Wool Treaty Clarifies Argentine Tariff Effects on U S Exports
Public release details the Argentine convention’s tariff and valuation practices and argues that wool duties will not drop to benefit Argentina alone. It notes US wool imports from Argentina were 7.96 million pounds in 1890 and that European free markets and cheaper Atlantic freights draw Argentine wool away from the United States. The report also covers unrelated will allocations from John Blair’s estate to Blair Presbyterian academy and local churches.
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Washington
United States
Oregon
France
Germany
Belgium
Great Britain
Italy
Europe
London
New York
Corkscrew boat plan backed by New York capitalists
James Gresham of Brooklyn secures capital to prove the corkscrew boat’s commercial value and speed of 50 miles per hour. A New York syndicate agrees to provide 50,000 dollars to build a small corkscrew-designed vessel. Also notes Dixie cruiser carrying 275 former boys sails from the navy yard toward the West Indies with Capt. Charles Belknap in command.
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New York
James Gresham
Brooklyn
A. Syndicate
West
Dixie
Navy Yard
West Indies
Mediterranean
Charles Belknap
Faulkner Wedding in Martinsburg Brings Notables Together
Miss Jane Faulkner eldest daughter of ex Senator Chas J Faulkner married William White of Nashville Tennessee in a Thursday evening ceremony at Boydville Martinsburg West Virginia Rev F W Woody of the Presbyterian church and Rev T C DeWitt Talmage of Washington DC officiated. Attendants included maid of honor Sallie Winn Faulkner and best man John B Nunnes with a large list of bridesmaids and groomsmen from Virginia Kentucky New York and Tennessee.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Boydville
Faulkners
Jane Faulkner
United States
Chas. J. Faulkner
William White
Nashville
Tenn
F. W W. Woody
Presbyterian Church
T. C. DeWitt Talmage
Washington, D. C
Sallie Win
Messrs
W. T. Bryan
J. W. Gaines
J. D. B. Debow
Guilford Dudley
Charles B. Currey
Johnson Bransford
Charles B. Cullom
Walter Gain
J. W. Cantrell
Bark Marshall
Krupp Armor Plate Test For Russian Battleship
Washington awaiting results of an eight inch Krupp plate test for the Russian battleship Retvisan. Officials from Russia and Carnegie Steel watched as four armor piercing shells, 25 pounds each, were fired at a corned plate 190 by 98 by 8 inches at Indian Head proving ground. Velocities ranged from 1,719 to 1,834 feet per second with penetration from 1 4 to 2 1 2 inches. The plate remained intact and test deemed satisfactory.
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Washington
United States
Carnegie Steel Co
Retvisan
Cramp Ship Yards
Philadelphia
Stead
Hostilities Renewed Across Colombia and Caribbean
Kingston reports renewed fighting after failed attempts at a compromise between Colombia's government and insurgents. Across the Pacific and Atlantic, clashes persist with Baranquilla engagements and a government trap causing heavy losses. General Casubumaca wounded amid rising calls for foreign intervention to protect industrial interests. In Porto Rico, five men are condemned to garroting for the 1898 Yauco murder and robbery. Ellinwood details a tragic homicide as Mary Beck, 42, is found dead with throat cut, her husband in an asylum auxiliary state.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Colombia
Pacific
Atlantic
Baranquill
Casubumaca
Ellinwood
Kan
Mary Beck
Balaklava
White
Methuen
Gatacre
Buller
Military minister urged to veto war proposals
London dispatch reports Henry Spencer Wilkinson of the Morning Post argues the nation should admit a military minister into the cabinet with power to veto any proposals harmful to wartime operations.
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London
Henry Spencer Wilkinson
Morning Post
Sousa Band Named Official American Band for Paris Exposition
New York reports Commissioner General Ferdinand W. Peek appointed Sousa's band as the official American band for the Paris exposition next year. In a separate item, John Houseman, 83, once wealthy in Sacramento, is jailed for three months on vagrancy charges after being taken to the workhouse.
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New York
Ferdinand W. Peek
United States Commission
Sousa
John Houseman
Sacramento
Cal
Bubonic Plague Causes Alarm in Pacific Coast Ports
Honolulu reports bubonic plague with five deaths, four of them Chinese. San Francisco imposes quarantine on island vessels and Chinatown, with volunteers aiding cleaning and guards on patrol. Germs suspected to have arrived via Kobe Japan aboard the Thyena.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Centennial
Newport
Manila
Angel Island
Chinatown
National
Kobe
Japan
Thyena
Suit Over Harmful Medicine Slips at Presbyterian Hospital
Mrs Henriette Philips of Racine Wisconsin sues Cook county circuit court for 100000 damages claiming lifelong invalidity from a nurse error at Presbyterian hospital. She was admitted September 8 for tumor operation and another patient was in same ward. A nurse mixed doses intended for both, claiming the medicine was harmless.
