Vaillant Confesses Bombing of French Assembly
Paris authorities identify Auguste Vaillant of Choisy Le Roi as the man who threw a bomb in the chamber of deputies. He confirms the act, denounces bourgeois society, laments its failure, and calls for future attackers to be more fortunate as he proclaims long live anarchy.
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Paris
Auguste Vaillant
Aliges
Choisy le Roi
Chamber of Deputies
Prefecture of Police
Vaillant
Hotel Dieu
Marshall
Chaise le Roi
Procureur of the Republic
M. Leoa
Ote Dieu
Procureur
Auguste EB. Vaillant
Aillant
Minister Thurston Urges Hawaii Stabilization Plan
Washington dispatches report Minister Thurston aims to press the provisional government of Hawaii toward a new constitution favoring American supremacy without annexation. He believes Congress will back a republican government. Other items note evicted tenants, monarchy restoration talks, a one legged man’s vandalism, and Chilean government claims.
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Washington
Thurston
Hawaii
Dole
Congress
Queen Liliuokalani Seeks Half Million From United States
Honolulu dispatch reports a fragmentary view of U S policy on Hawaii. It suggests Queen Liliuokalani would accept a lump sum of five hundred thousand dollars and relinquish her title and crown lands in exchange for restoration and protection.
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United States
Wassineto
Honolulu
Willis
Washington
Hawaii
Liliuokalani
Gresham
Blount
Sare
State Department
Hawaii Crisis Talks with Willis Leave Dole Ready
The Transit brings word from Hawaii on November 20. President Dole told Minister Willis he would not require U S aid unless a breach of peace occurred. Willis pledged to back the provisional government and stand aside while the issue is settled.
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San Francisco
Hawaii
Bulletin
Willis
The
Star
Honolulu
United States
Alameda
Dole
Lords approve Dudley amendment to employers liability bill
The house of lords adopted the Dudley amendment allowing workmen to contract out by a vote of 148 to 28 despite government opposition. Lord Salisbury warned the move would strain relations with employers and reduce liberal contributions to workman insurance funds.
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Lennonx
House of Lords
Earl of Dudley
Lord Salisbury
Notorious convict Bud Holand stabs himself after butcheries
Colossus, Dec 11 reports Bud Holand, a colored convict famed for cow butchery, reportedly stabbed himself Saturday morning with a short knife fashioned from a bolt. The self-inflicted wounds targeted the groin and abdomen.
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Colossus
Bud" Holland
Doubts Rise on Wilson Bill Passage in House Amending Plan Emerges
Democratic members from several states seek to block the Wilson bill by pairing with amendments to defend protected industries under McKinley law. Louisiana and others weigh a schedule of increased protections for sugar, iron ore taxes, and coin provisions to appease affected constituencies. Sperry of Connecticut cites no definite action amid widespread dissatisfaction.
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Wilson Villa
House of Representatives
House
Louisiana
Alabama
North Carolina
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Connecticut
Sperry
Protection urged by Cincinnati business men on tariff Wilson bill
Washington reports Representative Caldwell overwhelmed with letters from Cincinnati interests including Proctor & Gamble and white lead and cordage sectors. They seek protection against tariff cuts in the Wilson bill while warning a free trade path could harm the soap industry and related trades.
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Cincinnati
Washington
Caldwell
Proctor & Gamble
United States
Trance Vision Heals Boy Through Moss Bed Roses Cure
A Missouri boy eight miles north of St Josips, Thomas Gilpin, aged eleven, suffered rheumatism and lockjaw. In a trance he said spirits urged a field and moss bed with roses. Parents found the supplies, prepared an ointment, and the next day he recovered fully, regaining the ability to walk.
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St. Josips
Thomas
Alexander Gilpin
Martin, Kerr and Jeffries
Savannah
Medical bill drive revived in Ohio legislature
Columbus reports a renewed push to regulate medical practice in Ohio. A circular from the Columbus Academy of Medicine names doctors Coleman Warner Baldwin Richardson Rowles and Graham and urges physicians to mobilize county legislators, with Franklin county pledging support and votes already lined up in Hamilton county.
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Ohio
Columbus
Neil House
General Assembly
Franklin County
Hamilton County
Mohican sails to Honolulu replacing Philadelphia at Mare Island
Mare Island navy yard reports orders for the warship Mohican to sail for Honolulu December 16 replacing the flagship Philadelphia. Mohican, recently repaired, takes command from Captain Ludlow with Commander Clark, formerly of the Marion, as new commander. In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania miners set to resume operations after a Sunday order, with Lehigh Valley coal companies restarting work on December 11 following partial strike compliance.
