Note Signed Ends Peking Crisis as Powers Agree
The note signing at Peking on December 22 finishes the long ultimatum dispute. Britain and the United States supported by other powers press China to accept irrevocable terms, punish officials, erect monuments, suspend exams in massacre areas, and guarantee indemnities while maintaining legation guards and open sea access.
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Washington
Bel
Great Britain
United States
Liunder
Conger
Peking
America
Ali
State Department
Greatritain
China
Ann Conger
Joint Note Pressed China To Quell Boxer Rebellion
The State Department released the joint note of the co operating powers to China detailing May to August disturbances. It lists crimes including the murder of Baron von Ketteler, attacked legations, killings of Japanese Chancellor Sugiyama, and desecration of foreign cemeteries. It notes foreign troops were sent to protect lives and restore order while the Chinese government guaranteed legation security.
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Washington
State Department
China
Department of State
Peking
Baron von Ketteler
Tsung-li-Yamen
Imperial
Legations
Sugiyama
Legation of
Japan
Monocacy's Remarkable Return to Service in China
Special to The New York Times. Washington reports the Monocacy, an aging Civil War side-wheeler, rose from mud on the Yangtse to serve as dispatch boat and gunboat in China. Refitted with platforms and six rapid-firing guns, she penetrates inland where newer ships cannot. Officials say she will stay in Asiatic waters, valued for her light draught and usefulness in modern operations.
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Washington
China
United States
Monocacy
Naval Branch
Allied Services
Great River
Navy Department
Chicago
Navy
Far East
United States Navy
Civilian Dies in Peking From Pneumonia
Gen Chaffee reports to the War Department that Charles L Solomon civilian employee of the Quartermaster's Department died in Peking from pneumonia today.
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Washington
Chaffee
War Department
Charles L. Solomon
Quartermaster’s Department
Peking
Dominion Stock for Trust Funds Admitted for Investment
A cablegram from Ottawa reports that London has admitted Dominion Inscribed stock to the list of securities for trust fund investments. The move completes the agreement between the imperial and Canadian governments announced by Mr Fielding at Parliament's last session.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Department of Finance
London
Fielding
Commissioner Peck Home From Paris Praises Paris Exposition
Ferdinand W. Peck, U S Commissioner General to the Paris Exposition, arrived home on the St Louis. He lauds the exposition as grand and notes America's prominent display, extensive American exhibits, and strengthened foreign relations. He also defends rumors about Mrs Palmer and says New York Times Paris edition is a splendid American showcase.
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Ferdinand W. Peck
United States
St. Louis
Chicago
America
France
Russia
Germany
Foreig
Brackett
Congress
Peck
Potter Palmer
Daniel Mannning
NEW York Times
Capehart praises Paris Exposition awards fairness
Mr. Capehart, Director for the United States Arts and Sciences at the Paris Exposition, arrived in St. Louis and praised the prize system as fair. He noted France led juries with two thirds, America won many prizes, and highlighted The New York Times as the greatest American achievement. Charles H. Simms agreed with the assessment.
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A. S. Capehart
United States
Department of Arts and Sciences
St. Louis
Capehart
France
Europe
Mr. Capehart
New York Times
TIMES
Charles H. Simms
Publishers
Woodward Suffers Broken Ankle Aboard St Louis
Assistant Commissioner General Woodward returned from Paris aboard the St Louis with a broken ankle after slipping on a wet deck on the voyage. He described hearing the bone crack as he fell while being treated by ship surgeon Dr Parker. An ambulance met the vessel at quarantine to take him home to 462 East Twenty second Street.
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Woodward
St. Louis
Paris
Parker
Worcester Steel Works Sold in Worcester Mass
The Worcester Steel Works were sold at auction for 7200 dollars, with total outlay around 130000 dollars including incumbrances. Ellsworth I. Chapman of New York, in control of Queen City Construction, acquires the property via Ellsworth Chapman. A portion of land will be leased for building a large storage warehouse and the former Worcester Cycle Manufacturing site will be leased to Steam Vehicle Organization of America for automobile production with factories in Reading and offices in New York.
