Will Anxious For Coalition at New York Democratic Club
Special to The Philadelphia Times reports efforts to unify New York and state Democratic factions. Lewis Nixon, Tammany leader, hosts a dinner with guest Bird S. Coler as Hill faction supporters consider coalition to restore party power. Nixon aims harmony, while Hill and Croker seek unity to challenge common rivals.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Lewis Nixon
Tammany
Democratic Club
Bird
Coler
Nixon
Hill
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
Croker
Dainee
Southern suffrage under investigation in House hearings
Washington February 8 The House committee on election of President and Vice President heard Bartholdi of Missouri and Gibson of Tennessee outline a proposed federal election law against intimidation and ballot box fraud. They argued election boards show partisanship and cited court decisions lenient on irregularities. Gibson said denying the franchise to blacks and whites alike is intolerable. A spirited rebuttal followed from Rep Silloway. Hearings resume next.
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Washington
House Committee On
Messrs
Bartholdi
Missouri
Gibson
Tennessee
South
Silloway
New Hampshire
Chinese Minister Wu Denies Anti Labor stance
Washington February 8 The Chinese Minister Mr Wu rejects a misinterpretation of his stance on the laboring man and the Chinese exclusion act He says he never suggested any anti labor bias and explains his letter to Congress was misread amid debate on the policy.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Wilson's AP Special to The Patladelphas Coronation Appointments
Captain Biddle, Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia, is named to represent the United States Army at the coronation of Edward. He served on Wilson's staff in Cuba and is described as a warm person by Generalamines H. The dispatch comes from Washington with February dates and references Wilson and major generals in U.S. military leadership.
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Patladelphas Timms
Washington
Biddle
District of Columbia
Seaton
Likely Washington visit by Captain Biddle with General Wilson
The piece notes Captain Biddle has not yet accepted an invitation but is expected to join General Wilson on a forthcoming trip. Mr. McFarland, president of the Board of District Commissioners, presses Captain Biddle to accept, and the two may travel together. Captain Biddle arrived in Washington less than a year ago, succeeding Captain Beach as Engineer Commissioner.
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Captain Biddle
General Wilson
McFarland
Board of District Commissioners
Washington
Captain Beach
Commercial Japan in 1900 Reveals Rapid Trade Growth
Special to The Philadelphia Times reports Treasury data showing Japan's foreign commerce expanding from 60 million yen in 1878 to 500 million in 1890 and continuing growth in 1900. U S exports to Japan totalled 52.57 million yen, led by silk and tea. imports from the United States soared to 62.76 million yen, driven by iron and steel goods and other manufactured items.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Japan
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
United States
United Kingdom
Kobusch Illicit Perjury Charge Shocks St Louis
George J Kobusch president of the St Louis Car Company was arrested on a bench warrant charging perjury after bond of 5000 was posted He had been expected to face grand jury findings in investigations into municipal corruption tied to street railway franchises and the Central Traction bill.
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ST. Louis
George J. Kobusch
St. Louis Car Company
Ad Jury
St. Louis and Suburban Street Railway Company
Central Traction Bill
Vassar Maids Escape Fire At College Laundry
A fire at Vassar College laundry in Poughkeepsie was confined to the building. fourteen maids escaped down the stairs, one climbed to the roof and was helped down, all unharmed though lightly dressed as smoke filled the area. The blaze began in the cellar and burned until after 10 o'clock.
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Poughkeepsie
Vassar College
College Fire Brigade
Cramps Deny Plan to Build Shipyard in Germany
Berlin dispatch says Philadelphia firm Cramps planned a German shipyard at Stettin or Kiel with Sir Edward Reed to build warships and yachts to American models. Janet Cramp of the Amst night as reporter for Tax Times debunks the report as entirely unfounded.
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Berlin
Cramps
Philadelphia
Stettin
Kiel
Germany
Edward Reed
Merican Models
Janet Cramp
Amst
Tax Times
Lawyer Indicted for Fraud in Cleveland
Federal Grand Jury returns an indictment against Attorney Horace W. Ward for using the United States man in a scheme to defraud. The case alleges Ward solicited business and offered alleged services valued at $50, with acquittal by the court unclear.
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Cleveland, O
Federal Grand Jury
Horace W. Ward
United States
Bell System Outage Fells City Telephone Network
A major Bell system fault at Eleventh and Filbert streets disabled phones across the district bounded by Broad and Eighth streets south of Callowhill for most of the day. A fire on the sixth floor damaged the west end of the main switchboard, burning nine west-end cables and leaving fifteen of forty stations inoperative until repairs via New York parts began arriving around 6 pm.
