Moors Face Fez Crisis as Sultan Vows Defense
Tangier dispatch reports the Sultan told Moors in Fez he will defend the city or die. Moors believe Britain will aid the Sultan if needed, citing prior talks between Lord Lansdowne and Moorish envoy Menekhi. They blame Britain for fomenting reformist ideas at the Moorish court.
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London Times
NEW York Times
Cablegram
London
the Times
Tangier
Morocco
Corrier
Fez
Lord Lansdowne
Menekhi
Great Britain
Morocco Crisis Quieted by Britain France
Great Britain and France inform Spain they will not exploit Morocco and seek to maintain the status quo even if the Sultan is dethroned. Tangier dispatches report Fez cutwater supply and siege efforts by rebels with the Pretender negotiating with nearby tribes. Italian stance remains non-belligerent while Tangier warns foreigners inland to move to the coast as Fez nears surrender.
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Pris
Madrid
Great Britain
France
Spain
Morocco
Tangier
Fez
Raselma
The
Petane
Abarzuza
Silvera
Ocoast
Missionaries in Morocco Face Peril Amid Rebel Strife
Kansas City based Gospel Missionary Union reports American workers in Fez and Mequinez threatened as fighting shifts toward the sultan. Names include George Reed, Weivers, Maude Carey, Irene Ward, Nellie Alson, F. C. Enyart, and Victor Swanson. Government losses cited, risk to missionaries noted.
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Kansas City
Morocco
Gospel Missionary Union
Fisher
Continue Present Coal Prices For January
Philadelphia December 30 The sales agents of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company anthracite coal firms decided to keep current circular prices for January. They declined to renew expiring contracts with large buyers, forcing consumption in the open market. Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company expected to follow suit.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia and Reading Railwaympany
When the Gothamite Travels He Wants Speed and Comfort
An advertisement extols the Pennsylvania 20-hour flyer to Chicago offering speed safety and comforts for travelers.
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Pennsylvania
Chicago
Boers Boycott Natives in Natal Territory
A Times report from Pietermaritzburg notes Boers in the annexed Transvaal border region are incensed after an May incident in which 56 Boers were killed by natives. They vow revenge but settle on a boycott of natives, driving them off farms and creating unrest among the black population.
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London Times
New York Times
London
Pietermaritzburg
The
Times
Transvaal Republic
Natal
Cornet Potgieter
General Schalk Burger appeals for mercy in Onsland letter
By the Associated Press Gen Schalk Burger former Acting President of the Orange Free State publishes an open letter urging the Colonial Government to be merciful to those who suffered for their devotion to the seer cause and to remove grievances hindering forgiveness and reconciliation in South Africa. In London the British Government seeks Gen Ben Viljoen to command the Boer force heading to Somaliland after his US tour.
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Associated Press
Cape Town
Schalk- Burger
Orange Free State
Onsland
Schalk-Burger
South Africa
London
Dee
Ben Viljoen
United States
Somaliland
Judge Bulger's Two Jobs Split Over City Court Post
Oswego New York December 30 Special to The New York Times Judge Charles N Bulger recently named First Deputy Attorney General by Cunneen may resign from Municipal Court judge if challenged by courts Bulger has held the judge post for nearly twenty years and faces term expiration in 1908 He aims to block a Republican successor while friends say the city charter allows him to employ an assistant during absence and retain the post by serving as First Deputy Attorney General Mayor Baker will pursue a legal ruling on his right to hold two offices Bulger declined to comment on potential resignation
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New York Times
Oswego
N. Y
Charles N. Bulger
Cunneen
Bulger
Judge Bulger
Albany
Baker
Beaf and Coal Tariff Beaten by Free Trade Rally
Boston December 80 audience at Faneuil Hall backs American Free Trade League demands to repeal duties on beef and coal. Resolutions urge removal of beef and coal duties now, with those items placed on the free list this session. Copies to Senators and House members.
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Boston
Faneuil Hall
American Free Trade League
Congress
United States
House of Representatives
Reject Actresses Gifts Sparks Toledo King’s Daughters Rift
In Toledo on December 30 the local King’s Daughters face resignations after a doll bazaar raised funds with dolls from Lillian Russell Rebecca Warren and other actresses. Although the bazaar netted money, prominent members argued against funds from actresses and plan to return the money. Mrs. Frank Burt and Mrs. D J Peterson lead the controversy.
