Penn Defeats Harvard in Philadelphia Football Match
Yale tops Princeton at New Haven in a 6 to 6 draw while Penn downed Harvard 15 to 0 before a large Franklin Field crowd. Other results include Carlisle beating Illinois 26 to 6 and Dartmouth and Williams tied 6 to 0 in Cambridge and Williamstown respectively.
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Yale
Princeton
New Haven
Iowa
University
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
Harvard
To & ER
Parker
Jackson
Tigers
Baird
McBride
Shicago
Carlisle University
University of Illinois
Iowa City
State University
Iowa College
West Point
N. Y
Brown University
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Wittenberg
Cambridge
Mass
Williamston
Dartmouth
Williams
Victoria Returns From Search For Andree Explorer
The steamer Victoria sent to find Prof. Amairee and his party has returned from Spitzbergen area. It left Norway in November and searched multiple Danish and Greenland points including Danmandsceren and Jaze Island the site of Andree’s July balloon ascent. The ship carried eight months of provisions and a crew led by Paul Bjoering as part of the expedition.
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Victoria
Tromsee
King Oscar
Amairee
Aeronaut
Norway
Spitz-Shebring
Andree
Danm
Yaveren
Banmandsveren
Tammany Aids The Cubans
The Cuban Junta receives a twenty thousand dollar check from Tammany Wall's executive committee in New York. Richard iCreker urged the committee to subscribe 320,000 for starving Cubans and another equal amount for New York’s poor. The payment was handed to Senor Tomas Estrada Palma and junta members who had come to seek aid.
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Tammany Wall
New York
Richard iCreker
Cuba
Senor
Tomas Estrada Walma
Tam
Four-Cornered Duel Ends in Quadruple Tragedy at Bayou Lacombe
At Bayou Lacombe eleven miles east of Mandeville a desperate family feud duel left all involved dead. The confrontation pitted two Jolie men against two Cousin men with shotguns and pistols. Authorities attributed the killings to an old family feud.
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Bayou Lacombe
Mandeville
sAether
Edward Jolie
Laurence
Edward Cousin
Russia and Japan Reach Complete Understanding on Korea
A St Petersburg dispatch reports that Russia and Japan have formed a full understanding on Korea. Diplomatic circles say tensions are not serious and Russia is pleased with the terms of the convention.
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St. Petersburg
Japan
Russia
Naval Demostration Debate in Dardanelles Seeks Crete Autonomy
Rome correspondent reports powers discuss naval demonstration or blockade if the sultan yields to Crete autonomy demands. Autonomy talks center on withdrawal of Turkish troops from the island as tensions rise among Britain France and Russia.
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Rome
London Daily News
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Crete
Bryan
Texas
Chethems
Jom Sweet
Germans Seize Kiao Chao Forts in swift bombardment
Shanghai dispatch reports German cruiser division led by Admiral von Diederich landed 600 troops at Kiao Chao on a morning in November. After firing an ultimatum Chinese soldiers of about 1500 fled, Germans occupied the forts and raised the German flag as war fears rise.
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Kiao Chao
Shanghai
von Diederich
Kiaocho
Moringa
von Dieterich
Germany
China
Broker Sued Over Tip Payment for Supreme Court Decision
J.31. McMurran of St. Paul claims Edwin Barbour of Virginia and now New York profited from advance information on the Bell telephore case. He says Barbour refused payment after the May 20, 1897 decision, which sent Bell stock higher. McMurran seeks $30,000 damages and cites James R. Keats who allegedly paid $10,000 for the same tip.
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McMurran
St. Paul
Alinz
Edwin Barbour
Virginia
Wall Street
New York
Barbour
Supreme Court
Bell
AfcMurray
Barber
McMurray
James R. Keats
Mississippi steamer Bluff City burns near Chester LA
The steamer Bluff City from New Orleans burned to the water's edge at Chester LA on Thursday and sank after an engine room fire and a powder explosion. All passengers escaped but the hull and nearby buildings were damaged. The loss is estimated at $100,000 with many valuable race horses burned. Passengers also lost all baggage.
