McKinley Seeks to Retain Cabinet in Next Term
President McKinley at the Cabinet meeting urged members to keep their current posts in the next administration. He praised harmony and said many would remain, while hints pointed to possible retirements by Attorney General Griggs and possibly Secretary Hay. The talk covered war revenue reductions and canal plans with congressional action on treaties and potential shifts in patronage relations in Delaware.
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Washington
McKinley
Hay
Griggs
Congress
Gage
J. Edward Addicks
Addicks
J. F. Alee
Republican State Committee of
Delaware
W. B. Barnard
White House
Lincoln lecture opens at Edinburgh Philosophical Institution
Joseph H. Choate, U.S. ambassador to Great Britain, delivered the inaugural lecture at the Philosophical Institution of Edinburgh on Abraham Lincoln. Lord Rosebery praised Lincoln as a founder of the republic with strong principle and humor, recalling his own study of the Civil War and meetings with generals Grant and Sherman.
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Epvinsurecu
Joseph H. Choate
United States
Great Britain
Philosophical Institution of Edinburgh
Abraham Lincoln
Lord Rosebery
Mr. Choate
Choate
Lincoln
Repub
Eton
Atlantic
Grant
Sherman
Jefferson Davis
Trial Report From Monmouth County Court
Special Telegram to The Times reports in Freehold New Jersey on November 13 that Robert y of Red 306 stood trial and was questioned in the Monmouth County Court today regarding a matter involving the same parties.
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the Times
Freehold
N. J
Monmouth County
Robert Y
Red
Secretary Root Arrives in Havana Aboard Motro Castle
Elihu Root United States Secretary of War arrives in Havana aboard the Ward Liner Motro Castle after a voyage from Taft with the ship itinerary noting a three day passage and arrival in the Cuban capital.
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Secretary Root
Havana
Elihu Root
United States
Brutal Robbery Attack on Aged Peddler in Sugar Notch
Three masked men battered in Kane's cabin at 3 a.m. They ransacked the home, threatened to roast him on a heated stove, and burned him severely. Kane, a hermit living near Wilkesbarre, was hospitalized with critically doubtful recovery. no suspects have been found.
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Timms
Wilkesbarre
Joseph Kane
Sugar Notch
Kane
Ocean and Lake Disasters Report Highlights Losses
Washington November 13 S I Kimball reports the life saving service ended the year with 269 stations, 364 disasters to documented vessels, 2455 people aboard, and 1427 days relief. Property imperiled valued at 9.47 million, with 7.23 million saved and 2.24 million lost. Small craft casualties added 329 incidents, 781 people aboard, five lives lost, estuary losses 267 thousand with 256.8 thousand saved.
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Washington
S. I. Kimball
Gage
Atlantic
Lakes
Pacific
Falls of the Ohio
Louisville
Waparel Amb
Povavhg
Shane
Samionn
Senator Davis in deteriorating health again at bedside
St. Paul November 13 The condition of United States Senator Cushman K. Davis was about as usual this morning He passed a fair night resting comfortably Dr Murphy has again been called from Chicago owing to complications from acute kidney troubles A consultation of Davis physicians was held this afternoon
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St. Paul
United States
Cushman K. Davis
Murphy
Chicago
Davis
Boers Alert to Harass the British Burghers
London reports from Johannesburg dated November 12 note skirmishes in Harrismith Reitz and Vredo districts with small Boer parties acting independently to annoy the British. Casualties were two killed and seven wounded. Douglas reached Ventersdorp on November 11 from Zeerust, taking twenty one prisoners and seizing cattle and sheep. Ventersdorp, a Boer supply depot, will be cleared out.
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London
Johannesburg
Loni Roberts
War Office
Rundle
Harrismith
Reitz
Vredo
Douglas
Ventersdorp
Zeerust
Police Chief Devery Cleared in Election Law Case
In New York on November 18 Recorder Goff dismissed the indictment against Chief of Police William H. Devery. Deputy State Attorney General Hedges had moved to drop the charge alleging violation of the election law.
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New York
Goff
Hedges
William 8
Devery
Lieutenant Accused of Intimidation Gone From City
Lieutenant Patrick O'Brien, charged with intimidating Representative-elect Samuel M. Ray to back the Dying Plum Tree Quay pledge, has disappeared from the city. Family says they do not know his whereabouts. police say he went to Florida or elsewhere for a vacation. Reports place him leaving after an early supper. station officials say he may return by 10.0 The Times notes inquiry into the case continues as allied committee members consider action. Reverend Gibbin vouches for Ray's trustworthiness and reputation.
