Funeral of Prince Bismarck Impresses Few in Berlin
Berlin Aug 4 The funeral for Prince Bismarck was a grand courtly display yet marked by haste and lack of public enthusiasm. Notably, no Bismarck family members attended and the royal pew stood empty while many dignitaries and foreign ambassadors joined Emperor William II and Empress Augusta Victoria at Charlottenburg.
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Berlin
Prince Bismarck
Bismarck
Kaiser
Herbert Bismarck
Charlottenburg
Landau
Wilhelmshothe
Friedrich Wilhelm
Prussia
Max von Baden
Prince
Hesse
Albert
Schleswig Holstein
Carl
Hohenzollern
Empire
Prince Henry
Count von Seckendorf
Count von Lehndorff
East Prussia
Count von Posadowsky—Wehner
Interior
Count von Waldersee
von Miquel
Finance
Cout Schlieffen
Second Foot Guards
Andrew D. White
Mendez de Vigo
William
Prince Hohenlohe
Beethoven
Handel
Dr. Faber
Israel
Jesus
Faber
American girl Miss Schley sees Queen of Spain in Madrid
Paris dispatches report Miss Jessie Schley completed her peace mission by meeting the Queen Regent in Madrid despite hostile crowds. She then fled to Lisbon under British protection after talks with foreign affairs minister and officials, encouraging words from the Queen but signs of Spain’s weakness.
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Paris
Madrid
Jessie Bciley
Spain
Schley
Isbon
Lisbon
Spain seeks Paris talks for peace treaty draft
Madrid reports that Queen Regent and Senor Sagasta push to conduct final draft of the peace treaty in Paris by Senor Leon y Castillo and the U S ambassador. Castilllo’s diplomacy and law experience cited as strongest, while Polavieja’s efforts curb internal disorder. Public opinion blames the dynasty for war, vows the government will be scapegoat once peace is signed. Cuba debt clarified as Spanish debt. Bank of Spain holds vast Cuban bonds, risking stability if the United States rejects backing.
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Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Paris
Senor Leon Y Castillo
France
United States
Senor Castillo
Polavieja
America
Cuba
Porto Rico
Spain
Bank of Spain
Cortes
Martinez Campos
Duke of Tetuan
Senor Canovas
Senor Romero Y Robledo
Weylerite
la Correspondencia de Espana
el Correo
Salmeron
San Juan de Porto Rico
Havana
Gibara
Santiago de Cuba
Arolas
Blanco
Insular
Iloilo
Visayas
Camarines
Rios
San Martin
Ponce
Puiz
Saboya
Monte Verde
Famous architect Garnier dies in Paris
Paris reports the death of Louis Charles Garnier born 1825 who designed and oversaw the Grand Opera House in Paris and planned a new Paris opera house. His works include Monaco theatre and gambling house, Nice observatory, and a Greek temple study with medals and honors from 1864 to 1886.
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Paris
Louis Charles Garnier
Monte Carlo
Monaco
Jean Louis Charles Garnier
School of Fine Arts
Messrs. Leveil
Hppolyte-Lebas
Greece
Egina
France
Constantinople
Tour de St. Jaques
Nice
M. Garnier
London
Institute of British Architecture
Hiawatha Finds Thirty Bourgogne Victims
The steam er Hiawatha, chartered to locate relatives of Judge Dillon of New York and W C Perry of Kansas City, returned to Can o with thirty bodies from the La Bourgogne wreck buried. No sought relatives were recovered.
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Halifax
Hiawatha
Judge Dillon
New York
W. C. Perry
Kansas City
Can
la Bourgogne
What's in a name for medicines Hood's Sarsaparilla
A vintage ad copy asserts the unique value of Hood's Sarsaparilla over other sarsaparillas. The slogan emphasizes brand loyalty and the idea that a medicine's name matters for trust and efficacy.
Spain and allies seek wartime policy amid Cortes talks
Madrid reports Sagasta consulting with Cortes leaders and foreign ministers about war terms while the Queen Regent summoned generals. Separate dispatches note Cuban operations, a Gibara evacuation, insurrection suppression, and disciplinary actions against garrison command.
