Held for Price's Murder in Harlem Bar Shooting
Val McDonnell accused of shooting four men in a Park Avenue Harlem hotel bar early Friday. George Price died. Edward Courtney remains in critical condition. Inquest set for Thursday. Kennedy and McMullen subpoenaed as witnesses. Harlem gambling dens blamed for the violence amid a vice crackdown. A fund to aid Price's widow has raised significant contributions.
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Val McDonnell
Cnmawn
Park Avenue
Line Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
George Price
Edward Courtney
Farlem
Thomas Kenneds
East
Charles McMullen
Mc Donnie
McDonnell
Dart
Price
Kennedy
Ian
Romney
Courtney
Wats
Courtmess
Fenry Lankenau
Jurgen Jentz
Salcom
McMullen
Jentz
Foud
Denty
McPennell
Juankenau
Harlem
Society For the Suppression of
Frank Moss
Young Men's Christian Association
West
Third Avenue
Fero
George Pries
Doctors Seek Quiet New Year In Chicago
Chicago physicians petitioned Mayor Harrison to curb New Year noise, citing distress from midnight celebrations. Dr Leila G Bedell told the mayor that several patients require utmost quiet for brain conditions and urged a humane new regime for the century. The mayor said stopping New Year noise would be absolutely impossible.
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Chicago
Harrison
Leila G. Bedell
Baltimore Old FOGIES Rule Cancels New Year Carnival
Special to The New York Times Baltimore Md December 29 Police Chief Hamilton halted the twentieth century New Year celebration carnival over objections from older residents. Merchants and citizens planned fireworks a carnival parade maskers and general revelry but police bans on cowbells cartridge caps masks false mustaches and painted faces ended the event. Citizens are outraged and pressure will mount on the Police Commissioners to restore the carnival.
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Baltimore
Hamilton
Board of Police Commissioners
Chief of Police
New Century Welcomed With Prayer and Song at State House
Mass capital plans a mass 11:45 PM New Year event with cornetists and chorus on the State House balcony. Gov Crane may attend as officials join in Old Hundred and Psalm verses, followed by the Lord's Prayer and America. Trumpets mark the midnight moment.
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Boston
Mass
Capitol
Massachusetts
State House
Crane
Hale
Sewall
America
Lafayette Statue Replica Considered for Chicago Parks
Chicago may receive a replica of the Lafayette Statue from Paris. The Lafayette Commission returned with a $160,400 surplus and recommended Chicago apply for a statue replica. West Park Board member received the report and Commission resolutions were sent for consideration.
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Chicago
Paris
United States
Lafayette Commission
America
West Park Board
Blount
Theatre Français Reopens With Gala Return to Old Home
Paris Pec 29 The Théâtre Français resumes after fire damage with a gala night attended by President Loubet and dignitaries. Notables including Mounet-Sully, Silvain, Coquelin cadet, and Mme Barretta appeared as performances of Le Cid and Femmes Savantes opened the renewed house. Mounet-Sully received the Legion of Honor during the entr'acte.
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Paris
Pec
Théatre Français
Comédie Francais
Mme. Loubet
Brussels
Duc de Aumale
M. Waldeck- Rousseau
United States
Porter
Corneille
Moliére
Moliere
Mounet-Sully
Dovey
Mme. Barretta
Mme. Barret
Houdon
Voltaire
Gobelin
Comédie Francaise
Loubet
M. Mounet-Sully
Legion of Honor
Miss Maude Adams Ends Ten Week Run at Knickerbocker
Miss Maude Adams closed her ten week English version engagement of J Aiglon at the Knickerbocker Theatre last night. The show was an artistic and financial success with a decorated proscenium and strong audience response. Adams thanked the audience for their sympathy and appreciation after the third act.
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Maude Adams
J Aiglon
Knickerbocker Theatre
Florodora Draws Large Audiences at Casino Theater
The musical Florodora is drawing large crowds at the Casino with so much demand that four banks of seats were built behind the orchestra and 100 extra seats were added on the floor above to accommodate patrons.
British coasts wreck strewn as storm forecasts loom
Wreckage blankets the coasts amid gale warnings. Waterford Packet, overdue, reaches 32 hours late. Enecuri crew lands after ship sinks as captain drowns. Seine driven ashore. crew saved. Kings County returns to Cardiff with damage after collision. Zefiro ashore at Clevedon. lifeboat rescues crew. King Edward anchors in the Downs with sails lost and a man missing overboard.
