Corbett After Fitz Contends for Equal Battle
William A. Brady reports Corbett’s deposit of 2500 to bind a 19005 side match as Fitzsimmons allegedly promised a fair chance. Dan Stuart plans a westward trip to secure signatures for a summer bout likely in Nevada with possible co cards involving McCoy and Choynski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
William A. Brady
James J. Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Carson City
Corbett
Maher
Sharkey
Dan Stuart
Texas
Fitzsimmons-Maher
Fitzsimmmons-Corbett
west
Nevada
Stuart
detsert
Kid McCoy
Choynski
Corbett-Fitzsimmons
f McCoy
Fi simmons
Tragedy at Erie Street Home Ends in Self-Destruction
A shooting at 226 Erie Street Camden New Jersey left Ernest Pilows Mrs Fellows and their one year old son Frank unharmed except for injuries while Johnson the assailant aged 22 shot at the family and then killed himself at the scene The attacker Dee 30 was identified as Bron Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binard
CAMDEN
N. J
Dee
Bron Johnson
atlee
Ernest Pilows
Fellows
Frank
Erie street
Petition Against New Mining Laws Reaches Ottawa
Dawson City miners dispatch three delegates to Ottawa to present a petition to Canadian authorities. The petition cites reasons the new mining laws are unjustly severe, following conferences by committees of Klondike citizens and aliens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wining Liew
DAWSON CITY
Seattle
Wash
Ottawa
Klondike
Weeks Wins Central and Western New York Chess Prize
Results of the Syracuse chess tournament show W. S. Weeks of Rochester winning first prize on the opening night and N. Graves of Syracuse taking second. Other players include Justice W. E. Scripture D. Searle of Rome and S K R Calthrop of Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SYRACUSE
New York
W. S. Weeks
Rochester
N. Graves
Justice WE. Scripture
D. ¥. Searle
Rome
S. KR. Calthrop
French Flag Raised on Tiannan Sea Territory Report
London dispatches report the French fleet admiral hoisted the tricolor on Tiannan island in the China sea and confirm the seizure of Nainan island by French forces. The Chinese reportedly offered marriage terms leading to a wedding night dispute. Der 26. Rust seeks divorce alleging desertion on the night of their marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
Tiannan
China sea
Singapore
Naiian stind ch
Tohn Rust
Woggett Case Inquiries Reach Ireland Over New York Death
Inspector Corry of Scotland Yard probes Oldcastle Meath Ireland into Peter Doggett death to pieces in a New York dough mixer last August. An arrest is expected within ten days as letters from Ireland suggest a possible connection between Doggett and a well moneyed local man recently returned from New York. The New York DA and police forwarded the evidence to Scotland Yard for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Cenasefon
TUNDON
Inspector Corry
Scotland Yard
Oldcastle
Ssunty Meath
Peter Doggett
New York city
Dean
Mary Doggett
Doggett
New York Biscuit company
New York
New York district attorney’s office
Venezuela Arbitration Briefs Set for February Start
The British Venezuela arbitration briefs should be ready by mid February and the court’s preliminary work will begin. Venezuela names Dr Rojas as its agent with eminent counsel to join later. The court, led by Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Brewer for Venezuela and Lord Herschel and Sir Richard Henn Collins for Britain, with Dr Martens as umpire, will convene late next summer. Sessions may be held in Paris London or St Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Rojas
Paris
Fuller
Justice Brewer
Venezuela
Lord Herschel
Richard Henn Collins
Great Britain
Martens
St. Petersburg
London
cas
Strike at Hazleton Mines Hits 590 Workers
Hazleton Pa December 00 employees at several Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company mines in Honeybrook went on strike over the discharge of 25 men by Superintendent Gomer Jones. About 590 men joined the walkout, the same district where last summer’s strike began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
Lehigh and Wikesbarre Coal company
Honeywrook
Gomer Jones
Hurley Sets New World Cushion Carrom Run Record
W F Hurley, formerly of Chicago, scored a 176 in an exhibition cushion carrom game in Duluth. The event drew about 50 spectators on a 9 by 9 table, surpassing the prior world record of 85 set by Ives this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DULUTH
W. F. Hurley
Chicago
Ives
Ten Years For Moerdorf In Camden Cigar Store Shooting
In Camden Nova Scotia J Derg George Mordorf alias Cowan was convicted and sentenced by Judge Armstrong to ten years imprisonment after shooting John A Mather in his cigar store on October 24. Mather survived the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moerdorf
CAMDEN
NS. J. Derg
George Mordorf
Cowan
John A. Mather
Armstrong
Mather
Fire destroys Chicago plant. one worker killed
