Deadlocked Delaware Senate Delays Election Of President Pro Tem
After thirty failed ballots the Delaware Senate ruled a special session cannot elect president pro tem under the state constitution. Legal opinions from judges and officials prompted expunging the day’s records and adjourning to seek guidance. A shift may occur if Republicans approve Dean as speaker to bridge the impasse until the regular session.
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Washington Post
Dover
Del
State Senate
Caleb FR. Layton
Senate
Cannon
Seaders Smith
Thomas C. Moore
United States
Allen and
Lull
Hun
Chancelor
R. Nicholson
James Penreciil
Wiliam H. Boyes Wren
House
Ward
Notice on Unified Marriage and Death Notices Across Papers
Inquiries indicate marriage and death notices filed with The Washington Post will be reproduced in morning newspapers listed, including New York Times and Philadelphia Public Ledger, on request and without extra charges for insertion or telegraphic transmission.
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Washington Post
NEW York Times
Braldivore Herald
Boston Globe
Blpfaln Courifr
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chicano Record-Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pittsburg Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester Herald
ST Louis Republic
Synalse Post-Standard
F Pall Pioneer Press
Minneapolis Tribune
Land Plain Dealer
Died Notices From Alexandria and Nearby Areas
Obituary notices dated December announce deaths and funeral plans for residents including Jala A Brenner in Alexandria, M Julia Hammer hosting a funeral, Mrs M J Crilly, Patrol Diver Jobe J Flavin, Thomas Pendleton Nalle, Thomas R Perry, John Seamark, Edward Telly, Isabelle M Woodruff, with funeral dates and burial details in local cemeteries and residences.
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Brenner
Mis Jala A
John E. Brenner
Alexandria
Julia XO Hammer
Twelfth Street
Id Ours Hk
Frederik
Afi
Sanigda
Mount Olivet
Cemeter
Nalle
Wreilenday
Thomas Pendleton Nalle
Edmund Palle
Nineteenth Street
Perry
Thasday
Quincy Street
Morthrast
Thomas R
Grace Perry
Celeatter
North Carolina
Seamark
John B. Seamark
Elerset Seamark
Nis
Bite Science
Misttea
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Dease
Lee J William Lee Embalmer at Modern Crematorium
J William Lee, funeral director and embalmer at Chapel and Modern Crematorium Myttons 382 Pennsylvania Ave NW telephone account prism. Joseph Gawler main 131 establishment. funeral services offered with complete arrangements. Moderate prices for first class service.
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J. William Lee
Reiue
Myttons
Pennsylvania Ave
Joseph Gawler
Yeetor
R.F. Harvey
MERAL
North
Depew Victory Seals Albany Senator Race Settlement
In a lengthy session Governor Odell and Senator Platt pressed for Depew's re election while Elihu Root and Frank Black supporters maneuvered. The final conferences yielded Depew's nomination with a Republican caucus likely on January 18 and a joint session election the next day. Black's letter to Depew urged restraint and party unity. Depew replied thanking Black and affirming friendship and gratitude for Black's stance.
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Roosevelt
Odell
Newburg
Platt
Black
Depew
Senator Platt
Brackett
Saratoga
E. R. Brown
Jefferson
Elsberg
New York
Republican Party
Elihu Root
Gov. Odell
Albany
Higgins
Frank S. Black
United Senate
Hermonicus
Patterson and clergy deaths mark Dec 29 reports
Mrs. J W Patterson of Pittsburg wife of a Wabash Rail Road vice president died suddenly at home from heart trouble after her husband left for New York. In Columbus Rev EG Tressel Lubaran pastor at Grace Church died from paralysis at age sixty eight. Tendon notes Rev Richard Lovett M A secretary of the Religious Tract Society since 1909 died suddenly of heart disease born in 1851.
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Pittsburg
J. W. Patterson
Wabash Railroad
Patterson
New York
Columbus
Ohio
EG Tressel
Lubheran
Grace Claurch
Tendon
Richard Lovett
Religious Tract Society
Patterson Cheerful as Lawyers Visit at Tombs
Nan Patterson, returned to the Tombs, appeared in better spirits after counsel Abram Levy and Daniel O'Reilly visited. They expressed concern over her father’s remark on her potential insanity and discussed prospects of a speedy retrial or possible bail, though no new bail information came from the District Attorney's office.
