Platt backs Cuban reciprocity shifting protection policy
Connecticut Senator Benejet Orville H. Platt declares support for Cuban reciprocity, warning that Republican inaction could erode protection. He argues the move serves right and party interests, referencing past Porto Rican policy and his influence in the Senate.
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New York Times
Washington
Benejet Orville H. Platt
Connecticut
Republican Party
Platt
Duzeen
Senate
Flatt
McKinley
Newlands pushes Cuba annexation plan with sugar duty tweak
Representative Newlands introduces a joint resolution inviting Cuba to join the United States first as a Territory and then as a State to be named the State of Cuba. The measure includes a 25 percent sugar duty reduction for one year and envisions eventual full statehood, with Cuba's people made US citizens. The plan emphasizes voluntary Cuban entry and notes Newlands serves on the Ways and Means Committee.
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Washington
Newlands
Nevada
Hawaii
Republic of
Cuba
United States
Union
Republic of Cuba
United States of America
Congress
West Indian Islands
Mae Newlands
Porto Rico
West India Islands
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Shakespeare Statue for Rome Special Cablegram
A Rome committee has been appointed by The Times to pursue a statue honoring Shakespeare in Rome. The move is reported by the London and New York Times special cablegram, dated February 6.
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London Times
NEW York Times Speciail Cablegram
London
Rome
the Times
New York
NEW York Times
Antediluvian Rye Ad By Layties Brothers N.
A brief ad notes Antediluvian Rye valued for quality and priced at 15.00 per case in large bottles from Layties Brothers N. The notice appears among a list of page references and other classified items in the paper.
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Layties Brothers
British Statue Project Honors Italian Language in Malta
A planned trio of statues for Rome includes Shakespeare Dante and Goethe. Emperor William will present the figures to the city to honor cultural ties and to express gratitude for Great Britain’s respect for the Italian language in Malta.
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Shakespeare
Dante
Goethe
William
Great Britain
Malta
The Boer Concentrations in the War News
A Times despatch from Pretoria reports British pursuit steady, Boer leaders’ fate decisive for districts, and mobile commando action across the Eastern Transvaal Orange River Colony and Western districts. Blockhouse lines expand while De Wet shifts 800 to 1000 men rapidly.
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London
The
Times
Pretoria
Botha
de Wet
Ben Viljoen
Delagoa
Pilgrim's Rest
Schoeman
Trichardt
Sterkampsberg
Muller
Belfast
Beyers
Pietersburg
Piet Viljoen
Prinsloo
Transvaal
Britz
Orange River
Heilbron
British Reply to Holland in Peace Talks Draws Mixed Praise
Brussels and The Hague reports indicate Dutch efforts to broker peace in South Africa are praised for courtesy and precision while a Dutch refusal is noted as a hurdle. Boer delegates hold plenary powers, seek negotiations with Kruger, and consider leveraging cables to back Steyn and Schalk Burger.
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Loxpon Times
New York Times
London
Brussels
the Times
Hague
South Africa
Great Britain
America
Holland
Fhe Associated Press
the Hague
Leyds
Kruger
Sxuyper
Steyn
Orange Free State
Schalk-Burger
Europe
Wessels
Lord Kitchener
Peary Granted Six Month Leave to Seek North Pole
The Navy Department extends Civil Engineer Robert E. Peary’s leave for six months so he can attempt one final run to the North Pole. Peary has served since 1881 with long stretches away from duty, and his current Arctic voyage constitutes his ongoing exploration during his extended unemployment.
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Washington
Navy Department
Robert E. Peary
Arctic Ocean
North Pole
Arion Society Grand Masquerade Ball Ad at Madison Square Garden
Arion Society announces a grand masquerade ball at Madison Square Garden scheduled for tomorrow February 7. The event invites attendees to a festive night of costumes music and socializing hosted by the society.
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Arion Society
Madison Square Garden
To-morrow
Bridge crush blinds crowds injures Brooklyn youth
Charles Jacob nineteen of 59 Central Avenue Brooklyn suffered a broken right leg and possible internal injuries after being trampled in a rush at the No 1 Manhattan loop of the bridge. Police and rapid transit staff struggled to reach him as about 200 people packed the car entrance amid a heavy rush to homes. He was taken to a temporary hospital and then Studson Street Hospital where doctors reported serious injuries and possible internal damage.
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Brooklyn
Pridge
Charles Jacob
Central Avenue
Jacob
No. 1
Manhattan
Park Avenue
Flushing Avenue
Michell
Jie
Meehan
Corwin
Hudson Street
Studson Street Hospital
Yuan-Shi-Kai plans progressive press in Tianjin
A Tokio dispatch to The Times reports Yuan-Shi-Kai Viceroy of Pe-chi-Li intends to establish a large newspaper in Tianjin to spread progressive ideas. He also says he will send hundreds of Chinese students to Japan next autumn.
