Prague Anti German Riots Halt City as Troops Quell Mob
Prague faces intensified anti German riots with shops closed and traffic stopped. Troops disperse stone throwing crowds at Wenzelplatz and German quarter while Czexh mobs loot and set fires near Ziszhcow. Two killed and many wounded as officials report wider property damage.
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Prague
Zischcow
Baron von Aebrenthal
Reichsrath
Count von §Alm
Wenzelplatz
Count von Salm
Bohemia
Aehrenthal Place
New Austrian Ministry Met With Frigid Public Reserve
Vienna reports the formation of the new Austrian ministry has been met with cold reception. Assignments of portfolios drew frigid reserve from all sides and while Badeni's dismissal eased rebellion in Vienna and German towns, anarchy has erupted in Slav and Czech towns. Parliament remains unsolved and hopeless. Baron Gautsch has met with majority and minority leaders, but parties remain irreconcilable.
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Vienna
Count Badeni
Baron Gautsch
Riot in Pilsen After German Gymnasium Breaks Windows
About three thousand residents gathered before the town hall in Pilsen Bohemia. After singing national tunes they moved to a German gymnasium and broke windows. Police dispersed the crowd injuring one person.
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Pilsen
Bohemia
Montana Leads Nation in Wool Production
The state sheep commission reports Montana tops the United States for wool output. Since March 1, 22,169,921 pounds were shorn at an average price of 11.34 cents per pound, up 4 cents from last year. Montana has 3,670,858 sheep with a net yearly rise despite heavy shipments. No infectious diseases are present among Montana sheep.
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Hetena
Mon
State Sheep Commission
Montana
United States
Indians Freed in Spicer Murder Case at Standing Rock
Blackhawk and Defender, Indians linked to the Spicer murder, were discharged from custody by Judge Winchester after Major Cramsie, Indian agent at Standing Rock, arrived to assume charge. The two men were transported to Mandan by steamer for removal from the custody scene.
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Blackhawk
Bissarck
Spicer
Winchester
Cramsie
Standing Rock
Mandan
Lin
Sand
Diana and Gil Armed Rally Near Mandan
A fragment reports Diana and Gil arming and warns there is no possibility of lynching after reaching Mandan without a desperate struggle, suggesting the plan may not be attempted at present.
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Diana
Gil
Mandan
Assassin Tries to Stab Uruguayan Acting President
A Montevideo dispatch to The Times reports an attempt to stab Senor Jose Cuestas acting president ad interim of Uruguay. The would-be assailant, formerly a Montevideo police officer, was repelled by bystanders. The city is under martial law with no outbreak reported.
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Uruguay
London
The
Times
Montevideo
Jose Cuestas
Urugay
French Justice Minister Resigns as Cabinet Accepts Move
The cabinet met in the evening and M Darlan resigned from the portfolio of justice despite colleagues urging him to stay The president accepted the resignation Premier Meline will hold the justice portfolio in the interim period
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Pants
M. Darlan
M. Meline
Justice
Rumors of German Move in Kiao-Chau Stir Berlin
Reports from London claim German plans at Kiao-Chau provoke Russian and French opposition. A Shanghai dispatch says an Anglo French Russian pact seeks regional gains with Germany to hold Shan Tung Korea Fo-Kien Formosa. Japan opposes German occupation until indemnity is paid. China may seek arbitration.
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London
Kino-Chau Bay
Germany
Russia
France
Shanghai
Shan Tung
Korea
Fo-Kien
Formosa
Japan
Kiao-Chau
China
Unconfirmed massacre rumors at Kiao-Chau stirred panic
Reports from Kiel and Kaio-Chau stir wide rumors of a massacre of German sailors from the German cruiser division. Authorities deny confirmation of the claim, tying speculation to Emperor William's Reichstag remarks and unsettled relations with China.
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Kaio-Chau
Bedruin
Kiel
William
Reichstag
Germany
China
Kiao-Chau Bay
Stop Lumber Exports In Ontario Speech
Sir Oliver Mowat, Ontario’s lieutenant governor, voiced regret over the Dingley law duties on pine and other lumber imported into the United States. He noted the tariff makes it hard to ship certain Ontario pine to U S markets and said a timber licensing bill will be introduced.
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Oliver Mowat
Toronto
Ontario
Congress of the
United States
Hentengat
Consolidation Planned by Three Big American Cracker Trusts
In St Louis a peace treaty ends a costly price war among the American Biscuit company New York Biscuit company and United States Biscuit company Each will pool stock forming a new firm with 56 million capital The move follows months of cut rate competition. A separate report from La ignite Michigan notes two suspected opium poisonings resulting in the deaths of John Hartman and his wife investigated as murder. A farm well is alleged poisoned with no motive given. A third item reports a fire at W G Sawyer Co paper factory Locust near Third Street causing extensive damage and losses exceeding 200000.
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St. Louis
The
Republic
American Biscuit Company
New York Biscuit Company
United States Biscuit Company
Lainaspurg
Mich
William Reekin
John Hartman
W. G. Sawyer &Co
Locust
Third Street
Boiler explosion injures twenty at Glenwood coal mine
Des Moines reports a Glenwood coal mine boiler explosion at 12 30 pm trapping twenty men in the engine room. No one escaped injury among the workers. Reece Griffiths and Day Williams are fatally injured. Ten others suffer serious burns as the building is wrecked and the boiler end propels 100 yards. Victims reside in Des Moines or nearby suburbs.
