King Edward Welcomes New York Chamber Delegates at Windsor
London dispatch reports King Edward granting a Windsor Castle audience to New York Chamber of Commerce representatives led by Lord Brassey. Attendees included J. Pierpont Morgan and other American business leaders, with Queen Alexandra and Prince Victoria present. Morgan noted the warm reception and hoped for stronger Anglo American ties.
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London
New York Chamber of Commerce
London Chamber of Commerce
Windsor Castle
King Edward
England
Lord Brassey
Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
Edward Pelham Clinton
Queen Victoria
St. George's Chapel
Windsor
East Terrace
Messrs
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Carnegie
Dows
Mr. Morgan
Victoria
Cornwall
York
William Butler Duncan
James W. Pinchot
America
Lord Pelham Clinton
Morris K. Jessup
George G. Ward
Morvis K. Jessup
Levi P. Morton
Cornelius N. Bliss
J. Pierpont Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr
John T. Terry
George Wilson
Isidor Straus
James Speyer
Foster Higgins
Eugene Delano
A. Barton Hepburn
John I. Waterbury
Levy C. Weir
Wiliam H. Parsons
James McCreery
J. W. Pinchot
Vernon H. Brown
George Bowdoin
W. Bayard Cutting
King Edward VII Said to Dance Well and Collect Arms
A London notice reports a new life of King Edward VII by One of His Servants. It highlights his dancing fondness and talents in skating hockey sailing and collecting arms. The piece notes his taste for eccentric dress and a vast wardrobe and mentions Cranbourne a royal residence being prepared as habitation near Ascot.
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Tomege Lord
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Notable Attendees at the Crown Colony Reception
The Duchess of Cornwall and York Countess Hopetoun wife of the Governor of the Australian Commonwealth and Lady Mary Lygon were present at the event.
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York
Countess Hopetoun
Mary Lygon
Manila Trial Highlights government property charges
Harold M. Pitt, manager of Evans & Co., arraigned on charges of receiving stolen goods and purchasing public property with no authority to dispose. Case ties to bacon stolen from government stores. Captain Barrows and Lieutenant Boyer testified. Adjourned to Monday. Philippine Commission to press Philippine lumber use and outline tours from Taft Commission with reorganizations across Manila Morong Cavite Nueva Ecija and adjacent provinces, with Manila arrival June 20 and potential July 1 inauguration.
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Evans & Co
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Borneo
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Zambales
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Cagayan
Grand River
Isabella
Neuva Viscaya
Infanta and Principe
Worcester
Moses
Bontoc
Lepanto
Kaiser Decorates Wilhelmina and Henry in Berlin Parade
In Potsdam garrison ceremonies Emperor William awarded Queen Wilhelmina the Queen Louise Order inscribed 1818 1814 and decorated Prince Henry with the Order of the Black Eagle. The week featured continued public warmth for the Queen while the Prince appeared gloomy. General Bonnal was warmly received, and laborers saluted a French ally during a motor drive.
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Potsdam
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Wilhelmina
Louise
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Netherlands
General Bonnal
France
Gallet
German Press War Fears U S Anti German Sentiment
Berlin reports cite Kreuz Zeitung and other papers alleging anti German propaganda in the United States. Berlin newspapers dismiss American claims of German colonial plots as sensational inventions while urging German officials to deny charges of aiming to seize Brazil and violating the Monroe doctrine.
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Kreuz Zeitung
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Berliner Tageblatt
Brazil
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German miners face grim outlook in iron and coal
The Cologne Gazette and the Rhenish Westphalian Gazette publish pessimistic reports on Germany iron and coal markets. Spring demand faltered and many sectors operate at a loss. Mining firms report about a 10 percent drop in output from the year's start.
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Philadelphia Times
Berlin
Cologne Gazette
Poles Oppose Prussia with Growing Protests
Berlin reports sharp Polish resistance to German rule in Posen and West Prussia. The government bans Polish political meetings and has ordered a massive protest rally planned for June 9 at Antonin led by Prince Ferdinand Radziwill, a Reichstag faction leader and brother of the emperor’s adjutant general.
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Posen
West Prussia
Ferdinand Radzvill
Pete Reichstag
Peror Williams
Antonin
State Aid Considered for Prussian Farmers
Berlin June 1 Count Von Buelow president of the Prussian Ministry advised government departments to take measures to provide State aid due to poor crop prospects and a harvest that may fail over large areas threatening agricultural income.
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Berlin
Prussia
Count von Buelow
Dreyfus Witness Dismissed from Austrian Army
Vienna reports Eugene Cernuschi, a Dreyfus case witness, has been dismissed from the Austrian Army for acts unworthy of an officer and a gentleman.
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Philadelphia TimEs
Vienna
Eugene Cernuschi
German Ironclad Division Sails Toward Singapore
Brief cablegrams report the German Ironclad Division sailing from Wa-Sung yesterday toward Singapore. The International Firemen's Congress is set for Berlin June 5 to 10. Emperor William begins his Norwegian trip on June 2 after Kiel regattas.