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Patrick O’brien
Samuel M. Ray
Fifth Ward
Florida
Spruce Street
Times
de Lancey Street
Fourth
English
Represen
Ray
Durham
Quay
Jim O McNichol
O'Brien
Allied Committee For Good Government
Hughes C. Gibbon
de Long Building
Hanna’s Tip Profited Republican Leaders in Pacific Mail
New York reports that Mark Hanna advised prominent Republicans to buy Pacific Mail stock about four weeks before an election. The price rose from 81% to 657 after the vote, yielding insiders profits from ten thousand to five hundred thousand dollars. Hanna, a spokesman for the administration, pledged strong pursuit of a subsidy bill benefiting the mail service.
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New York
Mark Hanna
Pacific Mail
Hanna
Republican Party
Congress
Mail Steamship Company
Midvale Officials Decline Comment on Armor Contract Award
Midvale Steel Works officials refuse to discuss Washington’s plan to split armor contracts between Carnegie and Bethlehem. Vice President James F Sullivan declines comment until an official award is announced. A firm member at C and H Borie denies any Bethlehem award and says no advices have been received.
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Washington
Ordnance Bureau
Midvale Steel Works
Carnegie
Bethlehem Steel Companies
James F. Sullivan
Midvale Company
C. & H. Borie
Bethlehem Wemneny
Death of Actress Anna C Hobkirk at Forrest Home
The actress Anna Cowell Hobkirk died at Forrest Home after a brief illness. Born in Belfast on April 8 1824 she debuted at age 13 in Glasgow. She married actor William Cowell in 1846 and toured the United States in 1864 appearing as Rosalind at the National Theatre New York and later in Philadelphia.
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Anna Cowell Hobkirk
Forrest Home
Tucker Pleads Guilty in Camden Assault Case
Tucker pleads guilty to assault and battery with intent to kill a man on 237 Arion Street Camden. The incident followed a chase after a train escape at Ancora, where shots were fired to stop the escapee. Hudson also pleads guilty to forgery and is sentenced to six months in jail with his first offense noted.
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Harry J. Hudson
Armstrong
Camden
Hudson
Russell Tucker
Arion Street
Pettiee
Atlantic Ices
Ancora
Peaker
Saat
Passion Play Exhibition Draws Large Fortieth Street Audience
Large crowd attended at Fortieth Street M E Church for an exhibition of The Passion Play. The program included 31 separate scenes depicting renecouptations of secttants to the Way of Christ, with elaborate design and decor.
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Fortieth Street M. E
Christ
Utah Vote Lag Prompts Delayed Congress Result
Late returns in Utah for the Congressional race narrow the margin for Sutherland Republican over ad Democrat with no official declaration yet. Kentucky assesses whisky value at $10 per barrel, up from $7. A forest fire destroys Brooking's mill in Fredalbera Park Cal burning 10 million feet of lumber.
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Utah
Sutherland
Iad
Kentucky
Brooking
Fredalbera Park
Cal
W. R. Harper
University of Chicago
Baron de Courbertin
Paris
Chicago
Charles Jones
William Rice
New York
Bellevue Hospital
Republicans aim to cut Southern representation in Congress
Atlanta reports Congressman Livingston claims Republicans plan a wholesale reduction of the South's seats in Congress citing alleged disfranchisement of Black voters. Representative Hardwick, who saw a similar bill fail in the last Legislature, introduced a comparable measure today.
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the Times
Atlanta
Livingston
Congress
Hardwick
Four Cubans Drowned When Towboat Wrecks Off Havana
A Havana wreck near Cubanas sinks a scavenger scow killing four Cuban sailors. The Teresa towboat captained by a Spaniard faces manslaughter charges after its tow separations and a failed rescue attempt. Captain Young and two lieutenants saved eleven men amid heavy seas.
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Havana
Teresa
Young
Morro
Captain Young
Falke
Gill
Yarn Merchants' Association Incorporation Filed in Camden
The Yarn Merchants' Association filed articles of incorporation yesterday in the Camden County Clerk's office to establish a yarn exchange in the city. Officers named include Willa Brinekerhot of Burlington and T. Ashi ai of Modia, Pa with Blythe listed among organizers.
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Yarn Merchants’ Association
Camden County Clerk's
Toeiner
Willa
Camden man attempts river jump discharged by coroner
A. F. Stubbs who tried twice Monday night to jump into the Delaware River from the slip and the ferryboat at Federal Street Camden was discharged by Recorder Newrey yesterday morning. Stubbs said he had been out of several silences and had some fun. He did not intend to drown and did not know the danger of his actions.
