Rush Work Begun on Ship Subsidy Bill
The Times reports swift action in Congress as Republican leaders push a ship subsidy bill in the Senate. Senator Frye and allies overcame Western Republican opposition, with a party vote of 38 to 20 and Wellington siding with Democrats. House support is anticipated, while a Nicaragua canal bill looms on December 6.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Jones
Arkansas
Frye
Hanna
Wellington
Morgan
House
James R. Young
Philadelphia
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Mr. Young
Times
Frye Explains The Ship Subsidy Bill In Senate
Washington December 4 The Senate convened as Mr Allison presented credentials for the late Senator Gear's successor Mr Dolliver who was sworn in by President pro tem Frye Several committee assignments followed for Dolliver and Dillingham including Pacific railroads agriculture education and labor and post offices The day saw the calendar opened wit h bills passed to allow depositions before naval courts and to authorize the acceptance of the Red Eagle decoration by Captain N M Brooks Continued on Third Page.
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Washington
Senate
Allison
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver
John Henry Gear
Iowa
Dillingham
Vermont
Civil Service
Seaboard
Library of Congress
Dolliver
Pacific Railroads
Mississippi River
N. M. Brooks
Puzzle inventor H A Mahood commits suicide after despair
H A Mahood of 3611 North Sixteenth street ended his life in the Bingham House toilet room. He had become obsessed with puzzles including the "Egyptian Maze" after years of unemployment and mental strain. He left little money and a few puzzles, cards, and letters. his wife was overwhelmed by the tragedy.
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H. A. Mahood
North
Sixteenth Street
Bingham House
Walters
Mahood
Fred
Harry Mahood
Newkirk Street
Pe Ae
Rela
Eight Men Die in California Railroad Collision
Eight laborers die and twenty-two are injured in a collision between a construction train and a freight near Suisun California. Victims were repairing the track and were brought to Suisun by train. Telegraph lines are down and details are unavailable.
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California
Suisun
Cal
Southern Pacific
Saisun
Mrs McKinley Alarmed by Fractious Horses
In Jersey City while preparing to depart for Washington Mrs McKinley faced a scare as a team of horses grew unruly. Abner McKinley Dr Rixey and railroad workers intervened shielding her from the frisky animals. She recovered quickly and saluted onlookers as she moved to the elevator.
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New York
Election Pledges About Philippine Volunteers Broken
The War Department and administration face shifted plans as preelect ion pledges to bring home volunteers from the Philippines appear broken. Homeward movement delayed to after January 1 with a six month recruitment for 70,000 men. Authorities claim the Philippine force remains needed in the Far East until June 30 and re enlistment hopes fade.
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Washington
Philippines
Far East
War Department
Stowe Predicts Peace Near in South Africa War
United States Consul General James C. Stowe, arriving in London, says Boers favor peace and predicts the South African war will end within a month. He notes Boer prisoners abroad urge peace and cites Christian Botha’s petition as evidence of shrinking Boer resolve.
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United States
London
James C. Stowe
Cape Town
Hampton
Pretoria
Stowe
South Africa
Avil
Pras
St. Louis
Lord Kitchener
Oreover
Ceylon
St. Helena
Christian Botha
Louis Botha
Boers Headed Off By Knox Troops Near Bethulle
General Kitchener reports mounted troops under General Knox engaged all day Sunday with part of General De Wet's forces north of Bethulle. The Boers were headed off and retired northeastward.
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London
Kitchener
South Africa
Knox
de Wet
Bethulle
Anti British Demonstration In Cologne Suppressed
An Anglophobic demonstration outside the British Consulate in Cologne was dispersed by mounted police who arrested its leaders. Serenades and ovations for President Kruger, organized by local societies, were forbidden for public safety reasons.
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Cologne
Kruger
Brave Engineer Averts Explosion At Ridgewood Power Plant
A December fire at the Ridgewood power house in Brooklyn destroyed the dynamo room and threatened multiple buildings. Chief Engineer Wendell acted without delay to shut off steam from the boilers, preventing a larger blast.
