Cift to Ambassador American Society Banquet
At the Hotel Cecil the American Society honored Ambassador Choate with a portrait by Hubert Herkomer. Sir Edward Clarke derided the word American and urged a title like United States of North America while Choate praised growing Anglo American friendship and urged arbitration and peaceful settlement of disputes.
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Sir Edward Clarke
United States
Ambassador Choate
London
Cecil
Hubert Herkomer
Edward Clarke
Choate
Great Britain
Sir Edward
North America
State Department
America
Chinate
Harting
Ilfa
Lord Lansdowne
Notice of marriages and obituaries in major newspapers
Notices list a series of death and marriage notices from Milwaukee St Louis and Washington with details of survivors funeral arrangements and interment, including names such as Barclay Bartlett Marshall Porter Lansbury Slater and a U S Navy reference, plus instructions for newspaper insertions and intercity publication.
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Washington Post
NEW York Times
Haltimore Herald
Boston Globe
Courier
Cincinnati Enqurer
Chicago Record-Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pittsburg Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester
ST Louis Republic
Syracuse Post-Standard
BT Paul Pioneer Press
Minneapolis Tribune
Cleveland Plain Dealer
P Ohuxfort
Marshall
Henry FL Marshall
Hannah Marshall
East Capitol Street
Stoctock
Porter
Atlanta
Leah W Porter
Lansbury
Forestville
Alfred Benson
Alice May Lansbury
Slater
Providence Hospital
Theodore Scott Slater
Ron Slater
Third Ctrest Northwest
Undertakers Joseph Gawler Firm Ad
Joseph Gawler Phon Main 131 funeral director and embalmer established 1850 offers first class funeral services at 1130 22nd Pa Ave Parker for funeral services moderate prices detailed advertising copy of an older newspaper classified notice.
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W.r. Speare
F Street
N. W
J. William Lee
Pennsylvania Ave
Joseph Gawler
Parker
R. F. Harvey's Sons
Fourteenth Street NW
North
Choate Speech Praised by London Press
London reports high approval for Ambassador Choate's banquet remarks. It is believed the arbitration treaty he referenced will be promptly enacted by the U.S. Senate. The Daily Telegraph notes England's warm regard for Choate linked to Queen Victoria, while the Glasgow Herald cites possible resuscitation of the Olney Pauncede treaty in updated form.
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London
Ambassador Choate
American Society
United States Senate
Daily Telegraph
Choate
England
Queen Victoria
Glasgow Herald
Thanksgiving Day at Fair Ends With Diverse Feasts
In St Louis on Thanksgiving Day about 200000 attended a World’s Fair celebration featuring New Hampshire and Vermont days, free admission for children, and a football game between the Haskell Indians and Washington University. Religious services, dinners across grounds, and special observances at Philippine and Indian sites marked the day.
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St. Louis
New Hampshire
Vermond
Haskell Indians
Washington University
Festival Hall
Glennon
Francis
Roosevelt
New England
Visayan
Jefferson Guards
Lady Managers
Philippine Scouts and Constabulary
Rhodes Scholars Dine Amid Thanksgiving Toasts in Oxford
Rhodes scholars at Oxford gathered for a Thanksgiving dinner with remarks from Henry White of the American Embassy and tributes to absent Rhodians and to Cambridge and American institutions. Toastmaster Louis Dyer presided as a week of international observances includes services in Detroit and Vienna and a Swiss invitation to The Hague conference.
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Oxford
England
Rhodes
Henry White
G. R. Parkin
Upper Canada College
Toronto
Frederick Pollock
Corpus
University of Cambridge
America
W Louis Dyer
Vienna
Mra
Storer
Hale
Rives
Harris
Switzerland
Berne
Roosevelt
Enemies of Reform Strike in St Petersburg
Liberal papers face suppression as two incidents deepen the split. Prince Mestchersky attacks minister Sviatopolk Mirsky, who orders confiscation of Grashdanin, while Nasha Ziesa is suspended for a direct attack on the Emperor. Ukhtomsky urges support for Mirsky amid calls for compromise offering zemstvo representation in the empire council.
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St. Petersburg
Sviatopolk-Mirsky
Tsarskoe Belo
Zemstvcs
Nicholas
Sviatopelk-Mirsky
Prince Mestchersky
Grashdanin
Mestchersky
Nasha Ziesa
Our Life
Prince Ukhtomsky
Viedomosti
Associated Press
Sviatopolk -Mirsky
Zemstvoista
Zemstvos
Council of the Empire
Zemstvo
Trade Treaty Favored By Bourse Gazette
The Bourse Gazette calls for a new commercial treaty with the United States. It notes Roosevelt's administration program includes such negotiations and argues that Russia and America should meet halfway for mutual benefit. It warns commercial wars are costly and disastrous in the long run.
