Hale Denounces Great Britain War as Threat to Liberty
In a Senate address on Friday Representative Hale spoke with unusual force denying American support for Britain's South African war. He argued the conflict harms liberty and claimed nine tenths of Americans sympathize with the Boers. The informational resolution from Mr. Allen moved toward the president or secretary of state and passed as amended after debate with Mr. Spooner.
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Senate
Hale
Rep
Allen
Transvaal
Great Britain
Balfour
House
Spooner
Wis
General Wood Praises Pinar del Rio Progress and Tobacco
General Wood, in Havana, reports progress in Pinar del Rio noting good tobacco but slower sugar due to costly machinery. He finds no suffering among residents and observes ample work. He commends General Kee for the strong showing by his island section.
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General Wood
Havana
Pinar del Rio
General Kee
Canvass in U S Senate Seen to Endorse Nicaragua Canal
A Washington dispatch reports the senate and house are likely to pass the Nicaragua canal bill in a form that violates the Clayton Bulwer treaty. The London dispatch warns such a move would be unfriendly to Britain and risks strained U S Britain relations.
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London
Washington
Senate
House of Representa
Congress
United States
Chicago brokers plan millers exchange to keep puts and calls trading
Nearly 200 brokers on the Chicago board of trade met to devise measures to continue trading in puts and calls despite opposition from President Warren and the new board. They decided to maintain the trade in privileges outside the board’s jurisdiction by creating a put and call market to be known as the miller's exchange.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Warren
Board of Directors
Miller’s Exchange
Postponed Injunction Case In Drainage Dispute
The hearing of the motion for a preliminary injunction in the case City of St Louis against the Sanitary District of Chicago to stop the drainage canal has been postponed by Judge Kohlsadt in Chicago until February 3 pending the U S Supreme Court decision on a similar matter presented in Washington.
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City of
St Louis
Sanitary District of
Chicago
Kohlsadt
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Tension Eases as Venezuela Bank Crisis Dims
The political and financial crisis between the Bank of Venezuela and the government appears to have passed. Bank directors once arrested are reported to have become politically involved. President Castro assures U S Minister Loomis that foreign money will not be demanded. Reports of a French squadron heading to Caracas are denied.
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Bank of Venezuela
Castro
United States
Loomis
Caracas
All Alike: ICC Rules on Rates by Louisville and Nashville
The Interstate Commerce Commission, in an opinion by Commissioner Clements, finds no unlawful restraint in L and N Railroad rates from New York to Florida stations for sugar and other commodities, and from Savannah to Florida stations for bacon and related goods. It rules carriers cannot sustain rate structures that lock shippers out of principal markets or create a monopsony in competing markets, violating equality among traffic and localities.
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The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clements
Savannah Bureau ,of Freight and Transportation
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
New York
Chipley
Florida
Savannah
Commission
Unveiling of Daniel Webster Statue Ceremony
Distinguished public officials led by President McKinley and cabinet, the United States Supreme Court judiciary, and other branches attended the unveiling of the colossal bronze statue of Daniel Webster by Italian sculptor Tren tanove. Presented to the United States by Mr Stillson Hutchins, the statue sits on Scott Circle after earlier presentation and acceptance at the Lafayette Opera House.
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McKinley
Senate
House of Representatives
United States Supreme Court
Daniel Webster
Trentanove
United States
Stillson Hutchins
Washington
Scott Circle
Lafayette Opera House
John Paul Jones remains Paris burial to Arlington plan
The proposal to move Commodore John Paul Jones remains from Paris to Arlington Cemetery awaits congressional approval. Doubts about grave identification are being resolved as the Navy reports ongoing intelligence work and the naval attache in Paris presses for a final, clear finding.
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John Paul Jones
Paris
Arlington Cemetery
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Office of Naval Intelligence
German Press Ads a Calm Tone on Vessel Captures
The German press adopts a quiet stance on seizures of German ships by warships, printing extracts from London papers with approval. Prospects of a swift German settlement make interpellation calm and non sensational. Berliner Tageblatt reports Russian statesmen seek French backing for an international maritime law congress to redefine contraband.
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London
Germany
Indian boys flee Genoa industrial school in Columbus Neb
Columbus Nebraska officers hunt several escaped Indian youths from Genoa industrial school. Four have been captured, ten remain at large. ages range from eleven to eighteen. The patrols suspect restrained conditions sparked the escape.
