Kaiser Defied by China War Crisis and Martial Law
A Shanghai dispatch reports Emperor of China refuses Germany’s demands over the murder of two German missionaries at Shantung’s Hisochou Bay. Martial law is proclaimed around Kiaochou, with China seeking arbitration by Dutch and Belgian appointees. German forces occupy fortifications as protests rise in Berlin. indemnity demands follow. Russia’s potential involvement looms as Emperor Wilhelm II pushes for a resolute stance in the China Sea crisis. The incident sparks international tension with Germany reinforcing presence amid calls for settlement.
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Shanghai
China
Germany
Jes Gud Heinle
Shantung
Diedrich
Kiaochou
Kiaochon
Holland
Belgiao
Hisochou Bay
Anoi
Yellow Sea
Shan-Tung
Nies
Hennig
Hennie
Joneries
Tey
Nee
Berlin
Ofjvar
Russia
West Indies
Peror Willian
Jand
Fortes Gly
Armor Plant Cost Report To Secretary Long
The Naval Board, appointed by Congress, filed its findings with Secretary Long detailing the cost of a naval armor plant. A 6000 ton capacity plant is estimated at about 3.75 million dollars, with no recommendation but substantial data on suitable locations. The next step is inviting proposals for buildings to house such a plant for government use, including possible offers from existing armor makers and others to turn over plants.
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Waval Board
Lon
Naval Board
Anchority of
Congress
Gemngaxlore Howell
Longs
Bomad
Tag
Government price limit on private firm purchases debated
The article discusses Secretary Long and a government plan to convert private firm assets into usable plants, arguing the administration cannot assume to supply at the prices set in the latest appropriation bill. It highlights concerns over cost limits and the feasibility of state acquisition.
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Long
Public Debt Statement Shows November Decrease
The December public debt report notes a closing balance of 1,000,26,406 dollars at Nov 30, down 11,385,125 from Oct 30. Cash shifts reflect an installment from Union Pacific sale proceeds, with totals by category and a deficit of 8,092,485 for November after ordinary receipts of 25,168,987 and disbursements of 33,201,470.
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Union Pacific
Treasury
Met
Union Pacific Railroad
Asian Pacific
Ivrsed
Drasvn
Riot in Prague as mobs attack German quarter
Fresh disturbances in Prague Bohemia on Wednesday saw a howling mob bombard German houses on Wensel Platz and threaten university buildings. Police and troops protected Jewish quarter shops while a Czech mob looted German shops and set a famous cafe on fire. A cartridge factory at Zischow faced a deadly charge as troops fired on rioters. The violence followed alleged provocative Czech newspaper reports and rumors of German student attacks.
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Prague
Bohemia
Wensel-Platz
Zischow
Moldau
Tioters
Prayer Fails to Heal Miss Helen Ash Dies
Miss Helen Ash, daughter of Mrs. I. N. Ash of 222 East Forty-seventh Street Chicago, died after her mother and she relied on Christian Science prayer alone for treatment. Despite prolonged worship and intensified prayers, the illness worsened and she passed away Tuesday evening.
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Helen Ash
I. N. Ash
East Forty-seventh Street
Chicago
Crop Report System Criticized By Hyde
Statistician Hyde of the Department of Agriculture issued an annual report Wednesday criticizing the current crop reporting system as cumbersome and inefficient. He argues the labor required yields little commensurate information and urges reforms to improve data quality and timeliness for crops.
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Hyde
Cumbrons
Department of Agricutrare
John Hyde
Offeis
Illvision
Kansas Legislator Faces Mortgage Caper Scheme
Carfoad of Kansas, a legislator, is alleged to be involved in a scheme to collect and transport a carload of canceled Kansas mortgages to the Omaha exposition. Col. WD Chipley of Mounds, recently operated on for cancer, remains in critical condition and may die.
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Charles Artis
Kansas
Omaha Exposition
Kansas Mort
Arrecos
Col. WD. Chipley
Mounds
Washington
Ex-Banker Spalding Denied New Trial and Sentenced
Ex-banker Charles Warren Spalding, president and charged wrecker of the defunct Globe Savings Bank of Chicago, was sentenced by Judge Horton to Joliet penitentiary under the minute imprisonment act for embezzlement. The judge rejected his appeal for a new trial and upheld the severity of the verdict, noting bonds held as security and Spalding’s admission of misappropriation.
