Mixed American and foreign news from Dec 30 dispatches
Reports from Washington describe a Chinese city presenting a United States consul with elaborately crafted silver vases as a sign of faith in U S governance after the Boxer uprising. Other items note a Kansas City federal ruling that a foreign corporation can sue in federal court, a boxing decision in Chicago, smuggling cases in Puerto Rico, grave robbery charges in Indiana, and government secrecy around feeding experiments in Washington.
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Tonsu
Washington
State Department
Consus Fowler
Che Foo
United Guilds
Tazt Clty
C. T. Long
Fowler
United States
China
Kansas City
John F. Philips
United States District Court
Retail Clerks’ Union
Tailors’ Union
Schull & Jelly Furnishing Goods Company
Colorado
San Juan
P. R
Anderson
George W Mentz
United States Navy
Benjamin Butler
James Brennan
Country Club
Naval Station
Robert Giles
Stewart McC. Decker
Porto Rico
Tyrone Coal Boom Sparks Jackson Region Awakening
Conesville operator David Davis moves to develop Tyrone area in western Jackson township and eastern Bedford. He plans a three mile railroad branch from C A & C to new mines tapping Simon Ashcraft farm, with coal rights on about 1000 acres. Local public funds surge as Davis drives heavy investment and expected industry growth in Tyrone.
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Tyrone
Jackson Township
Bedford
David Davis
Conesvile
Davis
Mrs Sarah Wilcox Dies in Coshocton at 76
Mrs Sarah Wilcox died at her home 1020 Walnut Street Monday midnight after months of decline from heart failure. A respected Coshocton figure born in England, she was 76 and married to L G Wilcox, now deceased. She leaves two sons L G Wilcox, tied to the army as a coffee contractor in Washington, and B Wilcox of Coshocton. Funeral is planned for Friday afternoon at the house with burial at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
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Wilcox
Sarah Wilcox
Walnut Street
Coshocton
England
L. G .Wilcox
L. G. Wilcox
Army
Washington
Oakridge Cemetery
Insurgents Press Fez as Madrid Prepares Troops
Telegraph dispatch from Madrid reports insurgents who routed imperial troops near Fez are advancing on the city. The Spanish government ratchets up measures to mobilize soldiers for Morocco if needed.
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Madrid
Morocco
Fez
Unclaimed Letters at Coshocton Post Office
Post office at Coshocton Ohio advertises unclaimed letters for the week ending December 29 1902 Ladies Mrs Libh Fortune Gentlemen R B Ramsey James Kirk J J Lembright Edward M Warren Persons claiming these letters should say advertised and give date of this list C C B McCoy P M
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Coshocton
Libh Fortune
R B Ramsey
James Kirk
J J Lembright
Edward M Warren
McCoy
P.M
Liveryman slain in arrest attempt in Bethel Ohio
During a confrontation with town marshal Geo Clare Liveryman L P Sims was shot and killed this morning while resisting arrest in Bethel Ohio The incident ends a brief pursuit and leaves authorities investigating the motive and circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting.
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Agr
Bethel
Dee
L. P. Sims
Geo. Clare
Germany debates Venezuela blockade and Monroe doctrine
Berlin reports mixed German opinion on accepting arbitration over Caracas actions and lifting the blockade. The press ranges from praise of Roosevelt for pushing The Hague process to skepticism about the United States hard positions.
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Age
Berlin
Germany
Frankfurter Zeitung
Roosevelt
United Lines
Hague
United States
Lokel Anzeiger
Neueste Nachrichten
Ainister Bowen
Venezuela
Lokal Anseisors
Caracas
Castro
von Boguslawski
Tageliseh Rundschau
Bismarck
America
Europe
Hemisphere
Murat
Olmuetz
Purchase English Coal Large Shipments For Eastern US
Reports from Liverpool say contracts exist for about 200000 tons of coal from English Scottish and Welsh ports to eastern United States ports with forty steamers already chartered. The purchases follow an unexpected pitch in the US coal strike arbitration and continued activity is anticipated for weeks.
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United States
London
Liverpool
Auction of a retiring ambassador’s household effects draws high bids
A Washington dispatch to the New York World describes a Bonanza Auction for the retiring French ambassador’s belongings. Bidders, including fashionable society figures, chased items from lace curtains to rugs, with prices exceeding recent auctions and rivaling historic sales.
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Rench
Washington
New York
Carnhow
Hake
Reciprocity for Cuba and Root’s War Department work
Washington dispatch notes the Cuban reciprocity treaty fight focusing on Senate finance versus foreign relations jurisdiction. It lauds Secretary Root for stabilizing war department reforms, reorganizing the board of ordnance and fortifications, and smoothing decades of intra-agency conflict. It mentions Mark Smith of Arizona and humor about California’s stoves, plus brief Capitol Topics snippets on Hemenway, Williams of Mississippi, and state statues.
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Aldrich
Root
Roosevelt
Tie
War Department
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Ordnance Bureau
Bareau
Public Service
Mark Smith
Arizona
Aother
Congress
Mark
Smith
California
Miselsaippi
John S. Williams
Mississippi
Wilkius
Jone
South
Williams
House
John Williamas
Sharp Williams
Capitol
Hemenway
Indiana
Connor
Wemenway
Appropriations
Maryland
Joe Babcock
Bpenker Henderson
Wiscomin
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