Holland Queen Forgives Consort Amid Court Scandal
Amsterdam reports hint of a reconciliation between Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry as tensions at The Hague rise over alleged duels and inattention. Debts and German ties fuel Dutch distrust while officials try to hush up rumors of a possible divorce and further scandal.
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Prince Henry
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Count Walram
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Holland
London Morning Leader
Hague
Germany
London Daily Mail
Loo
Utrecht Hospital
Ribot Attacks French Budget In Dramatic Speech
In Paris the final sittings of the Chamber of Deputies focus on the budget. M. Alexandre Ribot, Republican, slates the bill as excessive, says the deficit could reach 144 million francs, and urges France to cut expenses like other European nations. He criticizes sugar bounties and worship subsidies as fictitious economies and receives an ovation.
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Chamber of Deputies
M. Alexandre Ribot
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Europe
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Bibot
Rev Dr Welldon Appointed Westminster Abbey Canon
London December 5 The Most Reverend James Edward Cowell Welldon Bishop of Calcutta has been named canon of Westminster Abbey effective upon his resignation from Calcutta He stands 124th in the line of succession to the Archbishopric of Canterbury Born in England and aged about 60 he will assume a position at Westminster with a stipend of about 5000 pounds per annum The appointment follows his tenure in Calcutta and marks a significant shift in his ecclesiastical career
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London
James Edward Cowell Welldon
Calcutta
Westminster Abbey
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Welldon
Canneer
Westminster
England
Three British Columns Capture 250 Boers in Surprise Hunts
Three British columns under General Bruce Hamilton Major Dawkins and General Methuen captured 250 Boers in three laagers near Ermelo Waterbury district and Northwest Transvaal with few casualties. Ermelo was noted as the site of a recent British disaster and lies 90 miles from Pretoria in the veldt.
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Bruce Hamilton
Ermelo
Dawkins
Waterbury
Methuen
Transvaal
Hamilton
Dutch Socialists Fail to Win Foreign Intervention
In The Hague on December 5 the Socialists’ bid to move the Foreign Office to intervene in South Africa failed again. Foreign Minister Melvin van Lynden said the government cannot interfere with concentration camps except to aid its own subjects and cannot initiate any appeal to other powers.
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Foreign Office
South Africa
Melvin van Lynden
British War Office orders hay and salt for South Africa
The British War Office cabled to the Dominion Department of Agriculture orders for 75 000 tons of hay and salt for South Africa through February next. Expenditure, including freight, about 3 000 000 dollars. Thirty seven steamships needed for transport. Canada spent 4 068 514 dollars on supplies for South Africa up to November.
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British War Office
Dominion Department of Agriculture
South Africa
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War Office
Wizard Damaged in Portsmouth Collision
The torpedo boat destroyer Wizard collided with a passenger steamer while leaving Portsmouth. Her bows were stove in but she returned to harbor. No loss of life reported in the latest accident to Britain's navy amid a series of incidents.
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London
Wizard
Portsmouth
Peruvian Judge Ribeyro Named Minister Plenipotentiary
Dr Ramon Ribeyro of Lima has been appointed Minister Plenipotentiary from Peru to the five South American republics. The Supreme Court judge has previously served in foreign affairs portfolios and is noted for his extensive diplomatic background.
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Ribeyro Lima
Peru
Ramon Ribeyro
South America
Dr. Ribeyro
Supreme Court of Lima
New English Warship Designer Appointed Director
London December 5 Philip Watts a naval architect and director of the warship building department of Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth and Co has been appointed director of naval construction succeeding Sir William Henry White who has resigned due to ill health as designer of all British warships since 1885.
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London
Philip Watts
W. G. Armstrong
Fogbound Paris Trains Clash. Five Hurt at Clichy Station
Thick fog across Paris slows traffic and stops river movement. A suburban accommodation train collided with a light engine at Clichy Station, injuring five passengers.
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Paris
Clichy
Building for American College Opens Near Pilotta Palace
Rev. Dr. Thomas Kennedy rector of the American College announces purchase of a building near the Pilotta Palace for the college. The institution will be installed in the new premises as planned.
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American College
RCMB
Thomas Kennedy
Pilotta Palace
Mayor Jones Resigns Over Deserting Children Death Quote
Toledo reports Mayor Samuel M. Jones resigning from the Toledo Humane Society board after president James M. Brown, also head of the American Humane Society, declares a man who deserts his children should be killed. The annual report condemns child desertion as unfit and calls for execution, contrasting with potter-like penalties for cow theft and other crimes.
