Chicago Wins Bid for 1904 Republican Convention
The Republican National Committee chose Chicago to host the 1900 convention, with Pittsburgh and St. Louis rivals. Chicago offered 75 000 dollars and a half, beating Pittsburgh with 100 000 and St. Louis with 40 000 and a half. The vote was 43 for Chicago, 4 1/2 for Pittsburgh, 1 for St. Louis.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Hach ‘City
Hanna
Arlington Hotel
Geo. R. Sheldon
New York
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
J. E. Addicks
Delaware
J. G. Capers
South Carolina
J. W. Lyons
Georgia
Colombian Troops Turned Back After River Passage
Governor Melendez reports Colombian warships General Pinzon and Carta gena carried 450 troops toward Panama but, after four days of hardship with spoiled provisions, the troops refused to proceed and returned to Cartagena. Separate from this, reports note 4,000 troops were ordered toward the Magdalena but were countermanded at Honda, with General Reyes blamed.
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Melendez
Fournel
General Pinzon
Cartagena
Tovar
Rio Atrato
Panama
Bogota
Magdalena River
Honda
General Reyes
Indian Territory
Point Diablo
San Blas
Cape Mosquito
Hanna
William Buchanan named envoy to Panama by president
The president nominates William J. Buchanan of New York as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Panama. He will serve on a special commission until senate confirmation and sails from New York tomorrow for Panama.
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Washington
Panama
William I.uchanan
New York
Buchanan
United States
State Department
Buffalo
United States Senate
William I. Buchanan
Iowa
Sioux City
Department of Agricultural and Livestock Interests
Chicago
Argentina
Cleveland
McKinley
National Court of Arbitration Aims to Establish Peace
Congress and officials back Volney W Foster's bill for a national arbitration board. The plan creates a voluntary tribunal to resolve disputes between labor and employers, with affidavits, public bulletins, and no compulsory participation.
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Washington
Volney W. Foster
Congress
Mr. Foster
United States
National Court of Arbitration
National Tribunal
Lincoln Tale Flows From Shaw Story in Washington
Secretary Shaw visits the Republican committee in Washington and recalls a Sangamon county anecdote about Lincoln and praise. The tale centers on a banker praising the administration and Lincoln’s wary enjoyment of praise as a Sangamon county weakness.
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Sangamon County
Tate
Washington
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Republican National Committee
Hart
Iowa
Hanna
Secretary Shaw
Lincoln
White House
Abraham Lincoln
Sangamon
Democrats Seek Early Convention For Democratic Party
Washington reports a movement within the Democratic Party to move the national convention earlier than the Republicans in Chicago, with a national figure endorsing the plan to hold the gathering in early June. Cities like Chicago St Louis Milwaukee and Baltimore contend to host. The Democratic National Committee meets January 12 to set time and place.
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Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Democratic National Committee
Asiatic cruiser report from Admiral Terry at Honolulu
A dispatch to the Navy Department from Admiral Terry, commandant at Honolulu, details the status of the Asiatic cruiser and related naval movements as of December 14. The report outlines patrols, operational readiness, and strategic posture in the Pacific theater. It notes coordinating signals with allied units and potential implications for regional security.
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Washington
Navy Department
Terry
Honolulu
Pacific squadron heads to Honolulu in December voyage
Reports say Rear Admiral Cooper's squadron led by the New Orleans Albany Cincinnati and Raleigh passed Midway on the way to Honolulu at 2 o'clock Sunday. Admiral Evans's squadron follows a separate December cruise from Yokohama to the Hawaiian Islands. Misquote Root sparks debate. secretary clarifies he did not predict war soon.
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Washington
Terry
Honolulu
Cooper
New Orleans
Albany
Cincinnati
Raleigh
Yokohama
Hawaiian Islands
Ygvans
Cooner
Admiral Evans
Asiatic
Admiral Cooper
Root
Caraboo Society
Army
Navy
Philippines
United States
Two Amendments Proposed to Cuban Reciprocity Bill
The American Protective Tariff League plans two amendments to the Cuban reciprocity bill as it moves to the Senate next Wednesday. One aims to bar low-priced coolie labor imports into Cuba, the other protects American shipping and Cuba's current or future tonnage interests.
