United States Gains Cuba Philippines and Puerto Rico Treaty Terms
The United States accepts Spain’s terms and gains Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines. A treaty will seal concessions and payment of twenty nine million dollars to finalize the arrangement as leaders meet to approve Monday.
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United States
Pryine
Suia
Caruiine
Cuba
Brewetties
Perguaco
Spain
Porto Hico
Philippines
United State
Widespread Storm Losses Across New England Coast
More than seventy lives lost as tugs schooners and coal barges wreck off the New England coast from Penobscot to New London. Dozens of vessels ashore including twenty nine at Gloucester and over twenty at Vineyard Haven. Old sailors say no storm like this since 1812.
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New England
Portland
Massachusetts Bay
Penobscot
New London
Boston Harbor
Boston
Gloucester
Vineyard Haven
Nantasket
Cohasset
Sciluate
Manchester
Loston
Plymouth
Salem
Portamouth
Vortland
Transport Chester Runs Aground Off Savannah While Sailing to Neuvitas
The transport Chester carrying 1,890 men of the Fifteenth infantry with horses, mules, ammunition and supplies sailed from Savannah bound for Neuvitas Cuba. To avoid collision with the transport Manitoba the Chester ran ashore four miles from Savannah and is stuck in the channel. A dredgeboat reportedly forced the Chester out of the channel and regained, with high tide expected to pull her free.
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Chester
Cuba
Jimnes
Savannah
Fifteenth Infantry
Neuvitas
Manitoba
Explosion in Havana Kills and Injures Forty
A dynamite blast near the Reina battery in Havana on Avenue Infanta between Santa Clara and Reina batteries left about forty people dead or wounded. A private house stored many powder boxes and five rooms of Mauser cartridges, with the blast blamed on careless handling.
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Necia
Reina Battery
Havana
Infanta
Santa Clara
Reina Batteries
Dreyfus Health Report and Spain Monarch Praise Bianco Resignation
Madame Dreyfus received a telegram from her husband praising the health and morale of the Dreyfus family. A decree accepting Marechal Bianco’s resignation as captain general of Cuba lauds his seal intelligence and royal conduct in governing, signaling formal acknowledgment by the queen regent of Spain.
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Dreyfus
Madame Dreyfus
Bianco
Marechal Bianco
Cuba
Spain
Gen. Castellanos
Santa Clara
Matanzas
Havana
France to Fund Indo-Chinese Rail Project in China
France plans a loan of 160 million francs to finance a railway system linking Indo-China with Chinese rail lines. The cabinet approved the move to establish this cross region rail connection.
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France
China
Catastrophe Aboard Steamer T C Walker Kills Six Injures Eleven
A boiler explosion on the river steamer T C Walker near Fyndsem Nile slough during a San Francisco bound voyage overnight killed six and injured eleven. passengers awoke to a blast that tore the forward upper works open. Dauntless rendered aid. cause of the blast remains unknown.
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Fyndsem
Nile
T. C. Walker
San Francisco
Stekiaa
Killieg
Siiieen
Dauntless
Teken Zheari
Destructive November Blizzard Hits Eastern States
A record November blizzard sweeps New England on Saturday and Sunday, halting traffic and freezing deaths reported. The storm disrupts railroads and coastal roads, with high tides and heavy seas causing washouts. The Weather Bureau warned in advance, yet many shoreside residents ignored the alert.
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New England
Weather Bureau
Treaty Shift in European Power Postures France and Italy Rule
A Franco Italian treaty ends a decade of tariff warfare and may tilt Europe’s balance of power. It alarms Britain as Italy could desert the triple alliance and join Franco Russian interests, seen as a sequel to the Fashoda crisis in London observers.
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France
Italy
Europe
United States
Great Britain
Luondon
Couldock Dies In New York Actor Best Known For Dunstan Kirke
Charles W. Couldock, famed actor, died at his New York home after a short illness described as dropsy. Born April 26, 1815 in London, he debuted at 21 at Sadler Wells and starred as Dunstan Kirke in "Intel Kirke" in over 1,400 performances.
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New York City
Charles W. Couldock
Mr. Couldock
Long Acre
London
Sadler Wells Theater
Dunstan Kirke
Intel Kirke
Three Negroes Lynched Near Meridian Mississippi
Reports say three Black men were lynched four miles west of Meridian Mississippi on Sunday night after an assault on a white man near Meridian. The Milton G Hopkins University building burned in Kokomo Indiana on Sunday. the three story brick structure stood forty five years. Insurance claims total 45000 with 11000 insured.
