Pacific Naval Orders Guard U S Interests in Pacific
Washington orders strengthen American control of the Pacific. Auxiliary cruiser Yosemite will station at Guam to secure the Caroline Islands, preventing European territorial shifts. Iris sails to Manila while Iowa Oregon and Celtic move toward San Francisco and Honolulu, boosting Hawaii as a naval base by late January.
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Suez Canal
George E. Ide
Guam
Caroline Archipelago
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Pacific
Callao
Iris
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Oregon
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Honolulu
Mine Workers to Meet in Pittsburg January
The tenth annual United Mine Workers convention will open in Pittsburg on January 9. National officers have issued the call and nominations for national offices are listed. The eight hour system, in operation since last April, is a major issue to be renewed. A joint miners and operators convention will follow to settle the wage scale beginning April 1.
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Pittsburg
United Mine Workers
Russian Loan Not Possible in This Country
Diligent inquiry among prominent foreign bankers in New York found no proof of a Russian loan attempt in the United States beyond a few tentative inquiries about a small railroad loan guaranteed by the Russian government. Most bankers said a Russian loan could not be floated here for many reasons. Merritt Says Hold Islands New York Dec 23 Over 400 Sons of New England attended the ninety third annual New England Society dinner at the Waldorf Astoria where General Merritt endorsed expansion saying we have outgrown the constitution and are here to stay.
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Merritt
Hold Islands
Sons of
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New England Society of
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Waldorf-Astoria
Chicago
Tank Explosion Suspected In City Gas Incident
William Stacey of Cincinnati, a gas-tank constructor, inspected the ruined tank on Twenty-first street and concluded the blast was caused by an explosion using dynamite rather than faulty construction. The report mentions a coroner's jury in a separate case from London.
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William Stacey
Cincinnati
Twenty-first Street
Lowe
Mohegan
London
Mohegan Wreck Verdict Cites Carelessness
The Mohegan wreck was ruled due to carelessness and irregular navigation. Jurors debated whether the captain actually ran the ship onto rocks, while the coroner rejected that claim. Italy ratified the postal treaty. the Italian chamber of deputies approved it with likely Senate action soon. The treaty may take effect January 1 in Italy.
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Italy
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Department of State
Italian Chamber of Deputies
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Substitute for Hull Bill Seeks 30 000 Regulars
Congress will consider a substitute bill drawn by Representative Hay to raise a standing army of 30 000, plus 12 000 artillery, 8 000 infantry, 6 000 cavalry and engineers with a 50 000 volunteer force for two years to meet needs in Porto Rico, Cuba, the Philippines, Hawaii and the Ladrones. Regulars to stay. volunteers may be mustered out after 60 days. volunteers may prefer existing units. no prewar officers to be discharged.
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Washington
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Virginia
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Cuba
Philippines
Hawaii
Ladrones
Spain
Administration confident treaty will be ratified this session
Washington December 23. Administration leaders report assurances from more than two thirds of the Senate that the peace treaty will be ratified this session. Some opponents say they will not delay debate. Senator Morrill will vote for ratification and Senators Spooner and Wallington will not oppose the administration. The president doubts any Republican will vote against ratification. A post ratification move to deny U S sovereignty over insular lands may be led by a leading Democrat in the Senate.
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Spooner
Wallington
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House
Reed
Telegraphers demand wage parity with other roads
Montreal telegraphers press Grand Trunk officials for the same wage schedule in force on other Canadian roads. The ultimatum requires a reply by tonight after a conference yielded only minor points.
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Montreal
Que
Grand Trunk
Hays
United States Protests French Shanghai Jurisdiction
The United States minister Edwin H. Conder has filed a protest against France extending its jurisdiction at Shanghai. The move, along with a strong British protest, is likely to stiffen Chinese resistance, though sustained Chinese opposition may force a eventual concession by France.
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United States
Peking
Edwin H. Conder
Shanghai
Kansas Populists at Work in Extra Session
Kansas populists plan to tax foreign insurance companies and loan firms as they seek to fund an extra session to cut railroad freight charges. McNall to be summoned to discuss a 1 percent tax on loan companies and a 60 000 dollar annual tax on foreign insurers.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
McNall
Death of Harvard Football Center Percy Jaffray
Percy M. Jaffray of Harvard, class of 1899, died suddenly in his Cambridge room on Thursday, likely from apoplexy. He played center for Harvard’s victorious varsity football eleven, and his training for that team is thought to have contributed to his death.
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Percy M. Jaffray
Harvard
Cambridge
Dreyfus Riots Turn Severe in Toulouse Streets
Paris reports serious street disorders between pro and anti Dreyfus factions in Toulouse. Several people were seriously injured and Jewish shop windows were broken as clashes escalated. Also noted is the arrival in Cadiz of the Gran Antilla carrying repatriated Spanish troops from Havana.
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Paris
Toulouse
Havana
Cadiz
Gran Antilla
Bayoma
Barcelona
Union Pacific Purchase Money Called In
The treasury has called in about 8,000,000 from New York depository banks for the Union Pacific purchase. It will be paid out in weekly installments of ten percent. Ripe, pure and aromatic tobaccos only used in Twist Head Bouquet.
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Union Pacific
New York
Treasury
Report on South African gold output and rising mills
Consul Macrum reports to the state department from Pretoria on South Africa's gold production. The October figures show rapid increases in the number of mills and total stamps, with expectations that Transvaal output will rise next year.
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Washington
Macrum
Pretoria
State Department
South African Republic
Transvaal
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