England Grants Full Control of Nicaraguan Canal Treaty
London reports Lord Pauncefote will carry a draft treaty abrogating the Clayton Bulwer pact. Britain agrees to US sole control of the canal with no quid pro quo, while negotiations begin in Washington. Debate unsettled in Senate. Suez interests speculated though no evidence found. Pauncefote sails to Washington with Maud and Audrey Pauncefote and will confer with Secretary Hay.
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London
Nicaragua Canal
Lord Pauncefote
United States
New York
Lord Salisbury
Ah Sik
State Department
Washington
Great Britain
Lord Lansdowne
Senate
America
Foreign Office
British West Indies
McKinley
Roosevelt
Lord Wansdowne
Suez Canal Company
Paris
Polhama
Nicaragua
Panama Canal Company
Finglich
Far East
France
Spain
Italin
Nicaragua Canal Treaty Draft Accepts Hay Position
A special New York Times report from Washington states the Pauncefote draft treaty for the Nicaragua Canal contains no quid pro quo and focuses solely on the canal issue, aligning with Secretary Hay’s outlined position. The document is presented as authoritative with no references to other matters.
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New York Times
Washington
Lord Pauncefote
Hay
Nicaragua Canal
Poland Poland Poland Poland The Pure Spring Water Ad
An advertisement touts a Poland sourced spring water as the purest in the world. The brief text emphasizes origin and quality with a bold repeated slogan.
Nicaragua ends treaties granting canal rights to United States
The Nicaragua government has denounced the 1887 friendship trade and navigation treaty and the 1870 extradition treaty. The canal rights treaty expires Oct 24, 1962 and the extradition pact ends May 24. The move does not sever friendly relations, and Nicaragua seeks new treaties. No motive is given.
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Washington
Nicaragua
United States
State Department
Marry
Hay-Pauncefote
Congress
Hay
Colombia
Captive Balloon Breaks Loose Over San Francisco Bay Area
A hot air balloon carrying seven men and one woman rose to about one mile then drifted southwest toward Santa Clara County. It descended near La Honda in San Mateo County, with no injuries reported. Followed by two teams, the balloon moved into the Santa Cruz Mountains, where news was few and unclear late tonight.
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San Francisco
Cal
Santa Clara County
la Honda
San Mateo County
Haskell
Santa Cluse
Granville
Santa Cruz Mountains
Shot Down on the Street in Princeton Tragedy
Andrew Morrell of Trenton was shot and killed at a Princeton trolley station by Wesley Kelly of Lawrenceville, who was intoxicated. Police arrested Kelly after witnesses saw him with a revolver. authorities believe the shooting was accidental as Morrell died from a gunshot wound to the side.
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Princeton
N. J
Andrew Morrell
Trenton
Wesley Kelly
Lawrenceville
Kelly
Morrell
Little Egypts Divorce Suit Reveals Marital Strife
Richard Warnick files for divorce in Circuit Court Baltimore noting he was intoxicated at marriage to Maud Gertrude Warnick known as Little Egypt and The Girl in Blue. He says sober, he attempted to separate from her associates but she refused, citing immoral public exhibitions and dances as the reason he left.
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Baltimore
Richard Warnick
Maud Gertrude Warnick
Egypt
Mile
de Leon
Warnick
Approaching Corbin-Patten Wedding Delayed By Illness
Gen. S. E. M. Young will not attend the Corbin-Patten wedding next Wednesday due to his daughter's illness. Col. George R. Dyer will take his place as best man, with ushers drawn from regular army officers and Gen. Corbin's staff. No entertainments will be held in honor of the marriage.
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Washington
S. E. M. Young
United States Army
Corbin- Patten
Young
George R. Dyer
Twelfth New York
Regular Army
Corbin
Gen
Country Club
Pueblo Two Nights from New York by the Central Line
An advertisement invites travelers to Pueblo with a New York Central Limited service offering two nights travel. Readers are directed to contact ticket agents at 415 or 1 216 Broadway New York or 338 Ion Street Brooklyn for details.
