Mobilizing Asiatic Squadron for Pekin Protection
Washington reports mobilizing the entire Asiatic squadron near Taku to land marines for protection of American lives and interests in Pekin and Tein-Tsin. Baltimore to lead, with Charleston Concord and Petrel joining. about 150 to 200 marines expected to march seventy miles to the American legation.
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Pekin
Wasurxeton
China
Tein-Tsin
Admiral Carpenter
Taku
Tein- Tsin
Baltimore
Shanghai
Nagasaki
Carpenter
Charleston
Concord
Petre
Denby
Herbert
Legation
Dekin
Fatal Fire in Fashionable Philadelphia Boarding House
Two women died in a Saturday morning blaze at 318 South Broad Street, the boarding house of Mrs. C. S. Reeves. Mrs. Ella Ray Smith and Miss Cullenden perished from smoke suffocation after doors to their rooms were found locked. a colored waiter alerted others as firefighters arrived. Several residents escaped with narrow margins.
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Philadelphia
Potadelpatia
C. S. Reeves
South Broad Street
Ella Ray Smith
Cullenden
Miss Cullenden
Mrs. Smith
Japan buys Chilean cruiser Esmeralda in covert sale
New York reports Japan expanded its navy by purchasing the cruiser Esmeralda from Chile. The ship was first sold to Ecuador and then transferred to Japan to dodge suspicion. Price exceeded 1,000,000 in gold.
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New York
Japan
Esmeralda
Chili
Ecuador
China
Tahiti
Plate glass groups plan combined organization in Prrreperen
Next Tuesday in Prrreperen Pennsylvania plate glass manufacturers will assemble to form a large organization representing about 20 million dollars in capital and roughly ten thousand workers. Companies named include Crystal City Missouri Kokomo and Elwood Indiana Charleroi Howard Pittsburgh Standard Butler and Pittsburgh Plate Glass with plants at Tarantum Creighton and Ford City. Production costs would drop and prices are expected to rise.
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Prrreperen
Crystal City
Missouri
Kokomo
Elwood
Indiana
Charleroi, Howard
Pittsburgh
Standard of
Butler
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Tarantum
Creighton
Ford City
Teachers Face Pay Cut Over Missing Certificates in Kentucky
State Superintendent Thompson warns Bell county teachers cannot draw state pay without proper certificates. Many have been teaching without one. as no exam is held until next June, they must close schools and forfeit earned salaries. A separate London report notes a Russian loan of £20 million at 3 percent to be issued before Christmas, linked to Rothschild banks and shifting attitudes amid Entente efforts.
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Mippinesnono
Thompson
McCoy
Bell County
Lonpox
London
Paris
Berlin
Russia
Secretary Gresham Denies Cable Rumor on Legation Danger
Washington reports Secretary Gresham rejects a claim that a Denby cable from China warned of chaos at Peking and danger to the American legation. No such report was received by cable, mail, or otherwise, he states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gresham
United States
Denby
China
J’ekin
Legation
Forest Fires Ravage Arkansas County and Camden
Forest fires sweep near Arkansas City burning river bottoms and destroying timber cattle and hog pasturage. A colored family of six perished in the flames. Camden reports great damage with artificial lights used in day business. No rain has fallen in the state for months.
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Arkansas
Livre Rock
Arkansas City
Ark
T’armers
Camden
Terrible Wolves Kill Wedding Party in Hungarian Forest
News from Bupa Pesru reports a wedding party returning from Hidos attacked by wolves in a dense forest. Twelve were killed or dragged down, with survivors returning to the village bearing gruesome evidence of the massacre. Another item from San Francisco notes a Franciscan missionary in China brutalized by locals in Shensi as the mandarin allegedly allowed the attack.
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Bupa-Pesru
Hidos
San Francisco
Father A. Goettle
Kelseville
Cal
China
Shensi
Father Goettle
Kolb Sworn in as Governor
Montreomenry Alabama December 3 Republican Kolb was sworn in as governor at about 11 in the morning. A marching military detachment of 200 to 300 accompanied him to the capitol as crowd excitement rose but no disorder occurred. Kolb walked with several hundred friends on the way to and from the capitol.
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Kolb
Montreomenry
Ala
Alabama
Capitol
Dexter Avenue
Brutal murder rocks Newnan after farmer slain and daughter wounded
A Newnan Ga murder tale reports A B Leigh slain at midnight by a farm hand named Joe Bean. Leigh's 17 year old daughter Willie is shot in the face and the body found hacked and mutilated near the residence. Citizens search for the suspect.
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Atlanta
Newnan
A. B. Leigh
Willie
Leigh
Joe Bean
Mr. Leigh
Clem
Bean
Tragic Collision Near Lockport Claims Three Lives
In dense fog near Lockport, Pa a rear end collision between a coal train and a stopped freight train killed engineer George W. Hull and conductor Thomas Lucas, fatally injuring Hull and fatally wounding Lucas. Fireman Lewis Gordon survived with broken legs.
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Lockfoft
Here
George W. Hull
New Jersey Central
Hull
Lewis Gordon
Thomas Lucas
Lucas
Swayne’s sentence remitted. retires December twenty second
By order of the president Secretary Lamont remits the unexpired portion of Brig Gen Swayne's sentence as judge advocate general. He will be stationed in Washington awaiting orders and placed on the retired list December 22 upon turning 62, with leave of absence in the meantime. Gen Swayne was appointed JAG by Garfield in 1881 and was later court martialed in 1884 over stock broker transactions.
