New York Americans Receive Audience With King Edward VI
Twenty two Americans from the New York Chamber of Commerce visited Windsor. Delegates included J Pierpont Morgan and other millionaires. The King and Queen greeted the group in a cordial, informal audience, emphasizing strengthened Anglo American ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Edward
New York
Messrs
Morgan
Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Mr. Morgan
Edward William Pelham Glinton
England
Frogmore
Edward William Pelham-Clinton
Queen Victoria
St. George’s Chapel
Philip Frank Eliot
Levi P. Morton
Castle
St. George's Chapel
East Terrace
Victoria
Duke and
Cornwall
York
William Butler Duncan
James W. Pinchot
America
London
Morris K. Jesup
New York Chamber of Commerce
George G. Ward
Rails Scarce as Canadian Vessels Return Empty
In Ashtabula Ohio on June 1 two Canadian built ships Meant to carry steel rails after a long wait returned to Michipicoten without cargoes. They sought rails for a railroad from ore mines to Michipicoten Harbor amid widespread demand that keeps furnaces unable to meet orders. Conneaut and Lorain are key Great Lakes rail ports, with Conneaut shipping most of the rails to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashtabula
Ohio
Menfield
Bar
Canada
Michipicoten
Michipicoten Harbor
Conneaut Harbor
Conneaut
Great Lakes
Lorain
Sanne
Medals Abolished in Cincinnati High Schools
The High School Committee on Graduates and Medals in Cincinnati has recommended to the board that all high school medals be abolished after discovering one student was entitled to three medals but received only one with a certificate. Other students were awarded medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
High School Committee On
Fifteen Fishermen Feared Lost In Charleston Squall
A squall off the Eastern Fetches sank eight fishing boats and left fifteen men missing. The mosquito fleet was anchored when the storm struck yesterday afternoon. three boats survived with eight men accounted for tonight. The revenue cutter Forward scouted thirty miles around the lightship and found no signs of life or wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Revenue Cutter Forward
Johann Hoff's Malt Extract Promises Strength for Women
Purports to aid sickly and overworked women by boosting strength through nourishment. Claims the product builds up weak bodies and improves health with dietary use. Warns to ensure you obtain the genuine JOHANN HOFF'S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johann Hoff
Botha Seeks Peace Amid Standerton Tension
Gen Tobias Smuts and De Wet arrive at Standerton Transvaal with no stated mission. London reports Botha telegraphs Kruger urging peace via the Netherlands government. The Sun claims 10,000 Zulus may be mobilizing after Boer raids in Zululand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standerton
Transvaal
Tobias Smut
de Wet
Botha
London
the Sun
Johannesburg-Durban
Kruger
Netherlands
Lord Kitchener
Zululand
British Disaster Feared Amid South African Battles
London reports anxiety over the battle of Vlakfontein and other clashes in South Africa. The War Office said it has no official information regarding a Boer report of a near Pretoria defeat on May 2 claiming 46 killed, 50 wounded, 600 prisoners and 6 guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vlakfontein
South Africa
War Office
Pretoria
Magazines Sent to Russia for Retzvizan Ship
Twenty tons of ammunition for the Russian battleship Retzvizan arrived in Philadelphia aboard the Blamanden from Hamburg. Customs officials carried out strict precautions as lighters transferred the cargo to powder magazines at Fort Mifflin, under government-approved oversight. The Retzvizan is expected to leave Cramps shipyards next autumn after trials and Russian acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Philadelphia
Retzvizan
Cramps
Blamanden
Hamburg
League Island
Old Fort Mifflin
Washington
Favor Dr. Rainsford for Minnesota Bishop Coadjutor
In St Paul Minnesota delegates to the Minnesota Diocese council on Wednesday will vote for Bishop Coadjutor. Dr W S Rainsford of New York is the leading favorite among delegates over Dr Edsall though some favor Edsall. Observers note Rainsford’s spirituality and “walking close to God” as key impressions guiding clerical support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
W. S. Rainsford
St. George’s Episcopal Church
New York
Edsall
North Dakota
Minnesota
Rainsford
Dr. Osca
Dr. Rainsford
Abductor Roth Confesses in Miss Geist Case
Isador Roth, arrested for abducting Miss Rose Geist of New York, confessed his affair with Geist saying they eloped due to social pressure. He details moving from New York to Buffalo to Chicago before reaching St. Joseph. A $5,000 reward had been posted by Geist’s father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph, Michh
Isador Roth
Johnson
Rose Geist
A. J. Geist
New York
New York City
Geist
Buffalo
Chicago
Roth
Texas Lumber Combine Formed by John H Kirby
