McKinley Addresses Jubilee in Atlanta Georgia
President McKinley spoke at Piedmont Park to about seven thousand people amid cheers and band music. Gov. Candler and Mr. Memphiss welcomed him as the crowd applauded. Wheeler Hobson and others delivered speeches. a late reception and banquet followed at the Kimball House with notable guests and a long toast list. The event cemented northern and southern bonds and highlighted national unity after the war.
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Atlanta
McKinley
Piedmont Park
Memphiss
Jubilee Committee
Candler
Army
Navy
Congress
Becun
Bunker Hill
Gettysburg
Manila
Santiago
United States
Gen. Wheeler
Georgia
Kut. Hobson
Cervera
Shafter
Lawton
Gov
Joanston
Alabama
Wheeler
Hobson
Shatter
Art
Cortelyon
Governors Mansion
Kimball Rouse
Spain
South
Clark Howell
The
Atlanta Constitution
Lyman B. Gage
J. D. Long
C. Emory Smith
Allen D. Candler
Jas. Wilson
W. S. Shafter
R. 4. Alger
Senate Passes Urgent Deficiency Bill in Holiday Session
Washington December 15 The urgent deficiency appropriation bill for army and navy funds for the next six months displaced the Nicaragua canal bill and blocked a postponement vote until after the holidays. The House set a record speed passing the pension bill, then moved to the International Bank measure with a 3 pm vote. Nomination confirmations included North of Massachusetts and Peck of Illinois to international exhibitions roles. The Ways and Means Committee resists war revenue bill changes, favoring amendments on a bill from the last session.
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Washington
Senate
House
International American Bank
pan-American Congress
Messrs
Broscus
Rep
Adams
Lacey
Rep. Sa
Walker
Mass
Cox
Dem
Tenn
Jenkins
Wis
Griggs
Ways and Means Committee
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Scott
Finance Committee
Regiment ordered to Philippines from Fort Leavenworth
Washington reports orders issued for the Twentieth regular infantry to move from Fort Leavenworth Kansas to San Francisco to sail on the Scandia for the Philippines. Col J H Patterson commands the unit, the first of six regiments chosen for service overseas to be dispatched.
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Washington
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
San Francisco
Scandia
Philippines
Manila
J. H. Patterzon
Captain Sigsbee Ordered to Havana to Command Texas
Washington dispatch reports Captain Sigsbee of the Texas ordered to Havana by rail and steamer to take command of his ship there. He was at Albany when the order arrived and the sailing promptly followed, leaving him unable to reach the vessel. Also promotional note for Dean's Ointment with price.
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Sigsbee
Washington
Texas
Havana
Albany
Unavailing Effort to Find Portland Wreck Remains
Massachusetts dispatch on the Portland disaster reports no new bodies after 45 miles of beach patrol. Agent Williams lists wreckage finds including a bunk board marked 45 from the ladies' cabin, a door from the main deck ice box, and portions of stanchions from the main salon. A rubber boat with a foot fragment washed ashore, but no positive identification as Portland victims. Williams plans further searches at Peaked Hill and Race Point, then Boston. Later, Surfman Holden at High Head station reports the lower part of a leg with stocking and shoe.
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Provincetown
Mass
Portland
Williams
Portland Steamship Company
Wiliams
High Head Station
Deane
Peaked Hill
Race Point
Boston
Highland Light
Holden
High Head
Engineer Getchell Convicted of Negligence by a Jury
Dedham December 14 The trial of Engineer Getchell for negligence causing the Sharon railroad disaster ended with a guilty verdict after witnesses testified the air brakes failed. Getchell claimed he tested brakes and could not stop the train, while prosecutors argued proper care could have prevented the crash. Sentence will follow after review in the Supreme Court.
