Anglo-Russian Understanding and British Policy Conditions
The Paris Journal des Debats argues two conditions for an Anglo-Russian understanding and for Britain to soothe both Russia and France. It suggests a common framework with Russia, France, and Britain, and notes the Times article’s cautious view on a Russian bargain while warning of risks to Egypt, the Balkans, and Asia. It also posits a broader East Asian settlement with Britain Russia and Japan as a stabilizing force for China.
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London Times
New York Times
Philadelphia Times
London
Paris Journal Des Debats
Paris
The
Times
Great Britain
Persian Gulf
Journal
Des Debats
France
Russia
National Review
E Times
Germany
Egypt
Balkan Peninsula
Roumania
Bulgaria
Turkey
Far East
Japan
Yang-T’se
Manchuria
Monogolia
Korea
China
Europe
Sultan of Morocco Hopes for Reform
The Times correspondent reports a long audience with Sultan Mulay Abd-el-Aziz in Marrakesh. He describes the palace square with cages of wild beasts and praises the sultan's vigor, intelligence, and desire for reform while noting constrained by advisors and influential courtiers.
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London
the Times
Wiriing
Marakesh
Morocco
Sultan Mulay Abd-el-Aziz
Abd-el-Aziz
A New Cablegram on Trade Tariff Abolition
A London to New York cablegram reports the cabinet backing a scheme to abolish octroi duties in a push toward reform. The brief note signals government support for tariff simplification and commerce ease.
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London Times
New York Times
Philadelphia Times
London
Mes
New
Cablegram
Adelphiae Poss Winnen
Tenance
Abolition of Octroi Duties on Bread and Flour
The plan to remove octroi on bread flour and farinaceous products is outlined as more modest than earlier schemes by Signor Carcano and Signor Wollem. Communal losses would be offset by partial state aid and higher local taxes, with total state cost estimated at about 8,000,000 lire.
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Signor Carcano
Signor Wollem
Miss Stone Held by Brigands Faces Prolonged Delay
Sofia November 17. Miss Ellen M. Stone and Mme Tsilka remain in captivity as US agent Dickinson seeks terms. Officials fear continued delay endangers Stone due to strain and exposure, while negotiators consider an ultimatum on a fixed ransom total and will not raise demands.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Ellen M. Stone
Mme. Tsilka
Miss Stone
Dutch Attack On British Ship In North Sea
A Brussels report claims a Dutch fishing boat tied to Wylingen Lightship feigned distress and sent 13 men aboard a British smack. They attacked the crew shouting Long live the Boers, wounding several. The Dutch crew supposedly locked their captain in his cabin, and the British ship escaped to Ostend with a consul notified.
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London
Brussels
Ymalden
Wylingen
North Sea
Ostend
Said Pasha Named Grand Vizier in Constantinople
Said Pasha, former Grand Vizier, appointed to succeed the late Kalil Rifaat Pasha in Constantinople. Long prominent in Turkish official life, he rose from Bey in 1876 to Grand Vizier after a career including serving as President of the Council of State.
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Constantinople
Said Pasha
Kalil Rifaat Pasha
Turkey
Abdul-Hamid II
Said
Bey
Council of State
Colombian gunboat brings 300 troops to drive out rebels
The Colombian gunboat General Pinzon arrived at Colon from Savanilla with 300 troops. Officials hint General Carol Alban plans a strong attack to break the rebel deadlock on the isthmus while the United States battleship Iowa’s crew is hosted at a Panama ball.
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Colon
Colombia
Pinzon
Savanilla
Carol Alban
United States
Iowa
Panama
Edict Honors Li Hung Chang and Orders Memorial Arch
The Empress Dowager issued an edict praising the late Li Hung Chang and ordering a memorial arch near his birthplace. The edict confirms the Marquis title for his eldest son, to descend through twenty three generations, and grants high rank and dignities to Li’s other sons and grandsons with lucrative offices.
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Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Har Li
Fog Envelops Paris Halting Seine Steam Vessels
Dense fog shrouds Paris and suburbs for most of the day disrupting rail and road traffic. Seine steamboat service was suspended due to the weather. Snow was reported at various provincial points.
