Truth About Korea Japan Denied Coercion in Treaty
Durham White Stevens cites private letters denying force in Korea treaty with Japan. He says Marquis Ito explained concessions to the Korean emperor, who would decide details with his cabinet. The piece contrasts official opposition with Japanese aims and a need for control over Korean reforms. Odell accuses Roosevelt of backing Higgins in New York speakership fight and hints at forthcoming political writings.
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Washington
Durham White Stevens
Seoul
America
Europe
Korea
Japan
New York
Odell
Republican State Committee
Assembly
IE. A. Merritt, Jr
J. W. Wadsworth, Jr
Higgins
Albany
Roosevelt
Jacob Higgins
Esau Roosevelt
United States
Conferences and Korea Treaty Negotiations at the Palace
The cabinet and Hayashi held conferences at the palace with no soldiers present except palace guards. Marquis Ito and General Hasegawa attended with a small gendarme guard. The Korean cabinet proposed amendments, six of eight ministers approved, and the treaty was signed under the emperor's order. Opposition in Korea was acknowledged but not detailed.
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Korea
Stevens
Mr. Hayashi
Marquis Ito
Hasegawa
Seoul
Cuba Debates Aid to Key West Cigar Makers
Havana reports the house approved a $10,000 aid bill for striking Cuban cigar manufacturers in Key West but the senate finance committee favors a near unanimous opposition. Treasury Secretary Rivera is expected to block a $1,000 Havana council grant and the $5,000 Havana provincial allotment. Lawmakers backing the $10,000 action act from charity, not to cripple the Key West cigar industry.
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Havana
House of Representatives
Key Wests
Senate
Finance Committee
Rius Rivera
Treasury
Key West
Walsh Declines Prosecution for Chicago Bank Collapse
Secretary Shaw said no federal charges will be brought against John R. Walsh over the Chicago National bank collapse. He noted Walsh did not take funds without gilt-edged security and only violated the 10 percent loan rule, a common practice that would require closing all banks to stop.
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Chicago
Shaw
Treasury Department
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Walsh
Red Revolution On Its Last Legs In Moscow Uprising
Moscow reports say the revolt is nearly over and the strike to be called off Monday. St Petersburg notes govern ment advices of final stage with drajina members jailed, Black Hundred feared for a possible massacre as peasants grow angry. Rumors claim Mistchenko wounded and Vorontzoff-Dashkoff recalled amid martial disorder. Four thousand strikers left Moscow, destroying railway lines along the route to St. Petersburg. troops to follow on foot.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Doubassoff
Drajina
Black Hundred
Misatchenko
Bourse Gazette
Mistchenko
Count Vorontzoff-Dashkoff
Seminovsky
Horse Guard
Clyne
Moscow Police Chief Murdered as Revolt Rages Across Europe
Reports from Moscow and London describe the murder of the chief of police, arrests of Social Revolutionary Committee members, and a wave of violence. Bomb plots, executions, and retaliatory actions unfold in Russia, with further unrest noted in Reval Esthonia and Warsaw.
Rebels Wreck a Train Martial Law at Odessa Pollak Situation
Kleff Russian dispatch from Dec 20 reports rails torn up on the Southwestern railway at Surni wrecking two passenger trains with many injured. Odessa declares martial law Dec 29 as arrests run high and the strike wanes. Warsaw notes failed attempt to halt railroads with most lines still running. Koyno Lithuania mentions martial law and field guns in the city square with machine guns deployed.
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Odessa
Pollak
Kleff
Surni
Warsaw
Poland
Koyno
Lithuania
Birds as Pearl Gatherers in St. Cloud Farm Find
A wood cutter on Patrick Meagher's farm near St Wen dell, St. Cloud, found fifteen white pearls lodged in a bird nest inside a felled tree. Local jewelers value them, and authorities suspect the Mississippi pearls were brought by birds to the hollow.
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St. Cloud
Pass of Melfort wreck sinks 27 near Amphitrite Point
Twenty six men and one woman are believed drowned when the British bark Pass of Melfort foundered off Amphitrite Point. Salvage steamer Salvor joins the scene as wreckage washes ashore and burial searches begin by nearby settlers. Three bodies have been interred.
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Victoria
B. C
Various 1900s-era News Bits From North America
Reports from Shanghai cite Chinese boycotts causing several American firms to close and an 80 percent drop in business. Niagara Falls district suffered major fire damage to three hotels and nearby buildings with losses near 140000. NY Supreme Court holds forgery defense not valid for signing another’s name to a railroad ticket. Dr Frank Schmidt, a Promoter from Tranapolis, died suddenly in a Colorado Springs hotel. Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy has not forbidden Christian Scientists from giving gifts but ordered none to herself. Judge William L Penfield of Indiana resigns as state department solicitor. Grandchildren of General Fred Grant, the Prince and Princess Cantacuzene, visiting Mrs Totter Palmer in Chicago. Central branch American Society of Naturalists meets in Ann Arbor. Paris switchman error causes Avenue de la Republique streetcar crash injuring 22. Frederick A Weed, long-time Vermont supreme court judge, dies in San Diego. All French cardinals convene in Paris to discuss church and state separation.
