Arbitration Set For Pious Fund Claim With Mexico
The State Department announces a new arbitration to settle the Pious fund dispute between the United States and Mexico dating from the Mexican War. The Archbishop of California and church leaders pressed the case after the Mexican Claims Commission awarded about 1 million dollars to the Church, with interest current at roughly another million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington
Pious Fund
United States
Mexico
California
Mexican Claims Commission
Catholic Church
Noted Mineralogist William McMillan Dies Mysteriously
William McMillan of Barton Maryland a prominent mineralogist died after being found unconscious near Big Savage mountain five miles from home. He had left Tuesday on horseback for a short trip, a search failed to locate him, money and his horse were missing, and he was 76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McMillan
Barton, Md
Big Savage Mountain
Military Restores Order in Crawford County Arrests Porter's Case
Reports from Crawford Alabama describe military assistance in arresting Uriah Porter for the murder of Fincher. Troops protect Porter as authorities seek him. the sheriff has not located Porter. The military presence has restored order and the situation remains unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Ala
Uriah Porter
Fincher
Porter
Exchange rate change unsettles fixed prices in Philippines
The December 26 announcement of the new exchange ratio, two dollars and ten cents Mexican silver to one American gold dollar, has sparked widespread dissatisfaction in the Philippines. Prices once thought fixed are now seen as unstable, causing concern among merchants and observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Status of Gage resignation question answered
Secretary of the Treasury Gage stated on Saturday that his resignation has not been formally tendered. He added it will be ready whenever it suits the convenience of the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Gage
National Capitol News Roundup
The Italian government presses for extending U S statutes to foreigners while the transport Crook arrives at Malta with all aboard. Taft sails from Manila announced to Secretary Root. Captain Cook ill but improving. Toltz named port captain of Havana. Wives of Cabinet Secretaries discuss dinner fashion.
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United States
War Department
Crook
Malta
Root
Gov. Taft
Manila
Francis A. Cook
United States Naval Hospital
Washington
Frederick S. Toltz
Second Cavalry
Havana
Lucien Young
Roosevelt
Army and Navy Journal
Army and Navy Register
Miles
Navy Department
Newport News
Missouri
F. PD. Coburn
State Board of Agriculture of
Kansas
James Wilson
Francis Asbury Roe
U.S. N
New York
Naval
Secretary of the Navy
Philadelphia
Wilkie
Secret Service
Ohio to tax corporate capital under new franchise bill
Special Counsel M. Bennett drafted a bill in Columbus to levy a franchise tax of one tenth of one percent on the capital stock of all Ohio corporations. The bill, aligned with Governor Nash and Secretary Laylin, aims to replace the state levy with corporate-based revenue, requires detailed annual filings, and imposes penalties for false statements. Bennett favors exempting foreign firms to lure industrial growth, a recommendation likely to be adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
9. M. Bennett
Attorney General's Office
Columbus
Ohio
Laylin
Nash
Littlefield” Ai
Judiciary Committee
National Congress
New York
Roosevelt
Secretary of State
Bennett
Marriage seeks sixth wife as third wife dies by poison
Jacob Mansfield, 54, a Wyoming County mountaineer, faces accusations as his third wife Melissa Meemans poisons herself after hearing he plans to marry Myrtle Foote, a 16 year old. Mansfield married four women previously, with long troubled history and prior elopements. The community recalls past wives and suspicious deaths as Mansfield pursues another match.
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Jacob Mansfield
Fox Hill
Wyoming County
Mansfield
Myrtle Foote
Eva Ray Hamilton
Mary Carle
Harding
Wife No
Miss Foote
Wife No. 3
Suit claims Burt overvalued Ann Arbor Rail property
Austin B. Fletcher of New York files suit at Toledo on behalf of creditors and stockholders seeking 5 million dollars. He alleges Burt and partners bought the Ann Arbor Railroad for 2.627 million, issued 7 million in bonds and 7.25 million in stock, claiming the true value was about 14.25 million. The action seeks damages for creditors and stockholders from the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Austin B. Fletcher
New York
Ann Arbor
Wellington R. Burt
Road
Burt
Recorder fires警察. Scranton official sacks police chief and threatens purge
Recorder Connell of Scranton shocks police HQ by declaring over half the force guilty of offenses warranting removal. He names Detective Lona B. Day acting superintendent and warns a January 15 deadline with a looming guillotine for the force if efficiency does not improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connell
Scranton
Lona B. Day
Military Burial Orders for Senator W. J. Sewall
War Department orders standard military honors for the late Senator W. J. Sewall of New Jersey. Major General of volunteers in the War of the Rebellion and Spanish War. General Brooke in the East Department will provide an escort. Funeral scheduled in Camden, New Jersey.
