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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1900
Page
1
Delays Proceeds in Chinese Note Modifications
British minister to Beijing seeks a stylistic change in the joint note delaying signing amid divergent views on the Yang Tsun Shan Hai Kwan railway. Officials in Washington Berlin and St Petersburg report cautious diplomacy and military concerns guiding responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tien-Tsin
Kwang Su
Li Kin
Peking
Baron von Ketteler
Berelin
Taku
Tsung Li Yamen
Chi Li
Shan
Hai Kwan
St. Petersburg
Yang Tsun-Shan
Russia
London
Ernest Mason Latow
Washington
Conger
Berlin
China
William
Lehrter
Emperor William
Henry
Prussia
Prince Rupprecht
Bavaria
Count von Buelow
Loss of German Frigate Gneisenau Deepens Berlin Grief
Berlin reports confirm 314 survivors from 450 aboard the German training frigate Gneisenau which foundered near Malaga amid a fierce storm. The captain's actions, a possible suicide, and a wounded Count von Buelow relative are noted as rescuers and ships assist Malaga with 39 injured, 125 sheltered, and 150 housed in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Malaga
Gneisenau
Count von Buelow
Berndt
Kretschmann
Nueva Espana
Cadiz
Neva
Gibraltar
China
Admiralty Building
Ministry of Marine
William
Yokohama Bank Fails Over Cashier Defalcation
The San Shi bank of Yokohama failed amid a 900000 yen shortfall caused by the Tokyo branch cashier's defalcation. He lost 70000 yen speculating, then absconded with additional funds, fleeing after the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
San Shi Bank of
Yokohama
Tokio
Kruger Invited to America Not Yet Deciding
The Hague Dec 17. In reply to Grand Rapids dispatch inviting him to the United States, Mr. Kruger wires he has not reached a decision about visiting America and has not yet arrived at any conclusion on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hague
Grand Rapids
Mich
United States
Kruger
America
Conflagration at Canton Claims Many in Nineteenth Century
A Canton fire on November 15 destroyed two bone shops and nearby houses in city district 17 Tacoma. About 40 natives perished. Governor Nieh of Kiang Su sent a gift of silks embroideries valued at 60,000 taels to the empress dowager at Hsiam as a related gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Canton
Nieh
Kiang Su
Hsiam
Purifying Paris Police Arrests Rise in Purge
Paris today reports ongoing police purification with 987 arrests over the last two nights and only a few prisoners released as authorities continue the sweep in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pool forming among fourteen steel plate makers in United States
In Cleveland on December 18 negotiations progress toward a pool by fourteen large steel plate producers led by Carnegie Steel Co Illinois Steel Co Federal Steel Co Lenkens Steel Co National Steel Co and American Steel and Wire Co The pool uses a 28 per ton price in Pittsburgh with freight adjustments and excludes commission agents The arrangement splits the domestic market by territories and grants equal footing for participating firms while withholding foreign market implications
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
United States
Carnegie Steel Co
Ilinois Steel Co
Federal Steel Co
Lenkens Steel Co
National Steel Co
American Steel and Wire Co
Carnegie Co
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Funeral of Mrs Calvin S Brice Held at 693 Fifth Avenue
The funeral of Mrs. Calvin S. Brice occurred Monday morning at the Brice residence. Many prominent citizens attended the services. Afterward the body was taken to the depot in a special car for Lima Ohio, to be interred beside her husband, who died two years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Calvin S. Brice
Brice
Fifth Avenue
Lima
Britain presses Ottoman for Armenian dispute settlements
Constantinople December 17 Great Britain now urges the Ottoman government to pay compensation claims filed by British subjects in connection with the Armenian disorders. It is reported that energetic steps will soon be taken to secure settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
United States
Great Britain
Rainbow yacht moved overboard for keel work at Herreshoffs
Bristol December 17 The Rainbow Cornelius Vanderbilt’s 70 foot yacht has been put overboard to clear space for running the keel of the new defender at the Herreshoffs shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
R. I
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Herreshoffs
Duke of Manchester Faces £250 Judgment in Wine Case
London December 17 A judgment for 250 pounds was entered against the duke of Manchester in the queen's bench court for wine and cigars supplied by a city merchant. The claim was not contested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Duke of Manchester
Queen’s Bench
Walcott Choynski Title Fight Postponed Indefinitely
The Walcott versus Choynski bout set for December 27 is postponed indefinitely due to the unsatisfactory contest between Gans and McGovern last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joe Walcott
Joe Choynski
Gans
McGovern
Danish professor named to Hague arbitration seat
Copenhagen December 17 Dr Maizen professor of law at the University of Copenhagen has been appointed to represent Denmark in the international court of arbitration at The Hague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Maizen
University of Copenhagen
Denmark
International Court of Arbitration
the Hague
Indiana lynching spree ends in mob execution
In Rockport Indiana on December 17 two Black men Jim Henderson and Bud Rowlands confessed to killing Hollie Simons, a white barber. A mob of about 1000 seized them from the jail yard and hanged Rowlands and Henderson after breaking into their cells. A third suspect, John Rolla, was hanged in Boonville later that day. Simons’s murder shocked the town as authorities observed a vigil but mob rule carried out the sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Ind
