Roosevelt proposes Hague arbitration for Venezuelan dispute
The United States seeks to have Venezuela submit its dispute with allied powers to The Hague. The powers counter propose Roosevelt arbitrate, with a protocol recognizing intervention and a detailed treaty to protect foreign interests and secure orderly settlement of claims including relieving foreign residents from forced loans. Officials say no back step is expected and a peaceful settlement is anticipated.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hague Tribunal
Bowen
Venezuela
Argu
State Department
United States
Hague
Castro
Arbitration Talks On Venezuelan Dispute Reported
Washington reports partial replies from Britain Germany and Italy on proposed arbitration of Venezuelan tensions. Britain favors arbitration with safeguards Germany supports in principle with many adjustments Italy agrees to arbitration but only with senior partners leading England. The Hague tribunal could handle the case if agreed upon with concerns over guarantees and enforcement.
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Washington
Hay
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
England
Rds
Venezuela
United States
Hague Tribunal
Bowen
Itill
State Department
Caracas
Tragic Collision Kills Sixteen in California Night Debacle
In Bayon California a Stockton flyer struck the southbound Owl causing sixteen deaths and twenty seven injuries. The Stockton engine shattered its boiler unleashing scalding steam as passengers were crushed in debris. A leak in the Stockton engine was evident after the Oakland mole run and a relief freight engine was used. A flagman warned the Stockton train but why it was not stopped remains unclear amid the injured.
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Bayon
Cal
Los Angeles
Stockton
Oakland
Mrs Grant Laid To Rest In Riverside Mausoleum
In a simple service at Riverside Drive mausoleum New York Mrs Ulyses Grant was laid to rest. About 500 invited guests included Governor Odell Major Low Secretary Root Rear Admiral Barker General James Grant Wilson and Andrew Carnegie with many federal and municipal officers. Clergy from Methodist Episcopal and Protestant Episcopal churches led the rites, ending with poems and hymns cherished by the family.
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New York
Riverside Drive
Ulyases
Frederick D. Grant
E. G. Andrews
Methodist Episcopal Church
Alexander Mackay Beb
Smith
Pennsylvania
Methodist Episcopal
Protestant Episcopal
Man Worthy of Peace Praises Roosevelt in Chicago
Toledo mayor Golden Rule Jones told the Chicago Peace Society that Theodore Roosevelt, as a private citizen, offered a rational settlement for the anthracite strife, and that military force is futile and murder when used to resolve disputes.
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Chicago
Pheodore Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
As & Man
Jones
Toledo
Chicago Peace Society
Finnish crop famine prompts church aid drive
Four hundred thousand Finns face destitution and starvation after crop failure. The Anglo-American church in St. Petersburg mobilizes to feed and clothe school children in four Finnish parishes. Pastor Francis appeals for help, warning conditions are as bad as in 1867 when 100000 died.
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ST. Petersburg
Finland
Francis
Senate OKs pension and deficiency bills
Washington reports the senate passed the pension appropriation bill totaling 199,847 dollars and an urgent deficiency bill totaling 1,148,400 dollars. The deficiency bill includes 500,000 dollars to fund stamp out efforts against a foot and mouth disease epidemic in New England states.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
New England
Jury Convicts Bribers In St Louis Case
A five man bribery trial in St Louis concluded with all five former house delegates sentenced to five years each. Defendants John A. Sheridan Charles J. Denny Charles Gutke Edmund Bersch and T B Albright sought new trials but were denied and released on bond.
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Louis
House of Delegates
John A. Sheridan
Charles J. Denny
Charles Gutke
Edmund Bersch
T. BE. Albright
Congress urged to pass new laws to curb rail mergers
The Interstate Commerce Commission warns that rail consolidation suppresses competition and concentrates control among a few individuals. It urges amending the interstate commerce law and stronger regulation, noting injunctions raise rates and calling for power to enforce published and fair rates.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dewey Cables Fleet Orders for Christmas Itinerary
Navy Department receives Admiral Dewey cable with proposed vessel movements for Christmas holidays. Ships listed include Kearsarge Alabama Massachusetts Iowa Scorpion Trinidad Illinois Indiana to St Thomas and other Caribbean ports, and multiple tugs, cruisers, and destroyers to Mayaguez San Juan Antigua Porto Rican waters.
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Navy Department
Washington
Admiral Dewey
San Juan
Kearsarge
Alabama
Massachusetts
Iowa
Scorpion
Trinidad
Ilinois
Indiana
St. Thomas
Texas
Point-a-Petrie
Chicago
New York
Eagle
Curacoa
San Francisco
Albany
Wasp
Mayaguex
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Prairie
Culgoa
Olympia
Nashville
Machias
St. Kitts
Detroit
Antigua
Mayflower
Vixen
Porto Rican
Dolphin
Deserting Husbands Bill Advocated by Omaha Chief
Chief Donahue of Omaha asked the legislature to consider a bill imprisoning husbands who desert their wives and families. He said the proposal would be investigated by the state legislature and the board of corrections and charities. Frank W. Bryant of North Platte urged support for the measure, noting local accord.
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Donahue
Omaha
State Board of Corrections and Charities
Frank W. Bryant
North Platte
Vanderbilt Shows Notable Improvement In Condition
News from New York reports Cornelius Vanderbilt's health improving with a one degree drop in temperature on Sunday evening. He rested well through the day and his condition is described as more favorable.
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Vanderbilt
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Canada Looks to America for Fresh Seasons
The sixth annual dinner of the Canadian society of New York was held at Delmonico's with Dr. James Douglas presiding. Guests included Sir Frederick W. Borden and Sir Percy Sanderson. Borden praised U S assistance and Monroe Doctrine, stating Canada seeks friendly rivalry and mutual protection.
