Diplomas and White House Visit Amid New Year Plans
Recognition events include diplomas presented at the home of Airbanks and daughter. W. Steele will assist at receiving the White House on New Year’s. Indiana figures Foulke and a Civil Service Commission member visit the White House. a Lebanon trip is noted. A cowboy from New Ferguson meets officials in an interview at the White House.
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W. Steele
White House
Airbanks
Indiana Memors
D. Foulke
Indiana
Civil-service Commission
Lebanon
New Ferguson
Foulke
Vnhim
Cc. A.C
Cuban Reciprocity Treaty Faces Senate Ratification Delay
Washington reports growing discussion over ratifying the Cuban reciprocity treaty. Some senators oppose tariff tinkering, while others fear concessions to Cuba could invite similar demands from Germany and other nations, delaying the measure as debates continue.
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Germany
Washington
Senate
Congress
Cuba
Weather Forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday
Washington forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions Tuesday and Wednesday. Indiana sees fair trends with warmer readings in the north. Illinois fair and warmer with light to moderate winds. Ohio mostly fair with a chance of snow in the northeast and fresh west winds. Barometer around 29.90, minimums near 32, precipitation trace.
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Washington
Indiana
Milnois
Ohio
W. T. Blythe
Movements of Steamers and Arrivals
Shipping news lists arrivals and departures at multiple ports with vessels such as Bovie Lancastrian Saxonia Vader and Minnetonka. Entries show ships arriving from New York Liverpool and Queenstown and sailing to Boston Halifax Antwerp and York with dates in December.
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Taverpool
Bovie
Lancastrian
New York
Bescon
Boston
ST. Johns
N. F
See
Liverpool
Halifaxphia
Saxonia
Iver
Minnetonka
Maine
York
German aims in Cuba threaten U S foreign trade policy
The article argues the German Emperor desires to extend his empire's foreign commerce and views Cuba as foreign to the United States. It warns that under most favored nation clauses Germany would seek similar tariff concessions, possibly pressing for demands that could curb American industry or prompt restrictive legislation if not granted. Other great powers could pose similar pressures.
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Cuba
Germany
United States
Negotiations for Coaling Stations in Havana Isle of Pines
United States minister Squiers has begun talks to secure a coaling station on the Isle of Pines. The plan reportedly seeks one naval and three coaling stations. After a lengthy conference with President Palma Cabinet members and leading senators, it was decided not to call an extra Senate session to discuss reciprocity. The Senate will convene in regular session on an unspecified date.
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Havana
United States
Squiers
Isle of Pines
Palma
Senate
Senate Wu
Rare honor for a foreigner in Chinese port city
Washington despatch notes incredible reception for Consul Fowler at Che Foo after Boxer hostilities. United Guilds present three silver vases, led by a towering eighteen inch centerpiece, with two smaller works. Officials bid farewell as two thousand soldiers guard the route and forts fire a salute, marking a historic honor for a foreign envoy.
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Fowler
Che-Foo
Washington
United States
State Department
Chee- Foo
United Guilds
Ning-Po
Chee-Foo
Place
Capi
Vicksburg
Washington Military Leaves and Board Secrecy Reforms
Leaves of absence are granted to several officers across infantry and cavalry units for sickness and extensions. A number of contract and volunteer officers are ordered home to await discharge, with others reassigned or exchanging positions in Manila. Separately, the Wiley thoracic acid tests for chemically fed boarders will restrict discussion, with journalists admitted only under strict silence to maintain seriousness.
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Washington
W. O. Clark
Fifth Infantry
R. W. Ashbridge
Seventeenth Infantry
B. H. Cheever
Eighth Cavalry
Sanrancisco
Thomas R. Adams
Herbert E. Tutherly
Manila
P. 1
James A. Buchanan
George P. Borden
Second Infantry
Wallis ©. Clark
Wiley
Agriculture Department
Wilbon
Washington Dispatches Center on Appointments and Naval Orders
President meets Hon. Leslie Coombs amid pending departure for Guatemala. Navy issues orders making Rear Admiral Glass commander of the Pacific station, with Casey on waiting orders. Capt Robert Perry to command the battleship Kentucky. Brown gun contract awarded for a 6 inch rapid fire piece. Caribbean squadron maneuvers at Culebra begin Jan 2 with combined drills. Cairo report notes improvement of Vice Consul General Hubbard T. Smith amid Bright's disease concerns.