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Mare Island
Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island Navy-Yard
Mohican
Honolulu
Philadelphia
Clark
Marion
Capt
Ludlow
Wilkebbarre
Lehigh Valley
Lynchings Feared After Assault Near Harrisburg Ark
A fifteen year old Negro named Sod Horner assaulted Miss Lizzie Kellar near Harrisburg. She died after naming the assailant. a large sheriff’s posse pursued Horner, who was captured and guarded in Harrisburg as a mob forms to lynch him. A strong militia was available but may not deter the vigilantes.
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Harrisburg
Ark
Lirria Rock
Sod Horner
Lizzie Kellar
National Geographic considers Arctic Ellesmere land voyage
The National Geographic Society board discussed plans for an Arctic expedition to Ellesmere land near Baffin Bay. They deem it feasible and scientifically valuable with potential for major discoveries and a $10 000 expense estimate and expect substantial returns.
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Washington, D
Board of Managers
National Geographic Society
Ellesmeare Land
Arctic Ocean
Baffin Bay
Baffinn Bay
Arctic
Dynamite Bomb Wrecks French Deputies Chamber
Panic in the legislative hall as a dynamite bomb explodes during a session in Pant, injuring Deputy Abbe Lemire who is mortally wounded, killing an usher, and injuring several others including American and other spectators. The bomblike device was thrown from an upper gallery as members and crowd scrambled for safety. Order was restored after a delay.
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Chamber of Deputies
Abbe Lemire
M. Lemire
Civil Service Association Dissolves in Washington
The Washington Civil Service Association, an organization of about one hundred treasury clerks, has gone out of existence. It sought to expand civil service and foster pride among clerks, holding meetings until after Secretary Carlisle took office. Officials showed no active opposition, but the administration indicated they preferred no such association. It sent a petition urging mandatory civil service exams for division chiefs, which the president reportedly ignored.
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Washington
Civil Service Association
Treasury Department
Carlisle
Strides in Art Opens Chicago Institute Gallery
Chicago opens the art institute on Saturday presenting one of the nation’s finest galleries. The $600,000 building houses paintings, statuary, embroideries, armor, and other gifts and loans valued in the millions, attracting locals and vast visiting crowds from around the world.
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Chicago
Chicaco
Chicago Art Institute
Petroleum Protests Win Free List Concession
Washington reports that Ohio oil producers influence led to removing petroleum from the free list with reciprocity conditions. Imports will be free only if the exporting countries allow free entry for our products, effectively limiting Canadian and Russian competition with Ohio fields.
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Washington
Ohio
Ways and Means Committee
Canada
Russia
United States Notes and Local Tragedies Highlight Dec 11 News
Police Judge Bachellor of Emporia will ignore Gov. Lewelling's letter. A series of killings and suicides across states includes a Ky. wife slain by husband, a Terre Haute inkers' fraud case, and a Martins Ferry railroad suit dismissal. The Redemptorist Henry Giesen dies in Chicago. Also noted are a Paris American Art reception and a Southern Ohio Poultry Show scheduled for December 18 to 23 in Washington Court House.
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Emporia
Lewelling
Blue Grass Region
Breckinridge
Dex
United States
Nathan A. Farewell
Rockland
J. W. Edwards
Fulton
Alex Sanderson
George Taylor
Terre Haute
Ind
Edgar Nichols
Lafferty
Belmont County
F. A Boegenshausen
Chicago
Hays
Warsaw
Barboursville
W. Va
Lewis Davis
Young Watson
Henry Giesen
St. Michael’s Church
American Art Association
Paris
Vv. L. Kirkman
American Turf Congress
Nashville
Tenn
New York
National Jockey Club
Martin's Ferry
Geo. S&s. Ballinger
Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling Railroad Co
Frederick Knock
Ft. Wayne
Ironwood
Mich
Thomas Kissane
Kissane
the Waterworks Co
Southern Ohio Poultry Show
Washington, GH
Southern Ohio Poultry Association
Markets in flux across grains livestock and wheat prices
Cincinnati and Buffalo reports show steady flour and grain prices with light receipts. Wheat No 2 red and No 2 mixed bid varied by market, while hogs and sheep posted slow, steady activity and mixed demand.
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Cincinnati
No. & Cartlr
Buffalo
New York
Isho
Skoisko
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Maron
Bmg2ko
Wyo SS
Cost of a Wealthy New Yorker's Household in New York
The Sun reports surveys of several affluent New Yorkers on annual living costs. Estimates vary but show major expenses: servants, wine, church pews, opera boxes, newspapers, receptions, stables, and travel. A moderate wealthy household in New York ranges from about 50,000 to 100,000 dollars yearly, with detailed itemized costs for staff and living.
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Sun
Ton
New York
Leset
Magazifica
Prima Donna Costa
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