Chinese Boycott Gains Steam in Straits Settlements
Cable reports to the State Department from Singapore indicate a growing anti American boycott in the Straits Settlements. Anonymous letters have disrupted trade, especially through Chinese merchants, raising fears this may only be the start of broader trouble. The State Department notes difficulty in pressuring the Chinese government and urges using moral influence to curb further attacks on American commerce.
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Washington
State Department
Singapore
Straits Settlements
China
Rockhill
Isle of Pines declares independence from Cuba
Residents of the Isle of Pines form a territorial government and plan to send a delegate to Congress to discuss island status. The convention splits the island into five districts and orders elections to choose a legislature to convene next week. The American Club drives the movement to remain under the Stars and Stripes.
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Havana
Isle of Pines
Cuba
United States
Congress
Washington
House of Representatives
American Club
Tammany Under Hearst Feels Unease Over NYC Mayor Hope
Charles F. Murphy returns from Atlantic City and reports grave uneasiness in Tammany Hall over a possible Hearst mayoral outcome. Some leaders lament not joining Hearst's faction before the election as Tammany risks demoralization and possible loss of organization control within months.
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Tammany
Hearst
New York
Charles F. Murphy
Atlantic City
Tammany Hall
Tammany Organization
General Strike Accident in Russia Cleaves Workers
In Lahoma Oklahoma N H Carlton Frank Vandeventer and A Fager were buried alive when an embankment caved in while digging a bridge across McNees creek. Hager escaped, while Vandeventer and Carlton remained neck deep until help arrived after a long search for shovels.
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Russia
Lahoma
N.H. Carlton
Frank Vandeventer
A. Fager
McNees Creek
Hager
Vanderveenter
Carlson
Vandeventer
Foul Play Suspected In Sabine Parish Finding
The mangled remains of a white man, believed to be David Wright, were found near Noble in Sabine parish about sixty miles south of Shreveport on the Kansas City Southern line. The circumstances suggested foul play and the body was given to the coroner for investigation.
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Shreveport
David Wright
Noble
Sabine Parish
Kansas City
Affort Esse
Tree Succeeds Irving as Bay Managers Chief
Tree Beerbothm has been unanimously elected president of the Bay Managers Association, succeeding the late Sir Henry Irving. He becomes the head of England's theatrical profession.
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Tree
Irving
London
Beerbothm Tree
Bay Managers’ Association
Henry Irving
England
Armenians Attack Gors Village in Erivan Government
Report from Tiflis states that 700 Armenians attacked the Tartar village of Gors in the Erivan government, killing 400 people and plundering and burning property across several villages.
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Tiflis
Erivan
Tartar
Gors
No Interest to Be Paid on Wabash Debentures
New York reports no interest will be paid on Wabash debentures while the Mission Pacific dividend remains unaffected by a reduction.
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New York
Fire destroys Perry Clark home in Eagle Lake Texas
Eagle Lake Texas Tuesday morning fire completely destroyed Perry Clark residence. Loss estimated at 2800 dollars with 700 dollar insurance on the house and 700 on furniture. Clark suffered burns to the head. cause of the fire is not known.
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Eagle Lake
Texas
Perry Clark
Clark
Austin Shares Large Gift for Russian Jews Relief
In Austin Texas a sizable amount has been subscribed by the Jewish community for the relief of Russian Jews raising funds to aid refugees and conduct humanitarian assistance programs locally and abroad.
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Austin
Texas
Texan proposes government partnership to search for buried treasure
A citizen of Atlanta Texas writes to Secretary Shaw proposing a government backed treasure hunt. He claims to know the treasure site and asks for funding of heavy machinery in exchange for a 50 50 share of any finds. The secretary has not yet accepted.
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Washington
Atlanta
Texas
Shaw
Greeks on the Warpath near Salonica
In European Turkey near Salonica, Greek forces attacked Bulgarian parties. Five Bulgarians were killed by troops at Dragos while Greeks killed six Bulgarians at a wedding near Florina. The Greeks burned the wedding building, fatally injuring and burning to death many women and children. Englishman Wills, formerly with the Turkish Tobacco Revenue Department, escaped his captors and is now beyond recapture.
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Salonica
Turkey
Mr. Wills
Turkish Tobacco Revenue Department
Dragos
Florina
Move to Hold Cotton At Fifteen Cents Gains Steam
Executive committee man W. L. Foster of the Southern Cotton Association reports a telegram from Harvie Jordan urging a pledge movement to hold at least 2,000,000 bales of cotton at 15 cents. Foster proceeded to New Orleans for a National executive committee meeting.
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Shreveport
W. L. Foster
The
Southern Cotton Association
Harvie Jordan
Foster
New Orleans
National Executive Committee
Drummers Held Up in Gallatin Robbery
Eight traveling drummers were held up by four bandits in Gallatin Missouri. The robbers forced the men to dump money into a hat and then let each take car fare from the same hat. Jewelry was not stolen and no injuries are reported.
