Wall Street Slump Impacts Securities Abroad and Portrait Gallery Display
The New York and London markets show continued irregularity as American and Canadian securities drift downward in response to New York prices. A Royal commission may delay London traffic schemes while Manchester gains from cotton shipments to Lancashire. The Society of Portrait Painters at New Gallery presents 120 works with notable canvases by Duran, Whistler, Shannon, and others, featuring strong portraits and a mix of Scottish and English art, alongside critical views of rail and colonial developments.
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New-York Tribune
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Tribune Association
London
New York
Chicago
Atlantic
Society of Portrait Painters
New Gallery
Sargent
Carolus Duran
Watts
Joseph Joachim
Garibaldi
Countess of
Somers
Josephine Butler
Whistler
Cardinal
George Reid
Sir Bartle Frere
John Lavery
James Guthrie
James Mylne
Academy
J. J. Shannon
Gari Melchers
Herman Herkomer
Paul Kruger
Mile. Schwartze
Gabriel Nicolet
Horace Rumbold
Melton Fisher
Frederick Harrison
Mancini
Balfour
Yerkes
District Railway
Governor Odell Seeks Unity In Platt Re Election Talks
Governor Odell spent yesterday in town meeting Republican leaders including Senator Platt and Robert Morris. They discussed Platt’s possible United States Senate bid, with Odell saying the party is united for Platt if he wants it. A reappointment of Dr. Doty as Health Officer of the Port of New York appeared likely.
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Platt
Robert C. Morris
Republican County Committee
Elsberg
Edward Lauterbach
United States
Senate
Dickey
Fifth Avenue
United States Senate
Senator Platt
Dr. Doty
Port of New York
Sphinx
New York
Kings Counties
Morris
Kings
Clark endow Assyriology chair at University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia November 12 Edward W Clark and Clarence H Clark of the city subscribed 190000 to found a professorship in Assyriology at the University of Pennsylvania. Trustees accepted the gift and named the chair The Clark Professorship of Assyriology Dr H V Hilprecht will be the first incumbent.
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Philadelphia
Edward W
Clarence H. Clark
University of Pennsylvania
Messrs. Clark
Clark
H. V. Hilprecht
Slashes Woman With Razor in New Jersey Assault
Joseph Wiltberger jailed in Morristown on a murderous assault charge after allegedly slashing Mrs. Blanchard of Kenvil across the throat with a razor. Witnesses restrained him. seven stitches were needed to close the wound. Wiltberger, a Dover native, reportedly pursued the woman after she rejected him.
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Morristown
N. J
Joseph Wiltberger
Mascagni Appeals to Rome Over Boston Arrest
Rome reports Mascagni seeks Italian government intervention to shield him from alleged mistreatment in America. Tribuna notes Zanardelli and Prinetti moving to review the case, awaiting a Washington embassy report. U S Ambassador Meyer has not been asked for an explanation. Italian officials defend the consul’s actions as compliant with U S law.
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Uganda
Lord Cranborne
America
Uganda Railway
LN. F
Rome
Tribuna
Italy
Boston
Mascagni
Zanardelli
Signor Zanardellif
Signor Prinetti
Washington
United States
Meyer
Foreign Office
Bogota Engages Rebels In Coast Battle Off Panama
The Bogota crewed by Americans under Captain Marmaduke attacked two revolutionary schooners near Panama after rebels opened fire. Seven or more rebels were killed and two Americans wounded including Richard Kane and George Walker. The Helvetia was captured and burned. Kane to receive military honors. Seaman Clark and Lt Vasquez wounded. Gunner J Cross from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, age seventeen, reported.
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Panama
Bogota
Jessie Banning
San Francisco
Marmaduke
Richard Kane
Washington
George Walker
Clark
Vasquez
Gunner Cross
Helvetia
Kane
Cholera Strikes Manila Infantry Detachment
Cholera outbreak hits a detachment of the 5th Infantry station along the Maraquina River in Manila. Seven soldiers have died and many others are seriously ill while guarding the water supply, reviving fears as the disease returns after a period of disappearance.