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Seine
Paris
Fatal Campaign Riot in Galway Over Lynch Plunkett Clash
Dublin reports fresh election clashes in Galway as Horace Plunkett and Colonel Arthur Lynch contend for influence. A man was stabbed and fatally injured amid the unrest following campaign activities linked to Lynch’s Boer War service with the Second Irish Brigade.
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Dublin
Galway
Horace Plunkett
Arthur Lynch
Boers Release Prisoners After Brakespruit Clash
London November 18. The South African casualty list reports that at Brakespruit on November 18 Lord Kitchener indicated fifty eight Yeomanry were captured by the Boers and subsequently released.
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Kitchener
London
Brakespruit
Two Deaths From the Plague in Odessa
Two deaths were certified in Odessa as due to bubonic plague with health authorities taking vigorous precautions. No further cases have been reported.
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Odessa
Winter Has Come in Russia
Winter has set in across Northern Russia with the Neva river frozen, as reported from St. Petersburg on November 17.
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Russia
ST. Petersburg
Neva
Party Lines Tighten as Antitrust Debate Looms
Washington November 17. As the Fifty-seventh Congress convenes December 2, party lines will be rigid between Republicans and Democrats. Senators Dubois Heitfeld Teller and others switch from Populist or Free Silver roles to Democrats, while Fusionists in the House align with Democrats. The President is urged to take a cautious, constitutionally grounded approach on trusts, with a conservative first message and limited anti trust action.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Senate
Congress
Fred T. Dubois
Shoup
Idaho
Dubois
Senator Heitfeld
Seitfeld
St. Louis
Bryan
Teller
Colorado
Stewart and
Jones
Nevada
Harris
Kansas
Wellington
Maryland
McKinley
Senator Butler
North Carolina
Simmons
House
John F. Shafroth
John C. Bell
Thomas L. Glenna
Caldwell Edwards
Montana
William L. Stark
Ashton C. Shallenberger
William Neville
Nebraska
Francis G. Newlands
United States
Roosevelt
Tom Philadelphia Times
National Congress
Senator Cullom Accepts Chairmanship Rumors Quelled
The speaker confirms no rivalries or contest for the chair and notes conversations with Senator Lodge. He explains there was no undecided period and that Mr. Frye’s decline left him the chair. Cullom will resign as head of the Interstate Commerce Committee.
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Cullom
Senator Cullom
Illinois
Senate
Davis
Frye
Lodge
Committee On
Hill Will Retain Control Northern Pacific Fight
In New York on November 17 reports say the Northern Pacific conflict ended in a compromise rather than a Harriman victory. Morgan and Hill gained Burlington control, Harriman pressed for joint control, and the settlement left Hill in charge of the new company while Harriman secured an asserted interest in Burlington.
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Northern Pacific
Harriman
Philadelphia Times
New York
Harriman Syndicate
Morgan
Hill
Great Northern
Burlington
Union Pacific
Secretary Gage May Resign From Cabinet
Washington rumor says Secretary of the Treasury William H. Gage may resign after Roosevelt appoints Nevada N. Stranahan as Collector of the Port of New York. Gage reportedly unhappy with the president’s action and may leave the Cabinet shortly after New Year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Nevada N. Stranahan
New York
Senator Platt
McKinley
Queen Liliuokalani Tours San Francisco Amid Health Visit
Former Hawaiian queen Liliuokalani arrived in San Francisco seeking health recovery. She plans talks with Federal officials over Crown Lands in Hawaii seized after the monarchy’s overthrow. Crown lands exceed a million acres with a value near 15 million dollars.
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San Francisco
Crown Islands
Hawaii
Dole
Islands
England
Ella Steamer Lost At Sea Near Newfoundland
News from Halifax reports the Norwegian steamer Ella, commanded by J. M. Donning, lost off the Newfoundland coast with all hands. Built in 1 Sunderland, home port Christiania, owned by H. Waage, length 240 feet, beam 37 feet, tonnage 1. Surveyed last year at Bos Narrow Escape From Quicksand. Bridgeville report of quicksand rescue of Simeon Tucker at Nanticoke after sinking to neck depth. companion Charles Larimore aided in rescue.
