British Politics Insights and Irish Election Eye
The London press debates Chamberlain's rhetoric amid German Anglophobia and Franco-Turkish tensions. It notes Arthur Lynch’s Galway election entry and predicts Plunkett’s likely seat outcome. London fogs prompt moves to curb coal smoke to cut winter illness and air pollution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lynch
Galway
Ireland
J. E. Redmond
America
Kruger
Swat
Lynch
Westminster
England
St. Stephen’s
Plunkett
Keeping Lord Rosebery Ready for the Government
The piece argues Lord Salisbury is feeble while A J Balfour is preoccupied with golf and literature. It questions Mr Chamberlain’s influence and warns Germany against provoking England, urging continued imperial resolve and ending guerrilla warfare in South Africa without humiliating the empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Salisbury
A. J. Balfour
Treasury
House of Commons
Mr. Chamberlain
Lord Rosebery
The
Spectator
Germany
England
Russia
France
William Watson
Massingham
South Africa
German woes and canal chatter amid Berlin crisis
Berlin faces high unemployment and rising crime as the agrarian lobby worsens the economy. The Prussian day of humiliation and prayer underscores public distress while talk of the Nicaragua Canal remains remote and lacks clear public interest among Britons. Journalists debate potential quid pro quo but facts offer little support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Paris
Nicaragua Canal
New York
England
Cleveland Recovers From Pneumonia After Hunting Trip
Ex president Grover Cleveland, after a Cape Charles hunting trip, faced pneumonia risk but is now recovering. Dr. J H Wikoff reports the cold broken and only part of the right lung affected, with recovery expected in a few days. Mrs. Cleveland notes he was never seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Cape Charles
N.C
Cleveland
J. H. Wikoff
President Roosevelts Duck Trip Returns to Potomac
President Theodore Roosevelt and family traveled aboard the government vessel Sylph who left Washington yesterday and returned this afternoon. After disembarking the young Roosevelts and nurses, the party headed back down the Potomac toward Quantico where they dined at the Metropolitan Club and rested at the clubhouse overnight guarded by three men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sylph
Roosevelt
Nordica defends ragtime swing amid controversy
Mme Nordica comments on her repertoire including a so called coon song. She says syncopation is American and exaggeration a national trait. She notes she sings the negro melody as an act and calls it a big hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wagner
Beethoven
Strauss
Mme. Nordica
Emma Calve Ill Forces Cancellation of San Francisco Carmen
Emma Calve of the Grau Opera Company, ill with tonsillitis, left manager Grau and went to Pasadena on doctors orders. She had been due to sing Carmen in San Francisco last night but refused and stayed away. Grau calls it a whimsical turn and the return engagement next week is canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Emma Calvé
Grau Opera Company
Grau
Pasadena
New Orleans
Carmen
San Francisco
Maurice Grau
Calvé
Hall
Harlem River
Excise Question Now Confronts New Mayor Low
The article reports Mayor elect Low closing his office and preparing to face excise policy amid divided church circles and upstate opposition. Governor Odell and Senator Platt weigh in with cautious, noncommittal positions on Sunday opening. Senators Goodsell and Wilcox push for referendum options amid Raines law debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Low
West Twenty-third Street
Civil Service Association
Gov. Odell
Senator Platt
Raines
Goodsell and
Wilcox
Goodsell
Orange
Rockland
Sullivan
New York City
Justice Jerome
Dunn
Republican State Committee
Col. Dunn
Harlem
Robert Graham
Church Temperance Society
Mr. Graham
Senator Raines Defends Law with Old World Notions
The speaker supports Senator Raines defense of his law, aligning with Old World notions and endorsing the senator's views on the policy. The passage reflects a debate on the measure and the implications emphasized by Raines.
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Raines
Jerome declines comment on Senator Raines attack report
Justice Jerome refused to discuss Senator Raines remarks criticizing his suspension of sentences for liquor law violations. Raines alleged the law allows Sunday selling and lenient enforcement. Jerome, reached by long distance, said he would speak in Rochester on December te.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raines
Excise
Rochester
Justice Jerome
Lakeville
Conn
Senator Raines
Jerome
Dire peril for crew as three-masted ship wrecks near Galilee
In Long Branch New Jersey on November 23 a large three-masted ship believed from Calcutta ran ashore after a hawser parted with tug Robert Hatton. The Hatton, 83.7 feet long, and the ship both struck near the Galilee area amid a gale with 40 to 50 knot winds. Lifesaving efforts failed. crews reached shore as the vessel began breaking up. The Hatton is a Athens New York built tug, 87 gross tons.
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Long Branch
WN. J
Robert Hatton
Myers Transportation Company
Calcutta
T He Hatton
Iron Pier
Galilee
Gallilee
Mullgan
Hennessy
Here
Hatton
Hfesavers
Athens
N. Y
Union Labor Presses World’s Fair Company on Union Basis
The Central Trades and Labor Union of St Louis demands union labor standards for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. They call for union-built buildings printed materials bearing the union label and concessions limited to union workers, with a three-three arbitration board to resolve disputes. The group cites non union contracts and printing as issues and plans peaceful but firm action.
