Corean minister says U S may offer good offices in dispute
Paris report quotes Corean minister Min Yeung Than saying Corea might appeal to the United States for good offices if invasion threats arise. He notes the treaty with the U S allows such aid though U S policy favors neutrality and China Japan Russia seek no war, while The Hague tribunal now handles related disputes.
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Paris
Min Yeung Than
Corea
United States
Corean
Russia
Japan
China
Coréa
Seoul
Washington
Adm
Shufeldt
State Department
Hague Tribunal
Senate Debates Buchanan Panama Mission Party Lines
The senate executive session debated Mr. Buchanans status in Panama with Republicans and Democrats split. Bacon and Easley argued the president overstepped by sending a minister without senate confirmation, while Cullom Lodge and Fairbanks said a ministerial office did not exist and Buchanan was a personal envoy. The discussion referenced Blounts Hawaii precedent and noted uncertainty among Spooner Hepburn.
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Washington
Jan
Buchanan
Panama
United States
Senate
Bacon
Easley
Cullom
Lodge
Fairbanks
Blount
Hawaii
Cleveland
Honollu
Spooner
Hepburn
Navy officer seeks war medal approval from state
The state department requested authority to allow Rear Admiral J H McCalla to accept the China war medal awarded by the king of Great Britain for services during the relief of the Pekin legations in the Boxer uprising. Tulsa reports an epidemic among Shawnee Indians with multiple deaths, and notes measles had nearly wiped them out 17 years earlier. Washington also notes Col W H Leaken of Savannah Ga was appointed special assistant attorney general to represent the government in Gulf States matters.
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Washington
House
State Department
Rr. Adm
J. H. McCalla
Navy
Great Britain
Pekin
Tulsa
J. T
W. H. Leaken
Savannah
Col. Leaken
Gulf States
Clallam Disaster Claims Many Lives in Juan de Fuca Straits
The steamship Clallam sank between Smith Island and Dungness in the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Fifty two passengers and crew drowned as rescuers battled storms. Survivors included a man found alive after being washed overboard, while others were saved by tugboats and rescuers. Eugene Hicks of Indianapolis listed among the missing. Homer Swaney, once a Pittsburg ironworker, noted as a victim bound for Victoria.
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Seattls
Wash
Clallam
Smith Island
Dungeness
Straits of
Juan de Fuca
Lawrence
Yukon
Currin
Port Townsend
Sea Lion
Holyoke
San Juan Island
Fort Townsend
Eugene Hicks
Indianapolis
Ind
Pittsburg
Homer H. Swaney
Victoria
Prisoner breaks jail in Springfield escape tale
William J. Reid alias J O Hoffman, a swindler with a ten year sentence for hotel frauds across the country, escaped the county jail by unlocking nine doors sawing through three chains and climbing an 18 foot wall. He was missing from 3 AM until 7 AM as guards questioned the unusual breach. Sheriff Clark probes remaining unanswered questions.
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Springfield
Mass
William J. Reid
J. O. Hoffman
Atlantic
Pacific
Shriff Clark
Midwinter Thunderstorm Hits Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City experienced a midwinter thunderstorm with vivid lightning and heavy thunder lasting about thirty minutes. A gale reached over 30 miles per hour amid snow and hail, driving conditions to near impossibility for outdoor activity. Smathers plans an around the world auto trip leaving January 28 from Cherbourg aboard La Touraine with companions.
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Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
New York
E. BE. Smathers
J. F. Gatin
la Touraine
Cherbourg
Langley Aims to Finish Airship for St Louis Competition
Prof Langley and assistants expect to complete the airship after two launch failures in time for its entry in the flying machines competition at the St Louis exposition.
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Langley
Washington
St. Louis Exposition
New Mail Service Inaugurated Between New York and Plymouth
The American line steamer Philadelphia arrived at Plymouth at 4 30 Sunday morning after a rough voyage and successfully started the new mail service between New York and Plymouth.
