Monetary Conference Outlook Brightens as Mono Metallists Yield
Nov. 22 report says American and Indian delegates back Rothschild proposals to curb silver fall. Loetbeer Levi and De Rothschild plans set gold standard and limited silver coinage with private minting only under seignorage. Germany and France align, conference may wrap next week. Henry Clews and J Edward Simmonds comment.
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Monetary Conference
Mr. de Rothschild
India
Henry W. Cannon
United States
Alfred de Rothschild
Great Britain
M. Montefiore Levi
M. Levi
Adolph Loetbeer
Prof
Loetbeer
M. de Rothschild
France
Germany
Falin
Herr Deebend
Reichsbank
M. Tirard
New York
Alfred de Rothchild
J. Edward Simmonds
Fourth National Bank
Trade Theory Meets McKinley Bill Findings
Farry Pembroke asks how it can reconcile the idea that in international trade payments occur before goods and how the McKinley bill curbs British imports but not U S exports to England. London unemployed defiant torchlight plans amidTower Hill rally. Archbishop Vaughan to be cardinal at Pope's jubilee. Prince George and Princess May rumored to wed in London.
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Lorper
Farry Pembroke
Tine
America
England
Betrothal of Prince Ge of Wales Expected After Duke’s Death Anniversary
It is generally understood that the engagement of Prince Ge of Wales to Princess May of Teck will be officially announced after the anniversary of the Duke of Clarence’s death.
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Prince Ge of Wales
Princess May
Teck
Duke of Clarence
Panama Canal Board Refuses Testimony in Paris
In Paris 190-M, Vice Chairman de Lesseps and directors Fontanes and Cotta refused to testify before the committee citing absence or legal status. Witness Laguerre said Arton spent 300000 francs for political aims, while Jopper claimed Reinach supplied 1000000 francs in 1888. Public prosecutor declined to submit prosecution documents to the Investigating Committee.
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M. Charles de Lesseps
Panama Canal Company
M. Marine Footanes
Baron Cotta
M. de Lesseps
Paria
M. Fontanes
M. Laguerre
M. Arton
M. Jopper
Reinach A Houses
Barrn Reinach
Panama Canal Directora
Brisson Pressed to Form French Cabinet
Paris November 29 President Carnot summoned M Brisson to form a ministry while keeping Ribot and de Freycinet in the cabinet Brisson promised to decide after conferring with friends Rumors say de Freycinet and Ribot may decline Brisson’s offer and he may take Justice as well as Prime Minister in addition There is strong support for Brisson in the Chamber lobbies today
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Carnot
France
Paris
M. Brisson
M. Ribot
M. de Freycinet
M. Ri
France insulted in Austria sparks uproar in Reichsrat
In Vresna on November 22 a Reichsrath member labeled France a Republic of thieves and swindlers during a speech. The remark provoked uproar and the speaker was ordered to return to order by the President. It was noted the French government may seek accountability for the incident.
Reception to Harrity Draws City Enthusiasm in Philadelphia
William F Harrity, celebrated as a leading national figure, received a public tribute at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. Governor Pattison and his staff greeted Harrity as crowds cheered, while Harrity dismissed rumors of any political conference with Democrats.
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Navy
William F. Harritt
Academy of Music
Mr. Harrity
Hartity
Harrity
Alter
Gorman
Crisp
Lons Branch Storm Destroys Pier and Washes Shorefront
A severe Nor’easter battered Branson New Jersey with heavy gales all day. Iron pilings along the pier broke loose and washed away while waves carved a 50 by 70 foot wash in front of St. Cohen’s cottage on Morris Avenue. Chelsea Avenue suffered a 30 foot wash between Troutman’s drugstore and the Mansion House, eroding the street and washing away part of the avenue. The Brighton Hotel bluff is under threat as surf pounds the shore. continued storming could erase the bluff to the hotel steps.
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N. J
St. Cohen
Mansion House
United States
Morris Avenue
Brighton Hotel
Boy Drowns After Ice Slide Incident in Blackwood
Tremont Pennsylvania November 29 William Poleski age nine of Blackwood slipped on ice at Blackwood reservoir while sliding with companions and drowned witnesses say he broke sleep and was swept beneath the ice authorities report the boy is presumed dead and search efforts continue in the area
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William Poleski
Blackwood
Blackwood Reservoir
Interior dismisses 29 General Land Office agents
The U S Interior Department sent telegrams of dismissal to 29 special agents of the General Land Office due to insufficient appropriations. In Youngstown a man named Vittorio Lafazio was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary for murdering his wife and wounding her lover.
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the of the Interior
General Land Office
Youngstown
Vittorio Lafazio
Seven Comets Visible The Largest Number On Record
A telegraph report from New York cites Prof. Jacoby of Columbia College stating seven telescopic comets are visible, including Holmes Freeman Swift and Barnard. Freeman’s comet possibly fragments of Biela’s, with observations awaiting clear skies. Niagara Falls residents react with fear and public prayers as panic spreads, with a farmer driven to madness and a frightened boy hiding in a cellar.
