Portugal quiet as new cabinet seeks parliamentary rule
Lisbon reports calm across the country after the new government announces plans to end repression and convene Parliament. Franco retires, press freedoms revert, and ministers discuss swift establishment of parliamentary rule. Royal family tensions and preparations for royal funerals unfold amid foreign correspondents in Lisbon.
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Franco Reported In Spain In Telegraph Dispatch
A Lisbon dispatch to The Telegraph reports Franco’s fight fully confirmed. The former Premier left Lisbon by car Tuesday night and is now in Galicia, Spain.
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Postum vs Coffee Claim in Medical Ad Copy
An advertisement argues that avoiding coffee and switching to Postum cures or alleviates symptoms like sharp aches shortness of breath dull thinking and nervousness. It claims mental clarity appetite steadiness and smooth bodily functions return once coffee is discontinued and Postum used.
No Signs of Revolt in Portugal Amid Royal Assassination
Lisbon reports say no revolutionary movement forming in Portugal. Republicans remain a compact party with few supporters beyond Lisbon and Oporto while the country desires quiet. The plotters acted from personal grievances. the Morning Telegraph notes assassinations dealt a European blow. amnesty decree and royal visitor details surface in London reporting on the Lisbon tragedy.
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Requiem Masses for King Caries and Crown Prince Luiz
In Paris on February 8 Notre Dame will host a solemn requiem for the repose of King Caries and Crown Prince Luiz of Portugal. The Orleans family will also hold a special requiem at Neuilly on February 7.
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Four British Warships at Lagos Harbor Arrival
Four British cruisers anchored in Lagos harbor today after entering Lagos Portgual. Officials reported their arrival was peaceful and routine as part of naval movements in the region.
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Portuguese Pretender Dom Miguel Changes Plans
Vienna reports Dom Miguel de Braganza has not arrived and may have gone to Malta. It is said his health requires a southern climate, delaying any expected stopover in the city.
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Manuel Thanks Roosevelt in Lisbon Condolence Message
Dispatches from Lisbon dated yesterday reach the White House showing Manuel II and the Duke of Oporto thanking President Roosevelt for condolence. The notes express gratitude to the American people for sympathy in their great suffering following the King’s death. The Duke is noted as a brother of the late King Carlos.
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Eagle Point's Shaft Broken Off Course Near Atlantic
London February 5 The British steamer Eagle Point sailing from London to Philadelphia was spoken January in latitude 48 longitude 49 with her shaft broken. Captain W H Lloyd refused assistance. The vessel with a crew of fifty one is described as nearly new and twenty five days at sea though the voyage normally lasts sixteen days.
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Naphtha Explosion Hits Antwerp Reservoir
Antwerp February 6 The huge naphtha reservoir of the American Petroleum Company exploded with a roar but caused no casualties. The Dutch steamer La Campine now on fire after an explosion aboard, having arrived February 1 from Philadelphia. In Havre February 6 the British steamer Therapia arrived from Galveston and Norfolk with a cotton cargo, fire started off Bermuda January 20, hatch opened and burning cotton cast overboard, fire extinguished by steam as vessel neared Havre.
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Psychology and picture hats stir Chicago students
Male psychology students at the University of Chicago petition Professor William Waugh to bar girls from wearing picture hats in class. They claim veils and plumes disrupt their gaze and cause them to flunk. Waugh will forward the complaint to President Mary Pratt Judson.
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Viscount Sinzo Aoki Named Privy Councillor
Tokio reports that Viscount Sinzo Aoki, former ambassador to Washington, will be officially announced tomorrow as a Privy Councillor. The appointment marks a high-level government recognition of his diplomatic service.
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Washington
Alsatian Priest Attacks Kaiser On Emperor’s Birthday
In Strassburg, February, the Catholic rector of Ars denounced Emperor William on his birth day, saying Catholics have no reason to celebrate and only serve as taxpayers and soldiers. Clerical and military leaders reacted, and the commander of the 16th Army Corps ordered soldiers not to attend Ars church.
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Decree Nullifies Earl of Yarmouth's Marriage to Miss Thaw
London decree annulled the 1903 marriage of Miss Alice Cornelia Thaw to George Francis Alexander Seymour Earl of Yarmouth after a private hearing lasting about thirty minutes. The court noted the absence of a true binding marriage and four witnesses, including the Countess and a court-appointed doctor. The case draws on Thaw family insanity context and prior royal society scandal surrounding the Hertford lineage.
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Newport
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Thaw Crisis Looms Over Matteawan Case
Before a six week stay began, Martin W. Littleton and Mrs. Thaw discussed tactics while A Russell Peabody conferred with her. Lawyers denied rifts and hastened to dismiss plans for habeas corpus. Dr Lamb blamed stimulants for Thaws nerves, Dr Ferris noted, while Dr McGuire contradicted that claim and described Thaw’s smoking and whiskey allowance.
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Plans of the Thaws and a distress at sea
Alice Cornelia Thaw plans to return to Pittsburg with her mother and possibly Evelyn Nesbit after Harry Thaw’s release. They aim for seclusion in a remote country estate until the world forgets them, with Alice continuing to fund the household and the Earl’s payments continuing. A bark Strathern bound for Rosario ashore at Kingston, St Vincent. foremast and sails lost, cargo potentially salvageable if weather holds.
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Bompard Resigns French Ambassador Post in St Petersburg
Paris February 5 The publication Gil Blas reports M Bompard has resigned as French ambassador to St Petersburg after a cool reception by the Russian court following the departure of Russian Foreign Minister d Isnolsky from Paris Also noted is Admiral Touchard succeeding him and Premier Clemenceau involved in the Russian loan negotiations.
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ANICO Italian Convention Talks Reported
The Temps notes negotiations are advancing in Rome toward a Franco Italian fiscal convention.
