Treaty With Samoa Signed By Malietoa And Consuls
From San Francisco May 11, the Zealunia brings Samoa news of the April 19 signing of the treaty by King Malietoa and the American British and German consuls. The ceremony drew natives and most whites to Apia as the king and consuls signed after a reading of a translated certificate. The consuls explained the Berlin treaty basis and noted foreign residents would bear most costs to establish a self governing Samoan state under Malietoa.
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San Francisco
Zealuniia
Samoa
Malietoa
Apia
England Faces Bankruptcy Risk Similar to Crédit Foncier
A terse comparison places England alongside Crédit Foncier as facing potential bankruptcy. Analysts warn fiscal strain could push government finances toward default, underscoring fragile debt positions and legal implications for public credit.
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England
Crédit Foncier
Window Drapery in French Style for Summer Cottages
The engraving shows a French style window drapery with Mor esque lattice work in white or natural wood and a Moorish arch. Curtains of Brussels lace inside. sunburst gathered drapery under the arch droops to sides in festoons. The design appears light, dainty, and room-enhancing while avoiding dust and feet. Our Drapery Department has been replenished and enlarged to twice its former size.
Tornado Levels Homes in Akron and Kansas Cyclone
Akron Ohio May 11 a tornado struck the city’s southern wards at 5 30 pm demolishing about one hundred buildings and injuring residents. The Berg family and others were pulled from wreckage as a brewery and groceries were destroyed. In Kansas Frepont near Altoona a cyclone killed a sixteen year old and wrecked farms, with multiple injuries reported and extensive property damage across Pleasant Valley Township.
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Akron
Dominick Greader
Cross
Washington Streets
Greaaer
Gebhart Herman
Grant Street
Brown and Exchange Streets
O. C. Baker
Baker
Melvin Irish
Frepont
Kan
Wilson County
Prairie
Guildford
Pleasant Valley
Altoona
Joseph Wiltz
Saxvey Wiltz
Frank Glidden
Wiltz’s
Weather Forecast for New England and New York
The Weather bulletin from Washington dated May 11 forecasts for Maine fair and steady temperatures with variable winds. New Hampshire and Vermont are expected warm, fair with variable winds. Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut should see warmer fair weather with variable winds, while eastern New York will be warmer, with winds turning southerly.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Turkish ministry changes shake Constantinople scene
The Turkish ministry in Constantinople on May 11 announced a cabinet reshuffle with Djevdet Pacha replaced as Minister of Justice by Riza Pacha, Zihni Pacha moved to Justice, Raiz Pacha to Public Works, Hassan Fehmi to indirect taxes, and Nazim Bey named Governor of Constantinople. The move also recalls the Turkish Minister at Athens and changes officials in Bucharest and Belgrade, stirring sensation.
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Constantinople
Djevdet Pacha
Justice
Riza Pacha
Eokaf
Zihni Pacha
Raiz Pacha
Hassan Fehmi
Raif Pacha
Athens
Bucharest
Belgrade
Nazim Bey
Will of James S. Morgan Probed in Lennox Probate
The will of the late American banker James Spencer Morgan has been admitted to probate. The estate is valued at £2,022,054 with probate duty of £80,884. Legacies and annuities go to partners, employees and servants, rest divided among family members. A £4,000 bequest benefits Hartfors Hospital, whose authorities will maintain the grave. Trustees are forbidden from Irish real estate investments and may invest in American public funds.
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Lennox
James Spencer Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Hartfor Hospital
Lincoln denies plans to resign as minister on leave
London May 11 The American Minister Mr Lincoln denies rumors of resignation during a brief holiday extending no more than a week. He states his absence from duties is not likely to exceed a week and insists rumors of resignation are baseless.
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London
Lincoln
Associated Press
Textile strike across Greitz and Hamburg docks
Three thousand textile operatives at Greitz have gone out on strike. Seven hundred dock workers on American steamers have also struck. The action affects workers in Hamavura and Hamburg as of May 11.
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Greitz
Hamburg
Bern
Hamavura
Congo state act revision backed by Congo Basin nations
The Independence Beige reports that English, German, Italian, French and Portuguese delegates at the anti-slavery conference approved Belgiums plan to amend the Congo state act. The change would allow all states with territory in the Congo Basin to impose ad valorem duties on imports.
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Brusseis
Beige
Belgium
Congo Basin
Ships Passing Through U S Ports May 11 1909 Chronicle
Atlantic traffic reports list vessels arriving and sailing near Boston New York and nearby ports. Entries name ships such as America Ocean King Hindoo Hindoo and Britannic with origins from Baltimore Philadelphia New York and Hamburg among others.