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New Orleans
Chester
Bluff City
Mississippi
Death Ends Long Search of Bavarian Prince for Lost Love
Leonard Hein aged 35 a Bavarian royal by birth died in a St Louis hospital in poverty after a life spent seeking a woman he believed to be a French spy and the child of his betrothed. Once an army officer he deserted after her disappearance and spent fifteen years in America as a penniless drift.
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Leonard Hein
St. Louis
America
Indian Girls Accused in Carlisle School Fire
Fanny Eagleborn and Elsie Flanders two Indian school pupils in Carlisle Pennsylvania were arrested on arson charges after a mysterious blaze in the girls quarters. The fire caused little damage and was set when the girls were denied permission to go home.
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Carlisle
Pennsylvania
Fanny Eagleborn
Elsie Flanders
Pit
Pratt
Pardons Granted to Competitors Crew by Queen Regent
Official notice from Madrid telegrams that the queen has pardoned the Competitor prisoners. Capt. Geo. Blanca released the crew from Cabana fortress and they were sent to the American and British consuls for passage on the Saratoga to New York.
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Woodford
Madrid
Spain
Geo. Blanca
Cabana
Saratoga
Ward Line
New York
Great London Fire Drives Loss High and Wide
A devastating London fire destroyed 180 warehouses and damaged the trade in ostrich feathers, with losses estimated around £5,000,000 and a later figure nearing $25,000,000. The blaze started just after 1 p.m. Friday, fanned by wind and flammable goods, taking four and a half hours to control.
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London
Aldershot Street
Red Cross Street
Umut
Alderstate Street
Red Cross
Meiden
Jieail Court
Bradford Avenue
Jewin
Lamsel
Well
Edmund and
Jewin Crescent
Guardian Appointed for Miss Cisneros in Washington
A district court in Washington signed an order Saturday naming Mrs John A Logan guardian for Evelina Cossio y Cisneros. The brief proceedings noted her intention to become a U S citizen and to enter a Washington learning institution. Her father Jose Augustin Cisneros is reportedly incarcerated with no release date set.
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Evangelina Cossio Y Cisneros
Washington
District Court
John A. Logan
Miss Cisneros
United States
Jose Augustin Cassis
Cisneros
Record of a Missouri wedding sets aging bride and groom
A Missouri couple, Joverton aged 160 years and 7 months, and Mary Henderson aged 77, wed in St. Joseph. Authorities consider this may be the oldest marriage on record. The report notes other items on Georgia football bills and local crimes.
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Missouri
Joverton
Mary Henderson
St. Joseph
State income taxes barred on federal postmasters
Acting Assistant Attorney General Barrett rules states cannot tax salaries of federal officers such as postmasters, asserting the United States is sovereign in its operations and state or municipal taxes on such emoluments are unconstitutional and void.
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Washington
Barrison J. Barrett
Post Office Department
United States
Myr. Barrett
Bradstreet Review notes steady gains in staples and distribution
Bradstreet's Weekly Review reports moderate improvement in staple prices and distribution of woolens, shoes, hats, and hardware in regions around Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, and Omaha. Cold weather boosts retail trade. iron and steel makers show active demand and output, with billets and pig iron pricing easing on speculative pressure. Higher prices occur for wheat, corn, oats, syrup, hides, leather, shoes, and turpentine.
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Bradstreet’s Weekly Review
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Mississippi
Missouri
Train wreck leaves 1 dead, 22 injured near Williford Arkansas
A Kansas City Fort Scott and Mississippi line passenger train derailed near Williford Arkansas early Thursday. The combination car fell into Spring River while the chair car and sleeper turned over. J L Hoover was fatally hurt and twenty two others injured but not believed to be in danger. Rescue work followed as engineers and crews moved survivors from burning cars.
