Turks Versus Japs Naval Officers Snubbed
An international incident in Constantinople and the Dardanelles unfolds as a Japanese ironclad refuses passage to Turkish survivors of the Ertogroul. Turkish and imperial authorities clash over entering the straits, leading to apologies and a diplomatic resolution aboard the imperial yacht. Emperor William sends a special envoy with gifts to the Sultan in gratitude for Turkish aid to the Friedrich Karl.
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Constantinople
China Sea
Dardanelle
Dardanelles
Ertogruo
Turkey
Japan
Constantiople
Swyraia
Osman Pasha
Hassan
William
Germany
Friedrich Karl
Miylen
Jugean Sea
Asia Minor
Hoch Seeks Patience From Medical Bodies On Lymph Secret
Prof Koch returns home and seeks talks with Dr Von Gossler and other medical ministers about whether medical societies should keep secret the nature and distribution method of the lymph. He complains of harsh criticism and may reveal manufacturing details if pressed. Dr Cherne of London tests the remedy on leprosy and plans to inoculate lepers in St Petersburg.
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Pro. Koch
von Gossler
Koch
Landtag
Blatt
Libbetts Laboratory
Horrors of Monte Carlo
Paris based Galignani's Messenger reports a wave of personal crisis inquiries from Monte Carlo tied to gambling losses. A man named Bour killed himself after losing money. his mistress received 400 to leave with Bour's papers and was not told of his relatives. A English witness described another suicide at the casino with body removal.
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Galignani
Paris
Monte Carlo
CG. L. Bour
Bour
Potters’ Field
Adsev
Assino
Graham
Saya
Monte Carlo Casino Subsidies Suppress Death Record
A note alleges subsidies from the Casino authorities at Monte Carlo to shield an awful death record from public view. The claim centers on official support masking a fatal incident and its fallout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Carlo
Duel Between Hungarian Count and Parisian Viscount Ends With Wounded Husband
A Hungarian nobleman Count Tieza and Viscount de Marigny dueled in Marseille over the Countess Vasili, wife of the Hungarian, after rumors of flirtation in Vienna Paris and Cannes. The husband was wounded in the neck. the bullet extracted and he is described as fairing well though not out of danger. The Count and Countess remain at the same hotel as doctors restrict visiting. The affair has sparked widespread gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CST Dunlaf
France
Tieza
Viscount de Marigny
Mlle
Vasilisi
Bohemia
Indy
Paris
Vienna
Viscount du Marigny
Marseilles
Cavaliere Sirvente
European Masons Decline Overtures for Cooperation
A report notes that the German Free Masons have declined overtures for closer European cooperation. The decision appears to affect fraternal ties and regional Masonic activities without specifying future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Masons
Many Postal Clerks Discharged in London Office
A sensational move in London, Die Postoffice Savings Bank suspends over 200 clerks for disobeying orders to stay two hours past shift end. New workers quickly filled the vacancies as the suspensions ripple through post office operations.
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Loxspor
Postoffice
Postoffice Savings Bank
Baptism of a Prince Scheduled in Berni
Berni January 3 reports the baptism of the infant Prince is fixed for January 25 with the Empress shown in public again. The King and Queen of Italy will serve as sponsors. Alice Shaw the American whistler has achieved success in St. Petersburg concerts.
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Berni
Italy
Alice Shaw
Whistler
St. Petersburg
Fire ruins Fifth Avenue Theatre. rebuild planned at once
Still a mystery where the blaze began as H C Miner, lessee, surveys the charred ruins. Loss estimated at about $567000. heavy hit on insurers. Miner vows rapid rebuilding under new codes with Cleopatra to reopen on Broadway in two months. includes listed losses to actors, shops, and adjacent properties.
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New York
H. C. Miner
Fifth Avenue Theater
Miner
Customs House
Union Square Theater
Broadway
Twenty-eighth Streets
Hermann
Gilsey
Cory C. Miner
Fanny Davenport
I. B. Cook & Co
S. Spero
F. J. Brooks
Hermann’s Theater
Sturtevail House
West Twenty-eighth Street
Father O'Shea Defends Parnell In Galway Election Letter
Draugh ternary Jan 3 Father O'Shea writes from Drogheda convent defending Parnell and Captain O'Shea. He asserts Parnell acted with political purity to gain O'Shea's influence for Galway 1886 and denies any ties between the Galway matter and divorce court proceedings.
