Funeral of Mrs Grant at Grant's Tomb in Riverside Park
A brief service yesterday at Grant's Tomb for Mrs John Dent Grant wife of General Ulysses S Grant drew about 250 mourners from army navy politics and civic life. Clergy officers and relatives attended as rain fell and a long line stood outside. U S Grant Post G A R acted as guard of honor and many government officials and Grant family members were present.
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Grant
Riverside Park
John Dent Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Army
Navy
Cardinal Newman
Loyal Legion
E. G. Andrews
Methodist Episcopal Church
Alexander Mackay- Smith
Pennsylvania
St. John’s Church
Washington
Grand Army of the Republic
J. P. Newman
Bishop Newman
Root
Odell
Low
Rowe
Martin Goss
Berry
J. C
Thomas J. O'Brien
J. Frederick Pierson
Henri Gerrand
A. J. Goldman
Gustav E. Schwab
John A. Murray
J. L. Searing
J. M. Thompson
A. B. Lewis
H. M. MacCracken
Kogoro Takahira
W. H. Whalen
Jacob A. Cantor
Charles E. Inn
Cornelius N. Bliss
Horatio C. King
C. O'Reilly
C. N. Taintor
Andrew Carnegie
Samuel Sloan
Whitelaw Reid
A. Noel Blakeman
Humberts Arrested in Madrid After Paris Fraud Scandal
Madrid report details the Humbert family arrest following the Paris safe frauds. A member handed $48,000 to housemates, now sent to the French consulate. Inspector Caro is promoted. prisoners kept in separate cells, meals from a nearby restaurant, minimal visitors, and altered appearances. A maid recalls strict house routines and late-night outings only. Train tickets to California advertised with diverse routes via Chicago and Northwestern, Union Pacific, and Southern Pacific.
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Madrid
Mme. Humbert
Humbert
Paris
Caro
Humberts
Explosion Aboard Deutschland Sparks Panic Off English Coast
London dispatch reports a nighttime explosion on the Hamburg American liner Deutschland as it neared the English coast from New York. Passengers rushed to the deck in night attire amid a frantic scene with widespread panic and concern for safety.
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London
New York
Marconi Announces Wireless Links Across Atlantic
Halifax reports that Marconi has established wireless telegraphic communication between Cape Breton, Canada, and Cornwall, England with inauguratory messages to Canada’s Governor General and to London. The Times confirms receiving Marconi’s transatlantic greeting message transmitted from Glace Bay.
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Atlantic
Canada
Cornwall
England
Italy
Halifax
N. S
Marconi
Cape Breton
the Times
Glace Bay
Poldhu
Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Effort at Table Head
The article details Marconi’s long running experiments at Table Head Cape Breton and Poldhu Cornwall proving wireless signals cross the ocean. It covers tests from Signal Hill Newfoundland to the Philadelphia voyage with recording devices, and outlines the new station architecture and equipment at Table Head South Wellfleet and Poldhu, including towers cables and power systems.
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Mr. Marconi
Table Head
Cape Breton
Newfoundland
Poldhu
Cornwall
Signal Hill
Marconi
Philadelphia
America
Fpoldhu
Russian
Spezzia
Atlantic
Glace Bay
Sydney
Cape Cod
South Wellfleet
Table Hea
Pofahu
Coherer
M. I. Pupin
Exiled Chinese General Tung Fu Siang Mobilizes Ten Thousand Troops
Shen-Se reports Tung Fu Siang plans to exterminate foreigners in Shen-Se Kan-Su and seize Sian-Fu. He mobilizes ten thousand troops including four thousand garrisoned men, buys grain and fodder, and seeks aid from Prince Tuan the Empress Dowager and Yang Lu. Foreigners urged to depart as trouble looms. The 2th Century Limited ad promotes a New York to Chicago train.
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Shanghai
North China Daily News
Shen- Se
Tung Fu Siang
Kan- Su
Tung Fo Liang
Shen-Se
Kan-Su
Sian-Fu
Prince Tuan
Yang Lu
Accident to Deutschland Arrives Hamburg Line Steamer Damaged
The Hamburg American Line steamer Deutschland arrived at Plymouth at 2 15 pm after a cylinder burst near the Scilly Islands. The starboard engine was badly damaged and four months will be needed for repairs. An engineer was badly scalded. repairs will cost several thousand pounds. The ship docked using port engines at sixteen knots after a night of alarms and escaping steam.
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Plymouth
Associated Press
Deutschland
Scilly Islands
Cherbourg
Hamburg
German steamer Pure Oil foundering reported
The British steamer North Point arrived and reported taking aboard the crew of the German steamer Pure Oil which sailed from Hamburg December 4 for Philadelphia and foundered on December 14. The North Point towed the Pure Oil for five hours.
