Parliaments and Press in the Copyright Debate
London dispatch notes Parliament will meet amid confusion over Boer War costs and foreign policy. Criticism targets Lord Roberts and General Kitchener, with Salisbury blamed for delaying status changes. A push for a memorial tablet for war correspondents and support for copyright reform emerges among publishers and authors led by John Murray.
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London
South Africa
China
Lord Roberts
Kitchener
Lord Falisbury
France
John Murray
Authors’ Club
Lord Monkswell
Albemarle St
LoNe Er
Kruger complaint sparks call to stamp out Boer rebellion
London reports the Right Hon. Robert William Henbury, president of the Board of Agriculture, addressing Pres ton constituents. He denounced Mr Kruger's charge of British barbarism and urged decisive action, saying pattering with dying rebels is wrong and the Boer rebellion must be stamped out vigorously.
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London
Robert Wiliam Henbury
Board of Agriculture
Preston
Kruger
British steamer Canada sails for Durban with Lord Roberts aboard
Cape Town reports the British steamer Canada under Captain Maddox sailed for Durban today, likely to embark Lord Roberts. The move signals a pivotal transport of the renowned commander as military aims unfold in the region.
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Cape Town
Canada
Maddox
Durban
Lord Roberts
Somalis Revolt in Jubaland Amid British East Africa Turmoil
Somali in Jubaland rise as four thousand armed men move along the frontier. Sub-Commissioner Jenner, returning inland, is murdered in a night attack by allegedly friendly natives around November 12. The unrest threatens British East Africa security and prompts military caution.
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Zanzibar
Jubaland
British East Africa
Jenner
Wages of Iron Workers Lowered in Scotland
The Conciliation Board of Scotch Iron Manufacturers announces a five percent wage cut due to lower average selling prices. This marks the first reduction since 1895, with wages having previously risen about forty percent.
Puerto Rican Delegate Sails for United States
Senior Federico Degetan Porto Rican Delegate to the United States Congress sailed today from San Juan aboard the San Juan Captain Sampson bound for the United States. The ship is due in New York in December.
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San Juan
Federico Degetan
United States Congress
United States
Sampson
New York
Nicaraguan treasury weighs silver coin offers from Europe
In Managua the Treasury Minister seeks bids from Europe to supply silver for minting 500,000 peso coins and fractional currency. He delays ruling, hoping to hear from the United States and Mexico, as New York remains the financial hub of the region.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Europe
United States
Mexico
Li Hung Chang III Stricken With Serious Illness In London
Li Hung Chang is said to be seriously ill in London reports the Shanghai correspondent for The Morning Post. He has telegraphed for his adopted son Li Ching Fang to come.
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London
Li Hung Chang
Shanghai
the Morning Post
Li Ching Fang
Four Hundred Boats Convey Supplies to Si Ngan Fu
Native Christians from Fan-Cheng-Hsien on the Han River report seeing four hundred boats carrying supplies to the Court at Si-Ngan-Fu. They add that mandarins have chartered every available boat for the mission.
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Shanghai
Fan-Cheng-Hsien
Han River
Si-Ngan-Fu
German Flag Raised Over Great Wall in 1910 Expedition
Berlin reports Count von Waldersee notes Colonel Muehlenfels’s expedition hoisted the German flag at the Great Wall on November 23 after a hard mountain march via Hey Ling Cheng. Other dispatches say French forces fought Boxers near Pao Ting Fu and Yorck’s column reached Kalgan, with Chinese troops fleeing and a battalion disarmed. A German cavalry action near Sun Hu and Wuai Nan killed thirty and seized six ammo wagons.
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Berlin
Count von Waldersee
Muehlenfel
Great Wall
Hey-Ling-Cheng
Pao-Ting-Fu
Navy League
Yorck
Kalgan
Peking
Lokal Anzeiger
Peixing
Sun-Hu
Wuai-Nan
Indemnity to China Placed At Sixty Million Pounds
Dr Morrison reports from Peking that envoys back two proposals, including recasting treaties and foreign financial control as indemnity guarantee. Delays by home governments hinder joint note, worsening trade and inland revenue strains. Indemnity estimated at 60 million pounds.
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Ernest Satow
China
Peking Agreement Faces US Scrutiny and Edits
The State Department received word of a Peking conference understanding likely to need substantial changes before broad powers approve it. The US questions the Taku forts dismantling and permanent military occupation proposals, while endorsing punishment for Chinese wrongdoing, indemnity via Hague reference, and a temporary Pe king legation guard. Herr von Holleben met Hay to discuss Chinese matters.
