Audiences Between Emperor and Foreign Ministers at Forbidden City
In Peking the foreign ministers were received as sovereigns equal to the Chinese Emperor. The audience took place in the Forbidden City’s inner hall with elaborate furnishings. The Emperor sat impassive, the Dowager Empress unseen, and Sir Ernest Satow conveyed a pledge to maintain China’s independence and integrity while promoting free trade and modernization.
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Peking
China
Forbidden City
Prince Ching
Ernest Satew
Foreign ministers tour Forbidden City gates and courts
Ministers of foreign powers entered the Forbidden City exiting by the east gate after passing the main gate overdrawn with their military escorts left outside. They moved through the inner courts while their procession proceeded in yellow chairs reserved for princes and secretaries, signaling a new era of prosperity.
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Ress
Forbidden City
Pullman Car事故在麦加维站翻覆
普鲁尔曼车厢在麦格维斯站翻覆，五人受轻伤。西向二段的Atlantic特快列车因山道下滑的货列失控而导致扣车，后部二十八节车厢撞上并侧翻，市长哈里斯堡市长弗里奇亦受伤但继续旅行。
Abandoned by Counsel In Slaying Case
Chicago January 2 Louis Toombs the alleged slayer of Minnie Larson was abandoned today for the second time by lawyers Daniel G Ramsey and Henry Bottuma who withdrew due to unpaid retainer of 3000 Judge Smith then appointed William Buckner to defend the accused woman slayer causing a further delay Buckner must consult with his client by Monday morning
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Chicago
Louis Toombs
Minnie Larson
Daniel G. Ramsey
Henry Bottuma
Smith
Toombs
William Buckner
Higginbotham Convicted for Assault. Hanged Set for Feb 24
In Lynchburg Virginia Joe Higginbotham was found guilty by a jury today of criminal assault on Mrs Halph Webber. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to be hanged on February 24. The courthouse and jail were guarded by state militia but no disorder occurred. The trial lasted about an hour and a half. Higginbotham had assaulted Mrs Webber on January 1 and then attempted further violence against another person.
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Lynchburg
Joe Higginbotham
Halph Webber
Higginbotham
Well
Negro Farmer Dies After Shot Near Lexington
John Gentry, a farmer, died at a Lexington hospital after being shot by Alfred Fuller, a Black man. A posse chased Fuller into a neighboring county and guarded his refuge. Fuller leaped from a second story window and remained at large. The incident followed Gentry reproving Fuller for boisterousness in a cross roads store.
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Lexington
John Gentif
Alfred Fuller
Fuller
Gentry
Widow Wing Wins Damages in Illinois Central Collision Case
Mrs Net tle Wing of Carbondale wins a circuit court judgment against Illinois Central for damages over her husband death in a rare dead end collision near Belleville. He was killed between two engines and burned by a headlight after the engines came together in what is described as an unusual railroad accident.
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Carbondale
Nettle Wing
Ilinois Central
Belleville
Wing
Lenihan dies before taking Kansas City bishop post
Sioux City Iowa January 2 The late Rt Rev Thomas M Lenihan bishop of Cheyenne was the first bishop of the Kansas City diocese The bull announcing his appointment had been sent from Rome and arrived after he had died at Marshalltown on December 16 Three new names will be sent for the bishopric
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Sioux City
Thomas M. Lenihan
Cheyenne
Kansas City
Rome
Marshalltown
Twenty-ninth Regiment Ordered to Manila from Fort Sheridan
The Twenty-ninth Regiment at Fort Sheridan received Washington orders to mobilize for Manila. This new infantry unit, formed under the army reorganization act, has been developing since last March. Colonel Wm. Auman, its commander, is now in the Philippines.
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Chicago
Twenty-ninth
Fort Sheridan
Washington
Manila
Twentyninth
Wm. Auman
Philippines
Gas and Oil Gusher Strikes Pleasants County Well
Parkersburg West Virginia January report states the largest gas well in the state has been struck in Pleasants county. It is flowing around fifteen million cubic feet of gas per day and producing over 50 barrels of oil daily. The drill has just reached the sand top and flow is expected as drilling continues.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Pleasants County
House Debates Commerce Measure and Boosts Rural Carriers Pay
Washington dispatch covers Senate debate on a joint resolution praising Rear Admiral Schley and a call for intervention on Scheepers case, with Senator Teller denouncing British actions. House approves a Department of Commerce bill and increases rural free delivery pay to 60 dollars annually, while discussing Philippine policy and various amendments.
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Washington
Senate
Mason
Illinois
Congress
Winfield Scott Schley
Santiago
Admiral Schley
Schley
Hale
Committee On Naval Affairs
Teller
Scheepers
Mr. Teller
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Turkey
Persia
South Africa
Commandant Scheepers
Lodge
Massachusetts
Rawlins
Department of Commerce
Philippine Question in Various Forms Discussed Again
Washington January 2 report notes ongoing consideration of the urgency deficiency bill in Congress. The piece outlines multiple forms and approaches under debate, signaling continued attention to fiscal and legislative changes at the federal level.
