Mercier Warns of Possible Invasion Plans for England
Paris debates naval bill as General Mercier argues France could mobilize both army and navy for rapid embarkation and debarkation to invade England. He claims steam telegraph and railroads make invasion feasible, referencing Transvaal war and British navy limits. Protests follow and the motion is ruled out of order.
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Mercier
Senate
England
Transvaal
France
M. Fallieres
M. DeLenessan
Consul General Stowe Survives Boer Train Hold Up In South Africa
James G. Stowe, U S consul general at Cape Town, arrived in Southampton in the same coat his train was stopped by Boer forces. A bullet hole in the collar marks his escape. He predicts the South African war will end in four months and reports on Boer prisoners and farm burnings. He notes Adelbert S Hay’s valued role and hints at limited sedition concerns in Cape Colony.
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London
James G. Stowe
United States
Cape Town
Southampton
Pretoria
Stowe
South Africa
St. Louis
Lord Witchener
Ceylon
St. Helena
Christian Botha
Louis Botha
Buncombe
Milner Viewed as Leader of Potential South African Confederation
Stowe praises Sir Alfred Milner as a powerful figure who could become governor general of a South African confederation including the Boer republics and Rhodesia. He criticizes Webster Davis for pro British speeches while in Cape Colony and notes Milner’s strong leadership qualities.
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Webster Davis
United States
Davis
Cape Colony
Stowe
Alfred Milner
Boer Republics
Rhodesia
Milner
Grant
Shipping bill debate favors Nicaragua route plan
The senate opened discussion on the ship subsidy bill with Frye of Maine leading a lengthy argument that U S maritime interests require subsidies to lower costs and boost American shipping. He contrasted American and British fleet costs and cited the Nicaragua canal project as a major factor in the broader shipping policy debate.
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Senate
Frye
Maine
Committee On Commerce
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Spain
Dolliver
Iown
N. M. Brooks
George D. Meiklejohn
Giermany
Sweden
Michigan War Board Scandal Figures Granted Pardon
Detroit December 5 Governor Pingree pardoned General W L White and General Marsh each after they paid a 5000 dollar fine. White had pleaded guilty to fraud and embezzlement tied to the sale and purchase of state military clothing and had been sentenced to ten years in prison. White asserts Kalamazoo firm initiated the deal and urged his participation.
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Pingree
White
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Company
Tar and feathering follows arrest in Summitville incident
In Summitville Indiana a town marshal arrested Frank Osborn of Alexandria for insulting women and alleged assault on Miss Lenora Wright. A mob seized Osborn, tarred and feathered him, then released him. Osborn returned with supporters denying the charges amid continuing tension.
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Summitville
Ind
Lenora Wright
Frank Osborn
Alexandria
Calaboose
Osborn
Indianapolis Doctor Arrested On Serious Charge
Dr. Calvin Fletcher a leading Indianapolis physician was arrested after Emma Hamlin accused him of abusing her during an operation performed months earlier. The accusation was made in the presence of the police superintendent, her mother and sister, with Fletcher denying the claims.
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Indianapolis
Calvin Fletcher
Emma Hamlin
Fletcher
Racine, Wis
Board of Education
Anna Redman
Milwaukee
Black Wins 15000 Damages Against Chicago Great Western
George Black, a brakeman for the Chicago Great Western, won a 15000 damage verdict in DeKalb county circuit court after a collision injury that caused slow paralysis. The jury deliberated about an hour. Black sought 20000 in damages.
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Syracuse
Ills
George Black
Chicago Great Western Railroad
DeKalb County
Black
Philippine belt and cigars found with Aguinaldo loot
Mrs. Frank L. French of Sparta received a box from the Philippines containing a crimson belt with nail fringe and cigars taken from Aguinaldo’s trunk. American pursuit of the Filipino general through the mountains forced him to abandon much of his personal effects.
