Hanna receives Treasury portfolio offer in McKinley talks
Canton Times-Herald reports Republican Chairman Hanna was formally tendered the treasury portfolio by the president. Hanna did not accept but will take more time to consider while McKinley weighs the cabinet question. A Times-Herald correspondent notes the information is authentic though the source will not be disclosed.
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Cricana
Times-Herald
Canton
Svast
Hanna
McKinley
Hating
Treasury
Gianuiot
G A R Leaders Visit Canton for Parade Planning
National Commander Clarkson and staff visited Canton Ohio on December 3rd. They dined at the Hartford House and met Major McKinley, reportedly to arrange Grand Army of the Republic participation in the inaugural parade. Chairman Babcock and Mrs Babcock called in the afternoon.
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Clarkson
Steff Callon McHintey
Canton
Harford House
Diiner
McKinley
Babcock
The
Republican
Congressional ’ Committee
Supreme Court Hears Land Title Case Involving 800000 Acres
In Washington the Supreme Court heard arguments over the title to about 800000 acres of Southern California land from the 1886 Atlantic and Pacific grant. The United States challenges the grant, while Southern Pacific seeks a junior claim after the forfeiture for non construction. The Ninth Circuit record was adverse to the railroad and the case includes thousands of pages and maps.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
California
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company
United States
Southern Pacific Railway Company
Atlantic and Pacific
Southern Pacific
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Ninth Circuit
Jameson Pardoned From Holloway Jail After Medical Grounds
London December 3 Dr Leander S Jameson leader of the South African Invaders has been pardoned from Holloway jail following a home secretary order. He underwent a serious operation November 1 and was released on medical grounds. He was sentenced to 15 months on July 28 for violating neutrality laws by invading the South African Republic.
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London
Leander
Jameson
Holloway
Home Secretary
Matthew ‘White Ridley
South African Republic
Unofficial List of Fifty fifth Congress Members Released
Washington reports the clerk of the House issued an unofficial roster for the Fifty fifth Congress showing 204 Republicans 124 Democrats 13 fusionists 12 Populists and 8 Silverites with one vacancy. Notes 405 members last session and 10 veterans.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Ohio Miners Brace for General Strike
T. L. Lewis, secretary of the Ohio Miners Union, reports from Columbus that Ohio miners are preparing a general strike to restore wages. The move is to begin with Pennsylvania miners and be followed by a sympathetic Ohio action in a few days.
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Bsuuaink,. O
T. L
Preparatings Mads to Remove Forshagiaie
Fragmentary notice details a safety issue and a telegraph to officials concerning a removal task. Read as a brief report on a local procedure and communications.
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Hafety
Sas ‘Manily
Attack expected daily as Cavite Manila language debate cited
Spanish diction limited to the defender Cavite Manila under threat. Preparations move residents to safety as an attack is anticipated daily.
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Defenga
Cavite
Manila
General Lee's Report on Cuba Aims at Congress
Washington reports outline President potential dispatch of the General Lee observership findings to Congress. The Benita foreign relations member notes the pro Spanish message unlikely due to General Lee’s assessment. The document details noncombatant hardships food shortages and prison abuses, with mentions of cruelty on both sides and more Spanish wrongs alleged.
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Cuba
Washington
Congréss
Benita
J.ce
Ney
Hig
Renee
Ake
Kentucky Democrat Backs Cuban Independence
Representative McCreary of Kentucky says he favors independence for Cuba, as the leading Democratic member of the foreign affairs committee voices support for Cuban sovereignty.
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Cuba
Washington
McCreary
Kentucky
Foreign Affairs Committee
Cubs
Alabama Pig Iron Exports Break Records on Foreign Demand
Local iron masters report unprecedented demand for Alabama pig iron from foreign buyers. Tennessee Iron Coal and Railroad shipped 2,500 tons to Liverpool and seeks prices on 8,000 tons to other European points. Sloss Iron and Steel booked 3,000 tons to Calcutta with 3,000 tons more sought. Alabama furnaces offer high grade iron cheaper than European rivals, driving export growth.