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Washington
Mrs Richardson's Defense Opens in Savannah Murder Trial
Plattsburg Mo Jan 23 Mrs Addie B Richardson begins her defense in the murder trial of her husband Frank W Richardson at Savannah The defense aims to finish tomorrow with the defendant to testify Evidence shows her night street searches with Stewart Fife were to find her husband Numerous witnesses from Savannah testify to her good character as the trial proceeds and she is expected to take the stand tomorrow morning Her counsel and relatives dispute the prosecution narrative and the defendant expresses optimism for acquittal.
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Plattsburg, Mo
Addie B. Richardson
Frank W. Richardson
Savannah
Richardson
Stewart Fife
Johnnie Richardson
Fife
Gertrude Grant
Urs
Frank Richardson
John D. Richardson
Duel on Horseback Ends in Death at Big Sandy
Col Gilbert Bentley timberman is killed by Riley Raney on a public highway near Elkhorn City. Both men are prominent in the Big Sandy valley. They met on horses, drew revolvers, and Raney fired until Bentley fell. The two had been enemies for two years after a prior shooting incident involving their sons. Raney surrendered to authorities.
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Huntington
W. Va
Gilbert Bentley
Riley Raney
Elkhorn City
Big Sandy
Bentley
Raney
Big Sandy Valley
Colonel Bentley
Ramey
Rockefeller Gift Boosts Syracuse University Endowment
Syracuse University Chancellor James R. Day announced a $190,000 donation from John D. Rockefeller to strengthen the university endowment fund. The grant supports long term financial stability and growth for the institution.
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Syracuse, N
James R. Day
Syracuse University
John D. Rockefeller
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Other Patent Remedies
An eclectic 19th century advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a long trusted teething remedy. It claims benefits for gums wind colic and bowel regulation and urges pursuit of the product through druggists worldwide. Also promotes Hale's Honey of Horehound and Ter Pike's Toothache Drops as quick cures.
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Deen
Lars
Hale
Pike
Coercion in Ireland Claims Old Act Resurrected in Commons
John Redmond asserts in the Commons that an old coercion act has been revived. He warns the Chief Secretary that his group will instruct the public on repeating the action.
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John Redmond
Debates Over Irish Grievances and Land Laws in Commons
The House of Commons resumed the Irish question with John Redmond asserting government coercion and failure to grant land reform. Wyndham argued against compulsion, praising liberty and property protection while noting land act flaws. Brodrick explained Scheepers’ execution as war crimes, and Balfour and Chamberlain discussed Boer settlement talks and Newfoundland issues.
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London
House of Commons
John Redmond
Wyndham
Ireland
John P. Hayden
Redmond
United Irish League
Brodrick
Scheepers
Graaf Reinet
Balfour
McLaren
Kitchener
Botha
Europe
Chamberlain
France
Newfoundland
Warring Kurds and Turks in Armenia and Kosovo
Constantinople reports bloody clashes in Bitlis and Van with twenty killed at Bitlis and heavy casualties at Van. In Kosovo areas Bulgarian and Turkish troops clash leaving ten Bulgarians dead. Other briefs note Marconi honored in Rome and Ito returning to Japan, and Berlin urged charity over birthday illumination.
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Constantinople
Armenia
Vilayets
Bitlis
Van
Kossovo
Attack Expected as Rebels Lose Ten Men on Isthmus
In Colon and Panama conditions stay tense as government forces and Liberal rebels await renewed hostilities. A minor railroad skirmish near Colon resulted in ten Liberal casualties, traced to government troops patrolling rail outlets toward the interior. Western warships from the United States and Britain are anticipated to arrive soon.
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Colon
Colombia
Panama
Here
The
Coun
Lady Stanley Claims Borghese Gallery Sale Move
London and Berlin dispatches report Lady Stanley asserting that Italian difficulties are resolved and that Borghese gallery may transfer to the United States via an Agnews purchase offer of 2 million dollars. She warns against American aggression while Berlin papers discuss a transatlantic steamship cartel and German buyout hopes to counter US imports.
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London
Lady Stanley
Henry M. Stanley
Borghese Gallery
United States
Agnews
J. Pierpont Morgan
Borghese
Stanley
Berlin
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Reichstag
Prince Bismarck
Germany
Tages Zeitung
U S Gunboat Marietta Heads to Colon to Watch Panama Situation
Washington reports Secretary Long ordered the gunboat Marietta to Colon on the Caribbean side to cooperate with the Philadelphia on the Pacific side to monitor Liberal forces in Colombia and protect U S treaty interests. Marietta is with the North Atlantic squadron at Culebra Island and will sail for Colon. Rear Admiral Higginson and the battleship Kearsarge remain at Culebra.
