Plan to create sewer board fails in council vote
City council rescinded a contract for a new sewer system with the American Light and Water Co of Kansas City after bond deposit disputes, inviting bids from other firms. A proposal to form a sewer commissioners board failed four to three, with debates on board size and influence but general support from citizens and business groups for aid to the bond issue.
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American Light and Water Company
Alderman Hanley
Kansas City
Rogers Company
Los Angeles
Hantey
Board of Sewer Commissioners
City Council
Board of Heath
Beaven
Dr. Wroth
Hanley
Alderman Beaven
Auge
Learnard
Neustadt
Wroth
Coon
Feaven
Alderman Wroth
City considers temporary sewer board proposal
Alderman Handley introduces a plan for a special sewer commission to operate during sewer construction and be dissolved afterward. The board would include the mayor the sewer committee chair and several private citizens, with power only to make recommendations to the council.
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Board OF Commission
Hantey
Hanley
Board of Sewer Commissioners
Sewer Committee
Frank McKee
PF. McCanna
A. McMillen
Don J. Rankin
Ambrosio Candelario
Alderman Learnard
Han Jey
Board of Health
Governor Magoon Returns to Havana in Havana
Governor Magoon arrives in Havana after over two weeks away. He is greeted by twenty one gun salutes and delegations from American and Cuban officials. He declines audiences due to fatigue but says he will issue a note authorizing President elect Gomes to contract a 15 million dollar loan for Cienfuegos water works and Havana pavement contracts.
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Havana
Magoon
Gomes
Cienfuegos
Danish Dancer May Perform at White House
Adella Cienee a Danish dancer with the Soul Kiss company was received by President Roosevelt by special appointment. She has danced before European royalty and may appear privately at the White House this week.
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Washington
Dee
Ti--Mile
Adella Cienee
Roosevelt
Europe
White House
Provide Comfort for Steerage Passengers
Washington report on Renulor landige's bill to regulate steerage on ocean steamships, agreed by both houses. It raises comfort standards by requiring at least five square feet of open deck space for coach steerage and designating separate dining smoking and recreation rooms for steerage passengers with berthing space of at least fifteen square feet per person, eighteen feet on the lowest deck.
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Washington
Renulorlandige
Congress
England
Ship passenger space expansion under new bill raises steerage capacity
A passed bill allows major transatlantic ships to add three extra square feet per passenger, enabling sleeping or dining areas and recreation. The move cuts steerage capacity though the 1882 American act and 1907 British law previously limited numbers. the new limits permit 82,508 occupants on twenty five noted steamships, up from 45,616 and 38,876 respectively.
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New York
Japanese Seamen Marooned on Reef Reach Honolulu
The schooner Flaurence Ward brought three Japanese sailors to Honolulu after picking them up from Hermes Reef where they say they were marooned by the Japanese steamer Kahoo Maru. One crewman died from scurvy during seven months on the reef. The men survived on fish and birds eggs and used a primitive device to condense seawater for drinking. They offered no reason for being left ashore.
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Honolulu
Flaurence Ward
Hermes Reef
Fraud Order Out Against Old Saint Nick
Postmaster General Meyer announced he would not renew the December 1997 order allowing delivery to charitable groups or letters to Santa Claus. Complaints said the letters were misused by charities and led to unworthy recipients and increased begging. The policy will direct Santa Claus letters to the dead letters division unless the sender’s address is visible. about 54 000 such letters are sent annually.
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Morning Journal
Sprcial
Washington
Meyer
Santa Claus
Garfield Explains Withdrawal of Phosphate Lands
Washington December 7 The House committee on public lands hears Secretary Garfield explain why 2 000 000 acres of phosphate lands in Idaho Wyoming and Utah were withdrawn from entry The discussion was brief and Garfield will return after the holidays to continue his explanation.
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Washington
Dec
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
House Committee On Public Lands
Interior
Garfield
Cabinet Dinner Astounding at White House
Washington December 17 The cabinet dinner at the White House was a brilliant affair with guests including the Vice President Mrs Fairbanks, Secretary Root Cortelyou and others. Attendees named include Mrs Sherman Mr Morton Mrs Perkins and more.
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White House
Mra. Fairbanks
Root
Cortelyou
Wright
Bonaparte
Meyer
Newberry
Garfield
Wilson
Straus
Knox
Pennsylvania
Sherman
Paul Morton
George Perkins
BE. W. Bloomingdale
Charles &. Bromwell
Maud Pauncefote
Mies Loosevelt
Frank H Hitchcock
Frank A. Munasey
Colorado Byrines Arrest Reveals High Grading Scheme
In the arrest today of H Hughes, employed at the Colorado City mill of the Port land Gold Mining company, a well organized scheme of high grading appears to be disclosed.
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Colorado
New York Bonds Sell Well in State Oversubscription
Albany December 17 State Comptroller Glynn sold five million five thousand dollar of New York state 4 per cent highway improvement bonds at a premium of five hundred five thousand one hundred seventy six dollars and ninety six cents Prices paid ranged up to one hundred thirteen thousand twenty five dollars The issue was oversubscribed seven and a half times with bids totaling thirty seven million eight hundred seventy two thousand two hundred dollars.
