Death of Li Hung Chang in Peking
Li Hung Chang died at 11 this morning after a brief decline beginning yesterday. Family and officials crowded the yamen as Prince Ching and Governor Yuan Shi Kai were summoned to assume control. Doctors cited chronic gastritis and ulceration as the underlying cause, with Earl Li’s insistence on continued government work hastening his end.
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Peking
Li-Hung-Chang
Earl Li
Yamen
Prince Ching
Chou-Fu
Pao-ting-Foo
Pe-chi-Li
Yuan-Shi-Kai
Robert Coltman
Weide
Dr. Coltman
Li Hung Chang Career Portrait of China’s Strategic Diplomat
Long obituary of Li Hung Chang detailing his courtly adaptability and restraint under Chinese reform pressures. It outlines his background as a southern Chinese non Manchu figure, his ambivalent relations with foreign powers, and his cautious handling of reforms, the Taiping Rebellion, and the Opium War era.
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Hung Li
Li Hung Chang
China
Peking
Europe
America
Li Hung
Index to Departments and page references in the Financial World
The page lists department indices and page numbers across topics such as stocks Wheat and corn prices Butter and cotton notes Railroads and real estate insurance and legal notices Weather and society items guide readers to pages for financial affairs amusements and arrivals at hotels and out-of-town buyers Yesterday's fires and marine intelligence are noted among the file entries.
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Marine
United Service
Weather
Poland Poland Poland Purest natural spring water ad text
Advertisement proclaims Poland as the source of the purest natural spring water in the world. Minimal details provided about product or company.
Progress in Abyssinia from London Times Rome Cable
The Rome correspondent reports Major Ciccodicola said Emperor Menelek seeks to balance European powers and preserve peace while rebuilding Abyssinia. Agriculture resumes, predatory practices fade, and European trade interest grows with silks, firearms, and ironware markets emerging. Britain Italy frontier talks may be pursued.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Major Ciccodicola
Abyssinia
Rome
the Times
Menelek
Major Cheodicola
Ciccodicola
Great Britain
Italy
Soudan- Eritrea
Manchurian Railway to open after final track laid
The Times correspondent reports the last rail of the Northern Manchurian Railway was laid on the coronation anniversary of Emperor Nicholas. The line links Vladivostock with the Siberian Railway and should open within months. Only Lake Baikal presents a break eastward, with completion around the lake years away. The Port Arthur connection to the Northern Manchurian Railway is already open.
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London Times
New York Times
London
St. Petersburg
The
Times
Nicholas
Vladivostock
Moscow
Lake Baikal
Port Arthur
Manchurian Railway Expenditure Reported by Finance Ministry
By The Associated Press from St. Petersburg on November 6 the Finance Ministry reports that railway expenditure in Manchuria from 1895 to 1901 totalled 160000000 rubles about 82400000 dollars.
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Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Finance Ministry
Affray at Christ's Tomb Sparks Continental Tension
Berlin papers view the Jerusalem church clash between Franciscans and Greek Orthodox monks as significant. The Vossische Zeitung jokes that France must seek compensation from Russia over the injuries to Franciscans. Some continental sources warn Syria could become the fault line in a future Franco Russian split.
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NEW York Times
London
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Jerusalem
Berlin
Times
Vossische Zeitung
France
Orient
Nicholas
Syria
German anger at Chamberlain sparks student protest
Berlin reporters note a university gathering in London denouncing Joseph Chamberlain's Edinburgh speech. Three professors condemn British conduct in the 1870 war with France as cruel, while students adopt a resolution calling his remarks an insult to the German Army and a slander on national honor.
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London
Berlin
the Times
Edinburgh
Joseph Chamberlain
Colonies
France
Champberlain
Australian Parliament tariff bill faces hostile action
Melbourne correspondent for The Times reports rising chances of opposition to the tariff bill after Mr Mathieson of Western Australia joins in despite protests. Government resists shelving the Labor party plan to exclude Kanaka labor and does not back sending it to a special committee.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Melbourne
the Times
Mathieson
Labor Party
Kanaka Labor
Cape Town committees aid soldiers with comforts and reading
London dispatch notes excellent systems for distributing comforts and literature to British soldiers in the field. Local committees cooperate with military authorities at the base, preventing unequal distribution.
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London Times
New York Times
Cablegram
London
Cape Town
the Times
Berlin Municipal Council Elections Narrow 13 Social Democrats Win
Berlin voters chose thirteen Social Democrats and three Liberals in sixteen districts, altering the council makeup from seven Socialists, eight Liberals, and one Conservative to a Social Democrat majority. The elections were held today.
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Berlin
Burnett's Vanilla Extract Delicacy Ad
An advertisement touts Burnett's Extract of Vanilla as a superior delicacy of flavor. The copy urges readers to try it and notes its use in culinary dishes as a premium vanilla flavoring.
Mysterious Prince Ranjit Arrives in New York City
The enigmatic Prince Ranjit of Baluchistan arrives in New York from Montreal with a retinue and a Nautch girl. He disappears after transferring at One Hundred Twenty Fifth Street, with hotel clerks denying admission, while India Office says no such noble exists. The man is described as 24, wealthy, with a jewel interest, and planned to attend King Edward’s coronation.
