England Behind Time Over Port Arthur Occupation Echoes
London dispatches in late December report China’s approval of Russia’s wintering at Port Arthur as a response to Germany’s Kiao Chan move. Editorials deem the action a stern display, while Berlin papers debate future clashes and British protection of interests in Chinese waters.
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London
Times
Pekin
China
Port Arthur
The
Shanghai
Russia
Japan
Daily Mail
Nanking
England
Yang Tse
West River
the Times
Great Britain
Chausan
Germany
St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Berlin
Prince Henry
Kiao Chan
William
Kiel
Nicholas
Paris
France
Kite experiments draw curious birds into air show
The Chicago News notes scientists testing kites for science attract birds who hover and risk entanglement yet never land on or attack the devices. A silver tipped eagle chased a kite train then lost interest and flew off, while a New Jersey stork studied the strange object with comic eye and eventually departed puzzled.
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Chicago News
New Jersey
Hudson
Iadian Makers of Gold
A French savant Leveille in Cosmos claims Indian fakirs independently discovered how to make gold. He notes an American chemist’s reported discovery recently drew attention.
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Leveille
Cosmos
India
Sheep Restore Green Cover in Australian Desert Steppe
In Eastern Australia a vast region once a sandy desert now sustains 100,000,000 sheep. The grazing transformed barren soil into dense vegetation as the ground was trampled into firm, productive cover over thirty years.
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Australia
Senator Chandler Sees Gold Standard Split in Congress
Senator Chandler of New Hampshire says if Treasury and gold standard backers drop their push for extreme currency legislation Congress will pass needed appropriations and Hawaii and Cuba aid with no major party rift. He warns continued push could split the Republican party and favor silver redemption over gold, with the President choosing coin methods for government advantage.
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Washington
Chandler
New Hampshire
Washington Post
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Hawaii
Cuba
Gage
United
Republican Party
United States
Recognized as a Church by Judge Pennypacker Decision
Philadelphia December 17. Judge Pennypacker refuses to grant a charter to the First Church of Christ Scientist. A bill will be introduced to amend medical laws to recognize Christian Scientists as a distinct healing sect like homeopathists. The ruling treats Christian Science as a church not a medical school and bars church healers from charging fees for treatment.
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Philadelphia
Pennypacker
Court of Common Pleas
First Church of Christ of Christian Scientists
Schools of Science
Christian Science
Hayden’s Slayer in Custody and Shingle Mills Cut
Colfax reports two murderers arrested in the Hayden case with one man Blackey confessing to the killing of Orville Hayden. Separate jail blocks, with the other suspect silent, and a detective involved in the inquiry. Seattle notes 185 of 207 shingles mills shut until Feb 1, reducing output and lifting A shingles price from 90 cents to 1.25 dollars.
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Colfax
Orville Hayden
Whitman County
Blackey
Rosalia
Oakesdale
Hayden
William Herbert
Seattle
Washington
Forged Indorsements Tainted Notes In Luetgert Case
Four notes for two thousand dollars each, held by Judge William A. Vincent, allegedly bear forged indorsements. Vincent, former counsel for Adolph Luetgert, is said to have advanced Luetgert one thousand dollars in cash on the four notes.
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Chicago
William A. Vincent
Adolph Luetgert
Vincent
Luetgert
Wage cut notices issued at Manchester mills
Notices of 10 percent wage reductions take effect January 1 at the Armore Stark and Jefferson cotton mills in Manchester New Hampshire. Amoskeag mills, with 9000 workers, posted similar reductions last week. Armore Stark and Jefferson mills employ 11 000 operatives.
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Manchester
N. H
Armore
Stark & Jefferson
Amoskeag Mills
Stark & Jefferson Mills
Wages Cut At Pembrooke And Webster Mills
Notices posted at Pembrooke and Webster cotton mills announce a wage reduction of about 10 percent effective January 1, affecting nearly 1500 operatives.
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Suncock
N. H
Pembrooke and Webster
Glass plants to reopen. 1200 jobs to be added
An Alexandria Indiana dispatch reports three window glass factories will resume operations on January 1, employing about 1200 men. Separately a milkmen’s trust forms at New Whatcom uniting all county milk retailers.