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New York
Albany
Martin H. Glynn
New York State
National City Bank
N. W. Harris & Co
House Act on Presidents Message Marks Corruption Inquiry
Washington December 17 The House special committee led by Chairman Perkins reports on the presidents message about the secret service and corrupt conduct of members. The panel adopts a resolution demanding evidence the president used to claim Congress feared secret service inquiries and to reveal any link between members and corrupt actions. The vote was swift with bipartisan agreement.
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Cochran
New York
Congress
Secret Service
Treasury Department
United States
Houses of Congress
Senate
House of the Sixtieth Congress
House of Representatives
John Sharp Williams
Wilhaams
Mr Williams
Perkins
Keifer
Ohio
White House
Washington
Herbert Janorine Browne
Brownsville
Wright
Foraker
Federal control of railroads deemed inevitable
Morning Journal Special Leased Wire reports Chicago December 17 that Commissioner Frank J Lane urged expansion of federal oversight, including capitalization and ICC powers. Lane argued rail boards must justify stock and bond use with precise corporate purposes and warned misused funds could trigger criminal liability. He cited Harriman and a Supreme Court ruling as pivotal in promoting federal control.
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Morning Journal
Chicago
Federal Centre
Interstate Commerce Commission
Frank J Lane
Lane
Wall Street
Harriman
Roosevelt
Taft
Supreme Court
Commission
Union Pacific
Rival Salvation Armies in Court Clash Over Name
Jamcs William Dinfin testified in the suit filed by General William Kooth’s Salvation Army seeking to bar the rival group from using the name Salvation Army. Dinfin said his organization, formed in Coatesville in 1906, now operates 75 branches across multiple states and holds property in Coatesville valued above $12,000.
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New York
William Dinfin
American Salvation Army
Salvation Army
William Kooth
Coatesville
Philadelphia
Hilingis
Ohio
Kansas
Missouri
Texas
Colorado
Maryland
Delawar
Pennsylivania
Involuntary Balloon Ascension Verdict At Ellenville Fair
A Kingston jury awarded Mrs Mary S Roper $1000 in a suit against the Ulster County Agricultural Society for damages from an involuntary ascent at the Ellenville fair on August 29 1906 She sought $25000 after being whirled aloft by a rising rope during an aeronautical exhibition.
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Kingston
N. Y
Ellenville Fair
Supreme Court
Mary S. Roper
Roper
Ulster County Agricultural Society
War Declared Regime in Holland Venezuela Report
Washington reports a Caracas dispatch stating Venezuela declared war on Holland after Holland seized the coast guardship Alix. Officials deem war and defense states similar and warn renewed opposition to Castro could prompt quicker diplomacy reestablishing relations and addressing claims against Venezuela.
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Holland
Washington
Venezuela
State Department
Bogota
Caracas
Gomez
Alix
Castro
New Turkish Parliament Opens Amid Constitutional Festivities
Constantinople observers report the December 17 inauguration of the new constitutional government with a royal procession, grand visier Kiamil Pasha guiding the sultan to the people, lavish salutes, and a packed parliament chamber. Deputies, ministers, and foreign diplomats attended as Ali Brevad Bey proclaimed the restored constitution and promised continued reforms.
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Constantinople
Kiamil Pasha
Peru
Mosque of
St. Sophia
Ali Brevad Bey
Kiumil Pasha
Bulgaria
Mastery Kuguntia
Austria-Hungary
Bosniw
Herzegovina
Ant
Venezuela’s Castro Receives Mixed Dispatches Amid Health Riddle
Berlin reports Castro’s entourage skeptical of Caracas reports on a Venezuelan crisis. Castro stays in his hotel while aides suspect revolutionary agents in Curacao spread the sensational news. Doctors monitor his health as kidney condition remains uncertain.
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Pach
Berlin
Castro
Venezuela
Caracas
Willemstad
Curacao
Germany
Holland
Israel
Sear Castro
Mexican convict found guilty of first degree murder
Fabio Machucha, a giant Mexican, was found guilty of first degree murder in Los Angeles Superior Court for stabbing Mrs Refugio Yorba to death at Wilmington during a family attack. The jury gave no mercy recommendation and he faces sentence on December 24.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Fabionia Machucha
Refugio Yorba
Wilmington
Yorba
Machucha
Torpedo Depot Sought on Pacific Coast Visit
A state board tours potential sites along the Pacific Coast from San Pedro to Puget Sound to select a site for torpedo depot care regulation and flotilla storage. The San Diego leg follows an initial San Pedro survey.
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Los Angeles
Cal
PaCific Coast
San Pedro
San Diego
Puget Sound Porta
Heavy frost grips Southern California crops
A unusually heavy frost hit this morning across southern California, with concern for potential damage to fruit and other crops as growers assess the impact in the region around Los Angeles.
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California
Los Angeles
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