Notable Obits and Local Incidents Storied in Brief
A roundup of deaths includes Theodore L. Poole former congressman and U S marshal in Syracuse apoplexy Rev Christian Keller Racine found dead likely apoplexy Lieutenant Parker of American Bicycle Co in South Lancaster aged 48 Annapolis 1882 John Riley Chamberlain Civil War veteran and Associated Press journalist dies in Cincinnati at 72 Funds and political notes cover Secretary Hitchcock staying in cabinet and reports of Roumanian loan offer declined A bank robbery attempt at Sonora Ky fails as robbers flee leaving tools behind and vaults locked Salem mayor elect John F Hurley to donate 2500 salary to poor residents personally disbursed Carnegie philanthropy totals and library network growth in 1899 and 1900 with 67 libraries in US plus 24 in Pennsylvania West Virginia Faris distillery shootout in Kentucky leaves two dead two wounded East Braintree torpedo boat MacDonough christened and launched in Massachusetts Houston oleomargarine crackdown with 15 retailers charged. multiple deaths in Clay County feud and Red Lodge arrest over an attempted kiss Emma Goldman on anarchists’ stance Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar health update and Carnegie funding to Tuskegee Institute for dormitory Andrew Carnegie’s library legacy across nations and a Pierce Texas cattle magnate dies in Pierce station Garland City Ark man shot in a confrontation. Doe Owens killed nearby as Hill Ross allegedly shoots at a man named Davis.
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Theodore L. Poole
United States
Congress
Syracuse
N. Y
Christian Keller
Racine
Wis
Parker
American Bicycle Company
Lancaster
Mass
Annapolis
Hitchcock
Interior Department
St. Louis
Griggs
Russia
Roumanisx
Vienna
London Daily Express
John Riley Chamberlain
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Sonora, Ky
John F. Hurley
Salem
Louis Lombardo
Josep de Parlo
Brooklyn
Lombardo
East Braintree
MacDonough
Faris
Kentucky
Sizemore
Henry Barrett
W. H. Young
Young
Sizemores
Clay County
Carnegie
Pittsburg Institute
Winona
Ind
Scotland
England
Ireland
Pennsylvania
W. F. Meyer
Carbon County
Red Lodge
Mont
Dora Fullerton
Meyer
Emma Goldman
Harrison County
West Virginia
Grand Duke of Saxe
Grand Duke
Andrew Carnegie
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
AOH
Pierce
Texas
Pierce Station
Dave Owens
Garland City
Ark
Hill Ross
Davis
Owens
Ross
Foraker Replies to Harrison Tariff Critique in Porto Rico Policy
Senator J B Foraker addresses Former President Harrison's Porto Rican tariff criticisms, defending Congress for generous governance and a flexible tax plan. He notes Porto Rico’s needs, the temporary 15 percent duty with 85 percent remittance, and ongoing legislative approval. He asserts the policy is a departure in form, not in principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
J. B. Foraker
Ann Arbor
Mich
Harrison
Congress
Porto Rico
Lousiana
Florida
California
National Treasury
Washington
United States
Boer Leader Now in Trap Dewet Captured Rumor
Reports from London and continent claim General Dewet has been captured. War Office seeks confirmation. Capetown dispatch says Dewet is at Senekal with a large force, after failed breaks through the south. Knox holds area between Ladybrand and Winburg as pressure eases elsewhere. Yeomanry freed after Britstown capture. Johannesburg reports Boer damage to Kleinfontein and Chinese batteries.
