Cutting a lioness claws at Central Park Menagerie
At the Central Park Menagerie the old near blind lioness Alice had six claws cut after they grew into her pads. Keeper Snyder and a team restrained her with ropes as she resisted, biting bars and suffering wounds, before the operation and antiseptic treatment. Nearby Bengal tigress Kittie died yesterday noon of lung trouble after paralysis, with her skeleton to be kept at the Museum of Natural History.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
Alice
Lions’ House
Lions
Smith
Keeper Snyder
Snyder
Andemonium
Superintendent Smith
Kittie
Museum of Natural History
Westward search for kidnapped Annie spans continent
Miss Emelie Goebel of New York seeks help from the St. Louis Police to locate her foster sister Annie, taken from the Romen Catholic Orphan Asylum in April. A private detective traced the child to a May westward train, and Goebel plans to visit Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Denver to pursue leads across the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
New York City
Emelie Goebel
East Ninety-sixth Street
New York
Desmond
Annie
Augusta Goebel
Miss Goebel
New York Times
Chief Desmond
Goebel Case Involving Nursing and Adoption Request
Mrs Goebel took a seven day old child from Foundling Asylum more than two years ago to nurse it. She kept the child thirty months and asked to adopt it but was denied, with reports the refusal tied to her Protestant faith. Gustav Goebel, a brass finisher, and the family are described as comfortable though not affluent. No definite legal action was pursued at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Goebel
Hotel Property Sold to Indianapolis Syndicate
A Louisville deal closes with a syndicate including Mayor Thomas Taggart Indianapolis Crawford Fairbanks Terre Haute G T Dickinson Henry Hickman David P Erwin and W H McDoel Chicago acquiring French Lick Springs Hotel for 150 per share on 2000 shares. Ownership transfers immediately and a new 500000 hotel is planned with enhanced Monon Road train service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
French Lick Springs
Thomas Taggart
Indianapolis
Crawford Fairbanks
Terre Haute
G. T. Dickinson
Henry Hickman
David P. Erwin
W. H McDoel
Chicago
W. W. Hite
Capt
J. C. Howard
French Lick
Monon Road
Cine
St. Louis
American Cereal Company plans stock increase
The American Cereal Company announces a plan to raise its authorized capital stock to 10 million dollars. Current outstanding capital is about 3.34 million of 3.4 million authorized. Officials denied any intent to acquire the Great Western Cereal Company or other outside plants. The stock has been trading with bids around 181 and asks higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Cereal Company
Great Western Cereal Company
O. C. Barber
Diamond Match Company
Marquis de Lur-Saluces Banished by French Senate
The Senate as High Court of Justice convicted the Marquis de Lur-Saluces of conspiracy and treason, sentencing him to five years banishment. He declared his honor intact as he prepared to depart for the Belgian frontier, amid mixed press reaction and talk of a duel among senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Senate
High Court of Justice
Marquis de Lur-Saluces
M. Bernard
M. Falliéres
Aucoin
Provost-Delaunay
M. Aucoin
MM. Aucoin
Charreyroff
M. Papillaud
Libre Parole
M. Provost-Delaunay
Destieux-Junca
Millés- Lacroix
Paris Morning Papers
Figaro
The
Cervantes
Marquis de Luz-Saluces
King Edward Wins Henderson Praise In London Visit
David B. Henderson ex speaker says his interview with King Edward was highly agreeable. He notes frankness and cordial U S England relations. Henderson and F H Gillett plan to visit Skibo Castle, then the Continent, and return to America in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
David B. Henderson
United States
House of Representatives
Edward
America
England
F. H. Gillett
Massachuou
Henderson
Skibo Castle
Carnegies
Stafford House Fete for National Lifeboat Institution
In London Stafford House hosted a grand charity event for the National Lifeboat Institution. The duchy hosts and nobles decorated the rooms with flowers while Mme Melba and M Kubelik performed. Ben Greet's Woodland Players staged The Comedy of Errors and guests enjoyed supper and tables sold at high stakes. The event raised over 5000 pounds for the lifeboat service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stafford House
Duke and Duchess of Sutherland
National Lifeboat Institution
Duchess of Sutherland
Mme. Melba
M. Kubelik
Cornwallis-West
Lady Randolph Churchill
Holman
Ben Greet
Woodland Players
J. Pierpont Morgan
Frank W. Rhodes
Cecil J. Rhodes
Philadelphia
Stafford House Public Benefit At London’s Finest Residence
