Agitation Grows Over Danish West Indies Sale
Copenhagen reports rising opposition to selling the Danish West Indies to the United States before a plebiscite. Secret meetings push for a vote while ministers press for rapid action. A Copenhagen dispatch notes a split in the first and second chambers on ratification. German interest, led by Herr Ballin, may seek advantage if U S Denmark clash.
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Copenhagen
Danish West Indies
United States
London
The
Daily News
William
Denmark
Sampson objects to Dewey on Santiago battle credit
Admiral Sampson’s protest challenges Dewey’s claim that Schley commanded at the Santiago battle. The filing, delivered to Secretary Long by E S Theall, cites that Sampson was in command and Schley was second in command. It notes that the court did not consider who commanded and that relevant evidence was excluded.
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Washington
W. T. Sampson
Dewey
Schley
Santiago
Long
Navy Department
E. S. Theall
Sampson
Admiral Dewey
Commodore Schley
The
United States
Admiral Sampson
Lemly and Hanna Submit Report on Schley Objections
Judge Advocate Lemly and Solicitor Hanna have sent to Secretary Long a report on Admiral Schley’s bill of objections to the Schley court of inquiry findings. The document argues the first report was unanimous, that the court rightly rejected Schley’s evidence, and that there is no reason to reopen the case.
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Lemly
Hanna
Long
Washington
Admiral Schley
Schley Court of Inquiry
Court of Inquiry
Germany and United States reach Venezuela debt accord
London dispatch says Germany and the United States have reached an agreement on Venezuela's indebtedness to Germany. Germany may choose enforcement methods for the discount company claim against the Northern Railroad, aside from permanent occupation of Venezuelan territory.
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London
Berlin
The
Standard
Germany
United States
Venezuela
Three Men Shot Dead Near Lawton in Dispute
In Lawton Oklahoma Territory around December 23 three men were shot during a dispute. A man named Roberts is said to have done the shooting and is fortified in a nearby house. The sheriff and two marshals have arrived at the scene. The identities of the dead men could not be learned.
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Lawton
O. T
Roberts
Rail collision near Neuenbekeen derails Berlin express
In heavy fog at Padertorn Prussia a Berlin express collides with a freight train near Neuenbekeen. The wreck derails the express. twenty people are injured and six bodies have been recovered with more feared still buried in the debris.
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Padertorn
Prussia
Neuenbekeen
Berlin
Officials of Tung Chow Honor Victims in Massacre Funeral
Chinese officials in Tung Chow held a two hour funeral procession for 70 murdered native Christians following a pact with missionaries. Officials bowed to banners and pledged protection if Christians returned home. Similar funerals planned in other towns.
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Peking
Tung Chow
Zung Chow
Tien Tsin
Conger
China
Weather Grips Rail Service and Local Trade Hard
Severe weather disrupts railroad traffic with confiscation of full train loads and local dealers facing bleak prospects for relief as conditions persist.
Freezing Without Food or Money Devastates Children
Guthrie Oklahoma Territory December 23 reports detail a severe cold wave driving settlers into new territory with families facing starvation and freezing. Many children perish while many adults lack food and money. Smallpox cases emerge in towns across the two territories.
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Guthrie
O. T
Coldest December in South Since 1884 Records
A severe cold wave covers the South, matching December lows not seen since 1884. From Louisiana to the Gulf coast temperatures plunge with Nashville and Chattanooga reporting 2 degrees below zero. Snow falls in Nashville, river traffic disrupted as Memphis boats are tied by heavy ice.
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Atlanta
South
Louisiana and
Gulf Border
Nashville
Chattanooga
Memphis
Maryland's Schley honored with Congress resolution and rank
Maryland friends in Congress plan to push a measure thanking Rear Admiral W S Schley for service at Santiago and to grant him the rank and emoluments of a rear admiral on the active list. A preamble cites Admiral Dewey's conclusions and credit for the victory.
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Washington
Maryland Friends
Congress
W. S. Schley
Felix Agnus
Maryland
House
Santor
M. A. Teague
Admiral Schley
Court of Inquiry
Teague
Secretary of the Navy
Passports urged for travelers in inland China
Washington reports Minister Con ger's correspondence with the Chinese government on safety precautions for foreigners in inland China. The foreign affairs board requests that travelers in the interior carry passports and notify local authorities before proceeding to enable province guards to escort and protect them.
