Cuban sugar industry and reciprocity debated in Congress
Col. Tasker Bliss testified on Cuban sugar distress and the potential effects of tariff readjustment, noting Cuban sugar at about 200 million dollars and widespread dependence. The debate covered Cuban readiness for US political incorporation and possible control under American authority.
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Washington
Col
Tasker Bliss
United States Army
Havana
Ways and Means Committee
Cooney Bliss
Sigw
Newlands
Nevada
Cuba
United States
Colonel Bliss
Mr. Newlands
Louis Place
Mr. Place
Seattle considers six charter amendments for March election
City Comptroller Paul to publish six proposed charter amendments next week. The most noted measure would fix retail liquor licenses at 1009 per year and wholesale at 450 per year, with bond requirements for licensees.
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Seattle
Wash
Paul
Harriman Plans to Use Northern Securities for Rate Control
Testimony outlines Harriman efforts to form the Northern Securities company using proxy stock to influence railroad rates. Executives such as Mellen and Harriman discuss potential rate reductions and publicity of rates, while denying fixed alliances among major lines. The hearing adjourns as Kansas City witnesses are unavailable.
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George Dpd. Harris
Burlington Companies
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Chicago, Hurlington & Quincy Railway Company
Hill
Charles B Melen
Northern Pacific
Melen
J. J. Hill
Northwestern
Paci Tfec
Great Northern
Union Pacific
Canadian Pacific
Northern Securities Company
Coromission
Mellen
Wedeeetay
Washington, D.C
Kansas City
Gage Rebuffs Bank Offer After Leaving Office
Washington secretary Gage meets with a representative from Bankers Trust of St. Louis who offers him a top position. Gage states that after his term ends he will relocate to Chicago or New York and will not consider other offers.
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Weashington
Jen
Bankers’ Trust Company of
St. Louis
Gage
Chicago
New York
Cuban postal fraud case hears former assistant testimony
At the Havana hearing on Cuban postal fraud charges C M Rech Neely's former assistant testified Neely gave him 100000 stamps the night before he left Havana and instructed him to sell them and share the proceeds He said he turned the stamps over to Governor General Wool.
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Havana
C. M Rech Neely
Cuban Postal Service
Neely
Gneral Wool
Memorial Window Unveiled in Berlin Museum
At the Museum of Art and Industry the memorial window designed by Professor Edward and commissioned by the emperor was ceremoniously unveiled. It honors the late Emperor and Empress Frederick and marks the anniversary of their marriage.
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Berlin
Museum of Art and Industry
Edward
Fo Peror
Frederick
Petition to discontinue fight over Northern Securities merger
A petition signed by grainmen lumbermen merchants and shippers of Minneapolis asks Governor Van Sant to end the fight against the Great Northern Northern Pacific and Burlington merger. It argues that Northern Securities will bring rate stability and benefit shippers across the northwestern states. Similar petitions are reported to be coming from other states.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
van Sant
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Northern Securities Company
Twin Cities
Blizzard Darkens Nebraska as Severe Storm Harms State
Omaha reports the blizzard of January 26 raging across Nebraska with snow drifts and subzero temperatures. Livestock losses loom as trains run late and travelers recount frightful winds and blocked passages across the state.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Cold Wave Grips Montana and Northwest Region
Helena reports a general Northwest cold wave with Havre recording the coldest state reading. Temperatures fell to 22 or more below at Helena, with a slight warm trend developing. State stock officials say stockmen prepared for the snap and no losses awaited. cattle are nourished and thriving as ranges lack deep snow.
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Helena
Montana
W. G. Preultt
State Board of Stock Commissioners
Fastern
Snowy Montana Day with Frigid Temperatures
Special Dispatch reports Miles City Montana on January 25. Snow fell intermittently but little in amount. Early morning temperature at 4 below zero, rising to around 10 below, then 16 below by 9 p m. Clear skies and no wind, conditions generally satisfactory.
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The
Standard
Miles City
Mont
Missoula Weather Turns Calm After Brief Bizgard
Special Dispatch reports Missoula on January 3 where a brief bizgard eased to calm and cold conditions. The thermometer stood several degrees below zero as the day opened.
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Missoula
Cold Wave Grips Oregon with Record Hikes and Lows
Portland records a temperature of 13 degrees above zero while Baker City drops to 4 degrees below, as an early morning cold snap sweeps Oregon on January 2 1925.
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Portland
Ore
Baker City
California Cold Snap Grips State Amid Forecasted Freeze
Frigid conditions reach California as forecasters say the chill will linger. In San Francisco temperatures slipped to just above freezing with residents seeking warmth tonight. Forecaster Mc Adie warned the cold spell would prove strong and persistent.
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San Francisco
Mc Adie
California
Mail Order Cure Promise for Nerve Weakness and Books
A self labeled doctor offers a pamphlet and six bottles of Pr Shoop's Restorative via mail order. He claims nerve weakness underpins most illness and guarantees cure with payment after improvement. Readers are urged to specify a book and send funds only if cured, with trials including various book numbers for different conditions.
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Pr. Bhoop
Grady
Shoop
Bostor
Kac'ne
Wis
Helen Drepepaia
Atel
Weather drops to 15 below as frost hits state
Strong winds and frost warnings issued for fruitgrowers statewide. Weather observer Willard Baker notes temperatures fluctuating from 16 below to 12 above zero then back to 15 below by evening. Coastal waters remained rough throughout the day.
