Dinner at the White House with Prince Henry guest of honor
Prince Henry of Prigsia attended a state dinner hosted by President Roosevelt at the White House Monday. Government departments and foreign envoys were among the guests. The east room featured a crescent table and splendor in the blue room where the president welcomed the prince.
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Prince Henry of
Prigsia
Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Prince Henry
Mystery of Nora Fuller Death Echoes Blanche Lamont Case
A 16-year-old Nora Fuller is found dead in a deserted San Francisco house after answering a advertising notice to care for a baby. Police link a man named Hawkins or Bennett to the case. no immediate cause of death or suspect identified. Investigators note the resemblance to the Blanche Lamont murder as the probe continues.
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Nora Fuller
Blanche Lamont
Theodore Durrant
Lamont
Nora
John Bennett
Gary Street
Hawkins
Bennett
Sutter Street
Dinner honors Prince Henry with national toasts and gifts
At a formal dinner in Washington the British ambassador Pauncefote, Secretary Hay, the German ambassador, and the French ambassador were groups of distinguished guests. The menu featured Bréted dishes and ice cream shaped as German and American eagles. Toasts thanked the German Emperor and people and welcomed Prince Henry of Prussia. After festivities, Prince Henry and Roosevelt’s party boarded special trains for New York to attend the Kaiser's yacht Meteor launch.
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Pauncefote
Hay
Prince Henry
Prussia
United States
Roosevelt
New York
Kaiser
Meteor
Meteor 18 Launched Amid Rain and Cheers at Shooter's Island
The German Emperor's new schooner yacht Meteor was launched Tuesday with a brilliant assembly, cannon fire, and cheering crowds. Miss Roosevelt broke the champagne bottle and cut the rope to release the weights as the vessel slid into the water, flags flying and national anthems echoing. The French Chamber of Deputies voted to reduce military service to two years, with exemptions ended and NCO reengagements for short terms approved. John O Mara, 13, Yonkers, twice tried to kill himself after a reform school sentence.
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Shooter's Island
Chamber of Deputies
John O'Mara
Yonkers, N
Murder Plot Unfolds in New York Court Over Millionaire Rice
Valet Jones testified detailing a conspiracy led by Patrick to kill old man Rice for his fortune. He described poisoning with mercury and chlorine, forgery of letters and will, and the plan to strangle Rice with chloroform. Patrick remained unmoved as Jones recounted the crimes and schemes.
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Valet Jones
Rice
Patrick
New York Court
Jones
Chicago launches mass smallpox vaccination campaign across states
Chicago health department begins a wide scale preventive war against smallpox covering 60 000 square miles in ten states with 25 million people. The plan includes wholesale vaccination and revaccination, isolation hospitals, disinfection, and strict railway travel inspections to curb the outbreak and avoid quarantines that disrupt travel.
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Chicago
Chicago Health Department
Ita Field
Reynolds
Palma and Cuba Elect Palma Leader and Senate
In Havana on December election day the electors formally chose Thomas Estrada Palma as president and Enis Estevez as vice president, forming the first Cuban Congress with sixty three representatives and twenty four senators. The provinces will send four senators each and Havana leads with seventeen representatives. Palma commands broad support from governors and planters, while Estevez is Havana’s attorney and former secretary of justice. Palma’s lengthy U.S. residency aids cross border relations.
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Havana
Thomas Estrada Palma
Enis Estevez
Senate
Cuba
United
Congress
House of Representatives
Santa Clara
Santiago
Matanzas
Pinar del Rio
Puerto Principe
Palma
United States
Cauto
Central Valley
N. Y
Estevez
Way
Island
Train collision injures passengers in Conshohocken
A rear end wreck on the Philadelphia and Reading Railway at Conshohocken Pa between the Norristown and Reading accommodation trains damaged two cars and left several passengers injured.
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Norristown
Reading
Philadelphia and
Conshohocken
Far and Near Notes from the Front and West
From Far and Near reports 103 year old James Alexander of Springfield Ohio contactably. Standard Oil allegedly gobbling up phosphate shields while Phlor German budget committee seeks 24,900,000 marks for an East Asia expedition. In Baca County Colorado thousands of cattle die from starvation and exposure due to scarce grass and frozen water holes.
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James Alexander
Springfield
Standard Oil Company
East Asia
Baca County
Colo
Cause of Detroit Savings Bank Wreck
Frank Andrews, vice-president of City Savings Bank of Detroit, caused the failure by his manipulation of funds. Once a clerk, he rose via real estate and stock speculation to riches and bank interests, blaming rapid wealth for the collapse and warning young men against speculative schemes.
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Frank
Hig
Philippine tariff bill clears Senate on party line vote
The Philippine tariff measure passed the Senate 46 to 26 on a strict party vote amid a lively exchange between Senators McComas and Wellington. One amendment was adopted restricting the Taft commission sedition law. The bill sets duties on Philippine imports to U S rates and allows 75 percent Dingley rates for U S exports to the Philippines with free U S imports exempt from export duties.
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Senate
McComas
Wellington
Maryland
Iatter
Hoar
Frye
Taft Commission
Philippines
United States
Philippine Commission
Wheeler of Kentucky Gains Notoriety For Speech
Charles K Wheeler once obscure in the Kentucky first district rose to public attention after a sensational speech against Prince Henry and Secretary Hay in the House of Representatives He is a third term member nearing 39 in April a precocious graduate of Southwestern University Clarksville Tenn at 17 and a long time attorney in private practice between sessions.