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Washington
Conger
State Department
China
Board of Foreign Affairs
Coal Prices Rise in St Louis as Output Drops
Coal climbed to four dollars a ton in carload lots in St Louis while smaller lots fetched various prices. A limited quantity sold at fifty cents a bushel at the East St Louis car. Cold weather reduced mine output, threatening closures of some large office buildings without higher temperatures.
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St. Louis
East St. Louis
Chinese Cruiser Hai Chi Calls On General Chaffee
The Hai Chi under Captain Hao arrives at Manila to seek General Chaffee. The Chinese captain says the visit is to thank Chaffee as a key ally among foreigners at Peking for Chinese reform. He notes educated Chinese recognize America’s influence and that uneducated Chinese are taught to view Americans as their best friends.
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Manila
Hao
General Chaffee
Peking
China
Chaffee
Payne Arrives in Milwaukee As New Postmaster General
Henry C. Payne and his wife Mrs. Payne reached Milwaukee from the East amid a flood of congratulatory telegrams after his appointment as postmaster general. He declined to discuss policy, saying the cabinet post was the only one he would have accepted and it came to him through President Roosevelt.
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Milwaukee
Henry C. Payne
Payne
Mr. Payne
Rooseval
William H. Pethick Dies in Peking After Long Service
William H. Pethick American once private secretary and diplomatic advisor to Li Hung Chang for 30 years died in Peking. He influenced Li’s progressive policies and authored an antiopium manifesto. He left an unfinished book on Li and his times with valuable revelations about recent Chinese diplomacy.
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Peking
William H. Pethick
Li Hung Chang
Mr. Pethick
Chicago Faces Coal Famine As Cold Tightens
Chicago warns of a looming coal famine within 24 hours as cold weather persists. Merchants urge large dealers for fuel while elevators in skyscrapers shut down and office tenants work in overcoats due to heat loss. Factories arrange plant closings and railroads report scarce coal cars and reduced capacity to move the commodity.
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Chicago
Rush orders send cruiser Philadelphia for Panama
The Bulletin reports rush orders from Washington directing the cruiser Philadelphia to sail from San Francisco with all speed for Panama. Affairs on the isthmus near a crisis as Venezuela and Germany dispute diplomacy and other international matters unfold on the Southern coast.
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San Francisco
Washington
Philadelphia
Panama
Isthmus
Venezuela
Germany
Relief works begun amid severe Berlin winter
Berlin reports a rigorous winter raising unemployment and prompting relief works unlike the Innia famine districts. At Sixdorf a canal project hires 2400 workers and will employ many destitute artisans of the district as heavy snowfall aids government efforts.
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Berlin
Innia
Sixdorf
Ew Canal
Captain Tilley Ordered to Mare Island Navy Yard
Mare Island receives Captain Benjamin F. Tilley, recently relieved as naval governor of Tutuila Samoa and acquitted of charges, after a period on waiting orders. He is assigned to duty at Mare Island navy yard.
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Tilley
Mare Island
Washington
Benjamin F. Tilley
Tutuila
Samoa
Mare Island Navy Yard
Horrific Gas Furnace Explosion Kills Ten at Pittsburg Nitter Jones & Laughlin
Ten Bulgarian laborers die and four are injured in a gas furnace explosion at the Soho furnace of Jones & Laughlin in Pittsburg. The blast occurred 85 feet above ground when a barrow of ore rolled into the furnace, encasing gas in a crust of cinders and triggering a fatal slip. Regular top fillers escaped unscathed. authorities deem the accident unavoidable.
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Pittsburg
Soho
Jones & Laughlin, Limited
Second Avenue
Brady Street
Barrow
J. B. Laughlin
Warnine
Mme Tsilka Reported Dead. Stone To Be Released Soon
A Rome dispatch to The Daily Telegraph cites Constantinople sources stating Mme Tsilka is dead and that American captive Miss Stone will be released almost immediately. The report notes the information comes from semi official channels and reached London on December 23.
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London
Constantinople
Rome
Daily Telegraph
Mme. Tsilka
Miss Stone
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