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New York
Nan Patterson
Abraham Levy
Daniel O'Reilly
Jerome
Ner
Fiendish Cruelty Charged In Horse Drenching Case
Chicago reports evidence links Stephen Garrick to dousing seven horses with kerosene and setting fire to them and their barn. Fire Department Attorney Johnson says Garrick is under arrest. The horses belonged to widow Mrs. Mary Dooley, who formerly housed Garrick after ejecting him.
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Chicago
Stephen Garrick
Fire Department
Johnson
Garrick
Mary Dooley
Wolcott Men Object Republican Caucus Monday
Denver faces a pending Republican caucus as leaders plan to oppose any move to keep Adams from the Colorado governorship while Peabody’s seat remains contested. The article notes party splits, potential speaker contests, and Wolcott faction vows to defy actions they deem immoral.
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Denver
Colo
William G. Evans
James Peabody
House
Gov. Peabody
United States
Edward C. Wolcott
Adams
Walcott
Foes of Liquor in Politics by Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Ohio Anti-Saloon League announces extensive plans to back the Republican gubernatorial campaign. W. B. Wheeler says conventions will be held in every county before the state convention and counties will conduct thorough temperance campaigns including house to house canvassing. Six speakers will tour the state in the preliminary drive.
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Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Columbus
Ohio
W. B. Wheeler
Antisaloon League
League
Licensed to Marry in a Postcard Style List
A long roster of marriage licenses is announced listing numerous couples from Virginia New Jersey and Pennsylvania with paired names and home towns such as Falls Church Culpeper Richmond Cambridge and Staunton among others. The notice presents a traditional register of prospective marriages without additional details.
Health Office Record of Patients and Ages Across Hospitals
A compiled health office roster lists multiple patients with names, addresses, and ages across several institutions including Wash. Reyl. Hoap. Angl. Hosp. Gov. Hosp. Insane and Freedmen's Hospital. Ages range from newborn to 76 years, with entries for infants identified as offspring and one 1 day old. The document preserves inconsistent abbreviations and OCR-style misspellings.
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Alice V. Alea
Laura Bates
Wash
Mary R. Brockwell
Wiliam L. Shery
Frank Cowen
James Custin
Val
Nellie W. Dailey
John BE
Carl J. Jahp
Nt, Nw
Annie Lee
Brown's Et
Jeremish
Mary Marlow
Nen’s Hospital
Ruth Mathews
St. Sw
Samuel Moten
Freshmen's Hospital
Thomas McDonough
Hosp
Ditton C. Palmer
W St. Nw
Joseph W. Parish
Hattie 8
Insurance on Czar life prompts market rumor
London Times dispatch reports The St James Gazette claims thousands of pounds were paid for life insurance on the Czar over two days. Rates rose from five to fifteen guineas per cent weekly with underwriters holding for more. Authorities doubt any solid foundation exists.
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The
Washington Post
London
St. James Gazette
Hungarian Premier Faces Dissolution Crisis
Vienna dispatch reports Count Tisza returning to Budapest amid a political crisis as the Hungarian Parliament debates dissolution. Opposition claims illegality, protests loom, and elections are planned for late January with the monarchy facing a tense, open voting scene.
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Vienna
Count Tisza
Budapest
Austria
Munegary
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promoted as Disease Shield
Edison warns of future diseases from bacteria, mosquitoes, and flies. Dr Pierce urges a blood-building regimen and liver support with Golden Medical Discovery, touting long market presence and alcohol-free formula. Constipation remedies and associated health claims are noted with Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
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Homas A. Edison
Pierce
Buffalo
Dr. Pierce
Ita
Serious for Europe Balance of Power in Peril
A London Times cable from Paris dated December 2 warns that Russia's internal reform agitation and czarist decrees threaten to disrupt Europe's balance of power. The note notes war in the far East already unsettles peace and fears a domestic Russian catastrophe could trigger broader turmoil among European powers.
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London Times
Weehington Post
Paris
Europe
Far East
Kuropatkin Exudes Confidence In Victory
Moscow reports General Kuropatkin, in good health and spirits, pledges victory and urges sending strong troops. Danchenko quotes him saying he will accomplish the task, notes improved troop positions since autumn, better shelter and clothing, and lower illness than peacetime due to good air and discipline.
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M. Danchenko
Kuropatkin
Danchenko
Plevna
Barrack
Red Cross Reorganization Names Successor in Field
St Petersburg reports the Red Cross to reorganize early next year amid army size growth. Former Russian commissioner general M. Alexendrovsky resigns after criticism and will be replaced by Prince Vassilitchkoff. He may take a hospital service post or serve as Vassilitchkoff’s chief lieutenant. The organization has spent about 6.5 million dollars and runs over 2,000 beds with 750,000 from the Empress fund already used.
