Disease Rumors Sweep Manila and Surrounding Towns
Reports from the Manila Times cite authentic sources describing a deadly epidemic sweeping Manila and nearby towns. Authorities pledge steps to combat the disease as officials, including Beveridge, plan public talks. The outbreak reportedly centers on several towns with multiple fatalities linked to a suspected plague source.
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Victoria
B. C
Jai
Minnia Vipers
Icciks Piuneue
Manila
Dae Manila Times
Weaken at Washington to Deal With Bubonic Plague in the Philippines
Washington reports prompt measures to prevent bubonic plague from entering the United States. An executive order moves Philippines quarantine to the Marine Hospital Service under the War department. Treasury secretary to detach others to manage the work. Senate discussions touch Philippine war and fiscal bills as House acts on government funds deposits and New York custom house site information.
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Washington
Philippines
United States
War Department
Marine Hospital Service
Secretary of the Treasury
Perry
Pty Wood
Pfoae- Wong
Sis Notuis
Benator Atadmeh
Benator
Ves
Oriae
Senate
Satisii
Abirich
Beveridge
Notce
Suter
Gage
New York
Beveridge Resolution Defines Republican Philippine Policy
Washington January 5. Senator Beveridge outlines a Republican position on the Philippine question. The resolution states the islands are U S territory and to be retained with appropriate local government as needed. Lodge Davis and Alli gon assisted in drafting. Platt Davis Lodge Beveridge favored a firmer declaration. Whisky as Medicine. Washington January 5. Internal Revenue head rules that physicians may only prescribe alcohols not mixed with drugs as medicine for patients and must be treated as alcohol for medical use.
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Washington
Janu
Benator Beveridge
Philippine Islands
United States
Lodge
Philippine Commission
Davis
Foreign Relations Committee
Alligon
Committee On Appropriations
Platt
Beveridge
Wilson
Internal Revenue Bureau
Ava
Otis to command about sixty six thousand men in Manila
Washington January 5 The transport Grant arrives from San Francisco with the Forty-eighth (colored) volunteers and General Otis will command an effective force of about 66 000 in the Philippines The army there now totals 62500 regulars and 681500 volunteers with the Grant’s arrival bringing in the full volunteer strength of 24000 including the Forty-eighth and the Forty-first volunteers arriving from New York aboard the Logan en route to Manila early next week
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Otis
Grant
Washington
Manila
San Francisco
Forty-eighth Volunteer Infantry
Philippines
Forty-first Volunteer Infantry
New York
Logan
The Women’s Temple Foreclosure Plan Takes Shape
Mrs. Matilda B. Carse proposes a new plan to save the Woman’s Temple by delaying Marshall Field’s mortgage foreclosure. A joint meeting of trustees and bondholders is set to hear her idea and possible bond conversion to stock. The plan may shift control to bondholders, with Field awaiting the outcome. Miss Sarah Johnson is replaced as financial secretary by Mrs. Marion H. Danham of Iowa, and temple work moves to Burlington.
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Chicago
Matilda B. Carse
Woman's Temple
Marshall Field
Temple
Contro
Field
Sarah Johnson
Marion H. Danham
Iowa
Burlington
Democratic gain in Kentucky governor contest committee draw
In Frankfort on January 5 the joint legislative contest committees were drawn by lot. Democrats secured 10 of 11 seats on the governor’s contest and 9 of 11 on the lieutenant governor’s contest. The governor’s panel includes Frazier Allen Crenshaw Hickman Berry Finn Reunick Sledge Lyon Barton and Yarberry all Democrats except Yarberry. A separate protest meeting in New York opposed the France reciprocity treaty affecting knit goods.
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Frankfort
Frazier
Allen
Crenshaw
Hickman
Berry
Finn
Reuunick
Sledge
Lyon
Barton
Yarberry
New York
France
A. S. Haight
Germany
Switzerland
England
Prizes Posted for Shorthorn Cattle Shows in Chicago and Kansas City
The American Shorthorn Breeders association executive committee voted to offer 5000 dollars in prizes for shorthorn cattle at the International Fat Cattle exhibition to be held in Chicago next fall. They also appropriated 5000 dollars for prizes at the Kansas City exhibition likely in October.