The private Stafford House in St. James's Park near St. James's Palace opened its picture galleries to the public last evening with a 2 guinea admission, granting access to private apartments usually unseen. Built for the Duke of York and later owned by the Duke of Sutherland, it hosted Gen. Garibaldi in 1864 who was honored with a commemorative tablet after his death by a committee of Italians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stafford House
London
St. James's Park
St. James’s Palace
Duke of York
George III
Duke of Sutherland
Duchess of Sutherland
Queen Victoria
Gen. Garibaldi
Astor Hosts Dinner and Concert for Paderewski and Eames
William Waldorf Astor gave a dinner and splendid concert at Carlton House Terrace in London in honor of Paderewski and Mme Emma Eames. The guest list included the Duchess of Roxburghe and many other titled figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William Waldorf Astor
Carlton House Terrace
Mr.Paderewski
Mme
Emma Eames
Plan to link Alexandria to Shanghai by rail proposed
Consul General Guenther reports to the State Department that an English engineer devised a plan to connect Alexandria, Egypt with Shanghai, China by railroad. The route would be about 6.4 miles long in three divisions, with the middle division of 3,125 miles already in existence, and a proposal to build a line linking Mandalay and Calcutta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Guenther
Frankfort
State Department
Alexandria
Egypt
Shanghai
China
Mandaay
Calcutta
Kaiser Awards Prussian Merit to Radical Biblical Critic
Berlin June 26 Emperor William grants the Prussian Order for Merit to Prof Julius Wellhausen, noted as Germanys most radical Biblical critic and an extreme Leftist in politics. The move shocks observers due to his controversial stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Berlin
William
Julius Wellhausen
Wellhausen
German Experts to Attend Tuberculosis Congress
Dr. Robert Koch and Prof. von Leyden with about 100 German hygienists will attend the Tuberculosis Congress in London from July 22 to 26. Koch plans to report his recent tuberculin results to the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Robert Koch
von Leyden
Fraenkel
London
Koch
Czar Frees Russian Newspapers From Warnings
The Czar in St Petersburg freed all newspapers and periodicals from warnings interdictions and punishments. He decreed that such warnings and interdictions expire henceforth within definite periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Soldier Guy D. Toovey Killed in Boer War Fight
The War Department informs Saenry V. Toovey of New York that his son Guy D. Toovey private in the British Army was shot and killed at Jacobsdal South Africa on June 3. Born in London he came to Paterson New Jersey as a child and later served in the Spanish American War before joining the Diamond Fields Horse in South Africa. His parents mourn, unsure if his body was recovered or disposition made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British War Department
Saenry V. Toovey
Second Avenue
Guy D. Toovey
Jacobsdal
South Africa
London
Paterson
N. J
New Jersey
Jacksonville
Fla
Pablo Beach
England
de Beer
Young Toovey
No. 2
Diamond Fields Horse
Gen. Methuen
Mafeking
Baden-Powell
Toovey
Rotterdam Welcomes Kruger in Enthusiastic Reception
June 26 Rotterdam greets Mr. Kruger with a station arrival ceremony led by the Burgomaster and city officials. Bands play the Transvaal anthem as workmen’s societies march with flags to the Town Hall where speeches note Boer liberty struggles. A luncheon, serenade, torchlight parade, and balcony view cap a day of fervent demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotterdam
Kruger
Transvaal
Salisbury Speech Flags Unionist Strength and South Africa Duty
At the United Club banquet in London the Marquis of Salisbury the Prime Minister warned the Unionist Party had grown overly successful and weakened opposition. He urged unity to maintain discipline and stressed firmness in South Africa to deter frontier violations and preserve national standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Club
Cecil
Marquis of Salisbury
House of Commons
South Africa
Stratford-on-Avon by election yields Unionist victory
In Stratford-on-Avon Warwickshire the Unionist P Foster won the postponed House of Commons seat caused by Victor Milward's death with 4 105 votes to Bolton King Radical a strong contest drew leaders and Cham berlain sent a telegram praising the Unionist win as support for Government policy in South Africa the late Milward had held the seat since 1895 with a larger majority for Foster who pledged support to Lord Salisbury's government and empire unity the Radical candidate condemned the war as a calamity and called for policy change
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Stratford-on-Avon
Warwickshire
Victor Milward
Foster
Bolton King
Shakespeare’s
Chamberlain
Col. Milward
Thomas Sadler
Lord Salisbury
Eee Er A . R Ng
South Africa
Elieve
British Naval Deficiency Highlighted by Navy League
