Foreign Ministers Refrain From Ultimatum Against China
Washington reports that powers debated using the word ultimatum in a China demand over punishments for high officials. The United States urged restraint while supporting firm terms. British and Chinese envoys discussed the issue as southern viceroys warned of a new punitive expedition toward Shanxi.
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Washington
China
Pekin
Japan
United States
France
Russia
Great Britain
Haylook
Ching
Germany
Austria
Italy
London
Choate
Hay
Governor's veto sparks writ of mandamus case
Norristown plaintiff asks court to compel State Treasurer Barnett and State Superintendent Schaeffer to pay the full school appropriation of 34,500,000 rather than 5,000,000 under the veto. Deputy AG Fleits opposed. Montgomery county court sets December 11 for argument.
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Harrisburg
C. T. Scrutz
Norristown
Barnett
Schaeffer
Provernor
Worcester
Montgomery County
Fleits
Americans in English Army Return from South Africa
Fifty eight Americans who served with the English army in South Africa arrived today on the Belgiansand from Liverpool. They were paid passage home by the English government and will return to Chicago St Louis and New Orleans. They had left New Orleans last summer as muleteers and joined as armored train conductors.
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Philadelphia
South Africa
Liverpool
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
Population figures for western states in the 19th century
Exclusive wire from The Agoviated reports population data for Washington Oklahoma New Mexico North Dakota South Dakota Tennessee and Idaho across 1870 1880 1890 and 1900. The figures show increases in all listed states with varying percentages, reflecting westward growth and territorial changes.
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Washington
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Orth Dikota
Adinet
Soutth Dakota
Tennessee
Idaho
New Market Highs Slip Under Oil Trading Glues
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press New York November 2 Standard Oil pushes into a new market today selling at 7 a share, a fresh high. The move signals rising demand and momentum for oil stocks amid speculations.
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The
Associated Press
Mresa
New York
Bryan Letter to Home Guards of Lincoln
W J Bryan sent a letter from Lincoln Nebraska to H F Rockey in reply to a congratulatory address from the Bryan Flame Guards. He says that contests between democracy and plutocracy will go on and that independency and equality before the law must be defended.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
W. J. Bryan
H. F. Rockey
Sinking of US cruiser VYosurite in typhoon. five lost
A Manila cable reports the US auxiliary cruiser VYosurite sank in a Guam typhoon on November 15. Five crew members perished. The Yosemite, commissioned April 11, 1898, served as a station ship at Guam since the Spanish war, a converted cruiser of 617 tons. Its anchorage near San Luis D'Apara faced a dangerous rocky shoal and crooked channel.
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Presa
New York
Manila
Vyosurite
Guam
Washington
Yosemite
San Luis D'Apara
Dinner of the American Colony in Paris
The annual Thanksgiving dinner of the American colony in Paris was held with George Munroe presiding in place of absent US Ambassador Horace Porter. John K. Gowdy and several prominent French speakers praised Franco American ties, trade, and republican ideals amid cordial remarks from figures including M. Jules Cambon and M. De Bloche.
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Paris
Horace Porter
United States
George Munroe
John K. Gowdy
France
M. Jules Cambon
Witton
Washington
United States Congress
Peder
Anton
Concord
Mr. Gowdy
Ince
Prince
M. Cornely
The
Figuro
M. de Bloche
London Times
M. Gaston Deschamps
Seine council backs British Boer mediation
Paris report says the Seine General Council unanimously urged the French government to push mediation between Britain and the Boers. From Edenburg, Boers defend river fords near Dewetsdorp as De Wet and Steynsre rally to invade Cape Colony. British counter by deploying Guards and Grenadiers to defend Orange River fords.
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Paris
General Council of the Seine
Great Britain
Edenberg
Orange River Colony
Basutoland
Ladybrand
Thabanthu
Bloemfontein
de Wet
Steynsre
Dewetsdorp
Cape Colony
Guards
Grenadiers
Coldstredinis
Ortinge
Allwal
Orange River
Pocono Spring Water Ice Company Case Before Judge Craig
Judge Craig hears argument in the Pocono Spring Water Ice Company injunction case brought by Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Plaintiffs claim filling the large ice dome in the Pocono mountains harms navigation and power supply to industries along the Lehigh Valley.