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Chicago
American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Kansas City
General O. E. Drentzer Dead in Tennessee
General O. E. Drentzer ex consul to Norway under Grant dies aged 84 in Frankfort Tennessee. He came from Sweden in 1844 and served as an officer in the Florida War and brigadier general of the Wisconsin militia. He remained active as a lawyer in America.
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O. E. Drentzer
Frankfort
Tenn
United States
Norway
Grant
Drentzer
Sweden
Wisconsin
America
Stolen Goods Trail in Elkhart Trial Unfolds
Goshen Indiana January 5 Charles Lamp eell and James Sailor face trial for stealing merchandise including whisky from Lake Shore freighthouse Elkhart. Court reveals大量 high end cigars vanish after inventory and storage at the Elkhart police station.
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Goshen
Ind
Charles Lampeell
James Sailor
Lake Shore
Elkhart
Bituminous Operators Meet Behind Closed Doors in Terre Haute
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators Association held a closed meeting in Terre Haute on January 5. A leading operator said they will attend the national miners convention prepared to back a scale increase, to be revised in March. Delegates to the national convention were elected and plans for the operators’ approach were set. If miners’ demands are not excessive, prospects for wage-scale trouble in the Indiana coalfield remain slim.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Asociation
National Miners’ Convention
Destroyed Opposition Saloon War Lands Man in Jail
Lewis Knapp and his wife ran opposing saloons in Grant Indiana. He attacked his wife's saloon, destroyed furniture, and sat with a hatchet as officers arrived. He was bound and moved to Terre Haute jail after a warrant was executed.
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Butler
Chicago
Grant
Ind
Lewis Knapp
Terre Haute
Knapp
Man Killed by Fall Under Train in Staunton Ill
R A Hughes of Anderson Ind died instantly yesterday when he fell under a train at Staunton Illinois. He had six years with a local newspaper and was active in the Elks and the typographical union. Hughes recently served as advance agent for Uncle Tom's Cabin and was brother in law to Editor Knight of the Anderson Bulletin.
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Anderson
Ind
R. A. Hughes
Staunton
Ill
the Elks and the Typographical Union
Hughes
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Knight
Anderson Bulletin
Butler businessman found dead in Chicago mystery
William H. Curtis manager of the Butler canning factory was found dead in Chicago. The death is listed as self-inflicted by officials, but about 3000 in cash that should have been on him is missing, fueling foul play theories among locals.
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Butler
Chicago
Ind
William H. Curtis
Butler Canning Factory
E B
Indiana woman donates 50000 to Ohio Wesleyan fund
At the opening of Ohio Wesleyan University’s new term President Bashford announced a anonymous donor from Indiana contributed 50000 to the university endowment.
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Indiana
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyn University
Bashford
Explosion Demolishes Cudahy Oil Power House in Hartford City
Hartford City Indiana January 6 power house of the Cudahy Oil company destroyed by an explosion yesterday. loss placed at about 10000 forty producing wells idle until machinery repairs completed. Bedford Indiana January 5 Owensburg tunnel on Monon road caves in seventeen bents give way blocking traffic. one week to clear. Indianapolis January 5 Eugene Nebeker reappointed to Indiana state prison trustees. Stormont elected commandant of the Indiana State Soldiers home. Berea Ohio January 5 Rev John G Fee founder of Berea college dies at age 84.
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Cudahy Oil Company
Hartford City
Ind
Bedford
Owenaburg
Monon Road
Indianapolis
Eues H. Nebeker
Covington
Indiana State
Michigan City
Berea College
Berea
John G. Fee
Treasury cash, gold reserves detailed in Washington report
The treasury reports available cash balance of 281,365,026 dollars and a gold reserve of 236,747,329 dollars as of January 5 in Washington.
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Treasury
Washington
Jan
the Treasury
Agents in Cuba seek to induce Cuban immigration to Mexico
Telegrams report agents working from Cuba to persuade Cubans to move to Mexico. London War Office orders 16 additional militia battalions to be embodied. The Michigan Legislature adjourns sine die tomorrow after a special session. The St Louis council failure leaves streets dark due to a lighting contract lapse. The Sachem arrives at St Thomas on a Hong Kong voyage from New York. General Wood visits Havana Leper Hospital. staff invited but absent on other duties. Chiara Ciguarale pardoned by Governor Roosevelt for 1886 New York husband murder. Charles H. Cole, ex president of Globe National Bank, faces $600,000 bond on proposed malfeasance.