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Cincinnati
Alexandria
Ind
Times-Star
New Whatcom
Copper River Nuggets and Pacific Northwest Mining Moves
Indians near the Copper River report copper nugget finds in river gravel bars above Taraal, with few white explorers reaching that far. The Ymir mine in Nelson district shows ore at 200 feet depth, while the War Eagle in Rossland yields rich copper gold ore. Colfax settlers plan Klondike route travel, and mining deals in Emigrant district Montana and Idaho's Pine Grove district signal active western mining, with Pierce City Idaho camps expanding and notable mine sales in Ashland Oregon and nearby regions.
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Mount Wrangel
Taraal
Alsek
Nelson
B. C
Ymir
London
British Columbia
Rossland
No. 2
Colfax
H. 8
Hollingsworth
Klondike
Spokane
Northwest
Hez
P. Chisholm
Bozeman
Caroline IL
Aylesworth Flla
M. Edeall
Oscar van Tassell
Emigrant District
Montana
Great Eastern
Great Eastern Extension
Mountain Chief
Imperil
Great Western
Franklin
Vixie
Monroe
Buckeye
L. K. Armstrong
W. Davies
L. C. Barton
A. E. Severance
G .P Mulcahy
J. T. Walsh
Boise
Pierce City
Idaho
Chicago
J. N. Stacy & Co
Elliott Creek
Messra
Burnham and Main
Portland
Ashland
R. M. Bennett
Minneapolis
S. F. Reynolds
Sheboygan
Wis
All Around Market Report from Spokane and West Coast
Wholesale price list reports wheat, oats, barley, rye, butter cheese eggs and produce in Spokane and West Coast markets. Includes by the sack or bulk pricing for club and bluestem wheats, dairy and fruit costs, poultry and meat rates, and metal prices for Bar silver copper lead.
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Spokane
Ole
Bluestem
California
Wortland
Walla Walla
Tacoma
Girl Forced to Marry After Suicide Over Suitor
In Kansas City a year after James Wall killed himself over Leona Corder, her parents pressed for a marriage to J H Webb of Lafayette county. As the ceremony neared Miss Corder grew hysterical and refused to leave her room. The wedding took place in her room with only family present.
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Kansas City
James Wall
Independence
Leona Corder
Jackson Corder
J. H. Webb
Lafayette County
Miss Corder
Wall
Mr. Webb
Funeral of Rev Dr David A Day in Baltimore
The body of Rev. Dr. David A. Day a Lutheran missionary to Muhlenberg mission in Africa for nearly 25 years died on the steamship Lucania last Friday. A service will be held at the First Lutheran church Baltimore with prominent clergy and laymen. Interment is planned for Selins Grove Pennsylvania Wednesday afternoon.
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Baltimore
David A. Day
Muhlenberg
Africa
Lucania
New York
Selins Grove
Bishop Walden to preside over European Methodist conferences
Bishop John M. Walden was designated by Methodist Episcopal associate bishops to preside over numerous conferences in Europe next year. The assignment is highly regarded and he will depart around late February, remaining abroad for most of the year.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
John M. Walden
Methodist Episcopal Church
Europe
Episcopal Board
Fire Gutts Five Story Jewelry Building in St Louis
A basement fire at the Mermod and Jaccard Jewelry Company on Locust and Broadway rapidly gutted the five story building. Total loss estimated at 335000 dollars, fully insured.
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St. Louis
Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Company
Locust and
Broadway
Decree Levies Deficiency On Rail Bonds In Foreclosure
Helena Montana December 15. Judge Knowes of the United States circuit court enters a decree for a deficiency judgment of 1 040 799 against the Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway Company. The amount represents the sum still due on the bonds after foreclosure sale.
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Helena
Mont
American Loan & Trust Company
Knowes
United States Circuit Court
Oregon Short Line
Utah & Northern Railway Company
Cold Spell Sweeps Great Plains and Midwest
Temperature readings across cities show a severe cold spell with St Paul at 10 degrees below zero at 7 am. Winnipeg Calgary and other centers report subzero conditions ranging from 26 below to 10 below, signaling ongoing frigid weather across the region.
