Navy Men Honored by German Decorations Controversy
Senate allowed Captain B H McCalla and Commander W C Wise to accept decorations from the German emperor. The day also saw nominations to the senate and house actions on Cuba frauds, postal matters, and an army bill.
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Senate
McCalla and Wise
Germany
Washington
BH. H. McCalla
W. C. Wise
United States Navy
Henjenin H. Tatem
Montana
Helena
House
Boutelle
Maine
Dalsell
Pennsylvania
Committee On
Hull
Dramatic Court Scene In Morrison Murder Trial
In Elorado Kansas on December 5 Austin Brumback recounts the dying woman’s statement during cross examination. He describes Jessie Morrison handing a letter to Mrs Castle before the prisoner cut her throat with a razor as Brumback imitates the act.
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Elorado Kansas
Morrison
Austin Brumback
Brumback
Olin Castle
Lost English steamer Ross Gull sinks off Jersey coast
The Ross Gull, an English steamer operating between England and the Channel Islands and St. Brieuc, foundered in a gale at 11 last night off Jersey. Of 40 aboard, only 11 were saved. the report arrives from St. Brieuc, France, dated December.
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Ross Gull
Jersey
England
Channel Islands
St. Rrieuck
St. Brieuck
France
Roberts Farewell and War Casualties Report
New York dispatch from London notes Lord Roberts' farewell to the army praising endurance in a severe campaign. The piece cites 14 300 British officers and men killed by wounds fever and exposure. Gen Clery has returned to London and is staying with Aldershot friends. Dr Jameson remains in retirement in London.
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New York
Tribune
London
Lord Kitchener
Knox
Settle
Paget
Lord Roberts
Clery
Buller
Ladysmith
Aldershot
Staff College
Gatacre
Methuen
Warren
Jameson
Servant Girls to Strike on Manhattan Island
Mrs. St. Justin Beale says a servant girls union will form tonight and inspire a strike of 300 domestic workers on Manhattan Island. Herman Robinson of the AFL will organize it, citing poor food housing and overwork as motives.
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New York
Manhattan Island
St. Justin Beale
Herman Robinson
American Federation of Labor
Parisian Disabled At Sea In Heavy Snowstorm
The Allan Line steamer Parisian from Liverpool November 31 reported last night off the harbor with machinery disabled then steamed to her pier in a heavy snowy storm this morning.
Five railway workers killed in Ontario crash
An early morning Grand Trunk railroad wreck near Inglewood Junction Ont left five section men dead. Foreman John Allen and four others Oliver Ellis Neill McArthur Arthur Frame John Teetze all from Cheltenham were killed instantly. The engine crew escaped unharmed.
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Inglewood Junction
Grand Trunk Railroad
Here
John Allen
Oliver Ellis
Neill MC Arthur
Arthur Frame
John Teetze
Cheltenham
Miners Rescued After Dunmore Cave-In
A cave-in at the Hayug mine near Dunmore, near Scranton, trapped fifty one miners this morning. After three hours of effort, rescuers reached the chamber and all workers were saved with no serious injuries reported.
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Scranton
Hayug
Dunmore
Robbers Seized After Desperate Bus Chase In Chicago
Fred D. Gilmore of Baxter Iowa reported robbed near Michigan Avenue Harmon Court of 11225 negotiable papers 23 in cash and a watch. Suspects William Cummings and George Mayes fled but were captured after twenty shots were exchanged with detectives who pursued them behind a garbage box and telegraph pole.
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Chicago
Fred D. Gilmore
Baxter Iowa
Michigan Avenue
Harmon Court
William Cummings
George Mayes
Gilmore
Cummings
Hayes
Bond Increase Sought in Ore Dispute Case
In a supreme court hearing the Boston & Montana asked for higher bonds to cover ore value from the disputed Pennsylvania mine section with the Montana Ore Purchasing Co. facing a $400 000 bond. Superintendent Kiepetko testified ore valued at $554 000 over four and a half months, supporting claims of excess smelting costs.
