Diplomatic Social calendar for Reid at royal gatherings
Mr Reid and Mrs Reid attend a sequence of high profile events with European royals and diplomats. Seating places include the Princess of Asturias and Princess Henry of Prussia. Throughout week they join lunches and dinners at Buckingham Palace St James's Palace Windsor and Hertford House with counts dukes and ambassadors. The visit features naval review on Spithead and a gala opera and garden party closing official entertainments.
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Asturias
Charles of
Bourbon-Sicily
Spain
Henry
Prussia
Mr. Reid
Earl of Pembroke
José Steward
Maharajah of
Gwalior
Mrs. Reid
Prince George of
Greece
Admiral Gervais
Reid
Prince and Princess of Wales
St. James’s Palace
Miss Reid
Duchess of
Arent S. Crowninshield
United States
Illinois
Hertford House
Wallace
Windsor
Lady Lansdowne
Bradley Martin
Bradley Martins
Duke
Duchess of Newcastle
Prince
Princess of
Pless
Princess Radziwill
Earl
Countess of Chesterfield
Countess Spencer
Ras Makonnen Draws London Crowds In Royal Welcome
Ras Makonnen, Menelik’s victorious general, stands out among foreign dignitaries in London with dazzling attire and retinue. His Ethiopian suite and an African priest accompany him as crowds fill streets, while other ambassadors and royals arrive. Coronation plans include God Save the King observances and special cathedral seating for colonial visitors and Americans.
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London
Ras Makonnen
Menelik
Makonnen
Prince Henry
Prussia
Francis Ferdinand
Austria
Prince of the Asturias
Gustaf
Sweden
Norway
Gervais
Monsignor
Merry del Val
United States
McKinley
United Kingdom
King
America
Mme. Albani
Sarah Bernhardt
Mme. Bernhardt
King Edward
St. Paul's Cathedral
St. Paul's
Robert Gregory
D. D
Colonial Office
Premier Seddon Pushes Subsidies For Steamship Lines
England and her colonies. Premier Seddon urges subsidizing steamship lines to bind the empire, saying colonies wish to join with Britain rather than disrupt it and that subsidies would not affect fiscal relations. He spoke at a luncheon with Colonial Premiers hosted by the North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce.
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London
North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce
R. J. Seddon
New Zealand
England
Dinner Party at the Palace Seventy Royal Guests Gather
London June 23 King Edward and Queen Alexandra hosted a grand dinner at Buckingham Palace for seventy royal personages representing monarchies worldwide. The Czarewitch of Russia led the guest list as bands of the Grenadier Guards and Coldstream Guards played throughout the evening.
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London
Edward
Alexandra
Buckingham Palace
Czarewitch
Russia
Grenadier
Attendees Join Grand Event With Foreign Potentates
The gathering in London drew attendees from the suites of all foreign potentates present in the city, reflecting a high level of ceremonial prestige and international representation.
Coronation Rehearsal in Westminster Abbey Private Practice
A full private rehearsal of the coronation ceremonies was held at Westminster Abbey with royal participants excused. Duke of Norfolk oversaw drills for archbishop, lord chancellor, and others while Sir Spencer Ponsonby Fane impersonated the King. Duchess escorts and court ladies attended as canopy bearers in robes and coronets.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Abbey
Edward
Spencer Ponsonby-Fane
Sword of
Duchess of Marlborough
Duchess of Montrose
Duchess of Portland
Duchess of Sutherland
Queen Alexandra
Dublin urges calm on coronation day amid factions
Dublin June 23. Lord Mayor T C Harrington warns Unionists to celebrate quietly to avoid peace disturbances on coronation day. He urges Nationalists to extend freedom to rivals. Hand bills circulate urging Dublin children not to attend the coronation entertainment planned for them.
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Dublin
T. C. Harrington
Public urged to welcome returning soldiers with honor
London reports Lord Roberts, commander in chief, again appeals to the public. He urges restraint in welcoming returning soldiers to protect the gallant comrades’ stainless reputation and avoid sullying their fame.
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London
Lord Roberts
Chamberlain Hosts Colonial Premiers in London Drawing Room
Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain and Mrs Chamberlain hosted colonial premiers and other distinguished visitors from Great Britain's colonies at their London residence this evening where several notable guests were in attendance.
