Hay Pauncefote Treaty Protests Move to Britain and DC
The State Department will forward amendments to the Hay Pauncefote treaty to Britain through two channels while denying any official shift in policy. London officials say editorial comment is unauthorized as Britain priorities other affairs, and Nicaragua and Costa Rica have not yet decided their stance on the amended instrument.
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Tomnorrow
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
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Great Britain
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Nicaragusa
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United States
Foreign Office Today
London Times Today
Englund
Nicaragua Canal
London Times Critiques McKinley Hay-Pauncefote Edit
The London Times editorial accuses President McKinley of shifting dangerous responsibility to Britain over the Hay-Pauncefote canal treaty. It objects to the amended form, says Americans will not accept it, and warns of standing on Clayton-Bulwer rights if not adopted in acceptable form.
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McKinley
Great Britain
Lodge
Europe
America
England
American Senate
Dangerous dilemma confronts government says Daily Chronicle
The Daily Chronicle calls the Nicaragua issue a serious cloud and warns that no compromise exists between sliding and accepting the new amendment. It questions Lord Salisbury’s leverage if a refusal is chosen as Britain’s army is in South Africa and China and the navy must protect imperial communications.
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Standard
McKinley
Senate
Daily Chronicle
Nicaragua
The
Lord Salisbury
South Africa
China
German Opinion of Senate Action on Hay Pauncefote Treaty
Berlin dispatch notes The National Zeitung’s view on the Senate rejection of the Hay Pauncefote treaty. It calls the incident a historic affront to the Executive and suggests Britain will likely find the treaty unacceptable in its present form.
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Senate
Berlin
National Zeitung
United States
Great Britain
Army subistence and medical board members named
Lieut. Col. Henry G. Sharpe and Major John Van RB Hoff lead the War Department examination board formed November 15. Major George E. Bushnell remains relieved. Capt. Berrington K. West to report for examination to determine fitness for promotion. Capt. Edwin B. Babbitt joins the board, replacing Capt. Ira Mac Nutt.
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Henry G. Sharpe
Subsistence
John van RB. Hoff
War Department
Charles Bird
George E. Bushnell
Berrington K. West
Sharpe
Edwin B. Babbitt
Ordnance Department
Ira MacNutt
Hartford Sails From La Guayra To Curacoa
The Hartford has sailed from La Guayra to Curacoa. The cruiser Albany departed Cavite for Hongkong to assess any damage from striking bottom in ubig Bay last week.
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Washington
Hartford
la Guayra
Curacoa
Albany
Cavite
Hongkong
Ubig Bay
Affairs in Tutuila In Samoa Reports Tilley Mission
Gov Tilley travels to New Zealand with the Aba arenda to secure coal and oversee ship repairs. Lieut Commander Dorn assumes station command as district meetings press for new taxes, reforms on marriage gifts, and limits on malaga journeys. Germans and Americans dispute treasure and authority in Tutuila.
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Samoa
Tilley
New Zealand
Abarenda
E. J. Dorn
E. W. Gurr
Gov. Tilley
United States
Matauta
Upolu
Savui
Tutuia
Mulimin
Apia
Pope Closes Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica
In Rome on December 24, the Holy Door ceremony drew about 80,000 spectators as Leo XIII, borne in the Sacred Chair, closed the door with a golden trowel. The pope blessed the materials and bricks bearing inscriptions while the Vatican masons sealed the doorway after a two hour service.
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Pontifical Court
Basilica of
St. Peter
St. Peter's
Vatican
Leo
Vanutelli
Great Penitentiary
Senate approves amnesty bill amid Dreyfus affair plea
Paris December 24 the Senate adopted an amendment to the Amnesty bill by 201 to 11 following Premier Waldeck Rousseau's exhortation to pass the measure and deliver the country from the nightmare of the Dreyfus affair.
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Paris
Senate
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Dreyfus
The French Shore Question in Newfoundland Cabinet Policy
Newfoundland's Colonial Cabinet plans to await Imperial Government action before deciding on renewing the French shore modus vivendi as it expires next Monday. Joseph Chamberlain must decide to renew with France or compel renewal by the colony, potentially pressuring concessions or an impasse.
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ST. John's
N. F
Joseph Champerlain
France
Chamberlain
Quigg Declines Presidency of County Republican Committee
A Times report shows Lewell E Quigg not seeking the Presidency as GOP factions in New York debate leadership. Despite Quigg’s denial, insiders predict William H. Ten Eyck will be elected to succeed Gen. Francis V. Greene, with James M. Varnum as a possible alternative. Senator Platt notes Quigg not Greene’s successor but does not rule out his reelection.
