Influenza Panic and Cambridge Close Likely
Public alarm over influenza spreads through London and England as deaths rise. Medical officers say the illness is infectious and may travel via air and personal contact. Cambridge University likely to close. one don and a student have died at St John’s College.
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Lespen
Europe
London
Delly Telegraph
Evers
Commission On
Commission On Influendia the Critica Medical Journal
England
Cambridge University
St. John's College
Italy
Desperate Struggle Over Exeter Meeting and Tory Show
Ian Lonnox reports Lord Salisbury press conference and a costly Tory rally in Exeter delaying a planned speech as factions within the Conservative and Liberal camps jostle over the Irish local government bill. A rigged rural conference is debunked as sham with delegates bribed for beer and attendance.
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Salisbury
Lonnox
Ian
Lord Salisbury
Duke of Clarence
Rossendale
Torr
WY Festerday
Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
Tre Dispatca
London
Ely
Chaplin
France Expels Levantine Journalist Amid Chadouine Affair
Paris reports say M. Justin Marengo of the Francs community was expelled from French territory by order of Minister of the Interior M. Constans. Marengo claims the action was more high handed than past measures by M. Stamboulis or M. de Freycinet and has appealed.
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Paris
France
Bulgaria
M. Chadouine
M. Justin Marengo
M. Constans
M. Mare
Moniteur Oriental Exiled Editor Moves to City
The Moniteur Oriental of Constantinople is described as a Franco Russian mouthpiece opposing other powers. Marengo left its staff and came here to edit a paper that attacked Turkey and urged forcing Abdul Hamid to renew Midhat Pasha's constitution. He was expelled from France at the Sultan's demand, with the expulsion dated January 9 and only recently made public.
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Constantinople
Marengo
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Midhad Pasha
France
M. Marengo
Prince George to marry in October amid royal parent consent
London dispatch reports it is practically settled that Prince George of Wales will wed in October to secure succession. The bride remains undecided though public approval of a English born match pleases the Queen and Prince of Wales. He may be created a duke and join the royal suite at St James's Palace, with talks of a title such as Duke of York or Duke of Sussex.
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House of Commons
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Wales
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America
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Hill
Cleveland
New York
Lakewood
Tradesmen in Trouble Appeal to Queen for End of Mourning
London tradesmen facing bankruptcy urge Queen to end mourning for the Duke of Clarence. They demand three weeks of royal visits and drawing rooms to revive business, while The Daily Chronicle supports a parliamentarian push to present the case to the Prime Minister.
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Duke of Clarence
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London
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Dailey Chronicle
War talk fades as Hill Aims for 1900 Boss Role
New York observes war fever ebbing while Democratic figure Henry Hill solidifies influence in the city. He operates from Hoffman House with a plan to secure New York delegates by February 22, while Croker shapes party directions and Grant's mayoral term nears its end. The piece notes Croker’s North American Review article, speculation on Grant’s Senate chances, and cultural tidbits including an exhibition and Paderewski antics.
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Murphy
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Peete
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Washington
Lakewood
North American Review
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Tammany Leader
Tam
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Hugh J. Grant
United States Senate
New York City
Battenburg A Good Boy Becomes Media Hero
Lowpor January 30 Prince Henry of Battenburg enjoys a Mediterranean yachting holiday after pleasing Queen and Victoria with his conduct during Duke of Clarence illness and funeral The article also notes Prince Louis of Battenburg may receive command of the royal yachts Victoria and Albert and suggests Henry could become an English duke and House of Lords member.
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Lowpor
Prince Henry of Battenburg
Victoria
Mediterranean
Battenburg
Duke of Clarence
Prince Louis of Battenburg
Women Lead Bilbao Strike Parade in Ardoneda
In Maparip Jan 30 report, women incite strikers to persist as a band led by working girls marches through Ardoneda waving knives and shouting for the strike. Cendarmes guarding mines and iron works are openly threatened with death.
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Maparip
Bilbao
Ardoneda
Chinese Growing Hostile Again In Yangtze Provinces
Telegrams from Ichang and Chung King report quieted nerves and rising hostility along the Yangtze river. Ichang recalls a Christian massacre during past troubles and forewarns of further trouble. In Egypt, the Khedive opens the General Assembly and pledges to continue his father’s work.
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Ichang
Yang-tee-Kiang
Chung King
Carino
General Assembly
Humbert Shows Interest in World’s Fair
King Humbert received the Chicago Exposition Commission in Rome and told them he took a lively interest in the fair. The delegation included Messia Bryan Higginbotham and Ives.
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Rome
King Humbert
Messia
Bryan Higginbotham
Ives
Six Thousand Engineers Strike Over Fees on Rivers Works
Six thousand engineers employed at projects on the Woulin Ripe and Toss rivers have quit work in protest over payment fee erections. The stoppage follows a dispute between the workers and management regarding monthly wages and contractual charges.