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Gallatin
Town Sacked and Burned in Krivoirog Disorders
Odessa reports new turmoil in Krivoirog in Ekat erinoolav government where over a hundred were killed and the town sacked and half burned. Three influential Jews left Odessa for St. Petersburg to present a full account to the council of ministers, supported by documentary evidence.
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Odessa
Krivoirog
Ekaterinoolav
St. Petersburg
Council of Ministers
General strike urged across Russia in response to repression
German archive notes report St. Petersburg actions following executions of Cronstadt mutineers and martial law in Poland. The Council of Workmen's Delegates calls for a general strike nationwide today to press reforms and oppose the imperial regime.
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St. Petersburg
Cronstadt
Poland
Council of Workmen's
Russia
Call to Pay Warrants in Austin Texas
State Treasurer John W. Robbins issues another call for payment of registered warrants on the general revenue fund. The amount to be paid totals 31,716 dollars, leaving a net deficit of 1,020,000 dollars.
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Austin
Texas
John W. Robbins
General Revenue Fund
Robbins
Rev Dunlop Moore Dies Suddenly During Presbytery Meeting
Pittsburg Pa Rev Dunlop Moore renowned divine died suddenly Tuesday at a Presbytery meeting as ministers sang the hymn Jesus Lover of My Soul. The shock ended a long career in the church.
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Dunlop Moore
Pittsburg
Presbytery
Jesus
Tonsils Cause Rheumatism, Kalamazoo Doctor Says
Dr. G. W. Lawton, a prominent Kalamazoo physician, tells the Academy of Medicine that all forms of rheumatism originate in diseased tonsils.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
G. W. Lawton
Academy of Medicine
Elmira Transportation Company Pays Love Tax in Austin
Elmira Transportation Company of Austin paid $80 to the controller under the Love gross receipts law. The case notes that a $200 per day delinquency penalty was not enforced.
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Elmira Transportation Company
Austin
Texas
Bourse Barometer Falls in St. Petersburg Market
The Bourse continued to remain demoralized amid fears of Polish complications. Imperial fours dropped to 85 1 4 as trading sentiment weakened in the St. Petersburg market.
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St. Petersburg
Imperial
Monarch Greeted With Shouts In Houston Carnival
King Nottoc VII arrived in Houston amid cannon, whistles and cheers. The parade featured Miller Rifles, Houston Cavalry, royal aides, and a royal canopy as the monarch rode an Arabian charger, holding the city key and receiving loyal salutations.
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Houston
Texas
Nottoc VII
Tekram
Nottoc
Sekram
Bayou
Jackson Street
Franklin Avenue
King's Mounted Police
Miller Rifles
Breedlove
Houston Cavalry
Conneart
Nottoe
Palfey
Henderson Lynching Fallout Quiet After Mob Murder
In Henderson Texas on November 14 crowds arrived to view the aftermath of a mob killing. Whites and blacks condemn the murder with blacks insisting the lynched individuals received punishment. The county jail suffered $400 to $500 in damage. repairs started and guards posted. Judge Levy canceled a planned district court term. District Attorney Beard and County Attorney Futch were absent during the lynching.
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Henderson
Texas
Howell
Levy
Beard
Futch
Austin Mourns Muted Death of Young Husband
Fred Blittersdorf a young Austin paperhanger killed himself yesterday in the Hessey & Company pawnbrokers shop. He selected a revolver, wrote a note to his sister asking her to care for his baby, and shot himself as a clerk turned away. He leaves a widow and a 2 year old child.
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Austin
Texas
Fred Blittersdorf
Hessey & Company
New Japanese Loan Reported by Associated Press
London reports the Japanese government plans an immediate foreign loan of 250 million dollars at four percent. The funds will convert the external six percent loan and redeem international loans. France is expected to participate notably, with Rothschilds Paris as issuing house. Exact date to be decided.
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London
Associated Press
France
Rothschilds Paris
Jealous of a Chinaman Leads to Arson Charge in Calvert
Constable Bush brought Green Oliver to Mart. In a trial before Justice Bergeron Oliver, a Black man, was charged with arson after he poured oil on a Chinaman's house and struck a match. The Chinaman awakened and fled the scene. Oliver was held on $500 bond to await grand jury action.
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Calvert
Texas
Bush
Mart
Green Oliver
Justice Bergeron
Green
Found Hanging in Fort Worth Inn A Stranger Carpenter
John Martin, about 55, a carpenter living in Fort Worth four months, was found hanged in a Colonial Inn room at Fifteenth and Calhoun streets yesterday around 8 45 AM. A note claimed the deceased used a different name, leaving personal effects to a fellow carpenter. Few details about his origin are known.
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Fort Worth
Texas
John Martin
Colonial Inn
Fifteenth
Calhoun Streets
Brownwood Carnival Opens Today After Delay
Brownwood Texas reports the carnival did not open yesterday due to a late arrival but everything is ready. The company will arrive today and begin at 2 PM with favorable weather and large crowds expected.
