Paungefote It A Glean Slate On Alaska Boundary
Washington dispatch notes renewed U S Britain talks to settle long standing disputes on the Canadian border Atlantic fisheries Great Lakes warships and Alaska boundary after the canal treaty is disposed of Lord Pauncefote seeks a clean slate before leaving office aiming to finalize four major issues and a boundary accord with Canada and Alaska in view of a modus vivendi pending final determination
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Americans Urged to Strengthen Peking Legation Defense
Peking dispatch reports US minister Conger urging immediate provision of two quick firing guns for the legation guard and a wall blockhouse. He warns that other legations are impregnable and the American defense needs fortifying as Empress Dowager plans large troop movements ahead of the Jan sixteen court arrival.
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Ma Tung
Wang Wen Shao
Prince Su
Edward
Two Women Robbed of Six Thousand Dollars in Georgia
On Washington branch near Barnett Junction two elderly Misses Battle were robbed at daybreak of $6,000 in gold. The intruders entered the house, the women lit a lamp, and the assailants doused the lamp holder with a bucket of cold water to overawe them as the theft occurred.
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Washington
Misses Battle
Barnett Junction
Georgia
Extract Steel by New Process in Elizabethton
Charles P. Toncray and George E. Boren have returned from New York where they completed negotiations with the Electric Furnace company to erect an electric steel plant at Elizabethton Tennessee. The plant would produce steel ingots directly from iron in about thirty minutes.
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Knoxville
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Elizabethton
Charles P. Toncray
George E. Boren
New York
Electric Furnace Company
Mad love ends in tragedy in Missouri
Robert McElfiresh, a Chicago arrival and Swift & Co. clerk, was found dead in a police station cell from morphine poisoning after his arrest for disturbing the peace of a young woman he was infatuated with. The death occurred in St. Joseph on December 31.
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St. Joseph
Robert McElfiresh
Chicago
Swift & Co
Quarantine Declared Against Madison by Granite City Council
The Granite City city council held a special meeting due to alleged smallpox in Madison. A quarantine was declared against the neighboring town, with an appeal to state authorities and plans to call in militia to enforce the quarantine.
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Madison
Venice
Granite City
Refuses Further Duty on Steel in St Petersburg
The finance ministry rejects the iron and steel industries appeal for a tariff increase. It notes pig iron duties will amount to 10.53 dollars, compared with Germany's 2.16 dollars, as of December 31.
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St. Petersburg
Ministry of Finance
Germany
Trust Organizer Passes Away in Shelby County
Obituary note records the passing of a trust organizer tied to a local Shelby County firm. The deceased, a former head of a tube company lineage, was a notable figure with ties to U S industry. Further biographical details and exact dates are unclear from the fragment.
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Death mystery solved by Loeb experiments at Chicago talk
Professor Jacques Loeb announced at the American Physiological Society meeting in Chicago that death may be an active agent present from the egg and not mere decay. He showed unfertilized sea urchin eggs treated with potassium cyanide remained fertilizable after several days, suggesting chemicals can check death and hint at eternal life on a microscopic scale.
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Chicago
Jacques Loeb
American Physiological Society
University of Chicago
America
Loeb
Professor Loeb
Reform in Men's Dress Leads Berlin Club Movement
Under Prof Herman Widner a Berlin group called the German Male Dress Reform Club seeks a new masculine attire. They favor a practical uniform inspired by Hussar coats with snug waists, fuller sleeves, and toned braids for a comfortable yet stylish look, while rejecting flamboyant past fashions.
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Herman Widner
Berlin
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Louis XIV
Widner
Beau Brummels
Reform Club
Europe
Wilson Will Stay As Cabinet Leader Says He Will Remain
The December cabinet meeting in Washington yielded no business. Officials denied a report that IF D Coburn would replace Secretary Wilson. Governor Shaw’s treasury offer was acknowledged, but the president and Wilson both stated he will remain in the cabinet.
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IF. D. Coburn
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
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Shaw
Treasury
White House
Thiele Convicted of Murder in First Degree
Red Oak December 27 Jury convicts S G Thiel of murder in the first degree for stabbing his wife to death in Villisca last fall and recommends life imprisonment.
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Thiele
Red Oak
S. G. Thiel
Villisca
Senator Depew Weds May Palmer at American Church
The marriage of Senator Chauncey M. Depew to Miss May Palmer was celebrated in an American church ceremony following the Catholic service at Notre Dame. The event occurred on a Saturday, December 30, in the city, with ceremonies attended by dignitaries and family.
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Nicé
Chauncey M. Depew
Miss May Palmer
Notre Dame
Zeefontein Disaster Casualties Reported
London war office release shows 50 British soldiers wounded at Zeefontein while 246 were taken prisoner. all prisoners have since been released.
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Zeefontein
London
War Office
Fame Turns Heads In Humble Encounters
A reflective line notes fame attracts many who seek proximity and handshakes, revealing how notoriety tempts the curious to overlook ordinary bonds and sincerity. The quote hints that fame can distort genuine interactions and elevate public attention over personal connection.
Maori use volcano heat to cook potatoes in pits
The Detroit Free Press describes how the Maoris of New Zealand dig five to six foot pits, layer straw and earth, place vegetables inside, cover, and let volcanic heat cook the food. They later retrieve the cooked produce, using the earth as stove and storehouse for potatoes and mangoes.
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New Zealand
Eastern Farm Lands Price Shifts Across Regions
The Detroit Free Press notes eastern agricultural land values have fallen up to half from peak levels due to soil fertility loss from careless farming. Central and western states show less decline, while the northwest sees rising values. Farm laborers gain relative to employers, with more opportunity for independence in agriculture.
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Northwest
Detroit Free Press
California Raises Big Things in Odd Market Quip
A quirky note from a California market complains that the state raises the largest items except for pea beans. It also mentions that bean prices are higher on this side of the state, while beans remain the smallest in size.
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California
Empress Frederick’s Grandchildren Note given contrasts
The fragment notes that the late Empress Frederick had seventeen grandsons and only three granddaughters, paired with a reflection that a man finds his work only when he loses himself in it.
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Frederick
Talmage Sermon on Boasting of the Armor Put Off
Dr. Talmage rebukes arrogance using I Kings text to urge humility and perseverance. He praises aging saints who finish life with faith, warns against overconfidence, and stresses daily spiritual armor to resist temptations from drink, gambling, and impure culture.
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Chicago's Curious Drink Shared By Visiting Statesman
A quirky note describes a drink invented by a visiting Texas statesman. The concoction mixes stuffed olives, bitters, gin, ginger ale, and asafoetida, with escalating names from co pound to elysium as it progresses. It mentions a large dry goods store in Montgomery, Alabama, linked to a credman who started life as a pi and valued frugality.
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Montgomery
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