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Ellsworth
Chapman
Worcester
Mass
Worcester Steel Works
John W. Worren
New York
Ellsworth I. Chapman
Queen City Construction Company
George A. Lamb
Worcester Cycle Manufacturing Company
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America
Reading
Penn
Field Marshal von Blumen thal a Prussian giant of war
Field Marshal Leonard Count von Blumen thal ex Chief of the General Staff of the Prussian Army, born 1810, rises through Culm and Berlin academies to Coblenz and Mobile Division posts. He led in Schleswig Holstein and Denmark, earned the Pour le Mérite oak and Hohenzollern star, served in Austria and Franco German wars, and was made a Field Marshal in 1883. He held the title Count five years earlier.
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Leonard
Count von Blumenthal
von Moltke
Schwerdt
The
Oder
Culm
Berlin
Guard Landwehr
Coblenz
Fredericia
Schleswig-Holstein
von Tietzen
Electorate of Hesse
England
Prince Frederic Charles
Denmark
von Blumenthal
Dippel
Alsen
House of Hohenzollern
Von
Strike Riots at Antwerp Dockyard Turn Violent
Striking dock men clashed with police in Antwerp raising tensions over morning invasions by provincial workers. Two thousand strikers blocked Ockerill Wharf hindering resumed operations. Police dispersed rioters with sabres and revolvers, wounding about thirty, ten seriously, as arrests mounted. Docks quiet by night. authorities seek calm ahead of royal visitors.
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Antwerp
Ockerill
Maz
Old Basin
Prince and Princess Albert
Belgium
Genoa Strike Deepens As Troops Deployed
Rome reports the Genoa strike worsening as workers decline offers and vow to persist. Troops arrive, ships cannot sail, and fears rise that electricians and gas workers may join, plunging the city into darkness.
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Rome
Genoa
Slaby Demonstrates Multiplex Wireless Telegraphy
Berlin reports Prof Slaby of the Technische Hochschule lectured before Emperor William on his multiplex wireless telegraphy system. He demonstrated receiving messages from Charlottenburg two miles west and Schoenweide eight miles east of Berlin on the same lightning rod. He said one receiving wire could handle an indefinite number of simultaneous messages while excluding unwanted currents.
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Berlin
Prof
Slaby
The
Technische Hochschule
Emperor William
Charlottenburg
Schoenweide
St Petersburg Temperance Work Reports Big Attendance
The St Petersburg committee fighting intemperance reveals 2,483,000 visitors attended its fêtes and entertainments in 1899, triple the 1898 total. Officials expect a similar rise for 1900. The group spent 784,000 rubles, with 202,000 rubles recovered through entrance fees and sales.
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St. Petersburg
Too Many Physicians in Germany
Berlin reports Emperor William's plan to lengthen medical study as a remedy for physician overproduction gains support among doctors. Official stats show Berlin with one doctor per 798 people, Breslau 1 per 775, Halle 1 per 735, and Koenigsberg 1 per 681.
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Germany
Berlin
William
Breslau
Halle
Koenigsberg
Danish Crown Prince Blamed for Intervening in Politics
Copenhagen dispatch notes a major Danish sensation after Crown Prince Frederic wrote in Berlingske Tidende defending Prime Minister H. de Sehested against attacks by Count Frise. The prince’s intrusion into party politics caused a negative public reaction and unfavorable impression.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Berlingske Tidende
Frederic
H. de Sehested
Count Frise
Sternberg Case Dominates Berlin Crimes News
Berlin public focus fixed on high profile crimes as Sternberg the millionaire banker receives two and a half years in prison and five years civil rights loss for morality crimes. His conduct involved hidden philanthropy, ties to officials, and a looming appeal. The era’s police reform debate intensifies amid new prosecutions and inquiries.
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Berlin
Sternberg
von Meerscheidt Huellessen
Criminal Department
Huellessen
Germany
von Tausch
Ministerilal
Berliner ‘Korrespondenz
Baron von Rheinbaden
Berliner Tageblatt
Sanden
Potsdam
Grundschuld Bank
Planning Norway's Consular Service
Christiania December 22 Assistant Secretary of State Driksen is crafting consular regulations for an independent consular service for Norway while the diplomatic service remains unchanged.
