Founders Day at Carnegie Institute Draws 5000 Strong
Pittsburg crowd exceeds hall capacity as Carnegie Institute marks its fifth founders day. Minister Wu Ting Fang addresses the audience, praising education and peace while reflecting on Confucius and China. Wu condemns wars and commends American wealth for public good. a prize exhibition follows and a reception with Wu hosts about 1,000 attendees.
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W. N. Frew
Board of Trustees
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Confucius
China
Mount
Sea of Galilee
West
B. C
Central Asia
America
Breas
Athens
Frew
Bejamin Foster
New York
Misty Moong
William
Sergeant Kendall
Robert W. Allen
London
England
Ogontz, Fenn
Archer
Wu Ting Fan
Index to Departments and Page References
Affairs Stocks irregular and commodity prices listed. Wheat corn oats cotton iron butter move across pages. Includes Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers, Insurance Notes and Legal Notes. References to pages 3 6 7 10 11 12 show where items appear.
Contented Woman in Pennsylvania News Item
A fragmentary item notes a contented woman in Pennsylvania with mention of rail transit. Details are limited but imply travel by railroad and a positive tone regarding the trip.
Pittsburg Orchestra Opens Season Under Victor Herbert
The Pittsburg Orchestra opened with Victor Herbert at Carnegie Music Hall to a capacity crowd. Signor Alexandre Scotti impressed on his debut with I Pagliacci and the Toreador song receiving an ovation. The program featured Beethoven overture Fidelo Tschaikowsky Symphony No.4 and Liszt Rhapsody. Minister Wu attended as guest of honor.
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Pittsburg
Victor Herbert
Carnegie Music Hall
Signor Alexandre Scotti
Beethoven
Fidelio
Tschaikowsky
Liszt
Society of Pittsbur
New York
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kimball Will Endows Aid For Destitute Colored Children
Laura C F Kimball leaves 25000 to be used by the American Grandiane Society for destitute colored children. The will prioritizes children from New Iberia Louisiana and aims to create life members and provide first chance support through the society. Charles F Kimball named as executor and beneficiary in a provision spelling out the fund's use.
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Chicago
Laura Cc. F. Kimball
Pentorday
Kimball
Charles F. Kimball
Cowan
Acgive
Milk price set by Chicago unions through April
Beginning today the Milk Dealers' Union announces wholesale milk rates for eight-gallon cans. November December 1.15. January February 1.10. March 95 cents. April 90 cents per can. B G Richmond of the Milk Shippers' Union cites Chicago conditions for the rise and says the price will stay until union officials decide otherwise.
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Chicago
Milk Dealers’ Union
B. G. Richmond
Milk Shippers’ Union
Elburn
Victory for Union Men at Capitol Tile Strike
A 250 worker Capitol project to convert Library of Congress space into committee rooms saw three non union ceramic tile layers hired last Tuesday. When asked to join the union they refused. The union protested, workers walked out, other tile layers quit in sympathy, and the three were discharged at noon. Union workers then returned to their jobs.
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Washington
Capitol
Library of Congress
Tle
Yale Astronomers Prep to Photograph Leonids This Fall
New Haven observers gauge why the 1910 Leonid display failed last year and consider two explanations. Dr Frederick L Chase of Yale Observatory notes it may be as likely to appear now as before and cites Jupiter's past perturbations and Earth’s position in orbit as possible factors.
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New Haven
Yale
Frederick L. Chase
Yate Observatory
Jupiter
Fai Sp Se Paing
Laborer Killed and Another Injured by Columbus Avenue Car
John Moran of 208 West Sixty‑first Street was struck and killed while workers dug a trench near Fifty‑third Street and Eighth Avenue. Patrick Horan of 381 West Twenty‑first Street was seriously injured by the same car. a third worker escaped injury by ducking. The accident occurred as a northbound car met a westbound Columbus Avenue car at the crossing.
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John Moran
Sixtieth Street
Fifty-third Street
Eighth Avenue
Columbus Avenue
Patrick Horan
West
Twenty-first Street
Columbus ‘Avenue
Naughton’ & Co
Moran
Horan
Robert Kemp
West Thirty-ninth Street
Sajcetore Pox
eSoft Pifty
Third Street
Highth Avenue
Castre
Aly
van Nator
Addin Petri
Iemans
Kemp
Vanderbilt Letters Reveal Rainbow Ballast Issue
The Yachting World publishes Cornelius Vanderbilt letters to Capt. Parker dated Oct 12 and to Herman B. Duryea dated Oct 5. Vanderbilt states he acquitted Duryea of all blame and that extra ballast was placed in the Rainbow by his order, with him assuming responsibility.
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London
Yachting World Today
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Capt. Parker
Mr. Vanderbilt
Herman B. Duryea
Rainbow disqualified after Vanderbilt ballast dispute
A letter from William K. Vanderbilt to the Regatta Committees of the New York Atlantic and Seawanhaka-Corinthian clubs reports a private ballast error aboard the Rainbow. Capt. Parker’s involvement is disputed by Duryea and Whitney, with all parties denying knowledge of Vanderbilt’s actions.