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Manila
Chiolera
Sth Infantry
5Th Infantry
Maraquina
Filipino Dollar Plan Could Ease Philippine Finance Says Wright
Vice-Governor Luke E. Wright of the Philippines urged Congress to reexamine a silver Filipino dollar proposal to ease the money market. He favored limited Chinese labor to address shortages but opposed expanding immigration. Wright and Mrs. Wright planned to depart for the East on Thursday night.
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San Francisco
Luke E. Wright
Philippines
Congress
Japan
Wright
East
Many Killed in Guatemala Volcano Disaster Report
The Pacific Mail steamer Newport carried details on the Santa Maria eruption of October 25. Coffee plantations in Quezaltenango were ruined and thousands of cattle died while authorities shielded figures. Towns in Costa Cuca and nearby districts suffered heavy damage and possible loss of life. Ashes six to seven feet deep covered plantations. some towns escaped major damage.
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San Francisco
Pacific Mail
Newport
Santa Maria
Guatemala
Quezaltenango
Champerico
Costa Cuca
Chuva
Palmar
Reforma
Costa Grande
Kolhuitz
San Felipe
Colombia
Coatepec
Retalhueu
Mazatenango
Acapulco
Fall in Silver Hurts Insular Business in Manila
Manila November 12 The continued drop in silver prices has compelled the government to raise exchange to 250 pesos Mexican for one dollar gold. The silver decline heightens losses for the government and all silver holders and unsettles currency. Civil Commission members and commercial reps will urge Congress to establish a non fluctuating Philippine currency.
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Manila
Civil Commission
Congress
Movement to place Eastern countries on gold basis
London on November 12 reports that silver depreciation is linked to November 5 appointment of a committee by Colonial Secretary Chamberlain to study a gold standard for the Straits Settlements and Malay States. India Council's rupee value fixing inspires Eastern trading nations toward gold-based currencies, while stock reports at Seely ANTS remain directed to a stenographer en route.
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London
Chamberlain
India Council
India
General Miles Receives Banquet in Iloilo During Archipelago Tour
Manila reports General Miles was hosted with a reception and banquet at Iloilo on Panay Island. He delivered a brief address expressing sympathy for the afflictions from war and cholera and hopes for early improvement. He then proceeded to Jolo.
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Manila
Miles
Iloilo
Panay
Jolo
Damages Awarded Against Boycotters in Waterford Case
Dublin reports that after four trials across different courts, shopkeeper David O Keefe of Tallow County Waterford won a verdict awarding him damages worth 27500 dollars against ten local leaders of the United Irish League. He sued for damages claiming his business was harmed by their incitement to boycott.
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Dublin
David O'Keefe
Tallow
County Waterford
United Irish League
Coman Looks to City Votes in Attorney General Race
Denis A. Spellissy Liberal Democracy candidate for Attorney General is seen as a factor in a tight race between Coman Republican and Cunneen Democrat. Latest dispatches show a margin of only 300 to 400 votes. Spellissy led his ticket in the county by about 600 votes, with about 1,100 for him versus under 4 for Ryder on the governor ticket.
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Denis A. Spellissy
Liberal Democracy
Coman
Cunneen
Spellissy
Melvin G. Palliser
State Committee of the
Liberal Democacy
Edgar L. Ryder
Coler
Spell
Alfred R. Conkling
Republican County Committee
Mr. Conkling
Henry Birrell
Philip Doblin
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Charles H. Knox
Charles W. Dayton
Robert L. Luce
Knox
Republican State Committee
Justice Bischoff
Prohibition
John Cunneen
Republican Leaders Receive Discouraging News On Attorney General Race
Albany reports discouraging news for Republicans as official Genesee County returns show Henry B. Coman with 1 521 plurality, down 227 from unofficial tallies, while John Cunneen gains in Saratoga Albany and statewide. Prohibitionist votes omitted in early counts, boosting Cunneen's apparent lead.
