Political and Financial Highlights in National Legislature
The Treat bill to tax savings bank deposits over 1 000 faced party opposition and was recommitted to the Taxation and Retrenchment Committee. Kings County Penitentiary proposal for 560 000 on Barren Island. New York City Charter Revision Commission to be reported favorably. Naval Militia armory bill introduced. In Congress the Senate panel added a clause harmonizing with a multilateral monetary accord. Philippine debate continues with cotton planter concerns. Foreign news notes U S efforts to end South Africa war, Ladysmith firing, and Berlin reaction to the canal talks.
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Remsen
Kings County
Barren Island
New York City
Assembly Cities Committee
Assemblyman
Cotton
Congress
Senate
Catfery
Philippines
Williams
Washington
United States
South Africa
Buller
Methuen
Lord Roberts
Ladysmith
House of Commons
Chamberlain
A. J. Balfour
Germany
Emden
New York
Berlin
Roosevelt conference on Vice Presidency and war peace hints
Governor Roosevelt met with Chairman Odell and declined to discuss a Vice Presidential candidacy. Officials may offer good offices to end the South African War. Also noted: a Carnegie Hall concert added funds to the Dewey Arch Fund, with Admiral and Mrs. Dewey present as Roosevelt called for larger armed forces.
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Carnegie Hall
Dewey
Gen. Roosevelt
Roosevelt visits New York amid Vice Presidential speculation
Gov. Roosevelt arrives in the city and meets with State Chairman Odell and County Chairman Quigg. He says he seeks Admiral Dewey not political business and declines to discuss the vice presidential nomination. Quigg says Roosevelt’s candidacy depends on his own wishes, while Platt and others respect each other despite occasional policy differences.
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Roosevelt
Odell
Quigg
Douglas Robinson
Madison Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Quigg
Gov. Roosevelt
New York
New England
West
Senator Platt
Mr. Roosevelt
Platt
Moet & Chandon White Seal Champagne Praised
An advertisement proclaims Moet & Chandon White Seal champagne unmatched in quality, asserting it cannot be equalled by any other brand.
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Adv
Taft Named Head of Philippine Civil Government Mission
President appoints Judge William H. Taft to lead the new Philippine Commission. The five member body will be civilian and sail for the Philippines after March 15 to establish a civilian government. Judge Taft is expected to become the first civil Governor General as a gradual transition from military rule unfolds.
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Washington
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
United States
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Philippine Commission
Taft
Henry F. Severens
Grand Rapids
Mich
White House
Judge Day
Paris
Schurman
Denby
Prof
Worcester
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Gen
Otis
Root
War Department
United States Circuit
Philippines
Taft Biographical Sketch Highlights Career Milestones
William H Taft born Cincinnati Ohio September 15 1857 son of Alfonso Taft jurist cabinet officer and diplomat. Yale 1878 Cincinnati Law School 1880 admitted to bar later held roles as law reporter assistant prosecutor collector of internal revenue judge solicitor general circuit judge dean and professor. Married daughter of district attorney John W Herron. Record described as continuous and brilliant.
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William H Taft
Cincinnati
Ohio
Alphonso Taft
Yale
Cincinnati Law School
Cincinnati Commercial
Hamilton County
Internal Revenue
First
Superior Court of
United States
Sixth
University of Cincinnati
Taft
John W. Herron
German cable to New York to be laid from Emden
Berlin reports a London company will lay the Emden to New York cable via the Azores. The project covers 4,336 miles at a cost of £985,000.
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Berlin
Emden
New York
Azores
Prison Foreman Rebellion Tests Reform at Sing Sing
Warden Addison Johnson experiments in the prison printing shop at Sing Sing. Twenty inmates print The Star of Hope weekly with No 1300 as foreman and editor. To quell unrest, John W Flynn of Port Chester is appointed Superintendent. If progress continues, the role may become permanent at $1300 yearly.
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New York Times
Sing Sing
Addison Johnson
Star of Hope
Warden Johnson
John W. Flynn
Port Chester
Royal Limited Luxury Train Leaves New York Daily at 3
The Royal Limited, famed as the finest day train, departs New York City from South Ferry and Foot of Liberty Street daily at 3 PM. It travels to Washington, offering splendid dining and a café car service.
