Reciprocity Banquet Highlights McKinley Era Diplomacy
The 133rd annual Chamber of Commerce banquet at Delmonico's drew 450 guests including Ambassador Choate, Secretary Hay, and Senators Depew and McLaurin. Speeches affirmed reciprocity, Monroe doctrine principles, and peaceful trade expansion with Hawaii, the Philippines, and Pacific aims while stressing safeguards against imperial overreach and defense of national dignity. Senator McLaurin and Governor-elect Cummins urged fair labor policy and anti monopoly stances as support for reciprocity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Delmonico’s
Morris K. Jesup
Joseph H. Choate
John Fray
John 4. McLaurin
South Carolina
Iaw Reid
Albert Bummins
Iowa
Chauncey Depew
Hay Ade
Jesup
William McKinley
Roosevelt
King Edward
England
McKinley
Hayward
Republica
Senate
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Philippines
Samoa
South Seas
John MelLaurin
A. B. Cummins
Towa
Ruhlin Quits In Bout With Jeffries In San Francisco
Ten thousand spectators at the Mechanic pavilion watched James J. Jeffries of Los Angeles defend and retain the heavyweight title against Jim Ruhlin of Akron. In a rancorous fifth round Ruhlin wilted and quit, stunning the crowd and surprising Jeffries who said he did not expect to win on that blow alone.
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San Francisco
Mechanica’ Pavilion
James J. Jeffries
Los Angeles
Gua Ruh
Akron Giant
Bob Fitzsimmons
Ruh- Min
Jeffries
Safe Wreckers at Work in Cincinnati Freight House
The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton freight house safe was blown open and robbers took about 700 dollars. Four men were seen near the freight house hours before by the night watchman, Nitro glycorim used to destroy the note, and the burglars fled with booty, police pursuing them.
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Ondal
Et Columbius, C
Pudy
A. O. True
Obie State University
Taking a Long Sleep. Harris 67 dies after failed waking
A Peoria man, Jamon A. Harris, 67, a potter, went to sleep on November 7 and medical effort to rouse him failed. Doctors suspect a brain hemorrhage while he was kept alive by milk and wine. In Norfolk, a steamer from Cape Town reports 800 plague cases and 80 deaths in progress. Guthrie notes land sold to a German settlement in Greer county, with 1000 families to receive 40 acres each. Peoria reports Henry N. Frederick, 74, said to have known Lincoln and other figures, dies of paralysis. Mondovi bank notes reveal a $5,000 to $6,000 robbery by professionals.
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Peoria
Jamon A. Harris
Cape Town
Norfolk
Monmouth
Troop
South Africa
Capa Town
Guthrie
C. T
Navajoe
Greer County
Oklahoma
Germany
Henry N. Frederick
Henry Clay
Geneva
William Harrison
Abraham Lincoln
Mondovi
Wii
First National Bank
Vaccination Tetanus Toll Triggers City Action in Camden
Camden officials launch inquiry after tetanus cases follow a lockjaw vaccination drive. Health board halts vaccinating for now pending cause investigation while schools face renewed compulsory vaccination debates. Four tetanus deaths reported with two in dangerous condition.
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Cama
Han
Board of Health
Board of Education
Iage
Lockjaw Caves
Keith Executed for Kerry Kifer Murder in Indiana
Joseph D. Keith was hanged at 12 10 this morning in Michigan City Indiana for the murder of Miss Kifer. Keith, a Warrick county rancher, sent the note asking her to meet at an old bridge on April 3. Her body was found in a creek near Evansville after authorities linked the crime to Keith. The case went to the supreme court, which affirmed the death sentence on November 15.
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Michigan City
Ind
Joseph D. Keith
Keith
Warrick County
Kifer
Evansville
Supreme Court
Fitted Up For The Boers
London reports the detention of a British steamer at Victoria docks for carrying contraband of war destined for the Boers. A searchlight revealed field guns and powder materials aboard, with the vessel fitted to house 500 to 1000 men. The captain says orders directed a call at Hamburg after leaving the Thames.
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London
Victoria Docks
Hamburg
Escape of Lizzie Ruthven From Columbus Penitentiary
Efforts to locate Lizzie Ruthven continue after she fled Columbus prison walls on ropes and ladders. Wife of Edwin Ruthven the Cleveland murderer, she was serving a five year term for receiving stolen property. Clothing found in a lumber yard suggests she possibly adopted male attire with outside help suspected.
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Columbus
Lizzie Ruthven
Edwin Ruthven
Cleveland
Bankruptcy Proceedings Against Tamblyn Tamblyn
Involuntary bankruptcy filed in federal court against Tamblyn & Tamblyn stock brokers at Kansas City Stock Exchange. Debts listed at 260000 with no assets shown. Led by Limo Live Stock company and Texan Cattle Raisers association. Creditors to be favored by notes and securities.
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Kansas City
Tamblyn & Tamblyn
Tve Stock Commission
Kansan City Stock Exchange
Limo Live Stock Company
Texan Cattle Raisers' Association
Tragic Great Northern Wreck Kills Japanese Laborers
Blair Mon Nov 1 reports a wreck where a freight train struck a work train on the Great Northern line. 41 Japanese laborers aboard the work train were killed or gravely injured as cars piled up, flames erupted, and only three escaped death or injury. Rescue teams from Glasgow brought doctors and aid after the fatal crash near Culbertson.