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Albany
Henry B. Coman
John Cunneen
Genesee County
Board of Supervisors
State Board of
Republican State Committee
Coman
Cunneen
Saratoga County
Albany County
Mr. Cunneen
George W. Dunn
Three New Major Generals Named for 1900 Promotions
Washington reports the promotion slate to fill retirements next year. Generals Hughes Davis and Miles retire on April 11 July and August 8 with Miles moving up to lieutenant general and Young succeeding. Brigadiers Wade Sumner and Wood named major generals, Wade likely to command in the Philippines. Colonel Hasbrouck tipped for brigadier after retirement and Colonel Moore may gain extended service.
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Washington
Hughes
Davis
Miles
Young
James F. Wade
Samuel S. Sumner
Leonard Wood
Wade
Philippines
H. C. Hasbrouck
Artillery
F. Moore
Cavalry
Swedish Carpenter Falls From Roof Into Nepperhan Creek
Daniel Johnson thirty a Swedish carpenter who boarded at Mrs Hyatt ten Palisade Ave Yonkers jumped from a roof into the shallow Nepperhan Creek striking rocks fracturing his skull and suffering serious injuries. He was taken to St Johns Riverside Hospital where recovery is doubtful. His sole living relative is a sister in upper Manhattan.
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Daniel Johnson
Manhattan
An Outsider for Speaker
Washington debates whether the next House should elect a nonpartisan Speaker like the Vice President’s role in the Senate or the English Commons. The piece notes constitutional grounds and argues the Speaker has historically been an insider with growing autocratic power, while suggesting a future chief could serve as a neutral facilitator.
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Tribune
Washington
Senate
House of Commons
Messrs. Cannon
Dalzell
Babcock
House of Representatives
United States
House
Lviiith Congress
Henderson
Reed
Submarine Boats Exceed Speed Goals in Peconic Bay Trials
In Peconic Bay Greenport on November 12 the Holland submarine torpedo boats Adder and Moccasin surpassed contract speeds, averaging eight knots awash and under light conditions. The Adder posted 7.23 knots submerged yesterday and 242 revolutions today, with energy to spare. Captain Frank T. Cable and Navy officers observed. trials included four cylinder runs and varying wind, with the Adder advancing toward a submerged two mile run and a torpedo test.
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Greenport
Long Island
Adder
Moccasin
Peconic Bay
Frank T. Cable
White
U. S N
Penney
Lawrence Spear
Nelson
Coast Survey
C. J. Train
Board of Inspection and Survey
Russian court clears American in citizenship case
St Petersburg reports the Russian courts annulled the proceedings against Simon James Gordon, an American who had been charged with giving up his Russian citizenship without authorization. Gordon, born in Poland and a naturalized US citizen, had represented American firms in Russia for twenty five years. He was arrested in May 1961 and released on bail.
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St. Petersburg
Simon James Gordon
Poland
United States
Russia
The
Russ 'Sians
Criminal Courts
Cornish
Lambert
New York
Koch
Molineux
Jerome
Adams
Barton S. Weeks
Molimieux
Justice Lambert
Molineux Acquitted and Reunites With Family in Brooklyn
Roland B. Molineux, freed after four years on murder charges, spends a happy day at his father General E. L. Molineux’s Fort Greene Place home in Brooklyn with wife and mother reconciled. He plans to pursue business quietly as offers arrive, while his father thanks supporters and praises the legal team.
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Roland B. Molineux
General E. L. Molineux
Fort Greene Place
Brooklyn
Molineux
Roland
New York
Sing Sing
Collins
Pennsylvania Spectal Hours to Chi
Correspondence may be dictated en route as travelers in Pennsylvania prepare for a trip to Chicago. The item notes schedules and potential delays while aboard trains or through the mail service. No additional names or dates are provided in readable text.
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