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Pueblo
New York Central
Broadway
New York
Ion Street
Brooklyn
Chinese Empress Attacked as Dowager Heads to Ho Nan
In Ering on November 2 an assassin tried to kill the Dowager Empress as she began crossing the river. An attendant was killed. the assailant was cut down. Wu Ting-Fang's recall as Chinese minister in Washington was decided, with a subordinate Foreign Office post offered. Tseng, Li Hung Chang's interpreter, is a leading candidate for Washington. Chang Te Yi became minister in London.
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Ering
Ho-Nan
Peking
Wu Ting-Fang
Washington
Foreign Office
Li Hung Chang
Tseng
England
Chang Te Yi
London
Berlin
Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang visits Ann Arbor amid recalls
Wu Ting Fang Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of China to the United States, Spain, and Peru, is in Ann Arbor. Rumors say he may be recalled as Chinese practice limits long postings. He is popular in Newark and active in public discussions on international matters. He studied in China and England, was called to the English Bar, and holds an I L D from the University of Pennsylvania earned in 1890. He writes on China for American magazines and speaks English fluently.
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Washington
Wu- Ting-Fang
Ann Arbor
Foreign Office
Mr. Wu
Wu-Ting-Fang
Newark
New York
Wu Ting-Fang
China
United States
Spain
Peru
Hsin-hui Dist
Jiwangtung
Canton
Hongkong
Lincoln's Inn
London
England
Li Hung Chang
Chinli
Tien-tsin
Wu -ling-Fang
University of Pennsylvania
Chinese Minister Wu Travels Through Toledo to Ann Arbor
In Toledo Wu Tingfang, China’s minister, was met by Senator Hanna at the station. Hanna warned that Chinese popularity might anger countrymen, but Wu replied that his people are a queer people and shifted the topic.
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Toledo
Ohio
Ann Arbor
Mich
Hanna
Mr. Wu
Maine's Granite Industry in a Rush of Prosperity
Bangor reports booming Maine granite trade with high wages and large orders. Companies like Booth Brothers, Hurricane Granite, and Bodwell Granite win contracts for the Bank of the Metropolis building in New York and ongoing work for the Chicago Post Office. Demand grows for granite for bridges and New York Custom House, with quarries at Mount Waldo and other Maine sites.
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Bangor
Maine
Booth Brothers and Hurricane Granite Company
Bodwell Granite Company
Rockland
Bank of the Metropolis
Broadway
Sixteenth Street
New York City
Mount Waldo
Penobscot
Chicago
New York Custom House
Atlantic Coast
Hunter clears a team of horses at a jump
Miss Madeleine Knowlton riding Quadrille in Orange County Hunt stables at Goshen New York witnessed a remarkable jump as the hunter leaped a turning wagon team just yards from a railroad train. The groom was dragged from his mount but no injuries or damage occurred.
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Goshen
N. Y
Mov
Madeleine Knowlton
Orange County Hunt
Miss Knowlton
P. H. Degarmo
Quadrille
Poland Poland Poland Poland 3 Adv Purest Spring Water
Advertisement touts Poland as home of the purest natural spring water in the world. Promotional copy emphasizes a claim about quality and origin.
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Poland
ICE TRUSTS WINTER PLANS TO FILL MAINE RIVER HOUSES
Bangor reports the American Ice Company will fill every house it bought on the Penobscot River, a 162000 ton capacity, aiming for about 200000 tons plus independent output. Kennebec houses hold little ice. combined harvest may reach 600000 to 800000 tons. Total Maine crop around 1600000 tons would cost about 300000 for labor and supplies.
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Bangor
American Ice Company
The
Trust
Penobscot
Kennebec
Maine
Wade Hampton Denies Granddaughter Claim
Gen Wade Hampton issued a statement denying any relation to a woman calling herself Mrs Beatrice Hampton Wade who appealed for aid in New York claiming to be his granddaughter He states he has no granddaughter his only daughter lives with him and the claim is a fraud and insult to him.
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Columbia
S. C
Wade Hampton
Beatrice Hampton Wade
New York
Divorce Denied Despite Spanking Claim in Chicago
Judge Chetlain refused to grant Mrs. John G. Harris a divorce, ruling that the alleged spanking and insults did not prove extreme cruelty. She may amend to seek separate maintenance.
