British Naval Attache Rumored to Be in Disfavor
A Tokyo State Department complaint to Lord Pauncefote reportedly targets British Naval Attaché Capt. Lewis Bayly for allegedly overzealous pursuit of American naval information. The Navy and State departments refuse to confirm or deny the issue, while officers cite a flagrant etiquette breach tied to observing a naval test without permission.
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Washington
State Department
Navy Department
Lord Pauncefote
Lewis Bayly
State
Bayly
Naval Intelligence Office
Crowninshield
Secretary of the Navy
Richardson Clover
London
Ingland
Admiralty
Naval League
United States
Ordnance Board
Paris
France
Miles
Buffington
Ordnance
Gen. Buffington
New Manager of the Figaro in Paris
Paris shareholders at a stormy meeting elected Gaston Calmette as sole manager of the Figaro. The paper will be independent and no longer a daily bulletin, with new sections and contributors including Sardou and Rostand.
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Gaston Calmette
London Times
NEW York Times
Cablegram
London
Paris
The
Times
Figaro
Journal
Dreyfus
M. Calmette
Associated Press
the Figaro
Derniére Heure
Victorien Sardou
Edmond Rostand
Victor Hugo Centenary Credit Proposed by French Government
London Jan 25 The Times Paris correspondent reports the French government will propose a credit of 80 000f for the celebration of Victor Hugo's birth centenary on February 26.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Paris
Times
Victor Hugo
Poland Great Natural Medicinal Water Ad Boosts Mardi Gras Excursion
An advertisement touts Poland Water as the greatest natural medicinal water and promotes a Mardi Gras excursion offering a $37.50 round trip from New York via Norfolk and Western with dining and sleeping car service, details at 998 Broadway.
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Poland
N. Y
New Orleans
Norfolk & Western
Broadway
Boxer Placards in Pe Chi Li News of Emperors Visit
A Vienna-Times relay reports Boxer placards in Ching-Ting Pe-chi-Li province torn down during the Emperor’s passage and replaced. A yellow placard calls foreigners to quit China and trusts Boxers with heavenly strength. Dowager Empress still holds power in the empire.
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London Times
New York Times
London
Neue Freie Presse
Vienna
The
Times
Ching-Ting
Pe-chi-Li
China
Viceroys Summoned to Peking in Chinese Court Move
Shanghai Times correspondent reports Nan King and Wu Chang viceroys ordered to attend audience in Peking. Liu Shun Yi to depart for the capital as navigation reopens, Chang Chi Tung to follow. Ill health of Nan King Viceroy may excuse noncompliance or resignation.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Shanghai
the Times
Peking
Liu-Shun- Yi
Chang-Chi-Tung
Liu
Rival West Asian lines cloud Russo Persian corridor rivalry
The Exchange Gazette quotes a Times Vienna correspondent on January 25 stating the Bagdad Railway will not threaten the Russo Persian route. Travel Calais to Bandar Abbas would take six days via Russo Persian, eight via Bagdad. The Konia Bagdad line could be checked by opposing Turkish German Russian enterprises. Novosti notes French capital may fund Bagdad and an international syndicate would lessen its importance.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Exchange Gazette
St. Petersburg
Vienna
Times
Bagdad Railway
Calais
Bandar Abbas
Persian Gulf
Bagdad
Konia-Bagdad
Turkey
Persia
Novosti
Bowery vice raids net 32 prisoners in staged sweep
Inspector Cross and Capt. Walsh led a coordinated raid on six Bowery resorts with nearly 100 officers. Proprieties at 1, 9, 15, 23, 119 Bowery, 121 Bowery and 808 Broome Street were targeted, 32 inmates arrested and several proprietors named. Widespread arrests accompanied by inspections aim to revoke licenses. Jerome approved warrants and coordinated with magistrates to pursue clean up of Bowery vice.
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Bowery
Inspector Cross
Walsh
Eldridge Street
Broome Street
Partridge
Capt. Walsh
Cross
Jerome
Essex Market Police Court
Zeller
Haldridge Street
Thomas Bearman
Johnson Street
Brooklyn
No. 9
William McLaughlin
Catharine Street
Oak
Madigan Street
Little Atlantic Garden
Little Jumbo
Joseph White
Madison Street
Flynn
William J. Flynn
Sutton Place
Morris Dubinsky
Austria Maintains Strict Neutrality In Spanish American Tension
The Times correspondent in Vienna reports that before the US Spain hostilities Austria agreed to protect Spanish subjects in the United States through Austrian diplomats. Austria did not seek mediation or collective action and did not entertain joint notes. Her policy remained strict and absolute neutrality, causing some coolness with Madrid.
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London
the Times
Vienna
Spain
United States
Austria
Madrid
Tariff Bill Committee backs duties on foreign decorations
The Reichstag tariff panel adopted a Socialist resolution to tax foreign decorations by a large majority. A member called such decorations playthings for big children. Count Kanitz, a Conservative, said he would have proposed the measure if the Socialists had not preempted him.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Reichstag
Berlin
The
Times
Count Kanitz
Boers Gaining Ground In South Africa Cited By Daily News
The Daily News via The Hague dispatch reports increasing Boer influence in Cape Colony and growing rebel support. It notes loyalists joining the Boers after executions and claims British defeats not shown in Lord Kitchener’s reports, while suggesting peace overtures may be unlikely.