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London
American Line
Philadelphia
Plymouth
New York
Fire destroys interior of Brown block in Washington
A five story Brown block in Washington suffered a full interior fire from second floor to roof. Loss estimated at 126000 with insurance covering about two thirds. Fire damage and coverage details noted as of January 11.
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Washington, Pa
Russian Troop Buildup Threatens Peking Clash
Reports from St Petersburg and London note 100000 to 200000 Russian troops near Vladivostok and northern Korea. Russia threatens to seize Peking if China sides with Japan, while Germany and other Dreibrund members vow neutrality to limit war impact. Military activity grows in Manchuria as reserves move toward Port Arthur and New Chwang.
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St. Petersburg
Far East
Vladivostock
Korea
Corea
London
Daily Mail
Russia
Peking
China
Japan
Grand Council
Germany
Dreibundt
Berlin
France
Great Britain
Tokio
Manchuria
Port Arthur
New Chwang
North China
Senator Smoot Replies to Charges in Senate Inquiry
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah presents his answers to the privileges and elections committee. He denies polygamy and any oath conflicting with the Constitution, stating he married Alpha May Eldridge on September 17, 1884, and that she remains his wife and mother of his children.
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Washington
Reed Smoot
Utah
Senate Committee On Privileges and
Burrows
Senate
Alpha May Eldridge
Chicago in the Lead for Democratic National Convention
Democratic leaders gather in Washington for the national committee meeting at the Shoreham hotel to choose timing and venue. Chicago, St. Louis and New York boosters have opened headquarters with Chicago seen as leading to host the convention about two weeks after the Republican gathering.
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Washington
National Committee
Sacreham Hotel
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Shoreham
Santos Dumont Plans Dirigible Balloon Experiments
New York dispatch states Santos Dumont, passenger aboard the La Savoie, arrived to finalize arrangements for an upcoming dirigible balloon experiment at the St. Louis exposition.
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New York
la Savoie
Santos Dumont
St. Louis Exposition
Another Note Sent to Gen Reyes by Secretary Hay
Secretary Hay sent a second communication to Gen Rafael Reyes the Colombian envoy in response to his protest over U S actions on the Isthmus of Panama.
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Gen. Reyes
Washington
Hay
Rafael Reyes
United States
Panama
Mrs Grover Cleveland Grieves Death of Daughter
Princeton Jan 11 amid intense grief over Ruth Cleveland's death the general health of Mrs Grover Cleveland is reported as excellent. Officials feared the sudden sorrow might lead to serious illness but she remains in stable condition.
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Princeton
N. J
Ruth
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Fever Cases Diminish in Butler Report
Butler Pennsylvania reports one death and one new fever case on Sunday with signs of improvement. Over the past week six new cases were recorded compared with 19 the week before.
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Butler
Former Ohio Governor Charles Foster Dies in Springfield
Former Ohio governor Charles Foster died Saturday morning at Gen Warren Keifer’s home after a brief illness. Foster, a longtime public servant, served as secretary of the treasury under Benjamin Harrison and held multiple terms in Congress. He was governor of Ohio from 1879 to 1881 and later led the Ways and Means Committee in Congress.
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Springfield
Charles Foster
Fostoria
J. Warren Keifer
Foster
Gen. Keifer
Columbus
Herrick
Ohio
the Treasury
Benjamin Harrison
Warren Keifer
Fosteria
Foster Early
Congress
Harrison
Death of Gen. John B. Gordon in Florida
Gen John B Gordon last lieutenant general of the Confederacy died at his Miami winter home after several days illness. His body to be sent from Florida by special train and lie in state in Atlanta and then at the Georgia State Capitol before funeral services to be held in the Georgia House of Representatives with prominent Confederate veterans and leaders speaking.