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London
Great Western Railroad Company
Milford
Waterford
Enecuri
Portland
Seine
Tallique
Dunkirk
Perranporth
Cornwall
Kings County
Karlson
Bristol
Darien
Cardiff
Zefiro
Patuzzo
Mobile
Clevedon
River Severn
King Edward
Rhode
Antwerp
San Francisco
Downs
Falmouth
Twenty Primrose Hill Crew Perish Off South Stack
The bodies of twenty crewmen from the British bark Primrose Hill commanded by Captain Wilson, bound from Liverpool to Vancouver, washed ashore after the vessel ran aground three miles off South Stack and broke up.
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Holynead
Capt
Wilson
Liverpool
Vancouver
South Stack
British Steamer Rockcliff Returns Damaged After Hurricane
The British steamer Rockcliff capt Scantlebury returning to Queenstown after a hurricane 300 miles west of the port. She was leaking in the fore peak and later sailed to Philadelphia. The storm washed away parts of the bridge bulwarks and wheel injuring Capt Scantlebury and five crew.
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Queenstown
Rockcliff
Scantlebury
Barry
Philadelphia
McKinley Gift to British Seamen Receives Board Notice
The Board of Trade in London reports President McKinley has awarded a gold watch and chain to the Commonwealth’s master and a binocular to its second officer for rescuing the Leading Breeze crew off Boston on October 17 as the schooner sank.
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London
Board of Trade
Foreign Office
Commonwealth
McKinley
Boston
Japanese training ship Tsukishima Maru lost with 121 aboard
Victoria dispatch says the Tsukishima Maru foundered in a typhoon near Namadzu Japan at end of November. All hands missing numbered 121. Wreckage and the body of Captain Matsumoto washed ashore, after Midsasha failed to locate the vessel.
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Victoria
B.C
Namadzu
Japan
Midsasha
Matsumoto
Brother’s accidental gunshot kills Henry Webber
In Northport New York Henry Webber twenty one dies from a gunshot wound suffered earlier when his fourteen year old brother Philip accidentally discharged a firearm while the pair hunted at Sunken Meadows. Henry died after suffering shock and blood loss.
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Northport
L. I
Henry Webber
Philip
Sunken Meadows
Henry
The Cudahy Kidnapping Mystery
Omaha authorities and Pinkertons weighed how Eddie Cudahy was abducted for a ransom. The plot used a lantern signal on Centre Street Boulevard with a bicyclist scout, and detectives argued missed chances to trap the bandits before the boy's release.
Pat Crowe Escapes Yet Again In Manitown Raid
In St Joseph, Capt Henry Frans led a raid to trap Pat Crowe and Ralston but found no trace of them. Omaha reports Eddie McGee alias Burns alias Ralston sought by police as the dark complexioned man in the Cudahy kidnapping case. Police suspect several women, Lizzie Burns among them, aided the abduction plan.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Pat Crowe
Henry Frans
Crowe
Ralston
McGee
Dillon and
Carson
Omaha
Eddie McGee
Burns
Beers
Kansas City
Cudahy
Pat” Crewe
Lizzie Burns
Eddie Cudahy
Largest and best equipped detention camp built in Florida
Jacksonville reports the Navy Marine Hospital Service declares Camp Perry in Florida the nation’s largest and best equipped detention camp. The 100 acre site near Boulogne on the St Marys River hosts disinfection facilities, dining rooms with 1,200 capacity, officer quarters, 500 tents to shelter 2,000, and dual water supplies with river pumping and a sterile plan to prevent typhoid. Dr Wyman notes readiness within 24 hours if needed.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Camp Perry
Marine Hospital
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
Georgia
St. Mary’s River
Boulogne
Folkstone
Miss Stringer Wins Breach of Promise Case
Justice Hawkins held Albert Brower for Grand Jury action after Miss Annie Stringer accused him of breach of promise. Brower, arrested as she seized a gun aboard a yacht during a shooting trip, faced testimony from Miss Emma Shean and her father George Stringer about promises to marry and parental opposition.
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Emma Shean
Miss Stringer
Brower
George Stringer
Mr. Stringer
Kingston Feeds 1500 Children at Armory Holiday Feast
Kingston held a large charity event at the armory with 1500 children receiving toys and clothing. Wealthy local residents served as hosts and an entertainment program accompanied the meal.
