Blaze kills seven at Fredonia Normal School
From the Fredonia State and Normal Training school fire in Dunkirk on December 14, seven people died, including six female students and the janitor Phineas Morris. Rescue efforts, missing list revisions, and investigations into fire escape screens followed as authorities estimate $200,000 loss and $60,000 covered by insurance. Grieving parents arrived to aid the search. the dead include Irene Jones Busti NY Bessie Hathaway Cannonville NY Ruth Thomas Pike NY Cora Storms Boston NY Mae Williams Lake Coma PA Maude Fizzell Bradford PA.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Fredonia State and Normal Training School
Phineas J. Morris
Irene Jones
Tion
Morris
Fizzell
Palmer
Ten Demands of Powers Emperor Kwang Su Agrees
Report from Tien Tsin on December 14 states credible Chinese sources claim Emperor Kwang Su will accept ten foreign demands. Indemnity of 700 million taels payable over 60 years, a monument in Pekin, an imperial prince to Berlin, foreign troops securing lines between Taku and Pekin, punishment of Boxer officials, anti foreign outrages barred from exams, abolition of Tsung Li Yamen, envoys access, arms import ban in Chi Li, and destruction of land and sea forts from Shan Hai Kwan to Pekin.
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Taku
Pekin
Tsung Li Yamen
Chi Li
Shan Hai Kwan Taku
Cuba's Freedom Casts Doubt Over Suffrage Debate
Havana December 14. The Cuban constitutional convention may split over universal versus restricted suffrage as eastern delegates and Western Radical allies push for voting blocks. Committees wrangle on presidential qualifications and government form. Generals Maximo Gomez and Juan C. Gomez reportedly agree fighting Americans is the only practical way to remove U.S. influence, though Gomez aligns with his old rival on Cuba's future.
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Havana
Bivinge
Maximo
Imaezor
Juan Cualberto Gomez
Cuba
Gilends
Gomez
Cava
Princess Louise Divorced by Prince Albert of Anhalt
London Dec 14 Prince Albert of Anhalt obtained a decree of divorce from Princess Louise the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. The couple had separated two years earlier after a marital dispute and a temporary reconciliation occurred through mediation. The divorce ends a long public separation reported by Berlin dispatch to Central News.
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London
Berlin
Aribert
Anhalt
Louise
Queen Victoria
Princess Victoria of Hesse Seeks Divorce Amid Rift
The rupture between Princess Victoria of Hesse and her husband, the Prince, became final early this year after a Windsor Castle wedding in 1891. She has traveled incognito and recently visited the United States. She filed suit in German Federal courts, while the Prince was forced by Emperor William to resign his Guards commission. The divorce seems aimed at forestalling her suit. the princess is sister to the late Christian Victor. She left London last evening with her father to visit Emperor William.
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Victoria
Windsor Castle
United States
William
Christian Victor
Pretoria
London
Emperor William
Unfriendly act curses Hay-Pauncefote treaty
London papers report blunt U S stance on ratification. Daily Chronicle argues senators force England into a false position and warn of strained ties if the canal treaty is not preserved. Contends fortifying the canal favors British interests and notes Germany Japan and Russia prefer unprotected status to hinder U S power.
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London
United States
The
Daily Chronicle
England
McKinley
America
South Africa
China
Spain
Great Britain
Germany
Japan
Russia
NewfoundLand Beset by Worst Snow Storms in a Decade
St John s N F December 14 The colony endures the heaviest snowfalls in ten years paralyzing traffic. Railways blocked trains days behind steamers unable to leave port and fishing vessels kept in harbor. Ice forms in northern inlets forcing navigation to halt. Belle Isle straits nearly closed to shipping until spring.
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St. Johns
N. F
Straits of
Belle Isle
Senator Proctor Takes Over Global Marble Quarries
Representatives for Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont arrived in Leghorn and are closing a deal through Gastaldi & Co. of Genoa for Konta. Proctor will own the Carrara quarries and his Vermont holdings, securing control of a large portion of the world marble output. The price is about $10,000,000.
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Rome
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Leghorn
Gastaldi & Co
Genoa
Alex Konta
Proctor
Carrara
British Disasters Mention Stir Calm Kruger at Palace
London dispatch reports Mr. Kruger and Dr. Leyds dined at the palace Friday evening with the British disaster at Nooltedacht not disturbing them. Kruger commented that England will likely face setbacks yet maintains confidence in securing a settlement with Megland.