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Miami
Fla
John B. Gordon
Here
Heny MM. Flagler
Gordon
Presbyterian Church
Atlanta
State House
Alabama
United States
J. W. Dariel
Virginia
Dowie Preaches Race Unity After Opening Hotel
John Alexander Dowie and six deacons depart San Antonio for San Francisco to sail to Australia. He denounced lavish silver service at a nearby hotel opening, told 3,000 listeners he supports racial equality before God, noting the Anglo Saxon race is superior to the Negro but that times once had the black man superior to the white. He urged fair treatment and uplift for the Negro.
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San Antonio
Tex
John Alexander Dowie
Elijah the Restorer
San Francisco
Australia
Stabbing during a fight injures four in Middletown
Newton Cole of Frenchburg Kentucky and Rickett Motley of Mt. Sterling Kentucky were dangerously stabbed. Oscar Motley and Josie Miller of Montgomery Kentucky were seriously hurt after a dispute with the Motley brothers over the landlady Josie Miller.
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Middletown
Newton Cole
Frenchburg
Rickett Motley
Mt. Sterling
Oscar Motley
Josie Miller
Montgomery
Motley Brothers
Cole
Widow of Maj. Gen. John S. Brown dies of heart disease
St. Louis reports the death of Mrs. Mary Creston Kennerly Brown aged 69 on Sunday from heart disease. She was the widow of Confederate Maj. Gen. John S. Brown and was living with her sister in the city.
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St. Louis
Mary Creston Kennerly Brown
John S. Brown
Lieutenant General Young Relinquishes Army Duties to Chaffee
Washington January 11 Lieutenant General B M Young who served as chief of staff for just under five months relinquished his duties Saturday to his successor General A R Chaffee.
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Washington
B. M. Young
A. R. Chaffee
Japanese cruisers Niasin and Kasaga embark heavy artillery
The Japanese cruisers Niasin and Kasaga arrived at Pozzuoli Naples and embarked heavy artillery and four torpedo tubes before sailing for an unknown destination.
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Naples
San
Niasin
Kasaga
Pozzuoli
Missouri Corn Toot Celebrates Lead in Corn Production
The Joplin Globe quotes a local poet praising Missouri for leading the nation in corn production. It notes Missouri has the most acres planted and the highest bushel yield, with Kansas and Oklahoma following in second and third place respectively.
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Joplin Globe
Missouri
Bureau of Goptistics Agricultural
Prohibition
Kansas
Oklahoma
Doctor endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills in Arkansas notice
Yorktown Arkansas January 11 Leland Williamson M D calls Dodd's Kidney Pills the best remedy for kidney disease back pain gout rheumatism and kidney congestion. He says twenty years in malarial country proved the pill relieves and cures patients restoring kidneys and cleansing the blood.
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Yorktown
Ark
Leland Williamson
Dodds
Wiliamson
Sch Nave
Dod
Dodd
Critic Finds Villain Based on Author and Wife
In Town and Country the Author admits the villain in his play mirrors his life, stating he is an exact portrait of himself and his wife portrays him in their private hours.
Five top fodder plants and seed company offer
Teosinte and Billion Dolar Grass hailed as top fodder plants with high yields per acre. Victoria Rape reportedly produces massive forage, while John A. Salter Seed Co offers catalogs and seed samples for 10 cents in stamps from La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Victoria
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Poignant Ad Parody From The Past Colloquial Snippet
An odd historical fragment features a gag about Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and a complaining cashier, with a note about Canada and a 1900 date. It includes quips from Witticus and N. W. Samuel and a quoted Lord Byron line about prophecies.
Woman Credits Vegetable Compound For Health Restore
Miss Rose Nora Tennessy of Lexington Kentucky says after a long illness from a lingering infection she used the Vegetable Compound and recovered fully in two months. She reports relief from womb inflammation and ovarian congestion and urges other women to try the remedy. A bold claim of $6000 forfeit is noted for proof of genuineness.
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Rose Hennessy
Lexington
Lydia E. Pinkham
Rose Nora Tennessy
S. Broadway
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Ocean Grove
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