Defend Havana Fortifications Strengthened Amid Insurgent Threat
Havana reports that earthworks are rapidly expanding around the city. Captain General Martinez de Campos holds council with military and civil leaders as every capable man is called to bear arms and volunteers enlist to bolster artillery and defense against insurgent advances.
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Martinez de Campos
Matanzas
Gomex
Msceo
Campos
Ron’ & Treaps
Pussilin
Matenmas
Santa Clare
Seenice
Santa Clara
Wariios
Sulfors
Jersey lawyer argues motion while bonnet stays on
New Jersey attorney Philbrock appeared in Jersey City yesterday as counsel in a proceeding before Chancellor McGill. When rising to make a motion she kept her bonnet on, asking if she was obliged to remove it. The chancellor said it was not compulsory, and she proceeded with her argument without removing the head covering.
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Philbrock
New Jersey
Oni Watian
Chaverry Chembers
Jersey City
Piniatii
Abe
Chansellor McGill
Channeller
Minnie Palmer Returns to American Stage After Three Years Away
Minnie Palmer arrives in New York at the end of a three year absence and opens an American tour with the comedy School Girl at a city opera house. The audience greets her warmly with an enthusiastic reception and she earns multiple encores. In a separate item, rioting miners threaten Hardesty, with sheriffs and police overwhelmed by enraged crowds.
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Alusnce
Meriens Simaceex
N. Y
Minnie Palmer
Porapa
Hiners
Hardesty
Maninowvitts
Sherif Thompson
Thesange
Aiso
Attac O Sera
Collision at Georgia Pacific division kills two firemen
In a head end crash between two freight trains on the Georgia Pacific division of the Southern railroad near Chattahoochee and Peyton, two firemen and a brakeman died, another injured, and an infant found murdered in a separate report from nearby.
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Coulson
Atlanta, Ga
Chattahooches
Peyton
Georgia Pacific
Southern Railroad
Uree Uratsos
Ternaxy
Garediner
Not Liked by England British Papers on Tariff Passage
London papers express dismay at the tariff bill's passage. The Standard mocks protectionist policy in the United States and warns that renewed McKinleyism cannot last. The Chronicle notes a vicious economic cycle but hopes Republicans avoid war. The Daily News hints the Senate may reject the tariff, comforting British manufacturers.
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House
Standard
Editorious
United States
Brazil
Chronicle
Congress
The
Daily News
Senate
Mastodon find in Bevieville parts huge tusk unearthed
David Campbell digging for an ice house in Bevieville Kansas uncovers mastodon remains. A broken huge tusk is fully unearthed, suggesting the animal was enormous in life. Efforts will seek more details about the find.
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Bevieville
Kan
David Campbell
New York Lord Dunraven Avoids Reporters on Arrival
Lord Dunraven, arriving aboard the Teutonic, arrived in New York to address fraud allegations in the Valkyrie Defender races. He was protected from reporters at the residence of IL Maitland Kersey, denying comment on the matter.
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Wonraron
New York
Lord Dunraven
Teutonic
Il Maitland Kersey
Showman Claim Against Venenezuelans for Damages
A lengthy dispute over damages from a revolution ends with Venezuela agreeing to pay $1,400 for property losses. The executor of Barnum receives $140 plus annual interest, but delays and oppressive payments persist. Steam Laundry ad and subscription pitch appear amid the damaged text.
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Aro T. Barsum
Venexuelans
Barnum
Republic of Venegas
Bill Doolin Seeks Short Sentence with Oklahoma Officers
Perry Oklahoma yesterday sparked by news that Bill Doolin former Dalton gang leader aims to surrender if a short term is agreed. He travels with Bill Carr a sought fugitive with a $15 000 bond for alleged aiding Chad of Police Jones. Doolin says he wants to atone and begin an honest life in prison.
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Police Jones
Doolin
Dooku
Dalton Song
Oklshoma
Oklahoma
Release of Will Became Evangelist After Prison
Jervensos Orry Mo Dec 2 This morning at 22201 o clock as St Peters church chimes faded C H Streit left Missouri penitentiary a free man after serving a two year forgery sentence. Streit, once editor of the Se Gala Gazette, was jailed for forging a business man’s name to a note. He was released under the two thirds rule and plans to travel with Kansas City associates while he preaches in a devout Christian revival.
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Jervensos Orry
St. Peter's Church
C. H. Streit
Missouri Penitentiary
Streit
Se Galia Gazette
Stau Joseph
Ap Evangelist
Joseph
Divine
Kansas City
Big Jail Delivery
Twenty three federal prisoners escape from a jail at South McAlester while guards dine. They used a skeleton key, overpowered a guard, seized his pistol, and fled in different directions.
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South MvAlester
South McAtesrern
Dee
United States
Bond Bill Opponents Convene in White House Caucus
Forty Republican House members from twenty three states met at the Ebbitt house in Washington to plan opposition to a bond bill. Johnson of California opened the meeting with Broderick of Kansas elected chair and Colson of Kentucky secretary. Speakers urged opposing bonds in peacetime and delaying retirement of the greenbacks. A seven member committee was formed to confer with the Speaker and rules committees and seek a two or three day extension of debate.