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Kingston
N. Y
Armory
Broker Assaults Cabman In West Side Court
Henry Cole a 50 year old broker from West Twenty Sixth Street faced cabman Thomas Mulligan in the West Side Police Court after an incident on Friday night. Mulligan testified he drove Cole and a woman from Forty second Street to a restaurant then to West Fifty eighth Street where the woman fell and Cole allegedly assaulted him. Cole claimed the episode was a joke and was released on parole after bail was set at 100 dollars.
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Cabinat
West Side
Tenderloin
Henry Cole
West Twentysixth Street
Stock Exchange
Thomas Mulligan
Mulligan
Cole
Forty-second Street
Seventh Avenue
Sixty-sixth Street
Columbus Avenue
West Fifty-eighth Street
Pool
Street & Norton
New Street
Sought Brother After Thirty Years in Connecticut
Miss Anna T. Ruffin, about forty, housekeeper in Norfolk, left Winsted to meet her brother Adolph Ruffel, a Brooklyn steam fitter, whom she has sought for thirty years. They were reunited at Grand Central Station after matching ribbons. She also plans to meet another brother, Simon, in Brooklyn.
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Winsted
Conn
Anna T. Ruffin
Oscar A. Boerstock
Norfolk
Here
Adolph
Congress Street
Brooklyn
Ruffin
America
Germany
Darwin James
Anna
H. W. Carter
Stockbridge
Mass
Carter
Prof. Carter
New York
Miss Ruffin
Adolph Ruffel
Miss Rustin
Grand Central Station
New York City
Simon
China prompts clarifications on Peking agreement terms
Washington officials say it is natural for China to seek explanations on occupation, duration, beheadings, and dismantling of Taku forts. The United States seeks harmless dismantlement, noncontinuation of punitive expeditions, and the harshest punishment for offenders while noting possible difficulties in beheading princes. Shanghai papers report court acceptance of powers' conditions but no official word yet. rumors claim Yu-Hsien to be executed.
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Washington
Peking
Taku
United States
China
Europe
America
Shanghai
Yu- Hsien
Shan-Li
Only Indictment in Queens Bribery Case Names William’s Nephew
The Queens Grand Jury found a single indictment tied to October Democratic Convention bribery. It targets Alexander Williams, nephew of Manhattan Police Inspector Williams. The panel praised thorough investigations and urged responsible press conduct.
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Grand Jury
Queens County
Alexander Williams
Williams
Manhattan
Duryea Will Probated After Contest Heads to Supreme Court
Surrogate Seabury probate decree for Edgar E Duryea of Glen Cove is signed. The contest by his daughters is opposed over costs, with $1,000 plus stenographer fees cited. decision reserved. Contestants plan to take the case to the Supreme Court in the March term.
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Mineola
L. I
Eabury
Edgar E. Deryea
Glen Cove
J. Campbell Thompson
Duryea
Thompson
Seabury
Supreme Court
McCoy Reconciled With Ex Wife and Plans Wedding
Boston reports that Kid McCoy and his divorced wife have reconciled and are together in New York. Signed statements from both express joy and McCoy retracts unkind remarks. Manager B H Benton facilitated the reconciliation after learning she still loves him. Telegrams indicate they have agreed to wed.
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Boston
Post
McCoy
New York
B. H Benton
England
Reported New Emperor in China Faces Skepticism
The Chinese Legation and the State Department have no information on a new emperor selection. The Empress Dowager’s suspected move to crown a youth prompts concern among the powers, who may block or counter any breach of succession and foreign influence.
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Washington
Chnese Legation
State Department
China
Kwang-Su
Prince Tuan
Peking
Hart Expects Compliance On Note From Court
Peking report says Sir Robert Hart, head of Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, expects a definite Court reply to the joint note by January 8. Li Hung Chang is said to be ill with paralyzing illness, possibly unable to attend diplomat meetings, prompting talk of a replacement. Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang favor compliance, with only minor objections anticipated.
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Peking
Robert Hart
Prince Ching
Li-Hung-Chang
Li-Hung- Chang
Ae Li
Cannibalism Reported Amid Famine in Shan-Li
Dispatch from Vancouver dated December 29 notes famine in Shan-Li growing severe with cannibalism reported. Human flesh reportedly offered for sale and officials struggle to halt the practice.
