carnage at moscow fighting mages and strife
Dispatches from Moscow report partial government control as fighting rages in outer districts. 40,000 strikers from Zueve with Lithuanian artillery head toward Moscow to aid insurgents. Both sides suffer heavy losses and cities brace under merciless artillery fire and barricades.
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Ioscow
Zueve
Lithuania
Moscow
Brest
Grenadier
St. Petersburg
Jxazo
Nickolei W
Mol
Peraro
Moscow-K Kazan
Kazan
Hghtive Revolutionary Organization
Lytin Works
Warsaw
AlToscow
French Warships Ready to Sail for Riga
In SRES France on December 27 reports say French warships are being prepared to sail to the Baltic port of Riga. The purpose is unclear whether they aim to protect French residents in Russia or aid the czar.
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Riga
Sres
France
Russia
Man Killed While Coons Hunting Near Newfield
Alonzo Hendricks of Newfield was killed while coon hunting when a dead limb fell from a tree as he and Carl Piper felled it. The limb struck Hendricks on the head, crushing his skull. authorities investigated the accident on December 27 in ITITACA.
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Ititaca, N
Alonzo Hendricks
Newfield
Carl Piper
Hendricks
Dowie Arrives in Jamaica Aboard Admiral Dewey
Prophet John Alexander Dowie of Zion City, aged 11, has reached Port Antonio aboard the United Fruit steamer Admiral Dewey. He was confined to his cabin during the voyage, but his health is improving.
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Prophet
Zion City
Kingston
Jamaica
John Alexander Dowie
Port Antonio
United Fruit Company
Hanker’s Sudden Death in Hogsick Pfalla
William Kelger seventy five, vice president of the First National Bank of Hog Sick Pfalla, New York, died suddenly of heart disease at a local doctor's office.
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Hanker
Hogsick Pfalla
N. Y
William Kelger
First National Bank
A Missing President Sparks Dominican Crisis in Santo Domingo
Conflicting factions in Santo Domingo threaten a revolution as President Morales leaves the capital. Combat near San Cristobal wounds Morales as Vice President Caceres seeks U S mediation. Authorities warn of possible American intervention to protect interests and customs revenues.
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Washington
Santo Domingo
Morales
Santo
San Cristobal
Caceres
Monte Cristi
United States
Dubuque
Demetrio Rodriguez
Roosevelt
Puerto Plata
Alorales
Morttles
Jimenistas
Jimenez
Horacistas
Horacio
San Juan
Mforales
State Department
White House
Reet
Taft
Bonaparte
Man Snaps Up Fifth Avenue Mansion Christmas Gift
New York on December 27 reports Jacob Tougloth turned a Christmas present into a $20 000 turn by selling a Fifth Avenue mansion bought for $255 000 to Abs IT Mortimer Brooks for $275 000 after pleasing his wife.
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New York
Jacob Tougloth
Abs
Mortimer Brooks
Hamilton's Paris Report Implicates Payment in Legislation
Andrew Hamilton, legislative agent for New York Life, in Paris before a house-leaning committee, confessed paying money to men linked to legislation but refused to name them. He offered to settle any debt to New York Life with 190000 dollars and said he might owe more.
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Indy Hamilton
New York
Andrew Hamilton
New York Life
Paris
Senator’s Son Assaulted in West Virginia
Bethany West Virginia December 27 John Whitsett and his brother Charles were held in bail charged with assaulting Nathan Scott son of United States Senator Nathan B Scott of Wheeling. The boy attending school there was badly injured and for a time life was despaired of. He remains in serious condition.
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Bethany
W. Va
John Whitsett
Charles
Nathan Scott
United States
Nathan B. Scott
Wheeling
Murphy Denies Interest in City Contracting Firm
New York December 7 investigation by the mayoral staff found the New York Contracting Company used notes signed by Charles F. Murphy totaling 155 000 dollars in his business. Murphy denied any personal interest in the company.
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New York
Meyor Haus
Charles F. Murphy
Murphy
Civil War Veteran Wilson Hangs Self in Kingston
Orson M. Wilson a prosperous Kingston grocer committed suicide by hanging. A Civil War veteran he served in the Eightieth New York Infantry and had become despondent after illness. He was well known in local Grand Army circles.
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Kingston
N. Y
Orson M. Wilson
Hightieth New York Infantry
Fire Damages Jefferson County Courthouse In Louisville
A fire at the Jefferson county courthouse in Louisville caused about 25000 dollars in damage. Firemen and staff prevented serious loss to the century old accumulator records.
