Funeral for George Jones at All Souls Church New York
Distinguished guests and editors attended the George Jones funeral at All Souls Church in New York. The service was conducted by Rev Dr R Heber Newton with hymns Lead Kindly Light and Abide with Me and the anthem Heard a Voice from Heaven. Afterward the body was moved to Woodlawn Cemetery in a private car. Several prominent figures including ex Mayors and bankers attended and many family members were present.
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Journal of Commerce
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Aurora
N.Y
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Boston
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Lepeneng
William R. Grace
Joel B. Erhardt
H. O. Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
Oscar Straus
United States
Turkey
Frederick D.lappen
Orlando B. Potter
V. RK
Thurlow Weed
Foreign News Highlights and International Updates
The page summarizes global topics including a sharp drop in English freight traffic and idle iron workers, with items on Russia’s rye ukase effects, Jewish expulsions in Pane, concerns over the Manipur massacre, Portugal’s improving finances, the International Geographical Congress adjournment, and renewed alarm over Emperor William’s condition.
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Paneage
Manipur
Portugal
International Geographical Congress
William
Saxton Sees Andrew White as Possible New York Governor
Senator Charles T. Saxton of Clyde backs Andrew D. White as a potential governor candidate, praising his nonpolitical stance and German ties. Saxton endorses a Republican slate but says no candidate is set until the convention. He urges a campaign focused on state issues and criticizes Hillism and liquor-party dissent. Saxton also supports adopting the blanket Australian ballot to reduce ticket confusion.
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A Mail and Expressman
Charles T. Saxton
Clyde
John H. Stalin
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Andrew D. White
Germany
British Trade Decline Distresses Ironworkers in England
The Pall Mall Gazette notes continued decline in British freight traffic in England and Scotland with weekly receipts dropping 4000 pounds from 1890 figures. Six thousand Cumberland iron workers are idle, many for a year, sparking near famine. Public works plans are being started to provide employment and avert starvation among families.
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London
The
Pall Mall Gazette
England
Scotland
Gazette
Cumberland
Late Ship News from New York Aug 14
Sailed and cleared vessels include steamers Island Skjost Stettin Ly Touraine Franquel Havre Dehuy ter Braens Antwerp Wells City Gore Bristol Ki Workendam Makker Rotterdam Aurania Walker Liverpool Kremerhaven Butz Rotterdam Montauk Jenkins Leith Colorado Abbott Hull Gardenia Rutherford St Nazaire Dania Kuhlwein Hamburg Grand Nielsen Dunkirk Winthrop Eastport Mescis Mary Rose Connig Yarmouth NY Modena Gale St John NE Ar steamer Winthrop St John NE barks Hannah Blanchard London Padosa Lisbon Ichs Kate Scranton Theo Dean Glenulien Eliza B Emery Boston Josie Reeves J 8 Terry Abel W Parker Nantucket Mary F Pike John Kunyon Julia Frances John Crockford Fall River Robinnier AG Lawson Ann Mary Bb Fisher Gleaner Belle K Hull Providence Maggie J Chadwick St John NY Uruguay Windsor NS Break of Way Gardiner Solomon Washburne Sallie I Chartre Taunton Isaac Atherton Marshall Perin Bangor Mary Brewer KG Willard Rocklawa G M Srainerd John P Kelsey Vinal Haven L V Beebe Hester A Waters J F Coolidge Lottie Annie New Haven James M Sayles Hannah Brown Newport James A Brown Thomaston Pardon G Thompson New Bedford Adam Bowlby Elsworth Wandrain Shulee NS Emeline G Sawyer Hillsboro NB Storm Petrel Somes Sound Annie Lee Mathias Samuel Castner Lanesville Gardenia Russian Prince Amsterdam ship Jose hus Hong Kong brig HC Sibley Boston Bangor Me special to Post Aug 14 oles Willie H Child Philadelphia E R Emerson Portland Sailed July Fourth Elizabethport Mary Lymburner Providence Commodore Tucker Norwich
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Ly ‘Touraine
Franquel
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Dehuyter
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Antwerp
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Gore
Bristol
Workendam
Makker
Rotterdam
Aurania
Walker
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Connig
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Modena
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Hannah Blanchard
London
Padosa
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Kate Scranton
Theo Dean
Glenulien
Eliza B Emery
Boston
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Terry
Abel W Parker
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Mary F Pike
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Julia Frances
John Crockford
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Robinnier
AG Lawson
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Gleaner
Belle K& Hull
Providence
Maggie J Chadwick
Uruguay
Windsor
Gardiner
Solomon Washburne
Sallie I
John P Kelsey
Vinal Haven
L V Beebe
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J F Coolidge
Lottie
Annie
New Haven
James M Sayles
Hannah & Brown
Newport
James A Brown
Thomaston
Pardon G Thompson
New Bedford
Adam Bowlby
Elsworth
Wandrain
Shulee
Emeline G Sawyer
Hillsboro
Storm Petrel
Somes Sound
Annie Lee
Mathias
Samuel Castner
Lanesville
Prince
Amsterdam
Jose
Hus
Hong Kong
HC Sibley
Bangor
Ar Augis Oles
Willie H Child
Philadelphia
E R Emerson
Ortland
Elizabethport
Mary Lymburner
Commodore Tucker
Norwich
Steamers Arrived and Sailing Notes From Atlantic Ports
Shipping notices list vessels arriving and sailing from Boston Baltimore New York Liverpool and other ports on August 14 and 13 1900s era. Entries name ships like Taormina Etruria Hekla Friesland Nova Scotian and Norseman with origins from Amsterdam Belfast Hamburg Montreal New York and Boston. Recommendations at end mention Mellin's Food for infants.
