Cuban Attitude Toward Reciprocity Treaty Stirs Debate
The article argues Cuban support for Palma administration policy toward a reciprocal trade treaty hinges on the belief Washington terms force concessions. It suggests Cubans fear coercion and see U S congressional influence as pressing terms, while urging genuine reciprocity through mutual consent and thorough discussion to resolve differences.
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Jer Case
Palma
Washington
Congress
Boston Terminal Plan for a Million-Dollar Freight Hub
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad plans a large Boston freight terminal with water frontage and vast land, after buying twenty acres on Commonwealth Ave South Boston for 1 million dollars. Negotiations continue for waterfront access to build docks and warehouses for direct unloading to transatlantic ships, aligned with the Pennsylvania system traffic alliance.
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Tribune
Boston
Dec
New-York, New-Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Commonwealth Fiets
New Haven
English
Pennsylvania
Obituary: Daniel H. Harkins Dies in San Francisco
Daniel H. Harkins, noted meteor, died today at his father in law's home in San Francisco. He had fallen ill in New York and traveled to the city seeking recovery, but showed no improvement.
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Tribune
San Francisco
Daniel H. Harkins
Metor
Harkins
New York
Death of Mrs Dowling Heals at Palm Springs Home
Mrs Mary J Dowling wife of Rev Dr George T Dowling died yesterday in Palm Springs Cal at age for her health The funeral will be held at the home of Mrs Arthur Lenox Drummond the dead woman's daughter.
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Palm Springs Station
Cal
Mary J. Dowling
George Teeeee
Arthur Lenox Drummond
Henry Gassert Tobacco Merchant Dies in Brooklyn at 75
Henry Lewis Gassert, longtime New York tobacco dealer and early street newspaper seller, died yesterday at his Brooklyn home. Born in Germany, he built a varied career from newsstands in California to two bustling New York shops, later expanding to tobacco with his brother. He leaves a widow, a son, and a daughter. funeral tomorrow at 3 p.m.
Alfred L Seton Dies After Long European Years
Alfred L Seton died Saturday of heart disease at his brother in law C Egerton Schmid's home 12 West Eighth Street. He was born to Alfred Seton and Frances Barnewell. He joined a California gold expedition in 1849, returned 1851, and joined Mutual Life Insurance Company where his father was president. He later served on the Gold Board of New York and spent much of the last 25 years in Europe. He married Laura von Ketteler daughter of General von Ketteler and had a son Alfred. He leaves a wife daughter of J N Schmidt and a daughter in law of Henry I Barbey. He was a governor of the old New-Yous Club and long a member of the Union Club. Funeral at Grace Church at 3 am with interment in Peters Churchyard West Chester.
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Alred L. Seton
West Eighth St
C. Egerton Schmid
Mr. Seton
Alfred Seton
Frances Barnewell
California
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Gold Board of
New York
Europe
General von Ketteler
J. N. Schmidt
Germany
Alfred
Henry I Barbey
Seton
Old New-Yous Club
Union Club
Grace Church
Peter's Churchyard
West Chester
Richard Lavery 72 Dies. Early Belfast Immigrant Built Firm
Richard Lavery died at his Mount Vernon home aged seventy two. He came to New York from Belfast in 1833 at nineteen, started R and R Lavery merchants in Manhattan with his brother two years later, later made Mount Vernon home, served in Methodist Episcopal Church leadership, and supported Epworth Work. survived by one daughter.
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Richerd Lavery
Mount Vernon
Tribune
Mr. Lavery
New York
Belfast
Robert
R. & R. Law - Len Merchants
Rely
Richard
T Methodist Episcopal Church
Grand Central Station
N. J
Lockwood
East Orange
Caroline Lockwood
Joseph D. Harrison
Harrison St
Rochester
Death of Dr Daniel P Pease in Paris Fr 45
Dr Daniel P Pease died in Paris after a typhoid illness while abroad for health. He was forty five years old and a graduate of a medical college in 18 with service as house physician at Hoffman House Fifth Avenue and Albemarle hotels in New York.
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Wora
Moon
Daniel P. Pease
Paris
Pease
Dr. Pease
Medical College
Hoffman House
Fifth Avenue
Albemarie
Amos Tenney Dies. Noted Rail Road Promoter
Amos Tenney longtime railroad contractor and promoter died Saturday at his home in Brooklyn. He once led ventures in the horse and wagon era and later served as treasurer of cotton mills in Cohoes. In 1851 he engaged in various railroad ventures and remained active in the industry for years.