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London
Joseph Chamberlain
Harcourt Declines Peerage Offer at Coronation
London June 24 It is reported that Sir William Vernon Harcourt M P has declined an offer to be elevated to the peerage on the occasion of the coronation.
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London
William Vernon Harcourt
Cape Town Honors Kitchener Arrives Under Guard of Troops
Lord Kitchener was welcomed by Cape Town officials and townspeople. Crowds lined streets while a mayoral address praised his leadership in the war. In a luncheon, he defended martial law as preventing rebellion and urged suppression of racial strife. He and General French then sailed for England aboard the Orotava.
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Cape Town
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Kitchener
Revolt grows in Venezuela as Castro regime loses ground
From Willemstad Curacao June 15 The Venezuelan revolution strengthens while President Castro’s government loses ground. In Ciudad Bolivar a May 23 uprising drove General H Sarria from the city to Puerto Tablas, and General Riera seized La Vela with 1,100 men after five hours of fighting. Matos’s troops threaten Caracas, with battles near Valencia possible. Castro contemplates resistance if defeated. A decree opens Uraba port for Colombian goods, mainly skins and coffee, profits from transit tolls.
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Puerto Tablas
Riera
Matos
Castro
la Vela
Gulf of Coro
Barcelona
Carupano
Cumana
Caracas
Ces
Valencia
Urana
Colombia
Cucuta
Venezuela
Cuban Blacks Assert Themselves At Havana Meeting
In Havana on June 23 the colored inhabitants voted to petition Congress to annul military orders discriminating against blacks. They denied conspiracy, urged legal rights and equal status, and said Cuba should belong to blacks and whites alike. Tenants noted promotions offered amid the Diacks for Office controversy.
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Havana
Cuba
Cuban Congress
Diacks
Duke of Manchester Takes His Seat in Lords
London June 23 The Duke of Manchester to Gay took the customary oath and his seat in the House of Lords after his financial disabilities were removed.
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Duke OF Manchester
London
Gay
House of Lords
Paloma Reports Tense Elections in Hayti
The Cameron Line steamer Paloma arrived in Kingston from Hayti with news of intense excitement in the republic. She says fighting is likely as elections near, despite provisional government efforts to keep peace.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Cameron Line
Paloma
Hayti
Republic
East St. Louis and Suburban Co Raises Capital to 5 Million
The East St. Louis and Suburban Company, formed to unite three local railway lines near St. Louis, filed a certificate increasing its capital stock from 3.8 million to 5 million. The action was announced in Trenton via Telegraph and Tribune dispatches dated June 3. The move aims to support expansion and integration of regional rail assets.
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the Tribune
Trenton
N. J
East St. Louis and Suburban Company
St. Louis
Bond Corner To Be Probed In San Francisco Bond Case
The Stock Exchange Governing Committee will review a curb market dispute over United Railroad of San Francisco 4 percent bonds. Brown Brothers underwrote 20 million in bonds, selling five million to a San Francisco syndicate, then resold to the public at about 92 1/4. Brokers claim bonds were only partially issued and seek delivery, while others argue the issue was issued. Prices rose from 91 1/2 to 97 1/4 with heavy trading.
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The
Stock Exchange
United Railroad of
San Francisco
Brown Brothers & Co
New York
United Railroad of San Francisco
Stock Exchange House
Talbot J. Taylor & Co
Zimmerman & Forshay
Zimmerman & Porshay
Stock Exchange Governing Committee
Chicago and Alton Road
Boston Atlantic Lines Face Morgan Promised Ocean Service
Boston reports reveal J Pierpont Morgan pledged railroad powers a superior passenger steamship service for the port. The plan hinges on a thirty foot channel to Broad Sound and a thirty five foot channel to the harbor head, with War Department and Congress involvement. Dock plans may involve Commonwealth docks though not mandatory for the deal.
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THE
Tribune
Boston
J. Pierpont Morgan
Broad Sound
President Roads
Congress
War Department
Commonwealth
Woman's poolroom raid ends in arrests at Sixth Avenue
Police raided a women only poolroom at 516 Sixth Avenue following a note from "A Victim" claiming his wife bet on races. Six women including Lizzie Gurst and Mary Murphy were arrested with racing charts and $24 seized. Protesting patrons and a Busy crowd watched the wagon haul them to the station. A witness accused Joe Meyers of orchestrating closings for rival venues.
