Trial of Anderson Reveals Eyewitness Murder Tales at Sea
Norfolk reports the John Anderson trial over the Olive Pecker murders opens in federal court. Eyewitnesses Barstad Lind and Barrial describe the captain and mate killed on August 6, followed by bodies thrown overboard, whisky served to the crew, and the cook’s alleged control as the ship burned and sank.
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Norfolk
John Anderson
Olive Pecker
William Wallace Saunders
Anderson
Whitman
McIntosh
Belt Defenne
Wessel
Martin Barstad
Geboonena
Barstad
Rack Anderson
Baerstad
John Lind
Lind
Belmont
Whitch
Andson
Juan 4S Dios Batrial
Bar|isl
Barrial
Gale Wrecks Mary Vessels on the Island Coast
A severe gale swept the island causing immense damage to fishing establishments and vessels. Twelve schooners went ashore at Green Bay with several others badly damaged in collisions. Fears arise for the Gloucester fleet and the herring fleet landing at Placentia may have suffered from the storm.
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Johns
N. F
Green Bay
Gloucester
Placentia
Train Runaway Wrecks 50 Cars. Several Injured in Altoona
A freight train of 31 cars ran away on slippery tracks near Gallitzin and crashed into a yard train in Altoona pa. About 50 cars were wrecked and the Hollidaysburg passenger train was toppled. The engineer and fireman escaped. three other trainmen were hospitalized, one fatally injured. Several miners and a poultry carrier were identified among the injured or deceased.
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Altoona
Gallitzin
Alpona
Hollidaysburg
Corbin
Bert Hart
Cliff Union
John McFadden
Madisonville
James Pressell
Monongahela
Punxsutawney
Kuster
Hagerstown
Ind
Wealthy Andrew Rowan deeds property for aged women home
In Trenton Andrew K. Rowan declares petty persecutions force him to leave. He deeds Broad Street park property to three trustees for a New Jersey Methodist conference home for aged women and pledges support. Rowan fears further depredations after neighbor John McNeal’s arrest in a tree girdling and bomb incident. he will winter in Florida and travel in summer. A separate dispatch from Mexico reports archeologist William Niven finding a bone layer in Guerrero during excavations, with jade and terra cotta artifacts being unearthed.
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Andrew Rowan
Trenton
Andrew K. Rowan
Miter
Mr. Rowan
Broad Street Park
New Jersey Methodist Conference
Methodist Conference
Rowan
John McNeal
McNeal
Florida
City OF
Mexico
William Niven
New York
Guerrero
Tragic Ellicott Creek skating death toll rises to three
In Tonawanda New York three youths William Newman 19 Rose Newman 16 and Michael Coleman 20 all of North Tonawanda drowned when ice broke on Ellicott creek between Tonawanda and Transit. Lizzie Coleman sister of Michael Coleman was rescued.
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Tonawanda
N. Y
Ellicott Creek
William Newman
Rose Newman
Michael Coleman
North Tonawanda
Lizzie Coleman
Jetmasters Appointed Postmasters Named in Several States
Washington December 21 four class postmasters appointed Omar F S Daisey in Delaware Bethany Ira Page in New York A C Day in Hollywood W C Shepard in Jonesville Entriken Co B Cunningham in Pennsylvania Dickson City M McPherson in Monaca J H Glasser in Mountville I A Witmer Shinglehouse G W Dodge listed among the new appointees for various post offices across states.
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Washington
Delaware
Omar
F. S. Daisey
New York
Bethany
Ira Page
Hollywood
A. C. Day
Jonesville
Guelich Charged With Bribery In Detroit Scandal
Detroit December 21 Governor Pingree via Colonel Eli Sutton accuses Otto E. Guelich a local politician and contractor of offering a bribe of valuable asphalt deposits in Venezuela in exchange for the appointment as commissioner of the board of public works when Pingree was mayor of Detroit.
