Chicago power house explosion kills six and injures twelve
Five men and one boy die instantly in the Chicago Northwestern power house blast as twelve are injured. Among the dead are section foreman August Cleanman and clerk Henry Lehnur. Injured include chief electrician John Butterworth and Milwaukee couple Mrs August Beck and August Deck. The blast occurred as the Ashland limited passed. the boiler, a ten ton unit, landed 70 feet away. Mrs Beck is the daughter of Milwaukee brewer Charles Uihlein and had just finished her wedding trip.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
August Cleanman
Antony Frause
Power House
August Weiss
Joseph Speeht
Henry Lehnur
Northwestern Road
John Butterworth
August Deck
August Beck
William Becker
Shebovean
Wis
Ethel Becker
Sheboxtran
Michael McGregor
Joseph Wowelski
Ashland Limited
Charles Uihlein
Beck
Sells divorce case resumes as witnesses testify
In Columbus on December 4 the Sells divorce hearings reopen before Judge Evans. New witnesses are called including Mary Manne of the WCTU Rest rooms and Nettie Johnson of the New American hotel. Peter Sells testifies about alleged circus training in 1878 and letters he wrote to his wife are introduced, showing promises to stop drinking and notes of property provisions.
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Columbus
Sells
Peter Sells
Booth
Allen
Tie
Plaintiff
Mr. Sells
Peter
Mamie
Philippines Bill Shuffle Marks Senate Agenda
The Senate committee on interoceanic affairs shifts priority from Spooner Philippines bill to the ship subsidy bill as unfinished business. It also plans alternate attention to the May Faoncefote treaty with shipping bill precedence and an executive session for treaty confrontation when speeches are not ready. Fire Marshal Charles died Monday from complications after surgery.
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Washington
Senatorial Committee
Renlness
Senate
US Captain Chester Arrives in Constantinople With Kentuckys Officers
Capt Colby M Chester and five Kentucky officers reached Constantinople after a stop at Smyrna. A Monday dinner in their honor was hosted by the US chargé d affaires Liord Grisecom with both British and German ambassadors in attendance.
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Chester
Constantinople
Colby M. Chester
United States
Kentucky
Smerna
Liord Grisecom
Czar's Health Improves. Requests Food Despite Bed Rest
Livada December 4 report says the czar's condition is better and he wished to rise on Monday but doctors urged him to remain in bed to week’s end. His appetite grows and he asked for solid food but physicians barred it.
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Livada
Renmn
Insane Soldiers Pass Through El Paso En Route Home
A carload of insane U.S. soldiers from the Philippines traveled through El Paso on Monday, moving from San Francisco toward Washington. The men had been confined for several months in the Orient before being sent back home.
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Paso
Tex
United States
Philippines
San Francisco
Washington
Orient
Queen Victoria to create Duke of Roberts and grant £100,000
The Manchester Guardian reports Queen Victoria plans to confer a duke dom on Lord Roberts and seek Parliament's approval to grant him £100,000. The decision, if confirmed, would mark a major honor for the military leader.
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London
The
Manchester Guardian
Oceanic steamer Alameda carries £300000 in specie
The Oceanic Steamship Co. steamer Alameda, Captain Von Otendorp, sailing to San Francisco via Auckland Apia and Honolulu, carried 300000 pounds in specie.
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Sydney
Oceanic Steamship Co
Alameda
von Otendorp
San Francisco
Auckland
Apia
Honolulu
Recruits to Cuba for 10th and 8th Cavalry and 2d Infantry
The war department plans to ship 250 recruits to Cuba to fill vacancies in the 10th cavalry 8th cavalry and 2d infantry stationed at Matanzas Nuevitas and Santiago.
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Washington
The
War Department
Cuba
10Th Cavalry
8Th Cavalry
2D Infantry
Matanzas
Nuevitas
Santiago
State consolidates Cuban rural guards under central control
Gov Gen Wood issued orders merging all Cuban rural guards into a single state controlled unit, removing provincial authority from command.
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Havana
Gen. Woodfrags
Foreign Envoys await demands as Chinese peace hopes fray
In Peking on December 4 the foreign envoys heard their governments' notes and prepare for a Tuesday meeting. Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang anxiously await the powers demands while China proclaims a desire for peace befitting an independent nation. The siege and provincial control complicate solutions. Observers note renewed anti foreign sentiment and calls for force to protect foreigners and enforce order.
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Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Peking
Princer Ghing
Ti Hung Chang
China
Chi Li
Chinese attache says expeditions worsen natives tension in interior
Kwan Chang, attache of the Chinese legation in St. Petersburg, warns that inland expeditions by Field Marshal von Waldersee irritate locals and push the emperor to flee beyond Sian Fu. He predicts powers including the United States will act in concert to reach a peace accord.
