Pardon Granted to White and Marsh in Michigan Cloths Fraud
Governor Pingree pardons General William L. White and General Arthur F. Marsh after they pay $5,000 each into Ingham County treasury. Both had been convicted of complicity in state military clothing frauds and faced prison or bonds pending appeals. Restitution to the state was acknowledged, and the pardon follows consideration of justice and public accountability.
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General White
Jackson
Wiest
General Marsh
Supreme Court
Marsh
Pingree
Kalasmazoo
Ingham County
Marsh and White
William L. White
Arthur F. Marsh
Sensation in the Senate over naval mobilization plan
Paris December 5 General Mercier stirred the senate during debate on the naval bill by urging rapid embarkation methods for an expeditionary corps. President Fellieres ruled proposals out of order as the session continued. In Omaha December 5 General and Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee and daughter Anna arrived from Chicago to be met by their son Lieutenant Lee, who had been sick since returning from the Philippines. The Presbyterian church group in Washington meets to study a possible revision of the confession of faith, with work to continue until finished. In Lepanon December 6 two ogro fire hands report tramps dragged them toward a log fire to steal poultry before escaping. In St Paul December 6 Albert Berg withdraws from the Minnesota speakership race, narrowing Dowling as favored. In New York December 5 W B Duncan Jr selects Arias Rhodes to captain the new Defender for the America’s Cup defense, Rhodes having commanded the old Defender in 1889.
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Paris
Mercier
Frn
Senate
England
M. Fellieres
Washington
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Lepanon
Uls
John Brow
William Johnson
Ogro
New York
W. B. Duncan, Jr
Arias Rhodes
Rhodes
Columbias
Robbery at City Clerk and Police Chief Office
A burglary occurred in Porn Wis where the burglars forced an entry into the city clerk and chief of police offices and stole seventy dollars. They possessed the inner door safe key and combination.
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Wis
Halifax Eyes Move to Catholic Church Report
Viscount Halifax a leader in the ritualistic wing of the Church of England contemplates joining the Church of Rome. The Evening Herald reports the possible union as Halifax shifts stance amid religious debates.
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Halifax
Destin
Viscount Halifax
English Union
Church of England
Evening Herald
Church of Rome
Life of One item in Insurance Swindle Case
J H Hurd of the Laboring Men's Co-Operative Life Association investigates an alleged insurance swindle in Sioux City. George A Barber of Webster City Iowa held a 7890 policy and died in Pagosa Colorado. Mary Wright of Chicago and W K Neff awaited coroner's inquest, with claims of forgery and poisoning alleged as the scheme unfolded.
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Sioux City
J. H. Hurd
Laboring Men’s Co-Operative Life Association
George A. Barber
Webster City
Pagosa
Colo
Mary Wright
Chicago
W. K. Neff
Barber
Wright
Denver
Neff
Hurd
Will Liquidate International Packing Company
International Packing Company votes to liquidate at a stockholders meeting. Chairman John C Hately to name a three person committee to represent shares. bondholders will appoint a three person committee to protect their interests. Plan to discharge first mortgage lien and possibly reward preferred shares. Common stock prospects appear doubtful as assets must satisfy prior liens. The company downfall reportedly stemmed from intense competition with the Big Three packing firms.
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Cuiiaco
International Packing Company
John C. Hately
Big Three
International
Cuban Constitutional Convention Resumes Sessions in Havana
The Cuban constitutional convention resumes with a businesslike tone. Delegates defeated General Gualberto Gomez’s resolution to discuss General Wood’s opening address, likely ending that incident. Three constitutions from Rivera Sena Quesada and General Morua will be printed for later debate.
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Havana
Gualberto Gomez
Wood
Rivera
Sena
Quesada
Morua
Triads at it in Southern China amid upheaval and imperial edicts
Reports say Triads are rearming and planning outbreaks in Kwang Tung Kwang Si and other provinces as the court weighs a return to Peking. An imperial edict strips General Tung Fu Hsien of rank and title but allows command to continue with 10 000 troops ordered to withdraw to Kwang Suen Si.
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Buane Hai
Kwang Tung
Kwang
Peking
Sian Fu
Tung Fu Hsien
Kwang Suen Si
Kalgan Expedition Proves Ineffective In China
A Hankow dispatch reports the Kalgan expedition failed to engage Chinese forces as they moved unopposed through towns. Cavalry seized retreating baggage at Swen Hwa, killing guards and securing loot. Three mandarin instigators of massacres and 28 Boxers were executed. Germans largely ignored anti foreign acts. Disturbances rise in interior due to troop withdrawal. Missionaries fear renewed outrages.
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London
Hankow Pass
Kalgan
Swen-Hwa
Tsi- Ming
Livestock Show Highlights Prizes For College-Bred Animals
Judging of blooded animals at the international livestock exposition continued at Dexter Park pavilion. Exhibits by agricultural colleges of Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota and others featured about 100 animals bred by students. Several classes awarded first second and third prizes, a milestone for agricultural colleges.
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Agricultural College
Cuicano
Dac
Dexter Park Pavilion
Agricultural Colleges
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Defect in Passage Of Biennial Election Resolution
Iowa lawmakers face a defect in how the biennial election amendment was submitted to the people. The senate journal is complete but the house journal only lists the resolution title, likely voiding the amendment. A separate note urges extending Navy retirement benefits to Army officers under conditions of the 1899 law.
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Iowa
Des Moines
House
Senate
House Journal
Foreign Envoys Open Ended Meeting in Pekin
Foreign envoys failed to reach a definite conclusion in Pekin as not all governments have sent replies to the conjoint note to Chinese envoys. Mr Conger said the next meeting may be the last, but only after all ministers have clear instructions.
