Senate to vote on Kay Pauncefote treaty amid debate
Washington dispatch notes the Senate plans a two thirds vote on the Hay Pauncefote treaty with expectations of ratification after public disclosures of confidential discussions. Critics warn of delays through January as the canal and subsidy bills loom and party lines sharpen.
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Sportal
New York Times
Washington
Senate
Lodge
Hay
Great Britain
Department of State
United States
Morgan
Congress
Hanna
Nicaragua Canal
Tillman Canal Resolution Forecasts Limited Returns
Washington reports that Tillman’s resolution seeking all US Colombia Panama Canal correspondence will yield little. State Department says no offers from Colombia. Colombian Legation to be re established. Morgan amendment may reveal informal Panama Company remarks but no formal offer or sale. The company seeks only a controlling interest.
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Washington
Tillman
United States
Colombia
Panama Canal
State Department
Morgan
Panama Company
Hutin
Conference backs anti-canteen provision in Army bill
A Washington meeting of church and temperance groups representing about 4 million members urged strict anti-canteen language in the Army bill. Delegates from the Presbyterian, Methodist, Lutheran, Disciples of Christ, Universalist, Friends, and leading temperance organizations argued the current system fails temperance aims and tempts recruits with liquor in canteens.
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Washington
Presbyterian Church
United States
Methodist Episcopal Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Disciples of Christ
The
Universalist Church
Friends
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
National
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Sons of Temperance of North America
Baptist and
Congregational Churches
Independent Order of Good Templars
E. C. Dinwiddie
Anti-Saloon League
Senate Committee On
House
Figaro Analyzes Canal Issue Amid Treaty Debate
Paris dispatch notes Figaro commentary on Hay Pauncefoyle treaty and canal project. It observes Republicans once champions of the Nicaraguan route favor postponement to avoid harming Anglo American interests and rail executives' profits being a primary concern.
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Paris
Figaro
Coubtless
Havana Council bids add Ady appraisal to sewer contract
The Municipal Council at its session voted unanimously to include in bid advertisements the facts of Michael J Ady s appraisal and the award of the contract for sewering and related work in Havana.
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Havana
Etro
Michael Jady
Proceeds Spark Veto Threat in City Fight
The amount involved exceeds $500000 and Mayor Rodriguez is expected to veto the entire measure. Mr. Cady predicts the dispute will move to Washington with Lemuel E. Quigg as a key player. The military government and engineers express disgust over the result.
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Rodriguez
Mr. Cady
Washington
Lemuel E. Quigg
First Habeas Corpus Case Under New Act in Havana
The new Habeas Corpus act begins tomorrow in Cuba. The first case involves American Thompson of Detroit held on telegraphic request for allegedly altering books at Standard Life Insurance Company. A Cuban attorney represents him and the proceedings draw interest.
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Havana
The
Islas
Thompson
Detroit
Standard Life Insurance Company
Cuban General's Sister Dies by Her Own Hand
Havana December 19 an invalid young woman sister of General Castillo of the Cuban Army shot herself through the heart in her bathroom. The motive is believed to be grief over a sister's marriage in the family.
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Havana
Castillo
Witness Testimony Admits False Trial For Prisoners
Charles F. Stain, son of inmate David L. Stain, says his Bangor 1888 testimony implicating David L. Stain and Oliver Cromwell in the Barron murder was false. He claims malice toward his father, fear of exposure, and sought revenge and reward, and now repents his perjury in the case at Thomaston pardon hearing.
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Augusta
David L. Stain
Oliver Cromwell
Thomaston
John Wilson Barron
Dexter
Charles F. Stain
Bangor
Joan Wilson Barron
Ireh
Barron
Woman Dies After Shot By Husband In Hyde Park
Mrs. John W. Griffin of Hyde Park died in Vassar Hospital from pneumonia after a shotgun accident at home. Griffin, handling a hammerless gun believed to be unloaded, fired as his brother-in-law and he prepared for a rabbit hunt. The bullet struck Mrs. Griffin in the shoulder, she fainted, was taken to hospital, and later died. She was 22 and married four years.
