Original Van Buren land grants filed in Bolivar district
Clerk L E Edwards records three 1840 land grants issued by President Martin Van Buren for Augustus Campbell William Bedley and John Davis assignees of Samuel Neill in section 7 township 25 range 5 west Bolivar county Mississippi The documents are the oldest on record for the district and bear a separate parchment seal. Fire destroys Raymond post office drugstore lodge and several businesses with limited insurance coverage. Whitecapping threats reach Lincoln and surrounding counties in South Mississippi as notices demand leaving by January 1. Bill Jackson pardoned after county support and a push from District Attorney Roane. his wife reportedly lost her mind awaiting his return.
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L. E. Edwards
Chancery Court
Cleveland
M.L. Beard
Clarksdale
Miss
United States
Martin van Buren
Augustus 8. Campbell
Tallehatchie County
Chocchuma
William 8. Bedley
Warren County
John B. Davis
John A. Lane
Samuel Neill
Bolivar County
Mississippi
Jackson
Lincoln
Longino
Mississippi Delta
Bill Jackson
Lafayette
Montgomery Brothers
Will Mathis
Orlando Lester
Oxford
Lafayette County
Distri
Roane
Rankin Plantation
George Jackson
George Thompson Severely Burned In Yazoo City Cannon Accident
George Thompson sustained severe facial burns while examining a charged cannon in Yazoo City last week. Doctors fear he may lose sight in one or both eyes.
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George Thompson
Yazoo City
Will
Death of A. F. Thrower At Meridian Railroad Crossing
A. F. Thrower, a young cotton mill man, died in Meridian after being found unconscious with a fractured skull at a railroad crossing last week. Police suspect homicide but the death may leave the mystery unsolved.
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Vicksburg
John Rafferty
Habersham Street
Savannah
Charity
Thomas F. Rafferty
Black Patti
A. F. Thrower
Meridian
Young Thrower
Guam finances strained by neglected appropriations
Commander Schroeder reports Guam runs a $9,000 cash balance after $66,000 receipts and $57,000 expenditures. Public works halted awaiting funds while leprosy treatment, disaster recovery, and reduced duties strain finances. Export imports near $35,000. no copra exports. agriculture urged for an experimental station.
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Washington
Seaton Schroeder
Guam
Navy Department
Congress
Schroeder
Department of Agriculture
United States
Tumon Bay
Pedro M. Duarte
The Cable to Honolulu Buoys Off Oahu
A San Francisco cable dispatch reports the Silvertown near Oahu with 2235 nautical miles paid out and the shore end to be spliced to the sea cable near Diamond Head. Communication will resume after the splice, weather permitting, with completion likely in a day or two.
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San Francisco
Silvertown
Oahu
Diamond Head
December strawberries in Mississippi hint at winter harvest
J T Wherry of Holmes county near the Yazoo line reports December strawberries thriving on six acres and yielding fruit comparable to the spring crop. Meanwhile at Charlton seven miles west of Canton a wagon party of negroes fought, resulting in one death and two injuries with no clear shooter identified.
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Mississippi
J. T. Wherry
Holmes County
Yazoo Line
Charlton
Canton
Yazoo River Flow Beside Vicksburg Signals Progressive Test
Water from Yazoo flows past Vicksburg at a lively rate carrying drift toward the Mississippi. Engineers expect a stronger test once the river falls, pressing against the west pass dam closed three years ago before canal work began.
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Yazoo
Vicksburg
Mississippi River
West Pass
Proposed free delivery routes to be investigated in district
Congress man Spight reports the department regrets delays in examining suggested routes. Special Agent Watson will inspect the routes no later than January 1, with investigations set for the early part of the coming year.
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Spight
Department
Watson
Centenarian Crosby Returns to Detroit Claiming Burr Lineage
Detroit resident Charles Henry Burr Crosby, aged 107, has returned home after a long absence and asserts he is the son of Aaron Burr. He resides in Detroit and shares his remarkable claim with local watchers.
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Detroit
Mich
Charles Henry Burr Crosby
Crosby
Aaron Burr
Elkins Plans Orphan Girls Home in Philadelphia
Philadelphia on December 27 reports that a home for orphan girls, daughters of Free Masons of Pennsylvania, will be built at Broad Street and Bristol Avenue. The project is led by William S. Elkins with a estimated cost exceeding $500,000.