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New York Times
Toledo
Ohio
King’s Daughters
Frank Burt
Lillian Russell
Rebecca Warren
Burt
D. J. Peterson
The
Ossified Woman Stella Ewing Dies at 39 in Rome
Miss Stella Ewing once described as ossified by physicians died in Rome at age 39. Born in Holland Patent, she contracted inflammatory rheumatism, lost use of her limbs at 25, and spent ten years completely immobile and blind. Her sister Emma Ewing Palmer is cared for by a benefactress in Sherburne.
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Rome
Stella Ewing
Miss Eewing
Holland Patent
Miss Ewing
Emma Ewing Palmer
Sherburne
Rev John Keller resigns as chaplain of National Guard unit
The Rev John Keller rector of Trinity Mission Arlington who was shot and injured two years ago by Thomas Barker now serving a prison term has resigned as Chaplain of the First Regiment National Guard. He cites pressure of duties as rector and secretary to Bishop Starkey as his reason.
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John Keller
Newark
N. J
Trinity Mission
Arlington
Thomas Barker
National Guard
Keller
Starkey
Eagle Almanac for 1903 Ady Guide to New York City
An ad notes the Eagle Almanac for 1903 as the best guide to New York City. It is over 600 pages, cloth bound, available for fifty cents.
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Eagle Almanac
Off -Gale
New York City
Ady
Death on crowded Ninth Avenue elevated train shocks city
Charles Wessel a 67 year old metallurgist of 251 West Eighty-seventh Street collapsed in a packed Rector Street car as it approached Cortlandt Street. Police summoned reserves cleared the crowd and carried the body to the Church Street station. Death was due to apoplexy. Wessel was linked to the Riverside Metal Company and International Smelting and Refining Company and was noted for inventing the Wessel silverware. He left a wife, a sister, two children and a daughter by Dr. Roger Mead of Pittsburgh. He was a member of the Holland Society and connected with the Dutch Reformed Church.
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Rector Street
Ninth Avenue
Charles Wessel
West Eighty-seventh Street
Cortlandt Street
Mr. Wessel
Wynne
Church Street
Greenwich Street
Carson
Hudson Street Hospital
Cocke
International Smelting and Refining Company
West Lighty-seventh Street
Wessel
Philadelphia
Riverside
N. J
Seven Firemen Overcome by Gas in Narrow Cellar Fire
A basement fire under multiple stores on John Street trapped seven firefighters from Engine 32. Captain John F. Higgins and Lieutenant John Hartman were overwhelmed by gas, others revived after fresh air. Higgins later needed hospital care but was reported to be improving.
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John Street
John F. Higgins
Hudson Street Hospital
John Hartman
Coakley
Thayne
Mullen
Brannigan
Hicks
No. 29
T. Sheery
No. 27
Capt
Higgins
Lieut
Hartman
Engine 32
Bireman Coakley
Engine Company 382
Capt. Higgins
Convict Laborers Mutiny at Texas Plantation
Seventy five convicts from Huntsville prison mutinied at the Donovan plantation near Eagle Lake Texas they barricaded in an outhouse and guards surround the building in a bid to starve them back to work the mutineers are armed with clubs and boards and refuse to leave the shed awaiting orders
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New York Times
Eagle Lake
Texas
State Penitentiary
Huntsville
Donovan
Addicks Wins Ninth District Assembly Seat in Delaware
Dover Delaware J Edward Addicks won a special election in Kent Countys Ninth Representative District called by Gov Hunn to resolve a tied race between James Wilbur Powell and Solomon Sapp Powell gained 46 with a 192 vote plurality over Sapp who had 304 Powell now holds 22 votes on the joint ballot for US Senator with 27 needed for choice Powell beat Sapp to secure a seat that strengthens Addicks influence in the state legislative tally.
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Dover
Del
J. Edward Addicks
Kent County
Hunn
James Wilbur Powell
Union Rep
Solomon Sapp
Sapp
Powell
Addicks
United States
Two Fishermen Drowned Off Gloucester Schooner
The Gloucester fishing schooner Theodore Roosevelt reported the drowning of two crewmen, William Johnson and Joseph Brennan, after a heavy sea overturned their dory near Bank Quero on December 26. The Annie Greenlaw, which brought a sick man to Halifax, relayed the loss to Gloucester last night.
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Halifax
N. S
Gloucester
Theodore Roosevelt
Annie Greenlaw
Crowell
Daniel McEachern
Greenlaw
Bank Quero
McHenry
William Johnson
Joseph Brennan
Roosevelt
Odell to reappoint Justice McLaughlin to five year term
Gov Odell plans to redesignate Justice Chester B McLaughlin of Port Henry for a full five year term on the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court First Department in New York County. The action was expected this afternoon but did not occur.
