Diplomatic hints on Cuban question reveal mediation offer
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Olney and Spanish minister Dupuy de Lome near agreement on Cuba to be sent to Congress January six. Spain offers amnesty and reform in Cuba with a mediation role for the United States and a broad autonomy limit, plus a council of administration over Indies trade and taxes. A Madrid Epoca editorial hints at possible intervention and Spanish desire to avoid conflict while preserving sovereignty. Also notes Florida officials’ ties to filibusters and possible tightening measures.
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Olney
Spain
Ffor
Venezuela
Washington
Post
Secreray Olney
Senor Dupuy de Lome
Congress
Canovas
United States
Cuba
Indies
New York
Madrid
Epoca
Cleveland
Chemical and Whisky Interests Testify Before Tariff Committee
Washington Dec 29 The house ways and means committee began hearings on the new tariff bill with representatives from chemicals and spirits and wines. Delegations crowded the Capitol room as members urged increases and most called for shifting from ad valorem to specific duties. Briefs only were filed by many to avoid repetition, with hearings set to continue through Jan 11.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House
Capitol
Dingley
Payne
New York
Ievans
Isentuccky
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Johnson
North Dakota
McMillin
Tennessee
Wheeler
Alabama
Suspected Filibusterer Three Friends Seized
Washington reports no details from the treasury or justice departments about the suspected filibusterer Three Friends beyond its seizure. Officials are not fully satisfied with port interdiction efforts and Assistant Secretary Wike, in Plovdiv, is expected to review the matter. The Spanish minister has lodged complaints at the state department regarding the issue.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
Flibusterer
Wike
Plovdia
State Department
Venezuela Seeks Full Treaty Draft Before Acceptance
Washington reports say Secretary Olney met with Sir Julian Pauncefote at the British embassy to discuss the Venezuela settlement and the arbitration treaty with Great Britain. Venezuelan officials arrived, and while officials claim prospects are favorable, Venezuela reportedly wants the complete draft before committing, clouding immediate agreement.
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Washington
Olney
State Department
Julian Pauncefote
Venezuela
United States
Great Britain
Andrade
James J. Storrow
Caracas
Whitford detention eyed as fix for petty colonial obstacles
Washington reports the Whitford case may prompt corrections of petty official annoyances and illegal obstacles hindering American shipping with the Spanish Main. The state department pledged energetic action and is giving the matter earnest attention, though no indemnity claim has been lodged.
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Washington
Whitford
Colon
State Department
Meeting of Boston Strikers Protest Action by West Ind Company
Boston December 29 crowds filled Faneuil Hall as 800 Street Car Men's union members discharged by West Ind company heard leaders including George Fred Williams protest the action. Speakers demanded reinstatement, a conference, and protest against future discharges while a committee was formed to push the agenda.
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George Fred Williams
Boston
Faneuil Hall
West Ind Company
Scott E. Hershey
Terrible Bog Disaster Strikes Kerry Ireland
A bog near Castle Island County Kerry subsided engulfing a family of ten and several cattle with other drownings reported. Storms and a morning rumble feared as an earthquake cause. the peat bog, believed thirty feet deep, shifted for miles, flooding quarries and rivers and causing extensive damage.
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Dublin
Castle Island
Kerry
OMalley Remains in Jail After 1894 Polling Place Murder Charge
Chicago dispatch reports Alderman OMalley still jailed under indictment for complicity in the Calliander murder at a polling place during the 1894 election night. He maintains innocence, offers to post bond up to 4 million dollars, and seeks bail. He denies relation to ex-State Senator OMalley, alleged Market Street gang leader.
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Chicago
O'Malley
Calliander
James R. Francisco, Oldest Railroad Engineer, Dies
James R. Francisco died yesterday in Fremont at age 81. He long operated the John Bull, the famed English engine brought to the United States in 1830 and later exhibited at the World’s Fair, marking him as one of the era’s noted railway engineers.
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Fremont
James R. Francisco
England
Dedication of Grant Monument Budgeted for 1897 Ceremony
New York city officials approved 70000 dollars in the 1897 budget for ceremonies honoring the Grant monument to be held on April 27. The board of estimates acted yesterday in setting aside the funds for the dedication events and related observances.
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New York
Board of Estimates
Grant Monument
Judge Rules Railways Exempt From Alien Land Law
In a Jefferson county decision Judge Louis Myers upheld the Santa Fe railroad receivership, holding that the alien land law does not apply to railroad property necessary for operation. The ruling, praised as a complete victory for the railway, suggests the act targeted farm real estate, not roadbeds or right of way. The plaintiff may appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court.
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Oskaloosa, Kay
Jefferson County
Louis Myers
Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
Myers
Lke
England
St Louis wedding links Scott and Vrooman circle
In St Louis Miss Julia Scott wed Mr Carl Vrooman of Baltimore at 4102 Westminster place. Rev Frank B Vrooman of Chicago officiated with Vice President Adlai Stevenson giving away the bride. A reception followed among many prominent guests including out of town visitors from Chicago.
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St. Louis
Julia Scott
Carl Vrooman
Baltimore
Charles 8. Bromwell
Westminster Place
Frank B. Vrooman
Chicago
Matthew T Scott
Lexington
Adlai S. Stevenson
Vrooman
Harvard
Intercollegiate Debating Society
Stevenson
Jane Fuller
Fuller
John C. Black
Ice boat mishap near Hawke's brickyard on Lake Buttes des Morts
Neenah Wisconsin December 29 Louis Staecker Thomas Christenson Henry Kloffman and Fred Lentz broke through the ice while sailing an ice boat near Hawke's brickyard on Lake Buttes des Morts. They clung to the boat for over thirty minutes and were rescued as they neared exhaustion by companions who pushed out an old stow.
