AN ACTUAL CANAL TREATY EXPECTED IN WASHINGTON
The United States and Great Britain sign a new canal treaty altering the Clayton Bulwer pact the US to govern neutrality of a trans ocean waterway with no discrimination by flag and potential ratification within six months. Pending Senate action the agreement paves the way for Nicaragua route analysis and canal plans. Also the Canal Commission reports the Nicaragua option costs about 75 percent of the Panama project.
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United States
Great Britain
Hay
Lord Pauncefore
Department of State
Washington Special Dispatch
Tribune
United States Senate
Senate
Gail
Congress
Lord Pauncefote
State Department
Department
Lord Princefote
Sidney Smith
Percy Wyndham
William Gwin
Edward Lavey
Costa Rica
Nicaracua
Nicara
Washington
German duelist Hildebrand jailed for two years
Berlin report of a court martial over the East Prussia duel between Lieutenants Blaskowitz and Hildebrand ends with Hildebrand sentenced to two years in prison. Lieutenant Groddeck, his second, receives five days.
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Blaskowitz
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Blaskowiz
Insterbure
East Prussia
Groddeck
Mapleson's neglected funeral shocks London crowd
London on November 19 reports the funeral of Colonel J. H. Aepleson, operatic impresario, at Ayngate. A lone carriage followed the hearse with the deceased's father and brother-in-law among the few attendees. Not a single prominent opera figure sent flowers or attended the interment at Highgate Cemetery.
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London
J. H. Aepleson
Ayngate
Highgate Cemetery
Engaged Lovers From Two Romances Unite in Syracuse
Syracuse residents Lizzie Crouse Klock and Frank Mernard, an Providence RI insurer, forged love after eloping amid parental objections. Frank Evelith Maynard, Mernard’s rival, overcame distance and family resistance, leading to a union plan and a resolved engagement with Mrs. Crouse Klock ultimately approving.
Indian Government Abolishes Cavalry Sword in India
Dispatch from Simla to The Daily Express reports 5086 swords abolished for cavalry in India and issued a short rifle for mounted troops. The measure affects both Indian and British troops and signals a modernization effort in the army.
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London
Simla
Daily Express
Oodwins To End London Engagement
Mr and Mrs Nat C Goodwin closing their London engagement after playing in When We Were Twenty One at the Comedy Theatre. They will end their current run in about two weeks and plan to sail to the United States to begin a new engagement around January 1.
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London
Nat C. Goodwin
Comedy ‘Theatre
United States
Lotos Club Echoes on US England Ties and Cabinet Talks
London reports praise for US English relations from Lotos Club speakers. Discussions focus on the canal treaty and possible reciprocity with Canada and British West Indies. News notes Danish West Indies sale, Croker in London, and Kitchener casualty counts. Parliament rhythms and cabinet meetings spark speculation on war finance and policy.
Meeting Parliament Opens Earlier Than Planned
The original plan aimed for January 23 the day mourning for Queen Victoria ends to allow King Edward to attend with full state ceremony. It is now reported that financial needs will force Parliament to open a week earlier than that date in London.
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Victoria
Edward
London
Wounded man pursues in Lexington saloon duel
In a saloon at 230 Lexington Ave yesterday evening Edward Lowry was pistol wounded in the arm head and stomach after a quarrel with Joseph Regan who fired back and fled toward Twenty third and Twenty fourth streets Regan was arrested at East Twenty second Street station Lowry was taken to Bellevue Hospital where a priest attended him Regan claimed self defense while his lawyer said he would issue a statement tomorrow The only visible witness was a bartender and a broken fanlight remained as evidence
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Edward Lowry
Bellevue Hospital
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Joseph Regan
East Twenty-second-st
Lowry
Regan
Twentythird-st
Twenty -Fourth-St
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Roundsman
Curtain
Aiso
John Pare
George Campbell
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Twenty-second-st
Edgar A. Fellows
Park Row
Fellows
Newport
Lenox
Southampton
Henri Fournier
Fourth-ave
Brooklyn
Twety-third St. Ferry
Castro's Only Hope In Venezuelan Crisis
Caracas reports a gunboat shipment of Maus ers and cartridges left La Guayra on the 12th for Colombian insurgents. President Castro faces opposition from ministers as revolutionists led by General Juan Pietri gain strength in Carabobo State.