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Poughkeepsie
John W. Griffin
Hyde Park
Vassar Hospital
Griffin
Reverend Fenn elected Bussey Professor at Harvard
The Rev. Dr. William Wallace Fenn of Chicago Church of the Messiah was named Bussey Professor of Theology at Harvard University to succeed the late Dr. Charles Carroll Everett. Fenn, born in Boston, Harvard graduate, 1884, Divinity School 1887, has served since 1891 in Chicago. The dean position is expected to go to Rev. Dr. Francis G. Peabody.
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Boston
William Wallace Fenn
Church of the Messiah
Chicago
Bussey
Harvard University
Charles Carroll Everett
Everett
Divinity School
Fenn
Francis G. Peabody
Plummer
Harvard
Sailors Arrive To Man Russian Cruiser Variag
The Rhynland arrived in Philadelphia from Liverpool with 225 Russian sailors who join the recently built cruiser Variag. The shipyard crew transfer completed, the Variag is now fully manned and set to sail for Russia once orders are issued.
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Philadelphia
Rhynland
Liverpool
Variag
Russia
Hayes Homestead to be Sold in Ohio
The Supreme Court affirmed lower court rulings in Rutherford Platt Hayes and Scott R. Hayes versus James Hunt. Spigel Grove, Rutherford B. Hayes's Fremont home, must be sold to satisfy an annuity dispute with an insane uncle’s estate after the ex-President’s death stopped the payments.
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Hayes
Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
Rutherford Platt Hayes
Scott R. Hayes
James Hunt
Spigel Grove
Rutherford B. Hayes
Fremont
Peavey to Form Great Lakes Steamship Line
Frank H. Peavey and lake capitalists organize a steamship company to operate on the Great Lakes. Four large freighters are contracted for construction in Cleveland at a cost of 1 500 600 dollars to run between Duluth and Buffalo carrying grain ore and general freight.
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Peavey
Minneapolis
Cornell Professor Wins Prize in Mathematics
Dr. G. A. Miller, instructor in mathematics at Cornell University, received a $260 prize from the Scientific Academy of Cracow Austria for his work in the theory of groups. The field is a modern pure mathematics branch used in algebraic and differential equations. Miller has published many original memoirs on the subject.
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Ithaca
G. A. Miller
Cornell University
Scientific Academy of Cracow
Austria
Miller
Child Murderer Declared Insane in Cleveland Case
Harry H. Stewart, arrested in New York and brought to Cleveland, was found insane by a Criminal Court jury today. He will be placed in an asylum after the verdict for murdering his infant daughter and disposing of the body in a sewer.
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Cleveland
Harry H. Stewart
New York
Stewart
Convicts Pardoned in New Jersey
The Court of Pardons in Trenton pardoned two convicts and placed about twenty on parole. John Shott from Morris County who served for bigamy was pardoned. William O Connor of Passaic, jailed for highway robbery, was also freed after three years of a five year sentence. Shott is not expected to live long.
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New Jersey
Trenton
N. J
Court of Pardons
John Shott
Morris County
William O’connor
Passaic
Shott
Diphtheria Outbreak at West Point Quarantines Abound
Diphtheria has broken out among soldiers families at West Point and they are quarantined. The illness is described as virulent. Sergt Laily’s family was first stricken and his oldest child died a few hours after the disease developed.
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West Point
Sergt. Laily
Rev Prescott Evarts Accepts Cambridge Rectorate
Boston reports the Rev. Prescott Evarts of Wappinger’s Falls New York has accepted the rectorship of Christ Church in Cambridge. He is the son of William M. Evarts.
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Boston
Prescott Evarts
Wappinger’s Falls
N. Y
Christ Church, Cambridge
William M. Evarts
Burnz Murder Trial Focuses on Coin Linked to Case
In White Plains the Burnz murder trial centers on Ida Angel and her son Stephen Leroy who testified about a fifty cent coin she gave for an express charge payment later found in Burnz's possession. Other witnesses Place Burnz aboard a Harlem River Railroad run at 11:18 pm paying 38 cents and exposing a large money roll. The defense claims Burnz denied shooting Fellows and investigators report a confession and formal statement.
