Quay and allies set for trial on bank funds case
United States Senator Quay his son Richard R Quay and ex State Treasurer Benjamin J Hinywood must stand trial on conspiracy and misappropriation charges tied to funds at the wrecked People's Bank. Judge Finletter overruled demurrers and set December 12 for the start, with pleadings entered not guilty and defense seeking to adjust the schedule.
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Philadelphia
Bee
United States
Quay
Hichard R. Quay
Benjamin J. Hinywood
People’s Bank
Finnetter
Finletter
Fitch
Shapley
Diether
Graham
Hoxies
Shapely
Hevides
Shields
Tole
Whraham
Singer Shields
Conspiracy to misuse public funds discussed in court
The court overruled demurrers to indictments charging a criminal conspiracy to convert public money. It held thatdepositing funds in a bank could complete the conspiracy and that the unlawful aims persisted up to deposit, with evidence varying among treasurers. The case proceeds with pleas.
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Commonwealth
Cntrepiracy
Wink
Playweed
Breey
Allison
Morten
Fire Breaks Out In Two-Story House On Phelps Street
A 3.50 am fire damaged a two story dwelling on Phelps Street near Washington Avenue owned by Jamern Maloney. The family of four escaped with little time to spare as the blaze, traced to a hot alley, caused about $00 in damage.
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Phelps Street
Washington Avenue
Jamern Maloney
Cuba to Impose Prohibitive Tobacco Duties
A Havana cable reports, citing Senor Luis Marx, that the U S will levy a $5 duty on leaf tobacco imported to Cuba and $4.50 plus 25 percent on cigars. Export duties remain $4 per hundred kilos on leaf and $1.95 per thousand on cigars, prompting jubilation among Cuban producers.
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Havana
Dec
Cuba
Senor Luis Marx
Washington
United States
Train kills two children near Ivy City Maryland
A Baltimore and Ohio line trolleys struck a carriage carrying four children en route to school near Ivy City Maryland today. Fannie Hall Harris and James Gray died instantly. a boy named McDonough, the driver, was severely injured.
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Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ivy City
Fannie Hall Harris
James Gray
McDonough
City Government Conference Opens in Indianapolis
The second day of the good city government conference met in the Commercial club assembly rooms. The session focused on the general problem of municipal government.
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Indianapolis
Conference For
Commercial Club
Coneion
Loss From the Coast Storms Off Provincetown
Fragments of wrecked vessels and ghastly bodies wash ashore as life savers toil. Provincetown Mass Dec 1 reports 21 bodies recovered with over 100 feared dead from the steamer Portland wreck. Financial losses total about 370000 include the Portland itself valued at 250000 and land losses. Rescue crews struggle through a fierce storm aided by lifeboats and surfmen seeking survivors amid drifting wreckage and collapsing vessels.
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Provincetown
Mase
Portland
Hue
Wimpere
New Binland
Mass
Provinceetown
Ruth MM. Martin
Grace
Calais
Wood Kl
Wood End
Peaked Hill Station
King Pillip
King Philip
Tautin
Masa
Cottage Ity
Abbie Sawyer
Hieuve Maite Dudlew
Sawyer
Christina Moore
Smith
Hoboken
NS. IL
Yarmouth
N.S
Wroevkupe
Cape Culsine
Philadelphia
Sandy Neck
Bornetable
Lief
Guy Head
Hester
Vivin
Clara
Baker
Gay Head
Columbus
Rescue at Sea Aboard Amelia G Ireland Vessel
Mate and four axially injured sailors were rescued and brought to the station. The ship involved was the Amelia G of Ireland. Several life saving crew members faced danger during the rescue operation.
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Aailurs
Amelia G
Ireland
Shafter Receives Sampson Report on Santiago Action
General Shafter reviewed Admiral Sampson’s report on the Santiago operations after the destruction of the Spanish squadron. He rejected the suggestion that the navy refused to cooperate and said the records speak for themselves. Shafter noted critics’ remarks annoyed him but offered no extended reply.
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New York
WL OR. Shafter
Admiral Sampson
United States
Santiago
General Shafter
Sunset Limited Wreck Near Jennings Leaves Houston Crew Injured
The Sunset Limited traveling 60 mph wrecked two miles west of Jennings Louisiana. Engine derailed and plunged down an embankment. Engineer W E Rapedall of Houston suffered a crushed foot. Fireman F H Booth also injured. Conductor W Qualtrough and Chief Air Constructor Ox of Houston were seriously hurt. Four cars left the rails with no passenger injuries reported.
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Jennings
Dee
Fouthern Pachh
den- Hinge
State Tax Cases Heard In Harrisburg
Fifty nine state tax cases were disposed of this afternoon before Judges Simonton and McPherson in Harrisburg. Attorney General McCormick cited missing affidavits as causing delays and proposed postponing further action until adjustments are made. About twenty five cases were set for argument during the week of December 1, with others to follow. The court reserved judgment on the Clayton McMichael case, Philadelphia city treasurer, over commissions on state collections, noting Philadelphia’s unique status under the June 6 1800 act.
