Pope Hope For Private Audience With Pope In Rome
In Rome on January 31 1899 Archbishop Ireland seeks a formal audience with the Pope despite Dr Lapponi the Pope's physician saying the Pontiff is too weak for lengthy talks Cardinal Rampolla remains undecided on the Americanist issue Jesuit members push for influence Ireland attends St Sylvester's Church sermon amid Anglo-Saxon attention seeking a sign of persecution for righteousness sake.
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Chicago Record
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Ireland
Lapponi
Rampolla
Society of Jesus
Vatican
John J. Keane
St. Sylvester's Church
Europe Misleads On American Affairs Says Paris Dispatch
Paris reports note European papers telegraph unfavorable American colonial news for continental readers. Woodford's claim that British diplomacy blocked a continental coalition is denied in Paris and London. Editorials debate the Dreyfus bill while ministers face a tense cabinet climate and uncertain political prospects.
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Madrid
Europe
America
Aguinaldo
Gomez
London
Woodford
United States
England
Joseph Chamberlain
Court of Cassation Charges Kept Secret Until Vote
The report by M. Mazau on charges against members of the criminal section is held in absolute secrecy by the committee awaiting decision on the bill and publication. An official report of the proceedings will be published daily. Theodore Stanton.
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M. Quesnay de Beaurepaire
England Presses Belgium over Mail Photo Case in Antwerp
Antwerp reports surprise no conviction for sending Clara Ward's picture through the mails. Lord Salisbury protests to the Belgian Minister of Industry and Commerce as Belgium shifts stance on the Board of Trade. Liege Court acquits a Belgian tourist who mailed a photo postcard of Clara Ward in a semi nude state.
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Industry and Commerce
Liege Court of Appeals
Switzerland
Princess of Chimay
Hall Caine enjoys American praise at Manx banquet
Hall Caine, the novelist, was entertained at a public banquet in Douglas Isle of Man. Lord Hanniker presided as Rossetti’s influence on his Manx tales was cited. Caine praised the Atlantic country for its generous reception and urged that England adopt American home rule in time.
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Hall Caine
Douglas
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Mr. Caine
Rossetti
Atlantic
England
John Jenkins
Aged widow slain in quiet Tasker Street robbery
Mary L. Lawler, aged storekeeper living above her shop at 718 Tasker Street, was found strangled in her second story room. Police say a large sum of money was missing, and the front door unbolted. Detectives pursue a thief familiar with the victim’s routine as the investigation unfolds.
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Mary L. Lawler
Tasker Street
Twenty-fifth District
William Reeves
Mrs. Lawler
Irish Members Unite At Dublin Conference
The Irish Parliamentary party met in Dublin with John Dillon presiding. A unity resolution backed the United League, kept the land question unsettled, critiqued the education grievance, praised nationalist election gains, backed evicted tenants, and urged amnesty for political prisoners.
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Irish Parliamentary Party
John Dillon
United League
New Bulgarian Cabinet Formed by Grecoff in Sofia
Special cablegram reports M. Grecoff forms a Bulgarian cabinet with himself premier and foreign affairs minister. Other ministers include Radoslayoff interior, Teneff finance, Parifoff war, Natchevitch commerce and agriculture, Pesheff justice, Tentcheff communications, Ivantcheff public instruction. All members are described as anti Russian. Dimitroff.
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M. Tentcheff
Consul Kills Himself in England with Unknown Woman
Rotterdam reports Turkish and Belgian Consul John Knight, 40, suicide at Bury England. An unknown young woman in his company also kills herself. The motive and identity of the lady are not disclosed. Knight was wealthy and unmarried. The double death by own action shocks observers.
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Bury
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Knight
Must Eat to Enjoy Wagner in London Society Buzz
London papers detail the New York fashion trend of serving refreshments in opera boxes and critique the practice. Mrs. H O Stone is quoted in full and London society recalls a similar issue during the Wagner Cycle at Covent Garden. Lady Jeune comments as part of the acies of London.
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New York
H. O. Stone
Covent Garden
Widow Vanished Fortunes After House Invasion
The intruder left after a fearful assault on a widow known for frugality. A monkey wrench and axe were near, finger marks welted on the neck, but no money details were disclosed. Neighbors recall she lived alone and was labeled a miser, though friends deny the charge.
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Derer
Poisoned Cadets at Pennsylvania Military College Shock Town
Special Telegram to the Times Chester January 31 excitement over cadet poisoning at Pennsylvania Military College grows as 68 students fall ill. A hospital call saw sixty patients seriously sick. doctors treated them and officials investigate the possibility the turkey caused the illness. Colonel Hyatt issued a bulletin to parents and guardians while telegraph and long distance calls kept families informed.
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Mexico
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Porter to Seek Cuban Army Disbandment as $3 Million Considered
Robert P. Porter and Senor Quesada travel to Cuba to consult General Gomez and General Brooke about disbanding the insurgent army. Porter will not promise payments but will seek whether the Cuban forces will disband for the $3,000,000 sum, with reimbursement to follow from island revenues if lawful.