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War scare in Russia and Turkey border tensions
The Feb 5 report from Novoe Vremya warns war may break out over the Turkey Persia boundary dispute as Russia faces internal troubles. It notes Turkish mobilization near the Caucasus, chartered Austrian Lloyd steamers for munitions, and cautious talk among Russian officers. Reservists in St. Petersburg are recalled, and Teheran dispatches say Turkoman tribes aid Persian cavalry.
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Plea for General Stoessel in court martial
Deputy Syrtlanoff, counsel for Lieutenant General Stoessel, pleaded for acquittal in St. Petersburg arguing Russia’s unpreparedness caused disasters and that Port Arthur’s defense was the war’s lone bright spot. He called Stoessel an old invalid soldier seeking justice as final judgment looms tomorrow.
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French forces in Morocco kill five hundred Moors near Kasbah ber Rechid
Paris reports confirm a punitive French column under Colonel Boutegourd destroyed villages as it advanced, killing at least five hundred Moors. General d Amade orders reinforcement from the coast, while Abd el Aziz denies appealing to Germany to halt France. Germany says it cannot intervene per the Algeciras terms.
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Europe
Belgium to fund Congo transfer with Leopold Second Fund
Brussels reports a new Congo treaty clause creating a Leopold Second Fund of 30 million dollars funded by Belgian taxes. The King will transfer the Congo Independent State to Belgium and use interest to expand sea trade and establish a hospital for aged men.
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Manchurian Customs Agreement Reported in Peking
China and Russia conclude a customs accord for Manchuria and inform Japan that western frontier stations began collecting duties today with eastern stations to open February 7. Japan restores property to Russia including Russo-Chinese Bank records. The Empress Dowager hosts the diplomatic corps urging the Emperor to engage in state affairs.
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Belated Steamers at Halifax Report
The Furness Line steamer Almerriana, outbound from Fowey to Philadelphia, arrived at Halifax fourteen days out due to head gales and coal shortage. The steamer Aiunda, from St. John’s Newfoundland to an undisclosed destination, also reached Halifax today amid earlier anxiety.
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Open Shop Movement Grows in Buffalo Factories
By telegraph the Tribune reports that fifty three associations firms and corporations in Buffalo have formed a general organization to uphold the open shop principle. Within a year membership is expected to encompass nearly all large manufacturing concerns in the city.
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British Columbia passes immigration bill aimed at Japanese
Victoria on February 5 reports the province's legislature passed an immigration bill modeled on Natal act fines. It mandates literacy in English or European language for emigrants to land and will be sent to the Lieutenant Governor. Officials are appointed to enforce reforms, though many expect it will be disallowed.
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Italian Banker Bersani Vanishes Sparks Bank Seizure
In Philadelphia on February 5, Giovanni Bersani of Banca Provinciale Romana disappeared after a note from patron Daniel Sassi led sheriff to seize bank contents. About one thousand depositors crowded the offices seeking funds, threatening Bersani brothers, with Biagio Bersani absent and Giovanni missing after a week in New York. Deposits are estimated at about $10,000.
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Giovanni Bersani
Banca Provinciale Romana
Daniel Sassi
Bersani
New York
Biagio Bersani
Giovanni
Biagio
Oysters Seek National Association In Secret Assembly
Delegates from oyster dealers shippers and planters associations across the Atlantic coast met in Ashland House room 61 for preliminary talks on forming a national oyster association. They expect possible 15000 members and aim to correct public misstatements about oysters as a nutritious healthful food. Officers of New York State Connecticut State and New York City associations authorized the secret meeting call.
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Page marital troubles heard in Appellate Division
Mrs Jeanie France Page challenged her husband Henry W A Page, a New York merchant, over alimony and child custody after alleging he plotted to have her confined. The appeal followed a ruling granting $4,000 annual alimony, custody of three children, $1,200 counsel fees, and separation. Legal arguments claimed alimony excessive as evidence showed Page earned $20,400 plus real estate investments. witnesses described alleged cruelty.
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Henry W. A. Page
New York
St. Saviour’s
Supreme Court
Vernon M. Davis
L. E. Warren
Fire destroys three buildings in Oakmont near Pittsburg
A blaze at Oakmont near Pittsburg today left two firemen overcome by heat and smoke and two others cut by broken glass. Three buildings were destroyed in an inferno believed started to cover a robbery. Loss pegged at 28000 dollars, mainly borne by James R. B. Meads.
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James RB. Meads
Policeman Called Blubberhead After Rough Arrest
Four Mr. witnesses at the Tombs court testified Patrolman William Kraus of John Street station beat William C Huck a well dressed youth of West 1lfth street after dubbing him a blubberhead for language not taught in schools Huck faced a $2 fine which was remitted after witnesses proved the officer was overly rough The witnesses said they would notify Commissioner Bingham of the incident.
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William C. Huck
West 1Lfth Street
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Noted 101 Ranch Land Sale Near Cottonwood Falls
An unusually large land sale in Cottonwood Falls Kansas covers fifteen sections or 9600 acres, bought by George Storch Jr of the Eastern Kansas Land and Loan Company for a little over 1 million dollars. The land was part of the Hughes Ranch once owned by George Hughes, son of Thomas Hughes author of Tom Brown's School Days.
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Kansas
George Hughes
Thomas Hughes
Tom Brown
New York State Postmasters Plan March Convention at Hotel Astor
The executive committee of the New York State Association of Postmasters set arrangements for the convention on March 4 and 5 at the Hotel Astor. Members include Edward M. Morgan James H Callanan E J Lewis N G Dewey Dwight H Bruce Adolph Lienhardt and Chauncey E Argersinger from New York Schenectady Saugerties Gloversville Albany and Staten Island respectively.
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