Court to Decide Injunction on 81000 Sharkey Pay Fight
San Francisco reports the Fitzsimmons Sharkey bout sparked public debate over a supposed foul blow in the eighth round. Doctors cited injuries in the groin area as evidence, while others questioned the referee choice Wyatt Earp and the handling of the decision.
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San Francisco
Fitzsimmons-Sharkey
Fitzsimmons
Sharkey
Guist
Riley Grannan
Frank McLaughlin
Republican State Central Committee
Linch
Julian
National Club
Wyatt Earp
Arizona
Fitzsimmons Fight Case Goes To Court In Injunction Row
The piece outlines Fitzsimmons accusing Sharkey of unfair tactics in their bout, claiming a conspiracy to deny Fitzsimmons the $10,000 purse. It notes Sharkey’s injuries minimal apart from a cut, Fitzsimmons’ charge of multiple fouls, and Judge Sanderson granting an injunction to block payment of the prize until the case proceeds.
George Siler's View Of It On Fouls And Merits
Chicago dispatch says George Siler the referee of the Maher Witzsimmons bout last February in Mexico refused to judge a rivalry between them He notes he never saw the two men together and thus cannot express a qualified opinion on their comparative merits He adds that fouls not claimed by referees are not judgments in his view.
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Chicago
Pep
Tievorge Siler
Maher-Witzsimmons
Mexico
Iritarsimmons
Foul Claim and Referee Authority in a Fight
The text argues that no referee can rule on a foul unless a claim is made by the fighter or his seconds. Without a claimed foul, a fight cannot be decided on a foul. It emphasizes that a fighter is entitled only to what is officially claimed for him when lives and souls are in question.
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Donaviac
Home Brewing office robbed in St Louis three bandits
Three highwaymen with revolvers robbed the Home Brewing company office in St Louis, forcing cashier Robert Haverkamp to surrender about 400 dollars and looting drawers for roughly 500 more. They bound all present for nearly ten minutes then warned silence. clerks freed themselves and notified police.
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St. Louis
Home Brewing Company
Robert Haverkamp
Hanna Goes East to Seek Cabinet Fate
Cleveland dispatch reports Mark Hanna leaving for Washington to seek cabinet placement for President McKinley. Hanna plans to ask Senator Sherman if he would accept a cabinet post, possibly the secretary of state, while his treasury offer is reportedly declined. Dingley, Thurston, and Woodford joined McKinley at a dinner as Hanna weighs Senate versus cabinet options.
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Cleveland
Hanna
Washington
Sherman
McKinley
Treasury
Canton
Senate
Dingley
Senator Thurston
Stewart L. Woodford
New York
Major McKinley
National Council of Women Convention Opens in Boston
The National Council of Women of the United States met in Boston for its annual convention. President Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson chaired sessions as delegates from member organizations outlined reports and greetings. Notables included Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens and Mrs. Margaret I. Sanders delivering remarks for allied groups.
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Boston
National Council of Women of the United States
Mary Lowe Dickinson
Lillian M. N. Stevens
Portland
Margaret I. Sanders
Chicago
Illinois Industrial School
Susan .B. Anthony
Anna H. Shaw
May Wright Sewall
Indiana
Willoughby Cummings
Canada
Woman's Republican Association of the
United States
J. Ellen Foster
Emily, Chace
Pension investigations abolished for claims in 1897
Washington reports the pension office ends ex parte investigations, aiding claimants and veterans as Commissioner Murphy favors the doubt in benefits. Also notes Miss Frances Willard announces the World's W C T U convention dates for 1897 in Buffalo or Detroit and Toronto.
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Washington
Pension Office
Commissioner of Pensions
Murphy
Bureau
Boston
Frances BH. Willard
National
Dominion
Buffalo
Detroit
Toronto
Michigan and Chicago students debate cabinet government
Ann Arbor on December 4 reports plans for a debate between Michigan and Chicago university students. Chicago's offered resolution states that the British cabinet system is better suited to democratic institutions than the American presidential system.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Chicago University
Canvass shows McKinley lead in Massachusetts vote
Boston December 4 official canvass reports 278,976 ballots for McKinley 105,711 for Bryan and 11,749 for Palmer giving McKinley a plurality of 173,265. This compares to Harrison in 1892 who had a 26,001 plurality.