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Bell System
Eleventh and
Filbert Streets
Broad and Eighth Streets
Callowhill
Eleventh and Filbert Streets
New York
Eighth
Broad Streets
Caliowhill Street
Broad Street
Third and Market Streets
Pennsylvania Railroad
Secret marriage sparks reckoning in Pittsburg tale
Celeste McGann, step daughter of James C. Kimsey of 085 Powelton Ave, travels from Cincinnati to Braddock to learn about her husband Harry E. Meune. Kimsey questions the couple about Meune as a dentist. A nickel gamble with W A Kulp colors the love story, ending in elopement and plans to travel to Philadelphia with relatives.
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Philadelphia Times
Pittsburg
Celeste McGann
James C. Kimsey
Powelton Avenue
St. Nicholas Hotel
Cincinnati
Hot Springs
Braddock
Mr. Kimsey
Celeste
W. A. Kulp
Kulp
Kimesey
McGann
Kimsey McGann
Nurse Toppan May Be Insane in Murder Case
W H Proctor and F Letterey arrived in Boston from Chicago after interviewing Mrs Mary Nixon sister of Jane Toppan the nurse jailed in Barnstable awaiting trial for the Davis family deaths at Cataumet Nixon says Toppan poisoned the Davis family and was insane Ellen Kelley sister of both women is an inmate at Medfield Insane Asylum Nixon believes Toppan’s breeding and worries may have driven her to crime
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Boston
W. H. Proctor
F. Letterey
Chicago
Mary Nixon
Jane
Barnstable
Cataumet
Jane Toppan
Funston Seeks Three Month Leave Extension
Kansas City February 8 General Frederick Funston's physician will forward a certificate to the War Department stating his patient is unfit for duty and requesting his leave of absence be extended by three months. The officer is described as unable to resume active service for the needed period pending recovery and reassessment.
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Kansas City
Frederick Funston
War Department
Funston
Philippines
Revisionists Deny Infant Damnation In Presbyterian Study
A twenty-member Westminster Committee adopted a declaratory statement denying infant damnation and revising the doctrine of predestination. The debate centered on eliminating the term elect infants and clarifying that salvation does not depend on infancy. A new fifteen-article statement on Revelation is planned, with debates continuing among clergy and scholars.
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Presbyterian
Chure
Ministry of the Word
Johnson
Stewart
T. R. DeWitt
Henry van Dyke
Princeton Seminary
Jesus Christ
Cerheck
William McKibbin
Charles A. Dickey
McKibbin
Central Church
Dr. Nicolle
Bethany
Sprecher
Princeton
Dr. Moffet
North Broad
Old Coal Scale Ratified in Indianapolis
The joint conference of miners and operators ratified the old agreement today with no dissent. The committee reported unanimous approval of the existing scale for another year and adjourned at noon. The conference agreed to admit Michigan and Ontario to the next meeting, while Illinois and Ohio operators opposed.
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Indianapolis
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio
Women to Discuss Man at International Conference
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National Woman Suffrage Association, arrives in Washington with officers to finish arrangements for an international conference panel opening Wednesday. One evening will feature the American pioneers and notable delegates including women and men.
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Catt
Washington
Carrie Chapman Catt
National Woman Suffrage Association
Oman
Local Fair Cold With Brisk Westerly Wind
Readable text notes a local fair weather day with cold air and brisk westerly winds. No additional clear details on location or time are readable. The fragmentive OCR lacks concrete entities or events to specify.
Weather Report for Philadelphia February 6 1900
Philadelphia weather bulletin from the United States Weather Bureau dated February 6 1900 reports atmospheric conditions for the day. The readable fragment notes general terms but lacks complete specifics on temperatures wind and precipitation.
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United States Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
Arrival of Ocean Liners Reported in Philadelphia Port
Royal and Liverpools lines from Philadelphia report arrivals of ocean liners. Champagne Line and Wow Henk service are among ships noted arriving or on schedule.
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Royorend—Liverpoot Fru
Philadelphia
la Champaane Lines
Onan Wow Henk
Roosevelt Speeds to Son's Bedside in Groton
President Theodore Roosevelt rushed from Washington to Groton Massachusetts with Secretary Cortelyou after doctors reported no change in Theodore Roosevelt Jr. condition. Mrs Roosevelt had already reached Groton to be beside her son while officials denied further updates. The Charleston Exposition reception was canceled as the President remained near his sick child.
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Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Fay Lo
Charleston
Groton
Roosevelt Refuses Brevet Transfer After Board Endorsement
Washington reports the president approved most army brevet recommendations from General MacArthur's board for meritorious Spanish American War and Philippines service. Theodore Roosevelt, though, would not have his brevet confirmed as he already holds colonel and brigadier general honors from San Juan and Santiago. Senate confirmation needed for roteroop brevet, while commended medals and certificates are to be announced without Senate action.