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Baluchistan
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New York
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Montreal
Simcoe
Windsor Hotel
Nautch
W. N. Ghasse
Montreal Express
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Fifth Avenue
Grand Central Station
Vanderbilt Avenue
Manhattan
Eighth Avenue
Greenwich Street
Express Company
Geen
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Karachee
Cecik
Prince Ranjit
India Office
England
Liverpool Seamen’s Orphanage
C. H. Keeps
Chicago
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Niagara Falls
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Franco Turkish dispute may complicate european ties
London dispatch reports Vienna sources show doubt about a favorable French naval move against Turkey. Russia may not be fully consulted and Moscow’s approval is unclear. France pushes French interests in the East despite Franco Russian alliance easing, with a possible restoration of influence through unaided action.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Vienna
The
Times
Turkey
Russia
France
St. Petersburg
M. Constans
Porte
Cabinet Sitings Spark Talk of France Turkey Tensions
London dispatch notes prolonged British Cabinet sessions on Tuesday and yesterday fueling conjecture. The Birmingham Post claims the meetings focused on the rising strain between France and Turkey, hinting at potential serious international complications.
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Associated Press
London
Turkish Porte Sends Note on Claims and Quass Decision
Constantinople reports the Porte sent a note to M. Bapst of the French Embassy with monthly drafts on Lorando and Tubini customs and Turkish decisions on the quass issue. Bapst forwarded it to Paris. Paris dispatch notes Caillard’s squadron still before Mitylene with no landing and heavy seas.
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Constantinople
Porte
M. Banpst
M. Bapst
Paris
Caillard
Mitylene
Sugar conference decided on in Brussels meeting
Brussels correspondent of The Times says a conference to discuss abolishing sugar bounties will be held in Brussels in December or January. Only sugar exporting European nations will be invited to send representatives. Poland! Poland! Poland! Poland! The purest natural spring water in theorld.
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London Times
York Times
London
Brussels
the Times
Europe
Miss Stone Reported Safe Amid Ransom Negotiations
Washington reports Consul General Dickinson received a letter dated October 29 from Miss Stone. Sofia dispatches say brigands guarded Miss Stone and Mme Tsilka in Bulgarian territory near the Turkish frontier, with captives moved to unknown location. No mutilation attempted. longer captivity may improve ransom terms, complicating U S efforts.
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Washington
State Department
Dickinson
Miss Stone
Constantinople
United States Legation
Salonika
Mme. Tsilka
Sofia
Express Robbery Suspects Held After Great Northern Heist
In St Louis police hold a man and a woman suspected in the July 3 Great Northern Express Car robbery near Wagner Montana. About 8500 dollars of Helena Bank notes were recovered. Suspects identified as Harry Lougbaugh and Lillian Rose, states hotly as J Rose. They were detained after forged notes surfaced and a search of a trunk revealed a Wagner Montana inscription. Police await Montana authorities for further action.
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Great Northern Railroad
Wagner
Mont
National Bank of
Helena
J. Rose
Desmond
Rose
Harry Lougbaugh
Lilian Ross
Great Northern
Montana
Lillian Ross
Miles Addresses Loyal Legion Dinner in Boston
Gen Nelson A Miles attended the Massachusetts Commandery Loyal Legion dinner at the American House, seated with Gen William Draper. A brief address followed a unanimous vote to break the no-speech rule. Miles praised coast defense work and predicted impregnable fortifications, recalling Civil War veterans and war songs.
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Boston
Nelson A. Miles
Massachusetts
Loyal Legion
American House
William F. Draper
Miles
Draper
Gen. Miles
United States
Chicago pulpits vacant as ministers leave city churches
Chicago congregations fear unsettled pastorates as many churches report vacancies or near vacancies. Grace Episcopal has Rev. Erickson filling, Trinity Episcopal and several others show resignations or departures. Notable losses include Dr. W C Richardson at Trinity and Dr. Frank Crane moving to the People's Church.
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Chicago
Grace Episcopal
Mr. Erickson
Ernest M. Stires
Trinity Episcopal
W. C. Richardson
First Baptist
French Attitude to Religion in Paris Policy Change
A Paris dispatch reports that Minister of Marine M. de Lanessan has informed navy officers that attendance at mass is no longer compulsory. Invitations to attend should not resemble orders, signaling a more relaxed stance on religious practice within the French Navy. Also notes travel ad for Pueblo by the New York Central with ticket offices listed.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Paris
The
Times
M. de Lanessan
Times says only Mafia rivals corruption in NYC election
The Times editorial marks the NYC Mayoral race as a battle between decency and organized corruption led by Tammany. It credits Roosevelt's congratulatory telegram and Jerome's exposes for uniting reform-minded citizens to defeat an honest city administration ally. It notes many honest Tammany members and other, harder to spot rivals.
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London
NEW York Times Special Cablegram
New York City
the Times
Roosevelt
Mafia
Tammany
Shepard
Jerome
Roosevelts influence hailed after Tammany defeat in New York
London papers celebrate the fall of Tammany Hall as a turning point for reform and honest government. Roosevelt is praised as a key influence while editorials forecast a cleaner city under Seth Low and a strengthened national outlook against the spoils system.
