SONS OF SCOTLAND FEAST HONORS CARNEGIE AT ST ANDREW'S
About 500 members of the St Andrew's Society of New York gathered at Delmonico's to honor Andrew Carnegie with a formal set of resolutions recognizing his $100,000 gift for the society's aged and needy Scots. The program featured speeches by John S. Kennedy, remarks by Carnegie, toasts to Queen Victoria and King Edward, and performances by Major James MacDonald and others. Mark Twain and Mayor-elect Seth Low attended, with Burns and Scotland celebrated through readings and songs as the banquet closed with Auld Lang Syne.
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Sons of Scotland
America
Delmonico
St. Andrew's Society
State of
New York
Andrew Carnegie
St. Andrew’s Society
John S. Kennedy
Carnegie
Percy Sanderson
Seth Low
George Alexander
St.Andrew's Society
Robert H. Turle
St. George's Society
Henry E. Howland
George C. Lorimer
Robert G. Cousis
United States
Iowa
John J. McWook
James A. O'Gorman
St. Patrick's Society
Horace White
George G. de Witt
St Nicholas Society
Warren A. James
Clan Morrison
Major MacDonald
Lieshri
MaccDonald
Annie Laurie
Robin Adair
Annie Rooney
Bowery
Justify
Carl Schurz
Lupsur
Jiouor
Garsnegie
Low
Mr. Low
Beecher
Glasgow
Aing
Scond
Henry
Burns
Ad Burns
City of
Europe
Robert G. Cousins
Laws
Robert Burns
Scotland
Ife
New phase in the Ella Gropley mystery unfolds
Andrew Cropsey, uncle to missing Ella Crep ney of Elizabeth City North Carolina, receives a Philadelphia letter from George Hallenback claiming knowledge of the disappearance. The writer promises to disclose information at a future Philadelphia location and asks for further contact through the Bureau of Information.
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Irange
Ella Crepney
Elizabeth City
N. C
Andrew C. Cropsey
Chambers Street
George Halenback
Philadelphia
Eliza
Jersey City
Bureau of Information
Eise George Hallenback
Penn
Tamyer Cropsey
Dawson
Hallenback
Dawked
City of
George Hallenback
York
Chat
Bes
Cropsey
Elizabeth Imgie
Reward Offered in Ella Cropsey Disappearance Case
Miss Ella Cropsey remains missing after the night of November 20. A Plymouth sighting on November 21 is reported, with a description matching the missing woman and a man unknown to the family. Authorities offer 300 dollars for the recovery, 200 for evidence against abductors, and 300 from Gen Aycock for similar proof.
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Elebabeth City
N. C
Bla
Ropsey
Plymouth
Ella Cropsey
Bey
R Macopaey
Ahr Dawson
South Mills
Mien
Cropsey
Aycockey
Industrial asset sale in Stroudsburg area
A Western Stroudsburg county district mine and brick plant, tied to the Sark and Pennsylvani company, is auctioning assets to James nee of New York for 31000. The sale includes railway equipment, a Pope box and flat cars, machinery, and nineteen tracts tied to the Chestnut Ridge route to Lehigh Gap. The buyer assumes existing mortgage and railroad obligations.
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Stroudsburg
Penn
Amd
Seffroad
James Nee Eine
J. Pierpont Organ
Ciudad Piant
John B. Fisk
Denver City Hall Fire In 1880s Damages Estimated
Fire on the fourth floor of Denver City Hall caused extensive damage. valuables reportedly missing or destroyed. The building, constructed in 1880, was insured for about $80,000 though some sources question total value and losses.
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Denver
Denver City
Cunarder Umbria Sails From Liverpool With Passengers
The Cunarder Umbria Captain Dutton left Liverpool November 23 and Queenstown November 24 bound for Vernon H. Brown and Co. It was reported south of Fire Island at 1 36 this morning with merchandise and passengers.
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Umbria
Dutton
Liverpool
Queenstown
Vernon H. Brown & Co
Fire Island
Long years of love without one quarrel in New York area
Special to The New York Times reports Mr. and Mrs. David Post of Pine Island Orange County New York believed to be the oldest married couple in the United States will celebrate their seventy first anniversary with sixteen descendants in attendance. They wed December 2 1830 and have endured three score years together amid a single family bereavement their daughter’s death. Their son De Witt C Post tends the farm as the old gentleman grows frail. Their long union is marked by no quarrels and no serious illnesses among descendants. The couple’s endurance mirrors their sturdy lineage in a remote hamlet once served by the Erie Pine Island Branch railroad.
