Eminent New England Banquet Echoes Patriotism and Power
The New England Society of Philadelphia held its annual banquet in Horticulural Hall with 4009 attendees. Speakers included James M. Beck, Associate Justice David J. Brewer, David J. Hill, Wu Ting Fang, Rourke Cochran, Simeon Ford, Rockwell Potter, and Charles Hamlin, praising American unity, civil service reform, and imperial reach while celebrating New England heritage and the nation’s role as a world power in the 20th century.
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Penn
Dee
New England ‘Society
New York
Beltimore
Washington
Boston
United States
James M. Beck
Beck
George
Army
Navy
David J. Hill
Cuba
Lincoln
McAkinley
Wu Ting Fang
Orient
New England
China
America
Rourke Cochran
Simeon Ford
Rockwell H. Potter
Hartford
New England Society of
Old Bay State
Massachusetts
Oll
Stedman Installed President at New England Society Dinner
At the Waldorf Astoria in New York the New England Society held its 96th annual dinner drawing about 60 guests. Edmund Clarence Stedman was installed as president, with William F. Dodge serving as toastmaster and notable attendees including Governor George P. McLean and Mayor-elect Seth Tow.
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New York
New England Society
Waldorf- Astoria
Edmund Clarence Stedman
William F. Dodge
George P. Mclean
Connecticut
Seth Tow
Nelson A. Miles
Faunce
Brown Uiversity
McLean
Kaiser to Visit London for Victoria Memorial Service
The World reports Emperor William likely to visit London January 20 to 24 as guest of King Edward. He will attend the memorial service for the late Queen Victoria at Windsor, with arrangements centered on the royal guest’s stay.
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London
Emperor William
Edward
Queen Victoria
Mrogmore
Train on Fire Kills Two at Dingle Station
Explosion in a fuse box caused a fire on a electric overhead train at Dingle Station. Two men were killed and several railway employees burned as the train entered a tunnel with creosoted sleepers. Firefighters faced a blazing furnace and slow access due to smoke.
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Liverpool
Dingle
Looting in Colombia as Liberals strike Nombre de Dios
Libe rals return to Nombre de Dios looting the Manganese Mining Company commissariat and threatening the custodian. The American concern claims losses as U S gunboat Marietta and Colombian Pinzon arrive. Alban hints at compulsory arbitration under the Monroe doctrine.
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Colon
Colombia
Galveston
Nombre de Dios
Commissariat
Manganese Mining Company
Azores
United States
Marietta
General Pinzon
Pinzon
Savanilla
Fallace
San Juan de Porto Rico
Alban
Tumaco
Tumaaco
Tbis
Buenaventura
General Alban
Regado
Salvador
Tols
Hickey Predicts Success in Baseball Battle
President Thomas J. Hickey of the American Base ball Association returned from the East and declared decisive confidence in the association. He dismissed talk of Milwaukee ground leasing as bosh and said friends contradict Western League chief Whitfield. He vowed to win and defeat opponents in the baseball business.
Chicago teacher elected Maine university president
George Emery Fellows of the University of Chicago was elected president of the University of Maine at a trustees meeting this evening in Bangor Maine.
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G. E. Fellows
Maine University
Bangor
George Emery Fellows
University of Chicago
University of Maine
Postoffice Receipts Reach New Christmas Peak
Boston post office stamp department sales hit 26000 dollars in a week, surpassing any prior Christmas period. If laid flat, stamps would cover over 8000 square feet, about the Ames Building footprint. Registry division shows 8000-plus excess items. hundreds of thousands of circulars flood in, forcing overtime and stretched staffing.
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Stamp Department
Boston Postoffice
Ames
Schwab Failed to Declare Diamonds, $17,500 Valued Case
New York report states Charles M. Schwab, president of United States Steel, did not declare three diamonds worth 17,500 dollars brought from Paris. Collectors and private agents pursued interview at his breakfast table, then arranged duty payment and clearance, while details remain filed in Washington.
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Steel Trust
Schwab
New York
Dee
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Bidwell
Paris
Hardy & Hayes
Pittsburg
Taondon
Custom House
Mr. Stuart
William HW. Theobald
Lusar
Mr. Schwab
Mwe
Schwab Payne
Treasury Department
Washington
Stuart
Theobald
City
Opera Opening Delights New York Sophisticated Robertses
The Metropolitan Opera opened Maurice Gran's season with Wagner's Tristan and Isolde. Milka Ternina as Isolde gave a strong, singing performance. Edouard de Reszke as Marke charmed the audience with a sympathetic voice. Notable attendees included Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr and J Pierpont Morgan.
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New York
Grand Opera
Maurice Gran
Metropolitan Opera
Wagner
Tristan and Isolde
Brangene
van Dyck
Tilstan
Dedham Union Carpenters Win Eight Hour Day
All union carpenters in Dedham will work an eight hour day on January 1 without striking. The agreement was signed by all local contractors and builders in the town.
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Oxford
Dedham
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