Lawton Fund Gathers Generous Public Support
Washington notes rapid subscriptions to the Lawton fund for General Lawton’s widow and children. Contributions pour in from army officers and the public, including $1000 from Milwaukee layman Mel Hamilton and $100 each from John Hay, H. C. Taylor, and Mrs. John Addison Porter, with Worden & Co. collecting on the stock exchange and Riggs National Bank named as depository.
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Washington
Lawton Fund
Corbin
Army
Army Mutual Aid Association
Lawton
Charles King
Milwaukee
Worden & Co
New York
Stock Exchange
War Department
R. A. Alger
Shafter
San Francisco
Mel. H. Hamilton
General Lawton
Pennsylvania
John Hay
H. C. Taylor
John Addison Porter
McCoskrey Butt
Riggs National Bank
Clarence R. Edwards
Secretary of War
Col. Leyburn
Inspector-General’s Department
J. A. Porter
Funeral for General Lawton Leaves Army in Mourning
War Department issues general order announcing the death of Major General Henry W. Lawton on the field of battle near San Mateo Luzon. Born 1843, Lawton rose from private to major general, earned the Medal of Honor, and commanded divisions in Cuba and the Philippines. The flag will be at half staff and 13 guns fired at every army post.
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Lawton
War Department
Secretary of War
Henry W. Lawton
Regular Army
Lincoln
Indiana Volunteers
Army of the Tennessee
Leutenant
Infantry
Spain
Regular
Fifth Army Corps
Santiago
Department of Santiago
Fourth Army Corps
Eighth Army Corps
Philippine Islands
San Mateo
Luzon
Hts
Rio Grande
Elihu Root
Miles
H. C. Corbin
Christmas Greetings From Senators and Representatives
Washington on December 21 saw many senators and representatives visit the President to extend Christmas greetings before leaving for the holidays. Among them were Representative Richardson, Democratic leader of the House, with Representative McClellan of New York and Representative Stallings of Alabama. The President responded warmly to these acts of goodwill. No extensive preparations are planned for the executive mansion Christmas celebration.
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Washington
Representative Richardson
House
McClellan
White House to Close Holidays With Quiet Observance
State of Mrs McKinley health puts a quiet holiday period at the White House. Nieces Grice McKinley and Sarah Duncan will visit, Abner McKinley and his wife plan to be there. The steward no longer tends the Christmas turkey as boxes of gifts pour in from Rhode Island and elsewhere. Mrs McKinley’s presents are mainly her own handiwork.
Austrians May Remain After Immigration Dispute
Washington reports Assistant Secretary Taylor reversed Commissioner General Powderly's deportation order for twenty nine Austrians detained in Baltimore. The men, from a shipload of forty nine, were bound for Chicago and suspected of contract labor. Taylor ruled that able bodied Europeans seeking better lives have presumptive land rights unless proven otherwise, highlighting divergent views on immigration law interpretation.
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Washington
Taylor
Powderly
Baltimore
United States
Chicago
Mr. Taylor
Agent Seeks Extradition For Russian Bank Larceny
The state department issued a warrant to surrender A P Shutton alias A M Klutschinski to Russia on charges of larceny and false entries. A former Wilna National Bank bookkeeper, he allegedly stole 12000 roubles and fled to the United States. He was arrested in Seattle and committed for extradition by United States Commissioner Shields in New York.
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Washington
State Department
A. P. Shutton
A. M. Klutchinski
Russia
Wilna National Bank
United States
Seattle
Shields
New York
Aggie Captured Rumor Shocks Washington
Unconfirmed report claims Gen. Wheeler has captured Aguinaldo. Washington analysts say confirmation is not yet possible. The rumor circulated on December 21 with no official word from military sources.
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Wheeler
Washington
Aguinaldo
Judgment on Flour Cargoes in South African Waters
Washington reports that without a formal complaint the state department will not offer a specific view on British seizure of American flour off the South African coast. The government notes that under international practice neutral trade in like cases is generally protected from seizure when sent between neutral nations, as with the United States and Portugal.
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Washington
State Department
South African
Transvaal
United States
Portugal
Railroads Granted Seven Month Extension for Safety Attachments
The interstate commerce commission in Washington on December 21 extended the deadline for carriers to comply with automatic coupler and train brake safety requirements from January 1, 1900 to August 1, 1900. Railway employees supported more time, and the commission concluded seven months was appropriate after full consideration.
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Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Prouty
Army Food Ration Planned for Tropical Climate Study
Washington December 21 army investigators push for better rations for tropical duty. A board led by Lt Col Chas A Dempsey and Capt F W Foster will meet in Washington on December 22 to report on ration composition for troops in hot climates.