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Washington
Senate
American Protective Tariff League
Cuba
Blizzard Sweeps Over West and North
Chicago reports a weekend blizzard expanding west and north with extreme cold. St Paul records twenty four degrees below zero, Nebraska is very cold but calmer. Central Wisconsin and northern Michigan face severe snow and wind halting travel and business. New Buffalo trains snow bound ten hours. Soo ferries frozen. Houghton business nearly stops. Weather expected to moderate.
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St. Paul
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Michigan
New Buffalo
Soo
Houghton
Mich
Prisoner Holds Up Sheriff at Baxter Springs Depot
Cherokees County Sheriff Charles Rain was robbed by escaped prisoner Clarence Cunningham in the Baxter Springs depot. Cunningham and an accomplice drew revolvers, Rain surrendered his watch revolver and money, then the pair took a team and buggy from a livery stable and fled.
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Kas
Charles Rain
Cherokee County
Baxter Springs
Clarence Cunningham
Columbia
Cunningham
Rain
Explosion at railway camp leaves man blown to atoms
Kenova West Virginia December 14 at a Norfolk and Western railway camp on the Big Sandy thawing dynamite caused a blast. John Black a section hand was blown to atoms. Charles A John son a contractor was fatally injured. Others were slightly hurt.
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Kenova
W. Va
Norfolk & Western Railway
Big Sandy
John Black
Charles A. Johnson
Jail for Saloon Smasher in Topeka Nation Row
Supreme court upholds thirty day jail sentence for Blanche Boise a Carrie Nation disciple who smashed plate glass fronts of seven Topeka saloons last year and must serve time in Shawnee county jail.
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Kan
Supreme Court
Shawnee County
Blanche Boise
Carrie Nation
Miss Boise
Beethoven Home to Be Wrecked for Modern Mansion
Vienna reports the house where Beethoven spent his final two years and died on March 26, 1827, will be torn down. A modern mansion is planned for the site, replacing the historic residence.
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Beethoven
Vienna
Election Stabbing in Harrisburg Claims Deputy Sheriff
In Cairo Alabama on December 14 a dispute over the Harrisburg judicial election led James Stout to fatally stab Deputy Sheriff D D Lockwood during a quarrel. The incident occurred in Harrisburg with Lockwood dying from wounds sustained in the attack.
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Cairo
Harrisburg
James Stout
D. D. Lockwood
Wage system to pass away as profit sharing grows
Carroll D. Wright predicts the wage system will fade and be replaced by profit sharing and cooperative plans. He argues labor should be treated as an investor, with capacity to rise or fall based on merit, while endorsing sickness, retirement, and age protections and noting England's move toward shared costs.
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Philadelphia
Carroll D. Wright
United States
Society of Ethical Culture
Wright
England
Man sinks in disused Henley coal mine
A walker in Henley Staffordshire vanished when the ground gave way into a long abandoned coal mine. Rescue attempts failed due to poisonous gases. A funeral was held near the site with the mayor and town officials in attendance as the council considers dealing with disused mines undermining the district.
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Henley
England
London
Staffordshire
Tow
Violinist Henry Merck Shoots Self Over Love in Pittsburgh
Henry Merck first violin cellist in Victor Herbert orchestra shot himself over passion for Amy Bussart who sings with the group. His wife and two children are believed in Sweden.
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Pittsburg
Henry Merck
Victor Herbert
Amy Bussart
Sweden
Counterfeiter Confesses Details of Belknap Gang
Cedar Rapids Iowa December 14 Tom Clark of the Belknap gang headquartered in Chicago was arrested by federal authorities and has made a detailed confession.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Tom Clark
Belknap Gang of
Chicago
Clark
Costly Blaze Destroys Bank and Store in Whiting
A fire in Whiting Iowa on December 14 leveled the Bank of Whiting and Cassidy and Whiting department store causing estimated losses around 100000 dollars. The blaze prompted extensive efforts by local fire crews and investigations into the cause.
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Iowa
Whiting
Cassidy and Whiting
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