Porto Ricans Stir Controversy Over Immigration Deception
An investigation in Washington probes Porto Ricans who passed through El Paso claiming they were brought to Hawaii against their will. Officials dispute a San Francisco Chronicle report while General A. G. Malloy gathers facts. some migrants stayed in Frisco on charity as the case unfolds.
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Southern Pacific Company
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Ruhlin to Fight Jeffries in Cincinnati February
A new set of articles binds Jim Jeffries and Gus Ruhlin for a 25 round contest at Saengerfest Hall Cincinnati on February 15. The winner earns 15 percent of the gross receipts. Both fighters post 2000 dollars with the Bank of Cincinnati. George Siler named referee. Billy Delaney will train Jeffries. West Baden Indiana hosts training.
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Bank of Cincinnati
Convention Hall Company
Billy Delaney
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West Baden
Indiana
Jack McCormick
Jack Jeffries
Boers Active Near Johannesburg Clash Reported
Heavy cannonading north of Krugersdorp near Magaliesberg mountains indicates renewed engagement between generals Clements and Delarey. Clements again reinforced as Boers intensify activity between here and Pretoria.
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Krugersdorp
Magaliesborg Mountains
Here
Clements
Delarey
Ingaliesburg
Fretoria
Charle Magne Tower Rumored to Become Paris Minister
In St Peters burg on December 20 a diplomatic rumor claimed Charle magne Tower United States minister to Russia would succeed General Horace Porter in Paris as minister to France.
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Charlemagne Tower
United States
Russia
Horace Porter
Paris
Czar Regains Control as Health Restores in Paris Report
Paris dispatch reports the czar has resumed control of current affairs and his health is almost completely restored after illness. The confirmation comes from Latvian sources and cites definite improvement in his condition.
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Paris
Lividia
Battleships and Torpedo Boats Leave Newport for Southern Cruise
Newport News Va December 20 the battleships Kearsage and Massachusetts sailed for Pensacola Florida the first stop on a southern cruise Admiral Farquhars flagship Kearsage leads the fleet The mosquito fleet consisting of Vicksburg Annapolis Frolic Wompatuck and Piscataqua is expected to sail for Manila later in the day Captain Karl Rohrer will command
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Pensacola
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Manila
Young Negro Lynched After Gulfport Police Killing
Albert Lewis, a colored man about twenty, shot and killed town marshal W B Richardson at Gulfport Mississippi. He was captured at daylight in Mississippi City and jailed. An orderly mob then seized Lewis and hanged him near the L and N depot at Gulfport.
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W. B. Richardson
Gulfport
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Lewis
Telegraph Operators Strike Trust Holds Firm Support Denied
Chicago December 20. Telegraph operators pledged to strike and gain support despite a conference failure by engineers, firemen, conductors, and trainmen unions to resolve a dispute with the A T S F management. A telegraph operator said the strike would likely succeed.
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Chicago
Ija
Boers Occupy Colesburg as Invasion Spreads in Cape Colony
Cape Town dispatch reports Boers have occupied Colesburg 20 miles south of the Orange River. The invasion is spreading east and west across the northern cape colony as residents grow alarmed and disturbed.
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Colesburg
Orange River
Daring attempt to rob Nebraska state treasury thwarted
At Lincoln the state treasury vault near the capitol was breached by robbers who drilled the doors. A watchman exchanged gunfire with the intruders as they fled through the treasurer’s office windows. Drills and chisels lay on the floor. a large sum, estimated up to two hundred thousand dollars, was in the time lock safes.
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Neb
Capitol
Good
Meservey
West Point Cadets Testify on Hazing in Booz Case
In the ongoing military board inquiry into Oscar Booz's death linked to hazing, Cadet W. L. Cowles of Kansas testifies Booz was not robust and weak in health. Herbert Crumm of Ohio recalls being harassed by cadets and describes Booz as a slouchy, low-energy student.