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Delaware River
Federal Street
Camden
Recorder
James W. Lewis
Nicetown
Devlin
Henry McDonald
South Tenth Street
Spe
St. Agnes’ Hospital
McDonald
Salisbury Makes More Appointments
London reports Robert William Hanbury has been named president and joins the Marquis of as a senior figure in the estates portfolio expanding the government incumbents.
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Salisbury
London
Robert William Hanbury
The
Gn Egons
Marquis of
John W. Tindall Dies After Illness
Chicago remembers John W. Tindall editorial writer for the Inter-Ocean who died today at age forty after a brief illness.
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Chicago
John W. Tindall
Afteen-yeare
City News Notes Highlights from Crime and Community Events
Joseph Gesris, 15, missing then found in Reading, returned home. Mary Greene, 14, bitten on the face by a family dog. treated at Presbyterian Hospital. Martin Judge, 23, jailed for $500 bail on theft of a hotel team. George Stringfield, 57, sent to House of Correction for six months for assaulting an orphan. Several other cases include assault and battery, bail for court, and a rifle found with a man. Community notices include a druggists certificate reform protest and a missing wallet reward. Church missions and regional convention updates detained.
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DeLangey Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Martin Judge
North Tenth Street
Cunningham
J. E. Stanley
Hotel Vendir
George Stringfield
North Twenty-second Street
House of Correction
Ackerman
Herbert Ahn
William J. Campbell
Thomas Bell
Mundell's Army Sots Offer Shoes at 18th and Cherry
A local ad promotes Mundell's Army Sots selling footwear at 18th and Cherry. The notice promises durable shoes and urges customers to walk in, with a 2.50 price for complete footwear.
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Mundell’s Army
Weather forecast for eastern and western regions
The forecast covers Eastern New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland with colder air and increasing clouds and rain possibly turning to snow today. Western New York and Pennsylvania expect snow and a cold spell with brisk northerly winds ahead of Thursday. The report from the United States Weather Bureau in Philadelphia notes daily highs around 53 and temperatures dipping, with rainfall deficits and cumulative temperature and rainfall excess numbers.
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New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
May Yohe welcomed by the Hope family at Newcastle
American actress May Yohe and her husband Lord Francis Hope are received into the Newcastle family circle after six years of exclusion. They return from Clumber with a large shooting party and plan to sail for New York on Thursday.
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Pressblishing Company
New York World
Philadelphia Times
London
May Yohe
New Castle
Lord Francis Hope
Clumber
Newcastle
Lord Francis
Francis
New York
Divorce creeps into royal circles in Berlin
The World reports a judicial separation between Prince Aribert of Anhalt and Princess Aribert completed in Berlin. Deeds signed during Prince Christian of Schleswig Holstein’s visit. no divorcee is planned and Princess Aribert is a granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
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London
Aribert of
Anhalt
Berlin
Christian
Schleswig- Holstein
Aribert
Fire damages Cornell veterinary college in Ithaca
Special Telegram to The Timms Ithaca N Y November 13 The Cornell University sustained considerable loss by fire this morning. The college of veterinary science was badly damaged. The cause is unknown but likely an explosion in laboratories. Estimated loss 50 000 to 75 000 dollars. Reconstruction probable soon.
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Timms
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
College of Veterinary Science
Temperature Plunges in Wisconsin Snow Grips Northwest
La Crosse Wisconsin reports a 25 degree drop with the thermometer at 20 degrees this afternoon and a heavy snowfall blankets the Northwest region.
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la Crosse
Wis
Picture of Parliament House for Times World Tour
A colored image of the House of Parliament from the water will accompany Dr Frooks description in The Times' Tour of the World next Sunday.
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House of Parliament
Dr. Frooks
Times
Melancholy to Cheerful Deal The Clothing Store Promise
A customer sends a large check with a rhymed remark about melancholy days in the year and high prices. The shop vows to prove value by offering suits from 7.50 to 22.50 and overcoats from 8.50 to 45 with consistent savings. The ad touts a luxurious imported Sedan Montagnac coat at 45 versus rivals at 55.
Wanamaker Offers Finest Overcoats in Lively Sale
Wm H Wanamaker advertises a broad overcoat selection with Raglans Box Coats and long and loose styles. He touts superior materials and fashionable shapes with prices from 8 50 to 45 00 for Sedan Montagnac and other coats, urging customers to visit.
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