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St. Paul
Mercury
St Paul
Winnipeg
Calgary
Havre Mont
Bismarck
Miles City
Huron
Moorehead
Duluth
Port Arthur
Glass works near Bridgeton prepare to reopen
Fires were relit in the Cohansey Cumberland and Moore Jones window glass plants near Bridgeton New Jersey. Officials expect the works to resume within a week or two and anticipate employing about 20 000 idle workers. The report concludes with a quip about talking on neighbors telephones.
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Bridgeton
N. J
Cohansey
Cumberland
Moore-Jones
Money Orders Rise as Christmas Buys Boost Nations
Reports from U S postoffice money order divisions show a sharp rise in both foreign and domestic orders destined for Christmas gifts. A New York steamer carried about 150000 in orders with 70 percent to Norway and Sweden, while daily orders exceed 20000, signaling improved finances and a return of prosperity.
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Norway
Sweden
Washington
Postoffice Department
New York
Money moves steady as London settlement fuels demand
Last week bankers borrowed between two and three million pounds during settlement as markets eased. Christmas demand may push rates higher for a fortnight. Gold remains in strong demand for Germany, keeping discount rates unlikely to fall. Victoria notes 13 of 22 missing Cleveland crew found, with boats near Flores Island Hesquot and Uclulet.
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London
Germany
Victoria
B. C
Quadra
Cleveland
Flores Island
Hesquot
Uclulet
Courage in pain fades as womb illness hinders daily life
A testimonial from Mrs. F. M. Knapp of Milwaukee praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving congestion of the ovaries and inflammation of the womb, claiming it stops cramps and restores daily vigor.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Nebraska Pioneer John Gillespie Dies at 65
Lincoln records the death of John Gillespie territorial auditor of Nebraska and a founder of Lincoln and its state government seat. In Port Huron Michigan, the Excelsior light works burned yesterday causing about 50 000 dollars in losses.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
John Gillespie
Territorial
Port Huron
Mich
Fexcelsior Light Works
Chronic Cold Woes Prompt Sympathetic Exchange
Softleigh admits dullness when he has a head cold. Miss Cutting offers sympathy, calling a chronic cold an awful affliction. The exchange captures a domestic moment highlighting concern and pity.
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Young Softleigh
Miss Cutting
Dulby and Wilby Argue Over Novel Proofs
A brief exchange shows Dulby offering to show proofs for a new novel while Wilby declines, trusting the writer's word instead. The dialogue captures a casual moment between two would-be authors.
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Dulby
Wilby
St Jacobs Oil Promises Relief and Notable Obits
An ad touts St Jacobs Oil as a fast cure for soreness and stiffness with nightly application. The column notes Alphonse Daudet’s death in Paris during a family dinner and mentions a Cense incipit about Solomon and Aphrod in a local tonite. Charles G. Dawes is nominated for comptroller of the currency.
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Old Patriarchian Building
Broadway and
Spruce
G. W. Houghton
Gen
Agt
Helena, Mont
Townsend and
Hassel
Dewell & McDonald's
Dewell & McDonald
White Sulphur Springs
W. E. Tierney & Co
G. W. Gilman, M. D
P. C. Hall
Center Broadway
Herman Berg
Townsend, Mont
E.h.goodman
C. H. Baldwin
Attorney At Law
Townsend
J. E. Kanouse
A. K. Prescot
N. Main St
Montana Central Nannt
Aropys
Norman Tripp
Herman Sperling
Henry Heneberg
Barber
E. F. McRae
Wallace
Pine Street
C. A. Wilder
Jentist
South Side Broadway
Rus
Sia
Geifan
Barbarossa
Emperor William
Castle
Senator Chandler
Indiana
Pacific Northwest
Meinia
Rev
David Day
Bishop Walden
Schling
Schilling
Money-Back
San Francisco
Erie Medical Co
C. K
iureciorNy
St. Jacobs
Alphonse Daudet
Mason Chemical Co
P. O
Piso
George
Lote
Fabucher, la
Castorria
Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Pitcher's Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Pitcher’s Castoria
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Samuel Pitcher, M.D
Fowlee
Box
Southington
Conn
Charles G. Dawes
Ilinois
Ecurrency
Timkins
McKinley
Simkins
Brett Lamberson
Oregon
Moore
Stewart & Holmes Drug Co
Beattie
Kodaks
Wooparo, Clarke & Co
N,n. OU
Portland, Or
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