Week's News Summary of December Events
Reports list George H. King named British commissioner for the Bering Sea arbitration and widespread opposition to Cameron resolutions. Vanderbilt recovers from paralysis, and William Hale Thompson faces a $100,000 breach of promise suit. Nicaraguan government seeks a $500,000 loan. Annapolis launched as naval academy training ship. German merchants seek control of Japan trade. Auburn Banking Trust closes for receivership. Bombay and Karachi plague reports rise. Sinde infected. Charles Butler of Union Theological Seminary dies. Bishop Walker enthroned in Buffalo. Liberia coffee exports surge. Maher defeats O Donnell in 27 seconds. Liliuokalani visits Washington. Internal revenue receipts dip. Novembers down $227,857. Anna Held introduces street singing for charity in Pittsburg. Frances Willard seriously ill. Liliuokalani arrives in Boston. New York suffers $500,000 fire. a child killed in Chicago streetcar strike noted. Belgian minister Leghart recalled. Reginald Barrows commits suicide in Minneapolis. Denver endorses Cameron resolutions. Wisconsin mill combine forms. Johnson and Rudd set two skating records. tariff bill hearings begin. Charles Hoffman dies. Cuba course denial persists. Monetary conference anticipated. Maule mine gas explosion kills six. shoemakers strike. Kid McCoy wins middleweight title in Johannesburg. M Clemenceau seriously ill.
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George H. King
Bering Sea
Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade
Cameron
Cornelius Vanderbilt
William Hale Thompson
Chicago Athletic Club
Jennie F. Hutchinson
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Japan
American Banking and Trust Company
Auburn
Bombay
Carachi
Sinde
Charles Butler
Union Theological Seminary
New York
William David Walker
Buffalo
Liberia
Frances Willard
Liliuokalani
Boston
Chicago
Washington
Alfred Leghart
Reginald Barrows
Minneapolis
Denver Board of Aldermen
Colorado
Congress
Wisconsin Paper Mills
John
Johnson
Olaff Rudd
House Ways and Means
Charles W. Hoffman
United States Supreme Court
Europe
United States
Cuba
Senate
Maule
Princeton
Ind
Lone Star Texans Fight to Death in Cuba Battle
A World report from Key West describes 16 Texas sharpshooters in Pinar del Rio who fought Spanish forces for over five hours. Six were killed and four wounded among Texans, while about 25 Spaniards died with many more wounded. The remaining two Texans held out until killed.
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Cuba
New York
Key West
Fla
Lone Star Company
Patriot Army of
West Cuba
Texas
Pinar del Rio
Havana
Mesquito
Maceo
Great Northern Tunnel Contract Confirmed
Millionaire contractor Henry confirms securing the Great Northern tunnel approaches contract through the Cascade mountains. Work will start soon with about six months to completion. The tunnel will be two and a half miles long and drop rail altitude by 1,000 feet.
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Seartte
Wash
H. GC. Henry
Great Northern Railroad
Cascade Mountains
Market Report: Grain Prices by City and Date
Milwaukee and Minneapolis grain prices and ranges on December 29 with wheat, corn, oats, and barley quotes. Minneapolis notes December close and a one track listing. Duluth reports mixed wheat futures and on track values. St Paul stockyards show hogs strong, cattle weak, sheep steady with specific price ranges and receipts.
Chicago Stock Yards Hogs and Cattle Prices, Dec 29
Hogs trade slow to higher with prices 3.89 to 3.85 for light and 3.40 to 3.55 for mixed. Cattle market slow with beeves at 3.40 to 3.10, cows and heifers 1.50 to 1.05, western steers 3.20 to 1.00, stockers 2.55 to 3.80. Sheep market steady. receipts hogs 26,000 cattle 23,000 sheep 15,000. Grain and provision closing prices show December wheat 78 3/4, January 7 1/2, corn 22 1/2, oats 1 3/4, pork 86.75 to 7.90 for forwards.
