Ganal Treaty and Report Favor Nicaragua Canal Route
Washington reports the Isthmian canal commission backs the Nicaragua route over Panama. Estimated total cost for Nicaragua at 159,864,062 with lake water supply and locks needed. Panama cost 144,238,358 with 109,141,000 for concession. Commission assigns value to work at 40,000,000 and notes harbors and feasibility differences.
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Washington
senate
Isthmian canal commission
congress
Panama
Lake
Panama route
Atlantic
Eastern League Admits Newark and Jersey City
The Eastern League base ball magnates met in New York and formed the next year’s circuit with Newark and Jersey City joining alongside Providence Worcester Buffalo Montreal Toronto and Rochester. P T Powers was re elected president for the tenth consecutive year and the pennant for 1891 was formally awarded to Hachetar.
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Newark
Jersey City
New York
N. Z
Providence
R. L
Worcester
Mass
Buffalo
Montreal
Toronto
Rochester
New Jersey
P. T. Powers
Duel and stabbing in New York tenement
George Harris and Richard Anthony, two African American men, fought in a locked room ending in Harris unconscious with a dirk in his breast and Anthony seriously cut. A woman, Maud Thompson, was stabbed 30 times by James Smith, a Cuban, and dies in hospital as Smith is arrested. Police broke in after a loud brawl and gunfire echoed through the building.
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Owen Prnce
New York
George Harris
Richard Anthony
Herris
Harris
Anthony
James Smith
Maud Thompson
Smith
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Westmoreland county
William Taylor, Jr
J. Q. Su
William Heflin
William Taylor
Herbert Marks
Misa Rose Taylor
Stiff
Heflin
George y. Thompson
Mr. Douglass
Marks
Taylor
Schoolboy Murder Shocks Cincinnati Scene on Way Home
Cincinnati reports a schoolboy aged 12 killed by a peer aged 11 near Newport Kentucky after a classroom quarrel. A third boy joined, a brick struck the attacker then the victim was stabbed. The killer surrendered to police after authorities recovered the knife from an outhouse.
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Tioubie
Cincinnati
Newport
Joseph Creelman
Eddie Armines
Creelman
Armines
Bud
JAN KUBELIK THE WIZARD OF THE VIOLIN ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
Acclaimed virtuoso Jan Kubelik lands in New York amid fanfare ahead of a concert tour. He will perform sixty engagements this season and is reported to be earning around 100000 dollars for his appearances.
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RICHARDS HUDNUT
WILLIAMSON'S
JAN KUBELIK
THE WIZARD OF THE VIOLIN
Europe
New York
Kubelik
Gift From Rockefeller to Bryn Mawr College Promised
Philadelphia Dec 5 John D Rockefeller offers Bryn Mawr College a gift of 230000 toward campus improvements on condition that by commencement day in June next year 250000 more is raised to finish the project The college plans include a new library building dormitory and a lighting and heating plant with Rockefeller funding the dormitory and plant if other friends donate for the library by the deadline.
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John D. Rockefeller
Philadelphia
Bryn Mawr College
John D. Rockefeer
Rockefeller
lighland
Pennsylvania Dairy Union Fourth Annual Session Opened at York
The Pennsylvania Dairy Union held its fourth annual meeting in York with over 100 dairy representatives. Secretary Harry Hayward of State College opened the session noting enforcement efforts on oleomargarine laws. Papers on dairying were presented by L. W. Lichty Coudersport H J Patterson and others.
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nual
York
Pennsylvania Dairy Union
Harry Hayward
State College
Hayward
L. W. Lichty
East Berlin
H. J. Patterson
Ten Men Drowned in Canadian Tug Disaster
St. Johns New Brunswick December 5 reports the tug Gypsum King from Windsor to New York arrived yesterday bearing logs from the barges Gypsum Queen and Gypsum King off Lepreaux on Monday. Each barge carried five men aboard.
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St. Johns
N. B
Windsor
New York
Lepreaux
Kremlin Loan Talks Resume in Paris Likely 40 Million Pounds
The Allegemeine Zeitung reports negotiations for a Russian loan of 40 million pounds have been resumed in Paris and the issue is expected shortly. The report highlights renewed financial diplomacy between Russia and creditors.
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Vienna
Dee f
Allegemeine Zeitung
Paris
A F O L Convention Session Opened In Scranton
The American Federation of Labor opened its convention at St Thomas College Hall Scranton Pa at 10 oclock with President Samuel Gompers presiding Delegates from across the United States and Canada attended The action included resolutions on trade autonomy Chinese exclusion and calls for a defense fund a tobacco and labor reform agenda and eight hour day for clerks among others. Lucide By Drowning In Lancaster Wife of miller near Quarryville commits suicide in mill race aged 54 mother of nine. Princeton Elects Football Captain Ralph H T Davis Blossburg Pa chosen to lead Princeton football succeeding Captain Pall. Shipping cigars to U S Caracas sails to New York with 166474 cigars 663600 cigarettes and 287 bales of leaf tobacco.
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American Federation of Labor
St. Thomas’ College Hall
Samuel Gompers
United States
Canada
erarette mokery
boscoits
Hoste
masons
glass hottie workers
Ilinois
Indiana
Lancaster
Susan E Nissley
John Nissley
Quarryville
county
Massacre at Samar detailed in church coffin plot
Dispatches from Victoria report the Samar massacre at Baliniga where bolomen hid in a church coffin and attacked soldiers at dawn. Survivors describe a chaotic assault, captures, and a flag removal as reinforcements arrived amid gunfire and rescue efforts. Four men were wounded in a separate strike riot at Rich Hill Missouri where deputies clashed with miners.
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Victoria
B.C
Balingiga
Samar
Myers
Bur
Beatto
Busey
Protecting the President and Foreign Leaders Death Penalty Bill
Senator Home introduces a Senate bill to punish murder of the US president or foreign rulers with death within US jurisdiction. The measure also imposes up to 20 years for aiding or conspiring to kill or advise killing and designates accomplice liability for aiding escapes. The proposal permits separate indictments for conspirators.
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Washington
pee
senate
United States
Motorman injured as Runaway is stopped by bystander
Scranton December report describes John Powell, an imported motorman, jumping from a car to halt a runaway in West Scranton. He was knocked unconscious and badly hurt, then left in a snow bank until another car retrieved him. He was taken to Mangledon Railroad Hospital.
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Scranton
John Powell
West Scranton
Ron union
Peoria Distilleries Lead U S Output in November
An immense Distillery Peoria Ill reports November spirits output surpassing all other U S distilleries combined. Peoria plants handled 104108 barrels totaling 4700587 gallons with exports near 1009000 gallons taxed at ten cents per barrel.
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Peoria
Ill
United States
Racial unrest wounds two in Opp Alabama at night
News from Opp Alabama reports Fate Atkinson and J W Dorsey fatally hurt by a Black assailant during a general racial unrest incident. Two Black victims died and several others were injured as authorities organize a posse and request the sheriff and bloodhounds to pursue the suspect.
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Alabama
Andalusia
Ala
Atkinson
J. W. Dorsey
Opp
Gas Machine Bursts Killing Foreman in New Orleans
In New Orleans on December 5 a gas generator under repair at the Yancey Generator company exploded after an employee approached with a burning lamp. Foreman Jules Marchand was killed and Charles Mitchell was seriously injured, with potential death cited.
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Yancey Generator company
Jules Marchand
Charles Mitchell
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