37th Volunteer Regiment to Embark on New Year's Day
Manila dispatch outlines American troop movements as the 37th volunteer regiment begins homeward travel on New Year’s Day aboard the Sheridan. The 11th Cavalry sails January 15 on the Meade from the Camarines province, while the 36th Regiment is moved to Ilocos and later to the Philippines’ division headquarters.
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Manila
United States
Philippine Islands
37Th
Oade Bay District
Sheridan
Avomnen
Warren
11Th Cavalry
Camarines Province
Meade
Ilocos
Philippines
Family of Warriors Briets Adams Lineage in Loss
Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Waggoner of Lock Haven Pennsylvania died Tuesday at age 70 from paralysis. She was the great great granddaughter of President John Adams and the great granddaughter of John Quincy Adams. Her grandfather fell in the War of 1812. her father served in the Mexican War. her husband was killed in the Civil War at Atlanta under Sherman. her son served in the Civil War. her grandson Lieutenant Gardner was killed recently in the Philippines.
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Lock Haven
Jane Elizabeth Waggoner
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Atlanta
Gen. Sherman
Lieut Gardner
Philippines
French Chamber Adopts Amnesty Bill After Long Session
The French Chamber of Deputies adopted the amnesty bill by 156 to 2 after an all-night session. The measure extends to offenses linked to strikes public meetings and associations and to Algeria troubles in 1897 98 and to Dreyfus agitation cases.
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French Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Algeria
Dreyfus
Barnes identified as Illinois Central train robber
The dead body of Channing HK Barnes alias Jack Nelson of St. Louis was found by a hunter in the palmetto swamp near the Poydras crossing. Officials believe he died by his own hand after slashing his throat with a razor found nearby, with evidence tying him to the Illinois Central train robbery last week.
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New Orleans
Channing HK
Barnes
Jack Nelson
St. Louis
Palmetto Swamp
Poydras Crossing
Illinois Central
Dynamite Blow Loots Sally firm safe in Orangeburg County
The safe of Dicks and Sally in Sally town was blown open by dynamite on Tuesday morning and about $7,000 in currency and gold stolen, with mortgages totaling around $2,000 also taken. A reward of 3500 is offered for recovery and arrest of the criminals. Gold discoveries reported in Oaxaca highlands with notes from Mexico City.
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Charleston
Dicks & Sally
Sally
Orangeburg County
Local Promoter Maj. C. Day Dies in Payne Alabama
Payne Alabama December news reports the death of Major C Day, a promoter of the Central railroad. Details on funeral arrangements and memorials are not yet disclosed.
Big War Vessels Allocation Among Shipyards
The board of naval construction settles bids for armored cruisers and battleships. Cramp's, Newport News, and Union Iron Works in California receive ships, with Fore River earning a battleship. Remaining vessels likely split among Cramp's, Newport News, Union Iron Works, and Bath Iron Works, with Moran Bros. in Seattle a possible recipient for a Union Iron Works or Bath Iron Works battle ship.
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Washington
Board of Naval Construction
Cramp’s
Newport News
Union Iron Works
California
Fore River
Quincy
Mass
Bath Iron Works
Moran Bros
Seattle
Steamship Alpha Sinks In Inner Passage Near Union Bay
Vancouver reports the steamer Alpha foundered in Bayne's Sound near Yellow Island lighthouse after steering into a perilous inside passage amid a southeast gale. Nine lives were lost as the vessel struck rocky reefs with no warning.
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Vancouver
B. C
Alpha
Union Bay
Denman Island
Bayne’s Sound
Yellow Island
Cape Colony Raiders Move Against Two Cape Town Districts
London reports Boers raided Cape Colony at two points about 100 miles apart. One force attacked Philipstown between Colesbury and Kimberley while another crossed the Orange River near Odendailstroom and Bethulie toward Cradock. General MacDonald clashes with unarmed invaders twenty miles west of Burghersdorp as authorities prepare a warm reception near the Orange river.
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London
Cape Colony
Capetown
Daily Mail
Philipstown
Colesbury
Kimberley
Herzog
Orange River
Odendailstroom
Bethulie
Burghersdoorp
Cradock
MacDonald
Burghersdorp
Nicaragua Canal Draws Interest Beyond Britain
Sir Charles Dilkes in the Daily Chronicle interview says France and Germany also have stakes in the Nicaragua canal. He deems the issue mainly commercial, discounting fortification as a wartime factor and argues it should not be treated as a Britain versus United States dispute.