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Shanghai
Niagara Falls
New York Supreme Court
Frank Schmidt
Tranapolis
Colorado Springs
Colo
Mary Baker G. Eddy
William L. Penfield
Indiana
State Department
Fred Grant
Prince
Princess
Paris
Avenue de la Republique
Frederick A. Weed
Supreme Court of Vermont
San Diego
Cal
Faris
Trials and disturbances thread through late December notices
A mixed batch of 19th century items recounts Stella Grady’s testimony in a cruelty trial against Mrs. Archibald McKinney, a jail break by three prisoners in Logan County, and routine clerks convention results. Separate briefs note a cigarette-related incident at a Springfield pool hall, and a railway incorporation license for the Tirisburg and Ohio River line.
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Aledo
Dee
Stella Grady
Archibald McKinney
McKinney
Meinney
Toledo Officer Shot During Robbery Action
Marshal Frank Thornton of Perrysburg was shot in the abdomen and his deputy Willian Scott injured while attempting to arrest five men suspected in a car barn robbery. Thornton’s condition is critical. Scott was shot in the foot. Posses hunted the suspects along the route between Toledo and Perrysburg. The five fled from Krauss lunch room and interurban station at 10:30 p.m. after drawing revolvers.
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Toledo
Frank Thornton
Perrysburg
Willian Scott
Scott
Here
Krauss
Thornton
Chicago Board of Trade Wheat and Livestock Quotations
Chicago market quotes for wheat corn oats and livestock on Dec 28 show Dec wheat at around 82% with May and July fluctuating. Hogs cattle and sheep receipts are listed with price ranges and notable lots, plus live poultry and other farm products priced across multiple categories.
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Chicago Grain
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Dee
Sheg
Perth
Springs
Chalee Prairie
East Hulfare
Buttaln
N. Y
Dunalux & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Euet Drufftalo
N.Y
Medina and Heavy
Wreck Kills Three On Chicago and Erie Train Near Cisco Hill
In Huntington Indiana a freight train wreck killed Engineer O'Brien and Fireman Oliver of this town plus Lemuel Fisher of Rochester. Fifteen cars derailed and a fire destroyed a hundred thousand dollars in meats and 100 head of cattle from Chicago. Also Charles Yerkes, London streetcar owner, died in New York. Frederick Mac Monnies completed a full size equestrian statue of General McClellan for Washington DC with final casting to follow.
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Huntington
Ind
Chicago and Erie Railroad
Cisco Hill
O'Brien
Keuts
Oliver
Lemuel Fisher
Rochester
Chicago
Paris
Frederick MacMonnies
George B. McClellan
Washington, D. GC
Capitan
Frank Mason
Lucius H. Warren
Society of the Army the Potomac
Gen. McClellan
McClellan
MacMonnies
Gettysburg to Erect Lincoln Memorial Tablet
December 29 Gettysburg Pa. a bronze memorial tablet will be erected near the spot Lincoln delivered the 1864 Gettysburg Address. A commission including Taft Brooke Davis Nicholson and De Armond selected the site near a soldiers monument for unveiling on the anniversary of the address.
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Gettysburg
Lincoln
Taft
J. R. Brooke
George B. Davis
Col. Nicholson
Gettysburg Park Commission
Representative DeArmond
Missouri
Christian Party convention seeks unity in Rock Island
The state convention of the Christian Party, led by Wallace KR Struble of Chicago, met in Rock Island to reorganize the party on practical lines and unify Christian voters. Attendance was large and delegates showed strong enthusiasm.
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Rock Island
Christian Party
Wallace KR. Struble
Chicago
Negro Dies on Ron ffords Joseph MO Execution by Hanging
Cassius W Brown the negro convicted of murdering Mrs Nancy Ann Gay about a year ago was executed by hanging at the prison today Brown had been released from the Illinois penitentiary at Joliet two weeks before the murder of Mrs Clay after thirty years for criminal assault Brown denied his guilt to the end
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Neb
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Johnstown
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Heda
Social Revolutionary Committee
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Reval
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
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Pass of Melfort
Laltochelle
France
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J. M. Mercer
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Fred Draper
Danville
Vermillion County
M. Clark
Logan County
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George P
Morris Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh
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Polo Headquarters
New Railway Incorporated
Spleyfield
Lins
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Oblo River
Tibols Central Road
Galena
Lasine County
Ohio
Rosiclure
Hurdin County
Jay Morton
Jy Morton
International Salt Company
Arbor Lodge
Morton Nebraska
Montreal
J. Henniker- Tieton
Great Britain
Edward
St. Michael and St. George
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Dewey
THE
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Erie
Charles Yerkes
Staime of
Bliss
Ashtabula
Lake Shore
I’. Bliss
Chestnut Grove
G. 5. Bingham
Army Guilding
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Philadelphia
Negro
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