The Navy League in London issues a manifesto urging public focus on the lack of ships across all classes in Britain's navy. It cautions about gaps in the Mediterranean squadron including battle ships destroyers and fleet auxiliaries with essential items like smokeless powder and telescopic sights in short supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Navy League
Great Britain
Mediterranean
League
Charles Lilly White Freed
Charles Lilly White a naturalized American who was arrested in Wellington New Zealand in November on a charge tied to the Colchester murder case of 1893 was released today. He spoke in court asserting his rights as an American and hinted at pursuing damages over his arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles Lilly White
Wellington
New Zealand
Arthur Blatch
Colchester
White
Alleged Looting by Marines Reported for Review
A claim totaling 400 000 taels by the China Merchants' Association over alleged looting by American marines at Tien-Tsin will be referred to military authorities for report. The claim has not yet been presented to the State Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China Merchants’ Association
Tien-Tsin
State Department
Marines Commandant denies looting claims via telegraphic denial
Brig. Gen. Heywood objects to the report of the claim. He cites a telegraphic report from Admiral Remey denying the allegations as they pertain to United States marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heywood
Remey
United States
Russian Minister to China Recalled and Transferred
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports M. de Giers the Russian Minister to China will be recalled from Peking for inaptitude and moved to Munich. Paul Lassar is named to replace him in Peking and is described as an Anglophile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Lokal Anzeiger
M. de Giers
China
Munich
Paul Lassar
Burglar Pursuit Engulfs New Rochelle to Mount Vernon
A large hunt spans New Rochelle and Mount Vernon as about fifty New Rochelle citizens and thirty to forty Mount Vernon volunteers chase a burglar believed to be laden with a $1000 loot. The suspect fled from John Healey’s Washington Avenue home and vanished into woods between the cities after a neighbor spotted the bag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rochelle
N. Y
Mount Vernon
John Healey
Washington Avenue
Chief Foley
Foley
Joseph T. Brown
Charles T. Robinson
Paris Berlin auto race draws 155 entries from across Europe
The Paris to Berlin race starts at Champigny near Paris with 155 automobiles entered including many French makes and several German and English machines. Foxhall Keene leads the American contingent driving a 28 horsepower French car as teams prepare for a three day 435 kilometer, 445 kilometer and 297 kilometer trek ending in Berlin. A 57-car tourist section also departs for Berlin to arrive alongside the racers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Berlin
Champigny
Foxhall Keene
Aix-la-Chapelle
Hanover
Opening of the Race Near Fort Shampigny
Paris readers witnessed the dawn start of a lengthy auto race with machines lining the roadside and numbered starts at two minute intervals. The first cars sped to the front while spectators gathered, and Foxhall Keene with car 148 was slated to begin around 8 this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Fort Shampigny
Foxhall Keene
Carroll sails to Queenstown to visit Croker in Wantage
John F. Carroll arrived aboard the Oceanic at Queenstown from New York and said the trip is for pleasure though he plans to see Richard Croker in Wantage. He dismissed a report of a plan to kill the Nixon boom and declined to comment on an alleged anti Croker revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
John F. Carroll
White Star Line
Oceanic
New York
Richard
Croker
Wantage
Joseph M Deemer Killed After Payoff on Bridge
Joseph M Deemer a 44 year old bridge contractor from Jersey City Heights was killed near Newark after paying off workers for the Pennsylvania Steel Company. He lived at 98 Orient Avenue and left a week earlier to supervise a Newark bridge project. He built the Jersey City Hoboken elevated railroad and is survived by a widow and three children. a brother George works in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. Y
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Central Station
Joseph M. Deemer
Jersey City Heights
N. J
Lake Shore Limited
Deemer
Orient Avenue
Jersey City
Hoboken
George
New York City
Syndicate Buys 1100 Square Miles of Timber Lands
A Montreal led syndicate including W H Davis and David Russell buys nearly 1100 square miles of pulp and timber lands on the St Maurice River in Quebec. The deal covers over 2 060 000 cords of pulp wood and more than 3 000 000 saw logs, with plans for water power and a likely large paper mill near Grand Mere and Shawinigan Falls. Prominent New York and Philadelphia names are attached to the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Quebec