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London
Dewet
War Office
Capetown
Senekal
Fecksbrug
Winburg
General Knox
Ladybrand
Orange River
Britstown
Johannesburg
Kleinfontein
Islands to be counted in per capita wealth totals
The US plans to include the Hawaiian Islands Alaska and the Indian Territory in per capita wealth calculations after January 1. The move is expected to slightly lower the national per capita wealth, currently about 27 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Alaska
Indian Territory
Cuban Extradition Request Sent to War Department
A request from Governor P ingree of Michigan seeks the extradition of Charles J. Thompson charged with forgery in Detroit. Thompson is in Cuba. The State department forwarded the papers to the War department, noting Cuba is under U S military control and did not review merits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
State Department
Pingree
Michigan
Charles J. Thompson
Detroit
Thompson
Cuba
United States
War Department
Mail pouch worth 100000 stolen from Wyandotte station
A mail pouch containing 100000 in negotiable paper and cash was stolen from the Michigan Central station at Wyandotte overnight. Two sacks were tossed from a train. one pouch was later found missing and another emptied pouch was reported behind an old tank near the station. Police and railroad officials investigate the nighttime theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Michigan Central Railroad
Wyandotte
Michigan Central
Richard
John McCleary
George Bessy
Archbishop Keane Bans Saloon on Church Property
Archbishop Keane, appointed to Dubuque, denounces intoxicants and preaches temperance. A church property at Seventh and Main, leased to a saloon run by ex-Mayor Olinger, faces eviction as the archbishop orders no church property used for a saloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvans
Minneapolis
Minn
Dubuque
Ear
Keane
John B. Gough
Hiquor
Olinger
Women Raid Blind Pig After Persistent Nuisance
About twenty women from Longview raided a local blind pig at midnight, breaking in, seizing jugs and cattle, and smashing them in the street. The proprietors had been arrested several times but kept reopening after paying fines, prompting the women to take action themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon
Jil
Longview
Rittman Named to Treasury Auditor Post
Washington reports President McKinley has appointed Fred Rittman of Cleveland as chief auditor of the treasury, to fill the vacancy caused by Auditor Morris's death. A banker for 15 to 20 years, Rittman is about 50, well connected in business and politics, and a lifelong friend of Senator Hanna. He is expected to assume duty January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fred Rittman
Cleveland
Curt
The
Treasury
Morris
Rittman
Hanna
McKinley
Navy Eyes Transfer of CaVite Base to Subic Bay
The general board of the navy under Admiral Dewey has taken up moving the CaVite naval station to Subic bay and establishing it there permanently. A special board in the Philippines has cabled Washington requesting full boring equipment to determine Subig bay foundation suitability for a permanent naval station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
General Board of the Navy
Admiral Dewey
United States Naval Station
Cavite
Subic Bay
Philippines
Washington
Subig Bay
Confiscation of Large Counterfeit Bank Note Collections
In Philadelphia Secret Service Agent Griffin seized several large collections of counterfeit notes. A bank cashier whose name was not released lost the finest counterfeits seen in years, while other cashiers reported smaller losses as protests accompanied the seizures.
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Philadelphia
Dec
Secret Service
Griffin
Colombia Names New Minister to United States
Stenor Silva reports from Bogota that Carlos Martinez Silva, Colombian minister for foreign affairs, is appointed minister to the United States and will sail for his post within two weeks. Mr. Thomas Herran is named secretary of legation in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Beaupre
Bogota
State Department
Carlos Martinez Silva
Will Sal
Thomas Herran
Washington
Cabinet Meeting Ends With No Clear Result
Washington December 29. The cabinet meeting lasted two hours but yielded no substantive outcome. A minister quipped that if future cabinet sessions are as barren as this one, reporters will have little to write about.
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Washington
Thrifty farmer’s wife leads to pipe replaced by smoke ham
A thrifty farmer's wife persuades her husband to ditch his pipe and adopt smoking hams instead in a quirky domestic tale.
Paving the Pingree Line Ex-Quartermaster General Pays Installment
Ex-Quartermaster General W. White, once sentenced to ten years for complicity in state military frauds and pardoned by Governor Pingree, paid the first $1,000 of a $5,000 fine. The payment to Ingham county treasurer fulfills a pardon condition, with installments due yearly until 192? to reimburse the county for conviction costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pingree
Detroit
Mich
Deco
Ingham County
Nebraska Printing Costs Rise for Legislature Contracts
Lincoln Nebraska December reports the state will pay about 8000 dollars for legislative printing with major work awarded to State Journal Hunter Woodruff and Omaha Printing. House and senate bills cost per page 1.18 dollars up from 1.10. Other printing includes 400000 personal assessment blanks 324 tax and cash books 125 tax books and an irrigation map priced at 90 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
State Printing Board
House
Senate
Legislative
State Journal Company
Hunter- Woodruff Company
Omaha Printing Company
Omaha
Smallpox Reports Signal Red Cloud Inquiry
Gov Poynter was informed of possible smallpox cases in Red Cloud and authorized Dr A R Towne of Omaha to investigate and advise on precautions. The Red Cloud mayor was told to exercise care. It is unclear if the cases are real smallpox and officials urge calm pending confirmation.
