Washington auditor shot dead in office in Washington
Frank W. Morris auditor for the War Department in Washington was killed in his office by Samuel MacDonald a clerk who then attempted suicide. MacDonald an alleged embezzler from Steubenville was described as unstable with a criminal record and was in a precarious condition after shooting himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel MacDonald
Treasury
Frank H. Morris
War Department
Frank W. Morris
Cleveland
Washington, D. C
MacDonald
Washington
Steubenville
Fremoves
Morris
General Wood States Cuba Free of Epidemics Except Havana
General Wood writes to correct public belief about Cuba’s health. He notes the island is free from epidemic diseases except Havana where a few yellow fever cases remain but are not serious. He cites Havana’s November death rate as the lowest in ten years and urges public publication to restore trade and relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Department of Cuba
Adjutant General
Cuba
Havana
Low German business mood signals postwar decline
United States Consul Albert at Bruns wick reports a pronounced low mood among German businesses. Construction and railroad projects show a 30 to 60 percent drop from last year, gas works are down about a third, and mining, smelting, breweries, and water works also fall. The consul calls it a natural reaction after the strong prosperity of 1899, noting Germany has not been as flourishing as last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
United States
Albert
Brunswick
Ermany
Burning Forty-Two Years at Summit Hill Mine
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company officials report the Summit Hill burning mine near Tamaqua Pa under control after 42 years. The fire has consumed about 35 acres of coal land and is now moving west toward Lansford. Two drilling machines press to extinguish the blaze as holes are honeycombed in the earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Summit Hill
Tamaqua. Pa
Lansford
Ambassador Choate to Return After Partner’s Death
The note says Ambassador Choate plans to sail for the United States soon following the death of his partner Charles C. Beams. It suggests Choate will not remain in London and may resign as ambassador to avoid continued financial strain and reassume life in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambassador Choate
United States
Charles C. Beams
New York
London
Myarts, Choate & Beaman
America
Gas and Oil Discovered in Rosalia Belt
Excitement grows at Rosalia over avatura gas discovery across a wide area near Pine Creek. Heavy gas flows occur as Amiran red is thrust into the pillar until the rod grays. Gas escapes when withdrawn. Strong indications of oil appear in the same belt. Spokane investors lease 20,000 acres and begin sinking wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalia
Pine Creek
Amiran
Spokane
England Buying More Horses for South Africa War
Captain Heygate of the British army orders 59,000 cavalry horses and rails in the United States for the British army in South Africa. The beasts will be sent to New Orleans and shipped on British transports, some already en route to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heygate
United States
South Africa
New Orleans
Widespread 1900 News Highlights From Across Nations
A rapid digest notes ex governor Roger Walcott of Massachusetts died in Boston. The Puerto Rico Legislature backs the jury system. Ship traffic hindered by fierce gales on British and American coasts. Paris reports John Owens hanged for murder. Coal, rail, and library plans advance in several states. Frightened bank robbers and fires claim casualties. International notes include Turkish Christian casualties and Dreyfus links. Military inquiry at West Point probes Oscar Booz’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Roger Wolcott
Massachusetts
Boston
United States
Charles F. Stone
Mawston
Tex
Peter Barry
Joseph Taylor
Minnie Baker
Hatelake
Alaska
Puerto Rico
John Owens
Paris
James Hogue
Toy Mission
Pittsburg
Everett
San Jose
Cal
Sharon
New York
Carrie Wanley
Madison
Laura
Holland
Petten
Sternberg
Berlin
John Keppleman
Louisville
General Castillos
Toronto
Ind
Matthews Bros
John Morrison
Moosoom
Canadian Northwest
Maj
Esterhazy
Dreyfys
London
Anglo-American Savings and Loan Association
Chamber of Deputies
Buffalo
Peking
Spokane
Wash
Charles Werthemier
Kelly
South Omaha
Neb.ie
Massachusetts Superior Court
Marion Hogan
Frank Taylor
Vitros
Harrison
Chicago
Francis P. Blake
Puritan Coal Mining Company
Puritan
Cambria County
Casse
Charming B. Barnes
New Orleans
State Treasury
Lincoln
Neb
Roosevelt
Asa Bird Gardiner
Eugene A. Philbin
Capital
Philippine Islands
Oscar L. Booz
West Point
Forty Five Rebels Killed In Luzon Battle
Advices from Southern Luzon report a clash near Guinhalaan Albay where a U S Cavalry unit attacked insurgents. Forty five rebels killed plus several wounded. one Sergeant wounded. Detachment of Sixth Infantry captured Bautista head of Katipunan in Northwestern Luzon. Ninth Cavalry engagement and burning insurgent quarters. Panay and Cebu reportedly cleared. remaining resistance limited to Ladrones. Rebels thinning and scattered across Luzon with dwindling ammunition.