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Associated Press
Stroudsburg
Craig
Pocono Spring
Plucky Woman Foils Burglar
Mrs Frederick Weikmann repelled a burglar attempting to tie up bundles in her room. She fought back, knocked him down, and sustained injuries while calling for help as the assailant fled. The incident occurred at Union Hill, on the night of November 28.
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Uaion
Tenement Vice Fear and Calls for Reform Highlighted
Rev Dr Paddock described horrific conditions in the East Side tenements where women rent apartments for immorality. He blamed dark, unlighted hallways for temptation and urged strict enforcement of lighting laws. He linked gambling to prostitution, saying moral standards were lowered by proximity to the red light district.
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Dr. Paddock
New York
Tenement House Commission
Robert L. Paddock
Protestant Episcopal Pro-Cathedral
Eighth Assembly District
Tr. Paddock
East Side
Bank Robbery and Officer Shot in Pinden Heist
Four masked men robbed Farmers' bank of Pinden taking between 4000 and 8000 dollars. A dynamite blast wounded Patrolman Sanford fatally after he pursued the robbers. The gang fled toward Delavan by hand-car and boarded a Chicago and Al ton passenger train. vault doors were blown and the bank building wrecked.
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Kinden
Farmers’ Bank of
Pinden
Eltigen
John Alberts
Alberts
Hind
Fent
Sanford
Chicago and Alton
Train mishap injures two men near Downington
A mixed freight passenger train to Lancaster from Downington on the Meadlig line caused two men to be injured. Engineer Andrew Frederick fell from the locomotive and was seriously hurt. Fireman and brakeman Isaac Draper assisted while Dewper fell at Cheenfield and suffered a suspected skull fracture.
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Lancaster
Downington and
Meadlig
Downington
Andrew Frederick
Isaac Draper
Cheenfield
Dewper
Sullivan Te Deum score for St Pauls offered in London
Exclusive AP report from London dated November 28 states Sir George Clement Martin, organist at St Pauls, purchased Sullivan’s complete Thanksgiving Te Deum score at the request of St Pauls parishioners. The work, designed for the end of the South African War, is dedicated to Queen church and country.
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Associated Press
London
George Clement Martin
St. Paul's Cathedral
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Down
St. Paul's
Constabulary Bill Abandoned Amid GOP Opposition
Exclusive: political gossip says the proposed constabulary bill to place city police under state control was dropped by Republican leaders. Governor-elect Odell reportedly opposed the measure, with doubts about its viability under current party leadership.
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New York
Ities
Republican Party
Dt Te Cald
Odell
High Waters Recede in Pittsburgh Area
Rivers fall rapidly after flood, navigation walls reopen, and industry expected to resume by today as the deep tide subsides. Local rails and mills anticipate full operations soon as water levels drop and river traffic returns to normal.
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Preas
Pittsburg
Cuban Convention Deliberates on Constitution Form
At the Cuban constitutional convention in Havana delegates debated whether the new charter should be federal or unitary. Senor De Quesada urged adjournment to Tuesday after two days of organization while Senor Liorente pressed for daily meetings to advance discussions and salaries. The motion to adjourn was carried after a two hour debate.
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Havana
Navy
Marth
Senor Liorente
Senor de Quesada
Permanent Organization
Senor de Quesmia
Train wreck near Beaver ends with one life lost
Exclusive AP report from Pittsburg describes Train No. 4 on the Cleveland and Pittsburg line wrecked at 4 30 o clock one half mile west of Beaver, initial reports of heavy casualties later revised to one dead with several injured. Wreck blamed on a washout amid recent track work and loosened earth.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Cleveland and
Wits
Beaver
Ohio
Cornered in the Neighborhood of Two Million Bushels of November Corn
The Associated Press reports that shorts led by several elevator firms settled their shortage with George H. Phillips at 50 cents a bushel. No. 2 corn prices fluctuated from 40 to 41 cents as Phillips accumulated over two million bushels, with profits estimated in the hundreds of thousands. Phillips remained largely noncommittal.