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Toledo
Samuel M. Jones
The
Toledo Humane Society
James M. Brown
American Humane Society
Ohio
Heald Nominated for Postmaster in Wilmington
Special to The Philadelphia Times December 5 President Roosevelt sent nominations to the Senate including William H. Heald for Postmaster at Wilmington Heald already served as Wilmington Postmaster since October succeeding Hugh Browne removed after an investigation showed a 1400 dollar shortage Heald a Delaware Republican leader born 1863 educated at Delaware College and Columbian Law School and allied with Dr Ball and the Republican State committee Heald opposed Addicks faction Also H C Vanarsdale nominated for Postmaster at Spring Lake New Jersey
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William H. Heald
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Hugh ©. Browne
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Columbian Law School
Dr. Ball
Republican State Committee
H. C. Vanarsdale
Spring Lake
N. J
Nellie Cropsey case ends with discharge of suspects
December 5 report from Wilson states the man and woman detained as Nellie Cropsey and companion were released from custody after police findings. The key difference cited was the arrangement of teeth. Both were later rearrested on a horse theft charge filed by J A Battle of Hadley, Georgia.
Phi Beta Kappa 125th anniversary marked by Rutgers key gift
Burlington observes the 125th anniversary of the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity in America Rutgers College sends Rev. Dr. P T Pochman to present a gold key the society insignia to Present meet Roosevelt noted as the fifth President connected with the order John Guincy Adams was among early figures in the lineage.
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Roosevelt
Deine John Guincy Ades
Preis GarBeld
Citywide smallpox vaccination drive announced
City agencies hospitals and stores launch a house to house vaccination campaign with 30 vaccinators expanding to 100 next week. Police distribute circulars urge vaccination while monitoring wards restrict visitors to prevent spread. A Chinatown district plan includes Lee Toy assistance and a session at Race and Tenth streets. New cases in Germantown noted with quarantines at local homes and stores.
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Lee Toy
Two New Smallpox Cases in Camden Reported
Camden Board of Health reports two new smallpox cases, including Collick a 11 year old boy at 1868 South Tenth Street and John Baler aged 18 of 1608 Broadway. Both were taken to Emergency Hospital last night amid rumors of three additional unreported cases. Of 22 total cases, ten are hospitalized. Camden Almshouse and Asylum bar visitors during the outbreak.
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Case of smallpox reported in Haddonfield New Jersey
A smallpox case emerged in Haddonfield New Jersey. Percy Allen a former employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad car tracing department at Broad Street Station was seized by illness. Dr Long of Haddonfield was summoned to attend and assess the patient.
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Smallpox case prompts quarantine at Ogontz home
Allen Butler, about 22, an employee of Drexel & Co., ill with smallpox and likely infected via money handling. His home on Spring Avenue near Old York Road is quarantined by Dr. R. L. Cooper, with guards posted. Butler’s mother is a daughter of Jay Cooke. Delaware County officials discuss establishing a pest house at a county mass meeting, with authorities urged to petition the Court or tax a borough for a hospital.
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Old York Road
Jay Cooke
Delaware County
Philadelphia
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Darby
Robert Campbell
Eddystone
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Morton
James Beith
Tim Woodruff Spoofed by Practical Joking Train Run
Former New York Lieutenant Governor Timothy Woodruff traveled from Camden to Atlantic City with a party including Samuel J. Maddox and William C. Burd. A fellow passenger tampered with his gold watch, turning a 37 minute trip into 57 minutes and prompting disbelief at the speed.
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Timothy Woodruff
New York
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Supreme Court
Samuel J. Maddox
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M. C. Tierney
Chaffee closes ports in Laguna Ba provinces
General Chaffee orders the closure of all ports in the Laguna Ba provinces to halt funding to insurgents. He notes rents paid for military buildings are diverted to the rebellion and aims to stop government funds from aiding the enemy. General Bell in Batangas will receive full assistance to subdue insurgents. Governor Taft improves and plans to return to the United States on the Grant before Christmas.
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Three Murderers Hanged in Manila
December 5 report states military authorities hanged the presidente, chief of police, and Taytay police sergeant for stabbing seven natives and burying them alive during American occupation. A priest named Leposoy, who heard confessions, was commuted to twenty years. Thousands witnessed the executions, with fifteen presidentes present. Worcester, Maus, and Huth left for Cagayan in Jolo to establish a permanent légér colony.
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Weather Forecast for Eastern PA New Jersey Delaware
Fair with gradually rising temperatures and light northerly winds. Friday and Saturday look fair with a slow rise in temperatures and light northerly winds becoming variable. Highs in the 60s andGentle conditions across the region.