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London
Daily News
the Hague
South Africa
Cape Colony
Lotter Gas
Scheepers
Lord Kitchener
Balfour
House of Commons
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Ad Claims Purity and Cleanliness
An advertisement extols Deerfoot Farm Sausages emphasizing purity and cleanliness to appeal to health-conscious consumers amid growing concern over unsafe prepared foods. The copy highlights quality standards and dainty presentation as selling points.
Belgian Army Bill Passes Chamber in Brussels Vote
A Brussels dispatch to The Times reports the Belgian Government military reform bill passed the Chamber by 7 to 42. The bill cuts service terms by 20 percent and expands army strength through extended volunteering.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Brussels
the Times
Champagne price rise exceeds all others in 1901
Advertisement notes Moët & Chandon Champagne increases in 1901 surpassing the combined rise of other houses. Moët & Chandon White Seal is from the celebrated 1893 vintage and popular worldwide.
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Moét & Chandon
York Commandery Ball at Masonic Standard Ad Brief
Full report promised in Masonic Standard today with newsdealer notice. The short item indicates a York Commandery Ball feature and a 5 cent Advance price for the periodical.
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York
Burglars Rob Bishop Potter on Hawk Island
In Troy New York on January 24 caretaker Leslie Martin found signs of a break in at the Summer cottage on Hawk Island Lake Placid owned by Bishop H. C. Potter. Tracks led to three men who fled toward Frank Colby's home as police obtained a warrant and recovered fine china silverware and items marked Stevens House as well as pieces from the Placid Club. Colby and three sons and Wilkins Colby’s son in law were arrested on burglary charges.
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Troy
N. Y
Leslie Martin
Hawk Island
Lake Placid
H. C. Potter
New York
Mirror Lake
Martin
Frank Colby
Newman Post Office
Stevens Houge
Placid Club
Wilkins
Colby
Wilcox
Jay
Potter Cottage
Baltimore's railroad deals and bids move through city officials
Baltimore officials advance a plan to exit railroad business if the city can be reimbursed for its road indebtedness and the line remains independent. Banks and brokers in New York and Philadelphia pursue the Western Maryland and Maryland Central interests. Francis A. Coffin fronts for New York buyers while Baltimoreans receive stock checks at $100 a share amid bids by Goulds and Morgan-linked interests.
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Baltimore
Hayes
Western Maryland Railroad
Hambleton & Co
W. Harry Henderson
Philadelphia
C. H. White &Co
New York
Samuel R. MacLean
Pittsburg
I. A. Coffin
Francis A. Coffin
Roberts & Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
West Virginia Central
First National Bank of New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Fe.i Fuller
Goulds
Maryland
Democrats Decline to Draft New Platform in House Caucus
In Washington on January 24, Democratic members of the House held a caucus to decide on a party platform. They adopted a majority report stating they have no authority to set a new platform and must uphold the National Democratic platform, while pledging to fight for Democratic principles. The vote favoring the majority was 92 to 17.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
Henry
Texas
Kansas City
McClellan
New York
Rzgerald
Representative Ball
Representative Richardson
Tennessee
Hay
Virginia
Richardson
Messrs. Wheeler
Kentucky
Burleson and Henry
Fitzgerald
Arizona
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Verdict on tunnel wreck finds signal proper but fault in officials
The Coroner's jury in the 1902 New York Central tunnel deaths case ruled the danger signal at Fifty-ninth Street was set correctly but obscured by smoke and steam. It blamed railroad officials for a decade of unrepaired conditions, discharged engineer Wisker and fireman Fyler, and noted destroyed complaint records while promising further inquiry by the District Attorney.
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New York Central Tunnel
Fifty-ninth Street
Wisker
William Leys
Fifty-sixth Street
Park Avenue
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Harlem
New York Central Railroad
John M. Wisker
Pasenger
New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New York, New Haven
Hartford
John M Wisker
Scholer
Fyler
C.C. Paulding
Jerome
William H. Newman
New York Central
Wilgus
Joseph H. Franklin
Grand Central Station
Franklin
Grand Jury
Paulding
Cade
van Etten
Newman
The
Three Roads
Fifty-second Street
the Central
New Haven
Harlem Lines
Mott Haven
Harlem Line
Callaway
Pullman Company
March Grand Jury
Little
Charles L. Addison
Long Island Railroad
Moss
Mr. Moss
Mr. Paulding
Railroad
Studin
Swenson Says Rice's Name Was Forged in Trial
The Patrick murder trial heard key testimony on signatures and forged documents. Eric P. Swenson, a Wall Street banker, testified that Patrick pressed for payment on checks drawn on Rice and alleged prior acquaintance, while defense argued some signatures may be genuine. The day featured a heated debate over admissibility of handwriting evidence and the significance of post mortem checks in the case.
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Patrick
Hrecorder
Rice
New York
Great Rice
Jones
Eric P. Swenson
Wall Street
Mr. Rice
Fifth Avenue Trust Company
Swensons
Adso
Swenson & Sons
William Marsh Rice
Swenson
Mr. Swenson
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Capt. Bayly
United States Navy
Department’s Affairs
Wath Review OF Books and Art
United Service
Bowery Resorts
MR. Jerome
Timmees
Holland
Ady
Bishop Potter
Western Maryland
Orange
N. J
Maryland Railroad
Highland Avenue
Wisker and
MR. Newman
Hearts
Pranklin
Mr. Wilgus
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