Chinese Court Agrees to Demands as Expedition Plans Advance
Peking reports Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang seek details before yielding to powers eight days for edicts on examinations and provincial outrages. Allies prepare six troop columns and eight days rations. Waldersee drills troops while Chaffee coordinates with Conger. London editorialists question government knowledge and urge decisive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Prince Ching
Li- Hung-Chang
Li- Hung Chang
Tien-Tsin
Pao-ting-Foo
Count von Waldersee
Che-Foo
Canton
Chinese reports claim Waldersee expedition wins court concessions
London dispatches state that Chinese say the threat of the Waldersee expedition has succeeded and the court has yielded, accepting a decree meeting envoys demands. French General Vorron may serve under Waldersee as transport and supply challenges rise in Shan-Li and Shen-Si amid famine. Emperor reportedly at Cheng-tu-Foo with no return to Peking and renewed hostilities feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Morrison
Peking
Waldersee
Morning Post
Vorron
Count von Waldersee
Shan-Li
Shen-Si
Standard
Tien-Tsin
Cheng-tu-Foo
Sze-Chuen
United States protests against invasion of Singan-Foo
The United States opposes sending an army to invade Singan-Foo and will present the position via Minister Conger to the Peking envoys. Cabinet discussions favored conveying the protest without issuing a new universal note to all powers to avoid divided camps among nations. The U S seeks to keep powers from forming opposing groups while hoping others adopt the U S stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Singan-Foo
Conger
Peking
Legation
Russia
Count von Waldersee
Fragmented Market Listing From The Commercial World
The notice fragment lists commodity prices including Wheat No 2 red at 88 , Corn No 2 mixed 4714 , Oats No 2 mixed 30 , Cotton middling 14, Iron Northern No 1 foundry 16, Butter Western creamery 23. It references several newspaper sections and page numbers such as Commercial World Page 10 and Weather Report Page 5, along with notes on railroads real estate and marine intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eer
Marine Intelligence
United Service
Weather Report
Poland Poland Poland Purest Spring Water Ad
Advertisement touts Poland Poland Poland as the purest natural spring water in the world claiming exceptional purity and provenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Advte
International Company of the Far East outlined in Brussels report
The Brussels Daily Mail corre spondent says European and U S financiers led by Col Thys form a trust to control China trade. The plan, backed by King Leopold II promoter, names M Francqui Agent General with £4000 salary. They buy Shanghai hotel to win mandarins support and push rail and steamship networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Brussels
Daily Mail
Europe
United States
Col. Thys
China
International Company
Far East
M. Francqui
Shanghai
Britain Holds Off on China and Nicaragua Questions
United States Ambassador Choate met with Foreign Secretary Lansdowne to review China and Nicaragua Canal issues. Officials expect a Friday cabinet discussion with possible statements after the meeting, signaling caution and a preference to avoid decisive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Choate
China
Nicaragua
London
United States
Choate
Marquis of Lansdowne
Lord Lansdowne
Foreign Office
Count von Waldersee
Great Britain
Seat of Action
Lord Salisbury
House of Commons
John Dillon
Peking
Lord Cranborne
Editorial warns on China rights against Russian attack
The Times editorial urges Britain to ensure Chinese rights are protected by more than verbal assurances as Russia seeks clauses to expand its protectorate in Southern Manchuria. The proposed terms would place two Russian officials per province and require Russian approval for officials, policing, railways, and forbid Chinese railway construction in Manchuria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Times Today
China
Russia
Times
Peking
M. de Witte
Manchuria
Ballantine's India Pale Ale Noted as Purest Brew
The advertisement hails Ballantine's India Pale Ale as the purest brew and the favorite among connoisseurs according to a bar ad blurb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballantine
Governor Pushes Ramapo Repeal With No Delay Approval
Albany reports Republicans move to frame Ramapo repeal legislation in the Senate Judiciary Committee and merge bills to enable New York City to secure a water plant. Democrats meet in caucus to back the Morgan bill for charter repeal and press for swift action, while Governor Odell urges prompt handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Ramapo Company
New York City
Assembly
Assemblyman McKeown
Brooklyn
Morgan
Committee On
Gov
Odell
Kelsey
Assembly Cities Committee
William F. King
Merchants’ Association of New York
Senate
Assembly Committee On Cities
Wounded Man's Wild Cash Turned Bullet Drawer
Albert St John 28 of 193 St John’s Place Brooklyn terrorized tenants with a revolver at his mother’s boarding house. Detective Belger and Patrolman Feeney confronted him. a shot fired by St John hit his own abdomen while Feeney tackled him. Feeney saved the scene. St John fled to 391 Fourth Street before collapsing. The bullet grazed Belger’s vest, wrecking a pencil and wallet with $110 then lodged in his vest pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert St. John
