Crane declines treasury portfolio amid business reasons
Massachusetts Governor Crane refuses President Roosevelt’s offer of the treasury post after a White House briefing and talks with Senator Lodge. Myron Herrick of Cleveland is named as a potential successor. Charles Wenneker in St Louis withdraws his nomination amid factional maneuvering. German press criticizes delays on East African railway plans.
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Crane
Massachusetts
Treasury
Roosevelt
White House
Senator Lodge
Myrom T. Herrick
Cleveland
Herrick
McKinley
Charles ¥. Wenneker
Internal Revenue
St. Louis
Congress
Wenneker
Missouri
Governor Grane Declines Treasury Appointment
Boston dispatch reports Governor Grane declining the president's offer to be secretary of the treasury. He cites illness in his family and inability to arrange business affairs on short notice, adding that his mother is an invalid and he cannot leave Dalton home.
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Boston
Mass
Grane
Uganda railway reaches Victoria Nyanza mocks Germany
A Berlin correspondent reports the Uganda railway has reached Victoria Nyanza, describing the feat as a grand British achievement with political significance. The dispatch notes Britain’s completion of a colossal undertaking and its melancholic reflection on Germany.
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New York
Berlin
London Times
New York. Times
Great Britain
Fire destroys Hamilton enamelled paper plant
A massive blaze engulfed the Champion Coated Paper Company in Hamilton Ohio late last night and raged until early today. The factory, the largest in the country for enamelled paper production, sustained a loss estimated near a million dollars as flames and smoke swept through the facility. Fire crews worked to contain the blaze and prevent spread to adjacent structures.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Champion Coated Paper Company
Fire destroys large plant and stock in catastrophe
A massive blaze leveled the United States largest plant of its kind, employing over 400 people. A $250,000 stock of enameled paper was destroyed, and valuable machinery lost. The fire started when gasoline exploded in John Kopp’s hands during cleaning. Kopp was severely burned. The company had just finished a $750,000 brick building, saved by the fire department.
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United States
John Kopp
Kopp
Congressman Robinson seeks Chinese exclusion act re enactment petitions
Congressman Robinson introduces petitions from Federal Labor union Fort Wayne Painters and Decorators union and Fort Wayne laundrymen. They favor re enactment of the Chinese exclusion act and support construction of war vessels in US navy yards. All petitions were referred to the proper committees.
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Robinson
Fort Wayne
Painters’ and Decorators’ Union
United States Navy Yards
Horse Blanket Found On Street Sent To Police Station
A horse blanket located on a street has been taken to the police station for identification and verification of ownership. The authorities urge anyone missing such an item to contact the station with details.
Navy to Hold Maclay Under Three Day Show Cause
The navy gives Grace three days to show cause why he should not be fired and states Maclay will be allowed time to quit naval service. The service plans to stop further Schley case discussion within the executive branch and will ignore recent remarks by Admirals Brown and Belknap per lines of General Miles’ interview.
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Maclay
Naval Service
Schley
Navy Department
Brown
Belknap
Miles
Navy historian Maclay still not replying on resignation
Washington December 23 Nothing has been heard at the navy department from Historian Maclay in response to the department's request for his resignation. Under rules an employee has three days grace to show cause for dismissal, and though this rule may be disregarded, it is believed that further action will follow.
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Washington
Navy Department
Maclay
Department
Schley Heads to New York for Holidays with Daughter
Admiral Schley departed Washington at 10 o clock by Pennsylvania railroad bound for New York to spend the holidays with his daughter.
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Schley
New York
Washington
Admiral Schley
Pennsylvania Railroad
Captain Francis A. Cook Improves at Naval Hospital
Washington reports Captain Francis A. Cook shows slight improvement at the United States naval hospital where he remains confined to bed and very quiet. His two sons are now with him.
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Washington
United States Naval Hospital
Francis A. Cook
Death inquest finds overdose linked to Henry McIntosh
Coroner Barnett reports Henry McIntosh died from an overdose. The coroner’s finding outlines the fatal event and points to the drug involved without graphic detail.
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Barnett
Henry McIntosh
Death at Warsaw Hydrobromate Case Attributed to Overdose
Eight witnesses testified as authorities linked the death of Alexander McIntosh to an overdose of hyoscine hydrobromate while he was at the Warsaw Indiana institute for liquor addiction treatment on September 23 1901. Post mortem in New Haven found the poison as the immediate cause. McIntosh brother consults lawyers while his elderly mother remains prostrated by the loss.
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Warsaw
Drs. White
Ind
McIntosh
Warasw
New Haven
A. H. Macbeth
Alexander McIntosh
Mr. McIntosh
Fuel famine grips Lima as coal runs out
In Lima Ohio on December 23 no coal has been in the city since last Wednesday leaving residents without fuel. Wood sells for ten dollars a cord and thousands trek to farms to buy before supplies vanish while railroads report thousands of coal cars waiting between Lima and Cincinnati.
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Lima
Ohio
Cincinnati
Diplomatic Move Sought with Vatican
Rome signals opening for a semi official American envoy to the Vatican as the pope presses for a U S diplomatic presence. Washington shows cautious interest while the Vatican hints at favorable steps in Cuba and the Philippines and a possible cardinal in the United States.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Rome
Vatican
United States
Washington
Cuba
Philippines
Cardinal Gibbons
Ireland
Corrigan
Curia
Ed B. Fox Returns from Trenton for Holidays
Ed B. Fox private secretary to W. Beers has returned from Trenton New Jersey to spend holidays with friends in the city.
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Ed B. Fox
W. Beers
Trenton
N. J
Sharp Boer British clashes reported by Lord Kitchener
London reports from Johannesburg dated December 21 describe intense fighting in the Orange River and Transvaal colonies. In Beginderyn 200 mounted infantry faced 300 Boers and 40 armed natives, with heavy British losses and Boer gains. Damant, at Tafel-Kop, and Langberg engagements produced high casualties for the British, while De Wet's raid at Langberg saw 20 Boers killed and 12 British. The Boers claimed 27 buried after Damant talied.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Johannesburg
Orange River
Transvaal
Beginderyn
Britz
de Wet
Dfenerals Dartnell
Campbell
Langberg
M. Botha
Damant
Tafel-Kop
Orange River Colony
Sullivan seeks new trial in Cook county conspiracy case
Alexander Sullivan, ex bailiff, seeks a new trial after pleading for $10,000 bond. Judge Smith delays ruling. motion renewed after Saturday. Sullivan plans to appeal if denied, with attorneys signaling continuation beyond holidays and a potential segment for the trial.
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Chicago
Alexander Sullivan
Cook County
James. . Lynch
Sullivan
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