Local missing child case stirs worry in Houghton area
A five year old boy from Houghton is reported missing after being taken by a suspected man described as odd. Police say Sullivan, aged around two, from Point Mills, is apprehended nearby but investigators doubt any sinister intent. The case has prompted community concern though Sullivan is believed mentally deranged.
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Ransom
Sullivan
Yearold Son
Point Mills
Mil Lea
Imperial Decree Guides Chinese Note on Term and Forts
The imperial court orders plenipotentiaries to sign the joint note while seeking terms limiting legation guards and reducing army posts. They are to avoid destroying forts, instead disarming them. Li Hung Chang’s health is poor. Prince Ching may sign while another plenipotentiary joins later.
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Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Senor de Cologan
Paris
Havas
Kwang Su
Weking
Dee T
Pekng
China
Prince Chu
Chinese Indemnities Arbitration Talks Deferred
There have been no negotiations between the United States and Russia on arbitration of the Chinese indem nities. Russia first proposed arbitration, and the matter will not be regarded as timely until talks in Pekin have progressed. It is believed Russia remains inclined to support arbitration.
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United States
Russia
Pekin
Gilty
Chicago
Big League
American League
Clarke Griffith
Association
Noted Forger Paroled From Kalamazoo Bank Fraud
Jackson Michigan December 31 Stonewall J DeFrance a noted forger freed by Governor PIngre after serving 11 years for defrauding a Kalamazoo bank of several thousand dollars He had a career of forgeries totaling about 466000 at St Paul Flour City and a Chicago bank. Omaha blizzard disrupts Nebraska cities heavy snow and blocked streetcar traffic London Dowie meeting edifice scandalous scenes at Londons Dowie Zionist gathering in Lindsay town hall
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Stonewall J. DeFrance
Kalamazoo
Pingree
DeFrance
St. Paul National Bank
Flour City National Bank of
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Chicago
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Cheyenne
London
Londsey Town Hall
Cudahy Receives Threatening Letter Over Kidnapping Reward
Omaha reports a second threatening note received by E D Cudahy after offering a $25,000 reward for the kidnapers of his son. The letter, mailed 3 am December 22, warns to withdraw the reward or the boy will be harmed, with similar handwriting and misspellings noted by Gen. John C. Cowin.
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Omaha
John C. Cowin
Cudahy
Gilty
Insurgent activity in Luzon reported with no American casualties
Reports from Manila detail scouting across Luzon with captures and killings. Detachments of Fourth Regiment seize 60 insurgents in Cavite while others raid camps and pursue leaders near San Antonio and Mt Aryat. The Philippines commission adds a plan to hire 600 American teachers with monthly salaries from 75 to 100 dollars.
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Luzon
Cavite
Wheaton
Gregorio
Peninsular
San Antonio
Funston
Gaysan
Smith
Moriones
Grant
Mt. Aryat
Alejanndrio
Aliaja
Mendoza
Sandico
Camarines District
Philippines Commission
Cabinet Crisis Rumors Roil Madrid Politics
Madrid rumors say a cabinet crisis is imminent with Senor Sagasta hinting at a ministry change due to cabinet and supporter splits. Some ministerialists expect the Azarraga government to endure, while others foresee a Silvela administration if it collapses.
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Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Azarraga
Silvela
Helvetia post captured as Boers attack frontier
London dispatch reports from Lord Kitchener that Helvetia fell to Boer forces, with about fifty killed or wounded and two hundred prisoners taken. Gen. Lytleton notes pursuit along the enemy’s trail, Helvetia recaptured by Reeves reinforced from Belfast, and Helvetia a strong railway position held by a Liverpool regiment. De Wet remains at large and Kimberley is isolated amid broader Boer activity.
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Was
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Pretoria
Lytleton
Helvetia
Kitchener
Reeves
Belfast
Machadoderp-Lydenburg
Liverpool Regiment
England
de. Wet
Kimberley
Lydenburg
Cape Colony
Ottoshoop
Leichtenburc
Burghersdorp
Knaapdaar
Steynsburg
Lee‘Metford
de Wet
Mysterious death ties Hoff to Phoenix firm in Chicago
Merritt D. Hoff president of Turnagain Arm Gold Mining Co of Phoenix is arrested in Chicago on suspicion linked to the death of Nora Hammers found with a bullet in her brain. Hoff admits presence in the room. others Gaussen and Mrs. Lydia Griswill are also jailed as investigators pursue motive and Hoff’s account of handing the revolver to Gaussen. Hoff’s background notes he once worked for the Great Northern railroad in Minneapolis.