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Boston
Otsman
L’alermo
Lerbia
Liverpool
Viking
Tarccoa
New York
Aller
Kremen
City of Chicago
Liverpol
Illinois
Antwerp
Aguan
Red Sea
Lizard
America
Baltimore
Full
Uladoo
Hong Kong
Oceanic
San Francisco
Ilamburg
Khatia
Glasgow
Austran
Philadelphia
Montreal
Ocean King
London
Lake Winnipeg
Gibraltar
Pontiac
Valermo
Auranis
Bremen
Trave
Southampton
Ems
Dublin
Glendowe
Hull
Lng
Hindoo
Ndon
Hamburg
LO Steinhoeft
Sorrento
Venezia
Britannic
Vay
Guy Cotin
Ouin
Baracoa
Agnes
Athos
Credit Foncier Press Ties Stir Paris Finance Scandal
London dispatch notes Crédit Foncier as a major French financial pillar, advancing provincial bank loans and dominating farm mortgage lending. A government inquiry follows reports of press subsidies labeled as ad expenditures, amid a 13 year pattern of alleged maladministration, with sub-governor resigning.
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New York
London
the Times
Crédit Foncier
Paris
Bank of France
France
Panama Canal
Bank of
Opening of the Municipal Hall in Tientsin
Li Hung Chang opened the municipal hall named after General Gordon. A banquet followed where Mr. Denby the American minister predicted a railway in Manchuria within two years.
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Tientsin
Trentsix
Li Hung Chang
Gordon
Denby
Manchuria
Cleveland Endorsement of Farmers Alliance Tariff Reform
Steubenville Ohio May 11 A secretary of the Oak Grove Lodge Farmers Alliance sent ex President Cleveland a copy of the declaration of the Alliance’s purposes and he replied with strong support for tariff reform. He notes farmers and consumers suffer from current tariffs and calls for modification to reduce costs and protect genuine domestic interests. Cleveland emphasizes the need for fair trade and a profitable balance for farmers artisans and workers.
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Seaboard
Grover Cleveland
Carlisle Leads as McKenzie Enters Kentucky Senate Contest
In Louisville May 11 ex Congressman McKenzie formally announced in Frankfort as the senatorial contest heats up. On first ballot for Democratic caucus Monday night Carlisle is expected to hold a big lead with Knott McCreary McKenzie Buckner Lindsay and Reeves dividing remaining votes. Laban T Moore and Boyd Winchester likely not in the race. Carlisle's supporters push for a quick result while others favor waiting to block early nomination.
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Louisville
McKenzie
Frankfort
Carlisle
Knott
McCreary
Buckner
Lindsay
Reeves
Laban T. Moore
Castlesburg
Boyd Winchester
Fire Rages Across Ellicottville Wrecking Quarter of Town
May 11 Exricorvile New York nearly a quarter of Ellicottville’s business district burned. Crawford House livery stables and multiple stores, dairies, and barns destroyed. Fire began at 11 AM with bucket brigades failing. Sala Maneca fire department aided, loss about $60,000, partly insured.
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New York
E. Dyer
George Bentley
Charles Hartley
McMahon
Mrs. Harmon
D. P. McMahon
Salamanca
Wisett
United States
Whitestone
College Point
Colonel King
Provence
R. L
Julien E. Ballou
Central Falls
Providence Library Opens Sunday Reading Room
The Public Library in Providence Rhode Island opened on Sunday for reading room use only a first in the city. The move is described as a great success. The text also mentions Mellin's Food as the sole prepared nourishment for infants and invalids, highlighting its scientifically prepared process.
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Providence
Provingence
Mellin
Bank Embezzler Whitney Faces $100000 Loss in Albany
Albany May 11 Whitney a longtime Albany City National Bank book keeper confessed to embezzling about $100,000 over two and a half years. Bonding company and bank conduct a far reaching inquiry into possible collusion with local firms and directors. Whitney arrested and arraigned as investigations continue.
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Tichenor
Newark
Page
Vesuvius
Carlisle
Albany City National Bank
Albany
George P. Whitney
Whitney
American Surety Company of
New York
United States
King
Leonard Groesbeck
William Gould
Whitney Sadh
Amsdell
Architectural Exhibition Opens for Boston Architectural Club
The Boston Architectural Club hosts a private view for invited guests, city officials, and press, showcasing allied arts exhibits in the lower hall including wall coverings by Gregory & Brown, carpets by Galathwait, and a Tiffany stained glass display. The upper hall features watercolors, engravings, and Beaux Arts drawings from local and international artists, plus a center Tremont street stained glass window and a 15 bell chime by Henry A Turner & Co. The exhibit, the largest of its kind in the country, draws nearly 1300 drawings and promises universal artistic excellence across many firms and schools.