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Dillon
Sixth-ave
Black
Underhill
Herald Square
Annie Pause
West Twenty-fourthst
Buckridge
Courtney
Catherine Kane
Bainbridge-st
Brooklyn
Lizzie Gurst
St. Louis
Chicago
Sheepshead Bay
Mary Smith
Miss Ladue
Mary Murphy
Minnie Smith
Joe’ Meyers
Meyers
Plans For Future Use Of Fort Reserve
The statement says the building was for local use until needed for other purposes and denies protests by Miss Helen M. Gould. It notes plans for the future are not yet perfected and contemplates possibly taking quarters outside the reservation but near the fort.
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Helen M. Gould
Washington
American Whist Meet At Manhattan Beach Oriental Hotel
Over two hundred players joined the eleventh annual whist congress at the Oriental Hotel Manhattan Beach. New York Association led in the Brooklyn trophy event with Newman Faber Watkins and Dr Walls with Miss M H Campbell forming the winning New York team.
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Oriental Hotel
Manhattan Beach
New York Association
Knickerbocker
Newman and
W. A. Potter
Providence
Boston
Cleveland
Fisher Ames
East
W. W. Manning
W. J. Hatch
Brooklyn
Atlantic Association
Michigan Association
New-York Association
Northwestern Association
Atlantic Ociation
New—Jersey Association
Chicago Association
New-York
Knickerbocker Whist Club
Dr. Walls
M. H. Campbell
Newman
Watkins
Watson
Baker and Gilhooley
Albany
Muhlfolder
Snow
Rochester
Ingersoll and Smith
Howell
A. A. Carpenter
L. G. Parker
M. F. Hoar
B. F. Waterhouse
J. W. Mundy
H. L. Kemp
Chicago
Misses Schmidt
Washington
D. C
H. P. Rose
New York
Murder Trial Ends In Fatal Farm Dispute
Wesley Hicks, a Louisa County farmer, shot and killed Milton Bourne husband of Hicks daughter after Bourne went for a stray mule. Hicks fired buckshot, kicked Bourne, and fired again as Bourne died. Bourne died at a nearby house. Hicks is jailed in Louisa.
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the Tribune
Richmond
Wesley Hicks
Louisa
Milton Bourne
Hicks
Bourne
Spaulding to retire from Treasury post
Washington June 25 The Post reports General O L Spaulding First Assistant Secretary of the Treasury has been definitively notified by Secretary Shaw that he is to retire. He will likely not resume duties as assistant secretary after a leave of absence.
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Washington
O. L. Spaulding
the Treasury
Shaw
Women Hurt In Lexington Ave Car Crash
Two women were injured and several fainted when a Lexington avenue car slammed into a Degnon McLean construction truck at Lexington and Forty first street. The driver James Barnet attempted to cross, but the car struck, flipping the truck and spraying dirt onto the sidewalk. Mrs. Arthur Hogan and Miss Virginia Ferris were knocked from the car. Hogan sprained her ankle, Ferris suffered a scalp wound. Both refused ambulance aid and left by cab.
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Lexington Ave
Degnon
Arthur Hogan
Lexington-ave
Virginia Ferris
Miss Ferris
Three steamships chartered to haul Texas fuel oil
Three more steamships the Argyll the Wash tenaw and the Progreso have been chartered for five years to transport Texas fuel oil in bulk at 40 cents a barrel to Philadelphia or New York. Oil prices rise from 12 to over 20 cents a barrel in Texas. If oil costs 70 cents a barrel locally it becomes cheaper than soft coal, even after handling. The steamers carry over forty thousand barrels each at an estimated local cost of 62.5 to 70 cents per barrel compared with Texas rates.
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Argyll
Washtenaw
Progreso
Texas
Philadelphia
New York
Funeral of King Albert of Saxony in Dresden
King Albert of Saxony is buried in the Catholic Court Church Dresden after a state funeral attended by diplomatic corps led by Andrew D White and the Marquis de Noailles. Royals including King George and Emperor William observe the procession as the coffin is laid in a vault amid cannon and musketry.
