Immense Broadway Fire Destroys Million in Damaging Blaze
A torrential rainstorm feeds a massive blaze on Broadway from 258 to 259 and Murray to Warren streets. The Rogers Peet building, Home Life Insurance, and Postal Telegraph lose most of their upper floors with losses estimated at one million dollars and possibly more. Fire teams fight the flames as crowds gather amid flying embers and downpour.
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New York
Broadway
Murray
Warren Streets
Rogers, Peet & Co
Rogers- Peet
Home Life Insurance
Rapid Transit Commission
Commission
Bonner
Fire in Ferro Dockyard Causes Million Peseta Loss
A blaze at the Ferro government dockyard in Ferro Spain gutted several buildings and caused a loss of 4 000 000 pesetas before flames were brought under control. The cause remains unknown.
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Ferro
Starving in Russia Reports Reach London Amid Famine Fears
Dispatches from Loxpon dated December 6 report gloomier famine prognoses in Russia. Count Leo Tolstoi seeks government approval to form relief committees while the czar donates 500000 roubles to the Red Cross to aid starving peasants. Mapri notes increased precautions in Carlist provinces including Saragossa and Biscay.
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Loxpon
Russia
Leo Tolstoi
Red Cross Society
Mapri
Saragossa
Biscay
Reading Nerves of Newspaper Paragraphs Revealed
The Philadelphia Press notes that readers often perceive only the top half of letters in a line. By shielding the upper half with a sheet, deciphering becomes nearly impossible. covering the lower half makes the text easily readable.
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Philadelphia Press
Link Thayer Convicted in Great Northern Train Robbery
Link Thayer, first of six men tried for holding up Great Northern flyer No. 10, is convicted and sentenced to 20 years in state prison at Stillwater. His attorney sought a new trial and clemency, but the judge ruled the trial fair and the crime aggravated. The case moves to the supreme court.
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Ferrous Falls
Minn
Link Thayer
C. Houpt
Searle
Stillwater
Supreme Court
Thayer
Favors the whipping post magistrate on record
Magistrate Deal of New York voiced support for the whipping post on a December Saturday. Samuel Greenstein, 23, faced arraignment for placing a 1 year old in a East Side resort. Rose Gold also arraigned. The magistrate expressed belief in whipping as a punishment for similar crimes.
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Deal
New York
Beach
Samuel Greenstein
Rose Blodblatt
Delancey Street
East Side
Rose Gold
Severe censorship and arrests hit Catalonia Carlists
Dispatch reports strict censorship in Spain restricting foreign Carlist news and notes numerous Carlist arrests in Barcelona and other parts of Catalonia. Carlist general Isasi and several colleagues are missing. Madrid observers say the Conservative party and Silvela push for power while Sagasta remains calm about cortes assembly and peace talks.
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Loxpon
The
Daily Mail
Biarritz
Barcelona
Catalonia
Isasi
Madrid
Standard
Senor Silvela
Senor Sagasts
Germans of Manila deny hostility to natives
German residents in Manila publish a statement signed by the German consul and firms declaring they are thoroughly friendly to the Filipinos. Capiz reports say Spaniards evacuated the town as 800 insurgents with eight cannon moved on November 24. Capiz, capital of its province in Panay, lies on the island's north coast and hosts a Spanish governor with a wooden fort and population over 11,000.
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Hong Kong
Manila
Capiz
Panay
Picquart seeks cassation on military or civil jurisdiction
In Paris Colonel Picquart, jailed in the Dreyfus affair context, petitions the court of cassation to rule whether his case falls under military or civil jurisdiction. His appeal cites several criminal procedure articles. Minnesota returns show John Lind winning with a 20,183 plurality for governor while other GOP contenders tally large pluralities.
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Court of Cassation
Paris
Picquart
Secret Service
Dreyfus
Code of Criminal Procedure
Sr. Pavut
Secretary of State
John Lind
Smith
Dunn
Magrath
Alt
Altear
London Spectator
United States and Spanish peace chiefs inch toward signing
In Paris the American and Spanish peace commissioners held private talks and then forecast a treaty within a week unless unforeseen issues arise. US reps deny reports of a push for a Caroline islands coaling base and say McKinley instructed firm insistence on the base, while Spain seeks to renew push on the Philippines.