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Guelich
Detroit
Pingree
Eli Sutton
Otto E. Guelich
Venezuela
Board of Public Works
Gift to Yale Library From Anson Phelps Stokes Jr
New Haven December 21 Anson Phelps Stokes Jr Yale 96 of New York City has given Yale Library a mounted photograph collection from his world trip. The set includes views in India China Korea and Siam and is accompanied by a valuable Buddhist manuscript.
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Yale
New Haven
Anson Phelps Stokes, Jr
New York City
Yale Library
India
China
Korea
Siam
Brooklyn Man Ends His Life in Towanda Poisoning
Brooklyn December 21 William Han son, whose wife and daughter were arriving at Towanda Pa, committed suicide in this city by poisoning himself He left a letter to his landlady apologizing for the deed and a brief life sketch in which he called himself a philosophical anarchist.
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Brooklyn
William Hanson
Towanda
Savannah Protest Over Negro Postmaster Appointment
A Savannah meeting of influential businessmen at the Cotton Exchange adopted lengthy resolutions to formally protest the appointment of a Negro postmaster or port collector in Savannah. The action reflects civic opposition and organized challenge by local business leaders.
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Savannah
Sproul Seeks Divorce in Pittsburg Society Circles
Pittsburg stock broker Henry Sproul, a well known figure in society, has filed for divorce from his wife. Preliminary papers indicate the grounds claimed are assertion.
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Sproul
Pittsburg
Henry Sproul
Wheat Fight Deepens In Chicago Wheat Market
Chicago December wheat market roiled as Philip D Armour proves able to deliver all contracted grain. Joseph Leiter, backed by L Z Leiter, battles to suppress price, while traders fear large losses from the mounting stocks and potential corner. Armour moves 500000 bushels. Leiter clique absorbs most deliveries.
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Chicago
Philip D. Armour
L. Z. Leiter
Joseph Leiter
Tower Court
Mr. Armour
Armour
Weare
Leiter
Liverpool
Mrs Nack May Escape Death in Manslaughter Plea
Jamaica news reports District Attorney Youngs considering allowing Mrs. Nack to plead guilty to manslaughter in the first degree. Prosecution has reviewed evidence and concluded a murder conviction may be unlikely.
Lizzie de Kalb Confesses in Kaiser Murder Case
Lizzie de Kalb, charged with complicity in the murder of Mrs. Emma P. Kaiser, has confessed to her counsel. She claims James A. Clemmer conspired with Kaiser to commit the crime, contradicting prior statements and adding a new twist to the death sentence case against Kaiser, husband of the victim.
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Lizzie de Kalb
Norristown
James A. Clemmer
Emma P. Kaiser
Charles C. Kaiser
Clemmer
Kaiser
Collision Kills Maine Central Engine Crew in Yard
A Maine Central yard collision between a Maine Central engine and a Sandy River engine derailed the Sandy River locomotive. William Barker of Phillips, engineer of the Sandy River engine, died from injuries shortly after the crash in Farmington Maine on December 21.
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Farmington
Maine Central
Maine Cate Tral
Sandy River
William Barker
Phillips
Englesr
Fitz Will Fight No More Title Claim Ends
The Chicago dispatch reports Bob Fitzsimmons has permanently left the ring and will not pursue further fights. He declares he will hold the championship until a regular match decides the title, then pass it to the winner. Manager Martin Julian echoes the stance, leaving Corbett as the likely challenger for the honor.
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Chicago
Ill
Bob Fitzsimmons
Martin Julian
Fitzsimmons
Lot
Corbett
Parson Whipped by Dancers After Church Row
In Wright County Iowa two young women Lil lie Barstow and Mary Cunningham flogged Rev N A Forrest after a Saturday dance at Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church. The pastor was prostrated and unable to hold Sunday services. The women, daughters of prominent farmers, returned later with whips and attacked the minister on the street.
