Senators assess president's message on currency reform
Republicans largely back the president as wise and statesmanlike while Democrats attack the reform plan. Sen Allison seeks caution on currency, Halé and Hoar praise the document, Foraker questions Cuba policy, Hanna calls it American and convincing, Burrows calls it clear, Smith critiques tariff link to bonds, Allen and Teller doubt passage of currency laws, Pettigrew questions greensback retirement method. A collision near Hattwax reports an unknown steamer hit the Corean en route from New York to Glasgow.
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Wasuinatos
Allison
Halé
Hoar
Foraker
Cuba
Hanna
Burrows
Smith
Dem
Republican Party
Allen
Teller
Treasury
Pettigrew
Dent
Opinions of Representatives on the Currency Question
Members of the Lower House express varied views on the presidents currency policy and Cuban stance. Dolliver Grosvenor Hitt Walker Richardson Sayers Bland Clark de Armand offer critiques ranging from support for reform to concerns of currency contraction and political impact.
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Gage
Congress
Grosvenor
Hitt
Rep
Dls
L.er.y
Walker
Rep . Mass
Richardson
Dem
Tenn
Representative Sayers
Ten
United States
Representative Bland
Clark
de Armand
Spain
Bryan Views the Megazage Hunting Trip Opinion
Bryan comments on the president's message noting a move to shift paper money to national banks and to favor gold over silver. The report also notes Representative Belden of New York was seriously injured in a fall from marble stairs at the Capitol.
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Bryan
Galveston
Tex
William Jennings Bryan
Lake Surprise
Belden
Wasninctoy
New York
Capitol
Postal savings bank system bill introduced in Congress
Washington December 7 The bill by Representative Lorimer Illinois provides for a postal savings bank system with money order offices becoming branch postal savings banks and a Central bank official in the department. Any person may deposit including married women and minors over 12 with deposits up to 1 and multiples to 800 and excess not earning interest. Interest at 2 percent per year added to principal on June 30 each year.
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Lorimer
Washington
Illinois
Central Bank
Senate Rules Committee Orders Sergeant at Arms Enforcement
The senate committee on rules instructed the sergeant-at-arms to enforce senate rules prohibiting the taking of certain actions. This directive directs strict adherence to parliamentary procedure within the chamber.
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Waenixaton
Senate Committee On Rules
Senate
Chicago City Council approves ward redistricting plan
In Chicago on December 7 the Democratic majority in the city council passed a resolution to redistrict city wards. The Republicans fought to block it but failed. The senate restaurant had no liquor on sale during the day.
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Senate
Capitol
Chicago
Cutcaco
Winnipeg to Duluth Railway Contract Report
Premier Greenway departs for Chicago carrying an order in council approving Windy City syndicate terms to build a Winnipeg to Duluth railway. The agreement is described as highly satisfactory for the government and signals a major infrastructure project.
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Winxmea
Greenway
Northern Pacific
Chicago
Windy City
Winnipeg
Duluth
Penalty Too Light for Captain Lovering Case
Washington December 7 Secretary Alger released the reprimand from a court martial in the case of Captain Leonard A Lovering Fourth Infantry It faults the penalty as too lenient noting Private Hammond deserved punishment but within lawful process and urges a more severe sentence for the officer given his experience humanity and violations of military law.
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Washington
Alger
Lovering
Leonard A. Lovering
Fourth Infantry
Hammond
Luetgert Appeals for Cash to Cover Trial Costs
Adolph Luetgert, jailed for his second murder trial, issues an appeal to the public for funds to defray legal costs. He states his innocence, says the first trial drained his resources, and promises repayment when free, asking readers to send money.
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Curiaco
Adolph I. Luetgert
Indiana Minister Refuses Pension Refunds Full Sum
The Rev T W Keith of Vincennes Indiana writes to the pensions commissioner in Washington declining a government pension and refunds all money received amounting to 19586 He served four years six months in the Civil War and has a strong record. Also notes South Dakota railroad rate case examiner appointed and other brief items.
