Navy to hold half a million tons of coal for warships
A Washington dispatch reports the Navy will keep about 600000 tons of steaming coal in reserve across Atlantic and Pacific ports for rapid loading onto vessels. Storage targets include Manila Guam Honolulu Pago Pago San Francisco Bremerton and Cape Horn routes to safeguard U S naval operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Navy Department
Atlantic
Pacific
Atrantic and
Gulf Coast Line
Freshman’s Bay
Maine
San Juan de Porto Rico
United States
Pacific Ocean
San Francis
Puget Sound
Manila
Samoa
Cape Horn
American
Guam
Honolulu
Pago Pago
San Francisco
Bremerton
Aguinaldo Cabinet Resigns Amid Philippine Assembly Action
The revolutionary government congress at Malolos adjourned due to difficulty forming a constitution. Aguinaldo’s cabinet, appointed July 1, has resigned. He moved from Malolos to Santa Ana then Paterno and reportedly Cavite town. Reliable reports say he works to curb militant faction hostility to Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aguinaldo
Manila
Congress
Revolutionary Government of the
Malolos
Bacoor
Santa Anna
Paterno
Cavite
Opposition to Weyler in cabinet amid Sagasta concerns
In Mapriv on Dec 27 the cabinet discussed matters with Marshals Campos Blanco Rivera and Senor Dominguez opposing General Weyler's entrance into the ministry. Cabinet members then visited Senor Sagasta as his condition drew concern. Rumors circulated of deteriorating respiration and a potentially nonrecovering fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weyler
Mapriv
Campos
Blanco and Rivera
Senor Dominguez
General Weyler
Senor Sagasta
Congress recess begins with Cuba Porto Rico probe blocked
The U S Senate failed to collect a quorum delaying Proctor's Cuba and Porto Rico investigation during the holiday recess. Representative Daniel's bid to bring the measure up fell short, eight votes shy of passage, as routine business and pension bills were handled before adjournment to January 4, 1899. In the House the Bailey resolution on service of Spanish American War volunteers was adopted and the chamber also adjourned to January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Proctor
Cuba
Porto Rico
Congress
Daniel
House
Bailey
Committee On Army Affairs
Hay
West Virginia
War Department
Lars
Tranemala
Gothenburg
Pernila Turfresson
Harry Valdemar
Anna Akenson
Nya Hvarfret
Gillett Scapegoat Letter Alleges Cattle Fraud Plot
Kansas City Dec 25 Frank Cooper of Elmore and Cooper live stock merchants compared a signature with that of Grant G Gillett and found the letters identical. The letter claims Gillett is a scapegoat and would return in 48 hours to expose a vast cattle fraud conspiracy involving multiple dealers. The postmark is San Antonio Texas and Cooper plans to press Gillett to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Frank Cooper
Elmore & Cooper
Grant G. Gillett
Mexico
Gillett
Cooper
News from Scandinavia and Danish ventures
Export of debit to the United States will probably be considerable. King Oscar will recognize the Norwegian merchant flag. The Borehgrevink expedition is noted. A spelling question in Norway is mentioned. Small cottages for laboring men to be erected in Copenhagen. Danish capital lofested with rats. Egg exports rise with new trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Oscar
Borehgrevink
Stockholm
Elis Bergdahl
Odessa
Russia
G. F. Turner
Kamrerar
Royal Opera
Ingeborg
Svenska Akademien
Tegner
Charles XII
Karolinska Grafkoret
Riddarholm’s
Lulea
Edward Jonsson-Swenson
Escanaba
Mich
Swenson
Sweden
Eskilstuna
Norway
Charles XV
Gustaf
Sophia
Nassau
America
Germany
L. G. Fagersten
Chicago
Sweden and Norway News Roundup From Stockholm to Trollhattan
Stockholm marks King Oscar's 50th Masonic anniversary and reports on church builds, royal grants, and naval gifts. Norway's Christiania schools shift hours, a printing syndicate forms, and Borchgrevink's Antarctic expedition advances with Northern support and Cape Adair base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gener Bock