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Islesworth
Havana
Cardenas
Baltimore
Lord O’neill
Belfast
Ire
New York
Taormina
Hamburg
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Ciudad Condal
Mexico
Mississippi
London
Kinsale
Barrowmore
Liverpool
Italy
Brow Head
Etruria
Christiansend
Hekla
Stettin
Scilly
Friesland
Antwerp
Columbia
Newark
Canada
Boulogne
Isle of Wight
Bede
Montreal
Prawle Point
Stockholm City
Nova Scotian
Portland
Eng
Francisco
Hull
Lake Ontario
Queenstown
Emperor William health report and travel plans
Berlin reports Emperor William in good health aside from a stiff leg due to bandages. Dr. von Boetticher met with him to discuss state welfare, and rumors of his decline are deemed unfounded as market speculation. The emperor then boarded the imperial yacht Hohenzollern for a day at sea.
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Berlin
William
von Boetticher
Imperial Home Office
Kfe
Boerse
Hohenzollern
Prohibitory Ukase Discussed in Saving Clause Debate
Brenun Aug 14 Russian ukase directs ministers to report on removing rye prohibition whenever possible. Boersen Courier cites two benefits for Russia: cheap rye for the poor and higher world wheat prices. Railway officials ordered to prioritize grain trains to distressed provinces. rye export ban still boosts prices. winter cereals failure noted. cattle prices fall. peasants sell horses. Bourse unsettled as speculators ship cereals ahead of the ukase.
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Brenun
Ukase
Finance
Interior
Boersen
Russia
von Caprivi
Sr. Petersburg
Global Geographical Congress Backs Pronouncing Dictionary and Metric World
The International Geographical Congress in Berne closes with London chosen for the next meeting. A resolution calls for an international pronouncing geographical dictionary and universal adoption of the English prime meridian. England urged to adopt the metric system. The committee rejects Captain Glazier jako claim and credits Schoolcraft Allen and Nicollet as discoverers of the Mississippi source.
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Berne
International Geographical Congress
London
England
Glazier
Mississippi
Schoolcraft
Lieutenant Allen
Jean Nicollet
Manipur Leaders Hanged After Capital Massacre
In Sima on August 14 two leaders from the Manipur ruling family were executed at the capital gates for masterminding the March massacre of British officials. The Senaputty, chief of the Manipuri army and former rival to the Rajah, and Tongal gen- were executed for instigating the Durbar massacre that killed Chief Commissioner Quinton and Political Agent Grimwood.
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Sima
Manipur
Senaputty
Manipuri
Quinton
Grimwood
Impressive Manipur Hanging Staged Before Massive Crowd
A tribal leader who violated a flag of truce lured Englishmen from the residency at Manipur and ordered the native executioner to strike off the heads and feet of British prisoners. An immense crowd witnessed the hanging with no signs of disturbance.
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Eral
Manipur
Monetary Affairs in an Improved Condition
Lisbon reports an improved monetary situation as silver coinage and small notes gain acceptance. Public demand for more notes grows while silver remains scarce. Imports drop after ending American wheat imports, with unfavorable exchange rates hindering other goods. Domestic manufacturing expands, notably in cotton and woollen goods, and crops including wine, wheat, and maize are record-strong.