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Biase
Louisville
Tlee
Jefferson County
Neighbors Fatally Burned While Playing Santa in Coshocton
In Coshocton on December 27 a man named George Reed was fatally burned while playing Santa. He retired to his room and his cotton whiskers he wore were ignited by a nearby light at about 4 am.
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Sanita
Coshocton
Atte
Santa
George Reed
Jin
Maher Punches Out Harris in Third Round
In Philadelphia at Kensington Athletic Club, Fetel Maher knocked out Morris Harris in the third round of a two round bout. Harris showed brief resistance, but Maher dominated with jabs and straight punches, ending the bout with Harris down and out.
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Philadelphia
Fetel Maher
Morris Harris
Kensington Athlet
Peter
Maher
Harris
Jabh
Efaris
Pete
Jeff
Alderman Batt Forces Surprise at Ascot Race
Alderman Batt, listed as a long shot at 20 to 1, won the third race at Ascot from a large field in a vanter. The Los Angeles report notes the upset by the California entrant.
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Alderman Batt
Los Angeles
Cal
Dev
Ascot
Wheeler Named Leading New York Police Chief Candidate
General Joseph Wheeler, longtime resident since the Spanish American War, is the leading candidate for appointment as New York police commissioner by Mayor McClellan. A retired U S Army major general, he previously served in the Confederate cavalry and attained lieutenant general rank after the Civil War.
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New York
Joseph Wheeler
McClellan
Wheeler
United States Army
McKinley
Santiago
Shafter
Washington
Wild Ride by Insane Father With Six Children in Mystic
Hayten Watrous, recovering from measles, seized six children and rode a box wagon across the state for six days begging food. He was captured overnight. The spree ended with the children restrained aboard the wagon.
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Clinton
Conn
Hayten Watrous
Mystic
Three Men Die in Fast Train Collision at Spartanburg Yards
In Spartanburg South Carolina on the Southern railway yards D M Hi and Richard Rogers of Baxon Hill and Stone of Crops Anchor were struck and killed instantly by a fast train. The accident happened on a curve where the men walked on the track.
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Spartanbuy
Spartanburg
S. c
D. M. Hi
Richard Rogers
Baxon Hill
Southern Railway
Suit Against a Miser Tested by Bedside Testimony
Greenwich Conn Dec 27 Mrs John J Burnett gravely ill yet left her bed to testify in a suit seeking 25000 from the estate of David F Husted a wealthy caretaker and miser she tended in life the proceedings highlight a dramatic courtroom moment as a dying plaintiff pursues a claim against the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conchiman
Ithaca
N. YS
Margaret B. Fisher
E. A. George
Mat Nelly
Greenwich
Conn
John J. Burnett
David 5. Husted
Chinese Boycott Questioned by Chinese Official
Washington report quotes Dr. F F Tong representative of the Chinese government stating there will be no rise of a boycott against American goods and that desired changes are being pursued in our estate laws.
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Washington
F.F. Tong
China
Eight Hour Day Recognition Rumor Amid Topographical Union
A fragment notes talk of an eight hour day and references Topographical Union No 6r. The readable text suggests internal discussions about labor standards and union recognition, with no clear event or outcome provided.
Japan Reorganizes Mission To Embassy Status
Reported shift in Tokyo signals a higher diplomatic post. appointment of Viscount as ambassador to Britain prompts upgrading the American mission in Japan to an embassy. J G A Leishman, currently minister to Turkey, expected to receive the post.
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Bis
San
Japan
Tokyo
Great Britain
The
Howsa
Turkey
Aldermen Quarrel Over City Attorney Row Turns Chaotic
In Greensboro North Carolina a special board meeting to elect a city attorney triggered a factional fight. Three of six aldermen tried to leave, ignoring the mayor’s order to stay. The mayor ordered police to bring back the three with force if needed.
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Greensboro
No C
Board of Aldermen
Herndon Fire Destroys Most Businesses in Kin
Fire swept through Herndon Kansas destroying two drug stores a meat market a bank three general stores a hardware store and smaller shops leaving only a hardware and general store intact No loss estimate yet available and origin unknown with reports from Wilsonville Nebraska dated December 27
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Wilsonville
Neb
Herndon
Kin
Arcanum Leaders Plan Appeal After New York Ruling
W O Robson in Boston says the supreme council's legal representatives will appeal Justice Gaynor's decision in New York that nullified new rates in effect since October 1. Also in New York City, the New Music Society of America is formed to foster serious native works and aid American composers.
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Arcanum
Boston
W. O. Robson
The
Royal Arcanum
Supreme Council
Gaynor
New York
New Music Society of America
NA York
New York City
Chancellor Hill Seriously Ill At University Of Georgia
Athens Ga December 27 Chancellor Walter B Hill of the University of Georgia is critically ill with pneumonia and doctors say he is now past the crisis with the odds against recovery.
