Death of Thomas Nast Consul General in Guayaquil
Thomas Nast, born 1840 in Landau and famed cartoonist, died of yellow fever in Guayaquil after a three day illness. His burial was attended by Governor and consular officers, with the coffin wrapped in the Stars and Stripes. Nast's career included key work for Harper's Weekly, anti Tweed campaigns, Civil War cartoons, Garibaldi sketches, and political caricature influence worldwide. He was named U S Consul General at Guayaquil by President Roosevelt last May.
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Thomas Nast
United States
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New York
Havre
Young Nast
Bryant
Broadway
Thirteenth Street
Frank Leslie
Leslie
School of Design
Illustrated Papers of
Heenan
Sayers
Europe
England
Harper's Weekly
Chicago
Lincoln
Mrd Nast
Heenan-Sayers
Medicis
Italy
Sicily
Tweed Ring
Tweed
Hall
Connolly
Sweeny
Ring
Tweed Dynasty
Hayes
Andrew Johnson
Greeley
Cleveland- Blaine
Illustrated Almanac
London
Pall Mall
Davis
Andy
Seward
Republican Party
William M. Tweed
United States Army
John Kelly
Drew Tilden
Tilden
Seventh Regiment of
The
New York) Times
Roosevelt
Guayagquil
Will Cuts Off a Son With a Legacy
By the will of Mrs. Sarah A. Yates widow of Newark mayor Henry J. Yates the son Frederick Yates is cut off with a $500 legacy. The remainder of the estate about $100000 is to be divided equally among her three other children.
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Newark
N. J
Sarah A. Yates
Henry J. Yates
Frederick Yates
Index to Departments Amusements and Notices
A fragmented index page lists sections such as Amusements Page 9 arrivals at hotels and out-of-town buyers Page 11 losses by fire Page 10 marine intelligence and foreign mails Page 11 new corporations Page 10 railroads Page 3 real estate Page 13 religious Page unknown society Page unknown weather Page 11 yesterday's wires Page 10 quote about quick way to get things done displayed amid garbled text
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Societ
Ifage
Speeding racing chauffeurs jailed in Bronx crackdown
Three chauffeurs driving large racing autos were arrested on Pelham Avenue for speeding. Francois Guichane of Bayside, George Ferrier from Derby Connecticut, and Joseph Martin of West Thirty-eighth Street were arraigned in Morrisania Court and held on 306 bail each. The arrests mark a police bid to curb racing beyond legal limits, with Inspector Cross ordering bicycle cops to wear civilian clothes to undercover seize speeders.
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Pelham Avenue
Morrisania
Francois Guichane
Bayside
Arthur Huntingto
George Ferrier
New York
Derby
Joseph Martin
Yale
New Haven
Cross
Bronx
Duse Visits Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia
Mme Eleanora Duse visited Bryn Mawr College to consider education for her daughter but ruled out admission due to her daughter’s weak English. She was welcomed by President Miss Thomas and spoke briefly in Italian. The actress toured the chapel dormitories and grounds and praised the institution.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Mme
Eleanora Duse
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr
Thomas
Texas Boundary Disputes Over 1901 Meridian
Texas faces loss of land as the 1901 act to fix the hundredth meridian places the eastern boundary north of the Red River from Childress to Lipscomb County. The new line could strip a three fourths mile wide strip from west to east, leaving property without title unless Congress authorizes a new adjustment.
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Austin
Texas
Indian Territory
Congress
Nova Scotia Coal Deal Transfers River Inhabitants Lands
Eight and a half square miles of coal lands at River Inhabitants Cape Breton pass to the North American Coal and Development Company from local owners. The syndicate lists William A Arendergast and others as officers. Development will start in about a month. a high quality semi-anthracite seam was located.
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New York Times
Halifax
N. S
River Inhabitants
Cape Breton
North American Coal and Development Company
William A. Arendergast
New York
Robert J. Campbell
New _ York
James A Miner
Convicted murderer escapes Stroudsburg jail
Charles Grether, the condemned killer of Constable Adam Strunk, escaped from the County Jail in Stroudsburg Pennsylvania. The watchman Reinhart unlocked the bath door and left the corridor unlatched allowing Grether to slip away. He fled upstairs to an adjoining house and leaped from a second story window to escape.