Messrs. W. H. Davis
David Russell
St.Maurice River
Grand Mere
Shawinigan Falls
New York
Philadelphia
Colorado Iron Company Sued by Atlantic Trust
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company faces two federal suits filed by Atlantic Trust Company. Summons list claims of 400000 and 225000 dollars. President John C. Osgood was served. law firm Reed Simpson Thatcher and Barnum Keree represents the Trust. Osgood suspects links to Whitebreast Fuel liquidation and Atlantic Trust as mortgagee trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
United States District Court
Atlantic Trust Company
John C. Osgood
Reed
Simpson
Thatcher
Barnum Keree
Trust Company
Osgood
Empire Building
Whitebreast Fuel Company of
Colorado
Finlanders to colonize Georgia on Southern Railway land
The Southern Railway said it arranged with Capt. A. Bachman of Finland to buy 10,000 acres of land along the Georgia line for colonization. Bachman aims to help Finns unhappy with political conditions emigrate to Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southern Railway
A. Bachman
Finland
Georgia
Downtown mob chases four Dowleites from Evanston meet
Chicago report says four Dowleites visiting Evanston for an open air gathering were jeered and driven out of town by a large mob. Police could not control the crowd and no arrests were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowleites
Evanston
Chicago
New Fast Train to Colorado via Missouri Pacific Railway
Missouri Pacific Railway offers double daily service from St. Louis and Kansas City to Colorado Utah and the Pacific Coast with through sleeping cars between St. Louis and San Francisco. Excursion tickets now on sale. For information write Wm. E. Hoyt G. B. Fauste 801 Broadway NetppAdvs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Missouri Pacific Railway
St. Louis
Kansas City
Utah
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Wm. E. Hoyt
G. B. Fauste
Broadway
Naval Colier Brutus Held Up At Suez Toll Gate
The naval collier Brutus is blocked at the Port Said entrance of the Suez Canal over toll payment. The Paymaster offered about $3,840 in American gold, which the canal authorities rejected due to currency regulations. The Navy asked the State Department to instruct the American Consul to arrange payment to allow passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brutus
Port Said
Suez Canal
Navy Department
State Department
Widow Strikes Oil in Texas Enriches Cripple Creek Family
Lucius Whitaker of Bridgeton learns his widowed sister Mrs. Albert D. Knowlton in Cripple Creek Colorado has become a multi millionaire after her husband’s death and real estate deals reveal rich Texas oil wells. Her son Philip, editor of The Cripple Creek News, advised restraint and oversaw sale of half the sixty acre tract for a fabulous sum. Whitaker plans a visit and possible move to reside with his sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeton
N. J
Lucius Whitaker
Albert D. Knowlton
Cripple Creek
Col
Whitaker
West New Jersey Railroad Company
Philip
The
Cripple Creek News
Texas
Ex-Coroner Indicted in Malfeasance Case
Chicago reports ex-Deputy Coroner John C. Weckler indicted on malfeasance for not holding an inquest on Marie Offenbach’s body. Grand Jury found no inquest occurred, based on testimonies linking to the Unger Brown conspiracy case. Investigators seek Weckler as proceedings await Judge Tuley’s Friday motion for a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John C. Weckler
Marie Offenbach
August M. Unger
Wayland Brown
Mr. Weckler
Frank Smiley
C. E. Snively
Weckler
Daniel Carroll
Maurice Deneen
Unger-Brown- Smiley
Tuley
Canada Rail Strike Rattles Western Canadian Run
Montreal June 26 The Canadian Pacific mood shows strain as trackmen strike disrupts western trains. Imperial Limited delayed at Calgary. workers refuse $5 a day. Telegraphs to Winnipeg down. 145 special constables sworn in at Calgary to curb unrest amid public support for strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Imperial Limited
Calgary
Canadian Pacific Railroad Telegram Company
Winnipeg
Brookyn farmer shoots worker in field dispute
Richard J. Kelley a truck farmer of Blake Avenue and Enfield Street Brooklyn fought Alfred Scrabb 35 over field work. Scrabb tried to strike Kelley with a spade. Kelley fired a revolver killing Scrabb instantly. Kelley was arrested and held on self defense claims at Liberty Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Kelley
Blake Avenue
Enfield Street
Brooklyn
Alfred Scrabb
Scrabb
Kelley
Liberty Avenue
Felice Ceaten
Pee le Etheer
Missouri Pacific to Add 30 Million in Capital Stock