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Chanceellor Hill
Athens, Ga
Walter B. Hill
University of Georgia
Hill to retire from active work in railway interests
J J Hill announces retirement from active duties in his extensive railway holdings in St Paul Minnesota on December 27 1900. He notes his son Louis W Hill and Jeff Yale have been in training to assume leadership of the business.
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St.,paul, Minn
James J. Hill
Jan. J
Louis W. Hill
Jeff Yale
Poisoned candy delivered to Queen Titania figure in Albany case
A box of candy labeled green allegedly contained poison and was mailed to Miss Elsin Smith who held the title Queen Titania of last year's Halloween carnival. Eight persons were affected by the incident in Albany New York.
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Titania
Albany
Paris
Elsin Smith
Fatal Stagecoach Crash Hits Freehold Area Near Train
One man killed and twelve injured when a Pennsylvania freight train collided with a stage carrying basketball players and friends from a local game. Driver and front-seat passengers escaped with minor injuries while inside riders suffered severe head injuries and possible deaths. John Benneman from Asbury Park is the deceased. Howard Soffield and Samuel Hampton among the seriously injured.
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Freehold
J. Dee
Pennsylvania
John Benneman
Asbury Park
Howard Soffield
Samuel Hampton
Leon
Robert Apgar
Harry Dolan
Joseph Barrett
Nelson Shutts
Oscar Kirby
John Woolley
Woolley
Unprecedented Case Report in Albany Medical Annals
Mrs Alfred Wiltse of Albany says a three day old daughter was conceived 115 days after her previous birth. Dr George T Maston, attending physician, believes the claim though such a conception is unprecedented in authentic medical annals.
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Albany
N.Y
Dee
Alfred Wiltse
George T. Maston
New York Central
West Albany
Maston
Open Verdict in Todd Case Leaves Jury's Choice Murky
Philadelphia December 27 The Todd case ends with an open verdict and a jury finding injuries on the Philadelphia and Reading railway in a manner unknown to the jury. The result is viewed by insiders as a de facto admission of murder.
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Todd
Philadelphia
Dugan
Philadelphia and Reading
Dredger Struck Submerged Cartridge Near Henderson Point
A dredger operated by Eastern Dredging Company hit a submerged 275-4 dynamite cartridge that failed to explode when Henderson's point was blasted last summer. The blast nearly sank the craft and injured several crew members thrown against machinery. The dredger is badly damaged and will be beached.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Henderson’s Point
Eastern
Head Tax Imposed on Chinaman for Shipboard Sale
A head tax of five hundred dollars on a Chinaman was to be deposited with government officials by agents of the mail steamer Corinthian before the Steiner could sail for Liverpool. Immigration officials barred landfall at this port but the individual was landed at St. John New Brunswick.
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Calipax
N.S. Dee
Corinthian
Steiner
Liverpool
St. John
N. B
Bourke Cockran Leaves Health to Seek Rest in Arizona
New York December 27 Congressman Bourke Cockran has been ill for ten days at the Waldorf Astoria and his physicians advise a trip to Arizona to regain health.
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York
W. Bourke
Cockran
Christan Son Born to Secretary and Mrs Losbarex
A son was born yesterday evening to Secretary and Mrs Losbarex, marking a family addition announced in local channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christan
Washington
Losbarex
Unclear OCR snippet hints at political reorganization discussion
Fragmentary text mentions Senator Platt and a Scottish church reform termed New Plan. It references transfer of a person from Merritt and an apparent governor figure Higgins with a preferred option for engagement.
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F Gdell
Senator Platt
Albany Scandal News Sparks Conservative Debate
Fragmentary report shows references to Higgins in the legislature and a push related to mortgage relief and savings. Mentions Joseph Choate and a broad sum of forty million dollars tied to political maneuvers and elections.
Closing Stock Quartz: Mercantile Paper Values Decline
Trading closes with mixed results as mercantile paper values show changes. Copper and several rail lines including Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe, Chicago & North Western, Missouri Pacific, Lackawanna, and New York shares move modestly. Exports for the port of New York tally around 188 thousand dollars in the latest closing prices.
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Wew
York
Atchison
Ches, & Ohiov
Chi
Northw
Brie
Central
Lackawanna, Douis
Nasi
Manhattan
Metropolitan
Missouri Pac
Dairy and eggs market update with varied prices
The report lists New York dairy items and eggs with mixed prices. Butter and cheese show steady or modest changes while eggs and poultry fetch varied quotes. overall market tone suggests modest activity and price stability in some segments.
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Penns
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