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Wasminorex
House
Ebbitt House
Johnson
California
Broderick
Kansas
Colson
Kentucky
Taveas
Railway Building Downturn in United States Track Gain
Railways in the United States built only 1 784 miles of track in the year, a low not seen in twenty years. The eight-year decline continued with total mileage just about 100 miles more than 1855. Texas led with 2 miles laid. fifteen states had no increase. National aggregate December 1 stood just over 181 000 miles.
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CmcaGo
United States
Texas
Jury finds Patswald guilty of perjury after eight days
Osnanoms Ciry, Okio., Dec. 27. The jury returns a guilty verdict against A. W. Patswald on perjury in a contest case over a valuable tract near El Reno. Penalty up to ten years in prison. Fourteen other witnesses in the case indicted for perjury amid a government conspiracy claim.
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Okio
A. W. Patswald
Isad
el Reno
Hawaiian Musicians in Ohio Christmas Ball Distress
A Christmas ball in Massitos Ohio featured the Royal band of Hawaii, once proteges of the deposed queen, stranded here. One player fell deathly ill with chronic heart trouble and others were unwell but refused to quit. Wealthy friends raised money to help the forty homesick foreigners recover. Importers Alarmed by Tariff Changes Withdraw Goods in Bond. Local imports valued at 2,000,000 risk being pulled before new tariff rules apply.
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Massitos
Ohio
Royal Band of
Hawaii
Sax Feaxcreco
Food Shortage Threatens Eunomoapo After Floods in Missouri
Eunomapo Missouri reports severe floods endangering food supply as no rail service reaches the city and wagons carry in groceries. Merchants suffer heavy losses from holiday goods stranded at distant railroad points. no St. Louis mail has arrived since Sunday. Manitoba School System in Winnipeg releases the second Ottawa reply on separate schools. Manitoba rejects separate schooling, backs a uniform nonsectarian public system.
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Eunomapo Sraises
United States
St. Louis
Manitoba
Ottawa
Four Big Boxing Events Promised in El Paso Carnival
An announced boxing carnival set for El Paso Mexico includes February 11 Walcott February 1 Dixon and Marshall February 13 Leeds and Everhardt February 14 Maher and Fitzsimmons. The lineup follows a four fight plan with notable names in an international schedule.
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New York
Joe Vendig
el Paso
Mex
Walcott
Texas Negro
Feruary
Dixon
Marshall
Leeds
Everhardt
Maher
Fitzsimmons
Rumor of Commission Bill Pass Misread as Hostile Act
A Daily News dispatch from New York reports rumors that the Secretary of State privately telegraphed Lord Salisbury to assure him the passage of the commission bill would not be construed as a hostile act. The message underscores diplomatic caution amid tense relations.
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Nailsttry
New York
Daily News
Secretary of State
Lord Salisbury
Tragedy Marred Duel Near Dover Maine Leaves Man Dead
A drunken fray near Gete wood thirteen miles west of Dover, Maine ends with Willie Doda slashing George Rowley. Rowley dies within half an hour as rumors of lynching circulate and strong talk of pursuit follows the incident.
House-Hunting a Novel Idea in Real Estate
A Buffalo Express tale explains a house-hunter who scouts rentals for clients. She researches city houses, negotiates with dealers, and matches buyers to homes, earning commissions and easing moves. The narrative follows her rise from hardship to a citywide network of listings and client fit.
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Fease
Buffalo Express
Mrs. Jamison
Mr. Jamison
Prospect Avenue
American Actor Recalls Gentlequizzing By An Earl Daughter
Joe Jefferson recounts a social week with a Scotch peer and an earl’s daughter. She teased him with American questions, but he kept calm, claiming to have missed the queen when she visited. He later felt vindicated in a playful sense of national pride. Clerical half rates return on eastern railways after January 1 with new safeguards and bureaus to review applications.
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Robert Joseph Jefferson
Mr. Jefferson
America
Pitteburg Watch
Western Railroads
Selecting and Market Poet and Critic Exchange
Poet asks if verses were read. Critic says they lack meaning and rhyme. Post replies, urging to bend them to the magazine.
Alliance Question Sparks Witty Exchange
A foreign visitor asks the wife of his host if she is an American. She replies, Only by marriage, sir. The brief remark appears in the New York World.
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Alliance
New York
If You Want to Be Miserable Charles Kingsley Quote
A fragment quotes Charles Kingsley advising that misery comes from inward focus on self desires and how others view you. The reflection centers on self interest, wants, and social regard shaping mood. The aphorism cautions against self preoccupation as path to unhappiness.
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Charles Kingsley
Patriotic Attitude Wrangles with Angry Man
A brief verse notes how anger transforms a man’s demeanor into a patriotic display. The speaker claims when anger rises his face reddens then turns pale and the air appears blue, as observed in New York Truth.
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New York
Harper's Weekly overview and subscription details
Harper's Weekly outlines coverage and policies for world events, arts, science, and frontier life. It lists editors, departments, fiction plans, and the annual volumes starting January, with subscription options and prices for the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Harper's Bazar new fashion journal 1806 start
Harper's Bazar begins its twenty ninth year on January 1 1806 with lavish plates of Paris and Berlin fashions. The weekly journal covers toilettes for occasions and home reading, Paris letters, social doings, and insights into labor and capital, plus music and outdoor activities. Subscriptions and payments arranged by mail to Harper & Brothers with stamps or drafts.
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Paria
Berlin
New York
Manabow Town
Paris
Karnateism
Mrs. Gerald
Manta Lotrse
Jerome
Poor Pan
Immedi
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