The F C Austin Manufacturing Company plant in Chicago was gutted by fire last night. Damage is put at 360000 and covered by insurance. Frank Sutton, a machine shop helper, was burned to death in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
F. Cc. Austin Manufacturing Company
Frank Sutton
Chicago Coliseum to Be Rebuilt After Stockholders Meet
The Coliseum stockholders executive committee voted to rebuild the Chicago venue at once. The new Coliseum will mirror the old structure and cost between 250000 and 300000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Coliseum
CHICAGO
Coliseum
Burglars Visit Local Stores Fail to Net Goods
In North Adams Massachusetts on December 30 burglars visited J. He Cody's furniture store and Fr A Walker's grist mill but did not secure any valuable items. No damages or thefts reported despite the break in attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NORTH ADAMS
Mass
J. HE. Cody
FR. A. Walker
Earth Tremor Reported in Toronto Observatory
Toronto observers logged a seismic event with a strong first shock followed by aftershocks, continuing about 24 minutes at the seismograph observatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Port au Prince Fire and Earthquake Ruin Haiti City
A massive fire in Port au Prince, worsened by an earthquake, destroyed about 800 houses, left 4,000 homeless, and caused losses over 31.55 million francs. Firefighters struggled with water shortages as flames spread through wooden buildings, reaching the Church of St. Joseph. many foreigners among the displaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PORT AU PRINCE
Church of St. Joseph
Railroad Statistics from The Railroad Gazette
New York reports 1897 locomotive production at 1 951 units, far above 1896 and 1895. Freight cars totaled 23 588, below prior years, while 494 passenger cars were built, 20 more than in 1896, with exports and Bart figures noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
Railroad Gazette
Heirs Seek Return of Robert Morris Funds
The heirs of Robert Morris plan to ask Congress to repay about 5 to 6 million dollars plus interest. Morris, a financier of the Revolutionary era, advanced 1.5 million of his own money to save the government. Hubert Morris died in a debtors prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASBURY PARK
N. J
Robert Morris
Revolutionary times
congress
Hubert Morris
Hilton Trophy Found in Washington Express Office
The Hilton trophy, previously won by the Georgia rifle team and linked to a 1996 nondelivery dispute with District of Columbia militia, has been located in the Washington express office and will be held for charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ATLANTA
Hilton
Georgia
Georgia militia
District of Columbia
express
Washington
Arrest of Boyle for Criminal Libel in Franklin Pa
Boyle editor of the City Derrick was arrested on information filed by Hon James C Sibley charging criminal libel for articles during the campaign. He was held in 1000 dollars bail for January court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FRANKLIN
Boyle
Oi City Derrick
James CL. Sibley
Sibley
Founder of Benevolent Order Dead in St Louis
Robert M. Seymour founder of the Benevolent Order of the Knights and Ladies of Honor and grand secretary of Missouri state died at his Maplewood home in St Louis County from a paralytic stroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benevolent Order
ST. LOUIS
Robert M. Seymour
Benevolent Order of the Knights and Ladies of Honor
state of
Missouri
Maplewood
St. Louis county
Sun Eclipse Forces Chinese Court to Alter New Year Rites
A Chinese imperial decree warns of calamity from the new year's sun eclipse and orders the curtailment of New Year celebrations. Court ceremonies will be reduced with sober attire and prayers for mercy, while empress dowager ceremonies proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHINA
Kang Hsi
Chien Lung
board of astronomy
Laiho
Chien Tsing
Taio Ho
Judge Acquits Young Beller In Accidental Shooting
In Great Barrington Judge Sanford acquits Otis Beller, 14, son of James Beller, who shot and killed John Haskell in New Marlborough Mass. The judge ruled the tragedy accidental after a three hour hearing in Winsted based on testimony from the earlier incident last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Beller
WINSTED
Conn
Otis Beller
James Beller
John Haskell
Sheffield
Mass
New Marlborough
Sanford
Great Barrington
Watchman Missing after Griswoldville Mill Boiler Blast
In Greenfield Massachusetts a 100 horsepower boiler exploded at Griswoldville Manufacturing Company No 2 mill. Night watchman Frederick Scheiner, 45, is missing and presumed buried beneath ruins leaving a widow and four children. Also reports a inmate pled guilty to murder and faces life imprisonment. A youthful pastor has accepted a Brooklyn church call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GREENFIELD
Mass
Griswoldvile Manufacturing company
Griswoldville
Frederick Scheiner
Brooklyn
W. McTeod Genrgze
Alleghany academy
First Reformed Presbyterian bured
Munroe street
Stanford dismissals spark campus turmoil and fires