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Webester City
Iowa
Wright County
N. A. Forrest
Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church
Lillie Barstow
Mary Cunningham
Dispute Over Island Land Between Texas and U S Government
Fort Worth reports a clash over a Galveston Island east end plot housing the quarantine station. Federal authorities seized the land to build a torpedo base, while Texas contests the annexation treaty grounds citing no existing fortifications at the time. Second item: Senator Gorman denies plans to move to New York and aims to stay in Maryland for postterm influence.
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Chicago
Fort Worth
Tex
Rumors Rise Over Ruiz Survival In Havana Dispatch
A Havana dispatch reports insurgent claims that Lieut. Col. Joaquin Ruiz was executed by order of insurgent commander Alejandro Rodriguez and approved by Nestor Aranguren, while persistent rumors insist he may still be alive. Regular statements describe the act as barbarous and note Madrid editorials defending the army amid Cuba tensions.
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Havana
Paris
France
Col. Ruiz
Joaquin Ruiz
Blanco
Alejandro Rodriguez
Nestor Aranguren
Aranguren
Key West
Ruiz
Leedy Proposes 1700-M mile Interstate Canal Plan
Gov. Leedy unveils a scheme to build a 1700 mile canal from Montana to Texas at the Nebraska Irrigation Convention. The plan would divert Missouri and Mississippi floodwaters, impound them, and release as needed. It would tap the Milk River in Montana and discharge into the Red River in Texas at an estimated cost of 300 million dollars.
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Topeka
Kan
Leedy
Nebraska Irrigation Convention
Montana
Texas
Missouri
Mississippi
Milk River
Red River
Relief by Reindeer and Condensed Provisions for War Efforts
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Alger coordinating shipments of 600 reindeer from Norway to support Klondike mining supply transport. Plans include rail and sea movement via New York and Dyea, with condensed food and vegetables to sustain troops and explorers. Government seeks duty-free passage through Canadian territory and permission for soldiers to act as guards, pending Privy Council orders.
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Washington
Alger
William A. Kjellman
Alton
Norway
War Department
Klondike
New York
Pacific
Dyea
Arctic
State Department
Privy Council
Canada’s customs rules for miners outfits through Alaska routes
Washington reports new regulations to bond miners outfits traveling via the Chilkoot Pass and Yukon River to Circle City. Goods may be reported to Lake Tagis and entered in transit for export to be carried by bonded carriers with a double entry. If not forwarded by bonded carrier, duties are deposited at Lake Tagish and refunded when the goods reach Fort Cudahy or are landed in the United States within six months. Travelers’ baggage passes free. Commissioner McDougall says rules balance traffic facilitation with revenue security.
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Washington
Gage
Canadian Commissioner of Customs
Canadian Territory
Juneau
Alaska
Chilkoot Pass
Yukon River
Circle City
Lake Tagis
Canada
Fort Cudahy
United States
Lake Tagish
McDougall
City line denies Cuban filibuster voyage claim
New York discourse cites E. Co. Machen of the Columbian line denying a rumor that the City of Columbia sailed last Thursday on a filibustering mission to Cuba rather than toward the Klondike. He states the steamer was advertised for the Klondike and thousands visited with 685 hiring berths.
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New York
City of Columbia
Columbian Line
Cuba
Klondike
E. Co. Machen
Mr. Machen
Anti Flirting Bill Targets Amorous Medical Students
Richmond Dec. 21 Senator McCune Shenandoah proposes a law to curb flirtations with female college students. The bill bans disturbing pupils on school premises or in public roads, requires principal permission to enter, and sets fines from 50 to 50 dollars with possible 30 days in jail. Loitering near campuses for nuisance would also be punishable.
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Richmond
Senator McCune
Shenandoah
Virginia
Woman's College
Nelson
McCune
New Sect Emerges in America Polish Catholics Form Church
Polish Catholic separatists in Chicago form the Polish Catholic Church of America with three parishes. They appoint Bishop Anthony Kozlowsky as head after he returned from Europe with episcopal ordination without Holy See approval. Consecrated by a Swiss-based bishop, the new sect claims continuity with Roman Catholic faith while rejecting Rome’s authority.