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Cuba
Mexico
London War Office
Michigan
St. Louis
Sachem
New York
Hong Kong
St. Thomas
General Wood
Tinplate Works to Close in Montpelier Indefinitely
Montpelier Indiana January 5 The American tinplate works will shut down this Saturday for an indefinite period Workers learned of the closure after rumors that the plant joined a trust and would relocate machinery to Elwood or Anderson If confirmed the move would put more than 900 men out of work.
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Tinplate
Montreier
Montpelier
Ind
American Tinplate Works
Elwood
Anderson
Poorfarm Building Destroyed and Two Men Injured
In Peru Indiana two men were hurt when an explosion blew walls from a brick store building and damaged the county farm while workers searched a gas leak in a cellar. The main building housed inmates but no one else was injured.
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Peru
Ind
Micheal Reily
Polks
Quarrel Over Buggy Pole Ends in Stabbing
In Lebanon Indiana on January 5 William O'Connor a liveryman and Maurice Hager quarreled over a buggy pole. Hager drew a pocketknife and slashed O Connor across the face neck injuring an ear and deep gashes. Hager was arrested.
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Lebanon
Ind
William O'Connor
Maurice Hager
Hager
O'Connor
Five Men Die of Cold in Klondike Trek
Five deaths reported from extreme Klondike cold include two frozen bodies found on Waite Pass and a man named D B Richter from San Francisco. A vast AlaskaCommercial check for $8000 was tied to one victim. William Somerville, a Dawsonite and former copper mine superintendent, died after freezing near White Pass. Andrew Andochwitz was killed by a blast stone on the White Pass and Yukon extension.
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Klondike
Seattle
Wash
Topeka
Telegraph
Waite Pass
Alaska Commercial Company
R. C. Jennings
D. RB. Richter
San Francisco
White Pass
William Somerville
Northwest Mounted Police
Somerville
White Horse Rapids
White Horse
Andrew Andochwitz
Yukon
Sawmill Boiler Blast Kills Three Workers Near Anna
A boiler explosion at Charles Stout's sawmill eight miles east of Anna, Illinois, killed engineer John Adan and workers Matt McGinnis and Nelson McGinnis, while owner Charles Stout was badly injured with a crushed head. In Memphis Tennessee, the municipal election returned a large Democratic victory over an independent slate with H. L. Brinkley elected fire and police commissioner.
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Anna, Ilis
Charles Stout
Here
John Adan
Matt McGinnis
Nelson McGinnis
Stout
Memphis
Tenn
H. L. Brinkley
Gold Heist Drains Clearinghouse of Two Million in New York
Two million dollars in gold was stolen from the clearinghouse today. Banks in New York organized the operation yesterday and expect another two million to be shipped tomorrow unless new orders alter plans.
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New York
Market Summary for Grain and Livestock Circuits
Indianapolis reports steady to stronger cattle at 3.25 to 3.60 a hundredweight and firm hog and lamb tones across regions. Chicago bids show mixed wheat and firm hogs, with cash wheat at around 60 to 63 cents and oats near 24 cents.
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Acoa
Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
Boers Prepare for Heavy Battle on Tugela River Next Week
London dispatch reports Boer entrenchments stretch about 40 miles facing British positions near Tugela with flank moves hindered by long approaches. Kimberley redoubts grow to enclose 17 miles of fortifications as British mobilty and supply lines are tested.
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Tugela River
Methuen
Kimberley
London
Molteno
Cyphergat
Tagela
Loris Methuen
Baller
Ruska
Herschel
Barky
Admiralty Programe
Durban
3Bimons Bay
Port Elizabeth
Lorenzo Marques
St. Vincent
Cape Verge Islands
Cape Town
Aden
John Churchill
Randolph Churchill
Winston Spencer Cbarchill
Sunn African Light Horse
Lord Rosslyn
Yeomanry
Lord I[veagh
South Africa
War Office
Sir William Thompson
Transvaal Trouble Brews as Peace Petition Gathers Signatures
Brussels reports a Universal League of Peace meeting agreed to launch public signatures for a petition to President McKinley calling for mediation in the Boer War. The appeal urges healing of the breach and human brotherhood.
