Danish West Indies Sale Talks Continue Amid Delays
London dispatches say reports of a sale to the United States are premature with negotiations ongoing. Copenhagen officials warn against assuming final terms, noting price estimates vary and that Congress must approve any treaty. Separate items report lectures by General Buller and Sir Harry Johnston, plus imperial topics from Canada to Africa.
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U S Reopens Talks With Denmark Over West Indies Treaty
A new Danish ministry unsettles negotiations and raises doubts on a final treaty. Draft terms focus on future control and citizenship rules for the Danish West Indies, while the United States seeks a simple agreement that preserves liberty to act on the islands without future restrictions.
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Sir Harry Johnsons Observations on Central Africa Discoveries
London date Nov 11 Sir Harry Johnston reports before the Royal Geographical Society on Uganda explorations. He sees no further unknown mammal discoveries beyond the okapi and notes Congo forest skins of new species. He questions a distinct pygmy language, citing forest negroes as linguistic influence and noting pygmy pronunciation with gasps in consonants.
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Royal Geographical Society
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Semliki Forest
Ruwenzori
Semliki
Africa
London
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Fleet Leaves Mitylene for Syra and Phoenicia
Constantinople Nov 11 The vessels of Admiral Caillard's squadron left Mitylene en route to the island of Syra The battleships Charlemagne Gaulois and the cruiser Amiral Pothuay will coal at Phoena near Smyrna before rejoining the fleet The French flag again flies over the French Embassy as M Bapst renews diplomatic ties with Turkey by meeting Tewfik Pacha
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Phoena
Smyrna
M. Bapst
Tewfik Pacha
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Turkey
MISS STONE WRITES AGAIN FROM CAPTIVITY IN BULGARIA
Sofia November. Miss Ellen M Stone the abducted American missionary reports in a fresh letter that she endures the ordeal with fortitude and worries more for Mme Tsilka than herself. She finds confinement irksome and weather trying but remains hopeful. Brigands delay letters to seem distant as Bulgarian officials push for a frontier transfer.
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Famine in Samar as insurgents surrender amid hunger
Nov 11 reports from Catbalogan Samar describe insurgents fleeing north amid famine. Some bolo men surrender while Lukban's death threat looms over surrenderers. Manila discloses Abra de Tlog garrison attack by Senocos forces. Americans rout insurgents with five slain and one wounded. Deserter Richter captured. Major Pitcher notes arms and officers captured.
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Lukban
Manila
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Pitcher
Iglesias Arrest in San Juan Aids Labor Leader Clash
Santiago Iglesias, a labor leader linked to a Puerto Rico strike amid currency reforms, was arrested on arrival from New York after failing to appear in court. He faces trial for conspiracy with seven others. bail set at 2000 dollars. Samuel Gompers protested the arrest and discussed labor legislation with President Roosevelt, emphasizing legitimate organizing.
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Devery Sought to Block Jerome Hearing in Police Probe
Justice O Gorman denied Deputy Police Commissioner Devery’s bid for a writ to stop Justice Jerome from hearing charges by Edward O Neill. The ruling allows the special session judge to proceed, with Devery likely to face trial on oppression charges, while Murphy hinted at possible illness and political tension surrounding the case.
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Tammany
Molineux Refuses Aid for Second Battle Trial
General E L Molineux declined financial help for the second trial of his son Roland B Molineux at a Brooklyn Veterans Association gathering. He vowed to spend his last cent and sell all possessions before accepting aid, and said his son would be cleared and would wear the family sword with honor. He noted about 3500 sympathetic letters received from across the country.
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Ballin Talks on Freight Decline and Passenger Gain
Berlin news reports an interview with Albert Ballin of Hamburg America Line. He notes freight traffic drop offset by strong passenger business and suggests an intercompany agreement to boost cross Atlantic passenger traffic. He forecasts little harm from Morgan group entry and calls for statutes favoring Germans in chairmanships.
