Powers and China Occupation Sparks Global Anxiety
Berlin and London report from Dec 20 that Russia’s occupation of Port Arthur is linked to the visit of a German gunboat and may involve British squadron moves at Wei-Hai-Wei. French and American observers warn of a widening naval scramble in northern China as powers position for leverage while China protests to Pekin.
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Russia
Port
Berlin
Cologne Gazette
Port Arthur
China
Pekin
Taliemoan
Cologne
Germany
London
Wel-Hal-Wel
Great Britain
Japan
Wei-Hai-Wei
Globe
Petersburg
America
Pall Mall Gazette
Standard
Avery
Far East
France
Anvices
Paris
Brittany
Tusela
Eule
Creat
Daily Mail
Shanghai
Terrible gale at St Johns causes wrecks and damage
A terrible gale swept the coast causing immense damage to fishing establishments and vessels. Twelve schooners went ashore at Green Bay becoming total wrecks. several other ships were badly damaged in collisions. It is feared Gloucester fleet and herring fleet in Placentia bay are severely buffeted. Dr Firemaurice rector appointment delayed until after Christmas holidays, likely February 2.
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T. Johns
N. F
Green Bay
Gloucester
Piacentia Bay
Trenton bout ends in eighth round knockout
Patsy Callahan of Trenton is knocked out in the eighth round by Young Sikes, a Philadelphia fighter, at the Trenton Athletic Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Dee
Patsy Callahan
Wee
Young Sikes
Colored
Philadelphia
Trenton Athletic Club
Tighe
Lewis George Clark Dead In Lexington Kentucky
Lewis George Clark known as the original George Harris in Uncle Tom's Cabin died at 86 in Lexington Ky his life inspired by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Born a slave with mixed heritage he escaped to Canada then New England where he spoke to audiences before returning to Kentucky after the Civil War supported in old age by local charity.
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Lexington
Lewis George Clark
Harriet Beecher Stowe
George Harris
Clark
Mre
Stowe
Samuel Campbell
Kentucky
Daniel Clark
South
Hove
George
New England
Canal Boat Men Urge Grain Elevators and Fair Rates
New York canal boat owners meet and pass resolutions to erect grain elevators at Buffalo and New York to protect essential grain trade from railroad grain elevator trusts. They urge prohibiting railroad corporations from rate discrimination, call for laws against grain manipulation, and back enlarging New York canals to a 35 foot ship channel. A five member committee would confer with city and trade groups, and western boat owners are urged to meet in Buffalo on December 27 to push cooperation.
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New York
State Canal
Buffalo
Great Lakes
van Wyck
Wibor
New York Board of Trade
Trolley Accident Shocks Philadelphia Outskirts
A trolley crash on the Roxborough Wissahickonong Manayunk line near Philadelphia injures several. A car became uncontrollable on a hill, struck a small horse car, ploughed through it, and collided with a trolley pole. Fire erupted as wreckage burned. one conductor may lose a leg and an arm, with others severely hurt.
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Philadelphia
Dev
Roxberough
Wissahickonong Manayunk
J. Bh. Lamon
Sh Yeure
Melotman
Paseenbera
Book price pact formed by four states to halt price cuts
Appleton Wis Dec 2 report says makers of book paych of Wis consin Michigan Indian and Ohio formed an association to stop price cutting and seek minimum prices The effort includes cooperative monument production and widespread mill representation across the four states marking a major move in pricing strategy.
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Appleton
Wis
Book Paych
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indian
Ohio
Wurderer's Life Sentence for Kentucky Patricide
In Harboureville Ky this morning Rov Wurderer received a life sentence in the penitentiary after authorities found he killed his father on Hrijpsh Creek. The 18-year-old man struck Who Wow eh Minter on the head with a bow causing fatal injuries and the jury deliberated before imposing the maximum penalty.
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Rov Wurderer
Harboureville
Wiisam Lawson
Hrijpsh Creek
Eh Minter
John Anderson on Trial for Murder Aboard Hite Pecker
Norfolk hearing details Anderson accused of killing Captain Wattniity and Mate Saunders aboard the schooner Hite Pecker. Crew testimonies describe brutality, shootings, and orders to burn the vessel while ashore. Court adjourned with progress unclear and next day expected.
