New Two Cent Postal Rate Applies to Canada and U S
Ottawa and Washington announce reciprocal two cent rate for letters to the United States and Canada, effective January 1, 1899, under the imperial penny postage scheme. Canada approves two cent domestic rate. merchants in Toronto cheer the change as beneficial to business.
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Canada
United States
Ottawa
Post Office Act
Washington
Mulock
Smith
Associated Press
Hong Kong
Straits Settlement
Bey
Ceylon
Seychelles
Gambian
Sierra Leone
Gold Coast Colony
Lagos
Gibraltar
St. Helena
Fiji
Falkland Island
Trinidad, Tobago
Windward Islands
Leeward Islands
Cyprus
Toronto
Board of Trade
Dominion
Montreal
Globe States
Henniker Heaton
Priest elected to local Knights lodge in Chicago
In Chicago on December 29 Father Walsh, a Catholic priest, was elected a member of a local Knights of Pythias lodge after a routine application. He stated he would seek approval from Archbishop Feehan and Archbishop Ireland before final membership.
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Chicago
Father Walsh
Knights of Pythiia
Feehan
Ireland
St. Paul
Witnesses Roasted in Botkin Case Defense Speech
In San Francisco the Botkin defense attorney Frank McCowan delivered a scathing arraignment of the police and prosecution. He attacked witness credibility and evidence, questioned anonymous letters and motive, and argued arsenic poisoning was unproven, leaving every point shrouded in doubt.
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Botkin
San Francisco
Dec
Jurge Cook
Frank McCowan
McCowan
The Northern Pacific Plan to Settle River Territory Dispute
In St Paul on December 27 the Globe reports that talks between the Northern Pacific and Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. on Clearwater river land rights will restart early next month. President Charles S. Mellen says contracts since 1880 assign territory to the Northern Pacific and expects an amicable settlement after the holidays.
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St. Pau, Minn
the Globe
Northern Pacific
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Clear- Water River
Charles $. Mellen
Mellen
Clearwater
Frye on Peace and Spain United States relations
Washington reports Senator Frye comments on the peace talks with Spain. He says sentiment against the US stance is limited to France and the press there does not reflect national views. He expects rapid renewal of cordial relations after ratification, with new treaties and prisoner exchanges, while Congress handles territorial disposition. In Hamilton a man named Edward Hardy, unemployed, attempted suicide with a razor and is recovering in hospital.
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Washington
Za ¥ Star
England
United States
Spain
Frye
France
Congress
Hamilton
Edward Hardy
Swiss Avalanche Destroys Hotel in Airolo
Aave wreck near Red Rock Mountain in Ticino Switzerland collapses a ton of rock into Airolo destroys a hotel and several houses. Three injured and three dead recovered. Fire erupts among ruins. Estimated damage about 40,000 pounds.
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London
Red Rock Mountain
Airolo
Switzerland
Canton
Ticino
St. Gothard
Glen Avon Wrecked Near Hong Kong
The British steamer Glen Avon, under Captain Ritchie, was wrecked on a rock while sailing from Hong Kong to London. Part of the crew were saved, but the captain, chief officer, and two engineers are missing. Four passengers and thirty three crew members were saved, with a total crew of 64 aboard. Rescue boats and search efforts were launched after the sinking.
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Hong Kong
Ritchie
London
Dreyfus Reported Moved From Devil's Island to Cayenne
A Paramaribo-Hayti dispatch reports former Captain Dreyfus has left Devil's Island for Cayenne and sailed for France on Dec 4 aboard a convict transport. No departure details or final destination available. Paris Cassation court to decide on his return. Separately, Canadian Pacific plans a rapid Imperial Limited across the continent with new dining cars and locomotives, plus freight cars and snow-clearing equipment. Montreal sports and speed skating news note Drury and Pilkie training for 1899 events in Poughkeepsie.
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Dreyfus
New York
Herald
Paramaribo
Hayti
Devil's Island
Cayenne
France
Paris
Court of Cassation
Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Imperial Limited
Merrimac
Millerie
Europe
Hochelaga
Kingston
Detroit
Perth
Spring Lake
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Pilkie
Jimmie Drury
Drury
Bellefville
Rat Portage
J. K. McCulloch
Winnipeg
Murder at Havana Grounds Elevates Unrest
In Havana on December 27 Francisco Quint ero, a Spanish guerilla, was shot from a roof and severely wounded. Over the last day one man was killed and twelve wounded in various affrays, with eleven burglaries reported. A mob action at a grocery firm led to an attack after Senor Mestro refused to kiss the Cuban flag, receiving a machete blow.
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Havana
Francisco Quintero
Gomos Street
Mestro
Senor Mestro
Robertson Re elected in Cowichan Byelection
In Cowichan the byelection re elected W. R. Robertson Opposition with 181 votes against 127 for government candidate O. B. Sword. The election followed Robertson’s compulsory resignation after accepting government money for labor performed post election.
