Envoys Agree US Views Mediate Peace Note Altered
Berlin reports that the German foreign office confirms the Peking note was altered to suit US views in pursuit of peace. Germany still seeks the severest admissible punishment while acknowledging US influence. Li Hung Chang praises American troops for restraint in Chinese cities under US supervision.
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Berlin
London
Peking
Foreign Office
Count von Buelow
United States
Conger
Russia
Germany
Li Hung Chang
Gen. Chaffee
Chi Li
Navy orders rush sailing to South America from San Diego
Adm. Kautz received orders Friday afternoon to sail without delay to South America, with preparations underway for the Iowa and Philadelphia to depart Saturday. The reason for the rush was not disclosed, shocking Adm. Kautz and other officers. A 1,000 tons coal allotment for the flagship’s cruise was canceled after only half the order arrived.
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Adm. Kautz
San Diego
Cal
Adm
Kautz
South America
Iowa
Philadelphia
Notable World Events and Personal News From December
The day brings a Paris commission badge presented to Mrs. McKinley by President De Young and Thomas F. Walsh. Kid McCoy plans to wed Marguerite Corneille on Christmas Day after a romance amid Corbett’s former sweetheart. In Berlin, Chancellor von Buelow faces a charge of deceiving the Kaiser over the Transvaal war. A Treasury balance update follows in Washington.
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Washington
de Young
Thomas F. Walsh
McKinley
McKinney
London
Kid” McCoy
Marguerite Corneille
Corbett
Viva Music Hall
Corneille
New York
McCoy
Berlin
Reichstag
Herr Roesike
von Buelow
Kaiser
Transvaal
Roesike
Kurger
England
Norways Coal Famine Amid Rising Prices And Fire Losses
News briefs report a Norwegian coal famine with a 40 percent price rise while imports grow 25 percent. In Arizona a Helvetia smelter fire destroys the plant, causing about 100000 dollars in damage from hot slag.
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Christiana
Norway
Immigration Arrivals Hit Record 448,572 in Last Year
The commissioner general of immigration reports 448,572 arrivals for the last fiscal year, with 24,200 from Canada and a gender split of 304,148 males and 144,424 females. Cabin passengers add 65,835, boosting potential totals. European arrivals reach 424,700 while Asia accounts for 17,946 and Africa 30. Japan climbs 340 percent though totals are 9,791.
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Washington
Commissioner General of Immigration
Canada
Asia
Africa
Switzerland
Spain
Spanish Islands
Austria-Hungary
Russian Empire
Italy
Japan
Get Rich Quick Scheme Targets Investors in Chicago
Authorities pursue J. C. Bartlett linked to a blind pool scam soliciting $100 to $1,000 from the public for supposed stock investments. A seductive letter on Bartlett Brazier & Go. letterhead claimed profits and a later 65 percent dividend. Multiple victims believed, office located in a large Chicago building but Bartlett not yet arrested.
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Chicago
Dee
J. C. Bartlett
Orcder
Bartlett, Brazier & Go
Bartlett
Governors to attend Capital Centennial ceremonies in Washington
Eleven of the original states will be represented at the capital centennial next Wednesday. Gov. Roosevelt will attend with his staff, joined by governors from Arkansas Colorado Delaware Iowa Maine New Hampshire New Jersey Rhode Island Tennessee Virginia West Virginia New Mexico Maryland Pennsylvania Wisconsin Indiana North Carolina South Dakota and others.
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Washington
Gov. Roosevelt
Jones
Arkansas
Thomas
Colorado
Tunnell
Delaware
Shaw
Iowa
Powers
Maine
Rollins
New Hampshire
Voorhees
New Jersey
Gregory
Rhode Island
Mc Milling
Tennessee
Tyler
Virginia
Atkinson
West Virginia
Grero
New Mexico
Smith
Maryland
Steunenberg
Idaho
Crane
Massachusetts
Stone
Pennsylvania
Scofield
Wisconsin
Tussell
North Carolina
Mount
Indiana
Lee
South Dakota
Sloan Arrives in Chicago for Stay and Kokomo Trip
James Ted Sloan arrived from New York Friday afternoon with a retinue of servants trunks and bags. He'll remain in Chicago until Tuesday then visit his old home in Kokomo Indiana for a day.
