Treaty delays as Spanish ratification looms in doubt
Paris December 9 reports Senor Montero Ros and Senor Ojeda ill, delaying engrossing the treaty and risking a Monday signing. Americans hold sessions, Spaniards critique McKinley Maine remarks, and Garica hints at 12 to 20 articles. Talks cover Cuba, Porto Rico, Philippines, consuls, property, archives, debt, and religious freedom.
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Paris
Senor Montero Ros
Senor Ojeda
McKinley
Associated Press
Senor Garnica
Spanish Commission
Ojeda
Moore
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
United States
Caroline Islands
Philippine Islands
West Indies
Florida
Gray
Senate
Rumors Of Philippines Sale Denied By Officials
Washington reports both the State Department and the Japanese legation deny Senator Kyle's claim that Japan offered to buy the Philippines for 200 million dollars or any sum. No offers to purchase the Philippines have been received from any quarter. Kyle acted without authority to assert a broader sale beyond Luzon, while President McKinley holds a different stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinley
Kyle
McKinley
Philippines
Washington, D. C
State Department
Segation
Japan
United States
Luzon
Gentleman Disciplines Taste In Excessful Drinking
A refined man renounces wild excess and focuses on quality in his cellar choosing only the finest bottles. He imposes careful standards on his drinking habits and noble presentation.
Revenue revisions proposed to War Revenue Act
Washington report notes Chairman Dingley of the Ways and Means Committee received a letter from Internal Revenue Commissioner N R B Scott outlining amendments to the War Revenue Act of June 15 1898. Proposals cover administrative changes under schedules A and B monthly sugar refinery excise tax payments penalties for unstamped parlor car tickets and broader internal revenue inspections of taxable articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dingley
Ways and Means Committee
Commissioner of the
Internal Revenue
N. RB. Scott
Internal Revenue Officers
Wheeler denies resignation rumor in Congress
Washington December 9 Major General Wheeler clarifies reports he has resigned from Congress. He says he has only stated he would consider the question when time allows and would act as his friends approve. No final conclusions reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wheeler
Huse of Representatives
Congress
Condemned murderer Anderson dies on scaffold in Norfolk
Norfolk, December 9. %hn Anderson, condemned for Mate Saunders of the Olive Pecker, was executed at 3 p.m. He walked to the scaffold with firm step and forgave those who wronged him. The trap first failed to kill him. a second drop finished the sentence in 23 minutes. Neck broken, body buried in Elmwood cemetery seamen’s lot.
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Norfolk
Hn Anderson
Mate Saunders
Olive Pecker
Merritt
Bethel
Anderson
Marshal Treat
Virginia Anatonomical Society
Elmwood Cemetery
Body found in Baldwin hotel ruins identified as unknown woman
San Francisco reports another body recovered from the Baldwin hotel debris on Market street. Investigators found charred remains with several letters addressed to Mrs. Benjamin Wetherby, who fled the building with her husband and is believed to be traveling to Portland, Oregon. The corpse’s identity remains unclear.
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San Francisco
Cal
Baldwin Hotel
Market Street
Benjamin Wetherby
Wetherbys
Portland
Ore
Massachusetts
Maine Soldier Fined by Georgia Judge for Hugging
Savannah Georgia December 9 Judge Thomas M W Norwood former U S senator from Gor ia fined Private J B Moore of Battery A First Maine Artillery 590 or six months on the chain gang for embracing the wife of a prominent county official on the street while the soldier was intoxicated The judge called the conduct heathen and gave a severe lecture
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Thomas M. W Norwood
U. S
Goria
J. B. Moore
First Maine Artillery
Norwood
Surprised Man Saved by Carter's Cough Balsam
A man with a six week cough, kept awake at night, was cured entirely by two 25 cent bottles of Carter's cough balsam. Carter & Sherburne advertise the remedy as low priced and sold at Merrimack corner Bridge Street. Also Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is praised as dependable, pleasant, and safe, sold by Ellingwood & Co. at Merrimack Central and Middlesex Central streets.