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Chicago
Ill
Chetlain
John G. Harris
Board of Trade
Baltimore Co Reinsures Health Insurance Firm
The National Indemnity and Insurance Company of Baltimore reinsures and liquidates due to limited capital and lack of interested investors. It will transfer business to General Accident Assurance Company Limited of Perth, Scotland. Organized in 1899, it operated across multiple states with Gustav W. Lurman as president, Samuel R. Barr as vice president, and J Bannister Hall as secretary and treasurer. It was the only U S company solely in health insurance.
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Baltimore
National Indemnity and Insurance Company of
General Accident Assurance Company, Limited
Perth
Scotland
National Indemnity and Insurance Company
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
West Virginia
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Gustav W. Lurman
Samuel R. Barr
J. Bannister Hall
United States
New Morgan Line steamer El Alba launched at Newport News
The Morgan Line launched the El Alba at 1 30 PM in Newport News with a large group including Capt Richard Inch and several naval and city officials. The vessel, the twelfth Morgan ship built locally, costs 600000 dollars and measures 404 feet with 4665 gross tons and 2905 net tons.
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Morgan Line
Newport News
New York Times
el Alba
Richard Inch
A. W. Stahl
H. L. Ferguson
L.D. Minor
C. K. Mallory
E.T. Fitzgerald
H. K
Stone Thrown Through Train Window Near Mount Vernon
A passenger on the fast mail from Grand Central to Poughkeepsie had the window shattered when a four or five pound stone was hurled from the river side near Mount Vernon. Westcott, sitting beside the window, suffered cuts to face and head and a painful shoulder injury. Joseph Lawlor, seated ahead, asserts the stone was deliberate.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Fast Mail
Grand Central Station
Mount Vernon
Westcott
Joseph Lawlor
Sardine Factories Close In Maine Due To Low Prices
Bangor reports multiple large Maine sardine plants have shut down ahead of Dec 1 canning end. Lewis D. Clark & Sons Eastport suspended operations affecting 300 workers. Loring E. Holmes Robbinston also closed. Prices for sardines are very low while materials cost more, with many fish too large for sardines.
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Bangor
Maine
Lewis D. Clark & Sons
Eastport
Loring E. Holmes
Robbinston
Betting Frenzy at Upntown Hotels Over Shepard-Low Clash
Reports from the Hoffman House and Waldorf Astoria detail widespread betting on the Shepard and Low tickets for mayor. Bets reach into tens of thousands with firms like Roberts, Blair & Co and A. A. Housman & Co placing large sums while traders and politicians discuss a rumored Tammany fund of up to 250000.
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Tammany Hall
Shepard
Low
Hoffman House
Albert Towerson
Towerson
Frank Farrell
Wall Street Wagers Hit Exchange Amid Election Bets
Wall Street betting surged during two hours of trading as $50,000 reportedly tied to Tammany money influenced Shepard-Odds on the exchange. Exchange activity showed heavy volume as election speculation dominated the market.
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Shepard
Roberts, Blair & Co
Stock Exchange
A. A. Housman & Co
Exchange
Roberts
X. J. Sulzbacher & Co
Burras & Klopfer
Buckhout
Davis & Co
M. Ochs
Mr. Minzesheimer
Daniel Blumenthal
Maurice Blumenthal
Thomas & Post
McIntyre & Marshall
N. W. Davis
Consolidated Exchange
George Miller
C. I. Hudson & Co
Kerr & Co. Boody, McLellan & Co
John A. Bambrick
J.J
Cook & Judge
J. Kean
Mendham Brothers
P. Bleeth
Allen, Wood & McGraw
Parkinson & Burr
Kerr & Co
Max Borg
Kings County
G. A. Millarky
Jerome
F. R. Mills
H. B. Suydam
Unger
Produce Exchange
Mr. Johnson
Low
Greater
New York
Wall Street
Through sleeping car route to Quebec via Connecticut River Line
The only through sleeping car route from New York to Quebec is via the Connecticut River Line. The train leaves New York at 4:90 P. M. daily, except Sundays.
