Cuba's First President Likely Estrada Palma Elected
The article discusses Tomas Estrada Palma as the leading candidate to become Cuba’s first president after the dissolution of the constitutional convention. Palma, a distinguished Cuban patriot, son of a wealthy planter, studied in Seville, and after exile and service as a postmaster general he lived in New York teaching languages and supporting Cuban independence efforts.
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Honduras
Ocofa
Boutell on Surplus Debt Lesson in 1837 Episode
Congressman Boutell reviews the 1837 surplus episode where 28 million dollars was deposited with states but the fourth installment was never refunded. He notes the Supreme Court call that the 1837 law is obsolete and warns surpluses should be avoided while predicting debt declines to about 600 million by 1908.
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Congressman Boutell
Congress
Arkansas
Virginia
National Treasury
Boutell
Boutel
Ito and Dr Gray Featured in Editorial Farewells
Iquis Ito former prime minister of Japan visits the United States as a leading proponent of modern methods. The piece also honors Rev Dr William C Gray editor of the Interior noting his lifelong devotion to principles and his fearless, sometimes blunt, critique that never aimed to humiliate individuals.
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Iquis Ito
Japan
United States
Ito Haseen
England
Prac
William C. Gray
The
Interior
Brethren
Gray
Dr. Hillis
Sultan Honors Webb as Ottoman Empire Consul General
The sultan of Turkey appoints N. R. Webb as honorary consul general of the Ottoman empire at New York in a permanent post. Webb receives the Medji decoration and the Tit-a medal, elevating him to Bey status and he will be known as Webb Bey.
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N. R. Webb
Ottoman Empire
New York
Webb
of Bey
Effendi
Webb Bey
Fraudulent Damage Suits At Brooklyn Rapid Transit
The last annual report of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company shows 990000 paid in damage suits and judgments plus 260000 spent on claims and defense, totaling 1250000 annually. The company claims only about 100600 of this is legitimate and alleges widespread fraud in suits.
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn Street Railways
Memorial in Deerfield Erects Village Club Room
An Appropriate Memorial honors Miss Martha Pratt of Deerfield Massachusetts. After her loss the community funds built a village club room described as cozy with a fireplace window seats and a modest library inviting the whole village to use and enjoy.
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Martha Pratt
Deerfield
Mass
Wellesley Tea Room Becomes Student Run Enterprise
Miss Mary Chase and Miss Clara Shaw launched a tea room at Wellesley College as a social hub. The venture grew into a full operation with lunches a la carte, catering, and six bedrooms for a homey staff. Shares sold to students, faculty, and alumnae. expansion planned.
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Yardy
Boston Globe
Wellesley
Mary Chase
Philadelphia
Clara Shaw
Kentucky
Knox
Rogers
New Siamese Minister Marries Diplomatic Ties to US
Priya Charoon Raja Maitri, Siam’s first envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the United States, brings a career of prince priest and adviser to a role farthering Siam US relations. He is cousin to King Chulalongkorn and about 37, noted for fine physique and stature.
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Priya Charoon Raja Maitri
Siam
United States
Ceulalongkorn
Isaac Townsend Smith
Berlin
Paris
London
St. Petersburg
Vedda
Phiya Charoon Raja Maitri
Emperor William as potential America Cup challenger
London reports Kaiser Wilhelm II may enter the America cup, potentially making the contest triangular with Sir Thomas Lipton. The piece argues international participation would boost interest and fair play, suggesting a race between the world’s leading naval nations if top yachts are allowed to compete in U S waters.
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London
Emperor William of
Germany
Sir Thomas Lipton
Thomas
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Wilhelm II
Atlantic
Russia
Earth
Europe
United States
Empress Eugenie plans convent at Farnborough Hill grounds
The Empress Eugenie, settled in England, reportedly plans a small convent at Farnborough Hill in memory of her husband and their son. A Benedictine home for thirty members already exists on the grounds. Governor McLean of Connecticut is described briefly in Who's Who in America with a terse biographical sketch.