Harbor Master Resigns. Maloney Named Successor
Governor Stone Friday accepted the resignation of Joseph HM Klemmer harbor master of the port of Philadelphia to take effect January 1. Klemmer leaves to become a mercantile appraiser and Samuel A Maloney of Philadelphia is appointed to succeed him.
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Stone Friday
Joseph HM. Klemmer
Philadelphia
Mr. Klemmer
Stone
Samuel A. Maloney
Crane Declines Treasury Portfolio Offer
Massachusetts Governor Crane refused Roosevelt s offer of the Treasury post last Friday citing business and domestic reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane
Gov. Crane
Massachusetts
Treasury
Roosevelt
Indictments Against Hinsey Quashed in Chicago
Judge Dunne in Chicago on Monday quashed two indictments against John A. Hinsey found several months ago. The ruling ends the criminal proceedings in this matter and clears Hinsey of the charges pursued by the state.
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Hinsey
Iowa Governor Shaw to be Secretary of the Treasury
Washington reported that Gov Lesle M Shaw of Iowa will be appointed secretary of the treasury succeeding L J Gage. Secretary Wilson of Iowa remains at the agriculture portfolio. Transfer date depends on mutual timing. Shaw is expected to take office in January after accepting the appointment from President Roosevelt. Leslie Mortimer Shaw, a Northwest statesman, has led the Bank of Denison and the Bank of Marietta and is serving a second term as Iowa governor until January 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lesle M. Shaw
Iowa
Secretary of the Treasury
Lyman J. Gage
Gov. Shaw
Roosevelt
Leslie Mortimer Shaw
Northwest
Bank of Denison
Bank of Marietta
Shaw
Cummings
Secretary Long to Retire as Navy Secretary
Secretary Long will retire as cabinet officer within six weeks after informing President Roosevelt of his desire to step down. He delayed action to avoid implying strained relations with Roosevelt and remained during the Schley Sampson affair. It is believed Governor Taft may succeed Long as head of the Navy Department.
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Secretary Long
Long
McKinley
Roosevelt
Mr. Long
Schley-Sampson
Navy Department
Taft
Philippines
Chicago
China
Pekin
Jacques Mondry
Buffalo
United State
Germany
Lynchburg
Henry CG. Payne
Chicago and Northwestern
Malta
Little Jay Gould
New York
Ross Allan
Young Men’s Christian Association
Detroit
Mich
Andrew Carnegie
Yale
Peru
Ind
Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie
Central Pennsylvania
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bellefonte
Simpson Clothing Company
St. Joseph
American Sugar Refining Company
Arbuckle Bros
B. F. Howell, Son & Co
John G. A. Leishman
United States
Turkey
Constantinople
Salvation Army and Volunteers of America
Philadelphia
Edward G. Glennon
Recorder Goff
Yalling
Theodore Watkins
Brazil
Pope Leo
John D. Crimmins
Order of St. Gregory
Schley
Herbert
National Theater
Washington, D. C
Admiral Schley
Martin Gleason
Acing
Kalamazoo
Cripple Creek
Col
Nellie Cropsey
Elizabeth City
N.C
Odell
FP. A. Abbott
Samuel Caldwell
Erie County
Oklahoma
American Friends’ Peace Conference
White House
Philadelphia Elevated Road Planned on Market Street
A member of the Mack Poerderer Wolf rapid transit syndicate announced in Philadelphia on Friday that an elevated surface and underground charter has been secured and the Market street line from Fifteenth to Sixty third streets will begin construction at once. Engineers have filed preliminary surveys and the syndicate works to set damages terms with Market street property owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Mack- Poerderer-Wolf Rapid Transit Syndicate
Market Street
Fifteenth
Sixtythird Street
Evangelist Identified as Burglar Shot in Summitville
A burglar killed during a house raid in Summitville, Indiana, is identified by a Springfield merchant as a man who once preached in Springfield under the alias George F. Howe, known as the Prison Evangelist. The victim’s face, shown in a photograph, matched the deceased burglar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Summitville
Ind
Alonzo Troupe
George F. Howe
Free Public Library Offer To Titusville City
R D Benson of Passaic W S Benson of Elizabeth and sister Mrs Charles F Emerson of Titusville NJ propose Titusville Pa receive a free public library valued at 30000 to 35000 dollars on condition the city guarantees a 2000 dollar yearly maintenance fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Benson
Passaic
N. J
W. S. Benson
Elizabeth
Charles F. Emerson
Titusvlle
Titusville
Detroit Faces Coal Shortage Amid Tight Supplies
Detroit Mich clutching a bleak coal outlook as soft coal runs scarce with dealers reporting only two to three days of supply left for customers. The shortage threatens heating needs as frigid conditions persist.