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Vincennes
Ind
T. W. Keith
Washington
Keith
26Th
Indiana Regiment
Sioux Forts
Carland
Federal Court
L. W. Crofut
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Principal stabbed by pupil at Piercy county high school
BLACKSHEAR Ga Dec 7 Rev A Hearne principal of Piercy county high school was seriously stabbed by 10 year old pupil Harry Harper who rose from his seat and stabbed him three times while punishing Lat timer Harper. Also reported were: ex state auditor Eugenes Moore sentenced eight years in penitentiary yet pending new trial bail set at 26000. four members of Jennings gang captured in Musxovez I T. Grand Forks National Bank creditors receive 5 percent dividend per currency comptroller in Grand Forks N D.
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Mao
JuIcoon
Neb
Eugenes Moore
Supreme Court
Grand Forks
Wasamatox
Grand Forks National Bank of
N. D
Gardner fatally shoots wife then himself in Kansas City
In Kansas City on December 7, Charles Doen weller, a gardener, shot his wife at the breakfast table as she sat with their children and then shot himself. Both are expected to die.
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Kansas City
Charles Doenweller
Prominent Catholic layman Charles A. Hardy dies at 51
Charles A. Hardy, president of The Catholic Standard and Times Publishing Company and founder of The American Catholic Quarterly Review, died aged 51. He was among the nation’s leading Catholic laymen, based in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Charles A. Hardy
Catholic Standard and Times
American Catholic Quarterly
Review
Eight Hours Granted In Clash With German Demands
Port au Prince Haiti December 7 German authorities pressed Haiti with an eight hour ultimatum demanding indemnity for a German subject Herr Lueders. German cruisers entered the port and Germans sought refuge on two steamers as French lines use Ville de Marseille refuge. Haitian troops stand ready to enforce order amid rising tensions.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
Germany
Herr Lueders
Hnaytian
Lueders
Ville de Marseille
Porto Rico
German Foreign Minister Demands Satisfaction Over Haitian Incident
Berlin December 7 Baron von Bulow the foreign minister told the reichstag that Germany seeks more than Lueders release. He demands compensation for illegal imprisonment, claims Haitien and international law violations, and says Germany will enforce its just claims if needed.
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Berlin
Baron von Bulow
Hayti to pay indemnity over German arrestee Lueders
A Berlin dispatch reports Hayti ready to satisfy Germany's indemnity demand for the alleged illegal arrest of German subject Emil Lueders. He was released and returned to the United States after U S minister William F Powell interceded to avert a larger crisis tied to Count Schwerin's conduct. Washington has not received new advice. the German legation echoes the silence.
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Beruin
Frankfurt Zeitung
Washington
Republic of Hayti
Germany
Emil Lueders
United States
Port Au Prince
William F. Powell
Lueders
Hayti
Count Schwerin
Wasugyazan
Dec
State Department
Rich ore found near Zenith City hills in Duluth area
An outcropping of magnetic iron ore was discovered in section 80, 49-15 about a mile from the Duluth Misenbe and Northern railroad and within four miles of Duluth. The ore shows low phosphorus, no titanic acid, and little metallic iron but few objections, suggesting further examination. Separate from this, Budapest reports a government bill in Hungary's lower house to extend the Austria-Hungary compact by one year.
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Douluth
Duluth, Misenbe and
London
Budapest
Hungary
Austria
Universal Peace Sunday Proclaimed by World Congress
William G. Hubbard announces that the World Peace Congress and major peace societies designate the third Sunday in December as Peace Sunday. Clergy nationwide urged to preach on peace and arbitration and to back resolutions calling for renewed U S England arbitration treaties.
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World's Peace Congress
Cleveland
William G. Hubbard
Peace Association of Friends of America
World’s Peace Congress
Great National Peace Societies
Atlantic
England
Not the Chicago Murderers Reported in Wisconsin Visit
Sheriff returns from Western Union Junction where two men at a hotel were suspected Merry and Smith, Chicago murderers of Merry's wife, but identified as farm hands seeking work. Native Hawaiians arrive in Washington to oppose annexation treaty. Lick Observatory eclipse expedition sails to Bombay, aims to land for observation. Joawanna steamer sighted near Green Bay lodged in ice. no immediate danger expected.
