Apology Claim Tales From Prince Henry Voyage
Prince Henry sailed from Bremerhaven aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm for New York amid cheers and band music. He denied writing a letter of apology to Admiral Dewey, stating the report was untrue.
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Bremerhaven
Prince Henry
New York
Associated Press
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Spain
Prince
Kronprinz Wilhelm
William H. Beehler
United States
Berlin
Tichirschky
William
Prince Henry’s letter apology claim denied by officials
AP with authentic sources reports no letter of apology from Prince Henry to Admiral Dewey. An embassy contact recounts Prince Henry’s Berlin dinner remarks about his Hong Kong gaffe at Dewey’s expense, noting Dewey graciously accepted the apology and that relations between the two men remained pleasant.
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Washington
Associated Press
Prince Henry
Admiral Dewey
United States
Berlin
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Ambassador White
America
Prince
San Francisco
China
Suez
East
Hong Kong
Dewey
Czar
Russia
railroad plan routes from Billings to Portland via Milton
Civil engineer claiming Burling ton system service outlines a proposed line from Billings Montana across the Blue mountains to Milton Washington and Old Ula then along the Columbia River to Portland on the north bank. The route would enter the Walla Walla valley at Milton and connect with the Columbia River at Old Ula.
Tenants Driven Out In Central Park West Fire
A blaze destroyed the Durlands Riding academy on Central Park West and damaged the adjacent Poillon apartment house. Firefighters faced a backdraft. several were injured, with Robert Manning seriously hurt. The academy, 15 years old, cost $100,000 and was then being converted into a hippodrome. roof damage imperiled numerous tenants.
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New York
Central Park West
Durlands Riding Academy
Poillon
Robert Manning
Boston
Barnum's Monkeys and the Scott's Emulsion Tip
A reader recalls the circus practice of dosing monkeys with Scott's Emulsion to prevent consumption. After an accident releasing the medicine, monkeys thrived on the new doses and deaths dropped. The note links monkey and human consumption and promotes Scott's Emulsion as a cure and trade mark on bottle wrappers.
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Scott
Man
Dr Mueller’s Boer Mission to United States
Brussels reports that Dr Mueller former consul of the Orange Free State in Holland traveled to the United States under an assumed name. He carries Kruger’s letter to Roosevelt not asking for intervention but noting regrets at not greeting Roosevelt and hints at growing Boers influence. Mueller aims to push anti war contraband trade policy and sway U S opinion with support from European Boer sympathizers.
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Brussels
Mueller
Orange Free State
Holland
United States
Kruger
Roosevelt
Dr. Mueller
Great Republic
Europe
Man Falls From Balcony During Movie at Victoria Theater
In New York on February 17 a man fell about 20 feet from a balcony onto a woman in the orchestra during a cotton field moonlight scene. The woman was not seriously hurt. The crowd mistook the noise for fire but was quieted by theater staff and police. He identified himself as George S Bullock of Chicago.
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New York
Victoria Theater
George S. Bullock
Chicago
Troops in Control in Trieste as Striker Unrest Grows
Crowds fill the streets of Trieste while soldiers patrol and halt business. Wounded from Friday’s Plaza Grand firing have died, signaling intensified military action and casualties amid ongoing labor unrest.
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Trieste
Austria
Plaza Grand
Second warrant issued for F C Andrews in bank fraud case
Detroit on February 17 reports that Prosecuting Attorney Hunt issued a second warrant for F C Andrews. He is charged with misappropriating bank funds after overdrafts and over certified checks wrecked City Savings Bank.
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Detroit
Hunt
F. C. Andrews
City Savings Bank
Missing Warren banker Ha mann in Gaiena area
J A Ha mann a private bank proprietor at Warren Mississippi has been missing since Sunday night. His family cannot account for his disappearance. The bank has been closed all week. Hamann came to Warren about a year ago from Chicago. Depositors with accounts totaling thousands await his return.
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Gaiena, Mis
J. A. Hamann
Warren
Lits
Hamann
Chicago
White House Meet Signals War Legislation and Schley Talk
A White House cabinet room conference brought together Senators Allison Aldrich Spooner and Hanna with Speaker Henderson and Representatives Cannon and Grosvenor. The session likely touched Cuban, Philippine and war revenue repeal plans and possibly the Schley matter, but no conclusions were released. The group’s prior Spanish–American War circle suggests coordinating congressional strategy.
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Washington
White House
Allison
Aldrich
Spooner
Henderson
Cannon
Grosvenor
Hanna
Congress
Knox
Payne
Senate
House
Schley
Idler car built for Prince Henry tour in Wilmington
The Pullman Palace Car company shops in Wilmington have completed the Idler, a palatial observation and stateroom sleeper car, to be used by Prince Henry of Prussia and his entourage during their U S tour.
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Wilmington
Del
Pullman Palace Car Company
Prince Henry of Prussia
Funeral for 700-Pound Dennis Leahy
In New York on February 17 a funeral was held for Dennis Leahy. Twelve men carried the casket weighing seven hundred pounds, a weight he had reached in the last decade.
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New York
Dennis Leahy
Leahy
Senate Approves Selma Public Building Funding
Washington Feb 17 The senate approved 109000 for a Selma Alabama public building and resumed debate on the permanent census bureau bill. Senator Lodge offered an amendment to place current Twelfth census office employees in the civil service without further examination but the proposal was defeated without a division.
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Washington
Senate
Selma
Ala
Lodge
Seven Men Killed as Boulder Crashes Train Caboose
In Little Rock Arkansas on February 17 seven men died and at least fourteen were injured when a massive boulder of about 15 tons struck the caboose of a work train on the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf line twenty miles west of the city. Sand from nearby flat cars buried additional victims.
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Little Rock
Ark
Choctaw, Oklahoma and
Gulf Road
Here
Turner transfers land rights to English coal firm
Middlesboro Kentucky February 17 Lee Turner has transferred all rights and title to land where the quarter house stood to the American Association Limited a large English company owning most of the coal lands here He will open a livery stable at Lafollette Officials foresee no further arrests as the feud ends
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Middlesboro
Lee Turner
American Association, Limited
Lafollette
Ransom Paid to Brigands for Miss Stone
Washington reports the state department has received cable advices confirming payment of ransom to Miss Stone's captors. Release timing is unknown, and brigands reportedly demand a one to ten day period to secure their safe retreat before delivering the prisoner.
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Washington
State Department
Miss Stone
Fitzsimmons Jeffries Sign 20-Round World Title Pact
In New York on February 17 Robert Fitzsimmons and James Jeffries signed articles to fight a 20 round world title bout between May 10 and 20. The match is to be staged for the club with the highest purse. The winner will take 60 percent of the purse and the loser 40 percent.
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New York
Robert Fitzsimmons
James Jeffries
Bent pill riddle sparks schoolyard scandal Tit Bits
In a humorous exchange from Tit Bits a boy Georgie is caned by his teacher for being the only one to answer a question. The uncle calls the incident scandalous and demands to know the question about who placed the bent pill in the teacher's chair.
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Georgie
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