China anxious for final conference as envoy notes leak
Pekin dispatch reports foreign envoys have heard from governments on terms for a joint note. Peirce Ching and Li Ming Chang await powers demands. Missionaries who suffered at Boxer hands oppose leniency and demand executions for those responsible, plus a strong foreign force to protect foreigners and maintain order.
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Li Ming Chang
Hina
Chili
China
Widower Testifies In Jessie Morrison Case In Kansas
Widower Hiderads testified about his past relations with Jessie Morrison before her fatal quarrel with Mrs. Castle. The testimony showed no deeper intimacy than friendship or rides and letters. Morrison had friendly overtures, and no threats were proven. Miss Morrison to testify later in her own defense. A separate item describes a brutal crime in Armentieres involving a teen girl and a niece, with the assailant staging a trunk abduction and stabbing.
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Hiderads
Kan
Dee
Cin Castle
Castle
Miss Morrison
Ahemi
Miss Wiley
Caste
Mix Wiley
Jesi Onsy
Armentieres
Lille
Vallentine
Shoemaker
Kytte
Senatorship contest shelves offers as political maneuvering unfolds
A governor considers nominees for a U S senate seat as Associate Justice Collina declines with a year remaining in his term. Republicans dominate the field with several names under review while legislators in the city press ahead. Meanwhile Oscar Booze, former West Point cadet, dies after alleged hazing injuries at Bristol Pennsylvania. His father accuses cadets of toxic hazing including Tabasco and pepper causing his death. Oscar resigned his cadetship and refused to name others.
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Supreme Court
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Philadelphia
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Booze
West Point Military Academy
Bristol
Wan'a
War Department Estimates For 1901 1902 Figures Reported
The secretary of war transmitted to the house appropriations committee a comparative statement of war department estimates for 1901 and 1902 along with the year ending June 30 1901. Estimates totaled 185 008 55 for 1901 and 171 773 855 for 1902 with appropriations for the current year at 148 205 BUA.
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House Committee On Appropriations
War Department
Had Too Many Diamonds Suspect Nabbed On Train
El Paso man Dic.-Maurio Devi nat, said to have served prison terms in Barcelona and Italy, was arrested on a Mexican Central passenger train near Juarez. He carried about $10,000 in diamonds and jewels and offered to ransom himself in exchange for liberty. The will of Henry Moore in New York left money for cremation and for the killer of his jugular vein. Captain Colby M. Chester and five US Navy officers dined with Lloyd Griscom in Constantinople, as British and German ambassadors attended.
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Terse telegrams highlight global notes and corporate items
A terse roll of notes cites a national automakers association inviting Kipling to Capetown, MacArthur troop losses in the Philippines, church trustees paying a large monthly sum, official appointments for lawyers, and mentions Standard Oil and Post Office frauds amid varied economic signals.
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National Association of Automoblin Manufacturers
Ergaoln
Rudyard Kipling
Capetown
South Africa
Gen. MacArthur
Letoet Can Unity
Philippines
Jay Iould
Coantony de Castellane
Horatio Mathens
Lucie M. Lauer
Ape Elal
Btandard Oil Company
Opening of the Senate Marks First Session After Tragedy
Washington December 4 The Senate opened with formalities as the death of Senators Gear of Iowa and Davis of Minnesota was acknowledged. Willam B. Dillinghan was sworn in as Vermont’s new senator, while John P. Dolliver attended but was not yet sworn. The chamber planned to receive the president’s message tomorrow, delaying adjournment by one day for business.
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Senate
Floral chaos marks formal opening of Congress session
Washington dispatch reports a decorous yet festive opening as flowers bloom across desks and galleries. The House adjourns after reading the president's message amid tributes to late members Daly Hoffecker Davis Gear.
Brutal bar assault ends in death and mob protest
An enraged attack in a bar left a man burned amid claims he was drugged with turpentine and set alight. Police pursued two suspects who faced jail and guards as crowds urged vigilante action. Other items include a German prince’s grandson engagement and a postmaster embezzlement arrest amid mixed market notes.
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Garland
Tim
Fort Worth
Faulkner
Chapman
Chicago
Irene Woodward
iMr
Woodward
Fivanston
Frederick Bismarek
Prince Bismarck
Pekin
China
Legations
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Woodwards
United States
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Jegathon
Offeer
America
Big Oil Deal Talk of Gigantic Kankakee Field Scheme
A rush of speculation in Indiana oil circles centers on developing the Kankakee marsh area with a large refinery to rival established firms. A new company named Kankakee Independent Oil Company is reportedly forming to drill, build, and operate, projecting profitable wells and heavy capital investment. Local prospectors believe the tract could become highly productive for asphalt and other outputs, with plans to move quickly if investments materialize.
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Laporte
Indiana
Ol-company
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