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Detroit
Mich
Ex President Cleveland Accepts Arbitration Appointment
Former President Cleveland accepts an appointment to the Industrial Department of Arbitration of the National Civic Federation formed at a recent peace conference of labor and capital leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Industrial Department of Arbitration
National Civic Federation
Peace Conference of
Labor
Chief Devery Acquitted in New York Court
Justice Holbrook in the Court of General Sessions in New York acquitted Deputy Chief Devery of neglect of duty and oppression as charged by ex Patrolman O Neil. The decision was delivered Thursday and clears Devery of serious misconduct claims.
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Devery
Holbrook
Court of General Sessions
New York
O'Neil
Governor Rodgers Dies After Illness From Pneumonia
Washington governor John R. Rodgers died on Thursday after falling ill with a cold last Friday that progressed to pneumonia. He had served in state leadership and his death ends a period of illness that affected his administrative duties.
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John R. Rodgers
Washington
Spurious Masonic Lodges Warned by New York Grand Master
Grand Master Charles W. Mead of the Grand Lodge of New York warns lodges under his jurisdiction about clandestine lodges planned to be established locally. He urges vigilance and adherence to official channels to preserve order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Mead
Ree
Masonics of
New York
Disagreement Over Troop Levels in Philippine Campaign
Washington reports show Gov Taft and Gen Chaffee diverging on troop needs in the Philippines. Chaffee urged more cavalry and longer presence, while Taft suggested a reduction to 20,000 within a year. Officers warn 60,000 may be needed for five years. Gen Chaffee governs areas not yet pacified for civil rule.
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Taft
Chaffee
Philippines
Washington
Phillippines
Gov. Taft
Rapid river rise threatens West Virginia, Pennsylvania
West Virginia and eastern Pennsylvania see a quick river rise on Sunday. The report lists multiple incidents and events across the nation including drownings in New York and Michigan, a divorce filing in Chicago, military medals in China, and various accidents, arrests, and official actions from coast to coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Walter
Gerard Doble
Conesus Lake
Livonia
Poisoned candies alarm Philadelphia family mystery
Mrs Gertrude Brown and her 13 year old son Robert, living at 805 Brooklyn Street, were poisoned by arsenic after eating cake and a box of anonymous bonbons sent at Christmas. A dog fed the candy showed similar symptoms as police investigate a Botkin case style mystery in Rome like pattern.
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Rome
Ita
Botkin
Philadelphia
Gertrude Brown
Brooklyn Street
Robert
Brown
Brown Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Train Runaway Wrecks Cars Killing Four Near Scranton
A Ontario and Western coal train with 50 cars ran away before daybreak on the hill between Preston Park and Starling near Scranton Pennsylvania. The 100 ton hog engine derailed at speed causing a yardless catastrophe. Engineers and crew killed include Melvin Whitling Charles Millard Richard Budd Patrick Duffy. Conductor Wrenn Smith and flagman Walsh survived by jumping into a snow bank. Edward Fitzgerald riding for a ride escaped uninjured as the engine and cars piled into a field and coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario and Western
Preston Park
Starling
Scranton
Melvin Whitling
Charles Millard
Richard Budd
Patrick Duffy
Carbondale
Wrenn Smith
Flagmaan MM
RB Walsh
Edward Fitzgerald
State YMCA Convention Set for Warren Pennsylvania
The annual State convention of the Young Men's Christian Association of Pennsylvania will convene in Warren on February 20 with at least 600 delegates and many prominent clergy. Rev. G Campbell Morgan of Baltimore, respected Moody successor, and other notables will speak. Secretaries and physical directors meet in Corry before the Warren gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association of Pennsylvania
Warren
G. Campbell Morgan
Baltimore
Dewight L. Moody
Corry
Scout Lieutenant Reeder Dies By Self Inflicted Shot
The War Department reports from General Chaffee that Second Lieutenant Odus Reeder of the Philippine Scouts killed himself on December 23 aboard the Tawton due to temporary insanity from illness. He hailed from Beverly, West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Middletown man jumps from Brooklyn Bridge
John Pinever a young wholesale dealer from Middletown New York plunged from the Brooklyn Bridge Sunday. He survived and remains in hospital where doctors say he told them he wanted to test if he could jump and live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pinever
Middletown
N. Y
Brooklyn Bridge
Pinever
Mail pouch stolen at New Kensington station
About six o'clock Wednesday a robber entered the Pennsylvania Railroad station waiting room in New Kensington Pennsylvania and took a small mail pouch. The bag was recovered later that night with contents missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Kensington
Slayer Arrest Follows Potts Killing Probe
John Moore a negro, sought at Osborne Pennsylvania for the July 25 killing of another man named Potts, was captured in Clarksburg West Virginia on Saturday. Police said Moore confessed to the slaying and awaited extradition to face charges.
