Truth About Korea and Japan Negotiations Debunked
Durham White Stevens explains that reports of coercion to force a treaty are distorted. Marquis Ito brought an envoy with an imperial letter seeking closer ties, presenting Japan's friendly intent and Korea's acceptance of future details by Korea's cabinet.
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Washington
Durham White Stevens
America
Euwone
Tokel Anzeiger
Seoul
Marquis Ito
Hayashi
Hasegawa
Korea
Japan
Morever
Ito
Tapan
Conferences ensnare free no force in Korea treaty talks
Historical note describes cabinet led talks in Seoul where Japanese officials and Korean ministers debated amendments to a treaty. Marquis Ito attended with General Hasegawa. palace guards were the only soldiers visible. The process yielded a signed, emperor-ordered agreement amid domestic Korean opposition but without public force.
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Korea
Stevens
Mr. Hayashi
Jan“mihese
Marquis Ito
Hasegawa
Seoul
America
Japan
Bing
Smith backs Alger remains unsure of run in Michigan
Lansing Mich Dec 20 William Alden Smith says he will not push a big candidacy until Senator Alger is known out of the race He notes Alger’s improved health could signal a reelection bid If Alger does not run Smith would not hesitate to enter the contest Smith contrasts his stance with Arthur Hill of Saginaw who plans to challenge regardless of Alger’s candidacy.
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Lansing
Mich
William Alden Smith
Wntil
Alger
Smith
Senate
Arthur Hill
Saginaw
Swithh
Ann Arbor
Robert Begole
Begole
Will Not Prosecute Walsh Over Bank Collapse
Secretary Shaw announced in Chicago that the federal government will not prosecute John R. Walsh in connection with the Chicago National Bank collapse. He stated Walsh took no un-deposited funds, found no embezzlement, and that only a violation involved is the prohibition on loans exceeding ten percent of a bank's capital, a rule he said is enforced daily.
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Chicago
Shaw
Treasury Department
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
River side hotel burned likely arson at Epworth Heights
Incendiarium is suspected after a River side hotel at Epworth Heights burned completely. Fred J. Brooks owned the building and family members escaped as flames enveloped the structure. loss estimated at 10000 dollars, partly insured.
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Cincinnati
Riverside
Epworth Heights
Fred J. Brooks
Brooks
Found Dead in His Office in Mobile Virginia-Carolina Rep
Edward Darren Rice a 43 year old local representative of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company and a prominent clubman was found dead in his Mobile office with a bullet through his brain. He left a telegram and letter indicating the act was deliberate. In Marshall Michigan a holiday gathering at Carverville school house saw Miss Ella Felter a teacher who whipped 11 year old twin sons of Edla presented with a rug and china cake plate by pupils and patrons.
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Mobile
Ala
Dee
Edward Darren Rice
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Marshall, Mich
Carverville
Lee Township
Ella Felter
Roosevelt books gifted to Baxter after dismissal
United States District Attorney Baxter, dismissed by the president on Christmas Day, received a Christmas morning gift of Roosevelt books from an unnamed friend in Goloha Nebraska on December 29.
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Goloha
Neb
Baxter
Roosevelt
Revolt in Moscow Eases as Strike Dims and Black Hundreds Arm
Reports from Moscow and St. Petersburg say the Moscow revolt is near ending with the strike easing off by Monday. Authorities fear a Black Hundred massacre as four thousand strikers destroy rail lines to block troop trains and rumors say Mistchenko may be wounded.
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Reda
Mistchenko
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Doudessof
Black Hundred
Bourse Gazette
Vorontzoff-Dashkeff
Caucasus
Seminorsky
Horse Guard
Clyne
Moscow the Parties ‘of Law and Order, the Progressive Mode Ates
Eteperor
Russia
National ‘Assembly
Disturbances and Martial Law Across War Torn Regions
Dispatches from Odessa Sarni and Warsaw report rail lines torn up and trains wrecked with many injuries. Martial law declared in Odessa and Kovno with arrests and armed patrols. In Warsaw the strike fails to halt rail traffic while Esthonia Reval sees police round up seventy people including council members and officials.
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Odessa
Kieff
Russia
Sarni
Warsaw
Poland
Kovno
Lithuania
Reval
Esthenia
Themany and
Strandman
Prats
Smallpox risk after thefts from pesthouse sale
In Duluth Minnesota on December 29 the city warns that buyers of cheap cooking utensils bedding or clothing from strangers last month may have purchased pilfered goods. The items were stolen from the pesthouse via a broken window raising epidemic concerns. Twenty five men drowned near Amphitrite Point after the British bark Pass of Melfort foundered on rocks off the coast of Victoria British Columbia in December.
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Robtera Selt Pesthouse
Gooda
Duluth
Minn
Mongar
Victoria
B.C
Melfort
Refugees Arrive on Saxonia From Baltic Provinces
Boston port receives refugees including Mrs Klasman of St. Louis and her child. They fled from a suburb of Ilna amid upheaval, fearing robbery and death while seeking relatives. Immigration officials detain Klasman suspecting trachoma. possible repatriation to Russia.
