Reichstag Coup Detat Triggers German Protest Wave
London and New York Times cables report rising indignation among Germany's educated business classes over the Reichstag majority. The Berlin view labels the majority as a transient coalition built in secret, with Liberal leaders alarmed by policy shifts and reactionaries jeering at threats to constitutional liberties.
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London Times
NEW York Times
Cablegram
London
Social Democrats
Berlin
The
Times
Germany
Reichstag
National Zeitung
Monarchs Exchange Gifts Between Rome and Vienna
A Times correspondent reports cordial ties between Austria and Italy after Emperor Francis Joseph sends Queen Helena a phaeton and a splendid pair of horses from the imperial stud. The horses were chosen with the Italian Master of the Horse present and inspected by the Emperor before shipment.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Rome
Vienna
Times
Francis Joseph
Helena
Italy
New Russian Road in Persia
A St Petersburg dispatch via The Times reports Russia endorses a Taurida Highway Association to build a road from a Trans Caucasian station to Casvin via Tabriz. The plan aims to extend communication facilities and curb Persian market competition for Russian trade.
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Persia
London Times
NEW York Times
London
St. Petersburg
Odessa
The
Times
Caled
Taurida Highway Association
Cazvin
Tabriz
Russia
Railway Accidents In Russia Probe By Commission
An inquiry into frequent railway collisions in Russia is being conducted by a commission of railway authorities delegated by Prince Khilkoff, minister of communications. The Odessa correspondent notes urgent attention to rolling stock and locomotives, with aging engines and boilers on major lines.
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Londoon Times
NEW York Times
London
Russia
Prince Khilkoff
Odessa
The
Times
British demand on Turkey recognition of Protestant schools
The London Times reports via The Politische Correspondenz that the British Ambassador in Constantinople has demanded that the Porte recognize several Protestant schools in Turkey. These schools had not previously received official sanction, though Russia and France had recognized their own funded schools.
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London
Politische Correspondenz
Vienna
The
Times
Constantinople
Turkey
Miser’s Heirs Sought for Estate in Vienna Heir List
Vienna reports heirs to Heinrich Oesterreicher’s estate valued around $100000. Some heirs reside in the United States. Authorities found securities totaling $73000 with $17000 handed to the landlady who kept them. Oesterreicher left a brother and two married sisters in the United States and three children of a deceased sister named Rothschild among the heirs.
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Miser
America
Vienna
United States
Heinrich Oesterreicher
Oesterreicher
Rothschild
Carnegie Improves and Rises From Illness
Andrew Carnegie, after a fortnight of illness in London, was able to get up for the first time today. The notable industrialist remains under medical observation but shows signs of recovery.
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London
Andrew Carnegie
Government tightens emigration to South Africa
London December 1 The Colonial Office says no permits to travel to the Transvaal or Orange River Colony will be issued anywhere after today except at South African ports. Emigrants are advised to write in advance to confirm permit eligibility before proceeding.
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South Africa
London
Colonial Office
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
South African
New Italian Wireless Project connects Genoa to Buenos Aires
Rome November 30 report that Minister of Telegraphs Galimberti has decided to establish wireless telegraphy between Genoa in Italy and Buenos Ayres. The plan aims to enable rapid transatlantic communication, signaling a significant expansion in Italian telecommunication ambitions.
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Rome
Galimberti
Genoa
Buenos Ayres
US weighs stance on Venezuela Orinoco blockade
The United States debates its reaction to Venezuela's blockade of the Orinoco as the Manzanares waits in port. Consul Smith coordinates with Admirals Crowninshield and Sumner while Washington issues instructions. More than 1,300 ships have passed the blockade, and Venezuelan gunboats have withdrawn from the river.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
United States
Orinoco River
Smith
Washington
Manzanares
Orinoco Steamship Company
Orinoco
Nashville
Crowninshield
Sumner
Los Castillos
Ciudad Bolivar
Castro frees political prisoners in Venezuela cities
President Castro releases inmates from prisons in Caracas Puerto Cabello and Maracaibo. Among the freed are Olavarria brother-in-law of Gen Matos Acedo and traders Travieso Volcan and Nunez arrested for revolution complicity. Reports say Gen J M Hernandez "El Mocho" and three other leaders will be freed soon.