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Chicago
Henriette Philipps
Racine
Wis
Cook County
Presbyterian Hospital
Parliament Called for February 1 in Canada
Ottawa announces parliament will convene February 1 with main tasks including voting funds for military contingents in South Africa and motions endorsing government actions. In Milwaukee Perry Queenan defeats Jack Hudson in six rounds amid audience anger. General Daniel Butterfield is seriously ill at his New York home with a stomach ailment and no immediate danger reported.
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Ottawa
Ont
South Africa
Milwaukee
Wis
Perry Queenan
Jack Hudson
Chicago
Badger Athlete Club
Queenan
New York
Daniel Butterfield
Brazil Votes Next Sunday General Elections
Telegram items report Brazil set to vote next Sunday. Other notes include treasury cash and gold holdings, transport ship Tartar’s long voyage with discharged soldiers, Tiradentes sailing toward disputed Amapa, and private interment of the duke of Westminster. Also coverage of political investigations, bankruptcies, and naval charity drives.
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Brazil
the Treasury
Striking miners and lace workers stage large demo in St Etienne
In St Etienne 6000 demonstrators joined together on Thursday marching through main streets singing defiant songs. Authorities reinforced by military and police prepared to quell disturbances as estimates placed striker numbers around 30000. In Princeton Ex President Grover Cleveland shows improvement after three days bed rest and is able to move about the house.
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St. Etienne
France
Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Prince David of Hawaii Passes Through Minneapolis
Prince David of Hawaii, nephew of Queen Liliuokalani, traveled via Chicago on his way to Washington. He was the man chosen to wed Princess Kauilani had she lived.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Prince David
Hawaii
Washington
Chicago
Lilioukalani
Kauilani
Market Report from Cincinnati and Chicago Grain and Livestock Prices
A crowded market summary shows diverse prices for wheat, corn, and live stock. Reports list No.2 red wheat quotes, hogs, cattle, sheep, and calves with varying grades from selective shippers to common and roughs, alongside Chicago grain futures and delivery months.
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Cincinnati
ONG
Chicago
Wimege
Buorkc
Expensive War and Censorship Debate Rages
London reports criticize government policy as war costs mount. Heat at Ladysmith reaches 104 degrees with enteric fever cases. Boer threats to reduce British prisoners’ rations emerge while Britain seeks yeomanry and artillery support. Minneapolis recordsq rapid skating records on Lake Minnetonka under Excelsior Ice Yacht club auspices.
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London
South Africa
Times
Gataecre
Stoermberg
Modder River
Daily Chronicle
Transvaal
Honorable Artillery Corps
City Imperial Corps
Minneapolis
Minn
Lake Minnetonka
Norval Baptie
Bathgate
N. C
John S. Johnson
Baptie
Joe Donahue
New York
Olaf Rudd
Excelsior Ice Yacht Club
English Faith in New South Africa War Leader Roberts
A lengthy dispatch assesses Lord Roberts and Gen. Kitchener as central figures in Britain’s South Africa campaign. It notes Roberts as an aging, brave commander with prior Afghan triumphs and Kitchener’s rapid rise, while praising Boer generals Joubert Cronje and Schalk Burger. The piece contrasts British tactical mistakes with Boer preparedness and suggests a long, costly war lies ahead.
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Lord Roberts
Gen. Kitchener
Elis
South Africa
United Kingdom
Ladysmith
Stormberg
Mother River
Tugela Ferry
Khartoum
Roberts
Buller
Kandahar
Afghanistan
Burrow
Ayoub Kham Roberts
England
London
Waterford
Natal
Transvari
Madras Presidency
India
White
Bobs
Cawnpore
Eton
Sandhurst
Bengal
Africa
Ireland
Newfoundland Lobster Pact Expiring Amid Coastal Tension
St John Newfoundland reports the modus vivendi on the shore lobster fishery expires December 31. Without renewal, serious trouble may arise along the coast. The British government grows anxious about colonial authorities proposed actions as they face difficulties in South Africa.
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St. John, N. F
South Africa
Severe gales and snowstorms strike Irish mountains
In Irish mountains near Nenagh severe gales and snowstorms caused a landslide followed by a flood that swept away two farm houses with occupants. Much additional property damage is reported along the affected area.
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London
Ireland
Nenagh
Nenagh River
Actress Dorothy Dene Dies in London
London report states actress Dorothy Dene died on the prior Wednesday in London. She toured the United States in 1893 and sat for several of Lord Frederick Leighton's notable paintings as a model.
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London
Dorothy. Dene
United States
Lord Frederick Leighton
Ottawa Cabinet Meeting Briefing From December Session
Ottawa Ont December 29 at a cabinet meeting notes mention Thursday afternoon as the scheduled session time. The fragment confirms government planning but lacks details on topics or decisions.
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Ottawa
Ont
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