Cheap excursion tickets to Nebraska and western points
A railroad advertisement lists days for cheap excursion fares to Nebraska and western destinations including Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Leadville Glenwood Springs Deadwood Hot Springs and parts of South Dakota with B and Q agent details for specifics.
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Nebraska
Weat
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Legdville
Glenwood Spring
Lola
Deadwood
Hot Springs
Dak
Partculare
China Accepts Note On Disarmament Terms For Forts
China’s plenipotentiaries were ordered to sign a preliminary joint note while seeking the best terms on disarming forts and limiting legation guards. Li Hung Chang’s health is poor, and Prince Ching led consultations as diplomats coordinate with advancing Western demands.
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Pekin
Li Hung
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Senor de Cologan
Paris
United States
Taku
Conger
Tribute to American Woman Mentioned by Hall Caine
Letter from Der. 34 in Chillicothe Missouri quotes Hall Caine praising American women for higher status in America than elsewhere. He credits independence and American chivalry, noting progress from past centuries in national statutes and art.
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Chillicothe
Call Caine
Seresis
Greeba Castle
Isle of Man
Republic of Art
America
Hall Caine
Pessimistic View of End of Century England
London December 31 reports show all religious denominations planning end of century services. Westminster Abbey preacher Archdeacon Worticy Friar warned yesterday of a dour future, saying it unlikely England will avoid a alliance of European powers early next century.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Worticy
England
Cudahy Kidnap Note Threatens Family and Boy
Omaha dispatch reports a threatening, unsigned handwritten note to B A Cudahy demanding withdrawal of a reward for the kidnapped boy. The letter, postmarked Omaha December 22, claims violence if the reward is not canceled and reflects growing bandit brutality as police press on.
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Cudahy
Omaha
Neb
B. A. Cudahy
Qudhy
Cabulet
Bulet
Solows
WH. D. Cudly
South 37d Street
City
Postman
Sunday Morning Bee
Cchildren
Helvetia Post Overrun by Boers With Heavy Losses
Lord Kitchener reports Pretoria dispatch that Helvetia was captured yesterday by the Boers. About fifty killed or wounded and 200 prisoners taken. Reeves retook Helvetia with reinforcements. Velveta is a strong position on the Machadorp Lydenburg railway. Zeerust sieged. Otoshonp garrison withdrawn to Lichtenburg.
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Lord Kitchener
London
War Office
Pretoria
Lytleton
Helvetia
Kitchener
Reeves
Belfast
Machadorp- Lydenburg
Iverpool
Ant
England
Dewet
Klinderley
Ferse
Velvetia
Lydenburg
Lord Kitchrner
Cape Colony
Zeerust
Ottoshonp
Lichtenburg
Suit over vast Cleveland estate heirs seek rents profits
In Cleveland on December 31 claimants to the Leonard Case estate filed a suit for ownership of property worth many millions of dollars and 1.5 million dollars in damages for exclusion from rents and profits. The defendants total about 510 individuals. The nine plaintiffs allege they are the rightful heirs to the estate.
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Macy Mibllone
Cleveland
Leonard Case
German government cable opens international service
The Commercial Cable Company reports a new cable laid for the German government in cooperation with the Great Northern Telegraph Company and the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company. The line runs between Tsing-Tau and Shanghai and will begin international service on January 1.
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New York
The
Commercial Cable Company
Hal
Great Northern Telegraph Company
Australasia
China Telegraph Company
Mysterious Railway Tragedy Near Jeffersonville
A man was found dead on a rail line near Otisity, twenty miles east of Jeffersonville, as trains from the Baltimore and Ohio and the Big Four ran over the body all night. A memorandum book recovered bore the name William Golore of Ottumwa, Iowa, suggesting he was murdered and placed on the track by unknown companions.
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Jeffersonville
Imi
Baltimore & Ohio
Big Four
Otisity
William Golore
Ottumwa
le Companions
Foraker to Harrison Ire over Porto Rico policy
Cincinnati dispatch reports Senator J B Foraker defending Porto Rico tariff policy in response to former President Harrison. Foraker says Congress provided a liberal civil government with local revenue, allowed Porto Rico to keep most duties, and exempted internal taxes, arguing the policy follows correct principles, not a departure.
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Cincinnati
J. B. Toraker
Ann Arbor
Mich
Harrison
Congress
Porto Rico
Louisiana
Florida
Californi
National Treasury
Washington
United States
Porto Jiro
De Wet Capture Rumors Sweep London Front
London reports persist that General De Wet has been captured though the War Office has no confirmation. SAPETOWN says De Wet at Senekal with a large command, defending Pecksbrug, Senekal and Winburg while eastern invaders are harassed toward the Orange river. Honolulu notes per capita wealth will include Hawaii and Alaska starting January 1, likely easing the current figure of about 27 dollars.
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London
Dewet
Gener Newel
War Office
Sapetown
Washington, D. C
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Alaska
Indian Territory
Crowe Seen in Chicago Dressed as Woman
Chicago report cites Detective Storen that Pat Crowe, Omaha kidnapper of Eddie Cudahy, has been spotted in Chicago in recent days. A saloon incident Christmas Eve led to suspicion, with men’s socks found in a room linked to a “young widow.” Two unknowns in skirts deposited 8000 dollars at the Continental National Bank as Crowe tracked.