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Kansas City
Fort Scott
Mississippi Road
Williford
Ark
Spring River
J. L. Hoover
Market quotations across cities show wide commodity ranges
Chicago to Indianapolis and beyond report mixed prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains. No. 2 wheat ranges from 68 to 98 cents, corn 26 to 38 cents, oats 21 to 28 cents, rye around 46 to 49 cents, butter 21 to 28 cents, eggs 15 to 19 cents, and potatoes about 55 cents per bushel.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Sheen
Ste
Toledo
Eye
Milwaukee
Sic
New York
Des Moines City Funds in Turmoil Amid Discrepancies
Des Moines finances reveal tangled records and a $250000 overstatement found by experts since 1889. A 180 dollar near balance remains, while warrants fell from 402090 to 84000, exposing further gaps. Fort Dodge license issue shows a stepmother marriage ban, and a fatal dynamite blast in Des Moines underscores ongoing losses and chaos.
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Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Charles Burton
Joan Walters
Boone
Watcott Horse Company Formed To Combat Thieves
In eastern Iowa farmers organize the Watcott Horse Company to prosecute horse thieves and criminals. Hans Spenke as president and Henry Stoltenberg as secretary lead incorporators with officers to pursue robbers and investigate horse thefts, maintain horse records, and enforce member obligations under penalties.
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Iowa
Watcott
Watcott Horse Company
Hans Spenke
Henry Stoltenberg
Qiem
Zeny
Ealieid
Hely Coral
Thice
Wrecking Plots Target Milneis Centre Train in Illinois
Illinois Central Railroad detectives in Primghar investigated two attempts to wreck a passenger train on the Milneis Centre line. Engineer William Wright spotted rocks on the track west of Primghar first Friday night and again Sunday evening as the same train and crew neared the same spot. Authorities suspect tramp saboteurs harbored a grudge against the crew, after discarding the first theory of bars.
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Milneis Centre
Illinois Central Railroad
Primghar
William Wright
Winget
James McGonagle
Druggists May Be Liable For Mulet Tax In Iowa
Iowa druggists face mulet tax liability if they sell liquor. Law requires district judges to issue term specific permits, current forms appear perpetual. Lucas County merchants taxed, state Attorney General to pharmacy commission reviewing.
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Towa
Lucas County
Attorney-General and Pharmacy Commission
Iowa
Horrible Accident in Wartime Jump Ends in Injury
Norton of Lawles fell onto a pitchfork handle, a foot into the body, yet doctors anticipate a speedy recovery. Davenport Woman Killed: Naomi Melville, assistant principal in Bangor Wis public schools, struck by a freight locomotive and killed. she was 21 and from Davenport.
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Norton
Lawles
Falty
Davenport
Naomi Melville
Bangor
Wis
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Hotel Brotherhood of the United States
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George Weston
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Paducah
Cook
Thomas Edwin Cook
Paterson
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Waco
Times-Herald
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Coruna
Georgia
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Vassar
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Vassar College
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Bradstreet
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Worden
Citizens’ Union
Committee On Organization
Citizens Union of Greater New York
Arthur Fortin
Pawtucket
R. I
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Henry Clay Johnson
William Amend
Hawkeye State
Ed Stanbra
Mary C. Stanbra
Gilmore City
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Sioux City
E. P. Stone
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Stone
Walton Wade
Chie
Afrs
John Wade
Norfolk
Neb
Raymond
Keitie
William Orth
Burlington
Eslaly
Tolerton
Cedar Fails
Ilheeith
Callicotte
J. WW. Cablivotte
Clarinda
Genver
Villisca
St. Joe
Seymour Telephone and Constrion Company
Warne
Appanoose
Cedar Rapids
John Hancock
West Branch
Board of Supervisors
Hamilton County
Andrew Strambled
Bigelow, Minn
Jude Brown
Sibley
George Shipp
Geo. Shipp
Webster City
Congregational Church
Farmers’ National Bank
Iowa Firemen's Association
Iowa Firemen’s Association
Grinnell
Muscatine
Samuel J. Ritchie
Fort Morris
M. J
Bradley
Ritchie
Washio
Lava
Conrad
League of the Crate
Kinect
C. A. Brandt
Rock Island Railroad
Des, Moines
E. P. Wheeler
M. C. Wilson
Christian Church
Cherokee
Prosper
W. J. Simmons
Butler County
Vier Tb Bk. Shiner
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