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Republican County Committee
Times
Quigg
Francis V. Greene
County Committee
John Reisenweber
Bifth Avenue
Jem Quigg
Senator Platt
Platt
Cuba
William H. Ten Fsyck
Gen. Greene
Ten Eyck
James M. Varnum
Cill
Great Britain
Europe
Lord Dormer Dies and Title Passes to Nephew
London dated December 24 reports the death of Sir John Baptist Joseph Dormer twelfth Lord Dormer born May 22 1830. He served in the Royal Horse Guards Grenadier Guards and the 74th Regiment and saw action in the Indian Mutiny and Crimean War. The title passes to his nephew Roland John Dormer Sub-Director of the Egyptian Finance Ministry who recently married a Cairo native.
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Roland J. Dormer
Cairo
London
Lord Dormer
Sir John Baptist Joseph Dormer
Royal Horse Guards
Grenadier Guards
Seventyfourth Regiment of Foot
Madras
Burmah
Louisa Tenison
Comtesse de Bueren
Emily Bald
Perth
Roland John Dormer
Marie _Eywaz
Egypt
Cymric to Carry Countess of Antrim and Viscount Dunluce
The White Star steamer Cymric bound for New York from Liverpool will include the Countess of Antrim and her son, Viscount Dunluce, among its passengers.
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London
White Star Line
Cymric
Liverpool
New York
Countess of Antrim
Viscount Dunluce
Odell Inauguration Draws Newberg Crowd in Albany
About 1000 Newburg residents will travel to Albany on January 1 to witness Benjamin B Odell Jr inaugurated as Governor. Participating groups include the Governors Guard Washington Steamer Company No 4 Tenth and Fifth Separate Companies of Newburg and the Twenty fourth Separate Company of Middletown. The Guards commander is Capt Joseph M Dickey Shipping Commissioner of New York and Hiram B Odell brother of the Governor elect.
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Newburg
Albany
Benjamin B. Odell, Jr
Governor's Guard
Washington Steamer Company No. 4
Middletown
Governor’s Guard
Joseph M. Dickey
New York
Hiram B. Odell
American Foremen Face Strife with Jamaican Laborers in Ecuador
Letters from Ecuador report rising clashes between American foremen and Jamaican railroad workers under James P. McDonald & Co. of New York. Several Jamaicans were shot, an American foreman sought refuge, and workers arm themselves amid anticipated escalation.
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Ecuador
Kingston
Jamaica
James P. McDonald & Co
New York
Armenian Revolution Federation calls for U.S. aid to Armenians
In Boston a convention of Armenian Revolution Federation representatives adopted a resolution telegraphed to President McKinley. It denounces the dire fate of Armenians in Asia Minor and urges the United States to intervene to stop the slaughter by forces described as bloodthirsty fanatics.
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Armenian Revolution Federation
McKinley
Armenia
Asia Minor
United States
Bryan to respond to Cleveland on eve of New Orleans anniversary
Chicago reports William J. Bryan will answer ex President Cleveland’s attack on the Democratic Party at the W. J. Bryan League banquet in Chicago on January 8, marking the anniversary of the New Orleans speech. The event is likely to touch on his prospects for a second presidential bid.
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Chicago
William J. Bryan
Cleveland
W. J. Bryan League of Chicago
New Orleans
Craving Gifts Ends in Tragic Hange
William Farropp a 20 year old coachman for William Kogel of Secaucus New Jersey hanged himself in the employer's barn after a day marked by a remark that he received no Christmas presents He had been a heavy cigarette smoker with twenty five empty cigarette boxes found in his room after death The case notes a sudden fatal act following a Christmas present related dispute and his employment circumstances.
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William Farropp
William Kogel
Secaucus
N. J
Kogel
Farropp
Judge dismisses Armour penalty suits for oleomargarine
Justice Frank H Hiscock grants defendants motion to dismiss the Armour penalty cases after the People fail to produce sufficient evidence to prosecute. Counsel for the People conceded the action could not be pursued with the evidence available. The ruling ends the lawsuits in Syracuse.
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Syracuse
Frank H Hiscock
Regents appoint inspector from Owego Free Academy
The Finance Committee of the State Board of Regents will appoint on January 1 E. J. Peck principal of the Owego Free Academy as Inspector in the board department at an annual salary of 2400 dollars.
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Board of Regents
Albany
State Board of Regents
E. J. Peck
Owego Free Academy of
Owego
Tales of a dinner-and-dodge con artist in New York
A café manager details a professional storyteller who dines free in top spots with four men who entice him to drink and then eat at expensive hotels. Other items note wary retirees fearing death after wealth, Miss Clara Clemens’ concert invitation, hunting in Britain, and boiler heat woes in a Central Park area apartment building.
