Peace Weighs as New Year Shifts Attention to War
The piece notes a wartime lull as New Year celebrations take focus while awaitable actions hinge on government explanations from Santiago about attacks on American seamen. It discusses House Rules reforms, debate over desk usage, and calls for decorum in Parliament amid disorder. Pennsylvania Republicans prepare for Minneapolis convention travel. A Treasury agent sends a poetic appeal over delayed pay.
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House of Commons
Pennsylvania
Minneapolis
Treasury
Brecar
Wastinerox
D.C
Valparaiso
Santiago
Committee On
Zoological Park
Mills Call On Crisp Pro Tempore Speaker Looms
Special from Washington reports Speaker Crisp is bedridden with bronchial illness and possible pneumonia delaying House actions. The session reopening will likely require a Speaker pro tempore with McMillin favored by Crisp allies to lead the majority. Mills visited the Capitol, inquiring after Crisp, while others in government suffer mild illnesses.
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House
Tomy
Crisp
McMillin
Springer
Crispmen
Mr. McMillin
Mills
Capitol
Proctor
Wedded Yet Wifeless in Detroit Divorce Case
Judge Gartner set aside a divorce decree for Clarence E Peoos Roos, son of a wealthy Detroiter, who had married Zeiger of New York. Roos left his wife for Chicago, then returned and fled the divorce suit. He later remarried his alleged second wife and hid the case, with a secret order removing papers. Zeiger Roos filed to overturn the decree, asserting infidelity and desertion.
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Detroit
Sperial
Gartner
Clarence E Peoos
Roos
Perjury Charge Issued in Effort to Secure Decree
A warrant accuses Roos of perjury in securing the decree, but Roos cannot be found. The action centers on alleged false statements during the process and seeks legal remedies once Roos is located.
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Roos
Influenza Epidemic Widespread Across Europe and Beyond
Reports from Kent England to Havana Cuba describe a severe influenza outbreak with high mortality in Stockholm reaching ten percent and fatalities in Milan and Lucca. Prince Alfred of Austria and diplomat Uis de Penafiel die while Cardinal Rampolla is ill. A Boston dispatch notes rapid spread in Eastern Massachusetts with four thousand cases in Lynn.
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England
Germany
Austria
Italy
Cuba
Stockholm
Kent
Dover
En Ae
Normanton
Vienna
Alfred
Marie Louise
Napoleon I
Berlin
Uis de Penafiel
Havana
Rome
Milan
Lucca
Cardinal Rampolla
Boston
Massachusetts
Lyna
Philadelphia Youth Identified as Killer Burglar
The 18-year-old Robert J. Cascaden, son of prominent local figures, was identified by his mother as the suspect who killed Policeman Elmore Findley and wounded Policeman John J. Nesper. He claimed he burglarized to get money, was held after a magistrate hearing, and faces a coroner’s inquest. Camden lawyer Judge Howard Carrow to defend.
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Philadelphia
Elmore Findley
John J. Nesper
Robert J. Cascaden
Boyer, Evans, Cascaden & Co
Frank Cascaden
John T. Bailey & Co
Cascaden
Coyle & Coyle
Fourth District
Clement
Howard Carrow
Camden
Natick Man Held Over Poll Tax a Week
James Minion, about 25, an iron molder, has been jailed in East Cambridge for seven months for failing to pay a $2 poll tax. Natick pays $175 weekly for his board. a hearing is planned Friday as his sister raises the tax money to seek discharge under poor debtor provisions.
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Boston
Natick
East Cambridge
James Minion
New York Storm Ties Up Bay Shipping and Telegraph Wires
A fierce gale off New York keeps the bay in white capped motion as ships seek shelter. The City of Paris is overdue after a bad weather trip, while the Alexander sails 19 days from London in heavy seas. Telegraph wires between the city and Sandy Hook are down.
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Hook
Inman Line
Paris
Fire Island
Alexander
Atlantic
London
Sheomde
Thia Port
Dave Ratte Kone
Lonon
Sandy Hook
New York and New Jersey Attend Public Bridge Work Meeting
A large crowd gathered on a street in New York and New Jersey to discuss plans for the Andrew A. Green Bridge project spanning the waterway. Officials outlined proposed work and funding details amid public interest.
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New York
New Jersey
Nova Om
Andrew A. Green
Foraker Leads as Nine Unpledged Hold Key Senate Fight
Fever heat fills the Ohio senatorial battle with Foraker leading the race amid unpledged nine holding sway. Sherman supporters fear mismanagement may cost him, while Foraker factions push vigorous organizing across Cincinnati and Hamilton County as party leaders weigh Speakership and pro tem choices.
