Senate Debates Ship Subsidy Bill and War Tax Reforms
The senate gave a long opposition speech by Mr. Clay of Georgia against the ship subsidy bill. The house debated the war revenue tax reduction bill and passed it. A five member committee investigated the West Point hazing death of ex-Cadet Poole and related issues. An executive session on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty occurred with amendments on fortifying an isthmian canal. A holiday recess from December 21 to January 3 was approved. The pension appropriation bill for 143,000,000 was also enacted.
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Senate
Clay
Dem
House
Poole
West Point Military Academy
Washington
Hanna
United States
Congress
Wide Range of Late 19th Century News Items From Across U.S.
Incidents include the Mary Malls fire at McEacherns dock in Sturgeon Bay and the destruction of the dock and 300 tons of hay, vandalism on Plymouth Rock canopy in Mass, and confirmation of the Pennsylvania Coal Co sale to Erie Railroad. Also reports on iron production, train wrecks in Oil City and Kirkwood, Beloit police dinner theft, Northwestern hazing, Jackson Michigan factory fire, UC Berkeley plans, and Gettysburg monument efforts.
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Sturgeon Bay
Wis
McEachern’s
Plymouth Rock
Mass
Pennsylvania Coal Co
Erie Railroad Co
Scranton
Pittston
Oil City
Western
New York & Pennsylvania
Olean
N. Y
Patterson
Kidd
Gloucester
Sigfrid
Atlantic
James F. Hill
Cannonsburg
Hay
Long
New Hebrides
Hill
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
United States
Canada
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway
Kirkwood
Shannop
Samuel Cave
Beloit
Six O'Clock Club
Frank Lust
Northwestern University Academy
Evanston
Ill
University Gymnasium
Lake Shore
Jackson
Mich
Lewis Spring
Bernard
University of California
Oren
Michigan
Women's Relief Corps of
Iowa
Gettysburg
Jennie Wade
Union Supply Co
Romney
W. Va
Chicago, Burlington &Quincy
Murray
John Doyle
Fires and Accidents Across Cities Highlight Weekend Losses
A. T. Stewart pump and plow works in Carnegie suffered $175000 loss from a fire. An express train collision near Edgeworth injured 11. Crawfordsville warrants target 43 men for vote selling with $100 rewards. A Brooklyn Prospect Avenue fire destroyed a concert hall with $300000 loss. Ellsworth coal mine explosion at Monongahela City injured none, but four Scranton area miners died in separate incidents.
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A. T. Stewart
Carnegie
Chicago
Pittsburg
Ft. Wayne & Chicago
Leetsdale
Edgeworth
Crawfordsville
Ind
Benjamin
Thompson
Democratic County Committee
Iith
Prospect Avenue
Brooklyn
John Kolle
Monongahela—City
Ith
Ellsworth
Scranton
Notable deaths and political notices in brief
Robert T. Tighe who founded the first telegraphic system in South America dies in New York City. He earlier worked in 1866 in Chile and Peru establishing telegraphic networks. Representative Hitt of Illinois announces candidacy for the United States Senate. George Fuller of Chicago, a leading contracting architect, dies in New York City. he originated the modern steel skeleton building and built the Tacoma in Chicago. Mrs. Catherine Brice, widow of Calvin S. Brice, dies in New York City on the 15th, two years after her husband John Addison Porter, former private secretary to President McKinley, died in Pomfret, Connecticut on the 15th.
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Robert T. Tighe
Chicago
United States
Tacoma
Catherine Brice
Calvin S. Brice
New York City
Multitude of World News and Naval Records Reported
Foreign intelligence notes the death of Michael G. Mulhall in Dublin. He was born in 1836 and revered as a leading statistician and economist. The British battleship Terrible achieved a 76.8 percent hit rate in six inch gun practice. Africa rescued three crew members from the Russian schooner Jota, with six drowned. Scottish ironmakers consider January operations amid fuel scarcity. Paris exposition finances show a 2 million franc loss. total costs 116.5 million. receipts 114.5 million.