Shanghai
Christiana
Christiania
Direktor” Norstraum
Stortingsgaden
Medfjord
Norway
Hjalmar Falk
Hobart
Tasmania
Borchgrevink
Antarctic
Borchgrevins
England
South Pole
George Newnes
Cape Adair
Pole
Polar
Egeberg
Royal Geographical Society
Sir Joseph Hooker
Malmo Women In Separate Fight With Knife Wounds
Two unmarried women Ulrika Dahlquist and Elna Kristiansson of Malmo visited the city and fought. Ulrika drew a knife and inflicted deep gashes on Elna’s face and arms, wounds that may prove fatal. Miss Dahlquist was immediately arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulrika Dahlquist
Elna Kristiansson
Malmo
Ulrika
Miss Dahlquist
Copenhagen Notes and Danish Economic Hints
Danish clerics held a regional convention at Skanderborg with Th Sorenson elected president. Copenhagen faces rat infestations with a 5 ore bounty per rat and burning of captured pests. A new workers housing fund may fund small cottages for laborers. Teachers in the city public schools will get a 6 percent salary raise after January 1. Danish eggs gain in England while France drops exports. Dansk Anders Aegexport helps boost Denmark’s poultry trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Fischer
Bornholm
Bolling
Norre Heneder
Skanderborg- Egnen
Skanderborg
Th. Sorenson
Copenhagen
Danske Grundeiforening
Hans C. Holen
Europe
Helen
Grundenforening
Dansk Anders-Aegexport
Special bargain offer for Twice-a-Week Republic and Greeley Tribune
The Twice-a-Week Republic 16 pages weekly plus the Greeley Tribune come for one year at $2.50 under a limited time arrangement. The Republic claims superior telegraphic and cabling services and a wide news reach for readers who prefer less frequent papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Sunday Republic
New York Herald
New York Journal
Mississippi Valley
Greeley Tribune
Spain
ATL
Michigan
THE
Tribune
Greeley, Colo
Ratification Hurdles for Hawaiian Treaty in Present Senate
The Indianapolis Journal argues two thirds may be unreachable as opposition spreads across Republicans in New England and the Northwest. It predicts few Southern papers favor the treaty and Morgan’s influence may not sway enough votes. Overall the present senate seems unlikely to ratify the treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
New England
Northwest
Morgan
Alabama
Indianapolis Journal
Zola Finds Refuge in England After Libel Sentence
Paris Times correspondent recounts Emile Zola escaping to London after the Esterhazy court martial verdict. He has since lived quietly at various English locations as Paris friends pressed for Dreyfus revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Dreyfus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uncle Sam
NAVY
Pacific Possessions
Nebraska
Otis
Frank N. Knouse
Pasig River
Marvin W.cameron
Minnesota
Fred Taylor
David I I
Saunders
Colorado
Wyoming
Martin
Maza
Des
Father McKinnon
California
Muncie
Ind
Henry Krull
William Dragoo
Krull
Arch. Breeze
Abel Mitchell
Indiana Iron Works
Albert Porter
Arthur Stevens
William Ensley
Frank Chambers
Edward Hefferling
Havana
Cerro
Omaha
Omana
Neb
Spalding
London
Rome
Daily Mail
Nicholas
St. Petersburg
Corbin
Washineton
Hobson
Palace Hotel
Union League Club
Sion
Loxpon
Devonport
Forisimouth
Chatham
Woolwich
Scandinavia
Denmark
Dapnish
Ital
Calcutta
Storthing
Peterson
Fram
Allmanna Lifforsekringsbolaget
Norrmalm Square
Nathan Soderblom
Paris
Paris University
Ecole Des Hautes Etudes
ST. Louis, MO
Detroit Free Press
Free Press
Boston
Niagara Falls
St. Louis
Fack Mtreaves C
Crang
G.P
A. J. Ramsey, Jr
Gen
Met
Up Service
Library
ART and
Hall & Williams
Curtis St
Denver, Colo
New York World
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Soniore Munn & Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!