Br drift of War Office leaks sparks political row
London dispatch notes Sir Brodrick’s bid to blame newspapers for War Office leaks is unfounded, while officials face criticism over news delays. It links newspaper intel to clerks and high officials, cites South Africa dispatch publication, and covers Irish MPs suspension, naval maneuvers off Scilly Isles, Rhodes and Battle Abbey speculation, Rand mining activity, Countess Cowley title status, and wheat supply concerns shaping prices.
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New-York Tribune
CABLE
THE
Tribune
London
Mr. Brodrick
War Office
Department
Brodrick
South Africa
Daily Mail
House of Commons
Cecil Rhodes
Battle Abbey
Lord Rosebery
Mr. Rhodes
Rhodes
Alfred Bell
Dr. Jameson
Scotland
Johannesburg
Kimberley
England
Printer Narrowly Escapes Bar of Commons Over Mail Row
London reports that the printer and publisher of The Daily Mail faced a possible appearance at the bar of the House of Commons due to War Office document disclosures and a recent libel threat by Mr Brodrick. The House carried a motion to order appearance, defeated 238 to 128.
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London
House of Commons
War Secretary
War Office
Swindlers In France Target Paris Clubland And Yachts
Paris police crack a turf swindle gang led by Hereboudt exposing faked races at Colombes and Maisons-Lafitte. English horse substituted for Colimagen. Members with noble titles fleeced youths at baccarat in Champs Élysées and Madeleine quarters aboard the yacht Westermine. Losses to Prince Karageorgovitch and associates total 370000 francs. Some fugitives fled to Abyssinia. Hereboudt sailed to Holland. News stuns sporting circles.
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Paris
Colimacon
Colombes
Maisons-Lafitte
Jockey Club
Hereboudt
France
Belgium
Champs Elysées
Madeleine
Baccarat
Karageorgovitch
Abyssinia
Holland
Kitchener Fights Viljoen in Sharp Chase
London July 30 The War Office reports General Kitchener closed on Ben Viljoen's commando after a long pursuit. A sharp fight followed and the British captured a pompom and twenty two wagons. Thirty two prisoners were taken and five British soldiers were wounded.
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London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
F. W. Kitchener
Ben Viljoen
Boers Drive Back British Near Nquta
Details from Durban report a long July 28 engagement between a British column and a Boer commando near Nquta. Four hundred Boers attacked repeatedly. Major Edwards and Gunner Carpenter were killed. The 67th Field Battery narrowly escaped loss of its gun as it was wheeled away under heavy fire. Five British soldiers died.
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Durban
Nquta
Edwards
Carpenter
Civil Service estimate seeks grants for colonies
London on July 30 the supplementary Civil Service estimate asks for £7,013,910. Of this £6,500,000 is required by the Colonial Office as a grant in aid of the Transvaal and Orange River colonies. Three million will be treated as an advance to the colonies to be repaid from their first loan issues.
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London
Supplementary Civil Service
Colonial Office
Transvaal
Orange River
Boers Run Regular Dispatch Service for News
Dispatches to The Daily Mail from Lourenco Marques and Amsterdam reveal that the Boers maintain a regular service of dispatch riders. Messages are received and filed at Lourenco Marques.
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London
Daily Mail
Lourenco Marques
Amsterdam
Lourenco
Amsterdam Visitor Invite From Chicago Holland Society
Mr. Kruger received Robert H. Van Schaack treasurer of the Holland Society of Chicago who presented an invitation for a visit to the United States.
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Amsterdam
Kruger
Robert H. van Schaack
Holland Society of Chicago
United States
Embezzlement suit in SDNY over Carter trust funds seized
In the Southern District of New York a government bill seeks a decree declaring that funds entrusted to Captain Oberlin M. Carter were diverted through conspiracy to his relatives and associates. The suit traces about 414,437.50 in securities disappearing in 1897, and ties investments to real estate in Eighth Avenue New York and Orange New Jersey. A power of attorney aided transfers to Lorenzo D. Carter and I. Stanton Carter, who are named as conspirators. Receivers were appointed for the Eighth Avenue property, with parallel actions in New Jersey.
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United States Circuit Court
Southern District of New York
Marion Erwin
Georgia
Henry L. Burnett
United States District Attorney
Oberlin M. Carter
United States Army
Lorenzo D. Carter
I. Stanton Carter
Carter
O. M. Carter
Eighth Ave
Burne Gordon
Savannah
Orange
N. J
Illinois
Eighth-ave
Stanton Carter
Edward B. Thomas
Frank W. Hubby
Erwin
District of New Jersey
Andrew Kirkpatrick
Hubby
Mr Arms Escaped Unhurt After Trolley Collision
Warner Arms, vice president of the American Tin Plate Company, escaped unharmed after his carriage was wrecked in a collision with a trolley at Larchmont Monday evening. He reported to his office at the usual hour yesterday morning despite the damage to his vehicle. Tickets via New York Central or West Shore railroads are accepted on Day Line steamers to Albany or beyond.
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Warner Arms
American Tin Plate Company
Larchmont
Conaney Hagonh
N. Y. Central
West Shore R. Rds
Albany
Advy
Ferryboat Rams Yacht in East River Collision
The yacht Bellemere was rammed amidships by the ferry Southampton off James Slip in the East River. The Bellemere, a 70 foot sloop, was towed to Oyster Bay with five sailors aboard after the impact. Southampton suffered deck damage but remained in service after delays. Owner Samuel T. Shaw, not aboard, could not assign blame. Bellemere anchored near Seawanhaka Yacht Club amid superstition over the incident.
