End war with war no other course to finish insurgents
General Pando argues there is no option but to end the conflict with war. Ra Yoana leads 60 men to Bacaraimo plundering shops and homes. Insurgents dynamite a bridge and burn cane fields near Aguacala causing substantial losses. In Jaguey a convoy bringing vegetables was ambushed by insurgents killing 63 guards.
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Havana
Pando
Blanco
Ra‘Yona
Bacaraimo
Uanabacog
Grandview Farm Sold to Des Moines Firm
Benson Minnesota December 28 The Grandview farm two miles south of town once run by Colonel Liggett has been sold to Edenborn and Geneser of Des Moines They plan to parcel it into smaller farms keeping only the buildings section for use. Washington December 28 John M Underwood of Minneapolis seeks rights of way for a railroad through American territory in Alaska Underwood a noted railroad contractor from the Northwest also served in Minnesota legislature in 1889 10 1895.
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Benson, Minn
Grandview Farm
Colonel Liggett
Edenborn &Geneser
Des Moines
Washington
John M. “Underwood
Minneapolis
Hera
Alaska
Underwood
Northwest
Minnesota
Death of Ruiz Seen as War's Fortune Not Civl War Act
General Emilio Nunez, veteran of the 10 years' war, arrived from Cuba and argued Ruiz was killed as a spy, not under a flag of truce. He contends Spanish reports distort the event to bolster their collapsing cause and notes Ruiz warned against entering insurgent lines.
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New York
Emilio Nunez
Gomez
Goba
Ruiz
Nunez
Under Cover of the Fog Filibustering Cruise Sails From New York
The schooner James M. Haskell slipped from an Erie basin pier in thick fog to head for Cuba. Clearance papers listed Charleston, carrying 500000 rounds of ammunition and 2000 rifles. Rifles and ammo were loaded at night hidden in hay and crates of tins marked teanned apples.
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New York Harbor
New York
James M. Haskell
Erie Basin
Bay
Cuba
Charleston
S.C
Japan Drops Protest on Hawaii Annexation
In Washington on December 28, Minister Hoshi of Japan met with Secretary Sherman. The Hawaiian negotiations have shifted since his return from Japan and Japan is no longer protesting annexation. the aim now is assurances that Japanese interests will be protected if Hawaii is annexed.
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Washington
Hoshi
Japan
Sherman
State Department
United States
Hawaii
Will Not Go to Klondike
H R B Ross of Fargo arrives in Stoxam Washington en route to the Klondike with 1000 in cash and twice that in securities. He later has neither money nor securities and will not proceed north.
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Stoxam
Wash
Ross
Fargo
N. D
Klondike
Militia to Protect Tallgates in Lexington
Lexington, Ky December 23 Major J Emory Allen of the Second regiment state guards orders the Lexington company to stand in readiness for marching to an unknown point to protect tallgates. Reds Will Be Rich December 28 Winnibigoshish Indians bank 22,000,000 feet of logs under dead timber selling at 4 26 to 5 50 per thousand and hay at 10 to 12 dollars a ton. Justice Buck's Successor December 28 William T Pigott of Great Falls appointed associate justice to fill vacancy from Horace B Buck's death two weeks ago.
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Lexington
J. Emory Allen
State Guards
Tallgates
Dutvara
C. O. McCarthy
Grand Rapids
Buck
Helena, Mon
William T. Pigott
Great Falls
Supreme Court
Thia ‘City
Walcott Tracy Fight Set For Monday Night In Onicano
The Walcott Tracy boxing bout is finally scheduled for Monday night with both fighters in excellent shape. Seafile with a party of 20 sails toward the Yukon region and is expected to reach in about 180 days.
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Seafile
Yukon
Onicano
Walcott
Tracy
Chinese Forts Rebuilt at Port Arthur and Armament Additions
The Times reports Chinese provisioning of Port Arthur with Russian supervision and fort reconstruction. The Russo-Chinese bank offers 120000 Berdan rifles to China with payment due in five years, and China has accepted. Dispatches from Kobe note Japanese officials unsettled by Port Arthur developments.
