Trusts Under Fire as Senate Debates Major Reform
Senator Morgan urged federal action to curb trusts citing their harm to labor and the public, while resolutions to yield the Philippines to Filipino self government sparked floor debate. The Currency Bill passed the House 190 to 150 with Republican unity and limited Democrat support, prompting committee reshuffles and new chairmen as Congress adjourned briefly after a death notice.
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Scarcity of Seamen Prompts Army of German Farmers
Berlin reports that rapid German navy growth worsens seafaring shortages as skilled labor wages rise and lure youths to farming. Officials foresee greater difficulty with a doubled navy and plan a cadet school at Bremen by North German Lloyd to train workers for maritime service.
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Germaey Marine
Bremen
North German
Lloyd Co
Pensioning aged Pennsylvania railroad workers begins Jan 1 1900
Philadelphia December 19 official announcement states the plan to pension 950 eastern division employees on January 1 1900. After that all officers and other staff not yet 70 will retire and be pensioned on the first day of the month following their 70th birthday.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Eastern Division
Doubleday Aims for New Page Co. Publishing Firm
New York December 19. Frank M. Doubleday plans to withdraw from Doubleday and McClure to form, with Walter H. Page J L Thompson Harry W Lander A Everett a new publishing company named Page and Company under the Page firm.
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Frank M. Doubleday
Doubleday & McClure Publishing House
Walter H. Page
J. L. Thompson
Harry W. Lander A. Everettt
Doubleday
Page & Co
Boston Boxer Stops Koppe in Sixth at Hawthorne
Spike Sullivan of Boston KOed Jim Koppe of Toronto in the sixth round of a scheduled 25 round bout at Hawthorne athletic club Monday night.
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N. Y
Spike Sullivan
Boston
Jim Koppe
Toronto
Hawthorne Athletic Club
Farewell Banquet for Gen Brooke
In Havana on December 19 a farewell banquet for General Brooke will be hosted Thursday at the Hotel Inglaterra. The event is organized by Cuban friends with a committee led by Generals Menocal and Andrade.
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Havana
Hotel Inglaterra
Menocal
Gen. Andrade
Supreme Court to Adjourn for Christmas Holidays
Washington December 19 The United States supreme court will adjourn next Friday for the Christmas holidays resuming its sittings again on Monday January 3.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Big naval guns for artillery trains in South Africa
London reports Gen Buller crossed the Tugela and Methuen’s communications cut. Volunteers rush to join, with mass calls for troops as Lord Roberts and Kitchener plan reinforcement. The imperial government approves a new contingent from Canada and Australia and seeks to reinforce Buller within a month. Major figures include Buller Roberts Methuen and Lord Beresford.
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Majuba Hill
South Africa
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Canada
Australia
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the Times
Ladysmith
Baltimore Firm Fails Amid Debt and Resignations
A Baltimore firm led by Vogeler and Devries faced insolvency with executives resigning and assets reassigned. The company, once a notable oil supporter, saw leadership changes as creditors moved to settle outstanding debts.
Coffins Carried to Cemetery Chapel After Formal Burial Process
A small burial scene described shows coffins prepared and carried to the cemetery chapel after graves were prepared with lime and sealants. Four guards and twenty-five soldiers attended, with two watchmen on duty through the night.
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Suzaplain Chadwick Gan
Maine
Havana
Dr. Mellon
Colon
Setery Chapel
Ohio Happenings Adjutant General Staff Pick Odds
Gov elect Nash aims to name a staff by Tuesday with Keifer’s declination causing disappointment. Candidates include Curry of Marysville Adams of Delaware and Hurst of Mt Vernon. Competing names McMakin Volrath Bunker and Hurst Chillicothe. key posts likely for Ellison Spitzer Fleischmann Donavin Darrow.
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Nash
Keifer
Col. Curry
Marysville
Adams
Delaware
C. &. Sfunt
Cincinnat
L. D. Hurst
Mt. Vernon
W. V. McMakin
Toledo
Volrath
Bucyrus
Colt Volrath
8Th
Ohio
Col
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Henry C. Ellison
Cleveland
J. D. Ellison
Ohio State Journal
C. M. Spitzer
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Cincinnati
George B. Donavin
W.N. P. Darrow
Refugee Mahmud Jain Flees to Marseilles Amid Plot Claims
Reports state Mahmud Jain fled to Marseilles aboard the 34 steamer. The Turkish government asks French Foreign Minister Delcasse to arrest him on arrival and return him to Constantinople, accusing him of conspiring to assassinate the sultan. The accusation is widely questioned, with many seeing it as an intrigue against him.