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St. Petersburg
Kwan Chang
von Waldersee
Teking
Legation
Sian Fu
United States
Conger
China
Peking
Boxers Attack Germans Near Tao King Fu
Report from Tien-Tsin says 2,500 Boxers attacked German forces west of Tao King Fu causing 20 German fatalities and many wounded. An arsenal used by Russians exploded likely due to two Chinese smokers. both Chinese were killed. The blast was felt four miles away in Tien-Tsin.
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Tao
Shanghai
Tien-Tsin
Tao King Fu
Tien- Tsin
Reputation For Chivalry Shattered
Paris commentary on Emperor William’s telegram to Mr Kruger refusing to meet him dominates the French press. Afternoon papers express sadness saying the monarch’s action shatters his reputation for chivalry.
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Paris
Emperor William
Kruger
Breakwater Bill Aims to Shield Galveston From Storms
A Texas representative Hawley introduces a bill authorizing a breakwater at Galveston and requests a War Department report on protection measures suitable to the city’s storm risks.
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Washington
Galveston
Hawley
Texas
Roasted to Death in East Dallas Saloon
In East Dallas a man named Pete Bain, former Gard County constable, was chained to a chair and burned alive after turpentine was poured on him and a match set. Two suspects, Eugene Faulkner and J W Goodman, were jailed but later moved to Fort Worth as a mob threatened retaliation. The motive remains unknown and both suspects refuse to talk.
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Dallas
Tex
Eugene Faulkner
J.W. Goodman
Pete Bain
Garland
Bain
Ira
Fort Worth
Faulkner
Chapman
Engagement of Irene Woodward to Lieut Frederick Bismarck
The engagement was disclosed, linking Miss Irene Woodward of Evanston to Lieut. Frederick Bismarck, a grandson of Prince Bismarck and German imperial army officer. They reportedly met in Peking during the 1900 siege while Woodwards were hosted at the American Legation by Minister Conger.
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Chicago
Irene Woodward
M. S. Woodward
Evanston
Frederick Bisnerek
Prince Bismarck
Miss Woodward
Peking
China
Bismarck
Woodwards
United States
Conger
Markets expose mixed price moves across grains and livestock
A market roundup from Cincinnati Chicago and Indianapolis reports wheat and corn quotes with grains at varied track prices. Hog and cattle ranges shift across cities including East Buffalo and Indianapolis with steers hogs and lambs priced from about four to six dollars and cents per unit.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Indianapolis
Ind
East Buffalo
N. Y
Supreme Court appellate cases and DOJ building request
Attorney General Griggs released the annual report noting 570 appellate cases docketed and 371 disposed, with 305 pending. Convicts rose to 3,157 from 2,932. civil and criminal totals and judgments are listed, plus a plea for government appeal authority and funds to construct a new Department of Justice building in Washington due to higher material costs.
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Griggs
Congress
Washington
United States Supreme Court
United States
Department
Department of Justice
Comparative Statement Of War Department Estimates
The secretary of war has sent to the house appropriations committee a comparative statement of war department estimates for 1901 and 1902, plus a 1901 ending June 30 appropriation. 1901 estimates total 185 903 551 dollars. 1902 estimates total 171 773 855 dollars. Current year appropriations equal 148 205 924 dollars. Public works estimates at 25 460 665 dollars are 184 245 higher than 1901 and 24 710 851 higher than current year. Increases reflect a 20 000 000 dollar river and harbor provision, plus rises in gun and mortar batteries and fortifications armament.
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Washington
Secretary of War
House Committee On Appropriations
War Department
Papago Reservation Faces Religious Fanaticism Threat
In Phoenix on December 4 officials report Papago Indians near Tucson driven by religious zeal. A white woman posing as a prophetess teaches dream obedience while tribal leaders warn of an imminent warpath.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Papago
Tucson
The Cub Reporter Delivers Governor Pardon Scoop
A rookie cub reporter earns a big break when the governor grants a pardon in the Frank Weston case. A loyal fianc e sister’s plea and the governor reveal the pardon and the cub plans to rush the story to Weston at press time.
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Hen
Banner
Blodgett
North End
Weston
N Eub
Star
Banner Office
Prizes for Long Serving Austria Servants at Emperor Birthday
In Austria, prizes given to veteran servants on the emperor's seventieth birthday include twenty one awards of 75 dollars each for thirty years of service. Recipients include a valet aged 71 with 46 years in one service, a 72-year-old nurse with 42 years in one family, a 77-year-old maid, a 41-year record, and other long-tenured staff such as a kitchen maid and a maid with 39 years in one place.
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Austria
An Olainai Kennekuk 8 Post County Kai Ww
An Olainai Kennekuk aged 8 from Post County is named in a Kai Ww continuation notice. The fragmentary item notes ongoing proceedings and regional naming.
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An. Olainai Kennekuk
Post County
Kai
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