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Herr Ballin
Morgan Group
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Germany
Goddard Opposes Bidwell Fight For Port Post
Fifth Avenue Hotel reports indicate George R. Bidwell likely to lose reappointment as Collector of the Port. Opposition also threatens Appraiser Wakeman and other federal appointees, with Captain F Norton Goddard opposing Bidwell’s Senate confirmation. Goddard confirms dislike of Bidwell’s reappointment and denies seeking the Collector role.
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Senate. Captain Goddard's Friends Are Confident That Mr. Bidwell
Mr. Bidwell
Captain Goddard
Goddard
Assertion on Captain Goddard’s stance and family integrity
The passage notes confusion over an author’s assertion involving Governor Odell and Mr Gardiner. A Captain Goddard associate recalls J W Goddard's Sons, a firm with fifty four years in business, never having an invoice raised by the customs authorities, a remark highlighting the family's reputed integrity.
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Hogg Endorses Croker in Waldorf Shakeup
Ex Governor James Hogg of Texas voiced unwavering praise for Croker and Tammany at the Waldorf Astoria. He hailed Tammany as the most disciplined political machine, blamed ministers for liquor votes, and noted Beaumont oil finds boosting his wealth as he planned a rest in New York without exploiting his wells.
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Railway merger rumor swirls around Brooklyn Rapid Transit
A Wall Street rumor claims the Metropolitan Street Railway may gain control of Brooklyn Rapid Transit and merge with Manhattan Railway, with meetings at the Waldorf Astoria and mixed signals from directors. Past statements by William Whitney are recalled as speculative stock activity climbs.
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Fall Kills Mayo-Smith Mystery At New York Home
Richmond Mayo-Smith professor of political economy at Columbia University died after falling from his study window to the rear yard of his West Seventy-seventh Street home. Police deem accidental, with a clothesline contributing to fatal injuries. Wife, four children, and relatives were informed. Mayo-Smith, born 1854 in Ohio, taught at Columbia since 1877 and published works on emigration and statistics.
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Walter Mendelson
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Ohio
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Berlin University
Heidelberg University
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Royal Statistical Society of Great Britain
National Academy of Sciences
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Seventy
Earthquakes Continue At Ferzeroum In Armenia
Constantinople reports ongoing earthquake shocks at Erzeroum in Armenia with many casualties. Foreign consuls join locals in tents. Advertisement notes Pueblo line via New-York Central with ticket agents at 415 or 1,216 Broadway New York and 338 Fulton Street Brooklyn.
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Griffin Likely Williams College President Nominee
Dr Edward Herrick Griffin, Johns Hopkins philosophy dean and Williams College professor emeritus, is likely to be Williams College president succeeding Dr Franklin Carter. He received five of fifteen trustee votes but needs a majority. Griffin, born 1843 in Williamstown, would accept if offered adequate inducement and favors remaining at Hopkins.
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Johns Hopkins University
Williams College
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Griffin
Henry Lefavour
S. B. L. Penrose
Whitman College
Washington
Dr. Hopkins
Kansas City
Hearst
Johns Hopkins
Dr. Griffin
Williamstown
Mass
Williams
Union Theological Seminary
New York
Mark Hopkins
Amherst
Princeton
Runaway Girl Brought Home From Great Barrington
Miss Augusta K Williams of Adelphi College ran away to Great Barrington Massachusetts last Friday and was brought back to 449 Hantock Street Brooklyn by her father Dr George A Williams last night He declined to discuss the incident The girl remains nervous and her family has not decided if she will be sent back to school
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Adelphi College
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Yerkes Firms Extend London Tube Ambitions
London, Nov. 12. The Metropolitan District Electric Traction Company, the London company of Charles T. Yerkes, has acquired an interest in two more projected tube schemes in London, intending to connect all with the District Railway.
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Metropolitan District Electric Traction Company
Charles T. Yerkes
District Railway
Changes in German tariff bill debated in cabinet
Berlin Nov 11 Count von Bitting or Bitlow chief minister after a Potsdam conference with Emperor William called a cabinet meeting. The North German Gazette asserts the meeting aimed to act on changes made by the Bundesrath in the tariff bill. It is ascertained that some important changes have been made.
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Potsdam
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