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Royal Limited
New York
South Ferry
Liberty St
Washington , P. M
Adv
Moet Chandon White Seal Chain- 2AGNE Praised Worldwide
An advertisement proclaims Moet Chandon White Seal Chain 2AGNE as the finest wine in the world while noting it costs no more than other prominent brands.
James McCartney Dead longtime street cleaning chief
James McCartney, commissioner of street cleaning, died at his home on Fulton Avenue after a long illness. A native of the Twenty first Ward born in 1852, he rose from piano factory worker to public works official. He joined Tammany Hall and led a policy to keep Col. Waring’s system, expanding services to Brooklyn and inventing a steel dump for loading scows. He leaves a wife and several children.
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James McCartney
Fulton Avenue
Mr. McCartney
Twenty-first Ward
Hardman Piano Company
McCartney
Tammany Hall
Department of Public Works
Campbell
Squier
George E. Waring, Jr
Col. Waring
Tammany Organization
Department of
Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Board Hears Belmont Plan for Construction Firm
A special Rapid Transit Board meeting will review President Orr and Controller Coler with Belmont and McDonald about a proposed construction company. The conference aims to outline financing, bond qualifications, and securities that protect the city while easing obligations on the contractor.
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Rapid Transit Board
Orr
Coler
Belmont
McDonald
Albert B. Boardman
Edward M. Shepard
Mr. McDonald
George W. Wickersham
de Lancey Nicoll
Rapid Transit Commission
Appellate Division
F. W. Whitridge
Andrew Onderdonk
Roosevelt
Albany
Whitridge
Mr. Onderdonk
India buys silver for coinage to meet future needs
The Calcutta correspondent of The Times reports the Indian Government will recoin half a crore of rupees and coin a crore of new rupees. Authorities say these purchases should meet current and future needs with no further coining planned, and the silver was bought quietly to avoid market disturbance.
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London
Calcutta
The
Times
Large San Juan money orders draw $60,000 here
Boston receives notice that San Juan Puerto Rico postmaster issued 600 separate money orders totaling $60,000 payable to Deford & Co. The draft, one of the largest on record at the Boston office, matches nearly three days of typical payments. Orders were all issued January 29.
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New York Times
Boston
Puerto Rico
Boston Post Office
San Juan
Deford & Co
Died in a Dentist's Chair
Ernest L. Partridge of Charlton died in Webster after asking a dentist to pull thirteen teeth. While the seventh tooth was extracted he collapsed and died, having been placed partially under ether for the extensive operation.
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Webster, Mass
Ernest L. Partridge
Charlton
Hitchcock
Moet & Chandon White Seal Champagnes Highlighted
An advertisement proclaims Moet & Chandon White Seal as the finest champagne sold in the United States and notes the firm owns more vineyards than the eight leading champagne houses in France.
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Moet & Chandon
United States
France
Attacks on Pension Office Prompt Bill for Appeals Board
A Congress debate on the Pension Bureau grows heated as Republicans and veteran groups push reforms. Commander Shaw of the Grand Army of the Republic hauls in a plan for a five member Pension Board of Appeals with pay of 5000 dollars per year to review Commissioner Evans and his rulings. The debate centers on whether to move appellate power from the Interior Department to a new board and speed up just pension claims amid charges of fraud and technicalities.
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New York Times
Washington
Congress
Pension Bureau
Shaw
Grand Army of the Republic
Senate
Committee On Pensions
House
Henry C. Smith
Michigan
Evans
McKinley
Mason
Commander In Chief
Friends of Liberal Pensions
Pension Board of Appeals
Interior Department
Webster Davis
the Interior
Hitchcock
Court of Appeals
Grand Army
Department of the Potomac
Ebbitt House
Board of Appea
Pension Court of Appeals
Pension Committee
Board of Appeals
Col. Shaw
House of Representatives
United States May Offer Good Offices in Peace Effort
Reported tonight that under The Hague treaty the United States may offer good offices to both sides to end the war in South Africa. Sympathy for the Boers grows, especially among Democrats, who may use the stance to embarrass the McKinley administration while Republicans caution against disturbing Britain.
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Washington
Senate
South Africa
United States
Transvaal
Great Britain
Spain
Mr. McKinley
Soldier Becomes Priest at Notre Dame Ordination
Gen W A Olmstead Civil War veteran ordained a Deacon at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Notre Dame Indiana and to receive holy orders as a priest of the Holy Cross on Thursday Bishop O Gorman presiding Olmstead served as Brevet Brigadier General and commanded units in the Second Army Corps after the war he studied medicine and became an army surgeon later joining the seminary at Notre Dame six years ago He is Past Commander of the Notre Dame Post G A R and a Loyal Legion member.
