Grant Dinner Honors General Ulysses S. Grant
General Grenville M. Dodge presided at a Waldorf Astoria banquet marking Grant's 79th birth anniversary. Notables including Congressman Landis Clark Howell and General Wheeler attended, with letters from McKinley and Mrs Grant read aloud. Landis praised Grant as a level headed leader and hero of the Union, noting his restraint and lasting impact on policy and diplomacy.
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Grant Monument Association
General Grant
Grenville M. Dodge
C. B. Landis
Indiana
Clark Howell
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
William E. Chandler
New Hampshire
J. R. Brooke
Joseph Wheeler
O. O. Howard
F. W. Greene
Isaac S. Catlin
A. G. Grant, Jr
R. S. MacArthur
A. S. Barker
Stewart L. Woodford
C. N. Bliss
J. H. Millard
Nebraska
Evan P. Howell
Dodge
President McKinley
Julia Dent Grant
Frederick D. Grant
Philippines
Grant
General Dodge
Period of Transition in English Politics and War
English politics enter a transition phase as the South African war shapes leadership and policy. Criticism targets the chancellor and army reform plans while Delcassé and the China indemnity debate stir concern. The Monmouth by election issues coal tax and industrial distress amid banking and foreign loan criticism. Temperance movement and reforms feature in churches and public life as London watches cabinet maneuvering.
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Commons
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St. Petersburg
China
Peking
Japan
Russia
Far East
Michael Hicks-Beach
Monmouth
Michael Hicks-Beech
Rothschild and
Morgan
America
Treasury
Walter Friend
Christian Brotherhood
South Africa
Dunning
Church of England
Glasgow
Gothenburg
Trust
Boers weary of the war and new London plays
Reports from The Times describe Boer fatigue amid ongoing South African hostilities and skepticism on a swift end. The piece also covers theatre with a second Diamond Necklace play and revives The Emerald Isle at the Savoy with Sullivan and German scores. LN Kruger may travel to the United States in June.
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Garrick Theatre
Janette Steer
Mrs. Langtry
Marie Antoinette
Mr. Carton
Imperial Theatre
Eleanor Calhoun
William Mackintosh
the Emerald Isle
Arthur Sullivan
Edward German
Basil Hood
Savoy Theatre
Mr. Passmore
London
Amsterdam
Kruger
United States
Last Words to Cubayns Cuban Government Formed
Cuban government formed as authorities consolidate power amid postwar reorganizations. Key figures and institutions unnamed in fragment oversee new structure and policy direction.
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Cubayns
Cuban talks end with White House pledge and plans
Cuban commission returns to Havana after decisive talks with President and Secretary of War. They pressed for early economic steps through reciprocal trade as Cuba forms a government while the White House says talks must await political settlement.
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Washington
Root
White House
New York
Havana
Capote
Cuba
United States
Sefior Capote
Rescues From Brooklyn Fire At 60 North Moore Street
A basement fire at No. 60 North Moore street in Brooklyn trapped two women. Catherine Carney, 65, was saved from the third floor cornice with severe burns and taken to Eastern District Hospital. Sarah Groley was unconscious from smoke. her husband William and Nathaniel McCarthy also suffered burns. A firefighter and a police officer were overcome during the rescue.
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Brooklyn
Catherine Carney
Eastern District Hospital
Sarah Groley
Captain Rogers
Engine Company No. 125
William Groley
Nathaniel McCarthy
Peter Smith
Bedford Ave
Price Wetherill Hasbrouck Dies at 61 in New York Home
Price Wetherill Hasbrouck sixty one died yesterday at his home 89 West Ninetieth Street. He was son of the late John L. and Mary C. Hasbrouck and husband of Annie Parson Hasbrouck. He was a member of the New York Athletic Club. Support The People’s Ice Co owner listed as an advertisement.
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Ackner
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Vicksburg
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Capto
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San Domingo
National Capitol
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Annie Parson Hasbrouck
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New York Athletic Club
Isicor Straus
New York
Reform Club objects to West Street bridge franchise
The Reform Club will send a delegation to Albany to protest the Raines bill allowing a private company to secure a long term franchise for a bridge on West Street. Milo R Maltbie urges Odell to disapprove citing inalienable city rights, excessive duration, vague terms, and possible indefinite work delays. Isidore Straus says he approved the plan but opposes an elevated West Street structure and a city franchise for it.
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Albany
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Waldersee forces drive back Chinese near Great Wall
Berlin reports Colonel Hoffmeister commanding the 4th Infantry and two mountain artillery companies attacked April 23 ten kilometres south of Hai-Shan-Kwan. They forced the enemy to retreat into Shan-Se with heavy losses, four wounded, and four flags plus four old fashioned guns captured. General Voyron plans evacuation toward Pao-Ting-Fu as outposts stay at Sin-Lei and Ansuling Pass.
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Great Wall
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Shan-Se
Voyron
Shang-Ting
Pao-Ting-Fu
Sin-Lei
Ansuling Pass
Germans Cross Shan-Se Passes in Pursuit of Chinese
Reuters dispatch from Peking reports that on April 23 German forces crossed into Shan-Se via the Kuk-Nau and Chang-Cheng-Liu passes to chase retreating Chinese forces, fighting a sharp action. Germans suffered four killed and 85 wounded. French troops held the passes and later relinquished them. Chinese losses unknown. dispatch may be exaggerated per Count von Waldersee.
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Reuter
Peking
Shan-Se
Kuk-Nau
Chang-Cheng-Liu
Revolver Hold-Up At Genoa Junction
A stranger bought a revolver and cartridges at Genoa Junction hardware store, loaded the weapon, and robbed the proprietor of cash before escaping. A posse pursues the desperado as authorities investigate the unusual crime.
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