Dutch Prince Henry Involved in Fatal Duel Outcome
Amsterdam dispatch says Major Van Tets died after a duel with Prince Henry consort to Queen Wilhelmina. The affair followed a dinner quarrel over impropriety, with Henry reportedly drinking heavily and duelists wounded. Wilhelmina reportedly insisted on apologies before forgiveness.
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London
Central News
Amsterdam
Eee Tets
Prince Henry
Wilhelmina of Holland
Netherlands
Major van Tets
Het 'Loo
van Tets
Utrecht
London Evening News
Holland
Wilhelmina
Henry
Jonkherr
Opinion columns mock Roosevelt trust policy and canal views
London readers scan weekly commentaries on Roosevelt's address. The Saturday Review condemns his handling of trusts, while praising U S industrial organization and criticizing Britain’s canal treaty stance. The Outlook offers mild approval of the message.
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London
Roosevelt
America
United States
The
Saturday Review
Great Britain
Powers Refuse to Yield in Pekin Visit
December 6 article from Pekin reports Yuan Shi Kai, newly named Viceroy, visiting to win powers to relinquish control of the government of Tianjin. Kai assures Santers he can maintain order in Tianjin and the province as ministers weigh keeping Chinese courts intact.
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Pekin
Yuan Shi Kai
Chi Li
Tien Tei
Polish editor jailed for contempt of state in Posen trial
December 6 report from Posen notes Herr Rakowski editor of Praca received years in prison for insulting former Imperial Postmaster General Von Potibielski and defaming state institutions. Publisher Herr DD was sentenced to six weeks in prison for abetting Rakowsky.
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Posen
Poland
Herr Rakowsk
Praca
Imperia
von Potibielski
Herr DD
Herr Rakowsky
Sunday Philadelphia Times and Its Supplements Explored
The Sunday Philadelphia Times issue details its components including Illustrated Magazine and newspaper supplement. The Sun Times section outlines society news scientific education and general matters.
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Philadelphia Times
Illustrated
United
The
Sun Times
Feri Ramettic
Finabetai
Rting
Fe Society News
Scientific
Educa
Mi Rior
Boer arbitration talks and Boer escape report
London dispatch notes the Hague Arbitration Court discussing Transvaal independence with German Russian and French reps signaling opposition to England’s refusal to arbitrate. The piece also reports six Boers escaping Bloemfontein camp and captures near Modder River plus Kitchener’s Bloemfontein visit and railway crossing attempts. Washington reports Britain paying 6000 pounds to settle U.S. claims from the Boer War.
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London
Vienna
Die Information
Transvaal
Hague Arbitration Court
England
South Africa
Bloemfontein
Peru Adopts Gold Standard After Senate Approval
Lima reports the Chamber of Deputies passed the gold standard law after Senate approval. A previous October 10 meeting with bank managers and the Finance Minister discussed declaring gold coins the sole legal tender, demonetizing 100 soles, converting silver to bars, exporting silver, and delivering coin equivalents to interested parties.
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Lima
Peru
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
German Reichstag Budget Deficit and Loans Approved
The budget bill for the Reichstag shows revenues and expenditures totaling 2 349 742 456 marks with a deficit. Chancellor Count von Buelow can borrow 182 058 945 marks for non recurring and extraordinary items, plus a supplementary 35 000 000 marks loan. The statement notes a large deficit and limited state contributions, with only 24 000 marks to be raised by matricular tax, due to varied state finances.
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Berian
Reichstag
Count von Buelow
Tariff Debate in Reichstag Focuses on United States
Berlin reports discuss the United States in the Reichstag tariff debate. Herr Speck warns Germany risks losing American cotton markets and damages without treaties, while Hey Zu Hernsheim condemns historical U S relations as humiliating.
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Berlin
United States
Herr Speck
Germany
America
Zu Hernsheim
Corean Deal Laughable as Japan Russia Exchange Theory
Report from St. Petersburg on December 6 notes London papers alleged Washington diplomats discussed swapping Corea for the Philippine Islands. The claim is called absurd and impossible, with Japan’s interests in Corea deemed superior to any such trade. The idea was once floated by Novoe Vremya but not taken seriously.
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ST. Petersburg
London
Washington
Japan
Russia
Corea
Philippine Islands
Novoe Vremya
Debate in Chamber on Crispi Statue in Palermo Cathedral
Uproar in the Chamber of Deputies as Socialists and Radicals oppose a proposal to place Signor Crispi, former Italian Premier, in Palermo’s San Domenico Cathedral. They denounce his policies as causing suffering. The session was disrupted and a vote was postponed to tomorrow.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Signor Crispi
San Domenico
Palermo
Chamber
Anti Dueling League Formed in Austria
Vienna reports the creation of an anti dueling league with Reichsrat members and high officials backing courts to arbitrate matters of honor and push for related legislation.