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Jacoby
Columbia College
Holmes
Freeman
Swift
Winnecke
Denning
Brooks
Barnard
Brighton
England
Biela
Prof
Lofty Tibetan Lakes Supposed Heights Rival World’s Highest
The Chicago Herald notes Himalaya lakes in Thibet claimed to be the loftiest. Manasarovara is cited between 19 000 and 20 000 feet, with Chata moo and Surakoi at 17 000 and 15 400 feet. Titicaca at 12 000 feet is no longer considered the loftiest.
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Himalaya
Thibet
Manasarovara
Chatamoo
Surakoi
Lake Titicaca
South America
Husband Strangles Wife After Birth of Daughter
In Nov. 29 incident John Herbert allegedly choked his wife during a fight over their one year old daughter. The grocer Charles Kantner intervened by hitting Herbert and rescuing the unconscious woman, who later told doctors of prior abuse toward the child. She is in critical condition. Herbert fled the hills.
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John Herbert
Charles Kantner
Kantner
Herbert
Yuengling Brewery Faces Cash Crunch and Bond Dilemma
New York reports serious financial trouble at the David G. Yuengling Brewing Company. Interest on over 1 million dollars of first mortgage bonds due October 1 remains unpaid, with funds lacking to redeem bonds maturing next January. A five member committee is appointed to probe the firm's affairs. Separate items note Mrs. Mary Madole killed at Port Perry by the New York express, and Thomas Iron Company's blast furnace at Hellertown shuttered, leaving 60 workers unemployed.
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New York
David G. Yuengling Brewing Company
Brappocn
Mary Madole
Port Perry
The
New York Express
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Madole
Dr. Scott Dies. President Harrison's Father-in-Law
Rev. John Witherspoon Scott, 1800–Nov 29, passed at 4:10 pm in the White House. Born in Beaver County Pa, he served as professor at Washington Jefferson College and Miami University, founded Oxford Female College, and later held a clerkship in the Interior Department before joining the White House staff. Funeral services set for next Thursday in the East Room with burial in Belington cemetery.
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Washington-Jefferson College
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Scott
Harrison
Executive Mansion
John Witherspoon Scott
George McElroy Scott
Bucks County
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Yale
Mary Meal
Miami University
Miami
Elizabeth
Lord
Carolina
Mia. Harrison
John Neal Scott
Oxford
Washington
Interior Department
Halford
Joseph Wright
Washington, Pa
Relington Pa
Veteran Senator Seeks Dues From Government
General George W. Jones Iowa's first United States Senator in his 89th year leaves Dunvaer to appear before Congress with claims for Black Hawk War and Buchanan era service. He was pensioned last winter for War of 1812 drummer boy duties.
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George W. Jones
Iowa
United States
Washington
Congress
Bogota
Buchanan
Cornerstone Layed for New Asylum in Werneraville
The cornerstone of the New Asylum for the Chronic Insane at Werneraville was laid with ceremonies. Governor Pattison and Dr. Thomas G. Morton, Chairman of the Lunacy Committee, delivered addresses.
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Werneraville
Pattison
Thomas G. Morton
Thursday Overcoat Sale at C C C Clothiers Pittsburg
Pittsburg clothier advertises a Thursday overcoat sale at cost on December 1. The promo promises large stock of men s overcoats from single to double breasted in multiple colors and fabrics with prices highlighted from seven fifty to twelve dollars and up.
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Oxford
Co. C
Clothiers
Diamond
Wool Rates Set to Rise December 15
Chicago announces wool rate increases with the cancellation of the spring special tariff. The new base rate will be 65 cents per 100 pounds for both compressed and sack wool from Chicago to New York, taking effect December 16. The move abrogates all rates not aligned with official class rates.
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New York
Central Traffic Association
Permanent Census Bureau Proposal Urged by Porter
Census Superintendent Porter urges establishing the census office as a permanent bureau within the Interior Department. He cites earlier complaints about the eleventh census accuracy, notes vindication over time, and cites a total cost of 8,203,603 dollars with the work’s completion date remaining uncertain due to its intricate detail.
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Porter
Bureau
Interior Department
Remarkable Cure of Scrofulous Humor by Cuticura Remedies
H. E. Bowen of East Otto New York reports a seven year old son with severe skin disease and itch, nearly losing use of limbs. After trying doctors and remedies, two boxes of Cuticura Soap and related products brought lasting sleep and health, with no relapse.
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Cuba
Creekgren
Blood and Skin Purifier and Cuticura Remedies Ad
An old advertisement touts Blood and Skin Purifier to cleanse blood of impurities, Cuticura the Errat Skin Cure, and Cuticura S50AP as a skin beautifier. It claims instant relief and cure for itching burning scaly crusted pimply diseased skin scalp and hair loss across all ages from infancy to old age.
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Heiskell
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