Prince Henry to Visit U S With Large Naval Escort
Washington reports German ambassador Von Holleben confirms Prince Henry’s U S arrival aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm on February 2 and departure aboard the Columbia on March . The party includes Vice Admiral Von Secendorff and aides De Camp Schmidt Von Schwind and Von Egidy. Admiral Evans to lead naval display preparations with support from junior officers. Emperor William unlikely to visit the United States.
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Arrangements at Berlin for Prince Henry’s US visit
Berlin reports elaborate preparations for social entertainments aboard the Hohenzollern during Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia’s visit. A silver service from Kiel is prepared, with the Emperor selecting pieces for use on special occasions. The voyage plans include an 15-person cabin suite and a Newport News stop before proceeding toward Washington.
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Prince Henry of Prussia
United States
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Hampton Reeds
New York
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Kiel
Schloss
Empero
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Count von Boudissin
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Wilhelm
Newport News
Prince Henry
Hoboken
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Potomac River
Washington
Roosevelt
Ashington
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Frankfurter Zeitung
Grape Nuts credited with family health turnaround
A father's tale claims Grape-Nuts helped a run down family member regain height and weight after months of illness. He notes a dramatic gain from 15 pounds to 155 pounds and says the whole family now uses the cereal and is healthier.
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Agen
Embezzler Chipp Sentenced to Sing Sing Prison
Charles P. Chipp, 57, clerk in the City controller’s Bureau of Assessment and Arrears, received a sentence of one to five years at Sing Sing for four counts of grand larceny and one forgery after pleading guilty. He confessed to embezzling about $90,000 amid a romance with Mrs. Shepard.
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New York
Charles P. Chipp
Bureau of Assessment
Controller's Department
Foster
Sing Sing
Chipp
Shepard
Cuban reciprocity hearings begin before Ways and Means
The Ways and Means Committee opened hearings on Cuban reciprocity with wide participation from Cuban producers sugar groups and tobacco interests. Henry C Payne outlined the session will cover the reciprocal trade provisions in the president's message and assess effects on sugar tobacco and related sectors.
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Ways and Means Committee
Messrs. Place, Mendoza
Dumois
Francke
Cuba
Edwin F. Atkins
Hugh Kelly
New York
John F. Craig
Philadelphia
William Haywood
Henry T. Oxnard
Payne
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Proved To Aid Persistent Dyspepsia
Letters from multiple readers across Audubon Iowa Benno Laurens County South Carolina and New York narrate relief from years of dyspepsia indigestion and stomach trouble after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Testimonials claim restored appetite and ability to eat freely with continued use and confidence in the remedy.
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Audubon
Iowa
Seegerene
W. H. McCrary
Benno
Laurens Co
C. I
W. E. Bell
S. C
McCrary
W.E. Bell
N. P
S.C
H. Caulkins
Edmeston
N. Y
K. L. Wharton
New Berne, N.C
Lost Money at Poker at Waldorf Astoria in New York
New York reports John W. Gates of Chicago lost $2,000 in a late night poker game at the Waldorf Astoria. The session drew players including Jake Field Harry Weil Billy Oliver and Gates cronies. A dispute over chip values surfaced as the game sparked a 4 a.m. comeback of $25,000 for some players, ending with Gates down considerably.
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Waldorf-Astoria
Jake” Field
Harry Weil
Billy” Oliver
Horseman
Mr. Gates
New York
Judge rules cities may regulate price of gas in city utility case
Chicago January 15 Judge Grosscup of the United States Circuit Court held that a city may regulate gas prices and ensure rates are reasonable The decision in the People's Gaslight and Coke Company case allows amendments to challenge a 75 cent rate as too low Mayor Harrison notes broader implications for municipal control of telephones electric lights and other public services
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Grosscup
United States Circuit Court
People’s Gaslight and Coke Company
Grosscan
Harrison
Work of the Mafia. Portells stabbed in Dubois outrage
Michael Portells, an Italian found in a deserted shanty on the Flats with more than forty knife slashes, lies in critical condition at a local hospital. Through an interpreter he said Mafia members tried to kill him, attacked by five men who hacked him until one assailant declared him dead and spared his life. Names given include Tony Savero, Pasquale Pollesvorit, Dominic Se Michael.
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Michael Portells
Portolis
Tony and
Pasquale
Savero Pollesvorit
Dominic Se Michael
Ney
Cn Tan
Payne Installed as Postmaster General in White House
President and Cabinet members witness Henry C. Payne sworn in as postmaster general at 10:06 AM in the Cabinet room. Delegation from Wisconsin, Governor Durbin of Indiana, Senator Hanna, and Chief Justice Fuller administer the oath. former postmaster Charles A. was present along with Roosevelt and others.