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Od Louis
Boston
Lan
Saxonia
Baltic
Klasman
St. Louis
Russia
Five Robbers Hold Up Paymaster on Busy New Jersey Highway
Five armed men stole about $3,000 from William Schilleck, a paymaster for the Delaware River Quarry Construction Co., as he traveled with a companion to pay 200 Italian laborers. The robbers emerged from woods, forced the carriage to halt, and escaped with the cash while keeping the horses and carriage under threat. Police search woods near New Brunswick for the five suspects.
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New Brunswick
N. J. Dee A
William Schilleck
Delaware River
Wwearms Bandkerchié
Ind
Este
Birds Discover Pearls in Tree Nest near St. Cloud
A wood cutter on Patrick Meagher’s farm in St. Wendelin township near St. Cloud finds fifteen white pearls in a bird’s nest inside a hollow tree. The pearls, deemed valuable by locals, are believed to be Mississippi pearls carried by birds to the nest.
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St. Cloud
Minn
Patrick Meagher
St. Wendel
Yale
Derk
Cumberland Presbyterian Ad Pledges $40,000 Fight Against Union
The Cumberland Presbyterian church in Nashville Tennessee has decided to raise forty thousand dollars to fund a legal campaign opposing the proposed union with the Northern Presbyterian church. The effort aims to prevent the merger and maintain church independence.
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Nashville, Tenn
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Northern Presbyterian, Church
Notable Died Louis Dalrymple Cartoonist Passes Away
Louis Dalrymple formerly of Wit mois and a prominent cartoonist died in Anityville. The outline notes a mix of items including international boycott effects in Shanghai and assorted cultural and political anecdotes from the era.
Insurance Probe Hearings Expose Payn Denial of Payoff Claim
New York investigators heard testimony from Louis F Payn and Judge Cady challenging rumors of a 40000 payoff by Manual Reserve Life. Payn denied any bribe nor Company influence in 1899 report. McCurdy prompted retainer talks. Cromwell cited estimated savings and relieved staff, while Munn of United States Life presented syndicate participations and policy costs.
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New York
Louis F. Payn
J. Ride “Cady
Payn
Isurance
Manual Reserve Life Insurance Company
James D. Wells
Mutual ,Reserve
Burnham
Judge Cady
Ito
Lawyers’ Mortgage Insurance .Company
Mutual Life Tinsurance Company
Adrian Iselin
G. G. Haven
Nance
Frederick H. Cromwell
Mutual Life
Henry Morganthau
Montgage Insurance Company
McQurdy
United States
Life Insurance Company
DF Hughes
John Pmunn
Directors Appeal After Bank Failure in Allegheny Case
Pittsburg report details the Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny directors seeking to reopen judgments totaling 2 500 000 to protect a 1 022 000 state deposit. Judge Frazer denied relief. case to appeal to higher courts with directors facing possible penalties. Also brief notes on a doctor’s wife death in Kentucky and a Cedar Rapids college name change.
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Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny
Pittsburg
Enterprise National Bank of ‘Allegheny
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Frazer
Common Pleas Court
Exterprise National Bank
Cousin Kate Trescott Attracts Strong Colodrote Venues
Prescott reports Cousin Kate Trescott remains popular with audiences. Her appearance this season drew favorable notices and she headlined one of the best comedies used by Ethel Barrymore for 1900 season with great success. Over the next month road attractions will be seen at the Col drop theater.
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Trescott
Kate
Ethel Barrymore
Local society and visits noted across city area
A surplus of social items fills the page with visits and travels. Clarissa Spreng stays with her sister Mrs Milter while L A Elliott returns from Rochester New York with family. J I Lawchett welcomed a child at the Homeopathic hospital Thursday. Others include Miss Kale Hohenschuh and Floyd Seymour visiting Cedar Rapids, Prof J H T Maio to become State Teachers Association president, Marengo furnace work, Thomas MacDonald visiting from Independence, and multiple residents attending dances and trips while city residents travel to Des Moines Roswell and Williamsburg.
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Louis Dalrymple
Witmois
Anityville
Shanghai
Mne
Bernhardt
United States
William L. Towling
Chicago
Wisconsin Teachers’ Association
Niagara Falls
New York Supreme Court
New York City
Staten Island
Andrew Carmegie
Frank Schmidt
Indianapolis
Colorado Springs
Cola
Mary Baker G. Eddy
William A. Tenfeld
Indiasia
State Department
Fred Grant
Prince and
Princess
Cantacuzene
Potter” Palmer
Santo Domingo
Morales
Philadelphia
J. I. Lawchett
Homeopathic Hospital
Kale. Hohenschoh
Floyd Seymour
Cedar Rapids
J. H. T. Maio
Grinnell
State Teachers’ Association
Will Maresh
Marengo
Ube
Thomas MacDonald
Independence
MacDonald
Mien
Mareng
Elsie Corlett
John Corlett
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