A large lumber combine to control pine timber lands and mills in Texas is being organized by John H Kirby with over 15 million dollars in capital. Boston capitalists join, with options on thousands of acres near Beaumont. Plans include oil prospecting and potential large-scale oil operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
John H Kirby
Houston
Beaumont Oil Field
Ten Cents for Stopping a Runaway
Peter Whitlow of the City Sewer Department stopped a runaway horse on Eighth Street at Plum by timing his grab of the bridle. The grateful owner, a city official, rewarded him with 10 cents before Whitlow learned the man’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Cincinnati
Peter Whitlow
City Sewer Department
Eighth Street
Whitlow
Plum
Bryan argues Supreme Court seeks to crown McKinley emperor
W J Bryan issues a long statement denouncing the insular cases ruling as an effort to change the American form of government. He cites a 5 to 4 decision declaring Porto Rico under imperial status and warns it threatens constitutional liberty and federal balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
McKinley
W. J. Bryan
Supreme Court
Congress
Bryan
Porto Rico
Downes
Brown
Gray
White
Shiras
McKenna
Philippines
Fuller
Harlan, Peckham
Brewer
Court
United States
Dred Scott
Justice Brown
American Congress
Mr. Bryan
the Supreme Court
Great Britain
South Africa
India
Rockefeller Gives $200000 to Medical Research Institute
John D. Rockefeller funds a new Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in New York City with $200,000 for immediate use. Dr. William H. Welch is named president with a distinguished board including Dr. Theobald Smith and Dr. Simon Flexner. The institute plans early projects on milk safety and broader research, modeled on European institutes, and aims for careful, long term scientific progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
William H. Welch
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
T. M. Prudden
Columbia University
L. Emmet Holt
Columbia
C. A. Herter
University of New York
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
H. M. Biggs
Board of Health
New York City
Theobald Smith
Boston
Harvard University
Simon Flexner
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Rockefeller Institute
Cautton
Europe
Koch Institute
Berlin
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Prince Oldenburg
St. Petersburg
Welch
United States
Lost money in smoke of mystic powder swindlers flee to Europe
A NY fortune telling duo known as Prof Ries and Madame Collette vanished to Europe after swindling callers of sums from 100 to 7000 dollars using a mystic powder touted to reveal the future. Police report many hysterical visitors and widespread losses totaling tens of thousands as locals pondered the scam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Thirty-fifth Street
Ries
Mattie
Madame Collette
Heisman
Racien
John Starr
Jefferson Market
Starr
Fay H. White
Jefferson Apartments
Washington Square
White
Besant
West Thirtieth Street
Pool
Asman
Radien
Frederick Ries
David M. Neuberger
Broadway
New York
Ries Bros
Rentalman
J. W. Free
Continental Hotel
Baden
Sys
Rockefeller Silent on $1 Million Medical Institute Gift
In Cleveland John D. Rockefeller is rumored to have donated about a million dollars to found a medical research institution with a full laboratory setup and an endowment for a large faculty. He was in the city for the summer and would not confirm or deny the report when asked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
the Plain Dealer
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Mrs McKinley Improves Says Doctor After Night
Dr. Rixey at the White House says Mrs. McKinley rested well and is somewhat more favorable this morning. No bulletin warranted. Cortelyou releases a cautiously encouraging update as President McKinley walks the White House grounds with Gen. Gillespie. Members of the cabinet and several lawmakers inquire about her condition amid continued public concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rixey
White House
Gen. Gillespie
McKinley
San Francisco
Fuller
Foraker
Lodge
Boutell
Illinois
Livingston
Adamson
Georgia
Royalties Inquire After Mrs McKinley Gala
Berlin dispatch reports Andrew D White says the Emperor and Queen Wilhelmina inquired about Mrs McKinley at the opera gala reception last night They expressed best wishes and sympathy for the President and Mrs McKinley during the event on June 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Berlin
Andrew D. White
United States
Emperor
Wilhelmina
Bankers in Chicago oppose New York bankers' bank scheme
Chicago bankers led by James H. Eckels oppose Oakley Thorne's plan for a bankers' bank backed by New York financiers. Corsey met many institutions but was met with firm rejection. Officials question feasibility and legality, noting a national bank cannot buy stock as investment and doubt paying 3 percent on deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Ill
Chicago
