Financier Wanamaker bids 2.5 million for Philadelphia street franchises
The article notes John Wanamaker offers Philadelphia 2.5 million for city street railway franchises granted by ordinances. He deposits 250,000 as earnest, questions rushed passage and lack of community benefit, calling gifts of such rights public plunder.
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Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Ashbridge
Wanamaker
Real Estate Trust Company
United States Mint
Bank Rate Reduced in London Amid War and Market Calm
London dispatch notes a 3 percent bank rate drop surprise to the Street amid rumors of peace talks, later dismissed by Mr. Balfour. Reserves improved, markets subdued, and investors await postwar industrial growth. Social notes include Lord Milner plans, Mrs. Meyer events, and a royal armor presentation at Westminster Hall. Auction sales of wine and items follow, with Yerkes, Morgan, and Elkins among buyers.
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Opryright
New-York Tribune
THE
Tribune
London
Balfour
House of Commons
South Africa
Lord Suffield
Julia Harbord
Frederick Sullivan
Admiral Sullivan
St. George's
Hanover Square
Manchester Square
Carl Meyer
Mme. Bernhardt
Maurice Hewlett
Wife dead and husband dying in New York murder case
Mrs Mary Tighe eighteen died after a throat cutting at her Manhattan home. Husband Martin J Tighe twenty two, injured, charged with murder and attempted suicide. A two month old baby and family disputes framed the tragedy. Mrs Tighe identified her husband before dying.
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Martin J. Tighe
West One-hundred-and-eighth St
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Tighe
Presbyterian Hospital
West Sixty-eighth-st
James T. Murthy
Miss Schaffrey
Mrs. Tighe
Broadway
Sixty-ninth-st
Policeman Baxter
West Sixty Eighth-St
Nassan St
Raid on opium joint ends in mass arrest at 155 Attorney St
Agent Agnew’s raid on a three story building at 155 Attorney Street netted an alleged proprietor Jacob Bierman eleven women and seven men all dazed from opium smoking. Police and crowd reactions described as orderly arrest with cheers as prisoners were loaded into a patrol wagon. Charges listed include maintaining the place and disorderly conduct.
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Agnew
The
Children’s Society
No 155
Attorneyst
Jacob Bierman
Bierman
Cuba must form a stable government before U S troops withdraw
Washington dispatch notes Cuban Constitutional Convention’s acceptance of the Platt amendment as a first step. Cabinet expects a long process to establish electoral law and a fully organized government. Troop withdrawal hinges on completing Platt requirements and building a stable Cuban state over months or a year.
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Washington
the Tribune
Havana
Cuba
United States
Dresden Credit Ansalt Directors Declare Bankrupt
Berlin report says the Dresden Credit- Ansalt runs into bankruptcy after a board meeting. The move affects Sanne and smaller industrial banks plus electric companies per a Dresden dispatch to The Associated Press. A paid advertisement touts ACEA manganese spring water with health claims.
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Berlin
Dresden
Oil Excitement Roars Through Marion County Florida
Reports from Jacksonville and Ocala describe a wild oil boom in Marion County near the Withlacoochee region. Albertus Vogt, famed for phosphate mines, is credited with the discovery as options on over 500000 acres are secured and rival businessmen clash over deals.
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Tribune
Jacksonville
Fla
Marion County
Albertus Vogt
Ocala
Withlaccochee
South Florida
Mother Dead Son Dying After Montreal Shooting
Mrs. J. J. Redpath, Montreal society figure, lies dead in a Sherbrooke street home while her son Clifford Redpath is unconscious with a bullet in his brain at Royal Victoria Hospital. About 6 pm revolver shots were heard. Mrs. Redpath died minutes later. Authorities suspect temporary derangement led to the attack. a related note mentions a train schedule change and Adirondack travel ad.
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Montreal
J. J. Redpath
Sherbrooke St
Clifford Redpath
Royal Victoria Hospital
Mrs. Redpath
Mr. Redpath
Tax on Transvaal Mines Favored by Barbour
Sir David Barbour, sent by the British Chancellor to South Africa, backs a 10 percent tax on mining profits, estimating £450,000 yearly from 1808S profits. He notes the Orange River Colony cannot yet fund war costs, while the Transvaal could contribute two years after peace. Proposals include applying land and mining-right revenues to war liquidation.
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David Barbour
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Orange River
Rand
London
Michael Hicks-Beach
South Africa
Hook
Sir David Barbour
Sir David
German Shareholders Angry Over British Concessions Report
Berlin reports the British Transvaal Concessions Committee as high handed, denying private property rights in war. Germany protests to London, insists German stockholders deserve full compensation for Netherlands South African Railway shares. A society for stockholder protection plans steps to compel Britain to grant justice.
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Berlin
Transvaal
Associated Press
London
Germany
Great Britain
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Balfour Denies Peace Talks With Boers in Commons
London June 13 A J Balfour the government leader told a House of Commons questioner there is no foundation for rumors of peace negotiations with the Boers. He estimated Boer strength in the field at seventeen thousand men.
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London
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
Lord Milner Enters House of Lords in London
Lord Milner of Cape Town took the oath and his seat in the House of Lords this afternoon amid warm cheers, marking his formal entry into the upper chamber on a June day in London.
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Lord Milner
London
Cape Town
House of Lords
Rhodesia Signs Five Hundred Miles Rail Contracts
Bulawayo Rhodesia June 13 contracts have been signed for five hundred miles of new railroads radiating from here. The project aims to connect key towns and boost regional trade, with construction to begin later this year and extend across multiple provinces.