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Chicago
Switzerland
America
Senator Chandler warns against currency meddling plan
In an open letter Senator Chandler urges the Administration to stop pressuring for currency legislation. He argues Congress will pass needed appropriations, handle Hawaii and Cubs, and revive business if demands end, but warns continued push could spark uproar and Democratic gains in 1898 and 1900.
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Washington
Chandler
Gage
Gold-Standard League
Congress
Hawaii
Cubs
Republican Party
House
Irish Leader Is Coming to Speak in America
New York Dec 21 Cablegram from John E Redmond M P accepts invitation to visit America next month to discuss the 88 rebellion in Ireland The invitation comes from prominent Irish nationalists aiming to present the topic to Americans and spur interest in Ireland's centennial celebration next year and the pilgrimage to the battlefields of 98 in July under the 98 Centennial Association.
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New York
John E. Redmond
America
Ireland
Redmond
Bishop Emard Sees Pope In Vivid Health At 87
Bishop Emard of Valley Field Quebec traveled aboard La Normandie and met the Pope. He praised the Pontiff's remarkable health, noting an hour and ten minute audience and the Pope's enduring vivacity despite his age.
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New York
Emard
Valley Field
Quebec
la Normandie
Woman lawyer admitted to Supreme Court bar in Washington
Woman temperance and political worker Mrs J Ellen Foster was admitted to the Supreme Court bar on motion by Mrs R D Massey. She becomes the sixteenth woman attorney admitted to the court and the fifth to be admitted on the motion of a woman associate.
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Supreme Court
Washington
J. Ellen Foster
R. D. Massey
Gan Consolidation Planned for Pittsburg Gas Firms
Pittsburg December 21. After three years of negotiations plans for consolidating all gas companies in Pittsburg and Allegheny have been completed. The new firm will have five million dollars in capital and will build a new Pittsburg plant at a cost of three hundred nine thousand dollars.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Zertucha Appointed Bejucal Mayor After Maceo Aid
Havana dispatches report Dr. Zertucha, once linked to General Maceo, has been named mayor of Bejucal amid commentary on the death of Lieutenant Colonel Ruiz. The Official Gazette publishes autonomy decrees as Conservatives rally islandwide for justice, while Aranguren’s fate is debated behind reports of a possible disinformation line.
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Bejucal
Havana
Ruiz
Zertucha
Antonio Maceo
el Diario de la Marina
Zanton
la Lucha
Marquis de Apesteguia
City News Notes On Court Laughs Ball Plans And Band
Prof Bailey removed to his new quarters in the block while Hughes moves to his former space. Arthur McDonald was the sole prisoner in court for drunkenness. Judge Burpee ordered him to leave the city. Fire department ball plans advance with Bayne’s Sixty-Ninth Regiment band to provide music. Seamless Rubber Co expands capital from 100000 to 130000 with new shares issued to several investors. Adjutant general’s drill season merit order ranks First Regiment highest among battalions. Martha Washington club officers listed. St Vincent de Paul society appeals for groceries clothing and provisions for Christmas distribution. A vigilant house dog thwarted two chicken thieves in Merry Street causing them to retreat and blame the lack of police nearby for the delay in capture.
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Hughes
Arthur McDonald
Cii
Burpee
Fire Department
Bayne
Sixty-Ninth Regiment Band
New York
Seamless Rubber Company of
New Haven
Alden
Aphine W. Allerton
Waterbury
George M. Aferton
Adjutant— General
Aaw
New Havon
Martha Washington
J. H. Row
Ed Russell
Sistant
Isabelle Whitley
Clara Leonard
Bertha Wood
Fred Williams
Pole
Laura Oviatt
Willis Blakeslee
F. L. Snage
St Vincent de Paul Society
St Patrick's Hall
Patrick McGovern
Martin Campion
Merry Street
Ouse
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