British Resolve Keeps Chinese Trade Open Despite War Threat
London reports focus on Sir Michael Hicks Beach and Balfour pledging to keep the Chinese trade door open at all costs. Government stance, praised by liberal and conservative papers, insists on maintaining access unless war occurs. Critics warn such rhetoric risks entangling Britain in conflict.
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Swanson
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Balfour
Manchester
Great Britain
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Tall Mall
Intervention Probahigce The Cuban Situation
Washington dispatch notes strong interest in Cuba as the cabinet discusses possible new outbreaks. Coverage mentions the consul general’s view, the president’s approach, and U S involvement, with references to other nations and ongoing protests over Cuban affairs.
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Washington
Fee
al- Mast
Aig
Benoit Statons
Cutie
Maryland Lawmakers Vote Separately on U S Senator Ballot
Fragmentary report shows Maryland legislators voting separately on the United States Senate ballot. The text hints at a joint ballot tally and election procedures but is badly garbled with missing words and unclear dates or officials.
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Maryland
United States
Puesday
Minera Killed in Machinery Accident at Creston Mines
A mining accident at Creston mines in Minas Proetas left five workers dead and others seriously injured. Rescue teams battled collapsed machinery as officials investigated the cause.
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Minera
Slersnosiita
Minas Proetas
New Guns Aimed at U S Navy by Bethlehem Steel Firm
The Bethlehem Leon Company of Tote Jebea Pa reaches a contract to forge finish and assemble project parts for the United States Navy. The firm will supply modern weaponry components under the deal.
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Bethlehem Leon Company
Tote Jebea, Pa
Fea Otter
Electrician Dies in Steubenville Blaze
A Steubenville, Ohio, fire at a Works plant caused by an electrical fault killed a worker. Firefighters battled flames as the man tried to escape, with authorities confirming the death and an ongoing investigation into the cause.
Prison breaks and sworn-in Senators mark a tense week
In a chaotic report, prisoners escape as walls are sealed at a Michigan facility. Meanwhile Marcus A. Hantin is sworn into the unfinished U S Senate term alongside Jon Sherwin, marking a pivotal political moment.
Eastern Gets Too Easy to Die a Long Way from Home
A sprawling list of incidents and notices from across the United States reports fatalities and injuries including Col Edwin K Meyers found dead near Harrisburg two unfinished Baltimore houses collapse eight workers hurt a New York fire suffocates a couple and a Union Pa watchman shot for refusing aid. It also notes counterfeit currency seized and corporate reorganizations along with weather and transport events, all reflecting a volatile late 19th century landscape.
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Leslie Stanley
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Herr Seidl
Hamburg
Rosario Lauso
Union
George W. Palmer
Edward J. Langford
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Trenton
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Brayton Tyes
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Metropolitan Trust Company of New York
Thomas Hillhouse
West Point
George H. Baird
Elmer L. Yam
William F. Larkin
Omar F. Telforth
Illinois
Pacific Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Albany
N.Y
New York Chamber of Commerce
United States
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Thawsen
Schlatter
Zanesville
Oho
View Chacnceilor Reed
New Jersey
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al Magowan
Mary Ma Wan
Scott
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Qhisba
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Minti
Northwestern Slewater Company
Rebekah Hospital
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Beck
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Clyne Mattox
John Mullins
John Mayes
Farmers and Merchanta
Arcanum
Ohio
Marcus A. Hii
United States Senate
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Chicago Trust Company
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Daanes I. Bload
Millonaire
California
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H Hospital
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Nansas City
Pratt
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Edwin’s. Marle
The
Marke Fruit
Ompany
United States Circuit Court
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Armour Packing Company of Chieae
Platatid
Turbulent frontier year in brief fires floods and strikes
A chaotic recap reports a major fire in Sharton Texas causing significant insured losses, a burglary at Gray Gables of ex president Cleveland, deadly cave-in at Paint Rocks mines near Knoxville, a tornado devastates Fort Smith Arkansas destroying substantial property, and other global incidents including shipwreck, political trials, and financial cartels.
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Henry Bonn
Jerre Moore
A. D. Tussell
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Knoxville
Ean
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Newport News
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Smith Hellen
John Williams
Tor Wilson
Barboursville
Key
William Burgas
Benjamin Butterworth
United States
Oceanic trade and railway news from the Pacific Northwest and beyond
The Oregon Railway and Navigation Company sells the tug Waloawa to C H Pennington and partners for Puget Sound to Alaska towing. Lyman B Cooley leads a Chicago contractors group to Mangua to survey the Nicaragua canal route. December 1897 earnings for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reach 2 312 544 dollars, up 134 739 from 1886. The battleships Texas and Massachusetts prepare for Hampton Roads after repairs at Brooklyn. Coal producers raise prices 10 to 20 cents a ton, Sagguay woes and Skaguay land disputes unfold, and Wheat exports to the US and Canada total 6 138 166 bushels for the week. Prices for grain, livestock, and metals appear across multiple cities, with weather impacts noted and Alaska rushes growing.
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C. H. Pennington
Puget Sound
Alaska
Lyman B. Cooley
Chicago
Mangua
Nicaragua Canal
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Milne
Victoria
BK. G
Skaguay
Smith
United States
Dyen
Lake Bennett
Bernard Moore
Bradstreet
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Pacife
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House Debates Defense Funding and Horse Book Controversy
The House approved an urgent deficiency bill for 1.74 million dollars and debated a 250000 allocation for the Soldiers' Home at Danville. A provision on bullion transport costs and a 130000 seed distribution line were hotly contested, with several votes recorded and amendments adopted. The Senate advanced naval officer listings and a Hawaiian treaty speech concluded in executive session.
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Tong Protests Thrones Over German Demands and Riots
Tong angrily protests to the throne against the German demands and the dismissal of ex Gov Li Ping Leng. He says Li Ping Leng bears no blame for the murder of German priests and warns dismissals could invite further injustice among viceroys. He asserts loyal people need strong leadership from the throne.
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Li Ping Leng
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