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London
Kruger
Leyds
Palace
Daily Mail
Hrague
Nooltedacht
Mir
Englis
Megland
Anxiety over missing Royal Mail steamer Orinoco
Kingston Jamaica December 14 reports considerable anxiety over the eatery of the Royal Mail steamer Orinoco commanded by Capt Davies sailing from Southampton to the West Indies. The vessel left Barradoes Monday and was due to arrive last night but has not yet been sighted.
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Kingston
Royal Mail
Orinoco
Davies
Southampton
New
West Indies
Barradoes
Emperor Nicholas Treks Outside in Open Air
Livedia European Russia December 14 Emperor Nicholas for the first time since illness began went into the open air yesterday sitting on a veranda and later received one minister in audience.
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Livedia
European
Russia
Nicholas
Paris Strife as Exposition Ends Spurs Street Crime
Paris grapples with a surge in crime as the exposition closes, with bands of Apaches and Amandiers terrorizing outlying districts. Muggings, assaults, and a potential drowning plot prompt police to deploy extra patrols and a special picked corps, while unemployment feeds the menace among 212,000 out of 510,000 workers in 25 trades.
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Paris
la Villette
Belleville
Menilmont
Amandiers
St. Denis
St. Ouen
Central Labor Bureau
Prefecture of Police
Northwestern hazing ends with ink coat and fainting student
Chicago December 14 Northwestern University academy students abused Frank Lust in a hazing prank. He was removed to a secluded lake shore spot blindfolded and covered in ink and soap then forced to run the gauntlet and fainted. A threatening letter had warned him to beware. F. H. Sandmeyer and several others were involved in a stickyt paper hazing the previous night as Dr. Herbert Fiske and university officials promised a full investigation.
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Chicago
Northwestern University Academy
Frank Lust
University Gymnasium
Lust
F. H. Sandmeyer
Bia
Herbert Fiske
Northwestern University
Stock distribution announced for Pittsburg and Lake Erie shares
The Evening Post reports a distribution of 400000 dollars in Pittsburg Rea semer and Lake Erie preferred shares to common stockholders on record December 15. The payout is equal to five shares of preferred for every ten shares of common, with ten million dollars of the latter outstanding.
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New York
the Evening Post
Pittsburg
Reasemer
Lake Erie
Hudson upper river navigation closed due to ice
The upper Hudson River near Catskill New York froze today ending navigation for the season. Navigation was shut as ice formed along the channel making passage unsafe.
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Catskill
N. Y
Hudson
National Civil Service Reform League Meets in New York
The 20th annual meeting chaired by Carl Schurz continued with Dan'l C. Gilman reelected president. Resolutions urged dismissal of officers defying civil service law, condemned patronage, and backed nationwide merit system expansion through national, state, and municipal governments.
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New York
National Civil Service Reform League
Carl Schurz
Charles J. Bonaparte
National Civil Serve Reform League
Dan’l, C. Gilman
Johns Hopkins University
Schurz
League
J. F. Miller
Charles Francis Adams
Joseph H. Choate
Grover Cleveland
Henry W. Farnam
Henry Hitchcock
Henry Chas
Lea
Seth Low
Franklin MacVeagh
Henry C. Potter
P. J. Ryan
Republican National Committee
Young Stewart Sentenced to 20 Years at Sing Sing
New York December 14 Justice Fursman in the criminal branch of the supreme court sentenced 14 year old Alexander Stewart to twenty years in Sing Sing for first degree manslaughter. The boy killed playmate Edward Piesel by cutting his throat while pretending to shave him as tears marked the judge's face and he spoke of mercy and possible recovery for the youth.
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New York
Justice Fursman
Supreme Court
Sing Sing
Alexander Stewart
Edward Piesel
Stewart
Wife of New York Conductor Arrested for Forgery
Mrs. Margaret M. Heppenheimer, 26, wife of an elevated railroad conductor, was arrested in New York on charges of forging the signatures of Fred B. House and Moses H. Crossman of the law firm House Crossman & Vorhaus on a $25,750 check. She was sent to the Tombs on $2,000 bail for examination tomorrow.
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New York
Margaret M. Heppenheimer
Fred B. House
Moses H. Crossman
House, Crossman & Vorhaus
End of Year Meeting of NYC Christian Endeavor Union
In New York City on December 14 the quarterly meeting of the New York City Christian Endeavor union was presided over by Rev. Dr. J Wilbur Chapman. The principal address was delivered by Rev. Francis F Clark of Boston on Christian Endeavor and Good Citizenship.
