roderiguez
Cuba
United States
Detective Bond Shifts in Extradition Paper Case
In Ironton Ohio on January 7, detective Harison Ash of Charleston West Virginia was jailed on a shooting with intent charge after last night's incident involving Charles Miller. He posted bail and left for Columbus to join detective Brannigan seeking Miller’s extradition papers.
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Commercial Tribune
Ironton, Q
Charles Miller
Harison Ash
Tyler
Columbus
Brannigan
Miller
Kelly
Portsmouth
Kentucky
West Virginia
Bowman
Ash
Trea
Esca
Booty in Woods Prompt Exoneration of Jesse James Jr
Topeka report claims two teens Seth Rosebrook and Chad Stowell aged about 18 were linked to a Missouri Pacific and Leeds Missouri hold up. Stowell allegedly confessed revealing an $11000 stash buried about seventy five miles east of Kansas City. Authorities pursue the cache with confidence.
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Topeka
Kan
Seth Rosebrook
Chad Stowell
Hutchinson Reformatory
Missouri Pacific
Leeds
Jesse James, Jr
Kansas City
Williams
Young Stowell
Mr. Williams
Cook
Strauss
Stowell
Dingley’s condition steady but critical in Washington
At midnight January 7 Congressman Dingley remained very ill and gradually weaker after days of critical health. Ex Secretary Foster and Hon. Dingiley both showed improvement tonight while Dingley’s sons rushed to be with him. President McKinley visited the hotel and Mrs. McKinley sent flowers.
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Washington
Congressman Dingley
John Ww. Foster
Dingity
Edward N
A. H. Dingiley
Kalamazoo
Ft. Wayne
A. G. Dingley
Mexico
McKinley
Actress Jennie Dunbar Wins Divorce From Thomas W Hall
Norwalk Ohio January 7 Mrs Jennie L Dunbar daughter of the late O P Dunbar master mechanic of the Wheeling and Lake Erie road was granted a divorce today from Thomas W Hall on grounds of habitual drunkenness for three years past Hall known nationwide as Tom Hall a frequent Life contributor and once a leading lady with B H Sothern
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Commercial Tribune
Norwalk
Jennie L. Dunbar
O. P. Dunbar
Wheeling & Lake Erie Road
Thomas W. Hall
Hall
Tom Hall
Life
B. H. Sothern
Kentucky Jury Returns Life Sentence in Murder Trial
In Munfordville Kentucky Prof J W McClure was found guilty of murdering Miss Lydia Bratcher and her unborn child. The jury fixed life in prison after five hours deliberation. Rev Gregory Doyle faces trial as an accomplice.
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Commercial Tribune
Munfordville
J. W. McClure
Lydia Bratcher
Gregory Doyle
Cold Northwest Stretch Drops Thermometer Across Region
The ghostly cold wave pushes readings down from 8 to 22 degrees at several Northwest points as Winnipeg records the coldest at 40 below. In St Paul the temperature sits 14 degrees below zero.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Winnipeg
Murder at Columbus Ends in Double Clash of Bravado
In Columbus Colorado pan handle brakeman Ed Harris 27 says he could have killed the man but chose to shoot a lung. William Grubbs 36 dies at Mt Carmel Hospital after Harris’s shot following a quarrel at Grubbs home on Mt Vernon Ave and Twentieth St. Grubbs felled Harris with brass knuckles before the shooting.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Ed Harris
Wm. Grubbs
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Harris
Grubbs
Twentieth Street
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Power Without Fuel Inventor Claims New Motor Principle
J. P. Lister of Cleveland reports a private experiment that draws electricity from the earth to produce light heat and power without fuel. He says the device will light heat and operate elevators in a Cleveland block without fuel costs and will consult his attorney who, he claims, with one other, knows the secret.