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St. Petersburg
Bourse Gazette
United States
Roosevelt
Russia
America
Gazette
British commander of sultan's guard halts Tangier journey
Tangier November 24. Sir Harry MacLean, commander of the sultan's bodyguard, reached Tangier with his family within eight hours of departure but turned back amid hostile tribesmen keen to seize him. The British agent at Alcazar secured MacLean's safety. He and his party await sea passage at Argila, blocked by storms and fear of land travel.
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Morocco
Tangier
Kald
Harry MacLean
Alcazar
MacLean
Argila
Steamer Stord Safe After Gale Drives It Seaward
Steamer Stord from Sydney bound for St Johns with coal reached harbor safely despite a Sunday gale that disabled her machinery and swept decks. Several crew injured as the ship narrowly avoided foundering. the nine day voyage contrasted with the usual forty eight hours.
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St. Johns
Newfoundland
Stord
Sydney
C& B
Combes Declares He Will Suppress Concordat Not Reform
Paris reports the Chamber of Deputies passing the budget for public worship with large majorities. Premier Combes stated in reply to motions to suppress or reduce the budget that he intends to suppress the concordat rather than reform it and urged Republicans to wait for his separation bill.
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Combes
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Premier Combes
Distress in Britain as Cold Paralyzes Isolation
London reporting unprecedented cold brings death and suffering across isolated communities. Night temperatures sank to twenty five degrees below freezing, severing road links and prompting authorities to organize relief. Some wayfarers have been found frozen in the snow.
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London
United Kingdom
Greek Steamer Elpis Reported Lost with Seventy Seven
Constantinople November 24 The Greek steamer Elpis long overdue is now regarded as lost. It is believed she sank in a recent gale in the Black Sea and that her entire crew and a number of passengers were lost, totaling seventy seven persons. Arsenal Hands to Resume Work Paris November 4 Arsenal hands at Brest Cherbourg and l Orient have decided to resume work tomorrow though a fresh strike is probable. German Crops in Better Condition Berlin November 24 Favorable weather across Germany has improved cereal crops with winter wheat rated mid season as good or medium.
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Constantinople
Elpis
Black Sea
Arsenal
Paris
Brest
Cherbourg
l’Orient
Berlin
Germany
Margaret Deland
Harper's Bater
Winter Rye and Spelt Developments Highlight 19th Century Yields
The report notes rye outperforming its 1898 peak and matching it briefly around 191. Winter rye yields reached 2.3, above the long term average since 1893. Winter spelt shows the most favorable development among the grains.
Uproar in Reichsrath: Vienna session ends in chaos
Disturbances marked a Reichsrath session as a Socialist member challenged the president over language. The president closed the sitting amid shouts and paper slips. Premier von Koerber defended policies and urged energetic work to heal party rifts.
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Vienna
Reichsrath
Austria
von Koerber
Innsbruck
King Charles Porsugal in Snow Battle at Chatsworth
King Charles of Portugal and his party spent the final day of their visit at Chatsworth shooting in pheasant preserves. The king, a skilled shot, joined a snowball mark and led a lively snow battle with dignitaries and schoolboys as spectators. Queen Amélie and ladies joined luncheon in a marquee.
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London
Charles
Portugal
Chatsworth
Amelle
Great Britain
King Charles
Cuban Yellow Fever Claim Dubious Sanitation Condemned
Havana reports challenge the U S Marine Hospital Service to prove Cuban yellow fever cases as Dr Carlos Finlay, head of health, says Cuba has none. He cites strict port inspections and the lone doubtful Punta de Sal case, while Cuban officials condemn eastern city sanitation and await President Palma action.
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Havana
United States Marine Hospital Service
Cuba
Carlos Finlay
Department of Health
Washington
United States
Santera
Santiago
Finlay
Cuban
Health Department of
Ian
Scott Muller
Punta de Sal
Fuller
Caribbean
South American
Delgado
United States Marine Hospital
Mexico
Gulteran
Palma
Squiers
Deaths and a crime blot in a Wisconsin note
Wisconsin Democratic candidate John Wattawa dies in Phoenix at fifty. Chile’s Minister Girard de Raille dies in Santiago. Tennessee figure Col William Moore dies at seventy four in Nashville. A domestic dispute ends with John Richards being jailed for assault after a chicken incident. Ohio robber Otis Loveland is electrocuted at the state penitentiary.
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Wisconsin
Kewaunee
Wis
John Wattawa
Phenix
Ariz
Wattawa
Santiago de Chile
Girard de Rallle
France
Republic of Chile
Nashville
Tenn
Col
William Moore
Tennessee
Ohio
Columbus
Otis Loveland
George Geyer
Alton
Ohio Penitentiary
Russian Coal Burns and Fortified Harbor Bombarded
Unofficial Mukden reports claim seventy to eighty Russian horses die as the harbor fortress endures constant bombardment. Russian supplies of forage, food, and clothes are sourced locally, enabling railway use for troop and munition transport.