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Lisbon
England
A Clean Sweep Planned in Moscow District
Moscow police report secret orders to expel every Jew from the district within two months. London reports Baron Hirsch at Carlsbad signing powers for Argentine land purchases up to 1,000,000 pesos and negotiating with the Turkish Government to rent land in Asia Minor for a Jewish colony at £400,000 yearly.
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Moscow
London
American Trust Company failure hits stockholders instalment plans
New York readers learn the American Trust Company ceased business about two weeks prior. Stockholders who bought instalment shares over $2 monthly learned their last dividend of 8 percent was unpaid. The firm, organized in Texas in 1889, funded by mortgage holdings, faced license issues and possible reorganization as officers moved to new premises.
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Specian
American Trust Company
Broadway
Wallace C. Andrews
New York Steam Company
Andrews
Alphonzo Munzer
B. B. Paddock
Adelbert L. Eastman
Abraham N. Thomas
Texas
Forth Worth
Tex
J. S. van Gorder
Pike County
Penn
J. D. Helmer
Rochester
N. Y
Charles R. Hall
New York State Banking Department
Albany
Augusta
Ferdinand Fish
Messrs. Munger
Paddock
Eastman
Thomas
American ‘Just Company
Mechanics
Cooperative Bank of Brooklyn
Family Fund Society
Thomas & Co
Trust Company
Munger, Thomas & Co
Wall Street
J. 8. Silver
Washington National Bank
American Loan and Trust Company
Eastern League directors discuss Providence withdrawal and schedule
Buffalo Club director Gillespie states the team remains sound and will finish the season with seven clubs if Worcester fills Providence, or six if New Haven exits. Providence players will not be released. Albany meeting at Hotel Kenmore extends into revision of the six club schedule with a four member committee appointed.
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Burrac
N. Y
Gillespie
Buffalo Club
United Press
Providence
White
New Haven
Association For Today
Worcester
American Association
Albany
Eastern Baseball League
Hotel Kenmore
En Haven
Fire Chiefs Conclude Session with Committees Formed
Springfield Aug 14 At the convention of fire chiefs the secretary announced committees including Executive H Bonner New York H LeMoine Michigan C E Rundell Pennsylvania HH Heinmiller Ohio Charles Whiteside Tennessee W B Puder Georgia F L O Neil South Carolina and Matt Sloan Alabama Auditing G W Taylor Did Sweeney and A C Hendricks Delegates adjourned sine die and visited Chapman Valve Works Hartford This afternoon many visited the Hartford fire department Tomorrow they plan a White Mountains outing by White Mountain Express at 1 55 pm joining a Profile House visit and a Sunday trip to Fabyan leaving Monday for the return to Springfield
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Springfield
Convention of Fire Chiefs
H. Bonner
New York
H. LeMoine
Michigan
C. E. Rundell
Pennsylvania
HH. Heinmiller
Ohio
Charles Whiteside
Tennessee
W. B. Puder
Georgia
F. L. O'Neil
South Carolina
Matt Sloan
Alabama
G. W. Taylor
Did
Sweeney
A. C. Hendricks
Chapman Valve Works
Fire Department
Hartford
Fabyans
Balmaceda Removes Chilean Judges Claims Split
In Hindon Aug 14 Chilean Congressional envoys in Washington report Balmaceda has dismissed all judges including the Chief Justice and six associates, and appointed replacements in defiance of Article 1065. They say Chile has never removed a judge for a misdemeanor.
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Chile
Sanger Predicts Early Settlement Of State Turmoil
In Canterbury on August 14 Hon. Marvin H. Sanger says he expects to be seated as State Treasurer soon. He notes Acting Governor Bulkeley will be discharged for civil service reasons, and General Graham's removal was for the good of the service. Trouble is foretold at Niantic State camp tomorrow as both party adjutants seek command.
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Canterbury
Conn
Marvin H. Sanger
Bulkeley
Graham
Sanger
Niantic State
Dream seizes fishing boats return to Indian Island
Eastport Maine reports six fishing boats seized by the Dominion cruiser Dream on July 16 are at Indian Island New Brunswick near here. Captain Pratt offers to release them if owners sign waivers of indemnity. one owner signs, others refuse, citing damage. Tomorrow Dream may deliver all boats, ending the dispute as US government moves prompted action.
