Irving Funeral Rites Impress London Officials and Nation
Sir Henry Irving’s burial in Westminster Abbey drew cabinet ministers ambassadors and eminent figures. Queen Alexandra sent a cross of lilies while London mourned with half‑masted flags crepe bands and black attire. Ambassador Reid conveyed condolences from the United States as thousands paid tribute at the Poets Corner burial site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Liles—Reid
Lonlon
Garrick
Shakespeare
Henry Irving
Westminster Abbey
England
Edward
Bir Digenton Frobyn
Prince of Wales
W H. P. Carrington
Whitelaw Reid
Scotland
America
Poets’ Corner
Sir Frederick Bridge
Chopin
St. Faith
Wight
Duckworth
Westminster
Welldon
Wilberforce
Hensley Henson
Coriolanus
Lady Irving
Sir Henry Irving
Squire Bancroft
Earl of Aberdeen
Lord Tennyson
Lord Burnham
Alexander Muir-Mackeanzie
Beerbohm Tree
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
James Dewar
Arthur Wing Pinero
Mr. Burdett
Coutts
M. P
Charles Wyndham
John Hare
George Alexander
J. Forbes Robertson
Irving
Queen Alexandra
Reid
Sir Henry
Receiver for Eleven Rugs Suit Against Armenian Partner
A. G Basdehian sues A. H Bakshian for accounting and settlement of their rug business claiming eleven Rugs as assets. Basdehian, who invested $20 a year ago, alleges lack of money or statements. A receiver Claude D. Thomas was appointed with bond of 60. W E Ambrose represents Basdehian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G Basdekian
A. H. Bakshian
Basdehian
Bakshlan
Hns
Bakshian
Armenia
Claude D. Thomas
W E Ambrose
Basdelaan
Japanese Let Trade Restraints Relaxed in Manchuria
Under October 17 1905 the American consul general at Niuchwang reports Japanese authorities have agreed to relax trade restraints as much as possible while maintaining precautions to protect Japanese army personnel from the plague. Three deaths are recorded and it is suggested military trains will be used to move goods inland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchuria
Two Children Die In Fire In Bladen Nebr Story
In Bladen Nebraska on October 2 a fire in the Plel home killed Fred Plel's two children aged sixteen and four. The mother was badly burned and may not recover. The eldest daughter reportedly poured kerosene on the stove fire causing the can to explode and ignite the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bladen, Nebr
Fred Plel
Troopers to Drill for Charity at Fort Myer
A cavalry troop and artillery battery will stage a riding-hall drill at Fort Myer next Friday afternoon to benefit the army and navy relief fund. Capt. Preston leads the troop of horsemen and Capt Millar commands the artillery. The regular Friday drill starts November 24 with admittance by card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Myer
Beneft
Army and Navy Relief Fund
Preston
Millar
Erisis
Work to Clean City Housing Initiative Launches
Associated Charities plans housing improvement campaign led by two committees. Prominent citizens have pressed for a bill condemning unsanitary dwellings. Ongoing summer investigations reveal harsh conditions for the poor. Congress to be urged with new data as DC aims to be a model city. District authorities seek citizen help and reports to augment a small inspector force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Charities
Washington
Demar Held for Trial in Witness Influence Case
Philadelphia October 2 James Demar general manager of the National Automobile Company of New York was held in $1500 bail for trial on a conspiracy to influence witnesses charge connected with the Stanley Francis case. Lawyer William Byram of Bradley Beach was the principal witness saying he was instructed by Francis and Demar to urge government witnesses to testify only to facts and avoid conclusions. Francis is linked with the concern Demar manages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
James BE. Demar
National Automobile Company
New York
Stanley Francis
Story Cotton Company
William ©. Byram
Bradley Beach
N. J
Francis
Demar
Federal Aid Denied to NY Police in Black Hand War
Treasury official says federal help cannot be supplied to New York police against the Black Hand and Mafia unless detectives are specially engaged and paid. Prosini may seek federal aid but would be charged the same as private investigators. Officials see recent blackmailing as individual crimes, not a coordinated band operation.