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McLaughlin
Albany
N.Y
Chester B. McLaughlin
Port Henry
Odell
Supreme Court
New York County
Langham Hotel Sold to United States Realty Firm
The Langham Hotel at Fifth Avenue and Fifty-second Street was sold to the United States Realty and Construction Company via broker John N. Golding. Purchase price not disclosed, property to transfer possession May 1, with a 115 by 100 foot main site and a 30 by 100 foot adjoining lot. Vanderbilt involvement speculation noted, no official confirmation.
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Langham
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-second Street
United States Realty and Construction Company
John N.golding
Charles R. Purdy
William Purdy Shannon
William P. Shannon
Pendleton Shannon
Vanderbilt
Fifty-first
Fifty-second Streets
New York Realty Corporation
George W. Vanderbilt
Building Department
Vanderbilts
Albert Flake
Flake
Mme. Restell
East Orange To Purchase Water Plant After Two-Year Negotiations
East Orange City Council approved a contract to buy the Orange Water Company plant after a two year negotiation. The firm had supplied water for twenty years but water from its wells proved insufficient and Newark water will supplement supplies. The final price and terms include a $350,000 offer with use of wells and pumps.
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New York Times
Orange
N. J
Orange Water Company
East Orange
Newark
Triumphs of 1902 Celebrations Highlight Moët & Chandon
A retrospective note recounts 1902 events across America England Germany and France. It mentions the US president hosting Prince Henry of Prussia at the White House King Edward VII coronation England and Emperor of India the christening of the German yacht Meteor the Rochambeau statue unveiling in France and exclusive use of Moët & Chandon Champagne at these functions.
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England
Germany
France
United States
Prince Henry
Prussia
White House
Edward the Vil
India
Rochambeau
Large Indiana oil land deal to Elmira syndicate
In Wells County Indiana a major oil land sale covers 1800 acres with 47 producing wells and a daily output around 200 barrels, sold to a syndicate of Elmira New York operators for about 150000 dollars. A 15000 dollar forfeit was deposited.
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New York Times
Wabash
Ind
Indiana
Wells County
Elmira
N. Y
First Class Travel Service Notice
An ad notes maid service included with travel for ladies. It promises courteous attendant care and special onboard accommodations.
Devery Stripped of Tammany District Leader Post
Devery faced protest over alleged primary fraud as Tammany Hall's 1903 Executive Committee moved to unseat him from the Ninth District leadership. A large public meeting followed with rapid resolutions, while Devery vowed to pursue an independent movement next fall amid chatter of New York political realignment.
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Wigwam
Williams
Devery
Ninth
Frank S. Goodwin
John C. Sheehan
Greater
William S. Devery
Saratoga
Tammany
Tammany Organization
1003
Sanall
John T. Oakley
Patrick A. Whitney
Thomas F. Smith
Smith
Oakley
Liana AA
Resson
William 5. Devery
Ninth District
James J. Frawley
Thomas Murphy
George A. Best
Florence J. Sullivan
Thomas J. Campbell
Committee On Credentials
George W. Plunkitt
Thomas F. Grady
Charman Oakley
Timothy D. Sullivan
Thomas O'Sullivan
Louis Haffen
Senator Ahearn
J. Sergeant Cram
Tammany Halls
George M. van Hoesen
John B. Hasslocher
Reading
John McQuade
John F. McCloskey
Victor Dowling
Julius Harburger
Tammany Ha
Grand Central
Plunkitt
Pennsylvania
Murphy
Dago Dan McMahon
Tim Sullivan
Charles F. Murphy
Executive Committee
Proea
Daniel FE. Finn
Michael C. Murphy
John F. Ahearn
Edward T. Fitzpatrick
James P. Keating
Victor J. Dowling
Maurice F. Holahan
John Haveron
Percival BE. Nagle
Eugene J. McGuire
Augustus Moebus
Luxurious Ride on the Lake Shore Limited Ad
Advertising copy touts the Lake Shore Limited, New York Central Line, between New York and Chicago as luxurious and delightful. It promotes Dewar’s Scotch Whiskey and claims royal endorsements as a selling point.