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Meridan
Miss
Meridian
University
Milton G. Hopkins University
Kokomo Ind
Diosa
Kentucky MCB Foiled by Glasgow Jail Guard
Night police fired seven warning shots before daylight to deter a mob of about fifty men intent on freeing prisoners Robert Brown Jr and Johnson Franklin. Guards at the Glasgow jail stood firm after negotiations and the mob withdrew.
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Glasgow
Glagow Ky
Iyncd Rober
Brown J
Johnson Franklin
Green Goods King Is Free After Three Years
James McNally once famed as the green goods king was released from Joliet State Penitentiary after a three year sentence for violating postal laws. He had been sent from Chicago in May 195 for three years and his confinement ended the era of flood of green goods circulars in the Western states.
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James McNally
T Joliet
Green Foods
Ticino
Joliet
Chicago
McNally
United States
First Pennsylvania coal for Chile sails from Philadelphia
The British steamer Cromartyshire collided with the French liner La Bourgogne off Newfoundland last July, sinking with hundreds of lives lost. A Philadelphia-bound cargo ship carrying 2.25 tons of bituminous coal departed for Valparaiso, claimed as the port’s first coal shipment to Chile.
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Pennsylvania
Cromartyshire
la Bourgogne
Newfoundland
Philadelpha
Valpariso
Chiti
Health Board Tackles Mysterious China Town Disease
San Francisco health authorities search Chinatown for further cases after a death believed linked to bubonic plague. In Wichita Kansas, four men Jesse Appling Bill Dolovk Frank Cheney and John Viers remain jailed on charges of blowing open the safe of C C Alford of Andale.
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San Franciso
Chinatown
Jesse Appling
Bill Dolovk
Frank Cheney
John Viers
Wichita, Kan
C. C. Alford
Andale
Market Quotations Chicago to New York Grain and Livestock Rates
A compiled table of regional market quotes lists cattle hogs sheep and various grains. Prices cover Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and more with ranges for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and potatoes.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Young Farmer Emil Wier Confesses to Killing Near Heroes
Emil Wier, a young farmer from near Heroes, admits to killing Joho Moor claiming self defense. The raid occurred at Emfiaat Viewnahic in Geptic County where Wier entered a shed and confessed to the milled death, with evidence suggesting dragging and a bloodstained wall.
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Emil Wier
Heros
Joho Moor
Bat
Teddy
Wade
Vermillion Land Dispute May Change Clay County Votes
Controversy over whether land on the old Missouri riverbank lies in Clay County or South Dakota could trigger a vote contest in Vermillion Township. If upheld the decision, Populist John B. Butler may lose his seat while Gov. Lee’s margin in Clay could shrink to about 1 percent. Both sides engage in heated discussion as the issue unfolds.
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Clay County
Vermillion
Smith
Missouri
South Dakota
War County
Vermillion Township
John B. Butler
Theds
Populis
Accretion
Gov. Lee
Death of F. M. Goodykoontz in Mitchell
F M Goodykoontz died at his Mitchell home November 24 after a short illness caused by an ear abscess that spread to the brain. He was a long time South Dakota resident and an active political figure, once a U S Senate candidate and a Populist circuit judge nominee.
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Mitchell
PF. M. Gooykoontz
Goodykoontz
South Dakota
United States Senate
Smith
Iris
Pardon Push For Fire Incident Convicts
Petition circulators seek clemency for Skenry Cole and Hendrik Potthoven, currently jailed in Sioux Falls for setting fire to a settler’s home on the Yankton Indian reservation and using threats with firearms to trap residents inside. Potthoven, said to be the crime’s leading figure, was held in Charlies Mix County jail for nearly a year before trial.
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Skenry Cole
Hendrik Potthoven
Sioux Falls
Settier
Yankton
Potthoven
Charlies Mix
Jealous Lover Fires and Ends His Life in Valley Springs
Nels Enquist, a Valley Springs harnessmaker, shot at a young woman after declaring he would see her for the last time. The shots missed, he then killed himself with a pistol. Separate notes report a farm house fire near Iluron caused by a gasoline mix up and a fatal fall at the Spencer Grain Company elevator in Memno.
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Nels Enquist
Valley Springs
Enquist
Spencer Grain Company
Memno
Fred Heiser, Jr
Cheesemaking in Clover Hill Plant Surpasses Eight Thousand Pounds
The Clover Hill cheese factory at Theresa Township Beadle County reports output over 8000 pounds for the season just ended. Production sold above the prevailing eastern cheese price and the plant will be enlarged for next season. Farm help in demand threshing near New Hope continues with farmers seeking additional workers but facing shortages.
