Republicans Back Immediate Passage of Finance Bill
Washington December 7 Republicans in the House unanimously approved H R 1 the finance bill after two hours of debate and two amendments The measure aims to define the value standard and maintain monetary parity A special rule sets debate to begin Monday with a final vote at weeks end Overstreet Indiana and Hepburn Iowa led the push as Cannon suggested amendments but supported the bill The committee also discussed banking provisions and a to be clarified redemption fund later reports from Peoria and Springfield note local items including a Catholic school dedication and Gen Mcclernand's convalescence.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
United States
Overstreet
Indiana
Cannon
Hepburn
Lowa
Warner
Mountain Valley House Destroyed by Fire Near Hot Springs
Hot Springs Arkansas December 7 The Mountain Valley house a well known tourists hotel near the city was almost destroyed by fire Wednesday morning.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Mountain Valley House
Gen Wood promoted to Major General of Volunteers
Washington reports Gen Wood's promotion to Major General of Volunteers does not change his duties as commander of the Santiago and Puerto Principe provinces. He expects to return to Santiago soon and may spend Christmas in Washington. Wood would be second ranking officer in Cuba behind Brooke.
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Washington
War Department
Wood
Santiago
Puerto Principe
Root
Cuba
Brooke
Holland
America
Officers Promoted and Fire News From Across States
Washington reports Col Kellogg of the 6th Infantry and Col Carpenter of the 1st Infantry will be placed on the retired list after Wednesday nomination as brigadier generals in the regular army. Carpenter commands his regiment in the Philippines. Kellogg began to the Philippines but fell ill en route and returned to the United States. A major blaze in Weissport Pa destroyed the Cabon County Improvement Co. facilities including electric light plant and foundry, with $100 000 in losses. In Macon Mississippi H D Wycker is dead, part of the Johnson feuding killings. In Arkansas Gov Dan W Jones, a US Senate candidate, signals support for expansion.
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Wilson
Lee
Wheeler
Bates
Young
Chattee
Ludlow
Miles
Merritt
Brooke
Shafter
Otis
Lawton
MacArthur
Philippines
Washington
War Department
Col. Kellogg
6Th Infantry
Col. Carpenter
1Sth Infantry
Cartpenter
Kellogg
United States
Honolulu
Weissport
Allentown
Cabon ‘County Improvement Co
Weéssport
Leighton and
Mauch Chunk
Improvement Company
Philadelphia
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Dan W. Jones
United States Senate
Berry
Measures Range From Pacific Cable to Immigration Curbs
Senate opens with hundreds of bills highlighting local interests and long‑standing measures. Key items include Hale’s Pacific cable project costing 11 million dollars to link San Francisco and Manila, Kyle’s postal savings banks and telegraph system, and immigration restrictions. Other proposals cover income tax amendments, direct senatorial elections, convicting free railroad passes for lawmakers, arid-land grants, uniform divorce laws, and expanded immigration to Hawaii.
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Navy Department
Post Office Department
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Manila
Honolulu
Midway Islands
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Iloilo
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Warren
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Congress
McEnery
Southwest Pass
Perkins
United States
Hawaii
Carter
Alaska
Nelson
Frye
Revenue Service
Hanna-Payne
Government Department of Commerce
Tolstoi Seriously Ill In Berlin Dispatch
A Berlin dispatch reports Count Tolstoi seriously ill with two days of unconsciousness. He has since shown slight improvement but Moscow remains anxious about his condition.
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London
Berlin
Count Tolstoi
Moscow
Romana Refuses Cabinet Resignation in Peru
Lima dispatch says President Romana declines to accept cabinet resignations and public opinion backs his decision. The report notes the statement circulated from Galveston Texas dated December 7.
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Lima
Peru
Galveston
Tex
Romana
Two Sailors Lost From German Ship Wansbeck
Astoria Ore December 7 The German ship Wansbeck sailing from Philadelphia lost two crewmen John Brown and Jas Richardson as they fell from aloft in a gale during the voyage.
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Astoria
Ore
Philadelphia
John Brown
Jas. Richardson
Bombardment Intensifies at Ladysmith with New Boer Gun
From Ladysmith on Saturday December 2 reports a hotter bombardment that week as Boers occupy Lombardkopje commanding the town. Shells fall on the Gordon Highlanders and Manchester regiments camp with accuracy, causing narrow escapes and damage to several Allied guns.
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Ladysmith
Lombardkopje
Gordon Highlanders
Manchester Regiment
House pay decision for Utah member unresolved
Washington reports that pay for Mr. Roberts of Utah remains unsettled as House action on seating him awaits January pay certificates from Speaker Henderson. Roberts drew pay through December 3 based on Clerk McDowell’s certificate of membership-elect status.
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Washington
Roberts
Utah
House
Henderson
Congress
McDowell
Senate committee to hear protests on seating of Quay
Washington reports a senate committee on privileges and elections will meet Thursday to consider protests against the seating of Senator Quay after Pennsylvania governor appointment. The session also covers memorials urging unseating of Senator Clark of Montana and Senator Scott of West Virginia over alleged election irregularities.
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Washington
Senate“ Committee On Privileges and Elections
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Pennsylvania
Clark
Montana
Scott
West Virginia
Washington Death Centennial Memorial Proposal
The George Washington Memorial association requests that on December 14, 1899, the centennial anniversary of Washington's death, all schools suspend regular exercises at 11 a.m. and devote 20 minutes to a memorial program with a brief eulogy of George Washington.
