President Roosevelt weighs codfish duty sway over reciprocity
In Washington on November 21, President Roosevelt heard differing views from Senators Lodge and Burrows on Cuban reciprocity and codfish duties. Lodge backs Cuba reciprocity while Burrows urges caution due to Michigan sugar interests. The discussion foreshadows party strategies as Roosevelt also announces Dr. W. D. Crum’s Charleston port post and highlights shifts in Southern appointments.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Lodge
Burrows
Senate
Massachusetts
Havana
Senator Lodge
Senator Burrows
Wolverine
Michigan
South
W. D. Crum
Charleston
8. C
Lily White
Ers
Police to Question Berg Beat Officers in Major Inquiry
Lieutenant Peter Berg and most of his third relief of Bremen Street patrols face Superintendent Deitsch this morning over missing officers on a recent shift. Also called are Walnut Hills night crew and Patrolman Samples for rules violations and loitering near patrol houses. Inspector Casey reported misplacements citywide, prompting potential Police Commissioner hearings.
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Lieutenant Berg
Bremen Street
Deitsch
Walnut Hills
Pet
Berg
Casey
Patrol No. 7
Inspector Casey
Casey Jevenerei
Aeeples
Spector
Department
Fire Devastates Elm Street Malthouse Injuring Firemen
A blaze at the Herman Goepper malthouse on Elm Street near McMicken Avenue caused series of explosions that wrecked the north end and damaged a nearby tenement. Captain Purcell of Engine Company No. 7 and three other firefighters were badly burned while others suffered injuries, as explosions hurled workers across the roof and into adjacent buildings.
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Herman Goepper
Elm Street
McMicken Avenue
Captain Purcell
Robert Stout
Main Street
Purcell
Stout
George Galloway
Henry Kruggle
Hooks No 2
Robert Thorn
Malthouse
Goepper
George Bosee
Herman Alterworthoff
Thorn
Galloway, Kruggle
Himr
Hmtal
Edward Feiler
William Kinzheimer
Carrie Schmidt
P Bossier
Joseph Utz
Goepper Malthouse
Moerlein Brewing Company
Goepper Company
Moerlein Company
Duel at Guyan Falls links past killing to present
Wayne Brumfield was killed in a pistol duel near Guyan Falls Hamlin West Virginia today. Henry Tiller stood accused of the shooting that ended Brumfield’s life. The duel is connected to a twenty year old family feud in which Tiller’s father killed Brumfield’s father.
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Falls
Henry Tiller
Tiller
Willis Law Boosts Ohio Business Despite Critics
Columbus reports Secretary of State Laylin will file his Willis Law annual review. The act yielded $588,430.94 in receipts, spurred $106,334,440 in new and expanded capital, and saw 774 dead companies surrender their names as overall corporate activity rose with $242,231.60 in initial fees.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Willis Corporation
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Lewis C. Laylin
Nash
Ohio
Laylin
Secretary of
Willis Law Collections
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
Secretary of State
Num
Mrs Nation Sues Murat Halstead for Libel in Rochester
Mrs Carrie Nation travels to Rochester to file a $25,000 libel suit against Murat Halstead over remarks in his Life of McKinley. The article recounts the Rochester reception, crowd hostility, and Halstead’s defense notes as published in his Life chapter on anarchists and the McKinley assassination.
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Mrs. Nation
Sues
Murat Halstead
Mr. Halstend
McKinley
Nation
Rochester
Kansas
N. Y
Coney Island
Wellington
Maryland
U S Minister's Son Kills Fitzgerald in Guatemala City
The U S State Department reports Godfrey Hunter Jr son of the United States minister at Guatemala City shot and killed William Fitzgerald of Grand Rapids Michigan. Hunter seeks refuge in the legation while questions of immunity and possible extradition arise.
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Guatemala
Hunter
Louisville, Ky
Hunter, Jr
United States
Guatemala City
William Fitzgerald
Grand Rapids, Mich
Legation
Young Hunter of Louisville Involved in Tragic Shooting
Godfrey Hunter Jr was a 25 year old private secretary at the Guatemalan legation. He was shot and killed after earlier illness and social notoriety in Louisville. Fitzgerald, who made public criticisms of Dr Hunter, had threatened charges in Washington but the matter stalled.
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Fitzgerald
William
Legation
James G. Bailey
Kentucky
Louisville
Godfrey Hunter, Jr
Guatemala
Hunter
Middlesboro
Court of Appeals
Guatemala President's Private Secretary Born in Grand Rapids
William Fitzgerald, born in Grand Rapids and about 27, drifted to Guatemala seven or eight years ago. He reportedly served as private secretary to the Guatemalan president for some period. His last visit to Grand Rapids was two years ago, and earlier he was a parlor car conductor on the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
William Fitzgerald
Guatemala
Fitzgerald
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Proposal to Compromise Differences Surfaces with Surprise Move
A new move proposing compromise is disclosed as a surprise, credited to Attorney Wayne McVeagh for suggesting the idea. The report notes the strategic timing and potential impact on ongoing negotiations.
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Wayne McVeagh
Settlement plan favors wage rise for coal miners
Scranton, November 21. Miners and mine owners agreed to negotiate outside the Anthracite Coal Commission on a proposed settlement offering a 10 percent wage increase a nine hour day and binding trade agreements. Weighing coal by the ton not included. The move aims to speed settlement with arbitration as a potential fallback.
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Scranton
Anthracite Coal Commission
Gray
United States
National Civic Federation
Boards of Trade
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Premier Bond
Newfoundland
Gardner
Tinue
Crum
Jones
Alabama
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Cincinnati
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MeeMicken Avenue
Sow
Father
Wallis Tay-Bill
Lamlin
Annual Report
Carrie Nation
Pomeroy Y. Dickinsee
West
Pumsellers
Mr. Halstead
U. S
Partment
Godfrey
State Department
Godfrey Hunter
Buchanan
Young Hunter
Settlement— Commission
MacVeagh
Wayne MacVeagh
Mitchell
New York
Mr. Mitchell
J. P. Morgan
Clarence 8. Darrow
Chicago
Darrow
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