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Rainbow
New York
Atlantic
Seawanhaka-Corinthian
Vanderbilt
Parker
Capt. Parker
Herman B. Duryea
Iry Payhe. Whitney
Duryea
Mr. Whitney
Vanderba Jetter
Iit
Yale Bicentennial Funds As Of Oct 26 1900
Yale bicentennial fund committee reports total contributions of 603,474.79 with three additional pledges of 100,000 each conditioned on further gifts. One original donor adds 50,000 outright. Of the total, 244,000.84 has been spent on land for new bicentennial buildings and 40,404.10 allocated for other expenses. Possible further building funds may follow.
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New York Times
New Haven
Yale
Ettes
Ph Pat
Baer Ale Erga
North German Lloyd steamer Borkam docks with freight at Galveston
Galveston Texas Nov. 2 The North German Lloyd steamship Borkam drawing 24 feet 6 inches with miscellaneous freight for Bremen in voyage to sea port today went ashore or arrived at the port according to report.
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Galveston
Texas
Borkam
Bremen
Eggs Thrown at Mr. Bryan in Milwaukee Crowd
In Milwaukee, four eggs were thrown at William Jennings Bryan as he left the Central Turner Hall after a speech. John R. Myers was arrested. others fled. Bryan said passengers crowded the carriage and the eggs were aimed at the driver. Myers claimed Democratic loyalty and offered no motive or accomplice names.
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Chicago
William
J. Bryan
Milwaukee
Avenue
John R. Myers
Mr. Bryan
Policeman Culkins
Culkins
Myers
Des Rate
West North Avenue
Gonare
Bryan
New British Cabinet Appointments Announced in London
Queen Victoria approves Lord Salisbury as Premier and Lord Privy Seal and Lansdowne as Foreign Secretary. Brodrick becomes War Secretary, Selborne First Lord, Ritchie Home Secretary. Reactions vary with newspapers noting limited enthusiasm and concerns over defense leadership.
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London
Victoria
Lord Salisbury
Marquis of Lansdowne
William St. John Brodrick
Earl of Selborne
of the Ear
T. Ritchie
Home Affairs
Lord Lansdowne
Ritchie
Lord Selborne
Admiralty
Earl
Gerald Balfour
Weenlet
the Times
Ily Chronicle
Conservative Party
Treasury Bench
Cabinet reshuffle drops key ministers from Salisbury era
In the new cabinet George J. Goschen remains First Lord of the Admiralty while Sir Matthew White Ridley and Viscount Cross are dropped from the government. Ridley may receive a peerage, signaling a significant reshuffle of senior posts.
Count Castellane Debts Revealed in Trustee Details
Paris reports the appointment of George J. Gould as trustee for the Countess of Castellane uncovers debts of Count Bent and wife totaling about 23.5 million francs. Real estate tied to the Charity Bazaar and private Avenue Malakoff home accounts for 6.585 million in mortgages, 4.293 million in loans and bills, and 9.1 million in art and bric a brac. Art dealer M Wetheimer claims goods bought and resold, with 2 million francs still due.
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Paris
George J. Gould
Castellane
Bent
Avenue Malakoff
M. Wetheimer
Gould family appoints trustee for Countess Castellane estate
George J Gould and family refuse comment on appointing Gould as trustee. Judge Dillon, family counsel, says the move protects the Count and Countess amid heavy expenditures and debts. He notes the Countess income around 100000 and debts sworn at 400000, with trusteeship chosen to stabilize the estate. Gould’s Paris appointment is final though he may be represented by counsel there.
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George J. Gould
Gould
Castellane
Dillion
Dillon
Paris
Southern cotton mill owners plan to curb speculative houses
Norfolk report notes mill owners unite against speculative commission houses. About 500 000 spindles sign a plan to halt operation from all houses in a bid to concentrate weaving and reduce feeds amid calls for reform.
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Norfolk
Southern Cotton Mill
Wehanets
Saace
Parade Plans Complete For Sound Money March
The Executive Committee of the sound money parade met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to finalize arrangements for the demonstration tomorrow. Plans include a 140000 man procession led by Gov. Roosevelt, with divisions for Dry Goods Club and bankers, banners, and stands ready along Broadway Fifth Avenue and Madison Square.
