Seek Honors Abroad Big Meet in Prospect
An international track and field meet between American universities and Great Britain could be held in England during the Olympic Games period. The Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America issued a formal challenge to British universities, seeking a competitive meet in London with participation from Oxford and Cambridge officials and American colleges.
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Great Britain
England
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America
Fifth Avenue Hotel
British Empire
United States
London
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Cornell
University of Pennsylvania
Gustavus T. Kirby
Columbia
Lord Desborough
Empie Council
Oxford
Cambridge
Intercollegiate Association
Taplow
United States of America
Kirby
N. Jackson
Oxford University Athletic Club
J. H. Gray
Cambridge University Athletic Club
America
United Kingdom
Arevciction
Specia Ion
Tror Association
Jenuar
Praise for Tuskegee and the race uplift message at Tuskegee
An overflow crowd at Carnegie Hall applauded a Tuskegee Institute appeal led by Booker T. Washington. Governor Charles E. Hughes urged industrial training and equal civil rights, stressing opportunity, education, and merit over race. He warned against stagnation and called for broad access to training in farming and other skills.
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Carnegie Hall
Orchestra Circle
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
Charlie
Belasco and Fiske unite for independent stage venture
David Belasco and Harrison Grey Fiske have formed an alliance to host Mrs. Fiske at the Belasco Theatre with Fiske’s attractions. The deal, announced after a signed contract, positions Fiske as a key producer-manager and hints at a Belasco Fiske partnership, though no firm business name was agreed. Mrs. Fiske will open next season at the Belasco, followed by Bertha Kalich, with The Warrens of Virginia continuing this season. Belasco praised Mrs. Fiske as today’s leading dramatic artist and pledged strong support for her and Fiske’s offerings.
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David Belasco
Harrison Grey Fiske
Mr. Belasco
Belasco
Mr. Fiske
Belasco & Fiske
Fiske
Belasco Theatre
Bertha Kalich
Warrens
Virginia
The
Stuyvesant Theatre
Stuyvesant
Lyric
Hitch Over The Times Change Shown In London
London readers note a delay in the Times reorganization. A paragraph in the morning issue denies a sale, stating the earlier report referred only to ongoing negotiations and that control remains unsettled between parties. C Arthur Pearson noted as managing director in discussions.
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London
the Times
Walter
C. Arthur Pearson
McCalla urges radical navy reform and preparedness
Rear Admiral Bowman H. McCalla warned in Santa Barbara that radical reorganizing of the navy is urgent. He critiqued civilian leadership and the eight bureau structure, urged experienced command, and stressed shortages of officers and arms to deter invasion after lessons from the Spanish war.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Bowman H. McCalla
Navy Department
Fire Imprisons Forty Miners in Monongahela Mine
Telegraph report from Pittsburg dated January seventeenth states forty miners are trapped after a blast at the Catsburg mine of the Pittsburg Coal Company near Monongahela, thirty miles above Pittsburg. The early morning fire raged two and a half miles from the entrance, trapping workers inside.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Catsburg
Pittsburg Coal Company
Monongahela
American Fleet Joins Torpedo Flotilla At Rio Harbor
In Rio de Janeiro on January 17 the U S battleship fleet was joined by a six vessel American torpedo flotilla from Pernambuco. They anchored near 59 ships including Brazilian vessels and the German cruiser Bremen. The voyage faced minor delays for temporary repairs on the Lawrence and malaria among crew but health overall is good. The flotilla plans to sail to Buenos Ayres after coaling, around January 21, with the Arethusa and other support ships proceeding ahead.
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Rio de Janeiro
Pernambuco
Lawrence
Panther
Cone
Buenos Ayres
Bremen
United States
Connecticut
Hopkins
Arethusa
Rio
Naval Club
Botanical Gardens
Puglia
Ceara
Baron Rio Branco
José Carlos Rodrigues
Journal of Commerce
Sovereign Bank to Liquidate Under Canadian Bankers'
Toronto, Jan 17. The Sovereign Bank of Canada will liquidate immediately with the Canadian Bankers' Association backing depositors and minimizing losses. The Sovereign will open tomorrow under CBA direction in Toronto, while branches elsewhere will be run by other member banks. The Morgan/Dresdner influence and prior rescue are noted. It is expected a light run will occur but likely avoid disruption, with ultimate business passing to the Canadian Bank of Commerce. Emilius Jarvis led the bank as Morgan interests' representative. New York agents to be J P Morgan Co and National Bank of Commerce.