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Washetoon
Lamont
Swayne
Army
Washington City
David G. Swayne
Garfield
First Ericsson Long Distance Test in U S
Menomais Nebraska Dec 3 Between Birmingham Alabama and Memphis Sunday the first long distance telephone transmitter test in the United States was made using Ericsson equipment 285 miles The test over Commercial Cable wires under favorable weather proved perfectly satisfactory with voices more distinct than local service and a simulated 15000 mile wire circuit also performed well.
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Menomais
Enn
Birmingham
Ala
Memphis
Ericksson
Sweden
Albert Klein
Postal Telegraph Co
Germany’s Emperor Outlines Peace And Social Reform
Berlin reports the throne speech видеть that Germany aims for peace and friendly relations with powers while arming the government against socialism. Dr. Miquel’s financial reform is urged to stabilize finances as anti Semites target Hohenlohe and Koeller and consider limiting Jewish immigration.
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Jerlin
Germany
Europe
Alexander III
Herr von Levetzow
Reichstag
Hohenlohe
Koeller
Caprivi
Civil Service Report Praises Large Posts Better Job Rules
The annual report notes improved civil service observance in large post offices and mentions Baltimore as a model. Indianapolis is cited as previously poor but now improved under late and current postmasters. Boston and Chicago observed well. railway mail service fully adheres to the law.
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Civil Service Commissioner
Washington
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Civil Service
Boston
Chicago
West Virginia Attorney McDomas Dead at Barboursville
Condensed telegram notice reports the death of H. J. McDomas one of West Virginia's oldest attorneys at his Barboursville home. Also noted are deaths of U S district attorney Sherwood Dixon in Chicago and Mrs Philena Bodman mother of Dr Charles H Parkhurst in Northampton. Local fire at Huntington church insured. various European and U S events summarized.
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H. J. McDomas
West Virginia
Barboursville
Sherwood Dixon
United States
Northern District of
Illinois
Chicago
Philena N. Bodman
Luther Bodman
Charles H. Parkhurst
New York
Northampton
Mass
Johnson's Memorial Church
Huntington
W. Va
Emperor William
Berlin-Vienna
New Palace
Franz Joseph
Hofburg
W. Rodman Winslow
Sevillia
Fifty-Eighth Street
London Daily News
Constantinople
Great Britain
Turkey
North Square
Boston
Luigi Roma
Concetta
Parkersburg
Markets Report Across Cities with Steady Prices
A detailed roundup shows light demand and steady prices for grains and livestock across Cincinnati, Baltimore, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Buffalo and Indianapolis. Wheat, corn, oats and rye hold near prior quotes. cattle and hogs see mixed to slow activity with varying tier pricing from good to common.
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Cincinnati
Hoas
Baltimore
Toledo
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
N.Y
Chicago
Baltimore girl who climbs ways to flee home ends at shelter
Katie Ryan, a 16 year old Baltimore high jumper, repeatedly escapes from home and the House of the Good Shepherd. She climbs from windows and uses bedsheets as ropes, leaping from heights up to sixty feet without injury and is returned to custody amid the asylum alarms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Ryan
Baltimore
Katie
House of the Good Shepherd
Peculiar hogfish-like specimen caught near Rigolets in New Orleans
William Markel and R G Gogrieve brought a remarkable fish to New Orleans after catching it at the Rigolets. The creature resembles a hog with a blue front and yellow rear fins, has three unusual tails, and refused bait before being hooked. They plan to freeze and exhibit the curious catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
William Markel
Dufossat Street
R. G. Gogrieve
Broadway
New Orleans
Global land share and a Dakota girl bicycle quest
An analysis estimates 83.62 billion acres global land with 1.3 billion people sharing 233 acres each and 29 people per square mile across regions. A Sioux Falls ad for a stenographer prompts Miss Eva Hamas from Salem to bike fifty miles to pursue the job, after traveling a rough course in a bicycle suit with luncheon.
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Globe
Europe
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Sioux Falls
Eva Hamas
Salem
Humes
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J. M. Rapert
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Newport
Willie Daggett
Ed Scott
Geo. Kilby
Farrant’s Point
Ocataa
Fla
Wm. Jackson
Jackson
Froude
Lespes
James Anthony Froude
Carlyles
Thomas Carlyle
Loxpow
United Press
Dunraven
Plate Glass Trust
Portland
Ore
Tacoma
Wash
John Burns, M. P
Lands
Cunard
Etruria
John Burns
M. P
Manton
Ind
Eliza Smith
Dupont
Lincoln Bank
Omana
Neb
Federal Grand Jury
Capitol National Bank of Lincoln
Mosher
Britain
Shane
Saddle Islands
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Ito
Fremantle
Port Arthur
Julian
Julian Pauncefote
Central News
Chee-Fuo
Wei-Hai- Wei
Che-Foo
Vensauré, Ky
Russ Mitchell
Frank
Jennett
Gen. Swayne
Wasurinctron
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Congress
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CarcaGo
Hallington Booth
Salvation Army
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Ferler
St. Petershire
Casimir Perier
the Emperor
Grmany
Annual Report
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Alvira Lane
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Caulille Foreite
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