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Caracas
Castro
Puerto Cabello
Maracaibo
Olavarria
Matos Acedo
Matos
Travieso
Volcan
Nunez
J. M. Hernandez
el Mocho
Marseille Strike Spreads With Sea Traffic Halted
At Marseilles the port strike widens as stokers demand higher wages. Ships desert, leaving the harbor full of idle vessels. Government sends troops and two cavalry regiments to quell any disorder while mail and passenger service face delays.
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Marseilles
Algiers
Corsica
Algeria
Tunis
Minister of Marine
France
Somali Troops Described as Unreliable in Somaliland
London dispatches report Gen Manning’s flying column relieved Bohodeh on November 19 and recount British reverses at Brega. The Somali levies are faulted for cowardice and insubordination, prompting disgust among British officers. Indian troops were kept from Somaliland service, a decision met with heavy criticism.
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London
Manning
Bohodeh
Somaliland
Brega
Monkeys May Have Yellow Fever Susceptibility Found
In Vera Cruz Mexico a scientific commission reports monkeys are susceptible to yellow fever and the disease may be transmitted to them by mosquitoes after exhaustive experiments conducted at the site during November.
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New York Times
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Czar Plans Rome Visit Revealed in Papal Audience
Grand Duke Sergius informed Pope Pius X of the Czar's intended visit to Rome during a private audience. The Pope expressed pleasure at the prospect of meeting the Russian sovereign.
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Czar
Rome
Sergius
Krupp's Alleged Defamer Arrested in Hamburg
Hamburg reports Christian Aller a Capri resident linked to charges against the late Krupp was arrested at the Swiss frontier. The German paint er faces allegations connected to Krupp's defamation case.
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Krupp
Hamburg
Christian Aller
Capri
Herr Krupp
American Chamber of Commerce to be Organized in Berlin
Berlin officials report that an American Chamber of Commerce will be formed on December 4 by American business men in the city. The move aims to boost ties between U.S. and German firms and to organize local business interests.
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Berlin
White and Dede wed in New York ceremony
James H. White head of the Edison Kinetoscope Works in West Orange and Miss Pauline Dede daughter of Mrs Augusta Dede Roseville were married yesterday morning in the Little Church Around the Corner New York. Only family attended. The couple planned a postnuptial trip to the West Indies and later Berlin to oversee Edison interests.
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New York Times
Orange
N.J
James H. White
Edison
West Orange
Pauline Dede
Augusta Dede
Roseville
New York
Berlin
Germany
Mr. White
Mr. Edison
Millburn Fire Chief Weds Anna Staples in New York
William Rollinson Whittingham chief of the Millburn Fire Department married Miss Anna Miller Staples daughter of Mrs. Cornelia and the late Francis Staples of New York at the home of the bridegroom’s brother Walter Staples 648 West One Hundred Fifty-eighth Street New York The ceremony was performed by Rev A W Schwab rector of the Church of the Intercession. The marriage was no surprise to the chief’s friends.
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New York Times
Millburn
N. J
William Rollinson Whittingham
Millburn Fire Department
Anna Miller Staples
Cornelia
Francis Staples
New York
Walter Staples
West One Hundred and Fifty-eighth Street
A. W. Schwab
Church of the Intercession
Correction to Croton Aqueduct article by Benjamin S Church
Benjamin S Church, former chief engineer of the Croton Aqueduct, asks a NY Times correction for a misprinted phrase in his water supply article. The corrected wording changes "partly on earth" to "partly of earth" to reflect the Cornell dam being higher, longer, and built partly of earth rather than on rock.
