Italian government seeks federal remedy for lynching cases
Washington reports Italy urging U S to extend federal power to protect foreigners under treaties. Dialogue centers on Erwin Miss lynching, Mississippi and Colorado incidents, and a possible federal law to enforce treaty guarantees without demanding cash indemnity.
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Washington
Louisiana
Colorando
Mississippi
Baron Fava
Signor Mayor Des Blances
Erwin
Miss
Signor Mayor
Italy
United States
Formation of national scouts to aid against Boers sparks interest
PRETORIA December 26 General Lord Kitchener approves a new burgher corps named national scouts. Burghers elect Boer leaders to head fresh wings in southern and eastern Transvaal. British gains credited to cooperation of Celliers and Cronje commands under General Bruce Hamilton.
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Pretoria
National Scouts
Lord Kitchener
Transvaal
Celliers
Cronje
Bruce Hamilton
Maclay Says He Will Be Guided By Civil Service Opinion
Edward Stanton Maclay, dismissed from his naval yard post, states he has written to civil service authorities in Washington seeking a formal opinion and will follow their guidance in his next steps. President Roosevelt announced his dismissal earlier.
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New York
Naval Yard
Roosevelt
Edward Stanton Maclay
Civil Service
Washington
Dunlap Smith Dies in Chicago Financier and Real Estate Leader
Chicago financier and real estate dealer Dunlap Smith died of pneumonia. He was the youngest son of Perry H. Smith, a prominent Chicago figure in the late 19th century wealth circle.
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Chicago
Dunlap Smith
Perry H. Smith
Gomez on a Campaign Tour Faces Resistance in Cuba
Havana December 26 reports say General Gomez trails Palma in a political tour. Telegrams in Senor Estrada Palma’s paper claim meetings in Puerto Principe province break up with chants of traitor and stones thrown at Gomez. He travels with a band and veterans atop the same war horse.
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Gomez
Havana
Senor Estrada Palma
Palma
Puerto Frincipe
General Gomez
Shaw for the Cabinet from Iowa as Treasury Secretary
Governor Leslie M Shaw of Iowa has been offered the post of Secretary of the Treasury to succeed Secretary Gage. President Roosevelt awaits his reply, with Myron T Herrick of Cleveland as a possible alternative. The move would give Iowa two cabinet members alongside Agriculture Secretary James Wilson.
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Washington
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary Gage
Roosevelt
Shaw
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
Treasury
Allison and
Dolliver
James Wilson
Associated Press
Gage
Record year for sales of American farm implements in Russia
Washington December 25 The sale of American agricultural machines and implements in Russia during 1901 was the largest on record according to United States Consul Henan at Odessa. He notes Russia s higher tariff on some goods by November 9 had little effect on imports but may prove decisive later. He emphasizes that American harvesters binders mowers reapers and horse rakes are well known and face little competition in Russia.
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Washington, D
Russia
United States
Henan
Odesa
Empire
Navy ends Maclay bid amid strict dismissal rules
Washington December 25 The Navy Department has not heard from Historian Maclay about his resignation and plans to dismiss him. The department will likely grant him time to quit but has already moved to halt further discussion of the Schley case and will ignore recent remarks by Rear Admirals Brown and Bellknap in line with General Miles' interview.
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Washington
Navy Department
Maclay
Department
Naval Service
Schiey
Brown and
Bellknap
Miles
Parker to be senate messenger in Washington
James B Parker the man who helped assassinate McKinley’s alleged gunman Czol gosz visited Altoona en route to Washington where Senators Hanna and Mason have summoned him for a senate messenger post. Arrangements completed for his appointment to the role.
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Altoona
James B. Parker
Czolgosz
William McKinley
Washington
Hanna
Mason
Parker
Senate
Religious Excitement Triggers Woman's Suicide in Insanity
Emma Stillwell aged 26 died in Sioux City after a religious frenzy. She loosened her dress neckband poured kerosene between clothes and body and set it alight with a match.
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Sioux City
Emma Stillwell
Roosevelt Plans Holiday Stay in Washington
President Roosevelt intends to remain in Washington for the holiday week and will limit visits to those with urgent and important public business to present, seeking respite from official duties.
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Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
Washington
Withdrawal of Charles Wenneker as Internal Revenue Nominee
Washington December 25 Charles F Wenneker nominated earlier for the St Louis district internal revenue collector post has telegraphed the president requesting withdrawal of his name He was a compromise pick between Missouri factions and not an avowed candidate for the job.
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Washington
Charles F. Wenneker
Internal Revenue
St. Louis
Congress
Wenneker
Missouri
Formal trial sought as Maclay resists order to quit
Secretary Long indicated Maclay may be summarily removed if he refuses Roosevelt’s order to leave his post. Maclay argues civil service protection and demands formal charges, while Barker forwards his reply and Washington awaits Maclay’s formal response.