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Beebler
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Germany
Austria
Italy
Dickie
Kitchener Now Comes Under Ban In South Africa
London June 1 The latest South African operations show Boer bands avoiding British winter strategy in Northern Transvaal and Cape Colony. Delarey’s attack at Windhoekfontein, Boer arms scarcity, and British store guarding hinder Kitchener’s plans. Milner faces Uitlander pressure and a war office denying official details in Pretoria.
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London
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Delarey
Windkfontein
South Africa
Pall Mall Gazette
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Vindkfontein
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Pretoria
Cecil Rhoads
Lord Milner
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Durban
England
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Highbury
Birmingham
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Daily Chronicle
Portland
the Chronicle
Cardinal Gibbons Slightly Indisposed In Rome
Cardinal Gibbons arrived in Rome feeling somewhat indisposed. He planned to visit Carlsbad or Vichy for waters but was advised by the Pope's physician that no treatment was needed. He will depart mid June and spend weeks in northern France and Belgium before going to London to stay with Cardinal Vaughan.
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Telegraph Lines Hit Colombia Delays Signal Risks
Western Union reports telegraph lines beyond Cartago Colombia repeatedly interrupted. Gov says messages to Bogota Medellin Cucuta Nelva and others should be accepted at sender risk until new advices. lines cut across Buena Ventura area interrupt regional service.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
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Medellin
Cucuta
Nelva
French Dramatists Run Lottery in Paris
The French Society of Dramatic Artists runs a lottery in Paris with £14000 in prizes and a benevolent fund from half the proceeds. Net profit is expected to £41000. Coquelin Bros lead sales, with the younger Coquelin especially active in Paris.
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Philadelphia Times
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French Society of Dramatic Artists
Coquelin
French Awards to American Artists
Paris awards list gives Americans honors at the Old Salon. In painting H Hartwich receives a second class medal while G H Messier Seymour Thomas and Miss Watkins earn third class medals along with honorable mention for Mrs MacMonnies. In sculpture Barnard and Walter receive honorable mentions.
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G. H. Messier
Seymour Thomas
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MacMonnies
Barnard and
Walter
Trans Alaskan Railroad Planned by Klondike Captain
London June 1 Captain John Healy famous for Klondike ventures sailed today with plans for a vast trans Alaskan railroad. The route would provide a land passage for the United States to Siberia, linking key ports and facilitating Arctic trade.
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London
John Healy
Klondike Fame
Campania
United States
Siberia
Pease Wins Essex Seat in Liberal Gain
London June 1 J A Pease Liberal elected to Parliament for the North division of Essex succeeding the late Armine House Liberal. His majority is 702 down from a Liberal majority of 110 at prior election.
Americans in London Attend Love Feast and Business Meet
London June 1. Prominent Americans fill London as the Chamber of Commerce hosts a love feast. Notables such as Levi P. Morton Edward Walcott William A Clark Cornelius N Bliss J P Morgan appear in streets and hotels. Walcott plans a month longer stay. Clark pursues copper and bric a brac while Loomis, US Minister to Venezuela, and family visit Sir Edwyn Dawes.
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Chamber of Commerce
England
New York Chamber of Commerce
Levi P. Morton
Edward O. Walcott
William A. Clark
Cornelius N. Bliss
J. P. Morgan
Mr. Walcott
Senator Clark
Francis
Loomis
United States
Venezuela
Edwyn Dawes
American Man Gordon Arrested Amid Princess Claim in St Petersburg
The arrest of an alleged American named Gordon, said to be Simon James Gordon, stems from accusations by his Russian princess wife. They married in 1894, had two children, then separated with cruelty alleged, and she claimed he was a Russian subject to justify his detention for evading military service. The government moved him to a prison fortress, hindering defense efforts.
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ST. Petersburg
Gordon
Simon James Gordon
L. James Gordon
Long-lost D Arcy McGee stone found in Ottawa near Buttworths
Laborers digging for the foundation of a new building on Queen Street uncover the historic stone marking the assassination of Thomas D'Arcy McGee. The inscription notes April 7, 1868 as the day he fell, reflecting his early life in Ireland and rise in Canadian politics.
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Buttworth
Queen Street
T. D'Arcy McGee
the Confederation
Fell D'Arcy McGee
Live Animals Under Lancet London License Reports
A parliamentary paper details 247 licenses issued in 1900 for living animal experiments, 63 non experimenting licenses, and 10 839 total experiments an increase of 2370 from 1899. The inspector under the Cruelty to Animals Act finds no grounds for anti vivisectionist complaints with licenses recommended by top scientists.
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London
Plot Aimed at King Alphonso and Queen Regent Found
Barcelona reports another alleged plot to kill King Alphonso and his mother the Queen Regent. Madrid notes the Captain General warned and actions taken. Corunna riots grew deadlier with two men and a woman killed, hospitals crowded, arrests made.