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Boston
McKinley
Bryan
Palmer
Harrison
Canvass Totals Reported From Pierre Election
The December 4 canvass shows unofficial county results with McKinley at 41,042 votes and Bryan at 41,224. Congressional race figures list Crawford for Rep. 40,880 and Garble 40,943, with Kelley and Knowles leading Populists at 41,125 and 41,247 respectively.
Fire destroys Columbia Theatre in Muscatine
Muscatine Iowa December 4 The Columbia Muscatine's principal theatre was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Loss set at about 30000 with insurance totaling around 7600.
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Muscatine, Ja
Columbia
Muscatine
Snowy North Carolina Breaks Eight Inch Depth
Continuous light snow fell in Raleigh for eighteen hours on Wednesday reaching a depth of eight inches. Weather officials reported ongoing cold conditions and urged residents to take precautions as snow drifts formed across roads and sidewalks.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Chippewa River Floods Seen Receding Says Army Colonel
Col. W A Jones, head of northwest government engineering, reports the Chippewa River flood easing as water falls a foot daily and backwater declines. He notes eighteen mile gorge of slushy ice and predicts ice will drop into the river bed with clearer conditions by spring, calming local business fears.
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Johen
Matter
Chippewa Falls
Wis
W. A. Jones
Associated Press
Chippewa River
Jones
Eau Claire
Hau Claire
Chippewa Valley
Thrilling Escape of a Family From Icy Shore
A family of five fled a river island home on the Chippewa river as ice rose around their dwelling. Barker carried the younger girl while Mrs Barker bore the boy. the older girl clung to her father during a perilous cross. They reached firm ice near shore, aided by cheering spectators, and were saved.
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Barker
Chippewa River
Bold Robbery Inlinois Genoa Des 4
A Genoa jewelry store robbery near Belvidere involved a man entering WW H Lane shop and firing a revolver at the proprietor. He looted about seventy five watches rings chains and other items valued at 800 to 1000 dollars before escaping with most of the stock.
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Inlinois
Belvidere
Des
Genoa
Chicago
WW. H. Lane
Sothern and Hazmed Quietly Wed in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on December 3 E H Sothern and Virginia Hazmed privately married at St Mark's church with only churchgoers and Mrs Carl of New York as attendee. The bride listed her name as Virginia H. licks.
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Philadelphia
E. H. Sothern
Virginia Hazmed
St. Mark’s
Mortimer
Carl
New York
Virginia H. Licks
Uruguayan Revolution Battled Amid Irregularities
Meagre reports reach Washington on a major showdown in Uruguay. The outbreak is seen as unsurprising within South American circles, where the Uruguayan president and congress have faced long standing accusations of extensive irregularities.
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Washington
Uruguay
Congress
Mountain County Feud Ends in Multiple Deaths
Lexington dispatch reports a mountain county fight between old man Harrison and two Morgan brothers. The elder Morgan is dead and both Morgan sons and both Harrison sons are dying. A violent clash leaves several fatalities across two families.
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St. Louis
Lexington
Post-Dispatch
Harrison
Morgan
Poisoning case rocks Pender Nebraska in 1900s
Mrs Laura Goodmanson wife of Dr J Sidney Goodmanson of Pender is said to have died from strychnine poisoning after a Sept 27 office visit. The body was shipped to Illinois for tests. a coroner’s jury returned the verdict. Alvin Loder arrested the doctor on murder in the first degree with hearings set for Dec 9. The couple had moved from Chicago and Mrs Goodmanson carried about $12,000 at marriage.