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Military Board
Oscar Booz
W. L. Cowles
Kansas
Booz
St. Luke’s School
Blushton
Philadelphia
St. Luke's
Herbert Crumm
Ohio
Pittsburg magnate promotes New Mexico railroad venture
Senator Andrews of Pittsburg says a newly chartered railroad will run from Santa Fe through Albuquerque to El Paso with a link to the Denver and Rio Grande. He touts rich coal nearby east of Santa Fe, low build costs, and strong traffic prospects to El Paso and Mexico, predicting rapid completion and substantial regional benefit.
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New Mexico
Sheldon
Herald
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Pennsylvania
Rock Island
Mexico
Denver
Rio Grande
Albuquerque
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Andrews
Prominent Baltimore Merch Ant Committed Death By Own Action
Edward Blake Bruce senior partner of E. B. Bruce & Co. died in Boston from apoplexy but it was reported he shot himself in the head at the Touraine Hotel. His body arrived in Baltimore for burial. Overwork is blamed. He was a First National Bank and U S Guaranty Co director leaving $300000 in trust.
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E. B. Bruce & Co
Boston
Hotel Touraine
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U. S. Guaranty Co
NEWSPAPER MEN EXAMINED BY CHICAGO GRAND JURY
The Chicago grand jury resumed its probe into police scandals and city corruption. City editors testified yesterday and reporters named by editors face questioning today. Robert G. McAdams and his mother arrived in Chicago for the winter.
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Chicago
Marshall's Story of Henderson Embezzlement Arrest at Gem saloon
Dr. Camp the city marshal of Greeley Colorado arrived by Santa Fe train and took charge of A M Henderson after his arrest Monday night in the Gem saloon. Henderson is wanted in Greeley for alleged embezzlement. He began work for the First National bank in Greeley at seventeen and the marshal says Henderson claims he made his great mistake by running away.
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Herald
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Cudahy Heirnaped Son Returns After $25000 Ransom
Omaha dispatch reports Edward Cudahy Jr. was kidnaped, with $25000 in gold paid for his safe return. Police on guard at the home were not informed until Eddie reappeared, and the force was told to drop the case. Investigators suspect a family quarrel motive.
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Edward Cudahy
Packer
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Eddie
Three Acres Cave In Over Seneca Coal Works
A major collapse in Pittston Pennsylvania involving three acres of surface over Seneca Coal Company workings. Several houses threatened by subsidence and large fissures appeared in streets. No casualties known. substantial property loss and risk to nearby business buildings.
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Seneca Coal Company
Governor orders troops to Corsicana after attempted lynching
Governor Sayers dispatched soldiers to Corsicana after a mob attempted to lynch Anderson Noyes, a Black man on trial for the murder of Mrs. Finch. The National Guard or state troops were sent to restore order and secure the courthouse.
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the Herald
Anderson Noyes
Corsicana
Finch
Senator Jones denies resigning DNC chairmanship
Senator Jones says this afternoon that the report of him resigning the Democratic National Committee chairmanship is utterly without foundation. He reaffirmed his intent to continue in his current duties and rejected the rumor as groundless.
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Washington
Jones
Democratic National Committee
Hazardous collision sinks schooner at Norfolk
The Jamaica fruit steamer Hazel ran down and sank the schooner Emblem in coming to Norfolk today.
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Norfolk
Hazel
Emblem
McKinley Plurality Officially Set at 859000
Washington late election results confirm William McKinley with a formal plurality of eight hundred fifty nine thousand votes. The figure finalizes the statewide tally and cements McKinley’s margin over rivals in the national contest.
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Washington
McKinley
Mexican youth found alive after two days of captivity
Me lecio Garcia disappeared on December 13 and was left tied to a tree in the San Mateo mountains. He described brutal whipping by four or five men who spoke of Frank Smith and warned him not to work another day. He crawled twelve miles to a shepherd camp and was brought home to a grateful town.
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Willie
San Mateo Mountains
Frank Smith
Senate Ratifies Hay Pauncefote Treaty Amid Votes
Washington December 20 The Senate convened at noon with full galleries. Senator Hawley reported amendments to the army reorganization bill and Senator Carter backed a homestead extension for settlers on Indian reservations. The Hay Pauncefote treaty with the Foraker amendment passed 55 to 18 at 4 p.m.
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