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Michael G. Mulhall
Dublin
Ireland
Mulhall
Svanske
Kornholm
Baltic Sea
Gottland
Scotch Iron and Steel
Beekman Judge Dies At His New York Home At 55
Justice Henry R. Beekman of the supreme court died outside his New York City residence at age 55 after leaving to go to court. Officials suspect heart disease from overwork. He was born in New York and had lived there all his life.
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Henry R. Beekman
Supreme Court
New York City
Beekmans
New York
Norfolk
Nva
Tota
State Department
United States
Porto Rico
Cuba
Volga
Don
Eurasia
Brevier Brook Pond
Stratford
Huntington
Conn
Natalie
Shamokin
William von Zedlitz
Chicago
Lfe
Watchung Mountains
Bound Brook
Senate
House
Conpbreseman Boutelie
Maine
Navy
Mail Car Robber Strikes Twice in One Day
New Orleans reports a lone robber halted the Illinois Central southern fast mail near the city. Conductor Kinnebrew was shot while Clerk Parker escaped with six registered letters from between Cairo and New Orleans. Texarkana also saw a northbound Cotton Belt mail car looted, Mail Clerk Dennis knocked unconscious and two suspects detained.
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New Orleans
Illinois Central Southern
Durant
Miss
Cairo
Kinnebrew
J. C. Parker
Kenner
R. E. Goldsby
Goldsby
Parker
Cotton Belt
Bassetts
Tex
Dennis
Texarkana
Naples
Ark
Bassett
Forced to the Wall in Indiana Fraternal Order Case
Indiana Attorney General seeks a receiver for the Order of Chosen Friends, alleging insolvency with about 300000 in outstanding death claims. The state cites Galveston disaster losses and a 30000 misappropriation by ex-Treasurer William B. Wilson. Court appoints Cyrus J. Clark as receiver with a 5000 bond.
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Indianapolis
the Sentinel
Taylor
State of
Indiana
Marion County
Order of Chosen Friends
George A. Bingham
Indiana Insurance Department
Galveston
State Insurance Department
Supreme
William B. Wilson
Wilson
Hart
Supreme Recorder
Linn
Chosen Friends
Supreme Recorder Linn
Cyrus J. Clark
Hoboken Boy Receives Medal For Saving 120 Lives
Frank Rattemacher, 15 of Hoboken New Jersey, was awarded a gold medal by Col Wesley Jones president of the United States life saving corps for inland waters. He saved 120 lives unaided during the Hoboken docks fire on June 30 last, repeatedly rowing men ashore through smoke and flames in a large rowboat.
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New York
Frank Rattemacher
Hoboken
N. J
Wesley Jones
United States Life Saving Corps
Rattemacher
Double Tragedy in Hyde Park Coal Merchantry
In Hyde Park a business rivalry led to a fatal incident as Joseph Huffman shot and killed Thomas Mehan then killed himself beside Mehan's body. The double tragedy occurred yesterday in Chicago amidst competing coal businesses.
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Chicago
Hyde Park
Joseph Huffman
Thomas Mehan
Mehan
Noble T Racehorse Cremated in Barn Fire
Noble T, a racehorse with a 2 10 record, was cremated in a fire that destroyed the barn of Lockridge Houchins & Suggett in Fulton Missouri. Eight other horses perished and Noble T was valued at about $800.
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Fulton, Mo
Noble T
Lockridge
Money Metals Show 1899 Gold Peak and Silver Rise
The 1899 mint report notes U S gold output at 71 053 400, silver at 32 858 700, with gold the highest ever. Alaska Colorado and Utah drive gains. silver slightly up to 54 764 000 ounces. World gold value reaches 306 584 900, led by the United States Canada and Australasia. Africa drops due to Transvaal war. Klondike output near 16 million. Mexico remains top silver producer alongside the United States. World silver 167 221 243 fine ounces. Industrial gold use 72 658 500. silver 24 595 600.
