Denmark Eyes Selling Islands to United States
New York report outlines talks, not yet official, on sale of Danish West Indian islands St Thomas and St John to the United States. Fischer-Hansen, Holmfeldt, and Secretary Hay discussed assurances, with past attempts noted and U S interest linked to coaling needs, harbor prospects, and a desire to prevent other powers from acquiring the islands.
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New York
United States
St. Thomas
Carl Fischer-Hansen
Washington
Christmas Diereckinck Holmfeldt
Hay
McKinley
Holmfeldt
Mr. White
London
Holmfeld
Denmark
Cleveland
Senator Lodge
Porto Rico
Hamburg
Berlin
St. John
Fischer-Hansen
Charlotte Amalie
Virgin Group
O Donnell Capture by Burt's Twenty Fifth Infantry
Advices from Bamban Luzon dated November 26, 1899 describe the capture of O Donnell by Colonel Burt’s Twenty Fifth United States Regular infantry colored troops. The march, outpost surrender, and town seizure involved Companies B K and F of the unit under Captain Senhaeuser. insurgent leaders were rounded up, and natives sought to protect or bribe the Americans as they secured prisoners rifles and bolos. Lieutenant Bates seized the rebel captain during the town entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bamban
Luzon
O'Donnell
Burt
United States Regular Infantry
F&f
Senhaeuser
Bates
Rebels Routed in Village Fight Near General Isson Residence
A dawn pursuit led to 125 prisoners including two insurgent majors and two lieutenants. The raiders seized 225 rifles and nearly 10,000 rounds of ammo, then returned to O'Donnell with 69 more rifles. Prisoners were fed and released after the cleanup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vilage
Isson
Burt
Bates
O'Donnell
A Helpful Bride and A Pardoned Murderer
Port Jervis New York reports a 14 year old bride Minnie Hunt and her 18 year old husband Bert Ferry married by Rev George Giles pie. The couple’s brief joy ends as Ferry is jailed for stealing a shotgun and the bride pleads for his release, paying a settlement to withdraw the complaint. In Albany Governor Roosevelt pardons Chiara Cignarale, once convicted of first degree murder in New York City, noting cruel husband treatment and her long good behavior in prison.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
Minnie Ferry
Minnie Hunt
Port Jervs
Bert Ferry
Papa Hunt
George Gilespie
A. G. Realing
Ferry
Realing
Albany
Chiara Cignarale
New York City
Auburn
Roosevelt
Cignarale
New York
Gov. Hill
Steeplechase and Hunt Association elects new stewards
At the annual meeting of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association at the Jockey Club in New York the members elected S. S. Howland Foxhall P. Keene W. C. Whitney and B. F. Clyde as stewards to serve until January 1903 or until successors are elected. The issue is followed by an advertisement for Burdock Blood Bitters claiming to strengthen the stomach and prevent indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National
Molineux Trial Builds Case Over Barnet Death Detail
Testimony in the Molineux murder trial centers on Henry C Barnets illness and death at the Knickerbocker A C in 1898. Prosecution ties Barnet to cyanide poisoning and connects letters to Roland B Molineux including a marriage certificate to fix his age. Witnesses identify poison packaging and letters as written by Molineux while Barnets physician cites heart failure after diphtheria.
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New York
Roland B. Molineux
Katherine J. Adams
Henry C. Barnet
Knickerbocker A. C
Roland B. Moline
Reading room planned for Paris Women's Palace site
Countess Montaigue of the Women's Press club announces a new reading room for the Palais de la Femme near the Eiffel Tower. It will house newspapers and journals on literature science and women’s topics including sport reviews and publications. The initiative aims to provide access to feminine literature.
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New York
Countess Montaigue
Women’s Press Club
Palais de la Femme
Eiffel Tower
Women Literary Palace Reading Room and Library Plan
A reading room linked to the Women’s Palace will welcome men to browse a rich literature collection. An adjoining library will house exclusively women’s writings across languages and eras. The committee invites famous women authors to send works with one dollar admission. exhibits must arrive at Social cult rooms 24 Rue Drouot Paris before February 1, and a donor list will be distributed to visitors.
