Chinese visitors tour New York museums and churches
The Chinese High Commissioners, led by Tai Hung Chi and Sir Tuan Fang, toured the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History, examined the Morgan porcelain and Bishop jade collections, visited St Patrick's Cathedral, and hosted a dinner for students at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. They praised the Jade and porcelain holdings and noted a desire for longer visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Museum of Art
American Museum of Natural History
West Side
Fifth Avenue
Tai Hung-Chi
Tuan-Fang
Central Park West
Seventy-seventh Street
Morgan
Bishop
James B. Reynolds
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Puriton Clarke
Charles Stewart Smith
Mr. Smith
H.c.bumpus
Charles D. Lanier
Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Hung-Chi
Saoki Alfred
Cornell University
Purdon Clarke
Reynolds
China
Tha
Museum of Natural History
Mough Cossioners
Far East
Henry Fairfield Osborn
St. Patrick's Cathedral
St. Patrick's
Arrivals of Out-of-Town Buyers
Local shoppers from distant towns visit the market area, with buyers arriving to inspect goods and negotiate purchases. The scene suggests a steady flow of interest from nonlocal shoppers and indicates active trading activity in the current period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Financial
Marine
Weather Report
Bullfight for Envoys in Algeciras Honors Moroccan Conference
In Algeciras crowds exceeding 6,000 attended a bullfight at a grand amphitheatre to honor the Conference on Moroccan Reforms. A decorated box hosted diplomats from many nations, including ambassadors and their families, while the American and British delegates did not attend. Three famous bullfighters faced bulls from Don Moreno Santa Maria of Seville. multiple horses were killed, and the event drew reactions of awe and horror from the foreign observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algeciras
Andalusia
Duke of
Don Moreno Santa Maria
Seville
Lagartijo
Dr Slicer Saves Preacher At Cooper Union Meeting
At a People's League gathering in Cooper Union a tall cleric dodged arrest during a heated Liberty debate. Rev Dr Thomas R Slicer argued for balancing individual rights with collective need as police intervened amid a crowd of about fifteen hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People's League
Cooper Union
Thomas R. Slicer
Russia
Slicer
Dr. Slicer
America
England
Fatal Rockefeller dispute prompts Kentucky shooting
In Owensburg Kentucky on February 4 Robert Robertson shot and killed Samuel Smith a deacon at Owensburg Baptist Church after a dispute over whether John D Rockefeller could reach heaven. Robertson 49 said he never lies and returned with a shotgun ending Smith life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ERI
New York Times
Owensborough
Robert Robertson
Samuel Smith
Smith
Owennborough Baptist Church
Robertson
John PD. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Ding
Six Thousand Dollars in Jewels Lost and Found
Joseph Goetz reports his wife lost a chatelaine bag with six diamond rings valued at 6000. The bag was found by Cloris La Beaux of 189 Montague Street Brooklyn who notified the police and will return them on demand. Goetz to visit La Beaux’s business today to recover the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Goetz
Barnard
First Street
Central Fork West
Sixty -Eighth Street
Daly's Theatre
Goetz
Cloris la Beaux
Montague Street
Brooklyn
Hex Office
Mr. Goetz
Mr. la Beaux
One Night to Chicago by the Twentieth Century Limited
The Twentieth Century Limited departs New York at 3 30 P M and arrives Chicago at 8 30 A M the next day. The route covers 964 miles in 18 hours claiming the fastest long distance ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central
New York
Jerome Nomination Fallout Shifts Backroom Blame
Friends of Charles Murphy allege Mayor McClellan blocked William Travers Jerome’s Tammany bid for District Attorney, while Murphy cites confidentiality and presses for openness if McClellan frees him from secrecy. The conflict follows a conference among McClellan Murphy and J. Sergeant Cram before the County Convention that nominated James W. Osborne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Murphy
McClellan
Murphy
William Travers Jerome
Messrs. McClellan
J. Sergeant Cram
James W. Osborne
Princeton
Jerome
Tammany
Dlexet
Cram
Mcdlellan
McClean
Osborne
The
Daily News
McCellan
Death by Own Action Blocks Second Avenue Elevated
A man standing on the southbound South Ferry elevated line at Sixty-fifth Street jumped in front of a train at about 11 pm. Motorman Defaber halted the car, but the body lay wedged under the first car. The death was instantaneous, the rider unidentified, and traffic delayed for about an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Ferry
Second Avenue
Sixty-fifth Street
Defaber
Barrett
The
Presbyterian Hospital
Heismann Brothers Arrested for Bedford Ave Store Fire
At the direction of Chief Graham, Capt Pinkerton of the Bedford Avenue Station arrested Charles and Isidor Heismann on suspicion of starting a clothing store fire at 105 Grand Street. The blaze was discovered around midnight. officers found papers and kindling in Charles Heismann's second floor room. The family evacuated safely. damage totaled about $3,000.