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Fifth Avenue
Levi P. Morton
Roosevelt
Tammany
Broadway
McKinley
Bryan
Drake
Richard Croker
Madison Square
Sound Money
Bacon
Every
Devery
National
Sound-Money
Empre
Sound Money Trade Association
Sound Money Parade Association
New York
United States
Anson G. McCook
Worth Street
Gov. Roosevelt
Executive Committee
McCook
Republican Club
Bankers and Brokers
Gen. Molineux
Leslie
Cecil
Waverle Place
Washington March
Fortieth Street
Dewey Arch
Partic
Bay 3Ernoon
Rae Headausters
H Grand Mars
Gen.McCocs
Miners to Join Sound Money Parade in New York
Sixty Hillside Coal and Iron miners from Forest City area in Scranton will travel to New York Friday night to join the mammoth sound money parade. They march as Coal rate Sound Money Club No 1 carrying a $300 white satin banner and will wear mining clothes with lamps on their hats while armed with picks. The group, union men from the recent strike, aims to counter anti strike political capital in the parade.
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Scranton
Penn
Hillside Coal and Iron Company
Forest City
New York
Coal Rate Sound-Money Club
Ryanites
Take the Parade Nine Hours to Pass Estimation
A fragment notes an hourly passage rate and an estimate that the parade will take nine hours to pass. It mentions an hourly rate and the total duration of the procession.
Chief Devery Warns Public On Parade Safeguards
Chief Devery urges public caution for next Saturday's celebration. He notes crooks target large crowds and advises householders to cooperate with police and use common sense to protect property during the parade and public viewing.
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Devery
McGuire urges parade linked to trusts and fear of job loss
Executive Chairman James K. McGuire of the Democratic State Committee backs a sound money parade and urges workers not to refuse marching to protect their jobs. He urges masking intentions and voting for Ryan to “smash” trusts in the secret ballot.
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Richard Croker
James K. McGuire
Democratic State Committee
Trusts
McGuire
McKinley
Ryan
Standard Oil Protest and Rice Case Developments
A front stair bulletin outside the Standard Oil Building denounced a morning paper's pledges to support sound money and McKinley. The Rice case saw Charles F. Jones confessing to Assistant District Attorney Osborne and implicating Albert T. Patrick, with both men jailed in the Tombs as the coroner’s inquest was postponed.
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Standard Oil
Lower Broadway
Standard Oil Company
McKinley
Puding
Students to Carry a Coffin in Sound Money Parade
Three hundred students from Stevens Institute in Hoboken will join tomorrow's parade. They cross by the Barclay Street ferry, carrying a coffin inscribed with Croker Bryan and Aguinaldo and a large American flag reportedly made by a Filipino girl.
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Stevens ‘Institute
Hoboken
Barclay Street
Elephant to Lead Parade Division from Ohio
The Custom House Brokers Sound Money Club arranged an elephant import to head its parade division tomorrow. The animal, previously in captivity, was said to have been captured in the jungles near Canton, Ohio.
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Sound Money Club
Ohio
Canton
Progress Around Dawson by Jeremiah Lynch in Washington
Jeremiah Lynch, Dawson City resident and former California Democrat candidate, reports on Dawson. He describes its population of 25 000, three daily newspapers, electric lights, and easy access from Seattle by steamer and rail. He notes Canadian influence on the region and Dawson’s rising prominence, with shipments to Paris and Canada’s governance shaping the mining area.
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Washington
Jeremiah Lynch
Dawson City
Europe
California
Lynch
Dawson
Seattle
Yukon
Paris
Canada
Sunday Train Schedule Notice Confuses Passengers
An incoherent fragment mentions a Shore Line train timing and a Sunday commencement, leaving readers puzzled about timetable changes and service status.
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Shore Line
Rige's Valet Confesses in Court Proceedings
Rige's valet confesses as Jones cuts his throat and is taken from his cell to hospital where recovery is possible. Patrick allegedly supplied the knife while Hig counsel challenges assistant district attorney and accuses him of star chamber methods.
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Rice
Charles F. Jones
William Marsh Rice
Madison Avenue
James W. Osborne
Jones
Albert T. Patrick
New York
Mr. Rice
Patrick
Osborne
Lawyer House
Star Chamber
Capt. Baker
Miller
Byrne
House
Roosevelt
Jones's Story to Osborne Confession by Rice's Valet Read
Assistant District Attorney Osborne released the gist of Jones's confession regarding Rice's death. The statement alleges Patrick supplied gray tablets which Rice took nightly, with Jones sent to Patrick's home to retrieve papers. Rice grew distressed and discussed reporting to authorities, leading to further exchanges and doctor visits.
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Rice
Osborne
Jones
Mr. Osborne
Whittherly
Mr. Rice
Patrick
Mr. Patrick
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Frederick Archer
Lemuel Co. Barnes
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Eee
Pittsburg Orchestra
Scotti
The
Laura Cc. Fimball
Chicago Dealers’ Union
Leonids
GAR
Seriguely
Capt
Yale BI Centennial Funds
Salisbury
Cross
Foreign Office
Colonial Office
C. T. Ritchie
Board of Trade
George J. Goschen
Matthew Avhite Ridley
Viscount Cross
Count Castellane
Sound Money Executive Committee
the Order OF
Chief Devery
Meiners MN
Standard Oil Bulletin
Rige
Hig
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