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Chicago
Wis
Western Union Junction
Merry
Smith
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Buffalo
Bay
Notable Deaths and Financial Update Across The Nation
Ex congressman James S Catheran of Abbeville D C is dead John M Shaw a Minneapolis bar member dies suddenly of heart disease Lieutenant Peary receives a banquet in London from the Geographical club Chickasaw Nation ratification of the Dawes Chop taw treaty defeated Monday treasury shows cash balance 220801891 gold reserve 157766928 Jimmy of Barry beats Walter Croot in London in 20 rounds Rev Dr John Rouse Chicago Episcopal clergyman dies from shock of appendectomy The Angell widow suit against Jay Gould estate dismissed
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Abbeville
D. C
John M. Shaw
Minneapolis
Peary
London
Geographical Club
Jimmy of
Barry
Chicago
Walter Croot
Newcastle
Eng
National Sporting Club
John Rouse
Mary Ann Angell
Jay Gould
Boy with No Egg Excused From Singing Lessons
A Scottish youth with a poor singing voice was always sent home on singing days. His mother questioned the school, and the teacher explained it was because the boy “has no egg.” She protested, exclaiming that surely he has a lug like a cancer’s ear.
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Scotland
Etiquette of today for engaged couples and chaperone rules
A guidance piece on engagements detailing how long courtship affects chaperone need. It covers public behavior, equal family introductions, timely announcements, and wedding planning etiquette to balance respect for both families and avoid conspicuous displays during the engagement period.
German Forces Seize Kiao-Chau City in China
A Shanghai dispatch reports 200 German marines and sailors with two machine guns entered Kiao-Chau 18 miles from the bay and seized the city walls and gates without resistance as Chinese troops retreated. Berlin hints at a lease of Kiao-Chau Bay and nearby territory for a long period.
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Lonpox
Daily News
Shanghai
Chinan-Fu
Kiao-Chau
Belin
The
Times
Germany
China
Kiao- Chau Bay
Imperative Need for Strengthened Navy Mentioned by Hohenlohe
Prince Hohenlohe told the Reichstag that Germany must have an efficient navy to defend the nation and secure its standing, insisting the fleet be strengthened by law. He dismissed any adventurist policy or rivalry with great maritime powers, urging passage of the naval bill for the country’s welfare.
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Prince Hohenlohe
Reichstag
Berlin
Mob Attacks Bucharest Jewish Quarter in Riots
A 20 000 strong mob armed with iron bars attacked Bucharest's Jewish quarter, looting shops and wrecking property as police failed to stop the violence. Gendarmerie dispersed the mob with fixed bayonets after bitter clashes. A separate anti Hebrew riot in Bucharest led to arrests and police intervention. Nobility among volunteers in a Berlin expedition is reported with Prince Henry of Prussia commanding.
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Vienna
Bucharest
Roumania
Berlin
Bnuamever
Aristocacy
Count von Krasi Anu
Prague riots toll and disobedience cited in Vienna report
Prague riots have led to 630 arrests and 800 people wounded by police and troops since disturbances began. Sixty policemen and 40 soldiers injured by stones. three battalions refused orders and faced rioters with fierce national cries, Berlin reports say.
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Vienna
Prague
Cach
Berwin
Komische Zeitungtrou
Pragns
Caelus
Rudini Seeks New Cabinet Formation in Rome
Rome reports King Humbert has given Marquis di Rudini the duty to form a new cabinet and Rudini asks La Rue to accept the post as part of the ongoing reshuffle.
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Rudini
Lime
Rome
Humbert
di Rudini
Laue
Fragmentary telecommunication notes span midwest routes
Fragmented OCR reads like a telephony network outline from Northwestern states. Mentions Lyone and Elain Eland distances. References to La Cross Park River Fargo Minneapolis St Paul Sioux City Mankato and interwire points suggesting a regional communication diagram.
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Park River
Gran
F ‘Res
Fargo
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Way
Sioux City
Mankato
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