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London
Tammany Hall
Roosevelt
Daily Telegraph
Tammany
The
Daily Mail
Croker
New York
Daily News
Low
Ormers
Seth Low
America
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Pall Mall Gazette
Westminster Gazette
New Yorker
United States
Berlin Papers Hail Low Victory Over Tammany Hall
Berlin editorials praise Seth Low's NYC election win as a victory for morality over the corrupt spoils system. They hope Croker’s influence is broken and Tammany Hall’s era of terrorism ends, with some noting corruption schools closing for two years.
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New York City
Seth Low
Vossische Zeitung
Croker
National Zeitung
Tammany Hall
New York
Berliner Tageblatt
Berliner Neueste Nachrichten
Tammany
Lokal Anzeiger
Boersen Zeitung
Low
Sugar Refinery for Florida in Volusia County
Jacksonville Nov 6 The Florida East Coast Commercial Company is incorporated with 1,000,000 capital to build a sugar refinery on large can-planting properties in Volusia County at Oakhill. The plant costing about 500,000 will manufacture standard granulated sugar. Offices are in Continental Trust Building Baltimore with George F. Jones as President and Frank H. Callaway as Vice President.
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New York Times
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida East Coast Commercial Company
Volusia County
Oakhill
Florida
Continental Trust Building
Baltimore
George F. Jones
Frank H. Callaway
M. R. Creighton
William Dix
I. S. Weaver
Plan to Reorganize the Democracy Here
Ex Senator Cantor praises radical reform to oust Tammany Hall. Greater New York Democracy plans immediate reorganization to secure state and national convention recognition. A meeting at Twenty-eighth Street and Broadway will unite anti-Tammany groups and outline strategy.
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Jacob A. Cantor
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Tammany Society
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T _mmany Hall
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M. J. Coffey
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Democratic
David B. Hill
John C. Sheehan
New York
Senator Platt Dines With the President in Washington
President Roosevelt spends evening discussing Federal patronage with New York figures. Senator Platt, in the city since Monday, dined with the President and later talked over unresolved Federal appointments. At 9 pm Mr. Charles A. Moore and Mr. Thomas Achalis met the President to discuss the Appraisers Office, with Wakeman favored for retention. Delegations expect swift resolution after the election.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Platt
Charles A. Moore
Montauk Club
Thomas Achalis
Wilbur. F. Wakeman
The Color Line in Florida
Jacksonville residents report that the City Council narrowly passed an ordinance enforcing racial segregation on street cars and granting conductors police authority. The measure follows recent disturbances and white dissatisfaction with black passengers, amid Jacksonville's roughly half black population and one black council member.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Standard Oil Wins Suit In Nebraska High Court
The Nebraska Supreme Court referees rule for Standard Oil, finding the state's petition lacks sustaining evidence and dismissal with prejudice. The case aimed to force the oil firm from Nebraska as an alleged trust under state anti trust law. Attorney General Prout objects, and a hearing date will be set on adopting or rejecting the referees report.
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Lincoln, Neb
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court
S. Tibbetts
C. C. Wright
Nebraska
Smyth
Prout
Revolt at St Ann's School for Industry Albany
Twenty girls aged seventeen to twenty one at St Ann's School for Industry in Albany rebelled against the Sisters of Mercy. The inmates smashed windows and furniture, defied authorities, and were carted away by Fifth Precinct patrol wagons after being locked up for the night. Breach of the peace is charged. several inmates were transferred from Hudson.
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Albany
St. Ann's School For Industry
Sarah Elvaney
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Made at Southboro Facility
All Deerfoot Farm Sausages are produced at the Farm in Southboro Massachusetts. The company credits success to choice materials and the cleanliness of preparation and processing.
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Southboro
Mass
Fusionists show gains in corrected city election figures
Corrected returns show Low's mayoral plurality at 4 308 in the city with 160 796 votes to 156 488 for Shepard. Grout leads for Controller by 45 076, Jerome ahead of Unger in county by 15 580, and Manhattan Brooklyn favor Fusion winners in borough races. The Board of Estimate and Apportionment remains in play with a possible one vote majority for Fusionists and Republicans.
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Shepard
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Brooklyn
Richmond
Queens
Edward M. Grout
Ladd
Grout
Westchester
Jerome
Mr. Low
New York County
Assembly
Mr. Grout
Unger
Manhattan
Jacob A. Cantor
Isaac Fromme
J. Edward Swanstrom
Edmund H. Driggs
Louis Haffen
James L. Weiss
Joseph Cassidy
Henry Doht
George Cromwell
Nicholas Muller
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Morgan J. O'Brien
Samuel Greenbaum
Justice Clarke
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van Wyck
Charles H. Knox
Charles W. Dayton
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Blanchard
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Mr. McCaul
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Swanstrom
Campbell
Ain
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Board of Estimate and Apportionment
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Fornes
Mr. Cantor
Swatstrom
Halffen
Cassidy
Cromwell
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