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Chicago
Pat Crowe
Eddie Cudahy
Omaha
James Storen
Crowe
Storen
Englewood
Trias
State
Sixty-third Street
Cudahy
Continental National Bank
No Invitation to Be Sent for Yacht Cup Visit
Washington dispatch reports a London cable claiming the New York Yacht Club would invite Emperor William and the Prince of Wales to witness the America's Cup races next summer and that President McKinley would also invite them. The White House states no such plan exists and notes that the Prince of Wales once visited during Buchanan’s presidency.
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Washington
White House
London
New York
Leprosy Prevalence Reported in the Philippines
A appended report to General MacArthur's civil affairs review cites Franciscan estimates by Major Guy L. Edie showing at least 30,000 lepers in the Philippines, with the majority in the Visayas.
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Washington
MacArthur
Philippines
Guy L. Edie
Viscayas
Division of Insular Affairs Created Within War Department
The War Department renames the division of customs and insular affairs to the division of Insular affairs. It will oversee civil affairs in Cuba and the Philippine islands, separating them from purely military matters. The change, ordered today, dates from December 1898.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Division of Customs and Insular Affairs
Office of Secretary of War
Prosecution Aims to Uncover Key Facts in Richardson Murder
In St Joseph on December 28 the prosecuting attorney plans to develop all crucial features at tomorrow's resumed inquest into the sensational murder of millionaire merchant Frank Richardson of Savannah. Mrs Richardson is expected to testify and is believed to implicate a very prominent Savannah resident.
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St, Joseph
Frank Richardson
Savannah
Huntington estate probate in San Francisco
The will of Colis P. Huntington was admitted to probate in San Francisco today. The estate's sole asset is a mortgage interest in real property valued at $50,000, with no personal property of any distribution. The Huntington mansion on California Street stands in the widow's name.
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Huntingtons Wilk
San Francisco
Cal
Colis P. Huntington
California Street
German Foreign Office silent on Cuba losses stance
Berlin Dec 28 The German foreign office declined to comment after Washington dispatches said the United States would not assume responsibility for German losses in Cuba from the Spanish American War and the related insurrection.
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Geroningie
Berlin
Washington
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico Steamer Arkadia Departs Ponce for New Orleans
The Arkadia sailed from Ponce yesterday bound for New Orleans with 400 Porto Ricans aboard. Sixty six percent were women and children, destined for Hawaii.
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Porto Rlcana
Hawaii
San Juan
New York and
Porto Rico Steamship Company
Arkadia
Ponce
New Orleans
Live Stock Market Returns From South Omaha And Kansas City
Trade largely unchanged from yesterday with beef cattle steady, cows and heifers steady, and butchers stock moving solidly. Receipts light all week as feeder demand remains dull. hogs show weakness in Kansas City while South Omaha prices edge lower on mixed grades. sheep and lamb markets show modest ranges with steady to higher tendencies on certain classes. The report cites cattle, hogs, and sheep quotations across both markets, noting bears in packer sentiment and broad price spreads for various classes.
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Dave TS
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Courts
U. S Government Printing Office
Webster's
The
International
G. & C. Merriam CO
Springfield
Mass
South Omaha
Kansas City
German Press Denounces Davis Amendment as Slap for England
Berlin reaction centers on the Nicaragua canal dispute with the Davis amendment called a slap for England. The Kreuz Zeitung decries treaty disregard by the U S Senate, warns of anti English sentiment, and notes potential for a modern Fashoda crisis if Washington pursues aggressive action.
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Senate
England
Berlin
Kreuz Zettung
Nicaragua Canal
United States
Law of Nations
Spain
McKinley
Wagland
France
Germans Deny Rumor on St John Island Sale
The Frankfurter Zeitung prints a Copenhagen letter alleging Germany plans to buy St John Island as a U S voting station if Denmark-US talks fail. The letter mentions a German land syndicate led by Ballin of Hamburg American Line and Danish officials discussing the island’s sale, with negotiations paused by the talks.
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Dperlin
Frankfurter “Oitung
Copenhagen
Germany
Island of
St. John
Denmark
United States
Herr Ballin
Hamburg-American Steamship Co
Four Loss of Live Stock in Wallimburg Region
Wallimburg Cole Dec. 30 A whirlwind storm has raged in this part of the state for the past twenty six hours and ranchers fear heavy stock losses on the range. Reports from near Mont Blanco describe unprecedented snowfall and deep drifts filling caves. Miners on Mount Blanco and nearby mines face safety concerns amid the severe weather.
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Wallimburg
Cole
Stave
Mont Blanco
Voloredo
Mount Blanco
Peculiar Joke Prompts Skating Death Rumor
A Des Moines telegraph note denies a fatal skating tale spread by What Cheer trainmen. The exchange supervisor calls the report a joke, noting initial claims of forty nine drownings near Pellay, a nearby What Cheer area.
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Des Moines
Pellay
Whatcher
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Oiles
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