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London
Pekin
The
Times
Port Arthur
Russia
Far East
China
Kobe
Japan
Port Asthur
Canadian arbiters set 464000 award in Bering Sea dispute
Ottawa reports the arbitrators have awarded 464000 to Canadian Bering Sea claimants for vessel seizures, with 5000 and 1000 reserved. The award closely matches what Canada had previously accepted, after earlier U S offers and Congress rejection of 425000. The decision includes interest and notes prior negotiation history.
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Canada
Congress
Ottawa
United States
King
Supreme Court of Canada
Putnam
New England Society Banquets Draw Notables in New York Philadelphia
The New England society festival at Delmonico s in New York drew about 400 members and guests with speakers including President Eliot Harvard Senator Wolcott Colorado Senator Heard Massachusetts Ex Secretary Olney and James Whitcomb Riley. In Philadelphia Governor Roger Wolcott of Massachusetts headlined a Forefathers Day dinner at Horticultural Hall with notable guests from several states.
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The
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Delmonico
Eliot
Harvard
Wolcott
Colorado
Heard
Massachusetts
Olney
James Whitcomb Riley
Roger Wolcott
Horticultural Hall
Ex-Premier Tupper Sees Dingley Act Tightening Bonds
Sir Charles Tupper former prime minister of Canada arrived in New York on the Majestic and stated that the Dingley act creates great opposition yet is drawing Canada and Britain closer. He predicted gold fields in Klondike and British Columbia would attract capital and population to Canada and be matched by British investment.
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Dingley
Canada
New York
Sir Charles Tupper
White Star Line
Majestic
Charles
Klondike
British Columbia
Special Meeting of Russian Council on Chinese Situation
In St Petersburg on December 23 Emperor Nicholas presided over a special council meeting at Alexander Palace with Grand Duke and top military and naval leaders. Censorship barred press criticism of Germany over Kiaochau. discussion centered on China with rumors that Grand Duke Alexander Michaelovitch urged strengthening the Russian squadron in China.
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St. Petersburg
Germany
Kiao- Chan
Nicholas
Alexander Palace
Alexander Michaelovitch
China
Klondike Supply Expedition Under War Dept Direction
Captain Brainerd leaves Washington for Chicago to confer with condensed food makers for Klondike relief supplies. He will meet General Merriam at Vancouver barracks and oversee all purchases and packing. Des Moines reports Pella University loses church aid after Marshalltown conference. Des Moines campus may become state university led by A B Chaffee.
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Washington
Brainerd
Chicago
War Department
Merriam
Vancouver Barracks
Pella University
Des Moines
Baptist State Conference
Marshalltown
A. B. Chaffee
New State University
Des Moines College
Explosion at Kaiser Stuhlzwel pit kills many in Prussia
An explosion of fire damp at the Kaiser Stuhlzwel pit in Bontarono Prussia left eight corpses recovered and seven severely injured. Five are missing. Egyptian troops reach Kassala and hoist flag beside Italian fort in London dispatch.
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Bontarono
Prussia
Kaiser Stuhlzwel Pit
Kassala
London
Peculiar Man Known for His Bicycles in Chicago
Residents recall a singular neighbor famed for owning many bicycles. The phrase yes they said of the peculiar man the has wheels captures local notoriety as he stood out in the block with an unusual collection.
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Chicago Post
Shortened Inquiry Sparks Quip by Petite Squire
A fragment from the Cincinnati Enquirer records a feisty exchange where a diminutive squire, only 4 feet 9 inches tall, treats a taunt about justice as an opening to reply with sharp, witty commentary.
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Fine
Cincinnati Enquirer
Illinois Supreme Court backs civil service law in Chicago case
The Illinois Supreme Court at Springfield upheld the states civil service law in a mandamus action to compel Chief Ripley to appoint from the civil service list. The ruling makes most Harrison administration appointments illegal except department heads, signaling a sweeping reform likely to purge upper police ranks.