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New York
Canadian Society of New York
Delmonico
James Douglas
Frederick W. Borden
Canada
Caracas Impregnable Says Former French Minister
M Thiesse former French minister to Venezuela who helped shape the 1885 convention says Venezuela could field 400000 men with many educated in France and Germany. He notes Caracas sits across a 6000 foot mountain barrier with steep mule paths, a single rail line vulnerable by one bridge, and a guerrilla war would follow if Caracas fell.
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Paris
Caracas
la Guayra
Spain
Beef Trust Case Revived Before Judge Grosscup
Chicago. In U S circuit court arguments renewed on Tuesday over the beef packers injunction bill. The demurrer filed in August claims the bill is multifarious and lacks sufficient detail of an offense under federal statutes. John Miller, for the packers, says the bill does not allege restraint of interstate or foreign commerce and that shipments to agents in any state do not constitute interstate commerce.
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Grosscup
U. S. Court
Chicago
Beef Trust
United States Circuit Court
John
Miller
Vote on a Co-Operative Plan in Pittsburg
A plan from Republic Iron and Steel Co to make workers in its plants stockholders will be presented at the next Amalgamated Association convention in Columbus Ohio. Puddlers and finishers may gain stock ownership with board representation if approved.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Columbus
France Seeks $16 Million From Peru Over Dreyfus Claim
The French legation in Lima presented to the Peruvian government a claim of 16 071 940 for the Dreyfus brothers of Paris based on a Lausanne arbitration finding. Peru has not replied yet and the legation plans to press for settlement with stronger language.
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France
Lima
Peru
Dreyfus Brothers
Paris
Lausanne Court of Arbitration
Cattle Growers Seek Lands Bill as Nebraska Delegation Meets President
Senators Dietrich and Millard presented Bartlett Richards and a Nebraska cattle growers delegation to President Roosevelt to discuss a proposed "community of Interest" bill to lease public lands. They expect swift action after Christmas recess and plan to return to push the measure.
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Millard and Dietrich
Mosby
Nebraska
Washington
Barnett Richards
Cattle Growers’ Association of Nebraska
Coronado
Onl
Richards
Congress
Lacey
Public Land Committee of the House
Dietrich and
Millard
Bartlett Richards
Roosevelt
Interior Department
Hitchcock
Wyoming
W. G. Comstock
Ainsworth, Neb
Daniel Hill
Gordon
Mr. Richards
New York State
German interests center Chicago for agricultural bureau
Chicago is named the central hub for German agricultural experts for the coming year. The German government shifts operations from New York to Chicago, with Dr. Walter Wever reporting the move and confirming Chicago as the focus for farmers and agricultural progress in the United States.
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Chicago
United States
Walther Wever
Washington
New York City
New York
Rounding Up Ladrones in Risil Province
Manila reports a major roundup of Ladrones as constabulary and Manila police cordon the north part of the city to stop incursions. A U S fleet gathers for evolutions starting tomorrow lasting two weeks, focusing on landing tactics and seizing a Luzon west coast naval base near Subig. Battleship Kentucky is present and Oregon expected daily.
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Ladrones
Manila
Risil
United States
Luzon
Subig
Kentucky
Oregon
Sultan's Troops Hemmed In by Moroccan Rebels
A dispatch from Tangier Morocco reports the imperial forces commander telling the sultan his troops are fully enclosed by rebels. They cannot move and loyal tribes are siding with the pretender to the throne.
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Madrid
Tangiera
Morocco
Farmers Cooperative Grain Meeting Called at Lincoln
Lincoln Nebraska January twenty second nineteen hundred eight at two o clock p m University hall to advance the Farmers Cooperative Grain and Live Stock association and extend its influence across Nebraska Farmers and shippers are urged to attend and send delegates Speakers from Kansas will address the meeting Reduced rail rates are available for travelers from across the state at ticket offices The Farmers Grain Association Benedict Neb. D W Baker president Be Watts secretary Thayer Neb R B Prich president T Prather secretary The Farmers Business Association Shelby Neb H Thelen president H H Hewitt secretary
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Lincoln
Nebraska
University Hall
Farmers’ Co-Operative Grain and Live Stock Association
Neabraska
James Butler
The
Central Association
Kansas
Farmers’ Grain Ass’n
Benedict
D. W. Baker
B. Watts
Sec’y
Thayer
R. B. Prich
Venezuela Answers Germany on Ultimatum Public Note
The Caracas government release of its reply to Germany emphasizes inability to locate certain correspondence and outlines steps toward pacification and public credit restoration. It states Venezuela seeks arbitration on civil war claims, assigns a fiscal agent, and asserts adherence to mutual respect and reciprocal cordiality.
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Caracas
Germany
United States
Venezuela
Republic
United Kingdom
Sumulus
Lopez Baralt
Roosevelt Likely Accepts Venezuelan Arbitration
London reports indicate President Roosevelt may accept arbitration of the Venezuelan dispute as proposed by the allied powers. Secrecy surrounds negotiations, but indications suggest Washington will act as arbiter, promising to resolve guarantees often criticized by the foreign office. Diplomats note Washington’s swift handling of vital issues fascinates Europe.
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London
Roosevelt
Foreign Office
Washington
Statehood Bill Testimony Published as Senate Document
Senate sub committee records on the omnibus statehood bill were printed as a 394 page senate document issued Monday night. It compiles testimony, maps, quotations, and profiles of the three proposed states including population, schools, churches, business, and other characteristics.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Territories
Senate
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