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Washington
Army
Chas. A. Dempsey
Charles W. Fountain
Fred W. Foster
Swift's Win Their Claim for Pay for Army Beef
Comptroller of the Treasury rules Swift and Co. of Chicago must be paid for three thousand pounds of fresh beef shipped to the army for Puerto Rico. The Manitoba transport ran aground at Ponce August 10 to 14, refusing to issue most beef. some beef went ashore at Mayaguez with no refrigeration. Beef condemned as unfit in Montauk, but survey found no contractor fault and declared the beef property of the United States.
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Washington
Tracewell
the Treasury
Swift and Co
Chicago
Newport News
Puerto Rico
Manitoba
Ponce
Mayaguez
Montauk Point
N. Y
Board of Survey
United States
German Flag Disputes Samoa Annexation Report
Washington December reports from Apia clash with Berlin on Samoa. German consul denies annexation claims while confirming tensions over head tax and Tanu chiefs. U.S. state department sees reports as exaggerated and urges calm pending a permanent Samoan settlement.
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Washington
IL. C
Apia
Auckland
Upolu
Savaii
Germany
Supreme Court
Berlin
State Department
Samoa
Major Logans Death Described In Heroic Battle Field Letter
Lieutenant Colonel Brereton reports Major John A Logan died leading his Third Battalion in the San Fabian San Jacinto action. The hero was shot in the head while aiding a wounded soldier near nine o clock on November 11. Morley the valet reached San Francisco and will join the Logan family in San Diego.
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Youngstown
Brereton
Thirty-Third Infantry
John A. Logan
San Fabian
San Jacinto
Logan
Guatemala Revolt Crushed as Tacona Falls to Rebels
Washington reports United States minister Hunter says the Guatemalan revolt ended after rebels seized Tacona near the Mexican border on December 14. Government troops quickly surrounded the town and captured most insurgents, ending the uprising.
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Washington
Guatemala
State Department
United States
Hunter
Tacona
Elderly man drowns in Little River at Exeter
Exeter New Hampshire December 21 Joseph Shaltry aged 77 son of Michael Shaltry fell into the water while playing on the river bank this afternoon and drowned. The body was recovered.
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Exeter
N. H
Jos. Shaltry
Michael Shaltry
Little River
Freight Rates Hearing Opens Before Interstate Commerce Commission
A Washington session of the Interstate Commerce Commission examined changes in freight classification and proposed rate advances to take effect January 1, 1900. C E Gill led the Official Classification Committee urging higher rates citing rising rail equipment and steel costs. Protests from shippers were noted but not heard. the hearing adjourned with further questioning scheduled for tomorrow.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
C. E. Gill
New York
Gill
W. A. Day
C. A. Prouty
Classification Committee
Wm. R. Corwine
Merchants’ Associations
N. B. Kelly
Philadelphia Trade League
Kelly
A. J. van Landinham
St. Louis
Nathan Guilford
New York Central
Boston & Albany
Amicable settlement hopes fade in transcontinental rate dispute
Chicago reports worsening tensions over the old differential fare dispute. Boston to San Francisco tickets appear in Chicago at lower rates than the regular line, prompting Vanderbilts and western connections to demand parity with New England rates to the Pacific. At a meeting, transcontinental line representatives voiced resolve to secure equal second class fares to the coast.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Committee to meet New England lines in Boston
A committee was appointed to meet with representatives of the New England lines in Boston on Jan. 4 to report to trans continental men five days later. The aim is to assess support for amicable settlement efforts amid a broader railroad dispute. The Burlington Rock Island St Paul and Northwestern signaled they back Boston and Albany if Santa Fe Alton and Missouri Pacific keep backing west of Chicago Boston and Maine.
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Boston
Burlington
Rock Island
St. Paul
Northwestern
Maine
Fitchburg
Albany
Santa Fe
Alton
Missouri Pacific
Chicago
Coaling At Sea Trials For Massachusetts And Marcellus
At Sandy Hook New Jersey a four hour trial of Miller Conveyor coal handling at sea transferred about 80 tons of coal to the battleship Massachusetts and the collier Marcellus with no accidents. Apprentice J J O'Brien broke his arm on a hoist rope and was treated by Surgeon J C Byrnes. Trials to continue with a second four hour run, including a heavier sea state, as required by the navy department.
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Sandy Hook
N. J
Massachusetts
Marcellus
Navy Yard
Sandy Hook Bay
J. J. O’brien
J. C. Byrnes
Navy Department
Col Mulligan, 87, Dies in Huntington After Historic Treason Case
Col L P Mulligan, 87, died at his Huntington home today. Noted in national history for 1864 treason arrest and life imprisonment after a military commission sentenced him to hang in 1865. Sentence commuted. case later reviewed with James A. Garfield among supporters leading to his release.
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Huntington
W. Va
Col. L. P. Mulligan
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
James A. Garfield
Anxious Mother Reunites With Lost Baby In Store
Mrs Simon Wolff reported her 18 month old child missing in a crowded St Louis department store December 21. After a late search the infant was found asleep in a waste basket carried to the cellar ready for disposal into a wagon bound for the river. The baby was returned to its grateful mother.
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Simon Wolff
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