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Amos Tenney
As & Railr
Ead
Clermont-ave
Brooklyn
Editor letters debate Harlem River bridge franchise terms
A letter from Edward M. Grout defends the city’s proposed terms for the Macomb and Harlem River bridge franchises. He argues figures reflect true value after full hearings and acknowledge travel demand and political constraints. He predicts next Friday’s franchise announcement.
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the Tribune
Finance Department
Harlem River
Harlem
Bronx
Page
Union Railway Company
Tribune
Edward M. Grout
Brooklyn
Rantists and rantism debated in Baptism discussion
A letter defends Dr. MacArthur in the Tribune interview over the terms rantism and rantists. It argues dictionaries and Greek roots support his distinction between sprinkling and immersion and asserts critics erred in accusing him of discourtesy. The author cites Lancelot Andrews and notes December 2, 12.
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The
Tribune
Dr. MacArthur
MacArthur
Lancelot Andrews
New York
Tunnel Franchise Debate and Tammany Hall Link Question
Louis Brown questions why the Pennsylvania tunnel franchise remains tied to Tammany Hall when a committee, described by The New York Herald, comprises six Republicans, two Tammany Hall Democrats, and one Brooklyn Democrat. He urges direct referendum to Tammany Hall aldermen and asks The New-York Tribune for clarity.
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Tammany Hall
New-York Herald
Brooklyn
New-York Tribune
Louis Brown
Praise for Senator Dryden speech in Tribune
Letter from a New York reader lauds Senator John F. Dryden's speech on trusts as convincing and driven by conviction. The writer praises the Tribune for showing the senator's face as the central figure of a political tour.
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The
Tribune
John F. Dryden
the Tribune
New-York
Canfield as a Philanthropist
A lament on Canfield's philanthropy and elite circles in town. The piece accuses William Travers Jerome of misreading Mr Canfield's plan to build a new East Side clubhouse for youths, amid attacks framed by Tammany politics and district attorney scrutiny. It defends Canfield against gambling-house insinuations and criticizes local corruption.
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Mr. Canfield
Hanging Sign Exhibition Transforms Paris Streets
At Hotel de Ville Paris Edouard Detaille organizes for the police prefect an exhibition of 200 hanging signs to invite shopkeepers to hire artists. From Willette Mercier Cleret and others the signs range from Cupid and Napoleonic imagery to bric a brac motifs and corset signs. The show draws crowds and aims to push public art into commercial streets.
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Cleb
The Professor Relates a Dime Museum Snake Bite Tale
A Chicago Tribune fragment quotes a doctor recalling his busiest contract treating two morbidly obese men in a dime museum for a snake bite. He asserts one patient weighed five hundred pounds and nearly overwhelmed the deathly danger, though the doctor concedes he did not finish the task alone.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Ashe
Strong Yohe pair arrive in city on Cunard liner Umbria
Putnam Bradlee Strong and May Yohe, divorced wife of Lord Francis Hope, arrived in the city aboard the Umbria using the names Mr and Mrs P B Strong. They reportedly wed in Argentina while May Yohe pursued the divorce case and jewelry dispute. On landing they faced public attention as they proceeded to Grand Central Station and Hastings after baggage checks.
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Strong
May Yohe
London
Paris
Argentine Republic
Grand Central Station
Sub-Committee Named on Pennsylvania Tunnel Franchise
The Central Federated Union plans a three member sub committee to urge the Railroad Committee of the Board of Aldermen to oppose the tunnel franchise unless labor clauses are included. Philip Kelly cited support for labor terms amid Borough of Queens and Brooklyn leaders. Samuel B. Donnelly stated public sentiment favors labor clauses, and the sub committee will seek a report against the franchise before the Aldermen meet.
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Central Federated Union
Pennsylvania Tunnel
Board of Aldermen
Philip Kelly
Theatrical Protective Union
Cassidy
Queens
Cady
Brooklyn
Kelly
Pratt
Samuel B. Donnelly
New York
Platt
Mr. Donnelly
Donnelly
Anthracite-Only Policy for Manhattan Railway Transits
The Health Board orders the Manhattan Railway to burn hard coal only starting today, citing anthracite availability. Officials warn of enforcing the soft coal ban and note coal shortages across the city despite mild weather prospects.
Weather report notes widespread cold wave across regions
The weather bulletin details a deepening cold front across the western upper lake region and valleys of the Mississippi and Missouri, with subzero lows in Williston North Dakota and snow or rain varying by area. Forecasts predict continued cold, snow flurries, and fresh winds across many states, plus storm warnings on the West Coast and Atlantic seaboard.
