Army Reorganization Bill Passes House by 166 to 133
Washington Dec 7 The House approved the army reorganization bill by 166 to 133 in a session marked by a party line vote. A substitute by Littlefield of Maine on the canteen section carried 159 to 51, banning intoxicants at military posts. Amendments added include volunteers surgeons and veterinary corps, and rank increases for several corps while retiring provisions for civil war veterans were altered.
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Littlefield
Maine
Washington
House of Representatives
Messrs. Hall
Underhill
Clayton
Mr. Call
Rep
Mass
McCall
Mr. Man
Bartholst
Aren. Shafter
Fitzhurth Lee
James H. Wilson
Philippines
Signal Corps
Massachusetts Bid for Yorktown Land Buy Moves Forward
In the Senate Mr. Hoar introduced a resolution backing U S government purchase of Temple farm and Moore house at Yorktown Virginia. Mr Martin of Virginia praised Massachusetts support as the bill to implement the resolution was slated for early consideration. Mr Carter of Montana announced he would next Tuesday bring up the Montana senate seat dispute between W A Clark and Martin Maginniss. The body spent over four hours in executive session with Senator Morgan leading talks on the Hay Pauncefote treaty and Nicaragua canal provisions.
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Hoar
Massachusetts
United States
Temple Farm
Moore House
Yorktown
Martin
Carter
Mont
Montana
Senate
W. A. Clark
Martin Maginniss
Morgan
Nicaragua
Tragic Mass Attack Starrs Seattle Suburbs
William Sea fon, 22, at West Park nine miles from Seattle, killed his uncle Daniel Richards, fatally wounded Myrtle Hapgood 10, seriously wounded his sister Mrs Roy Clark and Hazel Hapgood 10, and shot Kennedy in the back. He was shot twice by Deputy Sheriff Kelley before surrendering.
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Seattle
Wash
William Seafon
Wouth Park
Daniel Richards
Myrtle Hapgood
Roy ‘Clark
Hazel Hapgood
Kennedy
Kelley
Nansen Fund Reaches 1,000,000 Kroner with No Further Appeals
Christiana reports the Nansen fund for Arctic exploration now totals 1,000,000 kroner and no additional collections will be made. In Rome, Dr Mazzoni states the pope underwent a minor operation Wednesday to remove a tumor from under his arm.
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Christiana
Nansen Fund
Dr. Nansen
Arctic
Rome
Mazzoni
Georgia convict camps exposed overcrowded conditions
The Georgia lower house committee reports 72 inmates, white and black, sharing a 60 by 70 foot apartment with an 18 by 18 foot hospital where sick prisoners are treated together. In one camp harsh punishment is alleged with a Negro man having a bruised head and a convict cut five times with a knife.
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Atlanta
General Assembly
Peace Impossibility and Partition Seen as Only Solution
Report from Nagasaki dated December 4 says 5000 Russian troops will stay in the far east. French German and Japanese ministers await orders as peace negotiations have not begun and a spring campaign is expected. Two American missionaries report Germans at Cho Chan reportedly converting as with other Chinese.
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London
The
Daily News
Nagasaki
Odessa
Far East
Peking
Morning Post
Ching
Li Hung Chang
Cho Chan
Oklahoma governor's report cites prosperity and statehood case
The Oklahoma governor reports general prosperity across agriculture grazing manufacturing and commerce. Property value totals 49 338 661 dollars up 6 586 247 from 1399 with 5 735 385 acres of vacant government land open for homestead entry. A reformatory institution is urged to avoid juvenile penitentiary sentencing and statehood is supported.
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Washington
Oklahoma
High priced beef at fat stock show buys Aberdeen Angus
Schwarzs child and Sulzberger of New York paid 150 per pound for Advance, a 1430 pound Aberdeen Angus steer, at the Chicago fat stock show, totaling 2145 dollars. A car load of 15 Angus cattle bred by W H Karrick of Bloomington sold for 3469 dollars, the highest price for a car load, bought by A Weber of Kansas City.
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Chicago
Schwarzschild and Sulzberger
New York
BR. Pierce
W. H. Karrick
Bloomington
Ill
A. Weber
Kansas City
London Dispatch on Chinese Joint Note Compromise
Dr Morrison reports Congers amendments to the joint note are accepted. Punishment targets are princes and officials guilty as deemed by the Chinese government with future designations by ministers. Empress dowager likely determines punishment form. Court reportedly preparing to leave Sian Fu. US assent signaled by Ambassador White.
