Chinese plenipotentiaries ordered to sign note at once
Pekin dispatch reports Prince Ching and Li Hang Chang notified to sign the joint note despite surprise. Emperor Kwangsu instructs to accept while seeking terms limiting legation guards and posts, disarmament rather than fortification, and to negotiate with Ching. Li Hang Chang's health weak. one plenipotentiary to be appointed.
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Pekin
Prince Ching
Li Heng Chang
Chism
Li Hang ‘Chang
Li Hang Chang
Chit
de Cologan
Hong Chang Seay
Kwang Su
Mian Cheng
Pao Ting Fu
Wale
Washington
Deo
Ie Sonmewe Hat Pia
Tle
Fhe
Insurgent Actions Reported as U.S. Forces Advance
The dispatch outlines U.S. military activity near Moriones and Camarines, with raids by the Forty first Infantry and cavalry detachments killing insurgents, destroying camps, and securing papers. It notes talks of American teachers and Roosevelt speeches, plus various political and criminal notices across New York, Michigan, and Washington.
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Binith
Moriones
Eighit
Grantabarapis Thal le Shay
Mi Fmyat
Alefaufirioo
Alissa
Metdoxa
Piet
Sandico
Three Men Die After Card Game Shooting
In Abbeville County a fatal shooting after a card game leaves Sheriff Kennedy William Kyle and John Dansby dead. Dansby opened fire after a dispute over a two-dollar stake, wounding Kyle in the abdomen and later engaging officers before being killed alongside the sheriff. The incident drew a crowd as lawmen pursued Dansby who refused to surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Thia County
William Kyle
Masuachecetts
John Donshy
United States
Met
Danaby
Dansby
Kyle
Daneby
Two Elevator Accidents Rattle Cleveland Area
In Cleveland, two elevator incidents occurred Sunday within minutes and a short distance from each other. Witnesses report frightful experiences as both events involve close proximity in time and place. Local authorities are investigating possible common causes and safety lapses.
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Cleveland
Dee
Jfno
Bydney
British Hold Helvetia Post Captured In Boer War
London dispatch reports Helvetia in the Lydenburg district fell to Boer forces on a Saturday. Casualties heavy. about 430 men killed or wounded and 200 taken prisoner. Lord Kitchener notes Helvetia retaken by British after Boer advance. General De Wet still at large. Kimberly isolated. Otmsloop garrison withdrawn. Australian and Canadian arrivals to join colonial relief efforts. Deaths and arrests accompany ongoing martial law.
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London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Lyttleton
Helvetia
Kitchener
Plelvetia
Seeres
Bifast
Machadadurs Lydenturg
Liverpool
Zeerustis
Otmsloop
Lichtenburg
Carnarvon
Kragerndorp
Durban
Australia
Canada
Natal
Reagan
Johannesburg
Cape Colony
Burghersdr
Aalanday
Mionear- Schaaptiaar
Sleyndburg
DeWet
White
Benegal Knox
Boyes
Wreckers and temperance zeal shape a scattered tale
A jumble of reports notes a prisoner declaring intent to wreck saloons in Kansas amid calls for eastern temperance support, a Kentucky rail wreck blamed on wreckers, and a Wisconsin captain describing Filipino natives’ encroachments as brutal. The pieces mention fines, bribes, and dangers to travelers, with injuries and a dramatic appeal for funds to continue anti liquor campaigns.
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Wiehite
East
Kaloona
Kansas
Medicine Lodge
Kiowa
Street Car Strike Ends After Compromise Meeting
In Scranton Pennsylvania on December 31 the street car strike ended after leaders met with strikers following a pay raise concession. Workers had demanded a three cent raise and a nine hour day but accepted two cents and an implied shorter day amid cheers. In Clay county, Missouri, weeks of violence left six dead and twelve wounded as factions clash near the county line, with troops possible to quell the unrest.
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Scranton
Clark
Sittiawa
Joby
Timothy Burke
London
Dee
Clay” County
Clay County
Fort Wayne Election Bid For $190000 Rail Subsidy
Projectors for a Fort Wayne to Butler railroad sought a $190000 subsidy to replace the Rel river division of the Wabash and become the main line through the city. County officials refused, citing the large expense, after which the proponents deposited with the county auditor. Forecast notes cloudiness and a cold wave with Tuesday outlook for fair and cold conditions.
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Fort Wayne
Bec
Butler
Witi
Bisons
Windfall boy swallows medicine to avoid corporal punishment
In Windfall Indiana on a Saturday evening twelve year old Daniel Alley son of Squire C P Alley attempted to commit suicide rather than face his father’s threatened whipping. He swallowed a preparation containing an acrid substance and was rushed to a doctor. The boy’s condition is described as serious though not clarified.
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Ind
Daniel Alley
Squire C. P. Alley
Thie Place
South Bern
Nappanee
Taerefeld
Ishel
Angiat
Optimistic Widow Buried Husbands in Boonville Indiana
An optimistic widow, Deesa Boyden of Newburg Warrick county, faced multiple marriages and deaths among husbands, with eight former spouses and three deaths by suicide cited in a morbid matrimonial history. The Wheeling jury investigated mob activity at Warrick county jail during a prior incident, while local reports mention property gains from seed sales and a postponed murder trial.
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Deesa
Boonville
Ind
Dee
George Boyden
Newburg
Warrick
Tern
Tan
Wareic
Huband
Mia
Boyden
Tnd
Tne Ghia
Ciretul
Lyne
Devenger
Warrick County
Ui Mob
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George M. Comley
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Hester
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Indiana Natural & Mumini
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Empire Stable
John Adam
Bale
Conner McDaniel Horse Buyer's
Barnon S. Lebanon St
Four Depot
John L. Wade
Persis
Op Depentie
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Ghina
Ti Heng Chang
Famirvils
Aventas
New York
Roosevelt
Carpeste Hall
Hovee
YM. C. A
Jackson
Mich
Stonewsil
Dak Janes
Kalamazoo County
Kalamazoo
Pingree
DeFrance
St. Paul “National Bank
Fleurites National Bank of
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Chicago
Omaha Fec
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Useu
Ian
Crowe
Sehneiderwinds
Grover Strett
Joseph
Frank Stithardsen
Savannah
Gen. Benet
Cape Town
Lee
Te Water
Sebreluer
Gravl
Abraham Heckerman
Joshe M. Cohen
Portis
Henderson
Henderson Road
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West Superior
Wis
Philippines
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Lynehtrs
Muoele
Arcibald Beall
Frank Miller
Miller
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Tod. Dee
James Dwyer
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Mount Schwarteenbergen
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