Britain's Food Supply Commission of Inquiry
Special to The New-York Tribune reports a royal commission appointed to study measures beyond a strong fleet to secure Britain's food supplies. The matter traces to 1896 with recent vigorous meetings. the Prince of Wales joins the commission, and public concern follows warnings of war endangering food security, alongside Irish politics and global financial notes.
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New-York Tribune
Coprricht
Ber the Tribune Association
London
Great Britain
Balfour
Prince of Wales
England
Royal commission to study food import amid wartime
London on April 19 King Edward appointed a royal commission to inquire into food importation during war and related matters. The Prince of Wales is a member and Lord Balfour of Burleigh chairs the body. CONSULT TEPS SCHEDULES. Pennsylvania Railroad trains run at convenient Chicago and St. ACY
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London
Edward
Prince of Wales
Lord Balfour of
Burleigh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago and St. Acy
Sultan pressured by Powers to quell Albanian unrest
In Constantinople on April 19, ambassadors from Italy Germany Russia and Austria urged the Sultan to stop Albanian disorders. Joint talks with Austrian and Russian envoys were noted as unprecedented. Albanian hostages in Ipek complicate negotiations as Austro Russian accord is seen as stabilizing Balkans.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Ipek
Rome
Balkans
Servia Will Fight Says Her King
King Alexander of Servia told The Daily Mail correspondent that the Balkans face grave danger the Albanian issue threatens peace more than Macedonian woes. He warned mass Turkish troops in Old Servia could force Serbia into action, insisting Servia will defend its vital interests if others move. He denied the coup d etat aimed at a throne successor, calling it to curb Radicals.
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London
Belgrade
Daily Mail
Alexander of
Servia
Balkans
Old Servia
Alexander
Balkan
Pink Pajama Man Free From Bellevue Hospital Escape
Frank Brandt of 142 Columbia Street escaped from the Bellevue Hospital insane pavilion on Saturday night. He was a nonviolent religious man who fled with help from a former Elmira Reformatory inmate. After climbing from a transom, Brandt fled to the riverfront, vaulted a wall to a canal boat, and has not been seen since. Mrs. Brandt said he was released from Ward’s Island about a year ago and had recently become violent toward her. He was to be transferred today.
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Frank Brandt
Columbia St
Bellevue Hospital
Elmira Reformatory
Brandt
Elmira
Gregory
Spanish Settlement Threatened Near Melilla
The dispatch in Heraldo reports that the Moroccan throne pretender has warned the Melilla governor of a potential attack on Melilla if Frajana refugees stay within Spanish lines along the Moroccan north coast. The note implies Melilla is a desired Spanish possession and a key frontier port.
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Melilla
Madrid
Heraldo
Malilla
Frajana
Morocco
Spain
Three Men Turn Out Worcester Man In Freezing Weather
April 19 James Keyes of Rafton Road was forced from his house at 2 am by three men into freezing conditions. Patrick Cahill David Fleming and Edward Cosgrove were arrested by mounted police and held for examination after breaking in and consuming the resident’s food. Worcester, Mass resident left alone in the G Four mat gallons ae in bond insure the uniform E's Geotch.
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James Keyes
Rafton Road
Patrick Cahill
David Fleming
Edward Cosgrove
Keyes
Worcester
Mass
New Cancer Theory Ties Disease to Blood Chemistry
A group led by Dr Bertram Buxton of Cornell University Medical College announces a forthcoming paper\\ asserting cancer arises from blood chemistry rather than a parasite. The team links cancer tissues to fermentation and claims a cured sarcoma via erysipelas injections, tested in Bellevue Hospital wards.
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Cornell University Medical College
Bertram An. Buxton
Buxton
R. August Witthaus
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue Hostal
Besieging Monte Cristi in Dominican unrest
A letter from Monte Cristi dated April 14 reports rebel gunboat Independencia entering the harbor and taking harbor officials prisoner. The vessel carried revolutionaries and arms toward Manzanillo as Governor Epifanio Rodriguez braces for attack. Foreigners seek protection and the German steamer Valencia remains at port.