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Galway
Final conference on Irish leadership underway near Boulogne
Mr Parnell departs Dublin for Avondale to await the final leadership talks likely in Boulogne. Mr O'Brien conditions any resumption on sanction from the Irish party majority, while Dillon and McCarthy keep negotiations private. The Dublin group remains unfavorable to renewing talks at Boulogne.
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O’brien
Messrs. Dillon
McCarthy
Boulogne-Sur-Mer
Crooked Estate Management Mystery of Donnelly Funds
Kansas City January 3 Guardian Hugh Lynch, in charge of Bernard Donnelly’s estate after insanity declaration, faces numerous claims totaling about 400000. Lynch expects only a small percentage will be paid, leaving many personal friends of Donnelly as losers. He has found no proper accounting for funds or profits from the Troost estate and Gillis Opera House, with Donnelly’s property heavily encumbered.
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Kansas City
Hugh Lynch
Bernard Donnelly
Donnelly
Lynch
Avery
Mr. Lyne
Troost
Gillis Opera House
Mr. Donnelly
Mr. Lynch
Argentine Crisis Seen Short Lived By Mitre
In Paris on January 3 General Mitre expressed confidence the Argentine crisis would not last long. He cited a finance agreement with the English Financial Committee as a path to rehabilitation and normal finances within three years. He said he would not seek the presidency unless a Buenos Aires meeting signals welfare for the nation.
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Paris
Mitre
Buenos Aires
Buenos Ayres
Sokates
New Men to Be Elected for Central Board of Education
Terms of 12 Central Board of Education members have expired and elections will be held by their boards before the first Tuesday in February. Incumbents due to three year terms include Nesbit Allen Adams Doerflinger Blase Grey Liberty McMillen McKean Torrens Washington Berger Buckley Staub St. Clair.
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Central Board of Education
W. H. Nesbit
Allen
Hugh Adams
Forbes
Theo. Doerflinger
Franklin
R. W. Blase
Humboldt
Grey
Liberty
James M. McMillen
Minersville
Jona McKean
Morse
D. R Torrens
Mr. Washington
J. C. Berger
North
J.D. Buckley
Ride
F. N. Staub
Springfield
P. M
St. Clair
Methodist minister dies after fall into old well
Horserider T. O. Lucas, a young Methodist minister, was killed near Brownsville Tennessee when he and his horse fell into an old well yesterday. Rescue late as Lucas body took hours to recover from the well.
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Brownsville
Tenn
T. O. Lucas
Lucas
Guatemalan Captain Sentenced for Confederate Currency Fraud
Don Ramiro Alvarez, a Guatemalan army captain, was sentenced by a Berlin court to eight months in jail for defrauding hotelkeepers and waiters across the country. He circulated American Confederate money from the rebellion era and used letters of introduction from American lodges to aid his scheme. Police identify the case as international fraud with wide-reaching reach.
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Dunlap's Cable Company
Don Ramiro Alvarez
Guatamale
Berlin
Alvarez
The Cortes Prorogued Until April Second
Lispos January 3. The Cortes have been prorogued until April 2. Paris January 3. Reports mention French Grand Orient and English Free Masons in a brief diplomatic notice.
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Lispos
Free Masons
Pag
Grand Orient
Bargain Shoppers Urged In Dry Goods Sale
In dull month promotions the store cuts prices on black dress goods and silk and wool fabrics. Highlights include 60 pieces at 1.25 per yard and 46 inch Henrietta at 69 cents. muslin underwear one third off. cloak room clearance for curtains. compare samples from Trorston Bros Allegheny Pa.
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Ouy
Trorston Bros
Allegheny
Hendricks & Co offers free photos with cabinet sale
Hendricks & Co at 68 Federal Street Allegheny advertises twelve miniature photographs free with every dozen cabinets this week. Cabinets priced at about $1 per dozen.