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Washington
State Department
Peking
Taku
Tien-Tsin
United States
Hague
Congress
Herr von Holleben
Hay
Kruger Drives About Paris In Busier Exposition Visit
In Paris on November 26 Dr. Leyds met with Foreign Minister Delcassé as Mr. Kruger enjoyed a long afternoon drive in a landau with his grandson. Police escorts guided him along the Boulevard des Capucines and Champs Élysées to the Exposition, where he toured the Eiffel Tower, the Transvaal Pavilion, and a Boer portrait gallery while reading from a Bible before a portrait of Colonel.
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Paris
Leyds
Transvaal
M. Delcassé
Kruger
Boulevard Des Capucines
Champs Elysées
Exposition Grounds
Eiffel Tower
M. Picard
Train to Pittsburg Fares and Service Announced
The York to Pittsburg train via Baltimore and Ohio Railway offers Pullman drawing room sleeping cars. First class fare is nine dollars and second class eight fifty. The advertised route includes Lingod, with travel to Pittsburg and arrival details briefly noted.
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Pittsburg
York
Baltimore
Ohio
R. R
Lingod
Pitteburs
Pullman
Agvt
De Villeboise Mareuil Honored After South African Death
French officer De Villeboise Mareuil was killed in South Africa while fighting with the Boers. His funeral followed with a drive to the Bois de Boulogne and back, greeted by crowds. Mr Kruger received delegations at his hotel and appeared briefly on a balcony before visiting the Premier Waldeck-Rousseau and planning calls with Foreign Minister Delcassé.
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M. Waldeck-Rousseau
M. Delcassé
The Czar Improves Despite Illness Bulletin
From Livadia on November 26 the czar’s condition shows clear improvement. He slept some yesterday and perspired. 3 PM temperature 99.3 and pulse 76. 9 PM temperature 99.5 and pulse 72. He slept well last night and profuse perspiration continued. This morning at 9 o’clock the temperature was 96.08 and pulse 70 with a very satisfactory outlook. The general course of illness shows distinct improvement.
Statewide Flood Crisis Sweeps New York Towns
Albany reports an eight foot freshet with swift current as docks flood and tows clear. Elmira notes 14 feet 6 inches of Chemung River rise, basements flooded, city rescue efforts active, worst since 1889. Other towns including Knoxville, Binghamton, Utica, Rome, Watkins and Ithaca report rivers overflowing and widespread damage.
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Albany
Elmira
N. Y
Knoxville
Penn
Cowanesque
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Watkins
Bath
Corning
Watertown
Ithaca
Wellsville
Adirondacks
Oswego
Buffalo
Barge Office Mystery Sparks Washington Letter War
Washington dispatches reveal a clash over The Tribune’s November sensational reports on the Barge Office murder case. Commissioner Fitchie denounces the stories as slander while the Treasury Secretary endorses the dispatches and hints at other information sources, urging Fitchie to mind his duties.
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Office
U. S. Commissioner of Immigration
New-York
N. Y
New-York Tribune
New-York City
Barge Office
Isidore Termine
Immigration Service
Washington
Thomas Fitchie
Fitcnhie
Tribune
Fitchie
The
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Violent Lake Erie Storm Hits Ohio Ports
A severe Lake Erie and Northern Ohio storm today brought sixty mph north winds, heavy rain, sleet, and snow. Vessels stayed in port as telegraph and telephone lines suffered widespread outages and pole damage across routes. Lorain harbor saw pier destruction and St. Lawrence dismantled. Columbus endured wire outages, streetcar disruption, and late trains.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lake Erie
Lorain
Columbus
Northeast storm disrupts Boston harbor and telegraphs
A heavy northeast storm intensified overnight after starting Saturday. In Boston rain replaced snow while Northern New England saw heavy snow up to two feet, causing shipping disruptions, telegraph and telephone outages, and cut lines to Vermont and Bangor.
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Boston
New-England
Vermont
Bangor
New Hampshire
Maine
Unprecedented Floods Hit Guyandotte Valley Rail Line
Continuous rains over two days cause the Guyandotte River and tributaries to overflow, washing away cross ties, lumber, and about nine thousand logs along with falsework for two new railroad bridges south of Barboursville. Loss estimated at $25,000 as the track to Salt Rock nears ruin and more damage is feared.
