Currency Bill Votes in Congress Amid Holiday Adjournment
Washington faces a holiday recess as both houses adjourn on Wednesday. The currency measure dominates the week with a direct vote under a special order, likely producing a Democratic dissent record. Indiana's Mr. Overstreet projects eight Democratic votes and seven dodges, with a 35 vote majority expected.
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Washington
Senate
New York
Overstreet
Indiana
House
Death of Lieut Thomas M Brumby Veteran Dewey Campaign
Lieut Thomas M Brumby flag lieutenant to Admiral Dewey in the Manila campaign died at Garfield hospital after several weeks of typhoid fever. The illness and death were reported from Washington on December 18. Brumby had served with distinction during the war and his passing is noted in naval circles.
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Washington
Thos. M. Brumby
Adm
Dewey
Manila
Garfield Hospital
Ladysmith
Natal
Joubert
Durban
White
Baron Roberts Appointed to Chief Command in Africa
London December 18 Baron Roberts of Kandahar and Waterford commander of the forces in Ireland has been appointed to the chief command in Africa with Gen Lord Kitchener of Khartoum as his chief of staff.
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London
Berlin Press Reflects on Buller Defeat Calmly
Berlin and national papers discuss General Buller's defeat in a serious dignified tone while noting Britain's humiliation, with a subtle undercurrent of satisfaction in England's setback across the board.
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Berlin
Fire Destroys St Michaels Orphanage Annex
A blaze on Pius Street in Pittsburgh destroyed the St Michaels Orphan Asylum school annex on the South Side. Losses amount to $90,000 with $50,000 insured. The report also notes British war losses totaling 7,630 across the campaign.
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Pittsburgh
St. Michaels Orphan Apydum
Pius Street
South Side
Large Factory Fire In New York Conserves City Tenements
A December early morning fire at 655 and 657 First Avenue in New York destroyed a large warehouse complex housing a wire factory a cigar maker and machinists. Fifty horses were killed in a livery stable basement. Fire reached the roof quickly and caused a mass evacuation of nearby tenements. a $75 000 loss was estimated with the fire under control by 2 AM.
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New York
First Avenue
Michael Kieley
Terrific explosion kills Nelson Hamilton and three children in Kentucky
A Kentucky accident near Alliance Post Office Floyd County claims the life of Nelson Hamilton and three of his children. The blast occurred when a child tossed powder into a fire while the father prepared to blast. The house collapsed, trapping the family. a neighbor freed them but all perished within hours. Elsewhere, Lieut Brumby’s mother in Marietta learns of her son’s death amid his long illness. In Sioux City a jail escape follows an attempted transfer as J H Morton fled on a train. London court news reports the queen's departure from Windsor postponed due to South Africa unrest.
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Louisa
Alliance Post Office
Floyd County
Nelson Hamilton
Hamilton
Brumby
Marietta
Ann Eliza Brumby
Lieut. Brumby
London
Windsor
South Africa
Montreal Engineer Walter Shanly Dies at 80
Walter Shanly, renowned civil engineer, died Sunday at his Montreal home aged 80. He built the Hoosac mountain tunnel and served four years as general manager of the Grand Trunk. He helped develop the St. Lawrence canal system.
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Montreal
Walter Shanly
Hoosac Mountain
Grand Trunk
St. Lawrence Canal
Morris Dies After Reading War Bulletins in Toronto
Edmund Morris, Toronto based general inspector for the Ontario bank, died suddenly from heart failure after reading war bulletins at a newspaper office. His son serves in Gen. Buller’s army in South Africa. London reports 963 British casualties at Magersfontein with 70 officers. Black Watch among the heaviest sufferers, 42 killed, 142 wounded, 111 missing.
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Toronto
Ont
Edmund Morris
Ontario Bank
Magersfontein
London
Battle of
Black Watch
Fire destroys Penn block at Eighth and State in Erie
Fire leveled the Penn block at the corner of Eighth and State streets in central Erie on Sunday. The loss to building and contents is pegged at about 75,000 dollars with extensive damage to surrounding businesses.
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Erie
Penn
Eighth and
State Streets
New Discovery Receiver for Wireless Telegraphy
Professors Reginald Fessenden and Kitner at the Western University of Pennsylvania report a wireless telegraphy receiver that is 2000 times more sensitive than Marconi’s coherer. They claim signals could be sent much farther than 90 miles, enabling transatlantic communication with shorter towers.
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Marconi
Pittsburgh
Reginald A. Fessenden
Kitner
Electrical Laboratory
Western University of Pennsylvania
Fessenden
Maine Disaster Victims Reach Havana Naval Ship Sails
The United States battleship Texas under Capt Sigsbee has arrived at Havana. Capt Greene, naval commandant, discusses messages across the Atlantic and the height of poles, noting that ultimate distance requires experiment.
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Havana
United States
Texas
Sigsbee
Greene
Navals
Father Chadwick
South African War danger deepens empire in peril
London's Times surveys mounting risks in South Africa and warns Britain now faces isolation and vast danger to imperial power. It notes miscalculation of Boer strength and calls for bold steps, while liberal papers predict government reckoning after the war.