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Neenah, Wis
Louis Staecker
Thomas Christenson
Henry Kloffman
Fred Lentz
Hawke’s
Lake Buttes Des Morts
Kentucky Electors Finalize Vote For Winley and Bryan
Lexington Ky December 29 Kentucky's vote of twelve electors for Mel Winley and one for Bryan is final. The period to file a contest notice has expired and Chairman Roberts of the Republican committee says the contest notice served on Bryan electors was a strategic move and will not be pushed.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Mel Winley
Bryan
Roberts
Republican Committee
Death of Samuel H. Kerfoot Pioneer Real Estate Leader
Samuel H Kerfoot of Chicago died suddenly of heart disease. A pioneer in Chicago real estate, he helped shape early city development and served as the first president of the real estate board. The report notes his prominent role in municipal growth.
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Samuel H. Kerfoot
Chicago
Samuel H. Nkerfoot
Hudson, Wis
Henry B. Jaggar
Henning & Jaggar
Death toll in Cahaba River wreck rises to twenty five
A Birmingham to The Republic report details the Cahaba river disaster on the Southern railway where a bridge collapse killed twenty one at the scene. W. D. Rast died in a follow up wreck, and Andrew Tyson died in a hospital, bringing the count to twenty five though some eyewitnesses claim twenty seven bodies were recovered.
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St, Louis
Republic
Birmingham
Ala
Cahaha River
Southern Railway
W. D. Rast
Cahaba River
Tibbs
Gurnee
Adger
Andrew Tiyson
Biocton
Bilocton
Killed her faithless lover at a Kansas ranch
A Rawley county rancher George W. Gilmore was shot at his supper in Kansas last Saturday by an unknown assailant. A woman named Prudence Holbert is jailed for the crime. Gilmore had confessed to betraying a girl in Orange County New York and had recently received a warning of a short life. Neighbors formed a posse and pursued a lone woman who led but would not reveal origins or further details.
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Topeka
Kan
George W. Gilmore
Rawley County
Prudence Holbert
Gilmore
Orange County
N. Y
Nebraska Line
Bulgarian widow denounces Bulgaria murder trial as farce
Mme Stambuloff, widow of former Bulgarian premier Stambuloff, implores judges to summon the real guilty parties and release the accused. She accuses the court of protecting officials, denounces the trial, and withdraws in tears as government papers frame her plea in a harsh tone.
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Bismarck
Turkey
Sofia
Associated Press
Mme. Stambuloff
Bulgaria
Bismarck of
Another Six Day Bike Race in Washington
Eleven cracks in the bicycle world opened a six day eight hour per day international race at Convention Hall Washington. Participants include Co W Aschinger Albert Shock Frank Waller G Chapple Fred Foster Albert Hunter H E L Maddox Frank Albert Dudley Marks George S Ball John Lawson. First day leaders were Maddox 147 miles 7 laps Waller 147 miles 7 laps Aschinger 146 miles 9 laps Suawson 144 miles 8 laps Shock near last with 129 miles 8 laps.
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Washington
Convention Hall
Co. W. Aschinger
Albert Shock
Frank Waller
Germany
G. Chapple
Eongland
Fred Foster
Albert Hunter
France
H. E L. Maddox
Frank Albert
Dudley Marks
England
Cleorge S. Ball
John Lawson
Sweden
Maddox
Waller
Aschinger
Suawson
Schock
Italian American club honor at McKinley home
Visitors at the McKinley residence include P. Cueno editor of the Upper Sandusky Republican with Mr. and Mrs. Malatesta in whose honor the Italian American Republican club of Philadelphia is named and Antonio Pizagno secretary. A badge and club resolutions were presented amid congratulations.
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Canton
McKinley
P. Cueno
Sandusky
Republican
Joseph Malatesta
Republican Club of
Philadelphia
Antonio Pizagno
Northwestern lumbermen to press 4 tariff on lumber in Washington
A Chicago delegation heads to Washington with others to form a committee urging the placing of a four tariff on lumber. In Kansas City, the Mc Coy Banking company of Independence, Missouri, began voluntary liquidation after a directors meeting on December 23, paying depositors in full.
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Chicago
Washington
Kansas City
McCoy Banking Company
Independence
Sultan Abdul Hamid Says He Will Not Become Second Khedive
In Constantinople on December 29, Sultan Abdul Hamid warned the Russian ambassador that he may be “the last of the Caliphs” but would never bow to becoming a second khedive. Diplomats report European powers debate coercive reforms for Turkey, with delay and bluff cited as possible tactics to avoid war while pursuing control of finances and governance in the empire.
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Constantinople
Associated Press
Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Abdul Wamid
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Austria
M. de Nelidoff
M. Nelidoff
Jin
Purveyors Advertise Pure Medicines at Fair Prices
A confident notice asserts that all ages may need medicines and drugs at times and stresses availability of legitimate pure drugs at proper prices. The statement promises straightforward guidance to obtain what is needed.
New Books at Local Store Offer Fresh Goods and Novelties
New Books is at a book store offering the most complete line in the city. The stock features new and fresh items, not chestnuts bought for low price. A large line of novelties is also available, selected with care.
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WANG
Colombia
Ireland
John Bull
Kansas
Ayers
Princeton
Ind
Robert
Drea
Montreal
Evening Post
Three Rivers
Lafleche
County of Champlain
Liberal Party
la Patrie
Guile
Stambuloff
Prince Ferdinand
M. Stambuloff
Major McKinsey
Indianapolis
The
Monetary Conference
Wln
Stephenson Street
Majestic
Acorn
Universal, Stewart and Barler
Weiss & Co
Bartlett Co
Richardson & Boynton
Brown & Wollmeyer
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