Kaiser Welcomes American Ambassador Charlemagne Tower
Berlin dispatch notes Ambassador Charle magne Tower presented credentials to Emperor William at the Palace. Staff, royal carriages, and a 15 to 20 minute audience preceded Tower’s formal greeting. The Emperor hailed enduring Germany United States ties and spoke on the St Louis Exposition.
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Berlin
Charlemagne Tower
William
von Rchthofen
von Knesebeck
Germany
United States
St. Louis
Dusseldorf
Prince Henry
Tower
Dodge
Potts
Biddle
Mr. Tower
Mrs. Tower
M. Timiriaseff
Russia
Khédive’s Claim Shifts Role In Assouan Dam Ceremony
A Times special dispatch from London reports a diplomatic compromise at the Assouan Dam opening on December 10. The Khédive sought to lead the ceremony, but the Duke of Connaught was retained as representative of King Edward. The Khédive had the last stone laid and the Duchess of Connaught started the dam machinery while screens slid into place. Masons allegedly altered a memorial inscription from Duke to Duchess to fit the arrangement.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
the Times
Assouan Dam
Duke of Connaught
Russian Foreign Minister Lamsdorff to visit Sofia and Belgrade
Special cable reports Count Lamsdorff will visit Sofia and Belgrade before Vienna, signaling Russia's Balkans policy. The Vienna channel says the trip complements Austro Russian aims, aids Servia and Bulgaria, and may precede year end in Vienna. He is expected to advise Macedonia patience and bolster Servian prestige.
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London
Count Lamsdorff
Sofia
Belgrade
Vienna
the Times
Russia
Servia
Bulgaria
Balkans
Belgian discontent grows over German tariff on horses
Brussels report to The Times says Belgian farmers and livestock breeders, hurt by 125 mark duty on horses, seek retaliation. The Board of Agriculture will invite Belgium to retaliate unless horse duties are cut.
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London
Brussels
The
Times
Board of Agriculture
Delcassé Declines Senate Candidacy
The Paris correspondent of The Times reports Delcassé has declined to stand for the Senate, aligning with Hanotaux that Foreign Ministers should stay aloof from domestic politics.
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London
Timmess
New York Times
M Delcassé
Paris
Times
Senate
M. Hanotaux
Zola Statue Fund Subscriptions Reach 61000 Pounds
The Paris correspondent to The Times reports subscriptions for a statue in memory of Emile Zola have now reached 61000 pounds. The article notes the fund’s rapid growth and public support in Paris and London as of December 20.
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LonDon Times
NEW York Times
London
Paris
The
Times
Emile Zola
Czar Grants Amnesty to Sixty-Tour Scattered Students
The Czar pardons fifty eight students banished to Siberia for rioting during St Nicholas festival. Telegram to the Interior Minister allows return from exile but forbids living in towns with High Schools for now. Previously pardoned sixty two students, total amnesty expands to new group.
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Siberia
ST. Petersburg
St. Nicholas
Col Arthur Isynch Indicted for High Treason in Ireland
The Grand Jury in London returned a true bill against Col Arthur Isynch MP for Galway on high treason. He was arrested June 11 after landing in England from the Continent, tied to the South African war and said to have commanded the Irish Brigade. Trial set to begin January 2 percent.
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London
Arthur Isynch
Galway
England
Baron Alverstone
Col. Lynch
Medoc Floated Oriented For Repairs After Grounding
Toulon reports the steamer Medoc of Massageries Maritimes ran aground at Mourillon Arsenal while departing last evening. The vessel has been floated and towed to her dock for repairs.
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Toulon
Medoc
Massageries Maritimes
Mourillon Arsenal
Thousands killed in Andijan earthquake in Central Asia
A St Petersburg dispatch reports about 1000 people killed by the December 16 earthquake at Andijan in Russian Central Asia. Most victims are said to be native Turcomans.
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London
St. Petersburg
Andijan
Russian Central Asia
Park Avenue Plan Protest Sinks New York Central Track Plan
At a Grand Central Palace meeting the Citizens' East Side Improvement Association censured the New York Central System from block signals to management over Park Avenue tunnel plans. They urged level grade crossings with the railroad bearing total improvement costs, opposed a 4 percent grade, a power house, and a Park Avenue milkhouse, and sought a three year limit on electric installation.
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Grand Central Palace
Citizens’ East Side Improvement Association
Park Avenue Tunnel
New York Central System
Newman
Forty-fifth Street
Fifty-sixth Street
Alexander Hadden
Park Avenue
M. J. Lavelle
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Charles A. Lydecker
H. J. Wynne
Manhattan Island
River Front
Coney Island Improvement Plan Advances at Brooklyn Meeting
Park Commissioner Richard Young urged approval of buying beach land from Concourse to Sea Gate and building a boulevard plus a bathhouse. The 132 acre tract south of Surf Avenue is valued at $1,834,795. He said Coney Island could become a year round resort like Atlantic City. Aldermen Lundy and Malone asked for an adjournment to December 26 for owner appearances. motion granted.