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New York Times
Stroudsburg
Penn
Charles Grether
Adam Strunk
Grether
Reinhart
Socialist Priest Resigns Over Socialistic Beliefs
Father Thomas F. McGrady of St. Anthony's Church in Bellevue Kentucky announces retirement from ministry citing his strong Socialist views. He plans to stay in Bellevue and continue advocating socialist doctrines. Bishop Maes declines to comment and Vicar General Prossart has not clarified possible excommunication.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
St. Anthony’s ‘Church
Bellevue
Father McGrady
Maes
Prossart
Actress Marie Dressler’s mother Mrs Koerber dies in Bayside
Mrs Annie Koerber wife of music teacher Prof A Koerber died yesterday in Bayside L I. Her daughter Marie Dressler remains ill at 159 West Forty fifth Street with typhoid and relapse. Doctors say Dressler’s condition may improve slowly but remains dangerous.
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Marie Ce
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Burnett's Cocoaine Hair Solution Advertised
An advertisement touts Burnett's Cocoaine as a remedy for irritated scalp and dandruff, claiming it leaves hair with a rich lustre and shine.
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Burnett
Adv
Mascagni Arrives Under Heavy Police Escort at Herald Square
Forty five officers plus plainclothes guards protect Pietro Mascagni and company at Grand Central arrival, escort to Savoy and Herald Square Theatre amid fears of violence after a telegram from Mascagni's representative requests police protection. Musicians at Herald Square demand salaries before performing, delaying the concert and prompting behind the scenes disputes.
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Grand Central Station
Pietro Mascagni
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Savoy Hotel
Forty-second Street
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-fifth Street
Mayor Low
Ee Seth Low
City of New York
Opera
Boston
Yonkers
Moon
Signor
Schiavazzi
Bellatti
Jachia
Lawrence
Hoboken
Scranton
Penn
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Sixth Avenue
Rock Island Golden State Limited Comforts En Route
California sunshine promises safety while traveling aboard the Rock Island's Golden State Limited. Advertisement notes 401 Broadway location and emphasizes onboard comfort for travelers.
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California
Rock Island
Golden State Limited
Broadway
Mascagni Company Escapes New York After Concert
After a forceful night around Manhattan the Mascagni company left New York by van for the West Thirty-fourth Street Ferry. Mas cagni his business manager and the secretary were taken to the ferry and were now on the Jersey side as dawn broke.
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Mascagni
Hoboken
New York
New Jersey
West Thirty-fourth Street
Hudson
Nebraska Fence Removal Faces Federal Action Push
Nebraska ranchers say only strong federal enforcement will force removal of unlawful fences on public lands. They expect special agents from the Land Department and civil suits, with the Roosevelt administration backing a hard deadline to dismantle the fences statewide.
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New York Times
Omaha
Neb
Washington
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Mosby
Federal Grand Jury
Department of the Interior
Land Department
United States
Sioux Seek Divorces in South Dakota Court
Special to The New York Times from Chamberlain South Dakota December 7 Sioux braves on the Standing Rock reservation seek separations from their wives in court as the area becomes a destination for divorces Three cases were settled Saturday and three more await trial The docket features stories of cruelty deception and repeated marriages including Eagle Boy Burnt Prairie and Understanding Crow with Went Away granted a divorce on grounds of cruelty and deception
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New York Times
Chamberlain
S. D
South Dakota
Eagle Boy
Pipe Eagle Boy
Squaw
Prairie
Understanding Crow
Crow
Went Away
Man saves himself from crematory plunge in Trenton
Theodore Jackson a city garbage crematory employee leaped about five feet across a fiery opening to avoid being buried under a mass of garbage as another cart unloaded. His quick action prevented his cremation and he cleared the flame filled mouth of the furnace on a grease slick steel floor.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Theodore Jackson
Jackson
Carter
Fined for Cruelty to Lion at Duquesne Theatre
Pittsburg report says vaudeville act by The Great Lafayette used an electrified cage to force a roaring lion. Humane Society officials found copper plates under the cage and witnessed the animal receive a strong current to provoke a furious roar.