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Brussels
Universal League of Peace
McKinley
Great Britain
Transvaal
South Africa
FIRST IN THIS COUNTRY Christianized Chinese Couple to Be Married
The first Christianized Chinese couple to marry in the United States will wed in Philadelphia. Wang John, a Chinese restaurant owner, and Su Ting Fa, traveling from San Francisco after schooling at a Presbyterian Chinese girls’ school, arranged the match by mail after Reverend Frederick Poole selected Su Ting Fa. Wang John sent $200 to cover her gown and travel expenses.
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Philadelphia
Wang John
Hfe Anannee
Su Ting Fa
San Frascisco
Presbyterian School
Edward Doyle Sues Board of Trade Operator for Damages
Edward Doyle, described as a reformer and philanthropist, sues John Robson in Chicago for 800,000 damages. He cites Illinois law allowing treble recovery for pur and call operations on the board of trade and says he will attach board property if successful.
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Edward Doyle
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
John Robson
Board of Trade
Losure
Doyle Gocardingly
Ilinois
Doyle
Agassiz Studies Ocean Depths Find Sparse Life Below
Alexander Agassiz, director of the Harvard museum, reports from Tahiti via letter to U S fish commissioners. He sailed from San Francisco aboard the Albatross to probe the Pacific Ocean bottom, making 73 soundings in an unknown basin. Dredging reveals little life in deep distant waters.
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Cambridge
Masc
Alexander Agassise
Agnesise
Woman testifies for husband then dies in court
In New York a woman testifying for her husband Louis Gordon on a general sessions theft case collapsed and died after an apoplectic fit. The trial continued and the jury showed deep impression as the defendant was acquitted. Mrs. Guston did not regain consciousness before death.
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New York
Jan
Louis Gordon
Mayo Gordon
Gordon
Guslon
Backache and kidney cure touted by notable user
Mrs. Sarah M. Langton of Logansport Indiana credits Morrow's Kid-ne-oids with curing ten years of backache and urinary disturbances. She describes relief after one box and urges others with weak backs or disordered kidneys to try the yellow tablets sold at J H Conner's drug store, Springfield Ohio.
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Morrow
Atera
J.H. Conner
John Morrow & Co
Springfield
Ohto
Grave matter shifts fate of juror in murder trial
In a New York Journal tale a gray haired man is slated for jury service. A lawyer dismisses the uncle of the defendant as too near death yet the juror is accepted and the jury delivers a not guilty verdict.
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New York Journal
Strength of Character Quoted in Chicago Post
A Chicago Post quotation asks if a woman shows strength of character while noting she wears no moneyed latest fashion despite wealth. The remark contrasts wealth with restraint in personal presentation.
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Chicago Post
Rapture of Annie Springer Cures Cough with King’s New Discovery
Annie F Springer of 1125 Howard St Philadelphia credits Dr Kings New Discovery for Cough with curing a long cough that had tormented her for years. She praises the remedy’s effectiveness, notes sleeping well, and promotes it with a price of 3 cents and 1.00 trial bottles available at C D Knoetsels Drug Store. Sharkey O Rourke dispute over corner in upcoming fight with Jeffries reports the two telegram exchange. Sharkey says he will manage his next bout independently.
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Annie F. Springer
Howard Street
Philadelphia
Br. King
Iren Berden
Sharkey
O’ Rourke
Hot Springs
Ark
Tom Sharkey
Tom O'Rourke
Jeffries
O’rourke
Intense Feeling Against England Grows in Berlin
Berlin January 5 The seizure of the imperial mail steamer General has aggravated tensions with England and intensified German indignation. The government seeks to preserve official relations while urging England to hasten an honorable amendment to Germany.
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England
Berlin
Germany
Doctor McGlynn Report Refuted By Attending Physician
Newberg New York January 5. The rumor that Doctor McGlynn has a mysterious growth on his right hip is denied by the attending physician. Chapped hands cracked lips and rough skin are quickly healed with Banner Salve as a medicinal ointment available from druggists.
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