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Madrid
Alphonso
Barcelona
Corunna
Reverend Ian Maclaren Comments on US Presbyterian Confession
London June 1 Rev Dr John Watson also known as Ian Maclaren says American planned revision of the Confession is an intellectual wonder but would be improved by reducing its size and adding an infusion of love. He notes relief among some Protestant peers.
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London
John Watson
Ian Maclaren
Atlantic
United States
Socks for Hunters In New Orleans Times-Democrat tale
A Times-Democrat feature extols cloth foot coverings used by hunters, likening them to German army socks. A professional hunter praises a folded, bandana sized cloth secured by tape as a moccasin like fit, noting comfort, ease of washing, and quick drying at campfires.
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Rae
Jerry Simpson
Shotgun Fraternity
Tuan Foments Another Revolt in Western Mongolia
Reports from Pekin say Prince Tuan and a leading Mongol prince are stirring an insurrection in Western Mongolia. French missions fear attack as forces loyal to Tuan grow defiant. Shanghai consuls fund Belgian railway defense beyond Cheng Ting Fu.
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Kansu
Cheng Ting-Fu
Ching
Hung Chang
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Shansi
Tsai Ying
Prince Tuan
Duke Lin
Kwang-Su
Honan
German Courtesies to China Signal Reopened Relations
Berlin reports that Lu-Hai-Houan Chinese minister attended a opera for Queen Wilhelmina signaling renewal of normal diplomacy with Germany. Telegram restrictions lifted. Pekin incident between American sentry and a German officer under review with possible monetary compensation.
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Berlin
Lu-Hai- Houan
Germany
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
China
Lu-Hai-Houan
Pekin
School of Chinese Poesy Arrives in Chelsea HQ
A London Telegraph piece lampoons a mock Chinese poetry guild formed to honor refined talk and harmony. It describes a Chelsea base for the so called Guild of the Luscious Nectarine and ridicules its rules about polite conversation and poetic tests.
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London Telegraph
Wang-Ch'ang-Ling
Chelsea
Broken Hoodoo and the Saturday Block in a Writer
A Baltimore newspaper piece notes the feminine imagination and a writer who cannot work on Saturdays. A woman shares that despite Friday productivity, a calendar reveals Saturday looms, triggering a mental block and a frantic push to finish copy before the weekend.
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Abe
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First Volunteer Rand of Civil War and Medal of Honor
Dr. Charles F. Rand of Washington was the first volunteer to enlist for the Civil War after Lincoln called for 75,000 men. He earned the first Congressional Medal of Honor, was wounded at Gaines' Mill, captured, and later commissioned again by Lincoln. He pursued a medical career, received several recognitions, and his four preserved commissions reside in Batavia's Holland Purchase Historical Society archives.
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Lincoln
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Batavia
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New York
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Cater
A. H. Barnum
Rani
Gaines’ Mill
Libby
Lieutenant Rand
War Department
Stanton
Georgetown University
United States
Holland Purchase
The Duke of Cornwall From the Chicago News
Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford recalls the Duke of Cornwall and York in Eastern waters. The prince commanded a coaling party at Salonika or Smyrna, stunning a Turkish pasha with a royal identity reveal. The future king is shown boxing and collecting stamps, cycling at Sandringham, and cherishing royal children with toys.
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Chicago News
Frederick Bedford
Duke of Cornwall and York
Salonika
Smyrna
Prince George
Queen Victoria
Duke of York
Bacchante
Harry Feltham
Feltham
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York
Scotland
Sandringham
Victoria
Royal Nurseries
Fiction as Truth A Probe by Dr Moulton At University of Chicago
Professor Richard G. Moulton told University of Chicago juniors that fiction is truer than fact, urging deep study of novels and arguing biblical literature should be treated as literary works. He contrasted fact with truth and warned readers to examine fiction for general truths rather than chase mere plot outcomes.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Richard G. Moulton
University of Chicago
Moulton
Lincoln
Gladstone
Daniel Deronda
British Indian Government studies Mysore gold field tech
An officer of the Royal Engineers returned from Mysore with orders for machinery to mine low grade ore by cyanide methods. After evaluating power options, engineers adopted compressed air driven by electrical transmission over a hundred miles from water power. By next summer, American and British equipment will build out the fields, aiming for 30 to 45 million dollars in annual gold output with solid profits.
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Royal Engineers
India
Mysore
South Africa
Australia
England
Germany
Belgium
France
Style Originated at Prospect Park Hat Rack Mystery
Eve and Adam discuss a hat rack gone missing in a humorous Garden of Eden setting. The playful exchange references Evelyn as Eve, hints at Bly fleeing, and jokes about finding a new hat rack from a furniture store.
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Prospect Park
Eve
Evelyn
Two for Two Cents Yet Six for Candy Store Five
A classroom joke about gum pricing contrasts two cents buying two pieces with five cents buying six at a candy store while a slot machine offers only five pieces for five pennies. The exchange humorously highlights differing, illogical price perceptions.
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