Old New York Custom House sale sparks heated House debate
In Washington the sale of the Old New York Custom House to National City Bank dominates debate on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. Lawmakers clash over rent, taxes, title transfers, and Democratic letters urging banks as depositories.
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Washington
New York Custom House
National City Bank
McRae
Custom House
Jones
Virginia
Gage
Hepburn
Cannon
Hopkins
Illinois
Senator Jones
Arkansas
Secretary of the Treasury
Cleveland
Representative Richardson
Tennessee
House
Murfreesborough
Tenn
Mr. Hopkins
Mr. MacRae
Richardson
Dem
Ark
Bird S. €Oler
City of New York
United States
Rep
Ill
Mr. Hill
Conn
New York
Treasury Department
Treasury
Congress
Mr. Jones
Mr. Cannon
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Renee
Marine Intelligence
Uni Service
Taxes Fixed by Squirms in New Jersey Hearing
The State Board of Taxation in Vineland heard testimony on alleged favoritism in Winter versus tax assessments. Claimants accused Township Committee attorney L Newcomb of taking 10 percent of Winter taxes. Officials cited exemptions for wealthy residents and described taxing Winter on a higher figure as proof of a taxable squirm. The report includes cafe seating and banquet rooms details for Cafe Boulevard.
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Vineland
N.J
State Board of Taxation
Trenton
Thomas H. Winter
L. Newcomb
Winter
Bagnall
Consolidation Nears Between Cramp Ship and Midvale Steel
The Cramp Ship and Engine Building Company of Philadelphia plans to merge with Vickers Sons & Maxim of London and Midvale Steel of Nicetown. The new group would total about $32,000,000 in capital with half underwritten in London and half in New York. Key figures include Vickers managing director Loewe and Midvale leaders Harah Sullivan Welch and Lovejoy. Carnegie’s Schwab advised. The deal, still subject to minor details, aims to create the world’s largest steel and shipbuilding combine with Cramp as the dominant entity and a broad product range from armor to battleships.
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Vickers Sons & Maxim Company, Limited
England
Cramp Ship and Engine Building Company
Philadelphia
Midvale Steel Company
Nicetown
Loewe
Vickers Company
Charles Brown
London
Brown
Midvale
New York
Morton Trust Company
Chaplin, Milne, Grenfell & Co
Times
Schwab
Carnegie Company
Ann : Lovejoy
Cramp Company
Midvale Company
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Pennsylvania
United States
Port Richmond Iron Works
Charles H. Cramp
Henry W. Cramp
Charles T. Taylor
C. H. Cramp
Thomas Dolan
M. McMichael
C. A. Griscom
W. H. Barnes
BE. S. Cramp
H. W. Cramp
Samuel Dickson
Henry Seligman
Charles J. Harah
J. F. Sullivan
Market Street Bank of Philadelphia
J. Lowther Welch
F. G. F. Lovejoy
Vickers-Maxim
Hiram S. Maxim
Albert Vickers
Spain
Great Britain
Vickers
Placentia
Miss Nellie Peck Carried Into Court In Injury Suit
Nellie Peck of Bensonhurst, 27, sues Brooklyn Heights Railroad for 75000 over a July 30, 1899 crash on Twenty second Avenue. She alleges permanent spinal injury and helplessness. A jury was obtained and trial set to begin this morning in Brooklyn Supreme Court.
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Nellie Peck
Bensonhurst
Brooklyn Heights Railroad
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Court House
Miss Peck
Twenty-second Avenue
Lake Shore Limited Train Service Ady Advertisement
The Lake Shore Limited runs daily at 5 30 P M between New York and Chicago via New York Central with Pullman sleeping cars to Chicago via the Lake Shore Route and to St Louis via the Big Four Route. Close connections for Kansas City. No excess fare to St Louis. Ady.
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Lake Shore Limited
New York
Chicago
New York Central
Pullman
Lake Shore
St. Louis
Big Four
Kansas City
Ady
Croker In Fine Fettle After European Trip
President Randolph Guggenheimer of the Municipal Council received a letter from Mr. Croker reporting improved health after travel abroad. He described visits to Wantage England and Vichy France for stomach treatment, plans to return to New York in time for the fall campaign, and stated he feels ready for substantial work.
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Randolph Guggenheimer
Municipal Council
Croker
Wantage
England
Vichy
France
New York
Raines Law Local Option Push Faces Albany Hearing
In Albany the Senate Taxation committee held a hearing on a bill for local option in cities regarding liquor. Dr. J Q A Henry and ministers argued 60 percent city voters should have local option like towns under the Raines law, citing Anti-Saloon League reach and state congregational support. They favored district based option but would accept city wide if districts fail.