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Red Cloud
Lincoln
Neb
Poynter
A. R. Towne
Omaha
Governor’s Office
State Board of Health
Hastings Boy Wins 35000 at Faro in Dawson Klondike
David Allen, a former Hastings resident, won 35000 from faro banks at Dawson in the Klondike. Starting with 250, he turned his stake into rapid winnings over four days, sharing 8000 with friends while keeping 4000 for himself. He played nonstop from Saturday morning to Wednesday noon.
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Hastings
Neb
David Allen
Faro Banks
Dawson
Klondike
Young Allen
Alen
William Cullen
Allen
Railroad Spur to Swedehome and Platte River Planned
Stromsburg Nebraska December 26 The Kansas City and Omaha railroad will soon begin a spur to Swedehome and another line from Stroms burg west to the Platte River to collect grain and stock in the western part of Polk County. Surveying is finished and a purchasing agent will arrive to obtain right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Shippera
Stromsburg
Neb
Kansas City & Omaha Railroad
Swedehome
Platte River
Find Young Wanderer's Parents
Beatrice Nebraska December 26 Walter Tracy the rescued boy from tramps has been traced to his parents in St Joseph Missouri where his father works as a clerk in a justice of the peace office The father sent money to Beatrice police to arrange the boy's return to St Joseph
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Wanderer
Beatrice, Neb
Walter Tracy
Beatrice Police
St. Joseph
Justice of the Peace
Chief of Police
What a Defective Slidewalk Cost
Fremont Neb December 26 The city council approved paying a district court judgment of 500 to Mrs E R Follansby for injuries from a defective sidewalk. Council members felt the city had got off easily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Neb
E. R. Follansby
Juror Bribe Attempt Ends With Fine in Plattsmouth Court
In Plattsmouth Nebraska district court Judge Jessen fined Sam Archer 50 dollars and costs after he pled guilty to trying to induce a juror to hang the jury in a case in which Lulu Taylor proved Lawrence Stuil was the father of her child.
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Plattsmouth
Neb
Jessen
Sam Archer
Lulu Taylor
Lawrence Stuil
Nebraska State Board meeting set for early January
The State Board of Agriculture will convene in Lincoln during the first week of January. County fair presidents are entitled to membership on the board, and a call has been issued for all to attend the meeting.
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State Board of Agriculture
Lincoln
Neb
Assaulted by Highwaymen near Loup Bridge
Henry Blaser, a young farmer from Loup township near Columbus Nebraska, was attacked by three men while driving to town. They grabbed his horse near the Loup bridge. Blaser fought to defend himself, his horse bolted, and he escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Neb
Henry Blaser
Loup Township
Loup Bridge
Blaser
State Library Association meeting voices library support
The State Library Association meeting in Lincoln discussed library cooperation and statewide support. Prof W E Jilson and Miss Dennis presented papers while Brigham warned Nebraska must fund public libraries to sustain educated citizenship and reduce crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
State Library Association
W E. Jilson
Doane College
Dennis
Lincoln City
Brigham
Immense Wheat Crop Stored in York County
M'Cool Nebraska December report from Junction notes Mr. Kuns stored ten thousand bushels of top grade winter wheat from 300 acres. At current prices the harvest value nears $6,000, about 60 percent annual return on investment. He bought a $12,000 York residence and plans for his sons to manage the farm while he resides in York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M'Cool
Junction
Neb
Kuns
York County
York
Prison Transfer In Plattsmouth
Sheriff Wheeler took Charles Sheppard and Harry Hickson to the state penitentiary. Sheppard, a young colored man, was sentenced by Judge Jessen to eighteen months for stealing a money bag worth about $51 from John Schiap pacasse's store. Hickson received one year for forgery.
