Capitol Notes and Recess Appointments Move Forward
Washington notes report the president transmitted a large batch of appointments made during the recess. The Senate approved a deficit bill for mileage and salaries and debated Yukon relief and reindeer drivers. Debates covered imperial policy, a Yukon railroad charter, and a proposed holidays recess.
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Canton
McKinley
White House
Senate
Secretary of Navy
Admiral Porter
Yukon
McBride
Oregon
United States
Mr. Cockrell
Missouri
Secretary of
Allen
Dingley
Committee On
Ways and Means
DeArmond
House
Currency Reform Conference Seeks National Banking Retirement
Atlanta financiers gather December 15 for a conference on currency reform. Representatives from most banks in the state and many Southern states discuss resolutions urging the United States government to retire from banking and rebalance national finances on a sound basis with regional circulating media aligned to each area’s commercial assets.
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Atlanta
Atste
United States
Kansas Pacific Sale Postponed for 60 Days
W D Cornish special master in chancery of the Union Pacific foreclosure cases postponed the Kansas Pacific railway sale at the Topeka depot for 60 days. The sale must be readvertised and refiled with all formalities.
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Kansas Pacific
Topeka
Kas
W. D. Cornish
Union Pacific
Tlo
Kansas Pacific Railway
Durrant to be Sentenced in Fourth Hang Remark
In San Francisco on December 13 Theodore Durrant awaiting execution for Blanch Lamont’s murder was set for a court appearance this afternoon. The sentencing schedule shows Durrant to hang January 7, marking a fourth death sentence.
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Durrant
San Francisco
Theodore Durrant
Blanch Lamont
Schooner Thurion Wreck Off Cushing Island
The schooner Thurion bound for New York with plaster wrecked at Cushing Island last night. The captain and five crewmen drowned while one sailor reached shore and notified locals.
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Portland
Thurion
New York
Cushing Island
National meeting to form new aviation body
Flight commissioners from commercial groups across the United States will attend a Washington meeting to discuss forming a national aviation organization.
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Washington
United States
Mankato Council Moves to Ban Song Hot Time in Old Town Tonight
Topeka dispatch notes Mankato Kansas town council plans an ordinance to stop singing burning or whistling the song Hot Time in Old Town Tonight. The measure echoes a six year old move against After the Ball in the same town.
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Topeka
Cold Wave Warns West Texas Skies This Week
Weather Observer Moore of the Weather Bureau cautions a west Texas cold wave. Temperatures are expected to drop twenty to thirty degrees by Thursday night as the cold front moves in from El Paso.
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Washington
Weather Observer
el Paso
West Texas
Moore
Weather Bureau
Oxford Triumphs Over Cambridge in Interuniversity Match
London December 15. Oxford defeated Cambridge in the annual interuniversity football game by a score of 248 to 0. In a separate item, Las Cruces honey producers shipped a large load of honey to Chicago, weighing 24,000 pounds.
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Oxford
Cambridge
Las Cruces
Chicago
Christian Scientists Fight for Recognition in Legislation
Philadelphia reports Judge Penneypacker ruled Christian Science a church not a medical school. A bill will be introduced to amend medical laws to recognize Christian Scientists as part of the healing fraternity, distinct from allopaths.
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Philadelphia
Court of Common Pleas
First Church of Christ of Christian Scientists
Schools of Medicine
Christian Science
Triconos
School of Medicine
Grand Army encampment dates debated in Cincinnati
The national council of the Grand Army of the Republic meets in Cincinnati to set the next encampment dates. The local committee favors August 29 to September 3 citing dry weather fall harvest and school room use, while opponents warn of clashes with the Pythian encampment in Indianapolis and railroad crowding. The Cincinnati finance committee aims to raise 75000 dollars for veteran entertainment.
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Cincinnati
National Council of the Grand Army of the Republic
Buffalo
The
Signal Service
Indianapolis
Evangelist Martin forced to flee Florence amid mob threat
Report from Florence Kansas notes evangelist Martin left town on the Kansas City passenger after threats of tar and feathering. County officials intervened but mobs demanded his departure. about 50 citizens escorted him to the train, and he headed to Emporia.
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Kanv
Kansas City Journal
Martin
Kansas City
Dickenson
Mr. Mann
Dodge City
Cooper
Emporia
Sugar factory near Eddy posts weekly output drop
The Eddy sugar factory averaged 300 sacks per day. Last week one day the run reached 357 sacks. Six car loads of sugar were shipped during the prior week.
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Eddy
The News in Brief Overview and Telegraph Style
A compact notice describing a daily telegraph style digest that summarizes world events as they occur. It presents brief items in a quick, ongoing format, capturing multiple topics in a single, concise update.
AFL Convention Opens With Gompers Chair in Nashville
The American Federation of Labor opened in Nashville with President Gompers presiding. The printers and machinists dispute was settled without a committee. Detroit leads as next convention site. Delegates reported street laborer hours: Cripple Creek 8, Salt Lake City 8, Memphis 10, Chicago 8, Denver 8, New York 8, Baltimore 9, Boston 9, Brooklyn 8, Pittsburgh 9, Syracuse 8.