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Conger
Japan
Germany
Washington
America
Sian Fu
Shanghai
The
Times
Lian Fu
Berlin
China
United States
White
Foreign Office
Verdict clears all victims in San Francisco glass works collapse case
The coroner's jury reports each victim had no business there and violated orders, concluding no one else is responsible for the deaths of 20 people when the San Francisco and Pacific Glass Works roof collapsed during the Stanford Berkeley game. Death is classified as accidental.
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San Francisco
San Francisco & Pacific Glass Works
Stanford- Berkley
General Charles P. Eagan Restored to Duty then Retired
Brig. Gen. Charles P. Eagan commissary general of subsistence, suspended since February 9, 1899 for alleged abusive language about Lieut. Gen. Miles during the beef investigation, was restored to duty Thursday and placed on the army retired list.
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Washington
Charles P. Eagan
Miles
Army
Police Stop Lynching Attempt After Harlem Shooting
A white mob at 35th street and 7th Avenue tried to lynch William Compton after he shot two white men, William Case and Cornelius Rooney, injuring their left arms. Police arrested Compton and escorted him to the station. Compton fired at the crowd but struck no one.
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New York
35Th Street
7Th Avenue
William Compton
William H. Case
Cornelius Rooney
McPhee Named Cincinnati Manager for Next Season
John T. Brush declares John Alexander McPhee formerly Cincinnati second baseman will manage the team next season. The contracts between the club president and the new manager were signed Wednesday in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John T. Brush
John Alexander McPhee
Cincinnati
Bryan wins Montana with 11665 plurality in canvass
Helena Montana December 7 W J Bryan carried the state by a plurality of 11665 according to the official canvass completed Thursday Four years ago Bryan carried Montana by 32043
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Helena
Mont
W. J. Bryan
Montana
Bryan
Miners Fed by Bowlder Fall at World Herald Mine
A bowlder rolled into the World-Herald mine near Aurora Missouri injuring two men and feeding three miners. Authorities reported the incident occurred on December 7 as workers were on shift.
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Aurora
World-Herald
Lick Observatory to be led by Campbell after Keeler
Prof. W C Campbell acting director to succeed the late President James Keeler as director of Lick Observatory. Board of regents will confirm the appointment at the next meeting.
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San Francisco
W. C. Campbell
Lick Observatory
James Keeler
Board of Regents
Mormon Emigrants Move to Mexico from Utah
One hundred Mormon emigrants from Utah proceed to establish colonies in Mexico after clearance at the border. They were detained for weeks by customs rules before admission to the country.
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Mexico
Ft. Worth
Tex
Utah
The Keating Brothers Trial Opens in Delaware Circuit Court
In Muncie Indiana on December 7 Judge Leffler presided as Charles and Joseph Keating faced murder charges in the death of their brother in law Allen Robinson.
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Muncie
Ind
Union Traction to Electrify Interurban Lines from Anderson
Marion Indiana December 7 The Union Traction Co plans to supply electricity to towns along its interurban line from the central power station in Anderson.
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Marion
Ind
Union Traction Co
Anderson
Reeves Death in Hunting Accident Reported in Sullivan
Sullivan Ind Dec 7 Thomas Reeves who was shot by his brother Robert Reeves while hunting near Dugger last Saturday died Wednesday night authorities said The tragedy follows an on site dispute that led to the fatal shooting in a rural Sullivan County area.
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Sullivan
Ind
Thomas Reeves
Robert ‘Reeves
Dugger
Kruger Receives Enthusiastic Receptions at The Hague
At Zevenaar frontier and The Hague stations, vast crowds greeted Kruger with flags, speeches, and singing. He spoke of Transvaal children and women enduring outrages, illustrating with a fair haired girl in the audience. He appeared on a hotel balcony before retiring fatigued after private dinner with Eloff.
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The
Hague
Klriger
Zevenaar
Kruger
Eloff
Boers Drive Off convoy near Buttelspoort in December clash
Lord Kitchener reports Gen. Delarey with 500 Boers attacked a Pretoria to Rustenburg convoy at Buttelspoort on December 3. Half the convoy was turned back with 15 dead and 23 wounded, including Lieut. Baker, as guns from Rustenburg and Commando Nek responded. Boers suffered notable losses before being driven off. De Wet crossed the Caledon at Kareepont Drift toward Odendal, with Gen. Knox in pursuit. The drift was held by guards and the river flooded.