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Prince Henry
United States
Charles K. Wheeler
House of Representatives
Kentucky
Hay
Wheeler
Apri
Southwestern University
Clarksville, Tenn
Congressional Directory
Minnesota Court Refuses Minnesota Suit Against Northern Securities
The Supreme Court declines Minnesota's bid to file a complaint against Northern Securities Company, ruling it lacks original jurisdiction. The state must sue in lower courts, leaving unresolved whether Minnesota laws against consolidating competing railroads can be bypassed by a New Jersey formed corporation. Attorney General Wallace B. Douglas initiated the action January 7, targeting a merger that could impair state land values and evade Minnesota laws. The case centers on whether a New Jersey corporation can violate Minnesota restrictions and limit spurs into state lands.
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Supreme Court
United States
Northern Securities Company
Wallace B. Douglas
Minnesota
Gov. van Sant
New Jersey
Young Boy From Vingtons Taken For Pasteur Treatment
A 12 year old boy from Vington Ga. suffering hydrophobia was taken to Atlanta for Pasteur treatment after being bitten two years earlier by a dog. He was hunting with his brother when he suddenly convulsed and began to froth at the mouth.
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Liddell Childs
Vington
Atlanta
Pasteur
Railroad and transit developments across the Midwest and West
Bulletin summarizes rail projects and corporate actions. North British and Caledonian roads establish pension schemes while Chilean government coaches are built at Pullman works. Southern Pacific funds an exhibit at St Louis fair. Illinois Central completes double tracking Chicago to Effingham. Rock Island may build a 90 mile cut off from Fairbury to Herrington. C Craigie named traveling passenger agent for Grand Trunk. St Paul to cut upper berths by 25 percent system wide. Warren Lynch eyeing summer resorts on Cincinnati Northern. Minnesota grants 25000 to contest Northern Securities case. Northern Connecting Railway segment Plattsburg to Kansas City sold by Burlington to Rock Island.
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Pullman Works
Southern Pacific
St. L Louis
Illinois Central Road
Chicago
Effingham
Rock Island Railroad
Fairbury
Neb
Herrington
Kan. C
Craigie
Bankrupt status for Mrs Grace Snell Coffin wealth tale
Mrs Grace Snell Coffin of Chicago, heir to a $560000 estate from Amos J Snell, is declared bankrupt by a Milwaukee court. Liabilities total $33588 with a $12000 Salem Wisconsin home exempt as the sole visible asset. Coffin, twice divorced and thrice married, wrote stories once and had manuscripts burned in a divorce dispute.
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Grace Snell Coffin
Chicago
Amos J. Snell
United States
Milwaukee
Salem
Kenosha County
Wis
Avalanche Devastates Liberty Bell Mine in Colorado Death Toll Uncertain
A massive snowslide at the Liberty Bell mine on Smuggler Mountain, near Telluride, Colorado, killed between thirty and seventy five workers. Two more slides buried rescuers and a third slide struck later, as reports struggle to confirm exact fatalities while rescuers clear feet of snow and debris.
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Colorado
Liberty Bell Mine
Liberty Bell Company
Telluride
Liberty Bell
Smuggler Union
Tom Boy
Kansas City
Nationwide Storm Rips Through Cities Causing Massive Damage
Widespread damage from storms floods and gales reported from Texas to New York and Ohio amid high winds and rising rivers. Bridges wrecked railways washed out and counties forewarned of extensive losses. Athens and Nashville areas face water shortages as floodwaters surge and infrastructure suffers across Wisconsin Michigan and the Southeast.
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New York
Chattanooga
Pennsylvania
Upper
Ohio
Cleveland
Cumberland Valley
Allegheny River
Atlantic
Gulf
Middle West
Mattie
Lena
Block Island
Yeoman
Galveston
Liverpool
Cape Henry
Griffin
Seaboard Line
Oconee River
Athens
Oak Mountain
Columbus
Alabama
Tennessee
Norfolk and Southwestern
Virginia
Elizabethtown
Tallahassee
Fla
State Capitol
Dawson
Jackson
Wisconsin
West Superior
Upper Michigan
Jealous Husband Kills Wife and Boarder Then Himself
In Woodstock Illinois a jealous husband shot and killed his wife and Amos Anderson a boarder, then ended his life after a hand to hand struggle. Their son, 20, is jailed on complicity charges. Ellsworth was a prosperous machine shop owner and Mrs. Ellsworth a prominent society figure.
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Woodstock
Ilinois
Anderson
Benjamin F. Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Amos Anderson
Match for McGovern and Corbett Signed for 25 Rounds
William H. Corbett and Terry McGovern have signed articles for a 25 round match to be held by Oct 15 1902. Weigh-in at 127 pounds at 4 pm on fight day. Marquis of Queensberry rules apply with five ounce gloves. Club bids due in Cincinnati by April 15 with 1000 forfeit. Receipts split 75 25. referee to be chosen.
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Young Corbett
Lions
Terry
William H. Bothwell
Terry McGovern
Marquis of Queensberry
Cincinnati
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