New York
Oakley Thorne
Thorne
W. S. Corsey
Corsey
Supreme Court of the United States
Hutchinson
The
Corn Exchange
Keith
Metroolitan
Forgan
First National
Vanderbilts Courtesy on Hudson River Train
W K Vanderbilt a passenger on the Albany and Troy flier bound for Hyde Park gave up his seat when parlor car fulls. He stood for an hour and a half with other travelers until Poughkeepsie. A fellow stander remarked that if a Vanderbilt cannot get a seat none of us have a kick coming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
Albany and Troy
Grand Central Station
W. K. Vanderbilt
Hyde Park
Mr. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Rockefeller's vast philanthropy across universities and missions
The article details John D. Rockefeller's extensive giving since 1855, totaling over 9 million to the University of Chicago and substantial gifts to Rochester, Vassar, Barnard, and other institutions. It notes donations to Christian missions in Japan, support for Brown University, Mount Holyoke, and Cleveland organizations, plus gifts to the Alta House and Barnard College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
University of Chicago
University
Chicago
Straits
Barnard College
Alta House
Cleveland
American Baptist Hore Mission Society
American Baptist Missionary Union
Cleveland Young Men's Christian Association
Brown University
Mount Hloigoxe College
Cleveland Park
Jemoni Temple
Boston
International Golf and Polo Club Incorporation
The International Golf and Polo Club with capital of 1 million dollars was incorporated in Trenton New Jersey to provide grounds and buildings for golf polo and other games. Incorporators are John J Hill Horace Thornton and Le Grand Bowker of Jersey City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
International Golf and Polo Club
Capital
John J. Hill
Horace Thornton
le Grand Bowker
Jersey City
Claims Share of $80,000,000 Estate
William Huggins of 58 Bruen Street Newark claims to be an heir to James Wood of England estate valued at 80 million dollars. He says documents show his grandfather William Huggins, who married Wood's daughter Matilda, had a prior claim due to a contract made three years before Wood's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
William Huggins
Bruen Street
James Wood
England
Huggins
Boy Kidnapped Boy Found After Two Years
In Toledo Ohio on June 1 Albert Kosken aged fourteen missing from Norwalk two years ago is found in Ann Arbor Michigan. The man believed to be the kidnapper named Joseph Harris aged thirteen under arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Albert Kosken
Norwalk
Ann Arbor
Mich
Joseph Harris
Farmers to Honor Corn King Phillips At National Convention
West and Northwest farmers plan a public reception and banquet for George H. Phillips of Chicago at the Allied National Farmers Association convention in St Paul June 10 to 15. Speakers include Secretary Wilson Gov Van Sant Archbishop Ireland Joseph Leiter and Marquis De Vogue. Attendance is expected to reach 70 000 to 100 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
West
Northwest
George H. Phillips
Allied National Farmers’ Association of America
St. Paul
Phillips
Wilson
Gov
van Sant
Minnesota
Archbishop Ireland
Joseph Leiter
Burglars Steal Man's False Teeth in Cincinnati
Cincinnati report of June 1 states William Smith of 50 West Seventh Street was burglarized by three intruders who stole clothes and a set of false teeth. Smith expresses outrage at losing the teeth, a replacement he cannot quickly obtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Cincinnati
William Smith
West Seventh Street
Smith
Bryn Mawr Scholarships Awarded to Five Winners
Bryn Mawr Penn June 1 special to The New York Times lists winners of prizes and scholarships. Emily Dungan Edna Ashton Shearer Bertha Norris Rosalie Stuart Magruder Christina Hallowell Garrett and Amelia Elizabeth White receive honors including the Emily Dungan Memorial, Maria Eer, Special Alumnae, and George W Childs Essay Prize for top four year average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryn Mawr
Penn
Anna Powers
Emily Dungan
Philadelphia
Maria Eer
Edna Ashton Shearer
Torringford
Conn
Rosalie Stuart Magruder
Annapolis
Christina Hallowell Garrett
George W. Childs
Amelia Elizabeth
Horace White
New York Evening Post
Had Her Pet Horse Shot in Plainfield Probate
Mrs. J. C. Ross of Plainfield died in May and left in her will that her favorite gray horse be killed on the first day after her death to spare it from mistreatment if sold. Her executors had the old horse shot by Patrolman Higgins, the horse believed to be about thirty five years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
N. J
J. C. Ross
Higgins
Norwalk Mills to Reopen Tuesday
Norwalk and Fairfield Mills in Norwalk Conn will reopen Tuesday after an attachment. The debt will be paid on Monday and all heavyweight goods orders will be filled. At the time of the attachment merchandise facilities totaled 24000 dollars with no question about the company’s standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Conn