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New York
Secret Service Bureau
Crusade
New York Police Department
Treasury Department
Prosini
Washington
Black Hand
Lberty
Department of Commerce and Labor
Secret Service
Trains crash sidewise near Altoona wrecks freight and express
Nine cars of an east bound coal train derailed by a broken wheel at Allegrippus nine miles west of Altoona toppled against the side of the west bound express. The collision tore cabs from the second and third engines and damaged the first coach corners. All passengers escaped uninjured. Two trainmen were hurt. Engineer H G Highberger Pitcairn had a crushed right leg and may die. Engineer Benjamin Kinkead Altoona slight injuries. The fireman of the two damaged engines escaped injury.
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Altoona
Allegrippus
Here
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
H. G. Highberger
Pitcairn
Benjamin Kinkead
Hremer
Miss Olga Nethersole Arrives for The Labyrinth Rehearsals
Miss Olga Nethersole, famed English actress, lands in Washington with her London company to rehearse The Labyrinth at the National Theater next week. This marks her first U.S. visit in over four years and anticipation is high for Monday night's debut. Advance seat sales already near record levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Nethersole
Washington
London
National Theater
Wnethersole
America
Sae
World gold and silver output rises above estimates in 1904
Director of the Mint George B. Roberts reports 1904 world gold output valued at 347 million dollars and silver at 97.7 million in commercial value. North America shows United States gains about 7 million and South Africa 18 million, with total world production up about 22 million from 1903 and forecast to rise further.
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George B. Roberts
Mint
North America
United States
Mexico
Canada
Africa
Australasia
South Africa
Tennessee Central Deal Brightens Nashville Expansion
Nashville officials report a visit by President Stuyvesant Fish and other directors to inspect the Tennessee Central after its lease acquisition. The Standard Trust Company holds a three year option on control, with operations likely aligned to Illinois Central and Mississippi Central interests. Up to two million dollars may fund Nashville terminal expansions and new facilities. A large northern tract is purchased for Illinois Central use.
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Nashville
Tenn
Stuyvesant Fish
Welling
Harahan
Hackstaff
Charles M. Beach
John W. Auchincloss
W. M. Griswell
John Jacob Astor
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J. M. Dickinson
Illinois Central Railroad
Tennessee Central
Southern Railway Company
Minnocis Central Railroad Company
Standard Trust Company
New York
Tennessee Central Railroad
Nashville Terminal Company
Illinois Central
Among the Bluecoats in City News
Policeman James Tayman of the First precinct sprained his ankle on station steps while helping a prisoner to the station house Monday night. He will remain home for several weeks. Lieut. Daley of the Ninth precinct left the city for a short vacation. Sergt. Falvey acts as lieutenant in his absence. Nesk Sergts. Hester and Gray, from the Third and First precincts, study law in spare time.
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James Tayman
First Precinct
Lieut
Daley
William Falvey
Nesk
Hester
Gray
Joseph A. Patter
Seventh Infantry
Georges B. Pond
Third Infantry
Edwin P Andros
Third Cavalry
Fort Slocum
N. Y
James M. Kimbrough
University of Georgia
Athens
Harold C Fisxe
Fertinand Wiliams
Corps of Engineers
Washington Barracks
Artelbert Cronkhite
New York City
Dover
Ohio
Will Confer On Morocco At France Germany Peace Talks
State Department has received the Morocco conference programme arranged by France and Germany for a future meeting believed to be within two months. The Sultan of Morocco invited U.S. participation. Washington has not fixed a delegation. Proposals include policing outside frontier regions, a state bank, public works credits, and new revenue sources.
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State Department
France
Germany
Morocco
United States
Frence
Testimony on private line contract pits shippers against rail tariffs
At ICC hearings, H M Emerson of Atlantic Coast Line defended exclusive refrigerator car contracts with Armour lines. He said shipper losses arose from private line car shortages for the North Carolina strawberry crop, while tariffs bound shippers to the contracting line. The case raises how to guard against unreasonable charges under exclusive contracts. Col Arthur E Randle returned from New York after attending a chambers of commerce reception for former ambassadors Choate and Porter amid a notable gathering of financiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
H. M. Emerson
Traffe
Atlantic Coast Sire
Armour Lines
North Carolina
Atlantic Coast Line
Union
Armour Ones
Onion
Emerson
Commissioner Prouty
Mr. Prouty
Mr. Emerson
Arthur E. Randle
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Choate
Great Britain
Horace Porter
France
Col. Randle
Levi P. Morton
John Wenamaker
Charles M. Schwab
Charles & Cramp
Court censures Pay Director Ring over lax duty at Boston Navy Yard
Navy Department released the court of inquiry findings on Pay Director James A. Ring for negligence and inefficiency in administering the general storekeeper’s office at the Boston Navy Yard. The court recommended no further proceedings, but the department rejected that, noting no corrupt motive yet calling for dismissal from duty and expressing disapproval of personal correspondence among officers.