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New York
J. Wilbur Chapman
New York City
Christian Endeavor Union
Francis F. Clark
Boston
Christian Endeavor
Rescue of Boxers Hostages Reported by Shanghai Mission
The American Bible Society received a report from Rev. John R. Sykes stating that Mr and Mrs Green and two children, a Miss Grege, Mr and Mrs Griffith and one child, and Mr Brown held by Boxers in Chi LA province have been rescued and are in Tien Tein. The Green family losses include a daughter who died from injuries and Mr Green is not expected to live. Credit for the effort is given to Mr Geednow.
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New York
American Bible Society
John R. Sykes
D. D
Shanghai
Mra. Green
Misa Grege
Mre. Griffith
Brown
Chi LA
Tien Tein
Geednow
Divorce Frauds Trial Verdict Delivered in New York
The Henry Zeimer case before Recorder Goff ended in a guilty verdict on charges of subordination of perjury tied to divorce proceedings. Zeimer was remanded to await sentencing on Wednesday.
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New York
Henry Zeimer
Goff
Zeimer
Holiday Preparations Drive Retail Trade Across Regions
Bradstreet's notes favorable seasonable conditions in most lines as holiday preparations dominate retail. Western jobbers report fall re orders. iron and steel show strength while boots, shoes, lumber lift, leather prices firm. Export demand for leather rises. wool shows mixed signals. cereals dip on profit taking. Bank clearings and rail earnings rise modestly. November trade totals reflect robust exports and steady imports, with overall large earnings and mixed crop effects.
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New York
Bradstreet
Kewall
Wade
Australan
Melbourne
London
Canada
Mood Relief Promises Liver Tite Digestion Aid
Unclear ad style item claiming to cure liver issues and indigestion. Mentions dosages and numbers in broken text, with references to a product name and possible medical claims. Details are fragmentary and unverified.
Miss Flagler Engaged to Dr McKeen of Cape Breton
New York dispatch reports Miss L Elizabeth Moore Flagler announced engaged to Dr. G W McKeen of Baddeck Cape Breton. Marriage planned for June. Flagler, daughter of Brigadier General Daniel W Flagler, had a past incident in 1895 resulting in involuntary manslaughter conviction and three hours imprisonment plus a $500 fine. She has lived in retirement at Cape Breton since.
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New York
Washington
L Elizabeth Moore Flagler
G. W. McKeen
Badeck
Cape Breton
Miss Flagler
Daniel W. Flagler
Army
Flagler
Ernest Green
Green
Cape Ureton
Honest Abe Evans Plans Windsor Visit to Duchess
In Weat Liberty Ohio on December 14, Honest Abe Evans grandfather of the Duchess of Manchester vows a secret journey to Cincinnati. He will travel by wagon with two strong horses and carry two barrels of Ben Davin apples for the duke. Neighbors note unusual purchases and expect a plan to meet the duke. Evans says he has prepared his own harness and aims to see the duchess and husband within a week.
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Liberty
Abe Evans
Duchess of
Manchester
Cincinnati
Ben Davin
Cromeroads
Emey
Abram Brewer of Harbor Pioneer Dies by Suicide in Maine
Abram Brewer, a pioneer of Kar Harbor and longtime resident of Har Harbor, Me, shot himself yesterday after a period of ill health. His death occurred on his barn floor, allegedly following a domestic dispute with his former partner. Brewer, aged about five decades, was a second cousin of Joe A. Brewer of Kanees and noted for real estate ventures in Par Harbor. He leaves over 108 relatives in Maine and nearby regions. He will be buried in Kar Harbor as planned.
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Samona
Cal
Abram Brewer
Har Harbor
Darenter
Eugena Caliwett
Mrewer
Maine
Jotee A. & Brewey
Kanees
Riddle: When is a fowl's neck like a bell
A light quip notes that a fowl's neck resembles a bell when rung for dinner, implying a punny image about signaling mealtime.
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Princess Louise
Prince Albert of
Jivome
U. A
Neal 5
M.i
London Chronicle
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Nooltge
Dacht
Him
Pmperor Nichols
Dr. Williams
Dr. Willams
W. J. Dalton
Wellsburg, N. Y
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Ig Stock Distribution
Civil Service
National Reform League
Christian Endeavorers
Dr. Greene
Nervara
Henry Robinson
Concord
N. H
Greene
Br. Greens
Temple Place
Mass
Trade Review
Duchess of Mancheser
Kar Harbor
Pomona
Harvard
Harvard Brewing Co
Lowell, Mass
U. B.A
Gardner Bros
Westford Street
W. Brown
Poe
Floris
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