The Indian Spectacle Opens Delhi Festivities
London dispatch describes Delhi's fortnightcar nation festivities opening with Viceroy Duke of Connaught and princes entering on richly caparisoned elephants. Details praise color and pageantry, noting a unique gray-clad lady in a golden howdah and later investiture and Mogul palace ball.
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Delhi
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India
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Alexandra
Mogul Palace
Lady Curzon
England
America
Railroad Commission Hears Complaints Against BRT
At a conference with Freeland the railroad commission heard many complaints against the Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Suggestions for improvement were outlined and will be considered at the January 7 session.
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Railroad Commission
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Freeland
Cuban Senators in No Hurry to Call Extra Session
Havana reports after a long meeting President Palma and Cabinet press for quick action on the reciprocity treaty with the United States. Senate to resume January 5 rather than 12, but Capote notes majority absence and committee readiness. US seeks naval and three coaling stations on Isle of Pines.
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Danger in Morocco raises fears for missionaries in Fez
Dispatches from Tangier report defeat of Moroccan forces and danger to American missionaries in Fez and Meguinez if Fez falls. State Department notes most foreigners live in Tangier under naval protection as France Britain and Germany seek influence. Migrant trade with Morocco is small and indirect via England.
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France
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Gibraltar
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Egypt
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Paris
Europe
America
Spanish Troops Readied for Morocco Reinforcement
Madrid reports the government preparing for contingencies in Morocco. Troops at Malaga Cadiz and Algeciras are held in readiness to reinforce Ceuta and Melilla if needed. A cruiser is ordered to Tangier and officers ordered to return to posts.
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Tangier
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Paris
Spain
Malaga
Cadiz
Algeciras
Ceuta
Meiillo
Fez
Silvela
Morocco Premier sees no hopeless situation after defeat
The Moroccan Premier states Morocco faces a serious situation but not hopeless, attributing the Sultan's defeat to a surprise and noting no serious battle occurred. He expects other powers to dispatch warships to Morocco.
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Morocco
Sultan Barricades Palace Amid Rebel Threat in Fez
Tangier Morocco December 29 The Sultan reportedly withdrew to the Fez Palace with all available artillery and ammunition and has barricaded himself after rebels threatened an assault.
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Tesa
Fez
Mulai Abdul Aziz
England
France
Spain
Tangier
Mediterranean
English Missionaries Depart Fez Tetouan Coastwards
A Tangier dispatch dated yesterday and received in London today notes the departure of English women missionaries from Fez and Tetouan bound for the coast. The report omits any departure of American personnel or English male missionaries stationed at Fez and Mequinez.
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London
Tangier
Fez
Tetcan
Mequinez
Coffee Trust Proposed by International Congress
The International Coffee Congress in New York, with 13 nations including the United States and Porto Rico, urged a treaty to control world coffee output to assure producer profits. The plan caps supply at about 3 million sacks, calls for a second congress led by Brazil, and suggests measures to raise demand and curb adulterated coffee. US representatives were Percy B. O Sullivan and Thomas R. Dawley Jr. Porto Rico was represented by Antonio Mariani.
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International Coffee Congress
New York City
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Chile
Colombia
Cuba
Haiti
Paraguay
Brazil
Percy B. O'Sullivan
New-York Coffee Exchange
Thomas R. Dawley, Jr
New York
Antonio Mariani
Thief hits pawnshop window in Dollar Diamond Heist
At 143 West Forty-second Street a young man smashed the shop window with a paving block and grabbed a tray of forty eight diamond rings and studs valued at over ten thousand dollars. A crowd pursued him through streets led by Alfred Plumpton before the suspect was pinned by Detective Reid and taken to Roosevelt Hospital. Diamonds scattered along the sidewalk remain missing.
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Sheridan
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Roosevelt Hospital
William Morrison
West Forty-fourth St
Boston
Morris
Angus W. McPherson
Hollywood
Long Branch
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Austin
Ausgleich talks end in failure prompt resignations feared
Vienna December 29 meetings between Austrian and Hungarian ministers over the Ausgleich arrangement for government expenditures ended in failure. Unless Emperor forces Dr Koerber and Coloman de Szell to agree tomorrow, both Premiers are expected to resign.
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Austria
Hungary
von Koerber
Coloman de Szell
Triumphal year of 12 events across powers and royal pageantry
A historic year featured US President hosting Prince Henry of Prussia at the White House while Edward VII was crowned in Britain. The German Emperor’s yacht Meteor was christened and France unveiled the Rochambeau statue. Moët & Chandon champagne was served at all celebrations, highlighting the brand’s prestige.
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England
Germany
France
United States
Prince Henry
Prussia
Thite House
Edward the VII
India
Rochambeau
Riot at Mount Vernon Orpheum Theater Ends in Darkness
A small riot disrupted a Mount Vernon Orpheum Opera House showing of Human Hearts. An orchestra dispute led to lights being turned off, then on for dismissal. Police intervened as cash payers and pass holders clashed. money was promised at the box office, while the manager fled to New York with the company staff.
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Orpheum Opera
Mount Vernon
E. J. Nugent
New York
Commission Here Today to Hear Manhattan Bronx Transit Concerns
The State Railroad Commission will hold a 10 a.m. hearing in City Hall for complaints about overcrowding on Manhattan and Bronx cars. A ten-lawyer executive committee led by Theron G. Strong from the Merchants' Association will present a plan, with Will iam F. King chairing the franchises and transportation committee. The hearing will consider power to mandate improved terminal facilities and changes in operations to relieve crowding and boost public safety and convenience.
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Frank Harvey Field
Abner S. Haight
Adolph Openham
McCarroll
Fulton St
Clermont-ave
Bedford Ave
Nostrandave
Mr. McCarroll
Greatsinger
Low
Ludwig Nissen
Committee On Transportation Facilities
Association
Brooklyn hearing denounces B R T transit failures
The Brooklyn hearing before the State Railroad Commission lasted five and a half hours as the Manufacturers' Association urged relief from crowded unheated cars and insufficient service on elevated and surface lines. President Greatsinger and other BRT officials testified. next Tuesday the hearing resumes with more testimony and potential remedies.
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State Railroad Commission
Borough Hall
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Greatsinger
Ashley W. Cole
George W. Dunn
Frank M. Baker
Swanstrom
Abram H. Dailey
Manufacturers’ Association
Collin
Frederick Wells
J. F. Calderwood
Don Smith
C. E. Roehle
Williamsburg Bridge
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