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Luzon
Ninth United States Cavalry
Guinohalan
Albay
Teg
Sixth Infantry
Bautista
Katipunan Society
Fortyninth Infantry
Caugayan
Isabella
Labo
Panay
Cebu
Rehel
Shortage Alleged at York Bank Teller Weiser
Harry K. Weiser of Security Title and Trust Company York is said to be short 20000 in his accounts. Bank says capital and surplus remain unimpaired and will meet obligations on demand. Weiser secured the bank by transferring real estate valued at 20009. He altered deposit slips and has collapsed at home from nervous prostration. Officials will not state how long irregular transactions continued. It is believed he engaged in stock market trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry K. Weiser
The
Security Title and Trust Company
York
Teller Weiser
Weiser
Will Give Salary to the Poor in Salem Massachusetts
Teohn F. Hurley, recently claiming the mayoral office in Salem, Massachusetts, intends to donate his $2,500 mayoral salary to the city’s poor. He will not hand funds to charities but will disburse directly to individuals he knows are deserving through his business contacts. His self-appointed campaign centered on economy and low taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teohn F. Hurley
Salem
Mass
Hurley
Massachusetts
Coast Treaty Expires. Newfoundland Likely Friction With Britain
The Anglo French modus vivendi on the Newfoundland coast expires at year end and renewal by the Newfoundland legislature is unlikely. Without a new English French arrangement serious complications are anticipated, though public support in Britain could favor the colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Foundland Treaty
Foundland
England
France
Canadians Going Home Population Shift Predicted
The article forecasts large-scale movement of French Canadians from New England and Maine back to Quebec early next spring, as many seek to return to their native province. It notes Maine and New England populations could drop by up to 200,000 while Quebec sees a corresponding rise.
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New England
Maine
Quebec
Maryland Bank Robbed in Hampstead Explosion
Robbers blew up the Hampstead bank vault in Carrell county Maryland early Thursday. The blast demolished part of the wall. The robbers fled south on the Baltimore and Harrisburg railroad using a hand car, taking about $50 in coins after removing the notes the night before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampstead Bank
Carrell County
Baltimore and Harrisburg
Bosra Become Invaders Report on Boer Movements
Gen Knox abandoned pursuit of Gen Dewet due to Boers crossing the Orange River. About 3,000 republicans entered Cave Colony and another 3,000 reached Philipstown. Dewet with roughly 4,500 men is northeast of Ladysmith and an attack on Winburg is anticipated.
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Knox
Dewet
Cave Colony
Orange River
Philipstown
Ladybrand
Winburg
Mab Used Tar and Feathers in Topeka Uproar
Edgar Plato a piano salesman was tarred and feathered by seven masked men near his home three miles from Topeka Kansas Saturday night. The mob said they were his neighbors and punished him for marrying a divorced woman. Warrants issued for three well known farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Plato
Topeka
Kan
Plato
Valley Forge Park Association Meets in Independence Hall
The Valley Forge Park association, a coalition of patriotic societies, met in Independence Hall Philadelphia. Letters pledged support for Senators Depew Hoar Lodge A Wellington and Scott as the group lobbies Congress for a 200000 dollar appropriation to purchase the battlefield and create a park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Forge
Boer Raids Heighten Tension in Cape Colony Actions
Reuters report details large Boer incursions in northern Cape Colony with 2000 to 6000 fighters, multiple crossings at Orange River and Sand Drift, robberies of telegraph lines, and movements toward Colesberg and Steynsbourg. Reinforcements dispatched to De Aar and Hanover as De Wet boasts 6000 men and 18,000 horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Colony
Orange River
Rutgersdorp
Venterstadt
Steynsbourg
Sand Drift
Colesberg
Phillipstown
Moukt Kraal
Houkt Kraal
DeAar
Hanover
de Wet
Dewetsdorp
Cape Colony in Revolt Spurs Large Scale Fighting
London reports indicate widespread revolt around the Orange River Cape Colony with likely sharp battles before invasion ends. The war office lists reinforcements including 800 mounted troops next week, two cavalry regiments, police boosted to 10 000, detachments forming, more cavalry drafts, and invitations to Australia and New Zealand, plus 3000 extra horses.
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London
Cape Colony
Orange River
War Office
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
CAUSING MUCH ANXIETY IN CHINA DISPATCH
A Peking dispatch dated Friday warns provinces face worsening conditions and a possible anti foreign resurgence if a firm government is not soon formed. Winter hardships bite as natives endure blackmail by allied employers, with desperadoes freed by a German general racing to the Chi Li Shang Tung border burning homes and looting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
San Chow Fu
Gen. Mei
Chi Li Shang Tung
Alabama Representative Proposes Huntsville Soldiers Home Branch
Representative Richardson of Alabama, newly seated after Gen. Joe Wheeler, introduces a House bill to authorize a Huntsville branch of the National Board of Managers for disabled volunteer soldiers homes. The branch would admit Union veterans and ex Confederates recommended by the Alabama State board of examiners for the Confederate veterans home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representative Richardson
Alabama
Joe” Wheeler
Soldiers’ Homes
National Board of Managers of the
Huntsville
Ala
Alabama State Board of Examiners
Confederate Veterans’ Home
Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse Brings Heavy Mail to New York
The North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse arrived in New York with 600 cabin and 641 steerage passengers and an unusually heavy mail. Postal clerks report 275000 letters died during the voyage, 5820 registered letters, and 2776 sacks of mail. About 40000 letters were insufficiently prepaid. Four clerks and two assistants labored twelve hours to receive check open and register this mail.
