Death of Cuban Leader Maceo Reported by Jacksonville
Jackson ville dispatch claims Gen Antonio Maceo and staff were treacherously murdered near Punta Brava while en route to a conference invited by the marquis of Ahu meda. The account says Maceo and staff died in an ambush, Zertucha spared, bodies desecrated, and Spanish officials denying the tale.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Antonio Maceo
Marquis of
Ahameda
Cuba
Weyler
Fielet
J. A. de Nuan
Florida Junta
Havana
Gien
Maceo
Zertucha
Dua
Trocha
Ahuimeda
Maj. Ciujeda
Nucco
Francisco Gomez
Young Gomez
Brucco
Maine
Miro
Punta Brava
Cirujeda
Pancho Gomez
Zartucha
San Felipe
Tort
Zertuecha
Ahumeda
Pinar del Rio
Altumeda
Dee
Washington
Senor de Lome
Carrillo
de Lome
Gen
Wave of Indignation Over Maceo Assassination Across Cities
Reports from New York St Louis Chicago Cincinnati San Francisco and Washington dated December 14 describe a wave of indignation over the alleged assassination of Cuban commander Antonio Maceo. Citizens discuss possible congressional action and protest Spanish methods under Weyler, with calls for recognition of Cuban belligerency and potential U.S. intervention.
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United States
New York
Maceo
Cuba
St. Louis
Chicago
Congress
Spain
Cincinnati
Butcher Weyler
San Francisco
Antonio Maceo
California
A Great Record Hale Wins Six Day Race At Madison Square Garden
Hale, the Irish cyclist, finishes first in the six day race at Madison Square Garden with 1,910 miles and eight laps. He surpasses the 1893 record by 310 miles and seven laps and hedges a prize totaling about $5,000 from prizes and manufacturers.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Hale
Schock
SLAIN BY ROBBERS IN CHICAGO SALOON
William Jones a bartender at the Le Grand hotel saloon 37 Wells street was fatally shot by two robbers shortly after six o'clock Sunday morning. Albert Schmidt porter was in the saloon during the attack. The outlaws fled after firing two shots wounding Jones who died within minutes. Police have made several arrests but suspects remain unidentified.
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Chicago
William Jones
le Grand Hotel
Wells Street
Jones
Albert Schmidt
Schmidt
Border Robbers Caught in Arkansas Territory Raid
Fayetteville Arkansas December 14 Deputy Sheriff Seay captured John Crosby Will Twist Ike Twist Bill Hendricks and Felix Spear a noted gang of border robbers along the Cherokee Nation line They entered G W Jones store at Salem and forced the proprietor to surrender about 100 in cash Officers pursued the gang and nabbed them in Indian Territory.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Seay
John Crosby
Will Twist
Ike Twist
Bill Hendricks
Felix Spear
G. W. Jones
Salem
Indian Territory
Vessel Salier Lost off Coruna With All Aboard
A North German Lloyd steamer Salier foundered on Cerrobedo Rock off Coruna with 210 passengers and 65 crew. Of the 375 total aboard, 113 Russians, 61 Spaniards, 35 Galicians, and one German perished. The ship, en route Bremen to Buenos Ayres, faced mysterious navigation errors amid a string of Lloyd losses.
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Vigo
Spain
Germaun Lloyd
Saler
Coruna
Bremen
Buenos Ayres
Villagariea
Villagarica
Lloyd Steamship Company
North Sea
Craythie
Treaty of Peace Aims for General Arbitration Pact
Washington reports that U S and Great Britain have advanced toward a general arbitration treaty. Secretaries Olney and Prince report conclusion within three weeks with a five year operative term and a six member arbitration court. The pact would cover pending and future differences not including Behring Sea or Venezuela questions.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Olney
Julian Princefote
Behring Sea
Venezuela
Alaska
British North America
Venezuela Withholds Consent to Boundary Treaty
Caracas December 11 Venezuelan minister Senor Andrade was stopped from leaving for Washington with cabinet approval of the Guiana boundary arbitration treaty. Public opinion appears to condemn the arrangement between Olney and Salisbury and Venezuela is expected to withhold consent, delivering only a diplomatic note to President Cleveland for Congress in February.
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Venezuela
Caracas
Hayti
Senor Andrade
United States
Washington
Guiana
Olney
Lord Salisbury
Great Britain
Crespo
Andrade
Cleveland
Congress
National Democratic Party holds first post election meeting
Indianapolis reports the national executive committee of the national democratic party met at the Bates house. They audited accounts, found a balance in the treasury, and decided to keep the organization intact while expanding into new states and strengthening existing footing. Subcommittees were appointed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Democratic Party
Bates House
Henry Watterson
National Bank of Commerce Duluth Suspends Operations
The National Bank of Commerce in Duluth Minnesota failed to open on Friday morning. A notice on the doors says directors stopped operations due to unprofitable business and plan to pay depositors soon. The bank, capitalized at 200000 with 30000 surplus, saw deposits fall from 200000 four months earlier to 50000 on closing.