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London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Bloemfontein
Delarey
Pretoria
Rustenburg
Buttelspoort
Baker
Commando Nek
de Wet
Caledon
Kareepont Drift
Odendal
Knox
Provincetown Vessel Cora S McKay Lost With 30 Crew
The Cora S McKay of Provincetown is reported lost with all 30 hands after a September storm near Virgin Rocks on the Grand Banks. Master Roderick Matheson led 28 crew from Provincetown, with nine nonresidents aboard. The disaster is linked to the Galveston hurricane impacts.
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Cora
Grand Banks
Provincetown
Mass
Provincetown Grand Banks
Cora S. McKay
Virgin Rocks
Galveston
Cora S
Richest gold discovery since Klondike found at Yellow River
Report reaches Tacoma of a Yellow River Yukon find 300 miles from Holy Cross mission. Two Swedes returning for citizenship papers presented $34,000 in gold from a 16 by 16 foot plot, with bedrock two feet deep.
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Klondike
Tacoma
Wash
Yellow River
Holy Cross Mission
Yukon
R. M. Morrissey
St. Michaels
Americans Present Kentucky Officers to Turkish Minister
The United States charge d affaires Lloyd Griscom officially presented Capt. Colby M. Chester and visiting officers of the battleship Kentucky to the Turkish minister of marine Hassan Pasha in Constantinople. The officers were hosted at dinner at the British embassy by Mr. De Bunsen.
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Constantinople
United States
Lloyd Griscom
Colby M. Chester
Kentucky
Smyrna
Marine
Hassan Pasha
de Bunsen
Opening of Victoria's 15th Parliament Amid Bitter Debate
London headlines note a fierce parliamentary opening with personal animosity at Westminster. In Morristown Indiana a jewelry store suffered heavy damage from a gas explosion when a radiator gas line ruptured, filling the room with gas and igniting.
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London
Queen Victoria
Westminster
Morristown
Ind
A. F. Zimmerman
Tragedy in Lafayette as section hand shoots in rejection
In Lafayette Indiana on December 7 Louis Meadows a Mo non road section hand shot Miss Frances Hahn in the head at Otto Collins home after asking her to marry him and she refused. He then killed himself.
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Tafayette
Ind
Despondent Man Commits Suicide in Boarding House
Jacob Ben des, 40, of Fort Wayne Indiana, killed himself with a revolver in his boarding house alleging despair over unemployment as the motive.
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Ft. Wayne, Ind
Jacob Bendes
Lyons testimony in Sells trial exposes secret affair
In Columbus on December 7, Harry Lyons resumed testimony on day ten of the Sells case. He described dreamlike notes and alleged confessions to Florence Sells about an illicit relationship with her mother, Mrs. Sells, while Florence testified about her mother's actions and the family’s scandal.
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Harry Lyons
Mrs. Sells
Columbus
Sells
Lyons
Australia
Florence
Florence Sells
Pittsburgh
Papa
Wmy
Mary Minix
Brunston
William Bott
Mr. Sells
Market summary of grains and livestock across cities
The Cincinnati market reports flour prices across grades with spring patent at 7.90 to 4.30 dollars and mixed car on track at 39 cents for corn. Chicago quotes wheat futures with January at 71 1/4 to 71 1/2 cents, corn around 37 to 36 cents, oats at 21 to 23 cents. Cincinnati hogs range from 4.65 to 4.95 dollars, cattle 4.15 to 5.00, sheep 3.75 to 4.00, and lambs 4.75 to 5.25. Indianapolis cattle 4.40 to 5.50, hogs 4.75 to 5.00, sheep 3.40 to 3.75, lambs 4.50 to 5.00. East Buffalo veers firm with cattle, hogs around 5.05 to 5.10, sheep 3.80 to 4.00, and lambs up to 5.60.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Indianapolis
Ind
East Buffalo
N. Y
Cuban Census Shows U S Benefit and Limits on Independence
Special correspondence argues American occupation improves Cuba under Gen. J. P. Sanger's census work. It notes Cuban leadership favors autonomy under U S protection, but warns mass illiteracy and factionalism hinder full self rule. The piece highlights US supervision, Cuban staff, farm modernization, and sanitation advances reducing yellow fever risks.
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Cuba
Spain
United States
America
J. P. Sanger
U.S. A
War Department
United States Armiy. Ien
Sanger
Secretary of War
San
Havana
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