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Southampton
Long Island
Bellemere
East River
James Slip
Pilot Moore
James
Moore
Coombs
Oyster Bay
Hunter’s Point
Rockaway
Yacht Club
Fatal Wire Accident In Ocean City Linemen Trio
In Ocean City, New Jersey, July 30, Albert Duffield of Albany died in a trolley and telegraph wire accident while three Bell Telephone linemen worked aloft. William Burns of Philadelphia and Owen Donohue of Merchantville were severely burned and may not survive. Foreman Jesse Naylor was shocked while aiding the men. all were injured by live wires as a reel of wire swung and contacted charged lines. Duffield’s body was burned beyond recognition, and the injured were treated locally with Duffield to Albany for burial.
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Ocean City
N. J
Albert Duffield
Albany
N. Y
William Burns
Philadelphia
Owen Donohue
Merchantville
Bell Telephone Company
Jesse Nay
Naylor
Duffield
Burns
Donahue
Duel With Sabres In Duluth Ends With Wounds
Information arrived from Duluth Minnesota that Adolph Hartman son of Emil Hartman fought a saber duel with Lieutenant Pachmann of the German army. The officer sustained severe wounds including a jugular vein while Hartman was also seriously wounded. Surgeons saved the officer s life though six months of recovery lay ahead before he can report for duty. Hartman studies at Aachen.
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Duluth
Minn
Adolph Hartman
Emil Hartman
Pachmann
Hartman
Aachen
General Wood Arrives in Cuba To Heal Ailments
Brigadier-General Leonard Wood governor general of Cuba arrived on the Morro Castle from Havana with Mrs Wood and their children. They were sent to quarantine due to Mrs Wood’s yellow fever risk, while General Wood and the nurses went to the dispatch boat Kanawha for a three week coastal cruise. Wood reports Cuba’s election law passed and hopes to wrap up military government and establish a Cuban government within about eight months. He cites strong Cuban support and notes his health improves.
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Leonard Wood
Cuba
Morro Castle
Havana
D. T. Laine
United States
Chamber of Commerce
General Wood
Carlos Garcia Y Velez
General Garcia
Gonzales de Quesada
Washington
Spain
Sefior Garcia
Sumatra
Garcia
T. Estrada Palma
Quesada
Central Valley
N. Y
Sefior Palma
Sefior Quesada
Gomez
Brooklyn
Michael J. Cady
Cardenas
Havana Harbor
Mr. Chamberlain
Contract for a great steamer ships with Harland & Wolff
London reports Albert Ballin of the Hamburg American Line signed a contract with Harland & Wolff for a 21,000 ton transatlantic steamer. The liner, though larger than the Deutschland, will not be as fast. He also arranged with British firms on the China trade, possibly to restrict American access.
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London
Albert Ballin
Hamburg- American Line
Harland & Wolff
Daily Express
Monster tenement planned for Avenue A block
Harde and Short, architects, filed plans for a six story model tenement in Avenue A between Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth streets. The City and Suburban Homes Company will build a 186 family, 200 foot deep square block with 40 000 square feet ground area, fireproof features, a roof garden, nine first floor stores including a bakery, and baths in every apartment. Rent will average one dollar per room weekly.
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Harde & Short
West Twenty-ninth St
City and Suburban Homes Company
Avenue A
Seventy-eighth
Seventy-ninth Sts
Elgin R. L. Gould
Samuel D. Babcock
R. Fulton Cutting
Charles Stewart Smith
George W. R. Fallon
Hardle & Short
Campaign targets Tammany power and tenement misery
The Citizens Union denounces Tammany Hall for overcrowded tenements and lack of school facilities, accusing it of forty years of control and collusion with dishonest builders. It notes thousands of children without schooling as voters enroll on the East Side, with twenty plus union offices opened across key districts to mobilize support.
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Tammany
Thomas A. Fulton
The
Citizens Union
Tribune
Diversion in tunnel work sparks crowd at Elm and Duanests
Degnon McLean Contracting Company used two compressed air fuel oil forges for riveting on the Elm street section drawing hundreds of onlookers. Riveters, working with pneumatic guns, received red hot bolts tossed from the forgeman as spectators laughed at miscues and near misses.
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Degnon-McLean Contracting Company
Subway
Elm-st
Elm and
Duanests
Secrecy Deepens Over Morgan Proposition In Pittsburgh Strike
The Amalgamated Association faces a delayed decision as Morgan offered terms to end the steel strike for United States Steel. Leaders avoid commitments, fear repercussions, and indicate a prolonged conflict with plant managers preparing to restart mills. Bloodshed is feared if the conference fails to end the dispute.
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THE
Tribune
Pittsburg
J. Pierpont Morgan
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association
M. M. Garland
Joseph Bishop
Association
Mr. Garland
Garland
General Iron and Steel Industries
Steel Corporation
Shaffer
Williams
Mr. Morgan
Where the Hitch Is Conservative and Radical Elements
Pittsburg July 30 After questioning the strike conference the real status is that two elements divide the Amalgamated Association executive board. The conservative faction led by Shaffer Williams and Morgan favors the Morgan propositions while the radical wing remains wary. The dispute shapes prospects for settlement and wider influence in mills. A train every hour for Buffalo Niagara Fails and the West New York Central Lines with two cent tickets being sold.
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Pittsburg
J. Pierpont Morgan
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association
Shaffer
Williams
Morgan
Buffalo
Niagara
West New York Central
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Geldenhuls
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Kitchener
Viljoen
Krueger
MR. Arms
Rams Yacht
Jayne
Actvig
Gen.wood
Island
J. E. Purdy & Co
China
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Eighty-sixth-st
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Washington-ave
Progressive
RED Light
ICE Trust
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