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New York
Wendell
Ridgewood
Brooklyn
Searle
Anc
Lynching Fear Prompts Guarded Jail Stay for Accused Murderers
Fort Worth reports Eugene Faulkner and J W Chapman accused of fatally burning Constable Peter Bane in Dallas by saturating his clothing with turpentine and setting him aflame. They were brought to Fort Worth under tight guard and lodged in jail amid fears of mob action.
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Constable Bane
Fort Worth
Texas
Eugene Faulkner
J. W. Chapman
Peter Bane
Dallas
Holmes Returns from Klondike Hunt on Thanksgiving Day
James M Holmes walked into his father’s home at 4043 Aspen Street on Thanksgiving Day, bringing joy to a family who believed he was dead after Mason’s party of seventeen headed to the Klondike vanished. The survivors faced brutal cold and starvation after misadventure in British Columbia and the backcountry as they searched for gold.
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Holmes
James, M. Holmes
Aspen Street
Mason
Klondike
British Columbia
Sabbath School Teachers Strike at First Presbyterian Church
Special Telegram reports Sunday School teachers at the First Presbyterian Church have struck and petitioned the Jersey City Presbytery. They refuse to teach while Pastor Rev. Q. E. Miller remains in office. The church is split with one faction led by the pastor seeking to sell the block for an Opera House project.
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Paterson
First Presbyterian Church
Jersey City
Holmes Endures Edmonton Trail to Yukon and Returns Home
A lone prospector named Holmes survives months of peril in the frozen north, crossing the Edmonton trail amid storms and exhaustion to reach the Yukon river. After success in gold prospecting and ventures, he travels home to his father’s city residence on October 13, reuniting with his parents.
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Holmes
Yukon River
Edmonton
Mercier Warns England Invasion Could Be Feasible
Paris reports General Mercier used a Senate naval bill debate to argue England could be invaded. He urged mobilization plans include rapid army expeditionary embarkation and debarkation. President Fallieres ruled details out of order amid protests from lawmakers.
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Paris
England
Transvaal
M. Fallieres
Mercier
Damocles
Senate
M. de Lanessan
Women Against Women's Suffrage Movement Leads Opposition
Mrs Elihu Root heads a ticket elected at the New York State Association annual meeting at 222 Madison Avenue to oppose extending suffrage to women. Mrs Francis M Scott and Mrs Richard Watson Gilder are elected president and vice president as the slate argues the work now requires broader administration.
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Elihu Root
Francis M. Scott
Richard Watson Gilder
Madison Avenue
New York State Association
Manchester and Sudeley Barred by Bankruptcy Pile
London December 4 The House of Commons was sworn in after a Lords session. Royal approval for re election of Speaker William Court Gully was signified. The Lords announced certificates showing the Duke of Manchester and Baron Sudeley had been adjudicated bankrupts, precluding their sitting.
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London
House of Commons
House of Lords
William Court Gully
Duke of Manchester
Baron Sudeley
Extradition Hearing Over William Rhodes Case Set
Governor Stone announced a hearing to be held tomorrow in the protest against no requisition for William Rhodes. Rhodes, held in New York, is awaiting extradition proceedings after alleged false pretenses involving a $5,000 contract with Mrs. Marion Rand of this city.
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W. A. Stone
Will Rhodes
Marion H. Rand
Rhodes
New York
Cuban postal fraud probe prompts Senate information request
Pettigrew introduced a resolution in the Senate requesting information on Cuban postal frauds. The Postmaster General is asked to forward any statements or evidence to the Senate. The move aims to clarify rules governing the case and gather official documents for inquiry.
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Tom Times
Washington
Pettigrew
Senate
Defective Air Brakes Cause Wreck on B&O Line
A heavily loaded eastbound train on the Baltimore and Ohio near Hyndman Pennsylvania last night failed airbrakes and crashed into a waiting freight and three engines on the main line. Six engines were badly damaged and four freight cars demolished. One man was slightly injured.