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Washington
Leslie Coombs
Kentucky
United States
Guatemala
Godfrey Hunter
Coombs
Navy Department
Glass
Pacific
Casey
Robert Perry
Norfolk Wav Yard
Caribbean
West Indies
Culebra
State Department
Cairo
Hubbard T. Smith
Remarkable Coal Bin Narrow Escape in Shelton
John A. Birge, a Shelton coal merchant, was buried under nearly twenty tons of coal but escaped unharmed after sliding into a bin. He credited his derby hat punched with holes to allow him to breathe as workers freed him.
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Shelton
Conn
John A. Birge
Cardinal Gibbons Arrives in Wheeling for Reception
Cardinal Gibbons reached Wheeling from Pittsburg in President Loree s special car. Weather altered plans for an escort as Cathedral High School Cadets formed a hollow square around the cardinal s carriage and listened to them. A public reception at the Carroll Club followed with the cardinal delivering a brief address to officials and clergy.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Cardinal Gibbons
Pittsburg
Loree
Cathedral High School
Carroll Club
Mishaps in Wanstead Wreck Trace Responsibility
Inquest into the Grand Trunk Wanstead wreck hears testimony from train dispatcher Kerr and operators Carson Watson and others. Dispatch orders, “bust it” cancellations, and signaling errors amid a fatal 28 fatalities case. Conductor and brakemen testify to missing signals and delayed stops amid heavy snow. McGuigan notes snow storm prevented avertable outcome. expected losses could reach a quarter million.
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Wyoming
Grand Trunk
Wanstead
J. G. Kerr
London
Kerr
Watford
O. K
King’s Court
Ing’s Court
Costello
William Carson
W. G. Watson
Graham
No. 5
Harkness
McAuliffe
Carson
Earthquake Toll in Andijan Reach Four Thousand Eight Hundred
Reports from Andijan confirm about 4 800 earthquake victims with 1 000 killed in Andijan town and the remainder in surrounding areas. Roughly 1 000 square miles were affected. The quake center lay four miles south of Andijan where a ground cleft released sand water and mud. The initial shock lasted three seconds and recurred after thirty minutes causing widespread destruction.
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ST. Petersburg
Andijan
Abc
Quiet Aftershocks and Rescue Efforts in Andijan
Reports describe locals aiding soldiers in disinterring victims after a catastrophe in Andijan as Governor Ivanoff cables to the Czar detailing a touching scene three days post disaster. A new tremor struck Andijan at 10 o'clock last night while rail service resumes after earlier quakes.
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Ivanoff
Andijan
Rites and Depositions Describe Midnight Ceremony at Point Loma
The San Diego libel trial against Mrs. Tingley reveals deposition details from Lena Morris and John Price about her claimed spiritual succession, trance utterances, and a midnight corner stone ceremony atop Holy Hill for the School of the Mysteries of Antiquity, with guards present and two by two return.
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San Diego
Cal
Tingley- Times
Lena Morris
West Sixteenth Street
New York
West Sixty-eighth Street
Los Angeles Times
Price
Tingley
Madame Blavatsky
William
George F. Mohn
Los Angeles
Point Loma
Congress of the Universal Brotherhood
Obituary Notices From Several Cities Include Dickey Death
Col John J Dickey long time Western Union official dies in Omaha pneumonia born Rushville Tennessee April 11 1939 leaves three children now two sons and a daughter funeral arrangements to follow Fatma Sing Hpoo smallest adult in Beaumont Texas dies after on stage exhibition brother Smaun also ill Jones pioneer of California and Montana dies in Helena at eighty years Eugene Jones of Viker Jones Jewell Milling dies in New York R W Tansill millionaire Carlsbad New Mexico dies while R W Tansill is named among cigar makers in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
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Rushville
Judge Dickey
Illinois
W. Lyle Dickey
Topeka
Kan
A. M. Dickey
Joplin
Pike
Portland
Dickey
J. D. Colton
Chicago
Western Union
First Telephone Company
Nebraska Telephone Company
American District Telegraph Company
Omaha
Beaumont, Tex
Fatma Sing Hpoo
Smaun Sing Hpoo
Fatma
Helena
Mont
Samuel Jackson Jones
California
Montana
Wells-Fargo Company
Roosevelt
National Mining and Exploration Company
Unionville
New York
Eugene Jones
Viker-Jones-Jewell Milling Company
Presbyterian Hospital
Elizabeth
N. J. Carlsbad
N. M
R. W. Tansill
Hart asks delay of peace conference in Cincinnati
Chicago December 21 President Hart of the Chicago National League Club sought postponement of the peace conference in Cincinnati next week between National and American league committees. President Johnson of the American League denied the request saying the date is set and hard to change. Hart wished to return from Mexico where he has been for several weeks and wire reports indicate delay was requested.
