Priest Sentenced for Murder While Priesthood Is Put On Trial
General Chaffee reviews Taytay murders in Luzon where seven insurgent natives were tried for murder. A priest, Leonardo de Posey, used his sacred office to shield crimes, but Chaffee ruled that no role is a protection for crime. Six other defendants were hanged or jailed. Posey’s sentence was commuted to 20 years hard labor.
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Washington
Chaffee
Philippines
War Department
Taytay
Luzon
General Chaffee
Manila
Leonardo de Posey
de Posey
Pueblo
Caledonio Javier
DePosey
Porto Rican Mail Held Up In New York Post Office
A large amount of merchandise addressed to Porto Rico recipients was held at the New York post office and sent to the dead letter office for instructions. The department will forward all such mail to Porto Rico, and New York postmasters will be advised that mail to Porto Rico is mailable like other U S regions.
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Washington
Porto Rico
New York
United States
Department
Killed on Car Top in Hebronville Tragedy
Attleboro reports the death of Robert MacKor ker 25 who recently arrived from Londonderry Ireland and worked as a brakeman on the New York New Haven and Hartford line. Two days after arriving he was on a box car when his head struck an overhead bridge and he died on the car top. He had no known relatives in the United States. Several brakemen have died similarly at the same bridge.
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Attleboro
Robert MacCorker
Londonderry
New York, New Haven & Hertford
Hebronville
Going to Buy a Piano Better See M Steinert Sons Co
The fifty years honorable firm invites careful consideration in selecting a piano. Warerooms stock the finest instruments including Steinway Sons the oldest piano makers in the U S The Hardman line ranks high for tone and quality The Gabler pianos are praised for singing tone and grandeur comparable to Cremona violins.
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M. Steinert & Sons CO
Steinway & Sons
United States
Cremona
Gabler
Emerson
Standard
Shoninger
Jewett
Woodbury
Singer
House of M. Steinert & Sons CO
Senator Sewell in Critical Condition in Camden
Camden New Jersey December 19 Senator William J Sewell remains in critical condition as family doctors monitor his decline Two physicians are at his side this evening Sewell has suffered ongoing health issues including a breakdown two years ago and a lingering series of illnesses since the last Congress session He spent time in Europe and Asheville North Carolina before returning home and has been confined to his Camden residence for the past fortnight
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Camden
N. J
U. S
William J. Sewell
Europe
Asheville
Arctic Explorer Baron Toll Opens Observation Station
Baron Toll, leading an important Arctic expedition, reports winter quarters established on the Norpenskaya coast near the Lena Delta and an observation station opened at Kotelny Island. During summer the party reached latitude 77.32 in the New Siberia islands.
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St. Petersburg
Baron Toll
Yakovtsk
Siberia
Norpenskaya
Lena Delta
Kotelny
Kotelnitch
New Siberia Islands
German Meat Inspection Law Not Yet In Force
Berlin reports no decree or enforcement of a law requiring inspection of foreign meats at German ports and no determined promulgation date. In Washington, Secretary Wilson says Congress will likely avert March 1 suspension of microscopic examination of American meats abroad by funding through July 1 1902, with no money between March and July.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Mrs Ada Dennis Improves After Assault
Washington report says Mrs Ada Gilbert Dennis the modest is much better after doctors consulted. She remains under no-questions orders unless she volunteers a statement.
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Mrs. Dennis
Washington, D. C
Ada Gilbert Dennis
Arkansas Senator Berry Injured In Ice Fall At Newburg
United States Senator J H Berry of Arkansas suffered serious injuries in Newburg while boarding a train on December 19. He fell on ice and investigators fear a possible hip fracture though doctors doubt a dislocation. He was en route to Bentonville.
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Lebanon
U. S
J. H. Berry
Arkansas
Bentonville
Newburg
Amalgamated Copper Defends Market Policy in Decline
New York December 19 Amalgamated Copper diverted a day of drastic stock swings after declaring a 1 percent dividend and blaming European demand shrinkage for a 65 000 ton export drop. The release notes firms kept prices firm to avoid ruinous declines while United Metals Selling sold over 100 million pounds for future delivery.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Amalgamated
United Metals Selling Company
Exchange
Shorts
William Rockefeller
H. H. Rogers
James Stillman
Anson R. Flower
William D. Rockefeller
Financial Bureau
Europe
Amalgamated Copper Company
Short Term Soldiers Held for Discharge in San Francisco
Washington December 19 The secretary of war notified General Chaffee that short term soldiers in his command will remain in service until reaching San Francisco where they will be discharged as promptly as their accounts can be settled.
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Washington
Chaffee
San Francisco
Becoming a Princess in Roumanian Church Wedding
A large crowd including Turkish and Austrian ambassadors attended the Roumanian church ceremony in Paris to witness Hazel Singer of Chicago wed Prince John Ghika, son of the Roumanian minister to France. General Horace Porter and Winslow served as witnesses. bridesmaids included Leishman and Edith Clarke. the Ottoman sultan conferred a decoration on the bride.
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Paris
Hazel Singer
Charles Singer
Chicago
Prince John Ghika
France
Gregoire J. Ghiiti
Horace Porter
United States
Nenal Winslow
Leishman
John G. A. Leishman
Turkey
Edith Clarke
New York
New York Convicts Allowed Hair to Grow Long
Albany December 19. State Prisons Superintendent Collins issues order banning hair clipping and directs convicts be allowed hair long enough to comb and part. The measure aims to standardize grooming while permitting proper styling within prison rules.
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Albany
N. Y
Superintendent of State Prisons
Collins
Retail Map for Store Sections
Stationery West Section North and Furs Etc East Section 2d Floor outline the department locations on the second floor.
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Jardinieres
Merrimack Street
The Schley Finding Protests Delay Web of Command
Washington December 19 The navy department has not prepared its answer to Admiral Schley's objections yet but plans to deliver it tomorrow Captain Lemly and Solicitor Hanna spent the day on the matter A letter to Admiral Schley dated December 19 states that the department will advise him when a protest by Rear Admiral Sampson regarding command and credit for Santiago is received and considered by the department John D Long signed the reply with Schley.
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Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Schley
Lemly
Hanna
W. T. Sampson
Santiago
Silk Down Pillows Arrived After Delay
Silk down pillows arrive after a 12 day delay. Large order received, filled with genuine silk floss. Advertises as a clean odorless cushion, a substitute for real down and cheaper than cotton. Sizes range from 18 inch at 29 cents to 39 to 69 cents, Basement department, A G Pollard & Co.
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A. G. Pollard & CO
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Treacher
Ous Filipinos
Porto Rican Mail
The
Merrimack ST
Sen. Sewell
Arctic Explorer
Sen. Berry
Frisco
Silla
G. A. Henty
Ploubet
Dickens
Scott
Palmer Street
Centre
Vales
Roumania
Jewelry
Toys
Dolls
Palmer St
Needle Books
Admiral Sampson
Yours Respectfully
John D. Long
Rear Admiral
W. S. Schley
Carvers
H. B. Shattuck & Son
Central Street
Prescott Street
Eugene G. Russell
Middleseeze Street
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