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Cowichan
Vancouver
W. R. Robertson
Sword
Robertson
Labor
The Broken Promise of Lady Bohun and the War Correspondent
Sir Walter Bohun, trapped by a rift with his wife Inez, flees to Egypt as a war correspondent. He is gravely wounded and dies in a Cairo hospital courted by Florence Hamilton, once his beloved nurse, who forgives him in his final moments before carrying on a life devoted to the sick and poor.
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Walter
Inez
Sir Walter
Bohun
Reatrona
Lady Bohun
Inez de Burgh
Florence
Egypt
Sir Walter Bohun
The
Rampant
Alexandria
Volos
Aha
Darling
Walter Bohun
Carlshill
Cairo
Florence Hamilton
England
Retirement Farm Fiasco Involving Notorious Western Merchant
A famed western dry goods merchant with a controlling streak buys a large country farm to raise sheep. He overrules the hired farmer, purchases fifty supposedly fine rams, only to discover every animal is a worthless old ram. He claims retirement, but the place has no woolly stock.
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Thia
Portraitist sought for a landscape with game animals and water
Madam Fatpurse requests a landscape painting with many deer ducks goats parrots pheasants cattle sheep and pigs. Include a lake and an ocean with fresh and salt water, and many fish swimming. The scene is for the dining room and should suit a discerning eye.
Misleading Grammar Sparks Schoolroom Exchange
Misheard phrases provoke a debate between Meandering Mike and Plodding Pate about education and language. Washington Star cites a quarrel over dialect, jealousy, and the notion that money is a common noun, reflecting local attitudes toward schooling.
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Mike
Pate
Washington
How It Happened at the Bookstall Editor clash
The editor in chief complains about the phrase to describe bad books at the bookstall. The managing editor defends the wording explaining the horse editor did the book reviews this week.
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Pitteburg Dispatch
Chinese View of Americans in American Life
A Chinese visitor to the United States describes Americans in a Chinese paper. He notes they live without rice for months, consume meat in large quantities, bathe frequently, eat with knives and prongs, avoid quiet remembrance at ancestors’ graves, and instead jump about at sports while paid to do it, claiming a lack of dignity as they walk with women.
October Bride and Bridegroom Quip on Carriage Loss
A Roxbury Gazette item notes a humorous exchange about post marriage life. The October bride says they must walk now when going anywhere, while the bridegroom adds that is the reason for the change from carriage to walking.
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Roxbury Gazette
Witty Exchange Over Language Accents
A short comic exchange contrasts Scotch and Angl0n dialects with playful remarks about fashion and acquitting an Irish accent. The dialog hints at linguistic tensions and comic mischief, reflecting early 20th century urban humor in Brooklyn.
Comic Cuts snippet from Chicago News chatter
A humorous snippet notes Don missing church due to clothes, with playful banter about aging and appearances. Maria protests a claim of kinship as the scene jests about a clean spot on a face and the Lords' busy tailors.
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Maria
Chicago News
The Raging Tempest and Severe Gale Across Britain
London reports a fierce gale sweeping coasts interrupting cross channel services and causing extensive damage. Wrecks, blown-down trees, and several fatalities are noted with a four masted schooner drifting ashore and lifeboats failing to reach her. Ice on the Thames is severe with hundreds chasing drifting cargo. Twelve men are missing, feared drowned.
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London
Broadstone
Finchly
Aho
Two Frenchmen Fight a Duel in Paris Morning
A Paris dispatch reports Max Regis mayor of Algeera and M Lepic editor of Les Droits De L Homme dueled at Hueaux at 6 o clock. Regis attacked with fury and Lepic defended with energy. Six rounds were fought before the duel ended.
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New York
Herald
Paris
Max Regis
Algeera
M. Leir
Les Droits de L’homme
Hueaux
M. Lepic
Montreal Detective Slashed by Burglar in Encounter
Detectives Riopele and Guerin shadowing three burglars when Dupont spotted Riopele and slashed him about the head with a large sailor knife, inflicting severe injuries. Dupont was captured by Guerin before he could escape. Riopele’s wounds are described as serious.
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Montreal
Riopele
Guerin
Dupont
Seabrooke Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition
New York December 28 actor Thomas Q Seabrooke filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition listing liabilities of 89076. He states his sole property is a scarf pin and that it is not exempt under law.
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New York
Thomas Q. Seabrooke
Seabrooke
New Departure: Dr. Marschand Opens Windsor Lab Free Advice
Celebrated French physician Dr. Marschand has established a modern laboratory in Windsor Ontario with a large staff of chemists and physicians. Canadians may obtain his expert nervous disease treatment advice free of charge with confidential correspondence. Responses mailed in plain envelopes. no high medicine costs and minimal expenses.
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Marschand
Windsor
Ont
Canada
Marachand
Marshhand
Marachand Chemical Co
Dafyoi
Mich
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