Treaty of peace with Spain reported from Paris
President McKinley receives the peace treaty from the American peace commission. Judge Day, chairing the commission, says the document embodies earnest efforts for national credit and glory. The ceremony in the Blue Room lasted about thirty minutes. The commission arrived from New York by special train amid holiday crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Béndle
Parisa
Soal
Tate
Washington
McKinley
American Peace Commission
United States
Spain
Paris
Commission
New York
Michaels
State’ Department
Hay
Senate
State Department
Statements on US claims and Philippine sovereignty in protest
A protest argues the United States cannot claim a superior right to arbitrate the Philippines and that honor and faith require explicit recognition of the Philippine people's political status. It cites American officers and consuls in Asia as offering to recognize independence once victory was achieved, and contends Dewey and others showed sovereignty toward Filipino leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciaim
William. MéeKintey
Republic of the
United States of North America
Spain
New York
Agoncillo
Philippines
United States
Admiral Dewey
Dewey
Cuba
United States of America
Wood
Hong Kong
Pratt
Singapore
Wildman
Williams
Calvite
Washington
Republic of
United States of Amrica
Christmas Eve Lynching at Scottsburg Jail
In Seymour Indiana on December 26 a mob of about 100 men overpowered sheriff Gobin, freed Marion Tyler from Scottsburg jail, and hanged him in the courthouse yard while awaiting trial for attempted murder of his wife Laura Garrett. Tyler had shot his wife and then tried to kill himself after a history of abuse. Governor Mount pledged state action to identify and prosecute the lynchers with loyal support from local authorities and the state secret service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Ind
Scott County
Scottsburg
Marion Tyler
Court House Yard
Tyler
Laura Garrett
Land
Indianapolis
Gobin
Grand Jury
Ttis
Chicago's Latest Murder Involving Mother and Son
Chicago December 26 attorneys William E Hughes and Mark C Farr were held to the grand jury as accessories before the fact to Deputy Sheriff Frank G Nye's murder. Nye was shot while serving an ejectment writ on Mrs Marjorie H Crosby. Mrs Crosby and her 18 year old son faced murder charges. Hughes and Farr were her attorneys in the estate dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William E. Hughes
Mark C. Farr
Frank G. Nye
Marjorie H. Crosby
Nye
Crosby
Hughes
Warr
Two Ind. Fatalities Reported In Separate Incidents
Princeton miner William Ward, 30, from East St. Louis, killed by freight train No 58 while intoxicated. rumored personal crisis after his sweetheart jilted him and planned to marry next month. Fort Wayne magnate Ronald T. McDonald, principal owner of the Fort Wayne Electric Plant, dies in Dallas after leaving Fort Wayne for business. illness became critical a week earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ind
William Ward
Evansville and
Terre Haute
Ward
East St. Louis
Fort Wayne
Ronald T. McDonald
Dallas
Tex
McDonald
Clerk dies from fall after Havens Geddes fire in Terre Haute
Terre Haute Indiana December 26 Miss Kate Maloney the Havens Geddes building clerk who jumped from a second story window during a blaze died Saturday evening from her injuries. Miss Luetta Ferguson the other clerk who jumped just before Miss Maloney has almost completely recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Kate Maloney
Havens & Geddes
Luetta Ferguson
Dead Thief Probably Identified in Quincy Case
Quincy police near certainty the burglar found dead in John Shaw’s house is Charles Hanson of Gloucester Massachusetts a well known thief who has been missing after fruitless clues and long investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Mass
John Shaw
Charles Hanson
Gloucester
Divorce and remarriage for Mrs Zimmmerman in St Louis
Mrs Alice Zimm erman obtained a divorce from Conrad Gimmerman in Judge Wood's court Saturday in St Louis. She reclaimed her maiden Smythe surname and an hour later wed Captain Charles F. O'Brien, Kansas City Times city editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Alice Zimmerman
Conrad Gimmerman
Wood
Smythe
Charles F. O’brien
The
Kansasity Times
Wreck at Curve Kills Two as Trains Collide Near Peppers Distillery
In Lexington Kentucky near Peppers distillery an L and N yard engine and a C and O engine No 90 collided on a curved descent injuring nine men, with two fatally. Yard clerk Hornbrook and foreman Morrisey are expected to die. others suffer broken limbs and head injuries while conductors and firemen escaped serious harm. A separate drowning incident at Brookline Pond injured or claimed several youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Peppers
Louisville and Nashville Yard
Chesapeake Arid Ohio
Louisville
Louisville and Nashville
Chesapeake and Ohio
Hornbrook
Foreman Morrissey
Lester Hornbrook
R. O. Vaughn
al Clark
Wiliam Morrissey
Nashville
James Douglas
George Hund
Conductor Meadows
John Jones
Chesapeake
Ohio
Five-Story Tenement Fire Kills and Injures in New York
A blaze at 175 Greenwich Street early yesterday morning trapped residents and took the life of six year old Frederick Hickson, with his brother Richard and another child missing. Firefighters battled flames blocked stairways, rescued occupants, and two firefighters suffered smoke injuries as Chief Kreuger redirected crews to the top floor amid frantic efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greenwich
Peter Andrews
Kreuger
Frederick Hickson
Richard Hickson
Death of Dr John B Hamilton Former Surgeon General
Dr John B Hamilton ex Surgeon General of the Marine hospital service died in Elgin Illinois after a spell of peritonitis following a severe cold. Born in 1847 in Jersey County Illinois he graduated Rush Medical College 1869 and held posts as assistant surgeon in the US army and leader of the Marine hospital service later a professor and editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John B. Hamilton
