Hung Chang Dead China's Famous Statesman Expires
Li Hung Chang died at 11 this morning after a last hour of apparent vitality. Court ceremonial burial practices began, with life size paper figures prepared to aid the soul, while Chinese officials prepared for potential unrest. Prince Ching and Chen Fu were summoned as Li’s successors and guardians of governance meanwhile. Dr. Coltman and Dr. Velde noted a severe stomach hemorrhage contributing to the decline.
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Poxing
Li Hung Chang
Earl Li
Howwer
Yamen
Farl Li
Prince Ching
Chen Fu
Pao-Ting-Fu
Chi-Li
Li Hang Chane
Yuan Shi Kai
Robert Coltman
Velde
Li Hung Chang A Noted Chinese Leader in 19th Century War and Reform
General Grant praised Li Hung Chang among four great men. The article chronicles Li's rise from a rural scholar to a powerful governor general who shaped China’s wartime strategy, aligned with Gordon, modernized Shanghai and roads, and later faced blame for defeats in Korea and Japan wars. It notes his cautious foreign stance, near-imperial authority, and mixed posthumous reputation among officials and common people.
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Peking
Corea
Japan
In Li
China
Middle Kingdom
Russia
Port Arthur
Talien
Li Hung Chang
Justice Jerome name drops Crocker and vows DA reform
Justice Jerome told a Tribune reporter at his Lakeville home he would break up police blackmail and press to replace the District Attorney's staff with capable lawyers. He said he could name John Doe and hinted at pursuing Croker's fall. He questioned John R. Fellows’s administration and whether James W. Osborne will be retained. He added he may decide after investigations.
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District Attorney's Office
Justice Jerome
Tribune
Lakeville
Conn
James W. Osborne
Osborne
Thalia Theatre
George W. Schurman
Howard S. Gans
Francis P. Garvan
Mr. Philbin
John
Croker
Carroll
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Brooklyn
District Attorney’s Office
Murphy
Jerome
Astor plans nine story block long apartment house
Plans prepared for a nine story apartment occupying the entire block bounded by Broadway West End Avenue and Seventy eighth and Seventy ninth Streets. William Waldorf Astor will build at a cost of 2 1 2 million, tying the project to the city’s underground rapid transit line. The block will include two terraces and an interior central hollow court with flowers and fountains. An underground passage would connect to the Seventy ninth street station. The site sits on land once owned by the Van Den Heuvel estate and purchased into the Astor family through John Jacob Astor 3d. The old mansion and greenhouse will be removed for the new building. General Washington is said to have occupied the house and a wounded British officer died there after Harlem. The weather vane from the Astor estate stables remains.
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Seventy-ninth Sts
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Holland
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John Jacob Astor, 3d
Charlotte Augusta Gibbes
South Carolina
Washington
Harlem
Mr. Astor
England Seeks Quiet After French Naval Move
London reports a calm cabinet amid France's Mitylene naval show, with press notes aiming to minimize the affair. Possible hidden talks with Germany on Near East policy loom, while reformist mood grows across London papers about New York politics and Tammany.
Li Hung Chang's Death Viewed With Limited U.S. Impact
A Washington cable dispatch reports Li Hung Chang’s death will not affect U S interests or U S treaties with China. It notes potential Manchuria shifts and Russia influence, and suggests a successor less friendly to Russia could ease Manchurian access to global commerce.
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State Department
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Peking
Hung Chang
China
United States
Li Hung Chang
Russia
Manchuria
The Sultan Pays at Last in Istanbul
The Porte sent a note to M. Bapst Councillor of the French Legation with monthly drafts on the customs to cover Lorando and Tubini claims and noting Turkish decisions on the quays dispute. Bapst forwarded the communication to Paris as ministers held an unusual meeting to review the propositions submitted.
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Tubini
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Pushing England's Claims Before Central American Government
Managua dispatch reports Mr. Paget secretary of Britain's legation in Central America urging President Zelaya to officially recognize Britain's protectorate over the Mosquito Reservation and Mosquito Indians, a territory now a civil department of Nicaragua. Also notes travel routes from St. Paul and Minneapolis to New York, with ticket broker contact details.
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Minneapolis
New York
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New- York
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Heads of Departments Picked by Merit in Patronage Debate
Not to deal out patronage MPR. Low's heads of departments chosen by merit will holding Croker responsible for the defeat.
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Croker
Croker Faces Rumors as Tammany Bosses Read Debris
After a cyclone and a rough election, Tammany Hall reels with talk of Croker quitting politics and handing leadership to Carroll. Croker denies abdication while Sullivan urges caution. gloom rests at the Hoffmann House, the Democratic Club, and Wigwam headquarters as factions weigh changes and future plans.
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John F. Carroll
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Senator Sullivan
Maurice Untermyer
Croker
Carroll
Sullivan
Untermyer
Fourteenth St
Democratic Club
Europe
General A W Greely Arrives After Philippines Visit
General A W Greely chief signal officer arrived by the steamer Columbia from a Philippine visit. He first went to the Philippines to assume the signal service post, then traveled via Europe and started for Washington soon after landing. The Overland Limited train to California departs Chicago 8:00 PM.
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Philippines
Europe
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California
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Bus
Seth Low Vows Merit Based City Appointments
Mayor elect Seth Low declares he will appoint based on merit rather than political influence. He rejects place hunters, affirms city interest, and states commissioners will choose deputies with only limited interference. He dodges talk on Police Commissioner and Army officer options while praising Justice Jerome and the unified new government.
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