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Des Moines
Glenwood
Reece Griffiths
Day Williams
Bavarian Mine Horror Claims Dozens Dead
A fire damp explosion at the Frenkerholz coal mine near Homburg in Rhenish Bavaria killed thirty miners and injured forty. The disaster occurred in the early hours, with rescue teams rushing to the scene.
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Kaiserslautern
Rhenish
Bavaria
Frenkerholz
Homburg
Miners Strike in Walker County Over Wages Reduction
About 1,200 Walker County miners walked out December 2 to protest operators not restoring a 10 percent wage cut imposed last spring. The miners say operators promised to reverse the cut and have failed to do so.
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Brewinellam
Als
Walker County
Cannon Talks With President On Spending Cuts Hint Dropped
Chairman Cannon of the house appropriations committee met the president to discuss receipts and expenditures. He refused to reveal the visit's purpose but said the best savings would come from not passing the river and harbor bill this session. He noted many projects run under contract and others have funds ready for work. Fortifications funding could be restrained as well.
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Cannon
House Committee On Appropriations
Bailey Foresees Limited Action in Incoming Congress
Congressman Joseph Bailey of Texas, a Democratic leader, predicted the new session will do little, especially on the currency issue. He said action might occur if the president recommends retiring greenbacks and converting non interest bearing notes to gold securities, but he doubted Senate passage.
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Bailey
Congress
St. Louis
Joseph Bailey
Texas
House
Washington
Senate
West Virginia Judge Goff May Join McKinley Cabinet
Washington reports United States Judge Nathan Goff of West Virginia may accept the attorney general post in President McKinley’s cabinet. The judge previously declined the offer to join the cabinet, preferring his bench. If McKenna moves to the Supreme Court, Goff may be asked again and Senator Elkins of West Virginia will gauge his interest.
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New York
United States
Nathan Goff
West Virginia
McKenna
McKinley
Washington
The
Herald
Goff
Supreme Bench
Justice Field
Senator Elking
Senator Davis Casts Doubt On Cuban Autonomy Plan
United States Senator O K Davis, chair of the foreign relations committee, calls the Cuban autonomy proposal a delusion and snare but says if the insurgents accept it the US should acquiesce. He declines to forecast Congress action this winter.
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St. Paul
United States
O. K. Davis
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Cuba
Congress
Davis
Railroads Face Hearing on Safety Appliance Compliance
The Interstate Commerce Commission opens hearings on extending the deadline for railroads to fit automatic car couplers hand rails and air brakes as hundreds of railroad representatives and labor leaders fill the crowded chamber. Judge Day to Retire. Cuiano Dec 2. Suspended Fifty Freshies. Beloir Wis Dec 2. Fifty freshmen suspended from Beloit College for attending a paper banquet in Rockford Ills Thanksgiving eve. Will Dine With Ireland. Washington Dec 2. Papal delegate Martinelli to attend Christmas dinner in St Paul with Archbishop Ireland. Hanna Is Worse. Cleveland O Dec 2. Senator Hanna’s physician reports worsening condition with severe headache delaying trip to Washington.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Beloir
Wis
Beloit College
Rockford
Ills
Ireland
Mgr. Martinelli
Pops
St. Paul
Ireand
Hanna
Cleveland
Hanne
Cushing
Pencestar Telephone Company Expands Long Distance Network
The Pencestar Telephone Company develops metallic long distance lines reaching La Crosse and Park River to Grand Forks Fargo Minneapolis St Paul Sioux City Mankato and intermediate towns. The extension covers far northern and western routes improving intercity communication.
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Pencestar
Nan Cede Telephone Exchange Company
la Crosse
Park River
Grand Forks
Fargo
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Way
Sioux’ City
Mankato
German-Haiti Demands Revealed From Port au Prince
Washington reports the exact Haitian demands in the Germany Haiti dispute. They call for a 620000 indemnity to Emil Lueders, safe return to Haiti for Lueders, a formal apology letter to the German government, and that Haiti's president receive Count Schwerin as the German chargé d affaires in Port au Prince. The fourth demand, seen as a deep humiliation, prompted Haiti to prepare for an eventuality.
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Washington
Germany
Hayti
Port Au Prince
Emil Lueders
Count Schwerin
Behrens Convicted of Murder in Davenport Trial
Mrs Christine Behrens was found guilty of first degree murder in Davenport Iowa for poisoning her husband Claus Behrens with Paris green to collect life insurance and marry Henry Bennet of Rock Island Illinois. Bennet faces trial for murder. Jury deliberated two hours. life sentence imposed.
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Christine Behrens
Davenport
Claus Behrens
Paris Green
Henry Bennet
Rock Island
Ills
Bennet
Sound, Solid Deal Promises Value in Tea Coffee Canned Goods
A bold advertisement touts the reliability of a store’s teas coffees and canned goods with strong emphasis on quality and low prices. It notes customer appreciation of the layout and invites readers to personally investigate the offerings, concluding with a courteous sign off.
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Cinamon
Church & Augustin Clothiers
East Third Street
Winona, Minnesota
M. A. Conrad & Winona Furriers
Center Street
N. E
Brown’s Pharmacy
Igars
J- M. Hofmann
Odd Fellows Block
Sarah
Schlingerman
Walch
Winona
Frank Witt
the Shoe
East
Ziszhcow
Praaur
Hussars
Lynghers
Massa
Berlin
Empire
Ghina
Alabama
Judge Day
Cuicano
Times-Herald
Canton
Royal
Royal Baking Powder CO
Wruck & Behling
West Third Street
Stacy Adams
Windsor
Dad
C. H. Griswold
York
West Third St
Wm, Roessner
Golden Rule
M. Jacobi
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