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Wisconsin
Congress
Durbin
Indiana
Hanna
Henry C. Payne
White House
Fuller
Charles Aeeee
Roosevelt
Postmaster General Payne joins Roosevelt in ceremony
In Washington the new Postmaster General Mr Payne received the President's congratulations after a private talk, then assumed charges at the Postoffice Department around noon. The department staff in the city met him as Mr Smith prepared to depart, likely tomorrow, for other duties including a Gridiron Club dinner. Meanwhile Navy officials announced about 7500 West Indian campaign medals to honor Spanish American war participants, with special distinctions planned for engagements like Santiago, Cienfuegos, and Manzanillo. The President also nominated several federal officials across customs, judiciary, and land offices, including William K Townsend for the Second Circuit and Walter G Robinson for Florida land matters.
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United States
Edwin F. Atkins
New York
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Payne
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Havemeyer
Louis Place
Havana
Francis B. Thurber
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Hugh Kelley
William Corwine
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Cardenas
Santiago
Manzanillo
Nipe Bay
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Tampa
Fla
Francis L. Lee
Galveston
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Corpus Christi
Tex
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William K. Townsend
Connecticut
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Thomas Lee Moore
John Grant
Eastern District of Texas
John F. Horr
Florida
Joseph N. Stripling
John Eagan
Register of Land Office
Walter G. Robinson
Gainesville
Henry H. Chubb
Edmund C. Weeks
District of New York
Silas B. Croft
Secretary seeks Seoul legation building at forty thousand
Secretary Hay asks Congress to fund a new Seoul legation costing 40000. A companion letter notes the cramped quarters with ceilings six feet six inches high and the host’s six foot two height. The author calls the present facilities a disgrace next to other nations’ handsome buildings. Rear Admiral Van Reypen will retire January 25 as senior rear admiral. Medical Inspector Rixey will succeed and hold rear admiral rank while leading the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
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Hay
House of Representatives
Seoul
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Uest
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Naval Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
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Presley M. Rixey
Admiral van Reypen
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Fisher Reappointed Paducah Postmaster By Wheeler
The article notes today that Representative Wheeler will reappoint Frank M. Fisher as postmaster of Paducah Kentucky. Secretary Long has nearly decided to again place a rear admiral in command of the naval forces in the area.
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Washington
Wheeler
Frank M. Fisher
Paducah, Ky
Long
Senate hearings on oleomargarine and immigration bills
Hearings continued on oleomargarine tariffs and butterine production with Dillingham of Providence and Larson of Langdon describing methods and samples. Immigration Restriction League voiced support for an educational test with Hall Edgerton Cummins and Warren. Pacific coast subcommittee concedes report to full committee and drafts a bill. Burke protests lease of Sioux reservation grazing lands affecting Cheyenne agency opening.
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South Atlantic
Agricultural Committee of
Senate
Dillingham
Providence
R. L
Larson
Langdon, D. C
South Daota
Burke
Cheyenne
War on Uncle Tom's Cabin Daughters Oppose Play in Kentucky
Confederate Daughters chapters in Louisville and Paducah meet to campaign against producing Uncle Tom's Cabin in Kentucky. Resolutions pledge to block the play and denounce the book as a libel on the South and slavery. Lexington Chapter action endorsed. no legislative appeal yet.
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Louisville
Albert Sidney Johnston
Daughters of the Confederacy
Lexington
Harriet Beecher Stowe
South
Kentucky
Paducah
Kington
McKinley Death Triggers Congressional Resolution
In the Hall of Representatives on February 27 John Hay read a joint resolution after Montague Lessler was sworn in to replace Nicholas Miller of New York. Grosvenor presented the McKinley resolutions urging both houses to assemble on February 27, 1902 for an address on William McKinley’s life and character by John Hay.
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Hall of Representatives
Montague Lessler
Nicholas Miller
New York
Grosvenor
Ohio
William McKinley
United States
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Houses of Congress
Joint Committee
William MecKinley
Pittsburg founder’s protor killed at grade crossing
Fort Scott Kan Jan 14 Charles L Chapman protor of the Pittsburg foundry and machine works died at a grade crossing when knocked down by an engine. He was dragged about a hundred feet and his head and limbs were severed from his body.
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Kan
Charles L. Chapman
Pittsburg
Gace
Pittebure
Gormans Tithe Now Clear In Maryland Senate Vote
ANNAPOLIS Md Jan 15 Both houses of the General Assembly met in joint convention at noon to formally ratify the election of Arthur Pue Gorman to the United States Senate in succession to George L Wellington The action completes Gormans bid for the seat and marks a political milestone for the state capital and the nation.
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General Assembly
United States
Senate
Arthur Pue Gorman
George L. Wellington
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