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London
North Point
Drake
Philadelphia
Dix
Hamburg
WHY PRESIDENT MAY NOT ACT. Roosevelt urged to arbitrate at The Hague
Washington circles argue the President should not settle the disputed points. The Hague Tribunal reference is favored by some, with London awaiting the President's response. Indications suggested he might have accepted, surprising London.
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Roosevelt
Hague
Washington
London
Foreign Office
Roosevelt Expected To Accept Venezuelan Arbitration Role
London dispatches report strong indications that President Roosevelt has accepted arbitral duties in the Venezuelan dispute. Daily cables between Washington and London continue as officials anticipate formal submission to the Foreign Office and a potential move toward pacific settlement, with doubts lingering at the Foreign Office.
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United States
State Department
Washington
Foreign Office
Roosevelt
London
Isaac Seligman
Europe
Castro Accepts Roosevelt Arbitration Offer
Caracas reports President Castro signs acceptance of President Roosevelt to arbitrate the Venezuelan difficulty in the name of Venezuela.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Roosevelt
Italy Rules Out Hague Court For Venezuela Crisis
Rome reports that allies do not plan to take the Venezuelan issue to The Hague. King Victor Emmanuel and Foreign Minister Prinetti discussed the matter at their morning conference and expressed satisfaction with the peaceful developments. Prinetti notified Ambassador Meyer of Italy joining the Venezuela blockade.
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Rome
Hague
Victor Emmanuel
Prinetti
Signor Prinetti
Meyer
Italy
Venezuela
Two Die From Gas Fatalities at Amsterdam Avenue
Police probe the deaths of Annie Fogarty aged 39 and her brother-in-law James Fogarty aged 35 found by gas in Mrs. Fogarty's bedroom at 853 Amsterdam Ave. Four gas jets and a lit stove enabled fatal exposure. Daughters Elizabeth and May visited earlier. coroner hints at accidental death. James Fogarty, a bricklayer, shared residence with Mrs. Fogarty, who was estranged from her husband now in an insane asylum.
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West One-hundredth-st
Annie Fogarty
Amsterdam-ave
James Fogarty
Amsterdamave
Answers of the Foreign Powers on Venezuelan Issue
Berlin reports that Germany and Britain have prepared detailed replies to the Vene zuelan arbitration proposal. The messages will be delivered to Ambassador Tower in Berlin and to Mr White in London tomorrow. Both answers align substantively with no separate German reservations.
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Berlin
Germany
Great Britain
Ambassador Tower
White
London
Associated Press
Kipling Poem Protests Venezuelan Agreement
The Times prints a Kipling poem in strong protest of the Anglo German Venezuela accord, signaling potential widespread discussion and debate this morning in London. The piece frames diplomatic tensions and imperial policy in stark terms, highlighting Kipling’s voice on the issue.
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London
the Times
Rudyard Kipling
Venezuela
Bank of Spain Plans Branches Abroad
Madrid reports the Bank of Spain proposes to establish branches in Havana Mexico City New York and Buenos Ayres as part of its overseas expansion.
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Madrid
Bank of Spain
Havana
Mexico City
New York
Buenos Ayres
Boy With Big Checks Missing
A messenger boy for a Broad Street bankers firm vanished after two checks were given to him for cashing. He cashed the small $281 check and had the $70,000 certified, then went to an uptown bank to cash the certified item and disappeared. Police say no report exists at the Detective Bureau.
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Bankers
Broadst
Royals, kings, and ships in a grand celebration
A sweeping year of world events sees U S President host Prince Henry of Prussia at the White House while Edward VII is crowned in Britain. The German Emperor christens an American yacht Meteor, France unveils the Rochambeau Statue, and Moet & Chandon Champagne is featured at all celebrations. This ad extols Moet & Chandon White Seal as superior and popular.
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America
England
Germany
France
United States
H. R. H. Prince Henry
Prussia
White House
Edward the VII
India
Rochambeau
Moét & Chandon
Roosevelt Should Not Sit as Arbitrator in Venezuela Case
Washington dispatch argues President Roosevelt should push for The Hague tribunal to decide the Venezuela dispute. It cites Calvo doctrine opposition, U S rights to protect nationals, and past State Department positions opposing unilateral national treatment of foreigners. The piece notes Latin American support for Calvo contrasts with U S stance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Venezuela
Hague
Great Tribunal of the
Tribune
United States
Hague Tribunal
Germany
Penfield
State Department
Pious Fund
Merry
Salvador
Mexico
Committee On International Law
William L. Buchanan
Brazil
Haiti
Venez
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Iors
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New-York Tribune
the Tribune Association
the Tribune
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London Times
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Times
Cape Breton, N. S
Signor
Chesapeake & Ohio
Penn. R. R
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Ers
New York Central
Trator
Hague Court
Goldenkranz
Kipling
Waterman
L. E. Waterman Co
Broadway, N. Y
Rock Island
Golden State Limited
Carlos Calvo
Sesior Calvo
D. Jayne
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