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Navy Department
Court of
James A. Ring
United States Navy
Boston Navy Yard
Department
Ring
Naval Orders and Vessel Movements Reported
Orders to officers detachments to navy recruiting rendezvous in Kansas City St Louis Omaha and Newport and Annapolis and Washington. Enlis manually listed ships Caesar Perry Yankee Hercules Nero Scorpion Nanshan and movement of troops to Fort Sam Houston Brazos River project approval and Taft action on improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Stanworth
BB. Bierer
Navy
Kansas City
R W, Vincent
Lancaster
Navy Yard
League Island
M H. Signor
St. Louis
Omaha
Nebr
J. A. Schofield
Wettengel
Wolverine
R. H. Bullock
Naval
Newport
R. W. Kessler
Naval Academy
Annapolis
B. Elmore
Naval Hospital
Washington, D. C
Washington, DC. C
H. F. Hull
New York
N. Y
M. W.baker
FE. L. Woods
United States Naval Medical School
Caesar
Norfolk
Perry
Maroleland
Yankee
Kingston
Hercules
Wreck
Nero
San Juan
Scorpion
Monte Cristi
Santo Domingo
Nanshan
Cavite
Guam
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Brazos River
Taft
Texas
Secretary Approves $75,000 Start for Harbor Work
The harbor project will begin with a $75,000 appropriation, though total cost is projected to reach several million if future legislation approves the full plan. The secretary’s decision clears the initial expenditure.
Naval courts martial record shows widespread convictions
In the navy annual report Captain Diehl notes 12 commissioned officers convicted and 3 acquitted, 905 enlisted convicted and 30 acquitted, plus summary court counts of 4,167 bluejackets convicted and 20 acquitted and 1,015 Marines enlisted convicted with 77 acquitted. Desertion, AWOL, and fraudulent enlistment figures are given, while Col Kelton’s discipline school operates at Boston Navy Yard. Prison overcrowding prompts two prison ships at Mare Island and redirection of Manila and Nipsia at Bremerton for overflow.
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Oce
W. B. Diehl
Judge Advocate General of the Navy
Diehl
Col
C. Kelton
Naval Prison
Boston Navy Yard
Asiatic Station
Mare Island
Manila
Nipsia
Bremerton
Wash
Anti Canteen Law Talk Sets Abstinence Aim for Officers
The New York Anti-Saloon League luncheon featured Edwin C. Dinwiddie who argued the canteen law lacks a fair test and predicted a future demand for total abstinence among U.S. army and navy officers. He cited Taft's comments and noted pro prohibition legislation faces political risks while reporting on European observations. Congressman Tattlefeld and Dunwill discussed progress in Albany and the fate of past bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Saloon League
Army
Navy
The
Washington Post
New York
Anti- Saloon League
Hotel Majestic
Edwin C. Dinwiddie
Washington
Dinwiddie
Taft
Japanese Victory A Riddle Says Navy Attache Report
Lieut. Commander Newton A. McCully, former naval attache in Peking and Manchuria, returned to Washington to brief the Navy Department. He recalls visiting Russian ships at Port Arthur and notes the swift Japanese victory puzzled observers despite Russia’s strong discipline and first impressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton A. McCully
Peking
China
Manchuria
Washington
Navy Department
Port Arthur
McCully
A New Toy Emporium and Local Advertisements
A collage of small business notices from a 19th or early 20th century paper. Listings include Toy Emporium at 431 7th Ave offering toys from six cents to ten dollars, framing services by Goodwin & Son, Waldman’s Garmentia selling ready-to-wear with quality labels, and various local shops advertising clothing, harness making, oysters, penny vaudeville amusements, and boatyard repairs. Also noted are ship arrivals, bank expansion, church improvements, and local personalities visiting or returning from travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiseman & Sultan
Patent Office
Elgeman & Sultan
Navy Civil War records nearing completion under Farragut squad
Charles W. Stuart reports volumes 20 and 21 of the Union and Confederate navies in the Civil War covering the West Gulf blockading squadron under Admiral Farragut from March 15 1863 to late 1884 are nearly finished The Confederate navy records are presented here for the first time and include ironclads cruisers torpedoes and torpedo boats Also urged are publishing records of the American navy in colonial times Revolutionary War and Mexican War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farragut
Charles W. Stuart
Naval War
West Gulf
Czar to Receive Them With Audience For Gen Barry Party
Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Barry and three other U S officers returning from Manchuria to St. Petersburg will be received in audience by Emperor Nicholas tomorrow with forest attaches. A dinner will be tendered by the attaches, Barry presiding, to Russian officers who escorted them. Hoff and Cleman to remain briefly in Germany. Twenty fourth Regiment to Mindanao for second Philippine service term. Hood's Sarsaparilla for catarrh relief and blood purification.