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London
the Times
Great Britain
South Africa
The
Daily Chronicle
William Butler
Cape
Chamberlain
Daily News
Filipino forces report Aguinaldo pursuit near Laoag
A Manila dispatch dated December 15 describes Aguinaldo in disguise with 500 men leaving Manitong toward Salsona to Cabugaon as Gen Young’s forces split into several groups in the Laoag mountains. Maj Swigert battles 120 insurgents near Dinglas with American casualties and Filipinos killed. Capt McCalla occupies Claveria and Pantelonia. insurgents surrender 1000 rifles.
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Manila
Laoag
Ilocos
Manitong
Aguinaldo
Salsona
Cabugaon
Cagayan
Young
McCalla
United States
Newark
Claveria
Pantelonia
Kiowa Comanche Apache lands open bill sparks land boomers
Perry Oklahoma December 18 excitement rises as Senator Chilton of Texas introduces a bill to open Kiowa Comanche and Apache reservations. Home stokers and other prospectors have camped near the stands awaiting opening hour. Forty-Eighth: Released. San Francisco December 18 the 48th United States volunteer infantry colored released from quarantine on Angel Island and to sail for Manila on the Grant around December 20.
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Perry
Okla
Chilton
Texas
Commanche
San Francisco
48Th
United States, Volunteer Infantry
Angel Island
Manila
Grant
Whaleback barge 115 presumed lost on Lake Superior
The Whaleback barge 115, missing on Lake Superior since Wednesday, is officially reported lost. Nine crew members are presumed dead as search efforts end.
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Chicago
Lake Superior
Special items from the era and notable deaths
The Spanish government recognizes Cipriano Castro as president of Venezuela. Boer sympathy meetings persist in Cape Colony amid Dutch farmer truculence. Natal reports Gen Buller’s inquiry commission into Boer invasion losses. Propeller blades broken on Ashton Hall. Ragna collision in Buenos Ayres. Pidcock, longtime New Jersey Democrat, dies of paralysis. Craigneuk floated and docked after ashore at Tyne. Andrews resigns as New York National Guard chief of staff. Spain Russia alliance report denied in parliament. Rappahannock in distress off Ireland with bystander helper. Fifth Avenue Presbyterian searches for Purves as replacement for Hall. John Smith, convicted dynamiter, dies. claimed alias Louis James and kin to James brothers.
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Buller
Ashton Hall
McFee
Liverpool
Galveston
St. Michaels
James Nelson Pidcock
New Jersey
White House
Adj
Avery D. Andrews
National Guard
State of New York
Roosevelt
Senor Silvera
Spanish Chamber of Deputies
Spain
Russia
Ceuta
Morocco
Gibraltar
Rappahannock
Feall
London
Newport News
Callyhead
Ireland
Hauser
Pulpit Supply Committee
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
New York
John Hall
George T. Purves
First Presbyterian Church
Princeton
N. J
John Smith
O. W. Powers
Salt Lake
Utah
Smith
Louis James
Jesse
Frank James
Frank
Jesse James
Fire destroys Duluth Boot and Shoe Co factory
Fire at 4 am Sunday leveled the Duluth Boot and Shoe Co plant in Duluth Minnesota. Fireman D McVitte was killed by falling walls and two others John Twaddle and Captain John Welsh were seriously injured but expected to recover. About 80 workers lost jobs. Losses total about 130000 with 90000 insured.
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Duluth
Minn
Duluth Boot and Shoe Co
D. McVitte
John Twaddle
John Welsh
Twaddle
Moorhead Burglary Suspect Fights Officer Shooting
Fargo reports Chief Hee Murphy of Moorhead Minn attempted to arrest burglar Colling near the Red river. Colling fired and fled, Murphy recovered the revolver and shot Colling in the head. Both men are in Moorhead hospital at death’s door.
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Fargo
N. D
Po- Hee
Murphy
Moorhead
Minn
Colling
Red River
Collins
Rebels Grow Bold Across Northern South Africa
Sterkstroom reports widespread rebellion after recent British reverses as natives northward and in Basutoland grow disturbed and lose faith in British strength. London confirms Lieut. Hon. H. S. Roberts, son of Baron Roberts, killed after Tugela River engagement.
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Sterkstroom
Basutoland
London
H. S. Roberts
Baron Roberts
Kandahar
Waterford
Tugela River
Cyclone devastates Mozambique island with widespread destruction
A Sunday cyclone wrecked the island in Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, causing immense damage and destroying numerous houses. Local reports describe severe structural losses and widespread disruption to daily life.
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Mozambique
Portuguese East Africa
The Markets Cincinnati Dec 14 Grain and Livestock
Prices for flour spring fancy and other grades are listed with bid ranges. Wheat No 2 red on track quoted nominally. Cattle values show fair to good shippers and market ranges for quality grades.
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Cincinnati
North Western
Restoring an Old Channel Opens to Great Lakes Outlet
The opening of the drainage canal at Chicago marks a major engineering achievement and restores a historic outlet to the Great Lakes. The article traces ancient water routes from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi, the Illinois and Michigan canal, and subsequent drainage efforts that culminate in a deep waterway designed to carry sewage away from the lake and reestablish flow toward the Illinois River.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
Mlinois
Mississippi
Gulf
St. Lawrence
Chicago River
Gulf of Mexico
Portage River
Des Plaines
Joliet
Maj. Long
le Petit Lac
Mud Lake
Michigan
Illinois and Michigan
Ogden-Wentworth
Illinois River
The
State Canal
Ernest Avoleet
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