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Philadelphia
Daughters of Free Ma Sons of Pennsylvania
Broad Street
Bristol Avenu
William S. Elkins
Venezuelan Situation Referred to Hague Arbitration Likely
Senator Cullom, head of the foreign relations committee, met with the president to discuss the Venezuelan dispute. He indicated, though not with absolute certainty, that moving the matter to The Hague arbitration tribunal seemed likely. Secretary Hay plans a note announcing U S approval of such a course.
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Hay
United States
Washington
Cullom
Illinois
Committee On Foreign Relations
Venezuela Dispute Referred to The Hague Tribunal
President Roosevelt will not arbitrate the Venezuelan dispute. The cabinet agreed to refer the case to The Hague for adjudication after Secretary Hay reported progress with London Berlin Rome and Caracas. European powers consent to Hague arbitration with reservations if Roosevelt declines to act.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hague Tribunal
Root
Hay
London
Berlin
Rome
Caracas
Castro
Hague
United States
Venezuela
Framnås Coal Shipment Blockaded Off La Guayra
The Swedish bark Framnas carrying 475 tons of coal for a British railway project arrives off La Guayra and is ordered to remain outside the blockade as coal is deemed contraband of war. The captain awaits consignees orders while a Dutch-initiated relief schooner prepares to reach Los Roques with flag of truce provisions. Two schooners captured. total blockaded craft now twenty.
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la Guayra
Framnas
Cardiff
la Guayra-Caracas
Venezuela
Consignees
Tribune
Los Roques
Here
Willemstad
Curacao
Derailment Kills Fireman Near Marshall Missouri Pacific Train
An eastbound Missouri Pacific passenger train derailed near Marshall due to a broken flange. Fireman Ed Adams of Sedalia was killed. no other injuries were reported.
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Marshall
Missouri Pacific
Ed Adams
Sedalia
Gas Found In Wyoming Oil Well
Natural gas was discovered 13 miles west of Douglas Wyoming in an oil well. The gas carried sand and oil flowed briefly. The find occurred amid reports from Dec 27.
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Douglas
Wyo
Omnibus statehood bill faces senate talks to death
Advocates of the omnibus statehood bill have not given up hope of passage in the Senate despite opponents pushing to talk the measure to death. The piece notes the impasse and ongoing debate as December advances.
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Washington
Senate
Millions for Christmas Presents in Chicago
Chicago citizens spent an estimated 14 million dollars on Christmas gifts. Shoppers bought higher quality items and larger quantities than in previous years, reflecting strong retail demand during the holiday season.
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Chicago
Will of Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant Divides Estate in Four
The will filed in Washington on December 27 divides the Grant estate into four equal shares. Gen Frederick D. Grant is named executor by the three sons. Each share funds family support, education, and trust provisions for the Grants and Ellen Sartoris for life with remainder to her children. A Japan imperial memento goes to the Museum of Arts in New York.
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District Supreme Court
Frederick D. Grant
Ulysses
Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Jesse R. Grant
Ellen W. Sartoris
Lynched the Wrong Man in Kansas Mob Kill
A Pittsburg Kansas dispatch reports Joe Godley brother of Montgomery Godley wounded and in hiding at Weir City after a mob lynched a man in Pittsburg. Investigation suggests Joe fired the fatal shot, while Gus and Jess Godley are jailed at Girard for alleged involvement. Mother sought treatment for a neck gunshot wound. The officer's revolver remains missing.
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Kansas City
Times
Pittsburg
Kas
Joe Godley
Montgomery Godley
Weir City
Hinkle
Godley Brothers
Joe
Gus
Jess
Girard
Godley
Mascagni Arrested on Embezzlement Charge in Chicago
Italian composer Mascagni, who abandoned a U S tour in Chicago, was arrested Friday night on a charge of embezzlement filed by former manager Richard Heard. Heard says a contract for 5000 dollars. Mascagni refused payment and was taken into custody while staying at the Auditorium hotel with a house detective ensuring his court appearance.
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Chicago
Signor Mascagni
Richard Heard
Mascagni
Italy
Heard
Auditorium Hotel
Railroad boom of 1902 tops all since 1888
The Rail road Gazette reports 1902 freight and passenger line construction reaching 6 026 miles in the United States excluding second tracks sidings and electric lines Oklahoma leads with 570 miles followed by Texas 496 Arkansas 371 and Indian Territory 363 miles
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Chicago
Railroad Gazette
United States
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Chamberlain at Durban Landing in Natal Warmly Welcomed
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain and Mrs Chamberlain landed in Durban Natal at 10 30 Friday morning to a large crowd favorable reception. Also reported Bloomington Illinois Chicago and Alton Railroad raises pay ten percent for clerical staff including operators and yard clerks. Dr Frederick L Brad a member of Roosevelt Rough Riders in the Spanish American War dies in New York hospital from typhoid fever.