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Forty-second Street
New York
Waldorf
Delmonico’s
Sherry’s
Holland
Clara Clemens
Mark Twain
Hartford
Conn
Clemens
Miss Clemens
Boston Symphony Orchestra
French embargo on United States goods disrupts Paris exposition
Thirty cars carrying part of the U S government exhibit are embargoed at Havre over a 5710 franc claim, delaying the Prairie's departure. Major Brackett pays 500 francs and seeks 10,000 francs in damages while probing charges. Separate dispute with builder M Lazies over demolition and contract terms could trigger further claims totaling 26800 francs plus unpaid restaurant concession.
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United States
Havre
Prairie
New York
Porter
The
American Commission
Major Brackett
Brackett
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Philip Lazies
United States National
General Peck
M. Lazies
New destroyer MacDonough launched at Fore River Works
The torpedo boat destroyer MacDonough was launched at Fore River Iron Company in East Braintree Mass. She measures 242 feet, 22 feet beam, 14 feet deep, 470 tons and 30 knot speed with 8,400 horsepower. Armament includes four 3 inch guns, three six pounders and two 18 inch torpedo tubes. Named for Commodore Thomas MacDonough, the vessel costs $281,000 and is designed for a fleet of fifty similar ships.
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East Braintree
Mass
MacDonough
Fore River Iron Company
Lucy Charlotte MacDonough Reade
Philadelphia
Quincy
He MacDonough
Commodore Thomas MacDonough
United States Navy
Delaware
Army of Vaccinators Seeks Fast Smallpox Vaccination Push
Health Department inspectors backed by sanitary police have begun a city wide campaign to halt smallpox spread. Dr. Blauvelt reports 4500 people vaccinated in 48 hours with little resistance, as efforts extend from Bowery lodging houses to stores and elevated rail crews.
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Health Department
Alonzo Blauvelt
Bureau of Contagious Diseases
Bowery
Blauvelt
Sixth Avenue
Richard Mason
West Sixty-first Street
Jennie Temple
West Tenth Street
Broadway
Carlton Potter
Board of Health
Metropolitan Elevated
D. M. Williams & Co
Third Avenue
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Allen
Revolt in Venezuela Sparks Troop Deployment
Ce lestino Peraza once Secretary General to President Castro of Venezuela led a revolt near Lezema in the Guarico District. A 2,500 strong Venezuelan force under Gen. Aristides Fandeo has been dispatched to confront Peraza.
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Curacoa
Dutch Guiana
Celestino Peraza
Castro
Venezuela
Lezema
Guarico
Aristides Fandeo
Peraza
Health of Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar Struggles With Flu
Weimar December report says the aged Grand Duke is ill with influenza but in satisfactory condition. He slept well despite spasms of coughing and his temperature was 99.7 degrees according to a physicians bulletin from the court.
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Weimar
Grand Duke of
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Lord William Beresford Illness Forces Abandonment of Christmas
Lord William Leslie de la Poer Beresford is ill with peritonitis in London. His condition is slightly improved today. Christmas festivities at Deepdene, his seat in Dorking, have been cancelled due to his illness.
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London
William Leslie de la Poer Beresford
William
Deepdene
Dorking
Nervous Collapse Follows Slaying at War Dept Office
Miss Junita Rohrback of the War Department auditor’s office collapsed mentally after the shooting of Auditor Frank H. Morris in Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania. The tragedy occurred as McDonald entered the desk, shocking the young employee whose condition is critical.
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Hollidaysburg
Penn
Junita Rohrback
Auditor’s Office
War Department
Rohrback
Frank H. Morris
McDonald
Russia's Baron Stieglitz School sets model for arts
Reflective observers note Russian wealth supports public arts through Baron Stieglitz School of Applied Arts in St Petersburg. Endowed in 1879 with 10 million rubles, the school and 1896 museum occupy a million-ruble complex under M Messmacher design. It trains 300 students with a four year curriculum and diverse craft classes while boosting domestic craftsmanship.
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Russia
America
Baron Stieglitz School of Applied Arts
United States
Kensington
Ecole Des Arts Decoratifs
Paris
Baron Stieglitz
Baron Alexander Stieglitz
Ministry of Finance
M. Messmacher
Ministry of Public Instruction
Pnepils
France
England
New York Woman Arrested in England for Insanity
Elizabeth Alma Blake, 339 West Fortieth Street New York, said to be daughter of Princess Beatrice, was arrested at Osborne House Isle of Wight and committed to St George's Workhouse. She claimed to seek her mother in England after misused funds and a truck accident prior to a December departure aboard a White Star Line steamer.
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Elizabeth Alma Blake
West Fortieth Street
New York City
St. George's Workhouse
Osborne House
Isle of Wight
Beatrice
Princess Henry of Battenberg
Elizabeth Cassidy
Blake
Galveston
England
Con
White Star Line
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