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Vancouve
B. C
German Minister Refuses Club Buildings as Barracks in Peking
In Peking the German Minister to China declines to return Peking Club buildings and grounds, keeping them as barracks for the German marines. A new building is rented for marine use. The minister acknowledges some proprietary rights but cites adjacency to the German Legation as justification for possible future legation enlargement. The club contends for 600 monthly rent starting November.
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Peking
Mumm von Schwartzenstein
China
Peking Club
Legations
Legation
Germany
Boxer Proclamations Found in Seoul Urge Expulsion of Foreigners
News via the Rigjun Maru reports Korean Boxer proclamations in Seoul call on Korean boxers to expel all foreigners, including Japanese. The item notes the tense climate in Korea as protests or pressure actions surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Seoul
Solitaire Rings on Display Prices from Fifteen to Five Hundred Ninety
A jewelry display shows diamond rings in tenable mountings with one quality the best. Ranges highlight sizes from smallest to largest and prices from 15 dollars up to 590 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antitech
Proclamations Issued Amid Rising Korean Unrest
Proclamations have been issued by Hi- Yung-Hick and his party as anti-foreign sentiment grows in Korea. In South Korea two missionaries were assaulted and robbed. Dispatches report Russian advances capturing Hoojo and Ansong-Ken. Japan protests the invasion.
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Hi- Yung-Hick
Korea
South Korea
Seoul
Hoojo
Ansong-Ken
German Government cable opened between Tsing-Tau and Shanghai
The Commercial Cable Company reports that in cooperation with the Great Northern Telegraph Company and the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company a cable linking Tsing-Tau and Shanghai has been laid with international service to begin on January 1.
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Commercial Cable Company
Great Northern Telegraph Company
Australasia
China Telegraph Company
Tsing-Ta
Shanghai
War Office reports Third East Asiatic Regiment scatters 500 troops
Count von Waldersee dispatch from Peking dated December 28 says a company of the Third East Asiatic Regiment dispersed 500 imperial troops on December 24 in the mountains northwest of Mantcheng.
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Berlin
War Office
Count von Waldersee
Peking
Third East Asiatic Regiment
Man- Tcheng
LAW FOR NEGRO BURNING IN HISTORICAL DISCUSSION
Detroit noted professor statements on Reconstruction and racism at the American Historical Association meeting. William A. Dunning said mid century leaders erred in assuming slavery’s abolition removed all obstacles. Albert Hart argued color prejudice was worse fifty years ago and urged reconsideration of lynching laws and state attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
William A. Dunning
Columbia University
American Historical Association
Albert Hart
Harvard University
South
Hart
One New Smallpox Case Reported in City
A single smallpox case was logged at the Board of Health by noon yesterday. John C. Thidadeau of 72 East Eighty-ninth Street was moved to North Brother Island and his residence fumigated. President Murphy announced schools would reopen Thursday and urged parents to vaccinate children or obtain permits for vaccination by Health Department physicians visiting Manhattan and the Bronx schools on Thursday and Friday.
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Board of Health
John C. Thidadeau
East Eighty-ninth Street
North Brother Island
Murphy
Corps of Physicians
Health Department
Manhattan
Bronx
Poughkeepsie to Enforce School Vaccination Policy
Health officer Dr John S Wilson reports state board order requiring vaccination of about 4000 school children before next Wednesday. He expects parental opposition from some but aims to minimize friction. Board also requires reporting all chickenpox cases to local authorities. no smallpox cases have been found yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
John S. Wilson
State Board of Health
Wilson
State Health Board
Man Taken to Hospital After Illness at Station
James Coyle, 60, found at Grand and Ridge Streets unable to walk with rheumatism, was taken to Gouverneur Hospital from De Lancey Street Station. He claimed rich Brooklyn relatives and is tied to a contested $300,000 estate of his stepmother Catherine Coyle of 116 St. James Place, Brooklyn. Relatives, including lawyer Joseph E. Owens, push for Coyle’s share amid surrogate court subpoenas.
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James Coyle
Gouverneur Hospital
Delancey Street
Brooklyn
Wolf Wolkenberry
Hester Street
Coyle
Grand and Ridge Streets
Wolkenberg
Patrick Coyle
Catherine Coyle
St. James Place
St. John’s Parish
Jocklyn
Sackett Street
George
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Charley Ross
Centre Street
Edward Cudahy
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