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Plattsmouth
Neb
Wheeler
State Penitentiary
Charles Sheppard
Harry Hickson
Sheppard
Judge Jessen
John Schiappacasse
Hickson
Train Strikes Couple Near Ord Wreck Injures Wife
Mr and Mrs Hasek were struck by a Burlington passenger train about 6 30 near Ord Nebraska as they returned home. Mrs Hasek suffered a crushed foot and back injuries but is expected to recover. The accident occurred a mile west of Ord at a wagon road crossing in a deep cut.
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Ord, Neb
Hasek
Burlington
Ord
Recovered Stolen Stock In Nebraska Saga
Norfolk Neb Dec 26 H E Glissman recovered twelve head of cattle from Pilger that a thief had driven there to ship to Omaha. The rustler escaped but a station agent provided a clear description and Glissman has begun a vigorous search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Neb
H. E. Glissman
Pilger
Omaha
Grocer Swindle In Soap Sale Hits Nebraska City
In Nebraska City on December 31 a smooth young man posed as a soap seller offering greatly reduced prices. After delivery and payment the man left town, and customers discovered the soap was of very inferior quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska City
Indiana Rep Overstreet Prepares Bill on National Finances
Representative Jesse Overstreet of Indiana states he has prepared a bill addressing the nation's finances and will introduce it before this session of Congress adjourns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Overstreet
Indiana
Congress
Farm Hand Hired Livery Team Traced Across States
William Temple, a farm hand for County Commissioner L Blanchard, hired a livery rig in Dakota City to canvass territory for a jewelry business. Three days later his employer reported him missing after a Sioux City trip. Sheriff Sides and officials traced him to Sioux City then lost him. Oto marshal later reported holding the man in limbo.
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Dakota City
Ned
William Temple
L. Blanchard
Jackson
B. F. Sawyers
Marshal Booser
Oto
London’s Tuppenny Tubes Attract Americans In London
A New Yorker, recently back from the other side, praises London’s “tuppenty tabes” or tuppenny tubes as a great institution. He notes tickets resemble New York elevated railway passes and explains the underground art way called the "tuppenny tubes." The venture is described as a thriving business with plans for expansion, and Americans are said to aim for control of most systems.
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London
New Yorker
New York
Senator Chandler Encounters Child in Senate Corridor
In a late winter moment Senator Chandler of New Hampshire faced a young girl asking about a man she saw nearby. The brief incident occurred as Chandler entered the senate chamber from the public corridor and directed the child to a Montana official nearby for information.
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Washington
Chandler
New Hampshire
Senate
Clark
Montana
Senator Davis Known Shakespeare Scholar Despite Law Library Absence
The late Senator Davis was famed as a leading Shakespeare student. In his Wis home a striking note stood out: his library contained no law books. For twenty years he avoided bringing law volumes into his fireside reading, adhering to a strict rule.
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Senator Davis
Dewey Arch Bound for Charleston After City Transfer
The Navy Arch in New York City will be removed as rubbish and transported to Charleston under the city charter. It will be reconstructed there at the South Carolina Inter State and West Indian Exposition site with careful handling and reassembly planned.
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New York City
Gospreme Times
Musipal Caunal
South Carolina
Charleston
Low Rates to the South Exposition Tickets Sold
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers return excursion passes to Jacksonville Mobile New Orleans Savannah El Paso valid until June 1 1901. Rates routes times available from any agent. Also mentions Grain-O coffee substitute and Allen's Foot-Ease promotion along with various household tips and ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Jacksonville
Fla
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Savannah
el Paso
Tex
Opon
National Live Stock Association Convention Heads to Salt Lake
The fourth annual National Live Stock Association meeting in Salt Lake City will be a major event with concerts at the Mormon Church hall and entertainment for visitors. A large Colorado and Rio Grande delegation will depart Denver January 13 on a special train for the midwinter gathering. Fare is $18 from Springs or Pueblo with rail accommodations arranged by S. K. Hooper, Denver agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Live Stock Association
Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
The
Mormon Church
Tabor
Progr
Conue
Colorado
Rio Grande Railroad
Deny 13
Springs
Pueblo
S. K. Hooper
Denver
Ford
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Foraker
Continent
Bankera
Stenor Silva
Nebraska
Faro
the State Library Association
Wis Omce
Dewey Arch
Barleston
S. Olmsted
Roy
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