Senators Split Over Message Philippines Silent on Government
Washington, Dec. 6. Senators largely avoided detailed opinions on the president's message while Republicans offered brief praise. They criticized or praised points on the standing army, Cuba, and currency, with several expressing disappointment that the Philippines government issue received no guidance or recommendation.
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Washington
Callum
Platt
New York
Cuba
Foraker
Senator Proctor
Perkins
Jones
Arkansas
Cubs
Philippines
The
Pasco
Teller
Friends of
Dingley
Ways and
Bland
Missouri
McKinley Message Draws Mixed Reviews In Britain
London editors react to McKinley s U S Congress message noting non-commitment on peace talks in Paris and ambivalence on commerce and currency. The Times praises dignity yet warns against imperialist momentum while The Daily News critiques ambiguity and lack of free trade reference.
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McKinley
United States Congress
London
Paris
Russia
Daily News
The
Times
Senator Kennedy On Trial for Dover Bank Looting
In Wilmington Delaware United States Senator Richard R Kenney faces a second circuit court trial over charges tied to the First National Bank of Dover looting by cashier William N Boggs. The 1997 shortage of 1670006 dollars followed Boggs May departure. Boggs pleaded guilty and awaits sentence.
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Wilmington
Del
United States
Richard R. Kenney
Delaware
United States Circuit Court
First National Bank of
Dover
William N. Boggs
Kenney
Boggs
Begis
Richardson
Senator Kenney
Trenton
Empress of China Protects Foreign Missionaries Decree
Washington reports the empress of China has issued a decree to shield foreign residents and missionaries. It calls on local officers to protect them and urges gentry and provincial people to treat foreigners truthfully and without hostility to foster lasting relations.
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Washington
Porta
Hundred Girls Poisoned at Kentucky Orphans Home
In Versailles Kentucky, one hundred girls at the Cleveland Female Orphans' home were poisoned along with matron Mrs Mary Bradford and music teacher Mrs Kate Vanderveer. Doctors suspect contaminated drinking water from lead pipes. several children are in a precarious state with potential fatalities.
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Cleveland Orphans
Kentucky
Versailles
Cleveland Female Orphans
Mary Bradford
Kate Vanderveer
Linseed Oil Trust Forms $33.5 Million Corporation
Articles of incorporation for the American Linseed Oil company were filed in Trenton New Jersey with the secretary of state. The firm seeks an authorized capital of 33.5 million dollars half of which is preferred stock. The preferred shares are to bear a specified dividend.
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Trenton
N. J
American Linseed Oil Company
Day's Sharp Remark Caps Spain Coaling Station Talks
Paris December six. Judge Day summed up American stance in a tense session on the Philippines treaty. Spaniards pressed legalities to block broader terms while Americans urged a simple exchange, leaving a possible failure of a Caro line coaling station in the balance.
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Day
Spain
Carolines
Paris
Frye
Senor Montero’ Rios
Spanish Commission
Judge Day
Washington
Montero Rios
United States
Manila
Philippines
Seething Spain Faces Rising Revolt Rumors
Paris dispatch cites Madrid unrest from bankruptcy and reform failures as a trusted source warns revolution risks grow. Disaffection spreads across provinces and the Spanish realm, with a broad reach indicating mounting political tension. In Cincinnati news, a wrestling match headline notes the Turk and Adali The Turk in Graeco Roman contest action.
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wDear
London
Paris
Daily Telegraph
Madrid
Spain
Cincinnati
Pannles Yoeater
Hali Adali
the Turk
Boxer Wins Bout With Two Quick Early Rounds
The match ended decisively as the fighter knocked down Tom Caution in the first 48 minutes and again in 18 minutes, securing a straight win without incident.
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Tom
Stright
Fifty Year Franchise Considered by City Committee
The city discussed a fifty year streetcar franchise with a scale of city payments based on annual per mile streetcar earnings. Provisions range from no remuneration for low routes to percentages up to three percent of gross earnings for earnings over twenty thousand. A hard fight was anticipated, and a motion to refer to a special committee appointed by Mayor Harrison was defeated.
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Harrison
Miss Helen Gould Awarded Congressional Medal Request
General Wheeler in the house proposed a resolution to thank Helen Miller Gould for her wartime support. The plan calls for a gold medal designed by the mint and presented by the president at a date and manner he chooses.
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Wheeler
Congress
Washington
Joseph Wheeler
Alabants
House
Stallings
Helen Miller Gould
United States
Spain
Mint
Three Americans Arrested by Insurgents in Manila
Three Americans including Dr Beasily and Dr O Gorman, with another arrival, were arrested by insurgents near Pueblo while escorting Captain of the Zealandia. Beasily held six hours in Santiago though firearm found on him was a revolver. Navy unit moved to establish an outpost upriver, not linked to the Beasily incident.
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Manilis
Dee
Dr. Beasily
O'Gorman
United States
Zealandia
Pueblo
der. Beasily
Santiago
Four Tons of NitroGlycerin Explosion Kills Five Men
In Rinolo California the Hudson Powder Co building blew up yesterday afternoon. Four tons of nitroglycerin demolished the plant as Superintendent Charles Kennedy and four Chinese workers were killed. Kennedy was supervising mixing when the blast occurred. No survivors remain to explain the cause, and a prior similar blast six weeks earlier had killed two Chinese workers.
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Rinolo
Cal
The
Hudson Powder Company
Charles Kennedy
Kennedy
Fire Hits Lincoln Theater After Show Ends
Chicago reports a major blaze at the Lincoln theater last night after a performance ended. Fire crews battled the flames and saved the building. Westminster hotel adjoining the theater sustained about $5,000 in damage, though it was vacant and unfurnished.
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Chicago Playhouse
Chicago
Dee
Lincoln Theater
Westminster Hotel
Big mining scheme at Pande Basin Alaska in 1906
Washington reports Alaska exploration at Pande Basin on Baranof Island near Sitka. A New York company named Pande Basin Gold Placer plans a major 160 acre basin development with a $17,000 wagon road and 40 workers. They drive a tunnel and advance development to lower the lake level.
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Baranof Island
Washington
Alaska
Sitka
Pande Basin Gold Placer Company
New York
Lower E Lake
Prospecting mill to test rich auriferous sand in new lands
Reports from Muskogee describe a small prospecting mill erected for winter tests on auriferous sand with samples averaging $10 a ton and one specimen at 900 per ton. Estimated 40,900,000 tons of sand across 1,500 feet width, six feet average, with costs and potential yields outlined. In Wagoner, three men were jailed for complicity in fraudulent warrants, with sentences and fines allocated to the Crook faction and treasury.
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Muskogee
I. T
United States
Wagoner Yesters
Springer Paxeal
Crook
Ellis Childers
Croak
Burrell Cox
James Eagan
Chilier
Market report from Indianapolis and regional notes
Grain and livestock prices drift in mixed fashion with wheat and oats showing modest changes. The report lists Chicago price movements and regional reports from Cincinnati and Petersburg including a criminal libel dismissal and a $5,000 reward in Duryea murder case.
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Chicago
Ste
Coax
Leo
Sbige
Ciosta Daige
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