Silent Cabinet Crisis Talks Stir London Politic Scene
December reports from London note King Edward delaying a decision as Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman contemplates forming a new cabinet if offered. Balfour golf and privy council loom. Henry Campbell-Bannerman returns from Scotland, with fate of dissolution or resignation tied to royal will and election wind.
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Henry
Beds
Edward
Tie Primier
Pie City
Privy Council
Lord AriInaton
Crichel
Wimborne
Balfour Lee
King Edward
London
Smithfield
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Scotland
Balfour
Halfourides
NO QUARREL WITH ENGLAND SPEECH AT LYCEUM CLUB
London reports an important speech by German Ambassador Count Wolfz feernich at a Lyceum Club dinner chaired by Lady Aberdeen. He said there has never been a serious quarrel between Great Britain and Germany and urged peace and harmony, warning that any quarrel is an artificially created atmosphere.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Wolfz Feernich
Dwner
Lyceum Club
Ovir Re
Lady Aberdeen
Cara
England
Segushman
Kaiser's Reichstag Speech Prompts Mixed French Reactions
London dispatch reports Kaiser Wilhelm II in the Reichstag warning of heavier war taxes and threats. French papers, while frank, mostly maintain composure, arguing retaliation would play into Germanys hands. The pessimistic German press tone unsettles but surprises are fading.
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Washington Post
London
Kaiser
Reichstag
Atlle
France
Baron Komura Stricken at Peking Legation
Japanese special envoy Baron Komura representing Japan in talks at Peking fell unconscious in the legation today. Conferences were halted immediately. It is believed his indisposition is slight and he will recover soon.
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Peking
Legation
Washington
Tokyo
Baron Komura
Japan
China
Evidence in Murphy Case on River Steamer Assault
Travel ing salesman H Stafford Murphy sues the Maryland Delaware and Virginia Steamboat Company for damages alleging an assault by a negro porter aboard a river steamer and a threat by the captain to irons. Capt Long and the porter denied the allegations as the Montross circuit court prepared for further argument. Heney to Have Charge. Fox Heney to oversee government prosecutions in land fraud cases in Oregon.
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Warsaw
H Stafford Murphy
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Steamboat Company
Montross
Murphy
Long
Made News Travel Fast from Berkshire Courier Origins
A transcribed colonial notice details a rider system to relay intelligence from Boston and Springfield to Tyringham or Sheffield. Signed by local subscribers including Jacob Van Deusen and Mark Hopkins, the pact dates to May 173- with weekly trips except Sabbaths, outlining costs and duties for daily battlefield news before newspapers existed.
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Berkshire
Maas
Bylow
Ralph I .Taylor
Charles J Taylor
Boston
Tyringham
Sheffield
Josiah Smith
Springfield
Serice
Jacob van Deusen
Mark Hopkins
Missourian Accuses McCall of Debauchery and Losses
Jefferson City December 2 190? W D Van Diver state superintendent of insurance through counsel Hadley Lehmann and Wood filed in the United States Circuit Court a reply to New York Life Insurance Companys injunction to revoke its Missouri license The reply accuses President McCall of debauching public morals corrupting legislation and losing 47000000 of the companies funds through bad real estate investments It targets Vice President George W Perkins and other NY Life officers with sharp attacks on their conduct and finances
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Missourian
Jefferson City
Vandiver
Discounsel
Geeral Hadley
F W. Lehmann
John M Wood
Day
United States
New York Life Insurance Company
New York Life Company
van Diver
McCall
George W Perking
The
New York Life
McCall and
Perkins
Van Horn dies of gunman’s accidental wound
John F Van Horn of 643 Fourteenth Street died from a gunshot injury suffered while his son fired on the Eastern Branch Thanksgiving Day. Coroner Nevitt issued death certification. Ches ter Van Horn, the shooter, is grieving. The body will be moved to the family home for burial Tuesday at 2 PM with interment at Congressional Cemetery.
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John F van Horn
Fourteenth Street
Washington Asylum
Nevitt
Chester van Horn
van Horn
Congressional Cemetery
Reorganization of Army Basin Street Service Proposed
A report by Harrison Budham to city commissioners outlines a plan to reorganize the street-cleaning department on an army basis. It envisions districting the city, inspector assignment per district, and a merit-based appointment system, with focus on upgraded methods, machine cleaning, and better discipline amid funding limits.
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Harrison Budham
Stidham
Warner Stutler
Department
Astairs
Congress
Army
Filmed Burglary Ended by Police Shot in Back
Police shot Blake Bonnefield during a burglary attempt in Philadelphia when he used a false key to enter a dwelling. He was found by Patrolman Driscoll and shot in the back, with a bullet piercing his spinal column. Doctors say recovery may leave him a helpless paralytic. Bonnefield has claimed Chicago as his home.