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Durban
Natal
Chamberlain
Bloomington
Chicago & Alton Railroad Co
New York
Frederick L. Brad
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Suit Against J P Morgan Settled Out of Court
The case brought by Harry Nevelson over alleged failure to provide heat in an apartment leased by Nevelson has been settled out of court.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
Harry Nevelson
Nevelson
Against Redfern, the Dressmaker in Paris Case
The Paris courts awarded American Mrs Viola Falconer $400 damages against Redfern the dressmaker for unjust arrest and seizure of goods over a dressmaking bill.
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Paris
Viola Falconer
Redfern
Fire destroys Arbuckle cooperage. four dead, four hundred thousand loss
New York December 27 a blaze ripping through five Brooklyn riverfront factories began at the Arbuckle Bros cooperage near Plymouth and Bridge streets. Two firemen were killed three seriously injured and damage tops four hundred thousand dollars as walls collapsed trapping crews and a citizen. The dead include Michael O Toole Thomas Jeffries and Battalion Chief Thomas Coppinger. injured include Thomas McCarthy William McCooley and others.
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Arbuckle Brothers
New York
River Front
Brooklyn
Michael O'Toole
Thomas Jeffries
Thomas Coppinger
Twenty-third Battalion
Thomas McCarthy
William McCooley
Arbuckle Bros
Plymouth
Bridge Streets
Murray
McCooley
McCarthy
Jefferies
O'Toole
Marlboro City Hall and Armory Destroyed in Fire
A midnight blaze in Marlboro Massachusetts wrecked the city hall and armory of Company F Fifth Regiment along with the public library. The loss is estimated at 500000 with all papers and department contents destroyed. Michael Obrien 40 buried under wreckage and believed fatally injured.
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Marlboro
Mass
Fifth Regiment
Marlboro Public
Michael O’brien
Fire at Vaughan Machine Co. in Peabody Causes Major Loss
A midnight blaze at the Vaughan Machine Works in Peabody damaged the brick building for 25000 and rekindled at 2 am raising danger before Salem help arrived. The manager says total losses may reach 700000.
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Peabody
Mass
Vaughan Macine Works
Salem
Vaughn Machine Co
Fire destroys Maxon block in Schenectady
The Maxon block opposite Union station in Schenectady New York was completely destroyed by a fire on Friday likely caused by an overheated chimney. Total loss valued at 100000 with about 75000 covered by insurance. The main building housed a hotel and an adjoining building also housed a hotel. Occupants were warned and evacuated safely by firemen. some guests fled in night clothes.
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Schnectady
N. Y
Maxon
Union Station
Cornland postmaster shoots self after shortage found
Springfield reports EK Greening, postmaster of Cornland Illinois, killed himself with a revolver Friday afternoon after a post office inspector found him $1400 short in his accounts. In New York Dr Flint said Mr Vanderbilt is doing very nicely.
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Springfield
Ill
EK. Greening
Cornland
New York
Dr. Flint
Vanderbilt House
Vanderbilt
Prince Ferdinand and Saxony Crown Princess Set to Visit U S
Vienna reports placement of Prince Ferdinand and the crown princess of Saxony with their companions planning to travel to the United States, as homes in Europe are deemed unlikely.
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Vienna
Ferdinand
Saxony
United States
Europe
Red Cross Expands Relief to Andijan Earthquake Sufferers
The Red Cross society is sending representatives to Andijan to organize relief for earthquake victims and has contributed 17 500 dollars to the relief fund.
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St. Petersburg
The
Red Cross Society
Andijan
U S Foreign Trade Shows Surge in Manufacturing Exports
Treasury figures for eleven months ending November show strong activity by U S manufacturers with imports of materials at 407.6 million dollars, up 54 million from last year, and exports at 377.6 million, up from 362.4 million. Overall imports exceed last year by 75 million, driven by materials, while some declines occur in foods and luxuries.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Hanged in a Cage In Chinese Boxer Rebellion News
Reports from Victoria B C describe November attacks on Cheng Tu as boxers assaulted the city walls. Rebels were repelled, many killed, captives executed after torture and beheadings. A messenger from the boxers demanding prisoner release was hanged in a cage.
Horrific Osaka baby farming case shocks Japan
Yokohama dispatch reports an infanticide conspiracy in Osaka involving an elderly woman, her daughter, husband, and two others. Since operations began this year about 300 children are said to have been killed. The Japan Times notes a bride married to a corpse, with a death by suicide on the eve of marriage.
