Military Court Martial Hopes for Clemency Recommendation
Report from a Washington correspondent on a court martial in Arkansas City outlining Gen Eagan's plea of extenuation due to distress and anger from Gen Miles statements. The case could influence a clemency recommendation to the president to avoid outright dismissal.
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Magan
Akansas City Star
Gin
Hagen
Wistril
Gen
Eagan
Miles
G Miles
Shaaay de
Pawan
Daly
Mills
Vinidje
Ted
Fearful for Almida Siany crew as steamship goes missing
Reports say the British steamship Almida, en route from Shields to New York with a general cargo and crew of twenty five, has been overdue thirty five days. She sailed December 1 for coal, last seen near Scotland December 21, and weather conditions in the Atlantic fuel fears she may have foundered.
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Almida Siany
New York
Simone
Almida
Shields
Tiambure
Dunnett Mead
Scotland
Wild Day One Change in New York Stock Market
The New York stock market opened with unprecedented volume and volatility. Shares shifted wildly, with 10 point swings and odd lot trades causing brokers to refuse stop orders as impossible to execute.
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New York
Exchange
Stock Exchange
Wealthy Klondikers Start $6000 Seattle to Dawson Race
At midnight Sunday Richard Butler and Joe Barrett, both wealthy Klondikers, began a timed contest from Seattle to Dawson for a $6,000 purse. Barrett bet Butler $2,600 he cannot make the trip in twenty days or less, and $1,000 he can fly days.
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Seattle
Dawson
Richard Butler
Joe Barrett
Porto Rico Mortgage Foreclosures Suspended for Debt
Following the war crisis and worker shortage on the island, Governor Major General Guy P. Henry orders a one year suspension of mortgage foreclosures and the quick sale of lands by summary judicial procedure for debt.
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Porto Rico
Guy P. Henry
Earthquake Felt in Richview Saturday
An earthquake was sensed at Rich view Jr on Saturday with vibrations lasting several minutes and a roaring sound accompanying the shock.
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Hingis
Richview, Jr
Disappearance of St Louis Court Clerk Linked to Missing Funds
Friends of Cleve Pearce report that AL J Wagenman clerk of the St Louis criminal court vanished after alleging a schemes to subvert jurors and witnesses. He allegedly confessed to improperly obtaining funds from jury fines totaling hundreds of thousands, with fears he may have taken his own life.
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St. Louis
Cleve Pearce
AL J. Wagenman
Las
Weis
Wagenman
Court of Criminal Correction
Charles Wennekordwind
Dling Wergberger
Bloody shootout in Chattanooga saloon wounds several soldiers
In Chattanooga Tennessee a violent brawl erupted between barkeepers, writers, and soldiers of the Eighth United SostOeY in Panty. A soldier drew a pistol during a dispute at Camp at Cilekaminga and fired. bartenders and patrons fired back. Sergeant d. J. Williams was shot in the abdomen, Sohn Reed in the thigh, and Louis Brown was wounded twice and died shortly after.
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Snepro
Salvor Veor
Shavesra Salem
Chattanooa
Tenn
Alheare
Sostoey
Cilekaminga
Bart Roeper
D. J. Williams
Cemminga
Sohn Reed
Louis Brown
Garded
Grain Men Arrested in Missouri Gambling Sweep
A strict constelltion of Missouri’s gambling ring led to seventeen arrests in Kansas City on Saturday under a new anti pool. Among those taken was John We Moore, president of the board, with warrants secured against prominent grain firms long active in the city. The case hinges on margins in grain sales, as city officials pursue alleged violations under the section banning such activity.
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Missouri
Passaic Tragedy and City Riot Highlight Weekend News
In Passaic New Jersey on Sunday Emma Rumpler 22 died after smoke trapped her in a home where she sought jewelry. Grace Winthrop survived a third story fall by netting firemen injuries. In another incident Chattanooga officer Robert Baird was stabbed during a riot at a resort by John Glover with possible lynching if death occurs. The Fourth Ohio volunteers were paid off and mustered out in Columbus amid expectations for other units. The state will contest government expenses for raised troops.
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Emma Rumpler
Grace Winthrop
Passaic
N.J
Miss Rumpler
Miss Winthrop
Robert Baird
Chattanooga
Tenn
Indiana
John Glover
Indianapolis
Ohio
Columbus
Yaler
Shafter Takes Charge of California Command
Major General Merriam relinquishes command of the department of California at San Francisco. Major General Shafter accedes to command while Merriam proceeds to Denver to lead the department of Colorado. The period of transition occurs within the military leadership in the western states.