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Norfolk
Dee
John Anderson
Hite Pecker
William Watthiee Saunders
Anderson
Wattniity
Melnteveh
Anderton
Andersen
John Lind
Pecker
Barstud
Lind
Foat
Eage Lind
de Lot
Belmont
Andrew March
Anerson
Marek
van di Dios Burrial
Tates
Jurrial
Man Seeks Ride to Auburn Prison to Start Six Year Sentence
Hochester, N.W. Doc. Wi Albert Wickes, jailed for real estate swindles, is out on bail and seeks loans to reach Auburn where he must begin a six year term. He laments delays and asks for someone to take him to Canandaigua or Aurora if no ride materializes by Monday.
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Luoke
Auburn Ia
Hungry Chicago School Pupils Receive Dinners
Thousands of city schoolchildren face poverty with funds raised across Chicago. In every school, rich and poor alike contribute. meals are provided for hungry students and clothing needs are assessed. Noted pockets of deprivation exist on the west north west and southwest sides.
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Chicago
Schoor
Contaminated cake shipment traced to Washington source
An investigation is under way into a cake contaminated with 6.9 in Mexican money. The cake, equal to about 2.20 American, was eaten from the shearer City of Washington and arrived from Vera Crug. The case was consigned from a London firm.
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New York
Washington
Vera Crug
Four-gambler killer commits suicide in Missouri
Joseph, Mo. December reports Jack Melie, involved with four gamblers, who killed William A. Albin on the morning of August 6, took morphine to end his life in county jail today.
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Joseph
Jack Melie
William A. Albin
Trial resumes in Rateliffe murder case in New York
New York December courtroom session resumes in the defense testimony phase of author BJ Rateliffe charged with brutally shooting his wife. The case will be heard again tomorrow as additional testimony is expected.
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New York
Dec. C
Avtor BJ. Rateliffe
German fleet plan questioned amid hawaii fears in washington
In Washington on December 20 observers doubt a German diversion toward Guam or Hawaii. German reps laughed at the idea, saying the fleet would head to China via the Suez Canal with a trip to Kino Chow Tay. Germany’s interest centers on its 1400 German citizens and sugar interests, not Hawaii annexation.
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Washington
Prince Henry
Ramon
Hawaii
United States
Bumoa
China
Suez Canal
Kino Chow Tay
Germany
Great Britain
Bamea
Civil service law discussed with president
Washington, Dec. 40. Representative Bresius of Penneylvania, chair of the house civil service committees, conferred with the president about operation of the civil service act. The president seeks talks with senators and representatives on modifications and is urged to exempt some positions from the classified service, though no serious modification is contemplated.
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Washington
Bresius
Penney Lana
House Civil Service Committees
Ann
Eli Service Inn
White House
Strike at Cotton Mill Sparks Virtual Discharge of Weavers
Workers at the Royal Weaving Company in Powiweket Street Dew face dismissal after a mutiny between the weavers and management. The firm, employing over 200 hands, demanded compliance with an order to train several cotton weavers in business practices, leading to a near-total layoff as workers refused.
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Powiweket St
Dew
Wenvors
Royal Weaving Company
Baby’s List May Hang Two in Murder Case
Chicago dispatch reports Chr ie Merry and Liti Smith charged with murdering Merry’s wife. They arrived from Princeton Kentucky after arrest and were confronted by officers with a confession they denied knowledge of. The headline notes the murder inquiry and the case involving Merry’s baby.
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Chicago
Chrie Merry
Liti Smith
Priinceton
Diowph Biekes
Anon
Mig. Merry
Merres
Erie
Pete McMahon's Death in Syracuse Linked to Smoking
Syracuse reports 20 year old Pete McMahon of Albany died by his own action, leaving a note blaming cigarettes. He stood before a mire, then shot himself in the heart, with a message to his brother Dan that cigarettes caused his suffering.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Peter
McMahon
Albany
New
Abbott
Dan
Pete
Reindeer Order Placed For Klondike Miners Aid
An 800 reindeer request is issued to haul supplies in the Klondike region. The effort, linked to several named figures and a wartime context, aims to secure draught animals for miners amid harsh conditions.
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Khiendike Hiner
Waoebington
Dew
Alcer Tolley
William AL Kegeltain
Ehlet Bevertuimient Teltidecs
Hetdenun
Alten
Norway
Klondike
Princeton Bank Shooting Leaves Boy Dead
A Black youth named Decker attempted to rob a bank in Princeton Indiana today, aiming for eight thousand dollars. The robber was thwarted when he was shot by a bank official, dying from his injuries.
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Princeton
Ind
Tee
Decker
Parmenrs
Charla Dowd
Wille River Township
Villeinis
Murphy
Mine Workers Convention set for Thursday in Havidon
The city of Havidon Pa announces a convention of mine workers to be held Thursday evening. Officials of the United Mine Workers will be present to discuss proposals. Questions regarding coal miners interests will be disclosed at the meeting.