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Columbus, Neb
Genoa Industrial School
Dr Flippen Charges Assault in Henderson Nebraska
Dr C A Flippen a colored physician formerly in Lincoln Henderson Neb swears out a complaint against George Fast charging assault and threats to do bodily injury also against Jacob Fast his brother charging carrying concealed weapons The Fast brothers are pioneer farmers and well to do Russians living near here.
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C. A. Flippen
Henderson, Neb
Lincoln
George Fast
Jacob Fast
Grandfather and Granddaughter Hurt When Horse Runs Away
J. Ames aged sixty five took his granddaughter for a ride at Fairmont after school. A man tried to overtake them with a feather renovating wagon frightening the horse, causing it to bolt and throw both occupants from the buggy. Both are badly hurt.
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J. Ames
Fairmont
Ames
Blockade and Gunboats Sa mbar Leyte In Insurgent War
Manila dispatch reports Colonel Kobbe’s Forty-eighth Infantry with gunboats sailing toward Samar and Leyte to press the insurgents. The Tagal levies have caused widespread hardship with many starving, while Colonel Byrne’s forces dispersed an insurgent camp, killing thirty. Reports from General Otis note operations in Batangas Tayabas and Laguna provinces and Panay policing.
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Manila
Kobbe
Forty-eighth Infantry
Hancock
Samar
Leyte
Tagal Army
Mauricio
Negros
Panay
Byrne
Luzon
War Department
Otis
Sehwan
Batanga
Tayabas
Laguna
Wheaton
Lemer Kk
Taal
Transport MacClel land carries 75 dead to Arlington grounds
Quartermaster General Ludington learns the ship MacClel land departed Santiago with 75 soldiers who died of yellow fever and 375 caskets bound for New York. The dead will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery, with empty caskets later sent to Manila for Philippine dead. The City of Pekin has sailed from Manila to San Francisco with 56 bodies from the Philippines.
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Ludington
MacClelland
Santiago
New York
Xin
Washington
National Cemetery
Arlington
Manila
Philippines
Pekin
San Francisco
Falls For Five Millions
Francis P. Owings files a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Chicago district court listing debts of 5 564 917 the largest schedule for discharge under the national act He formerly held Chicago real estate interests purchased leaseholds assumed mortgages now foreclosed Owings is a stock broker and operator with no property remaining
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United States District Court
Chicago
Francis P. Owings
Owings
Sibley Found Guilty In Illinois Murder Case
Fred Sibley convicted in Taylorville Illinois for complicity in the murder of Mrs. Jane Brunot near Paris last summer. He was sentenced to life in the penitentiary. His counsel moved for a new trial. Henry Brunot, nephew of the victim, also sentenced to life. Neither youth over nineteen. The pair accused each other of the actual murder.
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Sibley
Fred Sibley
Taylorville
Ill
Jane Brunot
Paris
Henry Brunot
Cabinet discussion urges tariff cuts for Puerto Rico imports
At Wednesday's cabinet meeting the president and members pressed Congress to act on tariff reductions. They emphasized the unsatisfactory status of Puerto Rico and urged a material drop in duties on imports from the island to the United States.
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Puerto Rico
Congress
United States
Desperadoes Overpower Jailer in Howell County Jail
Two prisoners Ben Richardson and Ed Grady killed County Jailer Wred Henry during feeding at Howell county jail in West Plains Missouri. Richardson, a burglary convict, is an escapee from Tennessee. A posse searches the area and a $1000 reward is posted amid talks of lynching.
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Henry
Howell County
West Plains
Ben Richardson
Ed Grady
Richardson
Tennessee
Nebraska and Missouri seek action over Chicago drainage case
Governor Len V Stephens of Nebraska and Missouri Attorney General Crow traveled to Washington to file suit in the United States Supreme Court to stop Chicago and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal trustees from discharging sewage into the Mississippi River. They plan to seek a land strip between Nemaha Nebraska and Atchison Missouri believed to belong to Missouri.
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Len. V. Stephens
Crow
Missouri
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Chicago
Mississippi River
National Capital
Nemaha County
Nebraska
Atchison County
Missouri i
Navy officials urge Pacific government cable project
Secretary Long and Rear Admiral Bradford spoke to the naval affairs committee advocating a government built Pacific cable. Long outlined general feasibility and private enterprise comparisons while Bradford described the Nero collier operation and a preliminary report deeming the cable entirely practicable.