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Albany
Senate Committee On Taxation
J. Q. A. Henry
Anti-Saloon League
T. E. Tower
Norman Platz
Dr. Henry
Anti- Saloon League
Foley
Henry
Krum
New York City
Senator Krum
Poughkeepsie
Ithaca
Rochester
Banker's Narrow Escape in Manhattan Cab Collision
Banker Charles Lanier of Lanier Winslow & Co and his housekeeper Miss Bigelow narrowly escaped death in a Madison Avenue cab incident. An engine and following hose tender collided with their cab near Twenty-ninth Street, shattering glass and injuring the occupants. Lanier, Miss Bigelow, and drivers Hager and Boyle were treated. Bigelow fainted and Lanier was bruised.
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Madison Avenue
Charles Lanier
Lanier, Winslow & Co
Miss Bigelow
Twenty-ninth Street
Twenty-seventh Street
Lexington Avenue
Thomas Boyle
West Seventeenth Street
Christopher Hager
East Thirty-ninth Street
Rohrs
Thirtieth Street
Herrman H. Bacon
Dr. Youmans
New York Hospital
Mr. Lanier
East Thirty-seventh Street
Hager
Boyle
Insolvent Women in Jail in Kansas City
Hattie Mc Bride known as Lucille Burdette and her mother Lucinda Parker were jailed after being convicted of making false affidavits to pension papers. Each was fined 1000 dollars. Judge Philipps noted they could serve thirty days under the solvency act. Parker will stay in jail while Mc Bride may leave depending on friends.
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Kansas City
Hattie McBride
Lucille Burdette
Metropolitan Opera Company
Lucinda Parker
Miss McBride
Philipps
Diamond robbery on a train shocks San Francisco
In February a bold theft aboard the Oregon Express en route from Portland to San Francisco netted diamonds and jewelry valued at $3,000 from Mrs. F. H. Osgood wife of the Seattle and Renton Railroad Company president. Her chained jewel bag vanished after a tape was cut, as her husband pursued the culprit in the Pullman car. The arrested suspect claimed he was merely riding.
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San Francisco
Oregon
Portland
F. H. Osgood
Seattle and Renton Railroad Company
Osgoods
Osgood
Girl's weapon a hatpin in suburban assault
Miss Christina Johnson an eighteen year old laundry bookkeeper in Mount Vernon New York fought off two men who attacked her on the city outskirts. She struck one with a package and then stabbed the other with a hatpin when he bent to pick up a fallen hat, forcing the pair to flee.
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Mount Vernon
N. Y
Christina Johnson
John Emmulth
Miss Johnson
Canadian Club Whisky Praised by Noted Connoisseurs
A brief note credits Canadian Club whisky with renowned quality as recognized by experts and enthusiasts. The tribute highlights its smooth character and respected craft noted by those who know fine spirits.
Hungry Tammany Men Fight For Steaks At Grand Central Palace
Thousands mobbed the Grand Central Palace in Lexington Avenue for a beefsteak dinner organized by Francis J. Lantry and the Twenty second District Tammany leaders. The scene featured 7,200 pounds of beef from 150 cattle, 3 500 loaves of bread, 300 head of celery, and 300 half kegs of beer with 300 waiters and 5 gas ranges. Police pushed back crowds to protect kitchens as the mob demanded steaks and circulated with towels carrying portions. Congressman Belmon t attended in evening dress. Judge Cowing, Judge Foster, and Commissioner Abell joined later, with about 19 000 invitations issued and 10 000 to 12 000 attendees beyond formal invitees.
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Mohican Club
Francis J. Lantry
Twenty-second District
Tammany Organization
Grand Central Palace
Lexington Avenue
Democratic Club
Tammany Guardians
Mr. Lantry
William H. Hornidge
Isaac Fromme
William Carroll
Frank c. Cooper
Tammany
J. J. Harrington
Lantry
Chicago
G’wan
O. H. P. Belmont
Mr. Belmont
Ollie
Belmont
Cowing
Foster
Abell
Famous Song Writer Dead at Eighty Two in Wooton
Boston reports the death of Marshall S. Pike poet singer and actor at his Wooton home aged nearly eighty three He authored Home Again Indian Warrior's Grave Lone Starry Hours and other songs His civil war service included organizing Henry Wilsons band and serving as Drum Major of the Twenty second Massachusetts Volunteers He was captured at Gaines's Mill and held at Libby Prison before forming Pike Glynn's combination for touring New England.