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Philadelphia
Blake Bonnefield
Bonnefield
Driscoll
Chicago
Plot to Kill Officials Uncovered in Hobart Dynamite Trap
Chicago reports uncovering a plotted murder in Hobart Ind as dynamite wired to the Thompson house doors could explode when opened. Marshal Busse and Trustee Wilde narrowly escaped blasts while inspecting the vacant residence. Evidence includes heavy doorweights and wired charges in every room, with mortgage holder Helen Fritche seeking foreclosure that preceded Thompson's disappearance.
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Chicago
John A Thompson
Hobart
Ind
Fred Busse
Alvin Wilde
Thompson
Bachelor House
Lake Btation
Helen Fritche
Charles Seydel Seydel
Deer Increase Reported in Jersey Swamps
Tuckahoe New Jersey reports deer populations rising in Cape May Atlantic and Cumberland counties matching levels seen half a century ago. Historical laws restricted hunting to limit declines. now deer graze near orchards and farms with numerous sightings from Risley to Millville and Seaville.
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Tuckahoe
New Jersey
Cape May
Atlantic
Cumberland
South Jersey
Risley
Phifer
Millville
Cumberland Mills
William Eisenhardt
Seaville
Friction in Fourth Infantry prompts adjutant removal
Capt E V Smith regimental adjutant of the Fourth Infantry since June 190% was removed from that post by Col P H Ray at Fort Thomas today. It is not expected he will be transferred from command, though a Columbus Barracks, Ohio assignment is possible.
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E. V. Smith
P. H. Ray
Washington Post
Cincinnati
Ohio
V. Smith
Fourth Infantry
Col P H Ray
Fort Thomas
Columbus Barracks
Col Ray
Capt Smith
Piles Cure Ad Promises Home Relief and Free Trial
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a painless, safe home remedy avoiding surgery. It offers a free trial package by mail from Pyramid Drug Co and asserts rapid, permanent cure with minimal cost, urging readers to buy later at druggists and to insist on the original product.
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Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid Building
Marshall, Mich
Tree Jm
Art of Cooking lectures at National Pure Food Show starts tomorrow
The Food Show at Convention Hall begins a two week run with four lectures on the Art of Cooking by Mrs Lily Waxworth Wallace. A London trained gold medalist, she demonstrates dishes using gas and electricity and distributes printed recipes. Dr Wiley opens the exposition tomorrow. 500 ladies get a free Egg o See pack with tickets.
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Convention Hall
Lily Waxworth- Wallace
Wallace
Chicago
National Training School of Cooking
London
England
Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Father rode the goat in lodge mischief tale at home
The verse describes a dramatic domestic scene with a doctor present, the Smee father returning from a lodge gathering, sixteen brethren bringing him home at 4am, his lively mischief after riding the goat, and his shifting mood as he rests and mutters signs and pass words while wearing a grand uniform in memory of the event.
Ultra Modish Covert Cloth and Black Cheviot Coat Sale
An $8.50 long coat value and a $12.50 item promise exceptional style, 48 inches long with tailored fit and lined finish. Monday only pricing promotes a $2 blanket inducement, tied to mild November weather. A $1.50 comfort value sale echoes the same weather-driven push.
Fashionable long coats in black cheviots and broadcloths
Advertising copy touts a complete representation of stylish tailored coats offered at $16.50 to $25.00, featuring heavy fabrics, snug or loose mannish fits, and satin lining. The seller promotes exceptional value and Monday specials.
Portieres in Mercerized Fabric Three Colors at $4.98
A new design Portiere offered in three mercerized fabric colors. Matches any decor shown in competition. Regular price $6.50, special Monday price $4.98.
Lace Curtains at Special Price in Nottingham and Irish Point
A newspaper item advertises lace curtains in Nottingham and Irish Point effects, measuring 34 yards. The standard display price is about $2.50, with a Monday special price of $148.
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Nottingham
Ghost in Manor House at Knaresborough Haunts Owner's Tale
The London Chronicle reports A W Howes, occupant of the 13th century Manor House at Knaresborough, telling of a skeleton found beneath a stair cape and unexplained nightly footsteps. He notes no belief in the supernatural despite ongoing phenomena and references Chaucer, York dialect, and a rare oak root tree rising through the kitchen to a bedroom.
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London Chronicle
Knaresborough
W. Howes
Howes T
Oliver Cromwall Price
Howes
Oliver
Chaucers
Reeve
Howe
England
Rescue of Bride's Slipper In Regent Street Cab Episode
A Cinderella like scene unfolded in Regent Street as a new bride and groom rode in a ransom cab with two new cabin trunks on the roof. An old white slipper hung from the cab end, white satin with a blue satin lining and a true lovers knot. Police halted traffic at Piccadilly Circus as drivers exchanged cryptic good luck signs amid the crowd.
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London
Regent Stret
Piccadily
Wild Wedding Day Scene With Hat and Slipper Rescue
A chaotic street moment unfolds as a bride loses her bouquet and a Cinderella slipper is saved by a refitted hat and a cautious rescue. Onlookers cheer from passing omnibuses while a political candidate remains distant from the spectacle. The scene ends with a wary, gleaming smile and the bride's red cheeked laughter.
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