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London
Sir Charles Dilkes
Daily Chronicle
Great Britain
Nicaragua Canal
France
Germany
United States
Sir Charles
Bill Halley dies in Missouri asylum veteran of Quantrell raid
St Joseph Missouri reports William Halley known as Bill Halley a chief lieutenant of Quantrell who burned and sacked Lawrence Kansas during the Civil War died in the state insane asylum Tuesday at age 59. He was born in Louisville Kentucky and had lived in St Joseph for 25 years.
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St. Joseph
William Halley
Bill” Halley
Quantrell
Lawrence
Kan
Hulley
Louisville
Two Cincinnati Men Hurt in Train Collision Near Afton
Dan Keegan a Cincinnati resident was killed when a westbound Delaware and Hudson train struck him as he tried to board a freight at Afton Tuesday afternoon. His companion C W Smith also of Cincinnati sustained injuries.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Dan Keegan
Cincinnati
Afton
Delaware & Hudson
C. W. Smith
Freeman House Fire Claims Wife in Estherville
In Estherville Iowa on December 19 a house owned by John Freeman burned. Mrs Freeman died in the flames and Freeman was arrested as investigators probe possible foul play by a coroner's jury.
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Estherville
John Freeman
Powers Tangle In Oriental Situation Discussion
London reports secrecy over Chinese negotiations as Choate and Lansdowne discuss the muddle. Officials say a mis forwarding error caused conflicting views between Conger and Sato while Britain and the United States converge on an irrevocable clause and aim for a signed joint note in Peking.
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London
Choate
United States
Marquis of Lansdowne
Henry White
Foreign Office
Peking
Great Britain
Hay
Conger
Ernest Satow
Dr Charles S Taft Dies at 65 in Mt Vernon
New York reports Dr Charles S Taft of Mt Vernon New York died of throat cancer at his residence aged 65. He served in the Union Army Medical Corps during the Civil War and was seated near President Lincoln in Ford's Theatre the night Lincoln was shot. He aided Lincoln and remained at his side until death.
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Charles S. Taft
Mt. Vernon, N
New York
Mt. Vernon
Taft
Union Army Medical Corps
Booth
President Lincoln
Lincoln
Lynching Probable After Tragic Boat Fire Case
Lake Providence Louisiana reports say two Negroes killed the boat owner his wife and baby at a trading boat near Arcadia Mississippi last Sunday. They robbed and burned the boat then fled. Local posse arrested and claim to have learned of their crime and possible lynching by angry neighbors.
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Arcadia
Miss
Lake Providence
Senate panel approves deficit-financed bill
Washington reports that a senate committee on finance authorized a measure tied to a deficit-financed proposal. Details remain unclear as the debate continues and further steps are pending in the legislative process.
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Washington
The
Senate Committee On Finance
Sells divorce settled with 20000 alimony and fees
In Columbus Ohio on December 19 the Sells divorce case reached a compromise mainly on alimony. Mrs Sells will receive 20000 and her lawyers fees are paid by Peter Sells while the divorce is granted to him for gross neglect of duty. Monmouth Illinois reports note the death of William Hanna in a separate incident and Washington announces Marine Corps appointment policy.
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Columbus, O
Sells
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Lemly
Marine Corps
Naval Academy
Senator Sullivan Marries Mrs. Newman-Atkin in St Stephen’s
United States Senator Wm. M. Sullivan of Mississippi and Mrs. Marie Newman-Atkin of this city wed Tuesday afternoon at St. Stephen’s church parsonage. Rev. W. S. Caughy officiated. The bride is the daughter of the late local physician Dr. Newman.
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Washington
United States
Wm. M. Sullivan
Mississippi
Marie Newman-Atkin
St. Stephen's Church
W. S. Caughy
Dr. Newman
Two Men Found Dead in Hull House Oil Mill
In Muskogee I T two unknown men about 30 years old were found suffocated in the Hull house oil mill. A notebook bearing the name Robert O Keefe of Philadelphia was found, suggesting possible identification. The note adds no further details. European peace concerns arise as London reports a pessimistic view of a spring settlement and potential turmoil. Washington stakes rise as the river and harbor bill caps at 60 million dollars with about 20 million in direct appropriations.
