10 Nov 1901
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1901
Page
1
London correspondent notes signs of political shift with Lord Rosebery returning to public life. Harcourt and Birrell critique Chamberlain while fear of dissolution or cross-party understanding grows. King Edward VII’s health dismissed. Berlin-Navy and Franco-Russian interests shape European balance as France gains alignment with Russia.
The money market reacts to Sir Michael Hicks Beach's admission that a new loan is needed and taxation will rise. Proposals for a tariff for revenue draw support from Sir Bernhard Samuelson, with a shilling corn duty eyed in the next budget. Franco Turkish tensions unsettle Europe as Russia disapproves forceful moves, while German public opinion shifts toward England.
Fragmentary notice highlights a claim about a purest natural spring water from Poland. Reads with repetition and unclear context, offering little verifiable detail beyond the repeated reference to Poland and a spring water claim.
London reports the murder of Lieutenant Kurt Blaskowitz of the artillery in a duel tied to alleged rude conduct. Despite an apology offered on the eve of his marriage, a formal officers court upheld the duel rule, resulting in his death and grieving fiancé and father.
Insterburg, East Prussia, Lieut Blaskowitz was killed by Lieut Hildebrand after a night of intoxication. A Court of Honor ordered a duel despite confusion over Blaskowitz identity. The case draws nationwide ire and may reach the Reichstag as papers condemn duels and hold officers responsible.
The Camorra in Naples may meet the same fate as New York gangs if reformers fail. Casale, once dubbed the uncrowned King of Naples, sued a paper for libel a year ago, but public opinion now supports stricter action and royal measures are being considered.
William Nichols an amateur detective from Poughkeepsie was sent to Dover by the police to aid a case. After a night on the Dover Plains platform he linked with a tramp and beer at Hall's saloon, then was knocked down when Michael Brennan accused him of insulting Brennan's mother. Brennan killed Andrew Keogh, Nichols was held as a witness, later released at court.
Seaboard Air Line Railway will start December sleeping cars Washington to Pinehurst once weekly on night trains and parlor cars on day trains about three times weekly. Advertises the route as the best and directs inquiries to Seaboard agents at 387 and 1183 Broadway.
Two eleven year old and nine year old boys died after an overhanging bank about 100 feet high on Hausmann Street near Norman Avenue collapsed. A third boy, John Donohue, 11, was critically injured with a broken leg and internal injuries.
Representative Landis of Indiana discusses tackling the surplus in the next Congress. He doubts major tariff changes but supports possible revisions via reciprocal agreements and reducing internal revenue. He favors expanding rural free delivery to connect farmers with the government and curb surplus growth.
Washington November 9 Representative Serena E Payne of New York and chairman of the Ways and Means Committee gathered Treasury statistics for a bill to cut the surplus by reducing internal revenue taxes led by the beer tax. The move aligns with high tariff advocates to prevent tariff reductions by lowering internal revenue taxes.
Duluth Minnesota reports a deep cut for the Duluth, Virginia and Rainy Lake line uncovered a rich soft iron ore deposit five miles north of the Mesaba Range boundary. Mining men predict a new district and prospectors move in as Mesaba already supplies about 45 percent of Lake Superior ore. Poland! Poland! Poland! Poland! The purest natural spring water in the world.
Norfolk and Western Railway offers a five dollar senior round trip to New Orleans with ticket offices at 308 Broadway and Pennsylvania Railroad. Travel details and availability unspecified.
London dispatch says J Pierpont Morgan acquired the White Star Line and secured a contract to buy the Dominion Line. Boston official denies knowledge of any Morgan purchase and says he has heard of the matter only through papers.
At the Nov. 18 stockholders meeting plans will be laid for new capital to finance reorganization of the Pittsburg and Western and to pay for acquisitions of the Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling and Ohio River Rail roads. Dividends may rise from 4 to 5 percent while rail and car orders address a car famine and new locomotives. The paper notes closer ties with Pennsylvania Railroad and potential joint Washington terminal and Chicago facilities, plus termination talks with Chicago Terminal Company.
