Roaring Bill Mix In State Legislature and Congress
Assemblyman Demarest seeks to wipe out Ramapo Company charter with two bills. Governor Roosevelt backs Fallows Charter Revision with report due Dec. 1. Babcock proposes 10 percent tax on athletic clubs sparring contests. Gale bill to stop department stores selling drugs advances. A gas reduction bill for Brooklyn to be introduced today. Congress debates Currency bill with Wolcott Elkins and Butler key voices. House passes bonded goods shipment and private pension measures. Foreign notes cover British campaigns in South Africa, Samoa division in Reichstag, Martinique unrest, Bogota rebel moves, and Agrarian protests in Berlin.
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Assemblyman
Demarest
Rockland
Ramapo Company
Roosevelt
Assemblyman Babcock
Gale
Brooklyn
Congress
Senate
Wolcott
Rep
Col
Elkins
West Va
Butler
Lord Roberts
Free State
Kimperley
Magersfontein
Zululand
Ladysmith
Frank Harris
The
Saturday Review
America
Samoa
Reichstag
Martinique
Bogota
Berlin
Convention of Agricultural Interests
Agrarians
United States
Stiller’s Parents Offer 40000 for Orange YMCA Building
The parents of the late Dr J W Stickler of Orange New Jersey offer forty thousand dollars to aid the erection of a new Young Men’s Christian Association building there.
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J. W. Stickler
Orange, N. J
Young Men's Christian Association
Orange
Stickler Memorial Gifts Prompt Major Orange YMCA Move
Mr and Mrs Joseph W Stickler of Orange New Jersey offer 40000 for a new YMCA building the proposal awaits board approval The couple require the YMCA to raise an additional 25000 quickly The library project will memorialize their son Dr J W Stickler and Stickler Hall will honor his work as a prominent donor The gift follows other substantial endowments to local institutions and the Orange Memorial Hospital and Orphan Home.
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New York Times
Orange
N. J
Joseph W. Stickler
Orange Youngs Men's Christian Association
Charles J. Killborne
Killborne
J. W. Stickler
Young Men's Christian Association
Stickler
Association
Finest Trains Best Track Fastest Time Ad
Travel speeds between New York Cincinnati Indianapolis and St Louis are promoted by Pennsylvania Railroad. Advertises fast connections with emphasis on elite trains and rapid schedules.
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New York
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hopes of Molineux Based on an Appeal
Coverage of the Molineux murder trial notes faith in appellate reversal and possible delays. It outlines counsel plans for a new trial if needed, and details the health and grief of Roland Molineux and his wife, plus the defense and prosecution positions on appeal.
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Roland B. Molineux
Molineux
Juror No. 10 in Molineux trial Said in Collapse
Manheim Brown confined at 219 West Forty-fourth Street after the trial’s end. His physician Dr. Tynberg reports he is in a state of collapse and described the condition as half-serious. Neighbors and acquaintances seek updates on his health.
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Weeks
Carvalho
Molineux
Barnet
John Doe
Manheim -Brown
Manheim Brown
West Forty-fourth Street
Tynberg
Mr. Brown
Bryan Begins Southern Speech Tour in 1896
Col Bryan left Washington for a Southern speaking tour with stops in Richmond Raleigh Brookville Tampa Jacksonville Columbus Ga and Atlanta. He told Senators Allen Butler and Jones of a revived Democratic mood in the East and planned to finish in Austin, Texas after a Southeast itinerary.
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New York Times
Washington
Col. Bryan
Allen
Nebraska
Butler
North Carolina
J. K. Jones
Arkansas
Bryan
East
Richmond
Virginia
Raleigh
N. C
Brookville
Fla
Sherman Jennings
Tampa
Jacksonville
Columbus
Southeast
Atlanta
Austin
Texas
Bryan IX Richmond Address Draws Legislature Attention
Col. W J Bryan, escorted by a joint Virginia Legislature committee, spoke at the Academy of Music in Richmond to lawmakers. He addressed income tax, trusts, currency, and Philippine questions, then attended a dinner and public reception at the Jefferson Hotel.
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Richmond
Virginia
W. J. Bryan
Academy of Music
Bryan
J. Taylor Eilyson
Jefferson Hotel
Michigan Bell to Boost Capital to Ten Million Dollars
The Michigan Bell Telephone Company voted unanimously to raise its capital stock from 2.5 million to 10 million dollars after absorbing several independents. Over two thirds of stock was represented with exchanges offered of Michigan Company stock for new State Company shares at par or for Detroit Telephone stock at 50 cents on the dollar.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan (Bell) Telephone Company
Michigan Company
New State Company
Detroit Telephone
The Edinburgh aground near Point Pleasant coast
The British schooner County of Edinburgh ran ashore at night near Manasquan Jersey shore in dense fog and heavy rain. Capt. I Webster commanded the 2078 ton Glasgow built vessel from Cape Town to New York. Life savers rescued the crew amid heavy swells and dangerous pitching.