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Commercial Tribune
Youngstown
J. P. Lister
Cleveland
Lister
Leedy Signs Telegraph Rate Reduction Bill in Kansas
Governor Leedy enacts a telegraph rate cut and places carriers under the Court of Visitation. The bill fixes 15 cents for the first ten words and 1 cent per additional word by day. at night 1 cent for the first ten words and 1/6 of a cent for each extra word. Newspaper reports receive one third of a cent per word by day and one sixth by night, with no lower rate allowed.
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Topeka
Kan
Leedy
Court of Visitation
Confessed Thief Ties Loot Across Cities
James Lynch admits stealing about 6000 dollars in diamonds from George F. Pomeroy in Toledo and jewels from B. L. Hinman in Columbus. He implicates James Nelson, Hinman’s coachman, and says diamonds moved to Chicago Cleveland and Cincinnati. Police trace portions. authorities in Cleveland and Columbus pursue recovered items.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
James Lynch
George F. Pomeroy
Toledo
Lynch
B. L. Hinman
James Nelson
Cleveland
Pomeroy
New York
Tracy Guthrie
Hinman
Nelson
Franklin County
Spanish Conservative Party Leader Outlines Policy Shift
At a Conservative Club meeting in Madrid Senor Silvela confirms a full arrangement with General Polavieja and criticizes Sagasta. He urges tax reform, pension cuts, Vatican concordat maintenance, justice reform, electoral reform, and a strong public works ministry. He calls for reorganization of armed forces to defend the country. Sagasta’s fate seen as likely. The cabinet plans a crisis notification to the Queen Regent.
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Madrid
Senor Silvela
Polavieja
Senor Sagasta
Cuba
Spain
United States
Sagasta
Vatican
Weyler Hosts Banquet Hopes for Return to Power
General Weyler former Cuba commander hosted a banquet in Madrid with fourteen generals and naval officers. Toasts urged national regeneration and army and navy reform as speakers expressed hope Weyler would soon return to power.
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Madrid
Solemn Objection Against American Intrusion
A formal protest expresses strong opposition to perceived American interference. The objector cites sovereignty concerns and stresses alarm over external intrusion into national affairs. Public and official channels reflect a growing stance against external influence.
Dewey’s Fleet to Grow to Thirty Vessels
Manila dispatch reports Aguinaldo’s manifesto denouncing General Otis as Military Governor. He says Americans promised independence and vows to unite natives and foreigners to resist foreign rule. He asserts his return aimed to conquer Spaniards and win freedom, urging followers toward a peaceful but determined outcome.
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Merritt
Aguinaldo
Tance
Dewey Seeks Large Reinforcements for Asiatic Station
The Navy Department received Admiral Dewey’s cipher cable urging urgent ships and supplies for the Asiatic squadron. He requests more light draft gunboats and specifies units to join Manila, with Bennington Machias Castine and others en route or under orders. The department aims to dispatch as many vessels as he demands and ships like the Oregon and Iris await orders. The dispatch also notes a demand for tobacco soap and American food to sustain the crews amid fatigue from Philippine service.
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Washington
Navy Department
Dewey
Asiatic
Long
Castine
Suez
Honolulu
Guam
Manila
Machias
Portsmouth
N.H
Mediterranean
Department
Concord
Petrel
Tloilo
Helena
Port Said
Qweynew
Callao
Cuigoa
Barcelo
Isla de Luzon
Isla de Cuba
Hongkong
Buffalo
Leyte
Mindanao
Oregon
Iris
Montojo
Yankee
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Lord Kitchener
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Cambridge
Halifax
Ipswich
York
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Prince Victor Napoleon
Daily Telegraph Today
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Paris
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Spectator
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Court de Cas
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Marchand
Ligue de la Patrie Francaise
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Court de Cassation
M. de Cassagnac
Foreign Office
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the Times
Lord Curzon
India
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Kedleston
Earl of Elgin
Lee
Sternberg
United States Army
Department of
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Marquis de Esteban
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Castle la Punta
Marianao
Bond
Harrison Ash
Chas, Miller
Charleston
W. Va
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Jerhie L. Dunbar
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