Admiral Sampson Strengthens Navy Return to Sea
New York, Jan 1. Admiral Sampson recovered from a grip and said his daughter's wedding will not be postponed. He will not take leave but likely command the North Atlantic squadron soon, possibly at sea in Cuban waters, as the program for the squadron remains undecided. The squadron will be small due to docked ships and repairs. Sampson’s retention signals expected hard work in the West Indies and Cuba. Jan 3 Washington reports Congressman Dingley showing slight improvement but remains critically ill as lung conditions hold. Gen Sumner relocates to Omaha to assume permanent residence after command of Missouri and Colorado, in department realignment.
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Ward In Backed Bid For Missouri Speakership
Jefferson City reports Ward of Stoddard county is building committees and claims he is already selected speaker. Maj. Newman says he has votes to elect him chief clerk. Siebert's campaign help credited. Lee and Barnett withdrew. Whitecotton remains in a finish. Governor Stephens opposed Whitecotton but not dictating choices. Pope seen as weak. Senate secretary race pits Con Roach against W R Painter with Gov opposing Painter. Witness against Kennedy Dead in Kansas City case.
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Murder at Seventeenth Street Grocery Targets Kennedy
Miss and Mina Schumacher died of dropsy in her grocery store at Seventeenth and Campbell streets on December 8, 1897. Police arrested Kennedy after Handy confessed while working at Kit Rose's home, linking him to the crime.
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Old Glory Raised at Noon as Cuba Surrenders to United States
On January 1 at noon the sovereignty of Cuba passed from Spain to the United States. The Spanish flag over the Havana palace was lowered and replaced by the stars and stripes amid 21 gun salutes. Crowds of about 100000 cheered as American garrison soldiers took control and Cubans celebrated with cries of Viva McKinley.
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Troop Review in Central Park Leads to Joyful Cheers
In Central Park a review of troops led by Generals Keifer Williston Hasbaock and Col Armfield drew cheers as units including the Sixth Missouri, Second Louisiana, First Texas, Eighth regiments, Fourth Virginia, Forty-ninth Town, Second Illinois and One Hundred sixty-first Indiana passed before Generals Fitzhugh Lee and others. Flowers showered Lee as crowds surged, while Havana reports a calm mood despite postponed festivities. Maj. Gen Brooke finds Cuban people emotional, mild, and orderly as Americans manage public business with Spanish and Cuban staff.
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Year's Business Shows Unprecedented Trade Volumes
New York reports indicate 1898 ends with record domestic and export trade, high bank clearings, and peak staple prices. Iron and steel activity soars, cereal exports rise, and industrial demand remains firm. Export trade in manufactured goods leads, with imports lagging. failures total 11,638 with liabilities around 141,137,117, marking declines from 1897.
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Botkin Guilty Verdict Sparks New Trial Bid
In San Francisco on January 1 Mrs. Botkin’s lawyers plan a fight for a new trial or appeal citing lack of jurisdiction. Lead attorney George A. Knight says they will move for a new trial at sentencing and, if denied, seek the supreme court. Mrs Botkin sobbed after arrival at the branch jail as jurors split on the death penalty 10 2 then 11 1 before one juror held firm for life.
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Government receipts soar to record highs in half year
Washington reports the government will publish receipts and expenditures for the half year ended December 31 showing 245,901,400 in receipts, the largest half-year total since 1435. Treasury records indicate unprecedented sums with only seven prior periods surpassing 2490,000,001. customs alone collected 96,045,60 for six months, up from 2,425,021 the prior year, with December customs figures noted.
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December revenue totals set historic highs under laws
Cetpix aggregated 10,704,923 the peak under the present Ding Ley law and the largest December figure since 1888 when 16,900,000 was recorded. Internal revenue receipts for December reached 22,611,919 the highest since the rebellion war. The December total stood at 14,479,4.
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1898 Crime Statistics Show Decline In Murders And Lynchings
Chicago 1899 report cites 1898 total murders at 7,440 down from 9,520 in 1897. Lynching declined with 118 in the South, 9 in the North. race breakdown lists 102 negroes, 23 whites, 2 Indians. Embezzlement losses totaled 5,831,263. 108 legal executions occurred, including 72 in the South and 37 in the North.
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Navy to ship 400 recruits to Hong Kong for Dewey
Washington reports the Navy will send 400 enlisted men across the continent to San Francisco for fastest mail steamer to Hong Kong. The move answers Admiral Dewey's request to man the captured cruisers Don Juan de Austria Isla de Cuba and Isla de Luzon, now in Hong Kong dry dock or Cavite repair. Spanish crews totaled 581 when those ships were sunk at Manila.
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Retiring Spanish Money In Cuba Starts January First
Washington reports the president approved an order to require all Cuba tax and customs payments after January 1 to be made in United States money or foreign gold coins. The measure details rates for gold coins and retires Spanish silver coins in circulation. In a separate incident, John Welner of Lafayette, Minnesota, was shot by two tramp shelterers. his wife escaped by biting through a rope and found him dead.
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Robert P. Porter
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Lafayette
Minn
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Wood Leaves Santiago For Washington On Leave
Maj. Gen. Wood, American military commander in Santiago, received leave to travel to Washington for two days. He departed on the transport Mississippi amid Havana's order to send all customs receipts weekly, a move feared to cripple public works and increase unemployment. Business leaders protested, fearing economic centralization and cash drains from provinces. British Consul Gerome handed archives to former American Vice Consul Springer, who will store them in Havana. In Washington, Otis reported reassuring news from Iloilo, while cabinet adjourned early.
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Fast mail trains reach Omaha amid fanfare and speed
The Burlington and Northwestern fast mail trains from Chicago finished their runs with no incidents. The Burlington arrived at 7 47 AM eight minutes early, the Northwestern at 7 58 AM, 17 minutes ahead. Crowds at the depot included railroad men and curious locals.
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Roberts Expected to Face Expulsion Probe in Congress
Representative elect Roberts, the Mormon congressman from Utah, is likely to confront a possible expulsion inquiry upon his arrival in Washington to take his seat in the Fifty sixth Congress. Leading constitutional scholars note no constitutional bar to his seating, but say the House could remove him by a two thirds vote if he is found to be living in violation of federal law.
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