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Washington
Colombia
Panama
Long
Marietta
Colon
Gulf
Philadelphia
Pacific
United States
North Atlantic
Culebra Island
Porto Rito
Colombia Liberals report Barrera at Paraiso awaiting reinforcements
A cipher dispatch to Dr. J Restrepo says Gen Federico Barrera is at Paraiso awaiting reinforcements from Nombre de Dios Cole and Bocas del Toro with Colon to be attacked once they arrive. Another Liberals dispatch notes Generals Clodomiro Castillo and Jose Maria Castillo receiving 100,000 cartridges for Mauser Remington and Mannlicher rifles sent over two weeks ago.
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New York
J. Restrepo
Prederico Barrera
Paraiso
Nombre de Deos
Cole
Bocas del Toro
Colon
Clodomiro Castillo
Jose Maria Castillo
Chile to lodge protest over Lautaro loss to Colombia
Santiago de Chile reports the government will file a diplomatic claim with the United States of Colombia over the loss of the Chilean steamer Lautaro of the South American Steamship Co. Seized by Colombian authorities and sunk in Panama Harbor during a clash with Colombian liberals on January 20.
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Santiago DE Chile
United States of Colombia
Lautaro
South American Steamship Company
Panama
Parkhurst Reply Outlines City Stance on Excise Law
New York January 23 Mayor Low publishes his reply to the Society for the Prevention of Crime. He states the administration will enforce the excise law as part of all laws but will not concentrate police on this one issue and will work to curb bribery and corruption linked to the excise law.
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New York
Low
Society For the Prevention of Crime
New York Press
Russell Sage
Rumor of Equitable change denied by life society
New York January 23 James W Alexander president of the life insurance society declares that a rumor of change in Equitable management is unfounded. He says the Equitable's leadership remains as it is currently.
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New York
Altable Life Assurance Society
James W. Alexander
Equitable
Body Found in Reservoir in Wyoming
The body of W. C. Johnson was found today in the city water works reservoir at Douglas Wyoming. Johnson disappeared several days ago and it is believed he took his own life while temporarily insane. He formerly lived in Florida where he owned extensive pineapple beds and was once worth millions.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
W. C. Johnson
Douglas
Johnson
Florida
Archduchess Elizabeth Weds Prince von Windisch Graetz in Vienna
In Vienna on January 23 1907 the archduchess Elizabeth granddaughter of Emperor Francis Joseph married Prince Otho von Windisch Graf at the Josefi Chapel Hofburg in the presence of Emperor Francis Joseph. Countess Lonyay formerly Crown Princess attended.
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Vienna
Elizabeth
Francis Joseph
Otho von Windisch-Graetz
Josefi Chapel
Hofburg
Lonyay
U S Battleships Iowa and Wisconsin Ordered from Valparaiso
Santiago de Chile date January 2 United States battleships Iowa and Wisconsin have been ordered to depart Valparaiso and sail for the Atlantic.
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Santiago DE Chile
United States
Iowa
Wisconsin
Valparaiso
Atlantic
Hague peace talks yield cautious optimism for universal peace
Washington Star notes that the delegates who gathered at The Hague remain hopeful about achieving universal peace though the outcome appears uncertain and the pursuit faces practical hurdles.
Millionaire A Dean Cooper slain in St Louis bathhouse
A Dean Cooper treasurer of the Graham Paper Company died after an assault in the Vista Turkish bathhouse at Grand and Franklin avenues. Party Strother the bathhouse attendant is held. two women Jesse Houston and Florence Banks, and a man were linked to the case. A ring and pin valued at 1500 dollars were found in the bathhouse cellar along with a bloodstained sledge hammer. Cooper had been considering sale of the bathhouse and his son Theodore Cooper rushed to the scene after being informed, while police pursue a case described as highly sensational as investigations continue.
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ST. Louis
A. Dean Cooper
Graham Paper Company
Vista Turkish
Grand and
Franklin Avenues
Wiliam Strother
Cooper
Strother
Jesse Houston
Florence Banks
Erastus Fountain
Vista Block
Theodore Cooper
Ted” Cooper
A.n Cooper
Waston Boulevard
Bath House
Young Cooper
Josie Houston
Plorence Banke
Tod
Mr. Cooper
Vista
Buffalo Bill Fights Indian Rights In Trade War
Buffalo Bill is indignant at the invasion of Indian rights to wear long hair and grease his face. He predicts that tent leather shoes and porcelain lined bathtubs may follow as the next step in elevating the Indian, though Cody is accustomed to the Indian in his picturesque attire. Buffalo Bill himself wears long hair.
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Pittsburg
Buffalo Pill
Mr. Cody
Buffalo Fan
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