Pension and Retirement Moves Highlight Senate Action
Congress backs retirement for Rep Charles Boutelle a future navy captain and approves private pension bills including $40 monthly to widows of Gen John McClernand and Gen John Palmer. House passes measures to curb rail grade crossings in Washington and to alter routes and terminals for Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads with a $1.5 million station mandate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. McClernand
John A. Palmer
Senate
National Capital
Washington
Congress
Chas. Boutelle
United States Navy
House
Boutelle
Boutele
House of Representatives
James A. Mercer
West Point
Lodge
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Cowhherd
Valley Forge Anniversary Observed in Philadelphia
The 123rd anniversary of Washingtons continental army wintering at Valley Forge was marked at the Academy of Music. The Valley Forge National Park Association used the event to present its plan to preserve Valley Forge as a national park with speakers including Senator Boies Penrose George Edward Reed of Dickinson College and William H Marine of Baltimore.
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Philadelphia
George Washington
Valley Forge
Academy of Music
Valley Forge National Park Association
National Park
Boies Penrose
George Edward Reed
Dickinson College
Carlisle
William H. Marine
Baltimore
Germans acquire coal land near Puerto Cabello Venezuela
Caracas reports a German syndicate has acquired a large tidewater coal property near Puerto Cabello. European investors are flocking to Venezuela as foreign capital investments this year exceed a decade’s totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Puerto Cabello
Parker Die in Manila Hospital From Dysentery and Liver Trouble
Acting Adjutant General Ward received a cable from Gen. MacArthur in Manila reporting Captain Montgomery D. Parker of the 8th Infantry died in a Manila hospital on the night of the 1?th inst. of dysentery and liver trouble. Parker was born in Massachusetts.
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Washington
Ward
MacArthur
Manila
Montgomery D. Parker
8Th Infantry
Parker
Massachusetts
Tug Crawford Seized Near Port Burwell For License Violation
Ontario fisheries officials seized the tug Crawford operating in Lake Erie near Port Burwell without a license. The vessel, believed to belong to the Empire Fish Co of Buffalo, carried several hundred pounds of herring aboard.
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Toronto
Ont
Ontario Fisheries Department
Crawford
Lake Erie
Port Burwell
Empire Fish Co
Buffalo
Philippine Company Incorporation in New York
The Philippine Company, of New York City with capital of 1,200,000, was incorporated in Dover on December 20 to build railroads and exploit lands in the Philippine islands. In New Orleans on December 20 jockey Taldey, once injured in 1898, died at five o'clock Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine Company Incorporated
Dover
The
Philippines Company
New York City
Capital
Philippine Islands
New Orleans
Taldey
Newport
Navy growth not raised by government, says will
On December 20 the chamber of deputies discussed the government's plans about increasing the navy but did not commit to a boost. The debate highlighted questions over defense funding and strategic priorities.