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Potts
John Moore
Osborne
Clarksburg
W. Va
Farmer's Good Year In Pennsylvania Report 1901
State Agriculture Department reports 1901 profitable crop and livestock year in Pennsylvania with strong home market demand. Deputy Secretary Martin notes decline of sheep wool and mutton due to dog damage and shift toward beef cattle and large growth cows such as shorthorn and Hereford. Prices for eggs butter potatoes rose significantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Martin
Explosion at Moosic Powder Company Jermyn works
An explosion in the barrel mill at the Moosic Powder Company Jermyn works destroyed the mill and nearby buildings. Shock felt 14 miles away in Scranton. Jacob Hiller burned beyond recognition in an adjoining engine room. John Gibbs George Gebhardt and George Forles injured by debris. Glass shattered across Jermyn. Carey’s daughter cut by flying glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moosic Powder Company
Jermyn Works
Scranton
Jacob Hiller
John Gibbs
George Gebhardt
George Forles
Albert Carey
Jermyn
Seven Men Killed in Samar Battle
Captain Schoeffel led 18 men of Company BE Ninth Infantry at Dapday Samar in a hand to hand fight with Bola forces. A sergeant corporal and five privates were killed. Schoeffel wounded. seven privates seriously injured and one slightly hurt. No property loss. Enemy repulsed with heavy casualties.
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Schoeffel
Company BE
Ninth Infantry
Dapday
Island
Samar
Post Office pays rural carriers via large city offices
The Post Office Department adopts a new payment method for rural free delivery carriers. In each state payments will come from the largest city office: Pennsylvania from Philadelphia, West Virginia from Wheeling, and Ohio from Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Tose
West Virginia
Wheeling
Ohio
Cincinnati
Big Haul in Hold-Up in Fairmont Tailor Shop
Louis Ring a Fairmont West Virginia tailor was held up and robbed of 498 dollars on Friday. He had just bought a ticket to New York to buy goods and was grabbed by the throat by one man while a second robber searched him. The robbers escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Ring
Fairmont
W. Va
New York
Global brief notes from the day’s dispatches
A mixed set of reports from Europe and beyond includes Bulgaria’s cabinet resignation and expected inclusion of two Stambuloff party members, Queen Alexandra’s slow recovery, and Prance Joseph ordering expulsion in a baccarat scandal. Also noted are coronation year lease of Ditton Park, Vatican denial of Scalabrini appointment, Czar’s visit to Edward’s coronation, a Boer War casualty tally, a Nice consulate wedding, a Lattee Morocco waterspout drownings, Basle Zionist fund plan, and ongoing royal levee changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stambuloff
Alexandra
England
Praneis Joseph
Austria
Vienna Jockey Club
Count Potocki
London Gazette
St. James’ Palace
Buckingham Palace
Honda
Magdalena River
W. Curtis Wakefield
New York
Ditton Park
Windsor
Vatican
Italy
Mgr. Scalabrini
Washington
London
Edward
Lord Kitchener
Johannesburg
United States
Chauncey M. Depew
May Palmer
Nice
France
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National Capitol
Wyoming
Senator Sewell
Maloney
Klemmer
GOV
Shaw Aggepis
MR. Gage
Senate
Evangelist
Library For
SII
Scout
Reeder
Beverly, W. Va
Lawton
Lattee
Morocco
Zionist Congress
Basle
Switzerland
Syria
Palestine
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