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Bulawayo
Rhodesia
Dynamite at Anarchist Picnic Plans in New York Area
Anarchist groups in New York and vicinity plan a large gathering Sunday in Liberty Park Ridgewood Long Island with new features including shooting at a dummy in armor and a dynamite test in a park lake. Schuetzen Bund members will also participate. About six hundred kegs of beer will be provided.
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New York
Liberty Park
Cooperave
Ridgewood
Long Island
Schuetzen Bund
Secretary Root's Cuba note fuels push toward independence
Washington reports say President noted favorable Wood reports on Root's note, which warned Cuban politicians that the Platt amendment must be part of Cuba's organic law. The note, printed in Havana papers, may trigger inquiries by General Wood and has boosted some constitutional delegates to back U.S. policy despite fears of embarrassment.
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Washington
Wood
Root
United States
Cuba
Mr. Root
Havana
War Department
Secretary of War
Platt Amendment Next Step for Cuban Government Setup
Washington reports the Cuban Constitutional Convention has accepted the Platt amendment. A bill to elect officers for an independent government is prepared and ready for submission. Secretary Root is said to have approved the bill or even helped shape it.
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Washington
Root
Three Men Hurt In Collision Aboard Steamer Isabel
The steamer Isabel carrying the Two Times Twelve Bowling Club to Long Island Sound was struck by a Standard Oil lighter in New York Harbor. Three men were injured Herman Odenbach from Newark was hurt and Fred Lutz and Charles Schumacher were bruised. Panic followed as passengers fought to regain order and several women fainted.
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Bowling Club
Newark
Witzel
Point View Grove
Long Island Sound
New York Harbor
Herman Odenbach
Fred Lutz
Charles Schumacher
Bank Cashier Frank Floro Vanishes After Missing Funds
Frank Floro, cashier at La Calabria Banca Italiana on Hester Street, has been missing for two days amid a shortfall exceeding $2,000. Morlea & Co. suspect he fled to Europe on a recent steamer, possibly wiring $2,000 to Naples to cover drafts. Floro, 35, lived at 19 Hester Street, came from Calabria nine years ago, and his disappearance raises fears of further losses.
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la Calabria
Europe
Naples
Flore
Morlea & Co
la Calabria Bank
Lower Broadway
Morlea
Tribune
Cone
Manila
Friesland
Frank Flore
No. 19
Hesterst
Calabria
Italy
H. M. Flagler Seeks Divorce From Insane Wife in New York
Henry M. Flagler filed for divorce in Dade County Florida claiming his wife Ida A. Flagler is incurably insane and confined in an asylum in Pleasantville New York. The order, published in Miami News and Miami Metropolis, directs appearance on the first Monday in August. Mrs Lyne Pullman also filed for divorce from George M. Pullman in Chicago on grounds of desertion.
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the Tribune
Titusville
Fla
Henry M. Flagler
New York State
Flagler
West Palm Beach
Dade County
Circuit Court
Seventh Judicial Circuit
State of
Florida
Ida A. Flagler
Ida A. Plagler
Miami News
Dade
S_ JONES
Seventh Judicial Curcuit
G. M. Pullman
Chicago
Lyne Pullman
Cook County
George M. Pullman
American seeks English titled chaperon for daughter
An American advertiser in The London Times offers £5,000 to the English lady of title who can serve as a chaperon for his daughter arriving in England for a three month stay. The note follows with a Brooklyn Eagle promotion for a resort directory.
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London
London Times
England
Mayor Signs City Railway Franchises in Philadelphia
Mayor Ashbridge signed ordinances granting surface elevated and underground railway franchises in Philadelphia. He refused to discuss Mr Wanamaker's protest and did not speak to reporters after the signing.
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Mr. Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Ashbridge
Mrs McKinley Shows Steady Improvement At White House
Washington reports from Mrs. McKinley’s sickroom are encouraging as she rests well. She sat up briefly and is being guarded against overexertion. Doctors await decisive condition before planning relocation to Canton, with no other moves on the docket.
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Washington
Wabash Moves to Build Pittsburg Link Despite City Pushback
Wabash Railroad vice president Robert Ramsay Jr orders bids in Pittsburg for a into Pittsburg line to connect with Wheeling and Lake Erie. Project cost estimated at 6 to 7 million dollars. Council opposition delays right of way, Ramsay proceeding under eminent domain. Company has bought land worth 1.5 million and built two bridge abutments over the Monongahela River. bridge to be completed first as Pennsylvania fights the project.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Robert Ramsay, Jr
Wabash Railroad
James W. Patterson
Alfred P. Roller
Wheeling and
Lake Erie
Wabash
Ramsay
Monongahela River
Pennsylvania
Driver Crashes Through Sidewalk After Swerve to Avoid Children
George McGloudhy of Staten Island steered onto the sidewalk to dodge two youngsters at Third Ave and Forty sixth St, smashing into a wall and injuring himself. Policeman Me was knocked down but not hurt. boys Milton Cohen and Herbert Quigley escaped harm. McGloudhy suffered a broken finger, sprained ankle, and bruises. The Richfield Springs parlor car from New York Central will start Saturday morning, November 16, from Grand Central at 4:15.
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Westervelt-ave
Staten Island
Third-ave
Forty-sixth-st
East Fifty-first-st
Staller
McGloudhy
Milton Cohen
East Forty-sixth-st
Herbert Quigley
East Forty Sixth-St
MecGloudhy
Richfield Springs
New York Central
Grand Central Station
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