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Clover Hill
Theresa Township
Beadle County
New Hope
Western Championship Decided by 12 to 11 Score
A scrambled recap notes a Western Championship result with a 12 to 11 scoreline over Chicago in one game and a 12 to 10 or 13 score in another, highlighting team rallies and standout plays. It mentions Dartmouth and North some context, with references to players Hossehberger and Schumel and a broader sports setting.
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Chicage
Werens
Grethen
Che
Chicago
Sonsin
Onsim Tiezer Cute
Sersiy
Chicazo
Ettawestern
Pions Hi
Minne
Riot Flares in Anniston After Soldier Beating
Chaos erupts as a colored soldier is beaten on Tenth Street by white soldiers. Nightly retaliation follows with ambush fire from negro troops and hostile crowds arming near armories. Guards ordered out, arrests made, and mobs restrained as reinforcements restore order.
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Anniston
Tenth Street
Third
Tennessee
Arkan
Train wreck injures twenty two after bank plunge
A fast Burlington train derailed near Cedar Rapids injuring twenty two. The day coach plunged down a steep embankment two cars left Cedar Rapids as hours passed. Passengers were tossed amid mangled wreckage with furniture and debris scattered.
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Burlington
Cedar Doo
Cedar Rapids
Notable Obituaries and Long Lives Across U.S. States
A compilation of short notices recalls Mrs Wealthy Walker of Monroe aged 85 who traveled to Poland to dine with five sisters. Veteran Leroy Wiley among 150 crutch users at a Mexican War veterans convention. Adam Langer, nine and a milk wagon driver in Royal Oak.70th anniversary for Samuel Spring Haskell and wife at 31 Lefferts place. John Capps 88 sole Sangamon County guarantor of Springfield capital funding. Caroline O Fallon widow of Col John O Fallon dies at 95. John J Overton 101 recounts Black Hawk Mexican war service and Civil War era心 date. Frederick P Sanguinet dies at home in St Louis. first family death in 50 years. Miss Mary W Carroll dies in Cambridge widow of Thomas King Carroll Governor of Maryland 1829 and sister of Anna Ela Carroll.
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Wealthy Walker
Monroe
Poland
Leroy Wiley
Peoria
Michigan
Adam Langer
Royal Oak
Beddow
Samuel Spring Haskell
Lefferts Place
Breeklye
Haskell
John Capps
Sliopolis
Sangamon County
Springfield
Caroline O'Fallon
St. Louis
John O'Fallon
John J. Overton
St. Joseph
Spain
Frederick P. Sanguinet
Evans Avenue
Mary W. Carroll
Cambridge
Thomas King Carroll
Maryland
Anna Ela Carroll
Washington Gases on Navy Losses and Capitol Dome Fascination
A Washington correspondent notes Navy morbidity rates in the North Atlantic squadron and Aa Dewes's eighteen ship unit, with deaths from pneumonia consumption and drowning. The piece then wanders through a portrait of the Capitol’s dome and the republic’s political gossip hub, ending with a Spain debt repudiation aside and a White House reception with Ute chiefs led by Tim Johnson and others in fanciful uniforms.
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Navy
North Atlantic
Aa Dewes
President McKinley
White House
Tim Johnson
David Copperfield
Happy Jack
Charlie Mack
Explosion at Hercules powder mill Kills six workers
A blast at the Hercules powder mill packing house in Lamotte Missouri killed six workers and injured several others. About ten thousand pounds of powder exploded around 5 o clock Wednesday, scattering flesh and bone across the grounds and making identification nearly impossible. The cause remains unknown with no eye witnesses.
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Missouri
Hercules
Lamotte
St. Louis, Keokuk
Mil
Thanksgiving at Santiago Observed in Cuban History
Thanksgiving day was marked in Santiago de Cuba for the first time in 306 years. Gen Wood issued a proclamation suspending all business at the palace streets and wharves while only necessary military work proceeded. Outdoor games were postponed due to a 95 degree heat, and American officers and Cubans held dinners and entertainments.
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Santiago de Cuba
Wood
New Yorker Strikes It Rich in Klondike Gold
Frank E. Simons arrives in New York after a year in the Klondike with 140000 in gold dust and a total fortune near 500000. He reached Dawson City ahead of the rush, bought a lot, built a two story hotel, and on opening day earned 15000 with daily receipts averaging 2000 thereafter.
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Dawson City
Frank E. Simons
New York
Klondike
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