Robbers killed after hotel chase and shootout
Quincy police killed two expert safe blowers believed from Chicago after a running fight through a hotel. A third robber was wounded and captured. Skeleton keys and dynamite found. January 6 theft valued at $20,000. Men used multiple aliases and were linked to prior city robberies.
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Chicago
Anola
Adams Loan and Building Association
Boecker
Kansas City
Koch
John A. Hearn
Hearn
Charnhorst
J. M. Burt
H. F. Crowley
Burt
C. H. Rogers
C. A. Prince of
Uuree
Omaha
Neb
Charles Dennis Thomas Monaghan
Gustave Shukert
Dennis
Monaghan
Prince
Special Funeral Train for War Leaders Arrives in San Francisco
A Southern Pacific funeral train carries Major General Henry W. Lawton Major John A. Logan Jr and Dr J L Armstrong from Manila to the east. Dr Armstrong will be buried Arlington with Lawton near Washington. Logan to Youngstown Ohio. Major General Shafter will lead an escort. Mrs Logan and children travel with eastern friends.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
Henry W. Lawton
John A. Logan
J. L. Armstrong
Thomas
Manila
Armstrong
Lewis
Arlington Cemetery
Logan
Youngstown
Ohio
Shafter
Lawton
Washington
No News From Front Amid Rain and Sleet in London
London readers observed a quiet day as no news from the front reached the city by 11:30 p.m. The Taal office reported no updates while a “no news” placard hung on Pall Mall’s tron railing. General Buller’s dispatch and retreat were noted, with emphasis on the lack of losses during the Tugela River withdrawal.
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London
Taal
War Office
Pall Mall
London Finances Hint At Possible Market Ease Ahead
The Times London financial cablegram notes likely bottoming in the money market after bank rate cuts to 4 percent. It cites fragility in short loans, looming government credit releases, and probable continued easy conditions as continental markets fall, with India and Pakistan rail share requests hinting at broader capital pressure.
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The
Times’ London Financial Cablegram
Bank of Germany
Bank of France
London
Pennsylvania Railroad
India
McKinley to Refer Church Property in Philippines and Porto Rico
A Washington dispatch reports President McKinley will defer decisions on church property in the Philippines and Porto Rico to the new Philippines commission. The panel will consult with municipal officials on asset disposition and friars’ status, while Catholic clergy seek restoration of buildings claimed as church property. No action expected before the presidential campaign. claims for San Juan structures may be pursued.
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Herald
Washington
McKinley
New Philippines Commission
Porto Rico
Philippines
Spain
Paris
Davis
San Juan
United States
Pauncefote to Retire as British Ambassador
Washington suggests Lord Pauncefote will retire on April 1 as Britain’s ambassador to the United States. Reports say he will not extend his term despite the South African War. Possible successors include Sanderson, under secretary of state, or Sir Henry Howard, British minister to the Netherlands.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Lord Pauncefote
Great Britain
United States
Hiake Baron Fava
Demand Nine Hour Day Pattern Makers Union Seeks Nine Hour Day
Chicago January 20 Pattern-makers union recites to demand a nine hour day after April. Stix believes little difficulty in securing the nine hour day.
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Chicago
Stix
Naval officer argues Isthmian canal benefits and Pacific control
In a New York article Captain C H Stockton, head of the naval war college, urges a Central American canal owned by the United States. He says it secures Pacific dominance, requires naval strength, and aligns naval protection with commerce, warning abrogation of Clayton Bulwer and stressing a need for maritime preeminence in the north Pacific.
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Pacific
Atlantic
Philippines
China
Japan
Korea
Samoa
Cant. C. H. Stockton
Naval War College
Proceedings
The
Naval Institute
Stockston
Great Britain
United States
Canal
Mexico
Suez
Suez Canal
Stockton
North Pacific Ocean
Oceanic
Caribbean
North Pacific
U. P. Robbers Killed in Wyoming Pursuit
A posse of Union Pacific detectives led by Tom Horn reportedly killed two train robbers from the Hole In the Wall after a fierce chase. One pursuer was wounded but not seriously. The robbers had split into two gangs after leaving the railroad and the slain men were those tracked through the mountains before slipping away.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Tom Horn
Saloon Killing in San Francisco Baffles Police
James O. Gleason a former member of the Twentieth Kansas volunteers was shot and killed in a San Francisco saloon by an unknown assailant who fled. Witnesses say a quarrel with a woman preceded the shooting as Gleason tended bar and stepped to a back room.
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San Francisco
Cal
James O. Gleason
Twentieth Kansas Volunteers
Gleason
Pee Pean
Scalp Scours Dandruff With Newbro's Herpicide
The piece explains dandruff as scalp scales caused by a germ. It claims scouring only cleans the surface and won’t stop hair loss. It asserts only Newbro's Herpicide destroys the dandruff germ at the root, preventing further damage.
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Newbro
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