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Guyandotte
W. Va
Guyandotte Valley
Barboursville
Floods Claim Several Lives Across West Tennessee
Memphis reports multiple drownings as floods devastate West Tennessee routes. A buggy wreck near Dyersburg killed a woman and two children. a mail carrier died at Caney Creek. a rail section hand perished on Illinois Central near Forked River. Kentucky towns report citywide washouts and river overflows with drownings, including Benjamin Turner in Middlesboro. Advent ad sells Niagara Falls return rail amid flood disruption.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Dyersburg
Caney Creek
Olympic
Lauerdale
Illinois Central Railway
Weather rules set at naught by shifting New York day
A New York City weather day defied forecasts with a foggy morning giving way to bright sun and unseasonable warmth. A Sunday night storm brought heavy rain and thunder, but by noon the temperature rose to 62 degrees as fog and rain eased and seas calm. A sewer washout near West Farms disrupted Harlem line service, delaying commuters who trudged through mud to reach trolleys. Forecasters warned of another storm from the northwest with colder evening conditions, but clouds and wind failed to deliver the predicted chill before nightfall.
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West Farms
Harlem
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Woodruff Acts as Brooklyn Republican Leader in Kings County
Lieutenant-Governor Timothy L. Woodruff will be recognized as head of the Republican organization in Kings County with a new campaign slogan Clear the decks for the Mayoralty campaign. The Brooklyn party plans a statewide shake up including retirements of Atterbury and Cady and possible succession by James McKeen.
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Timothy L. Woodruff
Kings County
Walter B. Atterbury
Michael J. Cady
Odell
Brooklyn
Platt
Hanna
Atterbury
James McKeen
Cady
Pueblo
Old Mexico
Havana
Jacob Brenner
Sharkey
Woodruff
Kings
Senator Platt
Charles A. Schieren
Frederick W. Wurster
Tracy
Augustus van Wyck
Roosevelt
McKinley
Stanchfield
Postmaster Wilson
Corn Reaches Fifty Cents on Chicago Board
Corn for November delivery sold at 50 cents a bushel, the highest since 1894, as George H. Phillips builds a tight corner and shorts struggle to cover. The price opened higher, closed at 49 cents, up 4 cents, with large offerings withdrawn and little market supply. Also an Overland Limited adv promotes California travel with refined service details.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
George H. Phillips
Chicago Board
Phillips
Shorts
Tose
Lie
One O'Clock For Closing Order Issued By Chief Devery
Chief Devery ordered all city caps to enforce 1 am closing of saloons with arrests for violators. Detectives Glennon and five others notified Tenderloin keepers, lights out at 1. Sixth Avenue filled with well dressed patrons before they dispersed. Captain Thomas claimed compliance was achieved and venues now close by law.
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Devery
West Side
Captain Thomas
Edward Glennon
Tenderloin
Sixth Ave
Thomas
No Chesapeake and Ohio Wreck Denial Beams From Officials
Richmond reports Chesapeake and Ohio officials deny a passenger train wreck at Greenbrier River bridge and any loss of life on the line. A telegram from Ronceverte Va. cited a freight wreck at Alleghany and delayed passenger trains, but the line states no wreck near Greenbrier. Washington confirms no wreck near Hinton.
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio
Greenbrier River Bridge
Ronceverte
Greenbrier
Alleghany
Hinton
Washington
Forced to Buy in America Forces British Railway
The Times prints correspondence showing Sir Charles Edward Howard Vincent and Lord Claud Hamilton stating the Great Eastern Railway had to place a large steel rails and fish plates order with Mr. Carnegie as English firms were in arrears. Carnegie's price was lower than English quotes.
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London
the Times
Charles Edward Howard Vincent
Central SheMerd
Claud John Hamilton
Great Eastern Railway
Carnegie
Tammany’s Plan to Segrate Vices Sparks Clash Over Reform
The Tribune reports Tammany Hall backed purifiers aim to confine disorderly women to one city quarter, drive out foreign elements, and regulate vice by statute. Critics call it a high wall approach echoing Sing Sing, while Bishop Potter clarifies his vigilance committee concept as lawful oversight and Roosevelt's example.
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Tammany Committee
George C. Clausen
New York
Sing Sing
Potter
Chamber of Commerce
Tribune
St. Paul's Chapel
Roosevelt
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