Canadians Praised as They Arrive for London Welcome
London welcomes 300 Canadian troops amid delays at Hawarden Castle. The Queen and Prince of Wales back the public reception planned in Kensington Barracks as Britain honors 2,800 Canadians for Paardeberg and the South African campaign. The mix of entertainment quotas and transport plans highlights a broad show of imperial gratitude.
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New-York Tribune
CABLE
TRE Tribune
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Windsor
Hawarden Castle
Life Guards
Horse Guards
Kensington Barracks
Paardeberg
Metropolis
South Africa
Lake Champlain
Liverpool
Prince of Wales
London War Dispatches On Cape Colony Reinforcements
London reports varying views on Cape Colony conditions with ongoing fights across distant points. Lord Roberts has requested eight thousand replacement troops with seasoned officers, not twenty thousand, and the reliefs will strain United Kingdom garrisons as troops are selected for duty at the front.
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London
Cape Colony
South Africa
Lord Roberts
United Kingdom
Boers Prepare for Descent on Cape Colony in Orange River Region
In Edjenberg, Orange River Colony, on November 24, reports say Boers are active between the railroad and Basutoland, south of Ladybrand, Thaba Nchu and Bloemfontein. General De Wet and ex President Steyn are near Dewetsdorp as forces mobilize.
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1St
Coldstreams
Orange River
Aliwal
Maera Boers
de Wet
Edjenberg
Orange River Colony
Railroad
Basutoland
Ladybrand
Thaba Nchu
Bloemfontein
Steyn
Dewetsdorp
Kruger Talks With Delcassé on South Africa Policy
In Paris Mr Kruger discussed France's stance on intervention in South Africa with Foreign Minister Delcassé. France will not initiate action but may join if conditions merit acquiescence. Kruger plans a diplomatic move at The Hague and may seek mediation or other talks. He later visited the School of Fine Arts to view Villebois Mareuil memorial and praised the fallen officers. He toured the Pantheon and was greeted with cheers along the route.
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Kruger
M. Delcassé
France
Hague
Holland
General Council of the
Seine
Great Britain
School of Fine Arts
Colonel de Villebois-Mareuil
South Africa
M. de Villebois-Mareuil
British minister at The Hague visits London amid Kruger arrival
London on November 28 reports Sir Henry Howard the British Minister at The Hague is in London on holiday. Officials say the stay is routine, but acknowledge it ties to Kruger's expected arrival in Amsterdam and the demonstrations that could complicate the British representative there.
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London
Sir Henry Howard
The
Hague
Henry
Kruger
Holland
Cuban Convention Debates Adjournment and Wood Request
Havana reports a constitutional convention debate over adjournment to study committee projects. Leaders push for a working plan while others demand debate on a government type. News notes protest over Isle of Pines status and reports on railroad stoppage orders and troop redeployments from Puerto Rico.
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Havana
Sefior Quesada
Liorente
Cisneros
Quesada
Wood
Gualberto Gomez
General Wood
Isle of Pines
United States
Cuba
Secretary of Public Works
Principe
Santa Clara
William C. van Horne
Small
The Czars Condition Bulletin From Livadia
The Czar's physicians report a good day with rest and stable vitals. Temperature 98.2 at 9 pm, pulse OS. Morning readings show 96.4 and 68. Court circles note possible pre existing pectoral complications linked to influenza, with blame directed at Baron Fredericks for not interceding during exposure to open windows and doors.
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St. Petersburg
Baron Fredericks
Dynamite Explosion Kills Sixteen Miners in Aniche Mine
A dynamite blast at the bottom of a coal mine in Aniche, North Department near Douai, killed sixteen miners and wounded between thirty and forty, with cause still unknown. Local authorities investigate the accident.
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Paris
Aniche
Department of the North
Douai
The Train for Pittsburg Advertises Limited Service
An advertisement outlines The Pittsburg Limited leaving New York at 7 p m for Pittsburg arriving 7 p m next day. It promotes first class fare nine dollars and second class five dollars fifty five cents. The notice references departure from Liberty Street and an 1890s era schedule.
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Pittsburg
New York
South Pee Oon
Ohio
Liberty St
Pittsburgee
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
South Ferry
Liberty Street
Pullman
Safety signals on the Pennsylvania Railroad ad claim
The text touts the astematic electric signals stem on the Pennsylvania Railroad as without parallel in efficiency and accuracy, presented as an advertisement highlighting superior railway signaling technology.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Floats All Night In Bay Rescue Grim Drama
Elmer Robinson of Leach's Inlet life saving crew drifted for hours in Great South Bay, nearly submerged and unconscious at dawn. He had left Fire Island Beach in a catboat, attempted to return to Amityville as darkness fell, and was revived after a perilous exposure to a puffy wind.