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Washington
Upper Lake Region
Upper
Mississippi
Missouri
Williston
N. D
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
East Gulf States
Michigan
St. Lawrence
Lake
Ohio Valleys
Middle Atlantic States
West Gulf States
Pacific Coast
California
Plateau
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Slope
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North Plateau
New England
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Gulf Coast
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Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New-York
New
Erie
New-England
Maine
Weather Bureau Report Temperatures and Forecast
The record shows last twenty four hours temperature changes with comparisons to last year. Highest yesterday 37 degrees, lowest 3, average 31 with year comparisons and a local forecast of fair and colfer conditions.
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Weather Bureau
Arizona Pursues Statehood Amid Senate Hesitation
Tucson's Samuel Crane argues Arizona must push Congress for statehood after past rejections, citing rapid growth, rising property values, and manageable debt. In Peru, Lima's José Monagas describes American capital backing a Lima to Amazon railway, promising national development and west coast access via rail and river transit.
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Samuel Crane
Tucson
Gila
Hoffman Hood
Senate
Sisterhood of States
Peru
José Mona- Sectionsgas
Lima
Holland
Amazon
Lambayeque
Andes
Mrs Dillon Reunites With Husband Aboard Umbria
The Cunard Line steamship Umbria arrived after gales and head seas. Passenger Mrs John Dillon joined her husband who traveled from Chicago to meet her at Hoffman House. He expected a speedy recovery.
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Cunard Line
Umbria
John Dillon
Monterey Arrives Disabled After Devastating Gale
The Ward Line steamer Monterey arriving from Mexico and Havana was crippled off Delaware capes by a Friday gale. A high pressure cylinder head failure disabled the starboard engine, leaving the ship to operate on its remaining engine to reach port.
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Monterey
Mexico
Havana
Capes
Delaware
Colonel Phelps Worse After Mixed News From Aiken
Hackensack reports bad symptoms returned for Colonel Sheffield Phelps as of today. Ex Senator William M Johnson received word from Aiken that the condition worsened despite Friday and yesterday showing improvement. His son Walter William Phelps is recovering in the meantime.
Tannery Destroyed by Fire in Ridgway Pennsylvan ia
Ridgway Pennsylvania December 7 The Eagle Valley Tannery at Ridgway was destroyed by an early morning fire caused by a natural gas explosion in the engine room. The building loss is estimated at 7000 with leather and hides losses from 250 to 300. Insurance coverage is reported. The tannery belongs to Elk Tanning Company in the United States Leather Company district.
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Ridgway
Penn
Eagle Valley
Elk Tanning Company
United States Leather Company
Board to choose new commandant for State Soldiers Home
Bath New York December 7 The board of trustees of the State Soldiers and Sailors Home will meet tomorrow to select a commandant to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Colonel Andrew Davidson Fourteen candidates from all parts of the state are vying for the position with many noted Civil War veterans among them.
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Bath
The
State Soldiers and Sailors’ Home
Andrew Davidson
Civ
Transatlantic Travellers on the Umbria
Passengers arriving yesterday from Liverpool aboard the steam ship Umbria include W. J. De Bloquiere L. P. MacNamare Mrs John Dillon K A BP Talbot Captain J C Gardner Consul at Boston Dr Hugh A Grant and Mr and Mrs P B Strong.
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L. P. MacNamare
John Dillon
K. A BP, Talbot
J. C. Gardner
Boston
Hugh A. Grant
P. B. Strong
Funeral notices and obituaries dated December 1902
A page lists multiple obituaries and funeral notices for Timothy F. Allen and others. Entries name the deceased, residences, and service details at St. Thomas's Church with dates in December 1902, plus related society notices and tributes from medical and botanical groups.
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Torrey Botanical Club
Timothy F. Allen
St. Thomas's Church
N. L. Britton
E. L. Burgess
Tribane Subscription Rates Notice
Special notices outline Tribane subscription rates for mail delivery within the country or abroad. It mentions address changes and directs readers to the Tribune Office for details.
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Tribune
The Tribune postal and subscription rates notice
A dense notice lists multiple subscription options for DAILY AND SUNDAY, TRI-WEEKLY, and WEEKLY editions, with complicated rates for months and combinations. It also details foreign and domestic mail cutoff times, offices, and overseas postage arrangements, plus addresses for subscriptions and various international representatives.
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Steenan
Tribune
Tve
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