Notable officials and scholars listed in 1900s portrait cohort
A catalog of prominent figures includes Baron Lambermont, Professor de Marens, T. M. C. Asser, Count Apponyi, Chief Justice Fuller, Duke of Tetuan, Judge George Gray, John W. Griggs, Professor H. Matzen, Oscar S. Straus, Edward Fry, and Leon Bourgeois. Photographed by Aimé Dupont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Lambermont
de Marens
T. M. C. Asser
Count Apponyi
Justice Fuller
Duke of Tetuan
George Gray
John W. Griggs
H. Matzen
Oscar S. Straus
Aimé Dupont
Edward Fry
Leon Bourgeois
News of Two Capitals Plays Out Across Europe
London dispatch notes mixed feelings over Venezuela settlement. Washington opts for The Hague arbitration while Britain dislikes entangling alliances with Europe and backs U S leadership. Kipling comments. Hay praised. Monroe Doctrine preserved. Liberal Rosebery leads party, Newmarket election tests Nonconformists, education and labor will drive next general election, Taff Vale cases loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Rosebery
Liberal Party
Mr. Gladstone
Eerl Spencer
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Earl Granville
Lord Hartington
Gladstone
Newmarket
C. D. Rose
Morton
Snd
Taff Vale
Firemen Under Ban by Cloth Hat and Cap Makers Union
The Cloth Hat and Cap Makers' National Union denounces the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen for accepting President Roosevelt as an honorary member. Delegates meet at Manhattan Lyceum to condemn actions contrary to labor principles and to enforce membership strictness. Copies of the resolution will be sent to the Firemen and to Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
National Union
Manhattan Lyceum
East Fourth St
Impor
Roosevelt
Wedding March Death of Artist George Roth in the Bronx
George J. Roth 69, artist and portrait painter of 887 East 169th Street, died of heart disease in Tinton Avenue The Bronx as guests gathered to celebrate his 34th wedding anniversary. Coroner ruled death due to heart disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Roth
East
Tintonave
The
Bronx
Mr. Roth
Tinton-ave
Roth
O’gorman
Meyer
Curtin
Snowslide Kills Nine at Mollie Gibson Mine
A snowslide hit the Mollie Gibson mine bunkhouse ten miles from Lake Kootenai on Christmas night. Nine men are believed killed and several injured. eight more are unaccounted for. Names and injuries of listed workers are reported, with conditions ranging from death to broken limbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
B. C
Mollie Gibson
Lake Kootenai
Ll. Broulee
M. Hall
Assayer
W. G. Murphy
Ainsworth
T. Rouse
Silverton
W. Collins
George Chip
J. Campbell
J. McLaughain
John A. Bell
McGinnis
Kootena
Raymond Whitcomb Develops Luxury Travel From New York to California
The Raymond and Whitcomb Company promotes direct New York to California car and special train service with first class arrangements and door to door travel. January and February departures offer a Mexico round trip with their hotel on wheels, plus tours to Florida Europe and beyond with tickets to world destinations. Circulars will be mailed to interested parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Florida
Mexico
Raymond & Whitcomb Company
Union Square
New York
Old Mexico
Europe
Cuba
Porto Rico
Oriental Lands
Adva
Rockland Ferry Caught in Ice on Hudson River
The Rockland ferryboat of the North River Steamboat Company ran into an ice cake in the Hudson at Tappan Zee and is fast in the ice with ten passengers aboard. Captain Lyons led a rescue by land and boat, risking ice floes to provide provisions and seek aid as anxious spectators gather at Tarrytown and Nyack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
North River Steamboat Company
Tarrytown
Nyack
Hudson River
Tappan Zee
John Lyons
R. Bock
Lyons
Bock
Hudson
Newburg
Poughkeepsie
Michigan Central Sues State Over Charter Revocation
Detroit. Michigan Central Railroad filed suit in Wayne Circuit Court seeking 6 million dollars in damages for revoking its special charter at the end of Governor Pirgee's term. The road argues the charter allowed 3 cents per mile fare and a gross earnings tax, while state law caps fare at 2 cents and imposes ad valorem taxes, doubling annual taxes. the suit covers one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Michigan Central Railroad
Warne
Pirgree
Largest sales contract in history for American Sheet Steel
Pittsburg December 27 The Gazette reports that the American Sheet Steel Company has just secured the largest sales contract in its history. Over the next year the deal will boost gross earnings by 6 490 000 dollars. The contract is with representatives of thirty four members of the National Roofing and Corrugating Company which will buy all 1903 sheets from United States Steel sheet producers. The roofing firm will use about eighty thousand tons of black sheets costing around 4 240 000 dollars, plus about thirty thousand tons of galvanized and other sheets costing about 2 250 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
the Gazette
American Sheet Steel Company
National
United States Steel Corporation
NYU Professors Decline Dinner Over Association Policy
New York University professors decline attendance at the Association of American Universities dinner in protest of what they view as selective admission rules. The letter dated December 9, 1902, urges the association to adopt transparent, inclusive criteria for membership, citing concerns about exclusivity and open moral standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-York University
Association of American Universities
New-York
Columbia University
New-York City
New-York University Senate
Harper
Chicago
New York University
Double tragedy from Abbeville County ends in lynching
From Abbeville County, S C a leading county man Oliver Wideman and his wife were lynched after a quarrel with William K Jay. Jay was killed by buckshot fired in his yard. A mob captured the couple as they were headed to jail and executed them on a bridge. Jay was a farmer and lodge member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Columbia
S. C
Abbeville County
South Carolina
Oliver Wideman
William K. Jay
Widemans
Jay
Grand Lodge of
South Carolina Masons
Grand Lodge
Toms River Man Charged in Mrs Darby Murder
George Bennett of Tuckerton arrested in connection with the Christmas Day killing of Mrs Mary Darby, sixty, choked to death in her home. Police recovered Mrs Darby’s door key and items belonging to George Rider and Albert Stiles, who are under arrest as suspects.