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Chicago
James Ted Sloan
New York
Auditorium Annex
Sloan
Kokomo
Ind
Bank Organized in Rotterdam Aims to Boost American Trade
Washington December 8 An American bank with about 8 000 000 capital and a third paid up has been organized in Rotterdam. Vice Consul General Hanauer at Frankfort Germany says the bank seeks to advance American trade.
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Washington
Rotterdam
Hanauer
Frankfort
Germany
Farm to test US seed growth in distance Manila site
Berkeley reports an experiment farm under the United States Philippine Commission will be established about 200 miles from Manila. The project will test the growth of seeds and plants from the United States in a distant tropical setting.
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Berkeley
Cal
United States Philippine Commission
Manila
Dramatic courtroom scene as Mrs Sells spares daughter
Florence Sells testified about her mother's infidelities with Bert Johnson Ned Raymour Harry Lyons and Billy Lott since 1891. She recalled gifts and visits with Bott, the Bunson block, West Baden trips and the Thousand Islands. The mother sobbed as Florence answered six cross questions then the plaintiff rested with one witness ill.
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Columbus
Florence Sells
Florence
Bert Johnson
Ned Raymour
Harry Lyons
Billy Lott
Pott
Bott
Mrs. Sells
Bunson
West Baden
Ind
William Lott
Bett
Thousand Islands
Houe
Col. Wolmes
Indiana Lawmaker Seeks Pay Date Rule and Local Aid Reform
Representative O T Gard of Clinton and Carroll counties in Indiana plans three bills for the next legislature. One requires railroads and firms to set a single pay date for employees. Another targets panhandling by making it illegal for a tramp to solicit aid outside his county, with residency proof or jail. The third bill would elect county superintendents by popular vote, removing appointive power from trustees.
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Frankfort
Ind
O.T. Gard
Indiana
Dr. Gard
Carroll
Clinton
Unprovoked Shooting in Washington Leaves Teen Dead
In Washington Indiana on Friday afternoon Bil Cochran shot his 19 year old stepson through the lungs, delivering a mortal wound. He escaped but is expected to be captured. The shooting, described as unprovoked and deliberate, involved three shots with the fatal hit in the chest. Mrs Cochran grappled with him, but he fled after tossing the pistol onto the roof.
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Washington
Ind
Bil
Cochran
Teeth Mislaid Then Found In Throat After Diphtheria
Greensburg Indiana December 8 1900 George Stagg thought his false teeth were lost last Monday. He developed throat trouble and a local doctor treated him for diphtheria. A surgical operation removed the teeth from his throat and he is rapidly recovering.
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Greensburg
Ind
George Stagg
Shooting Mistaken for Highwayman In Maucie Street
In Maucie Indiana Friday night Dennis Sullivan aged 71 was shot in the left shoulder near Stewart's home by Maucie druggist Stewart. Lights were out due to an accident and Sullivan, a well known citizen, was mistaken for a highwayman.
Suicide by Mrs. C. F. Pragh at South Whitley
Mrs. C F Pragh of South Whitley hanged herself Friday evening in the summer kitchen, leaving a note to her husband asking forgiveness. No reasons given. Her father had previously committed suicide.
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Columbia City
Ind
Des. S
C. F. Pragh
South Whitley
Hendricks Killed by Pennsylvania Train Near Franklin
Franklin Indiana December 8 C T Hendricks a wealthy farmer four miles east of Franklin was run down and killed by a Pennsylvania train late at night The horse he drove was killed and the buggy reduced to kindling wood Muncie Indiana December 8 a railroad locomotive built here was tested on the Chicago and Southeastern line Its speed proved satisfactory Salem Indiana December 8 teachers of the Salem graded schools plan a lecture course at the high school Dr Joseph Swain president of the state university opened with The Yosemite Valley
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Franklin, Ind
C. Tt. Hendricks
Franklin
Pennsylvania
Muncie
Ind
Chicago & Southeastern Railway Co
Salem
Salem Graded Schools
Joseph Swain
The
State University
Yosemite Valley
Tragic Esteemed Woman Takes Carbolic Acid
Maggie Meinert of Evansville Indiana died by suicide after she wandered from propriety and was refused reentry by her family. The incident occurred on December 8 as she sought to return home following lines of conduct.