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Havana
Robert P. Porter
McKinley
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Gomez
Washington
Cuba
Brooke
Captured at Pistol's Point by Bloomsburg Detectives
Charles Kreisher, charged with highway robbery, was captured near Bloomsburg after a December assault in Pipeston. Jesse Kilpatrick, of Altoona and grain dealer at Pipeston, was attacked by a footpad, defended with a revolver and robbed of 200 dollars. Constables Betz, Hickey, and local aides seized Kreisher at Tom Walters' house with revolvers drawn.
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Charles Kreisher
Jesse Kilpatrick
Altoona
Pipeston
Kilpatrick
Pennsylvania
Miles Betz
John Hickey
Page Hawkins
Tom Walters
Betz
Hickey
Choice and Chance for Senator
State legislatures stalled in deadlock with Wisconsin breaking the tie as Joseph V. Quarles is elected senator. In Olympia the Republican caucus and ensuing ballots show shifts, with Ankeny and Humes receiving votes while Foster trails.
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Wisconsin
Joseph V. Quarles
Quarles
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Wash
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Humes
Ballot results in Delaware Senate race vote totals
Dover reports three more ballots for United States Senator bringing total to twenty eight. Addicks 14 Gray 15 DuPont 5 Willis 5 Handy 4 Chandler 2 Higgins 1. On the third ballot Frizzell supported DuPont giving him six votes and one invalid.
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George Gray
Henry A. DuPont
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Willis
L. I. Handy
Joseph H. Chandler
Peteee Higgins
Chasett
Frizzell
Driver killed while helping his father on downhill grade
Special telegram reports Philip Yost of near Mechanicsburg was instantly killed while assisting his father when a four horse team broke loose on a down grade. The incident occurred near Carlisle on January 31.
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Tax Times
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Philip Yost
Mechanicsburg
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Uae
Miles Claims Proof Of Embalmed Beef Scandal
New York January 31 General Nelson A Miles released a statement denying quotes about embalmed beef given to soldiers. He cites extensive affidavits and reports from regimental commanders showing chemicals used in embalming beef and explains canned roast beef was processed differently. He rejected a $100000 offer to prove allegations and says he will not seek further verification.
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Nelson A. Miles
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A. A. Pope
Boston
Embalmed Beef Affidavit Draws Mixed Reactions
An affidavit by Dr. Co. Maxwell Christine accusing beef embalming for the U S Army sparks two contrasting letters. One corroborates the claim from a former government employee in Chester Pennsylvania dated January 29 1899. The other from Charles L. Wence of Battle Creek Michigan argues packing houses routinely inject salt and sugar into hams beefs and shoulders before brining.
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Miles
Omaha
United States Army
Christine
Charles L. Wence
Battle Creek
Michigan
New York
Sturdevant House
A Cab Ride For Three Cents
A newly incorporated Auto-Truck Company including Richard Croker as director plans a citywide cab service with a uniform rate of three cents per ride. The claim is that even at this low fare, the service can be profitable and cover the city.
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Auto-Truck Company
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Princess Ferdinand Dead After Birth in Sofia
Sofia Bulgaria January 31 Princess Ferdinand of Bulgaria died today from pneumonia after giving birth to a daughter last evening Ferdinand the king’s youngest son Prince Alexander of Bulgaria is noted as the father of the newborn who is the couple’s fourth child Boris Cyril and the newborn daughter are listed among their children with birth dates from 1804 to 1898.
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Boris
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NOTHING LESS THAN LUZON This Was the Instruction to Peace Commissioners
Washington January 31 The President's instructions to the American Peace Commissioners in Paris regarding the Philippines set Luzon as the minimum claim rather than the maximum. The misinterpretation spread that Luzon was the limit. the actual language was nothing less than island of Luzon.
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Notley W. Maddox and John M. Almand Suicide Tragedy
In Conyers Georgia on January 31 Colonel Notley W. Maddox killed himself with a pistol shot after a personal crisis. John M. Almand, who witnessed Maddox die, then took a morphine overdose and was hospitalized. Almand is recovering.
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Conyers
Notley W. Maddox
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Missing police chief Culbertson sparks unconfirmed rumors
William Culbertson, chief clerk of the Bureau of Police, remains missing with no trace found. A rumor yesterday claimed he was in Chicago and had written a letter to a local friend, but detectives and Culbertson’s friends deny the reports.
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Bureau of Police
Chicago
Culbertson
Champagne Imports in 1898 Lead with Munim Extra Dry
Imports of champagne in 1898 reached 242 319 cases with 86 855 cases of G H Munim's Extra Dry. The wine is praised as the acme of perfection and bottles feature a green neckband with a star label by Rotties.
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G. H. Munim
Opera at Academy Glows with Tannhauser Triumph
A Metropolitan Opera Company program opened at the Academy of Music with a notably vivid Tannhauser led by Van Dyck. Nordica as Venus impressed, Plancon and Eames add grace and dignity, while Schalk conducts the robust Venusberg scene and chorus. Rosina in The Barber of Seville follows with Sembrich slated for tomorrow night.
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Tannhauser
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Venus
Plancon
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Wolfram
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Elizabeth
Gray
Madame Sembrich
Rosina
Salignac
Campanari
Edouard de Reszke
Missing man Herbert Renouf Found at St Joseph's Hospital
Herbert Renouf of 3124 Ridge Avenue, missing for nearly a week, was found at St Joseph's Hospital. He had wandered into the hospital in a demented state and later recovered enough to tell attendants his name and address.
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St. Joseph's Hospital
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