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Austria
Vienna
Reichsrath
Unclear OCR Article About Early 20th Century Policy
The readable fragments reference restrictions on language or identity, a trip from Vienna to Constantinople, and a Vienna dispatch noting firing at a tobacco excise event. The text is garbled, with dates and names partial, making precise event details unavailable.
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Vienna
Constantinople
Herr Haller
Pool room raid targets 20th Ward Republicans club
D Clarence Gibboney and the Law and Order Society lead a raid on the 20th Ward Republican Club at Eleventh and Columbia avenue. Six men arrested for pool selling and liquor without a license. theft of betting ledgers and race records seized. Witnesses and officials testified as the case proceeded.
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Law and Order Society
20Th Ward
Republican Club
D. Clarence Gibboney
William Elsenbrown
Eleventh and
Columbia Avenue
Eisenbronn
Lisenbronn
James G. Smith
North Eleventh Street
20Th Ward Republican Committee
George Clarkson
North Nineteenth Street
John Wilson
Berks Street
H. M. Pearson
Montgomery Avenue
Edward Callagher
McKeam Street
William Johnson
Frank Tillou
Law and Order
Wen
Eleventh Street
Pearson
Mr. Gibboney
Ing
Society
Telegraph
New Orleans
Raids Stop Gambling at Southern Telegraph Office
Detectives and police raided the Southern Telegraph and Money Order Co in St Louis. The crowded rooms were packed with arrests of all occupants. Eight wagon loads of persons were taken to the courts under Police Board orders alleging the place was a disorderly venue.
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ST. Louis
Southern Telegraph and Money Order Company
Police Board
Sunday Philadelphia Times Reader Summary
The fragmentary text mentions general matter news and print dealer notes with scattered terms. Key names, dates, or locations are unreadable, leaving only vague references to news and financial dramas without clear events.
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Philade & Times
Tee
Jen
Stiri
Graer
J. H. Jordan Wins City Hospital Building Contracts
The Philadelphia Department of Charities and Correction opened bids for supplies for Almshouse and other departments and awarded three new hospital buildings to John H. Jordan for 75 550 dollars. Mayor advised accepting Jordan over Henderson & Co citing reliability and prior city work. Bids for coal and other items were also submitted with W C Kirk & Co as coal bidder.
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Department of Charities and Correction
Baureaus
John V. Shoemaker
Board of Directors
Philadelphia Hospital
John H. Jordan
Henderson & Co
Jordan
Dewey Denies Schley Court Findings Reports
Admiral Dewey dismissed two newspaper summaries claiming Schley court findings. He said no such reports are trustworthy and that no details will be released until the official Navy Department report is delivered. The articles differed on five points and one claimed censure for not destroying evidence.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Schley
Admiral Dewey
Sehley
Dewey
Navy Department
Schley Receives Thousands of Welcoming Letters on Return
Admiral Schley arrived back from his trip to find over five hundred letters from friends and admirers awaiting him. One notable message came from about six hundred breaker boys at an Eastern Pennsylvania anthracite mine praising his service and the testimony of Captains Clark and Cook at the trial. They hope he will soon come out to shake hands with them.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Admiral Schley
Pennsylvania
Clark
Cook
Pennsylvania Steep Subzero Cold Prevails Across State
Reports from many Pennsylvania towns show yesterday morning as the coldest of the winter with readings ranging from 2 above to 20 below zero. Towns listed include Jamison City 20 below and Bloomsby 10 below, with Edgewood lake frozen and a broad sweep of single to double digit subzero temperatures.
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Pennsylvania
Bloomsby
Buck Horn
Jamison City
Shamokin
Edgewood ‘Lake
Tamaqua
Stroudsburg
Mount Pocono
Barbousville
Scranton
Dalton
Carbondale
Loganton
Lock Haven
Reeders
Bartonsville
Marshall's Creek
Besica
Bushkill
Effort
Dreandsville
Shawnee
Severe cold grips Catskills with record lows this morning
Kingston reports subzero readings across the region with Oneonta at 16 below Davenport Center 18 below Stamford 22 Bloomville 24 Hobart 38 below in nearby areas Troy notes 10 to 15 below in the city and surroundings as a cold spell continues.