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New York Times
Notre Dame
Ind
W. A. Olmstead
Church of the Sacred Heart
Congregation of the Holy Cross
O’gorman
Olmstead
Second New York Infantry
Fifty-ninth
New York Volunteers
Second Army Corps
Grand Army of the Republic
Loyal Legion
Architect to sue Boston over Westminster Chambers changes
Henry E. Cregier an architect says he will sue the city of Boston for 100000 damages claiming alterations to Westminster Chambers on Copley Square ruined proportions and masses in violation of law and equity. He states special legislation capped building heights forcing changes harmful to his professional reputation.
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New York Times
Chicago
Henry E. Cregier
City of
Boston
Westminster Chambers
Copley Square
Mr. Cregier
Cregier
Methuen Active Near Magersfontein in Fresh British Move
London dispatch reports Gen. Macdonald leading 4 000 infantry cavalry and artillery toward Magersfontein to threaten the Boer right. He has reached Koppies Dam from Modder River Camp and holds both river banks, with two Boer laagers within reach and ongoing lancer patrol engagements.
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London
Macdonald
Magersfontein
Lord Methuen
Koppie’s Dam
Modder River
Koppie
Kimberley
Hopetown
Douglas
Kamul Hoek
Griquatown
Buller
Natal
Ladysmith
French
Norval
S Pont
Colesbury
Bloemfontein
Cane Town
Lord Roberts
Spion Kop
Remington
Mafeking
Firing at Ladysmith Continues Amid Cannonade
Messages from Ladysmith dated yesterday report continuous cannonading as forces engage in the besieged town. The dispatch notes ongoing artillery duels and heightened artillery activity around the town.
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Modder Sprutt
Ladysmith
Urion Society Grand Masquerade Ball at Madison Square Garden
Urion Society announces a grand masquerade ball at Madison Square Garden on Friday February 9 1900. Advertisements note CHANDON WHITE SEAL CHAMPAGNE preferred by connoisseurs for its superior quality.
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Urion Society
Madison Square Garden
Empire State Express and MOET & CHANDON ad from era
Eight daily New York Central trains to Chicago and other cities listed. Also promotion for MOET CHANDON White Seal champagne vintage 1898 being imported to the United States.
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New York Central
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Toronto
Montreal
Detroit
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
New York
Albany
Troy
Moet & Chandon
United States
Adv
British and Boer Clash Near Ladysmith Telegraph Bridge
At five in the morning a Pretoria Corps detachment found a British party from Ladysmith entrenched by a railroad bridge protecting coolies cutting grass. Boers attacked, four hidden soldiers opened fire at fifty yards, killing three. British fort responded with a shell and cavalry support, Boers driving them back and losing two men.
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Pretoria
Ladysmith
Guns sent to front as Pretoria forts lose artillery
The Cape Town Argus reports ninety guns dispatched from Pretoria to the front and forts near Pretoria stripped of artillery. George Wyndham says many guns from Pretoria forts likely moved to the front, some with ranges over 10,000 yards. The British siege train sent in December also features long range guns.
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London
Cape Town
Pretoria
George Wyndham
War Office
Free Staters and Transvalers urged to join British offer
Lord Roberts distributes an invitation to Free Staters and Transvaal residents near the invaded lands to enter the desert. The manifesto promises good treatment and restoration of farms after British occupation. It also allows sale of horses and will pay passage to Plurope for foreigners, while rebels are urged to surrender.
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London
Lord Roberts
Plurope
Leyds at Weimar Reports on Grand Duke’s Army Anniversary
Dr Leyds visited Weimar and congratulated the Grand Duke on sixty years in the Prussian Army. He then returned to Berlin and plans to go to Brussels due to workload. Requests to stop unsolicited proposals were published as he and his secretary are overwhelmed. The Transvaal Government is not enlisting volunteers for the war or transporting them to South Africa.
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Berlin
Leyds
Weimar
St. Petersburg
Brussels
Dr. Leyds
Transvaal
South Africa
Foodstuffs and contraband in wartime policy debated
In the House of Commons A. J. Balfour stated foodstuffs themselves were not contraband except when destined for armies in the field. He said prize courts would determine shipments and declined comment on seizing cargoes for Lorenzo Marques. H. H. Asquith continued the debate on the throne speech amendment.