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Cape Haytien
Monte Cristi
Independencia
Manzanillo
Epifanio Rodriguez
Valencia
St. Thomas
San Domingo
Duty on Isthmus Imports Sets 25 Percent Tariff
Panama April 19 The Assembly of the Department of Panama closed sessions with a 25 percent duty on all merchandise imported to the isthmus and approval of a Colon lighting contract with the Colon Electric Illuminating Company. The firm, organized in West Virginia, had a contract dating to 1898 but was suspended a year later during the revolution.
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Panama
Department of
Colon
Colon Electric Illuminating Company
West Virginia
Department
Elopers Drown In River After Quarrel in City
Frank J. Feeley and his wife eloped and quarrelled in New York City. Both bodies were recovered from the North River near Twenty-second Street. Police believe the wife drowned herself while the husband died trying to rescue her. Identifications linked the couple to Mary J. Olinger and May Potter. The woman carried a Catholic rosary and wedding ring. Witnesses include a street cleaner and local residents. the couple had recently lived at West Twentieth Street and at Eighth Avenue.
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Frank J. Feeley
West Twentieth St
Eighth-ave
Eleventh-ave
Harbordt
West Twentieth-st
Patrick Kearns
West Twenty-second-st
Twenty-second-st
Ropacker
Kearns
Hugh Welsh
Francis J. Feeley
Mary J. Olinger
Robert King
May King
Williams
Providence
George Campbell
East Fifteenth St
Frank Feeley
Regent Ave
R. L
Campbells
Feeley
North River
Real Spring Here Thousands Turn Out for Park Day
Brisk air and sunshine drew huge crowds to city parks and drives yesterday. Central Park saw steady traffic of autos, horses, bicycles, and pedestrians from morning to night. Brooklyn Prospect Park and Ocean Parkway were lively, with Coney Island routes adding extra cars as crowds lingered at playgrounds, boats, and lakes.
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Central Park
Park Lakes
Bronx
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Prospect Park
Ocean Parkway
Coney Island
Park Circle
Queens
Richmond
Lipton Not Cast Down After Shamrock III Accident
Sir Thomas Lipton describes the Shamrock III accident as the mast loss left the yacht almost sinking with six feet of water over the lee deck. He vows to refit in three to four weeks for further trials before sailing for New York. Shamrock’s crew and sponsors pledge racing trim readiness despite the setback.
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Weymouth
Southampton
Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas
New York
Ward
Fife
Wringe
Thomas
G. A. Cormack
New-York Yacht Club
Collier
Clyde
Appointment of Viceroys in Quang-Tung Quang-Se and Sze-Chuen
Dated Peking April 19 Chen Chuen Hsuan named Viceroy of Quang-Tung and Quang-Se while Hai Liang becomes Viceroy of Sze-Chuen. Described as strong leaders likely to quell the rebellion. Prominent ad notes the Lake Shore Limited ride between New York and Chicago as a luxurious glimpse.
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Peking
Chen Chuen Hsuan
Quang-Tung
Quang-Se
Hai Liang
Sze-Chuen
Lake Shore Limited
New York Central
New York
Chicago
Boxers Suppressed in Yu-Tien District Uprising
Washington reports from Peking dated March 12 that a Boxer uprising in Yu-Tien district, about one hundred miles west of Peking, was promptly crushed by Viceroy Yuan Shi-Hai. Several soldiers died arresting criminals. ten suspected Boxers were executed and their heads displayed. The native report details a February 25 arrest of Kan Lin Chiang and others, the subsequent killings, and a harsh crackdown with beheadings and seized Boxer paraphernalia. Yuan reiterates stringent prohibitions to root out remnant sects and ensure peace, with penalties for hosts and promoters of Boxer gatherings.
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Washington
Conger
State Department
Peking
Yu-Tien
Yuan Shi-Hai
Tung-Yunng-Ping
Li Antang
Cheng Chin
Liu-Ho-Tao
Yu- Tien
Kan Lin Chiang
Tac Tai Chang Hsi-Luan
Foulke Considers Resigning Civil Service Post
Washington report says Civil Service Commissioner William D. Foulke may resign but no decision will be made until the President returns for a direct talk. Foulke would not confirm or deny the rumor when questioned. Also noted is a Seacane Railroad ad offering eight trains to the West with routes through Cincinnati and Cleveland.
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Washington
William D. Foulke
Civil Service
Chist
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Estern
Seecane Railroad
Advtu
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United Kingdom
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United States
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Wilhelmina
Daily Express
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Pe-Chi- Li
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