Kaiser in England Praises Troops at South Africa Service
Emperor William of Germany visits England aboard the Hohenzollern and attends a grand naval display at Port Victoria. He reviews the 1st Royal Dragoons at Shorncliffe, receives addresses, and thanks the regiment for its South Africa service before traveling to Sandringham for a royal meeting with King Edward.
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London
Bobenzollern
Emperor William
Port Victoria
Edward
Sheerness
Hohenzollern
Count Wolff Metternich
William
Dover
Shorncliffe Camp
1St Royal Dragoons
Shorncliffe
Lord Roberts
Eteff
Lord Basing
South Africa
Shorncliffe Station
Sandringham
Wolferton
King Edward
Queen Victoria's
Babcock Emerges As Viable Speakership Contender
Washington November 8 Representative Babcock of Wisconsin arrives in Washington to launch a bid for Speaker of the House in the Sixty Eighth Congress. He draws support from Northwestern Iowa mountain and Pacific Coast regions and gains backing from New England Republicans. Backers say his tariff revision stance strengthens his case against Dalzell and in some corners against Cannon. Some supporters would prefer Cannon over Dalzell due to tariff views.
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Tribune
Washington
Babcock
Wisconsin
House of Representatives
Northwestern
Iowa
Mountain States
Pacific Coast
Cannon
New England
Mr. Dalzell
Mr. Babcock
Mr. Cannon
Dalzell
Payne Denies Presidential Tie to Southern Representation Change
Postmaster General Payne rejected claims the administration supports altering southern representation in Republican conventions and the House. He said the basis of representation is unfair and wrong, but only the convention can change it, and he expects the basis to be changed by the next national gathering.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Payne
Progress on canal treaty eyed after talks at Washington
Secretary Hay and Minister Concha held two or three conferences in the last week regarding the Panama Canal treaty. Prospects for an early agreement granting U S authority to build a canal on Colombian territory appear bright. Details are withheld by the State Department and Colombian Legation. The Colombian Congress is expected to reconvene in December or January as conditions permit. The Colombian government is said to have regained control of the situation after a period of unrest, fueling hopes for Congress to be called soon.
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Washington
Hay
Concha
State Department
Colombia
Congress
Bond Hay treaty signed for reciprocity on fish products
Secretary Hay and Sir Michael Herbert signed the Bond Hay treaty at the State Department representing the United States and Britain and Newfoundland. It covers reciprocity on fish products and bait and will be submitted to the Senate after it reassembles. Details will not be made public in the interim.
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Washington
Hay
United States
Michael Herbert
Newfoundland
State Department
Senate
No Treaty Shore Arbitration
Paris reports that Foreign Minister Delcassé is not seeking arbitration for the British French Newfoundland fisheries issue. The Foreign Office says Newfoundland is not suitable for Hague arbitration due to sovereignty concerns. Delcassé refers to an arbitration clause in Japan treaty property holdings instead.
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Paris
Delcassé
M. Delcassé
Baron D'Estournelles de Constant
Newfoundland
Foreign Office
the Hague
Japan
Bogota Tries Guns in Panama Bay Target Practice
The Colombian cruiser Bogota tested engines and fired on targets off Tabaquilla Island. Generals Perdomo and Salazar and their staffs observed, praising accurate shots and doubting Padilla’s fighting chance. J Cross of Cedar Rapids, 17, commanded a gun and scored well.
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Panama
Bogota
Perdomo
Salazar
Tabaquilla
Padilla
J. Cross
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
To Gay
Jury Acquits Arana in Basque Autonomist Leader Case
Madrid dispatch reports Sabino Arana, Basque Autonomist leader, was found not guilty in Bilbao of sending a congratulatory telegram to President Roosevelt on Cuban independence. Prosecutor had claimed the telegram violated Spain’s dignity and sought eight years in prison. verdict greeted with public satisfaction.
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Madrid
Bilbao
Sabino Arana
Roosevelt
Sefior Arana
Spain
Serum for Scarlet Fever Trial Reported by Montreal Doctor
Dr George Charlton a Rockefeller fellow at McGill University announced that an anti streptococcus serum does not cure scarlet fever but given early in severe cases reduces complications and may prevent fatal outcomes. In fifteen severe cases treated since June twenty four, thirteen recovered promptly with minimal complications while two died.