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Helena, der
Supreme Court
Boston & Montana
Montana
Pennsylvania
Last Jane
Clancy
Kiepetko
Montana Ore Purchasing Company
John Forbis
Boston & Montaana
George H. Robinson
John MacGinnis
Contest of Election Returns Targets Meyer and Gregory
R A populist and F T Pollard contest the recent election results alleging improper counting of 125 ballots with crosses in the Republican circle and against the contestants. Two justices will hear depositions on December 46. The challenge aims to adjust plurality without affecting county officers.
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Inter Mountain
Red Lodge
R. A. Populist
F. T. Pollard
W. F. Meyer
C. H. Gregory
Democratic Party
Ilegally
Meyer
Gregory
Emmons
Pollard
Senate Committee Deliberates Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
The senate committee on foreign relations met briefly to discuss the Hay-Pauncefote treaty on the Nicaragua canal. The panel, which has reported the measure, planned to press the question in the Senate with broad agreement on the policy, though amendments drew little controversy. Senator Bacon showed little concern about passage.
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Senate
Prichard
Hale
Thurston
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Montana
Court of Appeals
Warner
United States
Frye
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senator Lodge
Washington
Nicaragua Canal
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Bacon
Treaty Vote Divides Committee On Fortification Plan
The committee could not vote on the treaty subject and evenly split on pressing the document under the fortification provisions for the proposed canal. Supporters listed Morera Lodge Clark Daniels Bacon Money, while opponents included Frye Culom Wolcott Morgan with party affiliations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Morera
Lodge and Clark
Daniels, Bacon and Money
Democrate
Messrs
Frye
Cuilom
Forakul Wolcott
Republic
Morgan
Democrat
Drive Out Disreputables in New York Red Light District
Scores of women fled the district known as the red light area after authorities targeted landlords who issued dispossess notices. Some moved to Brooklyn New Jersey or eastern cities. An injunction blocked police interference with Billy McGlory’s West 53rd Street venue, with Adam Kessel Jr named as proprietor.
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York
Red Light
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Billy McGlory
West 53Th Street
Justice Blanchard
Supreme Court
Adam Kessel, Jr
Cambridge and Oxford Lead On International Chess Trials
Negotiations are under way between the University of Cambridge and Oxford and four American colleges for an international chess contest this year. Cambridge and Oxford have won the current trophy, and it will become permanent if the Americans fail to win. Six players per team will be chosen after the intercollegiate match in New York in December. Harvard Princeton Yale and Columbia will be represented. Previously the match was played in New York, but this year Boston is favored for the venue.
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Cambridge
Mass
University of Cambridge
Oxford
England
J. Kiex
New York
n+glish university
Trarvard
Priceton
Yale
Columbia
Thitherto
Boston
Power House Burns in Brooklyn Street Fire
New York Dew reports the Ridgewood power house owned by Brooklyn Rapid Transit was totally destroyed by fire last night with an estimated loss of 150000. Chief Engineer Windlay shut off the 750 horsepower dynamos to prevent spread while firemen saved adjacent property and all cars drawing power from the station were halted for over two hours.
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New York
Dew
Tidgewood
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Mitre
Windlay
Staoleilil
Ashes of Judge Albert Hoffman Scattered in New York
In New York Der, in the presence of many lifelong friends, the ashes of Judge Albert Hoffman of Hoe hokey were scattered to the winds at Green Pond Loo. Cremation completed and the remains released per the judge’s wishes.
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New York
Der
Jadge Albert Hoffman
Hoe Hokey
Hody
Preeh Pond
Storms Hit British Coast Wrecks Reported Off Jersey
Storms sweep British coasts causing several minor wrecks. The steamer Tess Gull of Plymouth foundered off Jersey Island, crew saved except for a boat with the wine of her crew missing.
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London
Dec
Tess Gull
Plymouth
Jersey
Bulgarian cabinet resigns over ministerial differences
Sofia reports on December 5 that the Bulgarian cabinet resigned due to internal ministerial differences, prompting political maneuvering and potential reshuffles. The move comes amid tensions in the government and uncertainty over the next steps for leadership and policy direction.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Mystery of two tramps ends with host’s suicide
In Blackwell, Missouri, two men sought shelter in the boiler room of C. V. Segars' saw mill. One, about 60, killed the other, then was found murdered minutes later. The elder man stabbed himself in the heart as a posse closed in.
