Nebraska items show a wide range of local concerns
The roundup covers measles at Asaland, deaths in Fremont, vandalism in Neligh, a fatal rifle accident near Albion, a major Aurora fire threatening the square, smallpox concerns in Nebraska City, railway rate complaints, a Belgrade schoolhouse tragedy, and public health measures in Beatrice. It also notes livestock feeding pressures near Central City and civic work on a new electric plant and university building plans.
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Asaland
Thad. HW. Quinn
Fremont
Wymore
Central City
Board of Regents of the Universlty
Whorn
Neligh
M. C. Remington
John Fertig
Albion
Board of Health
Nebraska City
S. R. Towna
State Board of Health
MERRITT TALKS ON MANILA AND INTERNATIONAL FACTORS
General Wesley Merritt returns to New York from Queenstown to resume command in the Philippines. He comments on German behavior in Manila before fall, Dewey's health, climate, troop losses, and the strategic rationale of delaying insurgent involvement. Merritt notes limited promises to Filipinos and praises the peace commissioners for their treaty efforts.
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New York
Wesley Merritt
United States
Philippine Islands
Paris
Lucania
Queenstown
Military Department of the Mast
Par
Merritt
Waldorf- Astoria
Peace Commission
Admiral Dewey
Manila Harbor
Philippines
Manila
Miles
Aguinallo
Aguinaldo
Agguinaldo
Spain
Americans March Through Mayans to Quemados Camp
The 161st Indiana battalion and the 2nd Illinois regiment marched from here to Quemados camp this morning. With two bands and 1,300 men, they attracted great enthusiasm. The American garrison totals 5,000 men.
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Banana
Indiana
Quemados Camp
School Children Present Sword to Maynard in Nasaville
Commander Maynard and Constructor Hobson arrived in Nasaville Tennessee where 6 000 students gathered at the Tabernacle to sing America and the Star Spangled Banner and present a ceremonial sword to Maynard.
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Nasaville
Tenn
Commander Maynard
Hobson
Tabernacle
America
Maynard
Botkin murder trial defense hit by key evidence
In San Francisco on December 10 the defense faced a major setback as the court heard that Mrs Botkin wrote anonymous letters to Mrs Dunning about her husband. The box of poisoned candy contained a handkerchief bought in the city by Mrs Botkin, further linking her to the case.
Tariff Order Imposed on Cuba by President McKinley
President McKinley signed an executive order establishing a customs tariff for Cuba to take effect January next. The tariff, based on Robert P. Porter’s report, sets an average duty above 25 percent on imports to Cuba and 62 percent below Spain’s rate on U S goods.
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Washtneron
Dea
McKinley
South
Cuba
Robert P. Porter
United States
Spain
Torture claims threaten Carlist reprisals at Bilbao
Count Casa Sola confirms savage cruelties used on Carlists jailed in Bilbao to force information on armament plans. Authorities fear brutal methods resemble those used on anarchists within Montjuich fortress in Barcelona and warn of severe retaliation if Carlists advance.
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Mapuin
Casa Sola
Ceralbo
Montjuich
Barcelona
Bilbao
Mexico approves large concession for A B Smith group
The Mexican congress confirmed a major concession to Captain A. B. Smith of Los Angeles and associates for colonizing steamship and railway ventures. The colony lands include extensive Gulf of California territory.
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Mexico City
A. B. Smith
Los Angeles
Cal
Gulf of California
Prosecute Virden Rioters Faces January Court Term
State Attorney Vaughn plans to prosecute all indicted Virden riot participants at the January term. It is uncertain if the indictments against Governor Tanner and Manager Lukens will stand.
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Virden
Carlinville
Til
Dea
Vaughn
Tanner
Lukens
Car Famine Hits St. Louis Grain Trade Strain Grows
The grain trade in St. Louis faces a severe car famine as exporters struggle to obtain freight cars to ship grain to the seaboard. Railroads report orders totaling more than a thousand cars needed, crippling shipments.
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St. Louis
Seaboard
Loud Bills Reintroduced In Post Office Bill
Washington December 19. Chairman Loud of the house committee on post offices and post roads re introduced the Loud bill with an amendment allowing mailing of sample copies of newspapers at one half cent for every two ounces with stamps attached in advance.