Desecrated the flag campaign against London shops
The American Society in London waged a campaign against shopkeepers using the American flag as a tourist lure. They visited principal shops to remove defaced flags and showed no objection to unlettered flags. Most British firms complied. one major house refused, risking a boycott.
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Agso
Press
London
American Society
Governor Wolcott Visits New Hospital Ship Bay State
Boston August 4 Gov Roger Wolcott visited the new hospital ship Bay State at the Atlantic works yard with Secretary J B Hayes and two ladies. Dr H L Burrell and W A Seabury guided the party inspecting fittings including the ice plant where a mechanic frost bitten his left index finger. The group noted the berth deck fans and boiler room heat as crews finish work tonight and painters and carpenters work through Saturday.
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Boston
Bay State
Roger Wolcott
Atlantic Works’ Yard
J. B. Hayes
Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
Hayes
H. L. Burrell
W. A. Seabury
Jov. Wolcott
Marlboro’s Mayor Considered for Executive Council Nomination
Marlboro’s first mayor, Hon. E Herbert Howe, of South Framingham, seeks the Republican nomination for a member of the Executive Council in the 6th district to succeed Elisha H. Shaw of Chelmsford. Friends say the field is clear and campaign work will begin. A Lowell convention two years ago produced a tie between Howe and the current councillor.
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South Framingham
Herbert Howe
Marlboro
Executive Council
Elisha H. Shaw
Chelmsford
Howe
Lowell
Lipton Hopeful Despite Question of Yachting Jurisdiction
London reports show Sir Thomas Lipton's America’s Cup challenge generally supported, but a yacht world undercurrent resents him as a representative yachtsman. The Royal Ulster Yacht Club asks the Yacht Racing Association for guidance, which declines jurisdiction. Charles Russell will seek official ruling in New York before signing the challenge links. He sails to consult NYYC officials and, if no jurisdiction, will push formal acknowledgment. Royal Ulster officials plan to travel to New York by Aug 24 to sign the contest contract.
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Messrs
Atlantic
United States
London
Sir Thomas Lipton
Dunraven
Sir Thomas
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Yacht Racing Association
New York
Russell
New York Yacht Club
Prostration by Heat and Headache Cure Ad
A weather driven issue, heat causes headaches and weakness. Advertisement promotes Akin Headache Powders as a cure in envelopes or boxes, priced at 10 or 20 cents, made by Carer and Sherburne at Merrimack corner Bridge streets, low priced druggists.
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Carer & Sherburne
Low Pricea Druggists
Merrimack
Corner Bridge Streets
Man Died After Poison Try in Boston Stock Drama
Boston Aug 4 Inspector Collins arrested Edward Bowers at his Hingham home for larceny of 55 shares of Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe stock and two certificates valued over 842 dollars. Bowers drank poison in the presence of the detective, dying within a minute. He was 38, childless, a former bookkeeper for S. E. Ward & Co. and a stockbroker, with a record of embezzlement around 10,000 dollars. Ward called the act self-inflicted, while acquaintances saw him as talented and trusted by Kidder, Peabody & Co. in earlier years.
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Boston
Collins
Hingham
Edward B. Bowers
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rairoad
W. L. Lockhart
Bowers
S. E. Ward & Co
Boston Stock Exchange
Ward
State Street
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Mexico
Samuel Ward & Co
Bradley Appointed City Commissioner in Lawrence
Lawrence August 4 Mayor Eaton appoints William J Bradley a prominent young lawyer and Good Government association member licensed commissioner to succeed John J Donovan
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Lawrence
Eaton
William J. Bradley
The
Good Government Association
John J. Donovan
Burdock Blood Bitters Promises Vitality and Clarity
An advertisement extols Burdock Blood Bitters as giving a clear head and active brain, a strong vigorous body, claiming it keeps a man fit for the battles of life.
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Burdock
Hires Rootbeer
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Bradley
Charles E. Hires CO
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Lowell Steam
Weed Street
Christopher Holmes
Nivoea
Ors Sous
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