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Graham
Brooklyn
Pinkarton
Bedford Avenue
Charles
Isidor Heismann
Grand Street
Charles Heismann
Tunis
Heismann
Burnett Extract of Vanilla Earns Top Honors
Burnett’s Extract of Vanilla claimed gold medals over all other brands in the Adv competition, signaling superior quality. The item highlights a bold show of dominance across competitors and showcases lingering consumer confidence in the brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnett
Adv
Agrarian Crisis Fears Spark Calls for Douma
Prince Troubetzkoy reports Congress of Marshals predicts spring agrarian crisis with peasant land seizures and possible civil war over spoils. He urges immediate Douma convocation to avert catastrophe. Separately, 200 peasants in Tver arrested as oppression history grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
New York Times
St. Petersburg
Prince Troubetzkoy
Woman Ablaze Fires House In Great Neck
The Rogers residence was wrecked by fire at noon as Mrs. James Grant suffered severe burns from flammable oil. Her husband and a nurse helped, but the house shed its furnishings to the blaze. Fire companies saved the shell. loss about $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Neck
J. C. Rogers
James Grant
Aero Club Chooses Tuxedo as Midwinter Ballon Start
The Aero Club of America selects Tuxedo, XII, for midwinter balloon ascensions. The initial ascent is planned for February 12 on Lincoln's birthday by French aeronauts after the New York automobile show. A committee visited West Point to view the government gas plant for potential ascents and Army officer support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsfield
Mass
The
Aero Club of America
New York
Aero Club
West Point
United States Army
Atlantic
Iron Mountain Fast Mail Breaks in Two on Western Route
The first Iron Mountain fast mail trip from St. Louis to the Southwest reached Dallas at 6:30 PM, one hour late, then to Texarkana forty minutes late. It split at Sulphur Springs causing delays, while the International and Great Northern section for South Texas arrived three minutes early at Longview Junction and aims to beat the Frisco combination into Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Dallas
Texas
Iron Mountain
Kansas
Txarkana
Texarkana
Sulphur Springs
International
South Texas
Longview Junction
Houston
Pastor Arrested After Church Attempted Swindle
The Rev. Joseph Wesley, pastor of Zion African Baptist Church in Jersey City, was arrested at the church as services began on a claim he swindled Rebecca Smith of Bayonne out of $100. He says he returned the money and has a receipt at his home. Wesley, in Bayonne custody, caused excitement among his congregation as officers moved him out quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirr
Joseph Wesley
Zion African Baptist Church
Grand Street
Jersey City
Rebecca Smith
Bayonne
Wesley
Towerman Collapses At Brooklyn Tower During Night Shift
Henry Burger, towerman on the Fifth Avenue Elevated Road at Fifth Avenue and Thirty-seventh Street Brooklyn, was found unconscious at his post at 7 o'clock last night after a dozen trains stalled due to no signals. Dr Livingstone of the Norwegian Hospital attributed the seizure to epilepsy. Dr Bomgard had visited Burger earlier that day for a similar episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Burger
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-seventh Street
Brooklyn
Livingstone
Bomgard
Burger
Quarrel Over Balfour Threatens Seat Fight
London dispatch reports a Unionist split as Balfour and Chamberlain fail to harmonize factions. Chamberlain backs tariff reform and leadership by a reformer like Walter Long, while Balfour rejects the terms. A party division or contested City of London seat looms amid Liberal considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Mr. Balfour
Walter Long
Balfour
London
Standard
Morning Post
City of London
Alban G. H. Gibbs
Pittsburg Miners Meet Over President Dolan Resignation
Pittsburg district miners of the United Mine Workers plan a meeting to demand the resignation of Patrick Dolan who led the union for eleven years after voting with operators at the Indianapolis convention. Dolan warned of possible trouble as soft coal shortages loom and mills rely on dwindling supplies. The Executive Board may direct Secretary Wilson to draft a formal strike order set for April 1 to avoid a post session reassembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburg
United Mine Workers of America
Patrick Delan
Dolan
Indianapolis
W. B. Wilson
Idaho Senator Heyburn Ill With Appendicitis
Senator Heyburn of Idaho, ill with an appendicitis attack, was reported slightly better but the illness is more severe than expected. Attending physicians are making every effort to avert surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Heyburn
Idaho
Seaboard Florida Ltd Quickest Florida Train
Advertisement for Seaboard Florida Ltd promoting an electric lighted Pullman service. The ad touts the fastest route to Finehurst Camden Tampa and Florida with a New York daily schedule at 12:25 noon and lists an office at 1,183 Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard Florida Ltd
Florida
Gl! Pullmans
Sys
New York Daily
Finehurst
Camden
Tampa
Broadway
Balloon crosses Channel from London to Bermouville France
The Aero Club balloon Vivienne III left London and crossed the English Channel to Bermouville, France, landing 20 miles inland after 4 hours 10 minutes. Occupants Messrs Pollock and Dale of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom. A northwest gale and frost crusted the airship during the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Aero Club
France
Astbourne Pier
Bermouville
Gescot
Pollock and Dale
Aero Club of
United Kingdom
Vivienne III
Collision Halts Colonial Express At Harlem Yard
The Colonial Express traveling from Boston to Washington collided with a back-in freight at St Ann's Avenue and Southern Boulevard. The baggage car toppled into a ditch and was badly smashed. The baggage man escaped injury while a freight brakeman suffered minor injuries. Passengers were frightened but unharmed. The delay lasted about an hour.