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Washiveton
Loud
House Committee On
Four Killed in Train Crash Near Manasquan
A wagon with eight people was hit by a Pennsylvania railroad train at the Allenwood crossing near Manasquan New Jersey last night. Four were killed two fatally injured and two more seriously hurt.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Allenwood Crossing
Manasquan
N. J
Havana Police Plan Aimed On New York Basis
Captain McCullagh, former New York City chief of police, reports to General Greene a Havana police plan modeled on the New York system but adapted to local conditions. The proposed force would total 1,000 men.
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Elavana
McCullagh
New York City
Greene
Havana
New York
Russia to Buy Guna Wasimnetox Artillery Upgrade
Russia funds a $55.519 million loan from France to replace artillery with rapid firing small caliber guns. Consul General Holloway at St. Petersburg reports to the state department.
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Russie
France
State Department
Holloway
St. Petersburg
Exemption Granted on Mortgage Releases Under War Tax
Washington December 19 The commissioner of internal revenue modified a prior ruling and now holds that releases of mortgages and deeds of trust deemed as mortgages are exempt from the stamp tax under the war revenue act.
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Washtington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Merritt Arrives in New York From Europe
Dec 19 passengers on Cunard liner Lucania include General Wesley Merritt and Mrs Merritt arriving from Europe at New York.
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General
Merritt
New York
Lucania
Europe
General Wesley Merritt
Mra. Merritt
Navy to Build Pier at Pago Pago Coaling Station
The Navy Department will soon send a steamer to Pago Pago with material for a pier and other improvements at the American coaling station there.
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Pago Pago Washington
Navy Department
Pago Pago
Gillett Bill Aims to Ban Lottery Telephones
In Washmeton on December 19 the House judiciary committee held a hearing on the Gillett bill to prohibit use of telegraph and telephone lines for lottery and race horse gambling.
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Washmeton
House Judiciary Committee
Havana a wide open town with American gambling bars
Havana becomes a hub for Americans who lease cafes to run barrooms with gambling annexes after officers depart. Spanish proprietors fear military conflict but are assured arrangements are in place. The new American commander vows to prove the situation not arranged.
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Havana
Savann
Long Branch
Saratoga
Morro Castle
Russian cabinet criticizes US expansion in Asia
A Russian minister says US expansion threatens czarist interests. He argues the United States will oppose Russia in Asia, align with Britain on the Orient, and condemns the Philippine ownership change as unjust to Spain and hostile to Russia. He warns Washington acts strain long friendship with Russia.
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United States
Russia
Asia
Great Britain
America
England
Great Republic
New World
Philippine Islands
Washington
Spain
McKinley
State Department
American Republic
Philippines
Lee at His Old Table in Havana Hotel Return
General Lee arrived in Havana and breakfasted at the Ingleterra hotel, sitting at his familiar window seat as locals cheered. The piece notes wartime troop movements and criticizes Spanish military conduct during the insurrection, citing a growing exodus from Havana and a restrained American garrison.
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Havana
Lee
Inngleterra
Baron Ferdinand James de Rothschild Dies in London
London obituary reports Baron Ferdinand James de Rothschild M B dead aging heir and second son of Anselm Solomon Rothschild of Vienna. The Vienna branch valued wealth around 70 million dollars and notes the baron as a devotee of art.
Mexico Extradition Treaty Talks Likely Delayed to April
United States Ambassador Clayton said an extradition treaty is being arranged but Mexican congress adjourned yesterday. Unless an extra session is held, no treaty can be ratified before the April meeting. Clayton believes no treaty will exist for several months and expects retroactive effect.
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City of Mexico
United States
Clayton
President McKinley Receives Grand Alabama Welcome in Montgomery
In Montgomery Alabama December 19 the president and party were greeted with a grand display as the train from Atlanta to Tuskegee brought them to the Confederate capital. Citizens cheered along a route lit with national colors while Governor Johnston and officials welcomed the visitors at Union Station and Capitol Hill.
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Montgomery
Ala
Atlanta
Tuskegee
Booker Washington
State Assembly
Johnston
McClellan
Assembly
Union Station
Commercial and Industrial Association
Clisby
Cleveland
Capitol Hill
McKinley
Alabama
Union
Moe
Moe Kinley
Confederate States
Confederacy
Hobson
Mother Hobson
Joseph Wheeler
Santiago
Montauk
Gillett and Troxel In Mexico City Under Assumed Names
Grant Gillett once a Kansas cattle king and A R Troxel spent nearly three days in Mexico City. They arrived December 13 on the Mexican Central railway and departed December 14 to Vera Cruz. They registered at Hotel Coliseo as Willis F Wilder and George E Fisher of Fruita Colorado. Gillett plans to enter the cattle business in Argentina.