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New York Times
White Plains
N. Y
Edgar C. Burnz
Herbert B. Fellows
Scarsdale
Ida C.angel
Angel
Stephen Leroy
Fellows
Burnz
Richard W. Powers
Harlem River Railroad
Brunt
Tuckahoe
New York
Cornelius J. Sullivan
New York Central Office
Capt. McClusky
New York Detective Bureau
Edward C. Humphries
Pound Box Candy Prices and Boxed Chocolates
Advertises extra fine chocolates and bon bons in fancy or shaped boxes at 49c per pound. Claims comparison with rivals at 80c. Includes pound boxes of assorted chocolates at 1c and 34c, five pound boxes of mixed candy at 89c and 1.19. Made in own factory from purest materials.
Minister Loses Divorce Case In Boston Court
Judge Fessenden grants a decree nisi to Annie Dixon in the divorce from Rev. Dr. Joseph E K Dixon former Warren Avenue Baptist Church pastor. The alienation suit by Dr Dixon against Mrs Dixon is dismissed. Co respondent Ella M Ammerman widow of ex congressman Ammerman named in the action. The ruling may affect the will contest over a 59600 bequest to Dr Dixon by Mrs Ammerman.
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Boston
Fessenden
Joseph E. K. Dixon
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Annie
Dixon
Ella M. Ammerman
Ammerman
Pennsylvania
Macy's Christmas Carpet and Furniture Sale Beats Expectations
Macy’s advertises deep discounts on carpets linoleum and furniture with free installation within Greater New York. Special piano offers include the Straus piano at 123.68 to 174.49 and heavy price reductions on lace curtains tapestry and wall panels.
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New York
Straus
House Furnishings Carving Sets and Tea Kettles Sale
House furnishings with carving sets in satin-lined cases priced from 2.58 to 6.24 and nickelled brass five o clock tea kettles ranging from 1.34 to 9.04.
H. Walter Webb Estate Appraisal Reveals Tax Burden
Anson Baldwin, appointed appraiser for LH Walter Webb’s estate, reports a gross value of 673000 plus. After exempting 118000 to Mrs Webb and deducting 4000 in expenses, the net estate taxed stands at 551725.79 with a 1 percent widow’s tax. Webb carried life insurance valued at 144170.
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White Plains
Anson Baldwin
Walter Webb
Scarborough
Webb
Engineer Finds Dead Body on Track in Burlington
Special to The New York Times an east bound Central Vermont train engineer found a dead man on the track near Burlington Vermont about 10 A M. The man had a bullet wound at the back of the head and his papers identified him as John Julien. A man named Frank Coolridge was held as a suspect after lodging at a hotel in House Point with Julien.
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New York Times
Burlington
Central Vermont
John Julien
Frank Coolridge
Iouse’s Point
Montreal
Julien
Mares
Coolridge
Find Fault with Vaudeville Trust
Chicago reports suggest Chicago vaudeville managers fault the Vaudeville Combine for uneven salary treatment favoring Eastern managers. Rumor says Eastern circles keep top performers near the Atlantic Coast, while Chicago complains it still receives a share of available vaudeville talent.
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Chicago
Atlantic Coast
Mary A Livermore's Eightieth Birthday Observed
Mary A Livermore turned eighty today in Boston and reported good health and spirits. Her daughter Mrs J O Norris and three grandchildren were the only family at home, with flowers and gifts, then a City Hall reception hosted by the Women's Christian Temperance Union attended by hundreds of friends and admirers.
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Boston
Mary A. Livermore
J. O. Norris
Cambridge Representative Sentenced in Naturalization Frauds
Cornelius Minihan from Cambridge was sentenced to a year in the House of Correction by Judge Lowell after pleading guilty to four indictments for aiding four parties to obtain false naturalization papers. His defense called witnesses to attest to character while medical testimony was offered to seek leniency.
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Boston
Cornelius Minihan
General Court
Cambridge
House of Correction
Lowell
United States District Court
Minihan
Fire Destroys Franklin-Baker Plant in Philadelphia
A large Franklin-Baker Co plant on Delaware Avenue above Fairmount Avenue burned, causing about 150000 dollars in damage and destroying a shipload of Brazilian coconuts. Several firemen were injured but none seriously. Insurance fully covers the loss.
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Philadelphia
Franklin-Baker Company
Atlantic Seaboard
Delaware Avenue
Fairmount Avenue
Coldbrook Rolling Mills Burned in Overnight Fire
The Coldbrook Rolling Mills fifteen miles from town were destroyed by fire. Owned by Coldbrook Steel and Iron Co led by S. V. H. Thorne and several head workmen. Loss pegged at 100000 with 6000 insured. Three coal cars on the Intercolonial Railway burned as well.
