Chinese Students in Tokyo Plan Mass Return to China
Eighty two hundred Chinese students in Tokyo protest the resignation of Imperial University President Yuzuru Kubota as Premier Katsura reshapes the cabinet. Two thousand have already left, while other professors' resignations remain unaccepted. The move signals government weakness and tension with China amid Pekin negotiations and fears of further humiliation by Japan.
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Tokio
Yasuru Kubota
Imperial University
Katsura
China
Yuzuru Kubota
Ka‘iura
Pekin
Chin
Japan
Baron Komura
Abscission Operation For Kid Believed Performed In Cincinnati
Mrs Grace Culver Taggart reportedly brought her two children to Cincinnati from Wooster for an abdominal abscess operation on her son. Reports say the procedure was completed and the boy was moved to an unknown hospital destination.
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Taggart
Wooster
Culver
Tsani
Harriman Testifies In Equitable Investigation Probe
E H Harriman testified before the insurance investigation committee on Friday regarding Hyde stock and Ryan's plan to gain control of the Equitable Life Assurance Society. He described conversations about buying the Hyde shares and Ryan's demand for a board chair nominee, plus Harriman’s efforts to block legislative moves favoring that faction. He named Albany contacts Governor Higgins and former Assembly Speaker Nixon as sources he would consult, then agreed to answer after counsel input.
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New York
E. H. Harriman
Insurance Investigation Committee
Harriman
Ryan
Hyde
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Odell
Mr. Harriman
Equitable
James W. Alexander
Albany
Higgins
Nixon
Assembly
Fourteen Indictments Issued Against Carriers and Shippers
Federal grand jury in Kansas City returns fourteen indictments charging common carriers railway officials shippers and freight agents with rebates and conspiracy. Named defendants include George H Crosby Chicago general traffic manager Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad George Thomas New York merchandise broker L B Taggart New York Crosby chief clerk Chicago and Alton Railroad John H Faithorn and F A Wenn ex vice presidents and freight agents of packing houses Nelson Morris Morris & Co and D H Kreekip Kansas City broker. Indictments mirror charges from Chicago cases.
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Kansas City
Federal Grand Jury
George H. Crosby
Chicago
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
George Thomas
Broadway
New York
L. B. Taggart
Crosby
Chicago and Alton Railroad Company
John H. Fairhorn
F. A. Wenn
Alton Qudahy Packing Company
Swift & Co. Armour Packing Company
Chicago, Wilwaukee and St. Paul
Nelson Morris
Edward Morris
Ira’ N. Morris
Nelson Morris & Co
Kreekip
Chicago and Alton
Medsrs
Faithorn
Wann
Hoch death sentence affirmed by state supreme court
A telephone message to State Attorney Healy from Springfield reports the Illinois Supreme Court has affirmed the lower court verdict in the Johann Hoch murder case. Hoch awaits execution by the scaffold for poisoning his wife.
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Chicago
Healy
Barnett
Springfield
Supreme Court of the State
Johann Hoch
Hendrick Wins American Clay Birds Championship
New York on December 15 reports G. H. Hendrick of Long Island City capturing the championship of America in clay birds with a score of 94 out of 100. Hendrick edged rivals in a close national contest, showcasing top marks across the field.
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New York
G. H. Hendrickson
Long Island City
Monk Gibson trial hearsay on defendant age
In San Antonio the Monk Gibson murder trial hears from Josephine Gibson the mother who places Monk’s age between sixteen and seventeen. Affidavits claim Monk born Sept 16 1888 and age seventeen on Sept 16 1906. John Gibson testifies no blood on Monk.
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San Antonio
Monk Gibson
Josephine Gibson
Monk
Jackson County
Frank H Hall
Hank Gibson
Baker
John Gibson
Flowers and Good Luck for Alice Roosevelt
A Washington dispatch says Miss Alice Roosevelt enjoyed unprecedented popularity with nationwide congratulations. Florists flooded the capital with orders for American Beauties and violets as boxes and notes arrived at the White House. Representative Nicholas Longworth, the president's prospective son in law, faced numerous interviews and well wishers in the House.
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Chicago
the Tribune
Washington
Alice Roosevelt
United States
Socatl
White House
Nicholas Oonseworth
Insurance Conference Aims for Model Code Adoption
Thomas E. Drake, DC superintendent of insurance, issued a circular inviting governors, attorneys general and insurance commissioners to a Chicago conference on February 1. The meetings follow prior discussions in New York and Washington and an interview with President Roosevelt. Drake seeks a unified model code derived from state laws to be adopted by Congress for DC and by states for their commonwealths.