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Cuicano
Supreme Court of Illinois
Springfield
Ripley
Chicago
Civil Service Commission
Harrison
1897 Railway Construction Totals Mileage
The Railway Age notes that in 1897 railroad construction showed higher earnings and better business, but completion lagged. Only 1,864 miles of track were laid, up slightly from 1895’s 1,808 miles, with many projects under way but not finished.
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Chicaco
Railway Age
Wage Cut Sparks Fall River Mill Strike Talk
In Fall River Massachusetts on December 28 workers resist wage reductions. Union officials favor a Jan 3 strike at seven mills Union Sagamore Border City Shore Durfee Chace and American, affecting about 11,000 operatives. A second plan calls for a March 1 broader strike while manufacturer M C D Borden weighs action.
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Fall River
Mass
Union
Sagamore
Border City
Shore
Durfee
Chace
American
M. C. D. Borden
New York
Iron Works Mills
Milk Combine Formed in New York With 16 Million Capital
A milk trust was incorporated in New York with 16 million dollars capital. John D. Gilmor, originator of the New York Biscuit Company, leads the effort. The plan unites 300 creameries and 200 dealers into one company to control milk delivery, with rights to handle poultry eggs butter and vegetables. Gilmor claims profits could come from raising prices from 6 to 8 cents per quart.
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Chicago
the Tribune
New York
Trenton
N. J
John D. Gilmor
Greenwich Street
New York Biscuit Company
Gilmor
Parliament to convene February eighth
The Canadian parliament has been called to meet on Feb 8. Two men were fatally injured during a riot in the courthouse at McArthur Ohio. The Minnesota supreme court rules a husband is not the next of kin to his wife.
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McArthur
Minnesota Supreme Court
Charles A. Bartlet
la Orlesse
United States
Germany
Hawaii
Post Office Department
A. H. Andrews Furniture Company
Chicago
General Weyler
Spain
Sam Brown
Shelbyville
Ed H. Tipton
Lexington
Lady Reel
Hamburg
Kunemiller
German National Bank of Denver
Representative McCleary
Minnesota
Chamber of Haphbiet
Stage Party Hit By Train Near Passaic New Jersey
A Delaware Lackawanna and Western crossing accident near Passaic New Jersey injured twenty people seriously with three fatally possible. The 86 passenger stage was struck as horses spooked at the track causing the vehicle to topple and occupants to scatter.
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New York
Delaware, Lackawana and Western
Passaic
Delaware
N. J
Executions Reported of Guatemalan Political Prisoners
News from San Francisco reports the shooting of several Guatemalan political prisoners at Huehuetenango last month by order of Barrios. Principal victims include Captain Hurculan Ruiz and Honduran Colonel Francisco Zellaya, with others such as Licenciado Marcello de Leon and Elia Zandobal. An estimated 20 prisoners remain in Guatemalan prisons.
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San Francisco
Guatemala
Huehnetenango
Hurculan Ruiz
Danu Fuentes
Francisco Zellaya
Revolutional
Orderet Barrios
Luis Molina
Licenciado Marcello de Leon
Elia Zandobal
Ratcliffe Convicted in Wife Beating Case
New York reports actor Edward J. Ratcliffe found guilty of assault in the third degree after a jury verdict at 1 a.m. Judge Newburger presided. Penalties range from one day to one year and fines up to 500 dollars.
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New York
Edward J. Ratcliffe
Newburger
Puzzled Girls Debate Browning Line In Journal
Two girls discuss a Browning line in the Indianapolis Journal. One suspects a typographic error while the other wonders if it hints at something occult in the prose.
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Idianapolis Journal
Northwestern Telephone Exchange expands metallic circuits
The Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company reports its metallic and distance circuits are now working to La Crosse as far north as Park River, Grand Forks, Fargo, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and way stations, and west to Sioux City, Mankato and intermediate points.
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la Crosse
Park River
Grand Forss
Fargo Minneapolis
St. Pau
Way Stations
Sioux Cuty
Mankato
Ail
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