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Babylon
Long Island
Elmer Robinson
Leach’s Inlet
Great South Bay
Fire Island Beach
Amityville
Yosemite Wrecks Near Guam Five Die in Reef Disaster
The US auxiliary cruiser Yosemite parted its cables off San Luis d'Apra harbor Guam, drifted sixty miles struck a reef and wrecked. Five crewmen drowned while the rest were rescued by a collier as a storm caused extensive damage.
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Yosemite
San Luis d’Apra
Guam
Boat Teeters and Ducks Rescue Man After Bay Mishap
Robinson was thrown into the water when a boat capsized and turned turtle. He grabbed a rope rigged to the hull and drifted unconscious for hours before dawn. Two duck hunters found him and carried him to a life saving station where rescuers fought to stave off pneumonia.
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Robinson
THE KENTUCKY AT SMYRNA
The battleship Kentucky arrived at Smyrna seeking five days stay as Turkish officials say its visit carries no menace. Secretary Hay and State Department say no hostile significance while talks on missionary claims and Dr Norton’s exequatur continue. A Gibraltar message reports a October sea storm that damaged a lifeboat but found the ship seaworthy.
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Kentucky
Smyrna
Ali Ferrouh Bey
Hay
United States
McKinley
State
Navy Departments
Griscom
Constantinople
Porte
Norton
Harpool
Navy Department
Department
Chester
Gibraltar
Atlantic
Turkey's Plan of Settlement Signed Contract with Cramps
A London report says imperial trade orders immediate signature of a contract with the Cramps of Philadelphia for a fast cruiser. The price includes a surplus to cover American indemnities, marking a notable commercial and diplomatic success for the United States.
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London
Philadelphia
Constantinople
Daily Chronicle
United States
New Philippine laws to reshape banks and liquor licenses
Manila reports the Philippine Commission passing a bank deposit and check honor bill, a Manila liquor license measure to curb saloon density, six month licenses at 800 gold, and a plan to ease Escolta congestion. The Commission prepares a field report for Secretary Root next Saturday. Thanksgiving Day relief for on duty military except essential guards.
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Manila
Philippine Commission
Escolta
Root
Vaille to sail for home from Manila after relief
Washington cable dispatch reports Director-General of Posts Vaille at Manila, relieved at his own request, will sail for home next Saturday. He organized the Philippine postal system and has led it since its inception two and a half years ago.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Posts Vaille
Manila
Vaille
Philippines
Shaw Named Consul General for Singapore
Washington announces W. Irvin Shaw of Pennsylvania appointed United States Consul General at Singapore Straits Settlements on November 28.
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Washington
State Department
W. Irvin Shaw
Pennsylvania
United States
Singapore
Straits Settlements
Elevator accident decapitates man at No 2 Irving Place
William McElveen, 30, of 140 Fast One Hundred Thirty Seventh Street, was killed when a falling elevator, triggered by a touched rope, severed his head as workers remodeled the building. He left a wife and three children. Police detained the in-charge worker for homicide inquiry and the coroner was to hear the case.
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Irving Place
William McEliven
Cornell Iron Works
McElveen
East Twenty-second-st
Frank Ancum
Frank Monday
Consolidated Gas Company
Dunn
East Twenty-second St
Yorkville Court
Pool
Vanderbilt Buys East Fiftieth Street House
Frederick W. Vanderbilt has purchased the five story house at 0 East Fiftieth Street for 80000 dollars and was in Hyde Park yesterday. Speculation linked the purchase to a wedding gift for Miss Daisy Post and James L. Van Alen, though plans on moving from Fortieth Street were considered. The real estate column notes the deal as announced in The Tribune.
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East
Fiftieth-st
the Tribune
Vanderbilt
Hyde Park
Fortieth St
Fifthave
Yosemite Mystery Wreck Reported As Guam Mail Ship Linked
Washington reports no official confirmation of the loss of the Yosemite as of tonight. It is presumed the disaster news arrived in Manila aboard the War Department transport Sherman, which was due at Guam to deliver mail. The Yosemite, commissioned in 1888, served as station ship at Guam during the Spanish-American War era and carried a 16-knot speed, 610-ton displacement, and a ten gun main battery. The ship’s loss impacts Guam’s naval command and the Manila theater, with officers including Seaton Schroeder and Augustus Mayer noted in the aftermath. Captain Hutchins of the Buffalo sought fuller details and indicated the Yosemite left Guam a day after Manila departure. the ship was purchased for auxiliary cruiser duty along with the Buffalo.