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Hendricks & Co.'s
Federal Street
Allegheny
Coal wage dispute looms in Scottdale coke fields
Operators and miners met at Scottdale to discuss a sliding scale for coal wages and weighing at the tipple. A weighing system faces opposition, while disagreements over non unionists and eight hour work rules spark a potential strike in coke regions. The scale draft sets per hundred, ton, and headroom rates with special provisions and a demand for bond before new contracts.
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Scottdale
Messrs
Rae
Parker and Ebertoot
Lynch
Brennen
Schoonmaker
Coal Coke Workers Demand Eight Hour Day
The operators rejected all worker demands including an eight hour day and wage scales. They cite coke market weakness and higher costs, arguing a nine hour day is standard elsewhere. They note coke prices are down and warn a concession would raise production costs.
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United States
Alcohol and Long Life From British Medical Association
A Science article notes a British Medical Association commission studied 4 234 deaths to compare life expectancy across five drinking groups total abstainers habitual temperate drinkers careless drinkers free and habitual drinkers and decidedly intemperate drinkers. It finds teetotalers shortest lived while moderate drinkers attain the oldest ages.
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British Medical Association
Canadian Reciprocity Plan Aims to Improve Trade
Senator Carlisle argues a proposed advisory commission on reciprocity would study and recommend ways to ease disputes and expand trade between the United States and Canada. He says Canada can adjust duties and fishing rights within its powers to foster closer relations, while treaty power handles larger issues like the Bering Sea.
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Wasurxoton
Carlisle
John Thompson
United States
Dominion of Canada
Bering Sea
Canada
Ohio River Flood Grows. Lifts At Parkressure Amid Downline Chaos
A special report from Parkressure on January 3 notes the Ohio River rising to 34 feet 6 inches, submerging Leachtown and many farms. Little Kanawha Valley telephones are down, roads and bridges underwater, with Sandy and Mill Creek Valleys flooded and residents evacuated from river bottoms.
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Ohio
Kanawha Valley
Leachtown
Sandy
Mill Creek
Tygert
McKeesport Flood Delays Rail Lines Amid Landslides
Still blocked by slides, McKeesport reports flood not as severe as feared. Many evacuees, heavy lumber movement, and railroad disruption on McKeesport and Bellevue lines worsen, with the Baltimore and Ohio line also in bad shape due to the Osceola slide.
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McKeesport
Believernon
Baltimore and Ohio
Osceola
High Water at Wheeling Reaches 33 Feet 3 Inches
Special telegram from Wheeling reports the river hitting a high-water mark of 33 feet 3 inches at 9 PM. No further damage since last night, though one or two more feet would have caused great losses. Rivers fall across the state. lumbermen and railroads suffer most as the Baltimore and Ohio loses bridges but local roads recover.
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Dispatch
Wreenixe
Trans- Ohio Division
Baltimore and Ohio
Johns town Ice Gorge Danger Fades After Cold Spell
Johnstown reports the danger from the big ice gorge above the city has passed for now as continued cold slows movement. Bridge crews will clear obstructions before any renewed thaw.
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Jopnstown
Tin Plate Tariff Clarified by Assistant Secretary Spaulding
Spaulding informs a Pittsburg firm that tin plates in bonded warehouses before July will face duties under the 1883 act and 1890 provision, while imports or warehouseed goods after July 1 will incur the 22.10 cents per pound rate, with a three year limit before potential sale as abandoned property.
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Washington
Spaulding
Pittsburg
Ice Gorge at Plymouth Fails to Halt River Rise
The Susquehanna River at Wilkesbarre rises rapidly with the water up six feet since noon and an hour by hour rise. ice is gorged at Plymouth but no danger is feared. The Ohio River meanwhile climbs throughout its length at about two inches per hour as conditions worsen. Ex Senator Bainbridge WadLeigh lies ill at his son in law’s residence in Cincinnati with kidney disease.
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Wilkesbaree
Susquehanna
Plymouth
Ohio
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Bostox
Bainbridge Wadleigh
New Hampshire
Gospel temperance meeting at Littl Jim Church Allegheny
A gospel temperance meeting will be held at Littl Jim M E Church on Rebecca Street Allegheny tonight. John W Moreland will lead with addresses by Charles Powelson and L B Jack plus singing. All welcome.