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Havidon
Dleoipsyad
Primaries Decided for Taman Hat Meeting in New York
The chief general committee of Taman Hat met tonlets and decided that the primaries of the ore kmigation should be held on December 2. A motion to continue the present executive committees was pridited. Neither Richard Croker nor John Blechan was present at the shooting.
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Towmwany
New York
Dee
Taman Hat
Tonlets
Richard Croker
John & Blechan
Civil Service Inquiry Seeks Reform and Tenure Limits
Washington Dec 20 Commissioner Evans told the senate civil service committee the civil service law failed to deliver expected results. He urged uniform appointment of pension boards, removal power for department heads, and a ten year tenure to inject new blood. He warned against extending classified status to certain high salary posts and supported House efforts to draft amendments ahead of congress.
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Washington
Commissioner of Pensions
Evans
Senate Committee On Civil Service and
Civil Service
House
Congress
Kid McCoy Injured in New York Lodging House Fight
Ex-burglar Kid McCoy was struck on the head with a club by Bowery lodging house keeper McGinniss, sustaining brain hemorrhage and near-fatal injuries. McGinniss was arrested after McCoy, known for selling locks and a stage Safecracker role, collapsed at a hospital.
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New York
Tohn
Mc Cay
Debn Akaginnies
Bowery
McCoy
Howe
McGinniss
Woo Hospital
McGinnies
Spike Hennessey
Norman Shelly
Kid McCoy
Eines
Explosion of celluloid on Sixth Avenue elevated
In New York a car on the Sixth Avenue elevated road had two pasteboard boxes filled with celluloid combs contact a steam pipe and explode into flames while the train stood at a station. Two men were hurt and three women fainted and were carried from the car. Panic ensued but open gates and a stationary train limited damage.
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New York
Sixth Avenue
Transfer of Bishop Talbot to Central Pennsylvania
The standing committee of the Delaware Diocese approves Bishop Ethelbert Talbot transfer from Idaho and Wyoming to succeed Bishop Rullson in Central Pennsylvania. It also grants consent for the consecration of Rev. W. N. McVickar of Holy Trinity Philadelphia as coadjutor bishop of Rhode Island.
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Wilmington
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Delaware
Ethelbert Talbot
Idaho and
Wyaoming
Central Pennsylvania
Rullson
W. N. McVickar
D. B
Holy Trinity Church
Philadelphia
Rhoile Island
Man Dies by Self Harm at County Infirmary
Dee Chien and 2 John togin, brother of the noted Malachal Hogan, died last night at the Cook County Insane asylum in a peculiar act. He clashed with guards then entered a bathroom and used a panel to cut his throat and windpipe.
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Chien
Dee
John Togin
Cook County Ineiie
Malachal Hogan
Heddy Connelly Vanquished in Nanticoke Boxing Bout
Poddy Sheepan of South Hobhichen knocked out Ted dy Connelly of Carbondale in twelve sharp rounds at 16 pounds for an RHO purse in Nanticoke tonight.
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Heddy Connelly
Wilkea-Larre
Poddy Sheepan
South Hobhichen
Teddy" Connelly
Carbondale
Nanticoke
Discontinuation in Godfrey Morse bond case ends suit
In Wilmington Delaware the long pending salt of Godfrey Morse and oll wrs omainest the Tiny Slate Gas company to compel the defendants to show cause why interest on bonds had not been paid has been discontinued. The bonds in question amounted to over 2,000,000.
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Wilmington
Del
Dew
Godfrey Morse
Oll Wrs
Slate
New Jewish Society Formed to Aid Indigent Hebrews in Palestine
The American Congregation the Pride of Jerusalem filed for incorporation in Albany on December C. Its headquarters will be in New York City with operations planned across the United States and Canada. The group aims to support Jews in Jerusalem and Palestine through receptacles bearing Hebrew inscriptions, forwarding funds to Jerusalem, and aiding the Zionist movement by sending supplies and equipment from the United States.
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Albany
Dec. C
Pride of
Jerusalem
Lew
New York City
United States
Canada
Palestine
Rabi Meyer Ball Ha
Rambalin
Jerualem
Kallel American Tiphereth
Joshua J. Distiin
Lizzie De Kalb Confession Shapes Murder Case Hearing
Norristown Pa Dec 20 Lizzie De Kalb says her counsel heard her confession to James A Cleimmer of hypnotic influence over years and involvement with him in the Kaiser murder plot. She recounted how Clemmer orchestrated the crime, shot Mrs Kaiser, and how they hid details and traveled through New Jersey and Pennsylvania before arrest.