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Yosemite
Naval
War
Manila
War Department
Sherman
Guam
San Francisco
Navy Department
Midi- 30
San Luis d’Apra
Naval Register
Naval Station
Seaton Schroeder
Augustus N. Mayer
W. E. Safford
Albert Moritz
B. B. Bierer
A. W. Pressey
H. L. Collins
A. N. Mitchell
F. T. Evans
F. M. Furlong
P Ww. Delano
L. P. Reynolds
Charles T. Hutchins
Buffalo
Tribune
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Hutchins
Mayer
Barker
Franklin Hanford
Morgen Line
Bulldog Seizes Child in Marble Hill. Arm May Be Amputated
Agnes Powers four year old of Marble Hill was mauled by a neighbor's English bulldog while entering a gate with her mother and siblings. The dog bit the left arm near the elbow and the palm. Residents intervened. the dog was badly beaten and later disappeared until returning to its owner. Doctors fear amputation above the elbow and police plan to shoot the dog.
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Daniel FE. Powers
Jarsen-ave
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Kingsbridge
William Smith
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Helen
Grace
Anton Halen
East Fifty-first-st
Ryan
Highbridge Station
Powers House
Stephen
Halen
St. Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers
Thanksgiving Dinner Marks Franco American Ties in Paris
Paris observers describe the American colony’s Thanksgiving gathering led by banker Munroe with Ambassador Porter absent. French speakers including Jules Cambon extol Franco American friendship, commerce, and shared republican ideals, while Gowdy notes religion and patriotism bind nations. Notables like Cornély, Blowitz, and Deschamps join the discourse.
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Horace Porter
United States
Munroe
John K. Gowdy
France
Jules Cambon
Cambridge
Harvard University
M. Luzerne
Harvard
Washington
United States Congress
Loubet
McKinley
Mr. Gowdy
Gord
M. Cornély
Figaro
M. de Blowitz
The
London Times
M. Gaston Deschamps
Kentucky Election Frauds Under Grand Jury Probe
Louisville special report says a Federal Grand Jury investigates Democratic election frauds in the late vote. Indictments may exist but are not public yet. Witnesses from Breathitt Warren and Logan counties attend as the panel examines cases and complaints from November 6. The probe also covers the Internal Revenue Collector over campaign contributions.
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Breathitt County
Warren
Logan
Grand Jury
Collector of Internal Revenue
Civil Service
California Excursions By Daily Tourist Cars
Daily excursions offered with personally conducted tours every Thursday. Chicago routes include Union Pacific and Northwestern Line with two fast trains daily from Chicago at 6 P.M. and 10:09 P.M. No change of cars. Tickets and information at Chicago and Northwestern Office, 41 Broadway. Adve
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Chicago, Union Pacific and Northwestern Line
Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
Broadway
Snow May Cause Trouble In Clearing City Streets
A severe early winter snowstorm risks paralyzing traffic as the Street Cleaning Department negotiates snow removal contracts in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The Board of Estimate accepted the lowest bid by Celestine de Marco amid disputes over a dummy bid from Uvalde Asphalt, with court action looming and potential delays in snow clearance.
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Board of Estimate
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Celestine de Marco
Colonel Waring
Uvalde Asphalt Company
Nagle
Uvaide Asphalt Company
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
de Marco
Asphalt Company
Hyland
de Mares
Commissioner Nagle
Board of Public Improvements
de Maren
Uvalde
Marco
Mulberry St
British Commander in the Pacific Appointed
Rear-Admiral Kennedy Bickford C M G named commander in chief of the English Pacific Station succeeding Rear-Admiral Beaumont who moves to the Australian Station. Bickford son of W Bickford of Newport House South Devon born in India educated at South Devon Collegiate School entered the Navy in 1888 served in China and as senior gunnery lieutenant of the Amethyst during the encounter with the Peruvian ironclad Huascar.
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N. S
Kennedy Bickford
English Pacific
Beaumont
Admiral Bickford
W. Bickford
Newport House
South Devon
India
China
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