Reed and colleagues scheme in heat tied to McKinley bill talk
The article recounts a tense July session where Reed, McKinley, and Cannon plotted a special order to curb opponents as the McKinley bill debate drags on. It notes Reed’s sharp humor, anecdotes about his bar admission, and stories of his calm leadership on the House floor.
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Cans
James H. Blount
Georgia
Benton McMillin
Tennessee
Messrs. Reed
McKinley
Cannon
McMillin
Messrs
Reed
Innes
Mr. McMillin
Mac
Bill
Joe
Jim
Speaker
Heed
Louisiana
Congress
Joseph H. Walker
Worcester
Mass
James B. Bedford
Colorado
W. C. P. Breckinridge
Mr. Reed
House to Adjourn After Condolence Resolution
The House will adjourn soon after assembling tomorrow to honor the memory of the late ex Speaker Reed. After journal approval Representative Sherman will present a condolence resolution, and the House will adjourn following its adoption.
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Washington
House
Reed
Sherman
New York
Women Demonstrators Sought for Madison Square Exhibition
The Novelty Exhibition and Christmas Fair at Madison Square Garden seeks demonstrators with attractive appearance and fluent speech. Of 200 positions, many applicants proved unsuitable with odd past claims such as selling potatoes in Paris or baking bread, highlighting management troubles.
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Madison Square Garden
Paris
In Defence of Friars by Cardinal Gibbons Declares City Clergy
Cardinal Gibbons urges Baltimore Catholics to judge friars in the Philippines by the example of local religious orders. He details Catholic teaching, schools, infant asylum work, Little Sisters of the Poor, St. Mary’s Industrial School and St. Mary’s Orphan Asylum, praising their care from cradle to grave and urging continued charity.
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the Tribune
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Philippines
Far East
Cei
Sacred Cause of Charity and Humanity
Sisters of Charity
Nile
Little Sisters of the Poor
St. Mary's Industrial School
St. James's Home
St. Mary’s Orphan Asylum
Roland Park
Mercy
Dante
Papal Bull to the Filipinos Prepared by Guidi
Manila reports Monsignor Guidi the Apostolic Delegate is readying a Papal bull for Filipinos. Publication delayed awaiting translations. The document is believed to state the church stance on the Philippines and may outline plans to reorganize the church here.
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Manila
Monsignor
Guidi
Philippine Islands
Archbishop Chapelle Returning From Rome to Cuba and Porto Rico
The Archbishop of New Orleans and Papal Delegate to Puerto Rico and Cuba will sail from Genoa to New York aboard the Leo XIII. He says his seven weeks in Rome clarified settlement questions and he will work to advance Cuba and Porto Rico’s prosperity, maintain US relations on an equal footing, and support the people’s welfare. He notes alignment with the late McKinley and President Roosevelt.
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Rome
Associated Press
Chapelle
New Orleans
Porto Rico
Cuba
Genoa
Leo XIII
New York
Vatican
United States
Holy See
McKinley
Roosevelt
American pianist Zeisler at Vienna Phil concert
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler became the first American soloist invited to perform at the Vienna Philharmonic Society concerts. She played Saint-Saens piano concerto to an enthusiastic reception before sailing for America in December.
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Vienna
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler
Paris Chamber of Deputies Riot Sparks Duel Threats
Paris observers recount a violent close to the session with blows exchanged in the Chamber A duel looming as M Valle and M Syveton threaten seconds and a field of honor clash The press debates responsibility and the use of soldiers in the Chamber and calls for caution among officials.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Officie
Chamber
M. Syveton
Marquis de Dion
M. Guyette de Villeneuve
Valle
Syveton
Figaro
Courant
Concentration Zones In Rizal Province Campaign
Manila reports Governor Taft has established concentration zones to combat ladrones in Rizal. Land tilled by day, residents stay within zones at night, and a strong constabulary will deter bandits. A company of infantry will guard the transport Logan returning to San Francisco after December 15.
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Manila
Rizal
Zon
Taft
Logan
Davis
San Francisco
Shuster
United States
Philippine Islands
Spain and United States restore 1895 IP rights pact
The Madrid Gazette publishes notes exchanged by Spain and the United States renewing the July 1895 agreements. The pact restores reciprocal protection of intellectual, artistic and literary property rights between the two nations.
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Madrid
Spain
United States
Dispute over Patos Island Narrows Venezuelan British Talks
The Yellow Book of 1901 reveals exchanges between London and Caracas on Patos Island ownership. Britain claims Patos since 1797 with maps and possession for over a century, while Venezuela cites proximity and historical titles. Arbitration appears unlikely as Britain deems the case nonarbitrable.
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Washington
Venezuela
Foreign Office
Caracas
London
Patos Island
Great Britain
Augusto
London Foreign Office
Patos
Guiania
International Law Institute
Trinidad
Spain
Ayuntamiento of
Huevos
Monos
Madrid
Codazzi
Castro
Kitty Ashore on Roncador Reef Off Jamaica
Kingston Jamaica December 7 The United Fruit Company steamer Kitty is hard ashore on Roncador reef three hundred miles from Jamaica. The American wrecking steamer Premier has gone to her assistance.
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Kingston
Jamaica
United Fruit Company
Kitty
Roncador Reef
Premier
Suicide of English rifleman on Etruria near Mersey
London December 7 report that Colonel Lamb a member of the English rifle team returning from Canada killed himself on the Cunard Line Steamer Etruria as it ascended the Mersey Saturday morning. He fired a rifle shot destroying the top of his head.