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Brmunnenam
Ala
Alabama
Tennessee Iron, Coal and ‘Railroad Company
Liverpool
Sloss Iron and Steel Company
Calcutta
India
Mills to Close Down in Superior and Duluth
All ten flour mills at the head of the lakes plan a shutdown within a week. High railroad rates and the nearing end of navigation drive the idle period, with mills aiming to stockpile and resume steady operation after about three weeks, hoping for lower costs and winter run.
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Superior
Wis
Duluth
Wisconsin Anti-Convict Labor group formed to push abolition
The Wisconsin Anti-Convict Labor association formed in MuwavEeE with 26 firms represented to oppose convict labor in prison competition. Letters from other industries favored abolition. Resolutions condemn convict labor as ruinous to free labor across penal institutions.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Anti-Convict Labor Association
Financial trouble hits Mapleson Grand Imperial Opera
Colonel Mapleson faced a serious setback as the Grand Imperial Opera company in Boston could not perform after the orchestra demanded immediate salary arrears. Mapleson could not meet the demand, the orchestra left, attempts to continue with a piano failed, and leading performers refused to sing, ending with the audience being dismissed.
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Mapleson
Boston
Three More Deaths From North Dakota Blizzard
Details from Langdon and surrounding farms reveal fatalities and missing persons after a severe blizzard. A woman’s body was found west of Langdon on Tuesday. a man and his wife perished Thursday after their house burned. several others are unaccounted for as trains remain halted for five days. One farmer had to dig through a roof to reach horses dying of exposure. In Havana, a small insurgent band near Guanabaco attacked an urban house, was repulsed, leaving one insurgent dead and a policeman mortally wounded.
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Lanapon
N. D
Langdon
Havana
Guanabaco
Mrs Becher Improves After Injury in Connecticut
Mrs Henry Ward Beecher showed improvement after serious injuries suffered at Rev Samuel Scoville's home in StaMrorp Connecticut while visiting during Thanksgiving. Four children of Paul Barszovitch, a laborer, were cremated in OxitcaGo, the afternoon blaze leaving only remains along the Barszovitch residence.
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Becher
StaMrorp
Conn
Henry Ward Beecher
Thildren
OxitcaGo
Dee
Paul “Bartcovitch
Barszovitch
Fitzsimmons Beats Sharkey in Eight Round Thriller
The San Francisco crowd of about 20 000 saw Bob Fitzsimmons knock out Thomas Sharkey in the eighth round after Sharkey twice fouled and the referee Wyatt Earp ruled a deliberate foul. Fitzsimmons protested the decision, saying he fought fairly and was robbed. Sharkey recovered gradually, claiming injury to the groin after the foul.
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San Francisco
Bob Fitzsimmons
Thomas Sharkey
Sharkey
Fitzsimmons
Earp
Fitsimmons
Bob
Fitze Simmons
Tom
Fitzsim‘mons
Wyatt Earp
Ifitzsimmons
Baldwin
Italian Warship Captains Reported Killed by Somalis
From Zanzibar on December 8 the Italian consul Cecchi reports the captains of the warships Notturno and Staffetta killed by Somalis near Magadoxo on the Somali coast. About six other officers died and 100 men were wounded in the incident. Magadoxo is a town of about 4,000 under Italian protection.
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Zanzibar
Det
Signor Cecchi
Notturno
Staffetai
Ab. Magadoxo
Magadoxo
Boutelle Moves Near the Navy Amid Departing Talk
Representative Boutelle appears linked to developments near the Navy station as debate resurges. The chatter centers on Hag and Maize and suggests changes within a few blocks of the Navy departure area, renewing policy discussions.
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Boutelle
Navy
Ashington
Avil
Secretary of the Navy Aide Executed in Connecticut
Cooper Hartrein was hanged at Wethersfield state prison shortly after 1 a m for the murder of Louise Marche Trebbe at South Manchester on February 29. It was the second automatic gallows execution in the state and the method proved a complete success. He had lived in Washington 13 years and his residence was distant from the Navy Department.