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Dedham
Getchell
Sharon
Benjamin P. Gifford
Mansfield
Getchell Wal l
Harris
Grover
Thomas BE. Grover
Supreme Court
Beckwith in Custody as Boston Bookkeeper Confesses
Boston police report Thomas Beckwith, former Niles & Co. bookkeeper, confessed to embezzling several thousand dollars from the Chicago based express firm. Beckwith, held for examination, was brought to Boston custody after surrendering at Chicago headquarters. Tea lonsy circumstances noted as investigators review tangled ledgers and possible losses.
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Boston
Michasl Momssey
Chicagyv
Leston
Thomas Beckwith
Beckwith
Chicago
Express
Niles & Co
Refund pledge for Greene's Syrup of Tar bottle
A card from Gec C Osgood M D G C Brock Co Ellingwood Co Central and Middlesex F H Butler Co 391 Bridlesex c F Blanchard promises to refund money if Greene's Syrup of Tar fails to cure a cold or cough and offers a twenty five cent bottle to prove satisfaction or no pay.
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Greene’s
C. Osgood
M. D
G. C. Brock & Co
Ellingwood & Co
Central and Middlesey
F. H. Butler & Co
Briddlesex
C. F. Blanchard
Chinese tension and foreign influence in Manchuria and Pekin
A December dispatch reports British concern over Chinese drift policy and growing Russian Cossack presence in Manchuria. It cites a proposed Chinese reform army to be drilled by Russians, mentions a secret Russo Chinese treaty with defense aid, and notes foreign ministers wary of Manchu plots to restore the emperor.
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Vancouver
B. C
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Beresford
China
Manchuria
Empress of India
Charles Beresford
Shanhaikwan
Russia
Liao Tung
Port Arthur
Kirin
Hunchun
Pekin
Kang Yu’ Wei
Legation
Legations
Atlantic Towed Into Halifax After 3 Week North Atlantic Ordeal
The freight steamer Atlantic bound for Delaware breakwater from Swansea endured weeks of storms and a shaft failure. After drifting 600 miles from Halifax, she was towed in by the Elton from Baltimore. The crew described a perilous voyage with multiple failed tow attempts and late rescue near Nantucket.
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Halifax
N. S
Atlantic
Swansea
Delaware
Elton
Ramsay
Baltimore
Queenstown
The
North Atlantic
Sankaty Light
Nantucket
Azales
Boston
EdJdyston
Philippine envoy Aguinaldo ally vows independence stance
Agoncillo, Philippine representative to Washington, says in New York interview that the United States cannot dispose of the Philippines without universal suffrage and the people's consent. He denounces Spain’s sovereignty loss and condemns any sale of the islands, insisting on independence despite alliance with the United States.
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London
Agoncillo
Aguinaldo
Philppine Islands
New York
Washington
United States
Peace Commission
Spain
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Bell Telephone Wins Suit In Toronto
Montreal reports Bell Telephone Co. wins an appeal reducing pole wire and conduit assessments from 377,992 to 32,750 and switchboard values from 177,171 to 12,000 and 50,733 to 3,900. Judges say material should be assessed as separate parts rather than as a functioning system.
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Montreal
Que
Bell Telephone Company
Toronto
Lafayette square chosen for 1900 Lafayette statue
Paris officials and U S representatives selected a Louvre garden square behind Gambetta’s monument for the Lafayette statue. The site, once set for a Napoleon I memorial, will be renamed Lafayette square and harmonized with surrounding architecture. A second item reports Col. L M Johnson’s Manila treason arrest for smuggling 40,000 arms and four Krupp guns.
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Paris
M. Jules Cambon
United States
Benj. Woodward
Lafayette
Louvre Garden
Gambetta
Napoleon I
Lafayette Square
San Francisco
Cal
Alameda
Manila
Col. L. M. Johnson
Aguinaldo
Honolulu
Resont
Col. Johnson
Luzon
Popular Mistake About Indigestion Cures
The article argues indigestion underlies many diseases and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe, non patent remedy. It describes the tablet as a scientific mix of pepsin, vegetable essences, fruit salts, and bismuth, sold by druggists at 50 cents. It claims the tablets aid digestion without dieting and prompt a cure by resting the stomach.
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Werthier
Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
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