Political convention selects Philadelphia as host city
The national Republican committee meeting chose Philadelphia over Chicago and New York after a close ballot. Philadelphia received 23 votes to Chicago 2 with New York passing to Philadelphia thereafter. The gathering planned a June 12 session with a later rescheduling to June 5, pending adjournment of Congress.
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War updates reveal insurgent pressure and prisoner counts
Cable reports from the Philippines describe ongoing insurgent activity and Allied responses. Infantry and navy actions yield casualties and prisoners as forces attempt to relieve besieged areas, with heavy emphasis on discipline and pursuit of remnants. The message notes hundreds of Spanish prisoners and local casualties, reflecting deteriorating conditions and broader strategic concerns.
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Unusual Low Mood In Stocks Amid Divergent Trade Trends
In a weekly review, Linn & Coe discuss divergence between trading and productive industries in Sin country. They note higher employment and wages but uncertain returns, with railways and mills facing pressure as inflated capital and speculative profits falter. Iron output rises while exports show mixed signals. shipments of boots and shoes surge to meet demand. wheat and corn trade weaken but manufactured exports grow, yielding a large import-export surplus for the month. weekly shipping mailuses decline in US and Canada.
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The Labor Leaders and Public Affairs News in Detroit
Detroit coverage reports labor leaders and political divisions within independent unions. It notes calls for referendums, debates on craft duties, and movement toward alignments amid party dynamics. WWI era Washington notes include a death sentence recommendation and military crime case, with agricultural forecasts and crop reports shaping policy discussions.
News from Manila Reports Insurgents Melting Away
Washington reports Gen Otis says insurgents are collapsing from a military view as American forces push forward. Dispatches cite captures, surrenders, and Mabini's capture as key blows, with Aguinaldo now a figurehead and Mabini described as the movement's brain and financier.
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Taylor Inaugurated Governor in Frankfort Ky
William Taylor was inaugurated as Kentucky governor at noon. A smaller crowd due to rain and a December blizzard attended simple ceremonies. Retiring Gov Bratley urged repeal of the Goebel election law, while Taylor pledged civil liberty and a break from partisan machines.
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Mixed US political and disaster dispatches from Washington and the Midwest
Reports from Washington detail a looming protest over Gen Joe Wheeler's Congress bid with Texas Representative Muley and Hailey trading positions on dual roles. Agriculture plans seed distribution nationwide starting January, totaling about 19.1 million vegetable packs and 1.6 million flower packs. A nitroglycerin magazine explosion near Bolivar Hollow, Pennsylvania, leveled the site with a 15 by 30 foot crater. A Westbound Union Pacific California Special wreck near Grand Island injures Engineer Myers and Fireman Murphy after an open switch. In Tackdaly Texas, a Black Diamond near 20 miles east yields 15 to 20 shots, two Mexican laborers killed and one white man wounded.
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Boers Win Again In Major Reverse For British Forces
London dispatch describes Gen Buller’s retreat after a failed attempt to cross the Tuye river near Covenso. British forces, including Hart and Hildyard, faced heavy fire as Boer positions held the river line. The retreat was ordered with losses reported among heavy battalions and artillery, while British news outlets mourn the setback as a serious blow to Britain’s military position.
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Furious Blizzard Strands Chippewa Falls and Rail Lines
A severe storm from northern Wisconsin cripples transport and commerce in Chippewa Falls. Lumberyards report stock loss as streets and interurban rails suspend service. Cars and trains are delayed. crews work to clear tracks. Snowfalls reach heavy depths in St. Paul and River Falls, halting highway and rail travel. snowdrifts impede traffic across the region.
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Nebraska Governor Names Ex-Senator Allen to Unexpired Term
Nebraska Governor Poynter appoints ex-Senator Allen to fill the unexpired term after Senator Hayward's death in Omatu. Allen will receive his commission promptly and go to Washington to assume the duties of the office.
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Resolutions Denounce President McKinley Administration
Thilianupolis Indiana reports local resolutions condemning President McKinley’s administration. They condemn census actions and post office consolidations as abuses of patronage warnings. The piece notes civil service friction and mentions trials and a high-profile shooting case drawing wide attention.
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Detroit Sets Extra Session To Consider Tax Amendment
Detroit Michigan governor Pingree calls an extra legislative session for Monday December 18 to consider amending the constitution for equal taxation of all property at cash value and related matters. The session follows the Atkinson railway tax bill and a state supreme court ruling last spring. Also reported are strikes in Des Moines Webster county coal mines affecting Kale Coalville Lehigh and Carbon with about 60 men leaving for higher wages. A Saratoga county case sees 14 year old Teving Shaw convicted of murder and sentenced to life in Dannemora prison, believed to be the state’s youngest life prisoner.
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Prohibition and National Convention Amid Chicago Events
In Chicago on December 1 the prohibition and lenal convention will meet at the new Congewin building on June 27, 2000. Oliver W Stewart elected national chairman will issue the call for the invention about the first of the new war. Brooke Recalled in Washington on December 14 by presidential direction Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood assigned to command the division of Cuba relieving Maj. Gen. Johar T R Brooke who reports to the headquarter generals. Reward offered in Kentucky for apprehension of mob killers in Maysville involving Dick Coleman murder case. Allentown reporting a Jersey Central train collision with four men killed.
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Civil Service Reform Leaguers Criticize McKinley Action
Indianapolis delegates of the National Civil Service Reform league condemn President McKinley for expanding exclusions and ignoring their petition for fuller civil service reform. The meeting at Plymouth Church featured papers by Clinton Rogers Woodruff and Silas W. Wurt, with Carl Schurz delivering the keynote address. A large reception followed at the University, honoring delegates from the state, including ex-President Benjamin Harrison and others.
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Pursuit of Aguinaldo in the Luzon mountains
A detachment of the Thirty third Infantry, led by Major March, moved from Cayan toward Baguen and the Igurrutes at 8800 feet to tail Aguinaldo who headed eastward toward Toti pin and the Quinngan valley. Aguinaldo’s retreat prompted a long chase, then a possible wound claim by a Spanish friar and a return by the pursuers. A cavalry detachment reportedly captured Linennboule, securing war material after ending the last insurrection in that mountain stronghold.
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Lafayette dollar coin issued for Lafayette monument funds
The Lafayette dollar was struck by the United States Mint to support the Lafayette monument in Paris. A limited number, about two thousand, will be sold at around two dollars each. Mrs McKinney and Mrs Katy Hyson Marr in Washington received coins. The piece features Washington and Lafayette on the obverse and the equestrian statue on the reverse, with the inscription commemorating the youth of the United States to General Lafayette. Paris, Francs 14190.
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