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St. Louis
Post Dispatch
Desota
C. V. Segars
Blackwell
Nomination to Rome Ambassador From Boston Proposes George von Meyer
The president will send to the senate the nomination of George von Meyer of Boston as ambassador to Italy. Meyer, 43, a prosperous businessman, Harvard graduate, lawyer, and former speaker of the Massachusetts House, is a prominent Republican figure with a large private fortune.
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Washington
Dev. J
Senate
George von Ly Meyer
Boston
Revenue Reduction Proposal Moves Through Ways and Means
Washington December reports the Ways and Means Committee led by Chairman Payne Mills introducing a revenue reduction bill. Proposals include abolishing taxes on telegrams express receipts and proprietary medicines and lowering the beer tax from two dollars per barrel to about two dollars minus 29 cents per barrel. A committee meeting is set to study the measure.
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Washington
Dec
Ways
Payne Wii
Uber
Payne
Cull Waya and Means Committee
Lumurrow
Seventy-Eight Rebels Executed In Shansi Massacre
Berlin reports Li Hung Chang telegram stating Sih Liang has publicly executed eighty rebel leaders in Shansi. He claims strict suppression of the Boxers and protection of missionaries as part of the crackdown.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Li Hung Chang
Sih Liang
Shansi
Bon de Castellane Seeks Sympathy Amid Housing Talks
Vanity Fair reports Count and Countess Bon de Castellane negotiating for a house in Wonton. They plan to spend part of the year there as Count Man, troubled by friends and companions showing him sympathy during recent financial difficulties.
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Tandon
Dee
Count
Countess Bon de Castellane
Wonton
Vanity Fair
Man
Four Die As Gloucester Schooner Wrecks at Hampton Beach
The small schooner Mary A. Thrown from Gloucester was wrecked on Hampton Beach early today. All on board are believed lost with at least four men aboard. One body has been recovered from the wreck.
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Ortemouth
N. H
Mary A. Thrown
Gloucester
Hampton Beach
Various 191? Telegrams Cover Sugar Prices and World News
A collage of brief telegram items notes refined sugar price increases by the Arbuckles, a fiscal year expenditure report totaling 170 349, obituaries including Patrick Henry’s grandson and Lord Doneghvn, a heavy barley crop forecast in county terms, and political notes on arbitration talks and naval moves involving the Kentucky ship.
Consul General von Sternberg Marries Louisville Bride
Baron Herman Speck von Sternberg formerly of the German embassy staff and newly named consul general in Calcutta wed Miss Lillian May Laugeham of Louisville at St George's Han over Square. The bride’s mother and sisters attended. United States envoy Joseph Choate supported the groom.
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London
Herman Speck. von Sternberg
Washington
Germany
Calcutta
St. George's Church
Hanover Square
Lillian May Laugeham
Louisville
Jos Choots
United States
Amba
Tin Plate Mills Burn Up In Cambridge Fire
Fire at the Cambridge works of the American Tin Plate Company destroyed the finishing department four sets of cold rolls one picking department and a warehouse with finished goods. The loss on finished tin is estimated at 175000 to 200000 dollars with total loss and insurance figures not yet known. The mills had just resumed after a long idleness and an effort will be made to continue work.
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Cambridge
Cambridge, O
America Piato Company
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Mystery OF
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Boni
Acordingly
Richmond
Dev
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Patrick Henry
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Poe
John Take Helly
F Hutchingon
Earl of Doneghvnare
Infant
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Church of Rome
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Doo
Nicholas
the Hague
Dy. Pleraon
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Constantinople
Colby
Chester
William BP
Beott
William A. Moffett
Endign
Leigh C. Palmer
Kentucky
Wichita
Kas
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War Department
8. M. Fountain
Poster
Anadar
Fort Reno
Sth Cavalry
Oklahoma
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