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Dresden
Saxony
Albert
Castle Sibyllenert
Andrew D White
Marquis de Noailles
United States
Germany
George
William
Francis Joseph
Austria
Grand Duke
Baden
Karola
Brendler
Spreckels plans wireless link between Hawaii and San Francisco
John D Spreckels, a major Hawaii industries figure, plans to connect the islands to San Francisco by wireless telegraph. Experts are installing a system between Los Angeles and Catalina Island, forty miles out in the Pacific. If satisfactory, Spreckels will advance plans for a Hawaiian network. He owns Oceanic Steamship Company vessels including Australia Alameda Ventura Sonoma Sierra and Mariposa, which run between Hawaii and San Francisco, to be equipped with wireless gear synchronized with San Francisco and Honolulu instruments.
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Chicago
John D Spreckels
Hawaiian Islands
San Francisco
Chronicle
Los Angeles
Catalina Island
Pacific Ocean
Spreckles
Spreckels
Oceanic Steamship Company
McVickar Realty Trust Announces Swift City Block Sale
The McVickar Realty Trust reports a rapid real estate deal after hours last Wednesday. Charles H. Sherrill agreed to sell Nos 62 and 64 East Fifty eighth Street, two four story brownstones on 19x100 and 18.9x100 lots, to John H. Lewis for around 85000. Sherrill had just secured No 6 and conveyed both houses to Lewis after the closing. The final disposition by Lewis is not disclosed.
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McVickar Realty Trust Company
Charles H. Sherrill
John H. Lewis
East Fifty Eighth St
Rebecca
Cadwell
First Pueblo Indian death by own action in Acoma Pueblo
El Paso June 23 Juan Micaba a full blooded Acoma Pueblo Indian lived near Las Cruces New Mexico has committed death by own action after being whipped by his mother in law Micaba quarreled with his wife and whipped her He was whipped in turn by his mother in law Unable to bear the indignity he blew out his brains This is reported as the first death by own action among the Acoma Pueblos and tribesmen blame government school education.
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el Paso
Tex
Juan Micaba
Acoma
Fusionists renominate Stark in Nebraska IVth District
Seward Nebraska June 23 fusionists Democrats and Populists of the IVth District renominated W L Stark for Congress. Oxford Nebraska June 23 Democrats and Populists of the 1st Congress district renominated Congressman A C Shellenberger by acclamation.
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Seward
Neb
Nebraska
W. L. Stark
Oxford
A. C. Shellenberger
George Engel Discharged by Jefferson Market Court
George Engel, said to be related to Martin Engel ex-Tammany leader, was discharged by Magistrate Mayo in the Jefferson Market court yesterday. James C. Brooks, with Engel, clashed with two detectives and was charged with attempting to block his arrest. Brooks was bound over for the grand jury.
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George Engel
Martin Engel
Viiith Assembly
Mayo
Jefferson Market Court
James C. Brooks
Engel
Nee
Brooks
Lamport and Holt Steamer Fined for Improper Manifest
Commissioner Williams of the Bureau of Immigration fined the Lamport and Holt Line steamer Byron after arrival from Brazil and Barbados for listing more than thirty passengers per manifest sheet. The carrier paid the customary $10 per extra name under protest, with plans to appeal to the Treasury Department.
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Williams
Bureau of Immigration
Lamport and Holt Line
Byron
Brazil
Barbados
Treasury Department
The Variety Bills at Cherry Blossom Grove This Week
The roof garden vaudeville bills run all week with a combined theatre program planned. The Chaperons moves to the New York Theatre roof where scenery from the stage will be used. La Belle Tortajada will remain a permanent feature of the roof vaudeville. A new collection of moving pictures was shown at the Eden Musée with hourly screenings and concerts. New faces appear at Proctor's Twenty third Street Theatre with W J McIntyre and Fred Primrose. The Proctor stock company in Harlem presented The New Boy last night. Captain Swift is this week's production at Proctor's Fifth Avenue.