Indiana Fraternal Cooperative faces receivership in Indianapolis
The Indiana attorney general sought a receiver for the Fraternal Cooperative Association of Indianapolis on December 20. Union Trust Co. took charge that evening after previous warnings that the association conducted business illegally. The organization, said to be insolvent, had earlier abandoned a receivership request with plans to reorganize under the building and loan law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Co-operative Association
Union Trust Co
Indiana
Desperado Kuhns Seeks License With Intended Bride
Local authorities report Marvin Kuhns, the noted Northern Indiana desperado who recently escaped from an Ohio prison, applied in Indianapolis for a marriage license for himself and Della Bird. They fled by train to this city after failing to obtain the license, with officials saying he will be left alone if he causes no trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Marion
Marvin Kuhns
Indiana
Ohio
Della Bird
Kuhns
Ind. man sued for damages over alleged enticement and assault at beer garden
Carl Roloff, proprietor of an indoor beer garden in Indianapolis, faced a $5,000 damages suit by Alfred F. Edwards. Edwards alleges Roloff enticed his 16 year old daughter to the bar, supplied beer until she was unconscious, and assaulted her. The jury awarded the full amount after a brief delay, a first such case in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Carl Roloff
Alfred F. Edwards
Roloff
Arrest Threat Ends In Near Fatal Train Incidents
Noblesville Indiana December 20 Shorty Fear an Arcadia brick works employee made two suicide attempts by lying on railroad tracks in front of an oncoming train. The engineer halted the train both times and the crew rescued him on the second. He was under the influence of liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
Arcadia Brick Works
Collision kills two on interurban line near Jim
Two electric cars on the Greenfield and Indianapolis Interurban line collided head on near Jim Indiana on Wednesday morning. Motormen Emery Scott and John Glasscock were fatally injured. six passengers seriously hurt. Heavy fog reduced visibility and high speed contributed to the crash.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Greenfield & Indianapolis
Jim
Emery Scott
John Glasscock
Cincinnati Man Locked Up After Stirs at Indianapolis Station
Indianapolis report says William J. Ryan of Mt. Adams Cincinnati created trouble at Union Station late Tuesday night and was sent to police. He had just been released from Longview and was under guardianship of William J. Roberts of Cincinnati. He was later transferred to the care of friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
William J. Ryan
Mt. Adams
Cincinnati
Union Railway
Longview
William J. Roberts
Friends
Vernon mistaken for convict sparks mob chase in Logansport
Alfred Vernon, a countryman in Logansport Indiana is chased by a mob who mistake him for Marvin Kuhns, an Ohio convict. He dodges through alleys and crowds into the Murcock hotel and finally to police headquarters where officers halt the frenzied mob and confirm Vernon’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Alfred Vernon
Marvin Kuhns
Ohio
Murcock
Vernon
Body of Private Hoffmaster Arrives in Marion
Nathan Hoffmaster of Marion County died October 25 from injuries in Nagasaki Japan while serving as a private in the 14th United States Infantry during the relief of Beijing. His body arrived in Marion and is received by Company A 160th Indiana Infantry. An appropriate military funeral will be held.
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Marion
Ind
Nathan Hoffmaster
Nagasaki
Japan
14Th
United States Infantry
Peking
China
160Th Indiana Infantry
Evansville man sentenced for burglary to penitentiary
Evansville Indiana December 20 William Mc Kinstry charged with burglary sentenced to two to fourteen years in the penitentiary. He entered the room of Misses Annie and Celia Gils ey of Cincinnati and attempted to chloroform them. He confessed his walk and said he was in hard lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Wm. McKinstry
Annie
Celia Gilsey
Cincinnati
Captain Parker Returns to Empty Home After But Son's Death
Jeffersonville Indiana December 20 Captain Mathew Parker who vanished three years ago in the Arctic regions has reappeared to learn his wife and daughters have left and to discover that his son died during his absence leaving the family in mourning and the household in disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Ind
Arctic
Mathew Parker
Child dies in kitchen fire at Lake Station home
The 3 year old daughter of Alfred Thorpe of Lake Station Valparaiso Ind died after her clothes ignited on a cook stove while she played in the kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso, Ind
Alfred Thorpe
Lake Station
On Trial For Murder In New Castle Case
John Diehl of Anderson stands trial in New Castle charged with the murder of Mary Farwig of Richmond at Muncie two years ago. The defendant faces a homicide case with the indictment detailing a fatal shooting. Prosecutors seek a verdict of guilty and possible penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Ind
John Diehl
Anderson
Mary
Farwig
Richmond
Muncie
Peace Terms Outline for China and Peking Note
Talks in Peking unveil a joint note on Chinese peace terms with Britain’s changes likely removing the irrevocable clause from the preamble. Officials expect formal presentation to Chinese plenipotentiaries and subsequent negotiations. Key items include punishing Boxer outrages, indemnities, treaty revisions, Tsung Li Yamen reform, a von Ketteler memorial, legation guard rights, and arms import controls.