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New York
Quebec
Connecticut River Line
N. Y
N. H
Otter Rocks Mansion Targeted By Attachments
Greenwich, November 2. The Belle Haven residence Otter Rocks owned by Col. Albert B. Hilton has been attacked twice this week with attachments. The latest $100 attachment was served on William Leeds, the occupant, by Sheriff Charles W. Hendrie. Earlier, August Anderson and wife of New York filed a $2,000 wage claim for butler and cook services.
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Greenwich
Conn
Otter Rocks
Belle Haven
Albert B. Hilton
Charles W. Hendrie
Gustav Hamburger
New York
August Anderson
Andersons
Col. Hilton
Hiltons
William Leeds
Mob Tarred and Feathered Man Over Tunnel Company Claims
In Loomis Washington on November 2 J M Haggerty a former newspaper man and mining investor was tarred and feathered by a mob after he warned that the Palmer Mountain Tunnel Company had not shown values it claimed He stood by his Spokane statements and faced a crowd in the public square before being escorted away after a half hour parade.
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Loomis
Washington
J. M Haggerty
Haggerty
Palmer Mountain Tunnel Company
Spokane
Spokesman Review
Father First to Marry in Surprise Bagley Brook Event
John Roda of Goshen New York opposed Florence Roda's wedding plans and left home in anger. He encountered Minta Penticost of Xenia Illinois and agreed to marry her. They wed at Bagley Brook, a week before Florence and the Gayontes who married the next day.
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Goshen
N. Y
John Roda
Florence
Bagley Brook
Winter Homes in Summer Lands Ad from Southern Ry
A promotional booklet by the Southern Railway markets wintering places in warm lands with travel options. It directs readers to address New York offices at 271 and 1,185 Broadway for more information and listings.
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Southern Ry
New York
Broadway
Durbin refuses extradition in Goebel murder case
Indiana governor W S Durbin declines to honor Kentucky requests to extradite ex Governor William S Taylor and Charles W Finley over Goebel murder indictments. He cites perceived persecution and biased court proceedings, urging justice and nonpartisan hearings.
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Indianapolis
Ind
W. T. Durbin
J. C. W. Beckham
Kentucky
William S. Taylor
Charles W. Finley
Wiliam Goebel
Durbin
Mount
William Goebel
Supreme Bench
Abraham Lincoln
Caleb Owers
Cantrill
Mr. Goebel
Bar
Burke Reindicted in Chicago Oil Office Case
Robert E. Burke a prominent Chicago politician and former city Oil Inspector was reindicted by the Grand Jury alongside former deputy Max Prager for conspiracy to falsify official records. Conviction carries a fine of 100 to 5000 dollars and 1 day to 2 years in jail. The indictments are described as technically complex and designed to shield the state from writs of habeas corpus. The earlier September indictment for embezzlement of oil office fees, which the state contended belonged to the city, was quashed after Burke won habeas corpus release.
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Chicago
Robert E. Burke
Burke
Max Prager
Prof Cooper and Rutgers Indefinite Leave of Absence
The Rev. Dr. Jacob Cooper professor of Logic at Rutgers College and vice president receives an indefinite leave of absence from the trustees with salary for at least a year. His political activity and outspoken Republican views are cited as possible factors, though trustees deny its influence. Cooper may travel abroad to join his son in Athens.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Jacob Cooper
Rutgers College
Cooper
Laneoper
Rman
Athens
Dr. Cooper
Democratic Party
Board of Trustees
L Beardsley Dies in Florida at 82
L Beardsley of Brooklyn N Y died in the railway hospital at St Augustine Florida aged eighty two. He came to Florida for the winter due to ill health and was formerly Public Librarian of Brooklyn and long associated with Standard Oil. The body will be taken to Cleveland Ohio for interment.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
I. L. Beardsley
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York
Florida
Standard Oil Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Winter Excursion Tickets via Southern Railway Route
Tickets on sale from New York to New Orleans and key Texas and Southwest points. Southern Railway operates four trains daily with through-car service on this route. New York offices at 271 and 1 185 Broadway.
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New York
New Orleans
Texas
Southwest
Southern Railway
Broadway
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Bank of Metropolis
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ICE Trust
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George Wheelock
J. W. Gates
Leo Meyer
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Daniel Johnson
George Dickinson
John W. Gates
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James Mahoney
Joe Wendig
Rossmore
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George E. Smith
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