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the Navy
Washington
Navy Department
Hartrorp
Conn
Caoper
Hartlein
Wethersfield
Louise Marc ‘Trebbe
South Manchester
Miners Accept the Scale in Monongahela Region
Monongahela river miners, meeting in a delegate convention, accepted the operators proposed scale during the conference last Monday. Work is expected to resume at once, employing about 6,000 men.
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Moxon GaueLa “Crry
Monongahela River
Gift to Bayard Telegram Donation for Christmas Fare
The Daily Telegraph reports a gift of ten cents for a national subscription presented to Mr Bayard United States ambassador as a Christmas token of respect and goodwill. Petersburg Virginia notes snow beginning before moon and continuing without interruption. The Carolina mentions winter conditions compared to Petersburg.
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Bayard
London
Daily Telegraph
United States
Hamburg Strikers Back Arbitration Plan in Dockyard Dispute
About 1000 strikers attend meetings and approve submitting the dockers dispute to an arbitration court to be formed by police chief, city council president, trades court chairman, plus one leading employer and four labor reps. Employers reject the arbitration proposal.
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Hamburg
Hameure
Trades Court
Court of Arbitration
Hampure
Janiie
Trial of arson ends in guilty verdict for Mohn
The sensational arson trial of Mohn, accused of setting fire to his Laport City store and destroying much of the town last winter, ended with a guilty verdict after over a month of testimony. His brother and son are indicted and awaiting trial in Waterloo.
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Crepak Fatts
Mohn
Laport City
Waterloo
Nobleman Murder Suspected in Toledo Case
Detectives claim strong evidence that Michael Lascella, found dead in a field near Toledo, was a Hungarian nobleman killed after being pursued from his homeland by enemies. Multiple other reports include a Plymouth County sheriff found dead near Lemars and a dynamite blast in Jay Maine injuring workers.
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Toledo, O
Michael Lascella
Here
Lemars
W. E. Herron
Plymouth’ S County
Merrill
Marka
Forming a Sewer Pipe Trust in Pirrssure and Milwaukee
Reports from Pirrssure and Milwaukee detail preliminary moves toward a sewer pipe trust. Twelve firms met to draft a pooling plan and call a general meeting for later this month, while Wisconsin admission celebrations and a factory failure in Clinton, Massachusetts also appear in brief notices.
Remarkable Celerity and the Paris Telegraph Message
An actress interview reveals her famed shoulders and fashionable hair color while a telegram from a Paris director offers a living figure role. The scene blends gossip on beauty with a modern telegraph twist from the French venue.
No clear news item readable from the fragment
The readable text is a fragmented quotation about a well dressed man and a mute window selling tickets, urging a change of theme or window, with unclear context or event.
Pec Heligich LT of Germany Reignited Trial Rumor
A garbled OCR note references Pec Heligich LT of Germany with descriptions of eye color, beard, and dark complexion. The text appears to discuss a possible reengagement or reignition of a trial or account, but specifics are unclear due to corruption.
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Germany
Those Women Who Love Men as Real Subjects of Poetry
The piece argues that women who love men with discretion are admirable and natural leaders, while condemning harsher modern stances. It contrasts women who value men with those who scorn them, praising traditional female virtue, obedience, and supportive roles, and criticizing hostile attitudes toward men as disloyal and dangerous.
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Tharmahcally
Lfe
Chappie
Moss
Eliould
Aracorun
Builders must meet strict safety in construction
The piece argues that the public relies on builders to ensure safe structures and avoid deadly collapses. It criticizes lax building inspection and calls for harsh penalties, even murder charges, for contractors who use inferior materials and cause collapse.
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New York Ledger
History Repeats Itself Joke From Chicago Record
A Chicago Record quotation notes history repeats as there is no telephone girl to make it ring, a wry remark on communication gaps and era satire.
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