Washington tip sparks chatter on Federal officeholders in politics
Whispered conversations allege Washington pressure to back Mr Henry and independent candidates across districts. Mentioned are Assistant Postmaster B F Hughes, Internal Revenue Brooks, and Naval Officer Powers, all wary of public political involvement despite potential influence on election outcomes.
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Washington
Mr. Henry
B. F. Hughes
Internal Revenue
Brooks
Thomas Powers
Postmaster Field
Martin
Office of Internal Revenue
Simon Groh Declared Lunatic Over Inheritance Scheme
In Harrisburg an estate case reveals Simon Groh was ruled insane last summer though unaware of the decree. He later sought to regain control as his heirs alleged incompetence. after renewed hearings and witnesses, Groh was declared sane and capable to manage about $10,000 left by his mother in Lancaster County.
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Allaman
Bayton
Southard
Union
Foraker
Representative Strock
Trumbull
Hamilton County
George B. Cox
Cincinnati
Simon Groh
Harrisburg
Groh
Lancaster County
Marietta
Dauphin County
Kunkel
Grohl
Uncle Sam Enters the New Year in Good Financial Shape
Baltimore reports that The Manufacturers' Record will publish letters from New York financiers forecasting 1892. President French notes improved Western farm mortgage payments and higher bank reserves. H. W. Cannon cites bountiful crops and strong US exports while Europe remains weak. The money market is expected to stay easy.
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Baltimore
New York
French
Manhattan Trust Company
Europe
Harliess Spartan Father Testifies Against Son in Diamond Theft
Daytos Dec 30 Anderson Harliss, banker accused of diamond theft, admits his son may face prison. The father, the principal witness, vows to tell the full truth regardless of his son's fate, saying accomplices must bear their share.
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Daytos
Anderson Harliss
An Argument for Monarchy by the Count of Paris
The Count of Paris argues that religious interests in France need a guaranteed protection and that republican government cannot provide a sincere guarantee. He says religious sentiment can restrain social passions only through royal liberty, which he asserts is secured under a monarchy.
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Count
Comte de Baussonville
Freppel
France
Breakthrough in Neck Fracture Repair Impresses Nation
In Haydenville Massachusetts December 30 a 22 year old Michael Mahar regains movement after a rare neck fracture is reset by Dr Hubert H Flagg of Northampton. The operation involved head realignment and an iron frame to prevent re dislocation followed by weeks of care and gradual strength as Mahar walks the village streets again.
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Michael Mahar
Hubert H. Flagg
Northampton
Dr. Fl
Mahar
U New
Flagg
Abar
Annals of Medicine
Scramble for Plumb's Senate Vacancy Disgusts Governor
The scramble for the U S Senate vacancy grows into a disgraceful hustle as candidates establish headquarters around Governor Humphrey. He says offering hearings to each man was a mistake and laments the political maneuvering during December.
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Toppera
United States
Senate
Humphrey
Pamie Tribesmen Conquered Near Cashmere Front
Gilgit reports British advance post near Cashmere borders with Hunza and Nagar tribesmen submitting to authority. Occupation cleared no opposition and plans road construction from Gilgit to Fail. This would ease access to the Pamir region amid Great Britain Russia and China tensions.
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Cashmere
Hunza
Nagar
Gilgil
Inmen Snd
Cas Mere
Gigi
Pamir
Great Britain
Russia
China
Wedding Joke Poison Kills Two In New Zealand Feast
At a wedding feast in Masterton a guest mixed what he believed to be epsom salts into foods. Thirty people were poisoned. two died and others remained critically ill. Police and emergency services investigated the incident.
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Masterton
New Zealand
Fight for National Delegates Sparks Philadelphia Races
In Philadelphia the struggle for national delegates escalates with renewed vigor across the city. In the Fifth Congressional district Charles W. Henry has entered the field against former Internal Revenue Collector Martin and lawyer John W. McKin, with federal supporters backing their bids.
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Philadelphia
Charles W. Henry
Internal Revenue
Martin
John W. McKins
Railway crash near Rosova kills troops
A terrible accident on the Minsk Smolensk line near Rosova yesterday left twenty dead and about one hundred injured as an express train struck a troop train.
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Rosova
Minsk
Smolensk
Cstering
Winter brings record cold in Maine river trouble persists
The oldest inhabitants note an extraordinary winter in Maine. The Penobscot River, closed to navigation on December 16, reopened briefly before thawing. A sharp Monday night cold snap failed to freeze the river, steamers continue service, while a fierce southwest gale adds to the unsettled winter scene.