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Washington
Army Brevet Board
MacArthur
Spain
Philippines
China
Theodore Roosevelt
San Juan
Santiago
Senate
War Department
Hearing for Judge Noyes Washington Case
Attorney General Knox held an all day hearing on Judge Noyes of Alaska who was convicted of contempt by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Noyes was defended by McLaughlin and Henry while Charles D. Lane and the Wild Goose Mining Company represented the complainants and defense respectively. The mining firm faced ties to the Anvil Creek claims central to the Noyes case.
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Washington
Fery
Knox
Judge Noyes
Alaska
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
McLaughlin
St. Paul
Henry
Charles D. Lane
Wild Goose Mining Company
Ralston
Brewster
Anvil Creek
Noyes
Sana
General Bingham Declared Out of Danger
Washington February 8 General WH H Bingham who had been ill since last Monday was pronounced out of danger this morning by his physicians The general contracted a ce...
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Bingham
Washington
WH. H. Bingham
Dart's Lost Seamen Rescued From Death
Two seamen Thomas Peck and Harry Shudter were adrift for two days after losing the fishing sloop Dart twenty miles off Atlantic City New Jersey. They were rescued by the schooner Ann Murray from Newport News to Boston and landed at Vineyard Haven badly frost bitten. They are under treatment at the Marine Hospital and told a pitiful story of exposure.
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Vineyard Haven
Maes
Thomas Peck
Harry Shudter
Dart
Atlantic City
N. J
Ann Murray
Newport News
Boston
Marine Hospital
Need Not Number the Ballots Says Elkin
Attorney General Elkin states Pennsylvania amendments abolishing ballot numbering are adopted and should be observed. He notes sworn county returns are on file in the State Department and open to public inspection, and a certified vote table is available to anyone. He sees no reason to number ballots.
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Taw
Philadelphia Times
Narrisburg
Elkin
State Department
American Invasion of Mexican Republic Expands
Washington reports from Consul General Barlow in Mexico City show American ideas and institutions increasingly pervading Mexico. About 10 000 Americans reside there, treated with courtesy. Trade figures for the year end show imports up nearly 6 percent while exports fell by about 14 million dollars.
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Washington
Mexico
Barlow
Mexico City
State Department
Republic
United States
Germany
Sampson and Cromwell Retire From Active List
Washington aged 8. The last day in active service for Rear Admirals William T. Sampson and Bartlett Cromwell ends today. Their names will be retired for reaching 62. Sampson lies ill at home. Cromwell commands the European station aboard the Chicago in the Mediterranean. Captain Joseph E. Craig takes temporary command until Rear Admiral Crowninshield and staff arrive in April.
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Washington
Wiliam T. Sampson
Bartlett Cromwell
Sampson
Cromwell
Chicago
Mediterranean
Joseph E. Craig
Albany
Crowninshield
Taylor
Bureau of Navigation
Senate
Bank shortage likely to reach two hundred thousand at Bellwood
State Bank Examiner in David City Nebraska reports the failed Platte Valley Bank shortage may reach 200000. Cashier Amos Gould and bookkeeper Richard Gould remain jailed after forging notes to cover the cash deficit. Investigators find funds paid to grain brokers and plan steps to recover money spent in speculation.
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David City
Nebd
State Bank Examiner
Platte Valley Bank
Bellwood
Amos
Richard Gould
Vely
Court to decide if Christian Science fits boy education
Philadelphia mother of Henry Trenchard Chanfran sues Fidelity Title and Trust to recover 8300 tuition for Stamford Manor School. She argues she has the right to place the boy in any school and that the trust fund of 5100 was to support his education. The school is labeled a Christian Science institution and the firm refuses payment citing the school’s beliefs.
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Philadelphia Times
Pittsburg
Henrietta Chanfran
Philadelphia
Henry Trenchard Chanfran
Long Branch
Fidelity Title and Trust Company
Manor School
Stamford
Conn
Christian Scientist
Chanfran
Ice Cutters Hooks Save Sinking Sailor and Yacht
Special to The Philadelphia Times Norristown February David Lee of King of Prussia escaped drowning while sailing an iceboat on the river near Betzwood. The vessel struck a rapids area and Lee and the craft were carried toward shore before help reached them.
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Philadelphin Times
Norristown
David Lee
King of Prussia
Lee
Betzwood
Uae
Pat
Lee Gaye
Public Opinion party links to Republican leaders exposed
Testimony in Common Pleas Court No 2 reveals the Public Opinion party formed to back Republican nominees and Maxwell Stevenson. Leeds Club ties emerge as key backers with ward delegates signing nomination papers and most nominees identified with the Republican slate.
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Pennypacker
Common Pleas
Democratic
Municipal League
Leeds Club
10Th Ward
Public Opinion Party
Thomas 8. Stout
Law Department
Weaver
Stevenson
Pennypecker
Stout
Rolla Dance
Civil Service Board
10Th Ward Republian Committee
10Th Ward Republican Committee
Dance
Charles E. Voorhees
Tenth District
Republican City Committee
Robert J. Moore
4Th Ward
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