Harriman testifies on railroad consolidation plans
K H Harriman of New York testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission, arguing that railroad consolidation could end freight rate discrimination and improve national service. He claimed unions of giants would raise $70,000,000 easily and cited shifts in tariff control and management to unify operations across lines.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
K. H. Harriman
New York
Pacific Railroad
Harriman
Stubbs
traff_ic
Southern Pacific
Nino
United States
Paul
Minn
Minneapolis
van Sant
Great Northern Pacific
Burlington
Mheans
Northern Securities Company
Prince of Wales to represent King at birth celebration
Berlin dispatch notes the Prince of Wales will represent King Edward at the birth celebration of a senior William. Report mentions misread names and unclear local details but confirms royal involvement in a German rulers’ birth event.
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Viette
Berlin
Prince of Wales
Willam
Alan P Prince
Chascalier
The
Dlatins
Paniabedt
Capture of Gen Viljoen and Boer parties reported
London reports by Lord Kitchener in Johannesburg note the capture of Gen B Viljoen near Lydenburg in the Transvaal. Pretoria reports Col Wilson seized 20 Boers near Frankfort on Saturday, dawn moves interrupted by a Boer counterattack leaving several wounded or dead on both sides.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Johannesburg
B. Viljoen
Lydenburg
Transvaal
Pretoria
Col. Wilson
Frankfort
Orange River Colony
Fire destroys St Paul monastery on Mount Athos
Vienna telegraph reports from Athens that the St Paul monastery on Mount Athos burned last Thursday night. The prior and nine monks died, twenty others were seriously injured as residents slept. The institution suffered about 80060 dollars in damage.
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Mount Athos
Greece
London
Vienna
Daily Chronicle
Athens
St. Paul
British Enlist Boer Troops and Huge Army Budget
Gen Kitchener authorizes 1500 Boers to enlist in British ranks as a surge in manpower. The army appropriation bill standing at 900 million dollars sits ready for House submission. The Gould interests may plot a Utah to California freight line. Schwab claims foreign trade will pivot to the United States. Joint army navy maneuvers are planned near New York next August. Prince Henry of Prussia to deliver a message from Emperor William to President Roosevelt. Mrs Addie Richardson is acquitted of the murder charge in Savannah Georgia.
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Kitchener
Gould
Utah
California
Charles M. Schwab
The
Free Trust
United States
New York
Prince Henry of
Prussia
William
Roosevelt
Addie Richardson
Osbard
K Wi. Richardson
Gavannah
Fire destroys wholesale district in Mobile area
Fire early Saturday in Mobile damaged the wholesale district, destroying property worth at least 300000 and killing Richard H. Vidimer, a leading member of the Mian society, and laborer Bat Opleana. Fireman injured. Vidimer and Thomas died trying to help.
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Smobile
Ala
Busine
Richard H. Vidiner
Mian
Mobile
Bat Opleana’ & Negro Laborer
New Bey
Vidimmer
Thomas
Vidmer
Snark
Alabama
Hawaii Governor Dole Hints Resignation Sought
Washington January 27 The Post reports Secretary Hitchcock forwarded a letter to Sanford B Dole Hawaii governor intimating resignation was desired Doles term lasts until May 1904 but rumors grow due to his poor health about a resignation
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Washington
Hitchcock
Sanford B. Dole
Hawaii
League plans Grand Rapids convention on Lincoln's Birthday
A State League of Republican Clubs advisory council meeting set the annual convention for Grand Rapids on February 12 Lincoln's birthday. That evening the Lincoln club of Grand Rapids will host its own Lincoln's birthday banquet.
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Grand Rapids
Detroit
Mich
State League of Republican Clubs
League
Lincoln
Lincoln Club of
Battle Near Bogota Favors Government Troops
An important battle 20 miles from Bogota resulted in 360 insurgent deaths and 90 government fatalities. Fought at Facataiva to block insurgent advance toward Bogota, the action prompted dispatch of additional government troops to the capital.
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Bogota
Facataiva
Tragedy as River Current Draws Man Under Ice
Luke Connolly, of Dubuque Iowa, was pulling a bucket of water from the river when he was swept under the ice by the current and drowned authorities reported.
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Dubuque, Ia
Luke Connolly
Goor Jennings Names H Clay Crawford Secretary of State
Tallahassee Florida January 27. Goor Jennings appoints H Clay Crawford to succeed his late father as secretary of state. Crawford will assume the duties after the incumbent’s death.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Kruger Reported Invited For American Tour Next Spring
Daily Telegraph correspondent in Brussels reports that Mr Kruger has received new invitations from Chicago New York and Philadelphia to visit those cities and that he will likely begin an American tour next April.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Brussels
Kruger
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Standard Tobacco & Cigar Company Assigns Assets Liabilities
Cleveland January 27 The Stand ard Tobacco and Cigar company made an assignment with assets listed at 40000 and liabilities at 45000 E P Watterson secretary named as assignee New York January 27 Ex Mayor Hewitt and ex Mayor Cooper and families gave 600000 to Cooper Union Andrew Carnegie matched his 300000 gift totaling 900000
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Cco Company
Cleveland
Standard Tobacco & Cigar Company
E. P. Watterson
New York
Hewitt
Cooper
Cooper Union
Andrew Carnegie
Longtime St. Louis Judge Edmunds Dies After Illness
Henry Littleton Edmunds former judge of the criminal court in St. Louis died Saturday after several months of illness from an acute stomach disease.