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Chicago
Hart
National League Baseball Club
Cincinnati
Johnson
American League
National League Committee
Mexico
Com
Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It notes money refunds if no cure and features W. Grove's signature on each box.
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W. Grove
Gardner Wins Rough Light-Heavyweight Decision in Chicago
George Gardner of Lowell Massachusetts defeats Brooklyn’s Kid Carter by decision in six rounds. Both fighters suffer cuts and heavy bleeding as Gardner dominates from start to finish amid a brutal, bloodied bout. In Terre Haute, Steve Crosby of Louisville defeats Eugene Bezenah of Chicago in four rounds, with Bezenah's nose bloodied and sponge used after six knockdowns. Also, Kid Donnelly beats Charlie Owens in eight rounds in Hamilton.
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Chicago
George Gardner
Lowell
Mass
Kid” Carter
Brooklyn
Gardner
Carter
Barrett
Springfield
Rng
Cai
Crosby
Eugene Bezenah
Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Steve Crosby
Louisville
National Athletic Club
Bezenah
Kid" Donnelly
Hamilton
Ont
Charlie Owens
Extra Attraction Sets Six Rounds for New Year Show
Louis Smith faces the "Kentucky Kid" in a six round non title bout as an added attraction to Empire Theater boxing on New Year’s Eve. The city matchups draw interest with Smith betting twenty dollars he can stop Judge Sullivan in a limited contest. Main event features Patsy Hogan of Chicago versus "Louisville" Tommy West in a ten round decision bout. West plans to arrive late after Louisville training.
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Louis Smith
Kentucky Kid
Empire Theater
Smith
Sullivan
Indianapolis
Patsy Hogan
Chicago
Louisville
Tommy West
Hogan
West
the Empire
Whisky House Fire Wrecks Bonnie Brothers in Louisville
Fire at 19 West Main Street in Louisville damages Bonnie Brothers wholesale whisky house and adjacent properties, with losses around 100000. Wright and Taylor suffer minor losses while L N Railroad offices face heavy risk but insurance covers anticipated costs.
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Louisville
Bonnie Brothers
West Main Street
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Wright & Taylor
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
COLLISION AT SIAM KILLS ENGINEER ON SANTA FE Overland
A Santa Fe Overland train collided with a freight locomotive at Siam Cal on December 29 killing engineer Charles Hayward and injuring fireman A Arkins. Fireman M L Shackelford on the passenger loco was bruised. engineer James Gray escaped by jumping.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Santa Fe Overland
Siam
Charles Hayward
A. Arkins
M. L. Shackelford
James Gray
Overland
Ihj
Private Car Overturned in Wynne California? (Note: title adjusted to fit concise news card)
Private car of General Superintendent A J Davids on the Frisco overturned in Wynne Arkansas while attached to the Memphis St Louis Iron Mountain train. Passengers included Mr Davids on and a party of St Louis and New York capitalists as the cars left rails and plunged down an embankment.
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Roanoke
Norfolk & Western
Hagerstown
Greenville
Bailey
Batley
Racine Defeats Indianapolis Polo Team 4 to 2
In Racine Wisconsin the local polo team beat the Western League leaders Indianapolis 4 to 2 returning home strong after a rough trip. Captain Hipson’s squad showed teamwork and a championship effort in the exciting home victory. In Muncie Indiana the Quakers fell 6 to 4 to Muncie with onfield blows between Cunningham and Tobin leading to ejections and fines. Jason starred for Muncie and Moran for Richmond.
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Indianapolis Journal
Racine
Wis
Indianapolis Polo
Hipson
Muncie
Ind
Quakers
Cunningham
Richmond Rush
Tobin
Demontreville
Jason
Moran
Richmond
Elwood tops Anderson 9 to 6 in Dec game
Elwood defeated Anderson 9 to 6 in Anderson Indiana. Elwood led 3-2 after the first period and 7-3 after the second before finishing 9-6. Tarrant, released by Racine, played. Roberts starred for Elwood in a fast contest.
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Indianapolis Journal
Anderson
Ind
Elwood
Tarrant
Racine
Roberts
Racing results from New Orleans and Ingleside tracks
In New Orleans on December 29 Major Tenney Whiskey King and Potheen led the betting with Potheen bought in at 906. Winners in order were Major Tenney Glendon Potheen Whiskey King Montanie Patheen. Ingleside in San Francisco on December 23 produced St Leon Jarietiere D Or Ned Dennis Duke Soi Sees II Antolee Sylvia with varied odds.