St. John’s Place
Brooklyn
Charles T. Berger
Fifth Avenue
St. John
Belger
Michael Feeney
Feeney
Paul St. John
Fourth Street
Seney Hospital
Berger
Aztec Relics Found in Yale Peabody Treasure Crate
In Yale Universitys Peabody Museum cellar a crates waste heap yielded over a hundred Aztec gold ornaments and relics used in households and temples. An undergraduate testing a brass-like piece confirmed its pure gold. The hoard likely came from the late Professor Marshs extensive collections donated to Yale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Peabody Museum
Yale
Marsh
Bank Run Triggered by Waggish Remark in Pittsburg
Police faced a crowd of depositors at the German National Bank on East Ohio Street Allegheny as rumors of a bank run spread after a wagging remark about telephone repair men on the roof. More than $180,000 was paid out today with all withdrawal requests honored. the bank, founded in 1875, serves over 2,500 depositors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
German National Bank
East Ohio Street
Allegheny
Perfect Pullman Service to Pinehurst NC
Advertises direct pullman service to Pinehurst North Carolina via Southern Railway from New York offering routes via Broadway and main stations. Mentions fare or schedule details as a brief travel notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinehurst
N. C
Southern Ry
New York
Broadway
Pension Bureau Ball Sparks Cost Concerns and Delays
Representative Bell of Colorado demands Interior Department explain authority for using the Pension Bureau as a ballroom for inauguration events. He cites $1,971,210 annual clerical pay and an eight to twelve day disruption delaying about 1,800 pensions worth roughly $237,000, arguing waste and improper leave with pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pension Bureau
Bell
Colorado
Pension Commissioner
Secretary of the Interior
Judiciary Committee
President's Own Eighth Regiment to march to inauguration
Col. Edward Vollrath of Bucyrus notified Adjt. Gen. Gyer that full arrangements were made to move the Eighth Regiment to Washington for the inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Edward Vollrath
Bucyrus
Eighth Regiment
Adjt
Gyer
Washington
Judge Rules Block & Co May Sue Whisky Trust Over Contract
Cincinnati Feb 19 Judge Rufus B Smith of the Superior Court ruled Elias Block & Co Kentucky distillers can sue the Whisky Trust over a contract by which the trust agreed to supply goods and pay Block 1000 a month after the distillers shut their factory. The trust claimed the contract was illegal and in restraint of trade. The judge followed Kirwin vs Standard Oil, allowing the legal challenge to stand as part of a larger legal arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Rufus B. Smith
Superior Court
Elias Block & Co
Kentucky Distillers
Whisky Trust
Block & Co
agRich
Block &Co
Goes
Kirwin
Standard Oil Company
Dr. Lyman Abbott Praises Press Amid Criticism
In Boston on February 19 Dr. Abbott defended the newspaper press noting its role as a mirror of world affairs and a catalyst for self awareness. He argued for truth in reporting and conceded press faults while praising its democratic influence and value in expanding readers libraries for all social strata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lyman Abbott
Abbott
Reapportionment Battle in Illinois Legislature
Springfield Feb 19 The Forty second General Assembly will stay in session until the Forty third is qualified or until apportionment bills pass. The session will be interrupted by recesses and may run in fall and beyond if needed. Speaker Sherman refuses a special session and calls for reapportionment to end Democratic gerrymanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
General Assembly
Sherman
Populist Leader G B Deans Aligns With Republicans
G B Deans longtime Populist figure and former Alabama gubernatorial candidate says he has aligned with the Republican Party. He says Populist leaders knew of the switch but urged silence to avoid harming Populist efforts in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
G. B. Deans
Alabama
Republican Party
Increase in Chicago Bank Deposits
Twelve national banks in Chicago gained 14,880,024 in deposits from December 13 to February 5. They expanded loans by 10,970,981 and added 3,079,521 to cash resources, with an estimate that the growth since December 13 is about double the February 5 figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Ad Emphasizes Purity and Cleanliness
An advertisement extols Deerfoot Sausages as pure, dainty, and clean, appealing to health concerns from careless food preparation and urging discerning buyers to choose the brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deerfoot Farm
Boreel Building Block Sells in Major Broadway Deal
Central Realty Bond and Trust Company buys the Boreel Building block bound by Broadway Cedar Thames and Temple Streets for about 2.5 million dollars. The site fronts 101 feet on Broadway and 150 102 and 146 feet on the adjacent streets, a rare downtown plot with potential for a twenty story office tower once the Chamber of Commerce building is finished. The property has historic ties from 17th century transfers to John Jacob Astor in 1828, and the Boreel heirs in The Hague now control the title. William A. White & Sons arranged the sale through Frederick M. Hilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boreel
Broadway, Cedar, Thames