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St. Louis
Henry Littleton Edmunds
Criminal Court
Unclear report on troop movement at Isthmus ends
In Colombia on a Saturday morning a vague military update notes the Isthmus situation as unchanged. General Pierson has arrived from Tmevend la with 600 troops.
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Colombia
Chicago Crowd Greets Rear Admiral Schley in Welcome
About 90 000 Chicagoans greeted Rear Admiral Schley as he arrived in the city on Saturday. Crowds along Jackson boulevard and Michigan avenue cheered saluted and waved hats in a celebratory reception at the Auditorium Annex. He stated he has no political ambitions. On the same day Secretary Long conferred with the president about Schley’s court of inquiry findings and the naval department review.
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Chicago
Jackson Boulevard
Michigan Avenue
Auditorium Annex
Dehiey
Washington
Long
Schley
Queen of Italy Delights in Her Little Daughter
The charming young queen of Italy is ardent about her daughter and has had copies of a favored photograph sent to all the ladies of her court. Before her marriage she was a Montenegro princess and remains a tall, handsome monarch popular with Italians. Her husband, the king, is notably shorter than average.
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Italy
Montenegro
Adriatic
Spectacular Hamilton Club Welcome For Admiral
Thousands of admirers lined the streets in a grand welcome for the admiral. The Hamilton club hosted a dense program of receptions breakfasts luncheons and dinners with toasts and compliments throughout. A banquet formed the evening centerpiece as Three gentlemen met with Secretary Long and departed for the White House with bundles of papers resembling legal documents.
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Hamilton Club
Secretary Long
White House
Log Boom Rampage Pounds Tacoma Front Mills
A January storm sent a huge log boom roaring down the Tacoma riverfront striking Carlson Bros. mill and a dry kiln, tearing them apart and flooding the area. Dozens of yachts and small craft were damaged as total losses reach between 15000 and 20000 dollars.
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Tacoma
Wash
Carlson Bros
Tacoma Front
Sisters Found Dead in Tremont Street Tenement
Two sisters, Ann Doherty aged 50 and Mary Doherty aged 40, were found dead in their Tremont street tenement in Boston. Police investigate. no suicide indication yet, cause of death remains a mystery.
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Boston
Ann Doherty
Mary Doherty
Tremont Street
Commercial club banquet funds aid delinquent boys
Chicago date line reports that at a Saturday banquet the Commercial Club announced it had raised 150000 dollars to aid delinquent boys.
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Chicago
New York Jewelry Theft Valet Faces Court Admittance
New Orleans January 27 Edward Kern the valet who robbed P G Theband of New York of fifty thousand dollars in jewelry admitted guilt in open court and faced additional legal action. He was accompanied by De Pete Sergeant Kelly.
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New Orleans
Edward Kern
P. G. Theband
New York
Jett Fox
de- Pete Sergeant Kelly
Wentity
Nebraska swept by a severe blizzard strikes state
Omaha reports show severe weather with heavy losses feared in western cattle country yet some districts like Ogalalla report no cattle deaths. North winds and subzero temperatures continue across Nebraska while railroad lines operate with delays. McKinley memorial services and calls for a national holiday appear in various cities.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Ogalalla
Kimball
Banner
Bassett
Bertrand
Harrison
Plainview
Lincoln
National Liberal Party Formed in Cincinnati
Cincinnati reports the birth of a new party, the national liberal party, uniting free thinkers with suffragists and rejecting church chaplains in public bodies. The Buffalo start, Bowles as president, Jamison as secretary, and ongoing convention leadership mark the inaugural steps.
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Cincinnati
National Liberal Party
Buffalo
T J Bowles
Muncie
Ind
W. F. Jamison
Memorial Services Held Across Cleveland for McKinley
Cleveland churches held McKinley memorial services on January 27 with many congregations participating. Some churches observed the day without special services, marking the national tribute in various ways.
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St. Paul
Minn
McKinley
People’ Church
Gov. van Sant
McKinley Memorial Fund
Cleveland, C
Cleveland
Mpetisi Mc Kinley
Philippine tariff bill dominates Senate week
The Senate plans to devote its week to the Philippine tariff bill with Senator Lodge in charge. He aims to keep the bill before the chamber, though final action is not expected soon. Democratic senators are expected to speak early, with Carnack Money Teller Culberson Turner Patterson Jones Bacon among those scheduled. Senator Nelson also seeks action on the department of commerce bill during the same period.
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Washington
Senate
Lodge
Friends of the
Carmack
Money, Teller
Culbernon
Turner
Patterson
Jones
Ark
Bacon
Nelson
Department of Commerce
Death of Gen Hobart Marks Wisconsin Civil War Legacy
Gen Harrison C Hobart longtime Milwaukee figure and last survivor of the Wisconsin constitutional convention has died at the soldiers home hospital. He helped design the Ross tunnel and escaped Libby prison during the Civil War.
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Milwaukee
Harrison C. Hobart
Ross Tunnel
Libby Prison
Torchlight Parade Planned for Prince Henry Visit
German societies in New York finalize plans for a torchlight procession on February 28 to greet Prince Henry with over 30,000 marchers. The event will conclude with Prince Henry reviewing the parade from the Arion Society building at Fifty-ninth Street and Park Avenue after a dinner with the visiting party.
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New York
New York City
Prince Henry
von Hobben
Inine
The
Arion Society
Fifty-ninth Street
Park Avenue
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Dole
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