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Harrisburg
Dew
Simonton and
McPherson
McCormick
Clayton McMichael
Philadelphia
Madrid Cabinet Meeting Discusses Peace Treaty Questions
In Madrid the queen regent addressed a cabinet meeting and a reply was prepared for Senor Montero Rios, head of Spain's peace commission, on treaty points he sought instruction on. Premier Saxastú said the commissioners will not be hosts at tomorrow's meeting. Interior Minister Betoer Can depon noted several domiciliary visits at Barcelona but otherwise the country remains quiet.
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Madrid
Senor Montero Rion
Spanish Peace Commission
Senor Saxastu
Betoer Candepon
Spain
Jones
United States
Florida
France
Louisiana
New Orleans
Philippines
Judge Day
Sency Montero Rios
Mass meeting condemns Carolinas riot actions at Academy
At the Academy of Music a mass meeting of colored citizens adopted resolutions condemning white citizens’ actions during recent riots in the Carolinas and urging President McKinley and Congress to enact laws to prevent a repetition. The gathering was addressed by prominent white and colored speakers.
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Philadelphia
Academy of Music
Trace
Carolinas
McKinley
Congress
Public debt shows rise as cash and bonds shift
Washington reports a December statement of the public debt with the total at 1,127,473,487 after subtracting cash in the treasury. The increase from last month is 16,000,005 driven by reduced cash and an equivalent rise in bonds held for the preceding months.
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Washington
Dec
Vueinesa
Hindy
Honda
Steamship Arrivals and Departures Listed in New York
Arrivals: Lahn from Bremen to Liverpool, Girmanis from New York, Trave from Bremen, Kaiser Wilhelm 1 from Genoa. Sailed: Majestic from New York to Queenstown. Names indicate ships and ports with departures and arrivals in the period.
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New York
Doe
Lahn
Bremen
Liverpool
Girmanis
Queenstown
Majestic
Trave
Genoa
Havana Explosion Toll Rises to 22
In Havana the death toll from the recent powder explosion on Avenue de la Infanta reached 22 today. Rescue teams continue to search for victims and assess structural damage as authorities investigate the cause.
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Havana
Avenue de la Infanta
Toulay
Miner Dies in Plymouth Colliery Blast
A miner named Wilkes Harm Dee L Frank Weldaw was killed by a blast at a Plymouth colliery today. Officials report a fatal accident with workers at the scene and investigators summoned to determine cause and responsibility.
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Wilkes- Harm, Dee
Frank Weldaw
Tr Miner
Plymouth
Filipinos Not Satisfied with Paris Peace Terms
The Independencia disputes the Paris peace findings and asserts that Filipinos will not accept cession of their lands. It claims Luzon Visayas Mindanao right by conquest, predicts need for 70 000 US troops to quell rebels, and notes insurgents hold about 10 000 Spanish prisoners. Corregidor meanwhile reports Spanish sorties.
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Manila
Deyl
Independent Party of the Philippines
Paris
Independencia
Devine
Tlso
Luzon
Visayas Islands
Mindanao
Amercans
Spain
Philippine Archipelago
Corregidor Island
Washington Regiment
United States
Ceneral Rios
Tloilo
Telind
Panay
Philippine Islands
Visayas
Senor Sugartin
Ries
Noily
Theater Fire Destroys Rochester Academy of Music
Fire at 100 oclock in Rochester destroys the Academy of Music once leased by H F Jacobs and ruins Reynold's Arcade adjoining. The Wheel of Fortune melodrama was playing this week and all stage effects are lost. The Corinthian hall venue, valued at $50,000, faces ruin.
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Rochester
N. Y
Academy of Music
H. Fk
Jacobs
Roochester
Reynold
Mim Street
Wheel of Fortune
Corinthian Hall
French Senate adopts court martial reform under 1897 law
Paris dispatch reports the senate approved M Constans motion placing court martial under the 1897 law ending secret pretrial examinations. Legal opinion suggests Premier Dupuy erred claiming the court of session could delay Plequart court martial. News also notes Herve of Le Soleil shifts to the Picquart cause, sparking sensation.
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Paris
Senate
M. Constans
M. Dupuy
M. Waldeck-Rosseau
M. Herve
le Soleil
Picquart
Temple trustees raise funds for Willard Memorial circles
The Temple trustees concluded a two day meeting with plans to buy outstanding stock and bonds and to fund a Willard Memorial as a lasting tribune to Frances E. Willard. Funds will be raised by Willard Memorial circles from subscriptions and a yearly 1 fee per member.
