Trade advantages sought from China and Corea
Officials in the State Department renew efforts to secure U S trade benefits from China and Corea as embodied in the Chinese commercial treaty and Minister Allen's demands. The move aims to preempt a neutral position in Manchuria and Corea if Russia and Japan clash, with ratification expected in Washington within three months and opening ports Antung Moukden and Wiju to U S trade.
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Washington
Far East
State Department
United States
China
Corea
Allen
Corean
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Antung
Moukden
Panama to cut postal rates by half. disappearance of Miller noted
Consul General Gudger at Panama City informs that Panama lowers postal rates fifty per cent with foreign rates for fifty grammes or less at four cents and domestic rate at two cents. Second Lieutenant Miller has mysteriously disappeared.
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Gudger
Panama
Republic of Panama
United States
Emperor William Attends Christmas Tree Party in Berlin
Emperor William and his sons attended a Christmas tree party for families of an infantry regiment. He walked near Potsdam and distributed new five mark pieces to those he met. The Emperor’s route was not announced in advance.
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Berlin
William
Potsdam
W. J. Bryan
Transvaal Labour Shortage Cited in War Loan Doubt
The Transvaal is seen as unable to meet its February share of the war loan due to mining stagnation and labor scarcity. Analysts link the depressed industry to reduced production and broader business downturn, with labor shortages blamed as the main factor.
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Transvaal
New York
Fuller Applies For Membership In Building Trades
The George A. Fuller Construction Company has applied for membership in the Building Trades Employers' Association. The application has been accepted and President McConnell will become a member once the plan scope and regulations of the association are explained.
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New York
George A. Fuller Construction Company
Building Trades Employers’ Association
McConnell
Receiver Sought for Manhattan Coal Company in Circuit Court
D. C. Eylar president of the Manhattan Coal Company of Cornell has filed a bill in the Circuit Court asking for a receiver for the company. He alleges that management under secretary and mine manager C. A. Denham is not satisfactory.
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Bloomington
D. C. Eylar
Manhattan Coal Company
Cornell
C. A. Denham
Two Killed by Train Near Gladwin Michigan
Emery Shelton and Eli Hemp of Highwood were killed instantly when struck by a train while crossing the tracks four miles east of Gladwin.
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Gladwin
Michh— Emery Shelton
Eli Hemp
Highwood
Here
Belgrade Murder Exposes Rich Citizen Davidovics Case
In Belgrade Servia former State Councilor Davidovics his wife and daughter were murdered when three men forced entry to rob the house. Two servants were killed and others wounded. One assailant was captured. Davidovics was Belgrade's oldest and wealthiest citizen.
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Belgrade
Servia
Davidovics
M. ‘Davidovics
Desperate Mission of Chilean at White House
Jerman Kehl, a Chilean inventor labeled the White House crank, was arrested after delivering a letter to the White House demanding an interview with President Roosevelt. He struggled to draw a revolver from his pocket as detectives closed in at the Engel Hotel and found brass knuckles on him. Kehl claimed to seek government backing for forty inventions including a floating propeller, planning stock companies to manufacture them.
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Washington
Jerman Kehl
White House
Roosevelt
Secret Service
Tyre
Kehl
Engel Hotel
Concepcion
Chili
Baltimore
Eagle Hotel
Paris Strike Faces Police as Bakers Walkout Grows
Paris quiet today after clashes by bakers with police and military guards. Strikers say 2100 bakers stopped work while the police chief reports 189 off duty. meeting at Bourse du Travail denounces army use to maintain order.
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Paris
Salvation Army Distributes 25000 Christmas Dinners in New York
The Salvation Army kept its holiday tradition by feeding 25 000 of New York’s poor at Grand Central Palace. Beginning at 10 o clock baskets for five were handed out, with 5 00 baskets distributed to start a full day of meals for families of five.
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New York
Salvation Army
Grand Central Palace
Increase of Pneumonia Classified in Sanitary Code
New York reports pneumonia has become so prevalent that the health department will amend the sanitary code to classify pneumonia with measles scarlet fever and smallpox, making it compulsory for physicians to report every case promptly. This move is described as unprecedented in America or Europe.
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New York
Health Department
America
Europe
Narrow Escape on Southern Train Near Tazewell
A southbound Southern passenger train from Middlesboro to Knoxville narrowly avoided a wreck when a huge mountain boulder blocked the track about three miles south of Tazewell Tennessee. The obstruction toppled onto the line, triggering emergency braking and a near disaster.
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Southern
Middlesboro
Knoxville
Tazewell, Tenn
Perfect Quiet Prevails Cablegram From Panama
Secretary Moody receives a Panama dated cablegram from Rear Admiral Glass saying perfect quiet and no news. The brief message conveys a calm status amid unspecified events.
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Moody
Glass
Panama
Ruth Miller Hoar Dies Suddenly at Home
Mrs Hoar wife of Senator Hoar of Massachusetts died at her Worcester home from angina pectoris after a period of poor health. The body was taken to Worcester for burial. Prior to marriage she was Miss Ruth A Miller.