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Mukden
Russian War Loan Planned by Paris and Berlin
London reports negotiations nearly finished for a joint Russian treasury loan to be issued in Berlin and Paris in January. The issue amounts to 260 million dollars at five percent for five to seven years, with Berlin to take 100 million and the Paris bankers who underwrote the last loan to handle 60 million.
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Paris
Berlin
London
Mystery surrounds mission of three fast British yachts
Three swift yachts traversed the Suez Canal amid mystery and distrust as their owners and potential connections with Russian admiralty drew attention. The vessels Fiorentina Catarina and Emerald sailed under French and British flags, with Emerald and Catarina chartered by unidentified parties. Russian Pacific squadron warships arrived at Port Said, engaging in coordinated movements while authorities eased bumboat access.
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Canal
Gortschakoff
Voronej
Kital
Tamboff
Kieff
Jupiter
Merkur
Vladimiroff
Voelkersam
Voethersam
Canea
Crete
London
Port Said
Fiorentina
Catarina
Emerald
Suez
Comte de Vitali
Marseilles
India
Jaffa
Furness, Withy & Co
Second Pacifica
Gulf of Suez
Shadowan Island
Cape Skagen
Denmark
Second Pacific Squadron
German Red Cross Ships Sanitary Train to Frontiers
The 12ne German Red Cross Society has prepared another sanitary train for nursing the Russian sick and wounded. The train is at Potsdam station and will move to the frontier in a few days to be turned over to Russian officials. A similar train went to Manchuria two weeks ago.
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Berlin
German Red Cross Society
Potsdam
Manchuria
The Marriage Question and Dr Pierce's Patent Remedy
A feature discusses marriage myths and the health of women, citing Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a treatment for leucorrhea, female weakness, and womb ailments. It claims long standing cures and offers a $500 reward for any unsolved case, urging fair trials of the remedy.
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Pierce
President Roosevelt Heads for St Louis for Exposition Visit
President Roosevelt and party depart Washington by special train at midnight for St Louis. The 3-car train stops at Harrisburg for track changes and will arrive Saturday evening. The trip includes Mrs Roosevelt, Miss Roosevelt, staff, and press representatives. No speeches planned during travel, with a banquet greeting in St Louis. The president has been busy drafting Congress’s message, completing it for printing before departure.
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Roosevelt
St. Louis
Fair Grounds
Pennsylvania Railway Company
White House
Alice Roosevelt
Douglas Robinson
Loeb
Rixey
M. C. Latta
Elmer B. Paine
Associated Press
J. G. G. Thompson
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Walter RB. Clark
New York Sun Press Association
Metropolitan Police
Lieut. Moore
Secret Service
Francis
Washington
Migs Roosevelt
W. H. Thompson
Exposition Association
Hid ‘Magnificent
Congress
Baltimore
Northern Central Railroad
Harrisburg
Pennnsylvania Railroad
Presidents Southern Tour likely to include Birmingham
A Birmingham report says President Roosevelt may visit the city in March on a South tour. Birmingham Commercial Club officers will discuss entertaining him and sending a delegation to Washington. City officials and the board of trade will be asked to cooperate. In Nashville, chamber directors moved to urge officials and business groups to have Roosevelt include Nashville in the Southern itinerary.
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Washington Post
Birmingham
Ala
Roosevelt
South
Birmingham Commercial Club
Washington
City Council
Board of Trade
Nashville
Tenn
Chamber of Commerce
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Post
History Repeats as War Echoes Across Ages and Lands
A historical essay compares the Russian Japanese War to ancient Persian Greek conflicts, praising Japanese physical culture and restraint while critiquing Russian phoniness and vodka drinking. It weighs future outcomes, warns against Russian revival, and references Christmas reform through Margaret Deland. Also reports on ocean steamers movements and a decoration for Don Jaime of Bourdon.
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Russia
Japan
Far East
East
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Undertakers
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Commodiouys Chapel
North 47
George P. Zurhorst
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Munich
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Ludwig Medal of
Department of Science and Art
Albert Reiss
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Lord Curzon
Enemies OF
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Stord Safe
John Richards
Bassett's Alley
John
Ninth Precinct
Richards
Tokalon
GZAR
Suez Canal
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Caucasus
Red Cross
St.louis
Mr. Roosevelt
Waltham Watches
American Waltham Watch Company
Waltham, Mass
Downey
Downey’s Stables
17Th St
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Lowney
Walter M. Lo
Boston
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Hub Furniture Co
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A LA Carte
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Leglie
English Church Congress
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Havre
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Lizard
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Don Jaime
Muk@en
Bour’ Pon
Don Carlos
Order of St. Anne
Wonton c. Sequt x0 Co. Tailors
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Nee Great Cash Furniture House
Axminster
Jackson Bros
Eateetecfonteate Teateateet
Dr. Shoop
Racine
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Hartshorn
W. H. Hoeke
Cor
Corry’s
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Washington Brewery Co
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Hkehive
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