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Lafayette
New York Times
Pittsburg
Duquesne Theatre
James Bell
Western Pennsylvania Humane Society
The
Humane Society
Exodus of Scandinavians Returns Home for Christmas
Chicago dispatch reports an unusually heavy exodus of Northwest and Middle West Scandinavians who travel to Norway and Sweden for the holidays. A special 600 passenger train to New York carries excursionists, decorated with US and Nordic flags. Most will return to the United States with relatives on the return trip.
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Chicago
Northwest
Middle West
Trade board seeks ICC probe of Trenton freight bias
The Trenton Board of Trade asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate freight discrimination claiming Trenton is not treated as a tidewater shipping point. It argues Trenton pays about five cents more per ton for coal from mining regions than tidewater towns like Perth Amboy and Camden despite shorter hauls.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Trenton Board of Trade
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Perth Amboy
Camden
Tidewater
New York to Chicago via Pennsylvania Special adv
An old advertisement cites the New York to Chicago link called the Pennsylvania Special. It promises every convenience of office home and club and includes ads for Dewar's Scotch Whiskey for cheerful thoughts and care for Megrims and all uncharitableness.
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New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Dewar
Megrims
Adv
Prince Liner Tartar Prince Burns at Sea With All Aboard Saved
The Prince liner Tartar Prince, Capt. Mc Farlane, from New York to Natal, burned at sea on November 25 off Las Palmas. Passengers and crew were saved by the steamship Argyll. crew later joined the Goth, while passengers continued to their destination aboard the Argyll. The ship was a 3,372 ton steel screw liner built in 1895 for the Prince Line of Newcastle with electric systems and six watertight compartments.
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Las Palmas
Canary Islands
McFarlane
New York
St. Vincent
Port Natal
Durban
Argyll
Tyne
Aigoa Bay
Goth
Table Bay
Southampton
Tartar Prince
Prince Line
Newcastle
England
Mediterranean
Fishermen Rescue Crew and Save Their Ship
In Gloucester Massachusetts the fishing schooner Mary A Gleason and the coasting schooner Winchester arrive after a dramatic rescue at sea. Eight Winchester crew members rescued from the Granite laden vessel after a gale driven leak and near wreck. Both ships reach Highland Light by morning with crews at the pumps.
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New York Times
Gloucester
Mass
Mary A. Gleason
Winchester
Gleason
Sullivan
Philadelphia
Portland
George’s
Maine
White
Canadian Preference League Organizing in Dominion
Halifax December 7 The Canadian Preference League is being organized across Canada with the aim of favoring Canadian products and labor over United States industries. Membership pledges commit buyers to prefer domestic goods when quality and price are equal and to support Canadian educational and financial institutions.
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New York Times
Halifax
Dominion
United States
Canadian Preference League
Pay On A Gold Basis In Mexican Railroad Shops
The machinists in Ciudad Porfiro Diaz on the Mexican International Railroad will be paid standard American wages on a gold basis from December 1. Machinists receive 3.30 dollars per day and boilermakers 3.50 dollars, in American money or Mexican silver at the monthly exchange rate. This change affects only American workers, due to the inadequacy of old rates.
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Eagle Pass
Texas
Mexican International Railroad
Ciudad Porfiro Diaz
More Pay for Railroad Men in Lackawanna System
Scranton, Dec 7 The Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company plans a substantial wage increase for workers across departments. Officials work on a general readjustment and equalization to take effect soon, likely from December 1. The move targets all branches and virtually all employees who have served long with the line.
Heavily Insured Bostonians
Five Boston residents hold life policies totaling over 2 million dollars. Thomas W. Lawson reportedly has a policy around 1 million to Mrs. Lawson, Gen. Samuel C. Lawrence carries 365,000, Wallace L. Pierce 545,000, Albert C. Burrage 100,000, and Henry M. Whitney 100,000.
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New York Times
Boston
Thomas W. Lawson
Henry M. Whitney
Hanna's Indiana strength eyed for 1904 nomination
A confidential Indiana letter by ex attorney general L. T. Michener suggests Senator Hanna may seek the Republican presidential nomination in 1904 and could target Indiana for support, prompting unease among Roosevelt and Fairbanks allies. Copies circulated among Indiana political figures reveal uncertainty about Hanna's prospects.