Four Women Among Warsaw Citadel Conspiracy Suspects
In Petersburg officials report four women among the prisoners on trial at the Warsaw citadel. The defendants are said to be linked to a conspiracy thought to have formed in Moscow.
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Petersburg
Moscow
Warsaw
No More Chinese Riots Indemnities Sought For Lives Lost
San Francisco dispatch reports strong claims that riots in China will cease as European powers demand compensation and Li Hung Chang moves to quiet the Hui. A French sister died from river injuries in Ichang, and an Irish sister remains seriously affected. Missionaries struggle to reside with children in crowded towns and isolated postings.
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Shar
Shanghai
Li Hung
Ko Lao Hui
China
Ichang
Cco
Battle With Garia's Gang Forces Mobilized In Texas
In the Gates district near Topena about 200 U S troops and Texas rangers mass for an attack on Garza who is said to be encamped with 250 men. General Lorenzo Garcia was killed at Mier, with his troops fleeing into Texas to join Garza. Brigadier General Stanley expects action between Garza’s forces and regulars today.
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Foraker
E L. Lampson
Senate
Marquis
Garfield
James A. Garfield
Lampson
Sans AnTonio
District of the Gates
United States
Texas Rangers
Bourke
Garza
Topena
Stanley
Fort Ringgold
Durin Bourke
Lorenzo Garcia
Texas
Mier
Amien
Hastings wreck verdict cites manslaughter for Herrick
The Hastings wreck jury found Brakeman Albert Herrick guilty of manslaughter in the second degree. Train dispatcher Augustus Ossman was charged as an accessory. The New York Central was censured for employing incompetent men and Station Agent Delaney for failing to detect Herrick’s presence at the station.
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Hastings
Albert Herrick
Augustus Ossman
New York Central
Charles Delaney
Herrick
Brakeman Hurt In Wind Storm Near Derby
At 7 this morning during a gale Barnette Fay a brakeman on the Naugatuck division of the Consolidated Railroad was blown from a moving car at Baldwin station near Derby with the top of the car following. The train ran about 30 miles an hour Fay was unconscious and found with serious bruises. train hands failed to notice the accident.
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Barnette Fay
Naugatuck
Consolidated Railroad
Baldwin
Derby
Fay
Reverend Heber Newton Shows Signs Of Recovery
New York report notes Rev. Dr. R Heber Newton's fever declined and delirium eased. He nourished well and spoke clearly to a few visitors, with officials saying he had passed the crisis and was on the path to recovery. In Boston the Prudential Insurance Company decides to wind up its fire insurance affairs and reinsure risks with Home Insurance of New York.
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R. Heber Newton
Newton
Bostroy
Prudential Insurance Company
Boston
Home Insurance Company of
Rag-picker finds baked loaf containing infant fragments
In Berarest on December 30 a rag-picker discovered a large loaf that on examination held fragments of an infant's body. The entire mass had been baked, turning the discovery into a grisly local case.
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Berarest
Mysterious Illness Kills 16 Animals at Amsterdam Zoo
A mysterious illness has killed 16 animals at Amsterdam Zoo within 48 years. The finest lions and tigers have succumbed.
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Amsterdam
Zoological Garden
Death in Dental Chair Under Vitalized Air Triggers Inquest
Bernard Mohan a 31 year old glassblower died after a tooth extraction under vitalized air at Dr. Yates's office. Coroner McDowell to hold a thorough inquest. post mortem found no organic cause. Dr Yohe and others testified on anesthetic dangers. Mohan was brother in law of James Bulger and worked at William Hamilton & Co. on Liberty avenue.
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Bernard Mohan
W. S. Yates
Mohan
McDowell
Smallman Street
McCandless
Gentry
Koenig
Yohe
Hays
Dental and Surgical Microcoam
Yates
France
Ilinois
James Bulger
William Hamilton & Co
Liberty Avenue
Bernard the Painter Granted Divorce in South Dakota
A decree of divorce was granted today to Louis Bernard of Mayvince Germany, a noted landscape painter. Bernard alleged desertion. he married in Germany in 1242 and his wife left in 1882. They have lived apart since, with three children aged twenty living with the mother. Bernard will return to Germany at once.
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Den
Louis Bersnard
Mayvince
Germany
Bernard
Inter State Commerce Board to rule on free pass issue
In Washington D C on December 20 it is understood the Interstate Commerce Commission will decide tomorrow on the free pass question raised by Senator Chandler in his attack on the Peregih Albany.
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D. C
Speial. J
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Seustor Chandler
Albany
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