Pardons for White and Marsh in Michigan cloth ing fraud case
Governor Pingree grants pardons to General William L. White and General Arthur F. Marsh after they pay $5,000 each into Ingham County treasury. The men had faced 10 year and bond terms for conspiring with a Kalmazoo firm in military clothing fraud, restitution made, and appeals ongoing.
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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
Senenation in the French Senate on naval mobilization debate
Paris reports General Mercier caused a deep sensation in the senate by urging rapid embarkation plans for an expeditionary corps as part of mobilization. President Fellieres ruled the proposals out of order during the naval bill discussion.
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Paris
Mercier
Frn
Senate
England
M. Fellieres
Halifax to Turn Catholic Destin Dec
Viscount Halifax a leader of the ritualistic wing of the Church of England may join the Church of Rome, reports The Evening Herald.
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Halifax
Destin
Viscount Halifax
English Union
Church of England
Evening Herald
Church of Rome
Insurance swindle accused in death of policy holder
Sioux City reports J H Hurd of the Laboring Men's Co‑Operative Life Association returns from investigation charging an attempted insurance swindle that cost George A Barber of Webster City his life in Pagosa Colorado. Mrs Mary Wright of Chicago and W K Neff are held for coroner's inquest as details unfold. Barber allegedly targeted Wright in Chicago then Denver where Neff appeared. The policy for 7890 dollars was payable to Wright but Hurd says the plan shifted from nonfatal to fatal with Barber dying of convulsions in a hotel office and poisoning alleged.
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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 Co to Close
The International Packing Company orders liquidation at a stockholders meeting. Chairman John C. Hately will name a three member committee to represent shares. Bondholders will appoint three to protect their interests and a plan to discharge the first mortgage lien will be pursued if possible. The fate of common stock is doubtful as assets must satisfy prior liens amid fierce 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 met in Havana on December 5 with a businesslike tone. Delegates defeated General Gualberto Gomez’s plan to discuss General Wood’s opening address, likely ending the incident. Three constitutions by Rivera Sena Quesada and General Morua were submitted and will be printed for delegates to study.
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Havana
Gualberto Gomez
Wood
Rivera
Sena
Quesada
Morua
Triads At It Local unrest in southern China signals renewed rebellion
Reports from Southern China describe Triad activity in Kwang Tung and Kwang Si with talk of fresh ammunition and planned outbreaks. The court reportedly prepares to return to Peking and tax tribute flows shift. An imperial edict relieves General Tung Fu Hsien of rank and title but allows command. 10 000 troops ordered disbanded and 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
Dispatch from Hankow Pass reports the Kalgan expedition failed to engage Chinese forces. En route towns were taken without opposition, tolls in skins and silver collected, and 120 600 eagle secured after the cavalry seized retreating baggage. Eighty guards killed, three mandarin instigators of massacre executed, 28 Boxers punished. Germans largely ignore anti foreign activity. Disturbances persist as foreign troops withdraw. Missionaries fear renewed outrages.
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London
Hankow Pass
Kalgan
Swen-Hwa
Tsi- Ming
Livestock Show Honors College Bred Animals at Dexter Park
Judging of blooded animals continued at the international livestock exposition. Exhibits from Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota and others demonstrated prize winning stock bred and raised by agricultural college students. About 100 animals earned first second and third prizes, a historic achievement for the colleges.
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Agricultural College
Cuicano
Dac
Dexter Park Pavilion
Agricultural Colleges
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Defect in Passage of the Biennial Election Amendment
A defect in the way the legislature passed the proposed constitutional amendment for biennial elections was found. The senate journal is complete but the house journal only lists the resolution title, which may void the amendment. The material cites Des Moines and December 5 as the date.
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Iowa
Des Moines
House
Senate
House Journal
Foreign Envoys Fail to Reach Definite Conclusion
Dec 5 Pe里ine reporters say the foreign envoys meeting yielded no definite conclusion as some governments have not notified their representatives on the conjoint note to Chinese envoys. Mr Conger said the next meeting may be the last but will not be called until every minister has clear instructions.
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Washington
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Seasion
Peeine
Conger
United States
Tam
Foreigners Worry Over U S Subsidy Bill
Shippers in Liverpoon report agitation as the American subsidy bill looms. They fear lower transport rates will curb dividends for Liverpool firms. Rumors of English reps opposing the bill are denied.
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Liverpoon
Dee
Liverpool
United States
Two Footpads Attempt To Rob Inspector Halpin
In Kansas City on December 5 two desperadoes tried to hold up John Halpin, inspector of police and acting chief of detectives. Halpin resisted and was struck by a revolver as the weapon misfired. He fired four shots, wounding one assailant who claimed the name Galland. the other escaped.