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Washington
Thomas E. Drake
District of Columbia
Chicago
New York
Roosevelt
Drake
Congress
Commonwealths
President Roosevelt Replies On Chinese Exclusion And Boycott
President Roosevelt writes to the Merchants' Exchange of San Francisco confirming that Chinese laborers will be excluded but exempt classes treated courteously. He says efforts have been made to halt the boycott and urges lawmakers to amend exclusion laws to prevent injustice against non coolie Chinese. The Merchants' Exchange adopts a resolution favoring amendments aligned with the president's views.
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San Francisco
Merchants’ Exchange of
Roosevelt
State Department
Senate
House
Merchants’ Exchange
Train Derails In Indiana Stove Works Collision
A Central passenger train jumped the track near Franksville Indiana when rails spread. The engine crashed through the wall of the Indiana Stove Works and a Pullman sleeper was pitched into another building. Trainmen Frank Davis and Will Beck were badly hurt though no passengers were seriously injured.
Turkey Surrenders on Moldova Finances after Extended Talks
Constantinople reports Turkey has formally yielded to the powers demands and accepted the plan for financial control of Macedonia. A note handed to Austro Hungarian Ambassador Baron von Calice ends eleven months of negotiations and the international fleet will be withdrawn promptly.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Macedonia
Porte
Baron von Calice
Sleven
Bank conspiracy trial reveals large stock loans and forged signatures
Denver banker Charles B. Wilfley and others testified in the conspiracy case of Leonard B. Imboden and James A. Hill. Evidence included bank stock loans totaling over 500000 dollars and claims of forged signatures and coerced loans to gain control of several banks.
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Denver
Dee
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Imboden
Hill
Mount Vernon National Bank of
Boston
Wilfley
Enid
Ohla
National Bank of Commerce of
Kansas City
BE. B. Hull
Hull
Bank of Commerce of
Fort Worth
Duress Suppresses Monk Confession in Gibson Trial
Sheriff Egg testified Monk named two unidentified negroes as the killers and described beating Monk with a strap the night before the confession to Lincoln. Judge Dwyer ruled the confession to Lincoln inadmissible due to duress.
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San Antonio
Gibson
Egg
Monks
Monk
Lincoln
Dwrer
Girl Burned to Death Near Burns City
Four miles east of Burns City in Gainesville Texas, Miss Maggie Patterson was lighting a fire when her hair and clothing caught fire. She ran into the yard in flames and died before aid could reach her.
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Gainesville
Tex
Burns City
Maggie Patterson
German Doctor Dr G W Howe Dies by Suicide in Baltimore
Fredericksburg Texas December 15 Rev Dr G W Howe of Dubois Indiana killed himself in Baltimore Maryland He reportedly left a note stating My carcass may be given to a medical college Howe lived in Fredericksburg for years practiced medicine and served as pastor of the Holy Ghost Lutheran church He was raised in Germany and recently led a Fort Worth church before moving to Indiana
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Fredericksburg
Tex
G. W. Howe
Dubois
Ind
Baltimore
Dallas Resolves 1910 Industrial Exposition Plan
A large Dec 15 meeting in Dallas decides to stage an Industrial exposition in 1910. Young men agree to assist elders, committees are formed, a company will be organized, and a fifteen member committee will meet with fair directors to advance the project.
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Dallas
Congressional Reduction Proposal Cuts Southern Representation
Washington reports Representative Bennett of New York introduced a bill to shrink Congress by reducing the total number of representatives from 386 to 365. States would see declines such as Alabama 9 to 5 and Texas 16 to 13, reflecting alleged negro vote disenfranchisement.
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Washington
Bennett
New York
Congress
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Hearst seeks extended recount for Election Inspectors
New York December 15 Hearst legal bid to recount ballots in the mayoral race was widened to include Election Inspectors. An order returnable Monday signed by Supreme Court Justice Stover directs appearance before the board of election canvassers to correct errors. Boston December 15 the battleship Louisiana exceeded its contract speed in a four hour endurance run recording 18.823 knots average with propeller RPM at 127.6.
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Hearst
New York
Board of Election
Supreme Court
Stover
Boston
Louisiana
New England
Voluntary Bankruptcy Filed in Federal Court
Shreveport on December 15 a voluntary bankruptcy petition was filed by J Ellie & Co. Liabilities amount to 24740.08 with assets of 3000. Real estate is listed at 5000 and property claimed exempted is 2000.
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Shreveport
J. Ellie & Co
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Grace Cul
Lucy Stovall
Tilton
Kodol
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Hrimel & Maloney
J. W. Batts
Taliafero Building
Court Mouse
Brazos County
College Road
Bryan
Hendrickson
Defendant's AG
Stove Works
Fransville, Ind
Stocks and Securities
Dwyer
William R
Heath & Milligan Paints
Garth, Howell & Webb
I Bryan
JO. A. Non
Jno
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Houston
John Wittman
Southwestern Life Insurance Co
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James’ Drug Store
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