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Norway
Christiania
Driksen
Count von Buelow Tours South Germany
BERLIN December 22 Count von Buelow is spending the week visiting the South German courts explaining Germany s foreign policy He has made everywhere a most favorable impression and has been feted and decorated with various orders.
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Count von Buelow
Germany
Berlin
von Buelow
Company to Work Spitzbergen Coal Mines Forming
Christiania December 22. A new company with capital 75 000 kroner is being organized at Trondhjem to operate the Spitzbergen coal mines.
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Spitzbergen
Christiania
Trondhjem
Industrial Commission hears about plate-glass industry
Testimony by John Pitcairn of Pittsburg Plate Glass says consolidated output was about 20 million feet annually and that a combination was needed after many plants failed or were sold at sheriff sale. The firm's capital reached 10 million dollars, with 4.0 million in jobbing and current profits around 6 percent. Charles Harrah of Midvale Steel argued for beneficial labor and capital combinations and discussed armor plate costs, foreign competition, and tariff implications. The commission adjourned to Washington on January 3.
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The
Industrial Commission
John Pitcairn
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Pitcairn
Consolidated Companies
Pittsburg
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Charles J. Harrah
Midvale Steel Company
Harrah
Cramp
Mr. Harrah
United States
Cramp- Vickers’ Sons
axim-Midvale
Midvale
Albert Vickers
Pany
Washington
Boston Ice Firms Face Sale Negotiations
The Transcript reports negotiations nearing completion for the American Ice Company to acquire Bay State Ice Company of Boston, with officials confirming the deal but withholding particulars. This marks a first step by the New York firm to gain control of the local ice business, expected to close early next week.
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Boston
The
Transcript
American Ice Company
Bay State Ice Company
New York Company
Ice Trust Expands With Bay State Company Purchase
The Ice Trust led by Charles Russell has acquired the Bay State Company, a Massachusetts firm with 52000 fixed capital. J H Chapman resides as president while Russell remains treasurer, and options were taken on two other firms, Pop Turner and Abbott Co. These moves hint at broader ice industry consolidation beyond Boston city limits. Francis M Homans of Independent Ice Company declined confirmation of possible acquisition talks.
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Boston Ice Company
Charlies Russell
Bay State Company
American Company
Kennebec River
Trust
Boston Company
Massachusetts
J. H. Chapman
Charles Russell
Ice Trust
Pop & Turner
Milton
Abbott & Co
Dorchester
Wold
Independent
Ice Company
Francis M. Homans
Bank Thieves Dynamite Manchester Bank Vault
Five men dynamited the Coffee County Bank vault at Manchester Kentucky early today seizing 5000 dollars in currency and a handcar before fleeing toward Tullahoma. A pursuit ensued with a handcar ambush. four bandits escaped while the fifth, carrying the loot, was caught. The loot was recovered and the others remain at large.
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Tullahoma
Tenn
Coffee County
Manchester
Burglars Fail to Rob Exchange Bank at Madison Ohio
Cleveland dispatch says burglars tried to blow open the safe at the Exchange Bank in Madison Ohio twenty five miles east of Cleveland. They were frightened away before taking any money. A man who found the burglars was seized and gagged. The safe held a large sum but nothing was taken.
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Ohio Bank
Cleveland
Exchange Bank
Madison
Ohio
Cracksmen Rob Bank Vault in Dalton City Heist
A gang dynamited the vault of the Dalton City Bank early today securing between 3000 and 4000 dollars. A posse was quickly formed but no trace of the robbers had yet been found.
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Illinois Bank
Dalton City
Lieut Hobson Improves at Presbyterian Hospital
Lieut Hobson's condition at Presbyterian Hospital improved yesterday he is eating more than usual though limited to soup. No visitors or flowers reach him and none of his letters are forwarded. A large basket of letters awaits his recovery in the wards.
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Hobson
Presbyterian Hospital
Brakeman Dies From Poisoned Coffee in New Haven
New Haven Conn Dec 22 autopsy by Coroner Mix on William Rathburn a brakeman who died after drinking coffee from a dinner pail of John Hart another hand found death caused by irritant poison exact poison not yet determined Read more about the case and its implications for safety on the railroad crew.
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New Haven
Conn
William Rathburn
John Hart
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