Jim Henderson
Bud Rowlands
Hollie Simons
Rowlands
Rowland
Henderson
Court House Yard
Debruler
Walter Evans
Simons
Winslow
Boonville
John Rolla
Rolla
Anderson
Exposition records two million franc loss
Paris reports official exposition finances show a loss of 2,000,000 francs. Total expenditures reach 116,500,000 francs while receipts amount to 41 4,500,000 francs. The loss is smaller than in prior expositions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tragic Love Drives L M Bansen to Suicide in Grand Island
Grand Island Neb Dec 17 Driven by unrequited love L M Bansen 24 took strychnine early Sunday morning ending his life. Police say no note was found and the case is being investigated as a self inflicted death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Island
Neb
L. M. Bansen
New York Saloon Passenger Dies Aboard Columbia
Charles Carroll Jackson of New York City died aboard the Hamburg American liner Columbia near Gibraltar from peritonitis. The body was brought ashore and is being embalmed for conveyance to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Charles Carroll Jackson
New York City
Columbia
New York
McCoy and Margaret Corneille Reported Married in London
A London dispatch says Charles Kid McCoy and music hall singer Margaret Corneille wed early last week. The report notes the pairing drew attention in entertainment circles and may affect McCoy's boxing and public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Charles
Kid’) McCoy
Margaret Corneille
Cure for Strikes Conference in Chicago Discusses Arbitration
Representatives from Capital and Labour met at Steinway hall in Chicago for a conciliation and arbitration conference. Both sides oppose compulsory arbitration and favor voluntary arbitration for a national board. Key speakers included Franklin MacVeagh Henry Hoyt Martin Fox Samuel Gompers and John S Garrett as sessions continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Steinway Hall
Franklin MacVeagh
Henry W. Hoyt
National Founders’ Association
Hoyt
Martin Fox
Iron Molders of America
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
John S. Garrett
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Mosquito inoculation yields 80 percent success
Washington reports Maj. Walter Reed in Havana says mosquito inoculation experiments led by Dr. Reed and other army surgeons achieved about 80 percent success in treated cases. The work, approved by Maj. Gen. William C. Wood, targets Spanish immigrants settling in Cuba who volunteered for immunity tests against a low fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sternberg
Walter Reed
Medical Department
Havana
Reed
G _ y Wood
Cuba
Vestige of the Vessel Remains Thirty-Four of the Crew Were Saved
The Alpha wrecked on a reef near Union Bay Vancouver Island. Drowned are Samuel F. Barker managing owner Captain Forke and several crew. An unknown crew member swam to a lighthouse with a line to save others. Cargo valued at 3,000 and ship at 45, insurance total 65,000. Two weeks after leaving Vancouver for Juan, a gale drove the vessel ashore.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Czar
Union Bay
Vancouver Island
Alpha
Cape Nome
Treasury Department
Ertrance
Crosby
Victoria
Union
Bayne’s Mound
Yellow Land
Yellow Island
Ruhlin and Maher Fight Fast Six Round Heavyweight Bout
In Philadelphia on December 18 at the Penn Art Athletic club Gus Ruhlin edged the Irish challenger Peter Maher in a six round no decision bout. Spectators judged Ruhlin to have had the better of the exchange though Maher battled hard, with Maher strong in the first three rounds and Ruhlin avoiding his rival's power in later sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Gus Ruhlin
Peter Maher
Penn Art Athletic Club
Nuhlin
Maher
Booz Hazing Case Hearings Begin In West Point Inquiry
The Board of Inquiry on Oscar L Booz began testimony in Philadelphia with witnesses mentioning the victim's good character. Three sessions were held, two at Bristol, and a brief one in Philadelphia, as witnesses like Rev Dr Allison spoke in praise of Booz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Inquiry
Philadelphia
Oscar L. Booz
West Point
West Point Military Academy
Secretary of War
Bristol
Booz
Allison
Buffalo Starts For Manila On Long Voyage
The United States auxiliary cruiser Buffalo began its long voyage to Manila Monday by way of the Cape of Good Hope. Additional recruits will be picked up at Delaware Breakwater and Hampton Roads before final departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Manila
New York
United States
Cape of Good Hope
Delaware Breakwater
Hampton Roads
Collision at South Milwaukee Kills Two Men
A freight train collision at South Milwaukee Wisconsin killed two men with possible third. Two oil cars wrecked and the arms and legs of two men were found in the debris. Identities were not known at the time of reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
South Milwaukee
Major Woodward Arrested for Drunkenness in Atlanta
Atlanta Georgia December 18 Major James G Woodward of the city was arrested and locked in the police barracks Monday night on the charge of being drunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
James G. Woodward
President Scott to witness launching of big battleship Ohio
In Washington on December 18 President Scott of Union Iron Works in San Francisco met the president who assured him he would travel to San Francisco in May to witness the launching of the new battleship Ohio if no unforeseen events intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Scott
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Ohio
Will Race in Europe
Boston December 18 Major Taylor the colored bicyclist of Worcester signed an agreement to ride in Europe during July and August of next year, marking a major step in his international racing career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Worcester