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Muskogee
I. T
Hull House
Robert O'Keefe
Philadelphia
Washington
Markets Report Major Grain and Livestock Prices
The Cincinnati market shows flour, wheat, corn, oats and rye prices with varying grades and ranges. Wheat scarce with No 2 red on track at 77 cents. corn bids reflect multiple grades while oats and rye list mixed track values. Live stock in Cincinnati and Indianapolis ranges provided for hogs cattle sheep lambs veal calves with several grade bands and price ceilings.
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Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Ind
Pice
Comanon
Five Conventions Ratified in Senate Session
The Senate ratified five conventions including a new extradition treaty with Bolivia and Chile and extended time for ratifications of the Hay Pauncefote and other pacts. Debate covered the Colombian canal resolution and District of Columbia rail terminal improvements dominated the House agenda.
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United States
Bolivia
Chile
District of Columbia
Washington
Senate
Foraker
Morgan
Argentine
Great Britain
Jamaica
Tillman
Colombia
Panama Canal Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Avenue
Friends of the Bill
Riot in Allegheny over interracial marriage in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh lower Allegheny a riot erupted after white traction employer William Zoller married Jennie Henry, a colored woman. About 1,000 people urged violence outside their Laurel Street home as relatives attempted to break in. the couple remained barricaded under police protection amid threats of death.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny
William Zoller
Jennie Henry
Laurel Street
Richard Zoller
Morocco pays indemnity to United States for murder case
A U S Consul reports the Moorish government has settled the United States claim for 5000 dollars in connection with the murder of Marcus Ezzagui, a naturalized American citizen, in Morocco last spring.
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Washington
United States
Gommery
Tangiers
State Department
Marcus Eszagui
Morocco
Train wreck plot arrests shake Illinois town
Pana Illinois December 19 officials report Peter Gaines and Nettie Adams arrested Tuesday for trying to derail an Illinois Central passenger train north of the city by placing ties on the tracks. Jessie Jehl is wanted on the same charge.
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Pana
Peter Gaines
Nettie Adams
Illinois ‘Central
Jessie Jehl
Robbers Blow Bank Safe In Guthrie Cashion Heist
In Guthrie Oklahoma on December 19 a bank in Cashion was entered and the vault wall cut. Thieves used nitroglycerine to blow open the safe securing two thousand two hundred dollars. The blast was described as terrific.
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Guthrie, Okla
Cadet Casad Named Captain of West Point Football Team
New York December 19 Cadet Adam F Casad of Kentucky will lead next year s West Point Military academy football squad as captain He is in the class of 1902 and stands five foot eight inches tall and weighs about 150 pounds
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New York
Adam.f. Casad
Kentucky
West Point
Military ‘Academy
Mystery and Money Behind the America's Cup Debates
The piece surveys feverish interest and vast spending around the 1901 America's Cup, noting Lipton's Shamrock II and the new defender Columbia. It cites figures, notable figures like C Oliver Iselin, engineers Herreshoffs and Dennys, and potential trials in Glasgow and Bristol. It questions public enthusiasm amid escalating costs and the sport's prestige.
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Thomas Lipton
Atlantic
Bristol
New York
United States
Glasgow
Columbia
C. Oliver Iselin
Defender
Iselin
Herreschoff
R. I
Thomas
George L. Watson
Glasgow Exhibition Committee
Clyde
Shamrock Sr
Sir Thomas’ Challenger
Great Britain
Royal Yacht
Newport
Albert Edward
Henderson’s Yard
Meadowside
Prince Alpert Edward
Denny’s Yard
Dumbarton
Wringe
Lipton
Jack” Carter
Britannia
Bevis
Royal Cutter
America
Magic
New York Syndicate
New Columbia
Sapho
Suburb Neighborhood Dispute Over Chicken Coop Siting
In a neighbor dispute the resident argues about placing a chicken coop in the yard. The other resident objects claiming interference and seeks a resolution.
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Suburb
Coop
Tike
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Turkey
Showman
Monmouth
Ill
William Hanna
Monmouth Mining and Manufacturing Co
Maple City Soap Works
Monmouth Pottery Co
Peoria
Farmington
Iowa Central Railroad
Texas
Sullivan
Europe
Morning Post
River and Harbor Hill
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Tueada
Butler Duncan, Jr
Sandy Hook
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Duncan, Jr
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