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John
N. B
Coldbrook Erolling Mills
Coldbrook Steel and Iron Company
SV. H. Thorne
Intercolonial Railway
Rev. Dr. W. R. Stricklen Dies in Phoenix
The Rev. Dr. W. Raymond Stricklen aged forty four, pastor of Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church in Baltimore, died today in Phoenix Arizona. He was well known in Baltimore for previously holding several charges.
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Washington
Phoenix
Ariz
W. Raymond Stricklen
Hamline ‘Methodist Episcopal Church
Strickien
Baltimore
Clarendon Hotel in Brooklyn Fire Injures No One
A fire at the Clarendon Hotel on Washington and Johnson Streets in Brooklyn caused three alarms and forced guests to flee. Pugilist James J. Fitzsimmons and his family were among the third floor occupants. he helped suppress the blaze with a bucket of water before firefighters arrived. Police estimate damage around 2000 dollars, with hotel claims near 6000 due to flood and smoke.
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Brooklyn
Clarendon Hotel
Washington and
Johnson Streets
B. P. Sharp
Sharon House
Sharon Springs
Sharp
Gloversville
the Clarendon
A. E. Sharp
Fitzsimmons
Scott's emulsion promotes nutrition for thin weak persons
An advertisement urges readers that thinness may stem from poor nutrition rather than appetite. It claims the body fails to absorb nourishment and promotes Scott's emulsion of cod liver oil as a remedy. A free trial offer is extended with Scott & Bowne of New York.
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Scott
Senator Martin Honored by Fifth District Democrats
The Fifth Assembly District Democrats hosted a banquet for State Senator Bernard F. Martin at the St. Denis Hotel celebrating twenty years of district leadership. About 250 guests attended as civic and party leaders including Senator Grady Police Commissioner Sexton and others offered praise and toasts amid district music and formal resolutions.
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Fifth Assembly
Bernard F. Martin
St. Denis
Tammany
Civil Justice Moore
Grady
John K. Carroll
Sexton
Whalen
Charities
Weller
Fitzgerald
Plunkitt
Trainor
Halpin
Titus
Martin
Joseph Rowan
Fifth District
Mr. Rowan
Rowan
Democratic Party
Ireland
Civil Service
Reform
Keller
New York City
Jones May Resign as Democratic National Chairman
In Chicago on December 19 reports from Democratic circles say Senator J K Jones plans to resign as DNC chairman in Washington. He allegedly wants out to enable a new leader. J G Johnson seeks the chairmanship, ex-Gov Stone of Missouri also eyeing the post, while many favor Mayor Taggart of Indianapolis for the role.
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Chicago
J. K. Jones
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Jones
Col. Bryan
J. G. Johnson
Stone
Missouri
Taggart
Indianapolis
Indiana
Navy to Reform Unruly Chicago Boys at John Worthy School
The U S Navy will partner with Chicago Juvenile Court to move unruly youths from the John Worthy School to government training ships for disciplined reform. Probationary boys will be picked up and future candidates sent to the navy program, extending reform efforts to three to five years. Judge Tuthill's court discussed the plan with a Navy recruiting representative.
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Jchicago
United States Navy
Chicago
John Worthy School
Hydrant Inspector Weil Dies After Suicide in Brooklyn Saloon
William Weil an inspector for the Brooklyn Water Supply Department died last evening in a saloon rear room at 896 De Kalb Avenue Brooklyn by swallowing acid. He lived at 459 Pulaski Street. Weil had been arrested Tuesday night on petit larceny charges and arraigned in Gates Avenue Court. He allegedly failed to deliver an advertising contract and return money to Frank J. Mills who claimed Weil posed as a newspaper solicitor for a project linked to two local Jewish congregations. Weil pleaded not guilty. bail set at 200 dollars. He died en route to hospital.
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William Weil
Brooklyn Water Supply Department
de Kalb Avenue
Brooklyn
Weil
Pulaski Street
Gates Avenue
Frank J. Mills
Oswego Politician Killed by Train
Syracuse dispatch reports Michael Drumm a well known Oswego politician was killed tonight when struck by a train in Oswego. The incident occurred in the city, with authorities investigating the death.
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Oswego
Syracuse
N. Y
Michael Drumm
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