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Board of Public Improvements
Brooklyn Borough Hall
Richard Young
Coney Island
Ocean Parkway
Sea Gate
Surf Avenue
Young
Atlantic City
Lundy
Malone
Laura Biggar testifies in Bennett estate conspiracy trial
In Freehold New Jersey Laura Biggar and Dr Hendricks testified in the case charging conspiracy to secure Henry M Bennett estate. Willis Biggar 14 showed photos of his father J W McConnell visiting Bennett. Hendricks recalled visits to his Bayonne sanitarium and Long Branch talks about Biggar tied to the will.
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Freehold
N. J
Laura Biggar
Dr. Hendricks
Henry M. Bennett
Stanton
Willis Biggar
J. W. McConnell
Young Biggar
McConnell
West
Bennett
Asbury Park
Hendricks
Bayonne
Blaneck and Frankenstein
Miss Biggar
Long Branch
Mr. Watterson
Pittsburg
P. J. McNulty
Bennett Heirs
Watt
Miss L. Biggar
Wilmington
Del
Star Theatre
New York
Mr. Bennett
Seventy-seventh Street
Manhattan
Willis
Governor Praises Veterans Officers After Luncheon
The Governor complimented the officers on good discipline and the admirable marching of the men during a lunch in the veterans quarters.
Ash Incinerating Plant Improves City Street Cleaning Efforts
Engineers hail a new ash incinerator on the West 47th Street pier as a major advance for Manhattan sanitation. H. D. B. Parsons designed the brick furnace with three cells, a 120 foot chimney, and a drying table. It processes about 60 tons daily from 300 tons collected, burning 75 percent and leaving one ton of ash for fertilizer. Four workers run it at roughly sixteen dollars a day with plans for more plants citywide.
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Department
West Forty-seventh Street
Woodbury
H. D. B.parsons
Parsons
Montreal
Boston
Manhattan
Park Department
Woman Temperance Worker Burned in Gasoline Stove Blast
Mrs. Luther Fowler, a Westchester County temperance worker, was badly burned when a gasoline stove exploded in Mount Kisco. With her dress on fire she ran into the street where several work men extinguished the flames. Her condition is reported as critical.
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Mount Kisco
N. Y
Luther Fowler
Westchester County
Gov Odell Reviews Ninth Regiment Drill at Armory
Gov Odell and staff attended the annual drill and inspection of the Ninth Regiment at the armory on Fourteenth Street near Sixth Avenue. The regiment was led by Col. William F. Morris and after the parade the Governor and officers were served with refreshments.
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Gov. Odell
Fourteenth Street
Sixth Avenue
William F. Morris
Englishwoman in Yorkville Court over boarding house dispute
Mrs. Helen Ferree, Englishwoman, was held in Yorkville Court over threats and abuse toward Daniel M. Fisher from 154 West 119th Street. Fisher claimed power of attorney from Matthewson, who owned the furniture. Ferree said she sought eviction and ownership, paroled to her counsel until Monday.
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Helen Ferree
Yorkville Court
Daniel M. Fisher
West One Hundred and Nineteenth Street
Mr. Matthewson
Fisher
Brann
McCosker Pictures Sold at Waldorf Astoria Auction
Auctioneer John Fell O’Brien sold fifty two pictures from David McCosker’s Brook lyn collection for $7652 at the Astor Gallery Waldorf Astoria. Kneller’s Portrait of a Nobleman brought $1450 paid by R G Fenton. Rubens Madonna bought by J D Wilson for $1900. Maes Fish by Auction withdrawn after upset price not met. Other sales included Hull landscape to J N Brady for $20, Stable at Bethlehem and The Transfiguration by Doré for $120, Bricher to W S De Hunt for $15, Barbieri to C W Tolcamp for $150.
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John Fell O’brien
David McCosker
Waverly Avenue
Brooklyn
Astor Gallery
Waldorf-Astoria
Sir Godfrey Kneller
R. G. Fenton
Peter Paul Rubens
J. D. Wilson
Godefred Maes
Hull
J. N. Brady
A. J. Bricher
W. S. de Hunt
Barbieri
C. W. Tolcamp
Despondent widow drowns in bathtub after nurse left
Mrs. Catherine Hobbs sixty two an invalid sent her nurse away yesterday morning and drowned herself in the bathtub at 2285 Seventh Avenue. She left a note stating she could not be a burden any longer. Her children include R Albert Mansfield Hobbs a lawyer of 32 Broadway and a daughter working in a wholesale store. The death followed disappointment over a legacy from her husband Robert Hobbs estate.
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Catherine Hobbs
Seventh Avenue
Hobbs
R. Albert Mansfield
Broadway
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