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Colonial Express
Boston
Washington
Harlem River
New York
New Haven,and Hartford
St Ann’s Avenue
Southern Boulevard
Jersey City
Middy Miller Reinstated At Naval Academy
The President pardoned Midshipman John P. Miller of Lancaster Kentucky who was convicted of hazing by court martial. Miller resumed his post as Captain of the Twelfth Company at the Naval Academy during dinner formation. The Navy Department seeks further information on cases involving Stephen Decatur Jr. of Portsmouth New Hampshire and Petersen B Marzoni of Pensacola Florida, former members of the first class.
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Annapolis
John P. Miller
Lancaster
Naval Academy Today
Miller
Navy Department
Stephen Decatur, Jr
Portsmouth
N. H
Petersen B. Marzoni
Pensacola
Fla
Wreck blocks two roads in Middletown
A combination walk and passenger train on the Susquehanna and Western Railroad crashed into the rear of a work train in Middletown New York. Nine milk train passengers were badly shaken and one injured. several work cars demolished and debris fouled adjacent tracks. Both lines were blocked for several hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
Susquehanna and Western Railroad
Ontario and Western
Vaccination Law Provokes Tension in York County
In York County threats to burn schoolhouses and punish teachers and directors follow the enforcement of compulsory vaccination. Springettsbury Township reports a drop from 70 to 94 pupils, while Glenndale teachers flee to keep classes open with coal oil stoves. Directors seek legal review from attorney Allen Wiest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
York, Penn
Springettsburg
Glades
Ailen Wiest
Woman 64 Dies of Heart Disease in Brooklyn Church
Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell, 64, of 430 Forty-third Street Brooklyn, collapsed and died in the Fourth Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church as worshipers rose to sing. Dr Bomgard of Norwegian Hospital said heart disease caused the death. The pastor, Rev Herbert E Barnes, held a memorial service. Mrs Campbell had attended the church for twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Campbell
Forty-third Street
Brooklyn
Fourth Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Bomgard
Norwegian Hospital
Herbert E. Barnes
Southwest Blizzard Sweeps Through Central States
A fierce blizzard spreads across the Southwest bringing heavy snow burdens to Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Texas and parts of Illinois Kentucky and Arkansas. Temperatures drop twenty to fifty degrees with lows near zero in several areas. Cattle losses loom in North Texas while St Louis streetcar lines battle snowplows to keep tracks clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
ST. Louis
Southwest
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Indian Territory
Illinois
Kentucky
Arkansas
British King’s Madrid Visit Delayed and Royal Marriage Postponed
Paris diary reports the British King’s Madrid visit is postponed due to mourning in London for King Christian of Denmark. It also notes King Alfonso’s marriage to Princess Ena of Battenberg has been postponed to June for the same reason.
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Paris
Madrid
Ncho de Paris
Christian
Denmark
Edward
Alfonso
Ena
Battenberg
Florida's Famous Special Trains Noted in Schedules
The notice lists Florida routes and times for special trains including M. Y. and Fla. Special at 2 10 P M and Fla. & Westactive Ltd at 9 25 A M via Penn and Atlantic Coast Line, with addresses and train numbers indicating service details for 1 161 Broadway New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
M. Y
Fla
Fla. & Westactive Ltd
Penn, & Atlantic Coast Line
Rainsford Quits St George Church after twenty-two years
The Rev William S Rainsford rector of St George's Parish in Stuyvesant Square resigns from Cairo Egypt Jan 7 after health issues. The Rev Hugh Birckhead is elected to replace him with Vestry approval and church officers publish the formal resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George’s
Rainsford
J. Pierpont. Morgan
St. George's Church
Mr__ Morgan
St. George's
Church of God
United States
Sach
W.S. Rainsford
Morgan
William’ S. Rainsford
St. George’s Parish
Cairo
Egypt
Raineford
Hugh Birckhead
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Morgan and Bishop
Dr. Mackay
New York Homes
Preacher
Magnate
M’clellan
Tion
Heismanns
Majiks
Rogers
Tuxedo
Towerman
Arion Ball
Ady
Messrs. Balfour
HIT Colonial Express
Harlem
Middy Miller
Bonaparte
Susquehanna and Western
Pennsylvania
Dr. Rainsford
St. Georges Church
William 8. Rainsford
Hilness
Germany
Italy
John Reichert
Pearce Bailey
West Fiftythird Street
Europa
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