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Norristown
Lizzie de Kalb
James A. Cleimmer
Emma FP. Kaiser
Charles O. Kaiser
Clemmer
Philadelphia
Mrs. Kaiser
Kaiter
Bucey
Kaleer
Kaiser
Munazle
Formation of new cabinet debate begins in chamber
The Marclia di Rudini engineer today opened the discussion on forming the new cabinet. A vote is scheduled for tomorrow after criticisms of the ministry. Signor Colombo, former minister, urged a motion of no confidence, but the chamber rejected it and held a vote on April 4.
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Tome
Deyes
Marcllia di Rudini
Signor Colombo
Chamber
Rejyntest Teli
SW Agilinst Js4
Lincoln Nell Dev The Civil Suit Against Durtley
A civil suit in Ne alleges Treasurer Durtley embezzled public school funds over two years in office. The claim seeks £25,000 and forms part of a batch of similar charges reported by authorities.
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Lincoln
Nell
Dev
Nebrisk
Wlturbey
Durtley
Berndamen
Barthes
Fatal collision near Wendle as two workers struck
William Boel and John Thomas of Lehigh Valley were struck by an express train while beside their engine. Boel was killed and Thomas severely injured, lying beside the rails after failing to notice the approaching train.
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Buffalo N
William Boel
John ‘Thomas
Lehigh Valien
Wendle Todas
Hacky
Thomas
Wilmington Man Arrested in Middletown Case
A colored man named Charles Thor the suspect in the search for George Le Karras was captured after leaving Middletown. Details on motive and connection to the Desert faction remain unclear as authorities continue investigation.
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Wilmington
Del
M.A
Charles "Thor
George le Karras
Middletown
Tariplit
Murderous look on Trial for a urine on the High Soa
Fragmented morning page lists local and national items including a murder trial, pensions debate, civil service views, taxes, and local notices. Coverage mentions Lackawanna County affairs, markets, and society anniversaries with brief editorials and neighborhood items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupen Libre
Evans
Chis
Armine Doo
lLaw
Lackawanna County
Klondike
Lackawanna County News
Three Vessels Under Suspicion at Pensacola
In Pensacola Florida reports describe a cruiser Montgomery and revenue cutter Penrose preparing for possible subversive activity. Armed crews and blank-blank orders signal readiness to inspect suspected vessels in Pensacola harbor amid Cuban crisis implications.
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Pensacola
Pla. der
Montgomery
Penrose
Diaty Oumishis
Armond Warrington
Britannia
Smith le Sali
Oryente Serview
Monts Domery
Victannia
Schoner
Albee
Walthie
Geaigeudt
Walwie
Controlling chain breaks in Meare Building elevator
A controlling chain on an elevator shaft failed as the cage reached the seventh floor causing a rapid fall into the basement. Air cushions at the shaft bottom prevented injuries to elevator operator William Dejeps and a passenger.
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Meare
Willians Dejpes
Manchester NHL Mills Hire DL Workers Amid Posts
In Manchester, mills including Amosheag and Amory report posting job notices for DL operatives. Companies such as Andry Stark Jefferson cotton tulle and Wilcow au Die wary publicize postings. Similar notices from Amosheag and other mills show ongoing employment actions for textile workers.
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Manchester
NHL
Dew
Nethoen
Andry, Stark and Jefferson
Amosheag Nile
Amory, Birk and
Jefferson Mills
Appointment of William K. Otoon as Patriot Attorney
In New York, William K. Otoon announces his acceptance of the appointment by the Governor. The notice refers to duties before the court on matters tied to Massachusetts and related political actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Doe
William K. Otoon
Toy
Maswasehioet Malioati
New York Doc MCheet Names Varied Places
A garbled OCR passage lists multiple odd names and placeholders including New York references such as Kevurly and Werra along with unclear institutions and locations. The fragment lacks complete sentences or verifiable details to form a clear news item or event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Biate
Bremen
Kevurly
Werra
Chemuaami Najelow
Weather Forecast for New York and New England
Light to moderate southwesterly winds give way to clearer skies by noon in New York and New England. Increasing temperatures and variable winds expected with a warm spell and improving conditions as the day progresses. On Wednesday expect fair skies and light westerly winds in both regions with slightly cooler, rising temperatures later.
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New York
New England
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