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Blair
Mon
Glasgow
Beran
The Colonel Got Full
Colonel Robert L. Meade, commanding officer at Brooklyn navy yard, faces a court martial in the paymaster's building on charges by Major C. H. Luchheimer and Colonel L. F. Denny. Accused of drunkenness on duty and scandalous conduct, with two witnesses examined including Denny who charged intoxication and unbecoming behavior. proceedings may run into next week.
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New York
Robert L. Meade
Marine Barracks
Brooklyn Navy Yard
C. H. Luchheimer
L. F. Denny
Meade
Miners Shot Down Near Madisonville Coal Mines
A fatal clash at Providence Coal Company mines 17 miles from Madisonville Kentucky leaves J H Smith dead and George Crouch fatally wounded. Guards John West Hal Penton and Nae than Bush wounded as 75 to 80 attackers strike the mine set.
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Madisonville
J. H. Smith
George Crouch
John West
Hal Penton
Nae
Than Bush
Providence Coal Company
To the Rescue and a Blast at Marble Cliff News
Reports from Sofia say United States agent Mr Dickinson asked Bulgaria to send troops to surround a defile in the Belleritza mountains near Smotch to protect Miss Ellen M Stone and Mme Tatika. In Columbus a dynamite blast at Casparis Stone Co quarry No 8 killed two men and injured four. A Wyoming beer tax ruling confirms internal revenue applies to beer shipped to the Philippines.
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Sofia
Mr. Dickinson
United States
Bulgaria
Ellen M. Stone
Mme. Tatika
Belleritza
Smotch
Dubnitza
Dickinson
Washington
Miss Stone
Columbus, G
Casparis Stone Company
Marble Cliff
A. Michael Vacci
John Michael Antonio
Frank Wilson
Negro
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Philippines
Will Build One of Their Own
Jacksonville residents form a stock company to operate a streetcar service exclusively for Negroes. They plan 20 000 shares at one dollar each and aim to serve the city with segregated transportation following the ordinance.
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Ing
Women’s Christian Temperance Union selects leadership
At Fort Worth Texas on November 20 the national convention elected officers and approved a platform while debating political action. Conservative members prevailed, keeping the movement nonpartisan. Mrs. Lillian Stevens of Maine was chosen president amid heavy discussion of constitutional reforms and temperance aims.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Oficars
Lillian Stevens
Maine
Ohio completes state election tally with Nash lead
The secretary of state reports 840,147 total votes in Ohio. Governor Nash leads by 67,407 as 627,066 votes were cast for all gubernatorial candidates. Prohibition tally is 2,878 securing ballot access next year. Socialist 7,859. Social Labor 2,994. Union Reform 2,718. Exact majorities for the rest of the Republican slate pending. Judge Price expected to top the ticket with about 80,000 plurality.
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Columbus
Ohio
Nash
Prohibition
Judge Price
Fire Rages At Baby Mine In West Virginia
The Baby Mine in West Virginia remains fiercely alight after an explosion. Pipe and hoe are rushed from wholesale hardware sellers as trains haul gear to the scene. Firefighters work to reach the blaze while rescuers treat and bury the injured and recover bodies.
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Bine Meld
W. Va
Ming
To Watery Graves. Sank With All Handa
A severe Newfoundland gale claims ships and lives. The Norwegian steamer Ella, 901 tons, sailed from Montreal and was lost near Belle Isle with all hands. about 20 crew. Earlier reports note the gale's toll on shipping along the Newfoundland coast. Hay Pauncefote treaty signed in Washington with differences over canal neutrality and fortification rights. Secretary Long highlights navy expansion and long-term duties post Spanish-American growth. Drake, wanted in the U. S. for embezzlement and forgery, imprisoned in Guadalajara awaiting extradition. details uncertain.
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Halifax
Newfoundland
Louleburg
C. B
Ella
Black Diamond Company
Belle Isle
Montreal
Bt. Johns
Ela
Sunderland
Washington
Hay
United States
Lord Pauncefote
Great Britain
Senate
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Ruhlin
Akron
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Benjamin Mechier
Jackson Township
Heidelberg Theological Seminary
Townsey
Teller
Chicago
Charlotte ‘M. Teller
Henry M. Teller
Colorado
Morrison
Illii
Chupls
Massachusetts
Camden
St. Paul
People's Sorage Company
People’s Storage Company
Bulding
Buffalo
Diehl
Philip Gerst
Gerst
Joe Keith
Selding
Greenville
Junctton City
Kan
P. Buchanan
Fourteenth Cavalry
Policeman White
Fort Riley
J%. L. Cooper
Buchanan
White
Hiram College
Trop
Warren Selding
Disciples of Christ Faith
Union
Jersey
National Storage Company
N. J
New York Bay
Newport News
British Steamship Manchester Corporation
Galveston
Manchester
Jacksonville
Fla
Froes
Texas
Boldier
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Run
R. B. L. Cooper
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Cooper
James White
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Warren
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Pialdui
Rock Crowk
poutoMesty
Belek Bank
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Wallington
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Haewaiian Islands
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Cuba
Mexico
James Beker
Mt Ln
Illanol i. Drake
Guadalajara
Tim
Wood County
Drake
Gui Injara
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