Europe
Vancouver News Breaks On Wrecked Steamer and Wires Down
A storm wrecked a ship and cut all wires, leaving no word of the fate until the small steamer Czar reached Vancouver late Monday night with the tale. A ted and a sloop managed to rescue or transport people to Union, then the Czar carried the news to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Union
Czar
Vancouver
Island of Panay reports US advance with skirmishes
Advices from Iloilo, Panay, say American troops moved northward and westward for days. Detachments of the 6th, 18th and 30th regiments active near stations. Insurgent losses ten days: five killed, seven wounded, 40 prisoners. American losses: two killed, three wounded. Many natives swear allegiance to the United States. Gen Wheaton notes 430 natives registered at Calanao.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Iloilo
Panay
United States
Wheaton
Calanao
Fire destroys Norfolk navy yard building housing construction department
A Sunday evening fire at the Norfolk navy yard destroyed the construction department building, including Constructor Stath’s office. Firefighters saved nearby structures but lost 7,000 drawings and $100,000 worth of live oak timber, with total losses over $200,000. Origin remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Norfolk Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Princess of Asturias to Wed Prince Charles of Caserta
General Azcarraga in uniform announced in the chamber of deputies the planned marriage of the princess of the Asturias to Prince Charles, second son of the count of Caserta, in Madrid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess of the Asturias
Madrid
Azcarraga
Chamber of Deputies
Charles
Caserta
Seismic Wave Disturbs Knoxville Residents at Night
A perceptible seismic wave struck Knoxville Tennessee at 9 36 Monday night lasting about 30 seconds. The event was accompanied by a rumbling sound and caused no damage or injuries according to reports. Local residents were startled but there were no further disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Kentucky Sails to Manila From Smyrna Under Chester
United States battleship Kentucky with Captain Colby M. Chester has departed Smyrna bound for Manila. Lloyd C. Griscom, the United States chargé d’affaires, gave a Sunday evening concert to the members of the diplomatic corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
United States
Kentucky
Colby M. Chester
Smyrna
Manila
Lloyd C. Griscom
Dajlaires
Wrenn Purchases Seat in New York Stock Exchange
Robert Wrenn, once a prominent tennis champion, has purchased a seat in the New York Stock Exchange, signaling a shift from athletics to finance and indicating his continued prominence in the business world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Des
Robert Wrenn
The
Stock Exchange
Congress Notes and Pension Bills Across Dec 13 18
Washington reports from December 13 to 18 show Senate and House proceedings focused on centennial celebrations and treaty discussions. Key items include executive sessions on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, ship subsidy debates, and pension bills for multiple individuals. The House split Kentucky and West Virginia into two districts and passed private pension measures while paying tribute to Rep Boutelle for long service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senaig
House
Senate
United States
Hanna
Ohio
William Gould
James Mantack
Anthony McCall
George J. Wilson
Joseph Farnsworth
Nancy J. Marple
Benjamin J. Dewees
William H. H. Miller
Fannie Wigginton
Secretary of the Treasury
Nancy Gates
Smith
Mmich
Powers
Norton
Africa
Kentucky
West Virginia
Secretary of the Interior
Texas
Greer County
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Boutelle
Maine
Bott Demurrer in Alienation Suit Over Five-Plus Years
Columbus Ohio December 18 William Bott filed a demurrer to the petition of Peter Sells in a $25,000 alienation of affections suit. Bott argues the alleged acts occurred outside the four year limit. He aims to refute Sells' evidence in a related divorce case suggesting Mrs Sells began to cool about 13 or 14 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Wm. Bott
Peter Sells
Bott
Sells
Porter Former McKinley aide dies in Putnam home
John Addison Porter, once private secretary to President McKinley, died at his Putnam residence after weeks of illness from a malignant intestinal disease. He was a longtime government aide and prominent figure in his community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam, Ct
John Addison Porter
President McKinley
Foul Play Suspected After Man Found Under Ice
In Minneapolis on December 17 two skating boys on the Mississippi river found a dead man embedded in the ice with a crushed skull. The empty pockets suggest theft preceded murder. Police investigate as foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Mississippi River
Death of Dr Henry Barton Fellows
Chicago date Dec 17 Dr Henry Barton Fellows former dean of the Hahnemann Medical college and for 30 years a professor at that institution died at his home Sunday He was in his 64th year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry Barton Fellows
Hahnemann Medical College
Fellows
NSW Wheat Crop Size Up From Previous Season
Sydney reports official figures show New South Wales wheat crop for the season at 17 million bushels with a rise of 4.5 million from 1899. About 8 million bushels are projected for export, reflecting stronger harvest prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
New South Wales
Fatally Hurt in a Runaway near Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh on December 17 reports P C Knox counsel of Andrew Carnegie and noted as a possible successor to Attorney General Griggs was seriously hurt when the horses of his spirited team ran away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
P.C. Knox
Andrew Carnegie
Griggs
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