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Washington
Ruth Miller Hoar
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Old Criminal Charles Hall Arrested in New York City
Charles Williamson alias Perrin, known for the Bank of England forgery and the Sing Sing prison fire escape, was arrested in New York City at age sixty on a first degree arson charge. He posed as banker, bought a Duchess County house for 10000 with 500 paid and 19000 insured, then the house burned four days later. He reportedly spent 28 years in prison and had been living in New Jersey before the arrest.
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New York
Bank of England
Sing Sing
Charles Williamson
Perrin
Charles P Hall
Wall Street
van Allen Place
New Hamburg
Duchess County
Hall
New Jersey
Dissolution of Franklin Union No 4 sparks labor suits
Chicago strikes by Franklin Union No 4 led to dissolution and court actions. Judge Holdom fined the union $1,500 with damage suits pending, while employers hoped to seize about $40,000 in the union treasury. The case centers on plant pressure amid a long running strike in Chicago.
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Chicago
Franklin Union No. 4
Chicago Typothetae
Association of Employers
Holdom
Soldiers' Homes report on care and pensions
Brig. Gen. George H. Burton's inspection shows 33 157 old soldiers cared for in the National Soldiers' Home during the past year. Per capita maintenance cost rose to 141.70 dollars, up 20 percent in three years due to higher food costs. Of inmates, 25,168 receive pensions from 6 to 72 dollars monthly, totaling 3,166,734 dollars, with eleven members holding cash balances over 1,000 dollars each.
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Washington
George H. Burton
National Soldiers
Window Glass Combine Formed to Unite Major Interests
Pittsburg firm reports a charter granted in New Jersey for the Manufacturer's Window Glass Company, a proposed combine of principal country interests with $1,000,000 capital. Promoters expect success. if not, the project will be abandoned and window glass sold freely. A sharp price drop is anticipated with wage cuts from 33 1 3 to 42 percent.
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Window Glass Combine
Pittsburg
New Jersey
Window Glass Company
Blow His Head Off Near Nashville
A London Tennessee dispatch reports Wesley Bright, a young man near Nashville, attempted to test a loaded gun. He placed the muzzle in his mouth and used the toe of his shoe to pull back the hammer. The hammer slipped and the loaded shot tore through his head, nearly severing it.
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Nashville
London
Tenn
Wesley Bright
Prosperous Anthracite Year Ends in Wilkesbarre
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania the anthracite coal region shut down for a holiday until January 4 marking the end of a record year. Output will total about 59 million tons, surpassing the prior best by five million. Value of proceeds around 273 million dollars and wages paid to workers near 75 million.
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Wilkesbarre
Minister Bean Heads Home With Army Escort
Cable reports from Colombia say United States Minister Bean B pre is traveling from Bogota toward home on vacation aboard the Magdalena steamer Honda with artillery escort. The Colombian government sent troops at his request amid fears of hostile demonstrations at river ports along the route.
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New York
Interior of
Colombia
United States
Beanpre
Bogota
Honda
Goelet Imposter Traced to Toronto and New York
Jame N Abel, indicted for impersonating J Ogden Goelet Jr to marry Grace Anderson a Grand Hotel telegrapher, has been traced to Toronto Ontario. Abel presented his intended bride with a rare fet between married man.
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Goelet
Toronto
New York
Jame N. Abel
World News In Brief From October Dispatches
Widespread items report Paris bakers striking for higher pay and Signor Zanardelli’s death. A Dreyfus revision stirs Paris, while Italy and Britain discuss Panama recognition. The Dixie sails with marines. warships head for San Domingo. Panama ratification looms. A. P. Green commits suicide in Vicksburg. Pius IX era notes.
An Hereditary Contract For Postage Stamp Cancellers
William J. Curtis reports that since 1835 the same family has held a government contract to supply stamp cancellers. The Chambers family of Washington and later Northumberland County, Virginia, use a secret process to cast and carve dies, producing durable, precise devices with removable steel type for date and time. The post office buys about $25,000 in new cancellers yearly, despite bids from competitors.
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Benjamin Chambers
Washington
Mr. Penis
United States
Chambers
Capt. Chambers
Post Office Department
Northumberland County
Virginia
Potomac
William J. Curtis
Chicago Record-Herald
The Umbrella Coincidence of a Rainy Morning
A London shopper mistakenly takes another’s umbrella then buys two more for herself and a gift. She sits in a Victoria street omnibus across from the owner, who greets her with sarcasm. The owner remains speechless and ashamed as the moment passes.
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Victoria Street
Inocense
London Chronicle
How Helen of Troy Died
The article recounts Helen of Troy, beloved Grecian princess, wife of Menelaus, eloping with Paris, and the fall of Troy. After Paris’s death she wed Deiphobus, betrayed him, returned to Menelaus, and, following his death, fled Sparta to Rhodes where Polyxo’s queen ordered her seized, bound, and strangled.
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Helen
Troy
Menelaus
Sparta
Paris
Deiphobus
Rhodes
Polyxo
Hepolemus
Brand New. Mrs Dove Henry Dinner Dialogue
A humorous domestic exchange unfolds as Mrs Dove Henry scolds Mr Dove Darling for neglecting her dinner efforts. He responds with affectionate restraint, saying he loves her too much to risk saying the wrong thing, warning that bold words might end their conversation.
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