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County of Edinburgh
Manasquan
Jersey
Point Pleasant
Edinburgh
Cape Town
New York
I. Webster
Li Hung Chang Tours Coast in Psin Yu Voyage
Special Commissioner Li Hung Chang chartered the palatial steamer Psin Yu to sail from Tientsin to Shanghai and Hongkong then visit Anhui. He travels with a large retinue to devise ways to increase imperial revenues as he nears governorship of Kwang Tung and Kwang Si. Deposed Viceroy Tan seeks to return home to Hunan after France’s victory at Kuang Chouwan Bay.
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New York Times
Tacoma
Washington
Dublin
Li Hung Chang
Psin Yu
Tientsin
Shanghai
Hongkong
Anhui
Tan
Kwang Tung
Kwang Si
Kuang Chouwan Bay
Peking
Hunan
Empress Dowager Probes China Policy Dissatisfaction
In Peking the Empress Dowager declares she has learned of widespread Chinese discontent with her policy of transferring power to Manchu men. She asks Viceroy Liu of Nanking to report actual conditions and may keep him as generalissimo in the north if discontent is real. She denies bias against Han Chinese.
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New York Times
Tacoma
China
Liu
Nanking
Peking
Senators Call For Elevator At White House
Senator Hanna and Senator Scott visit the White House and urge a private subscription or appropriation to install an elevator. Both men note rheumatism and limping from recent operations as reasons for needing access from the ground floor to the upper story.
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New York Times
Washington
White House
Hanna
Scott
West Virginia
Indo Siamese Boundary Settled by British and Siam
The long standing boundary dispute between Great Britain and Siam is settled by Mr. De Greville the British Minister at Bangkok. The issue centered on the frontier between Perak and Roman with an alleged Siamese tributary north of Perak. The disputed area is annexed to British India and the mountain chain remains the boundary.
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New York Times
Tacoma
Great Britain
Siam
de Greville
Bangkok
Perak
Scottish Oriental Steamship Co Sold to North German Lloyd
The Scottish Oriental Steamship Company, running Hongkong to England, sold at Hongkong to North German Lloyd for 4.5 million dollars. Ships to fly the German flag. Purchaser plans to extend service from Oriental ports to Puget Sound of California. 21 hours 30 minutes to Cincinnati via Pennsylvania Railroad. over an hour faster than other routes.
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New York Times
Tacoma
Scottish Oriental Steamship Company
Hongkong
England
North German Lloyd Company
Oriental Ports
Puget Sound
California
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Railroad
Adv
Women denounce Langtry concert at Sherry's
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union condemned Mrs. Langtry’s plan for a charity event at Sherry’s, where drinks would be served by men while women pour tea. The group prepared to seek police action to stop the concert if liquor sales violate state law, citing barmaid restrictions and societal impact.
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The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Sherry’s
Langtry
Hugo de Bathe
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Institute For the Blind
Ninth Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Devery
Maine
Stuyvesant Fish
Ogden Mills
Edmund Baylies
de Bathe
Frances A. Westerfield
Women’s Christian Temperance Unions
Broadway Tabernacle
New York
Garden Theatre
Frank Mahler
Mahler
England
Earl of Yarmouth
William Gillette
William Revelle
Jameson Lee Finney
Nat C. Goodwin
Harry Woodruff
George Grossmith
Lawrence Grossmith
Arthur Seymour
Leslie Kenyon
William Courtney
George Howard
Nancy Terry
Edna May
May Robson
Hilda Spong
Anna Held
Blanche Burton
Lillian Thurgate
Blanche Bates
Minnie Dupree
Ysobel Haskins
Maxine Elliott
Maurice Gray
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Cotton Soars as New Orleans Market Reacts to Liverpool Prices
The New Orleans cotton market rose quickly as brokers lined up on Change. Middling spot cotton opened 14 to 19 points higher, with Liverpool spots up 3 32d and deliv ery 6 64d, sparking a surge toward 8 cents. Prices edged toward 8 1/2 cents as noon approached.
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New York Times
New Orleans
Liverpool
Cotton Exchange
Belgium and France to contest Nicaragua Canal control
The Berlin correspondent reports Brussels dispatch indicating Belgium and France will protest any treaty that would hand over the Nicaragua Canal to the United States alone. Both nations claim treaties with Nicaragua require shared control of all ocean waterways.
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London
Berlin
The
Standard
Brussels
Belgium
France
Nicaragua Canal
United States
Nicaragua
Quay Declines Senate Re election in Favor of New GOP Candidate
Ex Senator Quay will not seek re election to the U S Senate. He will be replaced by a candidate backed by both Republican factions. Magee of Pittsburgh is named as the logical successor amid party pressures and plans to retire from politics.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Quay
General Assembly
United States Senate
Republican Party
Chris Magee
Pittsburg
Adams Named Republican Vice Presidential Candidate
Ex-Congressman George E. Adams of Chicago was named by the Marquette Club as their vice presidential candidate on the Republican ticket. The club previously proposed McKinley for president during a banquet when he was a guest.