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Long
Bradford
Committee On Naval Affairs
Nero
Puerto Rican Delegation Arrives Aboard Philadelphia
Passengers arriving in New York on the Philadelphia from Ponce and San Juan include a delegation of Puerto Rican merchants and citizens en route to Washington to urge Congress on Puerto Rico’s needs. They advocate making Puerto Rico a U S territory, tariff reform, and other changes.
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New York
Philadelphia
Ponce
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Washington
Congress
United States
Five Plague Cases Reported at Manila
Surgeon General Wyman receives cablegram via Passed Assistant Surgeon Perry from Manila stating five plague cases have occurred there since the outbreak, indicating the numbers are limited to five cases to date.
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Wyman
The
Marine Hospital
Perry
Marine Hospital Service
Manila
November revenue receipts rise over prior year totals
The internal revenue receipts for November last month were 25,457,365, up 2,052,495 from the same month a year earlier. For the five months ending November 1899, receipts increased by 11,431,287 compared with the corresponding five months of the previous year.
Lexington Sinks After Collision Near Scary
Dispatch from Galliopolis Ohio reports the passenger steamer Lexington owned by the Carr line of Charleston West Virginia struck the belt wall near Scary during a race with the Argand, breaking in two and sinking at once. The Argand assisted in evacuating passengers and crew. The Lexington is a total wreck.
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Galliopolis
Lexington
Carr Line
Charleston
W. Va
Argand
Aged Lady Severely Injured in Plattsmouth Fall
Mrs. Kiser, seventy, of Mynard, slipped on stairs at the Titz gerald block in Plattsmouth and sustained a severe fracture of her right thigh. She was taken to friends’ home where the fracture was reduced.
President nominating McWade consul to Canton closes Bedloe case
The president sent to the senate the nomination of Robert M. McWade of Pennsylvania for the U S consul post at Canton to succeed Dr Edwin Bedloe. Bedloe had resigned from the State Department and enjoys its goodwill as the Bedloe incident ends.
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Bedloe
Senate
Robert M. McWade
Pennsylvania
United States
Canton
Edwin
Department of State
Fight in Houston Leaves Hauptman Dead and Chaffee Wounded
Reported in Houston Texas a fight left Charles Hauptman fatally stabbed with a pocket knife after fracturing G W Chaffee’s skull with a hammer. Chaffee is expected to recover from injuries.
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Charles“Hauptman
G. W. Chaffee
General Chaffee
Houston
Tex
Hauptman
Chaffee
Lutheran Synod Meeting At Salem
English Lutheran church in Minneapolis hosts the Lutheran Synod of the Northwest convening Wednesday to hear reports on the general condition throughout the region. The gathering focuses on church affairs and district updates.
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Salem
English Lutheran Church
Minneapolis, Minn
Lutheran Synod of the Northwest
Northwest
Minnesota farmer thrives in Western Canada reports profits
Jacob Reichert of Lyon County Minnesota writes from Virden Manitoba about his first year farming there. He describes selecting three homesteads, building a shanty, sowing 100 acres of wheat and 50 acres of oats and barley, harvesting over 2700 bushels, with yields of 24.5 and 15 bushels per acre, and notes land price at 3.50 per acre and good water depth. He cites proximity to Virden and Hargrave as market access and urges fellow Americans to move if willing to work.
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Krves
Canada
Virden
Man
Clifford
Sifton
Ottawa
Manitoba
United States
Northwest
W. F McCreary
Winnipeg
Station
Lyon County
Minnesota
Hargrave
Canadian - Pacific , Railway Company
Jacob Reichert
Climbs in the Andes report on Lake Titicaca height
Sir Martin Conway writes that Lake Titicaca is fourteen times larger than Lake Geneva and lies 12 600 feet above sea level. A mountain railway climbs to Titicaca and visitors transfer to a steamboat to cross the lake. The piece ends with a humorous line about men and staying cool.
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Andes
Alpine Journal
Martin Conway
Lake Titicaca
Lake
Geneva
Titicaca
Sick Women Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Ad
An advertisement from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Company of Lynn Massachusetts promotes remedies for women’s health concerns and related tonics and preparations.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Unveil Webster
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Hughes
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State Department
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Internal Revenue Receipts
Lutheran Synod
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