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the Tribune
Montreal
George Charlton
Rockefeller
McGill University
Aisstraek Pesergarneteenene
Polar expedition to King William Land announced for 1902
Dr Fridtjof Nansen announces a polar expedition for 1902 under Captain Amandsden to King William Land on the east coast of Greenland and thence to Behring Strait. Professor Schmidt of Berlin calls the mission the most important task in terrestrial magnetism.
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Christiania
Norway
Fridtjof Nansen
Amandsden
King William Land
Greenland
Behring Strait
Schmidt
Berlin
Arbitrat ors Award Rejected in French Coal Strike
Paris reports a Lens meeting of coal district delegates to decide on accepting the adverse arbitration decision. Miners vote to continue the strike amid violent discussions. Fifteen thousand strikers gathered as disorder spread in Bruay and Lievin, with soldiers wounded and property looted.
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Paris
Lens
Pas-de-Calais
Bruay
Department du Nord
Lievin
Two Die From Fire At Times Press Room
A fire destroyed the Times press room in Park Row yesterday. Two men, John Daly and William McCormack, died. two boys, John Powers and Myer Fishbone, were rescued and taken to Hudson Street Hospital. Firemen battled the blaze after a benzine explosion in the subcellar, while elevators ferried workers to safety and editors fled the building.
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Times
Park Row
Croker
Julius Michaels
James McGuire
Potter Building
John Daly
Bowery
William McCormack
William St
Water St
Hudson Street Hospital
John Powers
Fifth-ave
Fifty-ninth-st
Brooklyn
Myer Fishbone
McCormack
Daly
Fishbone
Powers
Slevin
Fire battle ends in fatalities at Hudson Street Hospital
Chief Croker overruled doctors and forced three unconscious men into ambulances. Fishbone and Powers were rushed to the hospital while McCormack was taken by patrol wagon. McCormack and Daly died soon after arrival. Police estimate losses at the scene, with further damage expected. Fire chief Kruger noted only one of five presses operable.
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McCormack
Hudson Street Hospital
Daly
Kruger
Mascagni Arrested Over Unpaid Salary Claim in Boston
Italian composer Mascagni was arrested in Boston amid a civil suit by Mittenthal Brothers seeking $8,000 in allegedly advanced salary. Bail set at $10,000. the case centers on breach of contract claims and the planned reorganization of the touring company.
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Boston
Mascagni
Francis J. Martin
Richard Hurd
Louis Kronberg
S. Kronberg
Mittenthal Brothers
Brandeis, Dunbar & Nutter
Prohibition figure accuses Oswego solicitor of bribe
Clarence E. Pitts, Oswego Prohibitionist chairman, swore an affidavit alleging F. E. Hamilton of Oswego, solicitor for the Collector of the Port of New York, offered $300 to delay a Prohibition judiciary convention. Hamilton is said to be in New York. Oswego friends deny the charge and call the plan illegal.
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Syracuse
Clarence E. Pitts
Prohibitionist County Committee
Oswego
F. E. Hamilton
Port of
New York
Prohibition Judiciary Convention
Davies
Rogers
Supreme Court
Hamilton
Mr. Rogers
Pitts
Port of New York
Custom House
Dudley F. Phelps
Jealous Contractor Kills Wife Then Self in Hotel
Daniel Huntington a prominent Schenectady contractor shot his wife in a Carmen hotel room and then killed himself after cutting telephones and entering by a ladder. The pair, separated for years, had met the day prior and quarrelled for hours. Two children were left with Ellis Hospital.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Daniel Huntington
Carmen
Huntington
Um Ellis
Hospital
She Ee En
Emperor visits England amid cordial reception and diplomacy
The German Emperor is welcomed on English soil and at Sandringham with royal honors and talks on politics. British figures praise him as a capable sovereign and friend since the Boer War. The visit is seen as potentially strategic though no formal alliance is expected, against a backdrop of domestic German tariff struggles and a fragile Anglo German balance.
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London
Sandringham
Nore
Hohenzollern
Admiral Markham
Port Victoria
Lord Roberts
Shorncliffe
Folkestone
Sandgate Council
1St Dragoons
Kubeli
Germany
Windsor
Balfour
Chamberlain
Potsdam
China
England
Oceland
Russia
Portugal
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