Various World News Items From Vienna to New York
A London dispatch from Vienna notes Muslim excesses against Christians in central Turkey with two deaths. German painter Carl Becker dies at 80 after influenza. Norfolk navy yard fire destroys records and plans. Havana mayor blocks Daly sewering rights until intervention. Senate panel backs mint coinage exchange reform. Britain’s note preamble changes gain broad support. Booz West Point case testimony begins. Frank Rockefeller pursues 140,000 acres in Kansas for livestock. Paris tax distrust hits Passionist chaplains. J G Stowe arrives in New York for vacation. Justice Beekman dies. Captain Horn of Missouri River era passes. Porto Rico education salary bill advanced. German colonial order restricts colonial commentary. Thomas of Sweden increases Scandinavian colonization talk. German training ship Gneisenau sinks near Malaga. many cadets die.
News in Brief from the session roundup and incidents
In the Senate and House many routine actions and defeated measures. The May Pauncefote treaty debate and Hay Pauncefote talks dominate open sessions while many district, pension, and railroad measures pass or stall. Notable items include private pension bills, district court changes, and rail terminal projects around Washington. Meanwhile Christmas bonuses at Crane Company total 100000 for 3000 workers. Kidnap case costs, fires at Stormont hospital, and a bank officer shortfall also appear. Also northern Cape Colony tensions rise with De Wet raid and a coal discovery at Taylorville
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Senate
Benator Teller
Chandler
Montana
Charles A. Boutelle
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Friends of
House
Apnet
Maine
United States Navy
Pennsylvania and
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Indian and Military Academy
Crane Company
Chicago
Edward A.cudahy
Omahs
Stormont
Weiser
DeWet
Orange River
Cape Colony
Britain
Cape Town
Political shifts near as Jones may resign chair
Senator J K Jones may resign as Democratic National Committee chair in Washington per Democratic circles. Friends back Indianap olis Mayor Taggart as successor.
Deaths and political notes ripple through the week
Senate adjourns after the death of Mrs. Frye and Virginia representative Wise. Ohio Gov Nash weighs prize fighting laws. South Dakota warns farmers on artesian wells. Omaha reporters locate Eddie Cudahy’s captors. British war secretaries raise pay for yeomanry. Treasury reports cash and gold balances. U.S. cavalry battles insurgents in Luzon. one American wounded. The War of Women disbands in Milwaukee. Notable deaths include Chamberlain, Jones, Poole. Canadian Pacific to train junior staff. Russian czar may stay in Livadia. Japanese minister resigns. Meiklejohn to seek Senate seat. Walcott dies. Chile buys 400 freight cars from U.S. makers.
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Wm. P. Frye
House
Representative Wise
Virginia
Nash
Ohio
J. E. Tood
South Dakota
Great Basin
Omaha
Neb
World-Herald
Eddie Cudahy
St. John Drederick
South Africa
Imperial Yeomanry
Treasury
General Fund
Luzon
Ninth United States Cavalry
Guinobatan
Albay
War of Women" Theatrical Company
Miss Hope Booth
Milwaukee
New York City
John Riley Chamberlain
Miami University
Oxford
Cincinnati
W. E. Jones
Baltimore , Ohio Southwestern Railway
Theo. D. Poole
United States
New York
Syracuse
Canadian Pacific
Winnipeg
Man
Nicholas
Livadia
Hoshi Toru
Meiklejohn
Lincoln
United States Senate
Roger Walcott
Massachusetts
Chile
New Year's Eve Reflections Between Bachelor and Wife
John Kimball walks home after New Year’s Eve with memories of bachelor days and a club he left. He confesses to his wife Helen that his thoughts strayed to old freedoms. she forgives and he vows a lifelong restraint on wandering thoughts and feet beyond their home.
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John Kimball
John
Bachelors’ Club
Helen
Lear
Leslie’s Weekly
The New Year Noted In Curios Old Beliefs
In Golden Days the writer critiques starting the year on January 1 arguing spring marks a climatic new year around March 21 and laments progress lacks respect for ancient times while noting humans cling to crude measures and the need to seize self-help opportunities as a new year begins.
New Year's Dinner Preference Reveals Chicken Choice
Col Whiteman-Well asks Uncle Dan what to serve for the New Year dinner. Uncle Dan answers chicken, noting neighbors do not raise turkeys.
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Col. Whiteman
Uncle Dan
Incomprehenasible Cobwigger-Women Speech Fragment
Fragmentary dialogue shows Cobwigger and Merritt arguing over misunderstanding and a New Year's smoking jacket gift. The exchange hints at marital tension and blunt phrases about perception.
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Cobwigger
Merritt
Moike’s Troubles Hit House As Drunken Return
Neighbors recall the Memphis Irish family story of a well known housewife and her husband Moike. When he comes home tipsy, discord erupts and she pleads for him to quit drinking. A recent incident shows the quarrel flaring over his inebriated state and a joke about calling for sarsaparilla.
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Memphis
Bekase
Mike
Memphis Scimitar
Lincoln firm touts Dodd's Kidney Pills in testimonial
Special column from Lincoln Nebraska reports A C Bonsor proprietor of B M Wall Paper House at 21150 Street endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills. He claims over ten years of kidney disease cured after using the pills. praises results and sleep improvement. Advertisement ends urging purchase from dealers.
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Lincoln, Neb
B. & M. Wall Paper House
A. C. Bonsor
E. Myers
Bonsor
Lincoln
Dodd
Neb
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Tanteo
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Kas
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Church of St. Joseph
Paris
J. G. Stowe
Red Star
Vaderland
America
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Henry R. Beekman
New York Supreme Court
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B. F. Horn
Pierre
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House Committee On Insular Affairs
Porto Rico
Brumbaugh
Deutsche Colonial Blatt
Berlin
William
Colonial Service
Marine
William W.thomas, Jr
Sweden
Norway
Stocholm
President McKinley
Thomas
Philippines
Malaga
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Christian County
Ml) Coal Co
Taylorville
Taylorville Coal Co
J. K. Jones
Democratic National Committee
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Taggart
Indianapolis
Indiana
Charles A. Carter
Mattoon
Arthur Baker
Carter
G. L. Mason
Gainesville
Elisha Dashiell
Caroline Blackiston
Edward Cudahy
Omaha Packer
Cudahy
Lord Lansdowne
London Daily Mail
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Legislative Council of Victoria
Knechtel Co
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Ont
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Bank of Russia
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Manchuria
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Li Hung Chang
Manila
London Daily News
Lamont Nations
Peter M. Wise
State Commission
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J. Gordon Temple
Hobson's Choice
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Farmer Meddergrass
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Trituse
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