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Kingston
N. Y
Catskill Mountains
Oneonta
Davenport Center
Stamford
Bloomville
Hobart
Troy
Weather Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic States
Fair today with northeasterly winds. For Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Maryland fair Saturday and Sunday with light to fresh northeasterly winds.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Weather Summary for December 6 1961 in Philadelphia
The United States Weather Bureau reports rainfall and temperature readings for Friday December 6 1961 in Phi Pa. Sunshine is forecast at 100 percent with a high barometer and cool temperatures. Accumulated excess rainfall since January 1 totals 207 inches and total temperature excess reaches 137 degrees.
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United States
Wea Bureau
Phi Pariday
Arrivals of Ocean Liners
Patricia fin from Wee York and Furet tA gem New York arrive alongside ships from Hamburg and other ports in a coastal schedule of liner arrivals.
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Patricia
Fin
Wee York
Furet
Ta Gem
New York
Vanla
Hamburg
Locomotive Collides With Fire Engine Near Reading Crossing
William Tyson, driver, says gate man signaled track clear. A Reading passenger engine struck Fire Engine Company No. 23 returning from a small fire, injuring Frank A. Holman skull fracture, and contusions to Tyson and McConnel. Holman seriously hurt. Tyson and McConnel later treated and home.
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Gateman
Reading Railway
Twelfth and
York Streets
Reading Terminal
Frank A Holman
North Seventh Street
East
Columbia Avenue
William McConnel
Samaritan Hospital
Holman
Tyson
McConnel
York Street
North
Nineteenth Street
Twelfth Street
John Stutzen
Nurse in Court Hears Three Indictments Read
Miss Jane Toppan, a Lowell nurse, faces three indictments for murder in a Superior Court session. The charges allege she caused deaths of Mrs. Mary Gibbs, A. P. Vis, and Mrs. Genevieve Gordon through morphine and atropine or other poisons. She pleaded not guilty.
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Barnstable
Mase
Jane Toppan
Lowell
Mary D. Gibbs
A. P. Vis
Calumet
Genevieve A. Gordon
Chicago
Mason
Plot to lynch 25 Black people in Alabama
Sheriff Bradshaw in Covington County reports to Governor Jeiks a mob from Opp plans to lynch twenty five Black individuals implicated in a serious town incident. Governor orders Greenville military company to Andalusia. Captain Camble says troops will depart tonight.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bradshaw
Covington County
Jeiks
Opp
Andalusia
Pepe
Greenville
Camble
Greenville Company
Train plunge kills two engineers on Fraser River curve
A Canadian Pacific freight derailed after a rock slide on a dangerous curve above the Frazer river near Vancouver. Engineer Randall and fireman Potruff died when the engine rolled 300 feet down the river after a slow stop attempt failed. Three cars were wrecked and several others damaged.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific
Frazer River
Randall
Randall and
Potruff
Bank Robbery Fled On Hand Car After Vault Loss
The Douglassville Bank was robbed last night of 2500 dollars. The robbers escaped on a stolen hand car, slipping away from Atlanta authorities as rumors spread about the bold break-in.
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Atlanta
Douglassville
Sunday newspaper feature page highlights
The page summarizes a Sunday edition with features and illustrations. It mentions sections including magazine content and a state update, noting a notable layout and general coverage across pages.
May Order Strike Friday Said By Two Street Rail Unions
A joint committee of the street railway unions contemplates a strike this Friday if advised by tonight's meeting. The Amalgamated Association says Empl oyes' Union leaders do not reflect the majority and enough strikers could disable the Union Traction Company. An appeal to city business leaders will urge President Parsons to meet the committee and hear grievances. G H Brusstar accuses Parsons of avoiding negotiation to appease his followers and hints at limited effective strike impact.
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Street Railway
Friay
Amalgamated Association
Union Traction Company
Parsons
G. H. Brusstar
Employes’ Union
Cropsey Girl Missing Mystery Deepens In Wells Search
Elizabeth City NC December 6 a clairvoyant led a five member committee and reporters to two old wells ten to twenty miles away in a bid to uncover Nellie Cropsey’s disappearance. No body found rumors of beach sightings were false. Suspect Jim Wilcox remains at his uncle’s farm as public pressure grows. A Norfolk VA police chief says Nellie may be alive but cannot share details.
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Philadelphia Times
Elizabeth City
Cropsey House
Nellie
Committee of Five
New York
Newbegan Creek
Sand Hills
Jim Wilcox
Norfolk
M. J. Vellines
Nellie Cropsey
Seaboard Air Line
Poisoning at Wisconsin wedding sickens sixty-five guests
Sixty five guests were poisoned at a wedding feast at John Mulky’s home in West Point near Prairie du Sac. Coffee is suspected as the poisoning agent. Doctors from Lodi treated the ill and investigations with coffee samples sent to a chemist are underway.