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Benjamin S. Church
Croton
New York
New York Times
Cornell
Mr Grau’s First Popular Concert Showcases Mr Hertz
The Metropolitan Opera House concert featured conductor Mr Hertz highlighting Beethoven and Liszt with intense dynamics and a Wagnerian linger in the Tristan prelude. Soloists Miss Marylli Mr Salignac and Mr Scotti impressed, while Mme Schumann-Heink drew applause with Adriane’s aria and Wagnerian songs.
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Liszt
Wagner
Mme
Fritzi Scheff
Miss
Marylli
Salignac
Reception to Dusé at Washington Embassy
The Italian Ambassador and Mme des Planches hosted their first large American reception at the embassy from 4 to 6 pm. Mme Dusé, the guest artist, wrapped up her Washington engagement the night before, with guests including the German, French, Russian, and Spanish ambassadors and other dignitaries.
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New York Times
Washington
Mme
Mayor Des Planches
America
Dusé
Hearse
California
Italy
Moncheur
Belgium
Josephine Boardman
Marguerite Cassini
Netherlands
Legation
Riano
Wanters
Mr. Leiter
Miss Leiter
Alice Ward
Horstman
Deutscher Liederkranz Opens Season in Men delssohn Hall
The Deutscher Liederkranz opened its season with a full Men delssohn Hall last evening. The hall sold out and standing room was scarce as the program stretched long with many encores. Pianist Raoul Pugno appeared and received about half a dozen encores, including one of his own compositions.
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Deutscher Liederkranz
Mendelssohn Hall
Raoul Pugno
Condition of Salem H Wales Reported Poor Health
It was stated last night at the home of War Root that Salem H Wales father in law is in weak health after several days of illness from a complication of diseases.
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Salem H. Wales
H . H. Wales
Cee Oe
War Root
Wales
Circle Theatre Sunday Concert Opens at Broadway and Sixtieth
The first Sunday night concert at the new Circle Theatre on Broadway and Sixtieth Street drew a fair audience despite the weather. The program had many good numbers and pleased attendees, with the management announcing Sunday concerts will become regular fixtures at the house.
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Circle Theatre
New Circle Theatre
Broadway
Sixtieth Street
Sousa Band Delights Large Herald Square Audience
John Philip Sousa and his band performed last evening at Herald Square Theatre to a large crowd. Encores followed each number with soloists Estelle Liebling pianist Grace Jenkins violin and Arthur Pryor trombone drawing praise from the audience.
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John Philip Sousa
Herald Square Theatre
Estelle Liebling
Grace Jenkins
Arthur Pryor
Miss Bridewell Sidelined. Schumann-Heink Sings Hirt
Due to illness Miss Bridewell will not perform this week at the Metropolitan Opera House. Mme Schumann-Heink will sing the shepherd role in Tannhäuser tonight and Mme Louise Homer will perform Maddalena in Rigoletto on Friday.
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Miss Bridewell
Mme
Schumann-Heink
Shepherd
Ein Hirt
Metropolitan Opera House
Maddalena
Louise Homer
Rhodes Oxford scholars scheme to fund American students
Dr G R Parkin of Upper Canada College visits from England to plan Rhodes scholarships for the United States and colonies. The program offers 1500 dollars a year for three years at Oxford, with tests and college-specific entry rules to be determined.
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G. R. Parkin
Upper Canada College
Toronto
Cecil Rhodes
Oxford
England
Campania
Parkin
Lord Rosebery
Lord Grey
Alfred Milner
Messrs
Hawksley
Jamieson
United States
Southern Educational Alliance
British West Indies
Bermuda
Canfield
Columbia
Hay
Rhodes Committee
Harvard
Yale
Maine
Colby
Bowdoin
Bates
In the Shops Camel Motifs and Ebony Eyewear in New Goods
The piece surveys shop display items including a silver camel pin cushion, an Indian brooch in gun metal, and painted mission chair scenes. It notes hair brushes with horse designs, ebony backs, rocking blotters, and hat racks shaped like horseshoes with nickel nails. Also mentions pigskin calendars, leather frames, and animal head motifs in frames.