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Carter
Carter & Sherburne
Uggists
Merrimack
Corner Bridge Street
Chamberlain
Ellingwood & Co
Central
Middlesex
Central Streets
Trade Review notes strong demand and steady progress
R G Dun weekly review reports no Congress scare, broad expansion in exports and domestic demand. Atlantic and Pacific wheat exports rise, corn shipments up, cotton prices firm amid rising yields. Woolen goods in demand, print cloth up, boots and shoes volumes improve. Pig iron and copper prices ease or rise modestly as broader trade remains heavy. New York exports up 11 percent for the week, imports up 3 percent, clearing house payments jump 22.4 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun and Company
Congress
Lne
Pittsburg
United States
Canada
Shoplifter Arrest Leaves Clergy Helper Confused
Mrs Abbie Long wife of Rev Mr Long of Wassaic N Y was arrested in a 6th avenue department store by a private detective for stealing fancy goods. She says the arrest is a terrible mistake and that she works as an assistant to Rev C J Young at the Church of the Puritans earning 12 dollars weekly. Cards for the church were found in her pocketbook. She gave 156 West 128th street as her address.
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New York
Abbie Long
Church of the Puritan
West 128Th Street
Two female shoplifters fined after Boston hotel arrest
Boston December 10 Two women were arrested at a hotel dining by police inspectors after about $100 worth of goods looted from leading dry goods houses were recovered They appeared before a police court and paid $106 each in fines then left the city using fictitious names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Prince of Wales Expected to Visit America Next Summer
New York reports a copyrighted London cable states the Prince of Wales will likely visit the United States next summer if Queen Victoria remains healthy. The plan starts with a midsummer Canada tour, then a transatlantic voyage possibly by warship, with New York targeted for the first week of October yacht races. Sir Thomas Lipton pushes the Shamrock engagement.
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New York
London
Prince of Wales
America
Queen Victoria
United States
England
Canada
Sir Wilfrid Laurel
Jubilee
Atlantic
Thomas J. Lipton
Coast Defences Grow as US Ramps Up Fortifications
New York dispatch notes heightened war preparations with coastal batteries. A 4.7 inch Elswick gun was placed at Fort Hamilton to guard mine fields in Upper Bay, completing a six-gun battery. Congress funded 50 million for urgent war supplies, and Armstrong works shipped 50 guns, mostly 4.7 inch, to ports from Maine to Florida for rapid deployment.
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New York
United States
Europe
Fort Hamilton
Torppdo
War Departments
Congress
War Department
Armstrong
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Elswick
Maine
Florida
Miller Leads Six Day Race With Record Pace
New York December 9 Miller in the six day bicycle race extended his pace past his own world record set last year. By midnight he stood about five miles ahead of his 1897 mark with 1789 miles and six laps. Turville withdrew earlier leaving 1235 miles to his credit as the field trailed Milers advancing lead and other riders posted totals through 1 a.m.
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New York
Miller
Ma E
Miler
Turville
Waller
Pierce
Albert
Gimm
Lawson
Arnson
Nawn
Stevens
Forster
Hale
Ju Ius
Dr Moore Dying Urges Mercy Pardon Hearing Held
A New Hampshire pardon hearing considered releasing Dr J C Moore of Manchester from Concord Prison where he serves four years for over issuing stock. Doctors testified Moore faces likely death from anaemia and heart strain, urging pardon to die at home. Hearing adjourned to December 20.
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Concord
N. H
J. C. Moore
Manchester
Union. Publishing Company of
R. E. Walker
Moore
Gallinger
Conn
MacQueston
Nashua
McQueen
McQuesten
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Quick Complete Relief
Simple at first piles are easily cured and can be treated without pain. Pyramid Pile Cure heals the inflamed surface and, with continued use, reduces swelling to restore healthy membranes. Testimonials from Mrs. M C G Hinkly and Major Dean support its effectiveness, with a 50 cent full sized package sold by Pyramid Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. CG. Hinkly
Mississippi Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Columbus
Ohio
Pyramid Drug Co
Marshall, Mich
Waltham Man Shoots Foreman and Clerk After Discharge
Timothy Kinchla a Watertown mill worker, drinking and anger after being fired by foreman James Madden and clerk Randall Cowell led to a shooting at the old Watertown grist mill. Madden fatally wounded, Cowell injured. Kinchla then attempted self-harm and was confined, later watched closely after violent conduct. He is 35, with a wife and four children on Pleasant street.
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Boston
Det
Timothy Kinchla
Watertown
Main Street
George B. Pope
Waltham
James F. Madden
Madden
Randall Cowell
Massachusetts General Hospital
Crowell
Chester Street
Tower
Kincila
Potter's Livery Stable
Spring Street
Daniel Frazier
Frazier
Shaw
Kinchla
Cooney
Kindila
Pleasant Street
Despatches Confirm Portland Victim Bodies for Boston
Boston reports identify two bodies from the Portland wreck at the city morgue. Dr. Lewis notes no new recoveries since his last update and outlines plans for Christian burials with proper marking. Officials from Orleans to Provincetown coordinate unidentified remains while Gov. Wolcott reviews the state charity board’s findings.