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Sparta
Wis
Frank L. French
Philippines
Postmaster changes eyed. policy favors stability
Washington reports the post office department favors limiting changes of fourth class postmasters over the next four years, prioritizing service needs. In Des Moines a grand jury declined to indict Miss Kattie Maish for shooting William Foster, ruling the act justified after a betrayal under promise of marriage.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Des Moines
Kattie Maish
William Foster
Accidental Revolver Shot Wounds Mother in Indiana
In Vincennes Indiana Miss Bessie Hargis accidentally shot her mother in the abdomen with a revolver causing a fatal wound. The family lives near Bicknell in this county. The girl is prostrated with grief over the accident.
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Vincennes
Ind
Bessie Hargis
Charles Hargis
Bicknell
Nicaragua Canal Report Shows Higher Cost and Feasibility Issues
The Nicaragua canal commission released its report noting an estimated cost about 58 million dollars higher than completing the Panama route excluding land costs. It finds New Panama Canal company unlikely to sell, while Nicaragua and Costa Rica offer freer terms. The panel deems a Nicaragua route more feasible though Panama would be shorter in distance.
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Washington
Nicaragua Canal Commission
Nicaragua Canal
Parana Canal
New
Panama Canal Company
United States
Panama Canal
New York
Liverpool
San Francisco
Nicaragua
Government of
Colombia
Commission
Costa Rica
Return of Gov Yates After Western Southern Trip
Governor Breet Yates returns to Illinois refreshed from a western and southern trip. He avoids political questions about the United States senatorship and house speakership, plans to review mail for three days, then hold office hours at the Springfield internal revenue office until Jan 14, with Saturdays in Chicago and occasional Jacksonville days. He will not announce appointments until inauguration day.
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Jacksonville
Ill
Breet Yates
United States
Itternal Revenue Office
Springfield
Chicago
Consecration of Fort Wayne’s fourth bishop Alerding
Fort Wayne and Grand Rapids report on December 1 recount proceedings. Herman Joseph Alerding was consecrated as Fort Wayne’s fourth bishop in a ceremony at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Prelates from the central west attended including Archbishop W H Elder. A banquet followed with about 300 clergy present. In Grand Rapids the ballot recount petition by James K E Kennedy was denied by the canvassers for late service to his opponent Chapman. the case will proceed to court.
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Fort Wayne
St. Andrew's
Herman Joseph Alerding
Indianapolis
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Julian Benoit
Joseph H. Brammer
Luers
Dwenger
Rademacher
Censtral West
W. H. Elder
Cincinnati
Henry Moeller
Columbus
Dennis Odonaghue
Francis Chartrand
I. Chatard
Grand Rapids, Mich
James KE. Kennedy
Board of Canvassers
Chapman
Merrill woodman pleads guilty in brass theft case
Peter Paulson admitted stealing about 50 dollars worth of brass fixtures from Daly and O Day and selling them to Merrill Ironworks for 2 65. The recovered brass was sold to the local firm owned by the company.
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Merrill, Wis
Peter Paulson
Daly & O'Day
Paulson
Merrill Ironworks
Death of John P. Drennan in Decatur at 64
Decatur Nov 29 John P Drennan died suddenly at his home in this city aged 64 years He was a native of China and a lifelong friend of John Sherman whose illness is noted in connection with the event
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Decatur, Tus
John P. Drennan
Thia City
Chin
John Sherman
Yosemite salvage tale and Guam typhoon damage report
Two Yosemite crew members John Barry and Henry Coolgan reached Cavite aboard the Alava after the auxiliary cruiser foundered in a Guam typhoon. Barry helped rig steering gear as the ship sank, while Coolgan tended sick marines. Debris damaged Agana as three quarters of the town flooded, native efforts to rebuild were weak, and naval officers judged abandonment of the Yosemite unavoidable.
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Manila
Yosemite
Islad
Guam
Cavite
Alava
John Barry
Henry Coolgan
Barry
Agana
Wisconsin marriage law seeks medical board licenses
Report from La Crosse discusses W L Woodward's plan for a state board of medical examiners to approve marriages. The law would require certificates proving absence of specified diseases before licenses are granted, with conditions including insanity and hereditary illnesses.
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Charles Parker
Ohio
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