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Victoria
B. C
Icilecca
Yokohama
Tartar
Osaka
Japan Times
Koohi
Betwen
Venezuelan Revolutionists Reopen Fighting Near Coro
In Curacao on December 28, Venezuelan revolutionists led by General Riera attacked government forces near Coro at Caugara, re engaging 1,200 fighters with artillery. Government command rested with General Refereno Castillo. Riera kept his position as armistice expired.
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Willemstad
Curacoa
Castro
Riera
Caugaroa
Coro
Refereno Castillo
Admiral Dewey Arrives in Ponce Amid Festivities
Admiral Dewey landed in Ponce from San Juan and was greeted by naval officials and citizens. A decoration of the city accompanied a procession with bands through the streets before he boarded the Mayflower and set sail for Culebra.
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Pone
P. R
Admiral Dewey
San Juan
Juana Diaz
Ponce
Mayflower
Culebra
Bryan Receives Mexican Officials During City Visit
Mexico City on December 28 reports Mr. Bryan's scheduled talks and sightseeing. He met President Diaz and Finance Minister Limantour, who showed him formal courtesy. Mrs. Bryan and the children visited Guadaloupe shrine and were shown the crown donated by Mexican ladies.
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Mexico City
Bryan
Diaz
Finance Limantour
United States
Virgin of
Guadaloupe
Mexico
Massive Weekly Dividend Payouts Hit Record Scale
New York reports this week and early next month will see dividend and interest disbursements reach a national high. Conservative estimates place the total around 200 million dollars with New York banks disbursing no less than 150 million, prompting banks to conserve resources to manage the cash flow.
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New York
Morgan's Millions Santa Claus Gift by Magnate to Clerks
Chicago December 18 J P Morgan is expected to give his clerks a generous Christmas gift, possibly equal to their twelve months salary. The year has been prosperous for Morgan with estimated firm profits around 42 million plus investment income, while a major setback came from the London underground franchises defeat.
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Chicago
Ill
J P. Morgan
J. P. Morgan & Co
Finander
Morgan
Marion
Atlanta Steamship Combi- Daur
Oa Bs Ae
Northern Securities Company
Cee Apa
Harvester Combine
United States Realty Company
Mr. Morgan
London County Council
Charles T. Yerkes and
Speyer & Co
Desperate Florence man kills crippled granddaughter
Calvin Carson of Florence Alabama killed his crippled granddaughter with carbolic acid at their bakery home to escape poverty and despair. He cut his own throat but survived. Neighbors and physicians tended him while an effort sought a charitable institution for the girl in Memphis.
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Florence
Ala
Calvin Carson
Tennessee
Carson
Memphis
Blocking Meat Merger Prompted Government Action
Washington December 28 government officials warn that the proposed merger of the great packing houses will be blocked. A high official asserts the government will act vigorously to prevent a larger monopoly despite the court injunction from last June.
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Washington
United States
Cold snap spares Florida orange groves and pineapples
Jacksonville report says during the two night cold wave orange groves across the state, especially in the north, kept fires burning through the night and saved all trees. Pineapples were likewise protected with few casualties reported.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Texas Oil Fields Consolidated as Standard Oil Gains Control
New Orleans dispatch reports Standard Oil Company has secured control of the Beaumont field in Texas and the Jennings oil region in Louisiana. Only a few small companies remain outside, and price increases follow, with fuel oil at one dollar per barrel and likely to rise further.
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New Orleans
Standard Oil Company
Beaumont
Texas
Jennings Oil
Louisiana
Tea duty controversy alarms Yokohama merchants
report from Yokohama via Victoria warns that the United States plans a 10 cent a pound duty on tea held in bond, despite possible withdrawal after January 1. Merchants, jobbers, and others fear the action will disrupt markets and will press the government to withhold the duty.
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Yokohama
Victoria
B. C
United States
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T. M. Thornton
W. T. Ratliff
Masonic Lodge
Dr. Price
W. T. Bailiff
Laurel
Ed Williams
Seventh Chancery District
McC. Kimbrough
Kimbrough
Sunflower County
Moody
Indianola
Island OF
Honolulu
Silverton
Turkestan
Ashkabad
Russian Turkestan
Fedohenks
New Masonic Orphans’ Home
Lieut
Kistler Mixsine
Denver
Col
William M. Kistler
Eighteenth United States Infantry
Fort Logan
Miles
Pekin
Mrs. U. S. Grant
Fred. D. Grant
Kansas
River Front District
Marlboro, Mass
Vaughan Machine Co
Schenectady
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Santa Claus
Florida Fruit
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