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St. Petersburg
S. A
Red Cross
Japanese Hiring Chinese Bandits in Manchuria War Effort
Irrefutable evidence from Mukden claims Japanese forces hire Chinese bandits and enlist Chinese under Japanese officers to operate on the Russian flanks. In St Petersburg reports, negotiations with China over Southern Manchuria failed as Japan could not guarantee future terms. Advices from Peking say Japanese influence remains all powerful, with a minister’s Tokyo visit tied to potential foreign complications for China.
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St. Petersburg
Japan
China
Manchuria
Peking
Tokyo
Russia Grants Rehearing On Arabia Flour Claim
The Admiralty Court will rehear American claims in the Arabia incident if claimants prove lack of time prevented appealing Vladivostok court decisions. A rehearing would likely secure the release of the flour, and could allow Washington to pursue diplomatic representations if Vladivostok rulings are upheld.
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Admiralty Court
Vladivostok
Washington
Skrydloff to be Relieved in Pacific Fleet Transfer
In St Petersburg on December 2 and December 22 reports indicate Vice-Admiral Skrydloff will depart Vladivostok for St Petersburg in January and Admiral Rojestvensky is slated to take supreme command of the Russian Pacific Fleet with Skrydloff joining the admiralty council. In Vilkomir a second mobilization related disturbance saw recruits raid vodka shops but be quelled with leaders arrested without bloodshed. In Philadelphia the Merion voyage brought 78 steerage passengers, over 580 Russians among them, most being able bodied men.
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St. Petersburg
Skrydloff
Admiralty
Admiralty Council
Vilkomir
Russia
Philadelphia
Merion
Russia replaces Kaznakoff with Doubassoff on North Sea commission
St Petersburg reports Admiral Kaznakoff recalls due to ill health as Vice Admiral Doubassoff designated to represent Russia on the international North Sea commission in Paris. Doubassoff sails for Paris next week while Kaznakoff declines to discuss the matter. The shift sparks comment on Russian naval strategy and seniority within Pacific squadrons amid speculation of a third squadron to the Far East.
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Russia
North Sea Court
St. Petersburg
Kaznakoff Jn
Doubassoff
International Commission
Paris
North Sea
Kaznakoff
Leutenant
Far East
Skrydlof and
Rojestvensky
Great Britain
Russia Arranges Loan With Berlin Financiers
St Petersburg reports that arrangements for a 412 per cent loan of 115.9 million dollars have been finalized with financiers led by the Mendelssohns of Berlin. Other participants include Bleichroders Disconto and Handels Gesellschaft of Berlin, Lippman and Rosenthal of Amsterdam, plus several Russian banks. A second note from London cites plans to issue about January 12 in Berlin a 500 million mark loan at 98 price, with ample cash for a war loan and no compulsory redemption for twelve years.
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Dec
Mendelssohns
Berlin
Bleichroders
Disconto Gesellschaft
Handels Gesellschaft
Lippmans and Rosenthals
Amsterdam
International Bank of Commerce of
Discount Bank
Russian Bank
The
Foreign Trade Bank
Moscow
London Times
Washington Post
London
the Times
Denied by Edwin Cramp on Warship Plans Sale to Japan
The Russian paper's sensational claim that plans for a Russian warship were sold to Japan is disputed by Edwin S Cramp of the Cramp shipyard. He says the article is false and that Cramp’s company has never been approached by Japan. He notes Russia relations with the United States have been friendly.
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Japan
Bt. Petersburg
Rusa
Marine Administration
Varing
Plana
Messer
Petropavlovsk
Pallada
Sevastopol
Rosestvensky
Baltic
Verksovsky
Grand Duke Alexis
Philadelphia
St. Petersburg
Edwin
Cramp
Russia
Letter From Kuroki Confirms Survival Of General In Far East
Berlin dispatch reports Gen. Kuroki replies to a Dortmund envoy with a jubilant message dated November 6 1804 promising continued victories in Manchuria. The letter ends with “your obedient servant, KUROKI” and settles lingering doubts about his fate after prior October combat.
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Bec
Dortmund
Kuroki
Manchuria
Chance
Kurokl
Lost His Position in Modern Workplace Age Bias Ad
A historical notice laments employers preferring youth over older workers and recounts an experienced man being discharged for aging. It promotes Walsutta Bair Stain as a cosmetic remedy to conceal gray hair, claiming harmlessness and non transfer to clothes or skin.
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