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Kansas City
John Halpin
Alpin
Halpin
Galland
Telegraph Line Progress in Alaska Near Nome and Yukon
General A W Greeley reports 2000 miles of telegraph line built around the Southern Yukon and Nome Alaska. The Nome to St Michaels cable, turned over to the signal corps, is understood to be working satisfactorily.
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Telegraph
Alaska
Washington
A. W. Gre
Yukon
Nome
St. Michaels
Signal Corps
Fate of a Peacemaker in I T Dec 5 Incident Near Here
Five miles west of here Robert Patrick was shot dead while stepping between Keel and quarrelsome neighbors. In the ensuing fight Keel was wounded by Sam Tiston who escaped. Patrick’s father, aged unknown, died of shock upon hearing of his son's death. The Goldsborough Made Good Time in Tacoma on December 6, covering the voyage in 2 hours 16 minutes at 26.25 knots, a test run for engines rather than speed.
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Tisuminxao
I.T
Here
Robert Patrick
Samuel Keel
Keel
Sam Tiston
Patrick
Goldsborough
Tacoma
Wash
Twenty one Bodies Recovered in Mexican Rail Wreck
Twenty one bodies have been recovered from the wreck debris at Jimuelco Mexico scene of the Mexican Central railway disaster. Of the twenty injured in hospitals seven will die and no Americans were harmed except the train crew.
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En Paso
Tex
Jimuelco
Mex
Chemical Explosion Claims Life in Massachusetts Initiation
In Beverly Mass on December 6 an explosion of chemicals used for a dramatic initiation at the Improved Order of Red Men killed Ira T. Crockett of Lynn chief post sachem of the Winneparket tribe and burned W F Rogers of Lynn.
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Bevery
Mass
Ira T. Crockett
Lynn
W. F. Rogers
Senator Frye Delays Hay-Pauncefote Treaty Action
Senator Frye's speech on the subsidy bill kept the Senate late and stalled Hay-Pauncefote treaty consideration. Senator Lodge announced he would pursue the treaty at the first opportunity and seek close attention until the ratification motion is decided.
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Washineaton
Frye
Senate
Lodge
Senator Fairbanks Pushes Oklahoma Statehood Bill
Indiana Senator Fairbanks introduced a bill to admit Oklahoma as a state with two representatives. The measure includes provisions for a constitutional convention and land grants for state institutions.
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Oklahoma
Washixeton
Fairbanks
Indiana
Porto Rican delegates send cable greeting to McKinley
The Porto Rican chamber of delegates met with the executive council in a 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 on December 5 the Anguil lara quay, about 300 yards long, undermined by the rising Tiber, slid into the river. The damage is estimated at 2,000,000 lire.
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Rome
Tiber
Anguillara
Blood Medicine Ad Promises Purification School
An old advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies impure blood and promotes health. It asserts disease stems from bad blood and presents the product as America’s greatest blood medicine. The brief text uses emphatic claims and period advertising tone.
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America
Escaped Amelie Rives ex-husband Chanler at large
John Armstrong Chanler, former husband of Amelie Rives, escaped from Bloomingdale asylum at White Plains and is believed to roam Westchester County. Also noted, Mr. Cauler confined at Bloomingdale since February enjoyed grounds freely as a harmless patient. The Iowa Telephone Company plans to increase capital from 1 million to 4 million to underground wires and improve service statewide.
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New York
John Armstrong Chanler
Amelie Rives
Bloomingdale Asylum
White Plains
Westchester County
Mr. Cauler
Bloogdale Asylum
Will contest over Charles Hoyt's will filed in N H
Mrs. Mary E K Green of this city and John H Hoyt of Nashua first cousins to Charles H Hoyt have retained counsel to challenge the probate of Hoyt's will alleging unsound mind and only two witnesses instead of the required three 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 £4,000,000 in London Railways
London December 5 The Daily Express publishes an interview with Mr Frank Hawley an electrical promoter now in London for an American syndicate. He says his capitalists will spend not less than £4,000,000 to build electric railways in London and suburbs for a radial or lu miles.
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London
The
Daily Express
Frank Hawley
Ndon
Hawley
Four Schooners Ashore Off BERWICK Massachusetts
Four schooners are ashore near Bererly Massachusetts with the fate of their crews uncertain after a gale lasting about 60 knots. Coast guard and local rescue efforts are underway as conditions hamper salvage.
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Bererly
Mass
Telegraphic Brevities and Distant Plans
Queen Victoria expected to travel to Cremienzi in spring. New York endures a severe storm with winds near a gale. 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 urge a War Department inquiry into 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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GEO. R. Newell &C
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Naval
Tien Tsin
Tang Wen Huasan
Victoria Road
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