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Eastport
Dominion
Dream
Indian Island
N. B
Pratt
United States
Narrow Escape From Death At Pemberton Mills
At the Pemberton mills in Lawrence a dozen foot high core being built in a 150 foot chimney caused a scaffold collapse. Six men were on a staging when a cross beam fell, injuring several workers and trapping Griffin in critical condition. Shaw escaped by leaving moments before the crash.
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Frank Shaw
George Meyers
John Kennedy
Leverett Griffin
Fred Breyer
Arthur Gaudette
Mr. Shaw
Meyers
Breyer
Kennedy
Griffin
Walter Wilson Found Dead in Plainfield After Despondency
Walter Wilson, 70, a respected Green Hollow Street resident, was found dead in Plainfield with his throat cut after missing for several days. A prior attempt to hang himself weeks earlier showed despondency, and authorities deem it a self-inflicted death.
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Plainfield, Conn
Walter Wilson
Green Hollow Street
Imported laborers spark suit against Sir Titus Salt firm
Bridgeport reporters report that Sir Titus Salt, Bart. Sons & Co. faces a $6000 suit over alleged landings of English workers. Abram Ambler claims a British contract to work at $15 weekly and passage money financed by the firm. U S Marshal attached $10,000 of firm assets. papers set for Aug 24 in New Haven.
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Mitkiewicz
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United States
Lawrence
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Titus Salt
Bar Harbor
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Smith
Bridgeport
Conn
Wright
New Haven
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Ambler
England
George G. Sill
Hartford
Emory F. Strong
District of Connecticut
Kingdom of Great Britain
Saltaire
Sal Ambler
Whitworth
Great Britain
Nathaniel Shipman
United States District Court
Sir Titus Salt, Bart. Company (Limited
Titus Sait
George IV
Everett Poisoning Case Ends With Dismissal of Accused
Judge Bancroft in Malpen District Court discharged Samuel and Curtis Byron after hearing about fifteen witnesses in the Everett poisoning case. The Byrons were charged with poisoning a cow owned by Patrick Connell amid ongoing disputes with neighbors over repeated animal and well poisonings in recent years.
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Bancroft
Everett
Samuel
Curtis Byron
Patrick Connell
Byrons
Connell
Dorchester Racket Club Doubles Tournament Opens
The Dorchester Racket Club hosts its first doubles tournament today on the dirt courts at Dix Street. The club, a new organization of twenty four society ladies and gentlemen, features players skilled with the racket.
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Dorchester
Dix Street
Ottawa hearing details drift through Baie des Chaleur probe
Ottawa August reports unfold as Senator Vidal reads a Garneau telegram declining attendance citing provincial responsibility. Langlier presents Garneau letter with health certificate. Bank du Peuple ties shown to Langlier and Pacaud deals. Union Bank notes questioned. Privileges, Elections panel hears Esquimault bid withdrawal pressure and McGreevy family links. Murphy scrutiny ends without sign-off.
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Ont
Baie Des Chaleur
Vidal
Garneau
Quebec
Langlier
M. P
J.C. Langlier
C. B. Armstrong
Tarte
Webb
Union Bank of Quebec
Pacaud
Union Bank
Mr. Mercier
Charles Langlier
Pelletier
M.P
Public Accounts Committee
la Presse
New England Paper Company
Murlock
Haggart
Hagegart
Privileges and Elections Committee
Michael Starrs
Esquimault Graving Dock
Sir Hector Langevin
Mr. Perley
Hector
Witness
O’ Hanley
Sir Hector
Robert McGreevy
Thomas McGreevy
Ing
Thomas
Murphy
New York
E. O. Murphy
Robert H. McGreevy
Minister of Public Works
Salmon Fishermen Strike Shuts Kodiak Canneries
In San Francisco Aug 14 fishermen from Kodiak struck after canneries refused to take all salmon, claiming a daily 72,000 fish quota. The run began slow, leaving sixteen fishermen still nearby. Canneries plan to hire fishermen from other islands to avoid output losses.
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San Francisco
Nicholas Thayer
Kodiak
Avery Brokers Financial Schedule Shows Liabilities and Assets
John C. Avery a broker at 1115 Broadway filed schedules showing liabilities of 48918 and nominal assets of 487220 with actual assets of 65371 The nominal assets include 333300 of Continental Land and Security Company stock which has failed The company property is to be sold under foreclosure and Avery was its president
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John C. Avery
New York
Broadway
Continental Land and Security Company
Denver
Avery
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