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Duluth
Minn
National Bank of Commerce
Security Bank
W. Matter
National Civic Service Reform League Holds Annual Meeting
Philadelphia reports the National Civic Service Reform League meeting at the Hotel Walton. Officers elected include Carl Schurz as president and executives from New York Boston St Louis Philadelphia and Chicago. Resolutions urge merit based appointments across government and caution against removals of fourth class postmasters unless justified. A banquet and papers followed with aims to extend civil service reform nationwide.
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National League
Philadelphia
Wee
National Civic Service Reform League
Hotel Walton
Seburg
Henry Hitchcock
St. Louis
Carl Schurz
New York
Charles I Francis Adams
Lioston
Augustus R. McDonough
Henry C. Potter
Cincinnati
W. IK. Cushing
Cleveland
W. Br, Lord
St. Paul
Richard Henry Dana
Boston
J.G. Thorp
Madison
Wis
Charles J. Bonaparte
Baltimore
Organization of the League
League
Pennsylvania Association
Herbert Welsh
Pensylvania Association
Sharkey Fight Fixed Claims Shake Courtroom
Australian Billy Smith testifies in San Francisco about a conspiracy surrounding the Fitzsimmons Sharkey prize fight. He names J J Groom J H Gibbs Danny Lynch and Sharkey as National Athletic Club members who ran the bout and arranged referee Wyatt Earp to steer the outcome with a $2500 payoff to Earp.
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Sharkey
San Irancisco
Dec
Sanderson
Billy Smith
Ifitzsimmmons
New York
Smith
J. J. Groom
J. H. Gibbs
Danny Lynch
National Athletic Club
Earp
Pardon Granted in Ellsworth County Treasurer Case
Gov Morrill of Kansas pardons James L Dick former Ellsworth county treasurer who was sentenced in 1895 to 12 years in prison The pardon came after the death of the prisoner's son John Dick in a railroad accident and orders were sent to release him to catch the next train home
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Warden Lynch
Smallpox and Yellow Fever Reported in Cuban Ports
The marine hospital service notes outbreaks in Cuba with 12 yellow fever and two smallpox deaths in Cienfuegos for the week through November 22, and Havana reports 220 new yellow fever cases with 87 deaths and 54 smallpox deaths for the week through November 26.
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Washington
Marine Hospital Service
United States
Cienfueyros
Havana
Annual Report of Internal Revenue Bureau Chief Miller
Commissioner Joseph S. Miller reports the fiscal year ending June 30 1896 receipts at 146 880 615 with increases across spirits tobacco fermented liquors and oleomargarine. Costs of collecting rise to 4 086 292 and 4 369 000 forecast. He notes improved civil service classification and lists seizures and production metrics for the year.
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Miller
Internal Revenue Bureau
Washington
Joseph S. Miller
Trade Review highlights cautious post holiday and congress uncertainty
New York December reports from H G Dun and Co describe holiday delays and doubtful congressional action delaying improvements into the new year. Markets show abundant money and mixed demand with reduced clearings, weaker wheat, and waning textile and woolen demand. Failures drop in the U S and Canada versus last year amid industry uncertainty tied to potential large combine formations.
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New York
H. G. Dun & Co
Congress
Ana
Cuba
Spain
London
Superior Duluth
Northwestern
United States
Canada
Track record chase surpasses Schock with 1910 miles
A cyclist completed 1910 miles, surpassing the 1693 record held by champion Schock by 310 miles, as crowds packed the vast amplification area during the six day event.
Noted Clergyman James A McCauley Dies at 74
Baltimore Md December 14 James A McCauley a prominent Methodist clergyman died at his home after months of frail health and a stroke He was a Maryland native known for logical reasoning He once led the Wesleyan Female College Staunton Virginia and declined professorships He served as president of Dickinson College Carlisle Pennsylvania for 16 years
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Baltimore
Stey
James A. McCauley
Methodist Episcopal Church
Maryland
Sife
Wesleyan Female College
Staunton
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Cunningham Hanged After Swift Albany Trial
Sankey Cunningham, accused of a December 3 assault on Miss Camp, reached Albany under Macon militia. Three troops guarded court entrances as a jury found him guilty in under 20 minutes, Judge Spence scheduling the hanging for January 1.
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Albany
Sankey Cunningham
Macon
Spence
Cunningham
Mason Confesses Role in Fort Smith Murder
George Erb 24, a stone mason formerly of Mechanicsburg, Pa, confessed to police he and a woman named Ella Hicks drugged Edward Nutter, a weighmaster, for robbery, resulting in Nutter’s death in Fort Smith Ark last March. He is jailed.