At a June 26 stockholders meeting the Missouri Pacific Railway Company voted to issue 300000 new shares of par value 100 each, increasing capital by 30 million dollars. Shareholders may subscribe at par to the extent of 15 percent of their holdings as of July 5 1901, with subscriptions due by July 18 1901. Warrants will be mailed after July 5 showing each holder's entitlement. Holders will participate in all dividends declared after August 1 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Loree Elected Director on Panhandle Common Board
Effingham B Morris resigns from the Pennsylvan ia Company board and L F Loree president of the Baltimore and Ohio is elected a director. The Pittsburg Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Railroad declares a 1 percent dividend on common stock and a 1 cent semi annual dividend on preferred stock with payment dates August 1 and July 15 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg
Effingham B. Morris
L. F. Loree
Baltimore and Ohio
Cincinnati
Chicago and St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Ormer
Summer Schedule Issued By New York Ontario and Western
The New York Ontario and Western unveils its summer passenger timetable. A Saturday only fast express to Liberty departs New York at 12 45 PM with first trip next Saturday. Four daily trains to Sullivan County resorts plus five Saturdays. Freight rate disruption prompts West Bound Freight Committee meeting today to seek adjustment. New York Central releases four track series with Adirondack maps for tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ontario and Western
Liberty
Sullivan County
New York Central
Adirondack Mountains
Missing Widow Alma Larner Found in Springfield
Alma Louise Larner, once confined in a Grand Valley sanitarium by relatives, was located in Springfield Massachusetts by Mooney Boland Detective Agency head E C Wagentube. She had fled from a Brooklyn hotel with a sanitarium nurse, traced through several towns, and was under guardianship of Henry L Goodwin Cedar Street after Justice Gaynor reopened the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Louise Larner
Springfield
Mass
E. C. ‘Wagentube
Mooney-Boland Detective Agency
Margaret
Brooklyn
Sanitarium
Manhattan
Grand Central Station
South Norwalk
Henry L. Goodwin
Cedar Street
Crazed youth charged with assaulting newsvendor
William Lorenzo, 19, a Morning News delivery worker, was arrested at West Thirtieth Street Station for allegedly assaulting Palma Schroeder, a paper seller at West Thirty-third Street. He allegedly struck her in the face, attempted a scissors attack, then fled toward Fifth Avenue before being caught. Court arraignment set for Jefferson Market Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lorenzo
Seventh Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street
Broadway
Lorenzo
Fifth Avenue
Jefferson Market Court
National University Plan Proposed for Washington Memorial Institution
Chicago June 26 The Committee of Fifteen chaired by President Harper approves a plan for a non governmental National Washington Memorial Institution to be founded in Washington. It will promote advanced study of science and liberal arts and operate independently of government and existing schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harper
Chicago University
National Educational Association
Detroit
Washington
Washington Academy of Sciences
Jm George Washington Memorial Associaon
City of
George Washington
Washington Memorial Institution
Wife of Col Vroom Dead in San Antonio
Mrs P D Vroom wife of Col Peter D Vroom United States Army Inspector General of the Department of the East died in San Antonio Texas June 26 The report notes she was stationed at Governors Island New York and mentions reference to P Good of the Twelfth Infantry with OCR fragments remaining
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
P. D. Vroom
Cok Vroom
United States Army
Department of the East
Governors Island
N. Y
Hat prices and mail orders offered by Vian
The nobby triple brim Rough-and-Readys sell for 1.80, matching any 3.00 hat in town, while Porto Rican Panamas go for 3.80 though elsewhere priced 6.00 to 10.00. Our supply is assured and we keep 3.80, claiming authentic Panamas at 25.00. Mail orders filled.
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Child
M. DE Lur-Saluces
King Charms
MR. Henderson
Edward VII
Lifeboat Fund
W. W. Astor
Henry Toovey
Krueger
Stratford-on- Avon
Fraser & Co
5Th Avenue
VICHY
Automobiles
J. F. Carroll
Colorado Iron Company
Widow
Canada
News OF the Railroads
Missouri Pacific
Panhandle Common
Railroad Notes
Alma Larner
Committee
Peter D. Vroom
Vian
Cortlandt St
6Th
9Th Ave
New Haven
Conn
60Th St
Edison
New York Edison Company
Duane Street
WM. Morgan & Sons
Manhattans
Gents
Columbus Avg
94Th St
Morgan & Brothers
47Th ST
Community of Sisters of St. Francis
Oldenburg
Ind
Sisters of St. Francis
Academy of the Immaculate Conception
Elder of
Francis Joseph Rudolf
Germany
Holy See
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