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Peking
Washington
Conger
Tsung Li Yamen
Foreign Office
Baron von Ketteler
Prince of the Blood
Germany
Deputies Kill Fugitives in Guilford County Shootout
Deputies J. W. Mooney and J. W. Weller shot and mortally wounded Frank Huf fines and his brother at their father’s home near Oak Ridge after the brothers opened fire as deputies attempted to arrest them on robbery charges. One brother died that afternoon, the other reportedly near death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston
N. C
Frank Huffines
Oak Ridge
Guilford County
J. W. Mooney
J. W. Weller
Kernersville
Rail rails and fish plates contract awarded for Victoria line
The Daily Chronicle reports a contract for 20 000 tons of steel rails and fish plates for the Victoria railway has been placed with the Illinois Steel Co of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Daily Chronicle
Victoria Railway
Illinois Steel Co
Chicago
Two Hundred Christians Killed in Turkish Provinces
Vienna dispatch reports Moslem excesses in central Turkey killing about 200 Christians. The report appears in the Daily Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Express
Vienna
Turkey
Miner Charles Golden Killed by Blast in Bonair Mine
Chattanooga Tennessee December 20 Charles Golden entered the Bonair mine to light shots his lamp went out and he moved too close to a blast causing a concussion that killed him at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chas. Golden
Bonair
Venezuela Crisis Urges U S Action to Protect Americans
A second cablegram to Vice President A D Andrews of the National Asphalt Co reports Americans and their property in Venezuela are in imminent danger as revolution deepens. It urges prompt U S naval action to shield interests as a general attack reportedly looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. D. Andrews
National Asphalt Co
Venezuela
South American
United States
Robbery charge aftermath in Gulfport pursuit
In Gulfport Mississippi Albert Lewis a Negro quarrels with Marshal Richard son over his nephew s arrest. The nephew shoots and kills the marshal with three shots. Bloodhounds arrive from Biloxi as hundreds hunt the suspects along the railroad in a tense manhunt.
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New Orleans
Gulfport
Miss
Albert Lewis
W. E. Richardson
Richardson
Biloxi
Incline Car Disaster Claims Two Lives in West Virginia
A loaded mine car on the Great Kanawha Colliery Co incline near Charleston broke loose Wednesday morning and sped down the grade. Two men, Charlie Nuckolls and Andy Coleman, both colored, were killed. Fred Nuckolls, Harry Dean, and John Davis were injured, with Davis likely fatally hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Great
Kanawha Colliery Co
Charlie Nuckolls
Andy Coleman
Fred Nuckolls
Harry Dean
John Davis
Davis
Secretary Long Buys Site for Residence in Colorado Springs
Will reside at Colorado Springs Col Dec 20 John D Long secretary of the navy has purchased a site for a residence which he will immediately erect here His daughters who have been here for the past year for their health will make this their permanent home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Col
John D. Long
Secretary of the Navy
Alaska cannery planned by Sioux City firm
A Sioux City company forms to build a fish cannery in Alaska south of St. Michaels with an annual output of 40,000 cans. The firm plans river fishing in the region and will employ Chinese and Japanese labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Alaska
St. Michaels
Market roundup of grain and livestock prices
Cincinnati and Chicago markets report mixed grain prices and various wheat and corn quotes. Live stock across Cincinnati Indianapolis and Buffalo show shippers and butchers prices, with hogs and lambs yielding notable ranges and calves and sheep varying by grade.
Missing Edward Cudahy Jr Kidnapping in Omaha Keyed by Ransom Demand
Edward Cudahy Jr. aged 15 was abducted from his Omaha home. An anonymous letter demanded $25,000 for his safe return. Police, detectives, and 50 workers hunted for him. he was later returned to the home and Mrs. Cudahy said the reward would be paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
Omaha
Neb
Edward Cudahy, Jr
Edward A. Cudahy
Cudahy Packing Co
Young Cudahy
Capt
Austin
Cudahy
E. A. Cudahy
Omaha, Neb
Edwin Cudahy
Hazing Details Surface in West Point Court Inquiry
Testimony at the West Point court of inquiry into cadet hazing during 1898 reveals brutal rites, including a cadet standing on his head in a tub of water and a Sheridan family member forced to ride a broomstick while shouting. Witnesses say severe hazing is largely obsolete but secret “bracing” persists and violators face punishment.