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Wshington
Mint
California
Alaska
Cape Nome
Colorado
Utah
United States
Canada
Klondike
Australasia
Africa
Transvaal
Mexico
Weekly Trade Bulletin reports steadier holiday demand
R G Dun Weekly Review notes modestly higher holiday trade and steady wholesale staple prices. Country collections remain strong easing money concerns. commercial paper sales are light. Industrial conditions stay good with little new merchandise. Iron and steel output stable, prices firm, mills busy on old orders into next year. Pittsburg reports weak new business while Chicago mills resume and wage disputes fade. Rails ordered total 1,200,000 tons for next year. Footwear makers secure ample orders for weeks ahead. U S weekly failures total 240 versus 218 last year. Canada 26 versus 26.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Pittsburg
Chicago
United States
Canada
Severe San Francisco Storm Causes Destruction
A historic storm hit San Francisco on Friday with violent gusts rain and thunder. Winds toppled houses fences and a gas and electric receiving tank was struck and destroyed by lightning. Telegraph lines failed leaving the city cut off from world contact though repairs continued and partial service returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
San Francisco Gas and Electric Co
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Santa Fe Telegraphers Strike Keeps Up Fight in Topeka
Topeka telegraphers at headquarters of the Order of Railway Telegraphers say the strike remains active until victory. Not all on the division are out yet, but officers expect broader action as train reports lag for new men amid Third Vice President Barr's concerns.
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Topeka
Kan
Santa Fe
Order of Railway
Newman
Barr
Young Degenerate Sentenced for Manslaughter
Alexander Stewart a 14 year old boy was sentenced to 20 years in prison for manslaughter in the first degree. He murdered playmate Edward Piesel by slitting his throat while pretending to shave him. The youth has a long record of violence and perverted behavior dating to age five.
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New York
Alexander Stewart
Edward Piesel
Stewart
Senate action forces England into false position says Chronicle
The Daily Chronicle argues the U S Senate has deliberately aimed to compel England into a false stance by refusing to ratify the Hay Pauncefote treaty, while President McKinley labels such a move a potential unfriendly act if the United States breaks treaty engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States Senate
Daily Chronicle
England
McKinley
United States
Bank Vault Explosion Loot Reaches 83 000 At Shanesville Heist
Four masked men dynamited the John Doerschuck private bank in Shanesville on December 14 and fled with over 83 thousand dollars after forcing interference to cease. A shotgun volley and gunfire marked the exit as the robbers loaded bags, escaped by handcar toward Baltic on the Wheeling and Lake Erie line.
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Shanesville
John Doerschuck
John Rhodes
Doerschuck Bank
Rhodes
Mary Knowles
Doerschuck
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Baltic
Desperate attempt to murder Brimfield residents
In Kent, a previously unidentified man shot Wesley D. Kieffer and his wife near Brimfield township. Kieffer was struck below the heart as he fled, then again in the hip when pursued. The motive and suspect remain unknown.
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Kent
Wesley D. Kieffer
Brimfield Township
Here
Kieffer
Wieffer
Bank Gang Clash Near Seville Ends With Gunfire
Seville on Sunday night saw Marshal Weaver engage three suspected bank gang members. Shots fired pierced windows. Weaver's coat bears a bullet hole. One suspect captured at Bridgeport was identified as part of the gang tied and gagged during the robbery last week.
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Seville
Marshal Weaver
Weaver
Bridgeport
Rioting convict in Akron county court amid August riot cases
Walter Viall a county farmer was Sunday convicted of taking part in the August 22 riot. It was the hardest fought of the 15 riot cases tried so far with 22 disposed of seven guilty pleas and convictions in each case. Fourteen indictments remain for the next term.