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Boston Architectural Club
Society of Architects
Thetate
Gregory & Brown
Low Arts Tile Company
Evans & Tombs
H. A. Turner
Murdock
Tiffany Company
Yale & ‘Towne Company
Hanji Ephraim Benguiat
Davenport
TI. O. Langerfeldt
C. Howard Walker
Prentiss
Herbert Railton
Ernest George
R. Phene Spiers
Thomas W. Cuter
W. A. Bedlake
A. H. Waterhouse
Joseph Fennell
D. A. Gregg
Charles E. Lauderkin
GC. F. Schweinfarth
Harvey Ellis
Chinston Sturgis
R. H. Robertson
Winchester Guild of Engand
Andrew of Massachusetts Defends Free Raw Materials Tariff
Washington May 11. In the tariff committee debate Mr. Andrew argues the bill favors home production over consumer interests. He cites higher duties on wool, calls for free raw materials, and notes the failure of 22 years of wool duties to aid wool growers or workers. He lists free wool countries and shows declining sheep numbers and woollen industry losses to illustrate adverse effects of tariffs.
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Washington
House
Grosvenor
Ohio
Andrew
Massachusetts
New England
Austria
France
New South Wales
Beliam
Germany
Norway
British India
Great Britain
Portugal
Canada
Greece
Sweden
Italy
Victoria
Denmark
Netherlands
New Zealand
United States
Brazil
San Salvador
Porto Rico
Mexico
Peru
Argentine Republic
Honduras
United States of Colombia
Department of Agriculture
The
Union
Maine
Vermont
New York
Pennsylvania
Kentuck
Virginia
Missouri
Indiana
Michigan
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Saratoga Kissingen Spring CO
Hawley Place
Temple Place
Waterman
Horace F
Artridge
Cus
Title Insurance
State Street
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Robert T CopmMan
Moses Willliaus
Henry W. Beace
Heman W. Crary Josefu S. Fay, Jr
Alex. F. Wapsnor
Hen
Frederick C. Bowoiten
Clares S Rackemann
James R. Carnet
Grenville H. Norcross
Francis V. Batca
Anret H. Crocker
George A. Fisher
William C. Williamson
Pareas B. Surtte
J. Morais Meredith
Rovert
Mixot
H. Edes
Lectial Safety Co PA
Treasury
H. E. Townsend
Trens
Electrical Safety Company
Franklin Street
Mass
Hewins & Hollis, Outfitters
Hamilton Place
Conn. Gen
S. Life Ins. CO
Hitle
Chas
S. Lurke
Devonshire
Wat’s
J.T. Phelps
Dev
Army and Navy Gazette
Army
E. B. Bolton
Twentythird Infantry
Kansas State Agricultural College
J. F. Morrison
Twentieth Infantry
A. S. Tower
Newton Theological Institute
Yale Theological Seminary
Iargene
Dub Nageansas
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Fee
L._S. Anderson
McKibbin
Union Pacific
Cleveland
Farmers’ Alliance
California
American Federation of Catholic Societies
John C. Fremont
Page & Engineer
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Hale
Junins
Morgan
Congo
Hambang
Shepherd
Music Hall
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African Mission
Tremont Street Methodist
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Iron and Steel Unions
Pages
Father Benson
Church of St. John the Evangelist
Christ
Dwight
Yale College
First Baptist Church
Irving Meredith
Jamaica
Brooke Herford
A. P. Peabody
King’s Chapel
William Taylor
Naval Battalion
Chauncy-Hall School
Lada
Harvard University Cycling Association
Chico
Cal
St. John
Colusca County
James Finnel
Ah Wohl
Ah Chung
Ah Toy
Sacramento
Ah Chang
Loxpoy
Galileo
Spaarndam
Rotterdam
Toronto
Llontreal
Wood
Custom Department
Oak Hall
North Street
G. W. Simmons & CO
Kansas
Bosilon
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Masmarck
Cheyenne
Chicago
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Creed
Clear
Duluth
Rainbi Laso
Tex
Seeed Y
Fair
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Mont
Eastport
Siow Dacksonvalie
Marquette
Mich
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Portland
Salt Lake City
Hartford Hospital
Congo State
Credit Foncier
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China
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Tariff
Kentucky
Cambridge
Oxford Stable
Oxford Street
Stearns R. Ellis
Kimball Bros
Sudbury Street
Horticultural Hall
Paine
Canal ST
MR. Andrew
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