Death of John E Ward Former Savannah Leader and Diplomat
John Elliott Ward died at Dorchester Georgia his birthplace aged eighty eight. He led the 1856 Buchanan nomination as convention president served as United States District Attorney of Georgia in 1888 and was Savannah mayor in 1854. Ward became minister to China in 1858 resigning at the start of the Civil War and later practiced law in New York.
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Savannah
John Elliott Ward
James Buchanan
United States
Dorchester
Ward
Georgia
Buchanan
China
New York
Ontario County Banker Referee Edwin Hicks Dies Suddenly
Edwin Hicks, U S referee in bankruptcy for Ontario County, died suddenly at his Canandaigua home. Hicks served as Ontario County District Attorney from 1863 to 1872 and as State Senator for the Ontario Seneca Yates District in 1877 and 1878. Born in Bristol Ontario County in 1830.
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Canandaigua
N. Y
Edwin Hicks
United States
Ontario County
Hicks
Ontario-Seneca-Yates
Bristol
Minister Benjamin F. Benson Dies Suddenly at 68 in Westminster
The Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Benson, a 45 year Methodist Protestant minister, former vice president of Western Maryland College and professor at Westminster Theological Seminary, died suddenly today in Westminster. He was sixty eight.
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New York Times
Westminster
Benjamin F. Benson
Methodist Protestant Church
Western Maryland College
Westminster Theological Seminary
Prominent New York Area Figures Die in Quick Succession
Henry H. Smith secretary of the New Orleans Board of Trade died of heart trouble on Saturday. William Wilkens senior partner of William Wilkens & Sons bristle and hair factory in Baltimore died yesterday at age 57. firm operates in New York and Chicago. Charles McGlade proprietor of Mansion House Atlantic City and Columbia House Philadelphia died yesterday in Philadelphia at about 60. Dr Alfred Bovine died of brain congestion at 101 West Ninety First Street. Penn graduate and noted dental author. Lansing Bonnell died Saturday in Oak Hill Sanitarium Montclair New Jersey aged 81. long hardware dealer by trade.
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Henry H. Smith
New Orleans
Columbia House
Philadelphia
Alfred Bovine
West
Staten Island
University of Pennsylvania
Lansing Bonnell
Oak Hill Sanitarium
Montclair
N.J
Montague
N. J
Obituary notes for Bonnell and Tierney in Brooklyn listing survivors
Milwaukee native Bonnell left son Frank and four daughters led by Mrs Townsend Southwick. Thomas H Tierney longtime Ridgewood pumping station superintendent in Brooklyn died at fifty eight, a Brooklyn native and former Democratic figure. two sons and a daughter survive.
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Milwaukee
Page, Dennis & Co
New York
Howe Scale Company
Frank Bonnell
F. Townsend Southwick
Thomas H. Tierney
Ridgewood
Department of Water Supply
Brooklyn
Fulton Street
Richmond
Listing of names and addresses from Kings County hospitals and streets
A long OCR list enumerates numerous individuals with addresses across Kings County including hospitals such as Kings County Hospital and German Hospital. Names appear beside street addresses on avenues like Ainslie, Bush, and Greene with entries at Columbia Street, 36th Street, and Henry Parker areas. The fragment reads as a roster or registry with no narrative context or dates.
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Poley
Rand
Ray
Mary J
Ainslie St. Adensys
Ludermann
Greene
Matthews
Mary C
Grand
Morey
Louis I
Sheepshead Bay “Road
W. 6Th St
Ee Mendelane
Bessie
Stone
Murray
John
McKillop
Diamond St
Mectavey
Frank
Navy Yard
McCapfrey
Jane C
Lewis
Kings Co
Tierney
T.H
Fulton St
Thompson
Nicholas
Benson
S.srseseuseee
Wendler
Clara J
Williams
Edna
Weirfield
Westbrook
Harris R
Schermerken
Tae
Died notices from late November 1902 list multiple obituaries
The notice compiles deaths from Nov 20 to Nov 29 1902 across regions including Ossining Montclair Brooklyn Mount Vernon Morristown and Philadelphia. It lists Florence Atwater Emma Dreyfous Nicoll Floyd Mary Gray James Markoe and others with funeral details and addresses. Many entries specify burial plans at nearby cemeteries and timing for services from Dec 1 to Dec 3.