United States Marine Hospital Service
Elgin
State Asylum For the
Wigin
East
Hamilton
Nicholas Senn
Senn
John’ B. Hamilton
Jersey County
Ills
Rush Medical College
United States Army
Marine Hospital Service
John M. Woodworth
San Francisco
Chicago Polyclinic
Presbyterian Hospital
St. Joseph’s Hospital
American Medical Association
Alleghenies
Diclotom's Residence Burns in Nightly Escape
Fire at the residence of Senor Don Carlos Vicuna, Chillan minister, at Connecticut avenue and N street in Washington destroyed the roof and top story and caused $10,000 in losses. The minister and family escaped in night clothes, aided by 12 year old Carlos, who woke the household. They sheltered at the British embassy briefly, while two maids fled in fright and the governess injured climbing for clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senor
Don Carlos Maria Vicuna
Connecticut Avenue
N Street
Carlos
Pauncefote
Signorina Manfredi
Victims of Christmas Fire and Ice Tragedies
In Philadelphia four people died during Christmas from oil lamp fires triggered by explosions, including Mrs. John Ford and her infant, Miss Mary Coyle, and Mrs. Kate McNicol. In Albany, three boys aged 8 and 14 drowned after the Old Tivoli reservoir ice broke while they played shinny on the ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John Ford
Mary Coyle
Albany
Mic
Old Tivoli Reservoir
Fred Schewes
Wille Schewes
Frank Rapp
Remarks of Miles Stir War Debates and Political Moves
Washington dispatch reports Commissary General Eagan questioning General Miles statements and vowing to confront his charges before the war investigating commission. In Michigan, Kalamazoo Republican circles back Colonel M Irish for Burrows senate caucus support amid a statewide political reshuffle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eagan
Miles
Cincinnati
Adjutant General's Office
War Investigating Commission
Courts of the Land
War Commission
General Miles
War Department
Hagan
Grand Rapids, Mich
Kalamazoo
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Neighbors
Local shoppers hear endorsements from neighbors and a painter named Win Trottar about Doan's Kidney Pills. Trottar cites relief from backache and improved sleep, claiming the pills act directly on the kidneys without disturbing the bowels. Doan's pills cost 50 cents a box, available at Emmert & Burrell's and other dealers, Foster Milburn Co. distributes in the U.S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Freeport
Win
Trottar
Tutty Street
Emmert & Burrell
Doan
Foster-Milburp Co
Buffalo
U.S
Mail from Manila Held by Treasure Office Duty Question
About 100 packages of mail from Manila said to contain Philippine souvenirs sent by the Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers as Christmas gifts are held at the St. Paul post office. The treasury department will decide whether duties must be collected before delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Manila
Philippines
Minnesota
Treasury Department
Remarkable cure claim and political intrigue arise
The page reports J J Doran of Howell Street claiming a diabetes cure after using Dodd's Kidney Pills, praising the product and listing medical claims and prices. It also notes Baltimore Mayor Maister stating a $250000 offer to withdraw from a mayoral race under a new charter. Additional items discuss digestion and constipation remedies and a proposal to create Australian Aboriginal reservations for agricultural instruction and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maister
Baltimore
Ely Cream Balm Offers Quick Relief for Nasal Catarrh
Exposure to sudden climate change causes cold in the head and catarrh. Ely's Cream Balm is marketed by Druggists at 50 cents or Ely Brothers of New York at 56 Warren Street who will mail a 50 cent or 10 cent trial size. The balm purportedly cures without pain, does not irritate or cause sneezing, spreads over irritated surfaces, relieves inflammation, cleanses, and quickly cures the cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Advertised Letters List at Freeport Post Office
The following letters remain in the Freeport post office for the week ending December 24. Diddensy Mrs Isa Salsbury Mrs Arletta bs ompier Mrs Louise Dond offman Mrs Jessie Steffen Mrs Isabella ue or Miss Ellen Taylor Miss F L Ross Mrs Hattiecent Young Miss Rose ENTS Buouzle Henry Fay James G Cardo Walter Goddard E F Cook C Johnson Dick Coburn O J Jones d Lowden J A Sellers Edgar Eckstine Fred Wright Chag E rank tal he W2 William Isham Fulsom Wm. Persons calling for the above please state advertised December 24. SMITH D ATKINS Postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Diddensy
Isa, Salsbury
Arletta
Bs Ompier
Louise Dondoffman
Jessie Steffen
Isabella Ue Or
Ellen Taylor
F. L. Ross
Hattiecent Young
Miss Rose
Buouzle
Henry Fay
James G. Cardo
Walter Goddard
E. F Cook
C. Johnson
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Indiana
Gotha
Brookline Massacy
Leverett Pond
James Jr
Arthur Ars
Emmaé. Miller
DR. Hamilton
Phyasioian
Skatch
Diclomat
el Victima Ab
Col. Irish
Pana
Ill
David McGavie
Charles Gilbert
McGavie
Gilbert
Wisconsin
Guardainga Kesligne
Madison, Wis
Oscar B. Zwictugsch
Wisconsin National Guard
Hailway
Washburn
Wies
Fioneer
Burne
United States District Court
Madison
George M. Bewnard
Bayfield
Mr. Doran
Mintwauxer
J. J. Doran
Howell Street
Lake
Tella
Dodd
Bright
Dodd’s Medicine Co
N. Y
Buffalo, N. Y
Australia
Inalde
Asia
SHERWIN=WILLIAMS
Stewart Avenue
Cleveland
Montreal
Sherwin
Williames
Bougye & Schwarz
Galena Strest
WATE
C. A. McNamara & Co
Stephenson Street
Siieodéw
California
Oregon
Union Pacific ‘and
North-Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Uncle Sam
Freeport Light& Fuel Co
Stephenson St
Van
John Erfert
IWM
Clement
Freeport, Ill
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