Fairfield Mills
No Advance in Knit Underwear
Albany reports knit goodsmen of New York State have decided not to raise prices on men's fleece-lined underwear. The move, taken between seasons, aims to avoid hardship for manufacturers and buyers as mills continue fifty hours weekly. Forty-one reps from major knitting firms attended and a committee was set to report by June 22 proposing a permanent organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
New York State
Seaboard Air Line Introduces Through Pullman Cars
Seaboard Air Line Railway now operates through Pullman cars from New York to Tampa, with service starting at 12 55 noon daily and departing from the 23d Street Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard Air Line Railway
New York
Tampa
Adv
Dance slang shifts in London society
In London on June 1 society notes a new slang for a dance called a pand. The era’s etiquette frowns on the old term and instead invites guests to a dinner and a band, reflecting fashionable reverence and evolving social custom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Affleck Estate Tax Fixed in Yonkers Case
Surrogate Silkman of Westchester County signed a decree fixing the estate tax for the late James Affleck of Yonkers at 1007.54 dollars. A further tax will be due at the death of Mrs Lizzie D Affleck feme widow, since the remainder of the residuary estate cannot be determined at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Silkman
Westchester County
James Affleck
Yonkers
Lizzie D. Affleck
United States Drift From Peking Alliance Change Evident
Washington reports the United States will not join a German plan to replace war chiefs with foreign officers in China. The legation guard under Major Robertson remains, signaling a de facto severance from the military alliance. Rockhill may return any day, with Conger to sail July 7 as a regular American minister to a friendly country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Count von Waldersee
China
Legation Guard
Peking
Robertson
Rockhill
State Department
Conger
Copper stock surge eyed as Amalgamated edging ahead
The Boston Globe financial page predicts higher copper prices next week led by Amalgamated Copper and its Montana consolidation with Butte. It forecasts a 10 percent dividend basis and a sell target around 150, while dismissing a rival Rothschild led copper combine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Boston Globe
Amalgamated
Butte
Montana
New Jersey
Heinze
Rogers
Amalgamated Stoc
Heinz
Rothschilds
Standard Oil Company
First Richmond Liquor Case Under Raines Law
Canandaigua N Y June 1 A bitter license fight left Richmond dry but Thomas Bryant of Rochester was indicted under Raines law for soliciting liquor orders in a town with liquor tax prohibition. An April Grand Jury returned another indictment. he pleaded not guilty and will be tried next Wednesday with Anti-Saloon League backing and Royal R. Scott, state excise counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canandaigua
N. Y
Richmond
Ontario County
Thomas Bryant
Rochester
Anti-Saloon League
Royal R. Scott
Bryant
K. Raines
Tenement House Law Provokes Brooklyn Contractors
Brooklyn contractors request exact effective time of the tenement house act for cities of the first class. They petition the Attorney General after Secretary of State notes uncertainty whether the law took effect at midnight or end of calendar day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Brooklyn
Ren
Sta
Poisoned by a kissing bug injures Union Hill policeman
Policeman Paul Bertschy is confined at home with blood poisoning after a bite he calls from a kissing bug. The bite on his right hand swelled rapidly from Thursday to Friday, forcing leave from duty. Doctor Men warns delay could have cost him his arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bertschy
Union Hill
Bertschy
New York Central Announces Hourly Buffalo Niagara Service
An advertisement proclaims a train every hour for Buffalo and Niagara Falls and the West on the New York Central Lines. Details are limited in the fragment, but the service appears aimed at improved regional rail connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
West
New York Central Lines
Adcv
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Edward VI
Chamber of Commerce
Pierpont Morgan
Cornelius N. Bliss
J. Piemont Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr
John T. Terry
George Wilson
Isidor Straus
James Spever
A. Foster
Eugene Delano
A. Barton Hepburn
John T. Waterbury
Levi C. Weir
William H. Parsons
James McCreery
J. W. Pinchot
Vernon H. Brown
Scene S. Bowdoin
W. Bayard Cutting
Smut
Russia
Fort Mifflin
Minnesota Episcopal Council
Texas Lumber Combine
MR. Rockefeller
Institute For Medical Research
Bankers’ Bank
Finaciers
J. H. Eckels
New York Central
International Club
Norwalk Mills
Affleck
Commissioner Rockhill
Legation Guards
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