Philadelphia reporters say a new fifty million dollar steel corporation is forming to unite plate mills nationwide. East of the Alleghenies Lukens Iron Works Coatesville Tidewater Steel Chester Central Steel Harrisburg and Worth Brothers mill holdings totaling about ten million dollars in capitalization will join. Jones & Laughlin Pittsburg with twenty million in capital may enter as a key partner. Charles M. Schwab of United States Steel has shaped plans and may align the venture with his company. The joint output totals 475000 tons and consideration includes cash and stock swaps.
Sheriff Frank Reedy ordered a public flogging for William H. Decker the horse thief though ill with heart trouble. Decker stood an hour in the pillory and twenty lashes were remitted due to his condition as onlookers watched in cold air. he later thanked the warden. George W. Fowler and his wife Worthie Fowler received a punishment of an hour in the pillory for forging a $110 check.
A bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson, sculpted by Sir Moses Ezekiel, is unveiled before Louisville's Jefferson County Court House. The four sided liberty bell pedestal features liberty justice equality and brotherhood of man. The $85,000 gift from I. W. and Bernard Bernheim includes a maintenance fund. ex Gov W O Bradley delivered the principal oration.
District Attorney Philbin says no halt in cases against accused police, while wardman George Bissert, jailed for bribery, is told leniency may come if he provides information on protection money. Bissert sits in the Tombs as Supreme Court review nears, with indictments already handed up.
Chicago faces a $2,112,395.40 deficiency in sinking funds, with only $582,124.79 cash on hand. The City Law Department drafts a resolution for the Finance Committee and Monday council consideration. Walker and Fyffe probe liability of former Controllers over diverted funds.
Penn Norfolk and Western offers daily excursions to New Orleans leaving New York at 3 25 PM. Fare is 58 dollars round trip. Tickets available at the Norfolk and Western office 398 Broadway or any Pennsylvania Railroad ticket office.
Tomorrow William H. Muldoon known as Mul will become a regular contributor to The Brooklyn Citizen under his own signature after severing ties with The Eagle Ady reports Muldoon leaves The Eagle to write for the Citizen in his byline.
Mrs. Roosevelt will stop her informal Friday afternoon receptions to avoid uninvited guests entering the White House during mourning for President McKinley. Secretary Miss Isabel Hagner says the move aims to protect her circles, with plans for limited invited gatherings or public afternoon receptions in December.
President Roosevelt announced Postmaster appointments for Fort Worth Texas Clarksdale Mississippi Decatur Alabama and Union Springs Alabama overriding Republican recommendations in three states. Fort Worth selection drew heavy papers and a 28 pound filing with one candidate writing fifty letters in support.
Ida Thompson admitted staging a terror campaign against farmer William Ketcham of Dover New Jersey? No New York. Investigators filed warrants for Ida Thompson Edward Schrier Frank Schermerhorn William Dingy and Gilbert Dean. Schermerhorn confessed linking Thompson to vandalism arson and a false bandit plot. Thompson confessed to burning buildings causing $10000 loss and was committed to St Ann's home Albany.
The city will let interest lapse on 700000 dollars in special improvement bonds. Legal advisers cite a La Crosse Federal Court decision asserting bonds void, but residents note no interest paid for six months. Bonds held largely by Eastern parties with travel ads interlaced.
Harvard president Charles Eliot criticizes courts legislatures and churches for eroding public influence over thirty years. He argues education remains the nation’s strongest force for intellect and virtue, while schools and colleges endure and expand amid social changes. The speech contrasts moral progress with material growth and notes vast charity to libraries museums and universities.
The Government Lighthouse Board will test a new illumination method next month on Une Diopeid Shoal Light Vessel. The setup includes a thirty inch beam and skyward beams to be visible up to forty miles, with three ships paralleled lighting to aid distant vessels. Wireless telegram systems will be used on Diamond Shoal and Nantucket Lightships to project strong signals.
In Lansing the official crop report cites dry conditions hurting wheat growth this month. Farmers sowed wheat late and some by Nov 1, reducing acreage and likely producing a smaller crop, though better land preparation may limit total loss. condition about 84 percent of average amid favorable weather for other pests.
Unofficially reported in New Brunswick that Miss Helen M. Gould gave 15000 for Rutgers College to fund ordinary college needs. President Austin Scott was away. confirmation pending. An intimate friend said such a gift was contemplated while Gould attended college events and supported social functions.
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