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St. Paul Union
Sovutu Sv
Pau
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Chicago
CiicaGco
Minnesota Coal Vein Draws Builders From North
A party with mining tools plans to develop a soft coal vein in northern Minnesota. The venture is in early talks. owners target a cokeable coal similar to Illinois quality. Separately, James R. Francisco, aged about 81, longtime rail engineer who operated the John Bull engine imported in 1836, died in Fremont Ohio.
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Datutuh
Illinois
Fremont, O
James R. Francisco
John Bull
England
Camden and Amboy
Crown varieties and witch hazel traditions described
In heraldry nine crown varieties are acknowledged as rank insignia including the oriental triumphal imperial diadem obsidional civic crown gallery mural naval and crown celestial. Witch hazel is regarded throughout Great Britain as a magic plant and features in local chiruis and incantations.
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Great Britain
Justice of the Peace Dismisses Assault Case on Parliamentary Vote
In a Chicago area township a strict justice of the peace dismissed an assault case after a rare parliamentary motion to dismiss. Attorneys Epler and Delew as defense and Smith as prosecutor argued as court carried the motion three to two, ending the case.
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Chicago
Epler
Delew
Smith
San Francisco Argonaut
Betrothal rings and wedding customs across history
The Philadelphia Times notes Anglo-Saxon betrothal rings placed on the right hand then moved to the left at marriage, and English practices shifting from the thumb to the left hand in later centuries. It mentions Spanish views of rings as proof of engagement, cake pieces passed through rings for dreams, and superstition about leaving the ring on.
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Elizabeth
George III
Spain
Philadelphia Times
Each Man's Share of the Globe
The article notes that if the earth were divided equally, each person would receive about 2314 acres of land. It cites 83 600 000 000 acres of land and 1 500 000 000 people, equating to roughly 28 people per square mile, with regional densities from Europe to Oceanica as reported by authorities.
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Europe
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Polar Regions
St. Louis Republic
His Middle Name Mystery Ties To Cassius M Clay
Cassius Marcellus Loomis of Chicago explains how he learned his middle name and Cassius M Clay’s. Born Cassius M, he asked Clay and received a photo and a note quoting Pope’s Essay on Man, suggesting his middle name is Marcellus.
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Cassius Marcellus Loomis
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Cassius M. Clay
Cassius M
Clay
Mr. Clay
Yale Prank Saved Students With Ink Seat Scheme
In Yale history a prank involved bribing printers to obtain exam proofs. When halted, one clever student hired a printer to wear white trousers and sit on the proof form at noon. The ink-stained seat surprised the office, providing relief far beyond the trousers’ value.
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Yale
Hartford Courant
Husband kept from club by parlor smoke ruse
A daughter recalls how she kept her husband from evenings at the club by placing two easy chairs before the parlor fire and lighting a cigar to fill the room with smoke. The faint odor drove him away, ending his club nights.
Wheat fly damage and potato weight standards noted
The wheat fly damages the flower causing abortion while the hessian fly harms the entire plant. A bushel of potatoes weighs 56 pounds in Pennsylvania and 60 pounds in most other states.
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Pennsylvania
States
His Flute Now His Staff 8 C Skinner in Rochester
An elderly West Brighton resident and veteran, 8 C Skinner, carries a wooden flute used as a staff. He enlisted in 1861 as a musician with the Ninety-eighth New York volunteers, survived Libby Prison, and says the flute aided him in war and life, now fragile but cherished.
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C. Skinner
West Brighton
Mr. Skinner
Rochester
Ninety-eighth Regiment
New York Volunteers
Justice Adams
Vain
Skinner
Libby
Jefferson Davia
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The Old Telegrapher and the Sixth Sense
A veteran telegrapher recalls a colleague whose touch and timing on the wire were so distinctive that the speaker could recognize him instantly by the instrument’s response. Ill health, a six month absence, and a sudden return confirm the uncanny familiarity of a professional signal.