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Prairid DU Sac
Wis
John Mulky
West Point
Lodi
Men Charged With Dynamiting Express Held for Court
Henry Hoover, charged with dynamiting the Western Express on the Northern Central Railway on November 15, was held for court after a damaging hearing. With no bail set, Hoover was remanded to jail in default of $5,000 bail.
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York
Henry Hoover
Northern Central Railway
Hoover
Remarried After 40 Years in Valparaiso Romance
In Valparaiso Indiana on December 6 John M Currier 79 and Laura M Morse 72 of Chicago wed again after more than four decades apart. Currier, a long time prominent resident, was previously divorced from Morse, and both already have grown children from later marriages.
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Valparaiso
Ind
John M. Currier
Laura M. Morse
Chicago
Commander El Torrance heads to Washington for memorial meeting
Minneapolis dispatch says Commander-in-Chief El Torrance of the Grand Army of the Republic left for Washington to attend a McKinley memorial committee meeting. He will miss the G A R executive committee session in Chicago on December 12 where the next convention city is to be chosen among Denver Washington and Atlantic City.
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Minneapolis
el Torrance
Grand Army of the Republic
Washington
McKinley Memorial Committee
G. A. R. Executive Committee
Chicago
Denver
Atlantic City
Miss Stone Reported Safe in Constantinople Cable
Secretary Hay received a cable from A. Eddy at Constantinople dated December 5 saying the agent sent to Salonica reports Miss Stone and Madame Tsilka alive and well after their disappearance.
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Washington
Hay
A. Eddy
Constantinople
Pera
Salonica
Miss Stone
Madame Tsilka
Senator Sewell Improves Health on Homecoming
United States Senator William J. Sewell returns from the South to resume health recovery. Private secretary Harry Rumrille said the senator was much improved last night after a prior relapse, and may not take his seat in Congress until spring.
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United States
William J. Sewell
Harry Rumrille
General Sewell
Philadelphia Times
Asheville
Congress
National Guard Officer Discharged in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg dispatch reports General orders vacate the commission of Captain Charles J. Erskine of the Second Regiment for absence without leave exceeding thirty days. He is discharged from National Guard service.
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National Guard
Harrisburg
Charles J. Erskine
Football game fatality reported in Shamokin
William O Gara died at Miners Hospital after a football injury last Saturday caused a broken neck during a game in Shamokin.
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Philadelphia Times
Shamorkin
William O'Gara
Miners’ Hospital
Missing Cambria treasurer Carrie Fish sought
Mrs Carrie Fish former treasurer of the Savings Fund Club is believed to have vanished from Cambria County and the city ashanta with funds unaccounted. Local authorities urge information leading to her return and restitution.
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Carrie Fish
Eet Saving Fund Club
Cambaied County
Tnd
Te City
Ashcanta al
House Forming Key Committees to Fast-Track Bills
The U S House sat six minutes as Speaker Henderson named Ways and Means Appropriations and Enrolled Bills committees. Expected pension and urgent deficiency bills may pass before Christmas while river and harbor likely by mid January. New assignments include H H Bingham and Henry Burk on appropriations and enrolled bills, John Dalzell on Ways and Means.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
House of Representatives
Henderson
Joe Cannon
Ways and Means Committee
House
H. H. Bingham
Henry Burk
John Dalzell
Allegheny County
Serena Payne
Ways and Means
Metcalf
California
Messrs. Brownlow
Tennessee
Gardner
Michigan
Burkett
Nebraska
Underwood
Alabama
Allen
Mississippi
Congress
Wachter
Maryland
Baker
Gaines
Rights of Seats in Congress Questioned
Southern members seek a congressional probe into Louisiana seats while Georgia’s Fleming proposes evaluating Massachusetts members. The issues hinge on qualifications and voting language barriers, with related talks about House membership and a Crumpacker amendment altering apportionment rules affecting Southern versus Northern states.
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Congress
Washington
Moody
Massachusetts
Louisiana
Fleming
Georgia
Crumpacker
Indiana
House of Representatives
Maine Congressman Signals No Action on Reciprocity
Maine Congressman says he does not anticipate any action by Congress this session on the reciprocity question and expects no legislation. The remark was reported in Washington on December 6 by a Philadelphia Times special dispatch.
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Tom
Philadelphia Times
Washington
Congress
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