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Tokio
the Times
Yuan-Shi-Kai
Pe-chi-Li
Tien- Tsin
Japan
Gas Explosion Kills Thirteen in Chicago Area
A Chicago blast at Twenty second Street and Archer Avenue leveled two buildings killing thirteen and injuring many more as gas mains and fires raged. Officials struggle to confirm whether illuminating or sewer gas caused the explosions with several bodies still unaccounted for.
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Chilcago
Twenty-second Street
Archer Avenue
Bank Robbers Kill Sheriff in Clarksville Bank Heist
Bank robbers dynamited the Bank of Clarksville, securing about six thousand dollars and escaping. Sheriff John Powers of Johnson County was shot and killed in a confrontation on the street as locals arrived. one or more robbers may have been wounded, leaving a trail of blood.
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Clarksville
Ark
Bank of
John Powers
Johnson County
Sheriff Powers
Powers
Japanese Troops Honor Heroism in Snow Rescue
London reports The Times Tokyo correspondent says 105 bodies of Avomari death- march soldiers were recovered after a snowbound expedition aimed at testing an inland route to support the coastwise rail if seized. The mission sought to prevent isolation of the garrison. fourteen carried the commander to shelter, seven perished.
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London
Tokio
The
Times
Avomari
Treasury surplus deposits debate in House bill
A bill by Rep. Cornelius A. Pugsley to designate national banks as depositories for excess United States Treasury funds proposes deposits with banks of at least 100 000 capital and 100 000 surplus. The plan allows up to 50 percent of a bank’s capital and surplus, no bond security required, with a 2 percent minimum interest and a first lien on bank assets. It predicts wide adoption by states, noting changes in Connecticut Illinois New York Pennsylvania and New Jersey banking counts under the scheme.
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Washington
United States Treasury
Cornelius A. Pugsley
Sixteenth
New York
Pugsley
Westchester County National Bank
New York State
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
United States Bonds
Puegsley
House of Representatives
United States
Connecticut
Illinois
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Fire destroys car on Broadway after fuse failure
A defective fuse under Car 44 on Broadway near Thirty-seventh Street sparked a blaze that spread through the car and burned it to the trucks. Passengers fled as flames worsened while another car attempted to push the crippled coach to the Fiftieth Street barns. Fire crews faced a frozen water pool and a trapped cab horse blocked the tracks for fifteen minutes.
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Columbus Avenue
Broadway
Thirty-seventh Street
Forty-second Street
John Collis
West Forty-eighth Street
Chinese Japanese friendship grows after Li Hung Chang death
The Shanghai correspondent notes improved China Japan ties with Li Hung Chang dead. Viceroys Pechi Li and Yangtse rely on Japanese advice for reform. Liu Kun Yi sends thirty Nanking Military College students to Japan to study its education system.
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London
Shanghai
The
Times
Li-Hung-Chang
China
Japan
Pe-chi-Li
Yang-tse
Liu-Kun-Yi
Nanking Military College
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Branding Appeal
An advertisement extols Deerfoot Farm Sausages promising purity and cleanliness in food. The copy links careful preparation to consumer health concerns and positions the brand as a trustworthy choice for discerning buyers.
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Adi
Otards Brandy Ad Endorses Standard Of Experience
Advertising line promotes Otard brandy as the standard of experience, appealing to connoisseurs and lovers of fine spirits with a refined image and timeless appeal.
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Otard
Ballston Official Arrested on Misdemeanor Charge
Ballston County Clerk Edward F. Grose was arrested in Saratoga Springs on a misdemeanor charge of receiving funds without proper credit to the county treasury for 1900 and 1901. He posted $1,000 bail for the Grand Jury in Ballston Spa, with the case arising from a $73 payment for searches by John L. Henning. Grose, a 14 year officeholder and local church trustee, denies wrongdoing and asserts eventual vindication.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Edward F. Grose
George R. Salisbury
Ballston Spa
Burton D. Esmond
Grose
John L. Henning
Saratoga Springs
Round Lake Association
Baptist Church
Palm Limited Ad Reflects Pineapple and Vanilla Theme
An advertisement from Palm Beach and Miami routes via Southern’s Palm Limited notes P. R. R. and Southern Awy offices at 271 and 1,185 Broadway. It hypes Adv. Burnett's Vanilla as pure and wholesome and ends with a positive taste impression.
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St. Augustine
Palm Beach
Miami
S Palm Limited
Southern Awy
N. Y
B'way
Burnett
Syndicate Talks Aim to Abolish Horse Cars in Manhattan
Philadelphia reports Thomas F. Ryan and Willista L. Elkins discussing a new security holding company to convert about one hundred miles of Metropolitan horse car lines to electric conduits. The plan would create a $30,000,000 capitalization to modernize the Metropolitan system with a 7 percent dividend guarantee, while denying inclusion of Brooklyn Rapid Transit and New York elevateds.