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Chicago
Merritt D. Hoff
Turnagain Arm Gold Mining Co
Phoenix
Ariz
Nora Hammers
Hoff
Charles Gausin
Lydia Griswill
Gaussen
Minneapolis
Great Northern Railroad
Former Altoona tax receiver vanishes with missing funds
Pa December 31 James Hugh former receiver of state and coin taxes for Altoona has disappeared and is said to be over 20000 dollars short in his accounts. McCollough had held the office since 1894 but was not reappointed after failing to square duplicates. Bond set at 80000 dollars. A secret county probe found a 10000 dollar shortage and McCollough admitted being over 20000 short claiming stock losses in New York led to repeated failures.
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James Hugh
Altoona
MccCullough
Hughes
McCollough
New York
State acquires Nancy Hanks Lincoln grave site in Indiana
Indiana Gov. Mount receives deed from Spencer county commissioners transferring the Nancy Hanks Lincoln grave ground to the state. The site near the Lincoln family burial area will become a park with a custodian and beautification projects under the Nancy Hanks Memorial Association plan.
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Nancy
Indianapolis
Ind
Hanks - Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Mount
Spencer County
Nancy Hanks
Trade with Denmark Surges in 1900
Copenhagen reports rapid growth in Denmark United States trade with imports from the US tripling since 1896 to over 20 million dollars. The rising commerce draws Danish Americans back to Copenhagen to represent American houses and spurs new ship orders for the American trade.
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United States
Copenhagen
Denmark
Secret order figure W. S. Mismer dies in Saint Joseph
W S Mismer a prominent secret order worker in Missouri and western states collapsed and died of heart disease Sunday afternoon in Saint Joseph at age 49. He is a brother of W S Mismer who oversees the Odd Fellows home at Liberty Missouri.
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St. Joseph
W. S. Misemer
W. S. Mismer
Odd Fellows
Liberty
eMo
Rockefeller brother in talks to buy Gentry stock ranch
Middletown New York reports Frank Rockefeller, brother of John D Rockefeller, negotiating to purchase John R Gentry stock ranch at Wichita Kansas. Gentry is owned by E H Harriman.
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Middletown
N. Y
Goschen
Frank Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
John R. Gentry
Wichita
Kan
Gentry
E. H. Harriman
Beecing Resumes at St Louis Fair Grounds May 11
Beecing will be resumed at the St Louis fair grounds on May 11 and run for 90 days in line with Missouri breeders law restricting a single week.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Fair Grounds
Missouri
British steamer Mount Oswald to Tampico after reefing rescue
The British steamship Mount Oswald, wrecked on Elbow Reef December 17, was pulled off by the wrecking tug Albert F. Dewey and resumed voyage to Tampico, Mexico. A disastrous fire in Sun Day night devastated a village, wiping out a penultimate business block. the loss estimated at 125,000 dollars. George Ingram resides near Lawrence, Indiana with his father-in-law M Archer, following a notice served Sunday.
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Miami
Fla. Dee
Mount Oswald
Elbow Reef
Albert F. Dewey
Tampico
Mexico
Westborne
Dante
Indianapolis
Ind
George Ingram
M. Archer
Lawrence
Mr. Rather
Tess ‘Taust
War Ministry to Supply Snowshoes for Army
Snowshoes will be provided to the army by the ministry of war in Stockholm as of December 31. The decision aims to equip troops for winter terrain and improve mobility in snowbound areas.
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Stockholm
Ministry of War
Colombian General Uribe Arrives in Maracaibo After Defeat
Gen. Uribe chief of the Colombian revolution arrives in Maracaibo following defeat at Corazel Bolivar province. The development is regarded as a deathblow to the revolutionary movement.
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Carazas
Venezuela
Uribe
Corazel
Bolivar
Maracaibo
Death of Hiram Hitchcock Founder of Fifth Avenue Hotel
Hiram Hitchcock, last surviving founder of the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York, died at the hotel Sunday morning after a brief illness from pneumonia. He was born in Claremont New Hampshire on August 27, 1832.
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New York
Hiram Hitchcock
Fifth Avenue
Claremont
N. H
Loates Heads for California Winter Racing
London December 31 Sam Loates the English jockey and his wife left for New York and then California for the winter season He was Reid s closest rival last season and may be induced to ride in California races during the stay.
Market report details for flour grain and live stock
Cincinnati and Chicago markets list prices for flour by grade with ranges from 2.75 to 4.30 per unit. wheat and corn and oats quoted with January and May futures. Live stock values shown for hogs and sheep with varied grade prices, reflecting mixed demand and regional trading on Dec 29.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Baseball Magnates Face War as American League Expands
The article argues major league owners face a hard year as the American League pursues expansion and rejects the national agreement. It details tensions, potential signings of players, and possible realignment across National and American leagues with Chicago, Boston, New York, and others involved.
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