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Barry
St. Petersburg
Thomas H. Barry
John van R. Hoff
Montgomery M. McComb
Sydney A. Cleman
United States Army
Manchuria
Nicholas
Fol. Hoff
Cleman
Germany
Appeal in Kirke Bondsman Case Reaches Supreme Court
The United States appealed yesterday in the Supreme Court over William B. Kirke of Syracuse a bondsman for John F. Gaynor after the Second Circuit favored Kirke. The case centers on the bondsman’s liability and the government’s challenge to the appellate ruling. Grover guarantees every pound and red clover Creamery Butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaynor
United States
Wiliam
Kirke
Syracuse
N. Y
John F. Gaynor
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals For
Second Circuit
Grover
Postmasters Appointed In Four States
Postmaster appointments announced yesterday include New Jersey McKee City with Joseph H P Otter, New York Craigeville with Miss Mary C Hane, and Virginia Blackwater with Arthur T Willie and Deming R Bishop. The list notes several assignments in Virginia and New York as well as a reference to Glemox gan.
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New Jersy
McKee City
Joseph H. P. Otter
New York
Craigeville
Mary C. Hane
Virginia—Blackwater
Arthur T. Willie
Glemox Gan
Deming R. Bishop
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Poets’ Corner of Westminster
Niewspaperi Rthlye
Australia
Homestake
Black Hills
Treadwell
Cripple Creek
Engineering and Mining Journal
Colorado Springs Mining Stock Association
State Bureau of Mines
Tennessee Central Deal
Hiew Southern
Illinois Central Railways
Bluecoats
W. 4. Winburn
Central Georgia Railway
Central Georgia
Knapp
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Elijah W. Halfori
Frazier A Boulelle
William B Wheeler
Twenty-second Infantry
Hdward L. King
Second Cavalry
Robert G Peek
Robert J. Elinford
John A Brockman
Robert W Adams
Sheldon W. Anding
Willan G. Murchison
Hugh L. Walthall
Hess
N. Hess’ Sons
Penna. Ave
POST
Geo. B. Croswell
Goodwin& Son
Adams Keys
7Th St
Alice
Cumberland
R. H. Harris
Europe
Y. C. Corliss
Maid of the Mist
Alexandria
S. W. Corner
Home Savings Bank
Seventh Street
Immaculate Conception Church
Cannon
Bessie Ford
Kattelman
7Th Street
Pansano
Harbor
Atlantic City
C. C. Wheeler
Uwhier & Co
Corner
Ideal
Brin
Lerch & Littleton
T. M. Mohler
Kenilworth
Ernest Distler, Jr
Brooklyn
Exnat Geratenberg
Distler
Niagara Falls
Callaghan’s
Sis
N. W
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Bennett's Boatyard
John Quinn
St. Sw
Lemuel Kirwin
Haerl Biscoe
Biscoe
Proctor Hagan
Baltimore
Czar
Mindanao
Philippine Islands
Hood
Hiedric Bitters
Soc
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