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Bedford
Baltimore and Ohio
Hyndman
Pittsburg
Mary Bradley Injured In Old York Road Incident
Mary Bradley of 905 South Third Street lies in a precarious condition at Jewish Hospital after being found unconscious along Old York road. She cannot recall how she sustained injuries and her family fears the harm may be fatal. A domestic servant near Jewish Hospital reported finding her beside streetcar tracks while returning from a visit to a sister in Jenkintown.
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Mary Bradley
Old York Road
Jewish Hospital
Jenkintown
Councilman Higgins Sentenced for Bribery Offer
Indianapolis December 4. John M Higgins a City Council member was sentenced to State's Prison for an indeterminate term after conviction on offering to accept a bribe to push a measure. He will await the Supreme Court appeal in prison.
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Indianapolis
John M. Higgins
Higgins
Supreme Court
Mrs Stoddard Seeks Divorce From Noted Lecturer
Mrs Mary H Stoddard files for divorce in Middlesex County Court alleging desertion by her husband John L Stoddard the well known lecturer. The Boston report notes the petition was filed on December 4 in the Middlesex jurisdiction.
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Boston
Mary H. Stoddard
Middlesex County Court
John L. Stoddard
Mra Stoddard
Amen Chon
Weather forecast by region for December 1900
The forecast covers Eastern Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland New Jersey Eastern and Western New York and Western Pennsylvania. It notes fair conditions Wednesday and Thursday with varying cold temperatures and winds including westerly, northerly, and diminishing breezes. The note adds a stormy day with heavy rain and a barometer reading 29.17 at 6 P M.
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Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
Fatally Gore by An Angry Bull in Hubbard Township
William Blodgett of Hubbard township was fatally gored on his farm as he tried to drive a vicious bull into another field. The bull charged, trampled and gored him repeatedly, lifting him by the horns before his sons could intervene. The body was mangled and torn by the animal.
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Sharon
William Blodgett
Hubbard Township
Blodgett
Morris and Essex Railroad Files $85 Million Mortgage
The Morris and Essex Railroad Company filed an $85,000,000 mortgage with the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company in Union County New Jersey to retire all prior indebtedness dating from 1868. The loan bears 5 1/2 percent interest and matures in December 2000, with revenue stamps costing nearly $18,000.
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New York
Morris and Essex Railroad Company
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Union County
N. J
Czar Able to Sit Up in Invalid Chair
Physicians report the Czar has passed the last day satisfactorily. Temperature and pulse improved from yesterday evening to this morning. The Czar is now able to sit in an invalid chair at intervals during the day and remains in good general condition.
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Livadia
European Russia
Paralyzed Sergeant Helverson Faces Death at Home
House Sergeant Samuel Helverson of the Tacony police station lies critically ill at home after total paralysis from an electric shock while using the telegraph instrument. He was placed on the police pension list and is momentarily expected to die. Helverson joined the force on June 3, 1887 and served in the Twenty-seventh district.
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Samuel Helverson
Tacony
Helverson
Rome Quay Collapses From Tiber Rise
Due to the rising Tiber the Anguillara quay, 300 yards long, undermined by the river, slid into the water today. Estimated damage reaches two million lire.
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Rome
Tiber
Anguillara
Hess in Critical Condition Amid Illness
New York police Commissioner Jacob Hess, ill for weeks, is reported to be in critical condition with pleuro-pneumonia and acute nephritis. The noted health crisis follows weeks of illness and concerns over his ability to lead the department.
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New York
Jacob Heas
Men’s Suits and Overcoats Sale in Town Listing Prices
In town store offers men’s suits from 7.50 to 22.59 and overcoats from 7.50 to 45. If you can’t find exactly what you want elsewhere, this shop claims you can get it here.
Perry & Co Coat Sale on Chestnut Street
Customer tests coats at Perry & Co 1620 Chestnut praising a Raglan style then changing mind noting a newer overcoat. Clerk urges trying on a coat as the buyer considers options and compares styles.
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Perry & Co
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Mundell
United States Weather Bureau
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