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Chicago
Temple
Frances E. Willard
Virden Plot Indictments Span Governor and 43 Aides
Grand jury indicts Governor Joan HW Tanner and 43 others in Virden plots. The governor faces charges of omission of duty and malfeasance in office. Others are charged with manslaughter and riot. Complainants are employees of the Chicago Virden Coal company.
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Courtineville
Tee
Joan HW. Tanner
Ofty
Grand Jury
Virden
Chicago-Virden Coal Company
Albany Woman Denies Blackmail Claim in Gould Estate Case
Margaret Coy, named by heirs of the Jay Gould estate, was charged with blackmail but said she acted for her clients and denied the accusation. She testified she voted in their interests and dismissed the allegation as unfounded.
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Albany
Doe
Margaret Coy
Jay Gould
Angel
Village Belle Lost
The British steamer Village Helle from Montego Bay Jamaica to Grand Cayman was lost in bad weather off Havana. Four crew members and three passengers drowned.
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Havana
Montego Bay
Jumaica
Cayo Antilla
Grand Cayman
Weater
Cattle King Captured Rumor Circles KC Stockyards
A rumor spread at Kansas City stockyards that Grant C. Gillett, famed Kansas cattle king, was captured in Mexico and $140.00 recovered, but the report is generally discredited and unconfirmed.
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Kansas City
Grant C. Gillett
Kansas
Mexico
Fair Winds and Obstacles in Early Peace Talks
A sweeping news tabloid snippet notes General-Senator Quay blocking an early peace negotiation, Philippine discontent grows, and a series of regional items follow. The storm fatalities and state bureau maritime reports appear alongside local notices about coal, lectures, and social events in Scranton.
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Senator Quay
General Wagner defends pension funds at Erie Soldiers Home case
General Wagner, treasurer of the home’s board, argues pension money is not misused. He says funds over 32 months are deposited with the state treasury at 2 percent interest, a practice approved by courts. Governor Hastings orders an investigation after a petition from inmates. He plans a meeting with home officials and board members in Philadelphia to hear all sides.
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Philadelphia
Dee. L
Hastings
Gideon
Soldiers’ and Sailors
The
State Board of Trustees
Louiis Waner
Treasury
Thne
Supreme Court of
State
Erle County
Gibson
Wagner
Supreme Court
Harrisburg
Erie Soldiers’ and Sailors
Cillman
Firebug Caught In Act At Wanamaker’s Philadelphia
A special officer stopped a man in the basement of John Wanamaker’s department store as he lit a second match near wicker baskets. The blaze was contained quickly, and Michael Morgan was jailed on $2,000 bail with matches and turpentine found on him.
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Wanamaker
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Michael Morgan
Morgan
Man shot dead at Alameda home by claimed wife
Bun Prancisco district lawyer Mantel shot dead at his Alameda residence by a young woman who says she is his wife. The assailant then inflicted a nonlethal wound on herself. Details of the motive are unclear. Mantel, about 50, resided with his mother in the city.
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Bun Prancisco
Mo Mantel
Medical Board
Wae
Alameda
Hanscom's Trial at Philadelphia Delves Into Naval Yard Workmen Case
The second day of the trial of Naval Coy structor Huiwein in Philadelphia focused on witness testimony. Former Chief Clerk Grogan and commuter Bilas Cusey were examined, continuing from yesterday’s proceedings as investigators probe padded jury rolls found at Leagueland navy yard.
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Philadelphia
Naval
Huiwein
Leagueland Navy Yard
Formr
Grogan
Bilas Cusey
Peace Talks Drag On as Spain Presses Demands
Paris reports say the peace commission may extend negotiations beyond expectations. Madrid has instructed Spanish commissioners on three key points for the United States to concede: cession of an island in the Carolines, religious freedom across the Carolines, and a cable and coaling station at Ceuta.
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Carolines
Ceuta
Spain
Paris
Associated Press
Madrid
Crolines
Senor Montero Rios
United States
Yesters
Porto Rico
Cuba
Henad
Bryan Rejoins Regiment Amid Conference Talks
Colonel W. J. Bryan left to rejoin his regiment in Bavannal while health improves. Prominent leaders Towne and Tallotin of Denver joined in conference with Colonel Pesan to discuss party matters and strategy.
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Bryan
Tineun
W. J. Bryan
Bavannal
Missusliah
Goon Hieth
Cungresamon
Towne
Thomas T. Tallotin
Denver
Pesan Debe Tie
Weather Forecast for Washington and Pennsylvania
Forecast calls for increasing clouds across Washington and Pennsylvania with possible showers. Easter period likely mild temperatures, with scattered showers and variable winds shaping the day.
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Hopkins
Iver
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Wlorlock
Clar Leavitt
Little Lees
Shafter
Sunset Limited
Simonton and McPherson
Public Debt Statement
Willard Memorial
Tanner
Margaret Cody
Village Belle
State Bureau of
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Columba Fire Quarters
Scranton
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Erie
Hanscom
Weather Forecast
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Pennsylvania
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