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New York
Edgar Stanton Maclay
Schley
Roosevelt
Navy
Barker
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Maclay
Congress
Civil Service
Russia
Washington
Long
Germany aims to assert Venezuela demands without U S clash
A Berlin quoted Vossische Zeitung says Germany can press Venezuela claims without conflict with the United States. It recalls President Roosevelt’s warning that punishment should not involve territorial acquisition and notes Germany’s message to Washington denying any land grabs in South America or the West Indies.
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New York
Herald
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
United States
Roosevelt
Washington
William
Germany
South America
West Indies
America
Venezuela
Bill Letter Has No Effect in Minnesota
ST. PAUL December 25 Attorney General W B Douglass says J J Hills published letter explaining recent transactions in western railroad stocks and Northern Securities would not influence actions contemplated by Minnesota state officers. Douglass declines to discuss the letter at this time.
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ST. Paul
W. B. Douglass
J. J. Hill
Western Railroads
Northern Securities Company
Minnesota
Douglass
Alger in Good Condition
Detroit December 25 General R A Alger's condition was described as good by Dr Longyear the attending surgeon His pulse 76 and temperature under 100 He is very cheerful and says he feels better tonight than for some time The doctor warned of possible changes but expressed cautious optimism
Manchurian treaty talks yield Chinese demands in Peking
Chinese plenipotentiaries Prince Ching and Wang Wen Shao pressed for several changes in the Manchurian treaty with Russia led by Paul Pessar. They seek earlier Russian troop withdrawal with limits, liberty to maintain force in Manchuria, faster return of the Chwang Shan Wai Kwan railway, lower indemnities, and opposition to Russian mining monopoly.
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China
Manchuria
Russia
Chwang-Shan-Wai-Kwan
Noted anarchist Calcagno arrested in Rome
Rome police arrest Calcagno an infamous anarchist who had just returned from the United States after escaping a penal settlement. He carried only a list of addresses and had previously been confined on an island before reaching New York. A detective later identified him in Rome.
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Rome
Calcagno
United States
New York
Italy
Thurston backs Nebraska exhibit fund for St. Louis fair
Senator Thurston urges Nebraska to raise at least 100000 for a state exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase exposition in St. Louis. He supports Secretary Gage’s request for 800000 for a government display and 200000 to enlarge the government building, arguing the nation should present its full scale and include Philippine, Guam, and Puerto Rican exhibits.
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Washington
Johan M. Thurston
Nebraska
United States Senate
St. Louis Exposition
Thurston
United Action
Louisiana Purchase
Gage
the Treasury
United States
Sugar conference preps intergovernmental talks before January six
A Brussels dispatch notes a lull until January 6 when the sugar conference reconvenes. Governments will exchange views on the conference results. Belgium agriculturists petition for surplus sugar excise receipts to be distributed to producers. The Paris Times cites semi official word that the conference has accepted a preconceived plan and remains unfettered.
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New York
Brussels
Belgium
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
London Times
Rizal fete marked by school procession in Vigan
In Vigan, seven hundred public school children marched to celebrate Jose Rizal. The provincial governor urged kissing the American flag as a symbol of liberty Rizal died for. Also noted, the US transport Meade arrived and reported typhoon damage to boats and quarters on December 13 and 15.
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Manila
Vigan
Dtlecos
Luzon
Jose Rizal
Rizal
United States Army
Meade
Dewet fights a battle near Lanberg reported
In Lanberg on December 18 General Dewet led 800 men and two guns to a four hour clash with Generals Darmel and Campbell. The engagement ended with four dead and twenty wounded as Dewet’s force withdrew, described at Harrismith as a disappointing showing after claims of a rejuvenated command.
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Dewet
Harrismith
Lanberg
Darmel
Campbell
U S Vessels Stand By In Case Venezuela Tumbles
Washington reports no new advices from Venezuela where a rebellion against President Castro has grown. The State Department will be kept informed and a United States warship from the North Atlantic squadron, likely the battleship Indiana, will be ready to sail to Venezuelan waters to protect American interests.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Venezuela
Castro
United States
British gun boat removes Turkish flag at Konyte sheik residence
From Basra, Asiatic Turkey, word reaches Constantinople that a British gun boat commander tore down the Turkish flag from Marabouk the sheik of Konyte's home and replaced it with Marabouk's own banner signaling his declared independence.
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Constantinople
Basra
Asiatic
Turkey
Marabouk
Konyte
New Discovery in Science Shifts Antiseptic Thought
Ann Arbor reports a potential antiseptic for intestinal diseases by University of Michigan experts Dr. Frederick G. Novy and Prof. Paul C. Freer. Experiments on inoculated animals and five medical students showed destruction of internal poisons while subjects stayed on sterilized milk diets. specifics withheld.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Frederick G. Novy
Paul C. Freer
Novy
Conditions Hopeful in Philippines Pacification Effort
General Chaffee told an Associated Press correspondent that conditions in the Philippines look hopeful and that by February end the turbulent provinces should be pacified. Samar may take longer and require a policy of rigid starvation to defeat insurgents. Ports in La guna and Batangas were closed to curb Filipino support for rebels, while loyal Filipinos in Manila areas seek peace and cooperate with General Bell in Batangas and Laguna.