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Boston
Marshall S. Pike
Wooton
Pike
Westborough
Henry Wilson
Twenty-second
Massachusetts Volunteers
Gaines’s Mill
Libby
Cobbler’s Scheme to Prevent Eviction in St Louis
In St Louis on February 14 a shoemaker Joseph Custer resisted eviction for unpaid rent by nailing his furniture to walls. The constable and helpers removed the items and placed them on the sidewalk after a day’s work and $5 extra for assistants.
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ST. Louis
Joseph Custer
Peking Sees Delayed Settlement as Hostilities Loom
The Tien-Tsin correspondent reports Beijing’s negotiations stalled with peace signatures likely flawed. Sir Ernest Satow expected to act decisively. Count von Waldersee issued an ultimatum as China's resolve hardens ahead of spring clashes. In Peking, four dispatches arrive with no progress since the prior meeting. Inner opposition and memorials urge defiance while Hankow’s Chang-Chi-Tung pushes for immediate reforms.
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Ernest Mason Satow
Count von Waldersee
Imperial Court
China
Sian-Fu
Kwang-Su
Chang-Chi- Tung
Hankow
Waldersee’s China mission near end says observers
Reports from Berlin on February 14 indicate high circles and semi official press view Count von Waldersee nearing end of usefulness in China. Difficulties arise from French contingent and obstreperous stance of Gen Baillaud, supported by Paris Government.
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Berlin
Count von Waldersee
China
Baillaud
Paris
Battle With De Wet On In South Africa War Developments
Lord Kitchener reports engagements north of Philipstown as Christian De Wet's force crosses the Orange River and moves west. Inniskillings charge. five enemy killed, six wounded, ten Boers captured. one British killed, five wounded. Boers retreat from Calvinia and occupy Van Wyksvlei. convoy of sixty five wagons and forty five prisoners captured north of Amsterdam.
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Pretoria
Christian de Wet
Philipstown
de Wet
Orange River
Zand Drift
Ermelo
Piet Retief
Inniskillings
Cape Town
Aberdeen
van Wyksvlei
Calvinia
Carnarvon
Amsterdam
Snow Storm Prevails Across Western New York
A severe blizzard grips Western New York on February 14, crippling rail and road transport. Bath reports sixteen foot drifts, Allegany County villages cut off, and livestock suffering amid rising bread prices. A Bolivar stagecoach froze in deep snow with rescuers saving the driver and passenger.
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Rochester
N. Y
New York
Bath
Allegany
Bolivar
Norton Summit
Peary
Two Injured in Rapid Transit Tunnel Accident
Two workers suffered injuries in Sub-section No. 4 of the rapid transit tunnel at Thirty-fourth Street and Fourth Avenue. Joseph Murray and Frank Harvey, both of 813 Westchester Avenue, were on a scaffold about twenty feet below when it collapsed. Murray fractured an arm while Harvey sustained a gash over the right eye and internal injuries. They were transported to Hahnemann Hospital via Bellevue ambulance after initial treatment.
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Joseph Murray
Westchester Avenue
Frank Harvey
Thirty-fourth Street
Fourth Avenue
Madison Avenue
Bellevue Hospital
Ira Shaler
Hahnemann Hospital
Bellevue Sureff
Martial law in Madrid sparks coup rumors and unrest
Washington reports Gen Weyler has proclaimed martial law in Madrid and stationed troops to control the city. The upheaval is tied to widespread discontent, rising taxation, church opposition, and ailing governance amid Spain's lingering instability and memory of past riots.
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Washington
Weyler
Madrid
Spain
Alfonso XII
Marie Antoinette
America
Martial law in Madrid as Weyler patrols city
Madrid awoke under military rule with a proclamation banning gatherings and enforcing court martial for infractions. Gen Weyler controls security, strict press censorship, and halted interprovincial telephonic communication. Barcelona, Granada, and Valencia report further disorder and clashes with casualties.
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Madrid
Gen. Weyler
Weyler
Gen.eyler
Garcia Alix
Sanchez Toca
Royal Wedding in Madrid Unites Infanta and Prince
The Infanta Maria de las Mercedes de Bourbon of Hapsburg marries Prince Charles of Bourbon at the royal palace chapel in Madrid. The ceremony draws the royal family, aristocracy, and top officials, with both bride and groom's households assembling in private apartments before the service.
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Princess of the Asturias
Prince Charles
Madrid
Infanta Maria de Las Mercedes de Bourbon
Hapsburg
Asturias
Prince Charles of Bourbon
Royal Palace
Maria Christina
Alfonso XIII
Infanta
Maria Teresa
Infantas
Isabella
Eulalia
Archduke Eugen
Austria
Archduchess
Elizabeth
Spain
Hese
Charles
Caserta
Calabria
Dona Maria Immaculata
Dona Maria Pia
Dona Maria Josephine
Immedi
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Raines Law
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Yu-Hsien
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