Peace talk from Japan draws cheers and wary naval warned
Baron Uchida arrives in Washington amid calls for peace and goodwill with the United States yet Hobson's push for six battleships a year sparks caution. Wu of China farewells, and Foraker’s brother is reappointed U S marshal in New Mexico despite past tensions.
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Taft
Foraker
Washington
Baron Yasuya Uchida
Baron Uchida
Andrew Carnegie
United States
America
Japan
California
Tokyo
Uncle Sam
Mutsu Wito
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Nippon
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Hobson
Mr. Hobson
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Pacific Ocean
Congressman Hobson
Dr. Cook
Poreivor M. Foraker
Senator Foraker
New Mexico
Young Foraker
McKinley
Joseph B
Senate
Creighton M
Mr. Foraker
Roosevelt
Tragedy in Dining Room At Peru Hotel
A hotel guest known as L B Lenhart of Chicago shot and killed waitress Dora Chappell in the dining room and then killed himself. Lenhart had registered under a false name and letters to Roy McKinney of Indianapolis were found on him.
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Peru
Ind
L. B. Lenhart
Chicago
Dora Chappell
Lenhart
Roy McKinney
Indianapolis
Chipela
THINK GIRL WAS POISONED Fiancee OF MILLIONAIRE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN VICTIM OF RIVAL
Mrs. Jennie Priest asks Los Angeles district attorney to probe the death of her daughter Bessie May Priest in Glendale on Christmas Eve after a twenty day illness. The mother alleges a rival woman caused the poisoning while Bessie May was engaged to Newark millionaire Harry Sayre. A search for the possible rival continues.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Bessie May Priest
Jennie Priest
Glendale
Miss Priest
Harry Sayre
Newark
N. J
A Soft Answer The Little Man Wrathful Exchange
A dialogue from the Weekly Telegraph depicts the Little Man defying the Big Man who reassures him that no harm will come. The fragment captures a tense moment balancing threat and calm reassurance.
Chivington Elected President Of American Baseball Association
Chicago December 30 Thomas M Chivington won the American Baseball association presidency at the annual meeting defeating Joseph D O'Brien Thus Chivington succeeds O'Brien and assumes leadership of the organization in Chicago.
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Chivington
O'Brien
Chicago
Thomas M. Chivington
American Baseball Association
Joseph D. O’brien
Renew Fight in England Campaign After Christmas Truce
London reports renewed election campaign activity after a brief Christmas truce. Winston Churchill as president of the board of trade issued a long address to Dundee electors warning that reactionary forces seek to bind democracy in politics and industry for a tremendous prize.
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London
Winston Spencer Churchill
Board of Trade
Dundee
Mine Owners Held for Negligence in Fatal Explosion
Herrin Illinois December 30 A coroner s jury found the Chicago and Carterville mine management criminally negligent after nine men were killed in Thursday s explosion.
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Herrin
Ill
Chicago and
Carterville
Posse Captures Slayer of Girl
Toledo December 30. Joe Mackeley aged thirty three who killed eighteen year old Caroline Hunt and shot her parents Monday night was captured by a posse.
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Posse
Toledo
Joe Mackeley
Caroline Hunt
To Grow Korean Figs Corean Wild Fig Trial
California experiments attempt acclimating the Corean wild fig. The hardy vine bears delicious fruit on trees trellises and hedgerows up to thirty feet high. Seed has been sent to the department of agriculture and California state university. The fig grows wild in Korea and has proved valuable there.
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California
Department of Agriculture
California State University
Korea
Roses and Repentance on Emancipation Day
A rural Black family gathers for Emancipation Day on a Chipela clearing. Grandpap, Mammy, Macie, Washington, and siblings forego chores to tend roses, steal a bloom, and face punishment, then end the day with work, pride, and a celebratory mood.
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Washinton
Marge
Washington
Macie
Horses and Rain Weather Provokes Unpredictable Horse Mood
A petting habit with a baker's horse changes in rainy weather as the usually gentle animal snaps at the animal lover. The anecdote warns that rain can make horses cranky and unpredictable, even if well trained.
New Check Graft Reported in Nevada Iowa
A stranger uses a small Omaha bank check to buy items, gets it cashed, and later finds it non financed. The merchant pays the indorser to cover the loss, and the scheme escalates from $30 to $300 as the same indorsement is used to cash larger sums. The pattern hinges on indorsed checks and empty funds.
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Nevada
Lowe
Woman in Flaming Clothes Runs Through New Orleans Street
In New Orleans on December 30, Mrs. Robert Little aged twenty ran a block screaming for help after her clothes caught fire from an open grate. She collapsed and died as all garments burned away.
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New Orleans
Robert Little
Pape's Diuretic Promises Quick Kidney Relief
A 50 cent treatment of Pape's Diuretic is promoted as a quick cure for kidney and bladder troubles. The ad claims relief from backache, headaches, nervousness, and urinary symptoms within days and asserts nationwide availability from Pape Thompson & Pape of Cincinnati.
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Pape
Pape, Thompson & Pape
Cincinnati
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