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Pender
Tiskilwa
Isis
Alvin Loder
Trouble in Soldiers' Home leaders to be arrested
Federal officers in Des Moines will arrest Marshalltown Town Soldiers' Home officials and trustees for a misdemeanor over pension interference. They face trial before Judge Woolworth after hearings initiated by District Attorney Fuller and Spe cial Agent Gray. Named officers include Ratekin, Evans, Jefferson, Barchard, Davidson, Raymond, and Morton.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Marshalltown
C. D. Fuller
J. R. Ratekin
S. B. Evans
Ottawa
R. J. Jefferson
Jefferson
A. T. Barchard
C. L. Davidson
Hull
I. B. Raymond
Hampton
J. W. Morton
Washington
The
Institution
McKinley Wins With 271 Electoral Votes in 1900 Election
Early election tallies show McKinley nationwide total 7,052,964 votes to Bryan 6,446,359 with Palmer Levering also earning minor totals. Bryan and Watson combined 110,400 national votes. McKinley leads 271 to 176 in electoral votes with a 95 vote majority.
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Chicago
McKinley
Bryan
Palmer
Levering
Watson
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Florida
Kansas
Mississippi
New Hampshire
Ohio
Tennessee
Texas
Maine
Vermont
Kentucky
California
Proclamation Restores U S Vessel Dues on German Ships
Washington reports that the president reimposed tonnage dues on vessels entering from Germany, aligning with charges on ships from Britain, France and others. The move follows a treasury and state department investigation showing Germany imposed shipping taxes, undermining reciprocity since 1888.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Spain
Europe
Asia
Treasury Department
State Department
Wyoming Official Canvass Totals by Elector and Congress
The official canvass of Wyoming’s vote reported December 4 shows Republican electors Brittain 10072 Howell 10083 Mrs Malloy 3998. Jordan 486 Sims 427 for Bryan and Watson. Higby 133 Jackson 186 Smith 159 for Levering Prohibition. Van Meter 10138 Martin 10369 Quealy 10852 for Bryan and Sewall. and Congress results William Brown 628 Mondell 18044 Osborne 10310.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Brittain
Howell
Mrs. Malloy
Bryan and Watson
Jordan
Sims
Levering
Higby
Jackson
Smith
Bryan and
Sewall
D. van Meter
John A. Martin
P. J. Quealy
Congress
William Brown
Frank W. Mondell
John ©. Osborne
Heavy Contracts for New Shipping Ordered
Cleveland reports contracts for winter shipbuilding total 2,285,000 dollars. Seven steamers and nine barges will be built with over 61,000 tons capacity at a sixteen foot draft. The season’s rush closed unprofitably despite the large scale orders.
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Cleveland
Whiteside County farmers urge Hoard for agriculture secretary
Dixon Illinois December 4 Whiteside County Farmers Institute in Sterling adopted resolutions petitioning President Elect McKinley to appoint ex Governor Hoard of Wisconsin as secretary of agriculture in the next cabinet.
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Winds Partners For Hoard
Dixon, Ill
Whiteside
Logan Snow Slide Claims Three Lives in Canon
In Logan Utah on December 4 three men died in a snow slide in Logan canyon. Hyrum Jeppe sen James Christianson Sr and his son James were buried. Jeppe was freed but the father and son were killed.
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Logan
Utah
Hyrum Jeppesen
James Christianson
James
Logan Canon
Jeppesen
Cold Weather Grips Florida Coast Shipping Worried
Anticipated cold spell in Florida continues with temperatures dropping to 36 degrees and strong winds along the coast threatening shipping lanes. The frigid conditions extend across the state, affecting transportation and daily life.
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Flower State
Kgonville
Fla
Westher
Florida
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W. C.T. U. Convention
Bay State
South Dakota
Muscatine Theatre
Sothern Marines
Virginia Harnad
Raven & CO
Ceresco
Freeport Light & Fuel Co
N. Goldsmith’s Sons
Stephenson Street
Freeport
Illinois
Ill
James A. Egleston
Warren D. Scott
West
Scott
Dr. Scott
Star Clothing Store
Stephonzon St
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Cliry
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