Six Below Morning Coldest Winter Spell
Spokane weather report notes the government thermometer at four degrees below zero marking the coldest of the winter with little wind.
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Spokane
Wash
Ada Rehan Real Estate Profit From Quiet Transfer
Ada Rehan sold a vacant Cathedral Heights plot in New York to John D. Crimmins for about 50 000 after he had bought it for her nine years earlier at 9 000. Crimmins said the property near Columbia University would continue to be a sound investment as values rose, and that Behan plans to travel abroad soon.
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New York
Ada Rehan
Cathedral Heights
John D. Crimmns
Columba University
Barnard College
Mss Behan
Oakes Divorce Case To Be Reheard In New York
Francis J. Oakes seeks absolute divorce from Adaline Sullivan Oakes. The retrial likely Thursday or Friday in Justice Truax’s court follows a crowded docket. Cuban opera singer Mario Del Sol named as co respondent amid testimony expected from novelist Hallie Erminie Rives who traveled with Mrs. Oakes.
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New York
Francis J. Oakes
Adaline Sullivan Oakes
Justice Truax
Oakeses
Mario del Sol
Oakes
Hallie Erminie Rives
Quick Or
Prince of Wales Arrives in Berlin for Emperor William’s Birthday
The Prince of Wales arrived in Berlin to represent King Edward at Emperor William’s birth anniversary celebration. Emperor William and the British ambassador greeted him with ceremony as a guard in full uniform lined the station. The royal duo rode to the palace in a state carriage and dined with the imperial family while police patrolled, though crowds remained small.
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Berlin
Prince of Wales
Edward
William
Steamer Mainlander Ashore Near Sinclair Island
Whatcom Washington January 25 news reports the steamer Mainlander on the Beattle to Vancouver route went ashore on Sinclair island during a Puget Sound gale. No injuries occurred. A portion of the crew rowed to Anacortes to secure the Novice and transfer passengers. Several tugs will be needed to refloat the Mainlander.
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Whatcom
Wash
Beattl
Vancouver
Sinclair Island
Puset Sound
Anacortes
Italian Bark Vergine Delta Guardia Strands Near Cape Henry
The Italian bark Vergine Delta Guardia with 122 crew members stranded half a mile south of Washwood Life Saving Station in dense fog at Cape Henry Virginia. The vessel is leaking but may be saved if weather stays favorable. crew and baggage landed safely.
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Cape Henry
Weather Bureau
Drinkwater N. C
Vergine Delta Guardia
Barbadoes
Phiadelphia
Lumbramo
Washwood
Dix Arrives in New York to Face Embezzlement Charge
Henry St. John Dix, accused of embezzling $25,000 from the Scandinavian American bank in Whatcom county Washington, arrived in New York under guard of Sheriff W J Brisbin aboard the steamer Paul. He and the sheriff prepared to head west immediately.
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New York
Henry St. John Dix
Whatcom
Wash
W. J. Brisbin
Whatco
N County
Paul
Brisbin
Land Office Reverses Incomplete Forest Reserve Selections
Helena dispatch reports Secretary Hitchcock ruling that forest reserve selections lacking full initial filing may be perfected by supplying additional evidence. The decision affects about 100000 acres in Montana and 50000 acres across Idaho Wyoming Washington and other western states, preserving selectors rights despite technical defects.
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Standard
Helena
Secretary of the Interior
West
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Washington
Oregon
General Land Office
Congress
Sec
Retary of the Interior
Hitchcock
Foreign offices respond to British appeal on Hispano American papers
France says no inquiry from Britain to publish the Hispano American papers was received and none is expected Austria would answer similarly if asked Germany offers no new comment Russia would consider publication if Britain requests it but no request has been made yet.
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London
London Times
Associated Press
France
Times
England
Austria
Germany
St. Petersburg
Great Britain
Russia
Immense Lumber Rafts Planned for Pacific Coast
Portland reports a new large scale lumber venture led by A. B. Hammond of the Astoria & Columbia River RR. Five mammoth barges and a steamer will shuttle between the Columbia River and San Francisco, carrying up to 1,000,000 feet per boat and forming a 750 foot raft with 600,000 feet of logs.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Coast
Pacific
A. B. Hammond
Astoria & Columbia
Columbia River
San Francisco
California
Hammond Faces Oregon’s Largest Timber Holdings Claim
A report asserts Hammond owns more timber land in Oregon than any other man in the state, highlighting his extensive holdings and influence in the lumber sector.
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Hammond
State
Oregon
Succumbs to Pneumonia in Bozeman Area
Bozeman telegram reports H. M. Kirk, a wealthy county farmer about 79, dies in Denver after an operation and complications from an attack of pneumonia. Survived by his widow and four sons Thomas Kirk Harris Kirk Coarns Kirk. Remains likely shipped to Bozeman.
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Standard
Bozeman
Denver
Thomas
Kirk
H. M. Kirk
Thomas Kirk
Thames
Harris Kirk
Coarns Aia
New Castle
Government bars railway strike in Italy
Rome reports the Official Journal says the government will not permit a railway strike affecting public interests and will treat such action as a penal offense. It states a right to workers’ improvement while seeking concessions through talks with railroad companies.
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Rome
Italy
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Billings
Willard Baker
Clearanc
Len
Coonskin
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Hark
St. Doka Dix Arrive
Land Office
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