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Marseilles
M. Delcasse
Mahmud
Constantinople
State pauper totals report from secretary of state
Secretary of State Kitmey’s report shows on Sept. 15 1899 the state housed 31 480 paupers. Infirmaries held 11 125 males and 5 753 females with costs 885 111 36. outside infirmaries 240 939 27. Infirmary literacy was low with 4 488 illiterate, 5 831 barely literate, 250 educated. Inmates by county include 772 Franklin 1 464 Hamilton 625 Lucas.
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Kitmey
Franklin County Infirmary
Hamilton
Lucas County Infirmary
Lawsuit Seeks Set Aside Clover Leaf Decree
A motion was filed in the U S court to set aside Judge Taft’s February 15 1900 decree for the Clover Leaf railroad sale. It alleges the decree was not entered in open court but issued in Cincinnati and mailed to the Toledo court clerk.
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Pp. J. Lawvestors
United States
W. H. Taft
Clover Leaf
Taft
Cincinnati
Toledo
Little Miami R B Co Treasurer Named
A report notes H. Arne was appointed treasurer for the Little Miami R B Co. details of the position and context are sparse in the fragment.
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Arne
Little Miami
R.b.co
Jury Dismissed in Cone versus U. S. Express Co Case
In Toledo on December 19 Judge Lurton dismissed the jury after two days of deliberation in the case of Calvin Cone against The U. S. Express Co. Cone sought $36,000 on a life contract claimed to be obtained under duress.
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Lurton
Calvin Cone
The
U. S. Express Co
Cone
Express Company
Obstruction Removed by Explosive at Beaver Creek Dam Site
Colorado Springs reports Ve suvius a 500 foot butte near Cameron in Cripple Creek district was blasted to clear a dam trench. Pikes Peak Power Co. detonated 30,000 pounds of dynamite after a 100 foot tunnel breach. At 2 p m Monday the blast upheaved 4,000 cubic feet of rock. Debris will be used in dam construction. hundreds of guests witnessed from a mile away.
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Col
Vesuvius
Beaver Creek
Cameron
Cripple Creek
Pikes Peak
Ex-Mayor Good and ex-Chief Black To Be Tried In January
Springfield Ohio December 19 Ex Mayor John M Good and ex Chief of Police R S Black charged with resisting deputy sheriffs at a Sunday ball game will be tried in January A continuance until the next term of court was granted by Judge John Miller due to the absence of a key witness.
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Springfield
John M. Good
R. S. Black
John €. Miller
Warren Woods Gift to Warren Baptist Church
Warren Ohio reports Warren Woods of Cripple Creek Colorado gave the Warren Baptist church six thousand dollars. Woods, now wealthy from Colorado mining, funded the local church after years running a small War ren store.
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Warren Woods
Cripple Creek
Col
Warren
Baptist Church
Woods
Colorado
Brigadier General Kellogg to Retired List
Washington on December 19 notes Brigadier General Edgar S Kellogg now retired after promotion from colonel of the 6th Infantry A similar move affects Brigadier General Gilbert S Carpenter who was promoted from colonel of the 11th Infantry and commanded the regiment in the Philippines These retirements create two vacancies in the brigadier general list.
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Washington
Edgar S. Kellogg
6Th Infantry
Gilbert S. Carpenter
11Th Infantry
Philippines
Assignment of Joseph Squire & Co. to G W Fiske & Co
Boston December 19 Joseph Squire and Co No 39 North Street assigned Monday to G W Fiske and Co produce commission merchants The assignee said no statement of the firm condition could be made now and that liabilities were very small The assignment was made as a protective measure
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Boston
Joseph Squire & Co
North Street
G. W. Fiske & Co
Tunnel plan to ease Sherman Hill traffic in Omaha
Omaha Neb December 19 President Burt ordered surveys for tunneling Sherman Hill the steep grade hindering traffic. The tunnel would become the continent's longest when finished and is expected to greatly improve the road.
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Omaha, Neb
Burt
Sherman Hill
Street car strike settled with reinstatement agreed
Springfield Alabama reports a Monday night settlement in the street car strike. The company will reinstate the strikers and recognize the local street car men's union but not the national union. Also Cheyenne Wyoming notes contracts for 3 million dollars of improvements near here on the Union Pacific.
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National Union
Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Pittsburgh oil leases start within Bridgeport area
Bridgeport Ohio reports Pittsburgh parties securing leases on land inside the city limits and nearby farms to begin drilling a test oil well immediately. Toledo judge Joseph W. Cummings dies at 63. he was a renowned Northwestern Ohio jurist.
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Pittsburgh
J. W. Cummings
Toledo
Joseph W. Cummings
Ohio
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