Temple Streets
Central Realty, Bond and Trust Company
Henry Morgenthau
Central Realty, Bond, and Trust Company
Chamber of Commerce
Real Estate Exchange
Central Realty, Bondaryl Trust Company
American Exchange National Bank
Broadway
Cedar Street
Temple Street
Thames Street
Broadway and
St. Lawrence Realty Company
Singer Manufacturing Company
Liberty Street
American Surety Company
Pine Street
Old City
New York Tontine Hotel and Assembly
Philip Livingston
William Dyre
Thomas Lloyd
City of
New York
P. Janesen Messier
Trinity Churchyard
Hudson River
William Huddleston
John Hutchins
de Lancey
John Jacob Astor
Sarah
Robert Boreel
Alfred Boreel
Louise Boreel
Sophie de Groeninx
Adolph van Pallandt
Hans Willem van Pallandt
Sarah Agnes Sophie van Pallandt
Elise Dorothie van Pallandt
Constance Catharine Wilhelmine van Pallandt
van Pallandts
The
Hague
Robert
Chicago Surgeon Files Bill Over Davis Estate
Dr. John B. Murphy of Chicago, who consulted during Senator Cushman K. Davis’s last illness, files a probate claim against the Davis estate for 2000 dollars two trips at 1000 dollars each. He met Davis briefly both mornings and evenings in St. Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Senator Davis
ST. Paul, Minn
John B. Murphy
A. J. Stone
Cushman K. Davis
St. Paul
Davis
Harvard Boy Has Some Fun
Cambridge court records recount Robert D. Pruyn of Albany a Harvard student and two companions accused of assaulting John Rollins who was carrying clothing. Rollins withdrew his complaint and received 100 dollars in settlement from Pruyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Robert D. Pruyn
Albany
Harvard
Pruyn
Polo Club
John Rollins
Farrell Place
Rollins
Wee
Ruyn
Anticosti Island Dispute Drawn Up For Expropriation
Montreal reports a renewed movement to expropriate Anticosti Island from M. Menier the Chocolate King. A petition seeks imperial fortification to control the St. Lawrence entrance. The Dominion Government is urged to act while considering imperial interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Quebec
Island of
Anticosti
M. Menier
Mr. Chamberlain
St. Lawrence
Earl of Minto
Gulf of St. Lawrence
M. Henry Menier
Island of Anticosti Company (Limited
England
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Labrador
Menier
M. Commettant
Queen Victoria
Lord Minto
Commet
Suspect US Marshal Delivers Summons to Edwin Gould
In New Orleans at the St Charles Hotel Deputy U S Marshal Tom Galbreath forced past Gould's valet to summon Edwin Gould for a United States Circuit Court case. The summons relates to an amended bill in a suit against the Texas and Pacific Railway and Gould family over Louisiana railroad grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Tom Galbreath
United States
Edwin Gould
St. Charles Hotel
United States Circuit
Gould
Darky
Texas and Pacific Railroad Company
Louisiana
Consolidated Pulp and Paper Eyes Dominion Incorporation
Prospects of major activity in Canadian pulp and paper include the formation of a large combined company. The Consolidated Pulp and Paper Company of Toronto plans to incorporate in the Dominion with capital of 2.5 million dollars, expandable to five million, consolidating Newburg Strathcona Ontario Metabetchouan Lake St John properties and Lorette Mills. Provisional directors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Consolidated Pulp and Paper Company of Toronto, Limited
Ontario Companies
Dominion
Newburg
Strathcona
Lake St. John
John M. Poole
Toronto
W. H. Mackay
E. L. Young
George Thompson
J. H. Charles
Perth
Messenger Boy Killed by Automobile in Midtown
Dominic Vaccione eighteen of 237 East Forty-second Street a messenger with the American District Telegraph Company at 821 Sixth Avenue was struck by a car at Forty-sixth Street and Sixth Avenue and died after being carried to Dr Pingell's office. Police arrested John Doherty of 1507 Lexington Avenue the operator. The vehicle is said to belong to the New York Vehicle and Transportation Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominic Vaccione
East Forty-second Street
American District Telegraph Company
Sixth Avenue
Forty-sixth Street
Vaccione
Pingell
West Forty-sixth Street
McNamara
West Forty-seventh Street
John Doherty
Lexington Avenue
New York Vehicle and Transportation Company
No Rates for Epworth League Traffic
Chicago, Feb 19. Transcontinental Passenger Association adopts a resolution denying any free or reduced transportation or concessions for Epworth League traffic. The measure settles the league rate matter for the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Transcontinental Passenger Association
Epworth League
Stetson Testifies in Brush Will Controversy
Mrs Augusta A Stetson Christian Science pastor testifies in New York surogate court over Miss Helen Brush will detailing distant treatment and healing. She describes salary 5000 a year and 50 to 200 teaching fees while leading the church benefiting from the will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta A. Stetson
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Surogate Fitzgerald
Helen C. Brush
Mary Baker Glover Eddy
Christian Science Cult
A. T
Miss Brush
Bowers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gen. Chaffee
America
Mr. Conger
New York Times
Great International Trust
Senate Committee
Ilegal
DR. Abbott
Illinois
Boreel Building
Central Realty, Bond and Trust Co
New Yorker
Epworth
Mrs. Stetson
Christian Science Reader
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