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West Point
N. Y
Military Academy
Boot
Lieut
Richmond P. Hobson
Merrimac Fame
Phil Sheridan
Mark Brooke
Pennsylvania
Gen. Brooke
Oscar IL. Root
Hobson
Bkoox
Jeffries and Ruhlin Agree to 20 Round Bout in Cincinnati
James J Jeffries and Gus Ruhlin sign articles for a 20 round bout under Marquis of Queensberry rules at Saengerfest hall Cincinnati on February 15. They will wear gloves up to five ounces and accept George Siler as referee. The hall to pay 55 percent of gross receipts with 75 percent to the winner and 25 percent to the loser, plus 50 percent of revenues from bout photos. Each side posts 2500 dollars as faith money to guarantee contract integrity.
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New York
James J. Jeffries
Gus Ruhlin
Marquis of Queensberg
Cincinnati
George Siler
Jeffries
Ruhlin
State of
Ohio
Buried Alive in Canal Near Chadron Nebraska
Three men T C Burns and his son Woody Litchfield and hired man Staunch Burns were buried under 35 feet of earth in an irrigation canal four miles east of Chadron Nebraska. Burns Sr a wealthy rancher had recently invested in irrigation lands and superintended the canal project when the accident happened. The town’s male residents rushed to the scene with teams and shovels hoping for rescue as the ground is sandy loam and likely suffocated them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadron
Neb
T. C. Burns
Montana
Staunch Burns
Woody Litchfield
Burns
Mayor revokes all prize fight permits in Chicago
Chicago on Wednesday Mayor Harrison canceled all prize fight permits issued before the city council approved the new anti fight ordinance. The action ends speculation that he would not sign the law. Kansas City leaders note Gen. Fitzhugh Lee attended the Commercial Club banquet honoring the John Jay treaty signing anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harrison
Kansas City
Fitzhugh Lee
Department of the Missouri
Commercial Club
John’ Jay
Mysterious shooting shocks Chicago couple at Lake Avenue
John Snyder and his wife were found fatally wounded in separate rooms of their home at 5423 Lake Avenue Chicago. Police report no clear suspect as investigators seek motive and identify unknown assailants. Mrs Snyder had recently moved to the residence and Snyder had traveled from LaSalle Illinois to visit. The case remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Snyder
Chicago
Lake Avenue
Battle Looms Between British and Boers Near Krugersdorp
In Krugersdorp Transvaal on Sunday December 16, British forces under Gen Clem ents with reinforcements prepare to clash with Boers commanded by Gen Delarey amid ongoing hostilities.
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Krugersdorp
Transvaal
Clements
Delarey
Fragmentary Britigh item hints at a loss or unknown event
OCR fragment references a dated line with unclear names and place hints. The readable portion mentions a loss or negation but offers no verifiable details, making the exact event, people, or location uncertain.
Old Powder House in Boston Revealed as War Store and Ruin
Antiquarian interest centers on the old powder house near Arlington Road once a windmill built by John Mallet in 1703. It served as a powder magazine after 1747 and saw seizure by Gen. Gage in 1774, fueling colonial resistance. Washington visited. legends include a daring Acadian girl Claudine who escaped pursuit inside the mill.
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Samuel Adams Drake
Boston
John Mallet
Massachusetts Bay
New England
Gage
Cambridge
Washington
Detroit Free Press
Claudine
Mallet
Tunaway
Richard Wynne
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Charles W. Martin
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Martin
Hasing
West Point Military Academy
Jeffries and
Rualin
Gen. Lee
Columbia
S. C
Dee
Jerome
Main Street
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