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Europe
Tuskegee
Telegraph
the Tribune
Toronto
Sovereign Bank of Canada
Canadian Bankers’ Association
Sovereign
Sovereign Bank
Morgan
Bank of Germany
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Emilius Jarvis
Morgans
Dresdner Bank
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
National Bank of Commerce
Tribune
Chicago
United States
Currency Committee
American Bankers’ Association
Congress
A. B. Hepburn
Chase National Bank of New York
Mississippi Valley
West
South
James B. Forgan
First National Bank
Commission
Wire Tappers Trapped In Big Swindle Case
William Dunn of Pittsburg and Joseph Williams of 721 Seventh Avenue were arrested by Detectives Nelson and McConville on the complaint of O R Brownfield of Fairchance Penn head of the Coke and Coal Real Estate Company. Brownfield says Dunn promised a telegrapher could hold up racing results for ten minutes to fix bets. Brownfield planned to meet Dunn in this city then head to New York where the scheme would unfold with $35000 involved.
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William Dunn
Pittsburg
Joseph Williams
Seventh Avenue
Nelson and McConville
Police
O. R. Brownfield
Fairchance
Penn
Coke and Coal Real Estate Company
Brownfield
Dunn
McConville
New York
Williams
Lith Street
Broadway
Haiti Revolt Escalates As Ports Blockaded and Bombardment Feared
The Haiti government declares Gonaives and St. Marc blockaded amid insurgent control. American gunboat Eagle arrives from Port-au-Prince after talks with Minister Furniss and proceeds to St. Marc. Reports confirm deaths of Generals Jadette and Deslouches. Washington notes two dispatches on the outbreak and Nord’s demand to bomb St. Marc. Navy plans Des Moines and Paducah to proceed to Haytian waters.
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Port-au-Prince
Hayti
Gonaives
St. Marc
Eagle
George R. Marvell
Furniss
Jadette
Washington
State Department
Haiti
Nord
Marvell
House of Representatives
House
Navy Department
St. Mare
Guantanamo
Des Moines
Paducah
Dominican
Haytian
Observing the eclipse at Flint Island by American scientists
Observation of the December 3 solar eclipse at Flint Island by American scientists headed by W W Campbell was partly hindered by rain. Rain cleared in the first half of totality and weather was clear in the last half. Instruments were wet yet functioned well and the results were excellent. Samoan observers using a bolometer measured corona heat with gratifying success. Corona form resembled that seen in India in 1898.
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Auckland
N. Z
Flint Island
W. W. Campbell
Lick Observatory
India
Bankers Gather in Chicago to Oppose Aldrich Bill
United States bankers converge in Chicago for a currency committee conference of the American Bankers Association. They express strong opposition to the Aldrich bill and discuss possible actions, with delegates from East, West, and South glimpsing a unified stance though no final plan is announced.
Tug Sioux Strikes Gull Rocks Near Lighthouse
Newport R I Jan 17 The United States naval tug Sioux struck the Gull Rocks near the lighthouse while moving toward the Bradford coal station. The about 150 ton steel vessel hit at half tide and nearly went under. Commander Boatswain G W Healey and ten crewmen were rescued by a launch with no injuries reported.
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Newport
Sioux
Gull Rocks
Bradford
G. W. Healey
Miss Mary Robinson Arrested on Perjury Charge
London dated report says Miss Mary Robinson an American daughter of a Southern planter was arrested today on a warrant charging her with perjury. She testified in the Druce case that she knew Druce as the Duke of Portland and that Dickens told her the same. Druce later confirmed the statement.
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London
Mary Robinson
Druce
Duke of Portland
Charles Dickens
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OCAC
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Sylvania Mallroad
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Florida
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Bway
London Paper
Mcalla
Connecticut Without Foundation
Great Bear
Pittsburger
Diplomatic Corps
Aldrich
Miss Mary Robinson
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