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City of
Mexico
Grant Gillett
Kansas
A. R. Troxel
Mexican Central Railway
Vera Cruz
Coliseo
Willis F. Wilder
George E. Fisher
Fruita
Col. Gillett
Hawaii Gubernatorial Race Draws Three Likely Candidates
Honolulu December 9 Three candidates are persistently mentioned for Hawaii’s governorship. They are S M Damon Harold M Sewall and President Dole. Each candidate has a host of supporters. A petition circulates among natives urging McKinley not to appoint a governor tied to the recent revolution. A second petition asks France to intervene and restore the monarchy.
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Honoluulu
S. ML. Damon
Harold M. Sewall
Dole
McKinley
France
McKinley Guarantees Catholic Liberties in Cuba and Philippines
In reply to the Vatican inquiry, President McKinley assures the pope that Catholics in Cuba and the Philippines will have the same liberty as Catholics in America. Washington also promises to prevent provisional governments from despoiling convents or seizing church property. The pope sends warm thanks.
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Romain
Vatican
McKinley
Cuba
Philippines
America
Washington
Sedalia Woman Is Dead in Her Home
Sedalia Missouri December 19 Sarah W Warren a well known Christian woman well regarded in the community was found dead in her bed yesterday morning cause of death heart failure reported by local authorities Warren was a prominent figure in church activities and charitable work in Sedalia and surrounding areas
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Sroauta
Sarah W. Warren
Sedalia
Finds His Money in the Ashes
Limerry Missouri December 1. John Williams a Harlem merchant had 900 dollars in gold hidden in his store when it burned last Saturday night. All of it has been recovered from the ashes but about 150 dollars remains missing.
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Limerry
John Williams
Harlem
House blocks immigration bill for second time this session
The House refused to consider the Lodge immigration bill for a second time this Congress, vote 100 to 103. Danforth pressed the measure after elections, while a rule debate featured DeArmond and Reed. The pension appropriation bill was reported and Barney of Wisconsin planned to call it up. The corporate bank measure was postponed to today.
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Wasnixeros
House
Danforth
Ohio
Grow
Pennsylvania
DeArmond
Reed
John Randolph
Barney
Wisconsin
International American Bank
Sails for Havana First Class Cruiser Brooklyn Heads South
Washington reports the cruiser Brooklyn is en route to Havana under Captain Cook after orders reached four hours earlier. The Texas sails for Cuba at 4 PM and departs Hampton Roads after midnight under Captain Sigsbee, with Commodore Cromwell aboard to take command of the Havana naval station. Marine guards accompany the ships to preserve order in Havana.
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Washington
Cook
Brooklyn
Havana
Texas
Cuba
Hampton Roads
Sigsbee
Cromwell
Warning to Natives in Apia Sparks Power Demonstration
In Apia Samoa on November 10 a landing of bluejackets from British and German warships caused considerable excitement. Authorities from the powers staged a demonstration to reassure white residents as numerous natives gathered at Aulinuu, signaling protection by the powers.
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Apia
Samoa
San Francisco
Aulinuu
McGill Board Receives $1 Million Endowment Plan
At a McGill University board meeting Lord Strathdon announced his intention to endow the new Victoria College for Women, a project he built at a cost of 250000 dollars, with a total gift of 1000000 dollars.
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McGill University
Lord Strathion
Victoria College For Women
Hawaiian Admitted to Practice Before Supreme Court
Paul Neuman of Honolulu was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court yesterday. He is the first of our annexed citizens to be admitted before the highest tribunal of the land.
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Paul Neuman
Honolulu
Supreme Court
Neuman
Ainsilee’s December Christmas Magazine Selections
Ainsilee's Magazine for December presents a Christmas number with seasonable offerings. Anthony Hope contributes a dialogue since Dolly Dialogues, Calvin S Brice pens An American Conquest in China, J Lincoln Steffens writes The Real Roosevelt, George R Sims offers a Dickensian Christmas story God Bless the Master of This House, and Robert Barr continues Tales of the Rhine with a new installment.
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Ainsilee
Anthony Hope
Dolly
Calvin S. Brice
China
J. Lincoln Steffeng
Roosevelt
George R. Sims
Robert Barr
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Brown
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