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Chicago
George H. Phillips
Shorts
Board of Trade
Phillips
Toa Phillips
Philips
Board of Trade Committee of Appeals
Ae Phillips
Palse Phillie
Weather and World News Blended Morning Briefing
Partly cloudy conditions dominate today with general notes on Sino American affairs. Reports cursorily touch on wine profits, New York vice actions, and regional updates from Carbondale and Scranton.
Funeral arrangements set for Senator Cushman Davis
The late United States Senator Cushman Kellogg Davis rests at his home on Parington Avenue. Funeral services will be held at the residence Saturday morning with clergy from local churches and Gov. Lind requesting a business pause Saturday. The body will lie in state at the capitol Friday afternoon and a National Guard detachment will guard the route. Interment will be at Calvary cemetery. Senator Davis’s seat will be filled by Senator Taft in the Senate chamber.
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St. Paul
United States
Cushman
Kelogg Davis
Parington Avenue
McKinley
Shoretock
Dr. Andrews
Chise Fpiscopal Church
Theodore Sedewick
Church of
St. John the Evangelist
Lind
Capitol
Ss Oclock
National Guard
Calvary Cemetery
John Lind
Washington
Congress
Davis
Tania
Labor Demonstration in Pittston Draws Thousands
A monster labor demonstration under Pittston Central Labor union auspices drew about 5000 men from twenty five crafts. Floats marched past gay decorations and red fire, celebrating the recent coal miners victory. After the parade, a large ball was held across three halls.
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Pittston
Hanna Club Backs Senator Janna as Presidential Candidate
In Cleveland on November 24 the M A Hanna Republican Club urged Senator Janna to enter the race for president. Club President Gallagher led the appeal, praising Janna as worthy of the nation’s top office. Janna rejected the bid, saying his candidacy is absolutely out of the question and he intends to retire after his term.
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Cleveland, O
M. A. Hanna Republican Club
M.A. Janna
Gallagher
Bhelmg
United States
Hanna
Hercules
Paris
Benator
Alanna Wasmosh Cerdin
Althot Ueed
Coan
Manila Licenses Tightened Under New Six Month Rule
A strict license law for Manila sets a 400 gold dollar fee and a six month term for saloon licenses on Escolta and nearby streets. The license crackdown aims to relieve street congestion after expirations. The commission plans to report to Secretary Root next Saturday detailing three months’ work and future recommendations. All military on duty are excused tomorrow except essential field duty personnel for Thanksgiving.
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Manila
Esvolta
Commission
Root
Repulsed Wooer Murders Woman On Docked Steamer
Gertrude Beer four years old was fatally shot by her lover Charles Meisgarber after she refused to join him aboard the steamship Kensington bound for Antwerp. Meisgarber fled. detectives searched the vessel but found no trace.
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Dutaoiated
New York
Gertrude Beer
Wee
Germany
Mive
Charles Meisgarber
Ivy
Meisgarber
Melsaurber
Second annual Phialelpha Dog Show opens in Horticultural Hall
Exclusive wire report from The Associated Trees describes the opening of the second annual Daioh of the Phialelpha Dog Show in Horticultural Hall. The event begins today and runs throughout the week, featuring breeds and competitions amid festive displays and crowd interest.
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Horticultural Hall
Death of Senator Davis Draws Reactions From Leaders
Exclusive wire reports from Indianapolis and Cleveland recount tributes after Senator Cushman K. Davis dies. Former President Harrison expressed deep regret while Senator Hanna praised Davis as a valuable aid and statesman whose loss effects the country.
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Harrison
Indianapolis
Davis
Washmeton
Hieh
Cleveland
Cushman K. Davis
Hanna
Davie
Appointment of W. Irving Shaw as United Whites consul general
Washington reports from The Associates Pros that W Irving Shaw of Pennsylvania is named United States consul general at Singapore Straits Settlements by the department. The appointment was announced November 28.
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Associates
Washington
W. Irving Shaw
Pennsylvania
Singapore
Stralts Settlements
Aguinallo denies leading Filiping junta in Europe
In Europe Aguinallo denies claims he has seized leadership of the Filiping junta or plans to go to Hong Kong to regulate supplies. Exclusive dispatch from Paris notes no foundation for these al ligations. A Chicago press item reports Lake View Woman's Club planning a dinner for county jail inmates with society women serving.