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New-York Tribune
TNE Tribune
Caracas
la Guayra
Castro
Venezuela
Juan Pietri
Carabobo
Truce Arranged Between Colombian and Venezuelan Troops
Reports from Curacao and Maracaibo state a three week armistice on the frontier due to heavy rains in the Cordilleras. Cucuta is flooded with rail lines submerged. casualties are reported. General Uribe Uribe travels from Maracaibo toward Curacao to witness the ceasefire with Marin forces. censorship limits details. Armistice reportedly signed between Liberal revolutions and Government, ending November 20.
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Cordilleras
Cucuta
Colombia
Maracas
Uribe-Uribe
Caracas
Curacao
Willemstad
Curagao
Odell rules out excise talk in New York City trip
Albany November 18 Governor Odell said he will not discuss the Sunday excise issue in New York City tomorrow as rumored. He will arrive in the city at 5 p m and make two addresses then depart Wednesday morning returning to Albany by 11 30. He has not decided on any point in the message.
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Odell
New-York City
New York
New-York
Executive Chamber
Erastus c. Knight
Buffalo
Jewett
Gilman
Platt
New York City
Dunn
State Committee
Mr. Knight
Block and jam on bridge leaves Brooklyn Bridge blocked
A motor car derailed on the Fifth Avenue elevated line near the Brooklyn terminus at 5:40 PM, blocking both tracks and triggering a hours long crowd crush as thousands of riders walked the bridge. Police and fire crews worked to raise the heavy motor, restore service, and control the panic. One man, John Wagner, severely injured, with a dislocated shoulder and bruises, was treated and released. several women fainted and were taken to Emergency Hospital. Traffic resumed after hours of disruption.
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Bridge Yard
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Brooklyn Terminal
Brooklyn
New York
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van Voorhilst
Johnson
Hudson Street
Wagner
No Buckling On The Bridge Sparks Alarm Across Brooklyn
A Brooklyn bridge scare spread after reports of girders buckling at five points on the span. Mechanics checked the center and promenade, noting upward bends and twisted braces. Chief engineer Martin called the tale false, stressing the bridge’s safety and denouncing the reports as groundless and malicious.
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Manhattan Tower
Brooklyn Tower
Tribune
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Berkeley Place
Panic at Proctor's Palace as Moving Picture Machine Explodes
Panic spread through Proctor's Pleasure Palace on Fifty-eighth Street when a technoscope blast sent blue flame from the rear box and set curtains alight. Crowd control by police and workers calmed the audience who rushed to the exits and back inside, while an injured technician and several spectators were treated.
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Pleasure Palace
Fifty-eighth Street Theatre
Third-ave
Doors
Smith
Hook and Ladder No. 2
Terrace Garden
H. D. Goethius
East Fifty-first-st
Croker
Goethtus
Rumor of Seatherd as New State Controller
Albany well connected Republicans say John N. Seatherd of Buffalo will likely be named State Controller when Controller Knight resigns December 31. Seatherd ran for Buffalo mayor four years ago and previously served on the Canal Commission, which favored a thousand ton barge canal at about 360 million dollars.
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Albany
John N. Seatcherd
Buffalo
Knight
Seathherd
Roosevelt
Canal Commission
Borden Cuts Prices At Iron Works Mills
Mass Nov 18 M C D Borden owner of the Iron Works Mills in this city today cut prices of all prints by half a cent a yard except shirting by a quarter of a cent The move causes consternation and may take days to settle Several order cancellations reported The print cloth market remains firm at three cents while wage friction appears with a five percent cut earlier caused by other mills not following his lead Frank Jones Nourishing Stout advertised for sickroom needs by Rock Harris NYC advertisement
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M. C
D. Borden
Iron Works
Borden
Fall River
Hail The Horse Opens With Grand Entry List
The annual show opens to an unusually strong entry and large fashionable attendance. The tanbark ring displays glittering equipages and blooded horses as a moving promenade fills the stands and social elite occupy the boxes while a sea of carriages lines the streets outside. Above, electric signs gleam as the crowd gathers under a bronze statue, awaiting the spectacle inside.
Horse Show Opens With Social Year In New York Spotlight
The National Horse Show Week in New York attracts out of town guests, fills major hotels, and signals the social season’s start. Attendance is strong, boxes mostly full, and equine classes begin with lightweight hunters led by Lord Minto and a field including Judge Kemp, with Miss Holloway among early competitors.
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National Horse Show Association
Manhattan
Imperial
Central Park District
Frank Clarke
Coney Island Jockey Club
Princeton
New Jersey
Miss Holloway
Kemp
John E. Cowdin
A. B. Duncan
James K. Maddux
George Pepper
Lord Minto
Henry W. Colt, Jrs
Berrington
Adam Beck
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