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Manila
General Chaffee
Associated Press
Chaffee
Samar
la Guna
Batangas
Luzon
Bell
Laguna
Wabash Bridge Contract Awarded to American Bridge Co
Pittsburg reports the American Bridge company wins the contract for the steel superstructure of the Wabash railroad cantilever bridge over the Ohio at Mingo Junction. The deal is over $600,000 with completion required before January 1, 1903, and total bridge cost estimated at $1,000,000. Only two similar cantilever spans are larger in the world, the Firth of Forth crossing and another Wabash line bridge at Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
American Bridge Company
Wabash Railroad
Ohio River
Mingo Junction
Firth of Fourth
Scotland
Wabash Company
Monongahela River
Omaha sodhouse owner seeks Nebraska commission praise
Mrs. Mary Bowser of Omaha who ran the sod house at the Trans Mississipp i exposition and later at the Buffalo exposition hopes for Nebraska commission recognition for Louisiana Purchase expositors. She met with Governor Savage proposing a plan to aid the state exhibit. A contract for repeating the sodhouse feature is unlikely.
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Lincoln
Mary Bowser
Omaha
Nebraska Commission
Savage
Nebraska
Controversy Between Argentina and Chile Advances to Settlement
Washington reports that those familiar with the talks say the affair has passed its serious aspect and that current negotiations promise a satisfactory settlement between Argentina and Chile.
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Washington, D. C
Argentina
Chile
S. C. Cromwell Dead in Washington at 41
S C Cromwell a Washington native and longtime newspaper man died at age 41. He leaves a widow and one child.
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Washington
S. C
Cromwell
Depew to Marry Dee
The wedding of Senator Chauncey M. Depew and Miss May Palmer is fixed for December 28 at Nice after his arrival in Plymouth aboard the Kaiser William der Grosse on December 20.
Administration not concerned over Nicaragua canal claim
Washington dispatch says the German government with concessions to a steamship line claims Juan river and Lake Nicaragua as part of the proposed canal. The claim will not hinder pending canal legislation since settlement is for the Nicaraguan government.
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Washington
Managua
Juan River
Lake Nicaragua
Long Denies Cabinet Resignation Rumors
Secretary Long rejects renewed reports of his contemplated resignation from the cabinet and reiterates that he has no such intention. The denial follows renewed questions and comes as December closes.
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Long
Washington
Sewell Makes Progress in Camden Home
United States Senator William J. Sewell rests at his Camden, New Jersey home with slight improvement reported by his physicians. He remains in comfortable condition as he recovers.
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Camden
N. J
United States
William J. Sewell
Argo Mill to Resume Operations January 1
NEBRASKA CITY Neb Dec 23 The Argo starch factory will resume operations January 1 per switch instructions from the National Starch company.
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Arco Mill
Nebraska City
Neb
Argo Starch
National Starch Company
Secretary Long Rules on Schley Case Navy Decision
Secretary of the Navy John D. Long approves the court of inquiry findings and majority opinion in the Schley case, declines further proceedings, and rejects Admiral Sampson’s bid to reexamine command at Santiago. The department commends the court and forwards its decision to Sampson’s attorneys.
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Washington
Long
Schley
Navy Department
Court of Inquiry
Santiago
Sampson
Department
John D. Long
Secretary of the Navy
Washington,d. C
William T. Sampson
John PD. Long
Negotiations Continue Over Miss Ellen Stone Kidnapping
In Constantinople W W Peet treasurer of the Turkeys mission and M Gar Gull o dragoman of the U S legation work from Salonica to open talks with captors holding Ellen M Stone. A Sofia dispatch reports an arrangement for a 70 000 ransom to be paid on Bulgarian soil for her release in Turkish territory.
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Constantinople
W. W. Peet
M. Gargullo
United States
Salonica
Ellen M. Stone
London
Sofia
Express
Miss Stone
Spillman Named Agrostologist for Agriculture Dept
In Washington on December 23 W J Spillman of Pullman Washington was chosen to succeed Professor F Latson Scribner as agrostologist for the Department of Agriculture.
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Washington, D. C
W. J. Spillman
Pullman, Wash
F. Latzon Scribner
Department of Agriculture
Italy Declares Protectorate Over Tripoli
The Allgemeine Zeitung reports that France and Italy have signed a formal treaty allowing Italy to declare a protectorate over Tripoli. The Vienna dispatch dated December 23 notes the accord could lead to Italian administration of the Libyan region.
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Tripoli
Vienna
Allgemeine Zeitung
France
Italy
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