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Loxpor
Woulin
Ripe
Toss
Idaho Claims More Territory Amid Boundary Dispute
Idaho and Washington boundary lines are in dispute as ex Senator W J McConnell proposes a resurvey. He claims the line may be 30 miles east, which would place Spokane in Idaho and shift Cheney Marshall and nearby towns along the Spokane and Palouse line into the Panhandle.
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Idaho
Borse Crry
Ipsxo
Washington
W. J. McConnell
United States
McConnell
Spokane
Cheney
Marshall
Palouse
Panhandle
Melbourne Rain Wizard Visits On Way To Mexico
Frank Melbourne and his brother M. E. Melbourne passed through Melbourne yesterday en route to Guayamez Mexico to test weather experiments on the Hatheway property where stock losses occurred from two months of drought. He said he would attempt to bring rain upon his return to the area.
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Tex
Frank Melbourne
M. E. Melbourne
Guayamez
Mexico
E. H. Hatheway
Melbourne
Canada public accounts show surplus and rising net debt
Ottawa reports last fiscal year revenue of 88,579,310 with expenditures 37,345,567 creating a 2,235,743 surplus. Total Canada debt stands at 289,899,229 with assets of 52,090,199 and net debt of 237,809,030, up 275,818 on year.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Whisky Trust stock dumped by big holders claim
A distiller at the Internal Revenues office said the major Whisky Trust holders had unloaded millions worth of stock in recent weeks and that most shares are now held in the Hast.
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Curiaco
Cattle Feeding Company
Whisky Trust
Yosardly
Remains of Francisco Pizarro Exhumed in Panama Cathedral
The article reports the removal of Francisco Pizarro's remains from the cathedral vault in Panama with ceremony. The body is described as perfectly preserved and the assassin wounds still visible, noting pomp surrounding the relocation. An unrelated ad fragment about furniture reupholstery appears at the end.
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Panama
Francisco Pizarro
Peru
Washington's Birthday celebration grows with school based events
The Allegheny school system releases its thirty seventh annual Board of Controllers report and eighteenth annual Superintendent of Schools report for the prior year. It highlights attendance, staffing, and progress on industrial arts and typewriting in the High School. A Patriotic celebration plan includes Washington’s Birthday activities across all buildings and a Carnegie Hall gathering on February 22.
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Superintendent of Schools
City of
Allegheny
J. 8. Young
Young
Morrow
Benny
City Hall
Drs- Patch
Washington
Habs of
Carnegie Hall
Seteemer
Adu- Alleghen High
Bobook
Presidencrins
T. 8. Woods
Fittsburg
Wilkinsburg public school opens with reception and new teachers
Bits of school gossip note the Homewood schoolhouse start last July, a June reception, and Wilkinsburg opening of the Taznew Third ward schoolhouse tomorrow with Misses Marter Stewart Smith and Mr Price in charge. Examinations and institute sessions are scheduled across nearby towns with multiple divisions and class drills under several instructors.
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Homewood
Tracneng
McKeesport
Bradnock
Wilkinsburg
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Fundenberg, McComb
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Osceola School
Twentieth Ward
Scurzemtespert Hamwinton
Braddock
St. Clair, Twenty-seventh Ward
No.3
Luckey School
Taznew Third Ward
Wikinsburg
Frances R. Marter
Ias M. Stewart
Mary J. Smith
A EL Price
Desperate Prodigal Shoots Cousin Then Kills Self
A man identified as Jacob Somborn shot Julius Somborn, a prominent New York merchant, at 67 Broad Street, demanding money. After wounding Julius, Jacob fired again through a glass door then killed himself, leaving Julius a benefactor previously.
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New York
Julius Somborn
Jacob
Mr. Somborn
Army bicycle corps sparks clash over usefulness
January 30 report from Cutcaco notes General Miles formed a bicycle corps at Sheridan. War Department told General Schofield to disband it, but Miles wants the unit kept, arguing bicycles could aid military operations.
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Cutcaco
Miles
Sheridan
War Department
Schofield
Supersedeas Granted in Graves Case Not Bail Grant
Denver January 30 The granting of a supersedeas in the Graves case does not mean Dr Graves will be admitted to bail. He will be allowed all the time his attorneys consider necessary to further prepare his defense.
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Denver
Graves
Dress Salta at Pitestra's for a fitted suit
A note directs readers to Dress Salta for a well fitting suit or overvest, located at 434 Wood Street near Pitestra's.
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Pitestra
Wood Street
Old and New Rome Travelogue of a December Journey
A writer details a December rail journey from Pisa to Rome, noting moonlit countryside and slow speed on a fast Italian train. He complains about light luggage taxes, describes Hotel Quirinal life, Rome sights, warm sun, and weather contrasts, and recalls anecdotes about buys and poetry alongside reflections on Italian climate and culture.
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