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United Press
New Haven
New York
Wire
New York Times
Black Men In Persia Inscriptions and a Hidden Race
The article discusses ancient black skinned people in Persia known from inscriptions. It notes theories of southern Asia occupancy by a primitive black race and mentions Dr Danilov’s discovery among Shiraz mountains. It explains these people remain an independent group mingling with locals and sometimes work far from home, with some seen in Teheran.
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Babylonia
Assur
Danilov
Shiraz
Persian Gulf
Teheran
Minnesota’s Vastness and Sparse Population
The Minneapolis Tribune notes Minnesota spans vast areas above 200 square miles with densities around eight people per square mile. It compares Minnesota’s size to New England, highlights 58,450,000 acres with only about 5,000,000 cultivated, and claims if populated like Ohio, Minnesota would reach 7,500,000. The piece mentions countless lakes and numerous rivers feeding the state’s vast water systems.
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Minnesota
Dakot
Minneapolis Tribune
New England
Ohio
Would Talk It Dead By Jeannne-rep ly Jeanne
A fragmentary quotation from the New York Herald depicts a quarrel over manners and marriage stance, noting Jeannne-rep ly Jeanne of Hugues ancestry and a suggestion that she marry a Mormon to avert a perceived national dishonor.
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Jeannne
Jeanne
Jane
United States
New York Herald
The Honest Broker
A dialogue snippet in Journal Amusant presents a banker denying a borrower funds citing debt, while the broker disputes the claim insisting the other institution has only his word and holds him for nothing. The exchange hints at financial pressure and mistrust between lender and intermediary.
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Journal Amusant
Luck to Ships at Barrow Cat Charm Tradition
Barrow-on-Furness shipyard workers carry a black cat on every vessel under construction as a talisman for good luck, a long standing tradition believed to bring fortune to the ships. The practice reflects local superstitions tied to maritime labor.
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Barrow-on-Furness
Royal Phrasemaking in French Court Prompters and Plans
An old tale recalls Louis XIV’s era where a literary prompter primed him with phrases to sway public mood. The prompts predicted races and notaries and even quips about contracts between gentlemen. Court scenes and Talleyrand’s quip on Paris shaped public perception.
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Louis XIV
Paris
Louis
Talleyrand
Alleyrand
Humbert
Naple
Zenoa
Genogen
Naples
Ples
Worth More Deas Sir Wemyss Reid tale from Newcastle
Worth More Deas Sir Wemyss Reid recalls a shrewd Newcastle rogue named Cuckoo Jack who lived on the Tyne aboard an old boat. He once saved an elderly Quaker from a river steamboat mishap and, after receiving a coin, mused that he would have taken five shillings to the deathhouse, a grim measure of his character.
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Wemyss Reid
Tyne
Newcastle
Jack
Hgvin
Lopu Telegraph
The Lion at Sir John Cyer's Sermon Legend
The annual sermon at St Katharine Cree in London tells of Sir John Cyer former Lord Mayor, who prayed as a lion appeared. After his prayer the lion walked away, leading Sir John to vow gifts for future anniversaries when sermons would recount how God saved him.
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St. Katharine Cree
Leadenhall
London
John C
Sfia Fir
Thrayer
John
Tom Mann Upsets Clergy With Austerity Claim
A Swill writer notes Tom Mann accused clergy of not sympathizing with the poor. Archbishop Benson invited him to Lambeth to discuss the matter. Mann declined a book reading and a cleric claimed authorship of a passage from Suffering Populations. The exchange highlights Mann’s socialist ties at meetings.
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Swill
Tom Mann
Benson
Lambeth
Theff
Lapter
Mann
Birds mimicry and speaker's failed address at crowd
A fragment from the Scot tish repriate Attitude notes birds with shared calls and differing songs in true songsters. It recalls Newleigh’s stumbling speech and a crowded hall at a plain people gathering, as reported by the Indianapolis Journal.
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