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St. Andi Kecwr Club
LA Veice
Miguel
Uumur
Meg
Bev
Justu Illings
Long Branch
Saratoga
Shen
Hades
Wiliate
Century
Lincoln
Grat
St. Andrew
Henry E
St.ei
New
Israel
Goshen
WN. Y
David Post
United States
Pine Island
Orange County
Mary Ann Wood
de Witt
Mr. Post
Erie Railroad
Mc Tinley
David
Country Lad Marries After All Night Drive
In Goshen New York November 80 John Walter Rowe and Elinor Pauline Quackenbush both 21 wed at 2 am in the Methodist parsonage. Rowe who came from Lomza Russia and lived in Warwick drove twelve miles through the moonlit night to marry Pauline at her relatives home in Sloatsburg. The city police chief helped arrange the ceremony with a hotel porter guiding Pauline to her room. The Chief acted as maid of honor and Peter S Rowe was best man. After the ceremony the couple drove forty eight miles home.
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Goshen
N. Y
John Walter Rowe
Elinor Pauline Quackenbush
William Ackrord
John
Lomza
Russia
Warwick
Pauline
Orange County
Sloatsburg
St. Elmo
Levi van Leuvan
Man of God
Peter S. Rowe
Florida hunter slays enormous Everglades reptile tale
In Jacksonville on November 30 a hunter in the lower Everglades killed a colossal reptile described as like a brontosaurus or red serpent. The hunter, Buster Ferrel, sent the head to the Smithsonian after plans to salvage the skeleton. Local Seminole legends claimed a massive roadless monster once haunted Lake Okeechobee borders.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Lower Everglades
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Lake Okeechobee
Everglades
Moore
Buster Ferrel
Okeechobee
Lake
Ferrel
Ferre
Kissimmee River
Mrs Bonine Defense Focuses on Lack of Motive
The prosecution rested in the Lola Ioa Bonine murder trial as defense argues no motive and claims Ayres was killed during a struggle after he allegedly threatened her with a revolver. Chemist Prof. Schaeffer testified no blood found on the wrapper or slippers worn by Bonine. Ayres's father described a postcrime interview with Bonine.
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Washington, D. C
Lola Ioa Bonine
James
Seymour Ayres
Keene
Bonine
Ayres
Arthur W. Soper critically ill at home
Arthur W. Soper president of Pintsch Compressing Company, 100 Broadway, is critically ill at his daughter Miss Mary Soper’s residence, 150 Central Park South. He suffers an acute attack of stomach trouble and has been very low for three days. Dr Edward Quintard said recovery chances are very slight.
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Arthur W. Soper
Pintsch Compressing Company
Broadway
Mary Soper
Central Park South
Arrest in Philadelphia for anarchistic remarks about Roosevelt
In Philadelphia on November 30 a man named William H. Miller was arrested in the business district while a crowd read football bulletins. Miller allegedly said Roosevelt should be shut down as McKinley was, and a revolver was found on him. Lawyer F. Tracy Tobin filed incitement charges. Miller, a Swede, faces a hearing tomorrow.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
William H. Miller
Army
Navy
McKinley
F. Tracy Tobin
Miller
Switchmen Strike Ends in Pittsburg Rail Network
Railroad officials report the switchmen strike is over except Allegheny Valley. Freight handling remains worst in city history with yards like Homestead mill storing 26 000 tons of plates. Mills run at high pressure. Carrie Furnaces and Edgar Thompson Steel Works narrowly avoid shutdowns as cars remain scarce.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Allegheny Valley
Monongahela River
Homestead
Carrie
Braddock
Edgar Thompson Steel Works
Sea Lions Die in Captivity From Ante-Mortem Heart Clot
The Baltimore Sun reports a sea lion died at Druid Hill Park. Capt William K. Cassell sent the body to Johns Hopkins for examination. Dr A J Lacier identified a four inch ante mortem clot in the left heart, linking captivity stress to clot formation.
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The
Baltimore Sun
Druid’ Hill Park
Zoological Laboratory of
Johns Hopkins University
William K. Cassell
A. J. Lacier
Discouraged Citizen in Indiana Politics
A passerby asks about year round politics in Indiana and a weary native replies that they have about given up hope of politics ever occupying the time square. The Indianapolis News quotes the exchange reflecting local fatigue with political life.
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Indiana
Indianapolis News
State Roads Eyes Turn To Money System For Improvements
The Syracuse Post-Standard notes a statewide push by Boards of Supervisors toward road upgrades using the money system. Oneida and Broome counties lead in adoption with towns voting to replace labor with cash to fund highways. State aid may cover 25 percent of town levies, under Fuller law, accelerating repairs where the Hochie-Armstrong statute fails.
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Syracuse Post-Standard
Oneida
Broome County
Rich New Yorker Takes Woman to Country Place
A reader reports that a wealthy New Yorker invites a woman from the city to his country estate and offers her a ride home. The note hints at social expectations and possible deception amid seaside gossip.
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Pinkinton
Emmyo
Evea Evenin
Amos
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