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Akron
Walter Viall
Major Fire Ravages Bridge Street Block in Ashtabula
A Friday morning blaze in Ashtabula damaged the Herrick hotel area and destroyed six business premises and three residences on Bridge street. City fire department responded to the South Bridge street fire, with estimated losses around $15,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashtabula
Bridge Street
Marbor
Herrick
Streetcar Crash Kills Motorman on Calcutta Hill
Car No. 7 of the East Liverpool and Wellsville line derailed while descending Calcutta hill. Motorman James Christy was instantly killed and conductor William Morgan was badly hurt with doubtful recovery. Three female passengers escaped unhurt.
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East Liverpool
East Liverpool & Wellsville Street
Calcutta Hill
George Wucherer
James Christy
William Morgan
Supreme Court Upholds Dow Law Tax on Liquor Traffic
The U S Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court ruling in Reyman Brewing Co versus Harry Brister treasurer of Jefferson County Ohio holding the Dow law for liquor traffic taxation is constitutional and valid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court For
Southern District of Ohio
Reyman Brewing Co
Harry Brister
Jefferson County
Ohio
Dow
Gas supply failure causes near-freezing hardship in Akron
Akron on Monday suffered a natural gas supply outage amid freezing weather. The disruption followed a Sunday outage that returned briefly. Several homes reported valves left open and multiple families nearly asphyxiated before service was restored.
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Akron
Wesley Kieffer Shot in Barn Recovery Hope Fades
Kent reports Wesley Kieffer of Brimfield wounded Thursday evening in his barn and slowly improving as investigators Prosecutor Beckley and Officer Good enough pursue leads with no new developments. In Cleveland fires destroy Elwell Parker Electric plant and Brown Hoisting offices, 1200 workers lose jobs, property over 250000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Wesley Kieffer
Brimfield
Beckley
Goodenough
Cleveland
Elwell-Parker Electric Co
Brown Hoisting and Conveying Machine Co
Tragedy in East Liverpool Kills 60 Year Old Man
Jacob Shenkle, 60, was instantly killed when struck by a westbound passenger train on the C. P. road in East Liverpool. The report appears in the Dec. 18 dispatch.
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East Liverpool
Jacob Shenkle
Harsh discipline in a Detroit hotel dining room
The Detroit Free Press describes a strict head waiter at a prominent hotel who gathers the sober waiters each morning to reiterate rules and decorum. An Irish head waiter scolds staff for careless talk about propriety and warns the room that the silver service man must guard his tongue and behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Yellers Debate Glee Songs as College Chant
A Baltimore American note questions college yells. It claims students cannot sing glee songs while shouting, reflecting rivalry between musical cheer and boisterous chants. The item captures a campus culture clash and a public opinion.
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Tigg
Tirre
Baltimore American
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Internal Remedy
A promotional notice claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated internally. It describes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a genuine, physician endorsed treatment that affects blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials available and pills sold for 75 cents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Allists
Statu quo phrase prompts urban slang debate
The passage features a quip about the phrase statu quo attributed to a slangy exchange. It reflects casual linguistic play and a college or city paper tone. The fragment hints at social chatter without a clear event or named individuals.
Louisville & Nashville Rail improves through service to Florida
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad extends its Pullman vestibule sleeping cars and coaches from Cincinnati Louisville St Louis and Chicago to Mobile New Orleans and Gulf Coast destinations including Thomasville Pensacola Jacksonville Tampa and Palm Beach. It offers perfect steamer connections to Cuba Porto Rico Nassau West Indies and Central America with excursion tickets at low rates. Inquiries encouraged to C L Stone General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Chicago
Mobile
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Thomasville
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Tama
Palm Beach
Florida
Cuba
Porto Rico
Nassau
West Indian
Central American
C. L. Stone
Louisville, Ky
Very Cordial The Guest Joke Goes Aboard
A humorous exchange between a guest and hostess is noted with a remark about a pocketful of cloves and an amused, cordial mood reflecting social etiquette in a Chicago Daily News snippet.
