Farmers Seek Reciprocal Trade Pact With U S and Britain
Ottawa farmers at a December convention urged the Canadian government to pursue reciprocal free trade with the United States in horticultural and agricultural goods and to extend gains to Great Britain. They called for immediate tariff cuts on British imports and a path to complete Dominion mother country free trade within ten years, even if it required direct taxation.
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United States
Great Britain
Ottawa
Ont
Big Farmers’ Convention
Hudson Bay
Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Taft Dines the Cabinet at White House Dinner
President and Mrs. Taft hosted the first cabinet dinner of the season in the White House. Attending were Vice President Sherman, Knox, MacVeagh, Wickersham, Hitchcock, Meyer, Ballenger, Wilson, Nagel, Norton, Kean, Dick, Burton, Delaware and New Jersey governors, Mann of Virginia, Deneen of Illinois, and Archibald Butt. The table featured pink roses and maidenhair ferns, followed by a musical program.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Sherman
Knox
MacVeagh
Wickersham
Hitchcock
Meyer
Secretary of the Navy
Ballenger
Wilson
Nagel
Charles D. Norton
Norton
Kean
Minnesota Congratulates Chicago President Vincent
The Tribune editorially notes the University of Chicago loses a strong faculty member with Dean Vincent’s selection as president of the University of Minnesota. The piece lauds him as a scholar and leader and predicts a new era of growth for Minnesota.
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Chicago
Vincent
the Tribune
University of Chicago
University of Minnesota
Deitz Cleared in Winter Horel Shooting Preliminary
Clarence Deitz found not guilty in the September 6 shooting of Bert Horel at Winter Wisconsin. Municipal Judge J F Riordan ruled at the preliminary hearing that Deitz and his eldest son were not involved with intent to kill Horel, addressing the defender on dam charges from Hayward Wis.
Tax Against All Voters Proposed in Wisconsin
In La Crosse Wisconsin on December 16 local Republican lawmakers back Paul W Mahoney s poll tax remission bill which has twice before reached the legislature It would levy 1 on every voter and remission occurs after the general election The aim is to boost turnout and reveal public sentiment on candidates through higher participation
Tawney warns of conspiracy to force huge appropriations
Washington reports James A Tawney chairman of the house appropriations committee charging a conspiracy between the war department and congressional enthusiasts to create national sentiment pushing Congress to grant enormous army and navy funds. He cites jingoism propaganda and a Hobson yellow peril lecture as nearly identical to the war department’s report.
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Washington
James A. Tawney
House Appropriations Committee
War Department
Congress
Hobson
Alabama
Army
Secretary of War
Text books are necessary in Chicago schools
Chicago December 16. Mrs Ella Flagg Young superintendent of schools testified that text books are essential in common schools and that gymnastics can be taught without a book. Senator Samuel A Erickson sought an injunction to restrain the Chicago board from a Rand McNally contract under the anti trust law. Judge C M Walker denied the injunction and held the law unconstitutional.
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Chicago
Ella Flagg Young
Samuel A. Erickson
C. M. Walker
Walker
Erickson
Chicago Board of Education
Rand, McNally & Co
Increased Ore Shipments From Lake Superior Ports
Statistics from St Paul show the 1910 Lake Superior iron ore shipments totaled 42,736,302 tons, up 882,363 tons from 1909. Gains occurred at Duluth, Superior and other ports, offset by declines at Two Harbors Ashland Escanaba and Michipicton.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Lake Superior
Ashland
Escanaba
Michipicton
Duluth
Superior
Bankers Deny Withholding Loans From Farmers
Minneapolis report says bankers at the Twin City bankers banquet deny banks in both cities are keeping back loans to farmers who hold grain. They declare they never heard of the claim.
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Minneapolis
Twin City
Plan raids on bucket shops in eight Midwest states
Federal agents prepare to raid 26 Capital Investment company branches in eight Midwest cities following earlier Chicago Joliet and Aurora actions. The firm allegedly earned over 10 million yearly with a 60 000 one day gain and used fast New York wires to front run market quotes. The company, successor to Hammond Elevator, operated on a loss six months but paid year end profits, and dealt on a commission basis with stocks and cotton volumes.
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Chicago
Capital Investment Company
Joliet
Aurora
Ill
Milwaukee
Racine
Green Bay
Wis
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Kalamazoo
Lansing
Mich
Davenport
Muscatine
Rockford
Elgin
Monmouth
Galesburg
East St. Louis
Belvidere
DeKalb
Indianapolis
Anderson
Kokomo
Muncie
Lafayette
Ind
Louisville
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Department of Justice
New York
Hammond Elevator Company
Elevator Company
Hammond
Capial Investment Company
Illinois
Mine Superintendent Die From Snowslide Near Hazelton
Winnipeg report says J. H. Verschdoy le, superintendent of the Silver Cup mine at Nine Mile camp, Hazelton B C, was killed by a snowslide. Miners from nearby mines joined the search for the body.
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Winnipeg
J. H. Verschdoyle
Silver Cup
Nine Mile Camp
Hazelton
B. C
Burglars Blow Safe at Ponti General Store
In Grand Rapids the general store of M. Ponti was entered by burglars who blew the safe. About seventy five dollars and some jewelry were taken. No trace of the burglars has been found.
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Duluth
M. Ponti
Grand Rapids
Miners Entombed as Leyden Mine Fire Ravages Shaft
Denver reports dire prospects for ten miners trapped after a mine fire spread to shaft No 2. The blaze destroyed surface structures and cut off escape paths, with rescue attempts delayed until air quality improves. One hope rests on a fire-separated section that might still provide breathable air until help arrives.
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Denver
Leyden
Fire Destroys Manson Press and Plant
Fire at the Manson Press in Manson Iowa caused about 6000 dollars in damage. The Manson Democrat building and its job printing department were destroyed. John F Dalton estimates his loss at 2500 dollars after insurance. The blaze began in the basement from an unknown cause and spread to the first floor via the elevator shaft. The recently completed building sustained damage.
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Manson, Ia
Manson Press
Manson Democrat
John F Dalton
Dalton
Former Senator Sibley Dies in Sibley Iowa Home
Former State Senator George W. Sibley, who served two terms in the Iowa legislature, died at his Sibley home today from paralysis.
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Sibley
George W. Sibley
Bandits Overlook Large Sum in Saloon Robbery
In St Paul on December 16 two masked bandits robbed a saloon named Varstraete and Frankel. They skipped over a dozen customers and failed to grab more than $2,000. A prominent business man who witnessed the cash drawer theft had about $50 in signed checks stolen but kept in his own pockets.
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St. Paul
Varstraete & Frankel
Brazee Plans Packet Service From La Crosse to Black River
Captain Harmon B. Brazee, operator of the Mississippi river packet lines, has inspected the Black River once deemed unnavigable and will build two shallow craft boats to initiate a La Crosse to Black River Falls packet service in spring. The Black River had been used mainly as a logging stream.
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la Crosse
Wis
Harmon B. Brazee
Mississippi River Packet Lines
Black River
Black River Falls
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Owatonna Fruit Company
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