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Lake Shore Limited
New York Central
New York
Chicago
Mascagni Case Dismissed In Chicago Court
Signor Mascagni the Italian composer was arraigned on a 5000 embezzlement charge from ex manager Richard Heard of Boston. After hearings Justice Hurley dismissed the case. Italians in court applauded as Mascagni left for his hotel amid a warning communication from Heard dated Boston December 27.
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Chicago
Signor Mascagni
Richard Heard
Boston
Hurley
Mascagni
Back Bay
Manufacturer leader declines Socialist debate challenge
D M Parry president of the National Manufacturers Association in Indianapolis receives a challenge from Max Slayes of Cleveland to debate socialism. Parry declines citing AF of L boycott rules that would fine workers for attending. The exchange stems from Parry criticism of AF of L actions at its New Orleans convention.
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D. M. Parry
Manufacturers’ Association
Indianapolis
Ind
National Manufacturers’ Association
Max Slayes
Cleveland
Ohio
Parry
American Federation of Labor
New Orleans
Pauper’s Estate Worth 100000 Disclosed After Death
An elderly man named Eli Hyman died in Toronto as a pauper. His effects yielded valuables totaling 31000. He had a wife Rebecca Hyman and daughter now Mrs Hart in San Francisco, proving kinship to claim a 100000 estate. A heirs dispute appears unlikely.
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Eli Hyman
General Hospital
Toronto
Rebecca Hyman
Hart
Meet Steel Trusts Cut
Independent Tin Plate and Sheet Steel Manufacturers in Pittsburg meet to discuss United States Steel Corporation price cuts. They plan to meet the lower prices, including a five dollar per ton cut on sheets and a four to three sixty dollar cut on fin box.
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Pittsburg
Association of Independent Tin Plate and Sheet Steel Manufacturers
United States Steel Corporation
United States Steel Cororation
Gift of Bank Stock to Illinois College Opens Year
Dr. D. K. Pearsons presented stock worth 50000 to the Trustees of the Illinois College in Jacksonville as the first New Year gift. He also noted 150000 in cash raised by others over the past two years.
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New York Times
Chicago
D. K. Pearsons
Western Colleges
First National Bank of Chicago
Illinois College
Jacksonville
Venezuelan Government Reclaims Barquisimeto in Two Day Battle
Barquisimeto and nearby towns San Carlos Tinaquillo are recaptured by Government forces after two days of heavy street fighting. General Castillo leads the national troops against General Solagnie and Penaloza, with 112 rebels killed and 825 wounded. President Castro’s Caracas visit linked to telegraph operations, while US Minister Bowen discusses Dutch Prins Maurits cargo in ports blockaded by the British fleet.
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Caracas
Dee
Barquisimete
Lara
San Carlos
Tinaquillo
Barquisimeto
Solagnie
Penaloza
Ceferino Castillo
Castro
la Victoria
United States
Bowen
Prins Maurits
Eto de
Montgomerie
Charybdis
Giovanni Bausan
Prins
Threat to Bombard City Reported from Curacao
A Daily Mail dispatch from Willemstad dated yesterday says the Maracaibo Postmaster detained mail for German merchants and the German cruiser Falke threatens to bombard the town in retaliation.
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London
Daily Mail
Willemstad
Curagua
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Falke
Castro Arrives in Caracas as Arbitration Talks Begin
President Castro lands in Caracas and receives a call from U S Minister Bowen urging support for sending Venezuela and the allies dispute to The Hague. Venezuela to respond tomorrow as Barquisimeto victory bolsters Castro’s grip while U S debates arbitration terms and Hague article 27.
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Caracas
Castro
United States
Bowen
Venezuela
International Peace Court
Hague
Barquisimeto
Prins Willem II Arrives From Venezuela With Cargo
The Prins Willem II from the Dutch West Indies Line arrived yesterday with cargo from La Guayra Puerto Cabello and Port au Prince. A fortress shell hole was reported but caused no town damage while the Haitian president Nord’s inauguration celebrations were underway in Port au Prince.
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Prins Willem Itil
Dutch West Indies Line
Venezuela
Haiti
Puerto Cabello
Jutte
la Guayra
Port Au Prince
Prins Willem III
Gen. Nord
Court of Appeals plans new calendar and order appeals
Albany December 30 The Court of Appeals will reopen January 5 and begin with appeals from orders. Twenty such appeals exist, each allotted fifty five minutes, limiting to four per day. The court will clear old calendar orders before arguments on the new calendar. Investors are advised to read The Wall Street Journal for accuracy.
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Albany
Court of Appeals
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