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Washington
George Washington Memorial Association
George Washington
Pope Suffering From a Cold in Rome
The pope is afflicted by a sudden cold with breathing difficulty. Dr. Lapponi ordered him to stay in bed and the public audiences have been suspended. His holiness’s condition is not considered alarming.
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Rome
Lapponi
Burned at the Stake in Kentucky Mob Executes Man
Richard Coleman was bound to a sapling and burned alive by a mob in Maysville Kentucky after raping Mrs Lashbrook and killing her last summer. The crowd cheered as brush and logs enveloped the condemned man and his life ended in a prolonged fire.
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Maysville
Richard Coleman
Coleman
Lashbrook
Night session arguments highlight Kentucky election board powers
The Kentucky state election board debated whether the board has judicial powers or is a mere canvassing body. Judge Humphrey argued records from counties and supplement returns were not properly before the board, and county records may exceed legal authority. Closing addresses proceed, focusing on Jefferson County issues.
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Frankfort
State Election Board
Alex, Humphrey
Taylor
Board of Election Commissioners
Louisville
Harris
Jefferson County
British steamer Istore collides with Austrian ship Orpheus
Liverpool reports the British steamer Istore from Baltimore arrived after a collision with the Austrian ship Orpheus from Trieste on Tuesday night. Indore damage unknown. Orpheus bows badly damaged. Cambridge Maas notes European astronomers announce a minor planet discovery by Charlots via Harvard College Observatory.
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Baltimore
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Trieste
Indore
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Maas
Dee
European Union of Astronomers
Harvard College Observatory
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Telegraphic Brevities from National Affairs
Treasury figures show cash balance 286,225,346 and gold reserve 238,065,588. News includes Gatacre moves against the Boers near Stormberg Junction, a British steamer captain lost overboard, and a wrecked ship near Craster. Washington covers pension bill for Mrs Gridley, Manila to Honolulu transport for Athenian, and the death of Martin Bennett Jr. in Hartford. Creek Nation selects Gen Pleasant Porter as chief at Okmulgee, with no protest from Full bloods. Senate backs Root nomination. Allison selects nine Republican committee members. Oklahoma population estimated at 375,000 with large land settlement. Amoskeag announces a 10% wage rise for 8,000 workers on December 18, mirrored by Armory and Stark Manufacturing Co. increases.
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Pennsylvania
Gridley
Olympia
Maj. Bellinger
Manila
Honolulu
Martin Bennett, Jr
United States
Scottish Union and National Fire Insurance Co
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Scotland
Hartford
Fort Valley
Ben Thomas
Pleasant Porter
Okmulgee
Porter
Root
McKinley
Congress
Agrarian
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Republican Caucus
Republican Committee
Aldrich
Cullom
McMillan
Hansbrough
Lodge
Perkins
Elkins
Spooner
Platt
New York
Gov
Barnes
Oklahoma
Territory
Hayward
Poynter
Allen
G. M. Hitchcock
Omaha World-Herald
Amoskeag: Corporation of Manchester
Armory and
Stark’. Manufacturing Cos
Manchester
Guatemalan Rebel Attempt Near Salvador Border reported
Secretary of state received a telegram from Mr. Hunter minister to Guatemala detailing that on the 2d inst Gen. Toledo with about 300 followers mainly foreigners tried a revolution near the Salvador border at Juliapa. Government troops repulsed them driving them across the border with heavy losses. Other departments are reported quiet.
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Hunter
Guatemala
Toledo
Salvador
Juliapa
McKinley Message Eases Cuban Political Clouds
Havana reports broad approval of President McKinley s congress message. Leaders across factions welcome the pledge that no American civil governor will be appointed, easing tensions in Cuban politics.
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Havana
McKinley
Congress
Market Report Cincinnati Prices for Grain and Livestock
The market report lists prices for spring and winter grains including fancy and family grades, along with Northwestern rye and winter patent rates. It also shows heat sales for red wheat and various hog and cattle categories, plus sheep lambs calves with ranges for extras good and common grades, concluding with placeholder commodities and dates.
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Cincinnati
Dea
Hoas
Farmer Almanac Advice for Gentle Farming and Fences
A humorous instructional piece offers domestic farming tips. It suggests humane cow handling, pig scratching habits, regular well cleaning, and line-farm improvements like water wheels, wind mills, rustic bridges, and decorative landscaping to improve rural life and attract travelers.
Wrecking a Cowboy in a Dusty Arizona Tale
A Chicago drummer cites an Arizona tale of a Tombstone youth and a Portland cement plan, while humor about farmers, livestock, and a dramatic gun show unfolds. The tenderfoot outsmarts the cowboy, shooting a hat to pieces and leaving onlookers believing the cowboy failed.
Fragmented War Era Quotation Stirs Chicago Gossip
A garbled Chicago passage features a janitor philosopher remarking on a man who enters a room carrying a toothpick and a dollar, in a war era setting. The text reads like a clipped, stylized street speech from a newspaper column.
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Chicago
Coal Man Conveys Threat After Theft Departure
A fragmentary Philadelphia item notes a heated exchange with a coal man who, upon departure after stealing a ton, warned that the reader would pay dearly. The scaneened observer recalls the tense moment and the thief’s bold gesture.
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Philadelphia
Cdevaete Jean
Dorothys Independent Itemized Account
An itemized account presents a detailed ledger of charges and credits tied to Dorothys account. It lists dates, amounts, and descriptions of each entry to reflect a clear financial record for auditing and reference.
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