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Brownwood Carnival
Brownwood
Texas
Jacksonville Bonds Held Up
J E McFarland of Jacksonville submitted 30000 Jacksonville water works bonds to the Attorney General for approval. Approval was delayed due to the absence of a required official signature. Bonds will be approved once the signature is obtained.
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Jacksonville
Austin
Texas
J. E. McFarland
Jacksonville Water Works
Arizona Firm Granted Permit to Do General Merchants in Texas
The Braun and Ferguson Company of Bisbee Arizona with capital stock of 500000 was yesterday granted a permit to engage in general mercantile business in Texas.
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Arizona
Austin
Texas
Braun and Ferguson Company
Bisbee, Ariz
Madrid Municipal Elections Report Shows Government Gains
Across Spain the municipal elections yielded Government victories with Republicans gaining larger majorities in many districts. In Madrid the results were twenty one Government twenty five Republican and two Socialist electors. Police arrested sixty repeaters amid election affrays at multiple locations. The university reopened yesterday after student disturbances subsided.
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Spain
Madrid
Cuban Budget Submitted to Congress
Havana reports President Palma has sent the annual budget to Congress for the year starting July 1. Estimated receipts total about 23 million pesos with expenses around 21.5 million pesos.
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Havana
Palma
Congress
Prince Charles Wins Norwegian King Referendum in 81 Districts
The plebiscite results across eighty one districts show 29,443 voting for Prince Charles of Denmark as King of Norway and 6,806 against him. This regional tally highlights broad support for the royal claimant in the fragmented vote.
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Prince Charles
Christiana
Prince Charles of
Denmark
Norway
Diverse 1905 News Bits From Across The World
Dr H H Joyner of Paris shot during duck hunt near Honey Grove. Calvin McCoy of Paris robbed at midnight after fight. Columbia Medical Dept touts new consumption treatment equal to outdoor care. Senor Don Joaquin Cassasus arrives in Washington with wife and seven children. Postelie Earle convicted of attempted assault, 40 years in Daingerfield. Harvey Williams escapes calaboose in Waco en route to Gatesville. Admiral Nebogatoff’s son leaves naval academy amid peer derision. James H Malone elected Memphis mayor as independent Democrat. Archie White dies from blood poisoning after nose scratch in Waco. Several politicians named as potential State Treasurer candidates. Fourth class postmasters may serve as notaries. Togo visit to Ise while London debate rages on baptism. Eastern London taxpayers decry high assessments. Tuberculosis social debate sparks marriage ban proposal. Austrian rail strike votes push 20% raise and shorter hours. George Williams found dead near Jefferson. Virginia Packing Co building destroyed by fire. losses tagged. Luther Dearborn found dying near Chicago home. Amourette Beecher, aged 83, dies in Santa Barbara. Nelson to marry Miss Margar ite Ballangero of Fairfax. Cronstadt riot nearly floods treasury, bridges removed. Nebogatoff in St Petersburg portrays himself a martyr over Sea of Japan surrender.
Texas Briefs Across the State In Brief
A string of short items reports robberies at a post office near High and Par, a murder assault conviction in Giddings, rail and bank projects in various towns, a body found near Deer Park, church and railroad plans, and civic developments. Also noted are warrants calls, rising town growth, a fatal accident near Stamford, and state tax roll values increasing by over 56 million dollars.
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Santa Fe
Texas
Albuquerque
Comptreller
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Monarch
Saxet
Paperhanger
H. H. Joyner
Paris
Honey Grove
Calvin McCoy
Columbia University Medical Department
Senor
Don Joaquin D. Cassasus
Postelie Earle
Daingerfield
Harvey L. Williams
Waco
Gatesville
Nebogatoff
Naval Academy
James H. Malone
Tennessee
Memphis
Archie White
Sam Sparks
Bell County
T. S. Garrison
Timpson
R. W. Nail
Panhandle
Crator
Seth P. Mills
McClennan County
Postal Department
Togo
Gravesend
Ise
S. A. Knapp
Upper
Lower Austria
Salzburg
Tyrol
Syria
Vienna
Bohemia
George Williams
Jefferson
Black Cypress
Virginia Packing Company
Richmond
Luther H. Dearborn
Chicago
Amourette M. Beecher
David Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Santa Barbara
Cal
Baling Nelson
Nelson
Margarite Ballangero
Fairfax
San Francisco
Admral Nebogatoff
Sea of Japan
Pearl Taft
Giddings
International
Great Northern
Rockdale
Waxahachie
Trinity and
Brazos Valley
J. W. Crow
Ned Marshall
Deer Park
Marshall
Episcopal Church of
Terrell
First National Bank of Holland
Rusk Penitentiary
Pine Woods
Penitentiary Board
Rising Star
National Bank
State St
Fannie Bains
Detroit
Mich
Gussar & Ferlet, Printers
San Antonio
Typographical Union
Omaha
Southern Pacific
J. T. McDuff
Swanson
King County
Stamfords
C. W. Kline
Germany
Leavenworth
Kansas
Loge of Industrial Arts
Denton
Henry A. Landes
Galveston
William T. Austin
Children’s Aid Society
Ennis
el Paso
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