Decisive actions at Stanford University see 41 students dropped for inferiority and immorality while a Franklin Pennsylvania blaze destroys 32 houses and leaves 20 families homeless. The fire started in a three story center town structure before it was brought under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford
BAN FRANCISCO
Stanford university
burmmers
FRANKLIN
William Linton Dies at 83 in New Haven Engraver and Poet
William James Linton noted engraver poet and political writer died at his son in law’s home in New Haven aged 83 Born in London in 1812 he was Yale awarded MA in 1891 and member of the National Academy of Arts the Century and Grolier clubs He influenced Chartist reformers and was closely associated with Mazzini Garibaldi and Louis Blanc in exile in England His engraving and writings earned high praise as authorities on engraving and his poetry published in several volumes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
NEW HIAVEN
William James Linton
Yale
National Academy of Arts
Grolier
New York
London
England
Mazzini
Garibaldi
Louis Blanc
Princeton Inn Boycotted by Trustees
Princeton university trustees declare that no student shall bring, keep, or frequent any place selling alcohol. The faculty must enforce the rule strictly and impartially across campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PRINCETON
N. J
board of trustees
Princeton university
Postmaster Appointments List Detailed
Washington announces the appointment of fourth class postmasters for multiple locales in New Jersey Pennsylvania New York and other towns including Kingsland Kizers Manchester Accord Haines Wyman Saunders Lewis Simpson Hurley Du Mond Kortright Mineville Podmore Mombaccus Terwilliger Moriah Center Woodraft Whitbeck Brown Read Breyst Read?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
New Jersey
Kingsland
John McGarry
Pennsylvania
Kizers
H. Jansen Cook
Manchester
Gohn
New York
Edgar A. Podmore
Mombaccus
Eugene Terwilliger
Moriah Center
A. Le Roy Woodraft
New Baltimore
Stephen T. Whitbeck
Richmondville
Charlies B. Brown
Ridge Read
William C. Reed
Stormville
Thomas Breyoust
Metories to be state charged under Auburn action
Cayuga county board of supervisors approves a resolution seeking state control of metories as a state charge and urges district legislators to back a bill. The move mirrors Schenectady county action. Printer Sues In Test Case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AUBURN
Cayuga board of supervisors
Schenectady
Consul Goodrow Marries in Yokohama
Information from St. Paul reports John Goodrow consul general of the United States at Shanghai wed Elizabeth Hunt in Yokohama on December 7. The marriage ends a long distressing Minnesota political and social scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consul Goodrow
ST. PAUL
John Goodrow
United States
Shanghai
Yokohama
Elizabeth Hunt
Minnesota
Prominent figures cited in scattered dispatches
Major Handy sustains injuries at the Bon Air hotel. Phoebe Williams, a Matore woman, unsuccessfully attempts suicide by poison. Warnings of lynching emerge at Saratoga over alleged domestic abuse. Mrs Laslie Pierre, widow of Charles Pierce and sister of Senator Faulkner, dies in Washington. Five hurt in a collision near Palos Springs, including State Senator John Humphrey. The Tremont hotel owner Hodgedon is arrested as an accessory in a hotel arson case in New Haven. Authorities discuss a loan with a Chicago trust for tin deposits on a Wisconsin reservation.
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Relchers
Lawsner Walters
Wity~ land
Mich
Phoebe Williams
Barney Wlnnegan
Saratoga
Laslie Pierre
Charles H. Pierce
New York
Faulkner
Washington
Wrbash
Palos Springs
Wis
John Humphrey
Illinois
Chicago trust company
George BR. Hodgedon
New Haven
Frederick Cooke
Gompers Replies to Gage on Gold Standard Issue
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, responds to Secretary Gage’s criticism of AFL resolutions opposing the gold standard and supporting greenbacks. He argues the plan would threaten wealth distribution, raise prices, and empower banks, while defending workers’ interests and the national monetary policy. Also notes wage case in New Haven court and a warehouse collapse injuring workers in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gage
federation
Gompers
America
Federation of Labor
California
house committee on banking and currency
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United States district court
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TR. L. Day & Co
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Howell
MacFarland
Tampa
Havana
HAITI
Asher
state department
Denby
Providence
Celestial empire
TROY
N.V
John West
Isaac Jones
WILLIAM LINTON
PRINCETON INN
SAN PRANCISCO
Fred Hess
Typographical union
Hess
Aswssin
Terria Conuitted
Richard Arthur Prince
Mad Archer
Wiliam Terriss
triad
Bow street pole court
Handy
AUGUSTA
lia
Mases BP
Bon Air hotel
Labor Federation
Worcester Cycle company
Middletown
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