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American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Detroit
Cripple Creek
Salt Lake City
Memphis
Chicago
Denver
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Syracuse
Feathers in Bonnets Spark Sermon In Chambersburg
Rev Irwin of Lincoln Neb denounced feathers in bonnets tobacco and whiskers as sins in a King's Street United Church sermon. He stirred the audience causing many women to tear off feathers and cast them on the floor while denouncing related social offenses.
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Chambersburg
King’s Street United Church
Irwin
Lincoln
Neb
Monticello Pastor Guilty Of Choking Wife
In Monticello New York on December 15 Rev David T Howell was found guilty of choking his wife. The court fined him five dollars or five days in jail. he refused to pay and was jailed at midnight. Mrs Howell has sued Mr Green of Monticello for alienation of affections causing town scandal.
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Monticello
N. Y
David T. Howell
Howell
Green
Pareon
French Ambassador Cambon Heads to New York
The new French ambassador to the United States M. Cambon leaves Paris for New York. His wife will stay behind for at least a year. He is instructed to push reciprocity with the United States and to pledge to relax or abolish French limits on American meat products.
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Paris
United States
M. Cambon
New York
France
Annual rabbit hunt opens with nearly a thousand shooters
In Lamar Colorado on December 15 the annual rabbit hunt began with almost one thousand participants. Originating to curb crop pests it has grown into a statewide event. Last year over 50,000 rabbits were sent to Denver for Christmas dinners. this year officials expect to surpass that record.
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Lamar
Colo
Denver
New York Typographical Union Reaches 9 Hour Day Pact
After a long conference in New York the Typographical Union No. 4 and employers agreed to a nine hour workday effective immediately. The pact lasts until the International Typographical Union designates a date to enforce the nine hour demand.
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New York
Emperor and Prince Adalbert sail toward Kiel farewell
The emperor with his third son Prince Adalbert left Berlin for Kiel via Hamburg to bid farewell to Prince Henry of Prussia who sails for Keo Chou Bay China to command additional German warships assigned to Chinese waters.
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Emperor
Prince Adalbert
Kiel
Hamburg
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Keo Chou Bay
China
President McKinley Special Train Accident Near Canton
A special train carrying President McKinley struck and killed Louis Moinett who was walking on the track near Maximo, ten miles east of Canton. The president was greatly shocked by the distressing accident.
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MecKinley
Canton
Louis Moinett
Maximo
Chicago Produce Exchange Nearing Dissolution
After twenty five years the Chicago Produce Exchange faces dissolution. Its treasury will be distributed among members as the organization ends amid a dispute over genuine butter versus buttering lead.
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Produce Exchange of
Chicago
Exchange
Ithaka man dies on sleeping car en route home
Herbert Thayer of Ithaka died on a sleeping car as it entered St. Louis. He had been in Colorado seeking a cure for consumption and was returning home to die. He was 25 years old.
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Herbert Thayer
Ithaka
Thayer
Colorado
California turfman to wed Miss Voorhees in Kentucky
Versailles Kentucky December 15 James B Hagi a wealthy California turfman will marry Miss Pearl Voorhees tomorrow. Miss Voorhees age 26 is a social favorite in Kentucky society. They are third cousins.
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James B. Hagi
California
Pearl Voorhees
Miss Voorhees
Kentucky
Murderers of Mrs. Chris Merry Arrested in Princeton Ky
Chris Merry and James Smith, charged with killing Mrs. Chris Merry of this city, were arrested today in Princeton Kentucky. Smith confessed to the crime.
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Chris Merry
James Smith
Princeton
Smith
Judge Fall Visits as Miss Catlin Falls Ill
Judge Fall is in town while Miss Ethel Catlin grows ill, a quiet snapshot of local concerns.
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Judge Fall
Ethel Catlin
Notable Visitors and Travelers Arrive in Town Notes
A parade of arrivals and departures fills the day as T E Shears returns to Denver, Senator Turney’s wife visits Alpine, George R Herron heads to Butte, Mont, A W Gifford comes from Cruces, and others from Buffalo N Y San Antonio Yuma and California report plans, business trips, or family reunions. Dr Davis returns from Magdalena with mining outlook notes. Inspector Shears surveys local steam plants. Latimer returns from a Sierra Madre prospecting journey.
Washington Park Far and Driv ing Association Winter Meeting Schedule
December 30 to January 1 at Washington Park features trotting and pacing events with purses from 50 to 5000 dollars. Races include quarter and half mile sprints, two year olds, weights for age, maidens allowed, and El Paso stakes. Entries require five to enter and three to start. ten percent of purse and five percent to start.
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Far and Driving Association
American Jockey Club
Musicians Seek Residency in Town To join McGinty Orchestra
Five musicians arrive with letters from President Rockhart seeking local work to remain in town. James Hawes plays slide trombone and second violin, C G Heath offers any class of work with tuba and stringed bass, George Rasmussen is a cigar maker who also plays violin, George Rasmussen plays bari tone flute, William Le Grid machinist handles cornet, A H Anschutz is a plumber and timer with cornet and stringed bass. They aim to establish themselves as residents and join the McGinty Bach ard orchestra.
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James Hawes
C. G. Heath
George Rasmussen
William le Grid
A. H. Anschutz
Rockhart
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