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New Orleans
Major Tenney
Whiskey King
Potheen
Glendon
Potente
Montanie
Patheen
San Francisco
Ingleside
St. Leon
Jarietiere, D
Deweys and Columbias Clash in Independent League Series
The Deweys and Columbias in the Independent League played a transferred series last night with the Columbias winning five of the games. Scores show the Deweys V8 the Columbias.
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Dewey and Columbia
Columbias
Deweys
Misunderstood Lorenz Learns American Slang at Dinner
The learned professor Lorenz struggles with English slang after a theater visit and a dinner conversation with a clergyman. The clergyman explains phrases like lick and hell, while Lorenz at first misinterprets their meanings, seeking to erase wickedness from a boy.
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New York
Clegyman
Lorenz
Washington Letter on Borax Food Experiments
Officials in the Department of Agriculture oversee twelve young men in food preservation trials. Dr. Willard E. Bigelow notes uncertainty over flesh changes and borax content. He cites mixed international opinions, with German experts differing on borax safety while the German Health Board warns against it.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Willard E. Bigelow
Bigelow
German Health Board
Ex-burglar at Brooklyn church fair vows to quit crime
A reformed burglar visiting a Brooklyn church fair was approached by a youth offering a chance at a safe for a dollar. The ex convict refused, saying he was done with that game, while a wealthy benefactor assists ex-convicts toward better lives.
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Nebraska State Journal
Brooklyn
Tena
New Year's Gift From James Atkinson to President Roosevelt
James Atkinson of Rome Georgia sent a carved walking cane to President Roosevelt as a New Year gift. The crude but ornate cane features 103 images arranged along its length, starting with George Washington and including Roosevelt and Queen Victoria among others.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James Atkinson
Rome
George Washington
Press Roosevelt
Queen Victoria
Mra. Ida
McKinley Widow and Diverse Images on Cane Panel
Survey of a cane panel features McKinley widow and Christ on the cross among fifteen fowls three dogs and six houses. Other images include a butterfly honey bee bear ox hare monkey chair pot ax hand and balance cannon seven small guns ship four flags horn shrubs knife sea dog pig goat reindeer and mule heads sword shoe hook turtle giraffe fish rose three links Odd Fellows insignia a sheep head squirrel Masonic badge heart star moon umbrella six figures six letters a snake and a rope.
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McKinley
The
Odd Fellows
Castro's Soldiers and Venezuelan Turmoil Seen by A E Stokes
A. E. Stokes of the British Guiana Rubber Company arriving from Georgetown describes Venezuela's unrest. He notes a blockade by allies harming trade, Venezuelan and Colombian tensions, and Castro's recruitment via free cigarettes. He warns against American intervention and comments on locals, foreigners, and Monroe Doctrine perceptions.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Alexander E. Stokes
British Guiana Rubber Company
Georgetown
British Guiana
Venezuela
Caracaz
Mr. Stokes
Hotel
Imperial
Guiana
Castro
Caracas
America
Detroit grocer recalls Arctic Chief Leaning Tree’s explosive test
A Detroit grocer recounts firing a fuse under an empty barrel where the Pawnee agency chief Leaning Tree sat daily. The blast sent him flying, yet the chief remained unfazed declaring no powder no blow up and laughing at the danger. An ensuing inquiry found no fault in Leaning Tree’s calm, epitomizing his immovable dignity.
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Detroit Free Press
Pawnee
Detroit
My Tree
Advertising Which Sells
A Sphinx Club advertiser explains why he favors the morning Philadelphia Record. The paper is read before residents go downtown or while commuting, keeping ads fresh in readers’ minds when they can easily act on purchases.
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Philadelphia Record
Sphinx Club of Advertisers
Evans brothers captured after Mulhall robbery chase
Sheriff Foster and Noble county posse captured James and Liam Evans in a running fight near Perry. They were believed to be the Mulhall robbery suspects. One man carried $10,800 in cash, including $443 in pennies. The pair are jailed in Perry.
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Perry, O. T
Foster
Noble County
James
Liam Evans
Mulhall
Perry Jail
Battleship Maine Commissioned at League Island Yard
The Maine battleship was placed in commission at League Island navy yard in Philadelphia today. Captain Lewis will command her, with a full crew of 550. The vessel is expected to be manned coated and visioned quickly and sent to the West Indies.
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Philadelphia
Maine
League Island Navy Yard
Lewis
West Indies
Druggists Promise Refund If PAZO Fails to Cure
Local druggists offer a refund if PAZO OINTMENT does not heal skin conditions including her Ri Tetter ulcers sores pimples and related diseases. The claim emphasizes complete satisfaction and cost return if the remedy fails to work as advertised.
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