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London
House of Commons
John Dillon
East Mayo
A. J. Balfour
the Treasury
Great Britain
Lorenzo Marques
Balfour
H. H. Asquith
Rosebery
British home problems on arming the nation
In The Morning Post Spenser Wilkinson argues conscription needs prior army management reform. He warns a War Office stuck with volunteers would struggle with half a million conscripts. He says bayonet use affects morale more than bodies and notes British formations favor charging over shooting, costing lives.
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London
Spenser Wilkinson
Morning Post
Wilkinson
Victorian Cross Recipient Recalls Colenso Battle
Capt. Walter Congreve recounts receiving the Victoria Cross for gallantry at Colenso. He says he never saw a Boer all day and believes others did not either as bullets and shells roared while Boers remained unseen.
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London
Walter Congreve
Colenso
Hay Presents Credentials as U S Consul in Pretoria
Adelbert S. Hay the new United States Consul in Pretoria was received by the Transvaal Government today and presented his credentials creating an excellent impression.
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Pretoria
Adelbert S. Hay
United States
Transvaal
Maharajah of Jaipur Donates 100,000 Rupees to War Fund
Calcutta report states the Maharajah of Jaipur contributed 100,000 rupees to the South Africa war fund, signaling support from Indian royalty amid the conflict.
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Calcutta
Maharajah of
Jaipur
South Africa War Fund
Transvaal War Tax on English Lands
London reports a 2s 6d per acre special war tax in the Transvaal affecting about 3,000,000 acres of English owned land. A portion of the taxed land is not worth the tax, highlighting the financial impact of the levy.
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London
Transvaal
Boer Prisoners Attempt Escape at Simonstown
Five Boer prisoners at Simonstown attempted an escape last night armed themselves and wounded a prisoner warder. All five were recaptured and two were wounded in the pursuit.
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Gape Town
Simonstown
Mrs Miller Chosen Dean of Northwestern Woman's College
Emily Huntington Miller receives appointment as Dean of Woman's College at Northwestern University. She will oversee Woman's Hall beginning February 15 following Miss Anna Maude Bowen's Jan. 28 death. Miller, Evanston college founder and longtime trustee, previously served as Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Emily Huntington Miller
Woman’s College
Northwestern University
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Ex Secretary Thompson Dying in Indiana
Terre Haute nd Feb 6 Richard W Thompson former Navy Secretary under Hayes and long time Indiana political figure is dying of nervous collapse. His physician says he cannot live more than a day or two. He has been deteriorating for weeks and is in a stupor tonight. Thompson is ninety years old last June and the oldest living ex Member of Congress who served in 1841.
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New York Times
Terre Haute
Ind
Richard Ww. Thompson
Navy
Hayes
Indiana
Col. Thompson
Congress
Bankers of Manhattan Toast at Waldorf Banquet Table
The New York State Bankers Association hosts nearly five hundred guests at the Waldorf Astoria. Postmaster General Smith Senator Beveridge Gov Roosevelt and notable financiers including J Pierpont Morgan and James Stillman were among attendees. The dinner lasted two hours with guests applauding Roosevelt and the Governors. a humorous brochure titled Born in a Night circulated at Table F.
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Waldorf-Astoria
New York State Bankers’ Association
Manhattan Bankers
Warner van Norden
National Bank of North America
Association
Charles Emory Smith
Senator Beveridge
Indiana
Morris K. Jesup
J. Pierpont Morgan
M. W. Stryker
Joseph ©. Hendrix
Frederick B. Tappen
James Stillman
George F. Baker
Andrew V. V. Raymond
Controller Coler
Conrad N. Jordan
William A. Nash
F. D. Kilburn
Simeon Ford
J. Edward Simmons
D. H. Greer
E. H. Perkins, Jr
Henry C. Krewster
Finance
Lyman J. Gage
the Treasury
Mr.Gage
Smith
Stryker
Roosevelt
Morton
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Lemuel E. Quigg
United States Grand Jury
Justice Russell
Phoebe Wilcoxson
Gardiner
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Philippine Archipelago
India
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Mr. Hay
Mrs. Miller
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Thompson
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Celeri Amandes Salées
Terrapene Philadelphie
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Castellar
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S&s
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