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Harrisburg
George Erb
Mechanicsburg
Fort Smith
Ark
Ella Hicks
Edward Nutter
Eric
Ile
Daughter of Ambassador Uhl Married in Berlin
The civil marriage of Miss Lucy Follet Uhl, daughter of U S Ambassador Uhl, to Mr. Guy V. Thompson of Yale University, occurred at 11 30 Wednesday before the civil registrar in Gethinerstrasse. Only the couple and J B Jackson, secretary of the American embassy, attended. the religious ceremony followed at Ambassador Uhl's residence at seven in the evening.
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Ambassador Uhl
Berlin
Lucy Follet Uhl
United States
Uhl
Guy V. Thompson
Yale University
Gethinerstrasse
J. B. Jauckson
Niagara Falls Plays The Chord Of G In The Mighty Roar
A New York Journal report asserts Niagara Falls produces a musical chord of G comprised of G B D G, at four notes per beat, four octaves below a standard organ, all in perfect time with none of the discord noted by observers.
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Niagara Falls
G. Eugene
Thayer
Niagara
Darwin
Mr. Thayer
Mr. Seid
N. Y. Journal
Practical and Perfect Home Plans Emphasized in Building
A note on domestic architecture stresses that a useful practical plan is the first consideration in building a house. Small changes to projections or recesses do not alter the overall layout, and comfort comes from the plan more than exterior beauty or elevation.
Hersert C Chivers Architect We Byright Building St Louis
A historical note discusses design philosophy by architect Hersert C Chivers. It outlines the ideal balance of stability and ornament and describes a proposed city or suburban stone house with two stories, gabled roof, stained shingles, and interior finishes of white oak, yellow pine, and cypress. Estimated cost ranges: brick 5 500 to 6 500. stone 6 000 to 7 200.
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Hersert
C-Chivers
Byuright
St*louis
Smallest Adult Human Brain On Record Described
Dr. Gore reports a remarkable case from the Anthropological Society. An adult female aged 42, five feet tall, possessed the smallest mature brain on record, weighing ten ounces and five grains without membranes, with infantile intellect.
Phosphorescent Plants and Potatoes Light Night Air
The article notes yellow and orange flowers glow phosphorescent when watered in July and August under electric twilight. It adds decomposing potatoes emit enough light to read by and describes a Strasbourg cellar once mistaken for a fire due to potato phosphorescence.
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Strasburg
Jamaica Once Linked to Americas by Mountain Bridge
Geological experts speaking before the Geological Society of England propose that Jamaica was once connected to both North and South America by a broad mountainous land bridge across the West Indian archipelago. The land is indicated to have risen at least two and a half miles above sea level.
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Geological Society
England
Jamaica
North
South America
West Indian Archipelago
Bullets Form Clouds in Italian Photographs
Photographs show dark streaks and blurs before projectiles in Italy. Experts suggest these are little clouds formed by moisture condensing as the bullet compresses air ahead.
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Italy
A New Bicycle Brake Development Described
A friction disk attached to the rear hub accepts a second disk pressed by the rider's back pedaling. The mechanism converts pedaling force into braking action, representing an early approach to securing bicycle control through friction and rotating parts.
Deadly Madagascar Spider and Vivid Webs Described
A Madagascar spider story notes a gloss black species with a red abdomen spot whose bite is said to be fatal. The island also hosts large colorful spiders with dinner-plate size bodies and vast geometric webs spanning streams and roads, anchored by extremely strong cords.
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Madagascar
Birds power work with heat and feathered insulation
Birds can sustain higher work output per weight by operating at a higher temperature. This requires a warm feathered coating and protection from the cold atmosphere to maintain that energy level.
Fisherman’s Luck Tale Seeds Dinner Table Gossip
A lighthearted Brooklyn Lite quip reports Miss Specie claiming to have hooked two princes while fishing in Europe and losing them at the last moment, with one duke noted in jest. The lines playful and romantic set in a European backdrop.
Helping Him Along
A humorous Tit-Bits snippet features Mr Tim in a playful exchange with Miss Minnie about the age women should marry. Their wry banter centers on social expectations and newspaper debates from a lighthearted domestic scene.
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Miss Minnie
No Outside Interference Quote Sparks Parish Pew Rent Talk
In a Town Topics quip, Sexton scolds for unpaid pew rent while Dimpleton replies that it concerns him and his God. The light exchange captures local church life and punctures formal decorum with humor.
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Sexton
Dimpleton
A Wicked Joke from the Pittsburgh News
The excerpt jokes about Eskimos being unenlightened and notes drafts as funny while they live on candles and lamp oil, reflecting a wartime era wit from a Pittsburgh publication.
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Pittsburgh News
Snipe Shooting Anecdote Spurs Local Banter
In a clipped exchange from a 19th century paper, a character boasts about snipe shooting near his area. The dialogue mentions two large snipes, likened to New Jersey mosquitoes, as part of a humorous, period tone.
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New Jersey
N. Y
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