Bitter contest ahead as labor federation meets
Scranton Pa December delegates gather for the American Federation of Labor convention. Eighty eight resolutions are referred to committees covering Chinese exclusion, political action, trade jurisdiction, and labor law amendments. A bitter contest looms over jurisdiction and autonomy questions.
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Exclusion Law Drawn By Kalin In San Francisco District
Washington dispatch reports Representative Kalin introduces a Chinese exclusion law defining entry rights for Treaty nations while excluding most others. It lists accepted roles such as officials teachers students merchants travelers and laborers with strict identifications.
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Admirals Dewey Denies Schley Inquiry Verdict Claim
An eminent authority, Admiral Dewey, denied yesterday reports that the Schley court of Inquiry had reached a decision and found Admiral Schley guilty on five counts.
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Senate Hails Hay Pauncefote Treaty Favorable
Washington date 7 Senate foreign relations committee ordered a favorable report on the Hay Pauncefote treaty by unanimous vote. Senator Bacon reserved right to offer amendments but will not object to the report. Frye Cullom and Lodge plan to call it for executive session next week, aiming for ratification before Christmas recess.
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Mountain Freight Train Wreck Near Fraser River
Vancouver BC December reports a Canadian Pacific liner proceeding east at a slow speed on a dangerous curve 400 feet above the Fraser River crashed after a rock obstructed the track. Engineer Randall and Fireman Petruf were killed when the engine and wrecked cars tumbled 300 feet down the bank. Portland rail wreck blamed on possible saboteurs withEngineers Cavanaugh and Crase injured but no passengers harmed. Washington orders ships to Chilean coast for overhaul and coal. Venezuela and Colombia dispute not officially confirmed.
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Burglars topple expose a Wilmington hound and gage operator
A wrecked telegram style item describes burglars attacking an operator in Wilmington, a gunfight and police pursuit, with scattered references to crimes, weather, and public figures. Details are garbled but indicate multiple crimes and a assassination attempt context. The piece blends chaotic reports from a national wire, mentioning named locales and officials, without coherent narrative.
War Department reports Chaffee on Philippine policy and Manila rule
The War Department released Major General Adna R. Chaffee’s first annual report detailing the military governor’s view of the Philippines. He describes Batangas Laguna Samar Mindoro Cebu and Bohol as disturbed areas and cautions on civil transition while urging gradual troop retention beyond January 1902. He lauds Manila’s three years of governance and warns against overconfidence amid ongoing insurgent threats.
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Surrender at Sal Onion Miss Ellen Stone and Mme Teilke
Dec. 7 report from Impending details the surrender of American missionary Ellen M. Stone and her companion Mme Teilke. The dispatch also notes widespread riots by starving unemployed in Prague amid police efforts to maintain order.
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