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London
Cunard Line
Etruria
Mersey
Colonel Lamb
Canada
Passionsists' Expulsion Case Backed by British and American Envoys
Paris December 7 Ambassadors Porter and Sir Edmund Monson have carried out friendly representations to France seeking reconsideration of the Passionist Fathers' expulsion risk. The move aims to protect the English order's rights and ease church access for Americans, but officials warn currency of domestic policy and a Chamber of Deputies decision will bind any final action.
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Paris
Porter
Edmund Monson
France
St. Joseph’s Church
Ambassador Porter
Washington
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Severe winter halts traffic and hurts Vienna milk supply
Heavy snow cripples Austria-Hungary roads as milk and vegetable deliveries to Vienna are limited. Accidents rise while the Danube freezes. eighty grain ships icebound near Ibraila and Galatz. The extreme cold bites the poor and broadens hardship across the region.
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Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Bucharest
Danube
Ibraila
Galatz
Warships Reach La Guayra
The English cruiser Retribution and the German cruiser Gazelle have anchored at La Guayra after voyages from Bermuda and Willemstad. The Spanish warship Nautiles has also arrived at La Guayra.
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Caracas
Retribution
Bermuda
Gazelle
Willemstad
la Guayra
Nautiles
Kaiser Presents Photo to Goluchowsky in Alliance Renewal
Vienna dispatch reports Emperor William gave Foreign Minister Count Gowsky a richly framed photograph as a memento of the renewal of the Triple Alliance. The gesture marks the formal ceremony and ties among the allied powers.
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Vienna
William
Count Gowsky
Railway selects Lone Wolf as temporary terminus
Guthrie Oklahoma December 7 The Kansas City Mexico and Orient Railway Company will make Lone Wolf Oklahoma a terminus for a time after citizens donated 336 acres for division facilities. The company plans extensive improvements and will begin laying rails to Lone Wolf within thirty days.
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Guthrie
Okla
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway Company
Lone Wolf
Coal firm man freed after Sunday law arrest in New York
William Weber of Weber and Bunke faced Magistrate Mayo in West Side court on a charge of violating the Sunday law by delivering coal from wagons in the Boulevard area. Policeman Eckhoff testified to two deliveries earlier that morning. The magistrate discharged Weber, noting no law violation given urgent customer needs and illnesses. Eckhoff was joked about by colleagues for the arrest.
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William Weber
Weber & Bunke
West Ninety-ninth-st
Mayo
West Side Court
George Eckhoff
West One-hundredth-st
Eckhoff
Boulevard
One-Hundredth St
Weber
Meyo
Rutland Woman Found Dead In Vermont Canal
Miss Helen E. Berron, 64, of Rutland, found dead in a paper mill canal near Bellows Falls. Inquest returns a verdict of death by strangulation though police seek evidence of foul play. She left Rutland for Saratoga but was last seen Monday afternoon. a traveling bag was later found in a local meat market.
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Bellows Falls
Helen E. Berron
Rutland
Bishop Potter to Speak on Lessons from the Coal Strike
Bishop Potter will address Grace Chapel parishioners on Lessons from the Coal Strike at the parish house 415 East Thirteenth Street. The event is a men only meeting hosted by the Grace Chapel Men’s Social Club and Union men.
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Potter
Grace Chapel
East Thirteenth St
Sunday Offering Supports Debts of Blessed Sacrament Church
The Rev. Matthew A. Taylor announced the church debt reduction drive raised $11,250 in the Sunday collection, with six months prior at $11,000. He recalled starting mass in a West Seventy-second Street stable fifteen years ago, and noted two new congregations Church of the Holy Trinity and Church of St. Matthew formed from the Blessed Sacrament parish.
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Matthew A. Taylor
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
West Seventy-first-st
Broadway
Taylor
West Seventy-second St
Church of the Holy Trinity
Church of St. Matthew
West Eighty-second-st
West Sixty-fifth-st
Dr. E B Adamson Rampage at Fifth Avenue Hotel
A wealthy Atlanta doctor, Dr BE C Adamson, living at 30 East Twenty seconds, enraged hotel guests at the Fifth Avenue Hotel turning to God amid a chaotic scene. He was seized by six men and taken to Bellevue Hospital after assaulting staff and breaking a cab window while claiming divine mission.
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Fifth Avenue Hotel
Bellevue Hospital
BE. C. Adamson
No. 30
East Twenty-seconds
Atlanta
Richard Dumas King
Twenty-second St
Juliette Lamber
Paris
Mr. Mills
Mills
Mr. King
Dr. Adamson
Jesus
E. B. Finch
No. 9
West Twenty-fourthst
Albemarle Hotel
James Long
Strong
Drs. Fitch
Wildman
Epiphany Church Fund Drive Gains Backing From Clergy
Bishop Burgess of Long Island appeals for money to clear Epiphany Church Brooklyn debt. He subscribes 100 dollars as three weeks remain to raise 20 thousand and meet 14 thousand subscribed conditionally to reach 32,800. Other donors include Dr Greer and Rev Percy Grant, with large gifts from George Foster Peabody and William H Male.
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Burgess
Long Island
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
Brooklyn
Babbitt
St. John’s Hospital
Dr. Greer
St. Bartholomew's Church
New York
Percy Grant
Church of the Ascension
George Foster Peabody
William H. Male
Wilhelmus Mynderse
C. D. Wood
Petti Aega Mites Hagin
First National Bank of
Puding
Kentucky
Sehee Whit- Oean
Mm Babbitt
Iphany
cDonough-st
Tompkins Ave
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Fruit Company
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Passionists
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Goluchowsky
Orient
Vermont Mill Canal
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Waltham Watches
American Waltham Watch Company
Waltham, Mass
Everett Piano Manufactory
Everett Piano
Wareroonmis
Fifth Ave
N. Y
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Epiphany Church
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Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Seeman Bros
Hudson and North Moore Sts
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Union Square
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Topeka & Santa Fe R’y
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