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Paris
United States
McKinley
Caroline Islands
Philippines
Southall given 11 years for government time check fraud
In St Paul on December 6 J H Southall received an eleven year hard labor sentence for obtaining money under false pretenses related to government time checks. In Pittsburgh ex Assistant City Attorney W H House was found guilty of aiding Moreland in embezzling 26000 city funds and sentenced to one year ten months in the county workhouse with a $1000 fine. Major Moreland had been sentenced to three years but was pardoned after 18 months.
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St. Paul
J. H. Southall
Pittspoke
W. H. House
W. C. Moreland
House
Major Moreland
Western Pennsylvania
Buelland
Windsor Forest
J. G. Millais
Leonardsjee
Glendyne
Dos
Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pyramids of memory and misquotations in Lang recollection
Andrew Lang recalls the perils of misremembering literary lines from Wordsworth and Scott, admitting slips like mistaking doubtful numbers for doubtful murmurs. He recounts a swan incident on a loch and praises a fisher’s courage while reflecting on errors of quotation.
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Wordsworth
Scott
St. Mary's Lake
Netus Cadens
Andrew Lang
Longean
Government mulls Philippine debt as Cuban bonds set for Dec 10 draw
The Official Gazette notes a Dec 10 drawing for Cuban bond redemption while the government debates Philippine debt. Cabinet displeased by rising Cuban and Philippine security prices tied to reports the indemnity from the U S may fund colonial debt.
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Maprio
United States
Judge Day Hopeful On Paris Peace Treaty Signing
Advices from Judge Day of the Paris peace commission since the last cabinet meeting are hopeful and indicate the treaty will be signed soon. Cabinet members express satisfaction with progress and note details remain to be settled, requiring a little more time.
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Washington
Day
Paris Peace Commission
Insurgents active in the Visayas and wider dispatches
A dispatch from the Visayas governor reports intensified insurgent attacks on Aoilo with rebels firing on troops nightly while government forces respond with spirited fire and several enemy casualties. Additional items note Honduras trade and a London medal ceremony with Victoria.
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Maprio
Visayas
Philippine Islands
Aoilo
Upstairs departments show class division, clerk complains
A shoe clerk quotes a customer and an upbeat fool in the Indian polm Journal noting that customers are shuttled upstairs by elevator while clerks walk stairs, seen as a contrast in position and upbringing.
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Jone
Meaning of Requiescat in Pace Parodied
A London Tit Bits quip asks what the phrase requiescat in pace means with a playful misquote from Professor Broadhead. The note reflects humorous etiquette around Latin death sayings in print.
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Elmer
Mishaps of Animals and Odd Tales Across Seasons
A wide collection notes animal mishaps from stag fractures to antelope cures and a greyhound trip while a dog trails a hare. Human vignettes include a Cleveland youth with a cherished watch misreading danger and a cross examining quip by Sir Frank Lockwood, plus a Greenland age rite and light social humor.
Townsend Lodge and Camp Meeting Schedule
The regular meetings of Townsend Lodge No 6 occur on the 1st and 3rd Saturday evenings at Masonic Hall Broadway Townsend. Sojourning brethren are invited to attend. Townsend Camp No 365 meets the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month.
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North Star Lodge
P.C. Hall
G. E. Poor
N. G. Cls
Roma
Ree
Townsend Lodge
Masonic Hall
Broadway
Townsend
M. W. W. EL. Brooke
M. Gvenert
Order
Martie McCarmen
W. M
Motte Maveens
Montana
Broadwater Lodge
Fraternity Hall
J. L. Bevener
Coan
R and S
Townsem
Souday School
Newley
Toston
Sowlay
Jeep Creek
Lavinia
Crow Creek
L. Bramele
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Townsend Messenger
the Townsend Messenger
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PC. Hall
H. 8
Hyatt
G. W. Ginna
Sec'y
Woodmen of the World
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Ratersturg
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