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Philadelphia
Thomas F. Ryan
New York
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
P. A. Widener
Manhattan
Ryan
Willista L. Elkins
Thomas Dolan
Widener
Union Traction Company
Metropolitan
Messrs. Widener
Elkins
Mr. Widener
Mr. Elkins
New Securities Company
Brooklyn Rapid
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Metropolitan Company
Greater New York
Metrolitan
John B. Parsons
Union Traction
Metropolitan Railway
Elevated
Brooklyn
Plans of the Whitney syndicate to take over New York railroads
The New York Times reports that the Whitney Widener Elkins Dolan group plans a securities holding company to control the Metropolitan Street Railway and potentially the Manhattan Elevated and Brooklyn Rapid Transit. The plan envisions a 20 to 30 million dollar capital with 7 percent guarantees and future expansion, while operations remain with current managers. The move stems from a shift to electric traction across 457.6 miles of Metropolitan lines, needing about 2 million to convert horse lines, a cost the control group seeks to avoid by public stock issuance.
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New York Times
Whitney-Widener-Elkins-Dolan
Metropolitan Street Railway
Manhattan Elevated
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Northern Securities Company
Northwest
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Metropolitan
Securities Company
Manhattan Elevated Railway
Thirty-fourth Street
Twenty Eighth
Twenty-ninth Street
Widener Dinner Hosts Noted Financiers In Philadelphia
Peter A B Widener entertained at his Ashbourne home a dinner of distinguished business leaders. Principal guest J Pierpont Morgan led a list of guests from New York Chicago London and Philadelphia including Morgan Reed Rogers Ryan Waterbury Gary Field Baker and Stotesbury.
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Philadelphia
Peter A. B. Widener
Mr. Widener
Ashbourne
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Mr. Morgan
S. Barton French
Charles Steele
Charles Lanier
H. H. Rogers
E. J. Berwind
Thomas F. Ryan
John D. Archbold
George S. Bowdoin
John I. Waterbury
Norman B. Ream
Elbert T. Gary
Marshall Field
Chicago
Henry Wilding
London
B. N. Baker
Baltimore
Gov
Ocean Traffic Agreement Ties Canadian Lines to Glasgow
Montreal Feb 5 A broad ocean traffic accord unites Canadian port lines to Glasgow and Scotch ports. Signed Jan 0 by Allan for Montreal Boston and Portland Donaldson Line partners Henderson Brothers Anchor Line and others. Minimum rates set for cheese butter leather eggs apples with Montreal rate quoting for Canadian business.
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Montreal
New York
Glasgow
Messrs. Allan
Portland
Boston
Robert Reford Company
Donaldson Line
St. John
Henderson Brothers
Anchor Line
Austin, Baldwin &Co
Paterson
Ex Rough Rider's Grit In Frigid Crawl Home
Thomas Maloney, a former Rough Rider and now a farmer, was thrown from a wagon by two spirited horses near Brewster New York. He lay insensible for three hours on a bitter January night and crawled five hours over three miles of frozen road to Mill Plain. His hands and feet froze severely and he will likely lose one hand, possibly both.
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Danbury
Conn
Thomas Maloney
Maloney
Rough Riders
Brewster
N. Y
Mill Plain
Sibyl Sanderson Sued Over Lace Debt in Paris Court
In Paris the Civil Court heard a lace maker's claim for 18 951 francs against Sibyl Sanderson for lace bought in 1899. Sanderson argued she needed ten years to pay, citing income of 30 000 francs and saying prices were exorbitant. judgment was to be delivered next week.
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Sibyl Sanderson
Paris
Miss Sanderson
New Chicago Train Promises Delightful Hudson Ride
The note praises riding the New York Central's Chicago train up the Hudson River in the morning as a delightful experience and invites readers to see the timetable in the paper.
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Hudson River
New York Central
Chicago
Ady
Europe’s Attitude in 1898 Spain Seeks Arbitration
Spanish dispatches reveal Madrid pushing for executive jurisdiction over Cuba notes and asking great powers to press the United States to keep disputes in the cabinet. Ambassadors in Paris London Rome Vienna St. Petersburg report warm European sympathy for Spain and calls for peace.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Washington
United States
Congress
Spain
Europe
America
Gallon
London
Balfour
Berlin paper outlines Germany's stance on U S war risk
The Berlin Foreign Office confirms a Kreuz Zeitung article by Prof. Schiesmann on Germany's course toward the United States during the Spanish-American War. It notes two official denials in January and March when asked about leading action against the United States to defend the monarchial principle.
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Foreign Office
Germany
United States
Spain
Schiesmann
Berliversity
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England
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France
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