Cortelyou Seen as Future Cabinet Member in U S
Washington hints at George B. Cortelyou joining the president’s cabinet. The 40 year old secretary to the president is praised for intellect energy and diplomacy and noted for a rapid rise from stenographer to full secretary with law degrees from Georgetown and Columbia. His career path and memory in dealings with reporters are highlighted. A concluding remark notes Berlin’s slums as unusually tidy despite poverty.
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Washington
George B. Cortelyou
United States
Cortelyou
Cleveland
White House
McKinley
Georgetown University Law School
Columbian University
New York City
Hempstead (J. 1.) Institute
State Normal School
Westfield
Mass
Georgetown University
Columbia University
New York
Preparatory Achnoss
Alice
Port of
John Addison Porter
United States Wins Seizure Arbitration Award
Prof. Asser of the Dutch judiciary has ruled for the United States in the long running seizure dispute over Russian actions against American sealers. Damages awarded include 42444 for the C H White and 28588 for the James Hamilton Lewis, with 14738 for the Kate and Anna and 38750 for the Cape Horn Pigeon. Russia condemned for illegal seizure beyond territorial waters. six percent interest granted on most awards.
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Asser
United States
C. H. White
James Hamilton Lewis
Kate
Anna
C. Nl. White
C.H. White
Russia
Count Lamsdorf
Herbert H. D. Pierce
St. Petersburg
Prof
Council of State of the
Netherlands
De Wet's Three Years War Explores Boer Briton Clash
The Boer general Gen De Wet writes with bold language about the South Africa campaign, praising some leaders while condemning others. He credits divine will for his escapes, details desertions, and criticizes block houses and British misuse of the white flag.
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de Wet
Great Britain
England
Bismarck
South Africa
Huller
Lord Roberts
Lord Kitchener
Gen
Knox
Tommy Atkins
Justice Harlan’s Twenty Fifth Anniversary and Other News
Justice John Marshall Harlan marked twenty five years on the US Supreme Court with a banquet on December 9. The report notes his career since 1877, including early practice, campaigns, and Behring Sea tribunal service. Britain’s Boer marriages are described at Port Elizabeth with festive wedding carts and patriotic colors. Blue foxes of the Pribilof Islands are reported as monogamous, noting failed attempts to induce polygamy by selective killing.
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John Marshall Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Center College
Kentucky
Prankfort
Louisville
Behring Sea Tribunal
Supreme Justice
Pribyloff Islands
Peace Restored and Canal Question Debated
The article notes Colombia's peace as a relief to U S interests and argues US intervention on railroads was vindicated. It discusses Panama canal prospects, US terms to Colombia for the French canal, and possible alternate routes via Nicaragua. Emphasizes prompt, thoughtful action and wider options beyond Panama. A separate snippet describes Alsatian market women tricking buyers with staged eggs.
Hardy Elected President of American Bankers Association
Caldwell Hardy, a Norfolk Va financier and president of the Norfolk National Bank, was elected president of the American Bankers Association for the coming year at the association's 1902 meeting in New Orleans. Hardy, a North Carolina native and Wall Street banking graduate, has headed the Norfolk bank since its 1885 organization.
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New York
Boston
Chicago
United States Treasury Department
New Orleans
Caldwell Hardy
Hardy
Norfolk
Norfolk National Bank
North Carolina
Brooklyn
Institutions of
Wall Street
Stawashier
Amusing Paris Tale Of An Uncertain Identity
In Paris an Anvergoat coal merchant was found intoxicated in the streets. When asked his name he claimed he did not know himself and directed inquiries to the coal merchant on Rue des Ecoles. If that shopkeeper is at home, he said, I do not know who I am. if not, it is I.
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Paris
Rue Des Ecoles
William Alden Smith: Michigan’s Senate Candidate Arises
William Alden Smith of Grand Rapids is named to replace Burrows in Michigan’s Senate term ending March 3, 1905. Described as a self-made, polished congressman with roots shoe shining and railway ventures, he gained fame for an anti reciprocity speech and social prominence in Washington.
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William Alden Smith
Grand Rapids
Mich
Julius Caesar Burrows
McMillan
Alger
Burrows
Smith
William Smith
Michigan
Congress
Dartmouth College
Beveridge
Chicago Journal
Dupont Circle
Senator Burrows
Experimental Food Adulteration Test Begins at Department
Prof. Wiley directs a government study with 12 clerks and 13 volunteers to test effects of treated foods. Two squads will eat at separate tables. one batch receives adulterated food while another gets pure fare. One clerk will be fed only adulterated food and one only pure food, with identity concealed to prevent bias.
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Prof. Wiley
Agricultural Department
Department
Ciy
Fourth Democrat Garvin Set to Become Rhode Island Governor
Lucius F. C. Garvin, governor elect, would be the fourth Democrat in Rhode Island’s chief executive role since 1797, with a plurality surpassing prior Democratic governors. His path contrasts with a Republican legislature, while Garvin’s background spans Vermont roots, Amherst education, Harvard medical training, and a long Rhode Island political record.
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Lucius F. C. Garvin
Rhode Island
Gov. Allen
William Sprague
John” W. Davis
Dr. Garvin
John" W. Davis
Pawtucket
General Assembly
House
Garvin
Tennessee
North Carolina
Amherst
Youngs Lucius
Massachusetts
Harvard Medical School
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George B Cortelyou
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Paardeberg
Botha
Pretoria
Christian DE Wet
MR. Justice Harlan
Polley
Justice Harlan
Supreme Bench
Colombia
Hogota
New York Tribune
Ikix
Panama
Parana
Nicaragua
Panama Canal
J. M. Marroquin
Republic of Colombia
C. AD
Sprtolk
Fioaneler
American Bankers’ Association For
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Bankers’ Association of America
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H.W. Woey
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United States Department of Agriculture
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