Death After New Year Drunkenness In Filthy Room
David O Neil a 51 year old laborer died after a heavy drinking spree. He returned home at 2 AM and lay on the floor where he died. His 16 year old daughter heard groaning then silence before reporting to police. A black cat sat on the corpse’s desk in the unfurnished room.
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New York
David O'Neil
Ingalls Might Return to Senate to Help Elections Bill
Washington reports Senator Ingalls has started east after urgent calls from Senators Edmunds and Hoar. Republicans fear a quorum loss next week as Paddock and Squire stay west. Urgent telegrams seek their return to back the elections bill amid possible Democratic quorum-breaking.
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Washington
Ingalls
Edmunds
Hoar
Friends of the
Senate
Topeka
Paddock
Senator Squire
West
Squire
Mantelpieces in Homes Move to Marble and Tile
Libraries dining rooms and halls replace wooden mantels with marble tiles or brick. Spanish marbles such as black and gold, Sienna grayish pink marbles, and Numidian varieties in colors from deep mahogany red to pale drab are used for mantels or mantel facings while the rest remains wood.
George Kennan to Speak on the Great Road to Siberia
The press club hosts explorer George Kennan in Old City Hall next Saturday evening for a lecture titled On the Great Road to Siberia. His talk, illustrated by stereopticon, promises revelations about life on the Siberian road and its harsh fates.
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Kennan
George Kennan
Press Club
Saturda
Old City Hall
Siberia
Mr. Kennan
Tragic Hoboken death tied to strong drink
Nine year old James O Halloran was found dead in his Hoboken tenement after consuming whisky or similar liquor. The widowed mother and two sisters lived in poverty at 222 First Street. Neighbors noted the boy appeared intoxicated earlier that day and investigators treat the case as alcohol related.
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New York
James O'Halloran
Hoboken
First Street
James
Barking Machine Explodes Wrecks Mill Wounding Workers
A barking machine at the Cascade Wool Pulp Mills in Loceroft New York exploded last night wrecking part of the mill and seriously injuring superintendent George Webb, John Hammon of Medins, and John Ferris of Loceroft. Fire from shrapnel tore holes in roof and walls. cause blamed on cylinder overheating.
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Loceroft
N. Y
Causcade
George Webb
John Hammon
Medins
John Ferris
Curtains and draperies sale at The Cash STORE
Thornton Bros Allegheny Pa advertises caiman draperies fast colors 32 inches wide 100 yd specials and curtains priced to attract buyers. Shows 1000 pairs opened this week at 398 with other offers 190 per pair and Irish points from 500 up at 12 60.
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Pittsburg
Burglary Suspect Captured After Far Rockaway Chase
George N. Fredericks pursues a burglar from Louis Walters livery to nearby streets in Far Rockaway. The thief, Carl Weber, 35, is captured after a mile and a half chase with pistol drawn, clothes torn, and thefts linked to Dr Edward Decker. Weber is held for the Grand Jury on burglary in the first degree.
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Dispatch
New York
George N. Fredericks
Louis T. Walters
Far Rockaway
Fredericks
Walters’ House
Central Avenue
Lawrence
Walters
Louis
Albert
John L. B. Norton
Ron
Edward Decker
Dr. Decker
Justica Hewlett
Carl Weber
Grand Jury
POKER ROOM RAIDED ON SMITHFIELD STREET
Police raided the first city poker room in years at 510 Smithfield street near Murdock’s store. Eleven players were arrested and held, using fictitious names. Sam Sackett served as doorkeeper and faces charges as proprietor. detective McTighe subdued Sackett after a struggle.
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Smithfield Street
A. M
J. B. Murdock
McTighe
Denniston
Sam Sackett
Sackett
Missing Constable William Butler Found in Ward Twenty-Five
Constable William Butler aged 28 residing at 2321 Larkin's Alley has been missing since New Year's morning. He serves in the Twenty-fifth ward.
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William Butler
Larkin
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