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ST. Louis
Central Trades and Labor Union of
D. R. Francis
Board of Arbitration
Central Trades and Labor Union
World's Fair Company
Francis
William Brandt
Carmel Wines and Carmel Cognacs Ad
A Carmel Wine Co advertisement touts Carmel Wines and Carmel Cognacs imported from Palestine with a gold medal Paris 1900 claim. It promises high quality and purity with moderate prices and offers a catalogue via dealers in New York City.
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Carmel
Palestine
Paris
Carmel Wine Co
N. Y
Railroad Strikers Return to Work After Newark Agreement
New Haven Conn November 23 The New Haven and Hartford Railroad announces an end to the strike after accepting a reinstatement plan that places returning workers before new hires. Union and management discuss grievances and promise prompt investigations while 400 workers remain out and about 150 hired to fill vacancies.
Men Accept Company Terms End Strike at 10 A.M.
Striking New Haven and Hartford Railroad workers vote two to three in favor of returning to yards at 10 A.M. under conditions. Agreement allows grievance presentation and full investigation of charges against Wardrup Yardmaster Smith and Detective O Brien. Mediators Morrissey Fitzpatrick Lundrigan and Stark arranged settlement talks with Brotherhood leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Hampton
Bauman
Wester Hall
Fortieth Street
Third Avenue
Messrs
Morrisey
Fitzpatrick
Lundrigan
Stark
Stephen Mitchell
John Molley
John A. Ward
C. H. Platt
Willis Avenue
Consolidated
Brotherhood of Railroad
Messrs. Lundrigan and
Platt
Telehone
John M. Hail
Merrill
New Haven
Hall
Murpy & Gleason
Empire
Webster
Brotherhood
Empire Lodge
Morrissey
Brotherhood of
John Lundrigan
Bernard Stark
Board of Mediation and Arbitration
Emire Lodge
Conerence
Wardrup
Smith
O’brien
Harlem River
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lehigh Valley
Colonial
Federal
Second Avenue Bridge
Green
Ames
Boston
Mr. Platt
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Empire City Lodge
Murphy & Gleason
Forty-first Street
The
P. H. Morrissey
Cleveland
Val Fitzpatrick
State Labor Department
Leonard Ames
Webster’s Hall
Additional Passenger Train Service to Florida
Southern Railway announces new through Pullman sleeping car service from New York to Jacksonville via Washington Richmond and Charlotte. Daily departure from New York at 12 10 A M effective November 24 with connections from Washington Lynchburg and Danville. Offices listed at 271 and 1185 Broadway.
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Florida
Southern Railway
Washington
Lynchburg
Danville
New York
Jacksonville
Fla
Richmond
Charlotte
Broadway
Will contest over Chicago banker George Smith estate
Chicago a banker known as Chicago Smith who died in London leaves bulk of $50 million to nephew James H. Smith. Relatives plan British court challenge, with lawyer W S Allen of Edinburgh to lead case. Alexander Beaubien, Chicago police veteran, received the information via letter.
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Chicago
George Smith
London
James H. Smith
New York
Great Britain
Smith
West
Alexander Beaubien
W. S. Allen
Edinburgh
Beaubien
England
May Beset by Health Bishop Whitaker Favors Coadjutor
News from Philadelphia reports Bishop Ozi W. Whitaker of Pennsylvania may request a bishop coadjutor due to declining health. Rev. William M. Grosvenor, rector of the Church of the Incarnation in New York, is named as a likely candidate and probable choice.
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Philadelphia
Ozi W. Whitaker
Pennsylvania
William M. Grosvenor
Church of the Incarnation
New York
Harvard's Great Football Victory Over Yale 22 to 0 on Soldiers Field
Nearly forty thousand spectators watched Harvard decisively defeat Yale 22 to 0 at Soldiers Field Cambridge on November 23. Harvard dominated from the start scoring three touchdowns and a field goal while Yale struggled with injuries and penalties. The Crimson showcased unified play and speed, while Yale’s defense collapsed under Harvard’s powerful line and backfield.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Yale
Soldiers Field
Crimson
de Saulles
Weymouth
McClung
Cutts
New England
Roosevelt
Haverford Academy
Pennsylvania
Boston
Harvard Square
Stillman
Hollis
Otts
Prof. Hollis
Haverford
Crossman
Haverford Grammar
Lewis
Harvard Union
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INS
Nicaragua
New York Times
Copsright
Chamberlain
Cort Cot Ehangze
Foreign Office
Grover Cleveland
President Roosevelt
Mme
Nordica
Emma Calve
Lundborg
MR. Low
Odell
Union Labor and the World’s Fair Company
New York, New Haven and
Hartford
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