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Drouo
Paris
Girl Saves Two Trains By Burning Bridge Stoppage
Miss Mabel Fields an eighteen year old resident of West Chester warned of a burning wooden bridge on the Harlem river branch of the New York New Haven Hartford road. She alerted Station Agent Coney who with a red lantern flagged locomotive 268 preventing a freight train and an east bound passenger train from crossing the blazing bridge near East Chester road.
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New York
Mabel Fields
West Chester
Harlem River
New York, New Haven & Hartford Road
East Chester Road
Carnegie denies gift report on imperialism policy
New York January 4 Andrew Carnegie refutes a rumor he promised to subscribe 50000 to the Republican national convention fund. He says the Republican party cannot receive a cent from him unless its platform remains American and opposed to imperialism or renegade Americanism. He adds his purse is closed unless the party stays true to core principles.
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New York
Republican National Convention Fund
Andrew Carnegie
Repuublican Party
Fleece-Lined Underwear Prices Raised by NY Makers
The American Knit Underwear Association, representing New York fleece lined underwear manufacturers, advanced knit goods prices by 12 cents per dozen net with ten days' interest from Oct 1. The rate is ten percent annually with no freight allowances. Increases apply to yarns and other raw materials used in fleece-lined knit goods.
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New York
American Knit Underwear Association
Hood's Fils cures 7 ills with easy use
An old advertisement promises Hood's Pills relieve seven ailments including indigestion and biliousness. It touts ease of use and operation, typical of 19th century patent medicine marketing.
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Hood
Tragic court scene ends with wife’s death after verdict
In General Sessions court, Mary Gordon collapsed from apoplexy and cerebral hemorrhage while testifying in her husband Louis Gordon’s trial for theft. She died later that night. the jury had just returned a not guilty verdict for Gordon after the witness’s fatal episode.
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New York
General Sessions Court
Earnet
Louis Gordon
Abraham Joffe
Gordon
Mary
Joe
Gorton
Freight Classification Sparks Merchant Protest in New York
The Trunk Line association executive committee met in New York to review complaints from merchants and shippers about new freight classifications. A public hearing may be scheduled to let importers and others voice grievances.
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New York
Trunk Line Association
Woman claims marriage to Col. Gaynor amid fraud case
In New York a woman who appeared in a Federal court yesterday as Col. John F. Gaynor’s wife faced non support charges after Gaynor was arraigned in police court. Georgia A. Gaynor testified she wed thirteen years ago and has two children though she was not notified of his arrest. Examinations proceeded.
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New York
Commissioner Shields
John F. Gaynor
Col
Gaynor
Georgia A. Gaynor
oCol
Col. Gaynor
Man Held After Denial of Spouse Claim
Col. Gaynor was released in 1000 bail after a court appearance postponed until January 9. He denies the woman in question is his wife, asserting no marriage relationship exists.
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Col. Gaynor
Haynes files bankruptcy petition in New York
James G. Haynes of 147 Broadway files for bankruptcy in the U S district court with liabilities of 194821 and no assets. The filing covers debts from his 1881 assignment to 1888, with almost all debts on bank notes. Banks named include Thompson National Bank of Connecticut and First National Bank of Northampton Massachusetts.
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New York
United State District Court
James G. Haynes
Broadway
Haynes & Sanger
Haynes
Thompson National Bank of
Connecticut
First National Bank of
Northampton
Mass
Fitzsimmons Meets Moody in Chicago Hall Way
Bob Fitzsimmons fresh from defeating Jim Corbett in Carson City 1897 meets evangelist Dwight L. Moody at Chicago Auditorium Hotel. A horse-owner secures Fitzsimmons admission to Moody’s service where the boxer stays for the sermon and later exchanges a brief afterglow with Moody. The encounter prompts Moody to remark on potential reform through faith.
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Fitz
Moody
Bob Fitzsimmons
Chicago
Jim Corbett
Carson City
Auditorium Hoe
Dwight L. Moody
Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Michigan Avenue
Fi Zimmons
The
Evangelis
Genlemen
Mr. Moody
Fizsimmons
Gain
Bob
Chicago News
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