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Halifax
Ella
Newfoundland
J. M. Donnig
Christiania
Sunderland
H. Waage
Boson
Philadelphia Times
Bridgeville
Simeon Tucker
Charles Larimore
Tucker
Larimore
Weather outlook for Mid-Atlantic region
Fair today with light to moderate northerly winds. For Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey Maryland and Delaware fair Monday and night to fresh winds mostly northerly. Accumulated rainfall deficit since November 1 1.71 inches with excess since January 1 not specified.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Delaware
Arrivals of Ocean Liners
Patricia arrives in New York from Hamburg aboard the Patricia New York liner reports docking with passengers and freight, signaling ongoing transatlantic service and ship handling through port facilities.
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Patricia
New York
Hamburg
Plot to overthrow British rule in the Northwest Territory
Unconfirmed Call report from Skagway Alaska dated November 6 describes a large conspiracy to establish a republic with Dawson as capital. Five thousand miners and American Skagway residents are named as leaders. arms, provisions, and money are said to be cached along rail routes. Officials and military figures are cited as investigators.
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San Francisco
Skagway
Alaska
Dawson
Victoria
Vancouver
Seattle
Northwest Territory
Milan Bank Safe Blown Open In Townwide Raid
Early morning raid hits Milan Kansas sixteen miles west of Wellington. Safe blown in the Milan State Bank with dynamite but time lock protected the vault. Citizens armed with shotguns drove off the robbers. About $4,000 hidden in vault not seized. Bloodhounds sent from Wichita failed to track suspects. pursuit abandoned.
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Wellington
Kan
Milan
Here
Wichita
Bishop seeks name for Seton Hall residence prize offered
The Right Rev Dr John J O Connor Catholic Bishop of Newark offers a cash prize to the Seton Hall College student or faculty member who suggests the best name for his new residence on South Orange Avenue adjoining the college. The renamed home replaces the former Montrose name once used by banker Eugene Kelley.
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Philadelphia Times
South Orange
N. J
John J. O'Connor
Diocese of
Newark
Seton Hall College
Eugene Kelley
New York
South Orange Avenue
Bishop O’connor
Kelley
Montrose
Bishop O'Connor
Honor for Pennsylvania girl dean at Indiana University
Miss Mary Bidwell Breed, a Pennsylvania native and Bryn Mawr PhD holder, has been named dean of women at Indiana University. She is a Bryn Mawr European scholarship winner who earned her bachelor from Bryn Mawr after graduating from the Pennsylvania College for Women and taught at the Pennsylvania College in Pittsburg.
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Mary Bidwell Breed
Indiana University
Philadelphia Timms
Richmond
Ind
Board of Trustees
Miss. Breed
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania College For Women
Pittsburg
Bryn Mawr
Pennsylvania College
Association of Collegiate Alumni
Murder Stuns Hagberstown as Miller Is Slain on Railroad
Coroners report confirms John Miller, a 75 year old retired farmer in Hagberstown, was murdered along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad last night. He was shot in the head and robbed after carrying a large sum of money, according to investigators.
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Philadelphia Times
Hagberstown
John Miller
Baltimore and Ohio
Detectives Probe Dynamiters Targeting Express Train
YORK Pa November 17 Detectives conduct a vigorous search for the persons who attempted to blow up an express train last night in an apparent dynamite attack. Authorities pursue leads as the investigation expands.
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York
Smallpox Strikes Rev McKinney Family and Nurse
The Rev T W McKinney of Rehoboth Methodist in Frankford reports that within a week every family member except his wife, plus the children's nurse, contracted smallpox. The 3 year old Theodore, Irene the daughter, and a 10 month old baby all fell ill, with the nurse also infected. The pulpit was covered by visiting pastors as fumigation and precautions were enacted.
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T. W. McKinney
Rehoboth Methodist Episcopal Church
Frankford
McKinney
Theodore
Irene
F. G. Coxson
Frankford Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles Adamson
Roosevelt in God s Plan at Worth Temperance Rally
In Worth Texas on November 17 the Woman s Christian Temperance Union held a large religious event. Thirty four members preached from pulpits across denominations while Elizabeth Greenwood delivered the main sermon at Christian Tabernacle urging right living with references to Robespierre Lord Jeffries Louis XIV and Czolgosz. A Philippine rally at the opera house drew overflow attendance as evangelizing the islands was discussed.
