Rosebery Speech Could Signal New Liberalism
London readers gauge Lord Rosebery's Chesterfield utterance as a defining moment. Papers clash over whether it signals a shift toward Liberal Unionists or a new central party, with Tory and Liberal voices weighing the potential political realignment and its impact on government future.
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London
Lord Rosebery
Chesterfield
Daily Mail
Independent
the Times
The
Morning Post
Tory
Lord Wrosebery
Telegraph
Independent Conservative
the Chronicle
Daily News
Lord Rosebery and the traits of greatness
The text assesses Lord Rosebery as a dramatic study but finds him a less effective practical politician for his era, noting his potential appeal yet highlighting older methods failing to meet contemporary political demands.
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Lord Rosebery
Commander in Chief Torrance names pensions committee
Minneapolis December 17 Commander in Chief Bil Torrance of the Grand Army of the Republic announced the pension committee members Col. Robert Beath Philadelphia Col. John C Black Chicago General James R Carnahan Indianapolis Judge Charles C Burton Nevada Mo ex Gov W C Upham Marshfield Wis Henry F E Tainter Hartford Conn John C Linehan Papook New Hampshire The committee is to study pension office controversy and protect veterans interests while balancing government and veteran needs
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Minneapolis
Minn
Bil Torrance
Grand Army of the Republic
Committee On Pensions
Robert Beath
Philadelphia
John C. Black
Chicago
James R. Carnahan
Indianapolis
Charles C. Burton
Nevada
W. C. Upham
Marshfield
Wis
Henry FE. Tainter
Hartford
Hartford, Conn.; John C. Linehan
Penacook
N. H
Pension Office
Judge Torrance
Pension Bureau
Cleveland
Admiral Wildes Receives Magnificent Sword in Boston
Rear Admiral Frank Wildes, famed as a Boston boy and commander at Manila Bay, was presented a magnificent sword by city friends at the chamber of commerce. The ceremony included a reception with Mrs Wildes and Miss Wildes, remarks by William H. Lincoln, Boston officials, and messages from Secretary Long and Admiral Dewey expressing admiration.
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Boston
Frank Wildes
Manila Bay
Chamber of Commerce
Wildes
Sword
Hart
Olin
Commonwealth
Long
Dewey
New Game Preserve Planned for Equinox Mountain
Manchester Vermont December 17 It was announced that New York and Manchester parties will open a large game preserve covering Equinox mountain and form a sportsmen's club The area will be stocked with game and streams with fish prospects ready for sportsters.
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Manchester
Vermont
New York
Equinox Mountain
A Good Cough Medicine Recommendation From Toowoomba
An Australian Gazette letter praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a severe two month cough. W C Wockner, a longtime resident, endorses the medicine and recommends others try it, noting it is sold by all druggists.
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Toowoomba
Australia
Chamberlain
W. C. Wockner
Mr. Wockner
Bundestag Defers South Africa Camp Inquiry
Berne date December 17 in a note the Budesrath refuses to approach Britain on concentration camps in South Africa. It says such action could be seen as unwarrantable interference in foreign affairs.
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Berne
Budesrath
Great Britain
South Africa
Chamber of Deputies
Marconi Plan Delays London Trip Negotiations Under Way
Marconi is hosted at Signal Hill by Governor Boyle and Premier Bond as talks proceed to settle the dispute between the Marconi Wireless Telegraph company and the Anglo American Cable company. He will pause experiments, travel to Nova Scotia, then to London, hoping negotiations conclude before he arrives.
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N. F
Marconi
Signal Hill
Boyle
Bond
Executive Council
England
Anglo-American Cable Company
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of London
Anglo- American Cable Company
London
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Doctors of McKinley Urge Congress Pay Medical Bills
Buffalo December 17. Dr Matthew D Mann and colleagues declare they served the American people by attending the president and should be paid by Congress or the nation rather than the late President's family. They warn a bill to Mrs McKinley would be improper and say the profession demands congressional remuneration to avoid criticism.
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Buffalo
N. Y
McKinley
Matthew D. Mann
Mann
United States
Congress
Booths Letters Sold at New York Auction
The sale of Gen. Adam Badeaus literary effects included 50 letters and a portrait of Edwin Booth. Prices ranged from 75 cents to 9 dollars, with notable items including Booths Shakespeare copies at 91 dollars each and a Walter Brackett Hamlet bust portrait at 2060 dollars. Two schoolgirl letters fetched 9 dollars each.
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New York
Adam Badeau
John Anderson, Jr
Edwin Booth
John Booth
Niblo’s
Booth
Shakespeare
Walter M. Brackett
Hamlet
Belgium's Nose Shelves South Africa Appeal Resolution
Brussels deputes vote 56 to 41 to shelve M. Van Der Velde's December 10 resolution urging Britain to take steps to reduce deaths in South Africa's concentration camps. Belgium says no reason to jeopardize Britain’s friendship by meddling in South African affairs.
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Brussels
Chamber of Deputies
M. van der Velde
Great Britain
South Africa
Belgium
Greatritain
Miss Ludlow Denies Hobson Engagement Rumor
Miss Eleanor Ludlow niece of ex Governor Bushnell denies reports of engagement to Captain Richard P. Hobson in a Springfield dispatch quoted by the Times Star. She states there is positively no truth in the engagement rumor and asks for a emphatic denial.
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Cincinnati
Springfield
Times-Star
Eleanor Ludlow
Bushnell
Richard P. Hobson
Sugar Conference Resumes as Bounty Abolition Favored
The Brussels based International sugar conference resumes with delegates from Europe noting broad support for abolishing sugar bounties. Debates center on countervailing duties and potential shifts in bounty fed exports if the United States imposes duties. A two francs per hundred kilos bounty proposal for non Kartel countries is discussed amid doubts over U.S. and Russia participation. A fresh conference may be needed to include unrepresented nations.
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Brussels
Europe
Russia
United States
Fight or Surrender. Boer War Developments in South Africa
A London cable reports from Johannesburg dated December 13 that key Boer leaders plan meetings with burghers to decide on peace or continued hostilities. General Botha summoned burghers for December 15 to hear Steyn and De Wet while Delarey’s meeting was postponed. unrest in Johannesburg and the Rand leads to 200 arrests and heightened security as officers carry revolvers at night.
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New York
the Sun
London
Daily News
Johannesburg
Botha
Steyn
de Wet
Delarey
Burghers
Rand
Irish MPs Redmond Delegation Arrives in Queenstown
The Oceanic arrived at Queenstown with Irish MPs Redmond McHugh and O'Donnell who had been visiting the United States for United Irish league work. They were greeted by a welcoming delegation and met by the tender of the steamer for a cordial landing. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets ad follows.
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Redmond, McHugh and O’donnell
Queenstown
Oceanic
New York
Messrs. Redmond
McHugh
O'Donnell
United States
United Irish League
Redmond
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