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Shafter
Merriam
Department of California
San Francisco
Gen
Denver
Colo
Department of Colorado
Sanitary Drive to Rebuild Havana Under American Oversight
American efforts to reorganize Havana’s civil government advance as Surgeon General Sternberg reports promising gains. General Lanion leads rehabilitation with Tadlow directing initial work, aiming to cleanse pools, remove waste, and replace vaults and vault drains to curb disease as the city is cleaned for healthier living.
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Havana
Sternberg
Cube
Lanion
Tavana
Avise
Tadlow
Feneral
Canal Bill Passes Senate Approving Nicaragua Canal Plan
The Senate approved the Nicaragua canal bill. It authorizes a Maritime Canal Company with a 100 million capital stock, 92.4 million US subscription, and a seven member board. amendments allow direct talks with Central American nations, potentially signaling a Clayton-Bulwer treaty modification.
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Nicaragua Ditch
Senate
Spooner
Maritime Canal Company
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Morgan
House
Fish
United States
Canal Company
Commpany
Cosa
United States World Beter
Wit
President Furnishes Advices to Philippine Commissioners
The President has written instructions to the Philippine Commission. The commission is charged to investigate social and economic conditions of the islands and their prospective relation to the United States as acquired territory. The commissioners are urged to examine the conditions thoroughly.
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United States
Health reforms in Havana spark Cuban-Spanish resistance
Reforms aim to purge Havana of unhealthy conditions with strict inspections and new hospitals. Cuban officials face resistance from older residents who call reforms "healthy enough" while Sanitary measures proceed to make Havana as clean as an American city.
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Sowe
Saati
Havana
Coen
Ludlow
Laudlow
Havens
Surgicon
Sternberg
Amelon Voons
Ned
Vayana
Stes Allo
Capris
Cuba
Alphonse Xul
Atother
Fatin Tankes
Velando
Must Hold the Philippines
London dispatch to the New York Herald reports Poultney Bigelow, noted writer and traveler, urging the United States to retain control of the Philippines. He criticizes American officers for lacking business talent needed to manage the colonial question and says Americans must prove mastery soon.
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Poultney Bigelow
East
New York Herald
Philippines
United States
Bige
Prohibition Repeal Bill Spurs Kansas Senate Action
Lieut. Colonel Davis reports Senator Hart a Populist proposes repealing the current prohibition law and creating a State dispensary system with a State liquor commissioner to buy and dispense all liquor in the state. The White Star steamer Ovennie launched Belfast is the largest ship built, with 104 feet length, 45,000 horsepower engines, and globe-spanning coal capacity. Cincinnati Zoo offered for sale at $90,000. no bids, court to order new appraisal.
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Hart
Kansas
Senate
Sta
Belfast
Cincinnati Zoological Gardens
Acids in Beef Preservation Test Findings Stir War Inquiry
Prof F Wiei of the US Geological Survey reported to the war investigation commission that a powder from condemned army beef contained boracic and salicylic acids. He noted brownish powder and white residue, with potential odorless liberacic acid and questions about health effects. Salicylic acid is prohibited in Europe. preservation chemicals extend meat shelf life but raise health concerns.
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F. Wie i
United States Geological Survey
War Investigation Commission
Daly
Boracienae
Salievie
Boracie Weil
Clarke
Tie
Defiant Negro Miners Rally at Pana Defend Homes
Non union miners at Pana white and colored, about 450, gather at the Penwell coal mine hotel to plot a plan for self defense after soldiers leave Pang. Fear grows as negro miners allegedly tally union leaders homes and prepare to resist with deadly force.
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Pana
Penwell
Eddy Ramsey Feud Sparks Hours Long Battle in Border
A Nashville report says a feuding Eddy family of Virginia clashed with the Ramsey family of Tennessee on the Virginia Tennessee border near Lee County and Hancock County. The fight involved about twenty members and lasted several hours with multiple deaths and injuries on both sides. The long standing quarrel led to the deadly confrontation.
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Virginia
Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Lee County
Hancock County
Eddy
Ramsey
Massacre Report From Palawan Shocks Manila Dispatch
The steamer Labuan reports that Spanish officers on Palawan were killed by natives as they left church. The natives then withdrew to the hills with women children and some men as prisoners and the island’s Spanish governor confirms the killings.
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Palawan
Philippines
Labuan
Philippine Archipelago
Millionaire Hunter Missing After Christmas Hunt
A group visiting Dewitt Arkansas during Christmas holidays went hunting on a nearby island. On the second day Philip Faudt a retired St Louis millionaire merchant disappeared. The party and others conducted days of searching but no trace of the missing man has been found.