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Marquette Club of
Chicago
George E. Adams
Marquette Club
United States
McKinley
Radical gas bill aims 75 cent rate for Brooklyn
Albany reports a bill to cap gas prices at 75 cents per thousand cubic feet for Brooklyn. It authorizes the New York City Commissioner of Public Buildings Lighting and Supplies to investigate gas firms and meters, issue subpoenas and compel document production. The Board of Public Improvements would enact related ordinances.
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Albany
Coffey
Senate
Assemblyman
Cain
House
Brooklyn
New York
Board of Public Improvements
Rockefeller Gift Dinner Planned for Chicago University
John D Rockefeller will attend a Manhattan hotel dinner next month to announce an additional gift of two million dollars to Chicago University. Previous gifts total seven million. An alumni meeting at the Manhattan approved the event and date pending Rockefeller and university president William R Harper's availability.
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Manhattan
John D. Rockefeller
Chicago University
the Manhattan
John Jay Gorham
Mr. Rockefeller
William R. Harper
Times
Harper
Rockefeller
West Fifty-fourth Street
Mrs Jane Stanford Seeks Contracts for Memorial Chapel
Mrs. Jane Lathrop Stanford widow of Senator Leland Stanford arrives at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York to dispose of stocks and award contracts for completing the Memorial Chapel at Stanford University. Her goal to devote her estate to the university has been known. she is a descendant of the Rev John Lathrop, first pastor at Scituate Mass in 1632.
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Jane Lathrop Stanford
Leland Stanford
California
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Stanford University
Stanford
John Lathrop
Scituate
Mass
An Anxious Father Jokes Admiral Watson
A Pennsylvanian father, Samuel F. Long, Jr., whose son S. F. Long Jr. is a navy yeoman, sent a cable asking for his son's condition after an accident on the Wheeling at Hongkong. Admiral Watson replied with a garble laden message misattributed to the Secretary of the Navy, prompting a Washington scramble.
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New York Times
Washington
Admiral Watson
Navy Department
Samuel F. Long
Hartsville
Penn
S._ F. Long, Jr
Navy
Wheeling
Hongkong
Frick Interests Acquire Bethlehem Iron Works in Chicago
Representatives of H. C. Frick in Chicago announce that Frick and associates have acquired Bethlehem Iron Works, a major steel plate producer for government use. The plant had ties to Carnegie interests, with Frick now holding stock.
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New York Times
Chicago
H. C. Frick
Pittsburg
Frick
Bethlehem Iron Works
Carnegie
Savings Bank Amendment Targets Railroad Bonds
Albany Feb 12 Assemblyman Tripp introduces a bill allowing savings banks to invest in mortgage bonds issued by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.
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Albany
Tripp
No Extra Charge on Lake Shore Limited to Cleveland or Toledo
Ad copy notes daily quick time service on the Lake Shore Limited via New York Central with perfect track and superior service.
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Lake Shore
Cleveland
Toledo
New York Central
Ady
Lincoln's Birthday Dinner At Delmonico's With Notable Guests
The Republican Club of New York held a Lincoln birthday dinner at Delmonico's with Senator Chauncey Depew presiding. Attendees included Attorney General Griggs, Congressman Robert G. Cousins, Justices Goodrich and Rumsey, ex Surrogate Varnum, Generals Thomas and McCook, Rabbi Schulman, Prof Edwin Markham, and Governor Lounsbury. Depew linked Lincoln to era reforms and Kentucky events. Cousins praised Lincoln's humanity. Griggs voiced pro‑trade and flag themes. Markham read an ode on Lincoln's greatness.
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Republican Club
New York
Lincoln
Delmonico’s
Chauncey M. Depew
Griggs
Robert G. Cousins
Iowa
Goodrich and Rumsey
Varnum
Samuel Thomas
Anson G. McCook
M. D. Babcock
Brick Presbyterian Church
Samuel Schulman
Howard Duffield
Edwin Markham
Man With
Hoe
L. E. Chittenden
George W. Wilson
H. P. Moorhouse
Gov. Lounsbury
Connecticut
Senator Depew
Depew
Kentucky
Goebel
Philippines
Congressman Cousins
Abraham Lincoln
Cousins
Mississippi
Union
Commonwealth
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George S.mcalpin
Fage
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Montana
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Grand Hotel
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Joseph Mullen
William Neufeldt
Osborne
le Barbier
Lakewood
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Bartow S. Weeks
George Gordon Battle
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Cecil
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Hagan
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North German Lloyd
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Chris* Magee
MR. Adams
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