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New York
Hane
New Food For Soldiers In Philippines Bill
Bids due December 1 for supplying Uncle Sam’s troops in Manila with 20 600 gallons of sauer kraut and 150 000 two pound cans of roast beef. Also 60 000 portions of bacon and 62 500 pounds of ama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Philippines
W. [. Alexander
Department of the Lakes
Uncle Sami
Manila
Chicago
Harrison Receives 100000 Fee for Boundary Arbitration
Former President Benjamin Harrison has been paid one hundred thousand dollars for his services in the arbitration between British Guiana and Venezuela. The settlement was agreed Wednesday and officially announced as Harrison's fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Harrison
British Guiana
Venezuela
Mr. Harrison
Francis Nominated for Minister to Greece Roumania Servia
At the national capital Charles S. Francis of New York has been nominated to be minister to Greece Roumania and Servia in a presidential appointments move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Francis
New York
Greece
Roumania
Servia
Kidnapped Edward Cudahy Jr Rescued After Terror Ordeal
Edward Cudahy JrA heir to the Omaha millionaire was seized Tuesday by six masked abductors. He was chained in a deserted house until his father paid 25000 dollars in gold for his release. The boy, pale but well, identified one guard by voice. a $25000 reward and separate $5000 for one kidnapper and $13000 for two others were offered.
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Omaha
Ned
Edward Cudahy, Jr
Edward Cudahy
German Agrarians Push Wheat Tariff Move
German Agrarian party presses for heavy import duties on wheat to curb reliance on foreign grain and American producers. U S Consul Diederich at Bremen expects the Reichstag to pass the measure, warning of higher costs, smaller markets, and tougher competition for U S farmers.
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Agrarian Party
Germany
Reichstag
U. S
Diederich
Bremen
State Department
Agrarians
American trade gains noted in circular to press
The central bureau for commercial treaties cites recent American orders abroad. It mentions cast iron piping for Dutch colonies at 25 percent below German bids, locomotives in Calcutta cheaper than English prices, and faster delivery. It highlights bridges in Uganda and East Africa, ships under construction in San Francisco for China and Japan, and warns American competition will be felt in China after peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Bureau
Calcutta
Uganda
East Africa
San Francisco
China
Japan
Dowie Elder Egged in Granville Lecture clash
G L Mason a Dowie elder from Chicago was mobbed at the Granville opera house on Wednesday night after denouncing the Masonic and other secret orders. He was pelted with eggs and missiles but escaped injury as supporters of the secret societies kept the crowd back while he was escorted to safety.
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Granville
G. L. Mason
Chicago
Opera House
Mason
Pekin notes outline agreed terms after minister meeting
Telegrams from Pekin report a meeting of foreign ministers led to agreement on a joint note including British modifications. The points cover Boxer outrages punishment indemnity treaty revisions Tsung Li Yamén reform and an apology gesture to Germany with guards kept at Pekin legations and arms import interdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Washington
Tsung Li Yamén
Foreign’ Office
Baron Vor Ketteler
Germany
China
Proclamations Warn Civilians Under Martial Law
Gen MacArthur issued a proclamation warning archipelago residents that strict war law compliance will be required of non combatants as well as combatants. It notes insurgent threats against friendly natives and orders to kidnap and assassinate Americans.
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MacArthur
Volunteers to Return Under Army Plan from the Philippines
Telegrams from Manila say volunteer regiments will proceed to the United States to be mustered out in roughly the same order they arrived. They will be replaced by regulars, under the army bill. The 37th regiment heads home on New Year’s Day from Laguna de Bay and sails on the Sheridan. Regular officers retain volunteer commissions. relief of volunteer officers requires headquarters authority. Surge of insurgent activity may follow. General Hughes reports 21 people on Panay have sworn allegiance to the United States.
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Manila
United States
Philippine Islands
Laguna de Bay
Philippines
Hushes
Panay
German census lists cities over 100000 in empire
The census of Germany shows 33 cities with populations above 100000. Berlin stands at 2469676 including suburbs, up from 2076546 in 1895, while many European investors seek coal in Venezuela near Puerto Cabello. Seventeen thousand Antwerp laborers strike, 50 wounded in clashes with police.
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Count von Blumenthal
Antwerp
von Meerscheidt Huellessem
Berlin
London War Office
Africa
Lord Strathcona and Mount - Royal
Aberdeen
Scotland
London
Lord Roberts
Russia
Livadia
St. Petersburg
England
Halifax
N.S
Puerto Cabello
Venezuela
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Waswagton
General Wood
La:t
Naural Gs
Tecom
Teller
York Security Title and Trust Company
Short
Maryland
Bosra
Mab
Dawat
National Capitol
A Nilionare
Kidnard
Macedonia
Mussulmans
Salonica
Bituch
Albania
Gruma
Bitueh
Ribaritz
Banishka
Mitrovitza
Gulfport
Miss
W. T. Richardson
Mnob
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