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Dewitt
Ark
Philip Faudt
St. Louis
Tragedies from multiple states haunt the weekend reports
Mrs. McCullough of Toledo ill attempted to kill her three children before taking poison. Four children fell ill from diseased meat. One child died. The mother drove to poison the survivors, all in critical condition. Barton twins aged about 85 perished in a house fire near Shelbina, Missouri. Fireman John J. Fely died in a Grand Bend Pennsylvania wreck after an Erie Day train derailed.
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J. McCullough
Toledo
Ohio
Shelbina
Grand Bend
Erie Road
John J. Fely
Owego
Wolves Attack Monastery In Moldavian Mountains Report
London Daily Mail dispatch from Bucharest notes a pack of wolves attacked a monastery at Lopevan in the Moldavian Mountains. A friar over one hundred years old was killed amid the hunger driven assault. Mrs Mary Hine dies at Ithaca New York baptized in England in 179s. Vienna grows yet meat consumption falls over six years due to more poor families.
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London Daily Mail
Bucharest
Roumania
Lopevan
Moldavian Mountains
Mary Hine
Ithaca
N.Y
England
Vienna
Bradstreets Weekly Trade Review Signals Steady Commodity Strength
The Bradstreet summary notes continued strength in staples with gains in iron and steel, cotton, and lumber influencing confidence for the coming year. Wheat markets stay firm due to U S leadership, while Argentina and Russia forecasts show mixed shipments. Raw wool dulls but remains steady and footwear demand is upbeat amid favorable distributive trade signals. Canada shows slight activity changes with week-to-week counts around 260 to 320.
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Bradstreets
Bradstreet
Getlon
United States
Argentina
Fromussia
Canada
Fire in a Cincinnati hotel endangers sixty guests
A Sherwood House fire in Cincinnati on a Friday morning trapped sixty or more guests, many of them actors, in smoke filled corridors. Firefighters rescued women in robes via stairs and ladders. Loss estimated under 10000 dollars and fully insured.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Sherwood House
Hhs
Pe H. Munch
New York
Russia to Expand Naval Fleet With Several Warships
The government orders a 6250 ton cruiser to be built at Vulcan yards in Stettin and plans three battleships of about 12800 tons plus additional ships of 6000 and 3000 tons in Russian yards. Numerous torpedoboats are under construction.
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Russia
Vulcan
Stettin
Prussia
Pugilist Tom Lansing Dies After Chicago Bout
heavyweight boxer Tom Lansing injured in a bout with Jick Ret in Chicago two weeks ago died in Louisville Kentucky. He was knocked down by a powerful punch, his head hit the floor causing a brain clot and an operation failed to save him.
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Pugilist
Tom Lansing
Jick Ret
Chicago
Louisville
Lanse
Roolt
Arkansas Senate Passes Bill Relieving Husbands of Ante-Nuptial Debts
The Arkansas state senate approved a bill relieving husbands of responsibility for ante-nuptial debts of wives. The issue has long divided courts, with the supreme court recently holding husbands liable in related cases.
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State Senate of
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Batteries Depart for Cuba Transport From Savannah
Batteries A D F and G of the Second Artillery sail from Savannah to Havana aboard the Michigan, including Grime's battery. Fort Thomas reports two smallpox cases in the pest house. Market quotations cover multiple cities with varied prices for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter and eggs across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and more.
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Cuba
Michigan
Savanneah
Havana
Second
Grime
Fort Thomas
Fort Themas
Kentucky
Chicago
Indianapolis
Ste. St. Louis
Sheen
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Warley
New York
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Dawson City
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Hintt
Ed Lewis
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Niiates
Col. Wolff
Hamburg Street
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
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Archbishop Chappelle
West Indies
Spain
Schael
San Juan
David Williams
Kitsap County
Wash
Silverdale
Williams
Hself
Enameling and Stamping Trust
National Enameling and Stamping Company
Secretary of State of
New Jersey
Leo
Rome
Lapponi
Diggs—Simkins
Bigges
Diggs
Eusy
Rocke Elsr
John Th Dokefeller
Standard Oil Trust
North Tarrytown
N. Y
Gael Reyien
Hockefeller
Ilewal
Manila
Suez Canal
Seventeenth Infantry
Columbus Barracks
Port Snelling
Minnesota
Wavana
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Jalary
Conime Gan
Mary Tyson Williams
Janes Tyson
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