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Chicago Daily News
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Advertisement Promise
A vintage health ad touts Cascarets as a cure for all ailments from headaches to cancer by cleansing the bowels. It claims natural relief with easy movements for 10 cents and warns against imitations of the metal box tablets stamped with a C. é.
The Worms Turning In a Humorous Exchange
A lighthearted cartoon caption shows Mrs Henpeck asking about giving ede as a Christmas present. J Henpeck replies he has no enemies and would not select anyone. The Philadelphia Press frames it as a domestic witticism.
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Mrs. Henpeck
Ede
J. Henpeck
Philadelphia Press
What Shall We Have for Desert Try Jell O
An old ad style note extols Jell O as quick to prepare in two minutes with no boiling or baking required. It suggests lemon orange raspberry and strawberry flavors and promises availability at grocers for ten cents. A closing quip about mothers of singing daughters appears from the Atchison Globe.
Lane's Family Medicine and Pill Sales Adverts
An 1900 circular praises Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement aid and liver kidney comfort with inexpensive 25 and 50 cent prices. It quotes endorsements from Mrs Thoa and Ally Sloper and notes Putnam Fadeless colors for fabrics supplied by all druggists.
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Thoa. Robbins
Maple Street
Norwich
N. Y
Ally Sloper
Palmer's Lotion Restores Hair Despite Three Years Of Loss
Testimonial from S. L. Smith former Omnibus Line superintendent Cincinnati Ohio describes hair loss for three years caused by dandruff and scalp disease. After using Palmer's Lotion the dandruff and disease vanished and hair nearly fully regrew. He notes other skin conditions also improved and urges readers to request samples from Solon Palmer 374 Pearl Street New York if local druggists are out of stock.
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Solon Palmer
Pearl Street
New York
Palmer
A Lot About Abraham Pillar of Salt and Fire Tale
A schoolboy was asked to recount the patriarch Abraham and replied with a humorous misreading. He claimed Abraham was father of Lot and had two wives named Ishmale and Hagar, one kept at home and the other sent to the desert where she became a pillar of salt by day and a pillar of fire by night, as reported by the London Jewish World.
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Abraham
Lot
Ishmale
Hagar
London
Weekly Excursion Trains From St Louis and Kansas City
The M and K T Ry advertises weekly sleeper excursions. From St Louis departures to San Antonio Los Angeles and San Francisco occur Tuesdays at 4 PM for four sleeper cars. Kansas City departures Saturdays at 9 05 PM for San Antonio Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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K.&t. Ry
Lee
St. Louis
Kat
M. K. Ry
San Antonio
Los Amos
Francisco
Beamon Gleepers
Kansas City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Peculiar Person Mrs Brown Izaak Walton
A quirky exchange notes Mrs Brown Izaak Walton as a peculiar figure. The joke hinges on a mistaken or humorous attempt to adjust his first name. The line plays on wordplay about proper forms of address and recognition.
Beemans Pepsin Gum Ad Quoted In Chicago Journal
A breezy ad style item cites Beemans Pepsin Gum as a remedy for digestion and a way to improve mood. It references Laxative Bromo Quinine and a caution about dogs bark versus bite with a punning line.
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Chicago Journal
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Mg.wuges Wee
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Pahoehe
Des Fayette
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Retoona
Jan. C.thomas
LaFayette
Ernest B. Bowers
N. Shamokin St
Sharsokin
G. KR. Campman
River St
Sharon
L. Conn
W. Mdwin &J
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J. James A. Kinney
W. Wheeling
Biomer
Main
Massillon
Lena Sturgis
W. Main
E. Eyman
Broadway
Lorain
Mary Watters
South
Steubenville
John Enright
O. Morrow
John Morrow
Grainc Grain Coffee
O Porostalnars & Yee
Welleg Commerce Street
Breeskiyn
N. Xo
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the Centaur Company
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