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Paris
Agoncillo
Aguinallo
Europe
Hong Kong
Anna
Chicago
Lake View
Tragic domestic shooting ends in suicide after family tragedy
Charles Nearang killed his wife then fatally shot himself after a failed attempt to harm his three children. The incident occurred on November 3, with details reported by a wire service.
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Associated Pres
Nilinwauluew
Charles Neagrang
Nearang
Death Roll of a Day
A spaced obituary roundup from across the country notes the deaths of Jacob Begley a bank president in Pottstown Adam Keller Michler a Boston merchant Nathaniel Welly a chemist in Hewie and others including Charles U Wulthraut and Rear Admiral Frederick S McNair among prominent figures.
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Associated Press
Pottstown
Jacob Begley
National Iron Bank
Euston
Adam Keller Michler
Boston
Wihaliimgton
Nathaniel Well
New York
Charles U Wulthraut
New York State Department
Dirand Army of the Republic
Brooklyn
Hlogerstown
Margaret Shipley
John McCulley
Chicago
Downpville
Lowe
Washington
Tredericks
McNair
Thin City
Europe
Navy
Dewey
Struck by Engine Kills 95-Year-Old Worker in Pennsylvania
Exclusive report states William Brown, 95, died after an engine backed toward him while he worked on a pulldown device at a Rohindhowe site in Harrisburg. Authorities note the incident is under investigation with no further details released.
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Harrisburg
Nev
William Brown
Pennsylvania
Diplomatic Recall Rumors Stir Over Waldo Credentials
Correspondence from Yokohama reports rumors that Waldo’s credentials are being ignored by France Japan and America and that he has requested recall from his posting amid growing tensions abroad.
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Yokohama
Ruaga
France
Japan
America
Waldo Bow
MacVeagh Sees President at White House Interview
Wayne MacVeagh former attorney general visited the White House for an interview with the president on November 24.
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Press
Washington
Wayne MacVeagh
White House
Potential 25‑member vice control committee in New York
New York officials plan to expand the fifteen member citizens committee to twenty five to secure broader advice. Former Mayor Hewitt declines active service but may join as an adviser, and Charles Stewart notes the need for time‑committed members. The effort follows a crackdown on a West Fifty‑ninth street venue and multiple court actions tied to disorderly houses.
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Abrams
Hewitt
New York
Charles Stewart
Committee of Fifteen
Abram S. Hewitt
Citv
MeGtory
West Wilty-ninth Street
Two Dwellings Burned in Night Fire Kill Three
A night blaze in Plymouth destroyed two double houses and a barn owned by George Davenpure and Hugh Venpleton. Tenants include Michiel Ladi and his family. Three people died including Andrew Boshes a boarder aged thirty and Maryland Andrew Tolada, children of Michael Tlie. Neighbors woke the occupants but flames spread rapidly. The fire authority investigates casualty details and causes.
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Wilkes-Barre
Plymouth
George Davenpure
Hugh ‘Venpleton
Michiel Ladi
Thane
Deaukes
Andrew Boshes
Maryland
Andrew Tolada
Michael Tlie
Unclear Transit Entries Missing Coherent Details
Fragmentary overseas shipping notices from The Associated Press provide garbled port calls and arrivals. Names of ships and routes are partially unreadable. several locations and destinations appear jumbled without discernible dates or consistent facts.
Local Shipping Row Sparks Odd Telegraphic Report
An unclear wire report from Wittsburg claims freight from Tin Associated Preas to the Pitta district has begun for southern ports. The note mentions 17 000 and a transfer to United canals, but details are garbled.
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Preas
Wittsburg
Fein Tom Thum
Dushele
Pitta
Kentucky Arrives at Smyrna Harbor
The battleship Kentucky arrived at Smyrna today signaling U.S. naval presence in the region. The event comes via exclusive wire as Washington reports the vessel’s arrival to aid patrols and project strength in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Associated Prom
Washington
New
Battlehip
Kentucky
Weather Outlook for Washington and Pennsylvania
Partly cloudy conditions expected Thursday in eastern Pennsylvania. Friday forecast calls for fair skies and generally warmer temperatures with light winds.
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Washington
Moneast
Emtern Kennsylvania
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