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McLean
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America
George P
Professor Bergstrom Given Leave to Study European Schools
Professor John A. Bergstrom of Indiana University will take a leave of absence through Christmas to study the school systems of Germany Norway and Sweden. He is a member of the department of pedagogy.
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John A. Bergstrom
Indiana University
Germany
Norway
Sweden
William Millikan Celebrates 95th Birthday
William Millikan senior editor of the Fayette County Herald at Fayette County Colorado marks his ninety fifth birthday. The veteran editor remains hale and active within the Ohio editorial community as well.
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William Millikan
Fayette County (Co
Nestor
Ohio
Famous Financier Dying and Society News
Jay Cooke, the famed financier, lies critically ill at his Put-in-Bay summer home. Born in Sandusky eighty years ago, he rose from a village store clerk to Philadelphia banking, railroads, and national loans before a 1873 panic damaged him, later rebuilding wealth. Senator Chauncey M. Depew announces his marriage to Miss May Palmer in Paris, daughter of Mrs. Henry Palmer of New Orleans. May Palmer is educated abroad, speaks several languages, and is a cultured musician.
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Put-in- Bay
Lake Erie
Sandusky
Francis Cooke
Plymouth
Mass
Ohio
Chauncey M. Depew
Miss May Palmer
Paris
Miss Palmer
Henry Palmer
Hermann Sisters
New Orleans
New York
M Morse Shepard Nominated for Brooklyn Mayor Seat
Edward Morse Shepard a New York City born lawyer and longtime Democrat is profiled for Brooklyn mayoral ambitions. He backed Bryan in 1896 and opposed Hill in 1894, with a career in railroads and politics spanning decades.
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Edward Morse Shepard
New York
New York City
College of of New York
Nomi David B. Hill
Brooklyn
W. Wurster
Ad Bryan
Indianapolis
Seth Lew
E. M. Shepard
Greater
Angora Goats Rise as West’s Key Industry in Arizona
Arizona researchers note Angora goats rapidly gain foothold across the West with over a million in Arizona New Mexico California Idaho Utah Oregon. Stockmen see growth as profits in cattle and sheep wane and match Angora suitability to western mountain climates resembling Angora Turkey with warm summers and cool wet winters.
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Phoenix
Ariz
James B. Davis
South Carolina
Turkey
New Mexico
California
Idaho
Utah
Oregon
Angola
Angora
Statue of an Empress by Helimer in Salzburg Display
Statue of the late Empress of Austria by Edmund Helimer placed in Salz burger-Anlagent shows her in the simple gown she wore when leaving Austrian soil. The piece recalls her Salzburg visit after betrothal to the emperor and notes her beauty in youth among Europe’s royal families.
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Austria
Edmund Helimer
European Scientists Report Effects of Horse Flesh Diet
Scientific investigators in Europe after thorough tests of a horse flesh diet say that prolonged use tends to lessen the weight of the consumer, whether man or beast, in this era of food experiments.
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Europe
City officials bar lodging for tramps this winter
The Chicago mayor ordered no tramps be housed in police stations this year and cited a weak city treasury as a reason to not open a municipal lodging house. Tramps and beggars found in Chicago will be arrested and sent to the bridewell for compulsory baths and hard labor.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Lord Salisbury Said to Be Both Young and Old Again
Observers say Lord Salisbury now enjoys leisure from the foreign office easing his daily cares, yet appears unable or unwilling to engage in broad political supervision. A friend notes he is not too old for foreign minister but not young enough to be prime minister.
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Lord Salisbury
Foreign Office
William Leeb Jr Former secretary of President Roose
William Leeb Jr former secretary to President Roosevelt sent a note to Mr Cortelyou.
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William Leeb, Jr
Roose
Mr. Cortelyou
Tolstoy as active as ever despite illness
A French visitor reports Count Tolstoi remains vigorous in mind and body at Yasnaya Polyana. He rises at 7 to walk in the park, then works at his desk for hours, dines alone, and joins the family at noon. His manuscripts are poorly written and heavily corrected, copied by his secretaries, including Nicholas Gay, the painter’s son, who transcribes morning drafts in the afternoon.
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Yasnala Poliana
Count Tolstoi
Nicholas Gay
Panter
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