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Delaware
Weather bulletin from Philadelphia December 5
United States Weather Bureau reports in Philadelphia Pa for December 5 the high and low temperatures and abnormal temperature and rainfall readings. The document notes accumulated excess temperatures since January and rainfall totals since December 1 with 2.16 inches recorded.
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United States Weather Bureau
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Paursday
Arrivals of Ocean Liners Readied for Harbor
Arrivals list shows Deutschland New York from Hamburg Celtic Liverpool from New York Pretoring New York from Glasgow Westernland Liverpool from unknown port. The notice outlines ships entering port with origin cities and routes reflecting midweek maritime traffic.
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Celtic
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Pretoring
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Westernland
Murder in Falls of Schuylkill After House Sale Cash Vanishes
Samuel Gregory, 57, of 170 Queen Jane Falls of Schuylkill, was found dead beside rail tracks on the Reading Railway branch. Police and railway detectives say foul play was involved, driven by a $450 cash haul from a recent house sale. Gregory had left a saloon displaying the money and was last seen walking toward home. Investigators seek suspects and details.
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Ainsley Street
Robert Berry
Queen Lane
London
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Cresson
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Slot Machine Crusade Nears End in Pittsburg
December 5 report says Public Safety Director A H Leslie launched a crackdown on slot machines that day but little progress followed. Officials say owners will not be heard and may reopen for business tomorrow, despite prior confiscations and questions about enforcement. The remarks reference a City Hall setting and Fulton’s office location.
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Philadelphia Times
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Public Safety Department
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City “Hall
Fulton
Jury defends lynch law in Washington parish riot
Judge James M. Thompson opened the District Court in Washington parish where a negro was burned at the stake and a Balltown riot followed, urging the grand jury to act to protect the community's good name as it reported that those who burned were among the best citizens, moved only by a desire to defend loved ones.
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James M. Thompson
Washington Parish
Balltown
Grand Jury
Cornered Pumpkin Market Stuns Northwest Buyers
Minneapolis dispatch reports a Boston commission merchant unintentionally cornering the pumpkin market in the Northwest. He purchased carloads of pumpkins in the region and resold them, rapidly exhausting available supply and affecting local traders.
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Boston Commission
Penrose fears Stone's deal will hurt him
Philadelphia Senator Boles Penrose disclaims any connection to Governor Stone's Pittsburg affair amid din of protest. He opposes Brown's removal and warns that Stone's arrangements with Flinn and insurgents could threaten Penrose's re election prospects. Penrose signals opposition to Elkin and Stone while efforts in Pittsburgh seek a rival Senate candidate.
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Anti Flinn Fight Grows With Meeting Planned
Special to Tow Philadelphia Times from Pittsburg December 5 citizens plan a Saturday meeting to map anti Flinn strategy for contesting control. Andrew Fulton a former mayor and ex Public Safety Director is named as a possible anti Flinn controller candidate. Flinn returns from North Carolina and faces affidavits criticism from Fulton as campaign tensions rise amid party organization and fundraising efforts.
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Fuma
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Fourteen Lives Lose as Rail Collision Lawsuits Begin
In Allentown on December 5, the trial of eight suits against Lehigh and New England Railroad opened over the Benningers Crossing crash near Northampton county last August. Damages seek over $150,000. fourteen lives were lost, including three siblings and a husband and wife. Alleged negligence cites absence of a crossing watchman. Henry Bittner of Slatington, an owner of the funeral coach, is named as a defendant in some cases. Lawyers from Allentown Bethlehem Easton and Pen Argyl represent the sides.
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Albright
Henry Bittner
Slatington
Bethlehem
Easton
Pen Argyl
New Executive Building Proposed for Washington
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts introduced a bill to construct an Executive Building in Washington on city lots south of the Treasury. The building would house a dining room reception rooms on the first floor and offices for the President and executive clerks on the second. The president would approve the plans and a $1,000,000 appropriation would be provided. It is intimated the bill has Roosevelt’s approval.
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Margaret Williams Appointed Chief Stenographer in Supreme Court
In Trenton on December 5, Margaret Williams was named chief stenographer in the Clerk of the Supreme Court’s office, a high paying role for a woman in the State House. The move follows years after she helped trigger a reconvening of the Legislature, which cost the state thousands.
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Margaret, Williams
Supreme Court
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Maryland Senator Urges Death Penalty for President Killing
McComas of Maryland makes a strong plea for capital punishment for any person who kills or assaults the President or intends to kill him. He argues Congress has power under the Constitution to enact such laws and urges strict immigration measures against alien anarchists. Hoar of Massachusetts provides remarks on legislative challenges.
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