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Cherry Blossom Grove
New York Theatre
Eden Musée
Proctor
Twenty-third Street Theatre
W. J. McIntyre
James McIntyre
Fred Primrose
George Primrose
Harlem
Proctor Stock Company
Captain Swift
Proctor's
Fifth Avenue
YMCA at Fort Hamilton Forced to Move by Colonel
The Army Branch of the Young Men's Christian Association at Fort Hamilton was ejected by Colonel Rodgers due to growing detachment numbers. Established in 1899 with 300 to 400 on duty, about 200 joined the association, which used a one and a half story wooden building. Now six hundred men are on duty, requiring more quarters. Edwin B. Lee of the Brooklyn YMCA said Rodgers notified him last week and the removal occurred Friday.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Fort Hamilton
Rodgers
Association
Edwin 8. Lee
Brooklyn Young Men's Christian Association
Tribune
Rogers
Three Die In Cave In At Sea Girt Rifle Range
John Ma Hance Hall and Joseph Sibley of Manasquan were killed this afternoon when sand and a brick wall collapsed at the New Jersey State Rifle Range in Sea Girt. The three were working under Superintendent Haight clearing sand from a pit at the thousand yard range. heavy rains and wind are blamed for loosening the sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manasquan
N. J
John Ma Hance Hall
Joseph Sibley
New Jersey
Sea Girt
Rifle Range
Haight
Bird Ww. Spencer
George Haight
Western Union Ousted From Pennsylvania Railroad Lines
The Postal Telegraph Company will obtain 3500 offices and all lines now run by Western Union on Pennsylvania Railroad property. Offices transfer January 1 with Western Union to surrender trunk lines. 3300 feeders also affected. W A Baker and E C Bradley negotiated with Cassatt. Contracts end within three or four years. Details kept in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Telegraph Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Western Union
Postal
W. A. Baker
E. C. Bradley
Cassatt
Allied
New York
PRESSed STEEL CAR LOSES INJUNCTION REQUEST
Judge Buffington refused the Pressed Steel Car Company’s bid to halt John M. Hanson, president of Standard Steel Car Co., from disposing of patents held in trust by attorneys for both sides. The ruling preserves the final court decision, noting Hanson may dispose of the patents with this understanding. The court noted the patents in dispute cover pressed shaped cars, not those for standard structural shapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Pittsburg
Buffington
United States Circuit Court
Pressed Steel Car Company
John M. Hanson
Standard Steel Car Company
Hanson
Standard Company
Cockran Writes Again On Tobacco Directors Inquiry
In a letter to Acting District Attorney Rand W Bourke Cockran accuses Nicoll of failing to deny claims about the American Tobacco Company directors. He states the acts cited amount to a Penal Code offence and volunteers to substantiate with documentary evidence, urging no criminal action against powerful fiduciaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rand
W. Bourke Cockran
Ryan
Duke
Westchester Treasurer Flees Shaw Estate Report
Francis M. Carpenter, treasurer of Westchester County, fled his report on the estate of Mrs. Julia A. Shaw of Mamaroneck, owner of the Grand Union Hotel, for state transfer tax. The personal estate is listed at 8485 dollars, with residuary estate of 115.98 dollars split between Julia E. Forel and Samuel T. Shaw after bequests. The transfer tax is 4.16 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. Carpenter
Westchester County
Julia A. Shaw
Mamaroneck
Grand Union Hotel
Shaw
Julia E. Forel
Samuel T. Shaw
Simeon Ford
Grand Union
Julia A. F
Railway Men at Saratoga Convention Opens in 35th Year
Saratoga N Y June 3 Special the vice president A P Knapp welcomed the American Railway Master Mechanics Association at the opening of its thirty fifth annual convention James McNaughton and F H Clark led topical discussions on technical subjects Angus Sinclair Joseph W Taylor reported treasurer and secretary duties an invitation from Schenectady Locomotive Works to visit tomorrow afternoon was accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Saratoga
N. Y
Vili
A. P. Knapp
American Railway Master Mechanics’ Association
A. M. Waitt
New York
Angus Sinclair
Joseph W. Taylor
Chicago
Schenectady Locomotive Works
James McNaughton
F. H. Clark
H. J. Mento
William McIntosh
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Menelik’s
Seddon
Apollinaris
Zme
Tasle Waters
Ton
MR. Chamberlain's
Harcourt
DIS
Atlantic Lines
Joe” Meyers
General Spaulding
King Albert
Pacific Wireless Telegraph
Hawaii
Speedy Real Estate
Lamport and Holt Steamer
RIVAL
Pennsylvania Road
the Record
Cockran
Franklin
Rainier Company
Broadway
Gen's Agents Vehicle Equipment CO Electric Broughams
Victorias
Hansoms
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