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Peeine
Conger
United States
Tam
Foreigners Worry Over American Subsidy Bill
Shippers in Liverpoon express concern that passage of the American subsidy bill would force lower transport rates, threatening liberal dividends for Liverpool firms. Rumors of English representatives opposing the bill are denied.
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Liverpoon
Dee
Liverpool
United States
Held Up the Wrong Man in Kansas City
December 5 report says two footpads tried to rob John Halpin inspector police and acting chief of detectives. Halpin refused to surrender and two shots were fired one striking a robber named Galland. The other robber fled as Halpin pursued firing four more shots.
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Kansas City
John Halpin
Alpin
Halpin
Galland
Telegraph Line Reaches Southern Yukon and Nome Area
General A. W. Grely reports 2,000 miles of telegraph line built near the Southern Yukon and Nome Alaska. The Nome to St Michaels cable, turned over to the signal corps, is said to be functioning satisfactorily.
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Telegraph
Alaska
Washington
A. W. Gre
Yukon
Nome
St. Michaels
Signal Corps
Fate of a Peacemaker Near Tisuminxao Ends in Tragedy
Five miles west of here Robert Patrick was shot dead while interceding in a quarrel between neighbors. Keel shot Patrick, was wounded by Sam Tiston who fled. Patrick's father, aged 60, dropped dead on hearing of the death.
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Tisuminxao
I.T
Here
Robert Patrick
Samuel Keel
Keel
Sam Tiston
Patrick
Twenty-One Bodies Recovered In Mexican Railway Wreck
Twenty-one bodies have been recovered from the wreck debris at Jimuelco Mexico scene of the Mexican Central railway disaster. Of twenty injured in hospitals seven will die. No Americans except trainmen were injured.
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En Paso
Tex
Jimuelco
Mex
Explosion at Red Men initiatory site kills Crockett and burns Rogers
An explosion of chemicals used for a spectacular effect at the Improved Order of Red Men initiatory site in Bevery Massachusetts killed Post Sachem Ira T. Crockett of Lynn and severely burned W. F. Rogers of Lynn.
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Bevery
Mass
Ira T. Crockett
Lynn
W. F. Rogers
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty Delayed by Subsidy Bill Session
In Washington on December 5 Senator Frye’s speech on the subsidy bill kept the senate late. It became impractical to proceed with the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Senator Lodge announced he would soon call the treaty up and seek close attention until the ratification motion is resolved.
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Washieaton
Frye
Senate
Lodge
Senator Fairbanks Seeks Oklahoma Statehood
Indiana Senator Fairbanks introduces a bill to admit Oklahoma as a state with two representatives. The proposal includes provisions for a constitutional convention and land grants for state institutions.
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Oklahoma
Washixeton
Fairbanks
Indiana
Porto Rican delegates join with executive council to greet McKinley
The Porto Rican chamber of delegates and the executive council met in joint session and adopted a resolution to cable greetings to President McKinley. Governor Allen's 4,000 word message was well received.
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Sanata da Porto Rico
Porto Rican Chamber of Delegates
Executive Council
McKinley
Allen
Quay Slid Into River After Tiber Rise
In Rome the quay Anguillara three hundred yards long undermined by the rising Tiber collapsed into the river. The damage is estimated at two million lira.
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Rome
Tiber
Anguillara
Blood Medicine Promoted as Purifier in Brief Tale
A clipped promotional note extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as America’s greatest blood medicine. It claims impure blood causes disease and purification is possible, presenting the product as a cure to restore health.
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America
Escape of Chanler from Bloomingdale Asylum Reported
New York December 5. John Armstrong Chanler former husband of Amelie Rives has escaped from Bloomingdale asylum White Plains and is believed to be wandering in Westchester County. The report notes Chanler previously confined with free grounds and harmless patient status. A separate item reports Iowa Telephone Company directors proposing to raise capital from 1 million to 4 million to place wires underground and improve service in many cities.
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New York
John Armstrong Chanler
Amelie Rives
Bloomingdale Asylum
White Plains
Westchester County
Mr. Cauler
Bloogdale Asylum
Will Contest Over Hoyt Will in New Hampshire
Mrs. Mary K. Green of this city and John H. Hoyt of Nashua, first cousins of Charles H. Hoyt, retain counsel to challenge the probate of the playwright's will claiming unsound mind and insufficient witnesses under New Hampshire law.
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Hoyt
Coxcorp
N.H
Mary EK. Green
John H. Hoyt
Nashua
Charles H. Hoyt
New Hampshire
Willing to Invest Four Million for London Electric Railways
London December 5 The Daily Express prints an interview with Mr Frank Hawley electrical promoter now in London for an American syndicate He states the capitalists he represents will spend not less than £4 000 000 to construct electric railways in London and suburbs for a radius of miles
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London
The
Daily Express
Frank Hawley
Ndon
Hawley
Four Schooners Ashore Off BERERLY Coast
Four schooners lie ashore near BERERLY Massachusetts amid a fierce gale. The force of the storm described as a 60 knot gale has left the crews unaccounted for and danger to survivors remains.
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Bererly
Mass
Telegraphic Brevities Entertain and Report
Queen Victoria expected to visit Cremienzi in spring. New York endures another severe gale with winds described as a 60 mile per hour blow. The president nominates Silas Alexander of New Mexico as Associate Judge of the New Mexico Supreme Court. Mr Driggs of New York introduces a House resolution to have the War Secretary investigate hazing at West Point.
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Queen Victoria
Cremienzi
New York City
Silag Alexander
New Mexico
Supreme Court of New Mexico
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