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Boston
Wade
Chatham
J. C. Piche
Portland
Willam Kelley
Dorchester
Elen’ G.iteig
Wolcott
Wrightington
State Board of Charity
Lewis
Cape
Orleans
E. L. Plympton
Charles River Village
Needham
Mass
Monomoy
Provincetown
Truro
Wellfleet
Eastham
Hinchcliffe
City
Warren F. Procto
Boston man Held in 15000 Dollars Bond in Windsor Assault
Samuel Conpers the colored man accused of attacking Mrs. Louisa Butterick at her Windsor avenue home faced a preliminary hearing in Lynn after transfer from Salem jail. Several witnesses identified him near the Gutterick house, with Harvard Prof Wood testifying on blood analysis. Connors denied the charge, claiming illness and an August accident left the blood on his clothing. Judge Gerry set bonds at 15000 dollars for the grand jury as Mrs. Butterick’s condition improves and she is expected to recover though bedridden for a week.
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Boston
Samuel Conpers
Louisa Butterick
Windsor Avenue
Lynn
Salem
Alice Woods
Jesse Street
Nellie Thomas
Meggie Loguerois
Pleasant View Avenue
Gutterick House
Prof. Wood
Harvard College
Connors
New Charges Against Bram In Fuller Tragedy Trials
Boston December 9. State Attorney Boyd has instructed District Attorney Jones to proceed with the Bram indictments for killing the second mate and the captain's wife in the Hebert Fuller barkentine case. Trials to be scheduled at the earliest convenience.
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Boston
Attoney Boyd
Jones
Barkentine
Hebert Fuller
Thomas M. Bram
Bram to be reindicted for killing the mate
The court did not press the indictment to simplify matters and believes it stronger than the charge for killing the mate. Bram will be reindicted on the latter charge.
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Tion
Mate
Bram
Marlboro Strikers Appeal to Labor Federation
Marlboro boot and shoe workers council has prepared resolutions to petition the American Federation of Labor meeting in Kansas City to declare the firms Rice and Hutchins S. H. Howe Shoe J. K. Frye and John O Connell unfair and urge organized labor in the United States Canada and Great Britain to refrain from patronizing their products. Some manufacturers have received applications from workers wishing to return once plants reopen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boot and Shoe Workers of
Marlboro
American Federation of Labor
Friends of Organized Labor
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Rice and Hutchins
Rise in Cotton Cloth Hits Prices and Stocks
Fall River reports the print cloth trust increasing selling prices to 23 16 cents, a rise of a sixteenth. Trust orders are being filled ahead as demand grows while trust goods remain in short supply. This week trust sales reach 175000 pieces with total weekly sales at 350000. Mill stocks rise sharply from 5 to 20 per share as market firms.
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Fall River
Print Cloth Trust
Member of the Sixth Dies of Consumption in Marlboro
Private J Otis Cole of Company F Sixth Massachusetts regiment died at his home in Marlboro at noon from consumption worsened by a cold contracted while serving in Porto Rico. He died in Marlboro where he had returned home after duty in the Caribbean theater.
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Marlboro
Dec
J. Otis Cole
Massachusetts Regiment
Porto Rico
Fire damages Weymouth library in late 1920s report
A fire starting from electric wires damaged the Weymouth public library building tonight and caused an estimated loss of 500 dollars to the structure with 5000 to 6000 dollars in losses to occupants.
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Weymouth
Woman Shot by Stranger in Pembroke Mystery
Mrs. Nette Moses, wife of Daviel Moses, is found with a pistol wound to the breast at their Pembroke home three miles from Concord. She reports a stranger fired at her around 9 am, and neighbor Howard Robinson alerted police at 11. Moses claims a domestic dispute preceded the incident as authorities investigate a possible murder plot.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Nette Moses
Daviel
Pembroke
Moses
Nettie
Whem
Howard Robinson
H‘ther
Col. Simpson Place
Lehigh Dock Fire Spreads at West Superior
The Lehigh dock fire in West Superior Wisconsin on December 9 spreads in two directions a growing danger that one side of the dock could collapse as flames attack the structure and threaten adjacent facilities.
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West Superior
Wis
Lehigh Dock
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Georgia
Johann Hoff
Walt
Trade Review
Alexander Reid
Church of the Puritans
He Long
Reid
Prince
DR. Moore
Tevinene
The
Courier
Butterick
Boycott
Federation of Labor
Stranger
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