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Evansville
Ind
Maggie Meinert
Fire damages Samoniel block in Brookville Wisconsin
Fire from a defective flue in the Samoniel block occupied by S Thom's clothing store and residence caused $2,000 in damage on Friday. The property was insured.
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Brookville, Inn
S. Thom
Oleomargarine Bill Passes House Amid Debate
The Great oleomargarine bill passed the House 196 to 92 after defeating the minority substitute. The measure subjects all margarine products to state police power for sale and transportation, with tax increases on colored imitation of butter and tax reductions on uncolored varieties.
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Washington
House
Minority Committee On Agriculture
Taylor Introduces Federal Polygamy Prohibition Measure
Representative Taylor of Ohio, long linked with the effort to exclude Brigham H. Roberts of Utah from Congress, proposes a constitutional amendment for uniform marriage and divorce laws aimed at ending polygamy. He says the remedy is broad and far reaching, and will be actively pursued though not on the judiciary committee.
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Washington
Taylor
Ohio
Brigham H. Roberts
Utah
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Failures tallied across weeks with rising New York totals
New York reports 224 failures in the past week up from 154 the prior week and well above recent years. Canadian failures number 27, compared with 28 last week and 51 a year ago, with figures from 1898 29, 1897 23, and 1896 42.
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New York
No Decision Reached on Public Building Hearings
The committee on public buildings and grounds held hearings Friday on projects in Deadwood South Dakota Greenville Tennessee Zanesville Ohio Martinsville Virginia Springfield Ohio and Leadville Colorado but failed to reach a decision.
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Washington
House Committee On Public Buildings and Grounds
Deadwood
S. C
Greenville
A Melanger of Sympathy St Louis Message of Dec
A fragment from St Louis dated December presents a message of sympathy. The text suggests a tribute or condolence note but lacks full context or recipient details.
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A. Melanger
St. Louis
Dec
Sympathy Sent By St Louisans To Transvaal Leader
Berlin reports Leipsic census figures with populations for several cities from 455639 at Leipsic to 1567 at Halle. In London Choate, the U S ambassador, distributed prizes at City of London College on Friday.
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Ciple
Kruger
Transvaal
St. Louisans
Tondon
Joseph H. Choate
United States
City of London College
Alabama Senate OKs Vote on Constitutional Convention
A bill to hold a popular vote on convening a constitutional convention passed the Alabama Senate and awaits signature by Acting Governor Oakes. The aim is to restrict suffrage by limiting the Negro vote, per a Montgomery dispatch.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Montgomery
Senate
Oakes
Mill in Frankton Closes After Week of Operation
The superintendent of the Frankton rolling mill in Indiana ordered closure after one week of operation as every department returned to idleness following a period of success.
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Frankton
Ind
Obituary and crime brief from Indiana news
Bloomington mourns Mrs. William Giles 45 after pneumonia. She was Baptist Church member and mother of Prof. Joseph Giles of Leiden Stanford University. Marion reports Meyers and Parsonis 22 arrested for robbing Frank Parker at Swayzee. Cambridge notes Harvard defeated Yale in intercollegiate debate at Sanders Theater.
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Bloomington
Ind
William Giles
The
Baptist Church
Joseph Giles
Leland Stanford University
Marion
Wmn. Meyers
Otto Parsonis
Swaayzee
Cambridge
Mass
Dee
Trarvard Cs
Yale
Sanders Theater
Markets Report Mixed Grain and Livestock Quotes
The Cincinnati market shows fluctuating prices across flour types and grains with patent and fancy varieties ranging roughly from 2.75 to 4.30 per unit. Wheat, corn, and oats are listed on track values. Chicago quotes indicate futures across January February May for wheat and corn, with oats mixed. Live stock in Cincinnati Indianapolis and East Buffalo shows broad ranges for hogs, cattle, sheep, lambs, and veal calves, limited by grade and weight categories.
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Cincinnati
Dec
Indianapolis
Ind
East Buffalo
N. Fy
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