China Moves Toward Joint Note Compliance As Li Hung Chang Skips
Reports from Peking and Paris indicate Li Hung Chang ill and excused from ministers meeting while Prince Ching presents credentials. The joint note seeks a re establishment of good relations and promises a swift reply to the emperor. London dispatches suggest imperial authorities may punish instigators and concede joint note terms within a month.
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Peking
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Senor
B. J. de Cologan
China
Paris
Havas
Weiing
Sian Fu
British Forces Occupy Britstown In South Africa
Lord Kitchener reports Thornycroft's mounted infantry occupy Britstown with no opposition. Boers retreat north toward Prioska as regular railway service from Cape Town to De Aar is restored after rains. Dispatch notes rail and telegraph lines suspended by raids and weather, with cautious optimism on overcoming disruptions.
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London
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Naarwpoort
Thornycroft
Britstown
Prioska
Cape Town
DeAar
Cape Colony
Cape Colony Tension as Boers Threaten Rebellion
The report details Boers threatening to breach Cape Colony lines with loyal Dutch residents fearing widespread rebellion. Colonists demand martial law, but troops are insufficient. Correspondents note quiet pro Boer press yet growing peril, with 90 percent of Dutch awaiting a resourceful leader to rebel.
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A. W. Thorneycroft
Cape
Standard
Cape Town
Cape Colony
Daily Mail
Times
Russia backs change to Clayton Bulwer treaty stance
The Novoe Vremya and Bourse Gazette discuss reactions to the U S indictment of Britain over the Clayton Bulwer treaty. Russia notes changed conditions and cites 1870 Black Sea pledge as a precedent while praising America's diplomatic stance and Monroe doctrine.
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St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
United States
Russia
Black Sea
Bourse Gazette
America
England
Europe
China
Mount Pleasant Rumor Aims at Beckwith Divorce Declared Fake
Local residents dismiss the Beckwith divorce tale as a fake. Warren Beckwith works in Creston to the Burlington railroad and may visit Chicago for the holidays with Jessie Lincoln. County Clerk Miller notes no filings exist in court on any divorce case.
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Mount Pleasant
Warren Beckwith
Jessie Lincoln
Beckwith
Burlington Railroad
Creston
Chicago
Robert Lincoln
New York
Fifth Avenue
Lincolns
Miller
Death of Germany's oldest field marshal Count von Blumen thal
Berlin reports Count von Blumen thal the oldest field marshal in the German army has died on his estate at Quellendorf in the duchy of Amhalt.
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Berlin
Count von Blumenthal
Quellendorf
Duchy of Amhalt
Catfish Sold for Salmon claims from Mississippi fishermen
Clinton Iowa December 22 Mississippi river fishermen report a scheme to defraud the public by selling catfish as Columbia river salmon. A fisherman says the story of canning Mississippi fish as salmon is true and in the experimental stage with plans to scale up next spring, with a Chicago factory.
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Clinton, Ia
Chicago
Race violence reported in Cementville and beyond
Across Indiana and nearby states, reports describe armed black and white factions in Cementville, Indiana, with Sam Kendall’s saloon attacked, Ranger shot, and sheriff efforts failing to quell the unrest. Separately in Oklahoma and Illinois, disputes lead to multiple shootings, including Indian and white clashes near Eufaula and a fatal shot in Sandwich, while others record political and religious notices and a family tragedy in Montana.
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Sheriff Kaye
Cementville
Sheriff Rave
Wheidall
Kendall
Ranger
Trust–Built Newspapers and the Simultaneous Venture
London editor Alfred Harmsworth argues in North American Review that newspapers remain on the fringe of progress. He predicts future centralization where one or two journals dominate large regions, backed by cables, printing plants, and fleets, redefining press power and standard of excellence.
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New York
Alfred Harmsworth
London Daily Mail
Teutonic
North American Review
Harmsworth
England
Harmaworth
United States
Great Britain
Lantern clues tied to Cudahy kidnap case in Nebraska
Seven and a half miles west of Omaha on Center street and near the Raddock grove, a lantern with white and black ribbons used to signal Cudahy was found. Two trousers and an undershirt sleeve uncovered in the snow suggest ransom logistics. Nearby signs include corn, horse tracks, broken twine on a fence, and a tied horse, all linking to the crime scene.
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Omaha, Neb
Omaha
Center Street
McArdle Precinct
Cudahy
Miss Condit Smith Allowed Free Entry of Wardrobe
Assistant Secretary Spaulding granted Miss Condit Smith free entry for her personal effects from China after trunks seized at New York arrival. She had been a guest of the U.S. minister in Pekin during the siege, with most wardrobe destroyed or used for wounded and charitable needs, and the two trunks deemed duplicates of clothing already purchased or donated.
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Washington
Spaulding
Miss Condit-Smith
New York
China
United States
Legation
Armenians Urge US Aid To Prevent Armenian Genocide
At a Boston convention the Armenian Revolutionary Federation telegraphed to President McKinley congratulating his re election and urging US intervention to stop pogroms in Armenia. They praise US neutrality yet ask protection from the “great assassin and his blood thirsty fanatics” and pledge readiness to serve alongside Americans. In Madison Wisconsin relatives report the death of clairvoyant Dr CG Harrington in San Diego after seeking health. Joliet Illinois fire at Fox Pressed Steel Car works destroys plant, losses exceed 100000 with 9800 insurance. about 200 workers lose jobs.
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Boston
American Revolutionary Federation
McKinley
Armenian Revolutionary Federation
United States
Armenia
Asia Minor
Washington
Linon
Madison
Wis
CG. F. Harrington
San Diego
Cal
Joliet
Mandazz
Fox Pressed Steel Car Works
Holiday Rates Set by The B. N. W. Ry for Winter Travel
The B. N. W. Ry will sell round trip tickets at one and one third fare on December 22 24 24 25 and 31 and January 1. Tickets valid until January 2 2001. Tickets to all points within 200 miles of selling station.
Local Rail Fare Sale Within 200 Miles
One and one third fare to all points within 200 miles on sale December 22 to 25. Return by January 10. Fastest service guaranteed first class. Agent K K Stewart.
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All Pointe
Kk. E Stewarrt
Senate confirms mixed diplomatic nominations in Washington
The senate confirmed several nominations including C. S. Francis of New York as minister to Greece and Arthur S. Hardy for a Swiss post. Teale of Pennsylvania was named minister to Peru, completing the slate of senior diplomatic appointments.
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Washington
Senate
C. S. Francis
New York
Greece
Arthur
Hardy
New Jicipalires
Switzellanal Ge A
Quake S Maimed Santiago de Cuba City Aftershocks
Santiago de Cuba reports a second earthquake in a month with shocks starting faint and growing stronger. Major damage avoided in the fortress core but a child injured by a falling tire in the poor district. Residents fear a larger disaster amid seismic history. Ottumwa plans library site funding with Carnegie offer awaiting approval.
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Santiago de Cuba
Santiago
Bellevue Hospital Employees Charged in Larceny Case
Bellevue hospital staff in New York face larceny and cruel treatment charges. Prosecutors accuse several workers of theft and mistreatment within the institution.
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Bellevue Hospital
New York
Uae
Siamese Crown Prince Arrives in St. Petersburg
Crown Prince Chowla Maha Vaji ravudh of Siam has arrived in St. Petersburg. The fragmentary text mentions academic ties and local figures but is largely unreadable. Further details could not be confirmed from the damaged source.
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Chowla Maha Vajiravudh
Siam
St. Petersburg
Wifteth
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