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Fot Worth
Tex
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Christian Tabernacle
Elizabeth Greenwood
World
New York
Robespierre
Lord Jeffries
Louis XIV
Czolgosz
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Odell
Opera House
Hunters Lost in Forest Near Livingston Manor
Henry Robinson and Smiley Withers, two New York hunters, became lost while crossing forested terrain near Livingston Manor. After hours of wandering with no food and dwindling matches, they endured freezing conditions until a gunshot distress signal drawn a guide named Bill Hank VanAken and a companion to locate and revive them at VanAken's home. Both men were too exhausted to move and remained under care.
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Goshen
N. Y
Henry Robinson
Smiley Withers
New York
Livingston Manor
Reese
Bill Hank" VanAken
Messrs. Robinson
Withers
VanAken
Mine Fire Confounds Efforts At Pocahontas Mine
Bluefield West Virginia dispatch reports nine dead with two to three missing as a drift mine burns. Efforts to reach the fire hinge on pipe and hose shortages while relief crews and excursion trains bring crowds and fundraising drives advance for victims. State Mine Inspector is on scene but causes remain undetermined.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Pocahontas
Flat Top
Elkton
One Thousand Vaccinated Free in City Drive
City Physician Scammell and Freeman led a three day effort spurred by the Health Department offer to vaccinate all at no charge. Close to 1,000 residents were vaccinated in Trenton during the drive begun November 14.
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Tek
Philadelphia Timms
Trenton
Scammell and Freeman
Health Department
No Small-Pox Order to Indians Denied by Senator
Washburn Wisconsin November 17 state senator O Neil denied a published Ashland report claiming he ordered all logging operations stopped on the Radia Soper onset. the denial attributed to a misread or misquote in circulation.
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Washburn
Wis
O’neil
Ashland
Soper
Pennsylvanian Leads Cavalry to Victory Over Insurgents
In Samar and Batangas provinces, Captain Francis H. Schoeffel of Company E Ninth Infantry and Captain John D L Hartmann of Troop K First Cavalry led assaults on entrenched insurgents. Hartmann routed 400 rebels at Buan, breaking their rifle-pit positions, while Schoeffel’s men repelled bolomen near Taranguan. Casualties reported include several American deaths and bolomen losses of sixteen. A priest Deposey received a commuted death sentence to twenty years in prison. Municipal authorities plan to enlarge Manila and include Santa Ana. Capts Schoeffel and Hartmann are West Point graduates with long service in the Cuban campaign.
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Manila
Bolomen
Ninth United State Infantry
Taranguan
Samar
Francis H. Schoeffel
John D. L. Hartmann
First Cavalry
Buan
Batangas Province
Samuel 8. Sumner
Luzon
Hartmann
Summer
Herman Hall
Twenty-first Infantry
Batangas
Hall
Deposey
General Chaffee
Santa Ana
West Point
Shhoeffel
Ninth Infantry
New York State
Fatal Church Fire Destroys New Church in Carbondale
The First M. B. Church in Carbondale suffered a devastating fire at 6 am, burning the boiler room and collapsing a balcony. Fireman William Hull was severely burned and likely to die after being pulled from the flames by John Delaney who was also burned, though less severely. The church, recently mortgaged for $18,000, sustained about $60,000 in damage.
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Philadelphia Times
Carbondale
M. B
Fie
William Hull
Hull
John Delaney
Delaney
Texas Seeks Return of Train Robber Suspect Kilpatrick
Texas requests Missouri authorities return Ben Kilpatrick alias Harry Longbaugh held in St. Louis on suspicion of Montana train robberies. Concho and Tom Green counties allege murder robbery and jail breaking charges. Governor Sayers received the sheriff request for a requisition on Missouri.
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Austin
Tex
Ben Kilpatrick
Harry Longbaugh
St. Louis
Montana
Sayers
Concho County
Missouri
Kilpatrick
Tom Green County
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