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Margaret A
William Dow
Hher
Putnam Av
Brooklyn
Perth
Scotland
Pica Dreyfous
Emanuel Dreyfous
West
2D St
Floyd
Garden City
Nicoll Floyd
Mastic
L.L
Gray
Mary W
William B. Gray
Chapel of Home
104Th St
Amsterdam Ave
Rapelje
Hopewell
Lawrence Cortelyou Hapelje
N. Y
Grand Central Station
Sterry
John A. Sterry
Norwich
Conn
Taylor
Mount Vernon
Mabel Elsworth Dibble
Lloyd B. Taylor
George W. Dibble
North Fulton Av
Grand Central Ton
New Haven
Young
Morristown
N. J
Arthur
Mason
Louise Hubby Young
Henry Young
Church of the Redeemer
Green
Undertaker Stephen Merritt Offers World Famous Service
Rev Stephen Merritt markets his funeral business at 8th Avenue and 19th Street as the largest in the world with telephone listings on 14th 18th Streets.
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Stephen Merritt
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Londox Times
MR. Carnegie
White
Dede
Gorham Co
Athenic
the Gorham Co
Silversmiths and Goldsmiths
19Th Street
Maiden Lane
MR. Grau
Duse
Mme. Mayn Des Planches
Sousajs
Rhodes
Oxford Scholars
Amer
Ican
Alice
Ladies’ Home Journal
Curtis Publishing Company
Manhattan
Bachstein
Franz J
Buggemann
Sophie
Ith Stein
Barnett
Amelia
Norfolk St
Bingham
Frederick P
S&l
Burke
Blossom
E. Buongiorno
Giovanni
Llith Stehhaek
Od Cooney
Peter
D'Agostino
Giralaino
Chrystie
Donnelly
Bernard
Hudson
Dowling
Thomas
Franklin
Eugene
Finkelstein
Dora
Henry St
Futovansky
Zattie
Forsyth
Gettens
Elizabeth
Oary Green
Kate
Gleece
Philip
Giorda
Battista
York St
Goodman
Rachel
Allen St
Amsterdam
Gilney
Clara
Hannah
Cherry St
Morris
Higginbottom
Joseph
Aid St
Herrol
Eleanor
Avenue C
Johnson
James
Wall St Louis
Essex St
Jablowsky
Kirchofer
Dorothy
Weeneel
Kirpy
Kellner
John A
Kilian
Mary
Charlton St
Kaufman
Jacob
E.ith St
Lynch
Edward
Park
Theodore
E. and St. Menchin
Stephen M
Henry
Mishals
Hella
Mott St R
Monahan
Margaret
Grand St
McKune
Catherine
McQu
Horatio
McCarthy
Helen
McCowan
John V
McCann, Grace
Union St
Brookes Nelson
Neils
Seseee Avaveesees Ag
Roes
Maria L
Baxter St
Raubino
Pasqua
Schmeer
Willett
Summer
Fliza
Strauss
Moses
Lexington
George
Shelds
Michael
Theiss
Conrad
Tumasalo
Pietro
W. Houston
Wail
Woods
Whalen
William
Bronx
Rockmann
Amy
Lincoln
Berner
Annie A
Lebanon
Westchester
Clark
Charles
Doughty
Darius
Ty Nolan
Eugenia E
Plate
H. C
Mott
Andrews
Kings Co. Almshouse
Degraw St
Dow
Putnam
Dennis, A. L
N. Henry
Dougherty
John T
Berry
Dobosciewicz M
21St St
Stircovec
Duffy
Lillian F
Duffy, Ry
Classon
Bonnell
Oak Hill
la Ronnell
Port Jervis
Conlon
Sarah Byrd
6Th St
Benjamin F
Alicia Byrd
Church of the Atonement
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