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Spalding
Charles Warren Spalding
Wrecker
Globe Savings Bank of Chicago
Horton
Joliet
Bar of Justice
Chicago
Horsom
First National Bank
Macoupin County
University of Uincie
University of Ilinois
Death for Martin Thorn in Guldensuppe murder case
Martin Thorn, a barber from Long Island, was found guilty of the June 25 Woodside cottage murder of William Guldensuppe. He faces the electric chair. accomplice Mrs. Nack reportedly to plead guilty and may receive about twenty years. The case details describe a love triangle and a violent killing with subsequent confessions and police testimony.
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Martin Thorn
Guldensuppe
Martn Thorn
Long Island
William Guldensuppe
Will
Nack
Thorn
Maefin Thorn
Guldenstone
Thal
Twomain
Guldersappe
Woodside
Guldensappe
Gotha
Sid
Jon
Angeli demands indemnity for Turkish pillage of missions
United States minister James B Angeli renews demand for indemnity from the Turkish Government over the pillage of American missions at Khertoun Marash and Haskongi Armeni an The Porte denies responsibility claiming unavoidable circumstances The minister argues Turkish troops and police took part in the outrages Cawthra Mutock heir to Mrs Cawthras estate in Canada and Canada s wealthiest woman dies leaving 4 000 000 and a grand Toronto home to the boy
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Cawthra Mutock
Canada
Cawthra
Unconquered Smuggler Mine Dive at Aspen
The Smuggler mine dive in Aspen Colo remains unconquered and researchers concede it will take weeks or months to subdue. A new attack method has been chosen to tackle the dangerous collapse.
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Aspen
Colo
Treasury Estimates Record High Revenue Receipts
The Secretary of the Treasury forecasts total receipts from all sources for the current fiscal year at least 135 008 000 dollars, about 8 300 000 more than 1897, with detailed year to year comparisons for spirits, tobacco, oleomargarine, cheese, and other items. Consumption withdrawals include gallons of spirits and barrels, cigars, cigarettes, tobacco, oleomargarine and cheese, with noted increases and decreases. The cost of collection was 3 848 469 dollars. Illicit stills destroyed 2 241, 829 arrests, one fatality, three wounded. regional seizure counts cite Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and the sixth Virginia district.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Forman
Internal Revenue
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Grand Encampment Gold Rush Shocks Wyoming
Reports describe a new Grand Encampment camp in Wyoming near the Sierra Madre, with a mountain of gold and rich surface float. Prospects attract hundreds despite snow, with assays and estimates suggesting extraordinary wealth surpassing Cripple Creek and Leadville.
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Grand
Sierra Madre Mountains
Platte River
Rawlins
Saratoga
Walcott
Fort Steele
Wyoming
Purgatory Gulch
Itelondike
Cripple Creek
Leadville
Wroming
Klondike
Big Western
Lendrike
Grand Encamment
Impure Water Suit Finds Ashland Water Co Liable
In Stevens Point Wisconsin the jury in the Julie L Green estate case awarded five dollars to the plaintiff after a special verdict found the Ashland Water Company liable for furnishing impure and unwholesome water. The verdict supported claims of typhoid fever contributing to Lars G Green's death.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Julie L. Green
Axham Water Company
Housdt
Ashland Water
Lars G. Grn
Notable Opinions on Hanna Senate Support in Ohio
Washington correspondent notes lawmakers elect from Ohio on the Republican ticket may bow to state and county conventions backing Hanna for Senate. Senator Carter suggests amending the constitution for direct popular vote. He cites the Ohio convention's role in nominating Hanna, while economic remarks discuss carpet origins and domestic production.
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Ohio
Hanna
Tanna
Washington
Congress
Carter
Republican Party
Senate
Tremendous Losses in Five Years of Free Trade for Farmers
A series from the Iowa State Register cites Treasury figures under a free trade regime, estimating farm losses from 1793 to 1797. It claims wheat and corn consumption fell by 3.26 billion bushels valued at over 1.1 billion dollars, plus cattle and other staples suffering massive declines, totaling more than five billion dollars in harm to farmers.
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Iowa State Register
Treasury Department
Free Trade Administration
Register
Political Row Over Hanna Reelection Refuses Defection
The Ohio Senate race and Republican support for Hanna dominate a crowded page. Senators Mason Burrows and Fairbanks defend party discipline, noting the unanimous convention endorsement and warning that any defection could crumble the party in Ohio for decades. A broader editorial mocks protectionist gains and warns calamity croakers, contrasting with farm prosperity and stock markets forecasts.
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Kinochou Bay
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Public Debt Statement
Chas.w.spalding
Abdul
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Ruse
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Rugged
Wilds
Americas
America
Mason
Quinoss
McKinley
Bryan
Burrows
Hanne
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Olo
Fairbanks
Eis
Alb
Carson
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Kay
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Live Strock Exchange
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