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Toms River
N. J
George Bennett
Tuckerton
Mary Darby
Bennett
Killing Frost Hits Florida Oranges In Early Winter
Jacksonville records 24 degrees and Tampa 30 as frost damages citrus. Fear grows that young orange trees and remaining fruit in groves may suffer after warm spell kept sap in upper limbs. Nearby cities report several cold records across the South including Atlanta 14 Savannah 24 Birmingham 13 and New Orleans 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Tampa
Atlanta
Savannah
Birmingham
New Orleans
Train Bug Out In Wyoming
The Cheyenne branch blockade ended as the accommodation train broke through seven days of deep drifts near Sterling Colorado. Snowpacked tracks and wedged plows halted service, requiring manual digging to free the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wrc
Burlington
Sterling
Col
Roosevelt Guides Venezuelan Dispute Toward Hague Arbitration
President Roosevelt pressed reference of the Venezuelan controversy to the Hague tribunal with praise in European capitals though Berlin showed some disappointment at not having him act as arbitrator. Baron d Estournelles de Constant lauded his action as saving the tribunal. Officials in Washington and diplomats abroad see consensus forming, with notes exchanged among Washington London Berlin Rome and Caracas and an expected complete agreement within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Berlin
Baron d’Estournelles de Constant
Hague Tribunal
Washington
London
Rome
Caracas
Approved in France on Roosevelt and Hague tribunal
Paris reports French opinion applauds President Roose veldt for moral diplomacy in Europe and for pushing The Hague tribunal into the Venezuela claims, with newspapers across the spectrum praising him as champion of humanitarianism and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-York Tribune
the Tribune Association
Paris
Baron d’Estournelles de Constant
Roosevelt
United States
Hague Tribunal
France
Des Debats
Nicholas II
Hague
Germany
England
Venezuela
Gaulois
Petite Republique
Jean Jaurés
Tarn
le Petite Republique
Baron de Constantins Letter Praises Roosevelt Over Hague Arbitration
The French deputy Baron de Constantı̂ns, a Hague Arbitration Tribunal member, sends a strong congratulatory letter to President Roosevelt on Venezuela arbitration. He credits U S leadership for reviving The Hague court, saving it from extinction, and praises the moral competition it creates. Europe lags, he says, while the United States and Mexico opened The Hague to world justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Baron d’Estournelles de Constant
France
Hague Arbitration Tribunal
Roosevelt
Venezuela
Hague Court
Hague Tribunal
Britain backs Venezuela stance in West Indian papers
Kingston Jamaica December 27 British West Indian papers support Great Britain's attitude toward Venezuela. Reports say neighboring republics harm British residents with imprisonment and flogging in Nicaragua. Government sees current movement as timely and a useful lesson. Also an Atlantic Coast Line schedule notice and travel ad from New York offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Great Britain
Venezuela
Nicaragua
Roosevelt pushes Venezuelan case to Hague tribunal
Washington officials and diplomats view President Roosevelt’s move to refer the Venezuelan dispute to The Hague as strengthening the court’s prestige and paving the way for future arbitration. A German demand for 500,000 to heal national honor could delay, but not derail, the process. The protocol may locate in Washington or another capital, with a modus vivendi to guide pending arbitration and possible abolition of port restraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trine
Washington
Roosevelt
Hague Tribunal
Hague Court
Germany
Castro
Caracas
Legation
Negotiations on arbitration terms with Venezuela proceed
An active exchange of notes among Venezuela the United States and the allies continues over how to submit Venezuela’s disputes to arbitration. Officials warn a preliminary protocol will take days and discuss sticking points such as Germany’s demand for 1 percent prepayment and Castro’s stance. The talks aim to lift the blockade if Venezuela meets obligations while allied ships remain ready to renew if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Venezuela
United States
Germany
Castro
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Affairs IN London
Tribune Association
America
Hague Tribune
Patos Island
Rudyard Kipling
Sanc
Hay
York
New York Central
Goth Limited
Tance
Mrs. Roth
Mr. George Roth
Michigan
Michigan Central
Steel Corporation
Hague Courts
President Roosevelts
Baron DE Constant
President Roose
Velt
Court of Arbitration
New World
Penn, R. R
Atlantic Coast Line
Fie
Augusta
Thomasville
B’way
N. Y
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