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New York Times
Wasilington
Hanna
Indiana
L. T. Michener
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
L. T
Michener
Hoosier State
Killing of Fitzgerald details from Guatemala City letter
A Guatemala City letter recounts the shooting of William Fitzgerald by Godfrey Hunter Jr. in the Plaza de Armas. It describes the confrontation after Fitzgerald accusedly approached Hunter, the ensuing struggle, and Hunter firing four shots aimed at Fitzgerald. The note mentions witnesses and a claimed conspiracy link, with officials nearby.
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New York Times
Louisville
W. A. Hunter
Guatemala City
William Pitzgerald
W. Godfrey Hunter, Jr
Godfrey Hunter, Jr
James G. Bailey
Secretary of
Legation
Plaza de Armas
Central Park
Fitzgerald
Mr. Bailey
Godfrey
Lucien Herd
Avery
Boston
Hunter
Lucien
Herd
Gen. Drummond
J. C. McNally
Trig
Northern Railroad
Young Hunter
Sick Marines Arrive From Colon in Hampton Roads
The U S steamship Panther arrived at Hampton Roads from Colon with 320 marines guarding railroad property on the Isthmus. Thirty four men including two officers were taken to the Naval Hospital at Portsmouth on arrival. conditions described as serious for those cases, others granted shore leave to recuperate after a rough voyage from San Juan delayed by a storm.
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Newport News
United States
Panther
J. C. Wilson
Hampton Roads
Colon
Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
San Juan
River Abandons Nebraska Town After Sudden Change
The Missouri River shifted course Friday night, leaving Nebraska City three miles from the river and threatening the Burlington Railroad bridge. Embankments saved the span, while pumps race to lay new intake pipes as farms and corn fields vanish under the muddy current.
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New York Times
Nebraska City
Neb
Burlington
Missouri
Mexico City Reports Silver Fluctuation Cost Imports
The Mexican government released figures showing that foreign goods cost residents $14 million more in silver terms in 1901-02 than the prior year due to exchange rate moves. Imports total about $65 million in gold value each year, with silver value rising from 135 million to 147 million between 1900-01 and 1901-02. Custom House data finds no major change in import categories.
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New York Times
Mexico City
Mexico
Custom House
Piso's Cure for Consumption Advertisement
A vintage ad promotes Piso's Cure for Consumption as a permanent remedy for bronchial troubles. The 25 cent bottle price is highlighted as an affordable option for relief.
Reed's Ex Speakers Death Sparks Nation Remembrance
The body of Thomas Brackett Reed lies in state at Arlington Hotel before a Portland burial. President Roosevelt Cabinet members and lawmakers call, Mrs Reed declines visitors, and a simple ceremony is planned at First Parish Church with interment at Evergreen Cemetery. The House adjourns in his memory.
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Thomas Brackett Reed
House of Representatives
Portland
Augustus G. Payne
New York
Senate
Privat
Reed T
President House Vel
Roosevelt
Littlefield
Burleigh
Joseph W. Symonds
Jean C. Small
Reed
First Parish Unitarian Church
John Carroll Perkins
Evergreen Cemetery
Sherman
New_York
Gridiron Club Mourns As Reed Dies At Banquet
Washington December 7. The Gridiron Club dinner hall bore witness to a dramatic moment as news arrived that Mr. Reed, a longtime guest and Washington correspondent, was dying in the Arlington Hotel. The club offered a silent toast to the dying statesman and learned Reed had expired during the tribute.
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New York Times
Washington
Arlington Hotel
Reed
Gridiron Club
Cannon
Mr. Reed
Herndon Morsell
New York
Gov. McKinley
Canton
Boutelle
Gift by Mrs Amos J Cummings to Union Printers Home
Mrs Amos J Cummings widow of the late Congressman says she intends to give a library to the Union Printers Home in Colorado Springs. The New York Times special dispatch notes her plan as she visits the city, while investors are advised to read The Wall Street Journal for accuracy.
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New York Times
Colorado Springs
Col
Amos J. Cummings
Union
Wall Street Journal
Dow, Jones & Co
Andy
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